Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal Saturday 17th September 2011 12.45pm SS2

[Thierrymon]

Yep, and there are signs from Arshavin he might be sorting his shit out. Gervinho is making the difference up front and we're getting players forward at pace which is a huge plus. It's the defence though, why the hell didn't we get that sorted in the summer? Whatever the outfield manages to do the defence is always liable to offset it. I know Merts is settling in but there aren't many good signs from him right now. It was disappointing to see him rolling around the place early on after being tapped. The Blackburn manager is pretty poxy though, he must be able to see the weak areas but he's doing nothing about it. Hopefully he's a stubborn as Wenger and won't chance anything for the second half.

Wonder if this is because he is outa contract in the summer.

[Niall_Quinn]

So?

He's been giving the ball away alot.

Hence, sloppy.

He's been 50/50 again, great one minute and incredibly careless the next. But he does make a difference when he's in the team and a lot of his fuck-ups happen when he's trying to be positive with a forward ball. Think I'd rather see a 50% success ratio with positive play than 0% with that tippy tappy shit.

[GunnerFan4Life]

Song has been showing traits of a true DM this half. Don't know what MS is talking 'bout.

[AKBapologist]

5 man midfield with RVP dropping deep?

mhmmm

[Cripps_orig]

Sirchesney has looked a bit shit today as well.

Been lucky a couple of times when hes gone on walkabouts

[Niall_Quinn]

Wonder if this is because he is outa contract in the summer.

Don't ruin it for me. It's more likely he's deeply committed to the club and feels it's time to give something back. What a man.

Arshavin

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who the heck is this idiot next to Dwight Yorke on Sky? Terrible presenter.

One of the SSN drones.

[Master Splinter]

Song has been showing traits of a true DM this half. Don't know what MS is talking 'bout.

I saw him giving the ball away numerous times. Not a good trait for a DM.

I'm not making it up. You can watch the replay if you want.

[Mr. Lahey]

So?

He's been giving the ball away alot.

Hence, sloppy.

I thought hes been sloppy and poor defensively as well. He has made a couple nice passes going forward though.

[Thierrymon]

Don't ruin it for me. It's more likely he's deeply committed to the club and feels it's time to give something back. What a man.

Arshavin