Arsenal v Bournemouth. 4th March. 15:00

[Marc Overmars]

No room for complacency but this really ought to be another comfortable win if we apply ourselves correctly.

Wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a couple of changes. Just had a midweek game and we’ve got a couple of tough away games to come at Lisbon and Fulham. Would bring back Partey and save Jorginho for Europe.

2-0

[Mac76]

0-3 Solanki hatter

[Mac76]

I really hope Newcastle do a park-the-bus job against Citeh like they did against us

[Marc Overmars]

I really hope Newcastle do a park-the-bus job against Citeh like they did against us

That would be nice but Newcastle will get battered. They’re finished.

[Mac76]

That would be nice but Newcastle will get battered. They’re finished.

yeah, sadly i think you're right, they're handing fourth to Spuds on a plate right now

[GP]

I reckon Liverpool will sneak into 4th

[Mac76]

Xhaka dropped :haha:

Vieira in :bow:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Three changes from mid week

Tomoyasu for White

Vieira for Xhaka

And Partey for Jorginho

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Odegaard, Vieira, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard.
Subs: Turner, Tierney, White, Kiwior, Holding, Jorginho, Xhaka, Nelson, Smith Rowe.

Bournemouth: Neto; Smith, Mepham, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura; Ouattara, Billing, Rothwell, Semenyo; Solanke.
Subs: Travers, Randolph, Fredericks, Cook, Christie, Stacey, Moore, Anthony, Pollock.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on you Gunners!

No funny business here please.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Xhaka dropped :haha:

Vieira in :bow:

Good to see the manager finally showing some imagination.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Billing. WTF. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Fuck sake

Should have equalised but Saka hits it straight at the keeper from point blank

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three saves from Neto now.

[Marc Overmars]

Should be 0-2

Ramsdale saves after we were caught out on the counter

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsdale. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Hate games like this.

Trying to score a goal against a parked bus while always being short at the back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trossard off injured, Smith Rowe on.

[Letters]

I just saw the goal was after 9 seconds! :lol:

I have more faith in us to turn this around than I would have last season.
Come on, you twats!

[Marc Overmars]

HT

Shite. Looks like it could be one of those days.

Come on you fucking morons.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT. :rose:

87% possession is too much - I don't remember very often teams winning much when you have that amount.

[Mac76]

Maddening, we're too slow in the attack and our corners are absolutely appalling, we had about six and they were all fucking garbage

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka is needed. And Nketiah.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Xhaka is needed. And Nketiah.

Nketiah isn’t on the bench he’s injured

[Marc Overmars]

We’ll need a bit of individual brilliance again like Saka the other night.

I don’t see us opening them up because they’re too deep. If anything them scoring a second is just as likely as us equalising.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Their is just something about the way we attack when we play at home that seems we'll never get off the mark unless it some own goal or unbelievable finish.

I think the easiest thing is to bring in Eddie ASAP, Vieira should come off and Smith Rowe take his place.

This game didn't need to be this hard if the guys in the pocket behind the striker (Odegaard especially) knew how to use the ball properly i.e. shoot when they are suppose to.

Oh and as long as Zinchencko is given a free role, we should always play 3 CBs, meaning White should always play.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Nketiah isn’t on the bench he’s injured
Shit...can't believe this!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomiyasu off for White.

[HCZ_Reborn]

2-0 Bournemouth

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 Bournemouth. What the?

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah you can’t lose at home to Bournemouth and win the league.

It’s over.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I didn’t realise you could score off a corner

[HCZ_Reborn]

0-2 Bournemouth. What the?

It’s looked possible. Don’t want to say it’s been coming but they’ve looked better in front of goal than us. And Partey loses his man

[Marc Overmars]

It’s looked possible. Don’t want to say it’s been coming but they’ve looked better in front of goal than us. And Partey loses his man

Been caught out multiple times while everyone has poured forward. 0-2 was always likely when you’re just leaving it to chance at the back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PARTEY!!!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Been caught out multiple times while everyone has poured forward. 0-2 was always likely when you’re just leaving it to chance at the back.

Wasn’t a counter attack though it was a corner. So just poor (non existent) marking

[Marc Overmars]

Goal

2 more now please

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith Rowe off for Nelson. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WHITE!!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Another goal

One more needed

[Xhaka Can’t]

Special mention to the fans. They were singing their hearts out at 0-2

[Marc Overmars]

We’ve been so bad in the final third.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NELSON!!!!!

[GP]

EXTRAORDINARY!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 FT! Incredible.

[Marc Overmars]

Fucking hell, that was stunning.

Definitely a moment we’ll look back on if we win the title.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I feel like breakdancing!

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Is there anyone who still believes we don't deserve to win this title????

[Letters]

Quite pleased tbh

[GP]

I love this team.

Not in a gay way.

[Letters]

Yeah you can’t lose at home to Bournemouth and win the league.
Correct.


It’s over.
Incorrect.

[Mac76]

Fucking amazing, stadium went wild

Nelson :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Correct.


Incorrect.

We were awful today, genuinely.

But we just kept pushing and won it. Mental, really makes you think that it could well be our year.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I love this team.

Not in a gay way.

You’re supposed to say No Homo

[The Wengerbabies]

https://i.ibb.co/MVQYpns/excitedarteta.png

[GP]

Vieira isn't up to it yet. Looked much better when he came off. White for Tomi was effective too.

Reiss Nelson though. So good to have him back. He's so direct with the ball.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Vieira isn't up to it yet. Looked much better when he came off. White for Tomi was effective too.

Reiss Nelson though. So good to have him back. He's so direct with the ball.

Our Rookie got his subs right fantastically today.

I hope the White and Tomi debate is settled now, though I still believe rhis summer we should go out and spend to get full acks on both sides.
.
Vieira is clearly talented but can't make much impact on most games in the EPL because he's still too weak.

And Nelson, what a kid, what a sub.... whatever they do, they need to give him a new contract. From the moment he stepped on the pitch, he showed the directness and the belief they all seemed to be lacking....most people won't realise that he took a second touch to setup the shot, something Odegaaard and Zinchenko kept waisting our time making us think a clean strike was impossible.... I hope the kid stay fit and is the go to man when we need subs, fantastic spirit. Truly our academy has delivered some incredible kids.

[Marc Overmars]

Smith-Rowe was disappointing, I know he’s barely played and struggled with fitness but he looks really cumbersome and scruffy with the ball. Nelson looked so much better. I hope he can stay fit because he could be an extremely useful option for us.

Vieira will be better next season hopefully, right now he looks a bit too weak and unable to impose himself. We missed Xhaka.

[Letters]

We were awful today, genuinely.

But we just kept pushing and won it. Mental, really makes you think that it could well be our year.
Sometimes you just need to scrape a result.
I can’t help feel that City will ultimately steamroll us, but holy shit we are giving ourselves a chance. The connection between the team and the fans is back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everyone (supporters from other teams) is so bitter. :lol:

I love it.

[GP]

We now have more points than we got from season 2020-2021, with 12 games left to play

[Letters]

Everyone (supporters from other teams) is so bitter. :lol:

I love it.
Fuck ‘em all, fuck ‘em all… :cool:

[Marc Overmars]

This is the first season in years I’ve read rival fans forums.

The tears are very real. Imagine if we actually win it.

[Xhaka Can’t]

This is the first season in years I’ve read rival fans forums.

The tears are very real. Imagine if we actually win it.

I seriously haven't thought of reading other forums for years to the extent, it never even entered my mid to do so today.

Well it looks like my next hour is mapped out.

[Niall_Quinn]

Here it is again. The delirium before the collapse. How many times now? To fall two goals behind to one of the worst teams to ever dirty the so-called "premier" league. Meanwhile the gypos beat an actual team. The writing is huge on the wall. I'll be laughing when the "everyone knew" moment comes. It's all so painfully predictable and yet, the fans buy it every season. For "premier" prices.

A long dead club in a long dead league for a long dead sport.

Yes, yes, dive in with your condemnations of reality. I won't pay a moment's heed - until the end of the season. Then we'll talk.

That said. F1 was actually quite entertaining today. So not all sport is totally dead.

[Letters]

The match thread for Spurs game against Wolves on Glory Glory had “We Go Again” in the title.
They certainly did :haha:

[Letters]

Here it is again.

So you are.

[Niall_Quinn]

So you are.

See you in May.

[LDG]

See you in May.

Twat

[Letters]

Twat

:gp:

[GP]

:goodpost:

[Niall_Quinn]

Twat

May.

[Niall_Quinn]

:goodpost:

Here's a fish.

[Mac76]

Vieira isn't up to it yet. Looked much better when he came off. White for Tomi was effective too.

Reiss Nelson though. So good to have him back. He's so direct with the ball.

Bit harsh on Vieira, think he suffered from not having an out-and-out striker to try to provide for

And he only came off in the 84th minute ffs :) for his 14 minutes Xhaka was ok, but he's probably better as a sub when the opposition has slowed down to his pace

But yes Nelson was excellent, really like his directness (are you watching Zinchenko) and really pleased he turned the match

[Mac76]

Here it is again. The delirium before the collapse. How many times now? To fall two goals behind to one of the worst teams to ever dirty the so-called "premier" league. Meanwhile the gypos beat an actual team. The writing is huge on the wall. I'll be laughing when the "everyone knew" moment comes. It's all so painfully predictable and yet, the fans buy it every season. For "premier" prices.

A long dead club in a long dead league for a long dead sport.

Yes, yes, dive in with your condemnations of reality. I won't pay a moment's heed - until the end of the season. Then we'll talk.

That said. F1 was actually quite entertaining today. So not all sport is totally dead.

This would be the F1 that fixed a win for Verstappen with the most blatant title-deciding intervention ever seen in sport?

You really are full of shit

[Letters]

To fall two goals behind to one of the worst teams to ever dirty the so-called "premier" league.
Well, firstly let's deal with that bullshit. Bournemouth have already got the same points or more than 6 of these teams finished on.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/worst-premier-league-teams-ever-points-total
Given the games left it seems vanishingly unlikely that they won't get more than the rest.
And while I agree going 2-0 down against them is a "bad thing", given that we were at home and it was very much a "must win", isn't it the end result you care about? See you in May, right? But when it suits you, you're dwelling on the mid-point of a game.


Meanwhile the gypos beat an actual team.
An actual team who are in bloody awful form. Since the World Cup they've W2 D5 L2 in the league.
We are 22 points above this "actual team" (having played 2 games more, admittedly).
Were The Invincibles an actual team? Right now we have 1 point less than they had at this point.


The writing is huge on the wall. I'll be laughing when the "everyone knew" moment comes. It's all so painfully predictable and yet, the fans buy it every season.
Which fans? I don't know a single Arsenal fan who is confident we will win the league. I literally said in this thread that I still feel it's unlikely. At times I've started to believe it possible. Today felt like "a moment" and if we do finish on top come May this will be a massive result. But most fans are still being realistic.
Literally no-one expected a title challenge this year. We didn't even finish in the top 4 last year and kept tripping over our own feet when trying to.
So spare us the "told you so" come May, you're not saying anything we don't know. We're just enjoying watching a team who are fighting for each other, a team we can finally get behind.


A long dead club in a long dead league for a long dead sport.
Well stop watching then. Oh, you have. Fine, but why post on here about it? I mean, you have the right to but what's the actual point?
Why don't you put us all out of your misery?
If you can't enjoy a 97th minute winner in a must win game in a season when we are improbably in a title race then just stop bothering us.
Read the room.

TL;DR, do stop being such a cunt. There's a good chap. :good:

[Xhaka Can’t]

I doubt very much we’ll win the league - we have a ridiculous run in.

I brought my laptop down to my mate’s house today so he could watch the match. Because of health reasons, he is almost housebound. Watching this made his day, especially with the last second winner.

If you can’t find any joy in this, then I don’t know what to say.

[Niall_Quinn]

This would be the F1 that fixed a win for Verstappen with the most blatant title-deciding intervention ever seen in sport?

You really are full of shit

No, this would be an entirely different season that just started. Not my fault if you are still crying about your girlfriend, that's something you have to deal with.

[Niall_Quinn]

I doubt very much we’ll win the league - we have a ridiculous run in.

I brought my laptop down to my mate’s house today so he could watch the match. Because of health reasons, he is almost housebound. Watching this made his day, especially with the last second winner.

If you can’t find any joy in this, then I don’t know what to say.

Joy?

That would be a bit like pausing to listen to the band on the Titanic, right? That act alone doesn't stop the inevitable.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, firstly let's deal with that bullshit. Bournemouth have already got the same points or more than 6 of these teams finished on.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/worst-premier-league-teams-ever-points-total
Given the games left it seems vanishingly unlikely that they won't get more than the rest.
And while I agree going 2-0 down against them is a "bad thing", given that we were at home and it was very much a "must win", isn't it the end result you care about? See you in May, right? But when it suits you, you're dwelling on the mid-point of a game.


An actual team who are in bloody awful form. Since the World Cup they've W2 D5 L2 in the league.
We are 22 points above this "actual team" (having played 2 games more, admittedly).
Were The Invincibles an actual team? Right now we have 1 point less than they had at this point.


Which fans? I don't know a single Arsenal fan who is confident we will win the league. I literally said in this thread that I still feel it's unlikely. At times I've started to believe it possible. Today felt like "a moment" and if we do finish on top come May this will be a massive result. But most fans are still being realistic.
Literally no-one expected a title challenge this year. We didn't even finish in the top 4 last year and kept tripping over our own feet when trying to.
So spare us the "told you so" come May, you're not saying anything we don't know. We're just enjoying watching a team who are fighting for each other, a team we can finally get behind.


Well stop watching then. Oh, you have. Fine, but why post on here about it? I mean, you have the right to but what's the actual point?
Why don't you put us all out of your misery?
If you can't enjoy a 97th minute winner in a must win game in a season when we are improbably in a title race then just stop bothering us.
Read the room.

TL;DR, do stop being such a cunt. There's a good chap. :good:

Afraid you have competition in the cunt department? Never fear, you are untouchable.