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PREMIER LEAGUE: ROUND 29 (Tue/Wed/Thu)
PREMIER LEAGUE: ROUND 29 (Tue/Wed/Thu)
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There is only ONE sensible solution. Stop the clock!
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31.4 seconds average to get the ball back in, 195 times a team has taken longer than that on average. Boring to watch. Hurzeler's total head loss much more entertaining.
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Lol, is this the latest moan about Arsenal now?
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I guess there is so much noise because Arsenal are challenging for the title. Also Arsenal take a long time over corners, I'm fairly certain that means for everything else (throw-ins, goal kicks etc) they would probably be mid-table. Having said that I do think the way they are trying to see out games is awful to watch and a regression compared to 2023/24.
For the record, this season: 33.1 Sunderland 32.3 Brentford 31.2 Crystal Palace 30.8 Newcastle 30.4 Leeds 30.2 Arsenal 30.0 Burnley 29.8 Aston Villa 29.8 Tottenham 29.6 Chelsea 29.6 West Ham 29.4 Everton 28.9 Wolves 28.0 Man Utd 27.7 Forest 27.7 Bournemouth 26.7 Fulham 26.6 Man City 26.5 Brighton 25.8 Liverpool |
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One other thing the occurs to me, is Brighton only have themselves to blame for constantly giving away freekicks. 14 fouls on Arsenal players resulting in freekicks yesterday, that inflated restart figures.
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Being ahead by a single goal only for 80+ minutes is the main reason. That and being very poor in possession/Brighton being well set up. If Brighton were ahead that long they'd have been doing the same.
Before the game Arteta said that in the PL this season, all the teams have figured out how to stop the top teams getting into 4v3, 2v1 etc overloads high up the pitch and they are more dangerous on the counter with more athletic players. First time I've heard him give a reason why he plays like Southgate. |
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Fouls were 14-12 and Brighton had 60% possesion
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Brighton gave away a FK and player got booked fouling Saka after a quick throw-in. They also fouled Raya when he was trying to release a ball quickly for a counter.
If you are ahead for 80 mins away from home you generally have less possession and take your time more. It is the same thing reflected in 2 different stats. If Brighton were ahead for 80 mins, Arsenal would have had more possession and Brighton took their time more. |
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If you are hanging on, that's right.
Of course you don't need to win by 2 or 3,but if you get 3 up it's easier to cruise and ball comes back into play more quickly. Arsenal have brought pressure onto themselves by failing to see out games, and respond by more of the same. Brave tactic, but arsenal are so much better in this league that they win league despite negative tactics. They have no duty to entertain, of course, but they'd surely be further clear simply out playing teams. |
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Agree with that. I can only assume that Arteta has been wounded by 3x 2nd places and decided to try and win by closing down matches. He seems to have a blind spot and not realised that Man City and Liverpool are way below their very best this season for some reason. Arsenal of 2023/24 would be out of sight by now, imho.
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