Arsenal 2-0 Basel - Match Reaction

[Letters]

We almost always put some sort of unbeaten run every season to raise everybody's hopes and then the wheels come off after one or two bad performances. November, December and Feb are few of the months where the wheels usually come off our season. Based on our past, I am finding it hard to be optimistic. However having said that, we did look unplayable in the last 2 games.

Please let this continue!

It's not just the results though, it's the manner of them. The way we dismantled Chelsea was like the good old days. But yes, it's only 2 games - the results before that were not so convincing. Keep playing like that though and it could be a very enjoyable season.

[Niall_Quinn]

Just attention seeking dickheads, the lot of em. Their opinion has to be heard on camera and overpower everyone else's. Anyone that goes on there is an absolute bellend.

They are also fans who attend every game, home and away. So in fact more than just attention seeking dickheads and given their commitment to the club they have every right to have an opinion, on AFTV or off it. They express their opinions on YouTube instead of, for example, here on GW. Their medium is different, their audience is larger, but fundamentally they are doing the same thing as you are doing here.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Why are so many fans saying Alexis had a bad game? WTF? He was MOTM by a mile. Are they judging everything on whether he sticks the ball in the net? What about all the other stuff? The passing. The relentless energy? The blistering pace and directness? The way he hustles and harried all night long up top? It was a great performance and the goals would have been icing. They didn't come, but it's crazy to say that means he had a bad game.

I don't think he was MOTM by a mile but I otherwise agree.... even though That chance he missed was horrendous.

[Power n Glory]

I don't think he was MOTM by a mile but I otherwise agree.... even though That chance he missed was horrendous.

We both know if a certain player were to miss those chances he wouldn't be getting that sort of praise.

[Niall_Quinn]

We both know if a certain player were to miss those chances he wouldn't be getting that sort of praise.

That's because Alexis has a close on 1 goal every 2 games scoring ratio and works his bollocks off for the team every time he steps on the pitch. Theo has been here 10 years and has delivery virtually nothing in that time. There's no comparison between the players in terms of output and therefore one will get a pass for the odd miss whereas the other will get slaughtered for a typical miss. It's great that Theo is finally starting to string a few games together, but let's not pretend all the other stuff no longer exists.

[Power n Glory]

That's because Alexis has a close on 1 goal every 2 games scoring ratio and works his bollocks off for the team every time he steps on the pitch. Theo has been here 10 years and has delivery virtually nothing in that time. There's no comparison between the players in terms of output and therefore one will get a pass for the odd miss whereas the other will get slaughtered for a typical miss. It's great that Theo is finally starting to string a few games together, but let's not pretend all the other stuff no longer exists.

That’s where we have a different opinion. The last time Theo was close to this form was back in 2012/13 season scoring 21 goals and he started the next season well but picked up that injury against Spurs. So we know he’s capable of that sort of form. But it’s been a struggle since. But bear in mind he done his cruciate ligament and sat out most of 2013/14 season and the most of 2014/15. But even there he played well in the FA Cup final.

But if you can agree that our best performances last season were against Man Utd, Leicester and Bayern, I’m not sure how and why Theo’s performance is always erased from existence.

As I’ve seen with Alexis up front, a lot of people were saying he couldn’t play there after 2 or 3 games. Now look. Theo went through something similar and probably around the same time last year but picked up an injury in the league cup around late October. If we were to experience the same injury problem with him this year, I’m sure what he’s done in recent games will be forgotten again. Momentum going into games is important but we need a strong squad all round and I think we’re in serious trouble if Alexis or Walcott pick up injury around this time. I hope we manage their fitness properly this year. Now that it looks like we have our first team settled, we need to find a way to rest key players without distributing the flow and also bringing players from off the bench into the fold so they’re not ice cold when called upon.

[Ernesto]

Has anyone read the i this morning?

There's an entry from Niall_Quinn in the fan matrix section.

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[Letters]

Did it just say "Wenger Out"?

[Ernesto]

I'm trying to upload the picture I took of it off my phone. Technology is my bete noir