Saka and Partey MotM Ratings v Villa

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2022:03:25:16:43:37 by Padre Pio.

Good marks.

Thought Tierney did well.
Odegaard was pretty average again.
Lacazette Worked hard again and should have passed to Odegaard.

A good performance and vital 3 points going into the international break.
At least some will get a break.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2022:03:20:14:17:27 by Boston Gooner.

Lacazette looked like an ageing striker who had played 3 games in 6 days.

I also thought Tierney was good but Partey was the star of the show. His fitness is pivotal to this teams success.

Agree with the subs, Pepe was awful and Nketiah didn’t look like he was trying,

There's 4 or 5 players in that squad yesterday who will hopefully not be next season.
I'm including Lacazette in that 4 or 5.
OK with him stopping as squad player for less money.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

Generally, agree with GS scores. I was screaming at Laca when he didn't pass to the open Odegaard. I think he was desperate to score as he has been criticised for that. Everyone has been saying his assists and contributions have been great but a striker is judged on the goals he scores. Still, he should not put himself over the team's needs.

Nketiah looked disinterested when he came on. Think he's gone.

In our case this season Lacazette the striker is not judged on the goals.
We no he isn't a top class striker and will need replacing.

His involvement in the team is what he is there for.
Experience etc.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

^He's also had to adapt from being the no.9 fox in the box to having to hold the ball up to bring our creative players into the game. He's now playing a more Firminho false 9 and hasn't done badly in that regard as it's a sacrifice for the good of the team.

Whatever fans think of Laca one thing is certain, if he gets injured we are royally screwed unless we change tactic because Martinelli can't play that role and Nketiah is f.ucking terrible.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

- Albert Einstein

Absolutely agree Booty, if Lacca was younger he might have picked up a few more goals from his new position, but he is very important to the team overall. One problem, and he has always had it with us, is he cant last the full 90 because he has to put so much into what he is doing

"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.