Match Reaction vs Chelsea

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Why were people calling for Podolski? The guy hasn't played since August. He would have been unfit and sluggish, just like Giroud.

Cazorla maybe but for weeks we've been saying he's been out of form.

What we should have done was make Walcott hog the touchline more to stretch their defence so we could get in behind. Theo was way too central tonight, most of the time he was only 6 foot away from Giroud when we were attacking. He gave us no width when he's the only wide player we really have.

Clearly a tactic but it was the wrong one.

[BOBN]

This midfield continues to frustrate, we keep saying we need a striker, but whats the point of a striker, if no one is creating anything for them.

This gentleman is correct. Frankly its a pretty overrated collection of players our midfield.

Cazorla - Thought he was good, but hes been laughable this season
Wilshere - Nothing player
Ramsey - Are we still pretending he has a shout at player of the season?
Ozil - One of the bottle, not the special one
Arteta - Mediocre
Flamini - Worker
Rosicky - Meh

Its too much to fix. Wenger just needs to go and find a top striker to paper over it all. The man needs his Drogba.

[Niall_Quinn]

This gentleman is correct. Frankly its a pretty overrated collection of players our midfield.

Cazorla - Thought he was good, but hes been laughable this season
Wilshere - Nothing player
Ramsey - Are we still pretending he has a shout at player of the season?
Ozil - One of the bottle, not the special one
Arteta - Mediocre
Flamini - Worker
Rosicky - Meh

Its too much to fix. Wenger just needs to go and find a top striker to paper over it all. The man needs his Drogba.

I have to agree, we are absolute shit. In fact I don't know why we even bother supporting the club. All our players are crap, our manager is crap, I hate those blue bits on the kit, they are crap. And the most laughable thing of all is we're second in the table and through to the next round of the CL. It's all bad.

[JonasTC]

I have to agree, we are absolute shit. In fact I don't know why we even bother supporting the club. All our players are crap, our manager is crap, I hate those blue bits on the kit, they are crap. And the most laughable thing of all is we're second in the table and through to the next round of the CL. It's all bad.

Seriously i dont get some of these people either, if we're really so bad, shouldnt we be super happy that we're 2nd with a big chance of being #1 by new years and being in the next round of the CHL?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm not getting too overwrought with this result though it's never good to cede top, we didn't allow ourselves to go mental in the last ten minutes to risk it all and lose it like against Dortmund, which nobody would be giving Wenger thanks to, if we did. Really the onus should have been on Chelsea, being the ones behind us but Mourinho gonna Mourinho.

I just hope that this lack of wins doesn't seep in to the game against West Ham, although they are very poor really so it shouldn't.

Also, I do think we are good enough to win the league and that's not just on potential ability, that's also based on there being no discerning between the title race and a Top 4 Trophy place right now.

[BOBN]

And the most laughable thing of all is we're second in the table and through to the next round of the CL. It's all bad.

Second Same script, but just changed one word huh. Forget about this "1st", "2nd" comfort blanket, do you know how many teams have been first and second at this time of year? Liverpool now...I remember fookin Leeds being top at xmas in recent times. Any fooker can be top at xmas in this league.

Anyway im not saying anything new, everybody knows we need a top striker asap. We need attackers who are about goals and about winning. Ramsey proved he doesnt care about winning when he put the ball out of play when Ramires was down, Ozil squaring the ball to Walcott proves hes soft as baby shyt and not a game-changer even in his own mind. These need a ruthless forward to look up to.

[hobson's choice]

I have to agree, we are absolute shit. In fact I don't know why we even bother supporting the club. All our players are crap, our manager is crap, I hate those blue bits on the kit, they are crap. And the most laughable thing of all is we're second in the table and through to the next round of the CL. It's all bad.

No one is saying this team is shit, but they simply haven't created many chances. That midfield going forward, hasn't been consistently good this season.

[AFC Leveller]

You could say we'd have lost this game a year or two ago but we managed to get a point. You can also say we cannot the big games for toffee and should have beaten this robust but very average Chelsea side. Sunderland and Stoke both beat them at home because they actually attacked them and showed no fear. We looked frightened and too nervous to go forward knowing we can be hit on the counter attack.

The defence were solid and error free (nice changce from previous games against those cunts) but the midfield were shocking and so was Giroud. Arteta was left with no options time and again and kep passing it to the back 4 everytime. Where was the movement? creativity? Theo kept runing away from the ball and when he did ask for it to feet, he was robbed easily. Ozil for me was subdue and timid again in a big game. He is our best player in terms of talent but for me he'll never the player to take control of the game and dominate the opposition.

We all know that Giroud isnt clinical and will watse chances so nothing new there but i just think he can sometimes complain too much and get in a bad mood if the ref doesnt give him a free kick. he should stop moaning and work on battering his CB.

Liverpool cannot possibly win both of their next two games so we really should reclaim top spot. West ham away i think we can get a result there but its the bar codes away where i think we'll need to be at our best because they are probably the form team right now (have beaten Man ure, Spuds and Chelsea in the last 8 games).

[Letters]

Wrong.

If we sign a top top striker in the ilk of Costa, we can win the league.

I agree, but I don't think we will do that. Hope I'm wrong.

[Letters]

I would seriously love to know just what the fuck wenger was doing tonight.

Why were no subs made?? It's fucking unfathomable.

If he's have made some changes, Carzola and pods, we might have had a chance of winning the game.

I just cannot understand it

Even when the SS guy questioned him about it he had to think a short time for some shit explanation 'errrrr, ummmm, well eerrrrr' Really arsene?!?

I know we've gotta play on Thursday but FFS. Giving pods 10 mins or so wouldn't have fucking hurt.

Yeah, that was a weird one. We've got Carzola and Podolski sitting on the bench, a few fresh legs would have given us a better chance.