Also Eriksen often played in from the wing so maybe if comparing distance it might be more Kulusevski who covers the ground for us. Maddison was pressing well high up the pitch earlier in the season though. It's why I wonder if going 2 up top with Richarlison would be worth a try as his pressing...
Vicario, Udogie, VdV, Romero and Porro are quality players. I'm sure they will improve in time and concede less. We definitely need better protection in front as well but I'm sure the ball retention and pressing will improve too. Our main issue is not defending from the front enough allowing...
He's the only one who will get on the ball and drive at the fullback. He can be very direct but also takes care with what he's going to do when he gets to the box. He has a bit of Lennon about him when he matured and started to use his head more to go with the pace. I think he should be...
We haven't won the Europa , we won the UEFA. A lots changed since then. We also have had plenty of Europa games as a measure to go on. We've been knocked out by plenty of teams we should have beaten in that competition. In the CL we've been knocked out by far better teams. At the end of the day...
I wouldn't say clearly to be honest, it's incredibly tough to win still. If we take it seriously but we didn't even get far in domestic cups this season. We just never seem to look good in the lesser European games. Our CL performances have been better. I can't think of the last time we looked...
Yet we've got no further in that competition than the Champions League. Europa is a grueling competition. Winning either is a massive task so it's better to be playing in the best competition. We're a lot more likely to raise our game in those games as well. We've been far more complacent in...
Could we try 2 up top instead? Richarlison and Son up top with Son floating about to pull players around. Richarlison is so effective at the press and both will score goals up top.
We've been in Europa lots of times and not come close to winning the last 30+ years. I'm not sure where this idea we could win it comes from. We've actually got closer to winning the Champions League.
Villa have let us off the hook a little bit. Still all to play for and more twists and turns to come.
I do worry about Utd as well, not far off either.
Vicario probably the only one who came out with credit. I don't think he did much wrong today. Says a lot about the performance. I just felt bad for him.
Our biggest issue was we often passed the ball in to feet when the player was moving forwards for the ball ahead of them. Fulham often stepped onto the ball and that got them goalside often and then outnumbered us in midfield. Too many commited players going forward is always going to cost us if...
There's a culture issue with the club. Always been happy to qualify for Europe. Conte was right about not wanting to play with pressure. He just couldn't change it and the big challenge for Ange is whether he can. One key difference is that the fans enjoy the football under Ange over Conte. If...
He didn't look comfortable on the left in all honesty. He also gets pulled out of position a fair bit. He needs time but no doubt we need VdV. He's our MVP at the back. We need Davies to cover left and Dragusin right.
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