Really strange game by Wilshere, his dribbling, flicks and general movement were excellent, but his passing was truly ABYSMAL, and that is being exceedingly kind to him. At least 5 times minimum he gave the ball away in midfield, and I'm not talking difficult passes under pressure when not in full control of the ball, seriously it was like watching Salif Diao or something, I I'd be amazed if our pass completion rate was more than low-80s in the first half.
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Our passing was horrific in the first half, much improved the second... theirs didn't improve and was probably worse than ours in the first half.... just.
It wasn't a very high quality game, I know I know, its just Coventry, but it was winning with a crisp passing, good movement and good goals. We won, pretty easily as well, against dire opposition, but we didn't look very good doing it. The whole team seemed to need to warm up, not disimilar to the Reading cup game where we were just woeful in the first half and about 3/4's of the team appeared to be different players entirely from half time onwards.
Pass completion rate itself doesn't bother me, if your defence is solid then give the ball away, you get it back and try again. I prefer trying better more difficult passes and failing than passing around midfield. But with our defence, a better team would have probably punished us heavily in the first half. This is the overall worrying thing, our losses haven't been the exception, great play in every game but a few poor performances, its mediocre performances in general, the odd good performance, and too many easily exploitable ones... its why I can't really see where our season can turn around. Will out defence improve throughout the season... nope, can Giroud/Podolski, a little, they haven't been bad, Wilshire will get form and do even better, but as he's already one of our best performers with barely any form, its elsewhere in the squad we need improvement, and I can't see where it will come from.
It wasn't a very high quality game, I know I know, its just Coventry, but it was winning with a crisp passing, good movement and good goals. We won, pretty easily as well, against dire opposition, but we didn't look very good doing it. The whole team seemed to need to warm up, not disimilar to the Reading cup game where we were just woeful in the first half and about 3/4's of the team appeared to be different players entirely from half time onwards.
Pass completion rate itself doesn't bother me, if your defence is solid then give the ball away, you get it back and try again. I prefer trying better more difficult passes and failing than passing around midfield. But with our defence, a better team would have probably punished us heavily in the first half. This is the overall worrying thing, our losses haven't been the exception, great play in every game but a few poor performances, its mediocre performances in general, the odd good performance, and too many easily exploitable ones... its why I can't really see where our season can turn around. Will out defence improve throughout the season... nope, can Giroud/Podolski, a little, they haven't been bad, Wilshire will get form and do even better, but as he's already one of our best performers with barely any form, its elsewhere in the squad we need improvement, and I can't see where it will come from.
Crosses into Dzeko? strange really though most managers would have replaced a defender with 15mins to go, perhaps he wanted to preserve the 1-1 draw with RM for his CV when he gets sacked.
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They got fined for racist chanting as well at the Lane in Sept. I doubt much will be done. Ofcourse if it was us/any other team we would get banned/huge fine/thrown out.
To be honest your post makes it sound tame to how it actually appears to have gone down. Apparently around 40 men with face masks, helmets and iron bars stormed the bar where Spurs fans were drinking. I find it incomprehensible that this kind of thing can still go on in what we perceive to be a developed country.
An y country who consents robe ran by Berlusvoni is not a developed nation
As above if this was UK we would be kicked out of all competitions and the rest.
An y country who consents robe ran by Berlusvoni is not a developed nation
You're in the pub early!
Dear me I just re-read that now!
Was typing while on a boring conference call
Not to worry though, be in the pub for 5
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Italians hate English fans it is always hostile in the stadiums in Italy whenever English fans go over.
Pruned that sentence a bit for you.
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EDIT - Perhaps i worded it wrong, Italians hate the English fans so (Italians show hostility towards English fans in the stadiums) i wasn't inclining the English fans are responsible for the hostility. Italians just always show hostility towards English fans.
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An y country who consents robe ran by Berlusvoni is not a developed nation
As above if this was UK we would be kicked out of all competitions and the rest.
If an English team did it in Europe they'd be kicked out. Always trouble when English teams go to Italy, goes largely unreported by English press too and never a whisper from UEFA or Fifa
Ah k, i was just saying that i think there is still loads of hostility between italian fans let alone when introducing english fans into it.
Anzhi are 2-0 up with around 10 minutes to go. Barring a miraculous comeback from Udinese, a win tonight for us will send us through.
edit: and unfortunately it's not a surprise to read about the attack on Spurs fans. Whenever an English side travels to Rome or the south of Italy, this happens.
edit: and unfortunately it's not a surprise to read about the attack on Spurs fans. Whenever an English side travels to Rome or the south of Italy, this happens.
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