Sunderland v Arsenal, Saturday 29th October, 12.30pm, SS1

[Niall_Quinn]

Lovely corner, lovely goal.

NOW KEEP GOING FFS! Don't take the foot off again. If Wenger says anything just fucking ignore him.

[RomfordPele]

OR...

OR...

OR he might score with his first touch.

You stupid fucking mug.

Ha ha ha.

I am responsible for this turnaround. Reverse psychology.

You can thank me later. :tiphat:

[adzzzbatch]

will wenger sub giroud now? :lol:

[Kano]

You've lost me mate. Did you not think we were coasting?

I am glad we've scored, but it was a travesty we hadnt put this game to bed long before that.

We didn't play for the first 25 minutes of the second half and let them back in the game.

This is how football works. Never a case of always dominating and taking your chances in that time.

That's why there are 90 minutes to play. There are two teams on the pitch after all.

[GP]

Plenty of time for giroud to miss a few sitters.

:haha:

[Goonermerree]

Surely. 'We are top of the league, say we are top of the league'

[adzzzbatch]

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[Kano]

1-4!!!
Alexis

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ALEXIS!!!!

WTF? :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

And can we play 4-4-2 against pubbers like this in the future? Obviously.

[adzzzbatch]

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

[LDG]

Fuckin refs. Have that you cunts!

[Kano]

Moyes :haha:

[Master Splinter]

ALEXIS!!!!!

[A Gunner]

1 - 4 Alexis

[Thierrymon]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Sanchez!

[Globalgunner]

In your face all you Giroud haters. That means me too

Always rated him

Alexis makes it 4. Whooo!

[Goonermerree]

Nearly a goal fest out of nowhere. Where's the fire? Ha, ha ,ha

[Thierrymon]

He's getting sacked in the morning.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovely intentional assist from Ramsey.

[GP]

BIDDELY BONG!

[Niall_Quinn]

Cool, cool finish by the MOTM.

That's more like it. Now more please. there are at least 6 or 7 on offer here today. Go and get them and let's not bother with that tippy tappy shit from here on.

[fakeyank]

Never in doubt tbh :coffee:

[Goonermerree]

when did Ramsey come on?

[adzzzbatch]

gibbs gets a yellow for stopping a fk. teams do that to us all the time!

[Goonermerree]

Let's go for a good goal difference now.

[Kano]

Time to hold off now, take the three and think about Wednesday which is a big game in the scheme of our group.

[Niall_Quinn]

That fucking ref. How ridiculous is that bloke?

[Goonermerree]

gibbs gets a yellow for stopping a fk. teams do that to us all the time!

I tell you, it's a bloody conspiracy!

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I stopped watching the stream at 1-1 and went out for a cigarette

No need to thank me

[Niall_Quinn]

Time to hold off now, take the three and think about Wednesday which is a big game in the scheme of our group.

And that's exactly why we don't win anything, that loser mentality. It has to be ditched at all costs.

[Globalgunner]

when did Ramsey come on?

Beats me too. For who?

[Goonermerree]

I stopped watching the stream at 1-1 and went out for a cigarette

No need to thank me

Get out again then, we can get another 3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

50 goals for Alexis. :bow:

[Kano]

Seeing out the game nicely.

Wenger :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

come on one of you get a hatrick!

[Kano]

Beats me too. For who?

Coq

[Niall_Quinn]

Beats me too. For who?

Ox

[adzzzbatch]

Coq

ox wasn't it?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

And that's exactly why we don't win anything, that loser mentality. It has to be ditched at all costs.

So no team that has ever applied game management has won anything. Interesting

[Goonermerree]

50 goals for Alexis. :bow:

Oh yes,, Alexis :bow:

[GP]

Beats me too. For who?

Ox

[Kano]

Coq

Ox I mean

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watmore off, Graham Gooch on.

[adzzzbatch]

I wonder if atkins will be relegated to the championship next week.

[Kano]

ox wasn't it?

They all look the same

[adzzzbatch]

They all look the same

:lol:

[Goonermerree]

Come on 6 minutes or so to score another 2 or 3 goals.

[adzzzbatch]

one more would give us a GD of 3 over shitty behind us.

[Niall_Quinn]

So no team that has ever applied game management has won anything. Interesting

Game management is just one of those new Sky buzz-words doing the rounds. There's precisely zero reason to lay off now when we are currently in a goal difference race with the gypos. The reason it went 1-1 is because of the crapy mentality that sees us sit back when we get the advantage.

[Goonermerree]

:lol:

They do on my fuzzy stream.

[Goonermerree]

Game management is just one of those new Sky buzz-words doing the rounds. There's precisely zero reason to lay off now when we are currently in a goal difference race with the gypos. The reason it went 1-1 is because of the crapy mentality that sees us sit back when we get the advantage.

I agree. Giroud needs goals, Ramsey needs goals.

[Globalgunner]

Wenger taking the piss now. Who is this coming on. For Cech?

[Niall_Quinn]

And we should be ignoring the bore merchants who say 4-4-2 doesn't work. 4-4-2 is ideal against pubbers like Sunderland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin off, Maitland-Niles on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis MOTM :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And we should be ignoring the bore merchants who say 4-4-2 doesn't work. 4-4-2 is ideal against pubbers like Sunderland.

Alexis moved out wide?

[GP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cv7_uDWWAAAhSCx.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis moved out wide?

???

Alexis in the centre. Ozil wide. Except when Santi is injured. We don't need two defensive midfielders in games like this.

[Kano]

Rodwell has the Bale curse

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Always rated Giroud tbh.

[Kano]

Unlucky Rambo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sunderland 1-4 Arsenal, FT! :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :haha: :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

???

Alexis in the centre. Ozil wide. Except when Santi is injured. We don't need two defensive midfielders in games like this.

I'm just wondering why you're mentioning two up front when it didn't occur in this game, even when Giroud came on.

[Goonermerree]

Sacked in the morning, you're getting sacked in the morning.

Fantastic win, top of the league.

[WMUG]

Oh Aaron :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

First time Ramsey FFS! Jesus!

FT 1-4

Awful and then when we got a kick in the arse, good. Good for Bif to get a couple of goals.

Ref a joke. Moyes is just a sad bloke.

Alexis :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sacked in the morning, you're getting sacked in the morning.

Fantastic win, top of the league.

And our goal difference takes a nice boost as well!

[Goonermerree]

According the stats we committed more fouls than they did. Uh?

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm just wondering why you're mentioning two up front when it didn't occur in this game, even when Giroud came on.

Because I've been mentioning it for two seasons.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

By the way what happened to Monreal? Injured or dropped? I missed the early coverage.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Game management is just one of those new Sky buzz-words doing the rounds. There's precisely zero reason to lay off now when we are currently in a goal difference race with the gypos. The reason it went 1-1 is because of the crapy mentality that sees us sit back when we get the advantage.

The reason it went 1-1 is because our finishing was dog poo, but of course in almost no situation should you be looking to see the game out at 1-0 with twenty five minutes left. I just don't think we were doing that.

Of course there are numerous instances I agree we shouldn't do it, but we have already lost three or four players in the last ten-eleven days to injury and when you have a three goal lead with ten minutes left no reason to rest some potentially weary legs.

I think trying to defend it out and sit deep for instance was ridiculous idea when we were 3-2 up at Anfield, but in this case at this point in the season you don't need to be worrying about winning the title on goal difference.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Because I've been mentioning it for two seasons.

I'm not sure we need advice on how to beat the pub teams.

[Niall_Quinn]

The reason it went 1-1 is because our finishing was dog poo, but of course in almost no situation should you be looking to see the game out at 1-0 with twenty five minutes left. I just don't think we were doing that.

Of course there are numerous instances I agree we shouldn't do it, but we have already lost three or four players in the last ten-eleven days to injury and when you have a three goal lead with ten minutes left no reason to rest some potentially weary legs.

I think trying to defend it out and sit deep for instance was ridiculous idea when we were 3-2 up at Anfield, but in this case at this point in the season you don't need to be worrying about winning the title on goal difference.

We're just not good at it and it's always a risk when we play that way. Why bother? And I don't mean we should be charging around the place diving in. I mean don't drop off, don't stop the press, do keep looking ahead for the pass, do keep making the runs. They know they aren't going to get any grief from the manager when they take their foot off the pedal. All that happens is he does his little bit handbrake routine on Sky.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm not sure we need advice on how to beat the pub teams.

Could have done with a bit to avoid those 2 points pissed away vs Boro.

[Niall_Quinn]

By the way what happened to Monreal? Injured or dropped? I missed the early coverage.

Don't know. What about Theo? Surely not injured again.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

We're just not good at it and it's always a risk when we play that way. Why bother? And I don't mean we should be charging around the place diving in. I mean don't drop off, don't stop the press, do keep looking ahead for the pass, do keep making the runs. They know they aren't going to get any grief from the manager when they take their foot off the pedal. All that happens is he does his little bit handbrake routine on Sky.


It's not a risk when you are playing Sunderland, it's November and you are 3 goals up

Basically at that point their morale was that of a dead child interfered with by a priest, who doesn't know sign to tell anyone what's happened to him.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Don't know. What about Theo? Surely not injured again.

Yep basically Walcott, Cazorla and Monreal all failed fitness tests to be avaliable for today

Long term who knows. Probably best we don't risk Walcott and Cazorla midweek (Monreal longer he's out for the better) and have them both in the team for Spurs.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's not a risk when you are playing Sunderland, it's November and you are 3 goals up

Basically at that point their morale was that of a dead child interfered with by a priest, who doesn't know sign to tell anyone what's happened to him.

I'm not talking about just this game. It's the mentality and the uniformity and predictability of it all. Don't stop playing when you have an advantage. Press it. And by the time we were 4-1 up we weren't playing Sunderland any more, we were playing the gypos.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I'm not talking about just this game. It's the mentality and the uniformity and predictability of it all. Don't stop playing when you have an advantage. Press it. And by the time we were 4-1 up we weren't playing Sunderland any more, we were playing the gypos.

Wenger has been in the job twenty years, without doubt he's the most conservative manager in the premier league. He's the managerial equivalent of Harold McMillan.

So in terms of a lot of what he does it's frustratingly predictable, substitutions like middle aged bowel movements always done at the same time. The same substitutions etc

The same too conservative instinct

I just don't buy that needing to try and score more at 4-1 up with ten minutes to go in any way lays down a marker to city. As long as they are still level with us on points by winning, they aren't going to give a flying fuck if our goal difference is marginally better at this stage.

[Letters]

:haha:

Title contenders :haha:

People shitting their pants on the run of 5-6 games :haha:

:coffee:

[fakeyank]

:coffee:

My account was hacked

:run:

[Letters]

I hope you appreciate the irony of you accusing others of over-reacting to a good run and then having a tantrum when we get pegged back with 25 minutes to go in a game.
I don't actually think anyone has over-reacted. Of course people are pleased with the good run we're on and personally I do think we have a squad that can win the league.
Mentality is the key, do we have that sorted out now? Until we actually go and do it that will always be a question mark. Right now though we're in the mix and at this stage of the season that's all you can ask.

[fakeyank]

I hope you appreciate the irony of you accusing others of over-reacting to a good run and then having a tantrum when we get pegged back with 25 minutes to go in a game.
I don't actually think anyone has over-reacted. Of course people are pleased with the good run we're on and personally I do think we have a squad that can win the league.
Mentality is the key, do we have that sorted out now? Until we actually go and do it that will always be a question mark. Right now though we're in the mix and at this stage of the season that's all you can ask.

Tantrum = 10 years of seeing us throw games away like these. I agree with the rest of your post though. However, my money is on us folding up and dying by March. Unfortunately this makes me not be able to enjoy these 'runs' as much as you or others.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

The fact that you don't think any of us think it will probably all go pear shaped at some point is amusing

But might as well enjoy it whilst it lasts.....beating Sunderland isn't an achievement but it was necessary to keep us in contention. If after playing Man United, West Ham, Everton and Man City away from home we are still in contention than better still.

If not than it will be the same old, same old and I'm kind of desensitised to that so shrugs shoulders.

[milla]

:coffee:

WTF :coffee:

[Letters]

Tantrum = 10 years of seeing us throw games away like these. I agree with the rest of your post though. However, my money is on us folding up and dying by March. Unfortunately this makes me not be able to enjoy these 'runs' as much as you or others.

I think we pretty much all think we will probably balls this up at some point but I do think finally, FINALLY we have a squad which can properly challenge.
The fact that Giroud is now mostly on the bench tells you something. Anyway, enjoying it while it lasts. I think that's all I can do for now.

[Marc Overmars]

I reckon we've had the squad to win the league for 2, maybe 3 seasons now. Maybe I'm overrating us I don't know, but if we fall short again I don't think it will be because of a lack of depth and quality.

It's all about mentality and application with us.

We probably will cock it up in fairness but you have to enjoy these patches of form though, otherwise what's the point in following a team?

[Letters]

I guess you have to say we did last year, given that Leicester won it :lol:

I do think we have more depth this year though.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I'm happy to say I think we'll challenge till the end or near enough the end this season. If I'm Wong I'm wrong but challenging till the end and yet still not winning it is hardly beyond the realms of possibility despite the lack of recent precedent.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm happy to say I think we'll challenge till the end or near enough the end this season. If I'm Wong I'm wrong but challenging till the end and yet still not winning it is hardly beyond the realms of possibility despite the lack of recent precedent.

Racist :sulk:

[fakeyank]

I'm happy to say I think we'll challenge till the end or near enough the end this season. If I'm Wong I'm wrong but challenging till the end and yet still not winning it is hardly beyond the realms of possibility despite the lack of recent precedent.

I'd be happy as long as we are in the mix in the PL come April. Sometimes winning and losing comes down to small margins and I will not fault the team for not winning as long as they do their best.