Bournemouth V Arsenal Sunday 7 Feb @ 13:30

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

We haven't switched off. We've struggled to pass the ball the whole game.

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Come off it. Every sideways or backwards opportunity and we've snapped it up. Horrible negative tactics.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

I have this nasty feeling that if we sold Theo some other manager could get something out of him. Same with Ox. It would be so depressing to see them realising their potential elsewhere. I think that's the fear of a lot of Arsenal fans and it's why I didn't want him to go the last time it was being speculated. But this season both have been so poor. Like they have taken a giant step backwards. It's shocking really. Our reserve team got relegated, apparently. I didn't know that. Nothing seems to be coming through the ranks. We can't get the players we claim to have made onto the pitch because they are forever injured. Something is seriously wrong at this club and Theo and Ox are symptoms.

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Our Academy side relegated!??? WTF???

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Come off it. Every sideways or backwards opportunity and we've snapped it up. Horrible negative tactics.

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It's nothing to do with tactics. From kick off we've struggled to pass the ball. We got a very good pub type goal with Ramsey knocking it long to Giroud and then Giroud nodding it down to Ozil...Fat Sam would be proud. Then we got lucky with that poor clearance and Ox made it two.

Nothing has changed tactically. I don't know what you're watching. We've just struggled but we're on top. Considering the line up, I'll take the 3 points and pray we don't play this line up again.

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Our Academy side relegated!??? WTF???

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https://arsenalyouth.wordpress.com/2...facing-jonker/

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

It's nothing to do with tactics. From kick off we've struggled to pass the ball. We got a very good pub type goal with Ramsey knocking it long to Giroud and then Giroud nodding it down to Ozil...Fat Sam would be proud. Then we got lucky with that poor clearance and Ox made it two.

Nothing has changed tactically. I don't know what you're watching. We've just struggled but we're on top. Considering the line up, I'll take the 3 points and pray we don't play this line up again.

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The tactics are why we can't pass. It all has to be precision in congested spaces, and the ridiculous pace we crawl at allows the opposition easy pressure. It IS the tactics. Slow and I suppose he'd call it "patient", I call it bollocks. We don't make or use space.

Is Flamini being taken off then?

Flamini still on then?

He'll gamble with a stupid thing like that, but won't take a "gamble" on bringing in a quality striker.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

The tactics are why we can't pass. It all has to be precision in congested spaces, and the ridiculous pace we crawl at allows the opposition easy pressure. It IS the tactics. Slow and I suppose he'd call it "patient", I call it bollocks. We don't make or use space.

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But that's from the kick off. It's not as if we've been playing a blinder. Which is why I'm saying you're wrong about the team switching off as if we were doing well before the goals.

Ritchie is doing superb defensive work for us today.