Match Thread | Arsenal vs Man City (01/01/22)

[hateutd]

Too bad performance today,gooners are the best team by far.... can't see us winning even one point today....

 

[Burtonblue]

Saka is destroying Ake

get him off and Walker on and move Cancelo over

No thanks
Cancelo much more liability defensively
Would put Kyle on for Cancelo though

 

[super_city_si]

Saka is destroying Ake

get him off and Walker on and move Cancelo over

Or how about offering him some protection. Sterling and de bruyne are just watching. Same with mahrez.
cancelo and Ake are up against tricky fast players and being left one on one time and time again

 

[RayCTID]

Got to try and find a way back into the game, but this performance is to be half expected with Arsenal being the fresher team due playing less games over the Christmas period.

 

[teddykgb]

I could understand this if Pep had a cunning plan to strengthen in the transfer window and this was him highlighting his case. Sadly I think its just another over thinking the opposition and making the wrong choices.

What choices? It’s a big standard team of ours with a few accommodations for injury. Pep is the least interesting story here

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

The fact that team has regressed during the past month was obvious

Our midfield especially..

KDB isn't just up to the standards this midfield requires.. I could already see it against Leipzig..

How the hell you can loose the ball like that and then don't track back.. !!!!!

Rodri-Bernardo-Gundogan midfield is something we need in those big matches, otherwise we are fucked..

And also, Foden is ten times better winger than Sterling.. That's the fucking FACT again..

Bernardo has largely played on the right today and it hasn’t really worked, has it?

 

[oddfellows]

Arsenal better side but its a game of two halves

 

[Bluearmy]

Play Sterling on the right?

His stats are better from the left

 

[eastmanc]

Cancelo over left Walker on? Midfield work rate more of the issue for me though. KDB and Mahrez passengers. Gabby struggling as well.

This.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Got to agree with that.

Sterling tries to tackle every fucker on the Pitch when he does get the Ball before ALWAYS losing possession.

Jesus the Man who prefers playing wing, but still plays like he is a Striker, always looking for a Worldy,when simple is on.

Mahrez i forgot he was out there, would love to see his heat map.

I would Sub all 3 if it were possible,

That's the problem though today - we don't have the players to do that.
The only HT change I could see would be Walker for Ake, possibly Grealish for any of the front 3.
Arsenal have played well though