Arsenal (H) | PL | Post-match Thread

[lancs blue]

Didn't need to watch it , was there and it happened right in front of me, I expected a card to come out when he did it.

Well you do need to watch it and I was there in the East stand as well.

 

[dickie davies]

He didn't though. The ref and players pointed to where the free kick should be taken from and he passed it back there. He didn't boot the ball into orbit. It also prevented Arsenal from cheating yet again, as they were trying to gain an advantage by taking the free kick further forward from it's original position.

Happened right in front of where I sit and you are bang on the money

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Just seen the clip of Haaland bouncing the ball off their defenders head after our equaliser. Good lad, Erling lad.

 

[give it to gordon]

To be fair Dokus was more of a card than Rice's the other week, the rule hasn't been applied consistently.

What !! Doku was passing the ball to where the ref was pointing.
Rice flicked the ball 90degrees from where the free kick was to be taken. How is Doku more a yellow card for doing what the ref wanted ?

 

[vmsuhail]

Arsenal fans trying to claim bias saying Doku kicked the ball away and was not carded. It seems to me he was just passing the ball to where the referee pointed to. Interestingly, Neville and Carragher also mentioned about not penalising Doku during the post match. This is the video of it, how can a yellow card be given for this ?

 

[Tb1981]

Let’s be clear about it
Arsenal are a horrible team under a horrible manager playing their very best
Not remotely close to us or dippers teams of the last few years
They rely on using every trick in the book
Yesterday that was their undoing. If they hadn’t of wasted time they probably would have won.
They also have a massive inferiority complex and don’t believe they can beat yesterday feels like a loss for them

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

There was some proper tarquin in 219 but was quickly fucked off once he made himself known

A few asked to leave by stewards around block 210 after their 1st goal.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Didn't need to watch it , was there and it happened right in front of me, I expected a card to come out when he did it.

Oliver CLEARLY signals to Doku where to kick the ball which Doku does.

How can that be a yellow card offence?

 

[Wolfy]

I don’t ever remember an explanation for a red card being displayed on the big screen during the match as Trouseau, or whatever the snide personage is called, was. Has it happened and I’m just not remembering or was that to shut Ar teta up?
I’m even angrier about him and his thugs tactics this morning which is unusual for me. Game over an hour or so later I’m ok but I’m livid with them today.

Yeah, came up on the screen at the start of the second half, weirdly. To be fair, I thought it was because of the elbow into the back of Bernardo…

 

[Bluemoon has risen]

Can't fucking stand Arsenal. Biggest cry arsing fans on the planet and that includes Liverpool fans. A pathetic cheating twat of a manager, some of the worst cheating and gamesmanship going on at the Etihad yesterday by their players. Gabriel the biggest knob head in the league, constantly moaning and trying to play the hard man. Pissed myself when Haaland threw the ball at his head after the goal A victim mentality runs right throughout the club, they're an embarrassment.

A draw beforehand not a great result but happy to take it at the end given how poor we were 2nd half and how late the goal game and it was hilarious seeing the Arsenal team on the floor devastated. Nice one Johnny Stones!

Fingers crossed for Rodri, could have a big say on how we do for the rest of the year the news on his knee.