Gab Marcotti
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Podcast Appearances
by his team selection from the start to only go with two forwards and nine defensive players because you only had Xavi Simmonds and Colomwani.
I thought Solanke should have started every single day with Colomwani and Simmonds instead of Colomwani if you wanted to just keep the two forwards.
I just think for your debut in a game where you've got nothing to lose,
Just at least try for it.
You've got nothing to lose.
Yeah, I mean, if that was the plan, because I was at the game, I didn't really see a plan.
They were playing too deep, trying to push them on, didn't work.
I'm not really sure what he was trying to do.
Yeah, and I don't want to blame you.
It was difficult anyway.
Arsenal, as we said, are a very good team.
And even with the game at Wolves and the game at Brentford before that, they're still outstanding.
And you are without 12 or 13 first-team players.
So I don't want to blame Tudor, really.
But where I felt that he missed the trick a bit is you knew... I mean, I arrived at the stadium really early at half-eleven for the game at 4.30pm.
And even then, when it was quiet, they were rehearsing things in the stadium.