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avenellroad

John Radford’s son
Planning with MLS as left back would be utterly stupid. He is a midfielder and should play in midfield going forward, the LB thing is just blooding him in. He's already the most ideal LCM we have on the team.

Calafiori was a good signing, I haven't seen any good arguments against it aside from his injury record maybe. We needed a left back and he was the ideal profile. We didn't even overpay for him, he went for lower than I thought he would. I think he's going to make a lot of people eat crow if he can stay healthy and get some momentum.
He’s not staying fit in this league unfortunately. One of those players who will constantly have niggles playing here and will be frustrating as hell. I’ve seen enough of these to last a lifetime at Arsenal. The club could make some money back if we just move him back to Italy in the summer. Good for player and club.
 

db10_therza

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No one in their wildest dreams would have thought MLS would be playing to this level at LB. We also needed Cala regardless as Zinny, Tomi are perma crocks.

This is also ignoring the fact that this entire forum was moaning when we played MLS at lb instead of mf… this place never ceases to crack me up.
 

db10_therza

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He was good again, but it feels like he is making less forward runs in possession and is keeping it safer as time goes on. I hope that is not an Arteta instruction.

That’s my takeaway tbh. Saw similar with Calafiori who was very swashbuckling to start and then slowly reined in a lot of his instincts going forwards.
 

Bloodbather

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That’s my takeaway tbh. Saw similar with Calafiori who was very swashbuckling to start and then slowly reined in a lot of his instincts going forwards.
Maddening because we need our FBs to go forward so that our wingers can operate centrally. Sick of the wingers providing the width crap, we have inverted wingers on both wings trying to play as regular wingers.
 

MutableEarth

Reiss' Dad
That’s my takeaway tbh. Saw similar with Calafiori who was very swashbuckling to start and then slowly reined in a lot of his instincts going forwards.
Control over risk. The thing is, top level football is all about risk - especially now. Liverpool are good at soaking up pressure in-game but the fact is they commit when going forward and that can be a risk. That's why teams feel like they can go up against them.

The irony is that we have the players to mitigate risk when going forward. We have one of the better sweeper keepers in the league in Raya, 2 athletic powerhouses in Gabriel and Saliba, and arguably the best ball-winner in the league in Rice - not to mention that all our main full-backs are CBs, in particular Timber who, while not perfect, is very much a Swiss-army knife of a defender and one of the best signings we've made in terms of pure ability.

Lewis-Skelly at his best epitomises the risky element of football. Since joining the team, how often has he picked up the ball deep in our 3rd and literally baited the opposition into closing him down before beating them on the dribble or winning a foul? It's what Guendouzi used to do except Lewis-Skelly does it way better and still has the ability to play a great pass at the end of his dribble but due to the team's reluctance to embrace risk as a part of attacking, he usually ends up having to check his run and pass it sideways or backwards so that everyone can get into their usual set positions. It's one thing I appreciated about Guendouzi to be honest even though he was a little overrated. He was gonna be Guendouzi regardless of anything else. He just didn't know how to be disciplined when it mattered.

I look at this team and I'm getting the strong feeling now that it's not just this team that has a ceiling - it's Arteta. Excellent coach but he betrays his own philosophy by his overwhelming need to control, even at the expense of taking necessary risks to win, he doesn't want to lose. I don't even think the loss against United was his fault at all, but his other glaring flaw is his recruitment and allocation of talent doesn't match his 'philosophy' either. It makes sense that he wants to sign Nico Williams to be honest. He basically wants a LW Saka who can dribble past 3 people the way Saka has to every game while his midfield remains stale because of this box-crasher bollocks while Ødegaard has to do all the creating and if he's playing through bad form (like right now) there's nobody there to take up that mantle. The only other player who is fit and who I could envision to do a good supplementary role that could help Ødegaard.........is playing at LB because "control".
 

Gooner Zig

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That’s my takeaway tbh. Saw similar with Calafiori who was very swashbuckling to start and then slowly reined in a lot of his instincts going forwards.

I've definitely noticed this with Cala - I remember looking at him in his first few starts being super impressed at that swashbuckling style and then being a bit confused at how gradually that was becoming less and less a feature of his game. Bit concerning if you ask me because Calafiori's biggest strength is that chaotic progressive nature of his ball carrying.
 

Heavy Duty Rom

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Control over risk. The thing is, top level football is all about risk - especially now. Liverpool are good at soaking up pressure in-game but the fact is they commit when going forward and that can be a risk. That's why teams feel like they can go up against them.

The irony is that we have the players to mitigate risk when going forward. We have one of the better sweeper keepers in the league in Raya, 2 athletic powerhouses in Gabriel and Saliba, and arguably the best ball-winner in the league in Rice - not to mention that all our main full-backs are CBs, in particular Timber who, while not perfect, is very much a Swiss-army knife of a defender and one of the best signings we've made in terms of pure ability.

Lewis-Skelly at his best epitomises the risky element of football. Since joining the team, how often has he picked up the ball deep in our 3rd and literally baited the opposition into closing him down before beating them on the dribble or winning a foul? It's what Guendouzi used to do except Lewis-Skelly does it way better and still has the ability to play a great pass at the end of his dribble but due to the team's reluctance to embrace risk as a part of attacking, he usually ends up having to check his run and pass it sideways or backwards so that everyone can get into their usual set positions. It's one thing I appreciated about Guendouzi to be honest even though he was a little overrated. He was gonna be Guendouzi regardless of anything else. He just didn't know how to be disciplined when it mattered.

I look at this team and I'm getting the strong feeling now that it's not just this team that has a ceiling - it's Arteta. Excellent coach but he betrays his own philosophy by his overwhelming need to control, even at the expense of taking necessary risks to win, he doesn't want to lose. I don't even think the loss against United was his fault at all, but his other glaring flaw is his recruitment and allocation of talent doesn't match his 'philosophy' either. It makes sense that he wants to sign Nico Williams to be honest. He basically wants a LW Saka who can dribble past 3 people the way Saka has to every game while his midfield remains stale because of this box-crasher bollocks while Ødegaard has to do all the creating and if he's playing through bad form (like right now) there's nobody there to take up that mantle. The only other player who is fit and who I could envision to do a good supplementary role that could help Ødegaard.........is playing at LB because "control".

This is too long so I won’t read it but I agree with every word. Keep up the good work.
 

Trilly

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My first proper time seeing him.

Bro looks like Yaya while playing guys 3 years more physically developed. Crazy.

I see some strength and balance but I don’t really see any burst from him when I’ve watched him this season. Do you think he won’t be quite as dominant physically now or is he playing within himself?
 

MutableEarth

Reiss' Dad
Bro looks like Yaya while playing guys 3 years more physically developed. Crazy.

I see some strength and balance but I don’t really see any burst from him when I’ve watched him this season. Do you think he won’t be quite as dominant physically now or is he playing within himself?
Bit of both. Doesn't have searing pace, but he has good acceleration and his dribbling speed is basically his running speed so he can hit full pelt with the ball in a way that a lot of others can't. He's definitely nerfing himself because he's smart enough to pick his moments and playing as a LB in this current team, that moment hasn't always presented itself but he can definitely get away from people. The dribble in the Monaco game for Saka's goal is a good example of that.
 

GoonerJeeves

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Country: Norway
Control over risk. The thing is, top level football is all about risk - especially now. Liverpool are good at soaking up pressure in-game but the fact is they commit when going forward and that can be a risk. That's why teams feel like they can go up against them.

The irony is that we have the players to mitigate risk when going forward. We have one of the better sweeper keepers in the league in Raya, 2 athletic powerhouses in Gabriel and Saliba, and arguably the best ball-winner in the league in Rice - not to mention that all our main full-backs are CBs, in particular Timber who, while not perfect, is very much a Swiss-army knife of a defender and one of the best signings we've made in terms of pure ability.

Lewis-Skelly at his best epitomises the risky element of football. Since joining the team, how often has he picked up the ball deep in our 3rd and literally baited the opposition into closing him down before beating them on the dribble or winning a foul? It's what Guendouzi used to do except Lewis-Skelly does it way better and still has the ability to play a great pass at the end of his dribble but due to the team's reluctance to embrace risk as a part of attacking, he usually ends up having to check his run and pass it sideways or backwards so that everyone can get into their usual set positions. It's one thing I appreciated about Guendouzi to be honest even though he was a little overrated. He was gonna be Guendouzi regardless of anything else. He just didn't know how to be disciplined when it mattered.

I look at this team and I'm getting the strong feeling now that it's not just this team that has a ceiling - it's Arteta. Excellent coach but he betrays his own philosophy by his overwhelming need to control, even at the expense of taking necessary risks to win, he doesn't want to lose. I don't even think the loss against United was his fault at all, but his other glaring flaw is his recruitment and allocation of talent doesn't match his 'philosophy' either. It makes sense that he wants to sign Nico Williams to be honest. He basically wants a LW Saka who can dribble past 3 people the way Saka has to every game while his midfield remains stale because of this box-crasher bollocks while Ødegaard has to do all the creating and if he's playing through bad form (like right now) there's nobody there to take up that mantle. The only other player who is fit and who I could envision to do a good supplementary role that could help Ødegaard.........is playing at LB because "control".
Are you @Blood on the Tracks in disguise?
 

Ash10

Chairman of the Bum Brigade

Country: Bangladesh
Yet another gem from the academy. The future is bright for him
 

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