Our final touch today shows how much we miss Bowen....Kudus is such a waster, something is so off with him this season compared to last, we have played some decent forward play at times, but wow, that final touch is simply championship quality...Defending, both times for their goals, Coufal taken for a ride, aided by some poor judgement from Areola...and the rest is history..Oh well.....Let's see if we can improve in the 2nd half, 1 bright spark, Summerville.
7 shots for us, not 1 on target, yet again.....When you play top teams, you have to take a chance or 2, but not 1 even on target, that's so, so bad....
For sure, really we need 2, as Areola isn't good enough to be first choice, and is too well paid to be second choice. Next season Fabianski shouldn't even be second choice, but, knowing us, we'll offer him another year as we'll already need loads of new faces to come in.
That is why I would like to see Ings. Up top alongside him, someone who is also a bit of an old fashioned forward minded player who could possibly form an understanding with him
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Now they just have to learn to score.
Areola poor as well.
We flatter to deceive, can’t hit the target & our defending is woeful & has shown no signs of getting better
Defensive errors cost us a lot as although we have actually played well - to come back from two down against City is a big ask
Our defending is embarrassing & not fit for this level & we have no clinical edge when we attack, completely wasteful.
Some nice, ‘fluffy’ stuff between boxes but that’s it.
Thought we've played well, the 1st goal was horrible and the 2nd was a error (again) by Areola
Deffo need a new keeper