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offside (Nketiah marginally) but what a finish.... Martinelli is such a baller. oh he pulled his hamstring in the goal that did not count... huge blow for Arsenal.

@OneMoSalahcommented on that on a diff thread (game thread?). The squad is extremely unbalanced. There are a lot of CMs most on the defensive side and few capable of going forward. I agree that it's the wrong thing to do; you don't touch your best player, but move and adjust everyone around him. He's prob desperate given the lack of options up front. We ask for Palmer and he looked raw which is understandable... because he is.

reckon he's a tweak or two from becoming a more effective attacker: don't hold on to the ball so much... move the ball a bit quicker. Now, this change is easier said than done; it will really test his ability. That's why PL is so good.

A good start would be to shoot *on goal*... can't score otherwise I'm afraid. I don't yet know if Mudryk will turn out to be employable, the signs do not look good, but he's definitely not the player some thought he was.

Kante ... 😢

yeah but Composure has to come from all players. Like when Conor has the chance, he has to show composure. He did not. Having 1-2 players in the squad with composure is not going to work.

Unsurprisingly this U23 team lacks composure. Composure is what you need to win these type of matches. You don't need to play well to win matches.

Agreed and may explain how off he looked when was finally brought on. Left wing was non-existent which not good enough at this level. (I don't have a huge prob w/ Chilwell in LW, but you lose the LB this way).

Wish I never see Enzo playing as a CAM ever again. Starting to get worried with Jackson... have to say.

That's because preseason is no-touch football and the PL is the MOST touchy football there is. 😃 "Ignore preseason" works for all footballs.

Disappointing game in the end and have to say the attitude in the final 15min wasn't good enough. Players looked OK with the draw. 😕

Chilwell is playing like shit so far, but it's all in hindsight. Nothing happened on the left, so Poch had to try something.

Come on! can we get an undeserving win anyway? just hit the back of the net. tbh Palmer looks pretty raw as well. 😕

Not all contact is a foul. Sanchez def MotM which is sad.

lol Solanke is so bad. Good for us.

by anyone's standards. He was fairly poor, but IMO completely out of position. He's just prob frustrated.

It's fine he swapped a defending LB for an attacking one, The intention is right... let's see if it works. Enzo completely out of the game as a CAM.

Sanchez already MotM for me. 😕

Good their #3 (Kerkez) was having a good game but picked up that yellow, so he's been subbed off.

Jackson is the typical case of a player who's used to have more time on the ball. He still needs to adjust to the PL.

true but have to find a way. Get chilwell in to open up that left side... not much happening there.

Mudryk looks off right now need a sub. Hope gusto is ok. Conor just made a big mistake in our box: miscontrolled the football in a dangerous area.

Could try both Palmer and Chilwell on the left. Bournemouth passing isn't good enough in the final third. Need to risk more.

We will find a way to win this; they are so poor... Well not like that Jackson lol

not sure it was a foul but what a hit by sterling... so unlucky.