Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 13:30 GMT, SS Main Event (28/10)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin had a bit of a shocker here the last two seasons, so hopefully his new found ability to play the sport he is employed in is amplified here.

We want twelve.

0-12 that is.

[Marc Overmars]

1-1

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Can't see us not winning this.

[Mac76]

This game feels like one of thoae big tests of the Emery era, under Wenger we'd have gone in under the same circumstances and had our arses kicked in a heated London derby, now we ought to be able to see them off but we need to keep our sh*t together, Zaha's got to hit form soon and this could be the game

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I'd be amazed if we don't win. They are 15th and only a couple points better than Cardiff and out of the bottom 3 and they literally have one real danger man. They aren't the most physical like Watford (who we beat) and aren't one of the really technical lower sides like Wolves(who I think we will beat) and are badly struggling for goals. Hodgson gets his teams reasonably organised but that won't be enough for them today.

Up the Arse, let's smash them!

[KSE Comedy Club]

Cech is fit again and supposedly Emery is undecided on who to play.

‘Leno’, ‘not Cech’, ‘Leno obviously’ are the only acceptable answers really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Played this on FIFA 19.

1-1 in the end, Aubameyang taking the lead early on, Palace parked the bus. Palace somehow unleashed tiki taka in the 83rd minute for Bentekkers shocking everyone from his recent injury lay off and retirement from scoring goals to slide through.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Played this on FIFA 19.

1-1 in the end, Aubameyang taking the lead early on, Palace parked the bus. Palace somehow unleashed tiki taka in the 83rd minute for Bentekkers shocking everyone from his recent injury lay off and retirement from scoring goals to slide through.
Yeh, but fifa is shit

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Won't be outraged if he plays Cech.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme starts in 15 minutes.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Won't be outraged if he plays Cech.

Well no, but Leno is better

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Redknapp, Scott and Souness in the studio.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqmGS8JWkAAeLjR.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some line up with the front six, hope it works. :pray:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Well no, but Leno is better

With the ball at his feet yes. On everything else....not sure. Certainly not at coming out and catching the ball. That is one part of Cech's game that has tended to be underappreciated and the ability of which has not really diminished with years. He was a bit circumspect for a while after he got the head fracture/injury years ago but really did return to old form after that.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Xhaka left back again!

[Mac76]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqmGS8JWkAAeLjR.jpg

i still can't see these :shrug: but looked it up elsewhere on the interweb

:good: to Emery for sticking with Leno, and nice to see him try to shoehorn Auba in again

Xhaka still at left back, still at least it's not him v Zaha but Mustafi will have an 'interesting afternoon' if Zaha shows up

and Gwen Doozie with a chance to make the case for playing alongside Torreira for good :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Build up to the Man Utd - Everton game now. :popcorn:

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Gea still can't do interviews in English? :unsure:

[GP]

De Gea still can't do interviews in English? :unsure:

Serious? He's been in England for 7 years!

[KSE Comedy Club]

With the ball at his feet yes. On everything else....not sure. Certainly not at coming out and catching the ball. That is one part of Cech's game that has tended to be underappreciated and the ability of which has not really diminished with years. He was a bit circumspect for a while after he got the head fracture/injury years ago but really did return to old form after that.
I’m not convinced that Cech is the man to start anymore. He still got the experience but we need to start progressing with our new play style really

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serious? He's been in England for 7 years!

I'd like to think I may have learned a few clichè football phrases if I resided in Spain for seven years.

[Globalgunner]

I'd like to think I may have learned a few clichè football phrases if I resided in Spain for seven years.

I'm sure you'd have learnt how to chat up the Senoritas

[Master Splinter]

This game feels like one of thoae big tests of the Emery era, under Wenger we'd have gone in under the same circumstances and had our arses kicked in a heated London derby, now we ought to be able to see them off but we need to keep our sh*t together, Zaha's got to hit form soon and this could be the game

Palace beat us once in 17 meetings under Big Weng.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's amazing Mesut has got goals against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham for a player that never contributes in the big games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm sure you'd have learnt how to chat up the Senoritas

Una cerveza por favor.

[Master Splinter]

Atkinson is the ref.

Zaha's definitely getting rewarded for diving today.

And Lacazette will have three clear pelanties waved away.

[Globalgunner]

Tough for the players today im sure.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Souness advocates kicking the shit out of us.

[Globalgunner]

Souness advocates kicking the shit out of us.

Sourness knows no other way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka would miss the Blackpool game if he picked up a yellow today, surely, not Liverpool?

[KSE Comedy Club]

I can’t wait for Adidas next season, fucking ugly kit this ��

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette hacked down on the counter-attack.

Ayew booked.

[Letters]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

We want 12
We want 12

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I was supposed to have said on here:

Well done Bellerin

and

And again from Bellerin to head away!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did Smudger just say Torreira isn't energetic and doesn't have the legs of some in midfield? :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kouyate with some athlete ball, deflected pass easily in to the path of Leno.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi shoots, miles away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zaha hits the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Townsend.

There's that tiki-taka FIFA 19 predicted. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Our usual slow unsure start

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ayew has to be off surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette scuffer! Should have hit the target.

[Globalgunner]

Laca off balance there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belt it Bellerin!

[Marc Overmars]

Hit it Bellerin FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Short corners. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Bellerin should cut his hair. He is the reverse Samson. More hair: less power

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Xhaka.

Don't get drawn in to that kind of shit though.

[Globalgunner]

Atkinson just makes the rules up on a whim

[hobson's choice]

This game has a very old school PL feel to it. Very frantic football

[Globalgunner]

The palace RB is someone we should be looking at in January

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diving shit Ayew.

[Globalgunner]

Diving shit Ayew.

Yeah, idiot thinks he`s Zaha

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding's shirt mysteriously gets ripped.

Pelanty to Palace.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Milo.

[Marc Overmars]

FFS

Well done Mustafi :doh:

[Globalgunner]

We got suckered again. This has always been CP`s tactic from the off

[Mac76]

this is going well... :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[Marc Overmars]

Us in the first half of games. :doh:

[Letters]

1-0 Milo.

Emery Out! :angry:

[Globalgunner]

Mustafi especially is so thick. He always keeps diving in...Always

[Master Splinter]

Even game really.

Atkinson as expected is letting Palace get away with everything, including dives, elbows, shirt-ripping and second and third yellows.

The danger has mostly come from sloppiness in the middle and forward players giving it away easily.

[LDG]

Souness is always so angry

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

People been focusing on Holding not being good enough recently butMustafi is the real and mainstay idiot in the side. Got to step this up...and despite the score....Bellerin arguably had the best chance of the half. Maybe Townsend was slightly easier though.

[dazthegooner]

He also thinks Palace should be up by more and have had most of the game.

[Globalgunner]

Souness is always so angry

Must be all those Ballon D`Ors he was cheated of during his playing days

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin off, Rick Steiner on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milo hacks Torreira down this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

XHAKA OH MY GOD!!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

WHAT A FUCKING HIT

[Master Splinter]

XHAKA!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zaha. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

The dives will be coming thick and fast now. Watch out chaps

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi and Zaha are both in the pub.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

AUBA!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hand of God from Lacazette. :bow:

:haha:

Suck on it media.

[Master Splinter]

AUBA!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Lacazette with the hand of god assist :bow:

[Globalgunner]

Steiner should start over Bellend IMO

WE SCORE AUBA!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ayew whining about someone cheating. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend clips it in, straight at Leno.

[Globalgunner]

If we play our cards right we could score a few here

[Master Splinter]

Makes up for Ayew not being sent off.

Not for Holding's shirt being ripped though yet. Hopefully an offside goal next.

[Letters]

I think this is the first time I’ve seen our away kit.
How horrible!
Why are we playing in bogey green?

[Marc Overmars]

The Wenger version of Iwobi has returned for this game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McArthur off, Meyer on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rick Steiner winding the opposition up again. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ayew hauled off, Sorloth on.

[Marc Overmars]

Think we may need a third here to be sure of the win.

[GP]

2nd Halfsenal :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awful first touch from Meyer, hits the woodwork.

Aubameyang's overhead kick clearance. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Torreira knew he was clearing it, I wasn't.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ozil off, Welbz on to sort this out.

[Marc Overmars]

Ozil hauled off and has a little cry.

[Globalgunner]

We are making these pubbers look like Atletico Madrid

[Globalgunner]

Need to get Iwobi off too

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ozil hauled off and has a little cry.

It was an arm spasm that made him throw the armband.

[Globalgunner]

Ozil hauled off and has a little cry.

He`s the last person you need when the going gets tough

[Marc Overmars]

Not been impressed with Guendouzi today. Very careless.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aubameyang putting the foot in. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi strike, just deflects behind.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aubameyang off, Ramsey on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rick Steiner booked.

Zaha went down years too late.

[Marc Overmars]

Lichsteiner :lol:

What a pubber

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Van Aanholt.

Out for a throw-in. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Palace. Piss off.

[Marc Overmars]

Another penalty FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diving shit.

[Marc Overmars]

Cheating cunt

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 Milo.

[Globalgunner]

Pen...its the only way Palace can ever score...we are so obliging

[Thierrymon]

What a theatrical dive.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Fuck sake, we shouldnt keep letting them have the chance to pull their diving shit off!!

[Master Splinter]

Two goals for Atkinson.

I'm sure all the focus will be on Lacazette's handball.

[Globalgunner]

Fuck sake, we shouldnt keep letting them have the chance to pull their diving shit off!!

Problem is we cant handle any kind of pressure. Our game turns to shit

[dazthegooner]

Zaha is a cheating C**t

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kouyate off, Puncheon on.

[Globalgunner]

At 1-2 this should have been an easy game. But we cant pass for toffee under pressure. Just keep giving the ball away instead. Pool would have won this by 5

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not this time Xhaka.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I don’t think the correct subs have been made today. Wrong players have come off, Auba should be on not iwobi, no Ozil as he was actually making some good passes. Xhaka is not a LB and mustafi shouldn’t be at the club

[Letters]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

Xhaka’s free kick lands on the moon :angry:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 FT.

Fuck it.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Not happy with that performance tbh.

[Marc Overmars]

The streak, is over.

[Globalgunner]

We have learnt today, that the weaknesses of old still remain

[Master Splinter]

Atkinson ends our winning run.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We have learnt today, that the weaknesses of old still remain

:lol:

And so it begins.

[Letters]

We have learnt today, that the weaknesses of old still remain

No we haven’t.
Throughout this winning run it has been apparent that there is still work to do, particularly in defence.
Some of those wins could easily have been draws.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The streak, is over.

https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/836/372/3bf0c965686980c091b640a90648df44_crop_exact.png?w= 1200&h=1200&q=75

[SMatthews]

We have learnt today, that the weaknesses of old still remain

It’s weird, I would’ve thought we’d be title challengers by now.