Match reacton thread Vs Swansea

[Niall_Quinn]

Okay then, Mindless Optimism Clique let's be 'avin you.

[Dog Toffee]

Scored 2 goals away from home. Only 4 points off 4th place with a shaky Chelsea to catch and nearly half a season to do it in. Many players due back from injury soon too.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Okay then, Mindless Optimism Clique let's be 'avin you.

Only team to score 2 at the liberty this season tbf.

[Joker]

Can anyone remember the last time we won with a good performance? I think it was way back in November.

[Özim]

Not surprised, on paper it's a pile of sh*t team and on the pitch it's a pile of sh*t team, a few decent results doesn't really hide that.

Trouble is you get a run of a few games where we win and everything is forgotten even if we don't actually play well to win, Wenger f*cked up the start of the season so he needed a good run, but as is usual with us it eventually goes pear shaped again.

This team isn't good enough end of, there's no sugar coating it....we need quality and Wenger's not capable of finding the players we need, he needs to go.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Can anyone remember the last time we won with a good performance? I think it was way back in November.

Chelsea most probs, even though we were missing loads of 1st teamers today, we should have done better then that, the defence looked scared every time they came forward

we really need TV5, Sagna, A world class LB quickly or it will get worse.

if this won't force Aw into the market nothing will.

[Marc Overmars]

Funny thing is, we'll probably beat United next week.

[Bergkampwonderland10]

Funny thing is, we'll probably beat United next week.

We won't - not with the team out there today. Bar Van Persie's goal the worst first half performance of the season. Second half performance at Fulham and Blackburn will be hard to beat!

[Bergkampwonderland10]

I like Ramsey a lot but today just went from bad to worse for the lad - he got a lot of stick from the cardiff fans and it affected him big time plus the guy is tired - it's so obvious to see - he needs a rest. Problem is no one to replace him. We are unbelievably light in midfield. As much as the attention is placed on our shitty defence (koscielny excused today) it's our midfield that is the problem.
Rosicky, Benayoun, Diaby (?), Denilson...can all depart in the summer in my book. Arshavin won't last another season in the premiership although the last two games have shown his 'missing' work ethic. Which leaves us with Song (who is way too comfortable at the moment with no competition) who had one of his worst performances today again, Ramsey who I rate highly (but is being overplayed for a player who had a double leg break a year ago) Wilshere (who we are yet to see this season) Walcott, who can only score once in a blue moon and plays at 50% every game, the OX who seems to be raw and direct and just what we need right now, and Arteta...who has been a blessing to us this season - we missed him today badly. Our midfield is so lightweight it's amazing we even have 36 points. We were out-played, out-classed out-passed out everything today and it was very sad to see the contrast. Wenger doesn't like the january window - well who cares - he's got a chance to go get some players and ship some out permanently - and he should.

[Flavs]

Played well I thought, competed all over the pitch and stood up to what is quite a potent attacking side. Ramsey and Benayoun did well and Theo and Arshavin were a constant threat due to their hard-working nature and skill on the ball. We were unlucky with the result really it wasn't a penalty and we Metersacker (Who is really very good) missed a good chance late on when distracted by Henry.

The only downside other than the result were the performances of Koscielny and Miguel, neither of whom should be anywhere near a football field let alone an Arsenal starting X1