The lack of chances we're creating is worrying. We played with pace up front with Ox, Perez and Walcott but we didn't cause Southampton much problems. Even when switching to Iwobi and Sanchez, we didn't do much damage.
Chelsea next week..
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The lack of chances we're creating is worrying. We played with pace up front with Ox, Perez and Walcott but we didn't cause Southampton much problems. Even when switching to Iwobi and Sanchez, we didn't do much damage.
Chelsea next week..
on the plus side how many times do we play as abysmally as that and get three points?Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
everyone seemed to spend the game miscuing and not being able to read what the other person is doing
the performance was a bit like staying in a hotel and going down for breakfast where you've just woken up and circling the same buffet area two or three times because it hasn't registered with your sleep deprived mind what you want to eat.
God help us. We will bottle it as usual. I enjoyed the legends match last week better than this shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Not worth judging Lucas in a game like this, playing with some second-stringers in a game where we had no flow and created little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
If WUMger drops him for the next game after one stint up front as he has done with Podolski, Alexis, Theo and others, then we're just back to square one. If he does nothing for the next month or so, then fair enough, but if he's dropped for the conservative Giroud safety net, his purchase will be almost as pointless as Park's.
Bif will remain number one for the time being. He'll lead the line against PSG I reckon. Chelsea? I'm not so sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
It's the stick or twist question. Perez will need time to find his rhythm in the team but whether Wenger gives it time is another question. He was too eager to get Bif on and that was a worry. You're right, we will be back a square one soon if Bif scores coming off the bench. I don't even think Perez will have long up front and will probably find himself playing on the wing if that happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
I don't understand the furore over the penalty. In the Stoke v Man City game two penalties were awarded that would have been deemed 'soft' last season yet, crucially, they were correct decisions. Mike Dean gets a blooming medal for it.
When it happens to Arsenal, we're condemned for being lucky
Two weeks, we have Hull away next.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I don't think creating chances was the issue, shots on target when we have created the opportunities is though.
That's often been the case at home for a while now. It's become a right slog playing at the Emirates.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
It's both. The chances we create are few and far between. It was a really slow first half and we only started to put the pressure on after we conceded. The fans really got behind the team when we started pushing for the goal and once we scored, the team went back to business as usual.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
We didn't create much for our attackers. After the subs and after a draw looked likely, we upped the intensity a little. A chance fell to Bellerin which he hit wide past the post, Santi had a good chance that picked up a deflection, Giroud and Sanchez had the best chances but they came late on and weren't clear cut like Southampton's chances. Long really should have scored two. We coasted through most of that game.