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Only Chelsea fans could look at a player like Reece James and claim hes a noose around the neck, the f**k is wrong with you people. Hes in the middle of the park because we have no one else to play that role, he is one of the best RB`s in the league and should be played there, but currently hes having to fill a role for his manager. Honestly, this forum lately has lost its collective minds.

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Just play a back 4 with Lacroix and Colwill partnering each other. Hato is better as a LB rather than a wing back too

Arsenal sh*thoused the Prem last season and got to the Champions League final. We lost by 1 away from home. If Gabriel had been deservedly sent off, if JP was half a centimetre longer, if the referee used his eyes and was competent. We get out with at least a point. Yes, we could’ve/should’ve signed a CM this window, but then this was the seasons ‘biggest task’ and we did OK. Everyone hitting the panic button and acting like the skies falling down. Let’s see how we do against Leeds midweek and go from there.

I said tell me what he does well, that isn't just some iteration of work rate and your answer is he runs quick. Give me a border collie, a 12 pack of dog chews and 12 weeks and i'll give you a better footballer.

I still can’t get over the PGMOL bullsh*t

On the back of this season, fully agree with this. He's been disappointing in the last two games, an important cog but not crucial to Bournemouth. Rogers, Rice, Anderson were clearly the best player in their team. He could have taken the game by the scruff of the neck against Newcastle, but really didn't. Wharton also hasn't had the greatest start to the season.

I partially agree, but I don't agree that possession = control. In fact, the ability to deliberately cede possession is what stopped Fulham and Brighton from being able to defend deep and counter-attack in their preferred style, and against many (if not most) of the teams in the league it will solve our problem against low block defences. We need to be able to do both, and at will. PSG really set the standard for this last season. In our game they absorbed our best 20-30 minutes and then absolutely flattened us but crucially, they didn't give up any big chances in that 20-30min period. Half-chances and possession yes, but that made the killer blows from Kvaratskhelia et al worse.

Only looks stupid because we've wasted millions window after window.

I disagree. Their substitutions had exactly that in mind, withdrawing the likes of Havertz and Odegard at a time that they were both clicking. It's just they also have a deeper bench than we do at the moment

Everyone seaaon under BlueCo we suffer a glaring squad weakness despite spending millions. It's like sealing an air bubble and another pops up somewhere else.

I think Jordan Henderson might be a better option in midfield than Reece James. I am a Reece James fan and i dislike 'Hendo' but hey ho i think its worth a try. Sadly, this might play out when Reece has his next injury lapse.

The end is not a positive mate, it just shows how far our standards have dropped in to the bin. We are now where Wenger put the Arsenal fans.

We dont seem to control possession under Alonso, we have our moments and some very good moments but not control. Against medium quality teams that might be enough but against top teams its less likely to work. Alonso likes wingbacks and as such i can see the squad being unbalanced, not as previously but with the lack of use of say Estevao and whenever Caicedo is absent we look odd. A luxury of riches going forward, average midfield and a defence under construction with many options. I hope Alonso lasts a while, at least one full season maybe two or we are going to be looking at more squad churning and at an increasing rate, i dont fancy the return of the bomb squad. On a positive note I think we can improve on last years 10th position and should be able to challenge for a Champions League spot ( 4 or 5? ).

Seems to be a common theme with our managers.

Alonso is too conservative with his subs. Estevao needs to be coming on at 60/65 mins for whichever of Palmer, Pedro or Rogers is not performing. Pedro let the other two down today. Anonymous performance.

For me, it was very similar to Fulham/Brighton. Too easy for our opp to find space in front of our backline. This is not just midfielder issue though. Offensively, arse is probably the best defensive team in the world right now so yeah it was a struggle.

It does relate to us unfortunately, in the sense that Clearlake's non-Chelsea investments follow the same business model. Clearlake isn't investing in big name companies, it is investing in those smaller brands and trying to flip them to other PE for a (relatively) quick buck. It's a house of cards because it's built on the fallacy of perpetual growth. Chelsea is a different investment, it is relatively safe and it is likely an asset they can borrow against to fund other operations.

If that's his thinking then he is wrong, we are conceding chances at the back post not the centre.

He lacks acceleration. It's a big reason why he struggles to beat defenders on the dribble. He is very quick when running on to balls or covering ground but he lacks the quickness and sharpness of top level attackers.

True. Never would have happened in the time of JT, Lamps, Drogba, Cahill etc. What does that say about this current team?

Martin Odegaard keeps winning games for this sorry incarnation of an Arsenal team, and yet people here are doubting whether we should trust in a player of Reece James' calibre post-injury.

Scored a cracker yesterday and was generally a threat all game. Has very good physique too. Good to see him get a vote of confidence from the manager and with Ndiaye leaving, he will get a lot of game time this season. Pleased for him.

Yeah, feel his pace means something as well.. That quick acceleration if applied more intelligently will certainly bring benefit.

Steve Wicks heads the ball clear watched by team-mates Ray Lewington and Ray Wilkins. Birmingham City away on 23rd Sept 1978 at St Andrews. A 1-1 draw.