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(17-01-2026, 08:32 PM)wassy04 Wrote: Might've got away with one for that handball, no idea what he was doing. Take the point though, thought we played well albeit with very little attacking threat.
I'm not sure how it's possible to move forward without bringing his arm down and round. He can't be expected to put it behind his back and turn and run forward.
Great point.
The problem is we can't defend like that against teams in the bottom half.
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(17-01-2026, 08:42 PM)Trailer Park Tom Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:32 PM)wassy04 Wrote: Might've got away with one for that handball, no idea what he was doing. Take the point though, thought we played well albeit with very little attacking threat.
I'm not sure how it's possible to move forward without bringing his arm down and round. He can't be expected to put it behind his back and turn and run forward.
Great point.
The problem is we can't defend like that against teams in the bottom half.
not only that i think the movement came from Anderson behind him- it pushed his arm forward
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(17-01-2026, 08:42 PM)Trailer Park Tom Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:32 PM)wassy04 Wrote: Might've got away with one for that handball, no idea what he was doing. Take the point though, thought we played well albeit with very little attacking threat.
I'm not sure how it's possible to move forward without bringing his arm down and round. He can't be expected to put it behind his back and turn and run forward.
Great point.
The problem is we can't defend like that against teams in the bottom half.
Also Anderson was right behind him so was pushed forward slightly due to the momentum
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(17-01-2026, 08:55 PM)Huddersz Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:42 PM)Trailer Park Tom Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:32 PM)wassy04 Wrote: Might've got away with one for that handball, no idea what he was doing. Take the point though, thought we played well albeit with very little attacking threat.
I'm not sure how it's possible to move forward without bringing his arm down and round. He can't be expected to put it behind his back and turn and run forward.
Great point.
The problem is we can't defend like that against teams in the bottom half.
Also Anderson was right behind him so was pushed forward slightly due to the momentum
There was a shove from the Arsenal player too and the ball goes out of play anyway
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(17-01-2026, 08:59 PM)RyanR Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:55 PM)Huddersz Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:42 PM)Trailer Park Tom Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:32 PM)wassy04 Wrote: Might've got away with one for that handball, no idea what he was doing. Take the point though, thought we played well albeit with very little attacking threat.
I'm not sure how it's possible to move forward without bringing his arm down and round. He can't be expected to put it behind his back and turn and run forward.
Great point.
The problem is we can't defend like that against teams in the bottom half.
Also Anderson was right behind him so was pushed forward slightly due to the momentum
There was a shove from the Arsenal player too and the ball goes out of play anyway
Still wondering how Timber didn’t get a second yellow for blatently pulling Anderson back and making no attempt to win the ball.
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Great result that.
Nice to see Anderson perform at the level expected.
Some cracking saves from Sels too.
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Good performance taking tonight in isolation, albeit again we don’t have anything going forward. I was hopeful for tonight if we could avoid conceding from set pieces partly because I’ve been bored to death by Arsenal’s football too many times, but importantly our players have had a break from the tough fixture schedule.
This will be important going forward. We start February with Palace, Leeds and Wolves. With the European schedule can we keep our players fresh?
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(17-01-2026, 09:04 PM)Username Wrote: Great result that.
Nice to see Anderson perform at the level expected.
Some cracking saves from Sels too.
Anderson my MOTM. We all know he was overplayed until his level dropped. Now he’s had a short break it’s important to keep him fresh. We MUST rotate the squad.
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(17-01-2026, 09:01 PM)BomberBowyer Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:59 PM)RyanR Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:55 PM)Huddersz Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:42 PM)Trailer Park Tom Wrote: (17-01-2026, 08:32 PM)wassy04 Wrote: Might've got away with one for that handball, no idea what he was doing. Take the point though, thought we played well albeit with very little attacking threat.
I'm not sure how it's possible to move forward without bringing his arm down and round. He can't be expected to put it behind his back and turn and run forward.
Great point.
The problem is we can't defend like that against teams in the bottom half.
Also Anderson was right behind him so was pushed forward slightly due to the momentum
There was a shove from the Arsenal player too and the ball goes out of play anyway
Still wondering how Timber didn’t get a second yellow for blatently pulling Anderson back and making no attempt to win the ball.
Definitely. The diving from Saka and Merino was horrible to watch too. They’ll probably win the league, but the football they play is awful. I couldn’t watch that every week
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Very pleased with the performance today.
It was like stepping back to last season.
Panic on the streets of London
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This is the minimum every game. We need some bodies in ideally this week.
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(17-01-2026, 09:19 PM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Very pleased with the performance today.
It was like stepping back to last season.
Agreed. Sels back on form and the backline were confident and composed. Just needed Woody up top really!
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