Crystal Palace V Arsenal, 26 October KO 12:45

Well that was a bit shit.

We appear to be in a comfort zone after recent performances, too much casual passing and no real incisiveness.

Thankfully Palace are awful but we really need to step it up a notch.

half time analysis spot on

arteta :haha:

I don't think Palace can keep that pressing going Dortmund style for 90+ minutes, just hope we don't do anything stupid in the meantime.

I don't understand the hype around Gnabry. Yeah he's good at playing simple passes in the middle, but he doesn't do anything else. Even in the Swansea game he was anonymous aside from the goal and that one dribble in the first half. He needs to come out of his shell and actually contribute to our attack if he wants to realistically challenge for a place when Theo and Podolski come back, otherwise he'll sink right back to the reserve team for a long time.

I think this shows how much we needed another quality CDM really, like Bender.

Can't see this match prompting many subscribers.

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

Come on guys! :scarf:

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Originally Posted by Penguin

I don't understand the hype around Gnabry. Yeah he's good at playing simple passes in the middle, but he doesn't do anything else. Even in the Swansea game he was anonymous aside from the goal and that one dribble in the first half. He needs to come out of his shell and actually contribute to our attack if he wants to realistically challenge for a place when Theo and Podolski come back, otherwise he'll sink right back to the reserve team for a long time.

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Id like to see eisfield get more minutes instead of gnabry tbh. Not sure how flamini getting injured doesnt mean rosicky or jack on instaed of gnabry, nor sure what wenger what thinking with that sub

PELANTY!

Penalty!

Pel!

:haha:

Fuck yeah!

Get in !!!!!!

Arteta!!

Stonewaller - totally shocked it was given,

ARTETA!!! Excellently taken.

Brilliant penalty

:haha:

YESSSSSSSSSSS

Well taken - hopefully we can get a few more.

Goals that is - not pels.

Gnabry nearly pubs one in!

Great move, unlucky

Freekick to Palace, dangerous area.

Sod off Bannan.

We really don't need to give away FKs like that.

Stupid foul from Gibbs. We had enough men back...

That wasn't a foul.

That might be the worst freekick ever.

Sexy turn from Ramsey, shame about after that.

Awful from Bif

Giroud shoulder, somehow puts it miles wide from where he was.

Oh dear... Giroud :lol:

Loveley ball from Kos to Sagna though

You're better than that Bif.

Very poor from Gnabry

Good run from Özil.

Brilliant from BFG, even if he fell over afterwards.

Thomas off, Bolasie on. Bolasie looked lively in the pre-match FIFA game.

Has Wenger been looking to turn Ozil into an inverted winger?

Ramsey tears down the Palace flag. :bow:

I don't think we have a good free-kick scorer in our squad. Ozil is good at indirect freekicks but isn't known for scoring them.