Match Reaction Arsenal 1-1 Shadow Dwellers

[alexander]

Yeah. Again, we've seen how good your previous predictions have been...

top of the league with a team that cost billions, that most say none of our players would get into...but yeah, its the manager thats shit and the sub-standard players that win the games.

Some people

[Letters]

I knew they would give us a very difficult game today, I've watched them a few times this season and they have always looked very good.

I haven't seen much of them this season but credit where it's due, I think that's the best I've seen Spurs play against us.
They've only lost one league game so far and you can see why. In lieu of Chelsea (who I'm still loathe to write off - but they won't be winning the title) they've got a pretty decent chance of top 4 on today's evidence.

[AFC Leveller]

I think a draw today is OK. We had key players out, we had key players on the pitch who weren't at it (wenger says Santiago was dizzy) and came up against an energetic and hard working side. Yes we should be winning these games but city dropped points against the bottom side and they themselves lose to this spuds side heavily so in the grand scheme of things it's not too bad.

[fakeyank]

I'm not sure I would complain about today's result. We did well to get a point given the fact that our entire team is out injured, and cazorla got a panic attack! Thought Wengers subs worked well after the break and we should've won given girouds misses.

We just need to pray that we get players back in the next 2 weeks .. we cannot sustain a challenge with the squad absolutely stretched thin.

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[alexander]

I haven't seen much of them this season but credit where it's due, I think that's the best I've seen Spurs play against us.
They've only lost one league game so far and you can see why. In lieu of Chelsea (who I'm still loathe to write off - but they won't be winning the title) they've got a pretty decent chance of top 4 on today's evidence.

On 606 phone in, they worked out the points (roughly) they needed to get to the top four (chelsea). I forget exact points they need per game, but assuming 70 points gets you too 4th, they need to recreate the form they showed last season for the rest of this one to get that points total. People are saying `its early yet` but we are basically a third through the season already.

[alexander]

We just need to pray that we get players back in the next 2 weeks .. we cannot sustain a challenge with the squad absolutely stretched thin.

100% agree

[Letters]

Im happy with a point. We are clearly down to the bare bones of the squad, both teams are at the top of the form table in the last six games. Its a NLD and they are never easy games to win.
With the injuries we have, and how our first game went, to be here in near mid november, top of the table with man City who i believe were 6-7 points clear of us after a few games into the season I cant see why people are complaining. Bellerin, Ramsey, Theo, would probably have started today if fit, and if we had Ox, Welbz, Rosicky, Wilshere fit, they would all be on the bench.
I remember when we won the league in 1998 a pundit said at the start of the season that if you want to win the league, the most important thing to do is not loose, take a point at least.

Im not a Wenger apologist, and I thought that he should have left in the summer, but FFS give the guy a break. The way some talk on here you would think we were down the bottom with Chelsea! Credit where its due, he has changed it up, he is prepared to sit back and let others have the ball, when Theo was fit he was changing the striker for different opponents. For those saying they played on thursday and we played on wednesday, just look at the teams that were faced, ours was probably the finest team in Europe at this point in time.

For now we are right up there, looking pretty good and not being beaten. we were second best today, but they dug deep and got a point.

Now lets enjoy being top.

It's like I created another account

I'm with you, I don't understand it either. Spurs, much as it may pain us to admit it, are a pretty decent side this year. They lost on the opening day to Utd (wasn't it an own goal or something? I remember Utd fluked it somewhat) but they've not lost in the league since and while they draw too many to be title contenders they're a decent shout for top 4. We should be winning games like this but City should be winning away at rock bottom Villa too - they'd only got 1 point in their last 10 games before today . We weren't at our best today but we got a point - that's a good sign. The people complaining we didn't go 2 points clear today are the exact same people who were saying after the West Ham game we were going to get off to a poor start and had no chance of challenging. But for Mike Dean handing the points to Chelsea on a plate we might well be top right now, we've won every league game since till today. As you say the next 4 games are very winnable and we have a break coming up so hopefully some players will look a bit fresher and others will be back from injury.

If you'd given me this number of points after 12 games and to be level at the top at the start of the season I'd have taken it, after the West Ham game I'd have bitten your arm off. Right now we're challenging, that's what I expect us to do this season. So long as we keep doing that I'll have no complaints.

[Letters]

I'm not sure I would complain about today's result. We did well to get a point given the fact that our entire team is out injured, and cazorla got a panic attack! Thought Wengers subs worked well after the break and we should've won given girouds misses.

We just need to pray that we get players back in the next 2 weeks .. we cannot sustain a challenge with the squad absolutely stretched thin.

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FY and Letters in agreeing with each other shock exclusive

I wouldn't hammer Giroud too much - he did miss some and the header past the post was particularly but we all knew he's not a striker who will win you the league and his goal return so far isn't too shabby. I think we need to sign someone in January to really push us on but it's not easy to do that half way through a season. That's why Wenger gets the big bucks though (I forget exactly how much )

[alexander]

It's like I created another account

I'm with you, I don't understand it either. Spurs, much as it may pain us to admit it, are a pretty decent side this year. They lost on the opening day to Utd (wasn't it an own goal or something? I remember Utd fluked it somewhat) but they've not lost in the league since and while they draw too many to be title contenders they're a decent shout for top 4. We should be winning games like this but City should be winning away at rock bottom Villa too - they'd only got a point in their last 10 games . We weren't at our best today but we got a point - that's a good sign. The people complaining we didn't go 2 points clear today are the exact same people who were saying after the West Ham game we were going to get off to a poor start and had no chance of challenging. But for Mike Dean handing the points to Chelsea on a plate we might well be top right now, we've lost every league game since till today. As you say the next 4 games are very winnable and we have a break coming up so hopefully some players will look a bit fresher and others will be back from injury.

If you'd given me this number of points after 12 games and to be level at the top at the start of the season I'd have taken it, after the West Ham game I'd have bitten your arm off. Right now we're challenging, that's what I expect us to do this season. So long as we keep doing that I'll have no complaints.

Like I said, I thought it was time for wenger to go, but I will only judge him on what he is doing now, and we are looking good. Isnt it a `thing` where teams play poorly but get something out of the game? well thats what we did today, with a team depleted badly on our right side.

See how it goes, but.....TOP OF THE LEAGUE!

[Letters]

Like I said, I thought it was time for wenger to go, but I will only judge him on what he is doing now, and we are looking good. Isnt it a `thing` where teams play poorly but get something out of the game? well thats what we did today, with a team depleted badly on our right side.

After the start last year I thought he should go but the 2nd half of the season - particularly the FA Cup win - earned him another season, for me.
But this year we really do have to challenge. So far, we are. So happy days. If we tail off due to lack of squad depth or whatever then yeah, it's time for him and us to move on.