Crystal Palace vs. The Arsenal || 10/04/17 20.00

[GP]

Martinez will likely start in goal again.

Hopefully Elneny starts again, we looked much better last time out.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is a must turn up game.

[Maestro]

The excitement is palpable

[AFC Leveller]

2-1, Benteke with both.

We will be surprised by their commitment and desire.

We will concede headers, we will concede early and first.

[selassie]

Does anybody care? I mean really? This season has been a total disaster. Honestly, I think we've given ourselves too much of a mountain to climb to salvage anything out of the season. We literally need to win every game from now until the end of the season. Given the fixtures I think we'll be dropping points left right and centre starting with tonight's game.

[AFC Leveller]

I read somewhere that Elneny only came because Coq attended a family funeral. So I wouldn't be surprised if he came back in today.

I'd start with the same team but swap Alexis with Welbz.

[GP]

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I think we win and if I was a betting man....I'd bet we'll get top 4 but not the FA cup.

[Master Splinter]

Oliver is the ref. Not a blatant cheat, just incompetent and inconsistent.

Have to hope he chucks a few correct decisions in.

[Power n Glory]

What has Alexis got to do to get a game up front again? Why move your top playmaker and goal scorer wide?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kebab. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Risky from Mustafi.

[Master Splinter]

Should be a booking for Mustafi. Oliver is terrible.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Hennessey to Deny Elneny.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Kelly, Sakho, Schlupp, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Christian Benteke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz causing havoc, for himself more than anybody else.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Worst corner of all time from Özil.

[Niall_Quinn]

The sideways/ backwards stuff is easier to bear if you poke your own eyes out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Townsend. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh my God. The defending :doh: It's pathetic.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mustafi is completely fucking hopeless. What a waste of money.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis shot, saved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi now booked.

[Niall_Quinn]

Flag was up but the keeper did well there, especially as he had been thrown under several buses and a tractor by the defence.

[Niall_Quinn]

Have we paid Alexis yet? Because we're going to need to pay him if we hope to retain any attacking potency in this squad.

[Niall_Quinn]

If it ain't on a plate Theo will always hand it back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smudger is a miserable shit for an ex-player.

[Power n Glory]

Welbeck has to go wide for either Sanchez or Theo. He has no business up front.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil. :bow:

[KSE Comedy Club]

We offer literally 0 attacking threat.

It is so boring to watch....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fucking hell Xhaka.

[AFC Leveller]

Apart from Alexis no one can be bothered to go forward today. Sideways all day long.

I said 3-1 but not sure we will score at this rate. Welbz is a bit useless tonight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez saves from Bentekkers.

[AFC Leveller]

Some shocking defending, really really bad.

Almost like they don't practice it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace with a corner we'd be proud of.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm glad Martinez is losing his rag, because the defence has been pathetic.

[Power n Glory]

Same problem Wenger can't solve. Teams that sit deep and narrow, we have no answer for. You have to play Alexis through the middle to have any chance of unlocking a defence.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not bad from Welbz.

[AFC Leveller]

Great ball Xhaka, close by welbz

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Perez injured or has he just been Parked?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good header from Gabriel, Hennessey plucks it out.

[AFC Leveller]

This game is Taylor made for giroud, he can at least hold it up and attack crosses.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[RomfordPele]

Fuck off kroenke, get out of our club.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well the first half was shit against the Hammers too, so maybe the next 45 will be better.

[Niall_Quinn]

NatWest ad - we are what we do. Too right, you cunts.

[cricketsi]

I swear there was a brief period earlier in the season where we had some success with a slightly more direct style rather than the same old toothless possession in front of a packed defence. It didn't last long, was just a horrible tease of what we might be able to do.

[cricketsi]

NatWest ad - we are what we do. Too right, you cunts.

:lol: More interesting commenting on the adverts than our game.

[Niall_Quinn]

Carragher :haha:

Terrified? How do you know, arsehole? He says, look at Benteke, he only has eyes fro the ball. And then when we see Gabriel focusing on the ball, supposedly he's terrified.

Anyone could do that job. Just make shit up and then have the nerve to insist on it as the pictures show the exact opposite.

[KSE Comedy Club]

He seems to have forgotten about counter attacking with speed.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Martinez is the only player with any credibility in this team so far. He can hold his head up and fair play to him

[Niall_Quinn]

He seems to have forgotten about counter attacking with speed.

The players defy him occasionally. Hopefully today too. They risk being benched, but we need the points if we want to stay in this title race and maintain a path to the double.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo giving Townsend a hug.

Fuck off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo giving Townsend a hug.

Fuck off.

Just like Paddy used to hug Keane - awwwwww. That's nice.

[Power n Glory]

Same old problem we have had for years and will continue to have under Wenger. Having regained some sort of confidence after our recent victory and finally playing Elneny in the middle, we find our rhythm and passing game. But of course, even when at our best and most confident, we've always struggled against teams that sit deep and defend narrow. Best solution was Alexis as the false 9.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez saves from Benteke.

Sick of the word bullied.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Bentekkers.

[Niall_Quinn]

Offside flag saves us from 2-0

Palace players queueing up to score. Don't know where our defence was.

[Niall_Quinn]

Maybe Palace's preparation and determination have taken Wenger by surprise.

[Niall_Quinn]

Zaha's 412th foul on Monreal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Smudger is going to be frustrated if Palace can't find a second goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Just fuck off you fucking turds. We beat the man TWICE on the flank and then stop, turn around and play it backwards.

Fucking ridiculous.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin is just pure pub.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny off, Ramsey on.

Welbz off, Bif on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey and Giroud. Now Palace are in trouble.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Absolute shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fat Sam has taken Wenger out of his pocket, tickled him a bit, wrapped him tightly in a hanky (probably used) and tucked him back in his pocket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 Kebab.

[Niall_Quinn]

Square from Bellerin again. We're done as a football team. I don't know what you call whatever it is we are playing, but it's not any type of football I recognise.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mishit but he had yards of space as ever.

Smudger over the moon.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger, you are soooooooooo out of your depth. I feel embarrassed for you mate.

[AFC Leveller]

Walcott should not be anywhere near the first team in an ideal world but he's captain tonight...

This is so bad, really can't defend.

[AFC Leveller]

Mishit but he had yards of space as ever.

Smudger over the moon.
He's a cunt, always rubs it in.

[Niall_Quinn]

Listen to a proper home crowd too. Although it must be very distracting for anyone trying to read.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We don't get a pel, Palace do.

Feck off.

[AFC Leveller]

Per to palace

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The point is he dived, Smudger.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Clear pen for us. So Palace get one instead.

[AFC Leveller]

3-0.

[Niall_Quinn]

That cheating cunt left his foot in. What a cunt.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smudger says it's alright.

[Maestro]

are we there yet?

[Globalgunner]

Dive by Townsend but it really doesnt matter. We are shite.

[Letters]

3-0. :doh:

:lol:

It's hard to understand...we lacked a little bit sharpness.

[RomfordPele]

Meh. Who cares. If it gets Wenger out then let's give him a couple more.

[Niall_Quinn]

That horrible cunt Townsend should have been sent off for that outrageous cheating.

[Niall_Quinn]

are we there yet?

The title bid is starting to look shaky.

[Power n Glory]

It's really 3-0? Switched off at HT. Good. Maybe Wenger will get sacked as the losses keep racking up. Cunt!

[AFC Leveller]

Sideways passing won't work, try something else.

[Letters]

The players don't get off scott free either, they're just not bothering and for their salaries they owe it to the fans to try.

[Niall_Quinn]

:lol:

It's hard to understand...we lacked a little bit sharpness.

We were the only team trying to retain possession. Palace just kept hitting it forward towards our goal. You get this in the PL and you have to accept it.

[Niall_Quinn]

I wonder why it's not a penalty when our players get fouled though? Genuinely fouled too, not dives. Must be a consistent coincidence.

[Niall_Quinn]

The players don't get off scott free either, they're just not bothering and for their salaries they owe it to the fans to try.

There's no system there. No tactics. No organisation. No responsibilities assigned to the players. It's ALL Wenger. His cancer has spread to every person in the club. I bet the tea lady makes shit tea.

[RomfordPele]

Just. Fucking. Shoot.

[Globalgunner]

Palace fans singing for Wenger to stay. He will no doubt oblige them

[Niall_Quinn]

Just. Fucking. Shoot.

Why? We'd lose possession if we did that. And FYI we're winning on possession.

[AFC Leveller]

I feel as well that our mental strength and handbrake were a little bit jaded.

[Gooner23]

Filthy dive by Townsend, but hope Wumger doesn't have the cheek to make excuses after this car crash. If he had one tiny bit of pride left he would rip that new contract up.

[Globalgunner]

There's no system there. No tactics. No organisation. No responsibilities assigned to the players. It's ALL Wenger. His cancer has spread to every person in the club. I bet the tea lady makes shit tea.

I disagree. Gunnersaurus does a fine upstanding job. Hes a keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

Get it SQUARE lads! FFS!

[Marc Overmars]

Wenger. :haha:

GO AWAY.

[selassie]

Unfortunately we are going to have to sit through a couple more seasons of this. Wenger won't go this season and the damage will be pretty horrific by the time he is done, it will take a lot of work for whoever comes in to put right.

This is the first time in my life where I actually don't care about Arsenal Football club, what's the point in putting your time and emotion into this when we know nothing is going to change? We are under the mercy of Arsene Wengr and his dictatorship and we are stagnating at an alarming rate. It's sad...

[dostoy]

I am never surprised any more.

Any other team and Wenger would be out at the end of the season but at Arsenal it means he will get a new deal with a big pay rise.

Do we really want to be in the Thursday night shit anyway ?

I feel genuinely sorry for season ticket holders at Arsenal.

Absolutely unbelievable.

[Letters]

There's no system there. No tactics. No organisation. No responsibilities assigned to the players. It's ALL Wenger. His cancer has spread to every person in the club. I bet the tea lady makes shit tea.

So when we were good under Wenger he was doing all those things?
I just think the players have given up. They're not playing for him or for each other and that isn't acceptable.
But I guess we need results like this to kick him nearer the door.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sakho using again. Allegedly.

[Niall_Quinn]

Unfortunately we are going to have to sit through a couple more seasons of this. Wenger won't go this season and the damage will be pretty horrific by the time he is done, it will take a lot of work for whoever comes in to put right.

This is the first time in my life where I actually don't care about Arsenal Football club, what's the point in putting your time and emotion into this when we know nothing is going to change? We are under the mercy of Arsene Wengr and his dictatorship and we are stagnating at an alarming rate. It's sad...

Maybe Trump can lob a few missiles at this tinpot tyrant and the toxic stuff he keeps dumping on us.

[Marc Overmars]

Unfortunately we are going to have to sit through a couple more seasons of this. Wenger won't go this season and the damage will be pretty horrific by the time he is done, it will take a lot of work for whoever comes in to put right.

This is the first time in my life where I actually don't care about Arsenal Football club, what's the point in putting your time and emotion into this when we know nothing is going to change? We are under the mercy of Arsene Wengr and his dictatorship and we are stagnating at an alarming rate. It's sad...

This is so bad it's actually sapped any enthusiasm I had for the cup semi final, which is the only fixture I remotely cared for. Now I don't even give a crap about that.

Dead team. Needs new life.

[Globalgunner]

So when we were good under Wenger he was doing all those things?
I just think the players have given up. They're not playing for him or for each other and that isn't acceptable.
But I guess we need results like this to kick him nearer the door.

Please tell us exactly when we were good. Was it 10 years or 15 years ago. What has it got to do with the shit we are seeing now.

Flamini coming in to break Xhaka and swap shirts with Ozil

[Niall_Quinn]

So when we were good under Wenger he was doing all those things?
I just think the players have given up. They're not playing for him or for each other and that isn't acceptable.
But I guess we need results like this to kick him nearer the door.

At some point even you are going to have to stop making excuses for this guy. Look at what's going on FFS! This is Crystal Palace btw. Their kit just looks a bit like Barca's from a distance.

[Gooner23]

0 shots on target in second half. Great work lads!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You're not to fit wear the shirt. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bentekkers denied by Monreal.

[Gooner23]

Sanchez has resorted to doing silly scoop passes. He's given up like the rest of them now. Woeful stuff.

[selassie]

So when we were good under Wenger he was doing all those things?
I just think the players have given up. They're not playing for him or for each other and that isn't acceptable.
But I guess we need results like this to kick him nearer the door.

Who cares, he's dragging the club down the gutter now. Today's performance is an utter disgrace and Wenger as the manager should do the honourable thing and walk.

[Niall_Quinn]

So Arsenal Fan TV for the entertainment again. But even Claude can't be bothered having a nervous breakdown these days.

[RomfordPele]

Fucking hell. It just gets worse and worse. He can't sign that contract after this surely?

[Niall_Quinn]

Who cares, he's made 20,000 substitutions. Today's performance lacks a little bit sharpness and Wenger as the manager should do the honourable thing and sign da ting.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4 minutes for 4 goals. Should be easy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanchez has resorted to doing silly scoop passes. He's given up like the rest of them now. Woeful stuff.

Resorted? He does it every game, a thousand times a game.

[Gooner23]

We've had our pants pulled down :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

OMG 4 mins more :doh:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Fucking hell. It just gets worse and worse. He can't sign that contract after this surely?

He can and he will

[Globalgunner]

Relegation form since Xmas. Its a good thing we got those points earlier.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 FT. Stunning performance.

[RomfordPele]

Relegation form since Xmas. Its a good thing we got those points earlier.

That will be Wenger's achievement for next season. Saving us from the drop.

[AFC Leveller]

Any other manager and he would have been seized sacked.

Come on Gazidis please do the necessary and sack this senile has been.

[Niall_Quinn]

He hates momentum. Can't stand it.

[Niall_Quinn]

21 points behind the leaders. How the fuck does he get away with this?

[LDG]

No kneejerk reactions please

[dostoy]

I wanted to be in the top 4, that has now gone.

I hope they finish below Everton now, surely they cannot finish below West Brom can they ?

No Thursday night shit please.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No kneejerk reactions please

I've layed down on the sofa since the match finished.

[Marc Overmars]

Intentionally didn't watch it tonight, caught up on some Netflix instead.

If you're still interested in this, you must be a glutton for punishment.

This manager and team are not fit for purpose.

[Globalgunner]

No point doing an autopsy on this match. We`ve seen this dead body before....Like 100 times. It died of stupidity.

[Niall_Quinn]

No kneejerk reactions please

Would love to be able to jerk a knee but I can't wake up from the coma.

[selassie]

He can and he will

He has probably already signed it.

Only at Arsenal do you get rewarded for losing, unbelievable stuff.

[Globalgunner]

No kneejerk reactions please

Or bedwetting either. That`s not okay.

[Niall_Quinn]

Next game is on Easter Sunday. Can we outdo Jesus?

[Niall_Quinn]

72% possession :bow:

So it's not all a total disaster the we keep on seeing over and over.

They are choosing that absolute fucking cunt Townsend to do the post match. Cheating cunt. He's not even embarrassed. No trace of shame. Cunt.

[Globalgunner]

Next game is on Easter Sunday. Can we outdo Jesus?

Depends on who we are playing, We could feed the opposing team with 5 own goals and 3 assists.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Next game is on Easter Sunday. Can we outdo Jesus?

Turn Lucozade in to wine?

[Niall_Quinn]

Turn Lucozade in to wine?

No, collect more money that the church.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fat Sam delighting in explaining how simple it is to outwit Wenger.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Any other manager and he would have been seized sacked.

Come on Gazidis please do the necessary and sack this senile has been.

Don't be ridiculous

You honestly think Gazidis has power to do that?

[AFC Leveller]

What can be said that hasn't been in the last 13 years? It's absolutely unbelievable how he's still manager. Does he not have one bit of shame?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fat Sam delighting in explaining how simple it is to outwit Wenger.

Like tripping a blind man.

[Globalgunner]

AFtv should be classic tonight

[AFC Leveller]

Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce, speaking to Sky Sports: *"Tactically the players were aware of how to beat Arsenal. The first thing was to defend and frustrate them, keep them playing sideways, then use the space behind the full-backs. Arsenal have been weak defensively, they leave the centre-backs exposed.

[Marc Overmars]

AFtv should be classic tonight

It's been pretty shit lately. Even they've had enough. Claude hasn't had a meltdown in months, in fact he's coming across as one of the more chirpier ones.

[Marc Overmars]

Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce, speaking to Sky Sports: *"Tactically the players were aware of how to beat Arsenal. The first thing was to defend and frustrate them, keep them playing sideways, then use the space behind the full-backs. Arsenal have been weak defensively, they leave the centre-backs exposed.

Even a Sunday league coach would know what tactics to implement to have the best shot at beating us.

[Letters]

He hates momentum. Can't stand it.
And mass and velocity. :sulk:

[Letters]

At some point even you are going to have to stop making excuses for this guy. Look at what's going on FFS! This is Crystal Palace btw. Their kit just looks a bit like Barca's from a distance.

How about trying to reply to my post :lol: