It was rather nice to watch an old fashioned backs to the wall defensive

[Just Trent]

With 30 mins left I thought this was a rather bold move by Areta that wasn't going to work.

with 20 mins left I then decided we are 100% going to win this game. There was a determination to defend at all costs from our players that I haven't seen for a long time.

In amongst all the silliness. There is evidence of some actual defensive strategy being developed. You can see Arteta has been working away on it. Must be galling for him whenever Mustafi, Luiz and Kolasinac decided to **** it all up with an insane pass. Apart from City away, we’ve been in winning positions or level, until late on in every game. Mikel has made that team competitive. Even if it doesn’t always feel like it when watching.

[Tony C]

21 points dropped this season from winning positions

Just half of that would have us in a shootout with Chelsea for 3rd

Then there’s the points lost from woeful decisions....speaking of which...why no red for Trent’s tackle on Saka.

Straight red using the Eddie case as an example.

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