Wednesday are missing their best player too :haha:
Fucking hell. Back to earth with a whimper.
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Wednesday are missing their best player too :haha:
Fucking hell. Back to earth with a whimper.
You have to give it to us, when we lose we lose really well.
Oh well, we'lll still have 1993.
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Not a problem, I'll lambast him enough for both of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
I'm just surprised they didn't start celebrating almost getting the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Yeah this. Tactically he should have set us up for the counter realising the dire injury situation and teh lack of cohesion among the players tonight, but I don't blame him for the team selection.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
The likes of Welbeck, Jack, Rociky, Arteta all would have started tonight had they been fit.
We've barely got a first XI now, you'd be crying on every Arsenal messageboard if Ozil, Alexis and Cazorla had been risked tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Moan about the medical staff and fragility of the players, but the other stuff is irrelevant on a ridiculously unfortunate night like this.
Bielik has brought a little bit of composure to our midfield.
Stop putting the ball out!
I know they're still both kids but it's surprising that Kamara started ahead of him. He looked completely out of his depth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Penguin
Wouldn't have minded resting Ozil, Alexis and Santi. But the whole team? Wenger is the guy who benches Cech in the CL, let's remember that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Bielik has been playing CB this season. It's harsh to judge Kamara on a fruitless night like this, with Flamini beside him and a mess in front.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
Wenger shaking his head at the time wasting :haha:
If it hadn't been for that we would have won this.
Yes good point re the counter attacking. Re selection we've already seen 2 first teamers injured in this match. Personally, while momentum is great the comp just isn't important enough to risk Kossy; Nacho; Coq; Santi; Alexis or Ozil. Of their replacements Ox should have been an adequate replacement for Ramsey; Gibbs for Monreal; Debuchy for Bellerin and even Campbell for Alexis. Bottom line is that no matter the quality of player, a massively disrupted team will simply not perform - which is why a lot of giant killi happens in early rounds of the league cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Be fair, he was obviously resting Cech for this match :lol:
There isn't going to be a comeback is there?
Chambers. :lol:
That is terrible.
This is what I mean, you can't judge anything. It's just a mess. Would have been nothing wrong with chucking in 2 or 3 youngsters to see how they performed. But you don't chuck out a random team. Pointless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Cahmbers doesn't belong here.
I feel sorry for the kids thrown into a shambles like this. Defensively, there is a fair amount of experience on the pitch with Cech; Mertesacker; Gibbs; Debuchy and Flamini in front of them. Poorest showing of the night goes to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Which is why it was idiotic to play theo. If you are going to throw a game, throw it properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
And don't bring on your key striker without a fucking warm up!
Don't really care.Quote:
Originally Posted by adzzzbatch
The biggest loss of the night is losing bothe walnut and chamberpot to injury.
When we do it, we do it spectacularly.
Laughable idea when you remember that we have created almost nothing in terms of chances.Quote:
Originally Posted by adzzzbatch
No. When I tuned in I thought fuck it, surely we can get a goal and see what happens. Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by adzzzbatch
That's us! :trophy:Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Hopefully Theo's injury is not too bad. the Ox has pretty much stunk up the place recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by RomfordPele
:gp:Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
Had we had the whole squad fit it probably would been,
Ospina
Debauchy
Per
Chambers
Gibbs
Jack
Arteta
Rosicky
Ox
Welbeck
Giroud
Which would have been a pretty solid team with enough quality and cohesion (from playing with each other at times in the first team) to comfortably beat Sheffield Wednesday.
Sigh ...... just one of those nights.
Just got to pray that Ox and Theo's injuries aren't bad and our general confidence doesn't take a hit from this.
Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Giroud, Campbell. Hang your heads in shame. The youngsters will hopefully get another chance next season.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
Nothing to take from this really.
Apart from getting some proper doctors in.
The way they are playing, the lack of intensity, the casualness, I don't think they give a fuck. You can lose on one of those nights to a hard fighting underdog, but if what I have seen over the last 20 is the same as what went before (and it sounds like it) then we haven't bothered to turn up. That's no good no matter the competition or the opponent. If you don't show up then you are stealing a living.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooner23
The press will have a field day on this result, but nothing much more to it than a bad night at the office in a comp that is the least of our priorities. I don't think this will have an effect on the first team - other than the injuries. Shit night's football.
I used to enjoy watching our League cup teams, now not so much.
Campbell. :lol:
Shit.
3-0 FT. Bit of a stinker.
Well that was disappointing....
Feel rather sorry for our fans who've trooped up there. Luckily there are some decent boozers in Sheffield!
FT pure embarrassment.
If Ox and Theo are alright or only suffered precautionary injuries/strains, then everyone will forget about this in a few days.
As someone else said, we have about 9 squaddies injured and they would ha e featured and made a difference today.
We had too many rookies and the experienced heads let them down as well.
No biggie, we have bigger fish to fry. Swansea and Bayern away will be very tough.
Been impressed by the kid Christian Bielik . He has a maturity for a 17 years old . He should have started instead of Kamara . Anyway , It's over and out .