Match Reaction Chelsea Away PL 2016-17 season

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Originally Posted by Maestro

He's been shit in my opinion since before his mid season winter break. Played for a couple of months and that was it, should have been dropped a long time ago.

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Hard to pinpoint what he actually does for the team as a number 10. If the manager happens to walk this season, first priority has to be to abandon this number 10 role. No midfielder should be allowed a free ride from that area.

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Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie

I think the foul on Bellerin set the tone for the rest of the game

And that's not to excuse us in fact the opposite, it was a clear foul and the goal shouldn't have stood. But you accept it and move on, we know that the Arsenal players don't do that they buy into the grievance and it plays on their mind and it's like they give up and think well it doesn't matter because we can't catch a break.

That's how Wenger will look at it, the first goal was illegitimate so nothing that happened after that matters.

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Of course. That's because the maturity to challenge for the title is not there. Mentality wise they're completely bi-polar.

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Originally Posted by LDG

Genuinely shocked that our season is over in the same way we have seen year after year.

Couldn't have seen it coming. Not like us at all.

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I'm even more shocked at our season being over in Feb 2018. And Feb 2019. And 2020. It's all so random.

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Originally Posted by Master Splinter

Mesut Fraudzil.

Fraudzut Ozil.

The guy has had half the season off in bed too.

Flog him to China.

Cech, Ozil and Giroud are huge detriments to this team. Ramsey as well, but he's often injured and is only first choice because the rest of our midfield is dead.

As ever, the only hope for another good but futile winning run is for the right players to be out and for Wenger to stumble upon a functioning XI.

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Ozil - The Houdini of Arsenal. Another fine showcase of his disappearing act.

Cech has been shit for us this season. Another reason why we need Wenger out asap because it will take him an age to identify a superior keeper once is finished. He'll play him past his sell by date.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Ozil - The Houdini of Arsenal. Another fine showcase of his disappearing act.

Cech has been shit for us this season. Another reason why we need Wenger out asap because it will take him an age to identify a superior keeper once is finished. He'll play him past his sell by date.

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He'll never drop big-money signings or supposed 'elite' players no matter how poor their form and their negative effect on the flow of the game.

Only Xhaka is exempt from this rule. Poor Granit, there's a Xhaka rule for everything.

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Originally Posted by Master Splinter

He'll never drop big-money signings or supposed 'elite' players no matter how poor their form and their negative effect on the flow of the game.

Only Xhaka is exempt from this rule. Poor Granit, there's a Xhaka rule for everything.

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I have my theory on Xhaka. I think that's one of our StatDNA signings.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...-data-analysts

After seeing him up close, I don't think Wenger quite fancies him. But saying that, Perez didn't come cheap either.

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Originally Posted by RomfordPele

I agree, but I don't get how sky can show slow-mo pictures of bellerin getting knocked out by alonso's forearm and still not even remotely concede that it might have been a foul. The idea that bellerin "wasn't strong enough" when he's been physically rendered UNCONSCIOUS by an opponent's arm doesn't strike them as inconsistent reporting?

Totally agree that our response wasn't good enough, but the bias and post rationalisation of the media really rankles - far more than the decision itself actually.

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Whilst I agree with you they are two seperate issues

Chelsea wank fest at the moment, so they can do no wrong

What upsets me is that we capitulated to a team I think is very beatable

From the little i saw of the game it seemed like a typical Arsenal performance away at Chelsea, who would have thought that eh?

What did Wenger say in post match interview? First goal was illegal, we lacked maturity and a little bit of sharpness? The players are tired? We play a little bit with the handbrake on?

Ty's hat getting nicked by a Chelsea fan

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https://twitter.com/Cjukes26/status/827899152487108608

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

After seeing him up close, I don't think Wenger quite fancies him.

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He seemed to fancy Yaya Sanogo for long enough

Ramsey and Giroud aside, maybe he gets his priapisms for chocolate boys