Match Reaction vs. Sunderland

[Globalgunner]

We were lucky of that there is no doubt, not because we played shit and won but because we played well and could have lost.
The main flaws to our game still remain, as in the game against villa. We score early and then start to toil, missing chances by the bucketload. We have seen it many times even in the days of Henry and the invincibles. We can never seem to put the screw on craps teams.
If we had been 4-0 up by half time the crowd would have been half gone during the break and the remaining fans would have been baying for the Italians blood.
We need to cut that flaw out of our game but with the same manager and backroom staff it will not be easy excising an endemic trait

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kos definitely fucked up but let's not go overboard. He was still our best defender last season and has many good qualities that outweigh this negative. Hopefully Bould has a word with him in training about it as we can't keep affording to give away sloppy penalties. Though mind you, better defending all round from the midfield to stop tricky pacey wingers having a free run at our CB's in the area would be a much better remedy. Arteta's return or signing someone like Lars Bender () would help in that regard.

Likewise with Theo. Sure someone like a Bale or Ronaldo would have had a hat trick yesterday but Theo is still our best finisher, typically very clinical and composed so I'm not that worried yet. The first one was a good save as well. Like Moe said, once he gets one the floodgates will open. He's making the right runs and getting into the positions. Hopefully he decides to spend a few extra hours in training practising his finishing this week.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Definite contact and penalty.

Kos has learnt nothing from the villa game where he did the same thing and that was a stone Waller as well.

Time for Verm to come back in?

Take a day off or get some glasses

[Niall_Quinn]

Take a day off or get some glasses

Or get some glasses on his day off! Efficient, like a German.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Or get some glasses on his day off! Efficient, like a German.

But what about a Red Indian?

[Cripps_orig]

A day off from what?

Speaking the truth?

Is that an invitation to WUM then?

[Niall_Quinn]

But what about a Red Indian?

Okay, take a day off, get some glasses and get a bottle of whiskey plus blankets doused in smallpox.

[Cripps_orig]

Kos definitely fucked up but let's not go overboard. He was still our best defender last season and has many good qualities that outweigh this negative. Hopefully Bould has a word with him in training about it as we can't keep affording to give away sloppy penalties. Though mind you, better defending all round from the midfield to stop tricky pacey wingers having a free run at our CB's in the area would be a much better remedy. Arteta's return or signing someone like Lars Bender () would help in that regard.

Likewise with Theo. Sure someone like a Bale or Ronaldo would have had a hat trick yesterday but Theo is still our best finisher, typically very clinical and composed so I'm not that worried yet. The first one was a good save as well. Like Moe said, once he gets one the floodgates will open. He's making the right runs and getting into the positions. Hopefully he decides to spend a few extra hours in training practising his finishing this week.

You seem to have forgotten a certain BFG tbh.

Artetas return will help no one either.

Other than that, I agree

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Kos wasn't our best defender last season. Mertersacker was by a stretch. Kos's 10 good games ended with the end of last season.

Hope he can get it back together, though, as when on form, we tend to keep a fair amount of clean sheets.

[Cripps_orig]

Kos wasn't our best defender last season. Mertersacker was by a stretch. Kos's 10 good games ended with the end of last season.

Hope he can get it back together, though, as when on form, we tend to keep a fair amount of clean sheets.

Take a day off from speaking the truth