Chelsea (H). Wednesday 7.45pm. Sky Sports.

[Cripps]

:ilt:

[Marc Overmars]

Another 0-0 win hopefully.

[AFC Leveller]

Ozil "has a little chance" according to winker, which means hes either being sold or hes out. Koscileny is out, which means he'll probably start and captain the team. Kolasinac is out, which isn't a surprise because winker hates him.

0-2 Chelsea. first goal we'l concede nice and early and then once we wake up in the 88th minute, they will counter and add a second.

[Cripps]

At Colney. Wenger: "At the moment our injury list is quite long. We lost Kolasinac, Koscielny in the game [at West Brom]. The two who have a little chance... Ozil might have a test this morning. Koscielny is 30-70 available."

[Power n Glory]

Time to play Theo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another perfect excuse for Wenker. Refs, fixture pile up, now injuries. Because that never happens to anyone else, only us.

[Marc Overmars]

Time to play Theo.

Theo. :lol:

I remember him.

[GP]

Theo will be warming the bench where he belongs.

Actually he should be warming someone else's bench.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo saves up his usefulness for Chelsea and Man City.

[dostoy]

Arsenal need 3 goals just to get a draw again.

Pathetic club / manager.

[Power n Glory]

Theo saves up his usefulness for Chelsea and Man City.

We need width and someone to play on the counter. Welbeck is an option also. Starting Iwobi again as our wide option makes no sense.

[Niall_Quinn]

We need width and someone to play on the counter. Welbeck is an option also. Starting Iwobi again as our wide option makes no sense.

Welbeck yes, Theo absolutely not. He may play wide but he doesn't offer width. He plays with his back to goal and taps it 5 yards backwards. Can't remember the last time I saw him take his opponent on. I'd rather see him as one of two strikers, he'd be more effective there if we just battered the ball at him and gave him no time to think.

[Power n Glory]

Welbeck yes, Theo absolutely not. He may play wide but he doesn't offer width. He plays with his back to goal and taps it 5 yards backwards. Can't remember the last time I saw him take his opponent on. I'd rather see him as one of two strikers, he'd be more effective there if we just battered the ball at him and gave him no time to think.

He'll make penetrative runs from a wide position if we're playing on the counter. Will give their wingback something to think about also. Besides Alexis, we don't have a player that's got the skills to beat their man on the flanks. If we try to play them on the counter or try to create overloads when in possession, we may get some use out of Theo.

[Power n Glory]

Theo saves up his usefulness for Chelsea and Man City.

https://twitter.com/AIexBarbaro/status/717416748274814976

[Özim]

I reckon we'll get a draw at best, a draw that will leave us a fair way from top four. Something to celebrate at least, Wenger failing to get anywhere near his precious top 4. Who cares about top 4 though, haven't missed getting hammered out of sight in the CL at all, nor our average performances winning a few games in the group stages.

[Marc Overmars]

https://twitter.com/AIexBarbaro/status/717416748274814976

In fairness to him, he does seem to pop up in these big games more than most.

Would be interesting if he did start because Chelsea wouldn't have prepared for it but I think Wenger has given up on him. This will be his last contract with us and I'm sure he'll be moved on soon.

[Niall_Quinn]

He'll make penetrative runs from a wide position if we're playing on the counter. Will give their wingback something to think about also. Besides Alexis, we don't have a player that's got the skills to beat their man on the flanks. If we try to play them on the counter or try to create overloads when in possession, we may get some use out of Theo.

Some of that footage is over 200 years old. It's been a long time since Theo last had a decent game. Partly his fault, mostly Wenger's fault. Our whole game has changed. When we got the ball forward quickly it naturally suited Theo's pace. With this plodding shit we now play the game doesn't move fast enough for him to be effective. That's why he's so static, that's why his back is to goal, that's why he lays the ball off so much. Horrible tactics based around possession we hardly ever do anything with. If you're hoping we go out and play a different game, that we up the tempo and try to hit the chavs hard and fast whenever the opportunity arises, rather than fucking around with the tippety tap, of course I'm with you. That's all I've ever wanted to see. How often do we see it?

What we'll most likely get is an even slower tempo with Wenger complaining post match about the fixture pile up. We can live in hope, in fact as Arsenal fans that's all we can do.

[Niall_Quinn]

I reckon we'll get a draw at best, a draw that will leave us a fair way from top four. Something to celebrate at least, Wenger failing to get anywhere near his precious top 4. Who cares about top 4 though, haven't missed getting hammered out of sight in the CL at all, nor our average performances winning a few games in the group stages.

The decline (as opposed to stagnation) is clear. We used to play shit but we all knew we'd scrape the world famous Top Four Trophy somehow. Now it's by no means clear we'll get there and it will rely far more on our opponents collapsing than anything we do. Liverpool and the spuds have been horribly inconsistent, Utd have their problems and the chavs aren't exactly dominant, but we are still languishing in 6th. Highest ticket prices, third highest wage bill and hundreds of millions splashed in the transfer windows. But we are worse than ever. It's inexcusable.

[Özim]

In fairness to him, he does seem to pop up in these big games more than most.

Would be interesting if he did start because Chelsea wouldn't have prepared for it but I think Wenger has given up on him. This will be his last contract with us and I'm sure he'll be moved on soon.

Should have been moved on a long time ago, instead we offered him contract after contract with pay rises to boot, at any other top club he would have been sold years ago, to think he's been with us for over a decade and done next to nothing, this is what happens when Wenger identifies the next big thing.

[Power n Glory]

Some of that footage is over 200 years old. It's been a long time since Theo last had a decent game. Partly his fault, mostly Wenger's fault. Our whole game has changed. When we got the ball forward quickly it naturally suited Theo's pace. With this plodding shit we now play the game doesn't move fast enough for him to be effective. That's why he's so static, that's why his back is to goal, that's why he lays the ball off so much. Horrible tactics based around possession we hardly ever do anything with. If you're hoping we go out and play a different game, that we up the tempo and try to hit the chavs hard and fast whenever the opportunity arises, rather than fucking around with the tippety tap, of course I'm with you. That's all I've ever wanted to see. How often do we see it?

What we'll most likely get is an even slower tempo with Wenger complaining post match about the fixture pile up. We can live in hope, in fact as Arsenal fans that's all we can do.

You mean 200 years ago last season where he scored against Liverpool, Chelsea, City (home and away) and Bayern?

Also, against Chelsea we have seen some of our best football in recent years. Quick passing and set up toe defend and harry.

[Özim]

The decline (as opposed to stagnation) is clear. We used to play shit but we all knew we'd scrape the world famous Top Four Trophy somehow. Now it's by no means clear we'll get there and it will rely far more on our opponents collapsing than anything we do. Liverpool and the spuds have been horribly inconsistent, Utd have their problems and the chavs aren't exactly dominant, but we are still languishing in 6th. Highest ticket prices, third highest wage bill and hundreds of millions splashed in the transfer windows. But we are worse than ever. It's inexcusable.

Spot on, the only reason we're anywhere near top 4 is because those other teams have blown hot and cold, the fact we're 6th despite this just shows how awful we are, but then we know that when fans start celebrating 0-0 draws and 3-3 at home as if it's some sort of victory.

We thought last season was bad, we've somehow managed to get even worse this season, quite some achievement, but with that man in charge nothing is inconceivable. Watching him complain about a penalty decision and fixtures at the weekend was cringeworthy, somehow he never notices just how poor we are or how many errors we make, always someone elses fault.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

https://twitter.com/AIexBarbaro/status/717416748274814976

His end product is easily forgotten when the manager changes the system and won't even give him a bench role.

[Globalgunner]

Walcott is pony. 12 years of his failed promise should have convinced any Arsenal fan by now. If he hasn't left by February, he will be lower than a skunk in my estimation.

[Cripps]

In fairness to him, he does seem to pop up in these big games more than most.

Would be interesting if he did start because Chelsea wouldn't have prepared for it but I think Wenger has given up on him. This will be his last contract with us and I'm sure he'll be moved on soon.

Think Walcott's recent injury took a lot out of him.

Was a massive injury and had a long time out. The picture of his knee is horrific; like a butchers taken the knife to it. Visible sliced scars on the skin.

No doubt will have mentally crushed him. He needs a fresh start.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Good that Iwobi has been dropped. Clearly just isn’t good enough

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ian Chambers is playing for us according to Skybot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSoylS7X0AAfeRe.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill, Moses, Fabregas, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso, Hazard, Morata.
Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Drinkwater, Pedro, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi.

[selassie]

I’m not expecting us to get anything more than a point tonight, it’s more about hope than expectation and as per norm we will be hoping Ozil and Sanchez pull out all the stops to get us out of the shit.

Tonight will be similar to the Liverpool game IMO, we’ll spend most of the game chasing shadows.

So sick of this shit, what was the point of us moving to a new stadium again? Ridiculous that we are putting starting line ups out there like this. :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSoylS7X0AAfeRe.jpg

Inexperienced and off form defence that highlights our lack of squad depth. But who didn't know that already (apart from Wenger)?

Still. If we give it a go rather than tap our way around at snail's pace, that's a good enough team to give a pretty ordinary bunch of chavs a game. IF we give it a go.

[Özim]

Aside from the front 3 that's a rubbish team, not a lot of quality in there at all.

[Globalgunner]

I wonder how many times Jack and Xhaka will give the ball away tonight?. Im guessing at least 50

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Awful reffing already.

[Globalgunner]

Stupid ref already starting to dick us. That was never a foul

[Niall_Quinn]

What the fuck is up with the streams this season. Every one of them is fucked. Have the shylocks found a new secret weapon?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good dive from Lacazette.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis freekick, deflects behind.

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlucky. Could have gone anywhere that one.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like the ref is going to blow for every tackle. As long as he's not blind in one eye.

[Globalgunner]

Anthony Taylor is far more stupid than he looks. We need to watch out for expected pens.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good enough counter. We need to keep doing that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decent move, eventually.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morata. :haha:

OMG.

[Marc Overmars]

Great defending as usual.

[Niall_Quinn]

How does Maitland cross it along the line when he sees the keep right there?

Morata :haha:

OMG!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morata in there again, Cech smothers it.

[Özim]

Lucky Wenger, should have been 1-0 to Chelsea, shocking defending as usual.

[Niall_Quinn]

That OMG was without seeing Maccy's response. That's how incredible that miss was.

How much money?

[Globalgunner]

Arsenal defending: the best a man can get.....If that man is Arsene Wengert

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No pel?

How hasn't that gone in?!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Morata :haha:

We are so lucky. If that had been anyone bar Morata we'd be in the shit.

[Marc Overmars]

How the fuck has that stayed out

[Niall_Quinn]

WTF?????

It was a pen and then Alexis hits the post twice :doh:

[Globalgunner]

We are playing well, but still look shit

[Niall_Quinn]

Why hasn't Maitland Niles been booked if that wan't a pen?

It was a pen and a red card.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why have we slowed it down FFS! Fucking hell!

[Marc Overmars]

Maitland tripped over himself :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Tbf, Maitland more tripped over Moses than Moses tripping him. Poxy ref got it right.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Courtois off Lacazette.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka boots it out of play for some reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

That said, reverse the tables and if that's azzzzaaaahhh going through then it's a guaranteed pen.

Bloody Courtois again.

[Marc Overmars]

That was a great save from Courtois onto the post.

Alexis should be going across goal though that close

[Niall_Quinn]

Third time Xhaka has given the ball away under zero pressure. He's killing us.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good match so far. Already 25 mins in.

[Niall_Quinn]

Has Bellerin cut his hair? He's playing well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves from Bakayoko as he did against Firmino, it goes over this time though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jack needs to do better there. Two options and he takes the third, passing to the opposition.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yikes. Pretty weak hand from Cech but over the bar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wheelchair booked for crunching Cesc. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard. :haha:

[GP]

Naitland-Miles is pretty good.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wilshere booked for nothing.

[Niall_Quinn]

Aaaazzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Misses.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pretty lazy performance from Lacazette so far. Caught offside twice and failed to chase down the keeper twice.

[Niall_Quinn]

Awful defending by Holding. Dear me. Lost his man totally and watched the ball sail over him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka. :haha:

Clumsy oaf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso helpfully boots it over for us.

[Özim]

Xhaka with a foul on outside the penalty area, the guy can't takcle what do we expect?

[Niall_Quinn]

Appalling reffing. What a shit. That was a foul on Laca, nothing given. Then a chav dive. Taylor gives fuck all but the chavs award themselves the FK. Appalling.

[Özim]

Alonso over the bar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not far off from Mesut.

[Niall_Quinn]

Taylor over with the FK.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Naitland-Miles is pretty good.

As I keep saying.... He's playing on the wrong side and still looking better than Kolasinac there.

[Globalgunner]

Anthony Taylor genuinely sad the FK did not go in

[Niall_Quinn]

Oooooh. Mesut.

MOTM so far by 3.5 light years.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shot on target from Alexis. :bow:

Cesc. :lol:

What a dick.

[Niall_Quinn]

As I keep saying.... He's playing on the wrong side and still looking better than Kolasinac there.

Crap defender tbf, but he's good going forward.

[AFC Leveller]

Playing really well so far, mesut running it for us.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis with a backpass to Courtois.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mitland Niles fast asleep in that full back role. Then again, he's not getting much help.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc booked, run at him!

[Niall_Quinn]

Good work Chambers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Cesc bails us out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Alright I guess.

[Marc Overmars]

Decent game this

[Niall_Quinn]

Cesc does a Morata :haha:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

That cue balled ref is constantly in the way!

[AFC Leveller]

All our home games against the big cunts have been really entertaining.

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't know what the fuck we are playing at tonight, competent and entertaining. This won't do at all. Wenger needs to get in there and wreck things. Get Coquelin on FFS!

HT 0-0

But we got lucky a few times. Although not sure if luck can be blamed for them signing Morata. More a case of terrible judgement.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ozil has been everywhere. And Jack has been very disciplined, apart from the odd lunge which he couldn't resist. Surprise has been Bellerin. He looks like he can play football again.

[Globalgunner]

Don't know what the fuck we are playing at tonight, competent and entertaining. This won't do at all. Wenger needs to get in there and wreck things. Get Coquelin on FFS!

HT 0-0

But we got lucky a few times. Although not sure if luck can be blamed for them signing Morata. More a case of terrible judgement.

Thank god they got rid of Costa. He would have buried that chance.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Probably the best game from Bellerin in several games by his recent low standard.

[Globalgunner]

One characteristic with this team is the tendency to make rash decisions. On the fabregas chance. all 3 of our CBs went haring after Hazard leaving Cesc wide open. We do it all the time. No discipline. Surely Bould sees this

[GP]

Moses definitely caught Miles there.

[AFC Leveller]

If we can cut out the mistakes we can nick this, Chelsea are a bit suspect at the back. Their goalie is sick tho.

[Niall_Quinn]

One characteristic with this team is the tendency to make rash decisions. On the fabregas chance. all 3 of our CBs went haring after Hazard leaving Cesc wide open. We do it all the time. No discipline. Surely Bould sees this

Defence has been the problem again, but not terminal this time. More down to luck than anything. But we've signed that Greek kid now so it should be fine.

[Niall_Quinn]

Here we go. More of the same required and Lacazette needs to give a bit more.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morata diving.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves from Hazard and then Alonso.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Control it Alexis!

[Niall_Quinn]

Cech saves us twice there. Defence cut wide open.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh Laca!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ref cheating.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding booked. :unsure:

[GP]

Lacazette has got to do better.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh come on!

Fuck off Courtois!

[Özim]

Holding should be off. Two fouls, one he got away with.

[Niall_Quinn]

Holding booked for no reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yeah, for a top striker Laca has to be putting that away. Lots to aim at but straight at the keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wow. Taylor has gone into turbo cheat mode.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Moses off, Zappacosta on.

[Marc Overmars]

Wheelchair’s dive :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Bastard ref got it right again. Jack with a quite brilliant dive.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How was that not a booking for Mustafi? :haha:

[RomfordPele]

Am enjoying sky's usual, impartial commentary.

[Niall_Quinn]

That would have been a second yellow for Jack. He's lucky.

[Özim]

Mustafi is rubbish, should have been booked.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mustafi :haha:

Flying drop kick at azzzaahhhhh

Love it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If I was Geoff Shreeves I'd top myself.

[Globalgunner]

Am enjoying sky's usual, impartial commentary.

The CNN of football commentary, honorable mention for the Beeb too

[Niall_Quinn]

Somebody on the bench will need to start thinking about distracting Wenger from trying to make subs. Talk about his coat or something.

[Marc Overmars]

Get Walcott on

[Globalgunner]

Somebody on the bench will need to start thinking about distracting Wenger from trying to make subs. Talk about his coat or something.

Steal his watch, or better set it back 20 mins and give it back to him

[Niall_Quinn]

Taylor rules out Ozil's goal for...

Any guesses?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smash it Mesut!

[Marc Overmars]

Ozil should shoot there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WILSHERE!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

SHOOT Mesut FFS!

[Marc Overmars]

What a finish!!

[Özim]

Wilshere scores!

[GP]

SUPER JACK!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blasts it in!

GET IN!

[RomfordPele]

Have some of that sky!

How many times will they mention the dive and second yellow now...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Courtois saves from Lacazette.

[Globalgunner]

Captain Jack!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

That's how you shoot!

[Ralpheroo72]

Get in!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Oooh Laca just wide

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Chelsea. :rolleyes:

[Marc Overmars]

Never a penalty

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Hazard. Cunt.

[Özim]

Penalty Chelsea.

Another bit of poor defending, Mustafi awful.

[Marc Overmars]

Cech of course nowhere near saving it

[Globalgunner]

Taylor strikes.

[RomfordPele]

Awful dive by hazard.

Amazing they haven't used that word. They weren't shy when it came to jack.

[Özim]

1-1 lead didn't last long.

[Niall_Quinn]

Taylor gets the word and there you go.

Azzzzaahhhh classic. Works every time.

Never a pen in 1000 years. Fucking scum cheat.

[Özim]

Bellerin toe poke on Hazards ankle, was a penalty.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cheating cunt scores.

What a fucking cheat. I hope he breaks his leg. Cunt.

Taylor with no hesitation in levelling this up. First chance he got.

[GP]

Neville called Jack a cheat about 100 times.

Nothing for Hazard. Funny that.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neville called Jack a cheat about 100 times.

Nothing for Hazard. Funny that.

Might have something to do with Neville being a huge cunt.

[Globalgunner]

Two players go for the same ball. One decides to fall to the ground. Never a pen

[Niall_Quinn]

All we need now is for Wenger to strike.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morata helps us out again.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Hope you all noted Maitland-Niles saving our back line again....

[Marc Overmars]

Right let’s not throw it away now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc hauled off, Drinkwater on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's the best at winning freekicks. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Two players go for the same ball. One decides to fall to the ground. Never a pen

Yep. It's supposed to be a deliberate foul. Never even close to being deliberate and it could easily be said that cheating cunt kicked Bellerin.

Morata :haha:

How much?

[Özim]

Been lucky today, Jack should have been off, Morata should have scored 2.

[RomfordPele]

Fair play to sky they are going through every possible angle to see if there is one that makes it look like a penalty.

Still no dice.

[Niall_Quinn]

Hate the way Mustafi dives in like that.

Cisc off - fuck off. Crowd applauding him off for some reason?

[Globalgunner]

I wont be surprised if after the game, Taylor doesnt say it wasnt the foul but a handball just before it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kante shot, deflects just wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

We have to try to score in the last minute of extra time so Taylor doesn't have time to pull one back.

[Niall_Quinn]

I wont be surprised if after the game, Taylor doesnt say it wasnt the foul but a handball just before it.

Do a Dean you mean?

These refs are fucking woeful. They have a massive bearing on the final tables.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ozil booked for no reason.

[Marc Overmars]

Hazard is great. Sadly.

[Globalgunner]

Hazard is great. Sadly.

Agreed, but he also dives

[Niall_Quinn]

What the fuck is our defence doing there? Jesus.

[RomfordPele]

Hazard is great. Sadly.

A great what?

[Özim]

Holding has been shocking,

Mustafi is a 35 million waste of space.

[Penguin]

What the fuck is our defence doing there? Jesus.

Wait... we have a defence? :blink:

[Niall_Quinn]

Wait... we have a defence? :blink:

Only joking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette off, Welbeck on.

[Marc Overmars]

Lacashite hauled off for Welbz

[Niall_Quinn]

Laca sub imminent. At least it's Welbeck this time and not Coquelin.

[RomfordPele]

Lacazette off. Welbeck on.

We are done here.

[LDG]

Come on Danny boy.

[Özim]

Chambers is awful too, what a mess.

Laca off as usual.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbz on to Bambi in the winner.

[Globalgunner]

Welbeck on to hopefully shank a goal in the Chelsea net

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard hauled off, Willian on.

[Globalgunner]

If Welbeck was a golfer, he would get a hole in 1 by closing his eyes as he swings

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Alonso.

[Niall_Quinn]

Not much of an effort there by Welbz when the ball came in. Jump FFS!

Azzzzaaaaahhhhhhh's work is done. Super dive. Usual cheated pen. Scummy cunt off and the even scummier cunt Willian on. Who is his designated target I wonder?

[Marc Overmars]

Game over :lol:

Poor old Maitland got roasted

[Özim]

Alonso 2-1

[Globalgunner]

I hope Quince will chime in with his love note for Maintland-Niles

[Özim]

Mustafi with another poor bit of defending.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck that.

Maitland Niles has zero clue how to defend and I don't know who the cunt in the box was but WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?

PATHETIC!

[Niall_Quinn]

It's Mustafi - that's a fucking joke. 30 million fucking quid?

Chucked the game away with schoolboy defending.

It's an old, old story.

[Özim]

With a decent striker this would have been a hammering.

Holding should have got a second yellow for the foul.

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't blame Maitland Niles. He's not a defender. He's a midfielder. Any fool except Wanker can see that. But the old cunt just won't put players in the proper positions. And tbf, Mustafi in't a defender either.

[RomfordPele]

Ffs welbeck is so shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Theo on to save us :bow:

[Globalgunner]

It's Mustafi - that's a fucking joke. 30 million fucking quid?

Chucked the game away with schoolboy defending.

It's an old, old story.

Wenger will blame the fake pen

[Özim]

Desperate times, Walnut comes on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Absolutely terrible by Welbeck. Dreadful.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walnut coming on for Chambers. Nobody comes off to be replaced by nobody.

[Niall_Quinn]

Even if we score now it's as good as a loss. We needed 3 points here to claw back the gap to the chavs.

Btw, why wasn't that handball by Cahill not a pen? Isn't that a pen now, according to Dean?

[Özim]

Wengers precious Top 4 trophy :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BELLERIN!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Bellerin! What a finish

[Özim]

Bellerin 2-2 consolation :lol:

2-2 win.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morata fucks it, Zappacosta smacks the bar!

[Niall_Quinn]

Bellerin puts in one of his trademark crosses.

Jesus :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fucking hell Xhaka.

[Marc Overmars]

Lucky old Wenker

Chelsea should have buried us

[Niall_Quinn]

BELLERIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FUCK!!!!!


GET IN!!!!!!

Have that Taylor YOU CUNT!

[Özim]

Morata should have won it, lucky Wenger.

[Özim]

Draw not enough anyway, needed to win it.

[Niall_Quinn]

But wait a minute - our defence is trying to fuck us :doh:

WTF!!!!!??????

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 FT.

[Globalgunner]

Morata should have won it, lucky Wenger.

Morata has been our best player

[Niall_Quinn]

Somehow still 2-2

Our defence is chronic. Non-existent.

[Özim]

2-2 Spirit and togetherness.

[Özim]

Morata has been our best player
Should have had a hatrick.

[GP]

2-2 Full time.

Chelsea so lucky. Saved by a phantom penalty.

[Niall_Quinn]

FT 2-2

I'll take it because it was entertaining.

But Wenker out because look at that defence you old fool. How many years now?

Azzzaaaahhh, one of the biggest cheats in the history of football. Notorious.

Taylor. Usual cunty performance from him of course.

But the story is Wenger and his refusal to sort out the defence. Fuck you Wenger. How many points have you cost us now?

[selassie]

I wonder what we would be like with a defence? Or even a defence that is actually coached?

[Niall_Quinn]

Morata has been our best player

He was utter shit before they signed him and somehow he's even worse now.

Fuckwits still trying to pretend azzahhhs cheating was a real pen. Ridiculous.

[hobson's choice]

Mustafi was disgustingly awful today

[Niall_Quinn]

I wonder what we would be like with a defence? Or even a defence that is actually coached?

We'll never know while shitbag is here.

[Özim]

Wilshere and Holding should have been sent off.

Morata should have had a hatrick.

Defending was amateurish by us.

Lucky Wenger

Top 4 trophy might not be coming home :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Mustafi was disgustingly awful today

Yeah, daylight pubbery.

[Gooner23]

I just fail to see how the 3 at the back helps us in anyway, it's a shambles.

Mustafi is woeful, I'd rather just see Chambers and Holding get some experience playing in a back 4.

And Maitland Niles is getting thrown under a bus by the loon in charge, not a full back and especially not on his weaker side.

[selassie]

We'll never know while shitbag is here.

That’s the sad reality. The more Wenger hears about our defence being a major problem the more he will dig his heels in and refuse to do anything to rectify it, our defence and defensive side of our game is an absolute mess.

[Niall_Quinn]

Word for Cech who saved us several times at the same time he was getting thrown under a bus convoy by our defence. Really good performance.

[selassie]

I just fail to see how the 3 at the back helps us in anyway, it's a shambles.

Mustafi is woeful, I'd rather just see Chambers and Holding get some experience playing in a back 4.

And Maitland Niles is getting thrown under a bus by the loon in charge, not a full back and especially not on his weaker side.

Our defence is actually a lot worse this season, with or without 3 in it. Until it’s rectified we will continue to struggle. We are easy pickings to concede goals for our supposed rivals. Can Wenger not see this?

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenker off to buy more wide midfielders in the window I suppose.

[Globalgunner]

I just fail to see how the 3 at the back helps us in anyway, it's a shambles.

Mustafi is woeful, I'd rather just see Chambers and Holding get some experience playing in a back 4.

And Maitland Niles is getting thrown under a bus by the loon in charge, not a full back and especially not on his weaker side.

Thats been our argument AMN is not a full back. He shines as an attacking mid. Wenger is crazy. this is how he has ruined Chambers and Holding, Before them Djourou and Senderos playing them as fullbacks until they are totally discombobulated. He belongs in a mental ward

[Penguin]

I just fail to see how the 3 at the back helps us in anyway, it's a shambles.

Mustafi is woeful, I'd rather just see Chambers and Holding get some experience playing in a back 4.

And Maitland Niles is getting thrown under a bus by the loon in charge, not a full back and especially not on his weaker side.

The thing is Chambers and Holding aren't any better than Mustafi. They might have some potential as centre halves but Wenger has nothing to teach them. If anything he will ruin their careers. The best advice to them is to get the hell out as fast as they can before he comepletely destroys them.

[Cripps]

:rose:

[Marc Overmars]

It doesn’t really matter what system we play at the back, the end result will eventually be the same because the manager is a dud.