Match Thread | Arsenal vs. Man City (02/02/25)

[PragueBlue]

So mistakes aside, you think we've played well???

Not particularly no but I thought we were ok until folded after 2-1 down. However, I think signing a new DM is going to make much difference. It's a team game and the team as a whole is making too many mistakes.

 

[Platt Lane veteran]

Maybe a Tuchel type season awaits us. Fuck the league and some how wriggle your way to the UCL title

We’re 10 days off being torn to shreds by RM.

 

[GLBlue1995]

The defense and the midfield just aren’t good enough. Too old and too slow.

The lack of MF is exposing the mistakes in the, and the pressure it puts on the D is making them make more mistakes.

We’ve needed to refresh the MF since before the Phillips mistake. And we’ve got one day left in the window, CL qualification very much at risk, and we still haven’t done it.

Fucking madness.

 

[mick10]

Because they are not good enough that's why!

I’ll not disagree but today has been a different level.

 

[deano ou812]

Shouldnt hes even been playing

Yip overrule their own rules and make a mockery of VAR

 

[wolviedinho]

HUMBLED

 

[I'm Blue]

They are trying. We just have a lot of old and knackered players.

Us being knackered wasn’t the reason for us being 1-0 down.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

That's Mr Flat Nose off

Sadly, if he’d been at city he’d never have got on never mind been taken off

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Its not so much that he attempts a risky pass; its that he chases his own risky pass vacating the space in the middle of the field. Hes never setting up for the one-two, hes ball-watching his own play and leaving the transition defense out to dry. Its embarrassing.

He plays like he’s the only one in the middle and in fairness he might have valid reasons for that this season. He puts the blinkers on, head down and forgets that he’s part of a team.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

At least with Sterling coming on they’re not getting a 5th

 

[hertsblue]

How anyone can lay the blame at Pep’s door for the lazy half arsed performances the players have put in this season is beyond me.
They can’t even do the basics anymore.
It starts with hard work, effort and pride.
We’ve got none.

His tactics, him picking the team inc his choice of keep playing players in positions they are poor at, his choice of backroom staff not being able to keep players fit and awful coaching as we seem strangers every week with no shape to our defenders.
And I imagine the club doesn’t do anything transfer wise he doesn’t agree to and buying 2 unproven young defenders and ignoring the midfield

 

[Blu1]

Fook me please take me back to Aguero, kompany, YaYa, tevez, silva days

 

[Chak19]

Let them enjoy it. It's only 3 points for them. They're acting like it's a final

I don't give a fuck about them or how they celebrate it, it doesn't matter what they do now, it's our pathetic performance that I care about.

 

[SiMCFC]

We don't need players, we need Pep and the coaches to fucking coach, you don't suddenly forget how to defend. You also have to adapt when players are injured, if you don't you win fuck all, see Amorim at the rags, he can't adapt because he hasn't a fucking clue. Pep is better than this. Ultimately yes we have players that are getting old but so do other teams.

 

[daveiw01]

Ratboy's glee is coming out strong, absolute twat, your team is still 12 points behind us you dickhead

They're still lightyears behind us and by our lofty standards, we're currently shit.

 

[Gordyola]

So are they doing that completely of their own accord or following his instructions to pass the ball across the face of goal when they’re all over us?? He’s gotten it wrong today, we should have gone long like against Chelsea.

Arsenal haven’t played the high line they’ve let us have the ball we also haven’t got Eddie to kick it long

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Its not so much that he attempts a risky pass; its that he chases his own risky pass vacating the space in the middle of the field. Hes never setting up for the one-two, hes ball-watching his own play and leaving the transition defense out to dry. Its embarrassing.

Maybe because he’s been asked to do a job he can’t do.

 

[paulchapo]

I must have missed our second goal.

Obvious misprint.

 

[Blue Llama]

Let them enjoy it. It's only 3 points for them. They're acting like it's a final

That's right and the difference is we haven't matched them with that desire to win

 

[eyalluvitt]

Foden needs criticising , we were dominating. and he goes and does interviews saying he wants to play in midfield/centre and that is why he hasnt. too casual at times

His mistake was the killer