MOTD Man United vs Arsenal 0-1 Trossard Goal⚽ Ian Wright Full Review | All Reaction Analysis

one0 for Arsenal I guess it has never sounded better than tonight, yes we need a result today in a really difficult place, our history was not very in favor of any result today, there is a lot at stake and we are very happy with the results you were in the right place to score the

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It's not the result you wanted, but is there a big positive difference for you compared to Monday? Yes, it is, but it's still disappointing and I want to win and it doesn't matter who's on the field. We have to win every game and when. you use this bch, you have to give everything and yes, the demand is to win games and again it was an improvised defense, a patched-up defense, how important is it to get the defenders back for these last two crucial games and the cup final? We talked? the whole season and about this you want to have players who have the skills to play there, now we have to play with players there in positions that they are not used to and then it is yes, obviously, they make mistakes, how will you see on Tuesday?

Surely you will, yes, surely. I will see it. I'm going to watch tomorrow's game too, as we always do and we know what we need. I think the feeling after Monday was that today you needed a performance even in defeat. Did you understand that today we have seen that we were very competitive with Arenal, one of the best teams in the league with City and the momentum fighting for the league for the title and we have seen that we were at the same level all over the world? So there we see even when we were missing seven starts 11 plays potential start 11 players we were in the game and we were able to have a result Casemiro has had a difficult few weeks taking a bit of stick, what do you think of his performance today especially? playing out of position again, yes, but he can do that and on Monday, obviously, it was not his night, but there was a bad collective performance and then everyone looks poor, but you can see that he can play there in that position and believe. today he was at the right level, it seemed like maybe he had something to prove as a player, maybe with his pride slightly hurt on Monday, oh absolutely, he's a winner, he hates losing and that's got to bring that to the team too and that's what we expect from him, there were one or two questions about the goal and whether it was too deep, but the way you need defenders to be someone has to drop deep so you can play from the back.

The reason why it was probably a little deeper than the rest of the back, no, it shouldn't be there at that time, that's obvious too and he knows it, but otherwise, as you see, it was a good performance for him. Would you like to see something different on your wedding day? Are any of the injured players likely to return? I want to have the same attitude and that's what we have to learn from the lesson against Palace and as a United player you can do that. You don't play like that, you can't play with this shirt, with this bet, with this attitude, we always need the spirit that we had today, today we had players on the field who assumed responsibility and that is what we also expect from them in each game.

So definitely also on Wednesday night, when the new Costa comes here, any chance of someone coming back, I don't know and we have to be sure too, we also have the Cup final to play in and we can't risk the players . We have to bring players back, but yes, it is obvious that we have a lot of playing problems, especially in the backline, we want to get players back, but we also have to do it with some common sense, well, I guess Martin is the most important thing from Arsenal's point of view. The view is just to get the three points and get out of here, that's all that matters at this stage of the season.

Smash and grab, uh, I think Arsenal were more than that today, a really good professional performance, you know, if you want to be Champion, we don't know if that can happen yet, but you're certainly in the mix, you've got to put in the effort. these types of nights and I thought they were huge, particularly at the back, so you know when you win here it's like you're talking about titles. You certainly don't know my era and maybe we're talking about that this year also for this group and that's why I think after the game Mikel Artetta was so interested in emphasizing the team mentality of him?

Yeah, yeah, I think that's the point maybe. They were questioned last year they didn't have the mentality to go to the last game of the season now they do it it felt like today Mark I was a little nervous at times but no wonder at 1-0 anything can happen make a mistake and you know , the man returns to the game, but I think that overall they deserve to get the three points, that was it, the nerves are understandable, aren't they okay? Of course they are and do you think about the history of this game and I thought it was weighing on the team a little bit, they know they can get the job done in the next ones.

Everton at home put that pressure back on Man City and you could feel that tension tickling in the air and it was a It was a long game for me to see when Arsenal took the lead, I was nervous but I thought the way they were defending those two central defenders was magnificent today and we will attack them in a little while regarding Arsenal. The goal is concerned, look, Casemiro will be hit for being about 20 meters behind the play and you will do that too. I'm sure both, but there's a bigger picture to Arsenal's goal. Well, I look at the preparation.

You know the coach. You probably also have to take some of the blame because you prepare your team, one of the easiest things in training. I think it's your natural preparation because we know that in anal pleasure you have to play from behind, so if he shows, he shows the piece. where it starts, you know he gets the ball back and then you want to see what the setup is. I, Johnny Evans, is the left side centre-half. I'm not 100% sure where Johnny is going, he's moving away to miss the midfield. I mean the buck stops at Doow here now Mark at the end, but I don't think they're prepared at all to play, so Anan has a choice.

Does he leave a little more, perhaps? But he's going to, he's going to. the left back D and he's facing the wrong direction and it's and it's a cheap treat, you know, it's a cheap treat and then that's just the start of things, they come back up, uh, tall like Johnny Evans in the middle, normally you would see a stimulus. gtim Sprint in a sort of left back position and then Casemiro dropped deep now Yan has three options that you can see. I think you can see Ju Bak on the bottom screen aiming to go long because Arsenal pressed at this point and a high press just played into their hands and they lost the ball again and now this is the goal so you see that cir Taken down now by Johnny Evans, in my opinion, should land deep on the left side, he's aiming for Doo and then crosses Amat. and it's a complete disaster at this point now Anan doesn't have many options so what he does goes long they lose the ball and obviously they keep an eye on Casto he's not, we know he's not a central midfielder but at the same time at any level In football , you have to run up and line up with the rest of your back four, so now it's so deep it's sideways for a country mile because Cas isn't around and now we get a look at Juan Basak at the bottom . from the screen also

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at all, he gets a block to try and defend that back post and it's very easy for Arsenal.

Can I give you a theory as a centre-half, Martin, which is that it is irrelevant, isn't it irrelevant whether you are a centre-half or not? If you are, if you are a professional or amateur footballer, you know, if you are that far back you have to go out, it is schoolboy stuff and it is notable that he is not a specialist central defender. We saw it against Crystal Palace last time. That's just not going well. Now there has to be some energy, but there aren't even any of the other defenders urging him to get up. now of course the ball goes back in and then W Baka look it's a terrible defense so they're the basics and that's why we look at ten hacks and say okay what information are you putting together the players that you've had? opportunity to reflect on the palace match where Casemiro is the best player, but he is not a central defender, so change that and I think the importance is the association of their central defenders and Arsenal showed that today, if you have strength in that position, then you have a platform to build on and just before you get there, I don't want to belabor this point, but you surely don't need your manager to tell you to push up.

I mean what happens with that objective. Check also if so. It was the last 10 minutes and I had long legs and I was tired, but it was already 20 minutes into the game, so it's not like I'm tired at that point, it should be Sprint, but I think you said here, you know, at any level of knowledge , desire. wish knowledge come out join your colleagues ENT the box and really very basic even from a central midfielder a defensive midfielder should squeeze the field much of the success of this season has been based on their defense actually yes they are exciting in the future but CRA and Gabrielle have played together 33 times this season, they are rock solid, yes Cela, Arsenal lost this time last year and I think that partnership is really key, they have been immense, absolutely immense, uh, Gabrielle is a kind of very physical player and CBA is that silky player at the back um and every time the ball comes in they cover each other very well it's a real union now look at celba there seeing the danger SRA again look it's Vice as if They will strangle you, they will suffocate you.

The forwards again have bodies around Gabrielle. I think they really enjoy playing together and forming that partnership and it's really starting to look special. This awesome CBA doesn't come off, she drops the sheets around her and looks at how good she is. he deals with it, he's never in danger, you know, safe and he just gets rid of it and, again, here, this to me, this is intervening, this is what's so elegant to see him travel with the ball to Arsenal under a lot of pressure at that time. Again, the same situation they want to move on, they don't want to go back to their goalie and that just releases that pressure and then I think they know there's no way to get over it.

This probably best sums up CA, who I think is one of the He's been one of the players of the year and this look waits, bides his time and then puts his weaker foot on strikes at just the right moment, really brilliant and then Gabrielle too Not to be outdone, look at the way he just hits, yeah. Look, you're both going to know the important defensive partnership established, whether it's in front of you L sh or when you're a part of it And and to me it's like I could, you could call it diamond. I need my goalkeeper behind me. but obviously Dean Rice up front is sniffing around putting out fires.

I thought he was huge too, but they are a platform for Arsenal to build on and they put up that defensive shield that encourages everyone behind the edge of the box ball. the barrier T who could use it here today what's your local river up here CH is the Manchester boat there you go we could understand it's filling up at the moment no we better get out of here quick we might get you throw there on the way out, you never quite know, but he makes a very good point about it, you know Ry has the Golden Glove, obviously the cleanest goal in the Premier League this season, but those two centre-halves are incredible and you mentioned Dean Rice, let's not forget that. the work that he does as well and the one thing you say, man, that they haven't had, is that they've had so many different partnerships this year. 14 different associations and Arsenal, the two main guys at the back have stayed fit and what Martin has just shown.

There's Ro, brilliant, this roof has almost as many leaks as if by magic. I was going to say I wouldn't expect shelter from the roof here at Old Traic, so now it's over to Manchester City in their game against Tottenham and the pressure is back on. them, the pressure is on them of course mates, but they've been there before, they've run the race the last three times, of course, they can make Premier League history one of the four times. Of course, the four-time Premier League champions had never done it before and watching yesterday's game at Fulham they were so in control.

I think he was more nervous than it seemed as the players on the field were just oozing confidence. I just knew the goals would come, I mean, Guardio was brilliant at left back, you know, he scored a couple of goals and you just make it sound like there's no problem, well there's no problem. I feel like he feels like you know I even met some Manchester City fans yesterday on the way todown, it was like they were more nervous because of the fum and then like Fulham was just crushed and now, obviously, the people watching the most difficult game, everyone was saying it was Tottenham, second visitor. last game of the season and can Tottenham do their favors?

Arsenal, a big favor that would be unique if they could do that. I was at Craven Cottage yesterday and they played like champions, but they're not champions. Arsenal are really achieving it. It's very difficult, so it's up to Spurs to see if they can do it. They obviously don't have a hurdle to overcome in the same way that Arsenal did here, so that changes, as Shay says, because they've done it there and they change slightly their M, but also They don't depend on anyone else, they win all their games, they know they are champions, so now we depend on someone else making an ironic mistake, City's last three games of the season are against London clubs, so let's look at this West.

Ham will also come, but the most important thing is that Arsenal make this difficult for City and that Pep is not sitting there with a bottle of red wine tonight as champions. Arsenal are taking it to the last moment. Let's say when I was a kid at Blackburn they won the league and I remember the last game of the season they went to Anfield and Liverpool beat them 2-1 and I think Jamie Redn scored I didn't know the celebration and the crowd. Also, everything was very quiet at Anfield. It will be interesting to see what the atmosphere is like on Tuesday night.

Well, let's show you the first set of goals from yesterday. He is not the only person related to whom he suddenly found love. for Tottenham Tim, show him that this is the first time since 9899, ​​when Tim played on Tottenham's last day against Manchester United, that Arsenal took him to the last day of the season when they beat him in 02 and 04. Already It was closed. by then Manchester just a couple of statistics for you Manchester United have lost 19 games in all competitions, which is the most in 45 years. ARS have won more games in a season since then since 19771 when they won the old first division title, so they won more games than the invincibles and any of the Arson Avengers teams have won 27 games this season, that was a Pretty average game.

Do you think Arsenal approached it in the right way? Because Liverpool we talked about this start and I made it. involved in a bit of a chaotic game with Manchester United I think Arsenal were worried about leaving space if it was that type of game, yes I think it was important to score obviously once they went forward I think it completely changed their mindset, You know, I think. Mel was recently adapted in the later seasons. I think he used to be hellbent on no, we need to control the game and at all costs, but he is evolving as a coach, he is absolutely outstanding at the moment and what he has done he has decided.

We know we have something, we protect it, they don't have too many threats. It was really disrespectful to Man United because they know they won't open up, they have some moments, but if we can keep them out. there, uh, and just when we need to kick it, we kick it. CBA Gabriel outstanding, even Tommy ASU and Ben White, quality up front, you know, OD, he wasn't playing in his final third, he was, you know, there with Declan, you know, and just patrolling and breaking up the game, really They frustrated Man United and he just never had the quality to beat them, so I think the manager turned the page.

I really believe it. I think he learned from last year, there is no takeover targeting them for bottling it. this year they took it to the last game, you can't have bottled it if you take it to the last game, it's a shame they are facing the Juggernaut of a team in Man City, but the magnificent Arsenal and me. I enjoyed that performance today. I really did it as a coach. When you look here you think okay, it wasn't spectacular, it wasn't the most entertaining game for the neutrals, it needs to be done, but they got the job done. efficient now done they do the job they know how to cross the line it's a shame it could be very difficult for them to win the league because of Man City you were a little more nervous than me but watching the game one n is one I mean there is a goal ahead, you, you, you can have a referee decision, a deflection, a set piece, a corner or whatever, then there is an element of danger, there is not yet, but I have the impression.

Look at the man watching Man United today, they could have been there for three hours, they wouldn't have scored, they don't have any goalscorers on the pitch and Arsenal were in that kind of state of mind where they thought if we really pushed for the second goal, which is what we want and what the club wants and what the fans want, can be chaotic and that's where Manchester United try to hit you on the counter with garnacho because of their pace, they wanted Arsenal to come out and really get put special. that they might be capable, so as a player where Tim says the professional and patrol, what you do is you just tell the opposition that you're going to have to do something spectacular to beat us because Dean Rice, I guarantee you would have marked him.

It was one of those games where when the players would have come on afterwards it would have been a relief, obviously because of the score and the victory, mentally it would have been difficult because it crossed the line, but physically I bet you some of them are players, players from Arsenal. I would have thought that we could play another game because it was not difficult for them, it was not difficult because they had the man

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in that way and they thought that they were not going to open, that is the last thing we are going to do if we have to beat you 1 to zero we will beat you at one to zero there probably wasn't a single Arsenal player apart from Celba who was outstanding no, the rest were just doing their job Ultra professional half time defense that's what it was, it was like they were in the holes, they were good distances away , there were no big holes where they could be exploited, there was no space behind for Gacho, they didn't crouch in transition, everything they know, it's not going to hurt them, they know they don't have the necessary skill. areas, Bruno is there today to do anything on set pieces.

You know they're one of the biggest teams in the league, very organized, so they're not going to hurt them like that. I think we should also give a special mention to the goalkeeper. Rea I, he is part of those five defenders and I think he really helped him with the crosses today, not necessarily the high ones will come, but the low ones, if they get in behind, he reads them very well, cleans everything and kills. the game, you know, was booked later, but that's okay, even the little things too, where probably this time last year, Etta was probably jumping out of his technical area desperate to win, showing everything you know, giving everything what it does. and then that conveys that conveys to the players today I would have been fluttering inside because it's about winning, but he seemed calm, that's where I think T Tim says he learned a lot from last season, well, they're getting better every season.

It will be enough? Let's take a look at the goal. There was a lot of talk about Casmir after the Crystal Palace game and this is quite difficult to watch. Isn't a man who has been as brilliant as him not to run away? Don Simp Mark that's all so he played Havs sideways by not coming out, he doesn't even do very well from the cross and I think if you want basaka too, this is where his guts are really broken, now move on . and Sprint, you're only talking about five yards to get to Havitz's level, he knows Havitz is there, he'll be sitting there and he knows he's there, but that's where he should probably be a yard deeper, but he plays that position and then has. he is out of play, all the moves killed, he is dead, but he and I make it up, no, yes, but even I think ju basaka you have to control your shoulders and where TR you must smell as a player, we are always checking our shoulders you must smell and you must see that yellow shirt that bright yellow shirt you must smell that danger great run from tra that is what makes the goal but it is chaos to be in play and Casmir is lazy not to make an effort to play it offside it is so simple that I think which is also a very good play by Havit because he sees where Casemiro is and doesn't want to go too far towards the halfway line, it's not necessary because he knows he's coming out of there, so he stays to the side, but when he picks the ball up , he doesn't have much of a way to go to reach the bottom line.

I don't like to criticize Herard because I think he's had a decent season. It's one of the positives of Man United's season, but Reyya would have done it. he took that cross, he would have read that cross, he would have been P, he would have helped the defenders. I agree W have to do better so Casemiro, Man United Comedy of Errors, thought they would go on from there and take the game. away from United, but it didn't work out like that, not because the

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man was so good, it's because Arsenal just protected, protected, this kind of performance is how the invincibles used to do, it was almost like we had a game that we don't have.

I don't need to win it again, yeah, and that's exactly what they did, which reminded me of that great team, what Arsenal had in that Invincible season, what about Gara then, because he's been a bright spark this season. It was really interesting watching the game with you. Tell everyone what I was telling me in terms of when you have so much pace, sometimes you need to slow down. Yes, I'm not going to criticize them too much because the young man has been brilliant and has played a lot of minutes this season, but what he is doing.

What I have to try to find in his game is that elligencia slowed down if you think about Adama Tror who is one of the fastest in the Premier League, he runs a million miles an hour, Gacho starts to do the same, run as fast as him. maybe and then the other one loses his balance he always gets displaced 2v ons sometimes you have to slow down look for another red shirt just take it off you can't face everyone all the time he attacks you could you take another couple of yards, yeah, no you take Clos from no one, that was actually almost the best chance, it wasn't then, once he breaks away, these are the few times Arsenal allowed him to get behind, but then he found such a good red shirt CA so good again.

I'm not criticizing him because he's a young kid who's going to get a lot better, but look, it's 100 miles an hour, he's fast, he's electric, but look, he's losing his balance, yeah, you know what he wants? Don, I mean, I agree, I think he has a lot. There is a lot of development to be done and hope

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y they will continue to hold on, and they do. He has been positive this year, but Arsenal's defenders almost never go to the ground. Stay on your feet, you don't lunge because the guy wants you to because he accepts any touch he makes. touch the ground too easily, but there he is looking for a foul, it's not a foul, he's just pushing him to get the ball away, it's smart defense, but they don't go to the ground, they teach them how to defend, that's what M Mikel wants.

He wants composure in defense and also when they control the brilliant Arsenal, by the way, it was good that the game ended when it ended because you probably just saw that last shot when Garo hit the target, how much he was raining. I was tearing it down at the end and Old Trafford needs a repair, we'll do it and um, it was pouring rain, wasn't it wearing out? The game would have been abandoned, Chris, who went home because he has nothing to do. Chris said it would have been abandoned, the ball wouldn't have been able to roll, my goodness, those when they would have placed it right, come on, then let's have some fun.

Tottenham will do Arsenal a favor, that's what everyone wants, the league wants someone else to do it. win, now you're a Tottenham fan, well you are because I've seen you singing upstairs Tottenham, Tottenham songs, let me tell you when I was a kid, it was red, red or white in North London, my dad, everyone. Suddenly, for the first time, yes, he's a Tottenham fan and he wants to go to the game, and that's incredible. I mean, I can't tell you how amazing it is, but yeah, there won't be any Tottenham fans at that. Stadium that wants Tottenham to win and it's strange because Tottenham still have their own prize to shoot for, especially if Liverpool were to win tomorrow night.

I totally agree with you, I think it would be very difficult, but as you mentioned that game when when we went to Old Trafford, Les Fer scored for us, you know, it seemed like we had done Arsenal a favor by beating Manchester United. We scored very early and the traveling Tottenham fans always traveled well in their numbers, none of them celebrated the The whole pitch was silent, it was the first and only time Les Ferdinand scored in Old Traffic and no one celebrated what the atmosphere will be like. So Creepy, it's going to be very creepy.

I listen, there will be little sections that don't really understand and just want their team to win at all costs, but it will be strange, yes beaz, be brilliant, I want to see, I want to see dad Sherwood in a Tottenham shirt with Sherwood on the back, You could, you could see the one, he's the only you. I could see 60,000 fans applauding when Manchester City scored. That's right, but that's how football should be in all seriousness. You know, this isfootball, it's so tribal. I completely understand it. No Tottenham fan likes Tottenham players, oh Tim, some of them are playing. for their future here they have to ignore that as we were, we never give, we never thought about that outfit, no one mentioned that we could do Arsenal a favor here, we just wanted to win that football to beat Man United.

I knew it was a great game, the eyes of the world are on it, as they will be on Tuesday night and it is very important that they play and want to be in that great top-level club, they want to play for their goals, they impress the game. the kind of game you play for the name at The Bu, yes, absolutely playing for yourself absolutely convinces a cogo from Posta who has talked about a big rotation this summer. I'm not going to be in that rotation. I'll stay here next season and play some kind of European football.

Yes, but no one at Tottenham STS will be there. applauding Tottenham's chances against a somewhat nervous Arsenal team, um, but the united man W is taking advantage and I mean, you really have to hand it to Arsenal, you leave home in such a difficult game, uh, you don't play well and you continue winning, and that's how you stay in contention and they've done it today. It's very impressive how they've done it so many times throughout the season. Why you have to win ugly. You have to win. Things don't go the way you want. In a way it's not played the way it's supposed to be played and today they came out of this with a 1-nil win, they didn't play well and in a way they won OCT and like I say that's how you stay up there first.

For the first time, Arsal have won 27 Premier League games in a season and it still may not be enough, they will have to win 28, that's for sure, but it comes to the last day of the season where they are back on top . In the table, they are one point ahead of City, who as we now have two to play, starting with Spurs away on Tuesday. Spurs will know at the end of Monday if they can still finish in the top four and then it will be West Ham at home for the Champions League. Arsenal return to emat against Everson Arsenal fans will now, of course, look ahead to Tuesday's game against Spurs, which is Spurs' Manchester City.

If that ended in a draw or, of course, a defeat, Arsenal would still be top of the league. Just a word about their mentality, today playing after City played twice, they know they have to win and achieve a result like that. I think his mentality has been very good throughout the season. I thought the most important test was with Bayern Munich and then with Villa Lo. two games and it has been that way ever since. I think they have responded fantastically. I think when you're going for a title and City are involved you probably have to be perfect and you can be picky and clever.

Go back to West Ham and go back to Fulham and you'll probably go to Villa, as well as results that you can't really achieve or have when you're trying to chase City. We saw how Liverpool had to be perfect. Literally perfect to win it and that is the pressure from City because they are so good, this team is so good. I don't think they can do more with the team they have in the depth of the team. I'm the team, I don't think they can do it anymore with the team they have in the depth of the team, I'm not sure they can do anything. that line and then deploying it when it doesn't really matter in terms of I might look silly in the future saying that, but uh no, that's exactly what they are and it's nice to see him so honest so many times when you get to at this stage of the season and, like you said at the beginning, not reaching the standards, still doing the job, keeping a clean sheet, that's what wins titles, yeah, and I think something that K has also said is that it's great to be in this. running is when you are in that race it is really when you come to live as a footballer yes, sometimes it is very difficult because you have been very successful and in our time we also replace the police, so if you have been very successful, very often they postponed your game and you get to this point in the season and every game has to be played as if Manchester City have to play this game on Tuesday, so the games come Thinking fast and yes, it is It's difficult but it's also a lot of fun because you're there, everything it's about you and your performances and it's something to enjoy because you don't really know when he'll come back, if he'll come back, so I really like the fact that he mentioned that H is a lot of fun but of course it's also hard work and you have You have to concentrate and I think what Arsenal did today without playing anything like what they played before doing the job, they really did. really difficult, they had the chance, they scored, they scored on a mistake, they took advantage of a mistake for Manchester United, they had the chance, they scored the goal, they protected it from there and, in reality, although the statistics say the end, they never did. the opportunity that could get them back into the game, I think, when you look at it, when Manchester United were attacking, there didn't seem to be any fluidity in what they were doing, it felt like getting the ball to G naturo and then trying to do something you didn't know. it felt like passing through a fluid moving Arsenal um it felt like you know they were expecting an individual to do something and obviously this is where they miss someone like Bruno Fernandez because he's the one. that normally in a game like this they can put out the fire normally they can in a game like this put out the fire for them but today, as much as you know, an n is never a result or a score line that I feel comfortable with, but you know, I felt like we always had the chance to maybe score a goal again, but I still feel like you're still scared that Man United might do something and I'm glad they didn't. points out of the 51 they've taken I mean, that's it, the title, isn't that kind of incredible consistency and momentum?

Yes, yes, they will look back if they don't win it this season. Liverpool will do the same for the last almost decade, but it will be very difficult for teams when there are two great teams in one era and there is no doubt that this Manchester City team is a great team, how Liverpool have only won one title in the last half dozen eight years or Whatever is amazing and Arsenal could say the same in a few years. You know they absolutely deserve the title this season because of the way they played. They would have won it in many other seasons.

You know, what could they get? 89 points or something at the end is a league-winning season, so yeah, having one great team at the same time as another is pretty hard to swallow, but hey, it's not over yet. It is certainly, as I told you before, 27 more Premier League wins than any other Arsenal team in the Premier League era, more than the invincibles and it still may not be enough to win the league, but do you think on Tuesday, ironically, Tottenham are the most likely? when you look at West Ham at Manchester City's stadium, it's all Tuesday now, um, I, I just look at a Man City team that just hasn't lost this year, it was 33 wins, you know, I still can't understand how.

Rodri is not in the play of the year but the fact is that we are trying to ask a team like Tottenham, which has been so open and with so many ups and downs, to stop a Manchester City, you know, I can't get carried away with the hope that something happens, no, they have not managed a single Premier League point or goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Well, this is where we find out. You know, you can rely on that, obviously, but this is where we. find out because City are in a state of mind where they know they can't lose this game if they come in as C, he knows they can't do anything but try to get a draw out of this game and win.

They can't even get a draw, they have to win the game, win the game, but they have never played against Tottenham in the title race, they have never played at this moment in the Tottenham Stadium, no, and I think that influences. this is where they are the best, they build up, as Sir Alex used to say, it starts at Easter, they have built up to that, they are out there and then they are just relentless, they have done it for years. You know, when Liverpool's last run was last season, you know, it was 94 points season after season, I mean, yeah, 14 wins in a row, that's what they do so hard, I don't think so, you win that game, you have to do it. if Tottenham wins.

That game then will be something that no one will expect and of course everyone expects that to happen because you know, I think Arsenal did a brilliant job to get to this stage of the season after last season, they have learned a lot from it. I can see how well the players are playing, but again we are chasing a team that will probably, if they do, be the better team. You have to say they are the best team in the Premier League. because they have done it four times, not even a great man, the united sides have done great, but this is a team they are trying to chase and it is difficult, the B is high, but they have done magnificent and I just have to move on and like I said there are so many subplots here, tomorrow we will see Villa Liverpool here.

If Villa lose that, that will make the game more difficult for City because then Spurs will think we can get that win against Sheffield United. and finish fourth, yeah, yeah, yeah, and that's the beauty of this season, isn't it? We always wanted as a neutral to go to the end. It seems that relegation is solved, but European football is not and, of course, the big one. The title isn't either, so we're still waiting until the last day, and whoever wins will be absolutely deserving of the title because two teams are absolutely incredible, there's not much between them, but Manchester City, I agree with the guys.

I've been saying it all season, they only have Gears and as soon as they start needing to win the last month, the last two months of the season, we've seen it before, we've seen it before, it's uh, they're tough. team to do just think about two victories for City. I'm starting to believe that both teams will win all their games now that they're in the zone, they're in the title-winning zone and I don't think there's going to be a slip up, but whatever Arsal can do again, they have one game left. , whatever happens on Tuesday, it's just win the game and see what happens, yeah, well, that's what they had to do today.

You know, it could have been very complicated for them and I think there was a little bit of nervousness. You heard Mela say that we didn't advance with the ball and we didn't do what he wanted to do because that's just nerves, but like you did it. Feeling like that at home against Everton knowing and knowing the last game of the season, depending on which city they're just going to do what they've been doing and win games and get it done because that's what they have to do now. because that's what the city will do, they'll just make it, they'll try to make it, yeah well it's all on Tuesday and there's nothing worse, absolutely nothing worse, by not doing it and then doing it in red, you would have won it and I've experienced that that was once Michael, don't remind him, oh my god, that's the worst feeling we've ever felt. a nil nil 2 two 22 was 2 two and we won't even we won't even mention being in this race is when you are in that race really is when you come to live like a football yes it is Sometimes it is very difficult because if you have had a lot of success and in Our time we also had replacements in the cup, so if you have been very successful, very often you had the game postponed and you get to this point in the season. and every game has to be played as if Manchester City has to play this game on Tuesday, so the games are getting intense and fast and yes, it's difficult, but it's also a lot of fun because you're there, it's all about you and your performances and it's something to enjoy because you don't really know when he'll be back if he'll be back so I really like the fact that he mentioned that H is a lot of fun but of course it's also hard work. and you have to concentrate and I think what Arsenal did today without playing anything like they had before doing the job, they made it very, very difficult, they had the chance, they scored, they scored on a mistake, they made a Manchester mistake.

United had the chance to score the goal, they protected it from there and in reality, although the statistics tell us something different, the united man was not really close to the score, it was a bit like that at the end. but they never really had a chance to put them back in the game. I think when you look at when Man United were attacking, there didn't seem to be any fluidity to what they were doing. like getting the ball low and then trying to do something, it didn't feel like passing through a fluid moving Arsenal, um, it felt like you knew they expected an individual to do something, obviously, this is where they miss someone like Bruno Fernández because he is the one who can normally in a game like this put out the fire for them, but today, no matter how much you know, an n is never a result that you are with or a score line that you feel comfortable with, but you know that i.

I felt like we always had the chance to maybe go up and score another goal, but I still feel like you're still scared that Man United might do something and I'm glad they didn't. 46 points out of 51 they have taken. I mean,As you say against any other team or in any other league, that's the title, isn't that kind of consistency and momentum incredible? Yes, yes, they will look back if they don't win it this season. Liverpool We will do the same for almost the last decade but the teams It will be very difficult for the teams when there are two great teams in one era and there is no doubt that this Manchester City team is a great team, how Liverpool has only won one title in the last six years or whatever it is incredible and Arsenal could be it. saying the same thing in a few years, you know, they absolutely deserve the title this season because of the way they played, they would have won it in many other seasons, you know, what could they get, like 89 points or something at the end.

It's a league-winning season, so yes, having one great team at the same time as another is quite difficult to accept, but hey, it's not over yet, yes, and we're looking. all in all right now I'm just hearing that the rain has gotten even heavier, who knows if this game would have started at the normal time on a Sunday, what might have even been postponed or stopped judging by that right now. that you probably would have done when you look at that and this is Manchester by the way so that field is well drained. R It doesn't rain like that all the time, but it rains a lot in Manchester and that pitch is really, really good. drained, it's designed to absorb all this water, so on a Sunday, if we start an hour later like we normally do, we might not, who knows, we might not complete it, yeah, and they also missed it right at time.

Didn't they, like you, as you can see, there are incredible throws, um, that would have been something extraordinary, wouldn't it be 15 minutes away and the rain? PS, it fell like this, what happens then? But anyway, you repeat it, do you have to? Take out the players, but anyway, if Butson, maybe yes, they made it and they made it courtesy of tra. We've mentioned his 17 goals, he said, then he made an effort, he's been a little kind, they made five efforts on target, but clear sightings of target I think this is what he might have been saying with a clear sigh and I think this is where We asked the word ruthless that we heard Kai Kai Evers say in these interviews saying that he looked to the other side and saw that Casemiro was not coming. and that's the level we're dealing with, you can't make a mistake of this magnitude, um in a game that means as much to the opponent as Casemiro is doing here, he's not coming out quick enough like us, you realize your P, has to come out faster.

Kai AV has seen it. Ben White has executed it very, very well, but I think changes are coming. Juan Basaka. I'm very surprised that he let it cross like that, but the race is very. Well, maybe that's where C Mir should have gone, but he came in there with pace and then ordered the feet of him because the balls cross very quickly. My, you know what I mean, when you look at it, he really ordered the feet of him. come out quickly, look, yeah, really, just to put pressure on United, yeah, I mean, I love that kind of finish because you, as a centre-forward, have to do it.

It's all about time, isn't it? guess when or educate, guess when the ball will leave us, then you have some time to think and get it right, the ball will go there until there if I get there early, I will pass too far from a post or I will have to slow down my run and the defender gets it, so you have to be absolutely lightning fast as fast as you can, but time it perfectly so you know and that's it, right Brant? it's a great finish, it's easy exactly, the finish is easy, he made it easy, but like when Michael explains the amount of thought that's been put into it, that has to come out of kav, his pass has to have the right amount of pace to pass.

The players pass to the goalkeeper and then the runner. I think the run and the timing of the transfer run when you look at Juan Basaka, who is a very good one-on-one defender, it's just brilliant and he's one of those again, he's one. of those goals that we took for Grant, he's just a touch, but he's put in a lot of work to make it look as easy as he was, heard, you touch, yeah, from a defensive standpoint. Obviously there's a There are some errors there, so what you have here is Casmir. We talked about this before the game.

Casmir is not in the sender's half. I think he showed it on Monday night, so when we don't see Onana well, we don't see it. Onana should be pushing behind him and saying "go further forward, further forward", he doesn't do that, he actually stays in the line you know, so when we talk about being, they don't look like a team they attack. So they also attack as individuals, don't they? Absolutely yes, and today is a great example of that, it's about when you get the ball, I'm going to try to score, come on, and I'm not going to do it.

Look at my teammates, I'm just going to try it myself and this is for me, like when we talk about standards and you know what your options are, this is what you can do or this is what you can do or we pass it. When we're here, this is what we're going to do and I think someone like Gacha today is a great example of how that doesn't work. I mean, we see we see the goal here again. Look. how spread out the United players are, they're not reacting to that, you know, yeah, listen, it takes two to tango, right?

I guess, but we as a center get forward as attacking players, you pray for a weakness, you get ahead, you try to force mistakes if no one made any mistakes, every game would be a no-go, so of course we're constantly thinking, "okay, he fell, no, he squeezed in too quickly, right now he avoids it and then there's a chain

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of problems behind it." So that's what we're praying for, of course, my pet will see it in a certain way too, but you know there will always be little mistakes and the question is how do you punish them, how do you take advantage of them and how do you put that pressure on.

Would you always do the same thing or would you try to put a variation on what you do? It depends on what the error is. I mean in that situation, but you would look at it, right? when you receive the ball. You're running towards if you have the ball, you're running towards defenders, would you always do the same thing? No, not at all and every stage is like an aan and I'm sitting there, I'm watching. I mentioned Gachu before you. It's me. I'm looking at Gachu, who had the ball so many times on the left today and I hope that from time to time he does something different, but every time he tries to finish it himself, G gives me the impression that um, he doesn't play with it, he doesn't have that person there to play with him, so he can have EML, you know what I mean, sometimes if I went out and Dennis was there or Kevin Campbell Alan Smith is someone who when he gets it seems very, very one dimensional in the sense that he only seeks gold.

You don't see too many one-twos, you don't see him trying to square it inside for his teammate and the teammate giving him the same and this is where, due to his age and we know that he is capable of scoring great goals, this is where the inexperience comes because he the decisions he makes in the final third um at the moment especially in this game were not good enough, he needs to be coached a little bit, you know, that's what it is, so these are your options when you find yourself in different situations, You know, you can't do the same thing every time, we know we all know what it is. he's going to do now, he's going to go left and try, okay, he's trying to cross the ball, he's not a great crosser you know, but it seems like you know he's doing something similar every time.

He now he goes again, he goes again, he goes again. trying to get rhythm, yes, but you have players up there, there are options, other options and if you look at how easy it is for Arsenal's defenders, I mean it's okay, this is the only time he's really doing well , but then the end had shots today none On goal exactly you know and again you know that he is going towards the goal it is very easy to defend again he is not challenging he is not changing his ankle and simply and I do not criticize him as such for that because he is a young man, he's full of energy, he wants to do, you know, what he's experienced as successful before, but if he goes up against arguably the best defenders in the league, they're going to find out that quickly and therefore you need to put some variation in what they are doing besides training Peter, is it training?

Yes, it's training, but it's also if, for example, he had been in your 99. Imagine all the people at training camp who would attract him. one side like years later they did with Cristiano Ronaldo for example when he went to the ground too easily this team does not have that type of character to help a young player like gacha or man does but what about when you don't have that those characters in the team , then it is up to the coaching staff to help the player maximize his potential. I mean, Gacho is a great player at Prospect, he can be one of the best players in the Premier League without a doubt and he's already done some really good things, but in the last month or two it feels a bit like every time who receives a ball thinks that he has to finish, it is because they have asked too much of him.

He started about 30 games in a row, something that, again, going back to Manchester United history, a young player would never be asked to do. I mean it depends on his mental state and his mental capacity, but if you look at the threat of Manchester United, it's not a threat, look at the names on the paper, we're still not sure about Holand, you know he could be brilliant, he could be, you know, a bad sign, we'll see when he gets more, but Ahmed, you know, does it a little bit, but these are the type of players that should probably come off the bench maybe you know to change something at the end.

I mean, none of them at the moment look like Manchester United to me, which is a Manchester United player. I mean, do you think we'll keep Haring with just a few? It's been years, but they know Wayne R, he is the first class right-hander mentioned before Fernandez, they obviously miss him, he is a player who can do something different, but for a Manchester United team, yes, there are injuries, but even in the paper, before the game, you just think that there are no goals in that team well Johnny Evans Peter uses the word update um they have lost for the ninth time in all competitions at Old Trafford uh today and that equals a club record in all your story I mean update is an understatement, right?

Yeah, I mean, obviously, that's not great and it's only 14 defeats in the Premier League, which is really really bad, a new record in the Premier League too, yeah, yeah, that's really really bad, now that I think about it we know. there are new owners new leadership at the club it's something you hold on to that hope that they're going to come and make some tough decisions if they have big plans we saw you when it was Michael and I covering the game at Chelsea sitting next to Jim Radcliffe so We promised, didn't we? That night, when Peter was with us, we asked him what the inside track is to Jim's inside track.

Yeah, well, first of all, Jim, he's a real football player. fan, I mean, I could be on The Terraces and sing all those songs and say whatever I want at any time and that was quite refreshing to have someone who loves football as much as that um and also loves Manchester United the way he does. ago, I mean it, it comes at a time when everything is falling apart because of the decisions made in the last 10 years, that's how I see it, so now there is an opportunity to draw a line and say from now on.

When we do this, all we have seen in the media is that you always know something about an email and he has done this and people complain about it, but the changes are going to hurt you, they are going to hurt you, something has to give in and that. I'm hoping that this summer something big will be made, a big statement that will tell me, as a Manchester United fan, that we are now changing direction, we can't continue in the same way, we can't keep believing we can buy. players and buy our way out because we tried, we really have tried, we are the football club in the world with the highest net spend in the last 10 years, we can't, I mean, we can't keep doing that, we have To be smart, we have We have to develop players, as the club has always done during its most successful periods, we have to be smart on the inside and Scout does very good diligence with the players, we make sure we get the right type of players when we look at the squats of today you know that we have a team or the squats we have a team challenging for the championship we have a team that does not challenge and the only team that has all the positions covered on the bench from the bench and you really won't see the difference when they make the substitutions, apart a little more energy, but the quality wouldn't diminish if it weren't for and at United you'll see all the young players who've never played in the team before they're then asked to come in and do that job.

It's Manchester United, it's not and you already know what the changes will be. I don't know, people crying for a new coach, people crying for certainty. For players to leave, we have to wait and see, but something has to give for sure and it won't be a quick fix, no matter what.What happens, right? I would say no, but although you know that someone like Martta came to Arsenal today as his counterpart and you would say that happened reasonably quickly, wouldn't you? The way Man United are now, although no, no, but a lot of players had to leave, they had to work a lot behind the scenes and that's difficult, sometimes it's harder to get players, isn't it?

Yes, that's it and so are you. Let's say Manchester United would have the financial clout to speed up the process better than Arsenal at the time, but Mel Arta has done it and you know he did it very well, so you know it can happen, but it's not going to happen, it's not going to happen. to happen. "In one or two years they are not going to win the league. One of the big problems is, of course, that the players have been signed for very high transfer fees, which has to be appreciated over a certain number of years, so" I've had to sign a long contract, a five-year contract with very, very high salaries, you know, and if the players you've signed aren't good enough, will they leave?

I mean, there are certain players at the end of that race. Are they going to walk away and then leave all that money behind? I don't think so, so they're still there and they're still under consideration with ffp, you know, which is something United really need to be careful about. for now, so it's not as easy as we think to make those changes, especially getting players out there that we don't want, so it'll be really interesting to see what Jim's doing, but hopefully he'll do something. He's made changes in the background, don't you know? The main thing he has to do is be the main job at the club.

The time Sir Alex Ferguson always used to say that the most important person at the club is the manager and they You have to keep that in mind, once you have the right manager then I think you can start to speed up that process, but the cut and change uncertainty, lack of results, lack of a plan, lack of everything we see, lack of progress. period, I mean, you have to have the right after the game on Monday night, you were very, very clear about what you thought about the man and said he was leaving, this is unacceptable now that it's been almost a week, right?

You've done it? Any ideas on what you think he would be a good person to put in there? I mean, we've all heard the rumors that that might be it. I mean we're hearing that people like G Southgate um BR Potter like that you now have Thomas the title that's available um there are names out there there's no real standout I think you have to go and move quickly e go find him, um, but I think you know that I know you. I always have to have a plan after making a decision like that, but this current manager doesn't fill me with any confidence and you know what Manchester United are going to do, wait for the perfect candidate, you could be waiting for year two. years, three years in the meantime, I'm going to continue serving this.

I think you almost have to make that decision and then you know, I'm sure they're looking while we, you know, Mike is I was. Reading this, some of the things Jim Ratliffe was saying about trying to build a structure and trying to build a structure where the club plays against a certain type like Ajax, something that ten pigs were used to and then you just bring in the trainers. Now, if that's the way they're going to go, then you probably feel like he might feel like Tenha can operate in that situation, so we'll have to see how it works out, but to build that kind of structure in a club like a man united from the B to the top so that then you can just bring in the coach is going to be a long process so it will be interesting to see how they actually do it but something is going to happen.

We have to give in in the summer, we have to find out what is going to happen and it is quite interesting times for Man United, now it is certainly good, there is an interesting summer ahead, let's think immediately from today, Eric tenh's only defeat, well, Manchester United. the most points they have finished at the top of the league is 35, it's 32 at the moment he thinks the fans have been paid a little bit today no, I don't think it is, I think with him with chh it's one de He's having trouble doing these later interviews, but I'm not sure he'll come.

He knows exactly what to say. He's trying to be honest and he's someone who analyzes a lot, so he'll spend the next few days watching the game in preparation for the next one. He hasn't had that time, so he'll probably see a lot of what we saw today when he looks back on this game, but I don't think he stood out in his post-game interviews because he came out one week saying his team was the most dynamic and entertaining team in the Premier League. They just beat Sheffy United 42 in a match where there was one n under and two 1 under too and a bit lucky to get to 42 and not I don't know why he is doing that, it could be something deliberate to deviate from other things, but you know, I don't think he's excelling at it and you know sometimes I just worry, do you know what's going to happen? go ahead if he is the one driving the bus I am I have to be honest you are too I yes I can't imagine any Manchester United fan sitting at home watching that's going to be that's my man that oh you know, great motivation , yeah, I understand that it's oh wow, if that type of interview, if that type of person, we don't know what the plan is on the field and after that, how long did that interview last?

Four minutes. I'm even more confused than before, I mean, it just made some sense that he mentions injuries a lot, okay, whose fault is it whose injuries are, I think that's not yours, that's not yours, it's him the coach , it's your club's problem, you know, you blame everyone. why does everyone get injured this is the last thing you can say Mick from me talking about injuries. I think if you're going to know what they should do, they should dig into his injury department and who the medical department is and find out why. Many players are taking so long to come back and when they come back they are broken again.

We've seen it recently again with Mason Mount without saying that Mason Mount is uprooting trees right now, but I don't know if he played. On Monday and he was injured again, he is injured and those are the things again that are part of what they will have to consider because if you can get the first team out of Manchester United, then you probably feel that you are going to cause more problems for the teams without There is no doubt that taking care of injuries and getting people back is vitally important to what you're doing, move on quickly, no, I'm just saying having worked with someone like Alex Ferguson.

Alex Ferguson always had this saying that the season starts in March, you had to be there, but he never wanted us to train a lot 45 minutes maximum per hour, so don't put pressure on the players in training, don't put pressure because it's difficult , it's hard, it's hard to play all these games. I just have a suspicion that there are other principles that are being brought in from other countries and other leagues where that's how we've done it and sometimes it doesn't work in the Premier League, sometimes you have to compromise on maybe some of your principles are that you have you have to train, they after, you know, the day after that game, you have to train because, but sometimes it's better for you to have five days off, you know, just training days, so Alex would do that because mentally you have to do it.

Get ready for the games, it's not about the numbers, everything is measured, it's not just about that, it's also about what you see and what you feel, and sometimes I feel like that's not there anymore. I remember that time he gave you a week off for yourself and school, remember you went to Barbados Lake District? I left, I left, I left playing very, very badly, I came back playing very, very well because now you know that you don't play in Lane and we were, yes, brilliant, like the other half.