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Can’t wait for Wednesday. The season starts for us then. Got my notepad prepared for my scouting mission.
KT is getting sent back to Scotland.
Defensively he was quite good neither moura or Alli got past him. but offensively i'm bit worried he not having same impact like last season. It's positive that mean we not over dependent on him anymore.
He was defensively solid. Pretty sure he made the most interceptions.
Looks like less of a threat going forward as Arteta has decided to not put every attacking move through him. Thats a team tactical change rather than a decline.
Did he not help set one of the goals, think Xhaka fed him on the second and he played a fantastic ball forward then. Other than that he was tackling and dispossessing Ali like it was going out of fashion, they couldn't get anything down his side.Thought he'll be fired up for the derby but another meh performance. Especially in attack. Crossing is suddenly so bad. Last season he used to cross so well but none of our players took the chances. Now it's the reverse. Hope he's back to his best soon.
Yes defensively he was good. No complaints. But that's expected and I expect even more in attack from KT. I'm sure he'll be back soon in that regard as well.Did he not help set one of the goals, think Xhaka fed him on the second and he played a fantastic ball forward then. Other than that he was tackling and dispossessing Ali like it was going out of fashion, they couldn't get anything down his side.
Think he was quite busy keeping Moura and Ali who drifted out there a lot quiet. Done his job and still did well with the ball going forward, cant remember exactly what points other than the second goal but he definitely played a few nice quick balls forward. Yeah he made a couple of poor crosses but thats hardly all he did helping the attack.Yes defensively he was good. No complaints. But that's expected and I expect even more in attack from KT. I'm sure he'll be back soon in that regard as well.
The Japanese guy on the right is the type of a defensive FB I enjoy seeing, solid on the ball and great at defending, but Tierney only offers the defensive side of the game while being dogshit on the ball. Not good enough for me, but at least he is not making some costly defensive errors so he will probably be accepted among most of the fans
Tbf Monreal was average going forward at the start of his Arsenal career. Most of us believed Gibbs to be better going forward at one point. Tierney will improve. He just needs to add variation on his crosses and maybe a striker who likes headers will help him out.He did a good job in defence and that's the main thing. The last two games has shown him levels below eg Monreal in developing an attack. I hope he can develop a bit more than head down, run and cross but he's keeping healthy and working hard and that's a big plus in itself.
Personally think that "dogshit on the ball" is an extremely harsh assessment of Tierney's abilities. I don't think we've seen enough of Tomi yet to know if he offers as much going forward as Tierney does. KT doesn't have the best passing range, but he's an excellent defender - as well as that he's fast & aggressive; can dribble and cross and score as well. He's a great player to have in the team, albeit was in a bit of a dip before the Sp**s game.The Japanese guy on the right is the type of a defensive FB I enjoy seeing, solid on the ball and great at defending, but Tierney only offers the defensive side of the game while being dogshit on the ball. Not good enough for me, but at least he is not making some costly defensive errors so he will probably be accepted among most of the fans
Are these the types of comments and insight that happens on here regularly?The Japanese guy on the right is the type of a defensive FB I enjoy seeing, solid on the ball and great at defending, but Tierney only offers the defensive side of the game while being dogshit on the ball. Not good enough for me, but at least he is not making some costly defensive errors so he will probably be accepted among most of the fans