Match Reaction v Southampton

[Marc Overmars]

I think, all things considered, and once all excuses are made (stunning opening goal, laziness after playing as recently as Monday) it really was a shockingly unprofessional performance.

I can't remember the last time we were so soundly beaten in the league. At Everton, perhaps? A couple of years ago?

Wenger's to blame for not leading the players out correctly. You could see in the first 10 minutes that they had no real aspirations to win the game. After that it was all down to the players. Use your heads, play the game, chase the ball down. There wasn't a modicum of urgency shown. Disgusting.

We did what we always do when in a position of ascendency. Got a nose bleed and fell flat on our faces.

God help this lot if they don't beat Bournemouth.

[Munchies]

Arsenal haven't won after trailing at half-time in the Premier League since October 2011

[Marc Overmars]

Arsenal haven't won after trailing at half-time in the Premier League since October 2011

Not completely surprised by that stat. I mentioned last night we very rarely come from behind to win games, if we don't score first it's always a struggle.

Though I guess by the same token if we score first we seldom lose.

[Niall_Quinn]

We did what we always do when in a position of ascendency. Got a nose bleed and fell flat on our faces.

God help this lot if they don't beat Bournemouth.

Let's wait until May to see what the gypos do. If they can bottle it to an even greater degree than us we may find ourselves at the top of the table when the counting finishes. We'll have "won" the title and if everyone else fucks up the following season we could retain it. The start of a dynasty.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arsenal haven't won after trailing at half-time in the Premier League since October 2011

It's because Le Bumbling Idiot doesn't know how to change the play if his one trick pony isn't winning the race.

[Chippy]

Not completely surprised by that stat. I mentioned last night we very rarely come from behind to win games, if we don't score first it's always a struggle.

Though I guess by the same token if we score first we seldom lose.

West Brom?

[Chippy]

Name me one match this season where there has not been some kind of officiating error. The 2 issues are not mutually exclusive of course, but in this case we did not lose because of clear cut refereeing fuck ups. I am happy to debate the marginal offside; whether or not Long's foul was deliberate and whether the linesman should have seen that the final ball did not come off Koscielny but for me this detracts from the essential issue which was that in typical Arsenal style we were not prepared for, and did not turn up for a key game that would have capitalised on the defeat of the team above us. If we had put in a match winning performance but been denied by shit officiating we could all have a good moan about the ref. But this was simply not the case.

This.

[Letters]

Arsenal haven't won after trailing at half-time in the Premier League since October 2011

Although...how many games is that? How often have we been trailing at half time?

[fakeyank]

I woke up today thinking yesterday's match was just a nightmare, but unfortunately it wasnt. The more I think about it, the more I cant believe what a bunch of toothless cunts we have in the team. Frankly speaking, my signature will tell what I think of AW and his management skills but I cannot believe the footballers didnt have it in them to pull up their socks and put up a show. Sometimes the players have to overcome the handicap of the manager and play for the club. Shocking performance! The players should be docked a weeks wage for that shit.

[Letters]

Handicap of the manager
So far he seems to have been less of a handicap than the managers of the other clubs who should be contenders.