Match Reaction vs Swansea City (away).

[Marc Overmars]

starting off slowly against the lesser sides we might get away with but if you do that at Chelsea, Liverpool or even Spuds this season then you're 2-3 down in the opening 30 minutes. We have to fix up and start games on the front foot, play to our strengths and move the ball quicker.

If we go to Chelsea and sit back and give the ball away every two minutes, we're fucked.

Funnily enough, we've started well against all the tough opponents this season, with the exception of United where we stunk for the full 90 mins. Took the lead against Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and City only to choke with incredibly poor second half performances.

[Power n Glory]

There is no rhyme or reason to this. We'll drop points at any given moment and against any team.

On a side note, any news on Giroud's injury?

[AFC Leveller]

Funnily enough, we've started well against all the tough opponents this season, with the exception of United where we stunk for the full 90 mins. Took the lead against Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and City only to choke with incredibly poor second half performances.

Against Spurs we scored first but only figured out their 532 system after 30 minutes.

But im talking about away from home against the 3 form sides who we are yet to play away from home (WHL, SB and Anfield).

[selassie]

Funnily enough, we've started well against all the tough opponents this season, with the exception of United where we stunk for the full 90 mins. Took the lead against Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and City only to choke with incredibly poor second half performances.

We've been found out tactically in pretty much all the big games this season, the only game we turned up in was Chelsea at home where we blitzed them, we very good against Chelsea, easily our best performance of the season.

In the other games we have been really poor and massively failed in game management, against City and Everton we were especially poor having gone ahead, it was like we gave up playing in both of them.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

We've been found out tactically in pretty much all the big games this season, the only game we turned up in was Chelsea at home where we blitzed them, we very good against Chelsea, easily our best performance of the season.

In the other games we have been really poor and massively failed in game management, against City and Everton we were especially poor having gone ahead, it was like we gave up playing in both of them.

Against City our game plan was to try and plan on the counter attack, the problem was we were pressed off the ball and never had a situation to counter to relieve the pressure on ourselves. That's the big problem with Arsenal, i do think we need to train our players to have composure when we don't have time on the ball

[AFC Leveller]

We really have to step out game up this season if we want to finish top 2 or 3. Last season after 21 games we had 43 points yet we were top (8 points off 5th) but this time we have 44 and we sit 4th (with 5th and 6th not too far behind). I think Spuds, Liverpool and Chelsea will be top 3 and we will fight the Mancs for 4th.

[selassie]

We really have to step out game up this season if we want to finish top 2 or 3. Last season after 21 games we had 43 points yet we were top (8 points off 5th) but this time we have 44 and we sit 4th (with 5th and 6th not too far behind). I think Spuds, Liverpool and Chelsea will be top 3 and we will fight the Mancs for 4th.

Yeah that's how I see it too. I think 4th place is going to be a 3 way battle between us and the Manc clubs.

[selassie]

Against City our game plan was to try and plan on the counter attack, the problem was we were pressed off the ball and never had a situation to counter to relieve the pressure on ourselves. That's the big problem with Arsenal, i do think we need to train our players to have composure when we don't have time on the ball

Yeah I agree, we generally don't deal with teams that press us hard either...it's something Wenger hasn't figured out.