Arsenal (A) - PL Post Match Thread

[jimmygrimblesboots]

What a f&cking boring game , we over compensated for Rodri's absence by giving the Goons to much respect , and the Goons were toothless in response , considering the amount of talent on the pitch both managers would have been happy with a tedious 0-0 draw.
Yet another lucky deflected goal in the dying minutes of a game and the Goons think they have got our number , its f*cking hilarious if they actually think they deserved to win either the Community Shield or the league game , they got lucky but they disguise this as Arteta's tactical genius.
KDB , Stones and an in-form Grealish have been a big miss this season add Rodri's daft red card and Gundo leaving the club then you can understand the media's optimism and the relish they are showing , but unfortunatley for them , its a long hard season and our creativity will return
Pep will get us back on track i have absolutely no doubt , when we get our big hitters back in the team and on form then no team can live with us in the whole of europe

 

[PPT]

Did anyone rate Declan Rice's performance on Sunday?
I thought he was pretty anonymous but, lo and behold, he got into Jabba the Crooks' team of the week.
Saliba did too.
I'm surprised anyone got into it from that match. Dullest game I've seen for absolutely ages.

Martin Samuel absolutely raved about Rice in The Times. Again.

 

[JewelZee]

What a f&cking boring game , we over compensated for Rodri's absence by giving the Goons to much respect , and the Goons were toothless in response , considering the amount of talent on the pitch both managers would have been happy with a tedious 0-0 draw.
Yet another lucky deflected goal in the dying minutes of a game and the Goons think they have got our number , its f*cking hilarious if they actually think they deserved to win either the Community Shield or the league game , they got lucky but they disguise this as Arteta's tactical genius.
KDB , Stones and an in-form Grealish have been a big miss this season add Rodri's daft red card and Gundo leaving the club then you can understand the media's optimism and the relish they are showing , but unfortunatley for them , its a long hard season and our creativity will return
Pep will get us back on track i have absolutely no doubt , when we get our big hitters back in the team and on form then no team can live with us in the whole of europe

At full strength we're miles above anyone in the Prem, simple as...we'll get there soon enough and in plenty of time to complete a 4-peat...I have no doubt.

 

[Kippax77]

Martin Samuel absolutely raved about Rice in The Times. Again.

If the media actually believe Rice is so good and worth 100m+ (they must do as they never use the price tag against him) then I'm genuinely intrigued to know how much Rodri is worth.
The media only ever big Rodri up if he's missing from the team

 

[chaddblue]

Did anyone rate Declan Rice's performance on Sunday?
I thought he was pretty anonymous but, lo and behold, he got into Jabba the Crooks' team of the week.
Saliba did too.
I'm surprised anyone got into it from that match. Dullest game I've seen for absolutely ages.

Hardly noticed him

 

[PPT]

If the media actually believe Rice is so good and worth 100m+ (they must do as they never use the price tag against him) then I'm genuinely intrigued to know how much Rodri is worth.
The media only ever big Rodri up if he's missing from the team

The media never use the price tags of any other PL at all. They only use it with us. When did anyone ever hear or read ‘Arsenal’s £105m Declan Rice’ like they constantly did, and still do with Grealish?

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

We seemed to have lost the will to press and win the ball back within 10 seconds. We seem to have also lost the will to counter attack at speed. These two elements are particularly lacking in away games. I’m not convinced it’s down to certain personnel missing either. I think it’s Pep coming up with some new-fangled way of playing away games; do the bare minimum, keep the ball as much as poss and win and reserve energy levels for a long season fighting on all fronts.
Other teams may see a tail off towards the end of the season such as Arse did last season whereas we will be going on 14-game unbeaten runs like we always seem to do when it counts. Especially this season as our run in fixtures are quite easy. Just a stab in the dark as I know fuck all and usually talk bollocks.

 

[JewelZee]

We seemed to have lost the will to press and win the ball back within 10 seconds. We seem to have also lost the will to counter attack at speed. These two elements are particularly lacking in away games. I’m not convinced it’s down to certain personnel missing either. I think it’s Pep coming up with some new-fangled way of playing away games; do the bare minimum, keep the ball as much as poss and win and reserve energy levels for a long season fighting on all fronts.
Other teams may see a tail off towards the end of the season such as Arse did last season whereas we will be going on 14-game unbeaten runs like we always seem to do when it counts. Especially this season as our run in fixtures are quite easy. Just a stab in the dark as I know fuck all and usually talk bollocks.

I couldn't agree more. I've been posting this same opinion for the past few weeks...

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

What a f&cking boring game , we over compensated for Rodri's absence by giving the Goons to much respect , and the Goons were toothless in response , considering the amount of talent on the pitch both managers would have been happy with a tedious 0-0 draw.
Yet another lucky deflected goal in the dying minutes of a game and the Goons think they have got our number , its f*cking hilarious if they actually think they deserved to win either the Community Shield or the league game , they got lucky but they disguise this as Arteta's tactical genius.
KDB , Stones and an in-form Grealish have been a big miss this season add Rodri's daft red card and Gundo leaving the club then you can understand the media's optimism and the relish they are showing , but unfortunatley for them , its a long hard season and our creativity will return
Pep will get us back on track i have absolutely no doubt , when we get our big hitters back in the team and on form then no team can live with us in the whole of europe

I know he wasn’t always great but we have missed Mahrez too. We are very predictable out wide currently.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

I know he wasn’t always great but we have missed Mahrez too. We are very predictable out wide currently.

Agree , his hat trick in the FA Cup semi final wil never be forgotten , always thought Mahrez could be replaced by the likes of Bernardo , Foden and now Doku , although i would never under estimate Mahrez's influence he was brilliant for us.
But Gundo is different gravy , i do not see another player in europe who could replicate what he did for us and we are missing his important goal poaching ability this season , vastly underrated footballer , one of the best midfield players the premier league has ever seen , if he had wore a red shirt he would have got the plaudits he deserved.