Good set of tennis.
Good set of tennis.
Disappointing performance no doubt about it.
1st Goal - absolute comical error from the immaculate Koscielny - can't stop that.
After that most of the other goals and almost every other chance came from us being ripped apart on that left flank and you have to give Wilshere some stick for adding to that.
Our players were understandable tired. How can they not be after a high energy game on Wednesday night, coming back on Thursday 4am and playing on Saturday morning.
Having said that, we were desperately unlucky with numerous offsides against us, a penalty not given and a disallowed goal.
Our players are looking knackered. We need a top striker in January. Wenger needs to freshen things up.
We can beat almost every other side in this league apart from City and Chelsea.
We've lost today - but its 3 points and we will still be ahead by 2 points even if all other results don't go our way. Wenger needs to remind the players of that.
And the fans need to create one heck of an atmosphere against Chelsea. Win that now and the confidence will be back again in this team.
City are great but we were desperately unlucky.
The most important question now is - hindsight is a great thing. But did we sacrifice midfield security today too much? Wilshere was desperately poor. There's no doubt Walcott should have started as he gives us another striking option and an outlet but should Rosicky have started instead of Wilshere?
Anyway the PL is a marathon and with a weak squad, I suppose we need to give a rest to some players.
Chelsea game crucial now. More for confidence and belief.
Only saw the 2nd half. Thought we actually played OK. Looked good going forward, lack a real clinical striker and City are just too good going forward. Have to get a result against Chelsea.
I'll go with that to a point. But when all the analysis; all the arguments and regrets are put aside. We are not strong enough. Yet. I will still hope that we can build on an obvious improvement this season. But there has been no fundamental change at AFC for the time being.Originally Posted by Darknight02
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
Chelsea will beat us IMO, that's 3 poorish results on the trot now so confidence will be low and the players all look tired already (didn't see today's game but they've looked tired for a couple matches now).
I never felt we'd get anything against City and thought at best we'd get a point against Chelsea so I felt the Everton game was key, sadly we dropped points in that one.
The lack of a quality striker has become apparent recently, whilst Giroud works hard and makes some nice touches he's just not ruthless in front of goal and against the better teams it will show.
Winning big games aren't the be all and end all but what they do give you is momentum and belief.
Horrible ref... 2 goals and a penalty he took away from us, on top of that their were a couple of wrong offsides, that would have given us something dangerous (Monreal in the box who could have given a free Giroud the ball for example). Add citys offside goal and the penalty who shouldn't have been given.
Some really bad mistakes defensively, but with a proper ref, it would have been 6-4 for us. We're still top of the league
I have mentioned this like a gazillion times, never starts Wilshere in the flank. Either put him in midfield or bench him, he doesn't give anything from a wide area (defensive or offensive).
Giroud has been shit in a few weeks now, finally reached his ceiling IMO. Good striker for 4th place but you will not win the league with him. I have no problem if we start Bendtner against Chelsea next week. I don't care how but Wenger must bring in a new CF to take over from Giroud, I have enough watching him huffing and puffing in the penalty box.
somebody put something in my milk
You only have to look at Aguero; Negredo; Suarez to see that.I have mentioned this like a gazillion times, never starts Wilshere in the flank. Either put him in midfield or bench him, he doesn't give anything from a wide area (defensive or offensive).
Giroud has been shit in a few weeks now, finally reached his ceiling IMO. Good striker for 4th place but you will not win the league with him. I have no problem if we start Bendtner against Chelsea next week. I don't care how but Wenger must bring in a new CF to take over from Giroud, I have enough watching him huffing and puffing in the penalty box.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
Ozil apparently much passed off after the match. We need to improve our options up front or his signing will have been for nothing, just to keep us basically where we have been for the last 8 seasons, almost there.
Cant see us getting a result against Chelsea.
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
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