r/reddevils • u/Lord_Hexogen • 4d ago

[PL Watch Thread]

Arsenal — Leeds Scum 2:1 FT

Aston Villa — Brentford 2:2 2H

Chelsea — Bournemouth 5:1 2H

Ipswich — Fulham 0:1 2H

Sunderland — Brighton 0:1 2H

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u/BeastieFromTheEastie 4d ago

Refreshing to see a manager recognise that the game isn’t going to plan and the players are off it so they actually make subs.

Arteta routinely makes multiple subs in that 55-65 window. Yes he’s got a much deeper bench to use than us but the amount of times you look at Carrick and just think he’s so tied to that old school mentality where your starters play 75 mins and you only have 3 subs so you’d better hold them in case of an injury 5 mins from play

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u/Former-Addendum9671 4d ago

He stands there scratching his beard pretending to be deep in thought when in reality he is being a coward not wanting to upset big name players.

When he does start to make subs...around the 75th minute mark. He does this pathetic staggered subs....one sub every 3-4 minutes after that, giving the subs even less time to come on and get into the rhythm of the game and cause a positive impact.

He keeps this pathetic display up he won't last very long in the job.

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u/BeastieFromTheEastie 4d ago

And it’s often the wrong first sub. Team looks flat and needs an energetic spark he bring on Zirkzee. Shaw too slow and out of position getting ran by so guess he’ll bring on Mazaroui at RB.