Match Thread | Arsenal vs Man City (08/10/23)

[BlueMooner87]

Hope we take kovacic off as he is lucky to still be on.

Would like to see grealish play kovicic role, doku for lewis.

 

[malg]

Wouldn’t have been soft at all

It was a fucking nailed on Yellow.

 

[cookster]

Deffo got away with one. Kovacic should be off.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Arsenal were there for the taking at the start but our shit play has actually given them the impetus.

It’s not working in midfield, even without Kovacic making stupid challenges.

We look clueless going forward.

Haaland needs to toughen up, really does.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

There’s so much negativity on here. It’s 0-0 and Arsenal haven’t created anything. We are missing lots of players as well.

Come on city!

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Theo Walcott looks like he’s trying to sell you a second hand Audi bless him.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Kova needs to go off as the ref Will be looking for an excuse to get him off

The ref had the excuse twice and unfathomably didn’t send him off either time.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Think we see Pep has set up to not give them any room. Kovacic can't continue, no way can we afford to go down to 10.

 

[OntarioBlue]

I would be surprised if Kova comes out for the second half. Got away with it. Fact that he’s still on is surprising.

Yes, we are basically playing with a passenger at the moment. The problem is who do we bring on to avoid getting overrun in midfield.

 

[ID70]

Never understood players on a yellow making stupid challenges l8e Kova did, absolutely no need in that area of the pitch

 

[mosssideblue]

Madness if Kovacic starts in the second half

Agree, Pep needs to get him off

 

[FatedBlue77]

All in for paquetta in january. We have fuck all midfield without Rodri

He’s not giving cover for Rodri though. We need bin Phillips in the summer and bring a proper Rodri rotation/competition this summer.

 

[wolviedinho]

I don’t know what the uproar over kova is about. Yes a tad lucky but wolves defender should have been off and he scored the winner so….

 

[East Level 2]

I think we're still suffering from the sheer number of games played last season plus the bloody world cup. We've hardly sparkled in our early games though we clearly have the better players.
Gundo was a major loss, and KDB's injury is hardly a surprise as he's been overplayed by club and country for the past few years.

 

[urban genie]

kovacic is a terrible DM , get him off before he gets a red bring on grealish and move berny back there as we are wasting him sat out wide

 

[Craig]

Can’t believe he didn’t sub him straight away but he has to now. Pep went mad about Rodri but for Kovacic to go diving in again after almost getting a red anyway was far more stupid than Rodri just losing it for a second. Looks miles off the pace again anyway so he won’t be a big loss 2nd half.

 

[tregyblue61]

It's a bit like last season early doors, pedestrian, lacking ideas etc.

We know how it all finished.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Kova needs to go off as the ref Will be looking for an excuse to get him off

An excuse? the dick should already be off.

 

[moomba]

Will be happy if we get away with a draw. Can't see it though, we're really struggling.

 

[Kippax77]

Dermot Gallagher will be in a dark room now vomiting into a bucket because Kovacic is still on the pitch.
I can see him having a breakdown on Sly tomorrow if Arsenal dont win this