Arsenal

[Silent Runner]

49 minutes ago, Silent Runner said:

If Nketiah through the middle is the only option until Jesus is back we're finished. 

 

He put his boot thought that one unlike what he was doing in the first half. Really great stuff this half.

[KRP]

Quality from front to back and to be honest I don’t think I have ever seen an arsenal team this hungry. 

[wev]

Loved that Nketiah goal, the turn was lovely

[Hamus]

Surely now it will be 7 points clear in 2022.

 

It's happening!

[Silent Runner]

Should be more than 2 up but we're absolutely flying out there. Think I'd prefer if White wasn't down the line at every opportunity but otherwise it's superb. 

[wev]

2 in 2 for Eddie

[Dark Soldier]

Always respected Arsenal for the Wenger/Fergie years.

 

Fair fucks to you guys, playing great stuff this season. Hope you go on to win it (if we don't lol).

[Gotters]

To call that an assist doesnt do it justice

[SeanR]

ffs… I ❤️  VAR

[Silent Runner]

That double substitution at the back unbalanced the defence and made the last 20 minutes harder than they should have been. But 7 clear into the new year is better than anyone could have predicted at the start of the season. Happy New Year Arsenal fans. 

[humdrum]

6 minutes ago, Silent Runner said:

That double substitution at the back unbalanced the defence and made the last 20 minutes harder than they should have been.

I agree it unsettled us, but now was the time to give the understudies some minutes at 4-1/4-2 up, not rotating is  what fucked us towards the end of last season, we got injuries and when we needed to call on players they weren't up to speed.

 

[Petrousgyre]

13 hours ago, Silent Runner said:

That double substitution at the back unbalanced the defence and made the last 20 minutes harder than they should have been. But 7 clear into the new year is better than anyone could have predicted at the start of the season. Happy New Year Arsenal fans. 

For me it was the Partey sub for Elneny. Partey is critical for us, we always look vulnerable when he’s not on the pitch, not helped by the fact that Elneny is at best average. It’s the one position above all we need to strengthen as Lokonga isn’t much cop either. 

[Gotters]

just an insane pass, great run too but the finish was a tad fortunate. the football gods smiled on the pass I think and made it go in.

[Petrousgyre]

Amazing pass. Martinelli should have squared it though.

[Silent Runner]

Tough half. First 10 minutes were good, lots of movement and decent possession at the top of the pitch but it's been heavy weather since then. Lucky not to be behind really. 

[Art Vandelay]

[Art Vandelay]

Be interested in catching up with that shirtless Geordie who became visibly unhinged at some point during the second half and discussing the finer points of sports washing, seemed like something of a conversationalist. 

[Gotters]

Interesting write up as shows just how far the game has moved on in terms of how the data analysis is viewed

 

Of course even a PFM like Arry would like a big midfielder like Partey, but this is now layering in understanding of what they do and thus what else is needed around them to build a good team

 

https://trainingground.guru/articles/the-advanced-metrics-that-show-why-partey-is-arsenal’s-unsung-hero#.Y7XniImCXVY.twitter

[wev]

https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11670/12780430/arsenal-and-adidas-launch-second-phase-of-no-more-red-campaign-with-mens-team-to-wear-all-white-kit-in-fa-cup-third-round

 

Coz the Spurs kit worked out so well for them last year!

[Gotters]

Hoping we've learned our Pepe lesson and aren't getting bid up on Mudryk by Chelsea.

 

He may be a very good player, but at that age with only 50 odd games under his belt the fee they keep saying they want for him is madness, especially when they keep quoting the daft money Utd were forced to pay out for Antony. That isn't a measure of the general value for inexperienced/talented wingers, it's a measure of one team panicking and overpaying massively to keep their new manager happy. 

 

I'd rather we walked away and demonstrated that hard lessons have been learned, even if it means looking elsewhere. 

[Art Vandelay]

I guess we’ll just walk away and he can ride the bench with all the other wide player flops at that shitty club. We’ve already overbid for him I reckon. My worry is he’s obviously Arteta’s man and we’ve shown before we won’t compromise and would rather go without, which looking at our options would most likely see us empty the tank quite quickly. I sort of hope we go for Torres as he’s an absolute gem and probably part of the ongoing Barcelona fire sale event so would be relatively cheap. 

[Gotters]

Even a silly loan fee for Felix & wages makes some sense as doesn't tie you into a massive multi year outlay.

[SeanR]

City or Chelsea... 

[g wings]

On 07/01/2023 at 23:47, Gotters said:

Even a silly loan fee for Felix & wages makes some sense as doesn't tie you into a massive multi year outlay.

Yep. Except they apparently want a commitment to buy in the summer included.

[Silent Runner]

Tough half. Not a surprise really with the whole midfield swapped out. 

[Art Vandelay]

The drop off between Xhaka and Partey and everyone else is pretty stark. That keeps me up at night. 

[wev]

Vieira and Lokonga causing Oxford no problems at all

[Silent Runner]

25 minutes ago, wev said:

Vieira and Lokonga causing Oxford no problems at all

 

  Two great deliveries for the the goals - yeah, I know one was a freekick but it was a quality ball. 

[Art Vandelay]

Whatever deal Rob Holding made with the devil himself to get that barnet I can only imagine the type of damnation he’s going to pay with. It is magnificent.

[wev]

18 minutes ago, Silent Runner said:

 

  Two great deliveries for the the goals - yeah, I know one was a freekick but it was a quality ball. 

Changing Lokonga for Xhaka seemed to help Vieira I think