Arsenal Post Match Thread.

[Inter Me Nan]

Isn't the attacking team supposed to get the benefit of the doubt in close offside decisions or did they scrap that rule?

 

[Neville Kneville]

Contrary to Whinger's comments, the game was an illustration of how video technology would not work in football as even after watching several times there is still an element of doubt in relation to whether the goals were offside.

It's an indication of how video technology would be used to the advantage of people like Arsenal Liverpool & Utd, who would whinge like fuck at every dcision that didn't go their way, until every 50/50 did.

There is absolutely no way on earth Silva's goal was offside under the modern rules & Sane's is simply too close to call . We're talking whether the toe of Sane's boot, is closer to goal than the heel of the defender & as Sane's foot is not pointing toward goal, so would the bone on his ankle be offside instead.

We don't want goals ruling out for stuff like that.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I think its no coincidence that we have returned to a back four a system the players are more familiar with. It wont remove every failing back there but will certainly help.

We know Peps penchant for midfielders and controlling the game through the midfield but I do think shoehorning an additional midfielder has been to the detrimemt of the team.

In relation to Fernando in Nandos absence I would like to see Yaya play there and KDB more central as he is wasted, at times, when he moves out wide.

I thoght the Arsenal goal contained exactly the same faults as Vardy's goal v Leicester. Player allowed time & space to pass to a runner who scored.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Isn't the attacking team supposed to get the benefit of the doubt in close offside decisions or did they scrap that rule?

Only if City score - Whinger rule !

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Only if City score - Whinger rule !

Ha.

 

[Marvin]

Buzzing after game - 1-0 to the Arsenal. So funny. I love the way football surprises you. Little things happen and all of a sudden you've got a different game on your hands.

 

[franksinatra]

I thoght the Arsenal goal contained exactly the same faults as Vardy's goal v Leicester. Player allowed time & space to pass to a runner who scored.

I agree with there goal, hence I popped in the caveat, not every failing.

The shape does look better with a back four, but you are right there is still an issue.

 

[stony]

Worth a watch....

Haha, he looked like Ozil when KDB played Sterling in.

 

[Chippy_boy]

He isn't, it says the goal was given, and will for ever more.

Why anyone is trying to prove we shouldn't have won is beyond me, we were comfortably the better side, and fully deserved the win, and as things are supposed to "even up" over a season, we are more than deserving of a little bit of luck than most, so even if it was a marginal decision, its beyond time we got one.

Totally agree. I was merely making the point that on this occasion we got the rub of the green. Which is damned fine by me!

 

[york away to this!]

good performance all round - apart from an occasional defensive lack of concentration, which I suppose can't ever be perfect. I thought at times in the first half we were a bit pedestrian and at half time we were discussing swapping sterling to the left (where he is most effective), the fact that zabba wasn't having the best of games and the possibility of sane through the middle. Dead easy this management lark!

Loved the 1-0 to the arsenal chant!