We need someone in that can really motivate the players. We are always so slow to start and never seem to turn up for the big games.
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We need someone in that can really motivate the players. We are always so slow to start and never seem to turn up for the big games.
So Liverpool will be passing us soon, so like usual it'll be Spurs and Us battling for 4th again<_<
To drop 4 points to such a poor Man U side is borderline criminal, how many times do we have to fail and watch this guy sit on the sidelines doing f*ck all before we call it a day with him?
I've agreed with all of Piers Morgan's tweets :doh:
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan
FFS Wenger
That was dull. Draw was probably fair enough. Neither team did enough. Szczensy is quality though. Thought cazorla played well.
Think we might get bashed by bayern next week. Defo take 0-0 and think wenger will play that way.
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Originally Posted by IBK
.....and you can add a host of top players to the team, but we'll still have a top 4 manager
If Carlsberg was a cunt it would probably be Piers Morgan.
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Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny: "We did not take our opportunities today, which is disappointing. It is a positive to get a clean sheet after conceding five goals.
"I tried to react to Robin van Persie's effort. He did not score a lot of headers at Emirates Stadium, so I wanted that to continue.
"[Talking about the title race] It will be really tight. A lot of teams are very close to each other at the top.
"We are confident going into the last few games. If we show our character, we can do it."
How can we be confident if we're displayed a woeful lack of ability to beat any top team?
Giroud killed us tonight. He should be a capable back up, not a first choice without any back up. Madness.
We're fighting it out for 3rd/4th now, needed more from these two games than 1 point. Don't think the players will really believe they can go all the way.
How bad are United though. Apart from the two RVP chances, both from our mistakes, they resorted to playing like Stoke.
We are only 6 points ahead of 5th place. Yet we have had a good season so far and laugh at that team in 5th. We still have to go to everton spurs and Chelsea with city at home. and all in a row with bayern away thrown in for fun. By end of march we need to be close as the run in is teams we have beaten this season.
All you say is correct but we can't think we live in a bubble and pretend the other top sides don't have to play each other still. We do really have to beat Sunderland, Stoke (Swansea too if we get to play it) though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
I totally agree. If we don't give ourselves a points cushion ahead of the brutal march schedule it wouldn't be unrealistic to think we could actually fall out of the top 4, it's getting that tight now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
Worst thing is that this same shower of shit we played tonight will probably end up going to Palace in a few weeks and end up losing because Pulis will be prepared to have a go at them, much more than we ever dreamed to do tonight.
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Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
Probably. That's football though.
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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Rubbish game with minimal quality on display from either side.
We looked more stable which was good to see after the calamity on Saturday, but once again we stunk the place out with our attacking play. I do like Giroud for the shift he puts in but he’s not going to win us anything that’s for sure. How does Wenger keep finding these strikers who are about as threatening as a feather duster?
We’re the only top side not to beat United, hell we haven’t even scored against them this season. Fuck me, they were shit and there for the taking but we were predictably timid and shy. They may have even won it if Chesney wasn’t alert, now that would really have been a sickener.
This side doesn’t have that special something to succeed, they’re efficient but unfortunately lack any sort of ruthless streak and obviously have no threat whatsoever up front. Things could be different if we had Theo and Ramsey available I suppose, but it’s a squad game and no one forced Wenger to stockpile so many players who can perform the same role, but neglect an important component to any side – pace.
There was no reaction tonight, they were too scared to try and win it for fear of losing it. Expected that from United but pretty shit effort from us as well truth be told.
Fully expect us to be dumped out of the cup this weekend – or at least held and then hammered in the replay.
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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
The attack is still a big problem. Hardly any pace, intelligent movement or runners in behind, in the attacking 3rd. Slow, predictable, easy to defend against. Since when did having a good defense automatically render the attack being poor?
Sure, ramsey and walcott are injured, but we still played this way when they were available, even though individually (along with rosicky) they tried to break out of the mould at times. Too much passing too little focus on penetration, movement and dribbling. It hasn't gone away. Such a poor man u team there for the taking, but yet again we made it hard work.
Ozil for me actually was decent in this match, he was trying to make things happen by being more proactive.
I don't see a place for Wilshere in the team personally, he's slow, plays everything through the middle and gives the ball and gives away needless free kicks away regularly, we've got plenty of midfielders and need to sacrifice a few to make way for some genuine wingers and a striker or two and a specialist DM.
Diaby, Wilshere, Flamini, Arteta would leave us with Ox, Cazorla, Ozil, Ramsey, Gnabry and Rosicky which is ample (Rosicky is only bit part anyway).
Wilshere has grown up the Wenger way and that's not necessarily a good thing because that seems to involving lots of passing through the eye of a needle and a slow paced game.
By all accounts Liverpool were all over us like a rash from the off hence four quick goals, I am asking too much for us to once to take a leaf out someone else's book?
We didn't lose and are only one point off, got to get max points from next few games before going into the title deciders.....seriously 'grow a set time'
Nah. I was wondering why Suarez was interested in joining us because he would have been in a similar situation as he was last season before Sturridge joined.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Our midfield is wildly overrated and imbalanced. Its a failure. They don't attack or defend well enough, dont create enough chances or support the striker enough.
Arteta is finished, Wilshere a nothing player, Ozil and Cazorla skillful but meek, Flamini adequate and Ramseys had a good season, Walcott never fit.
I dont think we'd have won it with Suarez alone. Suarez has Sterling, Sturridge and Coutinho in support. Pace, movement, intent and incision. Our midfield doesnt do any of that.
That all seems to make sense until you realise that Liverpool 4 points behind us in the League and wouldarguably be further behind if we had Suarez.
But you have to admit, we are the only team to have dropped points.
Its our defence, theyve been super.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve French
Wengers best defence in at least 8.
Wengers worst attacking side since Grampus 8.
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Nicely put.
It is strange how Wenger has assembled a side like this, one thing you always thought he had a handle on was how to ensure the side is loaded with creativity.
Seems like he's solved one problem with the defence and created another with a powderpuff attack.
Wow that was pants. Where has our midfield gone? Bored of watching Wilshire getting bumped off the ball, his first touch is as delicate of that of a rapist at the moment. Rosicky tried but no NE seems to be on the same wavelength, just standing with their markers, yet when it breaks down they are miles away from shutting the opposition down. Mystified by the single sub tbh, is the only way to get Pod to train by pretending he's going to get on? Meh.
Chorus of boos at the end.
Walk into the toilets at full time and someone shouts Wenger out.
Bit extreme but understand the frustration. Will we ever beat a top team in the league?
Poor January will probably cost us. Depressed.
I'm beyond pissed off with this, and Wenger has to take full responsibility for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Red Ribbon
Next season, is only going to get more difficult. If Liverpool get into top 4, they'll strengthen considerably, Maureen will spend even more on another striker, City will be City, and United will probably sack Moyes and get someone with a decent resume in and throw cash around.
Our best chance in a long time, and he fucked it up. We could have very easily walked to the title this season, had he got an athletic CDM (Like Luis Gustavo), and a fast striker who can create chances out of nothing. (like Higuain).
Even then, in January, we perhaps only needed a few additions, one striker, and maybe one winger/centre mid. He gets in Kallstorm, who won't even play for us when he's fit.
Come on guys, we aren't the only team fucking up and we haven't even spent a billion quid on more playa!
Yes it's very frustrating watching such a laboured performance but if Giroud had stuck one of those chances in we'd be grumbling at the top of the league. Yes, he didn't stick any away, yes we don't have a backup option, but don't throw everything out the window. We just got a squillion quid from various sponsors, let's see what Wenger does with it in the summer. The whole stadium, pragmatic sponsorship shit has finally wound out. The whole reason for doing it was to be sitting in a top class stadium and to put a winning team on the pitch. If they don't make good on the purpose of this plan in the summer then absolutely fine, all of them out. But the chavs and gypos are fucking up just as badly and this Liverpool for the title nonsense will fade as soon as they put in a couple of bad results. 1st, 2nd or 3rd and a fat wad spent in the summer wouldn't be bad progress.
4th and the chequebook locked in Wenger's underpants and we are still okay because we get to go on a wild shooting spree.
Same story as always, Wait for the summer......I'm glad I'm not your girlfriend waiting for you to propose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Cake tomorrow!
:lol: although the Ozil signing (leaving aside how he's done, it was the most ambitious thing we've done in years) and the new sponsorship deals do hint at a new direction for the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
Just cannot beat these fuckers anymore. The approach right from the start was all wrong, players giving the ball away (Jack was at it all game), Arteta getting robbed and almost costing us a goal, Giroud playing shit, players not making any runs etc.
The football we played (and have played all season) was so fucking slow and predictable, same old passes from side to side, giving Man u all the time to regroup. Where was the fucking pace? where was the urgency to get forward and put them under pressure? Everyone beats this Man u side, Stoke, West brom, Bar codes, Spuds! the likes of Cardiff, Fulham and Sunderland all scoring two goals against them as well.
I'd rather ANY other manager in the league to manage us aganst Man u than Wenger. He's so fucking scared of them its a joke. Chesney was our best player against a side that everyone beats these days.
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Originally Posted by She Wore A Red Ribbon
utd were comfortable bar about 10 minutes when we looked as if we were going to score but for 80 mins they looked more dangerous. We have no pace in the team so we cant get behind teams. We have struggled to beat most teams since xmas and we will continue to struggle because giroud although a decent player cannot play up there by himself and expect us to put teams to the sword. We have Sunderland, Stoke and Swansea up next and i can guarentee we will struggle to beat all 3. We may do but it will be the usual biting your nails in the 85th minute.
If wenger had spent the money for a forward in the summer or even in january we would be comfortably top of the league. now we are looking over our shoulders and are only 6 points ahead of 5th place. Whose to say by the time we play spurs on 16th March that if they beat us we go 5th??
Could well be out of the fa cup and CL too by then. Same old story every year and all because we dont strengthen the squad.
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Fair play that man!
I agree
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Originally Posted by Munchies
Fair play that man!
I agree
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Originally Posted by Munchies