If there’s anything I want coming out of this match it’s to dispense with the Partey at RB thing. No sense in destabilizing the partnerships of both RB and LB because of an injury. Play with the back 4 we played with last season and let Rice and Havertz find their feet in that system. Then experiment.
How’s the USA folks saying it’s harsh, that’s a clear DOGSO
These two are idiots
You set up a team to make passes. You don’t set up a team expecting Saka to pass it into space for them. We’ll be good.
Yeah but every single team can and will make mistakes, even prime Barca. Either because the players make mistakes or cuz they’re forced into mistakes. This system barely lets us make any I feel like.
Saka my child, you gotta work on those corners man
Why do we always slow down when we’re 1 nil up… keep the pressure on man
20 minutes to get 3 points, LETTS GOOOO
Our first couple home matches being a reunion for our old goalkeepers.
I do not feel comfortable with Partey as RB, I’m not gonna lie. Zinchenko looks like the better defender.
Damn look at that rain
Buckle up, this is going to be bumpy
Fuck sake, feels like a loss with how dominant we were.
of course, they were a man down and they equalized.
We really need to like, score a goal. I think I would like that.
Ok so when are Fulham gonna get fouls called on them.
Starting in the 85th minute, as is tradition
You can’t hang all over Saka and then go down to stop play.
Pundits will trash Havertz but it’s the inversion of Partey and the new system that was the biggest problem.
The new system is there to force havertz into the team. He’s not done anything for three matches we looked instantly better and more fluid with him off the pitch
I didn’t know if the new system was to force Havertz into the team. From my understanding, I thought it was to invert the right side since Zinchenko wasn’t at full health. Then unpredictably inverting the right or left side when he’s back.
If that was the case then it would have been Tomi or White playing there instead of Partey (obviously not Tomi yesterday because of the red, but the other two matches). Instead arteta wants to play havertz but he doesn’t want Partey out of the team so he’s switched him to left back, which he can’t really play
Correct, it isn’t mutually exclusive.
yes - let’s see Havertz in our proper system.
Havertz looked better than Trossard and Partey, and I’d argue even Ødegaard at times.
Better than Partey and Trossard but never Odegaard. Kai was sluggish on 2 clear chances.
Ødegaard was sloppy on a good few passes and hit some straight at Leno. Ig it depends which you think more important