Arsenal v Chelsea - Mon 23 Dec - EPL- 8PM KO

[Ralpheroo72]

Little bit terrible by Ramsey

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Rambo

[Özim]

The weather affects whether you go in studs up? How so? Two reds mate, like I said, the rules. There is no rules saying you can go studs up if its raining.

You complain about the refs every single game, sorry mate but not every referee can be as bad as you say. These are not easy conditions and no ref is going to give two red cards there.

[JonasTC]

Zimm stop being retarted, i dont care what alan smith says, when you kick the legs away from a man and dont touch the ball, its a free kick or if inside the box, a penalty. There can be no discussion if it was a foul or not.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rambo has been poor all match. Means he'll score.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We need to adapt our game. We're trying the hard passes and flicks which just aren't going to work in these conditions. Keep is simple and direct and we'll score.

[Master Splinter]

It's funny coz you ridicool him evry weak.

LOLZ just LOLZ at MS.

This was an actual post.

I thought I'd quote it to confirm.

[fakeyank]

Ramsey has been shocking so far.. need to bring Santi in

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Well that was terrible. :lol:

[Özim]

Zimm stop being retarted, i dont care what alan smith says, when you kick the legs away from a man and dont touch the ball, its a free kick or if inside the box, a penalty. There can be no discussion if it was a foul or not.


Walcott felt the contact and forced himself over, the contact didn't bring him down. May or may not be given, certainly not clear cut though.

[Özim]

This was an actual post.

I thought I'd quote it to confirm.

Thanks I thought you'd appreciate it.

[fakeyank]

There can be no discussion about the red card and pelanty tbh.. they were blatant! Refs had a shocker so far... and I dont usually like to complain about the refs.

[GP]

Should be leading.

Stone wall pel not given.

Stone wall red card not given.

Mike fucking Dean.

[Niall_Quinn]

You complain about the refs every single game, sorry mate but not every referee can be as bad as you say. These are not easy conditions and no ref is going to give two red cards there.

You see Mikels assault and then consider Wilshere is banned for sticking a finger in the air. You are condoning the former and took time out to lay into Wilshere. What's that all about?

[milla]

FFS Ramsey you shite head. :coffee:

[GP]

There can be no discussion about the red card and pelanty tbh.. they were blatant! Refs had a shocker so far... and I dont usually like to complain about the refs.

Exactly right. You've got to be on the wind-up to think otherwise.

[Penguin]

Yeah, we're shit.

Not as shit as Chelsea though :coffee:

[Niall_Quinn]

There can be no discussion about the red card and pelanty tbh.. they were blatant! Refs had a shocker so far... and I dont usually like to complain about the refs.


No, according to the cunt commentator Dean has played a blinder. Blind maybe, a cheat more likely.

[JonasTC]

Ye... Mikel probably wont even be given a suspension after the game, despite it being a clear red. But hey broken legs come and go, but a middle finger can bring down society!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Lampard was red too, from behind, through the man. That's why Maureen did his little touch line routine, he knew it was red too.

[Özim]

You see Mikels assault and then consider Wilshere is banned for sticking a finger in the air. You are condoning the former and took time out to lay into Wilshere. What's that all about?

Well Wilshere act was a very obvious thing, there's no way you can get away with that. Football is a physical sport, it's not basketball, with that in mind and consider the weather maybe the ref uses a bit of common sense and doesn't send off every single player everytime they foul someone.

[Özim]

Exactly right. You've got to be on the wind-up to think otherwise.

Looks like Alan Smith is on the wind up. :lol:

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcMoouLCUAA7uon.png

:censored:

Fuming.

[milla]

Foul is a foul regardless if the victim is standing or on the ground. Mike Dean is a cheat and has been doing it for years. :coffee:

[-Xs-]

@ that screenshot. Caught on Camera, ref missed it - will there be a retrospective ban? Doubt it.

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcMrrJuCEAA17Bt.jpg

[Özim]

Looked at the penalty incident looks like a penalty to me having seen it again, not as clear cut as some would say though as Walcott plays for it.

[Marc Overmars]

Same old stale performance vs Chelsea. No quality in the final third yet.

Probably should have had a penalty but Theo didn't sell the contact very well.

Mikel. :doh:
Awful challenge. Red cards have been given for less.

[Özim]

Mikel foul isn't a red, both look at ball not the player, it's just Arteta gets there before.

They showed a different angle on Sky and both are going for the ball, just looks bad from the camera angle in the screenshot.

[Niall_Quinn]

Player got the man not the ball in the box. Rule is, penalty. It's that simple. I don't think Dean is cheating on behalf of Chelsea, I think he's cheating because he's too gutless to apply the rules and "spoil" a big game. TV money first, football second.

[Özim]

Overall poor 1st half from us, not impressed by our passing performance or lack of cutting edge....need to up our game especially after a string of bad results.

[Özim]

Player got the man not the ball in the box. Rule is, penalty. It's that simple. I don't think Dean is cheating on behalf of Chelsea, I think he's cheating because he's too gutless to apply the rules and "spoil" a big game. TV money first, football second.

I'll give you the penalty, though Walcott did play for it which doesn't help the ref.

The Mikel incident isn't a red for me though, I've just seen it on Sky in slow motion and they showed an alternative view where both players are going for a 50/50 ball and Arteta just gets there before.

[JonasTC]

Zimm it doesnt mather what your intensions are, if what you end up doing is almost breaking someones leg, then its a red card. I was laughing at Neville saying its only a yellow "because he didnt mean to"...

[GP]

@ that screenshot. Caught on Camera, ref missed it - will there be a retrospective ban? Doubt it.

lol nah, the FA are too busy sorting out srs biznizz like hand gestures.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mikel foul isn't a red, both look at ball not the player, it's just Arteta gets there before.

They showed a different angle on Sky and both are going for the ball, just looks bad from the camera angle in the screenshot.

Not sure you understand the pundit game. One says yes, the other says no, controversy, people shouting at the screen, bums on seats. But that has nothing to do with the game itself. As clear a red as you'll see, relieved Arteta isn't seriously injured. To answer Neville's bullshit, if it had been the other way and Arteta crunched Mikel, that would have been red too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Encouraging start to the second half. :unsure:

Anyway, come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Özim]

Zimm it doesnt mather what your intensions are, if what you end up doing is almost breaking someones leg, then its a red card. I was laughing at Neville saying its only a yellow "because he didnt mean to"...

They've asked the fans and the vote says no at the moment regarding the red card. Having seen the replays it looks 50/50 ball Arteta just covers the last yard or so much quicker which leads to the challenge looking bad.

[Özim]

Not sure you understand the pundit game. One says yes, the other says no, controversy, people shouting at the screen, bums on seats. But that has nothing to do with the game itself. As clear a red as you'll see, relieved Arteta isn't seriously injured. To answer Neville's bullshit, if it had been the other way and Arteta crunched Mikel, that would have been red too.

Fans are voting no as well, having watched the penalty I agree it's a penalty, but I don't agree it's a red....you have to consider the conditions as well in this and the fact they are both going for the ball.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Oh well, if it comes down to fan votes...

...congrats to Man United on retaining the title.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another great corner. :lol:

[JonasTC]

Ask the "fans". Ye, because fans are never biased in those situations...

[Niall_Quinn]

Three reds actually, czec should have been sent off for wearing inappropriate kit. What's it, 100 years since his injury?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great header away Vermaelen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Players need to be aiming for the ball to land ahead of the 18 yard box, it'll just travel miles too far otherwise.

[Özim]

Giroud has been totally ineffective so far again tonight, he's part of the problem at the moment it seems, we just have no cutting edge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Where's Wally?

[Munchies]

I'd bring on Pods, though he has been ineffective up front aswell

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ballboy. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna somehow gets a cross away, Cech gets it.

[Globalgunner]

Three reds actually, czec should have been sent off for wearing inappropriate kit. What's it, 100 years since his injury?

Maybe he had a steel plate put in so it's to protect other players from him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard. :haha:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Holy crap, that was poor defending.

[Özim]

Ask the "fans". Ye, because fans are never biased in those situations...

You're a fan are you not?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ball caught between Özil's legs. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Dean is such a cheat.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a pub team contest.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Dean you cunt that was a foul to Ozil not a dropball!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Excellent work from Arteta.

[Munchies]

Sherwood signs for 18 months.

Agent Sherwood ? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Absolute shite from Rosicky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ball didn't go out of play.

Officials. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

All of the ball has to cross the line. Again, rules.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We'd sink like a stone through all the Leagues if this cunt reffed us every week.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Theo, win a corner that we probably shouldn't be getting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very few good passes out to Sagna today.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Too fucking intricate.

[Niall_Quinn]

Better from Ramsey, better from Walcott. Do that and well put them under pressure. Do the tippy tappy stuff and we play into their hands.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willian ball in, too much on it for Honest Frank.

[Penguin]

Better from Ramsey, better from Walcott. Do that and well put them under pressure. Do the tippy tappy stuff and we play into their hands.

Only cause we're doing the tippy tappy stuff wrong

[Niall_Quinn]

Another red. But conditions allow for lunges like that.

[Munchies]

Fucking hell !!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramires booked for a red card challenge. :rolleyes:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

This is a disgrace.

[Niall_Quinn]

Dean ignores the rules but even he has to throw in a yellow. That gives him license to book one of ours for nothing.

[GP]

Making it up as he goes.

[JonasTC]

Hhahaha Dean doesnt wanna make it too obvious, so he gives a yellow :D FUcking cheat

[Niall_Quinn]

And there's the booking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo booked. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS the cunt books Theo.

[Munchies]

We haven't had a shot on target yet... a stat which has never occurred since the Emirates move :unsure:

[Xhaka Can’t]

THAT IS A BOOKING?!?!!?

[GP]

Fucking joke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Honest Frank leathers it, Ches down to it well.

[Globalgunner]

Dean ignores the rules but even he has to throw in a yellow. That gives him license to book one of ours for nothing.

Which he has now just done. Walcott gets a yellow

[Munchies]

Sir Ches decent save from Fat Frank

[JonasTC]

THATS A YELLOW!? FFS! How long can these refs be allowed to do this?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Dean ignores the rules but even he has to throw in a yellow. That gives him license to book one of ours for nothing.

Don't talk nonsense.

You always complain about the refs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil shot, charged down when it began really.

[Ralpheroo72]

Ref is a disgrace

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fight fight fight!

[Rors]

"Ozil's got to show more passion in his play". Go home Robbie :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

THAT IS A BOOKING?!?!!?

Yes, much much worse than Lampard or Mikel. Walcott could have offended a member of the public with a challenge like that.

Punch up. Chavs tactics rather obvious. Their twelfth man instrumental.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lol, the ball was in that time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maybe if Dean hadn't let so much go early on, the game wouldn't be in this situation now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky booked.

[Munchies]

Fucking dive!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Lol, he barely touched his toe, what a dive. And now we are ahead in the booking count. We are filthy.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Rosicky goes into the book ..... and yet Mikel remains cardless. Fucking joke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man header, wide.

[Xhaka Can’t]

This is unacceptable refereeing.

[Niall_Quinn]

Maybe if Dean hadn't let so much go early on, the game wouldn't be in this situation now.

He had to let it go or the match would have been "ruined as a spectacle"

[Master Splinter]

We have more bookings than Chelsea. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil. :lol:

[Ralpheroo72]

He had to let it go or the match would have been "ruined as a spectacle"

Was ruined as a spectacle from the 1st minute.

[Niall_Quinn]

We have more bookings than Chelsea. :haha:

And we haven't even had our red yet. Wonder when dean will play it?

[Penguin]

http://puu.sh/5Wqsm.png

What is he watching? Chelsea look shit

[JonasTC]

Chelsea have what looks like 2 reds 3-4 yellows. Got 1 yellow. Arsenal got what looks like 0-1 yellow. Got 2. Plus are clear pen not given... I wish someone would do something, because this cant go on. Its been 2 top games in a row now, where the ref has been a clear cheat.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard off, Schurrle on.

[Özim]

Have we even had a shot yet? F*cking pathetic display going forward by us as the home side today tbh.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Cashley is going mugging after the game. The new Huth coming on for Aaaaaaaazzahhhhh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No Ramsey no!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ramsey you fucking idiot!!!!!!!

[Munchies]

Fuck off Ramsey, fucking hell

[Niall_Quinn]

We shouldn't be helping out the chav wreckers. Sportsmanship is nowhere on their agenda.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Ramires dived

[Power n Glory]

A poor display! Ramsey is an idiot!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willian off, Oscar on.

[Xhaka Can’t]

He should be fucking fined for that.

[Power n Glory]

Giroud is pants!

[Penguin]

I knew Ramsey would do that. I don't blame him after what happened to him.

[Ralpheroo72]

Cech could've stayed at home, this has been insipid dross. Ref is a clown.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FFS Giroud.

[Özim]

:lol: Just running around aimlessly there.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wow.giroud. That's four goals spurned in a row.

[Penguin]

Giroud :doh:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Oh fuck me - you have to get that on target.

[Master Splinter]

Giroud :doh:.

Should have passed to the right.

[Munchies]

Atleast hit the target ffs

[Özim]

Giroud is sh*t, you don't get many chances against big teams and the guy has fluffed our best one.

[Power n Glory]

He's fucking shit!

[JonasTC]

A striker has to come in January, we cant keep seeing Giroud bottle these chances

[Niall_Quinn]

Yay, we got a FK. By our own corner flag.

[Munchies]

Giroud won't win us games when we'll only have 1-2 good chances. He's average at best.

That chance is a RVC sort of chance.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Just fucking hit something on target so we can at least say we had a shot.

[Niall_Quinn]

TV almost fucked us there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wenger's coat on to the pitch.

[Globalgunner]

If I didn't support one of these teams, I'd have turned this shite off long ago

[Munchies]

Dreadful from Gibbs

[Niall_Quinn]

Why would it hurt to bring Pods on? If he's on the bench surely he has 10 mins in him? Walcott and Giroud are nowhere tonight. Give Pods a go.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Can we claim that backpass as a shot on target?

[JonasTC]

We should put Bendtner on, thats how bad Giroud is... Atleast Bendtners arrogance and confidence would make him hit the goal, Giroud gets weak knees everytime he has a big chance

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So close.

[Munchies]

Rather have Bendtner than Giroud right now

[Xhaka Can’t]

Oh fuck off

[Niall_Quinn]

That may well be the miss of our season.

[Munchies]

FFS !

[Ralpheroo72]

A shot on target!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Corner to Chelsea. Cock.

[Power n Glory]

Are you kidding me?

[KSE Comedy Club]

Giroud isn't shit he's just fuckin tired same with the rest of the team.

That's what happens when you have fuck all squad depth.

Also why the fuck has wenger made no fucking changes?!?

And why is bendtner warming up when podolski is sat on the bench??

And they want to give wenger a new contract.....HA!

[Özim]

OMG how the hell did Giroud not score?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Torres off, David Luiz on.

[Xhaka Can’t]

A shot on target!!!!

Nope.

It was blocked. Touch and go if it is counted.

[Özim]

Giroud isn't shit he's just fuckin tired same with the rest of the team.

He's just had 9 days off.

[Globalgunner]

Mertersacker is a better striker than Giroud I think

[Munchies]

87mins, still no sub by Wenger

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Really poor from Rosicky.

[Power n Glory]

Giroud isn't shit he's just fuckin tired same with the rest of the team.

That's what happens when you have fuck all squad depth.

Also why the fuck has wenger made no fucking changes?!?

And why is bendtner warming up when podolski is sat on the bench??

And they want to give wenger a new contract.....HA!

9 days rest! That's bollocks!

[Niall_Quinn]

We hardly ever use walcotts pace. Don't know why.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Control it Bif!

[Xhaka Can’t]

87mins, still no sub by Wenger

Hey, there's a lot of sharpness on the pitch.

[Niall_Quinn]

Really not a good game from Bif today.

[Ralpheroo72]

The limitations of the squad there for all to see tonight. Chavs came for a draw.

[Niall_Quinn]

They are giving the chavs credit for being the most negative and cynical team in world sport.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cleared off the line from Dave!

[Power n Glory]

What the hell, Arteta!

[Niall_Quinn]

Powder puff effort, so embody should have battered that in.

[Özim]

November has moved to December this year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Chelsea. Sagna committed the foul, Vermaelen really pubbed it up there though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Really poor by Sagna,completely fucked us.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Holy fuck.

A dive.

A free kick

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Luiz hits the wall.

[Niall_Quinn]

Does everyone understand the Everton result now? Or are there still doubters?

[Munchies]

Ozil has been poor. Tiredness isn't an excuse now.

Giroud has been shite.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Corner to Chelsea. Eek.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Chelsea can get everyone up for this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 FT. What a stinker of a game.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Fucking shite

[Özim]

Confirms we're 4th place contenders, no chance in the league.

[Ralpheroo72]

Truly awful. If I was a neutral, I'd of turned that shite off ages ago. Poor ref, where were the subs, and Ramsey had a shocker.

[Penguin]

Waste of two hours of my life.

[Munchies]

Dreadful.

[KSE Comedy Club]

So giroud who was written off before the season started, was actually doin well and scoring for most of this season, doesn't score for a few games and he's shit?

Fuck off.

[Marc Overmars]

Shit game.

[Niall_Quinn]

Commentator gives Dean a special mention for his performance. Yes indeed,what a performance.

Horrible stuff by the chavs, they really know how to purge the soul from the game. Horrible from us. We should have won it but Bif couldn't hit his own arse with a chair seat these days. Pods was on the bench, not sure why.

[Rors]

Janan Ganesh ‏@JananGanesh
What a charmed life Giroud has. He can play like a carthorse and not be subbed, even with Podolski on the bench. Lucky man.

[Rors]

MOTD2 do it again. You'd think they'd have learnt after the Old Trafford fiasco....

[Xhaka Can’t]

Waste of two hours of my life.

That makes me angry. My time is worth fuck all, but when it starts affecting you, it makes my blood boil.

[Marc Overmars]

Janan Ganesh ‏@JananGanesh
What a charmed life Giroud has. He can play like a carthorse and not be subbed, even with Podolski on the bench. Lucky man.

But he holds it up. :coffee:

[Globalgunner]

So giroud who was written off before the season started, was actually doin well and scoring for most of this season, doesn't score for a few games and he's shit?

Fuck off.

RVP would have buried both those chances. Giroud is just ordinary

[Power n Glory]

At least we didn't lose! Need a striker and we need some players to step their game up. Awful passing today and hardly anything created. When we did, they fell to Giroud unfortunately!

[KSE Comedy Club]

Janan Ganesh ‏@JananGanesh
What a charmed life Giroud has. He can play like a carthorse and not be subbed, even with Podolski on the bench. Lucky man.

That's wengets fault. The manager makes the subs, or not in his case.

[-Xs-]

Sounds like a rank game

On a positive note, we are joint top on goal difference only. We won't beat a top team however without a) improvements to our strike force, b) a competent ref.

But you never know, results against the rest of the table outside of the top 4 may stand us in good stead for the league.

[Xhaka Can’t]

So giroud who was written off before the season started, was actually doin well and scoring for most of this season, doesn't score for a few games and he's shit?

Fuck off.

He isn't shit, but he aint the guy who will take and make the most of scraps.

We need a finisher and we need one before Jan the fucking 31st.

[Özim]

Another powderpuff performance when it matters, lost count of the number of times we've done this in the last 8 years. This month was an important month, Merry f*cking Christmas from Wenger and the board.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Another powderpuff performance when it matters, lost count of the number of times we've done this in the last 8 years. This month was an important month, Merry f*cking Christmas from Wenger and the board.

second on goal difference alone on christmas day? thats a merry christmas for me

crap performance from us, but I'm happy with the draw. if mike dean could actually apply the rules it would help but we don't help ourselves. still a draw is a fine result on paper, could and perhaps should have been more but anyone who says they are unhappy with where we are now is either lying or wumming

[Rors]

Poor Giroud. Shite to MUSTNOTGETINJUREDONPAINOFDEATH to shite again in the space of four months...

[Power n Glory]

How the heck did Giroud miss?

[KSE Comedy Club]

He isn't shit, but he aint the guy who will take and make the most of scraps.

We need a finisher and we need one before Jan the fucking 31st.
Completely agree.

We need another striker.

Giroud can't do it on his own all season.

[Ollie the Optimist]

and although we were poor, nothing will be made of mourinhos negative tactics. subbing a striker off for a defender? time wasting at throw ins and goal kicks and sending players out to kick our players. he's a cunt.

[Power n Glory]

Completely agree.

We need another striker.

Giroud can't do it on his own all season.

He said nothing about Giroud doing it all on his own. Two great chances and he fluffed his lines. Not good enough.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor Giroud. Shite to MUSTNOTGETINJUREDONPAINOFDEATH to shite again in the space of four months...

We play mostly pub teams now for a while so back to the middle, hopefully.

[KSE Comedy Club]

He said nothing about Giroud doing it all on his own. Two great chances and he fluffed his lines. Not good enough.

I never said he did.

I was just maintaining the point that's pretty much everyone on here has said up until recently that giroud is the only decent striker we have.

Hes missed some chances, doesn't make him a shit player.
The whole team are underperforming this month including the manager.

People need to get some perspective.

[Marc Overmars]

Giroud is not shit, he's just not that good.

Hopfully Podolski can hit the ground running because Bif looks gassed.

[selassie]

I never said he did.

I was just maintaining the point that's pretty much everyone on here has said up until recently that giroud is the only decent striker we have.

Hes missed some chances, doesn't make him a shit player.
The whole team are underperforming this month including the manager.

People need to get some perspective.

He is the only decent striker we have and that is purely down to Wenger and his awful player recruitment policy regarding strikers. He's made an absolute mess of this position and it's unacceptable.

Remember when we had Henry, Bergkamp, Kanu & Wiltord as our attacking options, makes you weap doesn't it? How wenger has let it come to this is beyond me. He needs to pull off some magic deals because we're going to really suffer if this remains as is.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Give him a chance to get to that standard of strikers.

We have 1 month to do it.

A top top striker in January and it suddenly looks rosy. Giroud is a great plan B.