Apparently they put extra time in the semis back in this year. Keeping track of the ever-changing tiebreaker shit in all of these tournaments is very annoying.
If Arteta wants to be consistent then he has to take off Tomi... OK we have zero options on the bench but Tavares wasn't this bad
Is there a stat for arm-pulls and shirt tugs that have gone uncalled against ‘Pool so far in the 1T? I can recall at least 5 so far…
HT 0-1. Not a great half of football. Perhaps the difference was their clinicality on a moment of individual brilliance by Jota.
Tavares got yanked because he had 9 turnovers in, what was it, 35 minutes? Tomiyasu only has 2. He's all over the place defensively, yeah, but he's not being super careless with the ball.
49' Lokonga with a sweeeet over the top ball to Laca who gathered it well but then shot just over the bar. Better.
Wasn't even "individual brilliance" thats whats so annoying. Tomi having a mare gave him so much time and space anyone is finishing that. If we lose 1 nil it was due to playing someone who very clearly isn't ready to play.
Ooooh, we escaped one there. Another great run by Jota and then Gordon skies it even worse than Laca's
Tomiyasu's going to get sent off if Arteta tries to play him for the whole match. Time for a change there.
Tommy is clearly not fit yet. He's probably only in because Cedric & Chambers are both injured. But that doesn't negate the fact that Jota has been very very good. After beating Tommy he still had plenty to do to score. Plus that move from a few mins ago which should've been their 2nd goal if Gordon was more composed.
Honestly change things up. Why piss about and suffer a 1 or 2 goal loss, take off Tomi, throw Holding to a 3 at the back and change up the MF.
59' we dodge another bullet, as Konate hits the post, then Ramsdale scrambles to save the follow-up shot. COME ON!!!!