Pre season 2025

[ChicagoLion]

A defence wit Maatsen Torres and Cash will not keep Many clean sheets.

[Gareth]

It’s not just the personnel - I’ve always said if I could ask Unai one question it would be are the defenders and holding midfielders forbidden when under pressure to just clear the ball rather than try a pass

[VillaTim]

Successful teams build on a solid defence . Emery has managed to weaken ours in recent times . Every manager has a blind spot though .

[Ian.]

Are we not forgetting last season defensive crisis and having a different back three right up to the end of January? That with Kamara and Onana being out for large chunks of that period.

I’m pretty sure this effected a lot of our performances and confidence in our defensive play, more than Emery making it worse.

[Gareth]

Are we not forgetting last season defensive crisis and having a different back three right up to the end of January? That with Kamara and Onana being out for large chunks of that period.

I’m pretty sure this effected a lot of our performances and confidence in our defensive play, more than Emery making it worse.

It felt like we were barely able to field same back four in successive games at all for a lot of the season - that will be a massive bonus if we can get some consistency

[VillaTim]

Are we not forgetting last season defensive crisis and having a different back three right up to the end of January? That with Kamara and Onana being out for large chunks of that period.

I’m pretty sure this effected a lot of our performances and confidence in our defensive play, more than Emery making it worse.

I don't disagree with the above but it still doesn't answer the team selection at the back in the huge games - PSG , Palace SF and ManUre last day . Costly very costly.

[ROBBO]

For the first time since Emery took over I can see a worrying pattern, No new players although apart from the usuals nobody seems to be buying, thi insistance of playing out from the back with defenders who don't have the skill level to cope with the pressure it brings and lastly I can think of only two or three players who have consistant form levels. Rogers especially can be brilliant but has more off days than on.