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Posted over 8 years ago by Markymarkswe

I'd say give the ones who played in Zagreb a chance to make it right!

Debuchy and Gibbs needs playing time to be able to challenge Monreal and Bellerin!

TopTopQuality 2,753 pts
Posted over 8 years ago by TopTopQuality

Yes, Ozil was the reason we conceded 3 goals

Well, partly yes, because he has ZERO defensive contribution. But the main problem with him is that he slows down the attack, always passes sideways and can't score. His main strength has always been considered his through balls but now he hasn't even got that. Literally waste of space.

Mate Kiddleton 1,512 pts
Posted over 8 years ago by Mate Kiddleton

The thing is I thought we were playing quite decently, some of the play to get the ball out of our own half was quite excellent. And then a howler from Ospina, an own goal from Ox, and the whole defence going to sleep straight after we had equalised... atrocious defense. I could forgive the goalkeeping error, but the concentration levels for the third goal are inexcusable.

Ix Techau Evil Mastermind 14,278 pts
Posted over 8 years ago by Ix Techau

Well, partly yes, because he has ZERO defensive contribution.

You can't seriously be blaming Özil for a 2-3 defeat against Olympiacos. Can you not see how unrealistic an assessment that is? Özil wasn't exactly great tonight, but he had nothing to do with any of the goals we conceded. Even if he ran around the pitch as much as Sanchez tonight, we still would have conceded those goals. Two of them were from set-pieces, the third from a defensive error.

Ix Techau Evil Mastermind 14,278 pts
Posted over 8 years ago by Ix Techau

The thing is I thought we were playing quite decently, some of the play to get the ball out of our own half was quite excellent. And then a howler from Ospina, an own goal from Ox, and the whole defence going to sleep straight after we had equalised... atrocious defense. I could forgive the goalkeeping error, but the concentration levels for the third goal are inexcusable.

To be fair, we were desperately pushing for a goal at that stage and had just scored one, so it's understandable why concentration had dipped temporarily. Also, Koscielny had just come off and Mertesacker/Gabriel were still adapting to the change. I find the Ospina error way worse than the third goal.

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