Arsenal (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[toutmaster]

Our corners were the best for years there’s a positive lads well both of them

 

[East Level 2]

We’ve had quite a few already before this one. PSG was the pasting we’ve been due, this was just another in a catalogue we’ve collected.

Wasn't 0-4 v Spuds a bit of a pasting as well?

 

[flb]

Fucking hell, I make that 40 goals conceded in all competitions since the start of November when the wheels fell off.

Was just about to post the same , dogshite , even the cunts over the road aren’t as bad. And they have Coco the clown in net , Warwick Davies as a CB , and Maguire and De Shite ambling around.
Our system looks flawed , we’ve been sussed out big time. Defend deep , ball into midfield , two passes and they’re through.
We look so predictable now.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Weirdly perhaps, I've been more pissed off with a few of the draws this season than the loss today. I've pretty much written this season off and just want it to end really so we can rebuild and hopefully come back refreshed from a season of being a bit shit. Aside from the financial aspect I'm not really arsed where we finish as long as we stay up, finish above the rags and see the back of 115.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

None of them should play

To be honest I am more concerned about the likes of Akanji/ortega/Nunes/Kovacic/Gvardiol

We won the treble in June 23! 18m ago. We have been absolutely shite this season. The drop off is in incredible.

 

[citymad]

We have been due a pasting all season. Pep legend 90% - but the 10% is just as important and the 10% is the failure to start rebuilding after the treble season. We have never had a solid defence under Pep but we never needed one. Kept possession high up the pitch and if we did lose the ball recovered it in 5-10 seconds. Defence was never under pressure because the opposition couldn’t get out of their own half. Most of that was the relentless tempo of players in their prime - any young dynamic and aggressive team now we simply cannot compete against. Respect to Pep sticking with his experienced players and faith in his tactics but can’t get away from the fact that we should have started the process of replacing players 2 or 3 years ago.

Great post and sums up the past and present perfectly.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

The original post talked about the shankley-dalglish years you silly billy.

I know, but they still never managed 4 in a row so it obviously wasn’t an infallible method.
Also, it’s a completely different world as it was a lot easier back then.
They could buy whoever they wanted, making themselves better and weakening the opposition which is obviously the currently the Bayern Model.

When Shankly and the rest were doing it they could also do it at any point in the season.

 

[Phoenix900000]

Gabriel is an absolute nobody who has won fuck all and will continue to win fuck all.

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Indeed guy is a grade A ****

 

[svennis pennis]

Wasn't 0-4 v Spuds a bit of a pasting as well?

That was also one, but we had chances in that, PSG could have been 8 or 9, think that was the worst one of the lot so far.

 

[blue whippet]

Gabriel is an absolute nobody who has won fuck all and will continue to win fuck all.

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Gabriel and Neville, idiots the pair of them.

 

[willipp]

Dick. Enjoy your silver medal.

Do you know what, the funny thing is Erl is a champion and won it all. Arsenal won’t win shit. Maybe a league cup or something, but actually they are serial losers.

We will be back, Arsenal will carry on being average.

 

[Norbert D]

Wasn't 0-4 v Spuds a bit of a pasting as well?

And 1-4 v Sporting, 2-4 v PSG etc etc in reality we should have been completely annihilated by the dippers at Klanfield, the 2-0 was the most flattering score of the season.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

You will see from my previous threads, I've defended Pep and the team. But something needs to change, I'm starting to worry it's the manager. Please tell me I'm wrong

Well, he's the can carrier!

 

[pudge]

Yeah. I could pull Taylor Swift tonight. Just waiting for the knock on my door. Gaaaggin’ for it!

Fingers crossed for you

 

[Gabriel]

Too many tired players making poor decisions on the ball and too many tired players not moving into space fast enough to make angles for their teammates. Greater squad depth will help but it may not solve everything quickly. The effects of this season might not be worked off for another year.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

So? Espanyol can probably defend transitions. All that matters is how WE defend them. Espanyol’s players won’t be able to help us.

They were in the relegation zone before last nights win, so the inference is that maybe Madrid aren’t all that?

 

[heslops barnet]

Gabriel and Neville, idiots the pair of them.

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[HarrytheBlue]

Agree, but did he look happy with that today (?)

He was grinning when he came on like he'd won a competition to wear an Arsenal kit on the pitch. I know he's a Tarquins' fan, but it was strange.

 

[ancoats]

There's no shame admitting they are done. They've been to the well more times than any other team in English football history

The Premier League is the hardest in the world for a reason and like you said going too well every time the water runs out takes its toll, I will say 4 times in a row being the champions of england is like 10 years in a row, other leagues

Also, 6 in 7 is overlooked because of the 4 in a row

 

[Brewster's millions]

FFS are you being thick as fuck to wum?

The 2 league tables I’ve cited are all the conclusive proof anyone with a brain cell would need to conclude they aren’t “utterly mediocre”.

United beat them with 10 men. Have a minute to think about that.

They’re an average side, certainly not a patch on any of our championship winning sides.