Arsenal (H) | PL | Post-match Thread

[HarrytheBlue]

"Arsenal took every opportunity to slow things down. On average they took 42.7 seconds to restart the game after being awarded either a corner, goal-kick, free-kick or throw-in."

That's anti-football.

Reya hold on to the ball for twenty seconds a time. Remember Eddie getting a yellow for holding on to the ball for about ten seconds a year or two ago.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

The Tarquins celebrated too soon - it felt like a defeat to them. After 97 minutes of faking injury, Johnny, Johnny Stones put half the team back on their arses.

 

[KDB Fan]

The timewasting is some of the worst I've ever seen from Raya and I remember Tim Howard

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

One thing they really need to address is the group team talks during the match. Ridiculous.

 

[mexico1970]

They are like a shit version of the scousers.

 

[citymad]

Aside from the result, and how well we were playing up until the Rodri injury, that game was annoying as hell.

The big issue was leaving Kovacic on. I get it, its awkward to sub a sub, especially one who hasn't done anything wrong.

But that game was crying out for passing through them or players talented enough to accurately shoot from distance.

You know who can do that? Gundogan. Foden. Even Nunes.

Leaving Gundogan and then Foden in the 6 yard box was absolutely madness.

The game also cried out for Rico Lewis. I don't rate him as much as some on here but in a game like that his movement and quick passing would have offered us the exact opposite of what Walker offered, which frankly was horrendous.

Why Pep was so poor on the subs and set up against a parked bus is beyond me. Even when he made changes they were left ridiculously late.

In saying all of the above, scoring so late will have completely broken those players and you have to love that. Literally sold their souls football wise to steal that and failed. Love it.

Please tell me you’re joking.

 

[Dewey6]

Ha ha good lad. Boil that piss!

 

[dennishasdoneit]

One thing they really need to address is the group team talks during the match. Ridiculous.

Its not going away anytime soon. The take over of the clubs / game by multiple usa owners , ideas, etc will continue. Soon tactical breaks will lead to commercial breaks , lengthy var decisions the same ,
The ever increasing injury time focus is another commercial idea to keep the punter in his seat longer ...advertisers will .love it when the average match goes on 15 mins longer each time .

This has been evolution rather than revolution ,but it's been happening all the same ...

 

[oakiecokie]

Spot on fam

I found that very funny.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

That Lewis skelly character is one to watch ,he seemed to be heavily involved on the bench and on the field. Quick to approach Haaland at the end ,the lad has some front ..
Never heard of him before and neither had Haaland!