Partey won’t get any stat for this but him taking free-kick quickly allowed Saka to evade his usual double/triple marking. Margin gains that makes a huge difference
Partey won’t get any stat for this but him taking free-kick quickly allowed Saka to evade his usual double/triple marking. Margin gains that makes a huge difference
When partey is on it he can single handedly make us 10% better in attack and defense unfortunately he’s off of it 60% of the season
r_Jakku on
Mark my words, next year the league will announce that quick free kicks are no longer allowed because Arsenal are good at it
chostax- on
Brother you are taught this in grassroots lol. That’s just shambles defending, both in allowing the free kick and in giving Saka space (again!).
Whether Saka is creating his own space, though, is another debate.
But yeah, partey did what he’s supposed to do. If he took time there to get the play rolling while on a counter, if I’m arteta, I’d be livid.
xxP0RNSTEINx420xx on
He gave the ball away in our own half seconds before this btw. But wow, credit where it’s due, he jogged for a free kick and made a 10 yard pass from the half way line 👏👏👏
Sayek on
I think it’s been absolutely drilled into the players in pre season to try restart asap. Check how many balls we got around the pitch too. I saw some players sprinting to take throwins yesterday too and sometimes it’s just the closest player going to take them, not waiting for the full backs either.
tdrizzzle on
For how well Wolves played all game this was genuinely shambolic all around
ronya_t on
He has great forward vision & he is one player that benefits from simplifying his game. He starts messing up when he overcooks through passes.
I also spotted the sheer amount space Havertz covers with just 4 touches to bring the ball to Saka in the final third. It looks effortless but so deadly, the Wolves defence is chasing shadows all the way.
DiKapino on
My buddy (City supporter) tried to tell me that this goal wasn’t really that impressive & the keeper would have saved it if he saw the shot sooner. He also said despite there being 3 people on Saka when he took the shot, it was an easy goal to score.
Not really sure what that means but I thought it was ridiculous enough to be worth sharing.
meusrenaissance on
We cannot replace this guy. Massive task for Edu next year.
Calm_Jacket_1758 on
No one has ever questioned his intelligence, its his fitness thats the problem
phar0aht on
He passes forward too much.
The_Glory_of_Choich on
We can totally make a stat for this. xFreeKick or something.
adam_clooney on
Whole reddit hates partey. You can’t post anything I’m favour of partey.
/s
seshtown on
Kai being able to attack that space so freely, I knew we were about to fist them.
affectionate_md on
From a talent perspective, there’s very few people who can actually play the 6 pivot in 4-3-3 and he’s going to be very hard to replace.
BloodyPants on
watching these wolves try to sprint back to triple Saka before the inevitable
fiftypointonmywrist on
Factos.
JustZakster on
We know that partey is still decent in settled possession. It’s his play oop and when we are under pressure thats becoming an issue (he lost the ball when we were pressed about 3 times right before this clip)
kecepa5669 on
That’s some serious Partey-cular thinking!
munamajef on
off topic but i remember a stoke v. liverpool game like, 9 years ago now where coutinho got a yellow & should have got a second yellow for blocking quick free kicks. now its just poor play if you don’t do it because it never gets punished. i thought to myself on this goal that it was really poor from wolves that no-one really made much of an attempt to block the quick free kick despite that being against the rules – goes to show how poorly the game is officiated in some ways.
Randomsquid4 on
your not wrong, but isn’t this more just Saka being brilliant He has three man who are marking him and he fires it into nearpost, there are barely any players who can do that.
Riperonis on
I don’t give a shit how good he is I want him gone
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When partey is on it he can single handedly make us 10% better in attack and defense unfortunately he’s off of it 60% of the season
Mark my words, next year the league will announce that quick free kicks are no longer allowed because Arsenal are good at it
Brother you are taught this in grassroots lol. That’s just shambles defending, both in allowing the free kick and in giving Saka space (again!).
Whether Saka is creating his own space, though, is another debate.
But yeah, partey did what he’s supposed to do. If he took time there to get the play rolling while on a counter, if I’m arteta, I’d be livid.
He gave the ball away in our own half seconds before this btw. But wow, credit where it’s due, he jogged for a free kick and made a 10 yard pass from the half way line 👏👏👏
I think it’s been absolutely drilled into the players in pre season to try restart asap. Check how many balls we got around the pitch too. I saw some players sprinting to take throwins yesterday too and sometimes it’s just the closest player going to take them, not waiting for the full backs either.
For how well Wolves played all game this was genuinely shambolic all around
He has great forward vision & he is one player that benefits from simplifying his game. He starts messing up when he overcooks through passes.
I also spotted the sheer amount space Havertz covers with just 4 touches to bring the ball to Saka in the final third. It looks effortless but so deadly, the Wolves defence is chasing shadows all the way.
My buddy (City supporter) tried to tell me that this goal wasn’t really that impressive & the keeper would have saved it if he saw the shot sooner. He also said despite there being 3 people on Saka when he took the shot, it was an easy goal to score.
Not really sure what that means but I thought it was ridiculous enough to be worth sharing.
We cannot replace this guy. Massive task for Edu next year.
No one has ever questioned his intelligence, its his fitness thats the problem
He passes forward too much.
We can totally make a stat for this. xFreeKick or something.
Whole reddit hates partey. You can’t post anything I’m favour of partey.
/s
Kai being able to attack that space so freely, I knew we were about to fist them.
From a talent perspective, there’s very few people who can actually play the 6 pivot in 4-3-3 and he’s going to be very hard to replace.
watching these wolves try to sprint back to triple Saka before the inevitable
Factos.
We know that partey is still decent in settled possession. It’s his play oop and when we are under pressure thats becoming an issue (he lost the ball when we were pressed about 3 times right before this clip)
That’s some serious Partey-cular thinking!
off topic but i remember a stoke v. liverpool game like, 9 years ago now where coutinho got a yellow & should have got a second yellow for blocking quick free kicks. now its just poor play if you don’t do it because it never gets punished. i thought to myself on this goal that it was really poor from wolves that no-one really made much of an attempt to block the quick free kick despite that being against the rules – goes to show how poorly the game is officiated in some ways.
your not wrong, but isn’t this more just Saka being brilliant He has three man who are marking him and he fires it into nearpost, there are barely any players who can do that.
I don’t give a shit how good he is I want him gone