Match Reaction v Udinese

[Cripps_orig]

I like Chakma from the first half of last season and had he not got 'tired' or side tracked coz of RVP, he couldve been a good player BUT seriously you cant say that he had a good game today.. he was freaking shocking! He looked at best a pedestrian! He shouldnt be in a team 'hoping' to challenge for 4th place.

He didnt but when you consider the alternative ie Bendtner, we should thank our lucky stars we have Chamakh instead of the worst striker in our history

[Joker]

Did you really expect a better perfomace with the team put out. If nasri and rvp and wilshre all played it owuld have been a diifrent result and you know it.

Fair enough, but I'd expected fewer unforced errors and for the midfield to be less porous. How often did Udinese break through our midfield effortlessly, and had time on the ball to pick a pass? Moreover, we lost the ball so often, that even without RVP, Nasri and Wilshere you'd expect these players to get the basics right.

[Master Splinter]

I think today was also evidence that our midfield has been the biggest contributor to our defensive frailty, not the quality of our centre-backs.

Song, Fabregas, Diaby, Denilson, Ramsey and others have all over the years either been lazy or inept at providing protection when a team effort is needed.

[Kano]

well played chesney, theo and verm; caused our own grief by sitting far too deep in the second half.

this is what we were turning out around the time we signed arshavin, 0-0's or 1-0’s with very little creativity. ramsey is a good squad player but not ready to drive forward the team.

I hope we either drop arshavin ahead of jack and song and buy a wide player, or we buy an AM. having jack and rvp back will make a big difference come the weekend.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I like Chakma from the first half of last season and had he not got 'tired' or side tracked coz of RVP, he couldve been a good player BUT seriously you cant say that he had a good game today.. he was freaking shocking! He looked at best a pedestrian! He shouldnt be in a team 'hoping' to challenge for 4th place.

Chamack looked shot to pieces tbh, he needs a goal and get some confiedence back quickly.

[Cripps_orig]

Playing to his strengths would mean everyone lying the the centre circle having a wank. Who wants to see that?

Wenger probably

[AKBapologist]

I'm surprised and happy we won with the (lack of) squad we had. See Zimm, Joker and a few others for the glass half empty approach.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Fair enough, but I'd expected fewer unforced errors and for the midfield to be less porous. How often did Udinese break through our midfield effortlessly, and had time on the ball to pick a pass? Moreover, we lost the ball so often, that even without RVP, Nasri and Wilshere you'd expect these players to get the basics right.

Oh i agree we should have beat them well with that tea, should have plaed Arshavin instead of rosicky tbh

[Xhaka Can’t]

As opposed to what?

When in possession, both teams where direct, both teams made a ton of chances. They were far better than us technically but they where always going to be with us having no midfielder and a crappy CF, but this wasn't a slow built up type of game.

The game was stretched, both sides tried to win it, regardless of possession and I kinda enjoyed it.

Sorry mate, this is the Arsenal v Udinese match reaction thread.

WTF were you watching?

[Globalgunner]

Calling Chamakh a striker must surely be a breach of the trades descriptions act. The guy can do nothing except sometimes pass the ball 2m to either side. All in all Wenger must be praised for delivering the most talentless bunch of players we have seen in the shirt in 15 years, Only Vermaelen, Sagna and Scezney are worth any praise following this display. Djourou comes on almost makes a muck of his first tackle and gets subbed off 5 mins later, rosicky just makes me sick and Song creates 90% of his problems by himself, See him charge into the opposition box and then become completely clueless as to what to do next. If no one of note comes in within the next 2 weeks then we are really up against it.