Match Reaction v Olympiacos

[Niall_Quinn]

Reina and Hart? It's unusual for those two to make mistakes.

Also, I'd quite like to see more of Mertesacker booting it clear. I fear we'll coach passing it out from the back in to him though, that's fine for some defenders but not all of them.

He's old enough and experienced enough to avoid being fooled by our coaching. Surely?

[Coney]

Reina and Hart? It's unusual for those two to make mistakes.

Also, I'd quite like to see more of Mertesacker booting it clear. I fear we'll coach passing it out from the back in to him though, that's fine for some defenders but not all of them.

Sol Campbell knew to boot it clear. If things are dodgy in the area, just get the ball the hell away so the opposition can't score. Leave the fancy ball tricks to the forwards.

[IBK]

Good and important win. Olympiacos were better than expected. Better composure second half and 3 points with a makeshift team. I call that progress.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good and important win. Olympiacos were better than expected. Better composure second half and 3 points with a makeshift team. I call that progress.

Don't stand under the other shoe when it drops.

[The Verminator]

They have both been very shaky recently.

Szczesny had a few poor moments against Blackburn, but other than that has been excellent.

Even De Gea has been better than Reina. And Hart always fucks up his clearances. Could have been stronger in palming the ball away yesterday too.

I was thinking more overall quality than recent form. I will re-evaluate them once the season is over, by which time maybe Cheznut will have overtaken them (in my view).

[Marc Overmars]

He's old enough and experienced enough to avoid being fooled by our coaching. Surely?

Well, our coaching killed one of the best players in Europe at the time of signing - Arshavin.

There is no antidote to Wengeritis.

[Master Splinter]

I don't think Wenger can 'coach' simple technique and two-yard passes out of players.

After all, isn't that his specialty?

Arshavin's shitness is down to Arshavin.

It's Wenger's fault for playing him though.

[Cripps_orig]

Well, our coaching killed one of the best players in Europe at the time of signing - Arshavin.

There is no antidote to Wengeritis.

This

We all saw how good Arshavin was when we first got him then he had a full pre season under Wenger and Wengeritis was detected the following season

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, our coaching killed one of the best players in Europe at the time of signing - Arshavin.

There is no antidote to Wengeritis.

I thought it was pies that killed Arshavin?

[Master Splinter]

I was thinking more overall quality than recent form. I will re-evaluate them once the season is over, by which time maybe Cheznut will have overtaken them (in my view).

What has Joe Hart shown in overall quality though? He's been around only a little longer than Szczesny and our keeper does everything better than him.

Reina has been poor for a while.

Of course, it will take the media another five years to realise that they are not 'faultless'.

Or perhaps they never will, as generalisations and cliches are preferable to fact.