Match Reaction v Sunderland

[Master Splinter]

So, basically, striker needed?

Pretty much.

[gooners]

So, basically, striker needed?

already?

[Marc Overmars]

Think Giroud needs to play up top against Stoke.

[AKBapologist]

From ladyarse:

Goals: Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0
Shots: Arsenal 22 Sunderland 4
Shots on target: Arsenal 3 Sunderland 2
Saves: Arsenal 2 Sunderland 3
Crosses: Arsenal 57 Sunderland 14
Fouls committed: Arsenal 11 Sunderland 9
Offside: Arsenal 2 Sunderland 1
Corners: Arsenal 7 Sunderland 0
Yellows: Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0
Possession: Arsenal 62% Sunderland 38%
Touch passes: Arsenal 647 Sunderland 229
Touches total: Arsenal 965 Sunderland 557
Touches interceptions: Arsenal 100 Sunderland 30
Blocks: Arsenal 2 Sunderland 10
(stats from whoscored.com)
Throwins: Arsenal 22 Sudnerland 17
Dribbles won: Arsenal 23 Sunderland 4
Tackles: Arsenal 16 Sunderland 28
Pass accuracy: Arsenal 91% Sunderland 75%
Aerials won: Arsenal 44% Sunderland 56%
Possession: Arsenal 70% Sunderland 30%

Player ratings:

Arsenal:
Szczesny 6.9
Gibbs 7.5
Vermaelen 6.8
Mertesacker 6.6
Jenkinson 7.5
Arteta 7.4
Diaby 7.3
Gervinho 7.9
Cazorla 8.3
Walcott 7.0
Podolski 6.3
Giroud 5.8
Arshavin 6.4
Ramsey 6.3

Sunderland:
Mignolet 7.1
Richardson 7.8
Cuellar 7.7
O’Shea 7.0
Gardner 7.1
McClean 6.5
Cattermole 7.2
Larsson 6.5
Colback 6.6
Campbell 6.8
Sessehnon 6.2
Elmohamady 6.4
Saha 6.3
Meyler 6.2

[gooners]

From ladyarse:


Saves: Arsenal 2 Sunderland 3

with all those shots and possession? telling.

[AKBapologist]

with all those shots and possession? telling.

That's what you get when you rely on your midfield to create goal scoring opportunities.

[Alpha]

Disappointing result because we didn't win as expected .
But some positives :
Carzola looking good and would be awesome .
Boys start shooting frome distance : no chamakh syndrome anymore .
Defence looked organised even without a proper defensive midfielder .
Diaby not losing balls in dangerous area as he used to do .
But sadly some negatives as well :
Drawing at home against an average team
Gervinho and walnut clueless and wasteful in the flanks .
Main striker not receiving enough balls .
playing with handbreak on as Wenger would have said .
More work needed to sort some shit out .
Had we scored it could have been a decent performance .

[Marc Overmars]

Essentially, you can't lose 2 of your most productive performers and not expect to endure a period of readjustment. That's what happened last year and will probably happen again now, although probably not to the same horrible extent as last season because we already have some decent replacements in.

[fari]

Disappointing result because we didn't win as expected .
But some positives :
Carzola looking good and would be awesome .
Boys start shooting frome distance : no chamakh syndrome anymore .
Defence looked organised even without a proper defensive midfielder .
Diaby not losing balls in dangerous area as he used to do .
But sadly some negatives as well :
Drawing at home against an average team
Gervinho and walnut clueless and wasteful in the flanks .
Main striker not receiving enough balls .
playing with handbreak on as Wenger would have said .
More work needed to sort some shit out .
Had we scored it could have been a decent performance .

nice observations

[fakeyank]

We had 57 crosses?! What game was she watching?