Sheffield United v Arsenal, 20:00 BST (21/10), SS Main Event.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A lot of our players with another two week break so they're sure to be tired after this one.

Lacazette is back in full training but only a bench appearance here I would have thought.

Also, Tierney is rumoured to be starting. :popcorn:

[GP]

0-73

[dazthegooner]

0-73

Bit optiistic :rolleyes: 1-73 they will get the compulsory penalty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-73

Auba with the lot.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Now I have seen him play a few nearish full games, I don't think I've ever been this excited at about seeing a full back play for us in the league.

Though it wouldn't totally surprise me if Emery played

Leno
Kola
Loiuse
Sok
Chambers
Xhaka
Guendouzi
Torreira
Pepe
Auba
Saka

[AFC Leveller]

Sheffield gave Liverpool their hardest game this season. They got a decent point at Chelsea and won at Everton. They are intense, organised and have plenty of good players in attack.

Il goin for 2-1 to them.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

They've conceded the second least....but have scored the third least so the danger is we have one of those days when the attack is blunt and only come away with a point.

Laca being back and Tierney at least on the bench if not starting should help.

[Mac76]

a game we should win, but with Emery's 'unique' managerial abilities regarding tactics and team selection, i think we'll scrape a draw...

[AFC Leveller]

Interestingly we are 3rd after 8 games compared to last season (4th) but we are 8 points of the top where as we were 2 off City last season. We have also won less on 15 points compared to 18.

[Gooner23]

Tierney and Bellerin have to start now. I'd like to see Holding as well but think Emery will stick with the chuckle brothers at CB.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Think Bellerin could do with sitting this out and Chambers has been one of our best players....but Holiding and Tierney should be starting.

Holding has actually played at least 5 games since his return from injury so just drop someone already.

[Özim]

We should be winning this, but won't put it past Emery to pick the wrong team and mess this up.

[dazthegooner]

We have to be carefull as Emery is weil aware of United's scoring power so will put out a 5-4-1 formation and hope that Auba can score a lucky goal of his back side... :unsure:

[Bumble]

This is the sort of game that Ozil will shine in.... up north, Monday night... roll your sleves up kinda display. He has also had the international break off... so should be all fired up and raring to go.

Think this will be tough but fancy us to sneak it 2-1.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I know you're joking but maybe this would be a good game to play him in IMO. They are defensively solid and we have been lacking creativity. After the interview with Ornstein, Ozil would look pretty foolish if he started and put in a dire performance and Emery would give himself a bit more support over his previous exclusion.

[GP]

Ozil won't play.

[fakeyank]

Xhaka to start and fuck shit up

[Özim]

Xhaka to start and fuck shit up

Probably, one of the most pointless footballers around, doesn't do anything decent and always likely to cost you a goal, what possessed us to pay 35 million for this guy in the 1st place?

[Master Splinter]

Ozil's not even in the squad.

[fakeyank]

Xhaka and Guendozi starting, Tierney on the bench and Bellerin not even in the squad.

Emery OUT

[Master Splinter]

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Willock :bow:.

Same back four though. FFS.

Tierney, Holding and Bellerin being saved for the impotant Cup games.

[dazthegooner]

So to have a chance of winning we will have to score at least 2.

[Mac76]

not playing Tierney and Holding is a fuhking joke, what a waste of two great players

Emery is such a moron

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Now I have seen him play a few nearish full games, I don't think I've ever been this excited at about seeing a full back play for us in the league.

Though it wouldn't totally surprise me if Emery played

Leno
Kola
Loiuse
Sok
Chambers
Xhaka
Guendouzi
Torreira
Pepe
Auba
Saka

Almost....

[Letters]

Ozil's not even in the squad.

Getting a bit pissed off with Emery’s attitude towards him

[LDG]

Getting a bit pissed off with Emery

:good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sheffield United: Henderson, Baldock, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Stevens, Lundstram, Fleck, Norwood, McGoldrick, Mousset.
Subs: Moore, Freeman, McBurnie, Sharp, Robinson, Jagielka, Besic

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Arsenal legend Freeman. :bow:

And McGoldrick.

Also, that's fresh off a drink driving charge McBurnie on the bench.

[dazthegooner]

Don't think Ozil's to happy either :console:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We couldn't score against Jagielka in goal. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Getting a bit pissed off with Emery’s attitude towards him

I couldn't give a shit because he offers absolutely nothing anymore.

On the pitch, it makes no difference and that's all that matters.

[Master Splinter]

We couldn't score against Jagielka in goal. :lol:

Jagielka to score the winner against us again? :sick:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Emery's trolling game is strong.

[Globalgunner]

Ozil offers little in a game like this.
How many times do we have to see this repeated before we accept it.
If Ozil was a weapon, he would be cardboard cannon.

Let's try to forget he even exists

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Globalgunner]

Just noticed who the ref is. Don't these twats ever retire?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decent ball in from Pepe but just ahead of the play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Guendouzi. :bow:

Good covering.

Blatant shirt pull on Sokratis.

VAR. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jagielka to score the winner against us again? :sick:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6v4J1LbHpg

Get ready for it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Silky football. :haha:

Do they even watch us anymore?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sokratis roughing up Mousset. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cultured pass from David Luiz right out of play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fleck wipes Aubameyang out.

Yellow. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good block from Agent Mousset. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe, what a miss! :doh:

[Thierrymon]

Pepe :doh:

[LDG]

Awful miss from Gervinho

[Master Splinter]

Pepe is cursed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka giving away a stupid foul again. :faint:

[Globalgunner]

He really needed that. The boy is totally uncoordinated

[fakeyank]

Can Xhaka please get a booking?! :pray:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

And that is why he should be doing nothing in training except working on his right foot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baldrick is out there?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Mousset.

FFS.

[Thierrymon]

It was coming.

[Letters]

Arsenal away from home :rolleyes:

[fakeyank]

Emery is a POS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba shot blocked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka booked for diving.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Willock just isn't in the game.

[LDG]

We are shite

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Mike Dean on?!

:haha:

Unbelievable.

[Thierrymon]

Mike Dean FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yellow for Freddie.

[fakeyank]

Ljunberg is looking more and more like the next Arsenal manager to me

[McNamara That Ghost...]

O'Connell booked.

Scrote. Utter twat.

[Letters]

Ljunberg is looking more and more like the next Arsenal manager to me

What makes you think he’ll be any good?

[dazthegooner]

Ljunberg is looking more and more like the next Arsenal manager to me

Hopefully at half time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka hammers it, Henderson saves.

[LDG]

Xhaka boom

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka header loops over.

[Thierrymon]

Good effort from Xhaka.

[LDG]

Pepe has looked quite lively tonight actually.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe has done some good things with the ball but it's just from such a ridiculously deep position mostly.

1-0 HT.

Overall, it's grim viewing.

[AFC Leveller]

Not good enough. I said before the game we would struggle against them because not only are they organised, we don’t have any kind of game plan or nous to open them up.

Ozil would have been perfect for this game but Emery seems to hate him.

[fakeyank]

Our creativity in the midfield is dire.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Not good enough. I said before the game we would struggle against them because not only are they organised, we don’t have any kind of game plan or nous to open them up.

Ozil would have been perfect for this game but Emery seems to hate him.

He doesn't run enough in a team that the manager doesn't properly coach or instruct to press half the time anyway so no.....he's not even worthy of our bench.....

[Globalgunner]

Emery has no clue how to get the best out of these players. A managerial mess of a man.

[AFC Leveller]

Captain Xhaka playing Mousset onside when he should have move forward when the header came in. Poor understanding of the game by him again.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Terrible all over the park.

Crap line up.

Kola has gone from conservative safety first approach this season to cowardice.
Chambers is trying his best to do something but is continuously getting pressed.
Xhaka is passing ok but can't turn.
Luiz can pass like Pirlo, but you wouldn't know it from this game. What's the point in playing it out the back if the entire front 6 can't actually beat a press?
Willock has barely touched the ball....totally lost.
Saka getting swamped in the press.
Auba not getting the ball.
Pepe has far too many players to beat

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freddie showing Ceballos his dancing moves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willock off for Ceballos.

Harsh but fair.

[Gooner23]

How on earth did Saka get booked for diving. Dean is such a fucking cheat.

[Letters]

Our creativity in the midfield is dire.

Right. And this is why the Ozil stuff is bullshit.
Are people really arguing that he offers nothing better than the shit out there?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolasinac was very lucky.

[Thierrymon]

kolasinac gets away with one. Where was he going?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mousset off, Sharp on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't like Guendouzi being in the centre back position to receive the ball. If it's because Sokratis treats the ball like it's a mortal enemy then Holding is a must.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baldock. :haha:

[Thierrymon]

This is dire.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos scuffer.

[LDG]

What is Emery’s plan??

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McGoldrick booked for diving.

[dazthegooner]

What is Emery’s plan??

Europa league into the champions league :( .

[Thierrymon]

Pepe's corners :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolasinac booked. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno nearly fluffs it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chambers wallops it out of play.

Xhaka hauled off, Lacazette on.

:faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka. :bow:

[fakeyank]

NO FUCKING WAY!!! HOW IS XHAKA OFF WITH EMERY AS COACH!?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be fine a week's wages for every fucked up short corner.

[Thierrymon]

Cant see us scoring. Barely created anything all game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe freekick but easy enough for Henderson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe combs it, wide.

[Letters]

NO FUCKING WAY!!! HOW IS XHAKA OFF WITH EMERY AS COACH!?!

If you press Caps Lock again it stops doing that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe off, Martinelli on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McGoldrick off, The Freeman on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is Kolasinac thick?

Head it down!

[AFC Leveller]

Emery thanks for the ....erm... but it’s time to say goodbye.

[AFC Leveller]

Despite the calibre of the attacking talent we have on the pitch, Emery has no idea what to do with them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McBurnie coming on if he isn't too pissed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Norwood off for McBurnie.

[LDG]

Absolute shite from us tonight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sokratis booked.

Depressing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos takes the bonkers decision to let Sheffield United have a corner.

[Gooner23]

Theres just no hint of progression under Emery at all. We are a really poor side.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five added minutes.

[LDG]

Everything from Chambers has sucked cock tonight

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 FT.

Utter, utter shit.

Fuck right off.

[LDG]

Fucking useless.

Fuck off Emery you useless shit

[Özim]

Emery does it again, utterly pathetic, does this guy do anything right?

How have we managed after years of poor performances under Wenger to replace him with a guy who also doesn't have a clue about football?

[fakeyank]

Wenger has cloned himself as Emery. There is no way we could have got stuck with two wengers in succession!

[Master Splinter]

So many talented attacking players and just.....nothing.

It's utterly limp and lifeless.

Soul-destroying stuff.

[LDG]

Fuck off Evra you fucking shitbag

[DannyFishcharge]

How are we supposed to break back into the top 4, when we can't beat teams like Sheffield United? What is our 'style' now?

We have one of the quickest forward lines in Europe, but when the ball gets forward through the midfield, it then goes backwards to the CB's.... Why? Nothing to do with the 3 CM/DM we have, I guess.
Fullbacks bombing on to cross to..... no-one again as we're going back to waiting for the cut-back.
Pepe and Auba are gonna be able to run marathons soon with the amount of wasted running they do as they're not being fed.
And when will someone at Arsenal, grab hold of the manager/Coaching staff and shake them until their eyes bleed, to say the current lot we have playing are average and need to learn how to defend.

15yr old lad still wants me to take him to Ashburton to see a game, but I don't want him witnessing that dross.

[Mac76]

How are we supposed to break back into the top 4, when we can't beat teams like Sheffield United? What is our 'style' now?

We have one of the quickest forward lines in Europe, but when the ball gets forward through the midfield, it then goes backwards to the CB's.... Why? Nothing to do with the 3 CM/DM we have, I guess.
Fullbacks bombing on to cross to..... no-one again as we're going back to waiting for the cut-back.
Pepe and Auba are gonna be able to run marathons soon with the amount of wasted running they do as they're not being fed.
And when will someone at Arsenal, grab hold of the manager/Coaching staff and shake them until their eyes bleed, to say the current lot we have playing are average and need to learn how to defend.

15yr old lad still wants me to take him to Ashburton to see a game, but I don't want him witnessing that dross.

Take him to a carabao cup or europa game, that's when he'll see our best side