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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 20:11:22 GMT
I am pretty concerned about losing to a Calhanoglu direct free kick.
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Post by zisssou on Nov 6, 2024 20:13:30 GMT
I’m just wondering who’s getting injured first.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 20:27:46 GMT
Trossard just has to be more technically secure and please can we give the crap floaty crosses a rest too.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 6, 2024 20:30:04 GMT
That's a foul on the keeper if its the other way around.
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Post by harrypalmer on Nov 6, 2024 20:46:18 GMT
Only just noticed Odegaard on the bench lol. That’s good.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 6, 2024 20:48:21 GMT
Never a penalty. Rule desperately needs changing.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 6, 2024 20:48:32 GMT
Fuck's sake.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 20:48:55 GMT
How's Martinez avoided a second yellow for asking for a booking?
Saliba got the ball and not the man so it wasn't a free kick anyway.
Then it's not even one of those hand balls you could reasonably avoid.
Honestly our luck this year is incredible.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 20:52:14 GMT
What really stings is one of our player's was two hand punched in the head in their box not so long ago. VAR not interested in that.
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Post by myk on Nov 6, 2024 20:52:57 GMT
It's European football, keepers are protected and handball is a lot less lenient
all you can do is shrug
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Post by rftp on Nov 6, 2024 20:53:10 GMT
Yeah, absolutely bollocks penalty, that.
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Post by jp on Nov 6, 2024 20:53:50 GMT
I thought they took proximity into account now and weren’t giving them if it’s been kicked directly into your arm?
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 21:03:34 GMT
We did get a bullshit one ourselves against Shaktar although that wasn't as harsh as tonight.
I'm more annoyed about the free kick in the first place and leniency shown to Martinez.
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Post by Syrette on Nov 6, 2024 21:03:39 GMT
Joe Cole's moustache actually suits him.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 21:20:29 GMT
I like the Jesus intro at least we're doing something different.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 6, 2024 21:27:43 GMT
Arsenal certainly better in this half, nothing to show for it though.
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Post by zisssou on Nov 6, 2024 21:32:51 GMT
There’s just something fundamentally wrong with our attacking play. Terrible.
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Post by myk on Nov 6, 2024 21:33:57 GMT
Sterling for Martinelli and Nwaneri for Trossard IMO
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 21:38:14 GMT
It's been way better this half, very encouraging. Feels like we've actually started to understand the issues a bit even if we don't get the goal the performance warrants.
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Post by zisssou on Nov 6, 2024 21:47:19 GMT
It's been way better this half, very encouraging. Feels like we've actually started to understand the issues a bit even if we don't get the goal the performance warrants. Have we? Looks like a load of snatched chances to me.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 21:49:30 GMT
The movement and the distances between players in possession are so much better and we've had more zip and penetration.
First half it was classic horseshoe of death. Waiting till after the defence was set to float a cross in towards well marked players in the box.
Not saying second half has been anywhere near our best but it's been more fluid than it's been for a while.
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Post by zisssou on Nov 6, 2024 21:51:07 GMT
I dunno. I think we’ve lost a bit of that attacking intensity from last season, which is probably down to Odegaard, but Martinelli ain’t bombing down and making the keeper work. Saka is still trying. Jesus I just about give up on him. Havertz is the workhorse.
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 6, 2024 21:53:09 GMT
Oh dear Paris...
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 21:55:44 GMT
An annoying thing about this new format is we don't get an opportunity to get them back to our place and return the favour.
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Post by peekconfusion on Nov 6, 2024 21:57:31 GMT
What a shit day.
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Post by zisssou on Nov 6, 2024 22:02:52 GMT
Hopefully Odegaard back will inject some life back into the team. Like I said handful of players that have turned up. The rest sort of on life support.
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Post by myk on Nov 6, 2024 22:03:44 GMT
Just not playing Trossard at false 9 should help, he's been rubbish
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 6, 2024 22:06:03 GMT
It's annoying but I'm not too fussed. Unlike at the weekend, we didn't deserve to lose and it was our toughest game of the league stage on paper.
Just a shitty penalty you can't do much about from a dubious FK. Plus thanks to the new format the result doesn't really matter.
Signs that we're sorting our attacking issues with shape changes and Odegaard back. More confident we'll be fine as we get back to the normal structure.
Really hope we draw Inter in the knock outs as there's unfinished business there now. Would be tasty.
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Post by askew on Nov 6, 2024 22:11:41 GMT
Huh. Didn't even get an alert about the goal: just a bunch of wickets in the WIndies/England ODI.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 6, 2024 22:25:36 GMT
Only caught the last 30 but played ok. Made it a bit too easy with the high balls into the box but seemed like some rhythm was back. No idea really of the impact but win our homes and we'll be fine.
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