Arsenal (A) | Post Match Thread

[eastmanc]

It's exactly the pragmatic approach I called for in this game.
It worked....3 points was all that mattered

I stand by my point . Possession based football has been the basis of our success over the last 11 years. We will have to agree to disagree.

 

[eastmanc]

We are also giving up a ton of goals this season.. 23 goals given up in 23 games!

Maybe the short compact defense and not allow young and fast Arsenal attackers room was a good way to go about it.

And strangely 1 thing I noticed.. since we gave Arsenal possession.. they didn't park the bus.. our forwards had room when counter attacking!

So for the right situation.. the strategy is good to have as a plan b!

Probably right, but I for one wouldn't like this approach to become the norm or we might as well have Jose Mourenio in charge.

 

[jim tolmies perm]

I stand by my point . Possession based football has been the basis of our success over the last 11 years. We will have to agree to disagree.

No I entirely agree mate but at certain times in and in key games you need to be adaptable to suit the occasion.
This time Pep nailed it.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

The fat bloke calling Erling was well out of order.Fuckin scum bag

Can't think of another fan base with more salad Dodgers than that lot.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

You may aswell take your shirt off and put your pajamas on. Fucking classic.

Arteta said the same to his team.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Keep reading and hearing how arsenal lost because of their mistakes. I like to think that goal 1 was due to the brilliance of our player, and goals 2 & 3 were due to us winning possession off them, which as far as I am aware is an important part of football. Anything but give credit to City

Well someone on the guardian pod claimed Kev nearly shinned it. How lucky can we get!

 

[Bentheblue]

Well someone on the guardian pod claimed Kev nearly shinned it. How lucky can we get!

That didn’t bother the media when Rooney shinned the best ever volley in the world to beat us at the Swamp. Think it was the year before the sick swan when Summerbee slaughtered them.

 

[chedinho]

Well someone on the guardian pod claimed Kev nearly shinned it. How lucky can we get!

Nearly shinned it? Lol

So nearly but oh so far away lol

 

[Rory Bluelow]

Nearly shinned it? Lol

So nearly but oh so far away lol

The halftime studio guy on Amazon said he shinned it and Shearer pulled him up on it.

 

[chedinho]

The halftime studio guy on Amazon said he shinned it and Shearer pulled him up on it.

I thought he was saying he ‘nearly’ shinned it. Which wouldn’t make sense lol

 

[Blue Feather]

City's first major trophy 1904, Arsenal's 1930, yet they have history and we don't ?
Fucking shandy drinking wankers !!!

Yep, and brought Herbert Chapman down from Huddersfield Town to London so they could finally win something all that time after us..... better not mention the money they spent as 'The Bank of England Club' or the dodgy dealings to get them promotion/avoid relegation (can't remember which) over Spurs of all people!! Will the George Graham brown envelopes be investigated again and were Arsenal one of the first clubs to sell their stadium naming rights for a tidy sum to the middle east???

 

[Newman123]

Man City probably spurned into action now and this is the time of the season they normally go on a gazillion match win streak. It's frustrating watching how many points you accumulate in your "bad" portion of the season. We had the best start ever to our season and you guys were having a shaky start but there was only a max of 5 point difference. This City team is crazy. I actually understand how those Liverpool fans felt now never feeling safe xD

 

[citizen_maine]

Keep reading and hearing how arsenal lost because of their mistakes. I like to think that goal 1 was due to the brilliance of our player, and goals 2 & 3 were due to us winning possession off them, which as far as I am aware is an important part of football. Anything but give credit to City

First goal was also due to Grealish forcing their player into the short back pass

 

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[Username Required]

Haaland wins the header in midfield (he gets no credit for), Jack puts pressure on Tomiyasu, Kev scores a cracker. I thought this was a great team effort.

 

[eastmanc]

Can't think of another fan base with more salad Dodgers than that

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Man City probably spurned into action now and this is the time of the season they normally go on a gazillion match win streak. It's frustrating watching how many points you accumulate in your "bad" portion of the season. We had the best start ever to our season and you guys were having a shaky start but there was only a max of 5 point difference. This City team is crazy. I actually understand how those Liverpool fans felt now never feeling safe xD

The title run in doesn't start until April - lets see where we both are then.

You have to go away to the Red Scouse, Newcastle and us and may have to win them all, lets see how big your bollox really are. If you can do that you will deserve to win it.

 

[Barcon]

Haha was about to post about Andy Townsend.
I generally like him as a commentator and also in the studio, but he really let himself down with the Arsenal game.
Awful biased comments throughout. He even applauded the ref for giving a pen when they are never given in that situation. So he was basically saying that blatant inconsistency is a good thing.
Edit: could be wrong but I think I heard him say “oh no” when the pen was originally given for the foul on Erling.

I don't mind him when he's in the studio myself.
Not sure if I have had to listen to him during a game before but he just wouldn't shut up.
It wasn't really what he was saying, but just that he was saying. Saying too much.
Although you're right about what his comments on the pen.
He basically said that no other referee has ever or would ever call that and he liked that about him.
I searched for another Chanel at half time but only found Ian Drake. Stuck with chatty Cathy.

 

[Barcon]

He was very complimentary about City in the second half, didn’t sound gutted like some of them do. Fuck knows what Lee Dixon would have been like on the American channel.

Beglin or Towsnend? My ears are still ringing.

 

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