Arsenal (H) - FA Cup | Post Match Thread

[simon23]

We weren’t pinned back we were doing the usual passing about the back like often happens in first halves.
Prefer to get it moved forward quicker personally but we were not pinned back or under pressure. Totally under control. Just nonsense. The mindset of some people on here is so depressing.

Only part of that I agree with is that we need to move it quicker.....oh and thats with not a full strength Arsenal team and our first 11 on the pitch baring Ederson

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I do and I also remember we had no adequate replacements

Tevez Džeko and Balotelli, Džeko Negredo and Jovetic, Otamendi Stones and Laporte?

Even with Jesus Sterling and Jesus we were the league’s top scorers and outscored some previous City teams even with Agüero and depth.

 

[grant1977]

Not much in it the first half. Arsenal looked like they had more energy but we had the slightly better control.

We’re ageing in areas of the pitch. It’s clear to see. But we have the experience and hopefully that counts. We will need to start getting in some young blood at some point soon that’s for sure. The league games will be tough and will be interesting to see that’s for sure

 

[ninjamonkey]

Absolutely had to get the win with the team we put out compared to theirs and we did so job done. I'm not sure it will have much of a psychological blow to them though in truth, they know they've got much more than that in their locker come the league game and it was a tight game, didn't exactly blow them away. for us, it was simply avoiding a mental blow ourselves and to try find some form or rhythm. We got the result, buzzing with the win, now we build on it.

Media have been bigging it up as the top of the table clash, it certainly didn't play like the city vs Liverpool games, was disappointingly lacking in quality from both sides. Thought we lacked energy yet again, it's all just too slow. The more direct approach to Haaland has a lot of promise though and he did very well however the rest of the team didn't adapt to it. Got a week before the next game for once, hopefully peps got new ideas and we can freshen up our game because we need something to spark us into life, we're not currently playing good enough consistently enough to win trophies.

 

[citytill1die84]

Very strange

Strange, why?

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I was at work so only managed to catch the 2nd half but it seemed alright to me? The comments on here suggest otherwise but I quite enjoyed that game. Good win, nice shot from Alvarez, great skill from Jack and always nice to see a defender score a goal as sweet as that. Thought our controlling of the game after their corner blitz was good too.

They had to throw all their best toys on in H2 to try and salvage something….but ssshhhh don’t tell anyone, they played a second 11 (taps nose knowingly)

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

We’re ageing in areas of the pitch. It’s clear to see. But we have the experience and hopefully that counts. We will need to start getting in some young blood at some point soon that’s for sure. The league games will be tough and will be interesting to see that’s for sure

for sure for sure

 

[spiny]

Great result. Fine margins. Controlled with not as much careless and sloppy play as in some games.

What Arsenal showed is that we have lost some intensity and do not move the ball as quick as we did? Pep knows if these drop below a certain level then we do not win games.

 

[CityFan1970]

With Laporte, we were better at back and more in control and he played some good forward passes. His pairing with Akanji looks very solid.

Bernardo coming on allowed Gundo to drop back into the back 3 at times and help Rodri more, moving into space to receive a pass.

 

[Stoned Rose]

You really think 22 days from now, that after the first 5 minutes of the match at the Emirates, that this will result will mean anything in that match?

Oh my god

If you’d have come and twatted us 5-0 it wouldn’t have made the slightest odds to your mindset?

 

[citytill1die84]

Good result uninspiring performance. I really want to see an entertaining City again but we seem miles away from it at present, there doesn't seem to be much substance to our play. Ake definitely motm closely followed by Akanji. Watch us get the rags or Spurs in round 5 now

Sat at home again have you?

 

[ctwrd]

Strange, why?

Looks like he’s complaining that they tried to get him sent off. Pathetic

 

[cleavers]

Not much in it the first half. Arsenal looked like they had more energy but we had the slightly better control.

That's how I saw it, we were OK, not sparkling, but thought we had control, even though they created the better chances.

Second half I thought we were excellent, in total control, and the way we saw the game out was excellent, they barely got a sniff.

Nathan Ake had an all round good game again, and the goal was a great finish, he's become mr 8/10 for us.

 

[MCFC1993]

when the teams were put out, Manchester city had a No win game tonight with Arsenal resting players,
We will see in the media arsenal give the FA Cup away fielding a weaken team, Manchester city should have score 4 or 5, but found it hard and a one bit of good luck and city won the game with the AKE goal,

Manchester city have had some big cup games in both cups this season, it's only the 5th round, played Chelsea and Arsenal already in the FA Cup when others have had easy ties,

forget the Arsenal line up being a weakened team, this was a big win and controlled for most of the game.
City are still not fully back to something like our best, but we had to respect Arsenal, who are flying at the moment.

but I see it as every game that goes by we are only one game away from lighting the fuse and then look out

I think a bigger win did come out of it in the end.

Arteta had to bring on all of the big guns and they didn't get a kick in the last 20 minutes.

 

[RayCTID]

We’re ageing in areas of the pitch. It’s clear to see. But we have the experience and hopefully that counts. We will need to start getting in some young blood at some point soon that’s for sure. The league games will be tough and will be interesting to see that’s for sure

Get Foden back to his best and that is part of the problem solved. Get Phillips back in the picture and that would be like a new signing.

 

[we are the east stand]

You really think 22 days from now, that after the first 5 minutes of the match at the Emirates, that this will result will mean anything in that match?

Oh my god

No it just means enough right now for you to log in to the forum of the team who’s just beat you to spend the remainder of your evening telling anyone that will listen that “it doesn’t mater”

Bollocks

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

It doesn’t take five mins for players to become Arsenal twats. Must be the over treated sewerage water they get.

Ruben must have said he likes the mask of Zorro, with letter Z.

 

[chickaroon]

One thing is for certain- Bernardo and Alvarez need to start games until Kev gets his form back , he’s off it , it maybe off field stuff and if it is then he needs a rest away from the first team and that’s understandable, the absence of Foden is also a worry , but with Bernardo and Alvarez on the pitch I fancy us for the title

Gundo and Kevin cannot be on the pitch together.

 

[city saint]

Only part of that I agree with is that we need to move it quicker.....oh and thats with not a full strength Arsenal team and our first 11 on the pitch baring Ederson

no eddie walker or bernie or foden though so you could argue weve got more to add

 

[herrock]

Alvarez gives us so much more energy .