This was such a frustrating result.Most of the games that we’ve failed to pick up points,I feel it is our own doing.I put majority of the reason down to just that cutting edge mentality that we seem to be lacking.The “do what it takes” attitude.If You were to sit and analyse I can prove it to you how we could’ve just gained so many more points if the players has a better mentality naturally.
The penalty?Not in my opinion.Even Alan shearer said he didn’t feel it was a penalty to Fulham.What part of “there has to be enough contact” do the officials not understand?It’s just so frustrating, week in week out it’s the same nonsense.
Should I tell you what,look at the incident of Martinelli rounding the keeper and passing it to Pepe.And look at what their keeper does.Martinelli could’ve easily gone down it was 100% a penalty.I still rememeber the Phil Foden incident earlier on where he stayed on his feet and that’s the only reason the penalty wasn’t given everyone after the game was baffled don’t remember it was city against which team.
Basically,the FA encourages you to dive.By constantly not making the right decision, and that’s where VAR fails miserably.
We had 18 shots apparently to their 3.It was not an ideal game.But the difference was that their player went down at the slightest of contact and Martinelli didn’t.That’s where the 2 points was lost.
Does Arteta analyse?Because I don’t think so it’s the same reasons we are failing to win it against wolves also it was the same.
We’re too nice a team I feel.You need to be ruthless when you go out onto the pitch.
Top teams are not “nice”.But again the days of us being a top team are well far gone.