Arsenal (A) | Post Match Thread

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

It’s strange to see us so far behind on possession stats - something that I can’t recall happening under Pep - but the stand out stat for me was that the Arse had only one shot on target (and that was from a dubious penalty) while we had six.

 

[paulchapo]

Thanks.

Bernaldo should have picked them up.

That would have been brilliant, pretending to drink from one.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

3 great goals. Haalands was really opportunistic & sharp. For a big fella he is quick. Kdb lovely technique. Grealish's well struck...he's going to absolutely smash one into the top corner soon...well played City...Full throttle now...Forest will be no pushover....keep calm & carry on.

 

[Heath Park]

Are Arsenal going all Spursy ??

No no they lost remember! ;-)

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Fuck off you tarquin cunts !

City tearing cockneys apart…..

Again

 

[LongsightM13]

Above quotes were after the FA Cup match, me replying to an Arsenal fan.

I knew you couldn't underestimate Arteta being scared of us in that match by not wanting his best side to lose to us and then bringing them all on anyway.

They've not won a game since then and been pretty average. I think Villa (A) will be a struggle for them too.

Zero shots in open play tonight
No shot of any description after the 59th minute in the cup game
So apart from a joke penalty, that’s zero shots on target in more than two hours of football

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

Again, we got a penalty for exactly the same thing in the same game. Referees announced they were clamping down on holding and blocking players from corners but it only lasted for one game. We got a penalty for it and Stoke got one for it. Then it stopped happening.

The shirt-pulling debate: Two penalties in Stoke v Man City match a sign of things to come?

Was Mike Dean correct to award two penalties in Man Citys win at Stoke?

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The video doesnt work but i didn't remember us getting a pen for the same reason so fair play.

 

[super_city_si]

Probably most satisfying about tonight was we won by attitude and determination. We were still pretty shit by our standards But we wanted that win and we went and got it.

 

[flb]

Just had a couple after the game, heading back to Manchester, so proud of City tonight. I thought we were magnificent, especially second half. TAYLOR 1 CITY 3

Tbf mate , he didn’t ref it that bad I thought

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Above quotes were after the FA Cup match, me replying to an Arsenal fan.

I knew you couldn't underestimate Arteta being scared of us in that match by not wanting his best side to lose to us and then bringing them all on anyway.

They've not won a game since then and been pretty average. I think Villa (A) will be a struggle for them too.

That gooner is a bellend.

 

[gazbaz]

Fucking brilliant blues have it.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I'm going to be a bit of a miserable **** and focus on the negative.

Akanji is going to cost us this season if he continues with this volume of minutes. Shame because he looked so good in his first few games

You’re not wrong, Akanji has turned to shit.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

It’s strange to see us so far behind on possession stats - something that I can’t recall happening under Pep - but the stand out stat for me was that the Arse had only one shot on target (and that was from a dubious penalty) while we had six.

Stand out stat for me was 1-3 ……

 

[ChicagoBlue]

It was a very, very odd decision to make, the Arsenal players didn't even appeal for it and they appeal for anything they possibly can as a rule.
It would have been an easier decision to not give it, especially as giving it gives rise to the conversation about whether it should have been a second yellow for Ederson.

Not only did the Arsenal players not appeal for a penalty, but the crowd behind the goal didn’t either…and both their players & fans whine for every decision!

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

That clearance from Ruben

Never mind that what about the clearance from Ake which won’t be spoken about because a non penalty was given?! It was brilliant but confined to history because of Taylor’s incompetence!

 

[danielwood5]

Always reminded of this pic when people talk about fouls of holding on corners and free kicks!

Joke…agenda…shit reffing? Who knows, but my goodness!
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Exactly, Leicester won the league by doing just that. They took holding in the box to a new unpunished level.
They won plenty of games with it too, Vardy would run straight at a defender and throw himself over once he got in a good position for a freekick. From the inevitable free kick (no referee wanted the press haranguing them about destroying the Leicester fairytale) one of them would grab hold of the defender and the other would climb on a defender getting their head to the ball. The rules they got to play to that season were a joke.

 

[super_city_si]

Hope this is the end of bernardo at left back experiment.

 

[Franny 1234]

It's great having Dias back
Good to see Jack influencing the game.
Haaland showed there's more to his game than just scoring.
Kev simply the best. CTID

 

[Gingers Dad]

Too fast and too much clapping

 

[cleavers]

- Player booked for being passed to when off the pitch

That was stupid from Walker, he should have stayed off the pitch until called back on, which he hadn't been.