I’m so confused. People really think Rice shouldn’t be doing more in possession ? £105mil spent to be a destroyer.. maybe I’m holding him to too high of a standard
It’s not enough to have Rice play in a double pivot for a possession based side .. he needs to be part of a flat midfield 3.. Arsenal look so similar to England last few seasons .. strengths & weaknesses are identical.. I think he’s a big factor in how they play
@ZaMe34878762612 Manager leant more to off ball quality this season .. didn’t have the players to capitalise on counters tho.. either he goes all in on it next season or goes the other way & packs the team with elite ball players .. just hope he goes away from being halfway between both styles
@femooafc Fatigue is a massive factor in leading to poor judgement & execution .. just something you can’t look past.. especially in an environment like arsenals .. off ball demands would be too much for a lot of players for many reasons .. mentally & physically
@femooafc These plays happen when you aren’t playing with a clear mind.. when theres more emphasis on defending your box than attacking the opponents .. it’s a common theme from all our attackers not just him .. I give grace to players who put in a shift defensively to mess up attacks
@ferrarsenull Yea that’s what it is imo .. either the game plan should tweak to allow some element of saving energy offensively or just have a bigger squad
Every forward at the club suffers from poor execution in key moments .. almost all of it is down to not having enough in the tank & frustration when they finally get the ball
Moving forward there needs to be more balance & trust from the manager on the defensive players .. they should have no issues handling 1v1 across the pitch against space .. forwards should defend but not to the extreme level we see .. small tweak which could be a big difference
Extremely good defensive work .. it’s a collective effort .. attackers getting stick for not executing in a heavily defensive side yday .. sub 30% possession .. ultimately everyone put in a graft & dnt think anyone deserves criticism
This team has shown to be super resilient over the years .. the ingredients to win are there .. just got to sprinkle a bit more quality players .. it’s just a matter of time