I quite enjoyed that.
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Second. :bow:
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I quite enjoyed that.
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Second. :bow:
Just about as perfect a performance as you could ask for really, shame on you Wenger.
last Sunday watching match of the day repeat I thought to myself "United yet to play a decent team"
Well they have now.....been a long time coming :)
2nd. Only 2 points off the top.
Should be pointed out, didn't score today but Theo was super. Never stopped running.
Second in the league and 2 points behind Citeh.
"Wenger should be sacked for such a poor position and we should get a decent manager like Mourinho" - or words to that effect - is what I am expecting from the GW doomsayers.
Why try to create grief after a result like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Coney
Fucking brilliant result, absolutely brilliant. about time we thrashed these mongs and second in the table
wenger out
One of these freak periods of play where instead of being really wasteful, we dish out the pasting our play fully deserves. Alexis is a monster and I'm delighted Ozil put his mark on one of these games at last, Theo also channelled his inner Alexis with the work rate. The only shame really was that we didn't get a 4th.
Defended really well overall too, bread and butter for Cech every time they had a half chance.
Big performance, big result. Well done Arsenal. :bow:
It's too early to say whether he's trying to create grief :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Wenger got the team right, got the tactics right and the players responded by getting the basics right and then pushing on to play some genuinely entertaining football. All you can ask for.
Second half, shame about that. Would have preferred to pulverise them. It was risky, one goal and who knows. But it worked out in the end.
Call me crazy but I say one day Alexis might be as good as Azzah.
Arsenal :bow:.
Wenfer :bow:.
Alexis :bow:.
Theo :bow:.
Ozil :bow:.
Coquelin :bow:.
Bellerin :bow:.
Monreal :bow:.
Sky's reaction - same old Arsenal.
:rolleyes:
Quite pleased, tbh.
Turned it off. What did they say?Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Carragher is crying, for some reason. :lol:
Carragher seems a bit upset. Did he have his newspaper column pre-written? Oh dear.
Been here with Arsenal before, won against Man City as being the turning point, didn't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Not good enough, not going to win the league, although then Carragher indicated we might if we bomb out the Champions League.
Weird.
Can't they analyse the game rather than talk about us existentially as a club? It's pathetic.
Maybe hes mistaken and thinks weve already won the league. Not yet sonny, they give those out in MayQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
True Thiery .....fuck everything else, we simply must win the league or just forget about it tbh
If they analysed the game a certain genius might not look so clever.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Twat Carragher laying into Ozil now. What a shit. Ozil has just dominated this game and they are slagging him.
Superb today, didn't see that one coming. Wenger certainly earnt his wage today because tactically he got it pretty much spot on. First 20 minutes was the best I've seen from Arsenal in a long time, it was a joy to watch us ripping them a new one, everyone of our Offensive players and Santi & Coq were superb.
2nd half we saw the game out well, at times I felt we gave them a little too much of the ball but we geninuely defended very well and broke with poise. We really need to make todays performance count because if we carry on playing like today we will challenge for the title, I have no doubts about that.
If even the match commentators can't do it, what chance the punditsQuote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Mmm. That's kinda what I've been saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
IMO, and clearly Coney's too, the reaction to our season so far has been a bit overly negative on here.
The CL games have been awful, the league campaign so far has been decent. We're in touch with the top, we just leapfrogged the team who were top before this weekend and comfortably won a game against a side we traditionally mess up against.
There's a long way to go but right now there are reasons for some optimism. I don't think we've driven into the hole just yet...
Even Anthony Taylor failing to hand out the 34 yellows and 3 reds that Fellaini, Rooney, Youngy, Schweinsteigery and Carricky collectively deserved didn't allow United back in.
Apart from not winning 5-0 (Ramsey :doh:/Bif :doh:), that was a complete performance. Well, that and some slackness from Gabriel.
Once again though, a speedy speedster who's quick and has pace didn't give an immobile very slow lanky streak of piss like Mertesacker the torrid time he's predicted to have every game. It apparently happens every week, yet actual people who watch football have maybe seen it once per season. Just as it happens to every other defender in the League.
Memphis, Schweinsteiger, Darmian and Blind were useless and there haven't yet been words invented for how low Rooney has sunk. Schneiderlin, who's definitely three times the player Coquelin is, couldn't even get off the bench and seems to be behind two OAPs in the pecking order now.
Anyway, back to Arsenal. Ramsey has lost his powers in the box, but played well and didn't give United any breathing space. Alexis is Alexis. Theo superb. Ozil finally puts it all together. Coquelin brilliant as ever. Bellerin a really special talent. Monreal on steroids.
A Watford self-destruction is probably imminent, but some results can be enjoyed and the rare glimpses of immaculate football appreciated no matter what else happens.
Yes. There have been other signs too (eg vs Leicester). We do need to work out, however, how we can turn it on so spectacularly but implode so spectacularly too. Its about getting the whole team focussed properly - and we still need evidence that we can do this consistently. Gotta enjoy this thrashing of our bogey team, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
Brilliant today, well and truly buried those shits. Actually put the ball in the net after threatening to do the same last season instead of blowing it.
Oh and Sky can fuck off.
Can anyone figure out WTF van Genius is talking about?
I think he is focusing on winning the second half 0-0.
Sorry, but is Schwiensteiger a problem now? Because earlier in the week Utd were back because of his performances. So which is it?
Rodgers has gone!
Aye, that is the worry with this team, the talent is there...it's just the focus and application is still a major issue. I still can't get my head around today, the performance and desire of every one of those players was completely different to Tuesday's embarrassment.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
The Arsenal post match analysis on Sky is now all about Liverpool.
So happy! :scarf:
Excellent performance. Blistering and clinical start.
Measured approach in the second, with Wenger responding and making a tactical change :o
Exactly waht we need, more of the same please. A joy to watch for a change :d
:scarf:
In other news, Bayern absolutely hammered Dortmund 5-1 today. I'm hanging onto this result today for as long as possible.
Great result, start was sensational, probably the best start I've seen in years from us, good win, can we win the title, not convinced but nonetheless a great result that has been a long time coming,
:blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Who are you and what have you done with Zim? :sulk:
Have to say I was surprised by the result today - thought we had a chance to win but didn't think we'd do so comfortably. I missed it unfortunately but am looking forward to watching the highlights.
I reckon we have a chance this year. City are looking like the team to beat although it is early days and I wouldn't completely rule out Chelsea, or Utd actually.
If we keep in touch then we've got a chance, our run in is pretty good, the penultimate game is at City so that could be decisive if we're still in the mix.