Arsenal (A) - Sun 4th Feb 2024 (4:30pm)

[El Rojo]

Would have taken Gravenberch and Diaz off but Lucho gets a reprieve.

 

Get Elliott on and Nunez on for Gravenberch and Gakpo.

[3 Stacks]

The 11 just simply made no sense. I dislike Gravenberch but you're putting him in front of a just returning Trent, who can be lazy at the best of times and a makeshift right winger. 

 

The absences are tough here.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

1 minute ago, Tony Moanero said:

A heads-up for those interested, Ski Sunday started 10 minutes ago.

It’s not what it used to be. It’s gone downhill, fast 

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, stringvest said:

They'll come flying out of the blocks second half after the 'injustice' of giving a late goal away there. Nunez could capitalise as long as he's been practicing with that banjo and the cow's arse.

He has mate but he booted the cow and fucked his foot up 

[El Rojo]

1 minute ago, skend04 said:

Gravenberch, Gakpo, Trent and Jones might as well not be playing. And then like Arsenal wouldn't be pumped up enough, we play to encourage it more. Crazy that we are level at half-time.

Bit harsh on Jones. He’s been much better than the other three.

[stringvest]

1 minute ago, TheHowieLama said:

 

probably pop his g-string

 

we've got a bleeder

[magicrat]

1 minute ago, Freddo said:

Gravenberch is a passenger here. Gakpo not much better to be honest. We need to defend Martinelli so much better. 

Interesting to see how some of our players look average when they are up against a decent side that are bang up for it.

Certainly Gakpo and Gravenberch in that category plus the fact Trent is useless going backwards . Diaz has had no service so harsh giving him stick 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Fucking yyyeeerrrssss Diaz!! And well done Gravenberch after a poor half from you!

 

All in all a decent half that, after a very poor start. We couldnt live with their pressing in the start, and Trent, Van Dijk, Mac Allister and probably others made bit mistakes under pressure. The kind of mistakes you normally get punished for in these matches, and we were perhaps a bit lucky to not concede a second.

 

Then we worked our way back in the game, and we always look dangerous when we move it forwards quickly. That’s the one part if the game that we are far superior to Arsenal.

 

Our right hand side is a major worry, and they know it. They play it wide left 19 out of 20 times in the build up, and Gravenberch and Trent are too slow in the pressing and generally not good enough defensively. Szoboszlai and Bradley would probably hava been a different story.

 

Thought those two and Gomez really struggled. Mac Allister poor start, but much better as the half went on. Our best players so far were Jones, Gakpo and Diaz imo. Jones very good in the build up, he’s got the skills, strength, calmness and overview needed to play through their pressing.

[Elite]

Arsenal are a good side, City Lite.

 

 

[No2]

3 minutes ago, Caramac said:

That's 3 handballs now with out a pen. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

2 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

A little heads up for those interested, Ski Sunday started 10 minutes ago.

 

[Colonel Bumcunt]

We act like we've never played against a quick winger before.  

It's definitely a system killer for us, like Vinicious Jr enjoys playing against us. 

In future I'd be tempted to try 3 at the back against it. 

[Pungkoq Hang]

Missing Endo big time here. Thank fuck Japan has been knocked out of the Asian Cup.

[waddy78]

6 minutes ago, stringvest said:

They'll come flying out of the blocks second half after the 'injustice' of giving a late goal away there. Nunez could capitalise as long as he's been practicing with that banjo and the cow's arse.

Arteta will be telling them same as 1st half they won't expect a Jurgen tactical masterclass and we will win 1-3

[Anubis]

Gabriel succeeding where Fulham’s Robinson failed.

 

Jota screaming for the pen as it goes in just adds to it.

[El Rojo]

Would Robbo on for Trent and a switch be too much of a change in defence?

[Carvalho Diablo]

1 minute ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

We act like we've never played against a quick winger before.  

It's definitely a system killer for us, like Vinicious Jr enjoys playing against us. 

In future I'd be tempted to try 3 at the back against it. 

Or a right back.

[Bjornebye]

Just now, waddy78 said:

Arteta will be telling them same as 1st half they won't expect a Jurgen tactical masterclass and we will win 1-3

 

He’ll be playing them You’ll Never Walk Alone and Bertie Mee through the speakers 

[waddy78]

2 minutes ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

We act like we've never played against a quick winger before.  

It's definitely a system killer for us, like Vinicious Jr enjoys playing against us. 

In future I'd be tempted to try 3 at the back against it. 

Alonso style??

[Captain Willard]

Massive season defining second half coming up. 

[diamondjoe]

6 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

A heads-up for those interested, Ski Sunday started 10 minutes ago.

I wouldn't mind doing a blue run with that Chemmy Alcott. 

[Elite]

Just now, El Rojo said:

Would Robbo on for Trent and a switch be too much of a change in defence?

No. It would mean we have 4 defenders instead of 3.

[Anubis]

 Come on Reds. Arsenal will be fired up by a sense of injustice. Let’s make sure we’re on it from the start. And someone keep Magicrat off his keyboard for ten minutes.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I had pizza for lunch, fell asleep and missed the first half.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Klopp needs to show why he got that contract renewal now. 45 minutes to save your job!