Arsenal (H) - Post Game Thread

[vmsuhail]

28% possession today. are they actually good enough

8 points from City and Liverpool and they're good enough to dispatch the lesser sides, and defensively solid. Good enough to win the title.

 

[Lavinda Past]

But we still had De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Haaland, Grealish, Doku etc on the field at times?

Haaland and Doku...? They're part of the problem.

 

[Bluemoon has risen]

Woeful that. Didn't create anything all day. Foden was leggy and disappointing, KDB quiet. Alot of side to side passing from the rest but nothing penetrating. The subs made no impact whatsoever. Doku was absolutely terrible when he came on. I would've liked to have seen Bobb before Doku tbh.

Disappointing and we're no longer favourites to win the title now. I think we have to win all our remaining games to win it, and I'm not sure we'll do that.

The summer transfer window we need to get it right this time. A creative midfielder and wide player as a minimum.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Big plus today was Rico Lewis. Terrific footballer. Hasn’t played for months but was outstanding against a very decent team.

 

[bluedreamer]

False 9 is where we would rescue our season

Completely agree.
Haaland so ineffective again today.

 

[PragueBlue]

Just saw the haaland replay again… I just don’t get it. What was he trying to do????

Pull it back accross for a tap in.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Foden, Kevin, Haaland all off their game.
Thought Grealish + Doku would have changed that but Legohead had a strong bench.
We will win this league.

Hope your right, but I don't see it

 

[lefty goldblatt]

We fucked up against these, on Easter Sunday, 12 years ago. Look what happened after that.

Believe

 

[Eoiyflem]

Really disappointing. Didn't go for it at all and looking at the dippers run in we have a huge task to win the league now. I think we just haven't really had "it" this season at all, certainly not in the big games. Cest la vie

 

[simon23]

Boring attacks without any teeth! BORING CITY!

Have to say we haven't look like we're clicking on attack in weeks!

KDB looks a shell of a player. We need to seriously think about replacing him.

Glad you said that about KDB as I thought I was the only one thinking it...this season should be his last as the main man -his body just isnt capable anymore...we have seen too many of those performances this season especially against the better teams.

 

[Keeper!]

Haalands form is a worry. He completely
Missed the fucking ball. Had nothing in all fairness but that one half chance but to miss the ball man. Come on.

he was poor again, at least today he was giving it to the CB's, but his contribution was almost zero, but in saying that we created little for the big fella

 

[leo_city]

Agreed.
Haaland may well have scored a ton of goals but we've gone miles backwards in terms of performance since he arrived.
We miss Gundogan and Mahrez so badly.

The creativity is not there and if KDB isn’t on it no one’s creating. Thats where the problem lies. KDB only looked decent latter part of second half.

 

[citymad]

Arsenal were there for the taking but we looked unbalanced & slow sadly.

Internationals hurt us big time all our players look fooked

Still take a point but we look exhausted

We gave it go though. Only one team wanted all 3 points. It was such a defensive display from the Gooners. No space whatsover in the penalty box. Hard to find a pass wit that many players in front of you. Thing is with City you have to stay mentally strong throughout the whole 90 minutes and give Arsenal credit they were durable today.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

We played well enough but we're lacking. Lewis, Doku, even Grealish are not good enough to make us better when they come on.

Nonetheless we had arsenal pinned back and if lfc slip up we are ready to fight again. Some players need to step up though. And foden needs his form back.

 

[SWPISHOME]

On a positive note, It was nice to see Grealish back today I thought he was really good when he come on.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Bloody awful from us.

Although special mention to Taylor who managed to book zero Arsenal players for their 226 fouls. The bit where he ignored Arsenal leaving 3 City players in the deck at the same time, was particularly impressive.

The man clearly has no shame.

 

[Legal Alien]

Arsenal were there for the taking but we looked unbalanced & slow sadly.

Internationals hurt us big time all our players look fooked

Still take a point but we look exhausted

They parked the bus, came to defend and did it numbers.

Their skill players - Odergaard, Saka, Havertz, Jesus barely had a touch, let alone did anything significant.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

If you don't beat your title rivals you don't win the league.

Liverpool failed to beat us at home and Arsenal did beat Liverpool but drew against us so does that mean its Villa's to lose?

 

[AFCAndy]

Drop the Viking and get back to a false 9 ;-)

I agree, I think you'd have done better with Alvarez for a game like this.

 

[Keeper!]

8 points from City and Liverpool and they're good enough to dispatch the lesser sides, and defensively solid. Good enough to win the title.

No chance , they had to beat us today, their attitude and performance was pathetic for me