The bird receiving the ball to his feet crowded by 3 arsenal players and he just spins away like a Prime iniesta
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all the time in the world tsimikas
No fan of the Cauliflower guy anymore, right smug bugger.
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kid is jus too nice
Hydration break came at a good time for us
Interesting that Arsenal play their pressing trap the âwrongâ way. Generally your CF will try and force the CBs to have to play to the FB (this is the âtrapâ as the FB usually has few options and can be pressed more effectively). The aim here is to get the FB to have to either play a low % ball centrally or turn back and go back to the CB again who will now be under pressure by the advancing team.
Arsenal play it the opposite way. Taking away the wide option from the CB and allowing him to play it centrally. They then press the midfielder who is recieving.
I think things like that are why we seem likely to upgrade the 6 position from Endo. You need someone who can take the ball there and resist the pressure, not just someone who can make good tackles.
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turning it off now⌠boring with them kids
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Gone from a League Cup Semi Final to a League cup 3rd round
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One of the sneakier overactors in the PL is Leandro Trossard. Everytime he gets tackled youâd think his career was in danger.
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Decent run out. Solid test for the lads in a game we never looked in danger of letting the lead slip.
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The leagueâŚ
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Watched most of it. Fun group of kids there at the end. Stevenson is pluckyâŚlooks like he could mix it up and hold his own.
Ready for the season now.
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We posted one 5 1/2 months ago.
Didnât bother staying up for last nightâs match. Looks like the lads are slowly getting into the groove, or, rather, into the Slot.
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Really enjoyed this game from my front row seat. Reminded me of how much I miss watching games live in personâŚ
I think the game model with a "pause " in MF that one expected with the signing of Thiago has finally arrived. And I canât wait to see Macca in itâŚ
This is not simply about the players switching positions. This is more shape shifting and with players suddenly arriving in positions of extreme prejudice for the opposition.
Seating directly behind Slot got to see him instructing Carvalho and the 2nd goal illuminated what he had been doingâŚ
Even the 2HF was some indication of how he looked to setup to protect a leadâŚ
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Also watching him instruct Jota on his position in the middle and his pressing left me wondering how prime Firmino would have blossomed here.
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You werenât blinded by the sun reflecting off his head, I hope.
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I came prepared 
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Did anyone already mention that 2 very good assists from Elliot?
If Carvalho stays and takes part of the squad as the forward line, then I would like to see Elliot as part of the centre midfield.
We always talk about the 6. But I donât think we will play pure 6 like the way Fabinho was. You might have 2 number â6â like Jones/Elliot and Mac, where if one ventures forward, one stays back but both are capable of doing either role well, has to be hardworking and very mobile in open spaces. I think Elliot has those qualities and today (not just today of course) he can create too.