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Hate the touchline. Love the defensive line.
Back to end this PepTeta Footballing Terrorism

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Aston Villa under Emery are a high intensity, pressing side.

The irony is that Tielemans is the only United player that's succeeded in one.

[A-H🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @ahtalksfutbol]

Tielemans, love you mate but Italy might already be calling 💔

Santos, Obrigado please enjoy Flamengo

[Adroit Cadet @Adroit_Cadet]

Man Utd vs Aston Villa

Haven’t done one of these in a while. Became a little hopeless. Not to say we’re out of the woods, or if we ever will get out of it, but I think this match is as big an indicator as you’ll wish to get after that little bit of luck to spark the comeback vs Roma. The emotional lift and rub of the green is there, will quality come back?

Interesting battle, tactically. The team who are pretty much always high but can’t really (or don’t want to?) press, at home to a side who, well.. want you to eat the worm, press their build up & explode up the pitch… let’s see what we get.

Emery will probably be licking his lips a little in the preparation to this. A pretty high block mixed with a lack of pressing clarity/coordination, and not a huge deal of athleticism in the midfield or defensive line to compensate it - he’s hungry

For United, they need to be clear in whatever they’re doing today. Not pressing might and sitting in a little mid-block, ceding possession and looking to have higher spaces might keep them in it better or even create some good opportunities- but it’s also not quite what the first half is calling for after that last half of football we saw at Old Trafford. It would be tactically tone-deaf

Wouldn’t necessarily be a bad decision (we need to start being harder to beat) - but just isn’t what the first half is calling for. Fans will expect them to come out of the blocks & try to ride on the momentum, which is also fair

Whatever they’re doing off the ball, it needs to be clear

Not gung-ho pressing or playing chaotically high, but a few clear triggers or plans executed with 100% conviction (i.e. close the Maatsen on the receive and shuttle across; front 2 don’t allow Kamara to receive on tap centrally, etc.)

It’s all about clarity and conviction in the execution. Mixed with good body language and urgency

At least visually tell us you’re bought in, even during containment phases

We know what Emery wants. We know what Villa do: Press-inviting, Suzuki an extra man in the build up, trying to toy around with & manipulate any pressure, pop it into the double pivot or spare man between the oppo first line / second line of pressure and suddenly the pitch is open

Knowing what they’re gonna do and managing it are two different things. Especially with all the scrutiny that has come recently with United’s (lack of) pressing scheme, on top of the quality Villa possess

Yoro at RCB is a good idea in that Jackson-channel. Jackson will run anyone ragged on his day, no matter who you are, but a little bit of athleticism goes a long way. Maguire would’ve been a mismatch across the floor

Villa will probably defend in a compact 442; congesting the centre. The overload + switch will be on, and it could be of United’s better opportunities of accessing their box repeatedly

They’ll likely selectively jump on Tielemans and Mainoo, who, somewhat similar to Everton away, can be brave and open up the pitch & turn the game on its head if they evade it and feed someone early in the pockets or channels. Especially with Cunha being a streaky player & in the mood

In build up, United’s first and second phase is generally good - and I’ll stand by that - especially when Mainoo plays. Trusting their central players to build and combine in clusters, play combinations and use each other in little third man runs within those shorter distances - the issue is, it doesn’t actually result in getting off quality shots

As ever, some of the ideas are nice, but what does it matter when there is a lack of repeatable attacking mechanisms in the final third or a lack of clarity, coordination & conviction of what to do against the ball. Building through the pitch is only a drop in the ocean

But I’m ready to be hurt again

Heart over head here, but I want to see a brave double pivot performance, Yoro containing Jackson, Amad carrying out the clearest pressing trigger on Maatsen & our quality shining through

2-1/2-0 to Utd

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

@urs_arsenally Paying £46m upfront during a £200m cash loss was a big deal.

The owners restructured debts to provide £50m in cash upfront.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Arteta inherited Auba who had a 30 goal season up top.

Besides that, Partey was signed for a £46m release clause.

We could've signed two players for that same, because the cash wouldn't all be paid upfront.

He made the choice to prioritise defence > attack

[Arsenally_urs @urs_arsenally]

@ddoublewinger Arteta didn't have a creative midfielder (Ozil & Mkhi binned by the board), a functioning CF or a top half worthy goalie during the pandemic years.

Club only sanctioned Gabriel and Partey (who missed his first half season) and set him up for banter until summer window 2021.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

@urs_arsenally Aouar was no more than £35m at the time. Lyon were desparate for cash.

Besides that point, if you read what I said, it was about the cash.

Aouar wouldn't have cost half of Partey's fee upfront.

If you read the club accounts, you know it was about cash upfront.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Absolutely.

That's precisely why he wasn't sacked.

I'm pushing against the idea that he was doing a reasonable job by any means.

[AM @maddar16]

@ddoublewinger Shouldn't Arteta's inexperience be weighted against Emery and Howe? It was his first assignment at a cornerstone club no less.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Emery is the best manager in the league.

He qualified for UCL via the league and won the Europa League with 0 net spend last season.

Sold off all of his best players this summer and Villa have always recovered.

Howe ran from Newcastle.

Only heavyweights recover like Emery has

[KingEmery @EmerysVilla]

@Emzyl_ Arteta has spent near £500m more than Emery in 4 seasons to win a title,

Now could Arteta achieve what Emery has at Villa with a £40m net-spend? No chance.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Wenger was winning cups and that wasn't enough to say his job.

The UCL is more important than the cups.

That's the fact of reality.

[Kwame @sirkwamen]

Getting into UCL is not a trophy.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

If he'd made UCL in his first two seasons, the club would have £150m extra in its pocket.

He took over a club which hadn't finished lower than 5th since 1996 and took 3.5 seasons to finish in the Champions League.

That's the length of an entire rebuild and title winning cycle.

[Poet Gooner @PoetGooner]

@ddoublewinger You are under the impression that "earning time" relates to only immediate on-field results, which shows a complete lack of understanding in how American corporations (which is essentially what we are) operates.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

In summer 2021, Arteta got Partey paid in cash (release clause).

Next summer spent £150m.

Newcastle spent £150m that same summer before they made 4th.

110m was spent on Isak and Gordon.

[Tanz🥷🏾🇳🇬 (Premier League Champion) @afctanz]

COVID was a massive factor cant downplay that. Newcastle basically had unlimited spending due to their new owners. Meanwhile Arteta hadnt even spent 100m before summer 2021. Important context is needed

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

@yourbiggeshhxs Newcastle and Villa both finished 4th the first time they made ot.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

@Munachimxo97 How made UCL in his first full season.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Nobody is belittling anything.

People are claiming that Arteta kept his job on performance when it was derisory.

He kept his job because the club believed in his potential.

[mICO.. @Ifeelmeeky05]

@ddoublewinger Oh yes!
You would rather he drops in and out of the UCL like the other managers right? Are we trying to belittle what Arteta has achieved during his first job in management? What is even this agenda from Arsenal fans?

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

@TelOdell This isn't about Emery. We're talking about the patience of Arteta's journey.

Arteta hasn't been under any pressure.

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Arteta had Arsenal in 15th.

Gerrard was sacked with Villa in 16th.

Contrary to belief, Emery has been under more pressure at Aston Villa in many regards.

[Terry Odell @TelOdell]

@ddoublewinger He won a trophy in 6 months.
No doubt Emery and Howe did good jobs, but the level of pressure and scrutiny are miles apart. Emery has twice shown difficulty working under such pressure

[Emzel @Emzyl_]

Was just about to say this, everyone gonna overlook it until he kills someone and then it’s an accident and he didn’t mean to do it. Nobody has the intention of killing anyone on the pitch, but recklessness leads to career threatening injuries or death. There are lot of challenges in football that are just flat out trying to cause severe injuries

[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

Replace with a young LB.

We're CM heavy with Merino, Zubi, MLS, Rice, Bruno.

[TEAMtalk @TEAMtalk]

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Martin Zubimendi reaches painful decision to quit Gunners in January window after becoming frustated by lack of regular minutes.

Sources can reveal that seven major European clubs have already been made aware of his situation...

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[Hale End Fan Account @ddoublewinger]

@Dami_Adz The Godfrey stamp on Tomiyasu makes me angry to this day

[. @Thfcaditya_v4]

Everton fans who hate Barry are just flat out racists, this is their best striker since Lukaku

[. @M4RZ0V3LLI]

Tielemans spent the last 3 years rewriting the narratives about him after that video of him being outran by a referee hit the football world like a nuke. 3 years of grafting, work ethic, consistency and great performances undone in less than 10 games after joining United