@jamesbenge

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Great touch by Gyokeres to swing the game but the standard for Arsenal centre forwards was set at the other end. Every serious UCL contender has match-winning strikers. Arsenal have two with 17 shots *combined* from 16 games. cbssports.com/soccer/news/ha…

Harry Kane shows Arsenal what they're missing at striker as Bayern hold Arsenal in UCL draw - CBS...

Bayern Munich's talisman delivered another fantastic showing against Arsenal, scoring a penalty and carrying the attack to show the Gunners exactly what they are missing at center forward

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Arsenal average the most passes per goalscoring sequence of any team in Europe's top five leagues and UEFA competition. The average Arsenal goal this season is preceded by 7.3 passes. Manchester City are second at 6.6.
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That's a fantastic touch from Gyokeres
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That is sensational from Kane
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Struggle to remember the last time Arsenal faced an opponent playing a high line who weren't applying chokehold pressure to their ball-playing midfielders
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Got any more of those three week international breaks?
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Jason Wilcox should sign some midfielders
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Amazing thing is a lot of the best PSG and Barcelona players have looked a little way off it tonight. This could have been better.
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The greatest shot blocking elite team I can think of
James Benge@jamesbenge9 Apr 2024
"You cannot just allow players to shoot at your goal. We have to prevent every possible scenario that occurs before that." Arsenal are blocking shots at one of the highest rates in recent PL history cbssports.com/soccer/news/ar…
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Florian Wirtz leads the league in chances created, a sign of a player living up to lofty expectations. Florian Wirtz leads the league in fouls committed, a sign of a player who can’t adapt to England’s physicality. Maybe the truth is somewhere between. cbssports.com/soccer/news/li…

Will Liverpool ever see the best version of Florian Wirtz? - CBS Sports

Liverpool's $135 million playmaker leads the Premier League in chances created, but ongoing physical struggles raise questions about whether he can ever truly dominate in England

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Florian Wirtz leads the league in chances created, a sign of a player living up to lofty expectations. Florian Wirtz leads the league in fouls committed, a sign of a player who can’t adapt to England’s physicality. Maybe the truth is somewhere between. cbssports.com/soccer/news/li…

Will Liverpool ever see the best version of Florian Wirtz? - CBS Sports

Liverpool's $135 million playmaker leads the Premier League in chances created, but ongoing physical struggles raise questions about whether he can ever truly dominate in England

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Florian Wirtz created nine chances today for Liverpool. No one has created more in a Premier League match since September 2021, when Bruno Fernandes created 10 against Aston Villa.
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Important caveat to that number, so many of those chances created aside from the assist are from sideways passes around the box. Now there's value in them but it's not quite lock-picking around the final third. Wirtz did that but not as often as that stat would make you think.
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FT Brentford 1, Liverpool 2 - Good game that. Felt like if the 10 men had held out for another 5 or so minutes there was a win in it for them. Instead Liverpool get three hard-earned points. Jacquet and Van Dijk excellent.
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1-2, Isak
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1-1, Munoz. Nice pass from Wirtz to find him running in behind, smart check onto his left and low finish.
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1-0, Lewis-Potter. Brentford good value for their lead.
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Penalty to Liverpool. Wirtz slips Isak in behind, the No.9 cuts back to a dangerus area and Outtarra goes sliding in. Replays show he gets the ball and perhaps not much of Mac Allister. This'll get VAR checked.
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Overturned. You can see how John Brooks saw that wrong. It's quite quickly fixed. Good process.
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Ooooft, Liverpool clear a corner and the ball bounces to Barcola. Through on goal and he curls the ball wide from just outside the box. A loose finish.
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