Match Reaction vs Everton

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

It's a curious feeling. I genuinely thought that with 8 minutes to go we had won the game. I certainly celebrated Ozil's goal as if that was the case. When things did not transpire that way I couldn't help questioning the fact that it didn't.

I thought alarm bells should have been ringing when DelLaSoul came on. If it didn't I would question why it wasn't if you had watched Everton's last few games. I know we do the whole, concentrate on ourselves thing, but you'd hope they were remotely aware of the form and ability of the Spanish kid.

I mused before the game that I thought Ramsey could do with a rest but came to the conclusion I was probably being over concerned. I did't catch the first half but an awful lot of people here are suggesting he looked tired. That said, I thought it would have been a decent shout had he stayed on as he has the knack of pushing his legs on even when he is tired and besting his opponents late in games. Had he scored a winner, which he is just as likely to do as anyone else, playing the full 90 would have been more than worth it.

Gibbs should have been tighter, but he was square on and defenders probably worry about getting it in the face or handling it with an arm, so maybe he didn't get as tight as quickly because of that. Szczesny failed to get to it because he saw it too late, ironically. It is possible his view was obscured by Gibbs who was too close to him.

But as we have repeated it wasn't the worst point to get considering the circumstances. Just a bitter shame we couldn't compound the errors of those around us to the max.

[GP]

Yep, and I see a worker who is ultimately pretty blunt who doesnt possess a single attribute that quality defenders would be worried about.


Tidy flicks around corners does not equal superb.

What the fook word would you use to describe Suarez and Aguero then? You leave yourself nowhere to go when you are a slut with your tongue. Save words like "superb" for those that deserve

Says the man who thinks Kolo Toure is among the best defenders in world football

Jog on.

[BOBN]

Says the man who thinks Kolo Toure is among the best defenders in world football

Jog on.

He was for at least one season. Which is more than Vermalean can say tbf.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

 

[GP]

 

[Dein-machine]

He was for at least one season. Which is more than Vermalean can say tbf.

I actually agree with your comments on Giroud but what's poor old Tommy boy done to you. At least Wenger for once has seen what we can all see & dropped him to the bench, not an easy decision for him to make bearing in he was his captain.
Not sure you can say he was a world class defender for 1 year only, to be world class takes consistancy - not one of Kolo's assets.

[Power n Glory]

Why can't people accept that sometimes you play a game where you're a bit under par, and the opposition are bang on form?

We got a draw against the form side on the league, and in a way, we were a very good individual goal away from a win. The draw was a fair result, and a decent point.

This micro-analysis is a waste of time, as there wasn't a great deal wrong, aside from being a bit off the pace....

You drop points during a season, whether you end up as Champions or not. Often, the difference in these ones is not losing, as apposed to not winning.

This is all apart of match analysis and reactions. It's just a discussion about the game. Why try to discourage that?

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

LDG

Party pooper.

[Power n Glory]

It's a curious feeling. I genuinely thought that with 8 minutes to go we had won the game. I certainly celebrated Ozil's goal as if that was the case. When things did not transpire that way I couldn't help questioning the fact that it didn't.

I thought alarm bells should have been ringing when DelLaSoul came on. If it didn't I would question why it wasn't if you had watched Everton's last few games. I know we do the whole, concentrate on ourselves thing, but you'd hope they were remotely aware of the form and ability of the Spanish kid.

I mused before the game that I thought Ramsey could do with a rest but came to the conclusion I was probably being over concerned. I did't catch the first half but an awful lot of people here are suggesting he looked tired. That said, I thought it would have been a decent shout had he stayed on as he has the knack of pushing his legs on even when he is tired and besting his opponents late in games. Had he scored a winner, which he is just as likely to do as anyone else, playing the full 90 would have been more than worth it.

Gibbs should have been tighter, but he was square on and defenders probably worry about getting it in the face or handling it with an arm, so maybe he didn't get as tight as quickly because of that. Szczesny failed to get to it because he saw it too late, ironically. It is possible his view was obscured by Gibbs who was too close to him.

But as we have repeated it wasn't the worst point to get considering the circumstances. Just a bitter shame we couldn't compound the errors of those around us to the max.

It did seem as though we were shocked. Must admit, I haven't been paying attention to Everton either but that's not my job. Just wondering if we did our homework. If we're going to be up against teams that are good in possession then we really should play Flamini over Arteta and it probably was a mistake to take off Ramsey considering the amount of tackles he wins for us. But we have a big game coming up for the CL and then City so it’s understandable. We should have really held out for the win with less than 10 minutes on the clock.

Regarding Gibbs, I think he was guilty of playing too narrow and close to the cbs. On plenty of occasions he’d tuck in and give their winger and wingback way too much space and could see that if a ball were to play over to his side, he’d have a lot of ground to cover and they’d be within striking distance. That’s what happened for the goal. If he was tighter from the start there wouldn’t have been an opportunity to shoot.

[BOBN]

I actually agree with your comments on Giroud but what's poor old Tommy boy done to you. At least Wenger for once has seen what we can all see & dropped him to the bench, not an easy decision for him to make bearing in he was his captain.

Eh? He was stopping Arsenal Football Club from prospering. Directly responsible. Weve been brilliant ( little bit slutty use of the word 'brilliant') from the very day he was dropped.

The real question is, why DONT you hate him?

But its not just his fault. Wenger making him captain was the moment I took down my "Wenger Knows" poster. No matter what happens I can no longee trust this man implicitly.