Match Reaction v Burnley (away).

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't blame Xhaka. Arteta keeps picking him.

Arteta has failed.

He failed because he hasn't done anything substantially different to the shitpile Wenger or the shitpile Emery.

How many years is it now putting up with dogshit players who, for some reason, win the manager's affections?

And, I wonder, why did Wenger, Emery AND Arteta all fail? Because they are shit managers? Wenger's early years would prove otherwise. Emery had a track record. Arteta we don't know about because he has no record. Can it just be 3 shit managers?

Or is it a broken club run by shit people?

Whatever, it's a whole lot of shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka's inability to make a pass without looking down at the ball before playing it was bound to cause a fuck-up at some point.

I've probably mentioned this shit technique of his before on here but it's worth pointing out again.

[Mac76]

Oh yeah, because they've been sweeping all before them recently...

But they'll beat us, it's the way of things

[Mac76]

Xhaka should clearly be killed

[Marc Overmars]

He needs the freedom of the pitch to be of any use. You only have to see how many times he gets caught in possession but somehow wins fouls by going down to cover his tracks. You can’t rely on a player like that to be a midfield rock.

He’s probably a wizard in training because there’s no intensity and that’s what his coaches see.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Does anyone know what the ratings are like for football and/or matches involving Arsenal?

I can’t imagine there are too many watching a full 90 minutes for what passes as professional football these days.

[Letters]

But they'll beat us, it's the way of things

Is it though?
As crappy as we’ve been of late, Spurs haven’t beaten us at our place for ages.
I’m ignoring the league cup game where the teams are often a bit mixed.
Things are a bit different right now with no fans but I certainly wouldn’t make them favourites.

[selassie]

My opinion in Xhaka is that he has improved but he is still a walking time bomb. He can't beat the press, never has been able to, never will be able to.

I personally don't see how he fits into what I see as Arteta's "Long term vision of the team or this process nonsense we keep on hearing".

What we saw from Xhaka yesterday we will see time and time again because he makes mistakes (lots of them) and he struggles to beat the press.

This is on Arteta now, if he wants to make Xhaka an important part of the team, it seems that way, then he needs to held accountable for Xhaka's suicidal mistakes which happen around half a dozen times a season, Xhaka costs us points.

[selassie]

But they'll beat us, it's the way of things

Yep, i think they will too, sad isn't it?

[selassie]

Is it though?
As crappy as we’ve been of late, Spurs haven’t beaten us at our place for ages.
I’m ignoring the league cup game where the teams are often a bit mixed.
Things are a bit different right now with no fans but I certainly wouldn’t make them favourites.

Every game is a roll of the dice with this team, I mean there are certain games like City which are guaranteed write offs but I honestly don't know which Arsenal will turn up. I couldn't tell you what I honestly think will be the results of the next few games, Olympiakos, Spuds etc.

We have Liverpool coming up in a few weeks time and I guarantee you we will make them look great irrespective of the final result.