Arsenal Vs City Post Match Discussion Thread

[Anonymous]

There was a passage of play in the first half where Edin had dropped into the left mid area in our half and played a lazy pass straight to an Arsenal player in the centre circle (or thereabouts). What made me laugh about this was the huge cry of "EDIN!!!!!" you could hear from Mancini picked up by the pitchside mics.

He did well yesterday otherwise Dzeko. Decent enough game and I hope he starts next week. I've always said he needs a run of games. A trite cliche I know, but he's definitely one of those "confidence" players.

 

[Bill]

Edin played well yesterday.

careful pam the edin haters (you know, the ones that dont go, will be after you.

 

[Dzeko & Hyde]

Hart - was pretty much a spectator, had nothing to do other than catch a cross. 6

Zabaleta - kept Gibbs silent, won every 50/50. 8
Kompany - was pretty solid, dealt with the little threat Arsenal gave us, wrongly sent-off. 8
Nastasic - calm, assured, quiet, still bedding himself. 7
Clichy - covered a lot of ground and provided us with width. Also won the ball from Sagna and started the move for our first. 7

Javi Garcia - really lived up to the name "midfield general", started our move for the second goal. 9
Barry - read the game, paced the game, all with little recognition. 8
Silva - always toying, always teasing, always reliable. 7
Milner - took his goal brilliant and provided width, work-rate and graft. 9

Dzeko - got his goal but a dreadful penalty and a pretty dire second half spoilt his game. 5
Tevez - busy but quiet, showed great vision and then desire for both of our goals. 7

The MOTM got the lowest rating?
And the man with the clean sheet got the next lowest rating?

You can do better.

 

[Vienna_70]

Hart - was pretty much a spectator, had nothing to do other than catch a cross. 6

Zabaleta - kept Gibbs silent, won every 50/50. 8
Kompany - was pretty solid, dealt with the little threat Arsenal gave us, wrongly sent-off. 8
Nastasic - calm, assured, quiet, still bedding himself. 7
Clichy - covered a lot of ground and provided us with width. Also won the ball from Sagna and started the move for our first. 7

Javi Garcia - really lived up to the name "midfield general", started our move for the second goal. 9
Barry - read the game, paced the game, all with little recognition. 8
Silva - always toying, always teasing, always reliable. 7
Milner - took his goal brilliant and provided width, work-rate and graft. 9

Dzeko - got his goal but a dreadful penalty and a pretty dire second half spoilt his game. 5
Tevez - busy but quiet, showed great vision and then desire for both of our goals. 7

The MOTM got the lowest rating?
And the man with the clean sheet got the next lowest rating?

You can do better.

Džeko was not MotM, IMHO.

Jimmy Milner was our best player, followed by Zabaleta.

Though to be fair, none of them had a bad game.

 

[MCFC BOB]

Hart - was pretty much a spectator, had nothing to do other than catch a cross. 6

Zabaleta - kept Gibbs silent, won every 50/50. 8
Kompany - was pretty solid, dealt with the little threat Arsenal gave us, wrongly sent-off. 8
Nastasic - calm, assured, quiet, still bedding himself. 7
Clichy - covered a lot of ground and provided us with width. Also won the ball from Sagna and started the move for our first. 7

Javi Garcia - really lived up to the name "midfield general", started our move for the second goal. 9
Barry - read the game, paced the game, all with little recognition. 8
Silva - always toying, always teasing, always reliable. 7
Milner - took his goal brilliant and provided width, work-rate and graft. 9

Dzeko - got his goal but a dreadful penalty and a pretty dire second half spoilt his game. 5
Tevez - busy but quiet, showed great vision and then desire for both of our goals. 7

The MOTM got the lowest rating?
And the man with the clean sheet got the next lowest rating?

You can do better.

Dzeko was far from Man of the Match.

And Hart got a six because he had nothing to do. How can I give him a ten for standing still?

 

[cheddar404]

Hart - was pretty much a spectator, had nothing to do other than catch a cross. 6

Zabaleta - kept Gibbs silent, won every 50/50. 8
Kompany - was pretty solid, dealt with the little threat Arsenal gave us, wrongly sent-off. 8
Nastasic - calm, assured, quiet, still bedding himself. 7
Clichy - covered a lot of ground and provided us with width. Also won the ball from Sagna and started the move for our first. 7

Javi Garcia - really lived up to the name "midfield general", started our move for the second goal. 9
Barry - read the game, paced the game, all with little recognition. 8
Silva - always toying, always teasing, always reliable. 7
Milner - took his goal brilliant and provided width, work-rate and graft. 9

Dzeko - got his goal but a dreadful penalty and a pretty dire second half spoilt his game. 5
Tevez - busy but quiet, showed great vision and then desire for both of our goals. 7

The MOTM got the lowest rating?
And the man with the clean sheet got the next lowest rating?

You can do better.

Dzeko was far from Man of the Match.

And Hart got a six because he had nothing to do. How can I give him a ten for standing still?

He stood still magnificently though.

 

[BlueMoonoverUS]

From Wikipedia...

"In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series."

With winning that penalty, which by consequence excluded Arsenal player and with that made the most impact to the outcome of the game plus scoring a goal and playing well, you can see why he got it. It's not the best player which in my opinion was Milner, but the player who made most impact that gets MOM award.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

From Wikipedia...

"In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series."

With winning that penalty, which by consequence excluded Arsenal player and with that made the most impact to the outcome of the game plus scoring a goal and playing well, you can see why he got it. It's not the best player which in my opinion was Milner, but the player who made most impact that gets MOM award.

He didn't "win" the penalty. Koscielny did. Then he royally fucked up taking it.

So why not Milner, who scored the first, made the second and generally gave the Arsenal midfield and defence the run-around all afternoon? Or Tevez who provided the pass for the first and the touch for the second?

 

[BlueMoonoverUS]

From Wikipedia...

"In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series."

With winning that penalty, which by consequence excluded Arsenal player and with that made the most impact to the outcome of the game plus scoring a goal and playing well, you can see why he got it. It's not the best player which in my opinion was Milner, but the player who made most impact that gets MOM award.

So why not Milner, who scored the first, made the second and generally gave the Arsenal midfield and defence the run-around all afternoon? Or Tevez who provided the pass for the first and the touch for the second?

Apparently it doesn't work that way.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Hart 6
Zaba 8
Kompany 7
Nasty 7
Clichy 7
Barry 8
Garcia 7
Millner 9
Silva 8
Dzeko 7
Tevez 7