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Totally Unofficial 2023/24 Premier League Thread

Excellent goal from West Ham. Good defensive stop in the mid, get attackers forward and ball out wide, and Bowen puts his body in danger to score a brilliant header. Well played by them.
 
pretty pleased so far. a little sloppy playing out of the back. Bissouma in particular has looked a but more wobbly than usual. Van de Ven looks so much more composed every game.

only allowed the one shot from Arsenal. Really like where this team is headed, regardless of outcome today
 
Should have been up 2-0, but how poor we were for the last 5-10 minutes of that half means 1-1 is fair. Every 50/50 bounce of the ball seems to be falling to a Spurs player so hopefully that evens out in the second half.

Just be more clinical and this should be 3 points.
 
I don't understand the commitment to playing out of the back, at least when the opposition press is set. Why would you voluntarily play passes around your own box without much of a numerical advantage? Does the value of possession in your own 1/8th of the pitch outweigh the risk of being dispossessed? In those situations why not boot it long and press them in their half? Save playing from the back for transitional or quick starts when the oppo press isn't ready.
 
ipitytheblue said:
I don't understand the commitment to playing out of the back, at least when the opposition press is set. Why would you voluntarily play passes around your own box without much of a numerical advantage? Does the value of possession in your own 1/8th of the pitch outweigh the risk of being dispossessed? In those situations why not boot it long and press them in their half? Save playing from the back for transitional or quick starts when the oppo press isn't ready.
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Especially against a team with pacy attackers, who like to press and who get stuck in. Just asking for trouble.
 
Poor all around, if we even want to sniff a real title challenge this season we have to be better.
 
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