Arsenal FA Cup SF Post-Match Thread

[mosssideblue]

Jesus and aguero miss so many chances
Neither a natural finisher
Sometimes you need to bury one chance to either get ahead or win but we’re incapable of that in the big moments

Did I read that correctly, are you saying Aguero isn't a natural finisher?

 

[Gray]

Bad day at the office, hope the players pull their collective fingers out for our remaining games.

 

[eversince 76]

Fck me. What a bunch of drama queens on here. We’re not really here. Thank God.
Get a grip ffs.
We win most. We lose a few. It’s a season to forget anyways. Yes even if we win the chimps league (which we won’t). If there is no audience there nothing to get excited about. Or to get upset about. So take it and move on.

 

[@BluePhil8]

7:45pm turn on BT.
8:33pm turn off BT.
8:48pm turn on BT.
9:40pm turn off BT.

I'd rather slit my wrists that listen to Camel Gob, McTwataman and Keown. Wankers.

You’re still paying their wages (if you subscribe and don’t pirate), so they won’t care. If you do pirate, good job.

 

[come-on-barney]

11 - We lost to the rags in the semi 2nd leg too.



Maybe. Agree with the 4/5 players whether he stays or goes and players who are getting complacent here need to shape up or be shipped out. If he won’t sign any longer than a year, I can’t see next season being much different to this. What is going to change between now and Sept?

Love him to renew, but do think it is decision time.

 

[Marvin]

Pep's motto is winning or losing, we always play. The problem is we didn't play the first half at all, the same like the game against Bournemouth, it's almost like everybody caught whatever form-out-of-window bug Bernardo has. It was obvious Pep gave them bollocking in the dressing room, they were running in the second half at least. But boy, that losing mentality has so firmly set in. it is going to be interesting to see how and whether Pep will be able to sort it out.

Well play Foden centrally and you solve half the problem we had today, and he surely will next season.

 

[the_tevez_wiggle]

Let me make this clear. This isnt a reaction to tonight's match. We need a revamp. We have to give up on or sell players.
Bravo, he doesn't push ederson.
Cancelo, if we aren't gonna use him or he wants out whats the point of him drawing such a big wage. Walker is great for defending but we need a better attacking rb.
Stones, if there are takers out there he needs to go for his own career. Mentality isnt there, too inconsistent.
Nico, too slow too rash
Zinchenko, not a lb not good enough as attacking mid.
Mendy, this one hurts coz I really like the guy. But he never looks in control of the ball, his crosses or defensively.
Gundogan nice guy, not a cdm, not what we need as am.
Mahrez, cash in on him ffs. Moments of brilliance but we are strongest playing as a unit not individuals.

We need impact players on the bench like dzeko (haaland) like sane (no idea) when stuff ain't working like tonight. We also need a physical monster like koulibaly at the back, a better rodri alternative like douglas luiz and a decent lb that looks in control of atleast 1 thing be it attacking or defending.

Might take 2 seasons to balance out this squad again but it needs it.

 

[CC1]

I know everyone is disappointed/fuming but this getting a bit ridiculous. We have a great team that have won most of the big games for us. This season has been disappointing but we finished 2nd and have won a trophy with the CL still available. We had a shit day today but turning on the players as if they are all shit is unfair. I'm sure there will be some changes coming but lets have a bit of perspective here.

Exactly. Some folk on here have been spoilt in the last few seasons & think City’s achievements are the norm. They were not normal, they were special. We can’t win every cup every year

 

[Stoned Rose]

Mediocre all over imo, even the likes of Kev Sterling and Laporte.

As a general observation - a couple of players who have stood out like sore thumbs for me this season.......

Mendy is simply not intelligent enough either defensively or offensively. Plus he is STILL doing that thing where he hits every pass and cross miles too hard. He's simply not good enough to be first choice at our club.

And I've seen enough of Garcia to know he isn't going to be a top CB in this league. Gets done for pace and strength on a regular basis. Very nice on the ball and would be sweet in La Liga, but not here.

 

[ID70]

Bernardo will come good again.

Bernardo is a top player but needs to be given a position to play and stick with, he’s too easily and usually the first to be moved around, left, right, middle, up top

 

[Winchester]

Wasn't it to Wigan?

Yes

 

[SWPISHOME]

You’re still paying their wages (if you subscribe and don’t pirate), so they won’t care. If you do pirate, good job.

Definitely pirate mate.
Wouldn't give them wankers the steam off my piss.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

United h Soton a and wolves a

Yes I think those are the 3 he didn't start in

 

[Alcatraz]

Shite,
Was Jesus playing ? Not to single him out as there was so many players “missing“
Pep said he knew how they were going to play .....didn’t look like we had plan to counter.
Like so many other games we have lost - concede on the counter and have nothing in reply

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Remember Bernardo Silva?

I did, I voted for him as MOTM as he didn’t do anything wrong.

 

[CC1]

Jesus and aguero miss so many chances
Neither a natural finisher
Sometimes you need to bury one chance to either get ahead or win but we’re incapable of that in the big moments

Get a grip. Aguero is one of the best finishers in the world - never mind the PL.

BTW - he wasn’t playing today :). :)

 

[Newman Noggs]

Our scouting concerns me. Our signings since KDB have been underwhelming.

 

[Woody135]

I couldnt watch the game as had other commitments, but obviously gutted by the result.

But reading some of the comments in here is laughable.

A few days ago the mood on BM was we were the best team around, brilliant players, club on a high etc etc and one bad result (and performance) later and suddenly it all needs to get ripped up.

You cant win every trophy, you cant win every game. Sometimes the players dont perform to their best, and unfortunately that was today in a key knockout match. Thats it.

 

[sutty66]

I’d cash in on Bernardo, Jesus. Gundogan, Stones, Mendy and Otamendi (free to a good home)

In Oyarzabal,Torres, Koulibaly, Alaba, Ake, Aoaur, Jimenez

keep bernardo fuck the rest off, and we need top quality now no messing about and show we mean business we need pace and power to go with our pass pass one/two touch so rashford/mbappe, traore, kante, alaba, koulibaly

 

[SidJames]

I personally would have liked to have seen Foden in more games this Season.

That stale.... slow as fuck Rodri/Gundo combois what killed us in most our bad games

Gundo is a player you bring on to close a game out.

Yet he literally became first name on the team sheet.And for the life of me i really dont know why.

What does he bring to our midfield that i am not seeing.

I think Fenandinho should have been put back in front of that back 4 to give it some protection.He only looked slow and aged when he was dropped out of his preferred position. He was awesome in that role last season.Yet we totally broke up a winning formula.

We had already lost Vinny from the back 4,We should have left Fernandinho for at least another season as a defensive Mid.

Rodri was always going to take time to gel,yet we shoe horned him in to forming a partnership with Gundo .2 similar style players.

Our style you need players who can quickly transition the Ball.

We have had 2 great seasons under Pep and broke many records.

But Pep has to take some blame this season for extenuating our weaknesses on the Pitch.

We play our best side against Madrid.We start with Phil.He is good enough and better than what we have,.