Still think any semi-decent centre back would have been better positioned for those two headers. Kos will be watching videos of positioning for defending aerial balls all week [emoji38]Santi wrote:Btw, quality headers from Ings regardless
by Arsenal Tone » Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:02 pm
Still think any semi-decent centre back would have been better positioned for those two headers. Kos will be watching videos of positioning for defending aerial balls all week [emoji38]Santi wrote:Btw, quality headers from Ings regardless
by starmandb » Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:17 pm
Tony_Adams wrote:Two goals came from the ball going over his head. If he had better positioning he'd be able to stop them. That has nothing to do with fitness or sharpness. I reckon you could stick 52 year old tony adams in the team and whilst he'd be unfit he'd have made those headers just from better positioning.
by starmandb » Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:21 pm
Byron Gomez wrote:I'm not being a hater but he's always been poor for us in crunch games.
by EliteKiller » Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:12 am
by Arsenal Tone » Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:54 am
How many of those goals conceded were headers though?starmandb wrote:Tony_Adams wrote:Two goals came from the ball going over his head. If he had better positioning he'd be able to stop them. That has nothing to do with fitness or sharpness. I reckon you could stick 52 year old tony adams in the team and whilst he'd be unfit he'd have made those headers just from better positioning.
34 year old tony Adams was in the arsenal team that twice lost the lead at Southampton to lose 3-2 in 2001
Did a league and cup double the next season
by Nuggets » Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:13 am
by Cannoner » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:08 am
Tony_Adams wrote:Still think any semi-decent centre back would have been better positioned for those two headers. Kos will be watching videos of positioning for defending aerial balls all week [emoji38]Santi wrote:Btw, quality headers from Ings regardless
by Angelito » Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:27 pm
Santi wrote:Swear people love to hate on Kos and make him sound like a Notts County level defender. Poor game today but Leno equally at fault for the third if not more and Xhaka didn't help on the first, why is he watching Ings score and not going towards him
Mental this club really sometimes.
by BrunelGooner » Mon Dec 17, 2018 8:19 pm
by Highbury Hillbilly » Mon Dec 17, 2018 8:26 pm
by ESR10 » Mon Dec 17, 2018 8:27 pm
BrunelGooner wrote:I am going to say something that quite a lot of fans here probably won't like.
And I am not saying this to be reactionary because I was thinking this last season too even before he got injured.
At the risk of getting my head bitten off, here goes...
I think Koscielny is finished at the top level. He's a 33-year old centre half that relies on his pace and has come back from an 8 month lay off, after already having well-documented achilles problems for the last couple of seasons. He wasn't exactly stellar last season or the season before that, either.
The only way for Koscielny from this point is downhill.
He's been a tremendous servant to Arsenal Football Club. I know he is a fan favourite. He helped us win 3 FA Cups and ended our trophy drought, so he will always be a huge part of our history.
But we have no room or time for sentiment. We need better centre-half options than we currently have right now.
The only reliable centre-half in the team is Sokratis. Holding was doing well, but he's out for the season. Mustafi is erratic. And Koscielny isn't trustworthy anymore either. Mavrapanos looks promising, but he's still young and has suffered a long injury.
I'd look to slowly phase Kos out. He's even said that he wants to go back to France once his contract expires, so it's not like he has any intention of staying at Arsenal much longer anyway. For the time being, he can play in League Cup/FA Cup/Europa fixtures against dross/mediocre sides. But he cannot be trusted in bigger games or in the Premier League.
He has to be used as a last resort from here on in.
by Sims » Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:03 pm
by starmandb » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:57 pm
Tony_Adams wrote:How many of those goals conceded were headers though?starmandb wrote:Tony_Adams wrote:Two goals came from the ball going over his head. If he had better positioning he'd be able to stop them. That has nothing to do with fitness or sharpness. I reckon you could stick 52 year old tony adams in the team and whilst he'd be unfit he'd have made those headers just from better positioning.
34 year old tony Adams was in the arsenal team that twice lost the lead at Southampton to lose 3-2 in 2001
Did a league and cup double the next season
by Arsenal Tone » Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:14 pm
So my point about the headers being poor positioning and that adams would have dealt with them still stands. But I appreciate the sentiment.starmandb wrote:Tony_Adams wrote:How many of those goals conceded were headers though?starmandb wrote:Tony_Adams wrote:Two goals came from the ball going over his head. If he had better positioning he'd be able to stop them. That has nothing to do with fitness or sharpness. I reckon you could stick 52 year old tony adams in the team and whilst he'd be unfit he'd have made those headers just from better positioning.
34 year old tony Adams was in the arsenal team that twice lost the lead at Southampton to lose 3-2 in 2001
Did a league and cup double the next season
The second goal was a chip in the box that should have been dealt with better
The first was Grimandi having a clearance charged down
The third was a bit of a cracker from le tissier
Last goal at the dell