Match reaction vs Villa (fa cup)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I think Wenger has been unfair with Ramsey . The talent is there but he overplays him and put him under pressure . That's reaaly unfair for a young man having had a career threatning injury . He should rotate him whenever posible .

Well had jack or diaby had been fit rambo would nto have played many games we can't help injuries tbh. Aarron is better then yossi so will start. tbh id drop rambo and put AA in the middle of the park behind the front 3

[Power n Glory]

We should be doing that with the manager position. It's possible that a promising young manager would agree to act as a no.2 for a season or so with a logical promotion to the top job. It might help our immediate performance too if he is able to spot the obvious tactical failings that Wenger cannot see.

Yeah, I would hope so. Wenger's career here is coming to an end. But I have the feeling that it will go on until his contract ends.

[Niall_Quinn]

Think a lot of people are confusing hustle with good football. Prime example is Rosicky. He gives 100% to produce nothing. Certainly a better bet than Arshavin who doesn't even bother with the effort, but we are desperately short of a midfield man who can do the simple stuff in the final third.

Walcott was awful again. He can't beat a man, can't pass, can't shoot, doesn't find space, doesn't link the play, puts pressure on the team by constantly losing the ball, lacks even a hint of composure. Yet he'll almost accidentally do a couple of worthwhile things in a game and people will focus on that. Charging full pelt into space is exciting, looking up and crossing to the nearest defender deserve a kick in the arse.

Coquelin was Abonglahor's bitch until the latter had to go off. Reminded me of Clichy at his worst. But he was good going forward, so again people must be focusing on that.

Ramsey looked less tired than in the previous few games but he's such a careless player when he gets into the danger area.

Song is back to dwelling on the ball, maybe because the pair in front of him are so negative. He's stopped getting involved in the attacking play where he's previously been our most decisive passer.

Frankly none of these players should be anywhere near a starting role in a top four team. Then again, we aren't a top four team any more. No surprise there.

Ox and RvP are the only fit players on our squad that don't make the whole process of football look laboured and stale. Their touch, control, movement and intelligence is what marks them out. We need more players like these and a lot less mediocrities masquerading as quality players.

Good result today, but only because the dice rolled our way. Expected to see a far more disciplined and mature performance following on from the unacceptable displays earlier in the month. Instead we got this. Fine if we could do it every week, but that's not how probability works. When your whole gameplan is based on blind luck then the best you'll ever see is win some, lose some and a mid-table finish.

January was yet another chance to correct the problems in this team. Nothing will be done though. Wenger even said it would be a miracle if we signed somebody. Tells us everything we should expect when Wenger starts equating the simple act of competition with walking on water.

[Cripps_orig]

Think a lot of people are confusing hustle with good football. Prime example is Rosicky. He gives 100% to produce nothing. Certainly a better bet than Arshavin who doesn't even bother with the effort, but we are desperately short of a midfield man who can do the simple stuff in the final third.

Walcott was awful again. He can't beat a man, can't pass, can't shoot, doesn't find space, doesn't link the play, puts pressure on the team by constantly losing the ball, lacks even a hint of composure. Yet he'll almost accidentally do a couple of worthwhile things in a game and people will focus on that. Charging full pelt into space is exciting, looking up and crossing to the nearest defender deserve a kick in the arse.

Coquelin was Abonglahor's bitch until the latter had to go off. Reminded me of Clichy at his worst. But he was good going forward, so again people must be focusing on that.

Ramsey looked less tired than in the previous few games but he's such a careless player when he gets into the danger area.

Song is back to dwelling on the ball, maybe because the pair in front of him are so negative. He's stopped getting involved in the attacking play where he's previously been our most decisive passer.

Frankly none of these players should be anywhere near a starting role in a top four team. Then again, we aren't a top four team any more. No surprise there.

Ox and RvP are the only fit players on our squad that don't make the whole process of football look laboured and stale. Their touch, control, movement and intelligence is what. Arks them out. We need more players like these and a lot less mediocrities masquerading as quality players.

Good result today, but only because the dice rolled our way. Expected to see a far more disciplined and mature performance following on from the unacceptable displays earlier in the month. Instead we got this. Fi e if we could do it every week, but that's not how probability works. When your whole gameplan is based on blind luck then the best you'll ever see is win some, lose some and a mid-table finish.

January was yet another chance to correct the problems in this team. Nothing will be done though. Wenger even said it would be a miracle if we signed somebody. Tells us everything we should expect when Wenger starts equating the simple act of competition with walking on water.

Should have known.

What match were you watching?

[Niall_Quinn]

I think Wenger has been unfair with Ramsey . The talent is there but he overplays him and put him under pressure . That's reaaly unfair for a young man having had a career threatning injury . He should rotate him whenever posible .

Agree with this. Ramsey may well end up paying with his career for our absolute refusal to invest in the team. To dump so much on the shoulders of a kid coming back from injury is negligence.

[Power n Glory]

Should have known.

What match were you watching?

I know. Far off the mark with that post.

[Niall_Quinn]

Should have known.

What match were you watching?

The one that Theo stunk out. However, I'll ad it I was wrong about suggesting Theo couldn't score even if the ball hit him in the arse.

[Cripps_orig]

I know. Far off the mark with that post.

Its too be expected though.

Some posters will never give a player credit no matter what.

Ive had experience in dealing with these posters though with Zimm and Ade.

All we can do is and

So here goes

NQ

[Niall_Quinn]

I know. Far off the mark with that post.

Depends what the mark is. I'd like to do more than come out on top of a comedy match, I'd actually like to see the team win this cup. If you seriuosly believe performances like that are the way to do it then good luck because that's all you are going into battle armed with. As a one off performance, sure, it was good fun. As a performance just a few hours before the latest transfer window shuts it was nothing more than a stark reminder of the shit that is yet to come.

[Syn]

Think a lot of people are confusing hustle with good football. Prime example is Rosicky. He gives 100% to produce nothing. Certainly a better bet than Arshavin who doesn't even bother with the effort, but we are desperately short of a midfield man who can do the simple stuff in the final third.

He does produce stuff - it was pointed out to you in the match thread with an example but you focus on someone else fucking up. Unless it ends in an Arsenal goal, the contribution doesn't exist for you. And you know what? I'd take players who get stuck in and sprint for 95 minutes over lazy, talented fuckers like Arshavin. Because I can live with trying and failing over not trying and failing. That's what I think being a fan is about. As long as the 11 players on the pitch are working hard, they deserve our support. Any failures are the fault of the manager alone.

Good result today, but only because the dice rolled our way. Expected to see a far more disciplined and mature performance following on from the unacceptable displays earlier in the month. Instead we got this. Fine if we could do it every week, but that's not how probability works. When your whole gameplan is based on blind luck then the best you'll ever see is win some, lose some and a mid-table finish.

There was absolutely nothing lucky about the performance or the result. We deserved to win and we did. We fought back very well from a position that didn't really reflect the balance of play. If I was a betting man, I'd bet that you can't bring yourself to say you called it wrong with the overreaction and bedwetting at HT and are looking to say we fluked it. I'm not saying we put in a brilliant performance. I'm saying we didn't need a brilliant performance to beat this Villa side. We played reasonably well. There were some obvious flaws. There were also some obvious encouraging points. Decent win.