Arsenal (A) - PL Post Match Thread

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We won two games away from home against the top 10 in the league last season and one was just a pure arsenal bottle and one win in the cl away from home all last season.

Ooof!

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Ake should have buried his 1st half chance. those kind of chances rarely missed against us in PL.

Aye. Should have hit it on the low volley. Dropped lovely for him.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

So still not answered… im fully aware the ref blew to give us a free kick (was at the game) and disallow our goal because thats to our advantage apparently. But would like to see it back as was at the game and been removed from all highlights for some reason

If he didn't blow for the original foul he'd have blown for Rico's hand ball, when he went down.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

99 times out of 100 we come away with a good point after never being under any pressure. It was actually not a bad performance would rodri have made a difference? Not that big of a difference imo we still would have played the same way. What I will say the way the arsenal team and staff fans celebrated after the win will only give our players extra motivation for the rest of the season.

I thought it was pretty poor offensively to be honest. We gave these twats a good hiding last season yet this was a timid, insipid show lacking creativity. We looked like we were playing for a draw which is not like us at all. It just felt all wrong for me and Arsenal were as average as us.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

I thought it was pretty poor offensively to be honest. We gave these twats a good hiding last season yet this was a timid, insipid show lacking creativity. We looked like we were playing for a draw which is not like us at all. It just felt all wrong for me and Arsenal were as average as us.

I agree on the offensive take and that was my first thought coming out of the ground yesterday. But after getting over the disappointment I get to the thought our attack was blunted by a very defensive arsenal team. I would prefer us to be on the offensive home and away but would it have been wise to go all out at arsenal yesterday and let them hit us on the counter?? We had enough attacking players on the pitch the game was always gonna be won by a moment of magic or luck which unfortunately went against us.

 

[JewelZee]

What a fucking twat he refused to shake their hands last season after the home and away lose and he wants to shake their hands after winning . Thank God he followed his fellow twat to arsenal

POS...simple as...

People behave very differently when they win. Last season Zinchenko didn’t acknowledge us after we beat them; yesterday after they won he came and gave us a big round of applause. Grapes can be very sour

Fuck him too...and that whiney punk Jesus, bitching to the Brazilian press about Pep like a little **** last Winter when he thought they had the upper hand. They claim to be contenders yet they celebrate a one goal win in October off a fluke deflection like they've won the Prem, CL, and WC all at once...it's funny and sad. They want to pass themselves off as some sort of title contenders and direct rivals to us when the reality is they've yet to win dick and are just another squad hoping for a miracle. We blew by them while seeing off Bayern and Real Madrid like a part time job. Don't get me wrong but as much as I despise the Rags and the Dippers these Arse fans are taking some of the joy out of the Prem for me. They talk shit relentlessly without any accountability when they choke...they don't have an ounce of respect. NEVER been champions of Europe. Haven't won a league title in 2 decades. The ultimate definition of front runners. I'll go on record right now they'll be lucky to get 4 points from the 18 available to them v. us, Liverpool, Newcastle, Spurs, United, and Chelsea. Yes, that's right United and Chelsea. I expect like a 1-4-1 record from those 6 games for them...bookmark it or whatever it is that's done to hold me to account...

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I agree on the offensive take and that was my first thought coming out of the ground yesterday. But after getting over the disappointment I get to the thought our attack was blunted by a very defensive arsenal team. I would prefer us to be on the offensive home and away but would it have been wise to go all out at arsenal yesterday and let them hit us on the counter?? We had enough attacking players on the pitch the game was always gonna be won by a moment of magic or luck which unfortunately went against us.

It seems teams are getting better at doing this. We don’t have that moment of magic without De Bruyne. For me, at this early stage of the season, we should absolutely be going for it. We have to find a way to get Haaland more involved and if that involves taking risks then so be it. If we set up like that against the rags in a couple of weeks, I will be extremely annoyed.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

It seems teams are getting better at doing this. We don’t have that moment of magic without De Bruyne. For me, at this early stage of the season, we should absolutely be going for it. We have to find a way to get Haaland more involved and if that involves taking risks then so be it. If we set up like that against the rags in a couple of weeks, I will be extremely annoyed.

Me too I'd only expect us to set up like that against title rivals.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Me too I'd only expect us to set up like that against title rivals.

Hopefully. We have a very big few weeks coming up after the break. We really need to ramp it up a bit and players like Grealish/Foden/Bernado really need to step up as we can’t expect new players like Nunes/Docu to be perfect at this stage.

 

[Oyster28catcher]

Game was crying out for a 4-5-1 tactical change. Less possession, more counter-attack and weathering storms in defence. Without Rodri, midfield is lightweight

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

It was a bit shit, wasn’t it.

 

[melrose40yarder]

I’m just sick of the way we play away games ever since 3-3 vs Newcastle, he can try and justify it, but the simple fact is not only it being abysmal to watch, it’s not even effective is it? We won two games away from home against the top 10 in the league last season and one was just a pure arsenal bottle and one win in the cl away from home all last season. We just look an absolute shadow of the team we are when we go away from home and it makes even more irrational now we’ve got Haaland.

It will be the exact same performance against United in a few weeks and probably the exact same result there will be nothing in the game but united will win either by a ref decision like last season or a deflection like today.

if he doesn’t change this profoundly negative style away from home we will be lucky to get 2 wins again against this season’s eventual top 10.

Does it matter who we beat the record books dont say shit treble cos we only won away once in the champs league.

 

[117 M34]

Sorry if this was discussed earlier, I've seen a couple of references on social media to a disabled woman being assaulted.
Anything in it?

 

[City_Sean]

Hopefully now Stones is back we can finally be a bit more settled in our shape and use players in their best positions.

I love Walker but I don't want to see him high and wide holding the width, he needs to be the third centre back.

Ederson
Walker Dias Gvardiol
Rodri Stones
Bernardo Alvarez Foden Doku
Haaland

Really want to see this.

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

I'm not too worried as we rarely start well, but very frustrated that this wasn't a vintage Arsenal side and quite honestly we just didn't really know what to do.

I thought Kovacic was VERY lucky and should've been sent off. The first one was borderline red for me and then the second was pretty stupid given it wasn't long after the first. I was very surprised Pep left him on to be honest.

I just had a feeling that we just weren't going to score. Simple as that really and I just hoped we could lock them out but there's nothing you can do about that goal, but it does show that if you shoot sometimes you get a chance. Haaland is a phenomenal footballer and when you give him service, he will score. However, at the moment he can't buy a goal and when he's not scoring there's not much else from him. Pep is going to have to figure this one out as although Haaland is heavily marked, no one else is picking out the kind of space that Gundogan would've done.

If Phillips doesn't get the hint that Pep doesn't rate him and he has no future at the club when an 18 year old right back plays in his position, he's no chance. There's no way he can play for England if he's not playing for us either.

Overall, a poor performance and another chance for Arsenal to get their tails up at our expense. Ultimately, when it comes down to the last couple of games in the season in May, we will be in contention for the title and they won't.

 

[HelloCity]

Would a prime Lee Peacock have made a difference yesterday?

 

[citymad]

Strangely enough while I was watching us yesterday I kept thinking back to the games we had against them with likes of Merlin,Yaya,Fern, Aguero and Sane. We were so exciting to watch back then.

 

[paulchapo]

Does it matter who we beat the record books dont say shit treble cos we only won away once in the champs league.

Absolutely nothing matters except the end result and that was winning the three major trophies on offer. Any Blue not happy with last season is either a fan from another club pretending to be a Blue, or a newbie plastic know nothing plank.

 

[ysmsa]

Good away performance, take the blue tints off.
Arsenal were there for the taking, we slumbered through trying to hold out for a draw and got punished.

Thought we started very well actually and a goal which we deserved could have ruined them.

They grew into the game but some dubious officiating.
Haaland deliberately taken out when bursting through and ready for a pass.
Dias being held for ages by Odegaard on a corner.
Lewis fouled yet no advantage played.

Kovacic got the yellow he deserved for me, not a red Haven't seen the second challenge as our stream was iffy.

And they win it with a shitty deflection.

I'm of the opinion that our winning streak against them had to end sometime so yesterday was not a bad time really.

2 fucking weeks to get it out of our system though!!!!

 

[warringtonblue]

Thought we started very well actually and a goal which we deserved could have ruined them.

They grew into the game but some dubious officiating.
Haaland deliberately taken out when bursting through and ready for a pass.
Dias being held for ages by Odegaard on a corner.
Lewis fouled yet no advantage played.

Kovacic got the yellow he deserved for me, not a red Haven't seen the second challenge as our stream was iffy.

And they win it with a shitty deflection.

I'm of the opinion that our winning streak against them had to end sometime so yesterday was not a bad time really.

2 fucking weeks to get it out of our system though!!!!

The only real dubious decision was Kovotic not getting sent off.

The Lewis incident, if he hadnt given the foul they would have had a free kick for hand ball

The Halland incident was exactly the same as the one where he scored at home last season when the defender came off second best