Arsenal (H) - Sat 23rd Dec 2023 (5:30pm)

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Based on the stats you could say that the draw was the fair result. 
 

But, I can’t bring myself to say that when we’ve had a blatant penalty turned down and been screwed over again. 
 

Salah has looked sharper in recent games. But the rest of the forwards are a bit of a worry. Particularly Diaz. 
 

I thought van Dijk was great again. Konate defended well too but a few brain fart moments with the ball. 
 

Looked at on its own, it’s not the worst result. But, 4 points dropped in two consecutive home games could come back to haunt us at the business end of the season. 
 

I firmly believe that you can’t talk about title challenges until April of the season. See where we are then, but we’re not in the worst of positions and appear to have improved from last season. Certain areas still need to improve though. We need to go on a bit of a run of wins now to stay up there and rebuild momentum after a couple of minor setbacks. 

[El Rojo]

Don’t forget we’re missing Matip, Robbo, Mac Allister and Jota from an already small squad. All would have featured this evening. Tsimikas gone too now, and he was excellent today until his injury.

[Fallen Angel]

Said over - efficient teams win titles - we are nowhere near efficient - who misses a 4 on 1 in game like that ? 
 

Arsenal on the other hand 

[BeefStroganoff]

4 minutes ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

Endo, Konate, Gomez = good.

Rest - gash. Especially Salah, even though he scored and Trent who just fuckin strolled about as arrogant as fuck. Needs a kick in the hole.

 

Salah can't even control the fucking ball anymore. Diaz getting injured might actually be a blessing in disguise - he shouldn't be near the first 11 in this form. 

 

Anyhow a point isn't the end of the world. Not ideal to be winning titles but I don't think winning the title was this seasons aim. Solidify a CL spot and then invest again. 

And yet you are negging my post about needing a better squad. Who is gonna replace Diaz? An out of sorts Nunez? Salah cant control the ball, who replaces him? We have no options.

[Planet Origi]

That handball decision is fucking outrageous 

[Captain Howdy]

Odegaard is a boss basketball player 

[manwiththestick]

15 minutes ago, KevieG said:

Gravenberch the worst cameo since that time Fabinho came on last year. 

 

Worst since that lad who claimed to be George Weah's cousin got a run out for Southampton.

[Red Shift]

2 minutes ago, Nelly-Szoboszlai said:

Based on the stats you could say that the draw was the fair result. 
 

But, I can’t bring myself to say that when we’ve had a blatant penalty turned down and been screwed over again. 
 

Salah has looked sharper in recent games. But the rest of the forwards are a bit of a worry. Particularly Diaz. 
 

I thought van Dijk was great again. Konate defended well too but a few brain fart moments with the ball. 
 

Looked at on its own, it’s not the worst result. But, 4 points dropped in two consecutive home games could come back to haunt us at the business end of the season. 
 

I firmly believe that you can’t talk about title challenges until April of the season. See where we are then, but we’re not in the worst of positions and appear to have improved from last season. Certain areas still need to improve though. We need to go on a bit of a run of wins now to stay up there and rebuild momentum after a couple of minor setbacks. 

its fair to say that we have not successfully replaced Bobby and Sadio. That particular front three was possibly a once in a generation combo. I think Gakpo has his strong points, and Diaz has been more prolific in front of goal at times, but both of them are in a slump. Top that off with Darwin not reaching the level of finishing we were expecting after his early strong finishes against Newcastle etc, and you can see that we are extremely reliant on goals from midfield.

 

Also, even though our scouse greek is playing well enough, we’re seriously missing Robbo at his best.

[Redder Lurtz]

We should have won that. Should have been a pen, Trent should have buried it. Great game of football and fair play to arsenal who despite a couple of their lot throwing themselves on the deck, turned up and played as opposed to those shitcunts last week. 

 

Anyway, coulda, shoulda,  woulda, whatever. Off to find the boxing. 

[mike23]

18 minutes ago, Rushies tash said:

Diving, time-wasting cunts - and the ref couldn't wait to blow each time. As bad as we were up front, they did everything they could to break that game up. Fuck Arsenal and fuck the arse licking commentators. Twats.

 

Egg nog anyone?

The ref was seriously beginning to do my head in with all the soft free kicks for Arsenal in the second half. I wouldn't have minded if he had been the same with both teams but he wasn't giving us anything unless it was absolutely blatant. I'm not surprised Mo lost it with him near the end when he gave a free kick when it looked like Mo had won it back with a strong but fair challenge. He'd ignored a clear foul on Mo about a minute before it as well. 

[Red74]

Our draw record under Klopp is abysmal. How many times have we came up against teams who are in a terrible run of form and shit it. Chelsea, Everton and the mancs away from home in particular. 

[Mark M]

Mistake by Klopp with the starting front 3.

Diaz has done nothing to deserve to start currently. Nunez seems to get all the blame for lack of goals but at least he takes players on. Diaz is not doing anything. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Frustrating.

One positive thing to say is that Gomez had Saka in his pocket.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Just now, Mark M said:

Mistake by Klopp with the starting front 3.

Diaz has done nothing to deserve to start currently. Nunez seems to get all the blame for lack of goals but at least he takes players on. Diaz is not doing anything. 

Nuñez has been worse than useless for a while now.

[Sweeney287]

A fair result around, shocking handball decision aside.

 

All it's done for me if reaffirm that the rest of the forward players need a massive kick up the arse, with the exception of Salah. We won't win a thing as it stands with a misfiring Nunez and Diaz. 

[Dave D]

2 minutes ago, Sweeney287 said:

A fair result around, shocking handball decision aside.

 

All it's done for me if reaffirm that the rest of the forward players need a massive kick up the arse, with the exception of Salah. We won't win a thing as it stands with a misfiring Nunez and Diaz. 

Not sure kick up the arse will cover it. 

[Street Preacher]

19 minutes ago, niallers said:

Our attack has been abysmal the last few weeks. We butchered so many chances to create the chance and trent just had to fucking score. 4 points fucked away in a week at home. No real disgrace today but we should've won both.

We desperately need mac robbo and jota back.

We're just plugging gaps with our better players and manager at the moment.

We're still in it, but draws are starting to fucking kill us.

Biggest winners are City. Laughing their arses off they are.

Our last 3 games against these cunts we conceded in the first 2 mins. That needs to stop, and yet again, we concede first. It's still happening too often.

Huge chance missed.

Agree. Man City have gone away, become world champions & will be confident of catching us fairly quickly. It's been said before that we are ahead or where we should be etc but I don't totally buy into that. You cant plan to win the league in 2 seasons time, you have to grab the opportunity when it arises & this season with City not being themselves in the league is an opportunity we can't turn down. Next season they could be back to their best & we won't have a chance. Got to stop these draws. 

[Baltar]

Arsenal were near enough at full strength while we were missing around half of our regular starters. If we were able to field a stronger team I think we'd have won that. Injuries are killing our season already.

[Bjornebye]

All Nunez’s fault again I see 

[lifetime fan]

Who was the prick on VAR? 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Car parked up my drive before the game, two lads from Hull got the wrong drive should have been the lad over the road. Lucky I’m in a good mood or I would have gone Anny on them. No knockouts obviously.

[manwiththestick]

9 minutes ago, Sweeney287 said:

A fair result around, shocking handball decision aside.

 

All it's done for me if reaffirm that the rest of the forward players need a massive kick up the arse, with the exception of Salah. We won't win a thing as it stands with a misfiring Nunez and Diaz. 

Aside from the goal Salah was brutal.

[Moo]

Salah is so shit at the moment he probably would have missed any given penalty anyway.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

5 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

All Nunez’s fault again I see 

No.  But he doesn't improve anything when he comes on.

 

Whatever happened to that bloke who won the game at Newcastle?  He was good. We should get him back.

[3 Stacks]

Salah's single-handedly keeping the attack from being completely useless.