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Arsenal 2:0 Manchester United

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Wed, 4 December 2024 @ 8:15pm GMT
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    I've been pleading with our players to gain some match craft for the last 5 or 6 years. Finally feel like we've gained some match craft now, that was a very experienced and disciplined half of football.
     
    Need to start creating. Good team shape though and hard to break down
     
    Pretty comfortable. Not much going forward, not many scares at the back. Had plenty of the ball, and that's taken the sting out of the game. We need to be more decisive in attacking areas, there's room to play among their defenders if we go for it. Mount has worked hard and done a job, but we've put a lot of emphasis on Garnacho and Holland being our attacking outlet and they haven't produced yet. Can't help but feel Zirkzee and Rashford will get a run out.

    But honestly, can't complain.
     
    Lacking creativity in the final third with Amad on the bench and Bruno playing deep. Solid defensive structure though.
     
    Ok half. 0-0, we managed to make one shot on goal (off target), didn’t concede.

    Onana is of course the best so far (4 crosses claimed, including on 3 corners)
     
    ha_rooney said:
    Good half. We look so much better tactically.

    Front 3 need to be much better though. Wouldn’t surprise me if Mount went off soon.
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    For Rashford so Arsenal can have all the possession?

    Hope he can stay on for some time longer and disrupt them for as long as he can.
     
    Very good defensive performance from us. We've given them very little. We also have no goal threat, but I'll happily take this away against Arsenal.
     
    Patience. The idea is to get to 70 0-0 then make some impact subs. Not sure why some of you are complaining.
     
    Nice to see us set up and the players seemingly know what they are meant to do. That was a really good defensive display I thought.

    Going forward needs some work but Rasmus needs to hold the ball up better at times to bring into play Mount and Garnacho more centrally.
     
    That_Bloke said:
    That's the most striking change. Out with the Hollywood passes, keeps it simple.
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    Very good from him, responsible.

    Been good and boring, very disciplined and some decent periods of possession. Given the scratch nature of the selection the improvement in structural solidity from Ten Hag should be shocking, but isn't because Ten Hag was so disgustingly inept. Actually look like a team with a workable shape with players understanding what they are being asked to do.
     
    I can’t stand that a ref is going to let fouls go all half, then decides to book someone right at the end. Zinchenko holding players every time he’s near them, pushing Garanacho on the ground
     
    WouterWeghorst said:
    Containing them well and they've got quite a scared manager as per usual. United don't want to lose, Arsenal don't seem to want to risk too much for now.
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    We’ll be happy with a draw. Pressure is on them to come out a bit more but they’ll be wary of us on the break
     
    If you’re not seeing this as a massive improvement you don’t really know football. Absolutely more positives than negatives so far. We actually look competitive.
     
    Very good half, I'm impressed by the level of organization. Ruben fecking Amorim
     
    You know I’m really really happy Malacia looks like an actual footballer. Huge improvement from last week.
     
    Hmmm, could this be us managing a game.....
     
    Solid if unspectacular, great teamwork by all of them to keep it disciplined and when was the last time we could really say that?

    Will be interesting to see what Ruben does with the subs in the second half. I don't think Malacia can last 90 minutes so I'd expect Amad to come on & Dalot to switch to the left. I wonder if he'll switch the attack around, Hojlund's done well but he looks a bit isolated when in the box.
     
    Not getting enough players forward when attacking which is understandable. Garnacho not really attacking his man but tbf he has been surrounded by 2/3 players. A good half though.
     
    Good performance overall, the two 10’s need to do better and we can win this. Garnacho working hard and put them on the back-foot at times but also wasting good positions. Mount needs to do a lot more.

    My fear for the second half is Arsenal will resort to cheap tactics to get a red for Malacia or Ugarte, now they got themselves soft yellows.
     
    It’s actually quite refreshing half knowing how we’re going to play now. Love Ruben going at Bruno for not putting the ball in the box. Very disciplined to a man there in that first 45
     
    Defensively disciplined which is a positive. However, we have absolutely no threat going forward. I think Amad and even Rashford (if he has a decent day) would pose more of a threat than Garnacho at least.

    So stupid yellows for Malacia and Ugarte to end the half. Probably the two players you would least want on yellow cards.
     
    Decent half, kept the ball quite well. Could do with being a shade more aggressive in actually creating chances of course.

    Stoke have threatened with their set pieces, but you expect that.
     
    That was a very pleasing half of football away at a big team. Only negative is we haven't carried enough attacking threat.
     
    Not pretty but i'll take a well organized draw where we stifle Arsenal any day over the last couple performances at the Emirates.
     
    Wasn’t expecting us to look so good. More nervous now funnily enough, cause losing, which I kinda expected before kick off, would kinda suck now.
     
    Shark said:
    Best half to a top four team in how long on the road?
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    Yeah I think people complaining don't realise or remember just how fecking terrible we were under ETH away to top 4, hell even top 6 or top 10
     
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Manuel Ugarte image Manuel Ugarte 38% of 198 votes

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Score Predictions

47,107,59
  • Man Utd win
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Detailed Results

  • 16% Arsenal 2:1 Man Utd
  • 15% Arsenal 3:1 Man Utd
  • 14% Arsenal 2:2 Man Utd
  • 12% Arsenal 1:1 Man Utd
  • 11% Arsenal 1:2 Man Utd
  • 8% Arsenal 2:0 Man Utd
  • 3% Arsenal 0:2 Man Utd
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  • 2% Arsenal 0:1 Man Utd
  • 2% Arsenal 3:2 Man Utd
  • 2% Arsenal 2:3 Man Utd
  • 2% Arsenal 4:0 Man Utd
  • 2% Arsenal 1:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 0:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 4:1 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 4:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 2:4 Man Utd
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  • 0% Arsenal 4:4 Man Utd
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Match Stats

  1. Arsenal
  2. Man Utd
Overall Possession
50.4% 49.6%
Shots
14 5
Shots on target
6 2
Shots off target
3 3
Blocked shots
5 0
Total touches in the box
35 6
Goalkeeper saves
2 4
Fouls
12 8
Corners
13 0

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