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football thread 13/14 |ot12| last roll of the dive

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Wes

venison crêpe
Poor Villa, chasing the ball is never fun.

We're getting really good at it with all the practice we've been getting the past 6 weeks.

Poor Baker. Welp that's our formation blown apart after 15 minutes. Lowton will have to play centre back with Bacuna at Right WingBack. Giroud will just sit on Lowton all day.
 

Ushojax

Should probably not trust the 7-11 security cameras quite so much
Strange one, seemed a bog-standard ball to face.

Safety first obviously.
 

FootballFan

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I think if West Ham can survive some of this early pressure, then a chance or two will come their way. Then it of course it is up to their strikers to take advantage of those opportunities.

West Ham has to be a bit braver in regards to their defensive shape, in that playing too far back in your own half is not something you should be too comfortable in doing against a possession style squad such as Arsenal. Sometimes catching them up the pitch and regaining possession will increase the possibility of creating a favourable situation in attack.

So, the 1-7 scoreline seems less probable at this point in time.
 
Even before this obvious example, Gnabry would probably be the player I'd least like to get struck with a ball by. Those shots always come out of him so rapidly and dangerous. Hopefully this sort of thing doesn't play on his mind.
 

wedward

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I think if West Ham can survive some of this early pressure, that a chance or two will come their way. Then it of course it is up to their strikers to take advantage of those opportunities.

West Ham has to be a bit braver in regards to their defensive shape, in that playing too far back in your own half is not something you should be too comfortable in doing against a possession style squad such as Arsenal. Sometimes catching them up the pitch and regaining possession will increase the possibility of creating a favourable situation in attack.

So, the 1-7 scoreline seems less probable at this point in time.

You have killed the joke. Stop.
 

Yen

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I think if West Ham can survive some of this early pressure, that a chance or two will come their way. Then it of course it is up to their strikers to take advantage of those opportunities.

West Ham has to be a bit braver in regards to their defensive shape, in that playing too far back in your own half is not something you should be too comfortable in doing against a possession style squad such as Arsenal. Sometimes catching them up the pitch and regaining possession will increase the possibility of creating a favourable situation in attack.

So, the 1-7 scoreline seems less probable at this point in time.
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Meier

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Benteke's little "flicked on" headers are a thing of beauty. If El Ahomady (sp) had scored that little chipped (if you will) ball, that would have been in the top 10 goals of the season thus far IMO.
 

bud

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gnabry looking snappy.

passing game's looking slightly better than usual although that is probably more due to villa's defensive tactics.
 
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