Taking a magnifying glass to see what actually went wrong in the second half against Villa, with observations on lineups, distances, strikers, Zinchenko, and much more. Then, we Bayern.
The long / channel balls to Zaniolo was a big factor for me. Spotted the usually super-aggressive Benny White holding back on the contests way before he ducked that 50:50 and got hooked. Lost quite a few contests in a row. Maybe Arteta gave him the old don't get sent off message at HT, or perhaps just low on energy levels, because I've not really seen him do that before. Maybe should have hooked him earlier.
It gave them a nice easy outlet, but also something to build from, gain some confidence and quieten the crowd early on in the half.
I am currently really REALLY envious of myself in the alternate universes where we got a goal in the Villa first half. I have been thinking about it a lot, but essentially had we scored in the first 45 (TROSSARD CHANCE UGHH) I don’t think it would’ve been too different to the Brighton game
> This looks like a scene from the spy movies where the hapless henchmen take each other out.
Delightful
The long / channel balls to Zaniolo was a big factor for me. Spotted the usually super-aggressive Benny White holding back on the contests way before he ducked that 50:50 and got hooked. Lost quite a few contests in a row. Maybe Arteta gave him the old don't get sent off message at HT, or perhaps just low on energy levels, because I've not really seen him do that before. Maybe should have hooked him earlier.
It gave them a nice easy outlet, but also something to build from, gain some confidence and quieten the crowd early on in the half.
Just wanted to add you’ve been smashing the analogies out of the park, makes the takeaways so much more memorable! Thanks for putting this out!!
I am currently really REALLY envious of myself in the alternate universes where we got a goal in the Villa first half. I have been thinking about it a lot, but essentially had we scored in the first 45 (TROSSARD CHANCE UGHH) I don’t think it would’ve been too different to the Brighton game
A fast turnaround Billy, (just like the team), may they be as sharp as you on Wednesday!