Arsenal Banter Archive November 28 2015

28 Nov 2015 20:16:34
Should Coq have attempted that tackle against West Brom?

I'm all for DM's showing a bit of blood and thunder, but sometimes, especially with our history of impact injuries, you have to play it a bit clever.

I don't think he should have gone for it.

{Ed025's Note - come on dags, the guy is a 100% performer and does not shirk out of tackles, i would not want him any other way mate...plus you have more chance of getting injured if you dont commit fully..

28 Nov 2015 20:31:29
I do agree with you Ed, but if you look at the position of the ball and the 2 players, it was, at best, 60/40 in other players favour.
Of course, he's our enforcer, but sometimes you have to concede you can't attempt every tackle, especially as the Brom player wasn't exactly one on one with the keeper.

Watch Vieira, he doesn't go for every tackle, he was a bit clever and would sometimes 'concede' the tackle and just 'jockey' the player.

{Ed025's Note - the thing is dags patrick had better players around him who would help him out and be a second line of defence, if le coq does not tackle then the opposition player has a free run..thats the difference for me mate..

28 Nov 2015 20:46:02
In every injury, goal conceded and defeat there's something somewhere that could have been done differently with the benefit of hindsight.
Just one of those things that happen to all players at some point.

{Ed025's Note - i agree G62..

28 Nov 2015 20:46:47
Hmmmmmm DAGS

As a player you don't stop and think " hmmm will I get injured" if you did that there would be no tackles. Coq was doing his job. winning he ball back.

{Ed025's Note - im with you all the way BG mate..

28 Nov 2015 20:51:38
My only problem if i rember right, the player was not in a dangerous position. I look at a lot of our teams tackles and I think, why. The amount of times we try and tackle when it isn't necessary. Being a defender or defending is not all about tackling, but about position, shape and jockeying and for that part, i think that is why our defenders are not classed in the world class bracket. Top defenders are not defined for tackling but defending and i often wonder who coaches our defenders and do they listen, we are naive in the way we go about defending. I like the coqs commitment and he does make the odd rash decision, but generally now he isn't one i get frustrated with. I think he was unlucky to come out injured but the shape of his leg at impact, just caused the injury, .

28 Nov 2015 21:01:57
Yep, I agree with what you all say, but I just think he has to be a bit more 'clever' in his tackles.

You are correct Ed about Vieira, he had a better class of player around him, hence why Coq has to be a tad more careful.

I'm not saying cut out the tackles, far from, but just be a bit more 'conservative'.

28 Nov 2015 21:17:49
Well said Stevie boy, agree.

28 Nov 2015 22:06:22
Yet if he doesn't make the tackle and the West brom player scores a wonder goal its where was Le Coq for the first goal?
Alexis is sometimes a bit greedy but 99% of the time a dream player Ozil is the undisputed king of assist but does occasionally play a poor final ball so I think we can accept Le Coq will not get everything 100% right 100% of the time in everyone's eyes.

28 Nov 2015 19:06:31
Kevin two assists and a goal. What a guy.

28 Nov 2015 19:12:09
He speaks very highly of you too mate.

28 Nov 2015 20:13:25
Keegan?
Thought he retired.

28 Nov 2015 18:00:19
Jamie vardy, now that's what i call a bargain. The modern day ian Wright.

28 Nov 2015 18:06:25
Offers will surely come flooding in for him

I bet he is pinching himself, what a story.

28 Nov 2015 18:17:31
Absolutely amazing.