Watching on mute here. Trying to get the baby to nap. These numbers on our kits make us look like a League 1 team.
Whew, I'm ready for halftime. While watching the game, I run on a treadmill for both halves, and take a break during halftime. It's actually a fun way to work out.
Not to rag on Giroud but against clubs that are accustomed to our passing style, that train and use a similiar style, he just looks too much like a lump. Clubs like Swansea are used to our patterns, our shapes and off-ball movement so his little jogging runs pulling the center-back around arent incisive enough. We need a striker who can dart in, create gaps and with the creativity to think outside of the typical patterns for games like this. In this league you need multiple strikers who can offer different variations on the same gameplan and we just flat out dont have that. Id love to see what Podolski could do because neither Giroud or Walcott are striking much fear into that back-four.
I managed to move from the bed to the couch, get the newspaper off the stoop, and open the blinds w/o waking anyone. So, yeah . . .
I thought it was more 4-2-3-1 (the only formation I can understand having Ramsey on the wing for) but with Walcott leaving Sagna alone on the right and essentially doing whatever he wants youre right, it looks all kinds of 442. Wilshere and Arteta have had to cover for Theo out there at least half-dozen times already.
or is wilshere the one meant to be out there? (i've been distracted by nieces and nephews so not fully able to dissect it so far.)
Perhaps, it would be atypical of our set-up this year but its entirely possible. The reason I assumed Theo was on the right was he keeps moving back into that space when Swansea attack (sort of running into position after-the-fact). Maybe its just where hes comfortable receiving the ball because hes so used to it but I assumed that meant he was supposed to be out there the whole time...
Looks like Rosicky and Ox were told to warm up. Oh and Walcott looks much wider at the start of the half, perhaps a clarification of roles at the half?
Of course, right when Giroud starts waking up he takes a set of studs to the kneecap. Our luck is absolutely diabolical...