Right you are! My bad. In the web interface, apparently it blanks out the post that you quoted, if that person's on your ignore list. I thought it didn't used to work that way, I thought it said something like "click to reveal ignored content". But maybe I'm wrong, or maybe I'm confusing it with Tapatalk, which I also use. And yes I do have 1 person still on my ignore list. And now you all know that! I've only ever blocked 2 users in the 11 years I've been on BigSoccer. 5-6 years ago I unblocked the first one, and to my pleasant surprise that person had become a bit more civilized over time, i.e. tolerable. So maybe I should do that again for the second person and see if I have similar results. @mebeSajid obviously thinks I should!
The 2-1 defeat to Sperz was awful, as was the 5-1 at the Allianz, but: 1. iirc Gabriel got sent off against Chelsea (and it was 0-0 till Costa's shithousery) 2. He didn't play in the 1-1 against Sperz - got injured a week before (and we really should have won that convincingly) 3. We absolutely dominated that Monaco game and got beaten by a fluky deflection and two bad counterattacking chances.
That's the thing - it really doesn't. It's just a bandaid to protect against the counterattack because we don't have a coherent structure in midfield.
I think no matter what, Alexis would be an upgrade over Rahim Sterling. Tht would be the only reason Pep would want him. He is not really a City/Barcelona type passer of the ball.
After the City game yesterday, I personally do not give a faak about whether Ozil and Sanchez stay or go.
He played in this match and got subbed at halftime and Spurs were the better side until Ozil took over. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34691295
My mistake. I guess when you see the same script again and again, the seasons all start to feel the same.
Granit is limited athletically ? How so? He has as much athleticism as xabi Alonso who has done “ok” Xhaka makes stupid decisions but his athleticism in holding role is just fine
Xabi was a much better athlete than Xhaka at the same age. Xhaka does make stupid decisions but he is not helped by Wenger's formation.
Xhaka’s great when he has time on the ball (usually). He’s not quick enough to deal with pressure, and I’ve seen boats turn faster. Speaking of turning, what sorcery does Iwobi use to turn the way he does? It’s like he magically creates three yards of space quickly.
i think that's what he meant by "help". it covers up (some of) the flaws in our midfield because we have limited players there being played . . . wrongly.
Well yeah. As we know with 4 at the back, Wenger frequently has both FBs high and the 8 out of position, whereas other teams might play with one FB as an extra CB or with FBs pinching into midfield like Guardiola to control the key zone
927568334123667457 is not a valid tweet id This would be a great chart for a 50m midfielder, but not so much a striker. Need to get Lacazette to shoot more somehow. Not sure if that means more/better wide play, or something else.
Our strikers do not get enough space and service t shoot or head regularly. We are too content to try and play little 1-2s around the box to penetrate or counter at speed. Our counters are not usually very successful.
Eye test says its body position, and facing when receiving the ball in the midfield that is the issue. Laca to me usually is making the right move and the right choice ignore technical errors. I can't fault Laca so far. When we are in the right position its like we are not in position at all, its very frustrating to watch. Its why we have been so slow on transition. Instead of 1 pass, we pass forward, wall pass back, the player turns and moves and then receives the same pass he received 1 pass before just in a Better body position.
thats not Lacazette's problem. He generally does not shoot enough and has been his problem going back to Lyon.
A take so hot it might be a planetwide source of renewable energy: Aaron Ramsey vs Dele Alli 2017-18 Radars pic.twitter.com/xpGNXdhhpi— Scott Willis (@scottjwillis) November 8, 2017
its not a controversial statement to say Ramsey is a better footballer than Dele Alli. In the past, Alli was able to score goals to make up for it. Both are shit finishers though.
Wow, that's a big gulf. Aaron's having a pretty good season so far, and apparently Dele is having a bit of a stinker. I wasn't fully aware of the latter. So, this makes me wonder how Ramsey stacks up against the league leaders, like KdB or Silva... I'm guessing not quite so well. But good on AR8 for turning things around, by and large, compared to 2 seasons ago, when he was relatively stinking it up.
Alli and Ramsey don't play the same positions though. Alli usually plays in front of a midfield 2 and Ramsey as part of a midfield 2.
This is true. But Ramsey's doing better than Alli in every statistical category bar key passes (and Ramsey's still created more "big" chances). Haven't seen enough of Sperz this season to properly compare the two, but Ramsey's been very good this season (other than the Liverpool game).