post match reaction v Swansea

[Marc Overmars]

Good point. We love his passion but I have concerns about his ability in the final third.

I get the feeling Wenget prefers Wheelchair to sit in midfield and gets moves flowing from there. Personally I'd love to see him making late runs into the box and taking more pot shots (like Scholes in his pomp) but that part of his game will probably have to be developed by another manager.

Cesc was indeed a lot sharper in the final third and still managed to be the best passer in the league.

[Marc Overmars]

A lot hated Gilberto too.

Gilberto was a much better player than Arteta tbf.

[Power n Glory]

yeah sagna was shit last week and is out of form, but taht still doesnt take away the fact theo didnt help today at all. just because sagna played badly in another match doesnt mean it absolves theo of the blame for not doing his job and playing right wing. its not rocket science.

Yeah a good argument. But how comes you can't see all the other dodgy performances besides Theo's?

In my opinion, Cazorla, Arteta and Wilshere need to sort their games out. It's the biggest worry because none of them are playing well in the engine room and it's key we get it going. No team that likes to play pretty passing like ours can function without a core midfield distributing the ball properly and creating chances.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Yeah a good argument. But how comes you can't see all the other dodgy performances besides Theo's?

In my opinion, Cazorla, Arteta and Wilshere need to sort their games out. It's the biggest worry because none of them are playing well in the engine room and it's key we get it going. No team that likes to play pretty passing like ours can function without a core midfield distributing the ball properly and creating chances.

its quite easy to forgive bad performances from players who dont make wage demands, demand where htey are to be played and fuck about signing a contract.

with cazorla and jack, i think its more tiredness then anything. if we had someone else to help out, might be easier, which begs question why rosicky isnt playing

[Power n Glory]

its quite easy to forgive bad performances from players who dont make wage demands, demand where htey are to be played and fuck about signing a contract.

with cazorla and jack, i think its more tiredness then anything. if we had someone else to help out, might be easier, which begs question why rosicky isnt playing

You need to put that stuff aside to be honest because he's our top performer and I would have thought points on the board and results count for something as well. If he wasn't good on the flanks, all the more reason to play him up top, right?

It's more important that we get the midfield working. The right side is an easy fix. Play Ox there with Theo down the centre or just dropping the under performing player (Sagna) for Jenkinson. Jenks was doing well before he was dropped for Sagna. Has the ability to cross, he's more nimble and able to beat players or at least get a yard or so away from markets to cross. Sagna's crosses hardly beat the first man. It's an easy fix and considering the noise coming from Sagna, he might not be committed to the cause either...so

[fakeyank]

It's sad the levels we have come down to as a club, when we look at a draw away to Swansea as a good game!

I'll just watch the invincibles DVD and live in denial..

[Cripps_orig]

It's sad the levels we have come down to as a club, when we look at a draw away to Swansea as a good game!

I'll just watch the invincibles DVD and live in denial..

Tbf, Swansea are a far better side than us and have outplayed us the last 3 times. It's no fluke. We are Swanseas bitches

[Ollie the Optimist]

You need to put that stuff aside to be honest because he's our top performer and I would have thought points on the board and results count for something as well. If he wasn't good on the flanks, all the more reason to play him up top, right?

It's more important that we get the midfield working. The right side is an easy fix. Play Ox there with Theo down the centre or just dropping the under performing player (Sagna) for Jenkinson. Jenks was doing well before he was dropped for Sagna. Has the ability to cross, he's more nimble and able to beat players or at least get a yard or so away from markets to cross. Sagna's crosses hardly beat the first man. It's an easy fix and considering the noise coming from Sagna, he might not be committed to the cause either...so

theo can play up top as well as on the right, he was brilliant on the right wing when we played spurs etc. however, he was picked to play right wing today (rightly so, we needed giroud presence up front imo) problem is, he wanted to play up top so decided he would to the detriement of the team instead of playing where he was picked and asked too leaving the right flank exposed.

i agree sagna needs to be dropped, think a rest would do him good, and if jenks plays well it means sagna has to step up his game to get back. one of my biggest problems today was sagnas failure to put a decent cross in, (same for ramsey and gibbs too) but sagna had to keep doing it because theo never offered him an option to pass and let theo cross as a right winger should.

[Power n Glory]

I think Wenger needs to get off the touchline and start giving orders if a player's performance is a detriment to the team. Don't you think?

[Ollie the Optimist]

I think Wenger needs to get off the touchline and start giving orders if a player's performance is a detriment to the team. Don't you think?

i totally agree. however you can shout all you want, you can tell a player what to do, but if htey dont want to do it, they won't