Match Reaction vs Sunderland (away).

[Syn]

A match forged in the pig pen of the world's filthiest pub. Truly abysmal play all round.

Still, after going ahead, we had numerous chances to kill the game off. Cazorla should have had a hat-trick in the last ten minutes but he was utterly dreadful. Every break broke down with either a pitiful final ball or an embarrassing finish.

Sanchez . What a man.

Mannone .

Kevin Friend was scandalous. Book every Arsenal player for their first foul or book them for a collision. Book Sunderland players after numerous fouls and let a few of them off with clear reds.

Ospina, Koscielny, Debuchy and now Gibbs all dead. Bellerin and Hayden should get a lot of games.

Wrong. The correct match reaction is as follows.

*Sigh* don't know why I bothered watching the game. It was so boring and I knew it would be crap because we've been shit for ages. We were crap in the last match, awful in this match and we'll be boring in the next game. Even when we scored, I couldn't even smile. I get no pleasure from watching Arsenal play these days but I'll continue watching them and getting bored and writing about it on here so you too can get bored. Luckily somebody rang the doorbell during the game. It was only a jehovah's witness but spending 2 minutes at the door saved me from watching 2 minutes of watching Arsenal. *Sigh* xx

[Letters]

It must be the Ebola then. Who would have guessed that the manager who has only won 1 cup in 10 years might not win another. How would anyone have known

Winning trophies is a mere side-effect of being a good team and last year we were a good team. We led the table for a fair bit of the season and while we stuttered towards the end we looked like a decent side, won a trophy and seemed to be signing good players in the summer. And yet now we're all over the shop.
If you really thought we'd be this poor this season then well done on your prescience but I don't think many people saw this coming.

What's odd is that Chelsea aside no-one is looking much good. We're in a 'crises' apparently and yet we're only 3 points off City.

[Globalgunner]

Well, possibly. But last season this manager (who we now all agree is the worst manager in the history of the game and, moreover, a worse human being than Hitler) won the FA Cup and we finished on 79 points, the most for 5 years. Something is going badly wrong this year, we seemed to have regressed despite seemingly spent well over the summer.

The problem with you zealots is that you spend all the time Robo scanning for anyone who defames your beloved Wenger that you forget your last arguments.

Just yesterday you spent several posts and statistics to show that we have not regressed but rather have only stagnated. Today.....on sober reflection you admit we have regressed. Which is ist please.......Dont tell me........ That isn't what you said, i need to read it again.......Nope...It still seems like you say we've regressed.

[Letters]

Wrong. The correct match reaction is as follows.

*Sigh* don't know why I bothered watching the game. It was so boring and I knew it would be crap because we've been shit for ages. We were crap in the last match, awful in this match and we'll be boring in the next game. Even when we scored, I couldn't even smile. I get no pleasure from watching Arsenal play these days but I'll continue watching them and getting bored and writing about it on here so you too can get bored. Luckily somebody rang the doorbell during the game. It was only a jehovah's witness but spending 2 minutes at the door saved me from watching 2 minutes of watching Arsenal. *Sigh* xx

Niall_Quinn the Paranoid Android

[Letters]

Just yesterday you spent several posts and statistics to show that we have not regressed but rather have only stagnated. Today.....on sober reflection you admit we have regressed. Which is ist please.......Dont tell me........ That isn't what you said, i need to read it again.......Nope...It still seems like you say we've regressed.

I don't think it's really that complicated, but for the slow of thinking...

Over the last 4 seasons we have improved our points tally year on year. That's improvement.
Taking a slightly longer term view we have bobbled around an average of around 73 points never doing much better, never doing much worse. That's stagnation.

I was arguing against the view that we were getting 'shitter and shitter'. I took that to mean the poster was claiming a long term regression which just hasn't been the case.

But from last season to this, we have regressed. And I'm somewhat baffled as to why we're suddenly looking so much poorer when on paper our squad is about as good if not better than last year.

It's not that complicated.

[Globalgunner]

Winning trophies is a mere side-effect of being a good team and last year we were a good team. We led the table for a fair bit of the season and while we stuttered towards the end we looked like a decent side, won a trophy and seemed to be signing good players in the summer. And yet now we're all over the shop.
If you really thought we'd be this poor this season then well done on your prescience but I don't think many people saw this coming.

What's odd is that Chelsea aside no-one is looking much good. We're in a 'crises' apparently and yet we're only 3 points off City.

Before us last year the FA cup winners were Wigan who were relegated....Other luminary teams such as Portsmouth have won it..they too were relegated the next season, The FA cup is no indication of a good team. Its........ how shall I put this.....Pot luck

P.S Its only you who didnt see this shit on a stick season coming....plus Wenger of course

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

See. I don't think we are lacking quality. We're lacking...something, but this squad has some very good players in and so far is much less than the sum of its parts. And yet...no-one else, bar Chelsea, is looking any good either so we're still around the top 4.

A good manager.

[Xhaka Can’t]

One person is using reason and statistics to support his points.

The other is posting pretty much like a zealot.

Alanis Morissette would do well to take note.

[Globalgunner]

I don't think it's really that complicated, but for the slow of thinking...

Over the last 4 seasons we have improved our points tally year on year. That's improvement.
Taking a slightly longer term view we have bobbled around an average of around 73 points never doing much better, never doing much worse. That's stagnation.

I was arguing against the view that we were getting 'shitter and shitter'. I took that to mean the poster was claiming a long term regression which just hasn't been the case.

But from last season to this, we have regressed. And I'm somewhat baffled as to why we're suddenly looking so much poorer when on paper our squad is about as good if not better than last year.

It's not that complicated.

Why use points. Points accummulated are against a different set of teams each season. Log position is more indicative of where you stand against your peers,
Kindly dig into your files and show our log position over the last few seasons. I think we will finish 4th again this season. I think your probably right. Stagnation not regression.

[Globalgunner]

One person is using reason and statistics to support his points.

The other is posting pretty much like a zealot.

Alanis Morissette would do well to take note.

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