I’ve toned that down tremendously
Of course. But Trossard is staking his claim as first choice.
Our first win in the Champions League since December 2016, our first home win since October 2016.
Been a hot minute, ngl!
I was satisfied with Raya’s performance but he twice did what you’re accusing Ramsdale of tonight.With Raya at the back we can actually play out the back properly even when teams are pressing. It's huge that were able to do that now, because it takes the sting out of the opposition, unfortunately with ramsdale, you know that he would eventually boot it in to the stands which then resulted in a loss of possession and momentum.
Best team we played this season outside of Man U. Easily better team than Fulham, Nottingham or EvertonTo be fair to them they played more aggressive than most PL sides at Emirates they had 12 attempts even tho all were outside the box but they caused us trouble. At psv we might struggle a bit
Props to the subs btw, they were ready from the word go & created a lot for themselves
Remember the days when people on AM thought Gabriel would leave this summer, even if he had 4 years in contract? Oh those summer days!Saliba and Gabriel is such an incredible pair.
Also props to Arteta for making the subs, and opting for the tactic that it's better to get a lead with the best first eleven, and then rest players for the NLD. By the lead and by the substitutions. It has not always worked as well as this time around.Props to the subs btw, they were ready from the word go & created a lot for themselves
I hope we saw the same game, because PSV had zero chance to win the game. This was possibly the best game of the season. And on an UCL night. PSV can surely be midtable EPL on their day nowadays.Better attacking performance tonight, but I dont think we see as many open, attacking teams this season.
We werent as solid at the back though, despite the clean sheet. The XG and field tilt numbers should give us a clearer picture of this.
But the game control was better than I've seen before, when we are this expansive. I enjoyed that, it shows we are improving as a unit
Edit. XG surprisingly still good