Premier League 17/18: Matchday 9

[krengon]

Difference was individual mistakes really..

 

[Garrincha]

Ancelotti should get in interview shape. Doubt Klopp lasts till Christmas.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Agree. Trippier was clearly a standout player from the Burnley side that got relegated. He’s done very well to become a starting player at Sp**s though.

Was he always going to develop and become this good or has Poch allowed him to become the player he is today? Don’t know but looking at what we’ve done with Chambers you may have to credit Poch.

Sp**s had four good FB's and Tripper has been allowed to develop properly in the shadow of Walker-a bit like Clichy behind Cole. It's a whole new game as first choice so time will tell.

 

[MaraDon]

Son speaking better english than Kane.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Sp**s defence is very suspect once you beat their press. Plus they're playing a huge number of games on a gigantic pitch at Wembley + CL football and Cup games. They'll drop off physically after February. We'll just have to keep pace with them till then. Our relatively easier fixture list from March onwards would give us a great shot of moving past them.

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

Sp**s defence is very suspect once you beat their press. Plus they're playing a huge number of games on a gigantic pitch at Wembley + CL football and Cup games. They'll drop off physically after February. We'll just have to keep pace with them till then. Our relatively easier fixture list from March onwards would give us a great shot of moving past them.

Fatigue is our only hope of catching them. Currently, they look like the only side equipped to keep pace with City.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Fatigue is our only hope of catching them. Currently, they look like the only side equipped to keep pace with City.

Really you think so? I'm not that convinced.

 

[Dammit]

Jürgen Klopp - Gegendepressing

 

[<<reed>>]

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

Tbf, I think playing Liverpool in a derby at Anfield is a different game. But it is poor that we didn't manage to do anything against them.

 

[<<reed>>]

On the other hand Arsenal decided to attack, didn't have a shot on target and lost 4-0

 

[krackpot]

On the other hand Arsenal decided to attack, didn't have a shot on target and lost 4-0

you could be anywhere on the internet, but you choose to be on an Arsenal forum. sigh

 

[Penn_]

That fact we were battered by that Liverpool side is pathetic, worse than the 8-2 for me.

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

Really you think so? I'm not that convinced.

Can't really fault their last two outings, and I really think Alli/Kane/Eriksen will take things to yet another level this season.

We'll see, of course. Would love to celebrate St. Totteringham's Day this spring.

 

[BobP]

It's not what Wenger thinks. It's how the players handle the situation. If you're a young player at Sp**s, having a bad game doesn't lead to the same scrutiny it does at Arsenal. At Arsenal you'll be spoken about every which way from the papers to TV to online. No matter how much players say that they only care what their managers think, those things bother you. It's a much different profile to being a player at Arsenal than it is to being one at Sp**s.

I don't think the gulf is that big.

I think it depends on the nature of the performance. Nobody is going to pay attention, no matter the club, if a young, up and coming player puts in middle of the road performances.

It's about those things which make a player stand out, for better or worse.

Put it this way, if Sanchez, the one who plays for Sp**s, put in a similar performance to Holding against Liverpool, where Mane tormented him, he'd be lampooned by media, fans, and opposition fans as not being suited to English football or whatever other cliche.

 

[BobP]

Was he always going to develop and become this good or has Poch allowed him to become the player he is today? Don’t know but looking at what we’ve done with Chambers you may have to credit Poch.

I remember watching Chambers at Southampton, where he played predominantly at RB, and thinking to myself that he looked very well protected or secure and was tasked with a role which had been explained to him in a detailed manner.

He was just thrown into the deep end with us, and, if I'm to be honest his career with us hasn't really recovered since.

 

[HollandGooner]

Have to admit Sp**s look the deal again this season, while they will have some kind of matches they don't look that good, Pochettino has done a tremendous job in turning them in to title contenders / champion league spots.

 

[HollandGooner]

hopefully out for a while.. Need him to miss the game against us.

Agreed, will going to this game cant wait for it, flying saturday morning around 0500 o clock from AMS-LGW.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Just watched MOTD, I love it when small clubs get beaten by minions. Watford, what the heck. City's penalty looked like a dive to me!!!

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Koeman has been sacked.