Player Ratings and Match Reaction Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth

[GP]

Amazing how we're top of the league with so many shit players.

[Niall_Quinn]

Amazing how we're top of the league with so many shit players.

Well every club has shit players, tbf. That's what the whole modern game is about. Overpaid and over-shitty. But the ads and the merch compensate.

[Niall_Quinn]

Surprised you can get on here after the authorities took all your electronic devices what with the massive cache of child abuse imagery on there

I don’t know who’s worse you or NQ. You should do a podcast together

Podcast is a great idea, although I'd have no time to talk about something as comparatively insignificant as Arsenal FC. I'd be too busy talking about a single missing woman and a single dead baby. Or anything else meant to distract.

[Letters]

Podcast is a great idea, although I'd have no time to talk about something as comparatively insignificant as Arsenal FC.

Although you apparently have plenty of time in your busy schedule to post on here about it, often in the middle of the night. What a rich and fulfilling life you must lead.

[Chippy]

Amazing how we're top of the league with so many shit players.

Our defence has looked shaky in several games this season. It is just that we have some decent players that can dig us out of the shit. We won't always be able to save the game though.

[cricketsi]

Amazing how we're top of the league with so many shit players.

Quite. Some frankly absurd takes in these reaction threads. We have the youngest squad in the league. If we do the unthinkable and win it, Arteta would be the youngest manager to ever win the PL. 3 of the top 4 goalscorers aged 21 and under in Europe are contracted to Arsenal. Our mentality shift compared with recent years is monumental. You would think any Arsenal fan would find a little more to be positive about.

[Mac76]

Quite. Some frankly absurd takes in these reaction threads. We have the youngest squad in the league. If we do the unthinkable and win it, Arteta would be the youngest manager to ever win the PL. 3 of the top 4 goalscorers aged 21 and under in Europe are contracted to Arsenal. Our mentality shift compared with recent years is monumental. You would think any Arsenal fan would find a little more to be positive about.

This

These are talented young players learning on the job but now able to come through adversity

of course there are improvements needed and we were absolutely at fault for the goals and also once again guilty of overcomplicating things going forward

and while two goals came from corners, we had 17 of the fucking things, so we should have created far more chances from them - they have to stop that habit of it either being Saka hitting the first defender or him and Odegaard trying to be too clever with some stupid routine

But we also had two good pelanty shouts for handball which could easily have been given on another day tbh (and probably would if it was the other way around)

Ram - 8
Saliba - 7.5
Gabriel - 7.5 - messed up for the first goal but shit happens
Partey - 8 - was generally very good though lost his man for their second goal
White - 7.5 (can't believe someone asked why he was where he was for his goal? - that's what full backs do you idiot)
Zin - 6 - reverted to type mainly, dawdled on the ball as usual
Tomi - 4 - poor
Martinelli - 7.5 - (though he needs to be played on the wing with Trossard/ESR inside)
Saka - 6 - is getting tired IMO and needs to stop taking those shite corners and should have played in Odegaard who had a clear sight on goal in the second half
Trossard - 7 - decent and hope his injury not too serious
Xhaka - 6.5 - a good decision to bring him on when Bournemouth had slowed down to his pace and i think that should be his future until we ditch him in the summer
Odegaard - 7 - put a shift in but still not fully on his game
Vieira - 7.5 - great feet, looks lively, needs more playing time
ESR - 6 - good header to set up our first goal but struggling to find how to fit into our game and should be played centrally with Martinelli on the left
Nelson - 10 - added real drive and directness - a fantastic goal and a great assist in 20 minutes to turn the game around - tell me that's not 10/10

[Ollie the Optimist]

Why are we really critisicing things here. Sure there can be some improvements, I don’t think anyone argues there can’t be but isn’t this the most fun watching and supporting arsenal we’ve had in years, probably since 2004.

This team has really built a connection with the fans. When else have you heard the emirates rock like it has this season? There are 12 games left and we are 5 points clear with the team fighting until quite literally the last kick of every game. Just this year alone, we’ve scored 3 last minute winners which have sent us all crazy.

We’ve had great games in the past but the wins this year feel different. Perhaps it’s the fact there is genuine belief & hope of a title win rather than the theory of it as in years gone by but for now, we should enjoy every moment even if some performances are not the greatest.

There are 12 cup finals left and every win should be celebrated as such

[mandela8]

This

These are talented young players learning on the job but now able to come through adversity

of course there are improvements needed and we were absolutely at fault for the goals and also once again guilty of overcomplicating things going forward

and while two goals came from corners, we had 17 of the fucking things, so we should have created far more chances from them - they have to stop that habit of it either being Saka hitting the first defender or him and Odegaard trying to be too clever with some stupid routine

But we also had two good pelanty shouts for handball which could easily have been given on another day tbh (and probably would if it was the other way around)

Ram - 8
Saliba - 7.5
Gabriel - 7.5 - messed up for the first goal but shit happens
Partey - 8 - was generally very good though lost his man for their second goal
White - 7.5 (can't believe someone asked why he was where he was for his goal? - that's what full backs do you idiot)
Zin - 6 - reverted to type mainly, dawdled on the ball as usual
Tomi - 4 - poor
Martinelli - 7.5 - (though he needs to be played on the wing with Trossard/ESR inside)
Saka - 6 - is getting tired IMO and needs to stop taking those shite corners and should have played in Odegaard who had a clear sight on goal in the second half
Trossard - 7 - decent and hope his injury not too serious
Xhaka - 6.5 - a good decision to bring him on when Bournemouth had slowed down to his pace and i think that should be his future until we ditch him in the summer
Odegaard - 7 - put a shift in but still not fully on his game
Vieira - 7.5 - great feet, looks lively, needs more playing time
ESR - 6 - good header to set up our first goal but struggling to find how to fit into our game and should be played centrally with Martinelli on the left
Nelson - 10 - added real drive and directness - a fantastic goal and a great assist in 20 minutes to turn the game around - tell me that's not 10/10

That was the point about Ben Shite. He was, for once, in the correct position for a fullback. Which he almost never is. Failed CB and woeful fullback. Bigger waste of money than Pepe.

[Mac76]

Why are we really critisicing things here. Sure there can be some improvements, I don’t think anyone argues there can’t be but isn’t this the most fun watching and supporting arsenal we’ve had in years, probably since 2004.

This team has really built a connection with the fans. When else have you heard the emirates rock like it has this season? There are 12 games left and we are 5 points clear with the team fighting until quite literally the last kick of every game. Just this year alone, we’ve scored 3 last minute winners which have sent us all crazy.

We’ve had great games in the past but the wins this year feel different. Perhaps it’s the fact there is genuine belief & hope of a title win rather than the theory of it as in years gone by but for now, we should enjoy every moment even if some performances are not the greatest.

There are 12 cup finals left and every win should be celebrated as such

absolutely, it was amazing at the stadium yesterday, it's what people go to football for - if you can't get excited about what happened yesterday, against Borunmouth or not, give up and do something else