25 Aug 2015 09:26:58
3 games in and migs has yet to pick up the ball from the back of his net.
Well done to migs and the defence as a whole (and that linesman).

1.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:09:00
im not to sure about that! you can't discount that arsenal scored a perfectly good goal that was wrongly disallowed,and as it turned out,it would have been the winning goal,football! "its a funny old game"

2.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:20:11
He did last night but it was ruled off side 😛

{Ed001's Note - and against Bournemouth but it was disallowed for a non-foul....}

3.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:41:19
Fair play to Migs yesterday he was good. Not brilliant just good, Cech on the other hand was brilliant!

4.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:41:55
That was a foul against Bournemouth. The guy put both hands on Lovrens shoulders. How can he jump? I also think it was stupid as he was going to win the header without fouling him, and maybe it was soft but 100% a foul in my opinion.

{Ed001's Note - he could have jumped, but he was making no attempt to do so. Both hands resting lightly on your shoulders does not stop him jumping.}

5.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 11:02:33
So word, you're saying that if the goal in the 5rg minute had stood it would have been the winning goal and nothing would have changed in the remainder of the game? Way to spin things around to suit yourself. that's not how football works however

6.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 11:26:47
one negative for me was his positioning on crosses. He was to far back from the near post IMO. a decent cross and he's beaten front post all the time. His other issue was his lack of power or physical presence on crosses. He missed a few coming out whether it was to punch or catch, and needs to bowl over whoever is in his way. Bit more aggression would be nice. All in all he has improved slightly from last season. Maybe its the confidence of the defence or working together in training but long may it continue

7.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 11:49:43
Loathe to disagree with ed001 but there's no reason for the Bournemouth playing to put his hands on Lovren. Would even have been a foul in rugby near enough!!

{Ed001's Note - I never said the player was right to do so, simply that Lovren could and should have headed the ball clear anyway, instead of ducking under it.}

8.) 26 Aug 2015
26 Aug 2015 04:19:25
I've seen those given all the time, Ed so well have to disagree there. The player did not need to put his hands on Lovren if as you say, Lovren made no attempt to jump. He did that because he thought Lovren would jump and he was going to get an advantage by using him as a lift to get better elevation. He was caught cheating and the foul was a legitimate one. That is given in any league in Europe although, not all the time.

{Ed001's Note - he put his hands out because it is natural to do so, it is not always a foul, and it was clear that he never used him for elevation at all. The trajectory of the leap was not one of a person pushing down and gaining lift from an object underneath. As for those are given, very rarely are they given, if ever, in recent years. What Lovren did reminded me of what used to annoy me about Teddy Sheringham, as he would do that exact same move time and time again when a defender jumped anywhere in his vicinity and buy free kicks with it.

To be honest, to me the major issue is that irrelevant of all the blinkers you all wear making excuses for Lovren, the point is he should have defended the ball first and foremost, not curled over like a baby allowing a free header.}