Sheffield Weds vs Arsenal. COC. 27/10/15. 19:45

[IBK]

When Wenger fucks up he fucks up BIG. And now he's chucking players into a loss for their début. For all the fun of being top and winning a CL match, the main liability remains the manager. He will always find a way to remind us never to trust him. Been here, seen it, done it but for Wenger it will all be new.

I kind of follow you but it's clear that our squad is thin on quality and we have to try to keep our first team players going if we are going to achieve anything this season, so I'm not going to lambast the manager too much on team selection.

[Niall_Quinn]

I kind of follow you but it's clear that our squad is thin on quality and we have to try to keep our first team players going if we are going to achieve anything this season, so I'm not going to lambast the manager too much on team selection.

Not a problem, I'll lambast him enough for both of us.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I kind of follow you but it's clear that our squad is thin on quality and we have to try to keep our first team players going if we are going to achieve anything this season, so I'm not going to lambast the manager too much on team selection.

Yeah this. Tactically he should have set us up for the counter realising the dire injury situation and teh lack of cohesion among the players tonight, but I don't blame him for the team selection.

The likes of Welbeck, Jack, Rociky, Arteta all would have started tonight had they been fit.

[IBK]

Yeah this. Tactically he should have set us up for the counter realising the dire injury situation and teh lack of cohesion among the players tonight, but I don't blame him for the team selection.

The likes of Welbeck, Jack, Rociky, Arteta all would have started tonight had they been fit.

Yes good point re the counter attacking. Re selection we've already seen 2 first teamers injured in this match. Personally, while momentum is great the comp just isn't important enough to risk Kossy; Nacho; Coq; Santi; Alexis or Ozil. Of their replacements Ox should have been an adequate replacement for Ramsey; Gibbs for Monreal; Debuchy for Bellerin and even Campbell for Alexis. Bottom line is that no matter the quality of player, a massively disrupted team will simply not perform - which is why a lot of giant killi happens in early rounds of the league cup.

[RomfordPele]

Yes good point re the counter attacking. Re selection we've already seen 2 first teamers injured in this match. Personally, while momentum is great the comp just isn't important enough to risk Kossy; Nacho; Coq; Santi; Alexis or Ozil. Of their replacements Ox should have been an adequate replacement for Ramsey; Gibbs for Monreal; Debuchy for Bellerin and even Campbell for Alexis. Bottom line is that no matter the quality of player, a massively disrupted team will simply not perform - which is why a lot of giant killi happens in early rounds of the league cup.

Which is why it was idiotic to play theo. If you are going to throw a game, throw it properly.

And don't bring on your key striker without a fucking warm up!

[IBK]

Which is why it was idiotic to play theo. If you are going to throw a game, throw it properly.

And don't bring on your key striker without a fucking warm up!

Hopefully Theo's injury is not too bad. the Ox has pretty much stunk up the place recently.

[Gooner23]

Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Giroud, Campbell. Hang your heads in shame. The youngsters will hopefully get another chance next season.

[Niall_Quinn]

Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Giroud, Campbell. Hang your heads in shame. The youngsters will hopefully get another chance next season.

The way they are playing, the lack of intensity, the casualness, I don't think they give a fuck. You can lose on one of those nights to a hard fighting underdog, but if what I have seen over the last 20 is the same as what went before (and it sounds like it) then we haven't bothered to turn up. That's no good no matter the competition or the opponent. If you don't show up then you are stealing a living.

[IBK]

The press will have a field day on this result, but nothing much more to it than a bad night at the office in a comp that is the least of our priorities. I don't think this will have an effect on the first team - other than the injuries. Shit night's football.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell.

Shit.

3-0 FT. Bit of a stinker.