Country: Wales
Was it Janelt who bought the free kick off him?
Inexperienced play that.
Inexperienced play that.
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William Saliba: Here to Stay ✍️
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Country: Wales
It's not just Toney he struggles against aerially though. If we want to be the best we can't be writing it off like "there's nothing he could do". If it was Gabi or White guys would be going crazy.
Disclaimer: I believe Saliba is WC talent.
Country: England
Player:Rice
It was a poor game from him overall but Toney is a clever / difficult forward to play against.
I'm not excusing him as he was bad and should have done better. The free kick give away was just lack of experience, Toney or whoever it was outsmarted him. Why he didn't bother challenging for the header in the box, I don't know though.
I'm not excusing him as he was bad and should have done better. The free kick give away was just lack of experience, Toney or whoever it was outsmarted him. Why he didn't bother challenging for the header in the box, I don't know though.
Worst game in Arsenal shirt maybe thankfully he won't face Toney again because to win 0 headers against him is big trouble huge difference from the game at Brentford when he gave Toney no chance to even jump
NieThePiet
Loves Overhyping Our Rivals
This aerial duals are a big weakness from him, not just this game.
They are always targeting Saliba for these duels, never Gabriel.
But should be able to build some more strenght in the future.
They are always targeting Saliba for these duels, never Gabriel.
But should be able to build some more strenght in the future.
Despite the early season form it is clear he still has a way to go. Gabriel been the better CB out of the 2 over the last 2-3 months.
Not concerned at all though, he is a kid for CB age and will come good.
He needs to sign the ting though, probably woulda got more money before the WC actually - his hype was crazy then.
Not concerned at all though, he is a kid for CB age and will come good.
He needs to sign the ting though, probably woulda got more money before the WC actually - his hype was crazy then.
Yes but thought he imporve it since last season he wasn't troubled this season this is first game i remember
14Henry
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He actually isn't. He's 179cm. He's just exceptional at using his body. He knows when to jump, how to jump, how to back in a little but in a smart way without giving fouls away.
Country: England
Country: England
Player:Rice
Toney is just very smart.
You don't need great height to be a real threat in the air. The way he positioned himself and backed into Saliba every time the ball was in the air, that was very clever and a lesson for Saliba to learn.
2-3 times he 'earned' free kicks against Saliba where he was actually fouling Saliba more than the other way around
Saliba will learn the dark arts of defending with experience.
You don't need great height to be a real threat in the air. The way he positioned himself and backed into Saliba every time the ball was in the air, that was very clever and a lesson for Saliba to learn.
2-3 times he 'earned' free kicks against Saliba where he was actually fouling Saliba more than the other way around
Saliba will learn the dark arts of defending with experience.
Country: South Africa
Player:Nketiah
He's struggling a bit, and teams have picked up on this.
Aerially strong teams will look to attack him, and run onto the loose balls. I can see something similar happen with Haaland come midweek as well.
Back him to figure it out though, he is a good player.
Aerially strong teams will look to attack him, and run onto the loose balls. I can see something similar happen with Haaland come midweek as well.
Back him to figure it out though, he is a good player.
14Henry
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I asked her and she said, you were hung like aThat's what she said....
About me....it was about me...I think?
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Batman
Head of the Wayne foundation for benching Nketiah
Country: USA
Player:Saliba
He was a bit naive today. The first time he decided to actually engage with Toney physically, the referee gave him a BS foul which led to a goal. It was a very poor performance and he'll need to learn from it but it's not something to panic about. His calmness is an asset but he's got to learn that occasionally you need to just be nasty with these jumped up strikers that want to turn it into that. Gabi does that well, Saliba has got to develop that side of his game. The first thing I'd have done to Toney is put him on his ass. If he's "winning" fouls against me then he's going to be sore and think twice about it.
Tir Na Nog
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Country: Ireland
Damn maybe he'd have struggled even against Dundalk today.
Country: England
Player:Rice
People got on the back off me at time but I think I'm being shown to be correct.
You can have marvelous attributes, speed, poise, tackling ability, distribution, natural intelligence etc that doesn't necessarily make you a top player though.
It's not Saliba's fault at all but you can't be that level of player particularly at CB without experience and going through these sort of issues and really learning your trade the hard way.
If he were a winger or whatever you can get away with a lot more in development, at CB it's much more magnified if you make a mistake it's likely going to lead to a goal threat.
In 3-4 years though he'll be a top 5 CB in the world barring serious injuries. No question. It is literally just the experience he needs.
You can have marvelous attributes, speed, poise, tackling ability, distribution, natural intelligence etc that doesn't necessarily make you a top player though.
It's not Saliba's fault at all but you can't be that level of player particularly at CB without experience and going through these sort of issues and really learning your trade the hard way.
If he were a winger or whatever you can get away with a lot more in development, at CB it's much more magnified if you make a mistake it's likely going to lead to a goal threat.
In 3-4 years though he'll be a top 5 CB in the world barring serious injuries. No question. It is literally just the experience he needs.
sergio_giorgini
Dying on Mt.Neymar Hill
He’s a walking optical illusion. Appears much taller than he is.
RunTheTrap
Kai Havertz Offense League
Maybe I overestimated Saliba’s strength or underestimated Toney.
Funny how Gabriel was the weak link a few weeks ago and now it's Saliba. He has been shaky but this is what inexperience does and we have it all over the pitch. He'll know he's mucked up and I trust him to come good in midweek 
14Henry
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Yeah our first game last season against him when he destroyed White I thought. He must be around 190cm.
Hes just incredible how he uses his body and knows when to jump, when to hold the defender etc. Just a great player at that side of the game. Would love him at Arsenal with the ability to provide another outlet. Not to start but as a squad player. Can finish too.
