Well I take your point but that says something about our energy levels as other teams close us down at every opportunity. I’m not a fan of the goalkeeper passing the ball out from the back for us as a slow team this is adding more pressure near our goal. If we played a 4-4-2 formation and went back to goal kick we could have 6 players trying win the ball in the opposition’s half and it would force the opposition’s forwards to retreat back away from our goal…just a thought
100%. I don’t know why we insist on this sweeper keeper bullshit if it’s only inviting pressure. We’re meant to be changing the way we do things at the other end of the field, not for the worse at the defensive end.
I also take your point about more of their players being in our half during playing out of the back. I’d like to extend this to opposition corners as well. If we have a pacey player like Pepe or Aubameyang standing in and around the centre circle, that would make the opposition think twice about sending their big defenders up for the corner.
We always have to think attacking but we don’t seem to be doing that
I can see this being a 3-0 defeat. Then an fa cup exit a few days later with Arteta coming in for serious criticism.
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This would totally fck me off.
I always said I’d follow the FA Cup games with a more concerted interest should the football ever return.
A defeat at Bramall Lane would leave me apoplectic.
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So how will you feel a week later when we lose to Wolves then?
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I don’t think I’ll watch.
Wolves are a piece of shit club anyway from the armpit of the world. I can only wish famine and pestilence upon them
You just know Shane Long is scoring if he gets on the pitch. Guaranteed.
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How do people think the home advantage is without a crowd. Still significant to matter?
I think we could easily lose 3-4 nil. If we win, amazing but my head says different 
If we cannot beat Southampton, after losing at Brighton, then Mr Arteta should say goodbye…
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Not to tempt fate, but I don’t remember us winning there since the Invincibles season
Fa cup a few years back 
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We won there last in May 2017 two days before my 25th haha
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I’m surprised @DavidHillier is even watching the football after how much he was against it starting back up 
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I’m surprised @DavidHillier held back on the locust swarms and blight there, must’ve been in a particularly good mood at the time
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Same old shit coming up. It’s become our M.O., start brightly for 20 minutes then self-implode.
I would expect a better performance against a poor PL side.
The last game proved it’s just a bit of tweaking to get the team playing more fluently.
The talent is definitely there to get a top six place and players and manager look confident of getting that.
As for Arsenal, I just hope we don’t lose by too many and don’t get dragged into the relegation places.
Luckily we already have 40 points, won’t get relegated even if we lose our remaining 8 matches.
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Surely we can’t do worse right?
We are all about breaking records. Why not this one 
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