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[MCFC BOB]

So three goals come from a bit of fortune for Stoke?

Stoke have had 28%, yes 28% possession.

Possession stats mean sod all when Arsenal are concerned though. You expect them to have the majority of the possession, but you rarely expect them to actually do anything with it. If any other top team had that much possession against anyone you'd expect them to be 2/3-0 up, not 3-1 down.

I know. I've not watched the game, but 3 goals from 30% possession either means they're incredibly jammy or they're incredibly good at taking the few chances they get.

 

[adrianr]

Possession stats mean sod all when Arsenal are concerned though. You expect them to have the majority of the possession, but you rarely expect them to actually do anything with it. If any other top team had that much possession against anyone you'd expect them to be 2/3-0 up, not 3-1 down.

I know. I've not watched the game, but 3 goals from 30% possession either means they're incredibly jammy or they're incredibly good at taking the few chances they get.

Well you'll have heard this familiar picture painted before.. Lots of Arsenal tippy tappy, no end product. Stoke corner, score. More Arsenal tippy tappy, lose possession, Stoke score (Alright it was a good deflection - lot of luck). More Arsenal tippy tappy, defensive error, Stoke score.

 

[LoveCity]

How much longer will they use the "he's still learning" excuse for Walcott.

 

[Blue Hefner]

Possession stats mean sod all when Arsenal are concerned though. You expect them to have the majority of the possession, but you rarely expect them to actually do anything with it. If any other top team had that much possession against anyone you'd expect them to be 2/3-0 up, not 3-1 down.

I know. I've not watched the game, but 3 goals from 30% possession either means they're incredibly jammy or they're incredibly good at taking the few chances they get.

According to BBC Sport Stoke have has 48%

 

[MCFC BOB]

I know. I've not watched the game, but 3 goals from 30% possession either means they're incredibly jammy or they're incredibly good at taking the few chances they get.

Well you'll have heard this familiar picture painted before.. Lots of Arsenal tippy tappy, no end product. Stoke corner, score. More Arsenal tippy tappy, lose possession, Stoke score (Alright it was a good deflection - lot of luck). More Arsenal tippy tappy, defensive error, Stoke score.

I do think Stoke will win, but there is always that part of me saying 'don't be stupid! We're better than they are!' If we just keep ourselves calm and play the football we've rarely seen this season, I see no reason why we can't take the game to Stoke. But they are going to make it so difficult.

I see it like this:

We will find it difficult to take the game to Stoke and start to play our game, but Stoke can click their fingers, whip in a long throw and get themselves infront, before closing the whole game down and disrupting play.

 

[City Raider]

They will be happy to let us have the ball, they sit deep and then break in numbers but hopefully the bigger wembley pitch might make that hard for them

We might need a more physical presence up top than Balo though, I can see lots of build up breaking down as they will out muscle him

 

[MCFC BOB]

I know. I've not watched the game, but 3 goals from 30% possession either means they're incredibly jammy or they're incredibly good at taking the few chances they get.

According to BBC Sport Stoke have has 48%

25.9% according to Sky.

 

[jimharri]

How much longer will they use the "he's still learning" excuse for Walcott.

Walcott =

 

[rayray666]

Shite!

it's the same team + David Luiz that won the double last year. How that is 'shite' I have no idea.

Sense of humour gone??? Of course they are a good team but have we/I got to laud everyone, no!!!

 

[malg]

Let's face it, if the Rags had beaten us, not one single Blue would be predicting a Stoke win. We'll beat them. They are one dimensional, and Balotelli will stick in a hat trick before allowing Dzeko to nick a couple in the remaining 10 mins of the 1st half. Second half will be a mere formality.