Match reaction vs Norwich

[Cripps_orig]

Have that done to your leg and see how strong you are.

This is the same Place he had broke his leg in last time.

Have what done?

I doubt il break my leg stretching to control a ball

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Have what done?

I doubt il break my leg stretching to control a ball

Thats not how he broke the leg.

Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna will miss France's Euro 2012 campaign after breaking his fibula against Norwich City on Saturday.
The 29-year-old was carried from the field after falling to the ground unchallenged in the 33rd minute of a pulsating 3-3 draw at the Emirates.
It is the second time this season Sagna has broken a bone in his leg.
He underwent surgery in October after falling awkwardly in the 2-1 north London derby defeat by Tottenham .
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed the injury in his post-match news conference. "It is a broken fibula, the same leg. He was kicked on it, it has not happened alone," he said.
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“It looked like a bad one and he had a big one already this season”

Yossi Benayoun Arsenal forward

"When he was kicked, he has broken the leg. The guy closed him down and walked on him. I don't know if it was deliberate or not.''
Sagna will also miss Arsenal's final game of the Premier League season against West Bromwich Albion, as they push for Champions League qualification.
Yossi Benayoun, who had given Arsenal a second-minute lead in the Norwich draw, admitted he had feared the worst when his team-mate went down.
"I don't know exactly what happened but it looked like a bad one and he had a big one already this season," Benayoun said.
"It was similar in the same area as the last one but I hope he will recover quickly because he's a great player and that's more important than any points or win and hope he can recover quickly."

[Gubby Allen]

Was Ramsey's yellow card really a 'good tackle'? Looked a blatant foul when I saw it and the sort he'd usually be berating the 4th official for if it was on us.

[hobson's choice]

Vermaelan is really a bad defender, don't understand why so many people can't see this. So many times i've heard people say, he is our best defender. He just doesn't seem to understand what makes a good defender, takes too many chances, when he really doesn't need to.

Look at truly great defenders, you rarely see them ever having to make hollywood tackles.

[hobson's choice]

Song frustrates the living hell out of me. Every time he has to try and hold off players with his strength and then push through, he needs to reign in this more flamboyant side that has emerged with him recently. He's a DM, our only real defending midfielder. He leaves us in horrible defensive situations on a number of occasions, and today we saw that. Even for their first goal he should have done better, didn't jump with that Norwich attacker who headed it on, and then failed to track back immediately, which was a big reason why whoever it was got that pass to Holt in space. Still super unlucky that went in though.

But he seems to be the only CM who can actually create anything, Arteta while solid, has become a 2-5 yard pass merchant, Ramsey is shit. At least with Song, he tries to do something positive.

[fari]

Vermaelan is really a bad defender, don't understand why so many people can't see this. So many times i've heard people say, he is our best defender. He just doesn't seem to understand what makes a good defender, takes too many chances, when he really doesn't need to.

Look at truly great defenders, you rarely see them ever having to make hollywood tackles.

big merts is a case in point. we miss him and we really miss arteta. is verms playing to instructions i wonder or is he just that poor of a defender

[Power n Glory]

big merts is a case in point. we miss him and we really miss arteta. is verms playing to instructions i wonder or is he just that poor of a defender

Vermaelen had a shocker and left exposed for th e goals. Caught sleeping or out of position for all the goals. Merts and Kos were a better partnership.

[Xhaka Can’t]

But he seems to be the only CM who can actually create anything, Arteta while solid, has become a 2-5 yard pass merchant, Ramsey is shit. At least with Song, he tries to do something positive.

Your description of Arteta can be read as a pretty damning assessment of Arteta and what he brings to the team. Check out our record with him in the team and out of the team and you'll hopefully have a better view of what he has brought to the side.

As for defenders, it is clear to me at least the Koscielny has been our most reliable and effective defender.

[Grebbo]

I didn't think this team could sink any lower. But they did.

Shockingly bad.

3rd is gone.

4th is nearly gone.

Terrible.

[Marc Overmars]

Rubbish to both, Last season was much worse the only reason it seems worse to ou this was because we may get no Cl footie next season.

Our sqaud is shite and with RVP not beeing on form in the last few Theo being our and Mikel it was always going to cost us as well AW being Tacitally inepet and decided to keep playing shite like Gev and Ramsey.

Had spuds not fecked up we bo no where near 3rd anyway.

Losing the CC was a bigger fuck up then today. this is just somethng that was bond to happen without quality in the team.

What are you talking about? CL football is the absolute bare minimum, it's what Wenger prides himself on and the club is happy to achieve. Potentially missing out on that can only be described as one of the biggest fuck ups to date. All the title challenge collapses have nothing on this because the safety blanket of CL football was always there, it won't be this time.