Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
barton looks crap......who says we should pick him up?
hope that helps my reapplication to MOC™Wouldn't harm it.
We've defended well so you can't blame Barton too much though, Newcastle simply can't get going.
You know this is going to be a seriously frustrating half, with us playing tippy tappy shit in and around the box, and then get caught by a suckerpunch right at the end, contriving to lose 1-0 in a game where the opposition have barely 30% possession.
will switch my TV off when Cesc finally arrives in Barca and then starts his drivel about how he loves Arsenal.......blah balah
Formerly Known As Gunner_fan_4_life - GF4L
45 minutes of infuriating carelessness and negativity in the final third of the pitch. It's unbelievable how these so-called talented players can't make a single useful pass once they get anywhere near the opposition goal.
Sagna has been appalling, he's had a whole summer to figure out how to kick a ball but no progress whatsoever, if anything he's worse than last year. There's more to being a full back these days than being able to defend and this guy had better pick his game up or he;s going to cost us just as badly as he did last year. Shocking performance.
Looks like we may have another Walcott in Gervinho. He's positive, tries hard but he can't pass and he doesn't make the right choices in the danger areas. Three times I've seen him now and three times I've thought, here we go again. There's time for him yet of course so let's hope for the best.
Now we can graphically see why Fabregas and Nasri leaving will be a blow. Some have been saying Ramsey is playing well, I don't think so. He's doing nothing positive, providing no penetration and he's careless with his passing. He needs to sort his shit out. But Wenger must sign a quality playmaker as soon as possible. Jack's not the answer, he won't make enough goals for us.
Koscielny looks like an accident waiting to happen, he's looks like he's always on the very of doing something horrendous. So far he's just about holding his shit together but it's nail biting every time he gets the ball. Chesney's had a good game though and he's looked a lot better with his distribution. Which is more than can be said of Gibb's and TV's hoofing, WTF? RvP isolated, Arshavin not doing enough, Rosicky busy doing nothing, it's all depressingly familiar. And this is a poor Newcastle.
Still expect RvP to grab a goal in the second half and that might be enough, Koscielny willing. Dull, like watching paint dry. No power, no pace and is Song the stupidest player we've had at the club? Bless him he tries but he's thick as a plank, Barton will probably trick him off the pitch before the end.
Bring Walcott on for Rosicky, stick Arshavin in behind RvP, see if they can make something (anything) happen.
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Yeh, the striking issue is less of a problem when you've got the attacking mids to contribute the goals but without Cesc and potentially Nasri, whether their standard roles can be fulfilled by current team members or not, there's nothing to suggest said members can contribute the extra goals we require from them. Especially in the Cesc role behind the striker, Ramsey is just too anonymous in most games to really deliver, still early days and it's a bit unfair to judge like that, but we really need to go into the season feeling at least somewhat prepared.
No he hasn't, get real. He can't do it all on his own, he needs more quality from the players around him. He's had a couple of good touches and (all joking aside) looks like he lacks a little bit of sharpness which will come back in a couple of games. He's the most likely to change the game with one hit.
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Gibbs booked for getting the ball.
Gervinho is clueless when he has the ball.. AW surely knows how to find them!
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