Arsenal (H) | PL | Post-match Thread

[Blue Calx]

Not just a wanker.
A fat, chunky, chubby, round, rotund wanker...

A dane with scouse accent.What a life sentence :)

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Can't understand why Haaland wasn't assigned to block off Gabriel on set-pieces. Obvious really - needed his strength and height.

(as for the red - was the second yellow for kicking the ball away or for the deliberate flying elbow to the back of the neck? Or a combo of both - either way - thoroughly deserved despite the shithouse protestation of the highly unlikeable "Nateter").

 

[TinFoilHat]

Any news on Rodri ?

 

[ancoats]

"Arsenal have got into head"

Fuck off have they.

They have nothing to bring apart from shit housing appeased by a compliant referee.

Spot on

Up to the Rodri injury, City was roasting them and opening them up easily and would have won by 2 or 3 goals
But the game changed and I think Rodri was missed at corners and maybe he was on Gabriel,

Arsenal's plan was to come here and not lose and Not come here and win

 

[TinFoilHat]

Spot on

Up to the Rodri injury, City was roasting them and opening them up easily and would have won by 2 or 3 goals
But the game changed and I think Rodri was missed at corners and maybe he was on Gabriel,

Arsenal's plan was to come here and not lose and Not come here and win

You'd think it was the greatest defensive display since the Battle Of Britain listening to the sports media this morning.

 

[Platt Lane 59]

"Arsenal have got into head"

Fuck off have they.

They have nothing to bring apart from shit housing appeased by a compliant referee.

Am amazed that no one (that I've seen anyway) has not criticised Arteta for being so negative with all 9 outfield players continually behind the ball - all 2nd half.
Yes, they defended well. But, one of City's weaknesses is the quick counter-attack.
If they had left a speed merchant upfront, Arsenal might have created a real threat.
Pep has got into Lego-man's head, not the other way around...

 

[Ajm1985]

shoulda gone old school and swapped Gundo and Dias. Throwing the CB up front is a dying art.

This. Bit of disruptive Brexitball for a bit, while having someone who can shoot in possession around the edge of the box. It's what Stones was told to do when he came on. Personally think we should have gone down to 3 defenders from half time and Pep wasted too long allowing Dias/Akanji/Kovacic/Walker to be our outlets

 

[GaudinoMotors]

The most embarrassing display by any side, I have ever witnessed. - How could Oliver ignore their antics so willingly? - bent or incompetent? - The usual debate.
How some in our media are lauding it as some sort of tactical and brave achievement- says it all about our media.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Agreed. You can't draw a team out if they are intent on play as Arsenal did.

Our shooting from range was poor but our best player in that regard was not playing.

Thought Pep’s tactics and subs lacked a bit of ingenuity, as has been said by others he could have tried Savio and Doku on opposite wings to try and get to byline, also could have put someone else outside box to take the potshots. Subs wise I thought it played into their hands putting Bernie out wide as he didn’t need double marking, plus having 4 centre backs on pitch was madness, all in my opinion of course.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I advise all blues to stay far away from Sky today, especially if they have hypertension or heart problems.

It is wall-to-wall Arsenal praise and apologetics, with bonus City bashing.

 

[chesterbells]

Not just a wanker.
A fat, chunky, chubby, round, rotund wanker...

Or “the barrel-chested Jan Molby” to give him his full title from his playing days.

 

[St.Pauli support]

The setup vs their corners were abysmal.
6 or 7 blue shirts covering near post with no red around,
bloody insane.
Nobody was looking around! Why didn't Eddie command them??

No idea who is responsible, but this must never happen again.
We have to be 500% more physical at set pieces even if we don't have the height. We are the only nice guys in the country. It doesn't work that way, we have to react. Penalties aren't given for holding, wrestling or bearhugs, for whatever moronic reason.

1st corner, Doku on Gabriel? WTF?
Kyle concentrating on poking Gabriel and forgot what he might have in mind - when it happened before?!!!

That really brings up some serious questions.

 

[Gundoggin]

You'd think it was the greatest defensive display since the Battle Of Britain listening to the sports media this morning.

Red Cartel media pal Red Cartel !

 

[give it to gordon]

I thought if the gooners had put a player on the halfway line it would have taken perhaps two of our players out of attack. Plus given them an out ball.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

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.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Thought Pep’s tactics and subs lacked a bit of ingenuity, as has been said by others he could have tried Savio and Doku on opposite wings to try and get to byline, also could have put someone else outside box to take the potshots. Subs wise I thought it played into their hands putting Bernie out wide as he didn’t need double marking, plus having 4 centre backs on pitch was madness, all in my opinion of course.

How about Bernie stretching the Arse defense on the right (their left), Sub Grealish's quick thinking on the corner and Sub Stones scoring?

 

[Platt Lane 59]

I thought if the gooners had put a player on the halfway line it would have taken perhaps two of our players out of attack. Plus given them an out ball.

Yes, Arteta once again bottled it.
Don't think many of the media have picked up on Arsenal's negativity...

 

[The Colonel]

Same. So incredibly proud of this team and the way they just go for it. We were up against a wall of 9 who were defensively brilliant. The only thing I noticed was that the ball across the 18 yard was often set for Diaz for the shot. If that was Kev we might have gotten that equalizer early. We have such determination and you can never write this team off. Well done Blues!

Yep. Points like this are what can make the difference at the end. Sometimes you have to grind it out when things aren’t going your way. Judging by some of the comments on here some fans seem to forget that we’re not going to dominate every game with 10/10 performances across the board. Maybe that’s the problem, they don’t remember anything different.
Arse definitely deflated at the end. That’s their takeaway feeling from this game and the opposite for us. Last minute goals have this effect like nothing else.

 

[crystal_mais]

Arsenal were absolute shit houses. We could of been 3-0 up before they scored. Gundo should of hit the target when through and then he hit the post. Arsenal are bunch of dirty fuckers. They wanted to take Rodri out. Ive not seen what happened at the start and when he got injured as we are in the North stand.

Give them credit for the way they defended, but we didn't have enough creativity to unlock a 10 man bus.

 

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