EliteKiller wrote:We won .... that's about all you need to know .... the term 'entitled' could be written for this squad .... they think it's a given that they are going to win and put in the minimum effort required .... normally after going behind to a lesser side .... we just won't get away with that against better well organised teams ....
These are the key words for me. Partnerships are only partnerships if players are looking for each other, communicating, covering for each other etc. Too often when Wenger makes changes, the team becomes completely disjointed. Ramsey and Xhaka for example, on paper, should work ok, in possession at least. But the reality is Ramsey is thinking "I've got a chance to cement myself in my preferred position" and Xhaka is thinking "I've got to make up for my mistake in the last game and show I'm a good player". But this is human nature, someone has to remind them of their TEAM responsibility.
At the back, Gabriel and Mustafi. Gabriel is a good 5 yards deeper than everyone else in the build up to Preston's goal. Mustafi trying to play offside, Gabriel trying to pick up the man. This is in the first 20 minutes of the game ffs. Who is organising this lot once they get on the pitch? I don't give a f*** what they do on the training ground, you have to respond to situations as they happen and that requires communication and leadership. Some players press, others retreat, both wingers run inside at the same time, while the CF is still occuping that space. Both full backs bomb forward ahead of the CMs at the same time. WHO IS TALKING TO THIS LOT