That was miles better than I expected.

[Sir C]

The picture was fine. Nice to hear old Clive again, as well.

[Just Trent]

The picture was fine. Nice to hear old Clive again, as well.

‘Hassle free returns’. Just send the whole match back and get a new one :cloud9:

[Sir C]

‘Hassle free returns’. Just send the whole match back and get a new one :cloud9:

I was thinking that this is the most appalling team we’ve seen since the early 80s, so maybe things might start to improve now? Then I remembered the 6 years between 1981 and 1987 :-(

[Just Trent]

I was thinking that this is the most appalling team we’ve seen since the early 80s, so maybe things might start to improve now? Then I remembered the 6 years between 1981 and 1987 :-(

Someone will surely come to the rescue? Just like George Graham did back then. Somebody get Mikel Arteta a camel coat!

[barrybueno]

The picture was fine. Nice to hear old Clive again, as well.

I tried the option where you turn the commentators off but it was just a bit weird tbh. Maybe a better performance and the crowd waking up and it might have worked.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

I was thinking that this is the most appalling team we’ve seen since the early 80s, so maybe things might start to improve now? Then I remembered the 6 years between 1981 and 1987 :-(

You mean when we had David O'Leary? You know, a proper, world class centre-half? Bet you'd forgotten such a player existed. But in the old days, we had someone with a number 5 or 6 on his back who actually stopped opposing attackers as opposed to stepping out of their way and politely waving them through.

[Peter]

You mean when we had David O'Leary? You know, a proper, world class centre-half? Bet you'd forgotten such a player existed. But in the old days, we had someone with a number 5 or 6 on his back who actually stopped opposing attackers as opposed to stepping out of their way and politely waving them through.

I think the midfield is the bigger problem defensively. Opposition players should not be running directly at your back four. It happens pretty much every time we lose the ball.

[redgunamo]

Sounds like the real problem is opposition players?



I think the midfield is the bigger problem defensively. Opposition players should not be running directly at your back four. It happens pretty much every time we lose the ball.

[Peter]

Sounds like the real problem is opposition players?

We could ask them to stop doing it but I think they would view that as an unreasonable request.

[IUFG]

I think the midfield is the bigger problem defensively. Opposition players should not be running directly at your back four. It happens pretty much every time we lose the ball.

our entire team think that defending involves running backwards towards our own goal whilst not making a fúcking challenge for the ball.

Leno (and maybe Kolasinac) apart, that team performance was a fúcking shambles. Or indeed, as they pointed out last night, not a team, 11 players.

[redgunamo]

Right. I'm sure our lads all look terrific in training.



We could ask them to stop doing it but I think they would view that as an unreasonable request.

[Peter]

our entire team think that defending involves running backwards towards our own goal whilst not making a fúcking challenge for the ball.

Leno (and maybe Kolasinac) apart, that team performance was a fúcking shambles. Or indeed, as they pointed out last night, not a team, 11 players.

To some extent, the running backwards is the job of the back four. It's the fact that nobody is running backwards (or running at all) that is the problem.

For that second Norwich goal the back four retreated to the box, in a line, forced the guy on the ball wide and stopped him at the edge of the box. So he turned inside, played the ball into an advancing midfielder who was stood totally on his own outside the box and walked straight through. He must have run past three of our midfielders to get there.

Arguably the back four did its job but the midfield cover was nowhere to be seen.

[Luis Anaconda]

I think the midfield is the bigger problem defensively. Opposition players should not be running directly at your back four. It happens pretty much every time we lose the ball.

I've been making the same point, p - no one listens

[Luis Anaconda]

Sounds like the real problem is opposition players?

Also a very good point

[PSRB]

I think the midfield is the bigger problem defensively. Opposition players should not be running directly at your back four. It happens pretty much every time we lose the ball.

It's comical, every time, there's a massive whole in the middle of the park.