Our defensive strengths last season were bolstered by the fact that we play
possession football so well and in the prem bar a few teams none really have the attacking power to test it, however for those that did you could see the results.
Not exact matches
OMG we played some of the best
football Arsenal has ever seen, it was just orgasmic watching these 3 guys interchange 1 - 2 passes with
so much precision, Rosicky could quicken the passing and it was just
so amazing the way we cut through defenses, kept
possession and scored amazing goals.
«It's
possession football,
so it's clear that if we want to play the same way we will be without a chance because they've been doing it for longer.
And I still maintain that any team that dominates
possession in a
football match with Barca does not need to be ignored, less
so the Manager.
Playing out from the back with
possession based
football will give our strikers more opportunities, esp as we are getting the ball back
so nicely now.
I think this performance has something interesting, players losing the ball recklessly, in essence no ball players on the pitch, dembele, denis, gomes, paulinho and coutinho were all part of the midfield, imagine their ball losing skills put together (coutinho and dembele are good players, paulinho did well in this match) but one only wonders how you play
possession and positional
football with
so many positionally poor players and no ball holders.
We a
football academy with players breaking gradually, but EPL winning takes players at a certain level as well... Anyhow, we did and can beat Man city with our play, if we do
so to score an not just keep
possession, pass ball around up and down the field.
So we sacrificed attractive
football for 35 %
possession no control headless chicken
football but we are still in the same 4th place battle position.
Possession football with no end product and respect for our opponents are some of the major stumbling blocks in our progress,
so even teams like Burnley won't fear us.
Part of the problem IMO, is that Wenger is
so intend on playing
possession football.
Theo isn't 1st choice CF, Giroud fights to win the ball back and I believe Theo needs to learn that but he does offer a great «Plan B» during a game, if Giroud can't do the job or we want to hold a lead then play deeper with faster strikers for counter attacking
football instead of
so much
possession bassed.
He is highly rated by Guardiola, Bayern wanted him, and he plays great attacking
football that is mostly
possession - based,
so it's not far off from what Arsenal are used to, but this guy is much more of a tactician as well.
Alexis has slowed our passing game for sure, but I won't mind arsenal sacrificing beautiful
football and
possession so long as they score goals!
I just don't like this no control type of
football, players look
so slow off the mark, can't close down, they just jog around instead of pressing the opposition in
possession..
This
possession football is
so so so boring to watch..
But the
possession based
football that has been the Arsenal way for many years now could be coming under threat from the new tactics that were widely used at this summer's Euro 2016 tournament,
so I wonder whether the prof is starting to think seriously about a rethink.
Wilshere kept on giving the ball away
so Wenger had to think outside of the box and stop playing
possession football.
For me, forget all the yap about MO, be it a big flop, panic buy, quiet genius, maverick, goes missing etc etc he is one of the few players in world
football where I will lean forward a few inches and take special note when he has the ball — in
possession he is a one - off no doubt about it, not
so much for any fireworks or spectacular end product, it is just the coolness and ease that dazzles.
I'm an Arsenal fan and have been all my life,
so obviously the footballing part of it suits the way that I think
football should be played, in a proactive
possession based game, and hopefully we can bring that forward in the women's team also.
To get the best out of lukaku we need to put
so many crosses into the box, to get the best out of Sanchez, rashford, mata, lingard, martial we need a high pressing
possession base
football.
Keita's ability to carry
possession so effectively, in addition to his expertise in transitional play would definitely aid Liverpool, who are known for playing speedy counter-attacking
football under Klopp.
Considering an average
football team has over 100
possessions per match, the effect each player's defence has on their teams»
possession is minute,
so the best thing to do with the defensive category is consider it a wash.