Brighton bawbags A Tues 29th Dec KO 6pm

[g88ner]

This game is made for Ozil. No tackling, lots of space... he loves these games.

We just look like a team lacking creativity down the middle. Nothing new and can only be solved via the transfer window (or a massive rethink re: Ozil )

[Redarmy]

Yeah....... very cautious and cagey but still give the ball away too many times

TBH Brighton have looked more dangerous

Arteta needs to wake this lot out of there malaise.....

[augie]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

[DB10GOONER]

This game is made for Ozil. No tackling, lots of space... he loves these games.

We just look like a team lacking creativity down the middle. Nothing new and can only be solved via the transfer window (or a massive rethink re: Ozil )

Ozil on a bad day is better than anyone out there tonight. But this team is not equipped to host an Ozil. To have an Ozil in there you have to have a really strong powerful DM and a striker with the guile to get in behind onto those passes Ozil could create.

His time has gone really. We need to buy in a creator until we see if Smith-Rowe will develop and tbh I have major doubts about Smith-Rowe.....

[StuartL]

Sideways sideways backwards sideways and all at a fucking snails pace

It’s absolute dogshit - only Tierney has actually taken on his player and put in a decent cross.

No intensity at all, so fucking boring

We are lucky to be at 0-0

Why are we not having a right go at them ?

[DB10GOONER]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

You know for all the calls for Boomerang to play through the middle I think he is more effective and lethal out wide.....

[Midz]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

I think you're right what you say about Auba. He's not good with the link up role whereas Laca does it better but Laca's a donkey in front of goal so there's a compromise either way.
Let's hope Arteta injects some enthusiasm into them for the second half.

[rodders999]

Bellerin receives the ball in the right back position, rushes to the half way line, stops, turns, and passes it backwards every fucking time

[Redarmy]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

Thats his option, i would also bring on AMN for Bellerin who offers nothing, not even his pace

[begeegs]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

That is 100% what will happen.

That was a very shit half. It looks like the ponderous crap that we have all grown to love from Arteta-ball.

While we are crap - please spare a thought for Fat Sam: 4-0 at half-time.

[SteveO 35]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

Auba has been woeful and I agree that should be the change he makes.

The other thing to say is that it is an absolute dream for a team like Brighton to see Elneny and Xhaka slow every single attack to a snail's pace, take two extra touches, turn backwards and allow all 10 players to get back into their starting position. How Partey and a new creative attacking midfielder are missed in games like this

Suffice to say Bellerin has been absolutely ***** again but he is allowed to do it every week without consequence so nothing new or surprising there

[augie]

I hate the sidewards and backwards passing as much as the next man, and the slow tempo does my fcuking head in, but to play it forward quicker we need a striker to hit early - it isnt just about slating our midfield or defence for our slow play

[g88ner]

Not a good first half performance at all - in my opinion that is because auba cannot play the number 9 link up role like laca can. We have no focal point on which to base our attacks. Auba's brilliance is based around his individualism, but our young attacking trio need a player to feed off.
If arteta has balls here he brings in laca for auba. What I am expecting to see is laca for smith-rowe

You know for all the calls for Boomerang to play through the middle I think he is more effective and lethal out wide.....

#Metoo

[Redarmy]

We will likely see Wellbeck and possibly Maupay around 70 mins......

[DB10GOONER]

Bellerin receives the ball in the right back position, rushes to the half way line, stops, turns, and passes it backwards every fucking time for 4 years now...

Fixed that for ya, poppah.