Only one was against the bottom 6, with most
against the mid table teams.
This is how they should always play
against mid table teams — no equivocation, no half measures, just come right out and go for the jugular.
we do not have a midfield that could compete with top teams last season let alone the stronger versions we are now up against and the defence was shaky even
against mid table teams... that remains the case
Why this article doesn't talk about our defence which has leaked 4 goals in 2 games
against mid table teams.
The whippet is one of the problems... Can do ok
against mid table teams... But will never worry serious defences as he lacks the range of skills needed by a quality striker...
The fact we struggle
against mid table teams tells u where we are at... adjust your expectations kids
I know it was not that bad and Arteta was decent too but we have to realize we were playing
against a mid table team too.
I can still see him equalize late in the game
against a mid table team last season and celebrate like he won the world cup whilst the players in our team with a winning mentality had to go get him to run back to his own half because there was still time to win the game.
One positive result
against a mid table team will not change the global fact thatArsenal need to reinforce in defence.
An away win
against any mid table team is a good start to returning to form.
Not exact matches
we might but not the point... we are struggling again
against a third tier european
team while kidding ourselves that this is the season when we finally put aside the decade of failure... giroud ramsey jenks gibbs at the end of the day are
mid table quality
Against slow
mid table teams where we get so much space and time on the ball he looks fine, but when it matters in games of equal or better quality he never shows up.
I think this is more evident
against the
mid table and lower
teams where we trip bi becasue we get complacent and non stop attack which allows them to counter attack and score.
we have at most 4 real quality outfielders i.e. players that other top european
teams would take... ozil sanchez santi and kos... in my books you need 6... we are two short but worse the quality of others is lower than needed... only bellerin coq and wilshere have that potential... and there are problems with each still... we should have put in bids in june for griezman kondogbia and the Burussia striker as all could have been prized away with right bid plus players thrown in IMO... now its too late and wenger is in some weird gallic world of existential hope and denial and fans are just praying we do nt lose opening 2 matches for first time in over two decades... but no one is really confident
against a
team which is sure to finish around
mid table...
A win a loss and a draw is not a disaster, but it's pretty poor
against 2
mid table teams and one that thinks it is top four but is only top 8.
Also, with the amount of good
teams, it's so important to win
against mid and bottom
table teams.
In wenger we trust COYG u spoilt little brats, you muppets ain't even been tested in your arsenal fan career never seen your club finish lower then fourth every year we play in cl
against the big boys and you lot act like were in crisis and things are so bad wow I'm beyond belief just can't get my head around the way you lot act sometimes step back a bit a think a little you twats most of you in your life time have never seen your
team finish lower then fourth yes fûc #ing fourth most of you don't even no what it's like to be a real fan wen your
team are struggling finishing
mid table and still saying you love the club and protect them never in my life have I heard a generation of arsenal fans critise manager players board everything about our club wen things our knowere near as bad as you make out to be and could be.
but
against mid table championship league
team...
But the reality is that we had to score three, with a man extra for the last 15 minutes,
against a
mid -
table / bottom half
team, just to get a point!
Add to this one or two more Watford type losses or draws
against mid to bottom
table teams and finishing 4th is unlikely.
Our problems seem to run in cycles of a few seasons, we can challenge
against the big
teams but struggle
against mid-
table sides, or we can beat the
mid / lower -
table teams and get d*ck ed by the big guns.
Be more attacking
against mid to bottom
table teams and more defensive
against the big guns.
Although I think he is still good enough to play
against the big clubs (he is still sharp, and is in the top 5 fastest players at Arsenal), he should at least be starting games
against the
mid / lower
table teams to give guys a break and to keep him motivated and content!
Bournemouth have an attacking philosophy which is reflected in their stats: they are
mid table with 12 shots per game, they try to own possession
against smaller
teams and have 50 % on average this season, they are 8th in passing success rate with 81 %, they are second to last in aerial duels with just 12 per game... they are 19th in tackles, 16th in interceptions, they are 8th in dribbles, and 3rd in drawing fouls.