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. Someone has probably already calculated exactly how many minutes of Saturday’s game was spent with him time-wasting, but we can be sure that it factored in the strength of Arsenal’s celebrations. Jorginho’s shot deflecting back off Martinez was nothing but rotten luck, but fortune does tend to find a way to make peace with itself.
That’s even more significant, because the suspicion is that those struggling teams who are capable of making themselves more watertight will be the ones who are most likely to survive the drop. Look at the evidence: Steve Cooper has dramatically improved Forest’s defensive record. Sean Dyche will probably continue to do the same at Everton, Southampton stopped Chelsea scoring on Saturday. Leeds have kept one clean sheet in their last 10 games and are getting worse.
What defines Brentford over that run – and indeed all season – is their ability to grind out results. They have lost four times in the league, the same number as Manchester City.
You’ll be pleased to know that the officials didn’t make a mistake on Saturday. De Zerbi may still be annoyed about last weekend [and fair enough] and supporters will lap them up, of course. But those comments are deeply unhelpful.This can’t just go on forever unabated. We can understand that this was intended as a long-term appointment, understand that Graham Potter is a coach who builds slowly over time and, when he gets the buy-in of his players, creates something special.
Again, this isn’t really on Potter. He had his strengths but walked into a club that was just recovering from a summer frenzy under a new owner desperate to impress. Potter stressed the need for stability and then watched on as Todd Boehly made things more manic and the squad more weird. This isn’t Championship Manager 01-02; you can’t just buy 14 players, set the tactics and watch them go.
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