Match Reaction Palace 1-2 Arsenal

Good result but overall we won the game because Palace were up for it. Bouyed by their fist game win ond our own dismal display against West ham, they believed they could win it. Pardew also is always up for a tussle with Wenger. Bottom line is player for player we are at least twice as good as palace and it should have been a comfy win. If we had a striker like Henry then it would have been 3-0 before it was ever 1-1.

I am optimistic about our chances of making the CL places for a record 19th season. maybe Mourinho will do us a favour and beach the bad ship Chelski with his insanity this season making 2nd place very feasible for us.

Nothing new learned after that game. As expected Cazorla and Coquelin made for a better and Ozil had a much better game. Some real moments of class from Ozil and Cazorla when they find each other with passes. Caz and Coq need to tighten up on defence but that will come because they were immense together last season.

Still not convinced by Ramsey and Giroud. Both need to be dropped. A very selfish performance from Ramsey and he’s turning into a right Stevie Me type player. Wenger needs to take to one side and tell him on his game. 60/78 pass completion is pretty bad. If he gets the basics down he’ll get back on form. But really he should be on the bench. His presence on the right disrupted Bellerin’s game as well as getting in the way of Ozil.

Giroud – Wenger had a tip for Giroud. He said most of his goals are scored from first time one touch shots. He told him to shoot with his first touch more often. Sums up the type of player he is. He needs service and a clear path on goal because he can’t create any for himself. We’ll be seeing more of Giroud and doubt we’ll sign a striker so let’s hope he keeps banging them in.

On to Liverpool next. Tougher game and I hope we see a more balanced squad.

Ramsey created 4 chances yesterday for all his "selfishness."

Wenger needs to find a younger Arteta so he can get the best out of Ramsey.

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Originally Posted by mastermind84

Ramsey created 4 chances yesterday for all his "selfishness."

Wenger needs to find a younger Arteta so he can get the best out of Ramsey.

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It doesn’t matter how many chances he created if he’s neglecting the right wing and coming to far into the centre. It’s still selfish.

All seems to have gone quiet on the transfer front. I think our squad is #decent but it would be fairly disappointing if a goalkeeper was our only acquisition this summer. With the money available now you'd think we'd be doing everything to complete the transformation into title contenders.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

It doesn’t matter how many chances he created if he’s neglecting the right wing and coming to far into the centre. It’s still selfish.

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I would say it's not even about that. It's just that there are passages of play where we work the ball to very dangerous areas and if he gets his head up its pretty much a guaranteed goal. But whenever he gets a half chance he doesn't think about anything else. He's not the only one - only Ozil gets it right 10 times out of 10.

I rate him very highly and don't mind the all-action style because thats just the sort of player he is, and he does put in a defensive shift because of his insane work rate. But he needs to put Arsenal first here. Good to have ambition and all that but he should stop obsessing about trying to be a sports superstar.

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Originally Posted by Syn

I would say it's not even about that. It's just that there are passages of play where we work the ball to very dangerous areas and if he gets his head up its pretty much a guaranteed goal. But whenever he gets a half chance he doesn't think about anything else. He's not the only one - only Ozil gets it right 10 times out of 10.

I rate him very highly and don't mind the all-action style because thats just the sort of player he is, and he does put in a defensive shift because of his insane work rate. But he needs to put Arsenal first here. Good to have ambition and all that but he should stop obsessing about trying to be a sports superstar.

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That's the part of his game where he's going for glory but his movement into certain positions can be selfish at times as well. That's the part that annoys me most. When playing in a central position he's drifting up field and doing a Frank Lampard impression but without the goals. Watching Cazorla on the ball yesterday with Coquelin and I noticed a difference in how he build attacks. Cazorla doesn't leave it all up to the DM to find the forward pass and not look to build up play from the back before going charging forward. It's the same with Rosicky when he plays CM. Ramsey needs to learn a few things about movement, spotting the gaps and when it's ok to charge forward into the box. Just needs to add some discipline into his game. The same applies to when playing on the wing. You sometimes just have to sacrifice yourself for the team.

Ramsey needs to watch tapes of Xavi rather than edited highlights of Stevie Me. I rate him highly too and a couple of seasons back there were moments where I rated him up with the best midfielders in Europe. No reason he can't get back there and hopefully he will.

Otherwise how are we going to get a decent fee from Barca?

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Ramsey needs to watch tapes of Xavi rather than edited highlights of Stevie Me. I rate him highly too and a couple of seasons back there were moments where I rated him up with the best midfielders in Europe. No reason he can't get back there and hopefully he will.

Otherwise how are we going to get a decent fee from Barca?

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Was reading a DM article and they said he had run the furthest out of any player, almost a mile more, but he needs to conserve himself and make better use of his position.

His energy levels and positivity can't be questioned, it's other areas he really needs to work on.