Arsenal (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[geoff hammond]

i've seen better hold up play at the kindergarten level

Have you really?

 

[Scottyboi]

If Reindeer passed out wide instead of losing it they don't counter and catch our centre backs out. Unlucky really fine margins.

 

[Ajm1985]

Atwell was an absolute disgrace. He gave them everything and us nothing, but the most obvious was just before they scored. Calafiori committed yet another late tackle and Atwell went to give it, but then decided to allow Arsenal to break from which they scored. Needs calling out.

Yeah I thought that, looked an obvious foul

 

[Erling9]

In what World do you bring Savinho on on that scenario?
2 points thrown away.

hey at least we didn't lose! happy clappers will be out in droves carrying pep on their shoulders holding the 9th place trophy

 

[TinFoilHat]

Dunnarumma is one of us.... it's our fault

5Live:

"The goal must go to VAR? The City bench are raging. Gillette says it's been cleared - Arsenal are level!"

I'll ask the question again.

Why do the broadcasters get to hear the conversation and we don't?

 

[argyle]

Thought that was shit.

It’s only a resolute shithouse defensive performance if it works.

It fucking didn’t. Again. Reijinders and Savio A fucking joke for that goal. Take it to the corner.

Didn’t even try to attack 2nd half. 2 points pissed away.

Fuming.

Did we lose?

 

[beehive_bob]

Tactical masterclass until the 93rd minute. The boys left nothing out there today, superb effort and would have taken that before the start. Hopefully bodes well for the new style of play from here...

 

[chesterbells]

Point is good away at 2nd hardest game of the season. Great battling but as a whole the performance shows how far we have fallen

Agree with your first sentence. Away at liverpool and arsenal I think a point is a decent result (assuming you win at home).

 

[Goater101]

If we were offered those results at the start of the week we’d of snapped the hand off. Last season we were pathetic in the big games. No complaints here.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

But he was still candidate for Man of the match. Bar that mistake he was superb.

I still rate Trafford over him and say Trafford can make every save Donna can.

Trafford's so called mistake wasn't even his mistake.. it was Ruben's mistake but he got the blame and got benched.

 

[willipp]

Thought we were fantastic. Ok not our typical City but we showed something very different today. Frustrating to concede like that at the end, but defensively we were brilliant.

If only Haaland had squared that ball in the second half to Foden.

A tough 7 days and a brilliant return. We are showing good signs of a different but hopefully very good side.

 

[El Ingeniero de Noruega]

Take a point. Be happy and move on. Next game.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Bit of a sickener bit we’ll take a point. That fucker Attwell though.

Bent as a nine bob note

 

[Don Karleone]

We can't fault the effort today, which I did last season. As @Alan Harper's Tash said, we look like a team again.

 

[coolcity]

Solid result but still a disappointing result given the timing of the equalizer. Players were exhausted with Arsenal having extra rest headint into the match. Ake has to be better and more aware for their goal.

Doku excellent again. Haaland inevitable. Rodri irreplaceable. Nico should be the starting LB moving forward, he's shown a lot of improvement defensively.

Wasn't just Ake, but I'd have preferred us to go for it even if we'd lost. That was a long long time to try and hang on and the goal was almost inevitable.

 

[flook]

Team of warriors today, been a while since we've done that. Like most I'd have taken a draw before kick off, but gutted to drop points like that. Thought Rodders should have come off at about 75 minutes, he was shot, other than that Pep probably got it right with the changes, though taking off both Haaland and Doku is a little hard to fathom

 

[Sir peace frog]

great battling display, little bit disappointed in the end, but two wins and an away draw at a very hard team is an excellent week, get that first 11 resting for the week let the 2nd string and youth play Huddersfield, then same team next weekend

 

[BLOOMUEN]

We're not as good as them so for us to do that and get close to nicking 3 points shows progression to me. Showed some balls, kept running. Doku really has come of age.

My sentiments. Excellent and unexpected point. We’ll have much easier games than today…

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Think we hold on for the win if not for Haaland, O'Reilly and Doku having to come off with knocks (you can see Pep asking Haaland if he needs to come off before the sub is made).

Gutting to concede late on, but you also can't complain too much.

Take the point, take the positives, really good week.

 

[Withnail]

Gutted we didn't hold on, fantastic defensive performance. O'Reilly was absolutely immense today and RAN will have a job getting a place in the team when he is fit.

Although it was a backs to the wall performance for most of the second half, Haaland should have squared the ball to Foden when he was in on goal.