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https://x.com/aallensport/status/1748715961983602873?s=46&t=LlMNFvsPPy2ozwuX8FhQrA
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The only frustrating part of yesterdayâs game was how slow we were in transition.
Saka and Havertz had poor games.
Have to give Zinny credit, he didnât get skinned as easily as I expected him to.
Do you get an erection by always looking at the negatives in life?
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This is so accurate lol
Nowhere near as impressive as the scoreline suggests aside from some excellent set pieces. But there should be some confidence gained from capitalising in open play after Palace fell apart.
Would be foolish to look at this game against a terrible side and think the attack are back firing and linking up well again.
Tough set of fixtures ahead where anything short of an actual improvement out of this system in midfield and attack will be exposed.
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Lets call a spade a spade. Palace didnât even get off the coach yesterday and the scoreline flattered us a bit. This was purely a confidence builder for us but we got the job done.
Not sure why Saka is playing 90+ mins when the game is done an hour in. Honestly this is as neglegent as when Wenger played Wilshere for 50+ games in one season and broke him. Ridiculously shit squad management if you ask me.
I didnât get the ESR hype either from social media and the like. His cameo was just him jogging about a bit and doing some 5 yard passes. Good to see him back but come on man nothing to write home about.
Gabriel was an absolute animal as well as Saliba, great brace espcially the first header, sublime. Thought Jorginho had a good appearance as well as Martinelliâs who goals were gifted by a suicidal Palace defence in all honesty.
Werenât tested in the slightest but you can only beat whatâs in front of you I guess.
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I donât think this is a far or accurate assessment of the match yesterday. Palace werenât awful and we werenât at our best either. It was a confidence booster for us and the goals were decent. Towards the end of the match you could see the players gaining in confidence.
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Fair enough. I forgot to mention Jesus forgetting the offside rule and spending too much time on the floor, and Rayaâs world class footwork. We were lucky Palace werenât up for it.
In terms of poor, he had the highest pass percentage of yesterdayâs game and linking up teammates around him if Iâm not wrong.
Wasnât this Xhakaâs characteristics??
Youâre right, Iâm terms of pass percentage - but he was quite lifeless in the game. Wouldâve liked to him impose himself a bit more against a poor Palace side.
Super excited we thrashed them though!
Only in football and formula 1 
Kind of agree but happy for the end result.
I also thought he attempted more progressive passes as opposed to the usual backwards/sideways safe pass
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