Arsenal v Chelsea Match Reaction

[Niall_Quinn]

Normal reaction from an angry fan . Had Wenger taken out Walcott or Campbell instead of Giroud same people would have come out why did he keep a slow striker on the pitch when we need pace for counteract . It's a lose lose situation for Wenger . We have lost the game . Let's move on to the next . The Championship is not lost yet we are not that far behind . we are still in the race . Everyone will lose games at a certain point .

Nah. We have lost to the chavs not just today but yet again. Whether they are up, down or somewhere in the middle, one thing can be relied upon every year. Wenger will lose to the chavs because he fucks it up. This is a sure thing. No matter how many time we think it will be different Wenger always delivers this chilling, consistent shit when it really matters. As a result we are left trying to pretend the FA Cup is the measure of a top team. But as for titles, no way. Not with Wenger here. And many of the fans can spot the obvious and they say as much when you ask them.

[Alpha]

Nah. We have lost to the chavs not just today but yet again. Whether they are up, down or somewhere in the middle, one thing can be relied upon every year. Wenger will lose to the chavs because he fucks it up. This is a sure thing. No matter how many time we think it will be different Wenger always delivers this chilling, consistent shit when it really matters. As a result we are left trying to pretend the FA Cup is the measure of a top team. But as for titles, no way. Not with Wenger here. And many of the fans can spot the obvious and they say as much when you ask them.

Let's get it right here . It is true we have lost to Chelsea times and times again . But the turning point today was the sending off . Do you still blame Wenger for that silly Per's mistake ? We created some chances even though Wenger got his tactics wrong . Do you blame him for us panicking in front of Courtois and not putting our chances away ?

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's get it right here . It is true we have lost to Chelsea times and times again . But the turning point today was the sending off . Do you still blame Wenger for that silly Per's mistake ? We created some chances even though Wenger got his tactics wrong . Do you blame him for us panicking in front of Courtois and not putting our chances away ?

Yes I do blame Wenger, in fact I blamed him for today's catastrophe about 6 weeks ago when I said it was beyond comprehension how Mertesacker gets into the team when we have a real defender sat on the bench. Wenger picks the team. He also picked Flamini and Ramsey in the middle having seen that fail badly against Liverpool and Stoke. An absent midfield leaves space and puts added pressure on the back four. You couple those gaping spaces with Mertesacker's total inability to deal with the pace of slow coach Costa and you reach a predictable outcome. For £8mill the manager should be up to speed on these sort of things. His fault.

[Alpha]

Yes I do blame Wenger, in fact I blamed him for today's catastrophe about 6 weeks ago when I said it was beyond comprehension how Mertesacker gets into the team when we have a real defender sat on the bench. Wenger picks the team. He also picked Flamini and Ramsey in the middle having seen that fail badly against Liverpool and Stoke. An absent midfield leaves space and puts added pressure on the back four. You couple those gaping spaces with Mertesacker's total inability to deal with the pace of slow coach Costa and you reach a predictable outcome. For £8mill the manager should be up to speed on these sort of things. His fault.

Well , the combo Flamini-Ramsey is the best we have because of Carzola and Coquelin injuries . So if you were the coach who could you pick instead ? New guy Elneny and the inexperienced Chambers ? Metersacker is a slow defender but he can read the game well and bring stability to our defence .
Koscielny and Gabriel look to be the same type of players . Central defendres must be different to compensate their abilities .

[Niall_Quinn]

Well , the combo Flamini-Ramsey is the best we have because of Carzola and Coquelin injuries . So if you were the coach who could you pick instead ? New guy Elneny and the inexperienced Chambers ? Metersacker is a slow defender but he can read the game well and bring stability to our defence .
Koscielny and Gabriel look to be the same type of players . Central defendres must be different to compensate their abilities .

Having seem Ramsey and Flamini over the last three games I'd pick myself and you tbf. But that's not the point. As I have already said, it's Wenger's fault we are short there, we knew we had the gap and he ignored it. As usual. But if that's all you have left then you'd better get a performance out of that pair and that comes from having a plan on how to deal with the opposition. Mikel, Gash and Matic vs two disciplined midfielders and we have a prayer. The former three and a big hole and we have no chance. It's not just the selection it's how you then use those players. No way were those two so reckless without the blessing of Wenger.

[Marc Overmars]

No point protecting Elmo, the league is full of shit kickers, he'll face a new challenge every week regardless. He's played in Europe for a couple of seasons so I'm sure he's familiar with a different level of intensity and quality. Might even have played against Chelsea if he was with them when they faced Basel? But anyway, all he needs to be able to demonstrate right now is some positional awareness and he immediately becomes a better option than Flamini and Ramsey. Without even seeing him play I have faith that he won't be as braindead as either of those 2.

New players come into this league every year and make explosive impacts. Why must we always wrap our lot in cotton wool?

[KSE Comedy Club]

No point protecting Elmo, the league is full of shit kickers, he'll face a new challenge every week regardless. He's played in Europe for a couple of seasons so I'm sure he's familiar with a different level of intensity and quality. Might even have played against Chelsea if he was with them when they faced Basel? But anyway, all he needs to be able to demonstrate right now is some positional awareness and he immediately becomes a better option than Flamini and Ramsey. Without even seeing him play I have faith that he won't be as braindead as either of those 2.

New players come into this league every year and make explosive impacts. Why must we always wrap our lot in cotton wool?

I agree.

The premier league isn't that fucking special that it's in another planet of football, let's be honest. PL teams get spanked regularly by most of Europe in the EL and CL the last few years.

Christ, momo was I. The team that beat Chavs in the CL so he can't be that bad!!

I'm fed up with the same old shit with Wenger, it's gone on for far too long now - there are no more excuses left for him. Pathetic.

[Alpha]

Having seem Ramsey and Flamini over the last three games I'd pick myself and you tbf. But that's not the point. As I have already said, it's Wenger's fault we are short there, we knew we had the gap and he ignored it. As usual. But if that's all you have left then you'd better get a performance out of that pair and that comes from having a plan on how to deal with the opposition. Mikel, Gash and Matic vs two disciplined midfielders and we have a prayer. The former three and a big hole and we have no chance. It's not just the selection it's how you then use those players. No way were those two so reckless without the blessing of Wenger.

You may be right to a certain extent but we are talking about responsible adults. Wenger made a big mistake by not thinking what he could do in case of injury to Coquelin . He put himself in a shit position on having just Ramsey and Flamini . But the pair are experienced enough to take their own responsibilities . Now that Arsene has bought Elneny and Coquelin is on his way back, let's see if he would continue to use the same rubbish.