| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread 17:08 - Dec 16 with 2697 views | SaintNick |
Unchanged team for the trip to the Emirates: Go ! |  |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:51 - Dec 16 with 927 views | grumpy |
Arsenal fall over easy.............. |  | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:57 - Dec 16 with 876 views | saint22 |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:51 - Dec 16 by grumpy |
Arsenal fall over easy.............. |
Two points dropped there
Would have liked to see N’Lundulu on for 10
Ings looks off the pace a bit [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 19:57]
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:57 - Dec 16 with 871 views | dirk_doone |
Why didn't we bring N'Lundulu on??? He would have been the perfect sub to break throough their defence . [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 19:59]
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:58 - Dec 16 with 870 views | SalisburySaint |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:51 - Dec 16 by grumpy |
Arsenal fall over easy.............. |
Shame we couldn’t get winner, but would have been happy with draw beforehand, and now third above Leicester, and were technically top again for an hour |  | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:58 - Dec 16 with 868 views | saint22 |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:18 - Dec 16 by A1079 |
Agree Bicester. It is quite clear that he wants us to lose. He seems to hate us for some reason. That said, after a good competent first half we have started the second half poorly, almost too casual and lazy. I can see Arsenal going on and winning this now. That goal by a player who has not been able to score recently can change the confidence.
Is it just me that feels Ings has been off his game? Almost forgot it was playing. |
Yes I think Ings still isn’t 100% since his op | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:58 - Dec 16 with 868 views | Ingskneeslide |
Shame we couldn’t win it but a point away from home is never a bad result. 2 point a game average will see us up the top at the end of the season. Fancy us to get a result against Man City too | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:01 - Dec 16 with 839 views | dirk_doone |
An opportunity lost by not bringing our sub central striker on at the end. With his direct running at goal, he would have offered something different. [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 20:06]
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:02 - Dec 16 with 835 views | Saintsforeverj |
A good point away from home in the end. For some reason, I sensed some nervousness from Saints, hence Arsenal nearly winning it at the end. We looked worried to lose to 10 men, and they were so compact we couldn't through. Oh well, a good point. [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 20:03]
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:04 - Dec 16 with 823 views | TimSaint |
Definitely 2 points dropped
No where near good enough in the 2nd half
I think Rom would have taken that guy out before the goal, had he not been a yellow away from a booking.
After that, we were poor, lethargic and showed no urgency against 10 men. Lazy passing from Bertrand, switching off at the back and perhaps were too complacent. We could have gone top (temporarily) with a win FFS !! |  |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:08 - Dec 16 with 798 views | MytchettSaint |
This high line for free kicks...can anyone explain the thought behind this? If so please do as I’m struggling to see what we are trying to achieve with it.
That part of London has never been a happy hunting ground for us but today was an opportunity to change that. We looked timid.
KWP and Walcott were the stand out players today for us. |  |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:09 - Dec 16 with 787 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:18 - Dec 16 by A1079 |
Agree Bicester. It is quite clear that he wants us to lose. He seems to hate us for some reason. That said, after a good competent first half we have started the second half poorly, almost too casual and lazy. I can see Arsenal going on and winning this now. That goal by a player who has not been able to score recently can change the confidence.
Is it just me that feels Ings has been off his game? Almost forgot it was playing. |
Never have understood why he dislikes us. Maybe he has forgotten that it was Laurie that took him from Weymouth non-league mediocrity to the first division and riches (of the day)
But when he did go to Villa, Chelsea etc I always thought he was over-rated but he did get to play for the Republic quite a few times! |  |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:11 - Dec 16 with 767 views | A1079 |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:04 - Dec 16 by TimSaint |
Definitely 2 points dropped
No where near good enough in the 2nd half
I think Rom would have taken that guy out before the goal, had he not been a yellow away from a booking.
After that, we were poor, lethargic and showed no urgency against 10 men. Lazy passing from Bertrand, switching off at the back and perhaps were too complacent. We could have gone top (temporarily) with a win FFS !! |
Agree with all that Timsaint. I was underwhelmed by our performance in the second half and especially the way we started it. We seemed lazy and lethargic or complacent - not sure which. If we are serious at challenging at the top end of the table we need to do better than this against these sides. But, if I am honest, did I expect us to be in this position this season - probably not, but just a pang of disappointment at not beating a poor performing Arsenal. | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:13 - Dec 16 with 762 views | Bicester_North |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:08 - Dec 16 by MytchettSaint |
This high line for free kicks...can anyone explain the thought behind this? If so please do as I’m struggling to see what we are trying to achieve with it.
That part of London has never been a happy hunting ground for us but today was an opportunity to change that. We looked timid.
KWP and Walcott were the stand out players today for us. |
The only logic is the offside trap but we don’t seem to have perfected that like Liverpool did in the last couple of years. | |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:36 - Dec 16 with 699 views | Ingskneeslide |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:01 - Dec 16 by dirk_doone |
An opportunity lost by not bringing our sub central striker on at the end. With his direct running at goal, he would have offered something different. [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 20:06]
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Not with the way Arsenal were set up at the end. Bringing Redmond and Djenepo on was the right thing to do and nearly worked. People always go on about how you should beat a team when they go down to 10 men but it’s never as simple as that as most teams go into ultra defensive mode and completely shut down the spaces that we would normally exploit | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:42 - Dec 16 with 669 views | dirk_doone |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:36 - Dec 16 by Ingskneeslide |
Not with the way Arsenal were set up at the end. Bringing Redmond and Djenepo on was the right thing to do and nearly worked. People always go on about how you should beat a team when they go down to 10 men but it’s never as simple as that as most teams go into ultra defensive mode and completely shut down the spaces that we would normally exploit |
Exactly because of the way Arsenal were set up at the end. N'Lundulu is a big, fast striker who can muscle his way through defences. He'd have shot a few times too, which our players were rarely trying. Incredibly, Arsenal had more shots on target than we did in that game. [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 20:46]
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:53 - Dec 16 with 639 views | Berber |
Arsenal defended exceptionally well once down to 10 men, compact and deep. We could learn a lesson or two about passing to runners through the defence. Aubemeyang took his goal well. Overall, we were the better team, and definitely 2 points dropped, again. Walcott should have been subbed earlier, was giving the ball away far too much as the game went on. Great goal though. |  |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 21:00 - Dec 16 with 618 views | A1079 |
Had we lost the game (which we nearly did) the defence would no doubt have taken the brunt of any criticism but to be honest we were not clinical enough when we needed to be. | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 21:07 - Dec 16 with 602 views | saint22 |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:42 - Dec 16 by dirk_doone |
Exactly because of the way Arsenal were set up at the end. N'Lundulu is a big, fast striker who can muscle his way through defences. He'd have shot a few times too, which our players were rarely trying. Incredibly, Arsenal had more shots on target than we did in that game. [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 20:46]
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Agree with this
N’Lundulu for Ings with 10 left would have rattled their defence | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 21:10 - Dec 16 with 598 views | Ingskneeslide |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 21:00 - Dec 16 by A1079 |
Had we lost the game (which we nearly did) the defence would no doubt have taken the brunt of any criticism but to be honest we were not clinical enough when we needed to be. |
That’s why I find the talk of us going for the league a bit cringey to be honest. Ralph is working wonders with these players but the squad does not have enough depth or quality to be seriously challenging for the title over 38 games. I do think we can achieve European football and a cup in the next few years though which would be a massive achievement. Whatever happens it’s just great to see us playing exciting football again | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 21:15 - Dec 16 with 581 views | Ingskneeslide |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 20:42 - Dec 16 by dirk_doone |
Exactly because of the way Arsenal were set up at the end. N'Lundulu is a big, fast striker who can muscle his way through defences. He'd have shot a few times too, which our players were rarely trying. Incredibly, Arsenal had more shots on target than we did in that game. [Post edited 16 Dec 2020 20:46]
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N’Lundulu looks tasty but he isn’t superhuman Dirk. Not even the best in the world can just muscle their way through compact defences. Ings wasn’t firing on all cylinders but was still taking up good positions and is still our best striker by far. I look forward to seeing more of N’Lundulu over the Christmas period though | | | |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 22:00 - Dec 16 with 506 views | dirk_doone |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 21:07 - Dec 16 by saint22 |
Agree with this
N’Lundulu for Ings with 10 left would have rattled their defence |
On this day 2 years ago, we beat Arsenal 3-2 when Austin came on as a sub for Ings, who'd already scored twice, and scored a late winner. N’Lundulu would have been today's equivalent: someone who'd bully defenders and rattle them a bit. | |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 22:11 - Dec 16 with 472 views | Gennaro_Contaldo |
2 points dropped. I fell p*ssed off and that's weird with how Saints are doing! |  |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 22:21 - Dec 16 with 453 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 19:58 - Dec 16 by Ingskneeslide |
Shame we couldn’t win it but a point away from home is never a bad result. 2 point a game average will see us up the top at the end of the season. Fancy us to get a result against Man City too |
Just goes to show how far we have come of late that we're all so down at 22 points lost.
Mind, felt the same last year after their 95th minute equaliser or whenever it was | |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 22:51 - Dec 16 with 418 views | DorsetIan |
tbh I think we would have lost this if they hadn't gone down to 10. They were improving and we seemed to relax as soon as we'd scored.
I sometimes think that having Djenepo on is like playing with 10 men, so I was pretty dismayed to see him coming on as soon as they got the red - as if we wanted to even it up a bit!
But to be fair to him, he was OK. In and around the box he's is a completely different player to anywhere else on the park. It's like he comes to life when he's in sight of goal and there's not too much to think about.
I thought Redmond was out best player when he was on.
Also think that not winning this will give us a bit of a kick up for Saturday. | |
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| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 23:22 - Dec 16 with 390 views | Gennaro_Contaldo |
| Arsenal Game Matchday Thread on 22:51 - Dec 16 by DorsetIan |
tbh I think we would have lost this if they hadn't gone down to 10. They were improving and we seemed to relax as soon as we'd scored.
I sometimes think that having Djenepo on is like playing with 10 men, so I was pretty dismayed to see him coming on as soon as they got the red - as if we wanted to even it up a bit!
But to be fair to him, he was OK. In and around the box he's is a completely different player to anywhere else on the park. It's like he comes to life when he's in sight of goal and there's not too much to think about.
I thought Redmond was out best player when he was on.
Also think that not winning this will give us a bit of a kick up for Saturday. |
Bottom line - this.
Saints would never win so many on the trot. So a draw means I personally fancy this team getting a result against Man City.
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