Our biggest threat by far tonight
You think so?
I mean apart from hitting the post I thought he was ineffective, all other shots blocked and he wasnāt cooking their defenders
Some times you have to switch things up and the final 20 tonight would love to have seen Saka moved central. Driving at the backline creating uncertainty and confusion. As mentioned above, itās becoming a bit predictable out wide at times.
Bukayo looking more bukkake by the game.
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hahaha, youāre so crass lol 
Looked our most likely goal source. He isnāt fully cooking but he looks far more dangerous than Martinelli and Jesus.
Saka wants to cut inside understandably, but every defender knows that. I think in these types of situations heās got to really dribble at his marker. Isolate and force him backwards, tempting him into making a challenge. If no challenge arrives then at least heās in the penalty box. I feel like Grealish is good at doing that.
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Jeeez, and whereās the support?!
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Sakaās problem is heās not skilful ā but then again, who is these days. He has one trick in the book and once youāve figured him out, heās not dangerous at all.
Hereās another one where I think Saka has his defender beat if he drives inside with speed. He doesnāt but this isnāt just on Saka. Everyone else is also fairly static.
- Jesus doesnāt make a run.
- Odegaard could be an option inside but doesnāt show
- White could move into the space as Benrahma decides to double aggressively. If a player gets doubled, thereās going to be a spare man, and the team hasnāt made anything from those advantages created by Saka.
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Agreed, that huge space he should be running directly into or the others could run into the space too. Get into a position where the opposition fouls you if necessaryā¦ instead of just hogging the ball on the right flank.
There doesnāt seem to be much of a plan of what to do when Saka gets doubled. Heās drawing two defenders to him and thatās opening up space but thereās never a forward run to take advantage of it.
In my head, Smith Rowe feels like a possible solution as heās someone who naturally makes those types of runs. Also, that side of the pitch could with a right-footed attacker just to shift the dynamics a little.
Look at that gap between the LB and LCB. Someone needs to be running into that. Thatās one thing I used to like about Ramsey, heād eat up that space. Same with Havertz now.
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Ozil too.
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Robben is the model of how to bamboozle players who 100% knew what he was going to do. Saka taking that right and shooting also gives the opponent something to think about. Part of issue is that we seem not to profit enough from him and Martinelli taking it wide and crossing deep. We never seem to have that deep runner busting. Just shepherd him outside until double comes overā¦ sorted.
I thought some of our penetrative passing was more creative yesterday but just lacked precision and a bit of killer instinctā¦ and some liuck.
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One of my pet peeves with Odegaard. Never runs into those spaces.
Part of me doesnāt blame him because even if be were to do that, because heās so one footed, he would just go outward instead until he turns back and then the opening will be gone.
I maintain that I would like to see him on the left.
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Be Amad Diallo rather than Antony
Iām going to gif the videoā¦bare with me
vs Antony
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Very poor today. Needs something to spark him back into life.