Match Reaction vs Newcastle (away).

[Özim]

I agree Rosicky is a little tiger in midfield, I love to watch him putting himself about, he's more than just a creative player.

[Letters]

Slightly frustrated that in the last 10 minutes we invited the pressure, we made defensive substitutions and when we did get the ball back we didn't seem to be able to keep any possession which is generally something we're good at. It was a bit like the last 10 minutes of the Spurs game - attack vs defence. Both times we held out, we are getting good at that. It's not much fun to watch though!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I don't get why people are coming down so hard on Jenkinson. Especially as it's common place for players to try and rundown the clock when leading at that stage of the game. It was a bit 1st instinct and no one would have been so up on arms if the old tub of lard wasn't there having a fit because Jenkinson wasn't aware he was a bit high up the pitch.

Furthermore, I could only see the useless oaf immediately losing possession, thereby putting us back under pressure if Jenkinson had unfortunately sighted him and made the quick throw in.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

He should have absolutely chucked it up to him. There was a potential 1 vs 1 with the keeper. Even if only to try to throw it as hard as he could at Bendtner's head to knock him out and divert the ball into their goal....... Bendtner is still a professional footballer. If he can't pose a reasonable threat from a position like that, don't even put him in the reserves. Just get him making the tea.

I have no time for the Dane and would rather he weren't on the bench at all...but if Wenger's going to play him and he is open, give him the ball. If Jenkinson had sipped past 2 players in open play down the wing, spotted Bendtner unmarked with just the keeper to beat and decided to pass it down field to somebody else, we probably would have been even more pissed and yet the actual scenario that played out was almost as bad as that.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Jenkinson did completely the right thing.

Wasting time in the 93rd minute was sensible.

[GP]

I don't get why people are coming down so hard on Jenkinson. Especially as it's common place for players to try and rundown the clock when leading at that stage of the game. It was a bit 1st instinct and no one would have been so up on arms if the old tub of lard wasn't there having a fit because Jenkinson wasn't aware he was a bit high up the pitch.

Furthermore, I could only see the useless oaf immediately losing possession, thereby putting us back under pressure if Jenkinson had unfortunately sighted him and made the quick throw in.

Absolutely. There was nothing to gain by playing it quickly, and everything to lose.

100% right.

[Özim]

Yeah of course nothing to gain by scoring a 2nd goal

[Power n Glory]

He should have absolutely chucked it up to him. There was a potential 1 vs 1 with the keeper. Even if only to try to throw it as hard as he could at Bendtner's head to knock him out and divert the ball into their goal....... Bendtner is still a professional footballer. If he can't pose a reasonable threat from a position like that, don't even put him in the reserves. Just get him making the tea.

I have no time for the Dane and would rather he weren't on the bench at all...but if Wenger's going to play him and he is open, give him the ball. If Jenkinson had sipped past 2 players in open play down the wing, spotted Bendtner unmarked with just the keeper to beat and decided to pass it down field to somebody else, we probably would have been even more pissed and yet the actual scenario that played out was almost as bad as that.

Just imagine if we'd have conceded after that moment. Just for the sake of wasting a few seconds. It wasn't smart. He should have passed it to Bendy and even if he didn't score and a defender got back to him, we could have won a corner and wasted time up in their half. Luckily it didn't cost us.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I'm sure he would have thrown it in instantly were he aware Bendy was there and might have had little bit opportunity to do something productive. But I suspect it was more an issue of 1st instinct to run down the clock and by the time he became alert, Bendtner was no longer in an advantageous position. Therefore, I don't think the criticism can fly that he intentionally refused to throw in the ball to the Danish lump.

I could be wrong, but Jenkinson seems humble enough a lad for me to think he wouldn't pull such a a slight against a fellow teammate.

[GP]

I'm sure he would have thrown it in instantly were he aware Bendy was there and might have had little bit opportunity to do something productive. But I suspect it was more an issue of 1st instinct to run down the clock and by the time he became alert, Bendtner was no longer in an advantageous position. Therefore, I don't think the criticism can fly that he intentionally refused to throw in the ball to the Danish lump.

I could be wrong, but Jenkinson seems humble enough a lad for me to think he wouldn't pull such a a slight against a fellow teammate.

Of course, it was just instinct to run down the clock. Considering we were under a bit of pressure at the time, he was absolutely right to do that.