Match Reaction Palace 1-2 Arsenal

[Master Splinter]

The Liverpool game is a Monday night match.

Can't we play at a reasonable time for once FFS?

[Power n Glory]

On another day that could have been a draw. Coquelin was very lucky and Wickham should have scored. Saying that, we could have been out of sight from the first half.

Wenger won't learn about balance so we can only hope the players turn up for every match.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes i agree but we needed a win more than anything else today to put that nightmare to bed.

We need some sort of structure and organisation to build on. Yes of course we need three points but pubbing them out and relying on individuals pulling something out of the bag to compensate for the lack of a basic strategy for the season and tactics on a game by game basis is way too random to sustain a realistic challenge. That's why I said a vital and depressing win. We've seen this. We know how it goes from here.

Manager will need to go before we can craft these players into a title winning unit. It's self-evident. Has been for a long time but it's hard to part ways with a manager who has been so instrumental to everything that has happened at the club for two decades, including treating us to some of the best football we'll probably ever see. Difficult but necessary if we want to see a title again. And we should want that given the players we have here now.

[AFC Leveller]

The Liverpool game is a Monday night match.

Can't we play at a reasonable time for once FFS?

Our first 3pm kick off is the 12th of Sep against the Stoke cunts.

[AFC Leveller]

We need some sort of structure and organisation to build on. Yes of course we need three points but pubbing them out and relying on individuals pulling something out of the bag to compensate for the lack of a basic strategy for the season and tactics on a game by game basis is way too random to sustain a realistic challenge. That's why I said a vital and depressing win. We've seen this. We know how it goes from here.

Manager will need to go before we can craft these players into a title winning unit. It's self-evident. Has been for a long time but it's hard to part ways with a manager who has been so instrumental to everything that has happened at the club for two decades, including treating us to some of the best football we'll probably ever see. Difficult but necessary if we want to see a title again. And we should want that given the players we have here now.

I dont think today was about individual performances pulling us through, although Alexis has more desire and ability than most of the other 10 players. However, i do think today was a starting point, a game we needed to win first and foremost and a game we should have won comfortably.

Lets just hope the manager doesnt hamper us like he has done before and plays his best side from now on instead of benching the pacey players. We have an excelent first 11 plus about 5 or 6 others who claim a spot as well so im hoping this season is gonna be different.

We need to build momentum now, starting against Liverpool next week. Newcastle and Stoke after then Chelsea.

[alexander]

Good to get the win, i was concerned because palace are a strong team now, and were never going to be a pushover. 3 points in the bag, onwards and upwards.

On another note, does NQs every post have to bang on about how shit Wenger is? Not that it is tiring or anything Nothing is going to change for the next season at least.

[Syn]

Bit clinical enough. Ripped them apart in the first 30 mins, should've been out of sight. Need better decision making by everyone in the final 1/3. Ramsey's far too selfish.

coquelin lucky, but also needs more help. Should've bought Schneiderlin, really.

[AFC Leveller]

"Last week we had a bit of a stroll and thought we would win the game.

That, for me anyway, is more worrying than the actual loss. the manager admitting that his players took West ham lightly. This isnt the first time he says something like this and its gonna happen again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good to get the win, i was concerned because palace are a strong team now, and were never going to be a pushover. 3 points in the bag, onwards and upwards.

On another note, does NQs every post have to bang on about how shit Wenger is? Not that it is tiring or anything Nothing is going to change for the next season at least.

And nothing is going to change the season after that if more people don't start banging on about how shit Wenger is. Not as a person, of course, but as a manager.

[fakeyank]

Great win by the players, despite the fact the manager tried to fuck things up. Not only are the players playing against the opposition, they also have to play against the manager.. this will be an uphill battle!