Arsenal FA Cup SF Post-Match Thread

As bad as we were yesterday, if we're reffed to the same standard as A-pen-a-game-United we get the Sterling pen at 1.0 and whole game changes.
 
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As bad as we were yesterday, if we're reffed to the same standard as A-pen-a-game-United we get the Sterling pen and 1.0 and whole game changes.
Since the restart, some obvious errors haven't been corrected by VAR. As far as I know, we're the only club to have a penalty awarded then overturned by VAR.
 
Pep Guardiola: "What these players have done is incredible. But we lost an FA Cup semi-final. You have to play 90 minutes, but we played just 45. In the first half everything was sloppy, it was not the right rhythm for this kind of game, to reach a final." [via
@ManCity

“The question is how many chances we had vs how many chances they [Arsenal] had. Possession is a part of the deal but in itself is nothing, it is how many chances you create through possession..."

“In general we were quite good but (the defeat) was not about this, it was about us not being there in the first half. We were not ready to play an FA Cup semi-final.

“I am not thinking about next season. We had two titles to fight for. On Saturday we lost one but we have another one and once we finish we will be able to think about the team
 
Pep Guardiola: "What these players have done is incredible. But we lost an FA Cup semi-final. You have to play 90 minutes, but we played just 45. In the first half everything was sloppy, it was not the right rhythm for this kind of game, to reach a final." [via
@ManCity

“The question is how many chances we had vs how many chances they [Arsenal] had. Possession is a part of the deal but in itself is nothing, it is how many chances you create through possession..."

“In general we were quite good but (the defeat) was not about this, it was about us not being there in the first half. We were not ready to play an FA Cup semi-final.

“I am not thinking about next season. We had two titles to fight for. On Saturday we lost one but we have another one and once we finish we will be able to think about the team

I just don't get how a team like ours who have won countless trophies approaches such an important game with this mentality. It isn't the first time this season though which is why we have lost nine league games. At times we have meandered through games thinking we are so good we will just win. Football is unforgiving and if you go into a game half baked you will suffer. Pep will know the culprits and root them out at the end of the season.
 
I just don't get how a team like ours who have won countless trophies approaches such an important game with this mentality. It isn't the first time this season though which is why we have lost nine league games. At times we have meandered through games thinking we are so good we will just win. Football is unforgiving and if you go into a game half baked you will suffer. Pep will know the culprits and root them out at the end of the season.

Agree. We had the memory of the very easy 3-0 win in the mind.

Hopefully he will have the culprits fresh in his memory when it comes to transfer dealings. The priority this summer has to be the defence.
 
Pep did a great job talking up the normally flappable David LUIZ clearly MOTM In my opinion Could he not have done the same with our own maybe Gabby Just chatting to a fellow blue who seems to think Eddie could have done better with both goals anyone agree?
Well he couldn’t have done much worse...
To be fair they were very good finishes by Aubaboomerang and I would put the blame on our full backs for both the goals rather than Ederson
 
Agree. We had the memory of the very easy 3-0 win in the mind.

Hopefully he will have the culprits fresh in his memory when it comes to transfer dealings. The priority this summer has to be the defence.

We tighten our defence and we improve immensely. We will always score goals it's leaking soft ones at the other end that's the problem. We have spent over 200 million on it and our best player was 6 million pound Vincent Kompany. Maybe we should employ Hughes to recruit players as he brought in Kompany and Zabba for peanuts.
 
We tighten our defence and we improve immensely. We will always score goals it's leaking soft ones at the other end that's the problem. We have spent over 200 million on it and our best player was 6 million pound Vincent Kompany. Maybe we should employ Hughes to recruit players as he brought in Kompany and Zabba for peanuts.

We do have some problems elsewhere and need to add some quality but there is no point to that without a solid defence, so this seasons window is all about strengthening at the back. 2/3 new defenders.
 
We do have some problems elsewhere and need to add some quality but there is no point to that without a solid defence, so this seasons window is all about strengthening at the back. 2/3 new defenders.

Yes I mentioned it elsewhere. It is more some of our recent signings haven't lived up to expectations. I'd add Bernardo to that list too one good season out of three just isn't good enough.
 
IF Aubaboomerang { Burtonblue holds the rights patent pending] is down to his last year deffo think its worth a punt Still a fabulous finisher still got plenty of pace see second goal( or dont bother) look what Van Tosser Persie did for the scum. Just look at the chances we fuck up He wouldnt break the bank, allowing rhe big money going to go where it is urgently needed
 

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