Match Reaction v Borussia Dortmund

[gunnerrrrr]

Chamakh did nothing when he came on

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[Joker]

Getting a draw away from home against the German champions is never a bad result, but it's a sign of how much we've declined that we're pleased with such a shit performance from us. We barely attacked them at all, struggled to put them under any pressure for a sustained period of time and gave the ball away constantly. It was as if we were the pot 4 side and they were the pot 1 side. Arsenal sides of the recent past would have at least had one period where the team were on the front foot, asking questions of the opposition even away from home. Now we're pleased just to keep the opposition out, and anything else is a bonus.

[Marc Overmars]

Stupid substitutions almost cost us the game, 1-1 MIGHT be a good result provided we don't throw away the easier matches like we did last year. I hate the way we play football.

It won't be as easy as last year to gain a head of steam, especially given how the fixtures have worked out, with Dortmund and Marseille away in the first 3 fixtures. It's fairly reasonable to suggest we will have 5 points after 3 games, rather than 9 like last year. So I imagine every game to be quite competitive with everything to play for, therefore we shouldn't be taking our foot off the gas again.

And yes, our football is a bit shit.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Chamakh did nothing wrong when he came on

Youre pretty entertaining tbh but the Chamakh hating is getting dull and repetitive tbh

oh the irony

[milla]

Good point

More than i expected.

Could do f all with the goal we conceded.

Mertesacker

First half, the midfield were shocking. Something about PerGirrafe, he doesnt move a lot but he seems always standing at a right place. Very commanding performance but I will reserve my judgement until he plays against Blackeye this weekend.

Second half was better, lesbo jew and Pants model worked off the socks but they are just not Cesc. We need to tweak this team to get more creativity out of our players.

[Cripps_orig]

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Hes a striker. We didnt have the ball after he came on.

What was he supposed to do?

[Niall_Quinn]

Chamakh did nothing wrong when he came on

Youre pretty entertaining tbh but the Chamakh hating is getting dull and repetitive tbh

He did nothing at all. As in, he didn't do his job - as usual. He's supposed to be the outlet, but where did he play? In the middle. Did he do the running required to make himself available? No. Did he do anything at all compared to Gervinho who was at least picking up and trying to hold onto the ball? No he didn't. That's because he's a total waste of a slot on the roster.

[fakeyank]

Why isnt Ding Dong (Park) getting any game time?

[Syn]

Chamakh did nothing wrong when he came on

He didn't. I don't think it was a horrific change. In general though - 'doing nothing wrong' isn't the limit of what we should be expecting. One thing that is very noticeable is that too many players do not want the ball and are just looking to hide. It's one of the biggest problems.

That's why it was refreshing to see Wilshere last season - always hungry, looking for the ball and trying to make an impact.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Van Persie hasn't really scored in big games.

i dont know if you watched the game tonight, but he scored then and that was a big game. he scored the equaliser in the barca game, that was big and carling cup final. just to name a few. if you are going to have a go at robin, at least make up a decent argument for it rather then horsehit