Match Reaction vs Man City (away).

[Nayan]

City were the better team on the day and could have scored more than 6.

However, were always in the game, even at 4-2 with 20 minutes to go. We seemed to stop though due to tiredness/fatigue and City just passed it around us with ease. as many have pointed out, we had 3-4 big decisions go against us and when you add the sloppyness and mistakes, it was always gonna be tough.

Theo was our best player i thought, gave us penetration and pace and could have had a hatrick. jack was our worst player IMO, the amound of times he lost the ball was shocking, he didnt track back all day and Zabaleta gave him a torrid time. He lost him for the 2nd goal, and gave the ball away for their 6th not to mention the amount of times he lost posession in the first half.

Giroud will never be the goal machine but what he offers us is priceless and i think he was good yesterday. he wins just about every long ball/pass to him and his passes/flicks tend to find an arsenal man more often than not. He was blunt on a couple of occasions when put through but overall i think he was one of our better players.

Ozil produced one or two moments of real genius and put theo through with a lovely pass but i thought he could have done more.

Worrying signs over the defence in the last couple of games. I dont think we've looked as assured and comfortable as we did in the first 10-12 games and with chelsea coming up, we need to tighten up and not let the old game creep back in. Players are understandaly tired and we are paying the price for having a smallish squad.

A big win against Chelsea is absoloutely KEY. a draw is not good enough (even though it would put us level with City assuming they win).

city scored 6 from 7 shots on target. I think we had more or less the same number of shots on target and there were plenty we really should've stuck away. Our pass completion was in fact better than city's

our finishing was inferior, we were a shambles at the back and we gave the ball away at key times. basically we made a lot of forced/unforced errors at crucial points in the game and fluffed our lines big style.

Some of that could be tiredness and fatigue of course. Not just from Napoli - I think certain players have been in redlining for a while now. Giroud is running himself into the ground, cazorla has gone missing again and you have to think ramsey will need a rest soon.

Monreal is shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Football and particularly the media and fans are funny. This morning a 6-3 loss has become a 6,7 maybe 8 nil stuffing, the gypos are the best attacking team in the history of the PL, although admittedly Arsenal and Utd have had some decent teams in the past. All thoughts that the gypos could and should have shipped six at home are purged. The cheating referee and linesmen, I say cheat because you can't get so many decisions wrong by accident, no mention.

And the fans. Walcott FINALLY puts in one semi decent performance, so he's the saviour and let's build a team around him and forget he's been by far our most inconsistent and infuriating player over the last few seasons. Wilshere, get him out, especially as he has disgraced the club by flicking a finger at the Gallagheresque scum. You can't to that in football, he's disgraced the club. You CAN steal a whole nation's wealth, run a police state and then buy your way in by flashing your money at the PL slags who in turn pout their anus in keen anticipation. But jack is beyond the pale. Ban him.

Funny stuff. Detached from reality but still entertaining.

[Özim]

Or Wilshere drop him cos he's playing sh*t and costs us goals.

Smoking, making some odd comments about the English and now getting caught sticking the finger up on camera, smart kid, he'll go far

[Niall_Quinn]

Too many here buying into the media bullshit.

Rout and Lout is one of the headlines. Simple concepts for very simple minds. But the reality has shades of complexity. Sports journos are the rancid cock cheese that falls into the bowl and swirls in piss and shit, we can choose to flush them or dip in eagerly and drink.

[Özim]

His behaviour speaks for itself tbh, as do his performances on the pitch.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes it does - loyal to the club, slowly fighting back from a career threatening injury. We've had a lesson dished out by Ramsey - can we learn it and use it to get behind our players?

[Letters]

Too many here buying into the media bullshit.

Mostly one person with an anti-Arsenal agenda, tbh

[Özim]

Loyal to the club? Don't make me laugh his loyalty hasn't even been tested.

Nothing to learn here, this guy doesn't know how to behave and don't give me the he's two young card here because he's got two kids to look after.

[Özim]

Mostly one person with an anti-Arsenal agenda, tbh

Yeah I know Donald Duck has gone bad.

[Marc Overmars]

Really need to look at injecting the team with some serious pace in January. Our midfield is great but you need players prepared to run between the lines and pin the opposition back, at the moment our style of play relies on them being at their intricate best, which won't always be the case because it's such a difficult style to perfect.

Barca have it mastered but even they have a selection of powerful runners.

At the moment I feel we are missing a trick. It should be enough to see off most of the dross in the league but against more savvy teams we will come unstuck.