Arsenal 0-1 West Ham Match Reaction

[Marc Overmars]

An already poor season that’s reached its nadir with this defeat I’d say.

With no options up front I don’t know how we can expect to compete. This season has been a huge waste of time.

[Chippy]

An already poor season that’s reached its nadir with this defeat I’d say.

With no options up front I don’t know how we can expect to compete. This season has been a huge waste of time.

Like every other season. And probably the next one after this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I continue to believe we should have had a punt on Rashford.
Two assists today apparently.
It couldn't be any bloody worse.

We would needed to have sent Sterling back to Chelsea, or Neto to Bournemouth as we've already used up our domestic loans.

Asensio though, is a bit different.

[Letters]

We would needed to have sent Sterling back to Chelsea, or Neto to Bournemouth as we've already used up our domestic loans.

Asensio though, is a bit different.

Sterling please
But fair enough, I didn’t know that

[Mac76]

PSV will be fist bumping and congratulating themselves on their CL semi-final place if they watched this game.

I don't think the CL will be taking up our time for much longer

But if we want to be in it next year we need to do much better than we did yesterday

I agree with all the Arteta criticism here, this is on him

[HCZ_Reborn]

In terms of the difference between a defeat and a draw it’s on him. But we do need to accept (whoever we blame for that being the case) that we simply do not have the capacity to score goals, at most with what we have available we can average a goal a game (which is what we have done).
I wasn’t expecting anything more than a draw yesterday, it’s always nice to hope that we’d get an early goal draw West Ham out and score a few more. But I knew when they scored it was game over.
We don’t have the type of player who can take a game by the scruff of the neck with individual brilliance, we can bemoan Arteta for discouraging individuality but we are where we are.
I said the other week (before the Leicester game) that we had to modify our expectations significantly and not so much on here but if you look at the reactions of the Twitter imbeciles, they have reacted like yesterday was a massive shock and not something that’s a reflection of where we are.

[Mac76]

we do need to accept (whoever we blame for that being the case) that we simply do not have the capacity to score goals,

Which is Arteta's fault because of his neglecting the attack in the last two windows, plus selling/loaning a whole bunch of attackers

[Mac76]

Sterling please
But fair enough, I didn’t know that

Still a valid point though, both Neto and Sterling were panic signings, if you throw into the mix Neto being cup-tied they were strategically a disaster

[HCZ_Reborn]

Which is Arteta's fault because of his neglecting the attack in the last two windows, plus selling/loaning a whole bunch of attackers

Which was covered with the parenthesis (whoever we blame for that being the case). My opinion on that is that it’s not cut and dry, and whilst Arteta takes much if not most of the blame, I don’t think he’s singularly responsible at the exclusion of anyone else.
When I’ve spoken about sacking Arteta, I’ve criticised those who own the club and those who are there on a day to day basis for giving one person too much authority. He should have for instance never been allowed to change his job role from head coach to manager.

But ultimately the point is (and this isn’t me disagreeing with you here) is that a lot of people have been critical of the tactical set up yesterday. I think talk of tactics is largely rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic

[Mac76]

Which was covered with the parenthesis (whoever we blame for that being the case). My opinion on that is that it’s not cut and dry, and whilst Arteta takes much if not most of the blame, I don’t think he’s singularly responsible at the exclusion of anyone else.
When I’ve spoken about sacking Arteta, I’ve criticised those who own the club and those who are there on a day to day basis for giving one person too much authority. He should have for instance never been allowed to change his job role from head coach to manager.

But ultimately the point is (and this isn’t me disagreeing with you here) is that a lot of people have been critical of the tactical set up yesterday. I think talk of tactics is largely rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic

Yes, sure all agreed, including that last point