Bladesman
The Great Grumbleduke
I agree we need to get crosses in earlier. Too often, we are overplaying the ball with intricate triangles of passes out on the wings, giving defenders ample time to get back into position.
We try to Arsenal the ball into the new but we don't have the quality to play that way every match .
Southampton proved how deadly you can be if the cross comes in early. The cross for the winning goal put Leno in no mans land so he just flapped in the general direction of the ball and they had the Arsenal defence still facing their own goal tracking back. Leaving Austin with one of the easiest headers of his career.
It was a good counter to say neither Austin and Long are blessed with a lot of pace but they managed to do Arsenal on the counter attack.