The Arsenal v Notts Forest 2pm Snday 30 October

[Mac76]

0-3 Dennis hatter

We need to find a way to win and win comfortably, but Forest are getting their act together so unless we up our performance it could be tense

[Marc Overmars]

3 points is obviously the most important thing but I really want to see a performance here as well as the result. Can’t keep limping through games.

[Marc Overmars]

Tomi still at left back. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus.
Subs: Hein, Tierney, Holding, Cedric, Lokonga, Vieira, Nelson, Marquinhos, Nketiah.

Nottingham Forest: Henderson; Aurier, Cook, McKenna, Lodi; Kouyate, Freuler, Yates; Lingard, Awoniyi, Gibbs-White
Subs: Hennessy, Mangala, Williams, O'Brien, Surridge, Johnson, Dennis, Boly

[HCZ_Reborn]

Tomi still at left back. :rolleyes:

I don’t get it, I really don’t

Yes I understand Tierney hasn’t especially played well this season but other than the Liverpool game Tomoyasu has struggled at left back.

It’s weird and obsessive behaviour

[mandela8]

Tomi still at left back. :rolleyes:

Actually mental.

Winning at home to forest will validate his decision. That's his rational, imo. Fuckin narcissistic wee dick.

[Letters]

Must win.
I don’t care about the performance although a confident win would be nice.
A win puts us back on top and puts some distance between us at Chelsea and Spurs.
Come on, Arsenal!

[Mac76]

Actually mental.

Winning at home to forest will validate his decision. That's his rational, imo. Fuckin narcissistic wee dick.

He'll go to his grave rather than play a left back at left back :rolleyes:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Is there fan representation at pre match press conferences these days

“So Mikel, Tomoyasu who is primarily a centre back but can play as a right back is your preferred choice at left back…so wonder if you’d like to give us a bit of insight into your thinking….or to put it another way. What the fuck are you playing at you lego haired cunt”

[mandela8]

He'll go to his grave rather than play a left back at left back :rolleyes:

Just reeks of fragility, man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I guess this will be the case until Zinchenko comes back but fuck knows when that will be.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MARTINELLI!! :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Get in!! Great header

[GP]

Great goal:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus curls it wide.

Not watching it, have it on 5live.

[WMUG]

Jesus shot blocked.

Needs a goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli shot, cleared off the line. Saka shot and still hobbling.

[Marc Overmars]

Battering them, need the second

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka off injured, Nelson on.

[Marc Overmars]

Saka :rose:

Big chance for Nelson to show what he can do.

[Marc Overmars]

Definitely missing Saka’s willingness to take on his man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good ball from Gabriel to Lingard.

[Marc Overmars]

Very sloppy now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs-White booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

Being 1-0 up and trying to shut it down hasn't really been all that convincing recently.

Second half coming up. :rose:

[HCZ_Reborn]

All set up for a shit second half where we can’t keep the ball and either concede a sloppy equaliser or manage to hold on to a 1-0

[Marc Overmars]

Mostly good, got a bit lazy towards the end of the half.

Second half drop off incoming. :rose:

[Mac76]

Good start, faded a bit, Jesus needs to stay in or around their area more for when we break

As long as no real injury to Saka, no bad thing for Nelson to get some more game time, hr's been bright so far though as MO says not taking on as much

[HCZ_Reborn]

The problem is Jesus isn’t really a out and out striker, he’s good at creating chances and being a menace to defenders but he has no aerial presence and isn’t a great finisher

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson saves from Jesus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NELSON!!! :bow:

[GP]

GET IN NELSON!

[Marc Overmars]

NELSON!!

Well done!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NELSON!!! :bow:

Goal machine.

[Marc Overmars]

NELSON!!!

Options :bow:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Good lad, pleased for him

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PARTEY!!!

[Marc Overmars]

PARTEY!!!!

Holy shit

[GP]

WHAT A GOAL!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus mate.

[Marc Overmars]

Jesus shot saved, should have combed that in

[mandela8]

Need to dig the post out where I said I'd play Nelson ahead of Saka.



< sips tea >

[Marc Overmars]

Jesus FFS

Just lift it over the keeper.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wonder if we can keep a clean sheet at home in the league for a long, long time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ODEGAARD!! :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

ODEGAARD!!

[GP]

Great goal!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forest just need to sign another 21 players and they might have a good team.

[GP]

Vieira has been really poor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus with an admirable impression of Lacazette. :bow:

A lot more quality on the ball but I'm jonesing for him to get a +1 here.

[Marc Overmars]

Jesus :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0 FT. :bow:

[GP]

Lovely stuff.

[HCZ_Reborn]

That was a result and performance that was needed

Scored more goals today than in the previous five

[Marc Overmars]

Super second half, blitzed them.

Great to see Nelson make an impact, we definitely need more wide options and if he can step up now that would be priceless.

Jesus. :lol:

Can’t fault the effort but clearly his luck is out at the moment. Just needs to pub one in and hopefully the confidence with his finishing can return.

[LDG]

Great result

[HCZ_Reborn]

Super second half, blitzed them.

Great to see Nelson make an impact, we definitely need more wide options and if he can step up now that would be priceless.

Jesus. :lol:

Can’t fault the effort but clearly his luck is out at the moment. Just needs to pub one in and hopefully the confidence with his finishing can return.

He played well today and laid on two assists, so not massively concerned….there’s no doubt that his presence alone makes us more potent up front

[Marc Overmars]

He played well today and laid on two assists, so not massively concerned….there’s no doubt that his presence alone makes us more potent up front

Oh yeah he’s elite really when it comes to making things happen for the team. Even though his goals have dried up he’s doing everything else right.

Compare to Lacazette last season, absolute cardboard cut out he was.

[Mac76]

Super second half, blitzed them.

Great to see Nelson make an impact, we definitely need more wide options and if he can step up now that would be priceless.

Jesus. :lol:

Can’t fault the effort but clearly his luck is out at the moment. Just needs to pub one in and hopefully the confidence with his finishing can return.

This

Great game today and good for Nelaon, ever since I saw him tearing up the pitch for the U23s I knew he had talent, if Arteta doubted him, which he very much seemed to do, he's hopefully had his mind changed

And overall a great team effort in the second half.

Also loved Ben White shoving players off the ball and getting away with it :lol: