Arsenal v Everton, 16:30 GMT (23/02, SS Main Event)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal.

Hopefully Everton still remember to be our bunnies.

[GP]

3-0

[Letters]

Mid table 6 pointers :bow:

Come on you twats, let’s twat these twats!

[Mac76]

I don't think this'll be another clean sheet, calvert-lewin and richarlison are too good for mustafi and louise, so we'll need our scoring boots on again

[Mac76]

So the nearby pub i'd normally go to was showing wall-to-wall egg-chasing so i went into the ground of Arsenal FOOTBALL club to find that they too are showing that shit instead of, err, football

Seriously, WHAT THE FUCK?????

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, David Luiz, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Xhaka, Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang, Nketiah.
Subs: Martinez, Sokratis, Guendouzi, Torreira, Nelson, Saka, Lacazette.

Everton: Pickford, Sidibe, Holgate, Mina, Baines, Delph, Schneiderlin, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Stekelenburg, Keane, Bernard, Gomes, Coleman, Davies, Kean.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Twat these twats please.

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka benched? Martinelli not even in the squad? We won't be bothering about entertainment today then?

Mustafi picked again. He hasn't made a catastrophic error in a while. How far are we willing to push the odds?

[Niall_Quinn]

Twat these twats please.

We'll have more passes than them. Will that do?

[Mac76]

Saka benched? Martinelli not even in the squad? We won't be bothering about entertainment today then?

Mustafi picked again. He hasn't made a catastrophic error in a while. How far are we willing to push the odds?

Spot on - all three of those choices are criminal.

Saka coming up for a contract negotiation with big clubs sniffing around and here we are showing every confidence in him by preferring popeye instead...

And Nketiah instead of Martinelli, the championship/league 1 player instead of one of the most talented players in the squad

Presumably Saka and Martinelli aren't working hard enough in training, they're making the mistake of saving their effort for, err, the actual fuhking match... :rolleyes:

And mustafi in favour of any other fit CB is a joke

Improved results or not, Arteta is starting to worry me...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme is on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saha and Souness in the studio. :sleep:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba will never start from the middle again. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

People's Eyebrow. :bow:

[Mac76]

Auba will never start from the middle again. :rose:

It's crazy, like it would be if we played sokratis at RB instead of AMN - oh...... :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Old Man Baines at LB.

Has to be targeted surely?

[dazthegooner]

Was going to pay the £10 to watch it don't think I'll bother.

[Niall_Quinn]

We could do with a lot more ads on Sky. They don't have enough.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We'll have more passes than them. Will that do?

Not really, no.

[Niall_Quinn]

Was going to pay the £10 to watch it don't think I'll bother.

Sluggish start...
Why are we passing it sideways all the time?...
No shots on target yet...
How come the ref hasn't booked them for that when he booked us?...
HT 0-0, need to do better in the second half...
FT 0-0, second half was worse than the first...

Saved you a tenner!

[dazthegooner]

Must be getting enough from subscribers :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

Not really, no.

Now you're up there looking down you're starting with the demands.

[Master Splinter]

Old Man Baines at LB.

Has to be targeted surely?

N_Q will probably genuinely explode if Pepe plays conservatively against a pensioner today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Calvert-Lewin.

Oh dear.

[Niall_Quinn]

Offside? Wasn't a fucking FK either. Bullshit ref.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Now you're up there looking down you're starting with the demands.

I can see I need to be more persuasive...

[Letters]

Oh bloody hell :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Dimwit Kola kept them all onside whilst doing absolutely fuck all in terms of defending.

Even so, was never a FK in the first place. Absolute bullshit decision.

[dazthegooner]

Offside? Wasn't a fucking FK either. Bullshit ref.

Even though I didn't spend the £10 should still be entitled to a refund...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin leans back and over it goes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cross it earlier Auba.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shite effort from Bellerin. No composure whatsoever.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's all too slow. Everything we do is slow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's the Iwobi we know.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well we can see how it's going to be with this cunt of a ref. He's put down an early marker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wake up Mustafi.

[Letters]

Actually, I think we are playing quite well so far.
More positive than some other games recently

[Niall_Quinn]

Iwobi does an Iwobi - but Kola was awful again.

[Letters]

Mustafi falls asleep and then sort of redeems himself

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pubbing one in from a corner is our best bet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi heads it miles over.

I don't really know what he expected to do going at it like that. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Pepe puts the corner in, Mustafi clears it easily.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolasinac is dead.

[AFC Leveller]

Everton looking solid and compact. We will need to play the ball a lot quicker and attack them with pace.

[Letters]

Pepe puts the corner in, Mustafi clears it easily.

Why does that never occur to him at the other end? :doh:

[Globalgunner]

Kola. Get the fk up

[Niall_Quinn]

Seriously. Another winter break for a cut lip?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolasinac has dislocated his arm it looks like.

Saka coming on.

[Globalgunner]

That goal would never be given against Manure. Foul against Maguire they would say

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dr. Neville.

[Master Splinter]

Saka coming on to save us again..

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka on.

[Globalgunner]

Kola looks like he's gonna cry. Can take on sword wielding thugs but no tolerance for pain.

[Niall_Quinn]

Luckily they have Delph, to compensate us having Xhaka.

[Niall_Quinn]

Really poor effort from Eddie. Not that he had a single option in the middle. Lazy Pepe was watching on again from 20 yards behind.

[Niall_Quinn]

Has Iwobi rejoined? His best performance for us in years.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Hooray.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NKETIAH!!!! :bow:

Wow from Saka again.

[AFC Leveller]

What a fucking cross and what a goal

SAKA u Beauty

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka to Ediie!!!!!!! 1-1

All about Saka again.

[Master Splinter]

Saka is ridiculous.

[dazthegooner]

Agents up's his contract demands by another 10k a week.

[Globalgunner]

Saka is already twice the player Kola will ever be

[AFC Leveller]

That cross is seriously sexy, SAKA is a so talented.

[Letters]

:bow:

Great cross, great finish.

Now come on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schneiderlin booked.

Run at him!

[Niall_Quinn]

I don't mind Pepe getting that through ball wrong, it was better to give it a try than be negative. More of that needed.

[Letters]

This is so much better.
Really positive

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!!!

What a ball from David Luiz. :cloud9:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Hooray again!

[AFC Leveller]

What a fucking finish by Auba
Henry in his prime

[Niall_Quinn]

AUBA!!!!!!!!!!!

2-1

Lovely ball by Luiz and then a cool finish by Thierry :bow:

[Master Splinter]

AUBA!!!

[Letters]

Auba!

What a ball for him!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton trying to set us up at the back.

[Master Splinter]

Auba on Sundays :bow:.

[Marc Overmars]

Henry. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hardman Ozil scything down Sigurdsson.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pen for us. Got the ball and the man. Not given. Not even looked at.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some control from Ceballos.

One of the only thing he has done right in the half. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nketiah with the tactical foul.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking Mustafi and his backwards passing.

[Globalgunner]

Mustafi is simply a walking nightmare

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Richarlison header wide.

Neville is such a gobshite.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Send him off!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yellow for Richarlison.

[Niall_Quinn]

Probably was just a yellow as he pulled out of it. But should have been a red anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2. Another pub goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

WTF?

What the fucking fuck?

2-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 HT.

Clowns are back.

[Globalgunner]

More comedy from our defending

[dazthegooner]

Well 3 clean sheets in a row we had to give something back :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

This is why taking the foot off the gas is a stupid fucking idea that never pays. We had them on the ropes and we sat back instead of killing them off.

HT 2-2

Two absolute pub goals conceded.

[Gooner23]

Calamitous defending twice.

[Letters]

Oh FFS :doh:

[Letters]

Good performance overall, spoiled by conceding two stupid goals.

[Master Splinter]

Dreadful goals conceded in the first and last minutes of the half.

In between that, it was fine.

Although Pepe, Ozil and Ceballos need to improve in the second half.

[Niall_Quinn]

Everton first never should have counted. Joke. We'd have definitely had that ruled out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why didn't Kolasinac let Mina go?

:wacko:

[Niall_Quinn]

And Leno bottled it on the second goal.

[Mac76]

Equaliser eas a real bummer after two great goals from us


Got to do it all again in the second half, need to get richarlison booked agin and off... :satan:

[Globalgunner]

Our defending can only be cured by an exorcist. Its been 15 years and 30 different defenders later. Still the same ol shite

[Niall_Quinn]

Why didn't Kolasinac let Mina go?

:wacko:

Why did the idiot then run back in and keep them all onside for a second time? Mind you, he did well after that by getting injured.

[dazthegooner]

Why did the idiot then run back in and keep them all onside for a second time? Mind you, he did well after that by getting injured.

Oooh harsh but fare :)

[AFC Leveller]

Individual mistakes cost us both goals. Leno should have done better than just spread himself.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!! COME ON!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's try to get through the first minute without conceeding.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah here comes VAR. :sick:

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - That's much better!

[AFC Leveller]

Great header what a goal

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goal allowed.

:dance:

Auba is getting the Golden Boot again. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Another header for Auba. And a decent cross from Pepe.

Much better idea to score in the first minute instead of conceding.

[Letters]

My stream is miles behind but I heard my neighbour (a fellow Gooner) yelling before we even kicked off :haha:

[GP]

lol

[Master Splinter]

Auba on Sundays :bow:.

Heading machine now as well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi. :haha:

Fortunate.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was great from Ceballos.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sidibe shot, David Luiz vlocks.

[Master Splinter]

Ceballos embracing the Torreira role.

[Master Splinter]

Sidibe shot, David Luiz vlocks.

Vlocking :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Calvert-Lewin so close to making it 3-3.

Way too many players miles up the pitch. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schneiderlin off, Andre Gomes on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Every time there's a collision now it's a 3 day break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi hauled off, Bernard on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Do people still play Angry Birds?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elbowton.

[Niall_Quinn]

Do people still play Angry Birds?

Feminists :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not good from Saka there.

Leno saves from Calvert-Lewin.

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka needs to remember to defend too.

[Niall_Quinn]

How is that a FK? Ceballos would have had to dematerialise to avoid that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka. :wacko:

What has happened?

Sigurdsson. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka has lost his concentration.

BUT - how has Siggurdson not been booked for that pull back? Outrageous. Let's wait to see what Xhaka gets booked for.

[Master Splinter]

Saka in the pub.

[Niall_Quinn]

Dreadful by Pepe.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka and Andre Gomes. :lol:

[dazthegooner]

He's determined to prove he's not a left back and is indeed a winger.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bernard. :lol:

I think Torreira should come on. Midfield is looking a bit pants currently.

[Penguin]

Bellerin what are you doing?! Easy pass to put Pepe through on goal and he takes too long. Should have been 4-2. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a save from Leno!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sigurdsson booked.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leno saves us.

Saka back on 30K

[Niall_Quinn]

Siggurdson booked to celebrate his 500th foul of the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hit it Eddie!

[Penguin]

3 or 4 times Saka has given the ball away in the most ridiculous way possible. Focus on this match not on your contract.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos combs it, well wide.

How was that not a foul on Ozil though?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos hauled off for that, Torreira on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ceballos with a half decent effort.

Torreira coming on. For Ceballos I suppose.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba couldn't stay on his feet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton nearly fluke a chance from a scuffed shot again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Calvert-Lewin should've scored.

[Niall_Quinn]

How many times is Mustafi just going to stand there while the cross goes in?

[Niall_Quinn]

There's a goal in this for Everton if we don't pick up the pace.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another nonsense FK for Neverton.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delph off, Kean on.

Ozil off, Guendouzi on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Everton have subbed both their chief hackers now.

Gwen on for Ozil. I hope we're not planning to sit back and soak it up, because we all know how that ends.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I can't see us holding on really.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Bellerin playing CB now? Haven't seen him defending his side for ages. Mustafi is out there more than him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Although Sigurdsson is doing his best for us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crossbar denies Nketiah!

Pickford. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Send Richarlison off?

[Niall_Quinn]

First, it was a FK to us - ignored by the ref again. But we won the ball anyway and Eddie curls it onto the woodwork.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Utter shit freekick from us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant from Leno.

Bellerin with a Villa tribute act.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leno goes to Vegas and wins.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno says his foot has gone pop.

:rose:

[Penguin]

Unlicky Nketiah, that was a good hit. I love how he's always got his eye on the goal. If there's a chance he'll always take the shot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I hate players going to the corner flag. Pointless, never going to keep it there for five minutes.

[Niall_Quinn]

5 mins extra time.

[dazthegooner]

Hope we play to the +5 not the first 4.

[Penguin]

Is Bellerin playing CB now? Haven't seen him defending his side for ages. Mustafi is out there more than him.

Bellerin has been awful today. All of Everton's attacks are coming down his side.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Calvert-Lewin header.

How has that not gone in?!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Calvert Sewage misses an open goal. We really are making hard work of this. Totally switched off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andre Gomes with the most deliberate foul of all time.

Booked.

[Globalgunner]

Arsenal defending. The worst a fan can get.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kean fires wide.

[Globalgunner]

Jesus. There are some morons in this team

Great escape

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 3-2 Neverton, FT!

Never in doubt. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

AUBA gets MOTM - probably fair.

Don't want to jinx it but, apart from his backpassing habit, Mustafi was probably our best defender today.

[Niall_Quinn]

FT 3-2

Whew!

That was like swimming through glue. Not sure what's happening with our fitness training but we don't seem to have any. Huge 3 points though.

[Penguin]

Aerially Mustafi is one of the weakest centre backs I've ever seen.

[GP]

3-0

Close enough

[GP]

Aerially Mustafi is one of the weakest centre backs I've ever seen.

lol what?

[Niall_Quinn]

Aerially Mustafi is one of the weakest centre backs I've ever seen.

The other 3 weren't any better today. Seemed to be a step backwards defensively.

[Master Splinter]

AUBA gets MOTM - probably fair.

Don't want to jinx it but, apart from his backpassing habit, Mustafi was probably our best defender today.

Xhaka was our best player today. Some excellent passing, no brain farts and was the only one who kept his cool in the second half when everyone else was making cheap errors.

[Globalgunner]

Who was the clown playing hot potato with the ball along with Auba, while the ball got nicked by an Everton player....in the last minute

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Think that was my pick to come on, Torreira.

[Master Splinter]

FT 3-2

Whew!

That was like swimming through glue. Not sure what's happening with our fitness training but we don't seem to have any. Huge 3 points though.

In fairness, we've just played 3 games in a week, while Everton have had 2 weeks off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Xhaka was our best player today. Some excellent passing, no brain farts and was the only one who kept his cool in the second half when everyone else was making cheap errors.

2 goals and a winner usually gets MOTM.