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Can't believe he's only 25. Seems to have been around for ever.

Some very nice passages of play where we played with tempo, 1 or 2 touches on the ball then moving it. Stretched them and they lost shape. Also some good moments when we were passing it around the back, drawing them out and then moved the ball forward (on the deck) once they opened up to close us down. Shows the players are starting to understand how to be a TEAM. There really were times when we looked easily a division above them. We just need to develop the concentration and desire to make those passages of play last longer and longer until we are dominant. Then we will be ready to play in the Prem again.

I wonder how agents really do influences things to such a degree. We hear more and more managers saying agents have all the power.

Do we know for sure that it's Wenger who is in charge of all financial negotiations? Surely it's more reasonable to assume the people who own and run the club will be.

I know. Also, not friends, acquaintances. My bad. I didn't read the second line of your post. No worries. It's quite revealing how many of us will form an opinion of a player's performance based on how we feel about him though.

I know. Also, not friends, acquaintances.

Couple of lads i know were there said Shelvey never found a team mate all game and they didn't even know Ayoze was playing! I've just seen the highlights (which i know is only highlights) but both 'observations' are clearly prejudiced by how they feel about both players.

I think people have to remember that, as a rule, when you get relegated and players leave, you don't tend to get better ones in to replace them. You just have to hope the players you do get are good enough to get you promoted again.

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Just a shame his leg's broken. Are his lungs fully inflated? He's gonna be like, wtf??

McCarthy is a good player though. Would be astounded if he ended up here.

I don't get it... Really?

I don't get it...

You can't make a post without slagging someone off. You must dress in drag at weekends...

I look at that team of the week and i have no idea which way they're facing

Judging by the highlights Norwich should have murdered them. They didn't look too clever at the back.

Disagree, their first touch took him away from goal, just had to stand his ground. No need for the stupid lunge. But if he had tried to close him down and he had scored you would be complaining that he should have tried to win the ball. Damned if he doesnt..... Tbf Reading had a bit to do to score from that position. One guy moving away from goal and another guy marked in the penalty area. You shouldn't really go to ground in the box unless you KNOW you're going to get the ball.

Passing side to side and then ending up lumping it forward, when you have no options, was more what I was referring to. I've seen that a lot in recent years watching us! Yeah, i know. We've had precious few intelligent footballers for a while tbh. I can imagine them being told what to do in training but they've rarely had the nous to put it into practice in the match. Saying that, Colo was good at passing it out from the back.

Well said. Standby to be ridiculed Shut the f*** up man. You shut up I'm talking sense he scored one goal last season ffs most of us could manage that and you go on about him like he's some great player. How many times he Dosent want to be here he would contribute f all to us if he stayed Man you've been here 4 months and half the fotball section gets the hump with your posts while the rest stay tight-lipped. It took me over 6 years to achieve that level of negative feeling, don't know whether to admire you or pity you to be honest.

It's an incredibly common tactic for a team to play it around at the back to draw teams out. Looks like you're doing nothing when the opposition don't press though

I don't understand how we won with 3 DMs on the pitch

Confidence is low and timing is off as well. Both easy to recover. Enough talent there.

f*** sake I don't use that term myself!!! I was implying Rafa did...which is potentially worse. Why do you think he would? Because he's Spanish?????????? More prejudice tbh

f*** sake I don't use that term myself!!! I was implying Rafa did...which is potentially worse. Why do you think he would? Because he's Spanish?????????? More prejudice tbh

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