Arsenal V Watford, 29 September KO 1500

[fakeyank]

Watford are doing pretty well, so we must be at our best. Would be very impressed if we got another clean sheet.

Hopefully Ramsey is nowhere near the stadium. Let's get ESR some game time!

[Mac76]

I'd be surpised if we kept a clean sheet, we were lucky last week, as usual thia will need to be a matter of us outscoring them, which tbh we shouldd do

I'd say maybe 2-1 or 3-1

Please please no Mustafi though - is Sokratis fit again, do we know?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He trained so I think he is alright.

[GP]

3-0

[Mac76]

He trained so I think he is alright.

Good news - I'd love to see him paired with Holding today, though sadly i think Emery might persist with Mustafi... :(

[SMatthews]

Ramsey will definitely be in the squad which is a good decision by Emery.

[Marc Overmars]

Expecting another slog of a game but hopefully our extra quality gets us over the line again.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I think Emery will want to play Ramsey in a game like this. Good think Sokratis should be okay. Going to Watch it in a pub called 'the Highbury' in Oslo... haha!

I can see us dropping points but here's to hoping we don't. Relying on too many moments of individual brilliance still.

[GP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoQ17yLXkAEJ7YT.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Socrates. :rose:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Fuhk a duck.

[Mac76]

Good to see Kolasinac on the bench anyway, hopefully he might get some game time

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watford: Foster; Navarro, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Pereyra, Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes; Gray, Deeney.
Subs: Gomes, Mariappa, Femenia, Masina, Chalobah, Sema, Success.

[Master Splinter]

Watford are supposedly the best at pinching the ball high up the pitch. They could have little bit feast with Ozil, Ramsey and Xhaka. Torreira on his own out there.

Iwobi and Mkhitaryan's positive contributions overruled by Ramsey and Ozil's impressive and consistent nothingness.

[Power n Glory]

Ramsey is leaving soon. What the fuck is Emery doing?

[SMatthews]

Good line up, more than enough there to win and smart choice to keep Rambo in the team.

[SMatthews]

Should’ve gone down there Laca.

[GP]

How is that not a pen??

[Master Splinter]

3 games in a row now when a player is punished for not diving.

Start diving you morans.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hope we don't let Mr. Cojones something to be a dick about again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette goes for the dink but puts it wide.

[SMatthews]

What was that Laca?

[GP]

Laca cojones there

[Master Splinter]

Lacashite :doh:.

That was woeful.

[Power n Glory]

What was that?

[SMatthews]

Midfield doesn’t seem to matter today for either side.

[Thierrymon]

This ref....

[Thierrymon]

Watford very well organised. Not hard to see why they are doing well in the league so far.

[Thierrymon]

Cech injured. Leno coming on.

[SMatthews]

Time for Leno to show what he’s got now.

[GP]

That's it. Unless Leno is horrendous, Cech won't get back in the team.

[SMatthews]

Defended very well, should be one up from that Laca chance - sharpen up in attack and we’ve got this.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Fuhks Ramsey getting the armband for?

[Master Splinter]

Auba, Ozil and Ramsey barely involved.

Mustafi's mindless charging and barging aside, the team look more composed over the last few games.

[Master Splinter]

Fuhks Ramsey getting the armband for?

The Arsenal captain has to be permanently injured or on the way out.

[Globalgunner]

We always sell our captains. Just to be consistent.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Holding has been very tidy. Probably our best first half for a few games unless I'm forgetting..... Defence looked solid but Lacas miss was horrendous. Should have had a pen though.

Thought Chakas been defensively better too.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Why didn't Emery just make sure Nacho got it.... FFS. Ramsey disgracefully pipped him to player of the season last season and now he's getting the armband ahead of him. Ridiculous.

[Mac76]

Ozil still insisting on going sideways most of the time, and auba still not involved enough, mustafi needs to be shot

Still think we're doing enough to win though...

[Marc Overmars]

Why didn't Emery just make sure Nacho got it.... FFS. Ramsey disgracefully pipped him to player of the season last season and now he's getting the armband ahead of him. Ridiculous.

Disgraceful allowing him to wear the armband tbh.

[dostoy]

Cech got injured taking a goal kick, it was his hamstring or a thigh injury of some kind.

[Power n Glory]

Average positioning of Aubameyang has been more like a LWB. Monreal is playing further up the pitch than him.

[Power n Glory]

Disgraceful allowing him to wear the armband tbh.

It makes no sense.

[Thierrymon]

Great save from Leno.

[Master Splinter]

Leno with a good save.

[SMatthews]

Good save Lenny.

[Power n Glory]

Save from Leno.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno saves. :bow:

[SMatthews]

Poor from Laca.

[Master Splinter]

Lacazette doing a great job at CB for Watford.

[SMatthews]

Almost a calamity from Leno.

[Master Splinter]

Iwobi coming on for Ramsey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi booked.

[Master Splinter]

Ozil weak as fuck there again.

Just dreadful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gray offside.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ramsey will definitely be in the squad which is a good decision by Emery.

Good call

[Master Splinter]

Auba on the right now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal nearly does something with it and by nearly, not really.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ramsey is leaving soon. What the fuck is Emery doing?

Not soon enough

[Power n Glory]

Been a woeful performance the whole team. Boring, tippy tappy, non-threatening bullshit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Leno. :bow:

[SMatthews]

Good call

I won’t take all the credit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal. :haha:

Welbz needs to come on and sort this out.

[Master Splinter]

Auba so deep now.

[Power n Glory]

Watford are the more threatening team here. They've tested our keeper more than we have tested their keeper.

[Marc Overmars]

:sleep:

Looks like we’ll be needing some individual brilliance. Again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gray off, Success on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly managed to pub it past Leno.

[Power n Glory]

On the verge of losing the game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a failure by Success. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aubameyang off, Welbz on. :bow:

[Power n Glory]

Luck will soon run out for Emery. This isn't a game under control.


And the guy takes off Aubameyang....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deeney has to be off?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF is Gale on?

[Master Splinter]

Tony Gale is Earth's worst human.

[mkkreuk]

finally!!!!!!!!!

[Thierrymon]

OG!!! we dont deserve to be winning.

[Master Splinter]

LACAZETTE!!

[mkkreuk]

CASSSETTTE!

[SMatthews]

1-0!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

LACAZETTE!!!! Or OG!!!!

[Thierrymon]

Commentator devastated.

[mkkreuk]

Cathcart og actually.

[SMatthews]

Came off his eel

[GP]

Commentator devastated.

Tony Gale is a cunt.

[Power n Glory]

Iwobi with the assist. Lacazette with the finish. Or an own goal.

Luck bails us out.

[dostoy]

Yes it was an own goal from a good cross by Iwobi.

[Master Splinter]

Iwobi to be benched for doing something of substance.

[GP]

Made by Iwobi. Good sub by Emery.

[Power n Glory]

Surely Iwobi starts the next game?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OZIL!!!!!

[mkkreuk]

OZIL! 2-0

[Thierrymon]

Ozil!!!! 2-0

[Master Splinter]

OZIL!!!

[SMatthews]

Ozil!!

[GP]

MESUT!!!!

[Power n Glory]

Iwobi :bow:

[dostoy]

Iwobi out wide to Lacazette and a tap in for Ozil.

Iwobi has been good since he came on.

[Master Splinter]

A few more to finish Gale off please.

[Globalgunner]

Give that man a raise. Iwobi, of course, not Ozil

[Power n Glory]

A few more to finish Gale off please.
He sounds delighted.

[Master Splinter]

Iwobi and Laca are the only consistent attacking players.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Tony Gale is a cunt.

Captain Obvious is obvious.

[Globalgunner]

A few more to finish Gale off please.

The Thames is already full of filth, dont make him jump.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goals don't count if they come after 70 minutes.

Admiration for Deeney? Could Gale be any more insane?

[Letters]

Came off his eel

Sounds fishy

[GP]

Sounds fishy

You jelly?

[Master Splinter]

Gale has solaced himself with the dream of Deeney up front for Arsenal.

[SMatthews]

Sounds fishy

The wise words of East End dynamo Tony Gale

[dostoy]

Is anybody here watching the game on the television ?

[Master Splinter]

Laca is doing what Deeney supposedly does but with some end product.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is anybody here watching the game on the television ?

They can't show them on TV over here for a Saturday 3pm kick off. At least on UK TV anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz changed the game with his lovely smile. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 2-0 Watford, FT. :bow:

Relentless winning run continues.

[Master Splinter]

Tony Gale's tears have nourished me.

[Power n Glory]

That was close. Iwobi coming on and Ramsey coming off changed the game.

[Power n Glory]

Ramsey will definitely be in the squad which is a good decision by Emery.

:doh:

[Globalgunner]

:doh:

Stanley Matthews has to be at least 120 yrs old, You have to forgive him

[LDG]

Winning when playing shit every match. Sign of a good team.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Iwobi's magic.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Actually thought this was the most cohesive and convincing league game yet.

[Power n Glory]

Actually thought this was the most cohesive and convincing league game yet.

Still not convinced. Watford had a too many opportunities to win the game and besides that sitter Laca missed earlier, we looked quite toothless. In the final third we started to run out of ideas. A win is a win though. I wasn't expecting to pick up all 3 points the way the game was going.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I don't like the formation or Ramsey thing or Aubas position entirely but this was more convincing than the others we've won.

[Power n Glory]

I don't like the formation or Ramsey thing or Aubas position entirely but this was more convincing than the others we've won.

I'm not sure. Watford are a good organised side on form and the best of the bunch in terms of the teams we have beat. I know that doesn't say much. But this is the first game I've watched where I thought we didn't have enough to score. Took an own goal and we left it quite late. Watford had some good chances throughout the game. Late on chances before we scored.

Maybe'convincing' isn't the right word. Convinced of what?

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

The most convincing not necessarily convincing. Laca had 2 very clear cut chances... both of which he should have scored. I’d score the chip with my eyes closed on my weaker foot! Had he done so it would have been a different game sooner. I’ve watched Watford batter Spurs and United already this season so they are tough opponents and are this high in the table on merit.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

My bad.... they didn't beat United but did give them a tough game.