The person we should be moaning about isn’t the ref

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Harsh imo.

Under performers, last night...

Raya
Kiwior
Jorginho
Martinelli

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TP5 was horrendous! Let's hope we don't have to rely on him at any point during the run-in.

Rice was slightly off the boil (!)

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Originally Posted by pjlincs

TP5 was horrendous! Let's hope we don't have to rely on him at any point during the run-in.

Rice was slightly off the boil (!)

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Ahem...! Partey made a brilliant foul and took his yellow like a man :-)

Zinchenko, a few moments earlier, went on another aimless run, and overran the ball, exposing us to a counter attack. His momentum took him right onto the player he gave the ball to and he had the perfect opportunity to block him and prevent the counter. He didn't.

And this is a guy raised at City, the masters of the tactical foul. :-(

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Originally Posted by Peter

Ahem...! Partey made a brilliant foul and took his yellow like a man :-)

Zinchenko, a few moments earlier, went on another aimless run, and overran the ball, exposing us to a counter attack. His momentum took him right onto the player he gave the ball to and he had the perfect opportunity to block him and prevent the counter. He didn't.

And this is a guy raised at City, the masters of the tactical foul. :-(

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Why is Tommy third choice left back? I was hoping we'd see him start.

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Originally Posted by pjlincs

TP5 was horrendous! Let's hope we don't have to rely on him at any point during the run-in.)

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His was merely a cameo of mediocraty.

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Originally Posted by Peter

Ahem...! Partey made a brilliant foul and took his yellow like a man :-)

Zinchenko, a few moments earlier, went on another aimless run, and overran the ball, exposing us to a counter attack. His momentum took him right onto the player he gave the ball to and he had the perfect opportunity to block him and prevent the counter. He didn't.

And this is a guy raised at City, the masters of the tactical foul. :-(

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I thought Zinny did alright when he came on.

He does go on these runs up his own backside on occasion leaving his position untended, but he was still better than Kiwior was.

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Originally Posted by pjlincs

Why is Tommy third choice left back? I was hoping we'd see him start.

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All three of them offer something different. Kiwior is effectively a third centre back allowing White to invert if required. Zinchenko is an inverted full back who can't defend but is technically adept at giving the ball away further up the pitch. Tomiyasu is arguably a better full back than either of them but is not as good at either playing the inverted role or covering it.

And Timber will likely be picked ahead of all three next season :-)

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Originally Posted by Peter

All three of them offer something different. Kiwior is effectively a third centre back allowing White to invert if required. Zinchenko is an inverted full back who can't defend but is technically adept at giving the ball away further up the pitch. Tomiyasu is arguably a better full back than either of them but is not as good at either playing the inverted role or covering it.

And Timber will likely be picked ahead of all three next season :-)

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lol. It's great to have a SQUAD!

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Originally Posted by PSRB

:rubchin: Kane shouldn't have been on the pitch and I'm sorry, that's a penalty

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In the PL that would have been a straight red Gabriel for recklessly clattering into Kane's elbow with his neck.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

lol. It's great to have a SQUAD!

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Indeed. Arteta said he wanted flexibility and now we have it. It just took us a while to learn how to use it.

And Timber will likely be picked ahead of all three next season :-)[/QUOTE]

True dat :D