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Last time Arsenal put up 2.0xG in a Premier League game was 5-1 vs Palace in December

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Bergvall looks so much more assured/comfortable than he did earlier in the season

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Watched three of Real Madrid's recent games now, am I right in saying Ancelotti has introduced a lot more rigidity into the system? - Vinicius hugging the left - Rodrygo inside Fwd, with Vasquez holding width - Mbappe linking up on both sides

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Feel like Liverpool need to sort out the fact Doku + Savinho are isolated almost completely 1v1 vs FBs, and KDB is able to ping channel balls under little pressure rn

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Watching back Celtic's games against Bayern, and increasingly becoming convinced that Cameron Carter-Vickers might be the best centre-back outside of the top five leagues. Hilarious that Bayern Munich are the side with Eric Dier.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Rough thoughts: — By his standards, not his season. Has fallen short of expectations, rather than surpassed them as he tends to. — Still been one of our better players, which isn’t a high bar but important to note given the specific scrutinisation of him. Fans are more sympathetic to our other stars

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

Okay, the more I watch Southampton the more I become convinced that Mateus Fernandes is one of the most underrated players in the Premier League. He's only got 3 G/A but that's from an expected total of 5.0, AND he's played across midfield + forward line. He's only 20 years old

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Beto's neck muscles must be fckn crazy

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Don't generally say this about players but think Zirkzee has been really poor this half

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Currently watching Southampton blow their lead vs Newcastle in the 1-3 defeat, and the main takeaway so far is that good ideas are being let down in moments by individuals. Take this decent press let down by Onuachu 🧵

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Signing Angel Gomes on a free feels like a pretty low-risk high-potential-success move (yes even considering his weak physicality)

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Thoughts on | Raffaele Palladino's Fiorentina 🟣 I'd heard a lot of good things about sixth-placed Fiorentina before watching them; they're on track to finish in their highest position in 5 years. Let this serve as a summary on their tactics and Palladino as a manager!

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I still find PSG far too disorganised in midfield without the ball. It's a tradeoff from their flexibility with it - which is awesome to watch - but it still does make you worry.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment