AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 yesssssssssss.fuck off Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Just now, Soylent Brown said: The second goal was terrific. Hopefully Fabinho remembers which team he's playing for before too long. You see terrific, I see pathetic defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hum, guess I am not gonna see a Firmino is shit post today. But we will always have Wijnaldum, my love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Real typical lack of awareness defending there from Arsenal. Some things don't change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Liverpool need at least another couple to cover for Arsenal's second half revival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 pens in 2 games at Anfield. What a time to be alive. Bobby and Gini bossed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Poor decision by Arsenal to score so early. Don’t wake the dragon. Glad to see Firmino and Mane back amongst the goals but perhaps we can manage the game a bit more now. Arsenal love to score in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Arsenal’s defence has been terrible, but a good amount of that is due to Torreira having a terrible game by his standards. Quite the feat for giving the ball away needlessly in midfield to be the second most embarrassing part of his role in Firmino’s second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Haha the look on that coward Sokratis's face after Big Virg gave him a nice verbal bollocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 5-1 now. With Hendo already on for Mane, I think it’s time to see Salah and Firmino subbed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 It was Gini and Robertson who got the rest instead. I think the subs could have come earlier regardless. It looked like Arsenal should have had a penalty late on. Not that it would have made much difference but I don’t want to hear about Liverpool nicking a win from dodgy refereeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Best December for me as a Pool supporter that i can remember. Cherry on top would be Man. City dropping points tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Arsenal's defence was badly exposed. It was somewhat expected but maybe not to the extent that Liverpool did. Torreira having a stinker didn't help Arsenal's defence. City under immense pressure now. They absolutely have to beat Southampton and Liverpool in 5 days time otherwise the title race will be just about over. Can't see Liverpool dropping that many points until the end of the season and Spurs are Spurs - they don't have the mettle for a sustained chase. I expect City will go all out in January for someone to rotate with Fernandinho. Lack of depth there is the only glaring weakness in their squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 35 minutes ago, Consigliere said: Lack of depth there is the only glaring weakness in their squad. City lack depth? Its the deepest squad in premier league history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 minute ago, BigFatCoward said: City lack depth? Its the deepest squad in premier league history. Lack of depth in that ONE position. There's no adequate backup for Fernandinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 minute ago, BigFatCoward said: City lack depth? Its the deepest squad in premier league history. Agreed. Delph, Zinchenko, Gundogan and even Bernardo Silva are all capable of playing CMF alongside KDB and David Silva: They may not do exactly what Fernandinho does, but there are plenty of options. City’s FBs are in poor form lately and now they don’t have Fernandinho to cover. They could have shifted formation slightly to cope, but they still keep Sane and Sterling pushed very forward and wide, leaving space behind to attack. Respect to City for sticking to their style, which nearly always works, but perhaps they should have adapted slightly to the many high quality players they currently have available. Besides, Fernandinho is expected back for the Liverpool game and won’t be needed against Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Fatigue today for Spurs? They’ve been on great form and got a fantastic goal from Kane today, plus they had Sanchez back at CB. I’m surprised they conceded the initiative like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Consigliere said: Arsenal's defence was badly exposed. It was somewhat expected but maybe not to the extent that Liverpool did. Torreira having a stinker didn't help Arsenal's defence. Arsenal defense has been badly exposed all season. This is nothing new though Torreira being that poor was. Still, it doesn't really matter when Arsenal's back 5 is a hodge podge of inconsistent shit and their midfield is incapable of dominating a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 40 minutes ago, Iskaral Pust said: Agreed. Delph, Zinchenko, Gundogan and even Bernardo Silva are all capable of playing CMF alongside KDB and David Silva: They may not do exactly what Fernandinho does, but there are plenty of options. There is a noticeable step down though which you largely don't see in most positions for City. Beyond just missing Fernandihno though I've seen a few articles suggesting City's pressing is starting to run out of steam a little bit as the season's gone on and that means their defensive midfielder, whoever it is, and defence is having to do more work, and they haven't held up that well. It's interesting that the physical strain of having to maintain such a high pace has been seen as one of the big problems with Klopp's Liverpool teams but our new found defensive solidity has allowed Liverpool to dial it back a bit but City might be feeling the pace a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Reports saying that Gundogan and KdB are not in the travelling squad to Southampton. Apparently KdB has picked up a knock and is a doubt for the Liverpool game as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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