Thought it was a pretty horrible game if i'm honest. It says a lot when a team like Brentford can come and give us a bloody good game of football at the Etihad and our 'closest rivals' can't. I thought Arsenal were fucking disgraceful from minute one when they took our Rodri. Clearly pre-planned. What kind of man, works closely with our players for years and then plots to injure them when at a rival club. Yes thats you i'm talking about Arteta, Captain fucking Scarlett, you cheating ****. The game changed with the exit of Rodri, the momentum was lost and our passing through the lines suffered. I thought they continued to try and hurt our players in the tackle and we got no protection from Oliver. Instead he joins in the fun and allows a free kick to be taken after making sure Walker was out of position. What the fuck is that about. The club should be asking serious questions about that except we know they won't. Raya is a fabulous shot stopper and is better than how he acts. Clearly the time wasting and shithousery and feigned injuries is being coached into him by our former assistant manager.
And as for the corner debacle. I'm convinced that they have an american football coach dictating 'the play'. Its so obvious. You three stand at the back and when corner taken, surround goalie and dont let him move. Meanwhile you two get on the right side of those two defenders and don't let them move. Meanwhile you, big guy run full pelt into the space created and enjoy a free header at an empty goal. There are about five or six 'obstructions' going on but who the fuck cares about the rules. Let Erling dare to manhandle the greatest centre back partnership that ever lived though. No thats not allowed.
Bloody hell the whole second half was so painful. Back and forward along the line. Depend on Dias and Walker to take long shots. My god, the only guy on the pitch that had a proven track record (Josko) was being used as a second centre forward for most of the half. Brainless. In the end we got a goal but we have lost Rodri for the foreseeable and thats a big problem. Yes Savinho got a lovely assist but he delivered nothing in the second half when we needed to breal a low block and neither did Doku. Remember thats what they were bought for.
And then today the paper headlines are not 'Arsenal shithouses are a disgrace to the game with their cheating and violence and time wasting' No. Its 'plucky 10 man Arsenal defend valiantly against City (115) and show exactly why they deserve to be champions.
Rant over.
(apologise for the language).
Ps well played Jack and Erling and Pep please please can we get a bit of pace back in our attack. You know, instead of jogging with the ball, fast incisive passes forward.
