Arsenal V Aston Villa, September 22, KO 1630

[fakeyank]

Hoping to see a front three of Saka, Auba and Pepe

At the back, I am hoping to see Holding and Chambers in CB

And praying that Xhaka is too drunk to play, or pulls his groin getting jiggy with good ebening.

[Mac76]

Hoping to a front three of Saka, Auba and Pepe

At the back, I am hoping to see Holding and Chambers in CB

And praying that Xhaka is too drunk to play, or pulls his groin getting jiggy with good ebening.

sadly though i agree i think the best we can hope for is Auba and Pepe from that list

i'm almost at the point where i hope we lose as that might prompt Raul and co. to pull the trapdoor lever

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We won't have many of the kids playing tomorrow I'd have thought, not after having just seen we play on Tuesday against Forest. :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

If we can't get 3 points here then sack Emery on the spot.

[GP]

If we can't get 3 points here then sack Emery on the spot.

Not even that, we need to win convincingly.

Another scrappy performance won't be good enough.

[I am invisible]

Struggling to muster much enthusiasm for this - feels like we’ve hit a wall with Emery, and all we’re really doing now is looking for the right opening / excuse to move him on? Anything in between just feels like clock-watching.

Hopefully some of younger players and newbies will provide a bit of interest along the way...

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I think a fair few never thought he would be the man to spearhead a title challenge as early as last year, but the wave of opposition and scepticism about him recently has been pretty emphatic!

I think he may well be able to put it together enough to take us into the CL next season but I he doesn't seem like marriage material.

[Gooner23]

I think its the lack of progress that worries the most, despite a better set of players at his disposal this year

[LDG]

I think you can give a manager time when he’s building his own squad, but you can see an identifiable game plan, and a decisiveness in his actions.

I can accept not getting results if you understand what he’s trying to achieve.

In Emery’s case, I don’t think there is any rooted structure in the way the team plays, and he’s not solved problems which are relatively simple to get right. I have no idea how Emery’s Arsenal play. We’re so passive it’s untrue.

[dazthegooner]

I have no idea how Emery’s Arsenal play.

I don't think Emery does either :(

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Yeah we’ve kind of gone from cutback F.C. to.... I’m not really sure wtf this is fc. Which is an achievement.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Leno, AMN, David Luiz, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ceballos, Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka!
Subs: Martinez, Chambers, Torreira, Willock, Nelson, Ozil, Martinelli.

Aston Villa: Heaton, Taylor, Engels, Mings, Guilbert, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Nakamba, Grealish, McGinn, Wesley.
Subs: Steer, Lansbury, Hourihane, Konsa, Jota, Mohamady, Davis.

Great for Saka. :bow:

[LDG]

Saka :bow:

[fakeyank]

Xhaka starts again :rolleyes:

What stats is Emery and his team seeing that makes them pick this idiots ass every game!?!

[dazthegooner]

I really want to know what Xhaka has over Emery...

[Globalgunner]

Maybe Emery has an ugly daughter who needs a husband

[Master Splinter]

Willock dropped again for performing too well.

Luiz and Sokratis rewarded for multiple costly mistakes.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Sitting in my seat... keep thinking we’re playibg West Ham.... until I noticed John terry in front of me!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If he doesn't get a black eye by the end of the match, it's a banning.

[Master Splinter]

Saka has already set up a chance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McGinn shot, right at Leno.

All came from a way short another chipped bollocks pass from Xhaka.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno saves from McGinn's howitzer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN booked. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno saves from El Ghazi's freekick.

[GP]

Emery should be replaced at half time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba fluffs doing anything with that chance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good idea from Pepe.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba shoots, Heaton saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 McGinn. :doh:

[GP]

Wenger out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe stabbed effort, Heaton saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka effort, not bad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Utter shit.

[Letters]

Wenger in.

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN ball across goal, nobody attacking it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka pointless cynicism again.

[Thierrymon]

And we are down to 10...... :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN sent off.

FFS.

[GP]

That's harsh.

[Globalgunner]

AMN is gash anyway. Useless player

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He looks to be dead for some considerable time also.

[Globalgunner]

This team can lose against anyone. Sokratis with the amateur dramatics again. Embarrassing

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sokratis with some blatant cheating.

[GP]

Shut up, Wesley!

[dostoy]

What was AMN thinking ?

If you're booked already, you don't go flying in with a wild tackle.

He's got himself injured doing it as well.

Complete stupidity.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT. Boos ring out unsurprisingly.

Abysmal.

[LDG]

Come on Raul, be ruthless. Sack that doughnut

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

If he doesn't get a black eye by the end of the match, it's a banning.

:d

[dazthegooner]

Come on Raul, be ruthless. Sack that doughnut

:gp:

[Gooner23]

It must be seriously being considered, if he is losing the players confidence it will only get worse.

[Özim]

Unbelievable, losing at home to a promoted side now, Emery needs to be sacked today!

AMN a liability again, the guy can't play at full back we know that, he can't defend, but to go in like that when you have a yellow and your team are 1-0 down is shocking, hope we never see him at full back again.

Xhaka features again, the guy who came out last weekend and told people the team were scared (that will really make our lives easy going forward in matches) and adds nothing to the team except and is likely to cost you a goal at any moment, pound for pound one of Arsenals' worst buys ever!

We've got a mountain to climb now, 1-0 down and with 10 men, horrendous performance, horrendous manager, really missing Lacazette as well,the guy scores goals and have a bit of fight in him.

Playing Luiz and Sokratis again is a shocker after their performances, there should be repercussions to poor performances!

I honestly don't know where we find these guys, first years of Wenger and then this guy who doesn't appear to know what he's doing.

[Letters]

Our season so far


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91eIDu6Aw-8

[dazthegooner]

It's not that good...

[Gooner23]

It's so disappointing to be this flat already after the decent summer we had. Emery is just not good enough unfortunately. The fans can see it, and Raul and Edu won't be blind to it either.

[Master Splinter]

Ceballos had one excellent game and has been as invisible as Ozil every other time he's played. People seem to be hoodwinked by guys like Ozil and Ceballos because of their perceived silkiness or technique. But the reality is that they have little effect on the team and have one good game in ten. If that.

Willock has been our best midfielder and is benched.

Players like Xhaka, Maitland-Niles, Luiz and Sokratis are careless, reckless, sloppy and just utterly stupid almost every game and continue to be first-choice.

It's maddening.

At least we were decent at home last season. Even that is wearing off now.

No point bringing on a defender in the second half. Just attack and see if anything comes off.

[dazthegooner]

He's bringing Chambers on for SAKA :doh:

[Globalgunner]

Worst part is that the football is dire. Away from home we have no fight and look hopeless. At home we play 50 passes and still dont get a shot on target. Its as if we got rid of Wenger, then scoured the world for a younger facsimile.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh look, Xhaka giving away dangerous fouls again.

[Globalgunner]

He's bringing Chambers on for SAKA :doh:

Its easy to confuse Saka with Xhaka

[LDG]

He's bringing Chambers on for SAKA :doh:

Tbf thats all he can do. Go three at the back and hope Pepe gives some cover on the right.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McGinn's freekick, dreadful.

[Özim]

He's bringing Chambers on for SAKA :doh:

Unbelievable, such a negative manager, we're 1-0 down we need to win this, now our attack will be even more impotent. We're at home we should be making the running, our defenders can't defend so what's the point in bringing another defender on when your two centre halves and DM are likely to give away goals anyway, best form of defence is attack in this case.

Just have to hope Auba pulls a trick out of the bag (or two) otherwise we're in trouble.

[dazthegooner]

So whats the betting we end up with 9 men?

[Özim]

Tbf thats all he can do. Go three at the back and hope Pepe gives some cover on the right.

Could have taken Xhaka off, moved Luiz into midfield and played Chambers in a back 3, would have been better IMO, would have got rid of 2 liabilities with one sub.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sokratis trying to round off a thoroughly miserable performance by thumping one in for them.

[dazthegooner]

Are the players really this bad or are they just trying to get Emery sacked? If so keep it up lads... :unsure:

[Master Splinter]

They're dragging Auba down to their level.

Get Willock and Torreira on. At least they'll add some urgency.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty!

[Thierrymon]

Pepe! 1-1

cmon gunners

[dazthegooner]

1-1 Pepe

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PEPE!!!!!

Class from Auba letting him have it.

[Thierrymon]

1-2 ffs

[dazthegooner]

:doh:

[Master Splinter]

:haha:

Sums everything up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Wesley. Bloody useless.

[Letters]

1-2 ffs

:haha:

[LDG]

Useless wankers :angry:

[GP]

Oof,

That's a real Wesley crusher.

[Master Splinter]

United, Arsenal and Spurs continuing their shit-off from the end of last season.

Utterly dreadful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka is so lucky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Heaton touches it over from David Luiz.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why is Xhaka up there supporting the attacks?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly a Heaton OG!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka off to huge cheers.

Ceballas off.

Torreira and Willock on.

[Özim]

Xhaka off to huge cheers.

Ceballas off.

Torreira and Willock on.

:dancingman:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF is that Kolasinac?

[GP]

CHAMBERSSSS!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CHAMBERS!!!!

[Thierrymon]

3-2 wtf. Please dont lose/draw from here.

[LDG]

Auba ndms dhdnxz

[GP]

AUBA!!!

[Master Splinter]

Auba is a god.

Should be the captain.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!!!

GOAT.

[Özim]

GET IN!

[Thierrymon]

Henri Lansbury on for them. There is a name from the past.

[LDG]

Zipperdy doo daa!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd v Arsenal could be the first game in history with both teams trying to lose. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Sokratis, probably.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five minutes to fuck it up.

[Letters]

Five minutes to fuck it up.

Tricky with Xhaka not out there but I'm sure we'll find a way.

[Thierrymon]

Auba gets a yellow. I think pretty much everyone of our players has a card today.

[A Gunner]

3 - 2 FT

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 3-2 Villa, FT!

Somehow. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

We won. hard to believe. Bet Xhaka starts the next match

[LDG]

:haha:

Never in doubt

Emery out

[Letters]

Not even that, we need to win convincingly.

Another scrappy performance won't be good enough.

Convincing wins :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Villa should be hanging their heads in shame.

Rors :haha:.