The timing of the subs, immediately after the goal, was silly.
Trossard and Martnelli playing next to each other hardly ever yields anything good.
Liverpool will continue to drop points and take their sweet time winning this league.
A truly poor last 20 or so minutes to undo what was a positive team effort.
I felt the substitutions were more about giving the starters on Wednesday a run out rather than tactical.
I agree that was the rationale, but we lost our rhythm straight after that and normally Arteta delays these things when something not planned for happens(the goal in this instance).Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Besides Rice (who was subbed later) I am not sure any of the other subs were needed. Also we ended up playing with 10 men with a Jorginho who was struggling as early as the 30 min mark to keep pace.
Its not like we can win the league, we all know that was long decided in the summer when we failed to buy a striker...but the way we are limping to the finish line, especially in front of the fans, is getting pretty pathetic .
If my maths is right this is proof that Brentford are better than Real Madrid
I was at the game, and I have to say the fans were pretty philosophical. I think if we weren’t still in Europe, I agree they might be more pissed off
I’m simultaneously annoyed and don’t really care, which is quite tricky to pull off.
The title is long since gone and while I still feel it’s unlikely we will win the CL, Tuesday’s result has given us some scope to dream.
Assuming we do end the season potless there’s a big summer coming up.
Next year is Arteta’s last chance to deliver a big trophy
I was mainly a bit annoyed because I think we sold ourselves short, in the sense that I think our play was good enough to merit a win. I paid a fair bit for the ticket but I knew we’d be resting players, just been a stressful week so wanted to do something nice for myself
Partey, Rice and actually Zinchenko all played quite well I thought
I couldn't care less about not winning, I just didn't want us to lose, my only main issue is his playing Martinelli for 90 mins which was plain dumbI was mainly a bit annoyed because I think we sold ourselves short, in the sense that I think our play was good enough to merit a win. I paid a fair bit for the ticket but I knew we’d be resting players, just been a stressful week so wanted to do something nice for myself
Partey, Rice and actually Zinchenko all played quite well I thought
Oh and Zin was shite but then he always is, his lack of any kind of football brain really is quite astonishing for someone playing at that level
I don’t think he was shite at all, don’t get me wrong still think we should get rid of him in the summer but actually did ok on the ball made some interceptions, good passes and got forward ok.
Whilst the league is done, I simply can’t put myself in the mindset of not wanting to win every game and especially being disappointed if we take the lead and don’t win (more so at home). Was it important to win? No, is it frustrating not to win yes.
I’m a big supporter of Martinelli as a player, but frankly if he plays on Wednesday like he did in the second half of this game I wouldn’t consider it too much of a big loss him not being available
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