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Arsenal2 - 1Chelsea
- Defeat doesn’t feel as bad under these circumstances. Made a game out of the hardest fixture all year and with some luck could have walked away with a point. - With that being said Arsenal were good today and played some positive football for a change (standouts being Havertz & Odegaard), it will take some stopping to prevent them winning the league again unfortunately. - At least we walked away with Rogers hitting the Henry cele at the Emirates #boom. - Player ratings attached.
Everton2 - 2Man United
- Neither team had a strong control for a lengthy period of the game but United will have to see this as 2 points dropped with the timeliness of the goals. - A forgettable first half was followed by a great 2nd half for the neutrals, I thought all the goals were good but were helped by some dreadful defending by both teams. - The AMN goal was the best of the bunch by some way and deserved to be the equaliser at the death, great way to end the game. - Player ratings attached.
Schalke 040 - 0Bayern
- An honour to watch as a fan. An unspoken amount of endurance and fight was on display as we denied Bayern to score for the first time in 58 games. - Game plan was a masterstroke from Muslic we just lacked a pace on the counter attack to punish Bayern. - Kompany complacent with his XI and was punished for it, Olise changed the game when he came on but Vitalie showed levels we know he can reach to match the energy down out left hand side. - Player ratings attached.
Arsenal2 - 1Chelsea
Really happy with an early chelsea goal or we could’ve been in for a sleepy 0-0. Martinez should’ve done better for the first can’t be getting beaten at your NP from outside da box. konsa looked good and tzolis continues to impress, just feel he is drifting too far wide and not getting involved enough. Unless city and pool don’t sort themselves out can see gooners winning it B2B unfortunately.
ArsenalArsenal2 - 1Chelsea
- Arsenal found a way to win as they so often have done of recent. - Chelsea got off to the best possible start through Rogers - But Arsenal came back with a goal from havertz which Martinez will be disappointed with - Odegaard found the goal that proved to be the winner early in the second half - Arsenal proved that they are definitely still the team to chase and proved that Chelsea still have some work to do to reach that level
ArsenalEverton2 - 2Man United- An enjoyable game which Everton definitely deserved something out of - a first half of a few chances but no one was able to show the clinicality needed - Mbeumo found the breakthrough early in the second half with a good finish on the edge - George leveled with a great strike - Sesko looked to have won it - But a wonder strike from maitland Niles on debut got his side a deserved point
EvertonSchalke 040 - 0Bayern- Forced to watch this snooze fest by zel - Bayern rested their key men and it showed in the first half creating very little - Bayern brought on the big boys in the second half but still failed to break the resolute S04 Defence - phenomenal point for the home side
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Newcastle2 - 2Bournemouth
- lively game with a lot of goals - Bournemouth by the far the better team in the first half and deservedly went into half time 2-1 up - Newcastle came out better and always looked the more likely to score in the second half and found the goal late on through Ramsey - Tavernier was shooting for fun and looked a danger throughout the game and was MOTM for me
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Brentford3 - 0Tottenham
-Brentford were so good today, so fluid in their passing and the speed they were able to go from defence to attack was the best part of their game. -Spurs defended terribly, specifically van hecke who was getting bullied by schade in an aerial battle. Going forward they had nothing, no one ruthless enough to take the game to Brentford. -Spurs still looking weak as they did from last season, felt the game was over at 1-0. -Standout for me was Sangare today, he was everywhere. Also offered alot going forward with his driving runs which led to the first goal. -Janelt also deserves a mention he was a rock, bullied spurs midfield and kept Brentford ticking across the whole game. -Backline of Ajer and Collins never looked troubled, felt it was a steady game for them both. -Great start for Brentford, their new signings looked bright and still have the ability to beat the big boys. Should be well in for a chance of Europe this season. -For Spurs, a game to forget and move on. Still have a lot of starters to come back and a few signings in the attack and they should see improvements. Need a bounce back win next week.
Brentford3 - 0Tottenham- Brilliant hatewatch topped off by some beautiful football being played and sangare FPL points. - Bees were top notch in all departments and if they’re better away from home than last season, then they should really mount a serious europe charge. - Spurs’ lineup was poor and it showed. Moore should have put a chance away, but his defence was the main issue. The goals and other chances came too easy with Kinsky not helping out either, especially for the 2nd goal. - Ratings attached.
Hull City2 - 0Man UnitedMonths worth of looking forward to the premier league starting and shot straight back down to earth, one of the worst United performances I have seen. Fair play to Hull, back in the premier league so always a game they’d be up for, we just played like it was still a friendly. Here are my takeaways: -We offered absolutely nothing going forward, crossing the ball in non stop to a forward line lacking height, made it so easy for the Hull centre backs to clear and regain their low block shape. -Hull dug in deep and have us very little breathing room to create. Scoring 2 set piece goals and defending really well. Deserving of their win. -Dorgu was shocking in that first half, looked like a giraffe on roller skates. At least Carrick has eyes and took him off at half time. Rashford offered basically nothing though but could keep control of a ball which is at least an improvement. -Tielemens was so wasteful with his passing, frustrating as he was supposed to be the midfielder we have brought in to offer us creativity from deep. -Mbuemo, Cunha and Bruno didn’t do anything. Mbuemo looked brightest as he had a few chances but still so wasteful. -We missed Seskos presence, Cunha is 10x better off the left. -Heaven was getting bullied at times, defence was shocking at set pieces where their 2 goals came from. -From a United point of view, shocking performance but 37 games to go so don’t want to overreact with anything. Have to beat Ipswich next, convincingly. -For Hull, well done. First game back and a huge 3 points on a bid for survival this season. Coventry next so could walk away with 6 points from their first 2 and they’ve shown grit which is needed for a team whose aim is to stay up.
Hull City2 - 0Man United- Mauled by the Tigers - Hull brilliant in the first half and defended brilliantly from then on out. - United completely toothless and embarrassing to concede from 2 set pieces. - 2 goals coming from Hull’s centre backs but thought the best of the 3 was the one without the goal John Egan who defended brilliantly MOTM for me.
Hull CityHull City2 - 0Man United- Wasn’t that locked in on the game but Hull definitely deserved the win. Started the game bravely and put themselves in a position to play a low block second half, United toothless going forward. - From what I watched, I’d have said Mendy but noticed United poor performances more so. Dorgu awful first half and thought the whole front line was out of ideas all game. - Ratings attached but likely to be not as accurate.
Arsenal3 - 0Coventry
- Arsenal showed their quality early on in the game and proved they are levels above Coventry - Dull second half after the third goal as Arsenal just comfortably saw it out - As for Coventry starts to premier league life do not get much harder and I wouldn’t take too much from their performance. - Simms especially struggled and awoniyi was a large improvement when he came on so expect him to start vs Hull - Arsenals left hand side looked frightening with Tzolis and Calafiori - Once again the team to beat
ArsenalArsenal3 - 0Coventry
Arsenal dominant throughout and Coventry barely had a sniff. Tzolis looked dangerous and direct as per, as well as Calafiori and White offering a lot from both flanks. Simms will not be starting a premier league game again unless Awoniyi gets injured. Couldn’t trap the ball at all. Big money signing Yirenki looked like a bull in a china shop and Thomas was the only decent performer. Who looks like a proper old school centre half, stuck his body on the line numerous times.
ArsenalArsenal3 - 0Coventry- Was an enjoyable watch with not much hope pending on Cov. Arsenal needed to start the game strongly and they did, an early goal allowed them to control the game and ultimately manage/rest for the final half hour. - Tzolis sole standout but HM specifically to White and Calafiori who pinned the Cov wingers back all game and didn’t let them break much at all. - Cov game plan depended on Simms and he was pants, hard game to play granted but gave nothing to the midfielders all game. - Player ratings attached.