Arsenal v Man City EPL Match Reaction

Flamini was spewing at Chez post 2nd Citeh goal. Özil played for about 5-6 minutes, when he did that we scored the equaliser, he seems so scared to put a tackle in for 85 mins it's embarrassing. Monreal did okay going forwards, the goals he was exposed 2 on 1 as either (for once) Alexis didn't track back or Özil (at full slo-mo fake jog) and the rest our midfield didn't bust a gut to cover / expecting Alexis to bale then out yet again.
Alexis really is trying to organise the wingers/ forwards (especially when pressuring Hart), I worry that he'll burn out later in the season covering so much ground.

Monreal is getting stick for the first goal and pushing up too far forward but that's a tactical issue. Wenger will have to address that in training because Debuchy was just as guilty. It just so happens they had Navas playing down our left.

I wouldn't say it was Ozil or Sanchez's fault either. I think Ozil had shifted to the right when that happened, Sanchez had gone on that driving run into the box and when City countered, Ramsey was the closet man to Navas. In fact, Navas was behind Ramsey but Rambo was ball watching and expected to ball to bobble out of play. He changed back once he saw Navas was on to it but he should have been more switched on. Same goes for Flamini.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Monreal is getting stick for the first goal and pushing up too far forward but that's a tactical issue. Wenger will have to address that in training because Debuchy was just as guilty. It just so happens they had Navas playing down our left.

I wouldn't say it was Ozil or Sanchez's fault either. I think Ozil had shifted to the right when that happened, Sanchez had gone on that driving run into the box and when City countered, Ramsey was the closet man to Navas. In fact, Navas was behind Ramsey but Rambo was ball watching and expected to ball to bobble out of play. He changed back once he saw Navas was on to it but he should have been more switched on. Same goes for Flamini.

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That's exactly what I was saying, Alexis had been bailing out the midfield with his tracking back, when he doesn't it leaves us exposed as per your analysis above.
Even when the ball was being run at Casper on his side they went through him like an er Özil, followed by little to no effort to win it back/ even jog with intent near the player.

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Originally Posted by Injury Time

That's exactly what I was saying, Alexis had been bailing out the midfield with his tracking back, when he doesn't it leaves us exposed as per your analysis above.
Even when the ball was being run at Casper on his side they went through him like an er Özil, followed by little to no effort to win it back/ even jog with intent near the player.

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Sanchez's fitness and work ethic is something the rest of the players need to make note of. I still don't get why we're not coaching that level of pressing into the rest of the players.

Alexis is totally immense

The most hard working player I have seen ever

Beast of a player!

Alexis is becoming my favourite player

Never stops giving it his all, shame his goal has been overshadowed, what a goal!

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Originally Posted by A Gunner

Alexis is totally immense

The most hard working player I have seen ever

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He must be thinking"Why the fuck did I join Arsenal"!! Wenger is a penis for not strengthening more in the transfer window! Oh well, we will scrap for 4th and Alexis will fuck off :(

I agree. When Alexis gets the ball we all expect something special. Maybe too much. He gives his all but sometimes gives the ball away and passes go astray. Clearly he's a great player but he's not turning Arsenal into champions any time soon on his own. Maybe one day we'll get there. Not sure AW knows this though...

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