Match reaction Vs West Brom

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disappointed.
We've had the easiest opening schedule in forever. We took 7 wins from the corresponding fixtures last season. Despite having such an easy schedule, we've shipped too many goals against inferior opposition.

Jack had a stinker, masked by the goal.
Giroud looked to do everything right in buildup play, but failed when it came to the money.

I don't see it as that much of an indicator, teams are more inclined to make sure they don't give space away this early on in to a season in comparison to later on in a season, especially in say Swansea's case when they had won the League Cup and it's possible their motivation wasn't as great as it might be if it was scheduled earlier.

[milla]

Pretty irate about our team selection. Didn't like it mid week either but I accept it would have been a risk starting Gnabry in a European game.

We had a winning formula, and now our manager has changed it. He shifted the best box to box midfielder in the league on the right wing.

Gnabry should have started, with Arteta on the bench. Just because he's fit doesn't mean he can walk straight back into the team.

Why waste the top playmaker in world football in a team with absolutely no pace to exploit?

I'm a big fan of Giroud's but he has two chances to us the match today and bottled them both. He's good but he hasn't convinced me he's title winning good.

Tis

[Dennis Bendtner]

The challenge on Wilshere was a penalty wasn't it? I thought the defender went through him.

MS is probably right about us needing speed and directness today. Wenger did say after the Napoli game he picked Flamini with Arteta to shut Hamsik down. Today perhaps didn't require that even though it looks like a good set-up to play away. Then again West Brom are quite good going forward and the narrow midfield annihilated Napoli - with Rosicky the one player who didn't play that well - so continuity seemed fair enough.

[Harland]

why did our CBs look like they were getting bullied everytime there was a long ball to their CF?

meh game, can't win them all but lack of width was very telling in this game.

Not Walcott's biggest fan but by god, did we miss him today

[The Ogg Monster]

Our winning run had to end at some point but it was a hard away game which we didn't lose and we're still top of the pl.

hopefully we will bounce back immediately with cazorla and theo.

Im sure the doom and gloomers will spoute their blile and those sensible of us will ignore them.

This is football. We dont win them all. We will bounce back immediately

We need to remain top 4 until xmas and strengthen in jan window.

.I love AW and Arsenal. I trust AW to bring us the pl.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Of course I am pissed off, the man is on £7 million a year but his team selection stinks all over. Too many favourite bastard kids on the pitch, dirty ol' French voyeur.

You're pissed off? - I had Us to win and Scum to win for 350 quid! down in flames!

I take a draw away to a WBA team that have a bit of a buzz after their win at OT!

[Ollie the Optimist]

for the next game against norwich. we should have santi back and theo i htink. podolski and sagna not far off. This team will jsut get stronger. its the first game we havnt won since villa. we wont win them all.

however

WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE, SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE

[Harland]

Our winning run had to end at some point but it was a hard away game which we didn't lose and we're still top of the pl.

hopefully we will bounce back immediately with cazorla and theo.

Im sure the doom and gloomers will spoute their blile and those sensible of us will ignore them.

This is football. We dont win them all. We will bounce back immediately

We need to remain top 4 until xmas and strengthen in jan window.

.I love AW and Arsenal. I trust AW to bring us the pl.

Very good point alluded to. More telling than the dropping of 2 points is how we come back and not let our heads drop.

Still excited to see how Cazorla and Ozil play together!

[milla]

You're pissed off? - I had Us to win and Scum to win for 350 quid! down in flames!

I take a draw away to a WBA team that have a bit of a buzz after their win at OT!

Fanx to Fat Sam, he play 4-6-0 and won 3-0 at WHL

Next time just hand me £350 I could use few quids for my new suit.

[milla]

for the next game against norwich. we should have santi back and theo i htink. podolski and sagna not far off. This team will jsut get stronger. its the first game we havnt won since villa. we wont win them all.

however

WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE, SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE

For the next games, I hope Wenger use his midfield players (we have many different players for various type of oppositions) better. Play them on merit not seniority or favouritism crap.