Arsenal FA Cup SF Post-Match Thread

[MillisleBlue]

Confident when our starting 11 was announced and thought they'd be buzzing and well up for the game. Instead we just meekly surrendered our chance of retaining the FA Cup. Well done, lads, I hope a few arses are kicked and a few heads banged together before the Madrid game. Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

 

[HelloCity]

Feels different TBH, that was Pep's bedding in season.
Maybe that's why he only stays at clubs 3-4 years.

lol

 

[g180aj]

I'm struggling to remember a game where we played so poorly

Bournemouth, the only difference is arsenal were disciplined and stuck to there game plan (which Arteta set up perfectly).

 

[nellyonthewing]

Again totally clueless, for dll the offensive pressure we apply our set pieces are noting short of aimless.

A multi million pound team must have a some kind of innovation with regards to corners after all what do we dork on in training day after day ?

We've progressed from Navas who couldn't get the ball past the first defender to corners that reach every defender.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Not sure who the assistant Pep brought in but he seems not to communicate with him like he did with Arteta

Don't know either but he was giving Pep a good tongue lashing at half time.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

That was reminiscent of the Wigan Final.

Cheers for bringing this up nelly,I’ve just exorcised that horror show from my mind ffs

 

[Jimbo Jones]

Who you playing in the champions league?

No malice in my post mate.
By the way I wouldn't be doom and gloom regarding your European game no way will Madrid play defensively like Arsenal.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Does anyone realistically think that squad can reach the 90-95 points that will be needed to win the PL next season?
The drop off this year has been huge.

The injury excuse can't be used since the restart.

I think realistically we need a huge clearout (Otamendi, Stones, Mendy, Gundogan, Zinchenko) are all not good enough, Silva and Bravo are going so that is 6/7 players that need replacing. Not to mention our need for a winger.

We are in desperate need of leadership. For as great a player Kev is he isn't a leader like Kompany was. Our squad reminds me of Zlatans comments about Barca under Pep saying everyone sat around like boys waiting for Pep to say something.

You never see anyone organising others or trying to rally them. Losing the last 6 times we conceded first highlights this.

 

[chaddblue]

Winning at CAS was supposed to be the shot in the arm that would push the club on to greater things

Instead since Monday we've had two of our worst performances of the season

 

[Petethemancinleeds]

Champions league was the priority before today for the club / owners and post CAS likewise. The panic here is understandable given KDB and Laporte have never had a joint off day before and hopefully never will again . I don't know if it's my age or this Covid business etc but this game and the cup with no crowd are deleted and we move on to bigger things then some decent transfer business.