Jay Harris
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I do think that experience of how to manage those big occasions might help.
That really took me by surprise watching the game.
How just changing one individual...
and the knock-on effect it has.
And clearly that telepathic understanding that Saka and Ben White have, Ben White struggles to replicate with Madaweke.
Even though they're both right-wingers, left-footed, they play the game in a very, very different way.
Madaweke probably, this is just sort of me guessing, probably takes more touches on the ball, delays things a little bit more.
Whereas it feels like Saka wants to play those quick sharp one-twos with Ben White and Ben White sort of thrives off doing that.
And there are a couple of times Saka got in behind from moves like that.
And when...
those things are coming off in possession, it probably just is a nice little reminder that, oh, I can do this.
And that gives you a little bit more confidence defending the other way as well.
But that was Ben White's probably best performance of the season quite comfortably.
Whereas in the last, especially the Southampton game, he really struggled.
And you're thinking, if Arsenal have to finish the season with Ben White instead of Timber, then that's going to impact them.
But Tuesday night, he was really good.
Well, I'm trying to think of any contentious decisions.
Maybe the Gabriel Simeone.
I don't think there's quite... You've seen them not give him.
I also think in football, too often people forget.