Unai Emery

[Dante Lavelli]

So Ange keeps getting criticised because of their style of play and porous defence, yet we have conceded 1 more goal and scored 5 fewer.

The perils of being one of the Big Six, everything - good or bad - is amplified.

[Demitri_C]

Even though its clear to see we are worse than last season in the league we all still backing and behind unai as we believe in him and the project.

Spurs fans i think have a right to be aggrieved  considering where they are in the table. Not anges  biggest fan but on the other hand having so many injuries in your defence not many clubs can cope with that

[N'ZMAV]

I totally back Unai - if we can't make sustained progress, or even win something with this footballing setup, then there's not much hope for after...

[aj2k77]

So Ange keeps getting criticised because of their style of play and porous defence, yet we have conceded 1 more goal and scored 5 fewer.

Fortunately the table is based on points and not goal difference and they have 4 less having played an extra game.

[ChicagoLion]

So Ange keeps getting criticised because of their style of play and porous defence, yet we have conceded 1 more goal and scored 5 fewer.

Fortunately the table is based on points and not goal difference and they have 4 less having played an extra game.

With their first choice central defenders out for large chunks of the season.
The point is that our defending has been a shambles for half a season now and shows few signs of changing.
Surely our coaching team have noticed this.

[Dave]

Spurs fans i think have a right to be aggrieved  considering where they are in the table. Not anges  biggest fan but on the other hand having so many injuries in your defence not many clubs can cope with that

Two of them are only injured because he rushed them back and played them before they were ready, making their injuries worse.

[brontebilly]

The opening goal at Newcastle is down to Kamara losing the ball very cheaply on the halfway line then evertybody is slow to respond , Gordon is given the freedom of Newcastle to get his shot away no wonder he had time to measure it inch perfect into the top bin.

This is not true. Not everybody is slow to respond, you can see Konsa responding (also Pau) in a hurry to defend the coming attack and Konsa pointing out to Cash that he has to make sure that Gordon cant make something of it. Cash then standing like miles off Gordon.

Konsa does a hell of a lot of pointing, might be best to reflect on his own performances this season. McGinn was the one at fault really, Cash gets tight on Gordon and the untracked Hall was straight in. In that situation Cash should really have gone to Gordon, it's not his fault McGinn was miles of out position.

I'm sure Cash could be improved upon, every player could given an unlimited budget, but Cash & Digne are having solid seasons in the main. The three centre backs have been rubbish really and yet UE continues to leave Mings on the bench.

[aj2k77]

So Ange keeps getting criticised because of their style of play and porous defence, yet we have conceded 1 more goal and scored 5 fewer.

Fortunately the table is based on points and not goal difference and they have 4 less having played an extra game.

With their first choice central defenders out for large chunks of the season.
The point is that our defending has been a shambles for half a season now and shows few signs of changing.
Surely our coaching team have noticed this.

I'm not listening to any Tottenham whinging about injuries. We were battered last year by injuries non stop and finished top 4. Van de Ven has played 11 and Romero 14 times this season. If they needed more centre backs they shouldn't have Gray for £35m.

[VillaTim]

The opening goal at Newcastle is down to Kamara losing the ball very cheaply on the halfway line then evertybody is slow to respond , Gordon is given the freedom of Newcastle to get his shot away no wonder he had time to measure it inch perfect into the top bin.

This is not true. Not everybody is slow to respond, you can see Konsa responding (also Pau) in a hurry to defend the coming attack and Konsa pointing out to Cash that he has to make sure that Gordon cant make something of it. Cash then standing like miles off Gordon.

Konsa does a hell of a lot of pointing, might be best to reflect on his own performances this season. McGinn was the one at fault really, Cash gets tight on Gordon and the untracked Hall was straight in. In that situation Cash should really have gone to Gordon, it's not his fault McGinn was miles of out position.

I'm sure Cash could be improved upon, every player could given an unlimited budget, but Cash & Digne are having solid seasons in the main. The three centre backs have been rubbish really and yet UE continues to leave Mings on the bench.

It all starts with Kamara losing the ball and the subsequent turnover .

[andyh]

The opening goal at Newcastle is down to Kamara losing the ball very cheaply on the halfway line then evertybody is slow to respond , Gordon is given the freedom of Newcastle to get his shot away no wonder he had time to measure it inch perfect into the top bin.

This is not true. Not everybody is slow to respond, you can see Konsa responding (also Pau) in a hurry to defend the coming attack and Konsa pointing out to Cash that he has to make sure that Gordon cant make something of it. Cash then standing like miles off Gordon.

Konsa does a hell of a lot of pointing, might be best to reflect on his own performances this season. McGinn was the one at fault really, Cash gets tight on Gordon and the untracked Hall was straight in. In that situation Cash should really have gone to Gordon, it's not his fault McGinn was miles of out position.

I'm sure Cash could be improved upon, every player could given an unlimited budget, but Cash & Digne are having solid seasons in the main. The three centre backs have been rubbish really and yet UE continues to leave Mings on the bench.

It all starts with Kamara losing the ball and the subsequent turnover .

It does.
But where he lost it shouldn’t have led to a goal within a few seconds.
I think Konsa and Cash were more than culpable

[VillaTim]

The opening goal at Newcastle is down to Kamara losing the ball very cheaply on the halfway line then evertybody is slow to respond , Gordon is given the freedom of Newcastle to get his shot away no wonder he had time to measure it inch perfect into the top bin.

This is not true. Not everybody is slow to respond, you can see Konsa responding (also Pau) in a hurry to defend the coming attack and Konsa pointing out to Cash that he has to make sure that Gordon cant make something of it. Cash then standing like miles off Gordon.

Konsa does a hell of a lot of pointing, might be best to reflect on his own performances this season. McGinn was the one at fault really, Cash gets tight on Gordon and the untracked Hall was straight in. In that situation Cash should really have gone to Gordon, it's not his fault McGinn was miles of out position.

I'm sure Cash could be improved upon, every player could given an unlimited budget, but Cash & Digne are having solid seasons in the main. The three centre backs have been rubbish really and yet UE continues to leave Mings on the bench.

It all starts with Kamara losing the ball and the subsequent turnover .

It does.
But where he lost it shouldn’t have led to a goal within a few seconds.
I think Konsa and Cash were more than culpable

I don't disagree

[PaulWinch again]

Love Unai but he seems incapable of addressing the team’s defensive issues (I don’t just mean individual mistakes). Plus today his game management cost us the win, it was very obvious we needed fresh legs on and that ultimately cost us the second goal.

Do better please Unai.

[Ian.]

Maybe not replacing Carlos this summer was not on the agenda. He looked a dead cert to be off at one point. I do wonder if we had someone else there other than him or Konsa if we would be far more solid. That player Forest signed had made such a difference to them.

[Monty]

Think he knows he buggered that one with the subs.

[Demitri_C]

Has previous unai teams been this bad defensively?