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matthau Flag South Croydon 30 Jan 18 7.35pm Send a Private Message to matthau Add matthau as a friend

I think Roy has changed how we play now, I do not feel we are a total counter attacking team at all anymore.

If you agree with this, do you prefer our new style? or do you miss the old days of Bolasie and Wilf running down the wings at 100mph after the opposition fluff up a corner?

 
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AshfordEagle94 Flag Canterbury 30 Jan 18 7.37pm Send a Private Message to AshfordEagle94 Add AshfordEagle94 as a friend

I would agree that we're trying not to be, however I think with our current players we're most effective on the counter. We just don't have the creativity to try and play

 
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mattteo Flag 30 Jan 18 9.17pm Send a Private Message to mattteo Add mattteo as a friend

Depends on the opponent, but mainly yes. The only teams which counter attack even when playing Palace are West Brom, Burnley, Bournemouth and Huddersfield. Maybe Leicester too.

You can't really play possession football against top 6 teams or Everton, Southampton or Swansea, sides with this type of football.
But...if the opponent's squad is trimmed with injuries, like West Ham's is right now, you could dominate the game

Edited by mattteo (30 Jan 2018 9.18pm)

 
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Holmesdale 1989 Flag 30 Jan 18 10.14pm Send a Private Message to Holmesdale 1989 Add Holmesdale 1989 as a friend

With 60% tonight we can take a game to an opponent. I like Roy!!

 
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rikz Flag Croydon 30 Jan 18 10.30pm Send a Private Message to rikz Add rikz as a friend

Nowhere near as exciting to watch as when we had 20% possession a game and would just watch bolasie and zaha bomb down the wing as soon as we got the ball but we're by far a much better football team and we do play decent football. Think we could be a bit more direct tho far to often we do the old arsenal trick of knocking it around the box from one side to the other. Tonight's goal showed exactly where our strengths lay.

 
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dreamwaverider Flag London 30 Jan 18 10.53pm Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

Originally posted by rikz

Nowhere near as exciting to watch as when we had 20% possession a game and would just watch bolasie and zaha bomb down the wing as soon as we got the ball but we're by far a much better football team and we do play decent football. Think we could be a bit more direct tho far to often we do the old arsenal trick of knocking it around the box from one side to the other. Tonight's goal showed exactly where our strengths lay.

Good post. We had so much possession in their half in the second half but lacked any penetration.
We were dynamite till Sako got done.

 
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Brinscall Eagle Flag Brinscall Lancashire/ Villamartin ... 30 Jan 18 11.01pm

Originally posted by rikz

Nowhere near as exciting to watch as when we had 20% possession a game and would just watch bolasie and zaha bomb down the wing as soon as we got the ball but we're by far a much better football team and we do play decent football. Think we could be a bit more direct tho far to often we do the old arsenal trick of knocking it around the box from one side to the other. Tonight's goal showed exactly where our strengths lay.

I thinknSwansea had 20% possession and scored 3 against the Arse!

 
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Nobbybm Flag Dartford 31 Jan 18 12.07am Send a Private Message to Nobbybm Add Nobbybm as a friend

Originally posted by mattteo

Depends on the opponent, but mainly yes. The only teams which counter attack even when playing Palace are West Brom, Burnley, Bournemouth and Huddersfield. Maybe Leicester too.

You can't really play possession football against top 6 teams or Everton, Southampton or Swansea, sides with this type of football.
But...if the opponent's squad is trimmed with injuries, like West Ham's is right now, you could dominate the game

Edited by mattteo (30 Jan 2018 9.18pm)

Yep. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Moyes’ tactics for tonight’s game included letting us have the ball & putting 10 men behind it. We struggle to open up sides like that, especially with RLC missing.

 

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mattteo Flag 31 Jan 18 11.27am Send a Private Message to mattteo Add mattteo as a friend

Originally posted by Nobbybm

Yep. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Moyes’ tactics for tonight’s game included letting us have the ball & putting 10 men behind it. We struggle to open up sides like that, especially with RLC missing.

Yeah....about that....I don't think Moyes actually has any tactics...like ever..... )))

 
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spartakev2 Flag Anerley 31 Jan 18 11.30am Send a Private Message to spartakev2 Add spartakev2 as a friend

Originally posted by Brinscall Eagle

I thinknSwansea had 20% possession and scored 3 against the Arse!

They were gifted 2 of those...arsenal never play like that against us..

 
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