King Kante 1,643 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) As for the game, good first half then it all kind of fell apart in the second owing to the changes. Personally, not a fan of doing bulk changes in one hit. As for the players, I will focus on a few: RLC: Good first half were he played deeper. In the second were he got pushed forward a bit he was his usual self. CHO and Pulisic: Didn't do themselves any favours in a WB position as defensively they're not good enough. Grew into the end of the first half but wanted to see more. Sarr: Really bad. Chabolah: Thought he did ok. Sterling: Some very good flashes but a few silly positional mistakes. Don't see him staying. Bats: Needs to leave Tammy: Usual self which doesn't bode well for his long term future here. Mendy: Very good Rudi: Very good Zouma: Still struggling in a 3atb. Barkley: Very poor. Havertz: Excellent Werner: Typical self. Edited August 1, 2021 by King Kante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,207 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, Alabama said: How is Sarr doing? he tried to score and soared the ball 10m over the bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,207 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, King Kante said: As for the game, good first half then it all kind of fell apart in the second owing to the changes. Personally, not a fan of doing bulk changes in one hit. As for the players, I will focus on a few: RLC: Good first half were he played deeper. In the second were he got pushed forward a bit he was his usual self. CHO and Pulisic: Didn't do themselves any favours in a WB position as defensively they're not good enough. Grew into the end of the first half but wanted to see more. Sarr: Really bad. Chabolah: Thought he did ok. Sterling: Some very good flashes but a few silly positional mistakes. Don't see him staying. Bats: Needs to leave Tammy: Usual self which doesn't bode well for his long term future here. Mendy: Very good Rudi: Very good Zouma: Still struggling in a 3atb. Barkley: Very poor. Havertz: Excellent Werner: Typical self. Barkley was horrific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,331 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I am confident with Kai before every game that he will score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said: I am confident with Kai before every game that he will score. Okay. Thanks for telling us all. bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Vesper said: he tried to score and soared the ball 10m over the bar I didnt realize that was Sarr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Ziyech is not the player he was in the Dutch league. How he didnt score with a wide open net after Pulisic lofted a beautiful ball to him was mystifying. Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Just now, ZAPHOD2319 said: Ziyech is not the player he was in the Dutch league. How he didnt score with a wide open net after Pulisic lofted a beautiful ball to him was mystifying. He did n't have good control of the ball. Tried in the end but the defender was covering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 DH1988 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Ziyech is not the player he was in the Dutch league. How he didnt score with a wide open net after Pulisic lofted a beautiful ball to him was mystifying. Reminds me of Kezman Muzchap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Jas said: Tuchel also said he played Pulisic at WB because he's waiting for Azpi and James to return and it was a chance to give him more pre-season minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Arsenal Mania 43 pages on this game. Page 9 is where the game begins with a little hope and they turn on their team by page 12. After page 15 I couldn’t take the whining anymore. Muzchap and Atomiswave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I had to go make sure I watched the same game as others. I did not find Sarr dreadful in defense. That said, he would get punished in the PL. He is undersized and does not anticipate the ball well so he does not get ahead of the attack and is defending moving back all the time. Malang Sarr [45] - 6/10 Fired an effort into row Z, and then some, as the game drew to a conclusion. Not infamous for his finishing, but his defending was solid, and that's what he earns a wage for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Preseason is always deceiving but I’d like to see RLC start again against Spurs. Along side Kante. killer1257 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguelito 459 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Does anyone know where I can watch the game now? Is there a place with the recording? Or something that I can stream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 This scene after 50 seconds shows why we need a new striker. It only took 50 seconds to show us where our biggest problem lies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said: This scene after 50 seconds shows why we need a new striker. It only took 50 seconds to show us where our biggest problem lies Even accounting for Werner's inconsistent first touches, this is such a stupid example to say we need a new striker. Players can make a poor first touch (or poor decision) at any time, even more so if it's just their first game back from the summer break where the sharpness isn't quite there yet. Better off just using the example where he should have scored a chance he got later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Any highlights? Muzchap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Any highlights? Edited August 1, 2021 by Patrick Bamford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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