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If the same weaknesses exist this time next season with no sign of improvement then it’s fair to criticise and worry.
Until then every single one of us needs to have some perspective and remember about being patient and grinding out a project/rebuild.
We are joint 4th in the table after 32 games and we lost Kane in the summer. We’re doing ok, we’ve had some bad games along the way.
Now we need to finish the season as well as we can and learn from this season. Improve in the transfer market and tweak our tactics for next season to become stronger.
Just try and remember how rubbish Scum looked for 2 seasons under Arteta finishing 8th! Or how open we were under Poch in 14/15 before we improved significantly the following season. Or how Klopp improved Pool after an initial 8th placed finish.
We have the play style of a top team. We dominate the ball, we play on the front foot and our mentality is to control games. That’s the hardest part and that style of play is what winning teams do. If we were playing negative football on the back foot I’d know it’s going nowhere as it’s not how top teams play.
Now Ange has to fix the glaring weaknesses:
- Rest defence isn’t good enough, needs to improve. Need to add a defensive beast at 6 and tweak our shape at times to a 3-2 rest defence.
- Defending set pieces needs to improve massively.
- Our attack and midfield have to retain the ball better in tight passing sequences.
Add to that coaching and natural player development and let’s see where we are in 12 months time. Then and only then should we have serious question marks.
Otherwise we’re just proving we don’t have the courage or patience to build an actual team, which takes time and has dips along the way.
Until then every single one of us needs to have some perspective and remember about being patient and grinding out a project/rebuild.
We are joint 4th in the table after 32 games and we lost Kane in the summer. We’re doing ok, we’ve had some bad games along the way.
Now we need to finish the season as well as we can and learn from this season. Improve in the transfer market and tweak our tactics for next season to become stronger.
Just try and remember how rubbish Scum looked for 2 seasons under Arteta finishing 8th! Or how open we were under Poch in 14/15 before we improved significantly the following season. Or how Klopp improved Pool after an initial 8th placed finish.
We have the play style of a top team. We dominate the ball, we play on the front foot and our mentality is to control games. That’s the hardest part and that style of play is what winning teams do. If we were playing negative football on the back foot I’d know it’s going nowhere as it’s not how top teams play.
Now Ange has to fix the glaring weaknesses:
- Rest defence isn’t good enough, needs to improve. Need to add a defensive beast at 6 and tweak our shape at times to a 3-2 rest defence.
- Defending set pieces needs to improve massively.
- Our attack and midfield have to retain the ball better in tight passing sequences.
Add to that coaching and natural player development and let’s see where we are in 12 months time. Then and only then should we have serious question marks.
Otherwise we’re just proving we don’t have the courage or patience to build an actual team, which takes time and has dips along the way.