Saint_clark

Didn't realise he was playing in the southern hemisphere.

63% of shots from Premier League strikers vs 64% of shots from Championship strikers.

The problem isn't actually the playing out from the back, we tend to do fine with that. The problem is that when we play out and invite the press, we then pass it back, then sideways, then forwards, then back, then back, then sideways...playing out is fine but the forward option should always be the first one taken. I am sick of Martin but I actually have to admit I'm seeing differences in mentality. We were set up much more defensively V Arsenal which, while obviously negative, is a clear departure from his "we'll play the same way all the time no matter what" stubbornness that he came out with in the summer. Onuachu coming back in shows he's opened the door at least to him. I would like to see Sulemana and ABK given a chance as well. Smallbone is nowhere near the side, not even on the bench, after last season Martin claimed he would be "a top, top player" for us. He's obviously realised that isn't going to happen. Aribo, Bednarek, Fernandes, Dibling, Archer, Onuachu, Ramsdale, Sugawara are all putting in decent performances. There is the potential for us to do well under Martin but these small adjustments he's made need to continue, most notably stop passing it backwards when there are other options.

Give him 4 or 5 starts in a row to properly test him, don't just drop him in here and there.

Him on the left, Onuachu middle and Dibling on the right for me.

Oh my god...

Brilliant from Tall Paul.

Yeah my stream just caught up 😂

I wish he would.

Who to trust.

Ok. He's still shit though.

Ah I knew Martin would do this. Give him a few minutes against Arsenal and probably again against City and when he can't turn the game around for us, write him off again.

And they drew the line from Bednareks elbow FFS.

Not for small clubs.

Don't have to, he conceded worse than that.

We've discovered a new way to put ourselves under pressure now, the pass out to the fullback in space lifted so high in the air it gives the winger time to close down.

Said in the summer I wasnt convinced we should be spending that amount of money on him.

It's incredible isn't it. We see what can happen when we look to go forward with pace and immediately see what happens when we play the way Russell wants us to.

Archer transmogrified into Fernandes after that goal was scored.

I'll stfu

Unbelievable. We were playing really good stuff with our defence on the half way line, ended up dropping backwards until we're playing it around between our keeper and centrebacks and wouldn't you know, we hand the momentum to Arsenal.

Playing some really good stuff so we decide to pass it back and drop deeper so we're under more pressure.

Dibling is superb.

What a stupid fucking foul to commit. Archers first contribution to the game.

Trossards the player that will make the difference for them when he comes on.