Yes, fair enough i didn't watch so was making that comment blind but still i don't think they were the best options pre-game with Kiwior and Trossard available , but sure I can't prove itOriginally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Yes, fair enough i didn't watch so was making that comment blind but still i don't think they were the best options pre-game with Kiwior and Trossard available , but sure I can't prove it
Kiwior was awful at left back
And Trossard wasn’t great when he came on
If Tomiyasu was fit, yeah doubtless I’d pick him over Zinchenko. But on current form i don’t think I’d have picked Trossard over Havertz
Well why not tell us so we can all make some money then?
Didn’t see the game but it’s not really a surprising result.
Hopefully bounce back next week against Brighton before the inevitable disaster at Anfield.
Games like yesterday give me doubts that I don't think we can win the league. We got most right yesterday, we didn't play well, but we didn't play badly either, despite that we totally controlled the game for the best part of an hour after the half hour mark. We simply weren't ruthless enough. Odegaard alone could have won us that game with the 2 relatively easy chances he fluffed, in fact one of them was a sitter. I thought Jesus should have had a penalty, the same thing happened in the Palace v Liverpool game and Palace were awarded a penalty, not sure why the rule appears to change when it was us yesterday. Havertz goal ruled out was correct even though I think the handball rule in that context is misused. But whatever....we have a difficult game next up against Brighton at home which is "MUST WIN", followed by the Liverpool away game on the 23rd which is a "MUST NOT LOSE".
Agreed on all counts. There were a few games last year where I thought "if we win this game then I reckon we'll win the league" and we didn't win one of them. Yesterday was possibly one of those. I feel a bit better having seen the highlights. Villa took City apart. They didn't do that to us, on another day we could have won it or certainly got a point. The lack of a clinical striker is a known problem. The penalty was one of those "if that's anywhere else on the pitch then it's a foul" ones, so why wasn't it a penalty? I don't buy into any "anti-Arsenal" conspiracy, some things go for you, some go against. It's natural to focus on the latter and forget the former. But I would say that it's increasingly clear that VAR isn't working, it was interesting to see Lineker say much the same thing. Ultimately, you don't win the title in December. If you're there or thereabouts around Easter then you have a chance. So far we're in the mix and that's enough for now. But we have to win next week and yes, a loss at Anfield while maybe not fatal would be a big red flag.
Chose the most obscure place to imply everyone is doing it. Except the hapless English fans who still think it's a sport. Absolutely anything and everything that has a revenue stream attached that exceeds 50 pence is now corrupt. Totally, overtly corrupt. In your face. It's an actual business model and the most "respectable" are far worse than the legacy rogues, who probably don't know what the fuck has happened.
Take the disallowed legitimate goal. A Villa player "handballs" it in the box, mostly because the ball randomly deflected onto his arm. So, by the standards applied by the compromised individuals posing as authority figures, penalty, right? Then the ball randomly ricochets off the Arsenal player's arm. So, by the double standards applied by the compromised individuals posing as authority figures, disallowed, right? Well, it all depends on the betting odds. Wouldn't be surprised if the VAR team have a direct feed to the markets that matter.
In days gone by when sport was sport, the ref wouldn't have even seen all the bobbles and bounces and the goal would be allowed. And later, some fuck like Neville or Lineker would slo-mo the whole routine and add some spice by claiming it should have been disallowed. And the fans from one team would have said, on no it shouldn't. And the other lot would have said, oh yes it should. But the tiny little bullshit things that now get picked up (selectively) by VAR would have been brushed away in the moment. Because human mistakes occure and are expected. Whereas VAR mistakes are fully intended.
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Jeez, seems like none of you watched it. And for once, I did. At least some of it. Was so boring I had to take breaks.
Obviously the best team didn't win. Mainly because they have decided to tackle the season without a striker, but also - as usual - because the officials were blatantly corrupt. Not the ones on the pitch, I don't think. Although they probably were on standby if needed. But the cosy little rig squad they have set up in booths who can wave a wand and justify the ridiculous with the support of Should-Be-Sacked-For-Being-Unprofessional-Gary types.
For those that didn't watch, most of the match involved Arsenal players tapping it around aimlessly and playing at a super low, almost stealing a living, tempo. Excruciating. Meanwhile the opposition have a very well drilled offside trap that becomes particularly hilarious when the poor old lino can't raise his flag until something other than the offside offense happens.
And that was about it.
Other than a bit of poor defending and a perfectly good goal that was disallowed because some Asian blioke bet big.
As far as football goes, not much to see. Eddie is a tragic figure, yet still the leading scorer along with Saka, who mostly enjoys rolling on the ground and screaming like a bitch. Not sure what all the fuss is about that Rice bloke. Some of us have seen Vieira play, in the flesh. I saw somebody making a comparison the other day. Anything for attention, eh?
The team misses Xhaka, a lot. He was a basic player, but at least he had that in his locker. And Auba is a big miss too, leaving all the other to literally miss big. That Odegard bloke is a complete waste of space. For every "wonderfully cultured" thing he does, he fucks up 5 times. He's the captain, right?
Can't understand the hate for the gypo full back. He's one of the few who looks like he knows what's going on. The new guy Saliba looked competent too. But that White geezer, it's comical. Can you imagine him in an Arsenal team of old? Or that Peter Crouch wannabe for chavland. If you planted a turnip in the centre circle it would have more on-field awareness.
And yet, this standard of this league is so appalling, this bunch of shitkickers could actually win it. Don't see why not. Especially of they put a few quid on themselves and move the market.
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I just fucking told you what to check out? You want me to place the bet for you too? And pay for it?
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One thing that completely baffles me is that if a ball hits an attacker on the hand/arm, its handball and if htey score the goal is disallowed.
If the ball hits the same attacker but their teammate scores, it’s not handball & goal stands.
If the ball hits the defender then no handball either and they can clear it etc.
Same situation results in 3 completely different decisions. How?
Take the one on Saturday, it clearly hits cash on the arm (i dont think thats a penalty) but if the touch by Havetez is enough to deem it handball and disallow the goal then surely the touch by Cash on his arm is a penalty
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