GWT: EPL - Matchweek 33

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Spurs have double Arsenal's GA despite some of the best keeping in the league. A very large part of that is down to play style, midfield defensive support, and fullbacks.

But it's definitely not entirely down to that.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Haaland sucks and somehow it works out for him.

 

[Savant]

He’s in better form, but he’s absolutely not better overall.

Haaland this year is basically having the season that I thought he would have last year. The real Haaland is probably somewhere in the middle. Last year he was obviously nuclear. This year the expectations were probably a bit unfairly high, but he’s still the best 9 in the league

 

[GeoRox89]

That was one of the dumbest self inflicted sequences I’ve ever seen not end up in the back of the net

 

[HeHateMeFrisbee]

Welp sure am glad I woke up early to watch that debacle...Newcastle did nothing special, we were just not able to cope with a long ball. Two f*** ups to withing a few minutes of each other didnt help either. Very concerning that we had a week to prepare and that was what we came up with...

 

[robertmac43]

Burnley have ripped open Brighton a couple times this game. We are lucky to be level at the break.

 

[KJS14]

Spurs have double Arsenal's GA despite some of the best keeping in the league. A very large part of that is down to play style, midfield defensive support, and fullbacks.

But it's definitely not entirely down to that.

I heard on a podcast that Spurs have 2.5x more xGA than Arsenal. Clearly that's not because Saliba and Gabriel are outstanding while playing one of the highest presses in Europe, but rather because they are insulated by their teammates.

The funniest part is that it's not even Spurs fans with outlandish takes - it's two Barca fans that think Romero is god's gift to this world.

 

[cgf]

Haaland this year is basically having the season that I thought he would have last year. The real Haaland is probably somewhere in the middle. Last year he was obviously nuclear. This year the expectations were probably a bit unfairly high, but he’s still the best 9 in the league

Last season's Haaland was the same Haaland he had been the previous couple of years in Dortmund & Salzburg...a little development, a better supporting cast, and worse defenses to feast on, but he had been nuclear for years.

Haven't seen much of him this year, but he hasn't looked nearly as focused since reaching the mountaintop, in what I have.

 

[bluesfan94]

well Romero>Gabriel>Van de Ven>Saliba so yeah? The Arsenal pair are lucky their fullbacks aren't actually wingbacks so they get much better protection.

The streak continues!

 

[erikhamren]

Muric omg, poor guy

 

[al secord]

Schade's first touch since September was a brilliant one

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I heard on a podcast that Spurs have 2.5x more xGA than Arsenal. Clearly that's not because Saliba and Gabriel are outstanding while playing one of the highest presses in Europe, but rather because they are insulated by their teammates.

The funniest part is that it's not even Spurs fans with outlandish takes - it's two Barca fans that think Romero is god's gift to this world.

Yeah it’s even more striking when you look at the expected. Arsenal have bad keeping which has inflated their GA, and Spurs have arguably league-best keeping deflating theirs.

 

[GeoRox89]

Ship Nuno Tavares to the moon already

 

[Jussi]

Really waterlogged pitch at Bournemouth. Apparently an extra 4 minutes was spent watering that side. Of course it's the one United are attacking.

Oh, poor Willy...

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Really waterlogged pitch at Bournemouth. Apparently an extra 4 minutes was spent watering that side. Of course it's the one United are attacking.

Oh, poor Willy...

Didn't affect Garnacho making an absolutely shite pass on a fast break, and then giving the ball away that led to the goal.

He's still too raw to be entrenched as a regular in the lineup, but ETH hates squad rotation unless he's forced to do it.

 

[Jussi]

Didn't affect Garnacho making an absolutely shite pass on a fast break, and then giving the ball away that led to the goal.

He's still too raw to be entrenched as a regular in the lineup, but ETH hates squad rotation unless he's forced to do it.

That happened on United's own side of the pitch.

There's not much options for Garnacho.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

This week's excuse from Jussi is water on the pitch?

 

[Jussi]

BRUNO!

 

[Jussi]

Oh ffs Dalot...

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

There's not much options for Garnacho.

His option was don't spaz with the ball.

 

[Jussi]

RedCafe quote:

I've seen less space in an episode of Star Trek

 

[Venkman]

Should be 3 or 4. Bournemouth very good. United awful.

Garnacho and Dalot have been terrible.

 

[Jussi]

Should be 3 or 4. Bournemouth very good. United awful.

Garnacho and Dalot have been terrible.

Not Dalot really but Bournemouth exploited Willy's inexperience quite heavily.

Garnacho is off, Diallo on.

Dalot and AWB switched sides I guess?

 

[Jussi]

Perfect slide tackle by AWB = free kick to Bournemouth.

 

[Jussi]

That's a hard penalty even as a United fan.

BRUNO! 30 for 34 from penalties as a United player.