Was a draw a good result for us today?

[RedKnight]

Oh Nando...

 

*sighs*

[Unrighteous]

It was a good result, despite the fact that we could have taken the game... because they could have taken the game as well.

 

Before the match if you said, "Draw at the Emirates." I would have been ok with that.

[Crazyhorse7778]

I'm not having a go at Lucas, I just didn't think he was going to help us win the game, which we should surely have been trying to do against 10 men.

What annoys me is not our inability to win the game today, it was our refusal to try to win it.

We could easily have sacrificed Lucas as soon as Adebayor was sent off and tried to get at an Arsenal defence which had been shown up to be absolutely pathetic in the 1st half.

Did Almunia actually make a save in the 2nd half?

 

He made a save from a Lucas shot, as a matter of fact.

 

:whistle:

[ratcatcher]

Before the match if you said, "Draw at the Emirates." I would have been ok with that.

 

I dont think many people, myself included would disagree with that.

 

But, playing the last 30 against 10 men and still thinking a point was good enough?

 

Games turn and change and the sending off was a pivitol change which we didnt capitalise on.

[Section_31]

Yeah, because up until this season, we used to get outplayed and humiliated on a regular basis by the rest of the so-called big four (in the PL at least).

[Catch22]

Indisputably a great result.

 

Away at your main rivals for 3rd when we are already leading them....Superb.

 

Even if you follow your heart & not your head & think we can win the League, we have moved in on Betfair for the title.

 

Well done lads.

[Harry Squatter]

I think we can beat both Arsenal and Chelsea at home, hopefully we wont roll over and die at Old Trafford or get shafted by dodgy refereeing or an injury time winner. We haven't won at Arsenal since 2000 so historically it's been a difficult place for us to win at. I'm happy with a draw.

[Eiler]

It was a good result.

 

We could've won which would've been a great result.

[MLB]

In the context of the game, no, it wasn't a good result.

[aws]

Really good result - especially from going 1-0 down.

 

I think the sending-off helped Arsenal as they were starting to rock but were suddenly released from the pressure of being expected to win, raised their effort substantially and kept the ball better than they had done all game.

 

If we had a man sent off with 30 mins to go at anfield I'd expect us to work our balls off and scrape a draw which is just what they did.

[FatTed]

Indisputably a great result.

 

Away at your main rivals for 3rd when we are already leading them....Superb.

 

Even if you follow your heart & not your head & think we can win the League, we have moved in on Betfair for the title.

 

[The 5th Benitel]

Generally, a draw away at Arsenal is a very good result but i wish we'd have done more to take advantage of them being down to 10 men and without their two best players. I think the 'You'd have taken it at the start of the season' shouts overlook the fact that we've failed to take advantage of situations that are unlikely to happen again.

 

Getting back to 1-1 was brilliant but i wish we'd have gone for the 3 points after the sending off. Sammy Lee is in the paper saying 'you have to be careful you dont lose against 10 men'. I cant help thinking that's the kind of attitude that has seen us draw a few games we should have won this season.

[Thants]

A draw away against a top 4 team is a good result. Anything else is greedy.

[Wig]

7 points aginst the top 3, 2 of them games being away from home, by crimbo we're top (or 2nd after tonight's result) I'd have taken that in August.