Match Thread EPL Arsenal (A) - Thurs 8th January 20:00

[Modo]

Gakpo is fucking muck btw

Who is he passing the ball to?

 

[Dreambeliever]

Brilliant Kerkez.

 

[Squiggles]

Excellent from Kerkez.

 

[Markeh]

credit due to kerkez there

 

[Fabio]

Tenacious from kerkez

 

[SteveQ78]

Its just a matter of time isnt it....

 

[Modo]

Yeah, that was good by Kerkez

 

[Fabio]

Who is he passing the ball to?

Fuck knows. He's just dumb. Other players can find our players. He's just shite

 

[Mystic]

On what planet is that a foul by Macca

 

[Markeh]

that’s actual nonsense from odegaard, it’s so easy to buy a freekick

 

[Modo]

Its just a matter of time isnt it....

We just need to hold on for a while longer. They'll get tired

 

[localny]

Feels like Gerard Houllier's team playing United at OT. Begging for a draw.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Half way to a result in the unwinable game.
Dare we begin to dream?

 

[Mystic]

Yeah, that was good by Kerkez

Gary Neville instead presenting it as the brilliance of Saka with Kerkez doing just enough.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Its just a matter of time isnt it....

Not at all. Yes they look dangerous but not destroying us and we’ve had the best chance.

 

[darkstarexodus]

All things considered, not a terrible half. Lucky to withstand all the pressure, a bit unlucky not to score on the counterattack. Evens up at the break isn't bad.

 

[Markeh]

we’d be so much more of a threat with a 9 on the pitch

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Better performance than I was expecting, they obviously had most of the ball, but they didn't create anything clear cut and we had some decent passages of play. Still think they'll get a couple in the second half.

 

[The Nomad]

Neville adamant it wasnt a pen. Definitely touched him though.

 

[Hansern]

Gonna lose this in the end, but fuck me that we and the league are gonna give them the title. Fucking donuts with their little meeting and set piece coach before corners, and that absolute Lego prick on the sidelines. Worst champions ever.

Shame Bradley didn’t score, good effort.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Well long way to go and we’ve been poor second half recently but we couldn’t have asked for much more in the first half away to the team 14pts ahead of us.

Everyone putting in a serious shift, great shape out of possession, good concentration and some superb play to break the press a few times one where we were desperately unlucky not to take the lead.

 

[binomial]

Right, what have I mis…..*sees scoreline*

Actually nope, nevermind.

 

[tombrown]

Worst champions ever.

They're not champions, they're playing the champions

 

[Buddha]

Such a shame that hit the bar…at least we’re fighting but have no real out back without Ekitike on the break.

Get Rio on to offer pace and direct running (but of course Slot won’t)

 

[BishBashBosh]

It’s like an away game in a knockout stage of the European cup where you’re 2-0 up and you’re frustrating the opposition playing for the draw.

It’s a universe sway from what these games were like under Klopp.

What does a point get us tonight? A win keeps us in the mix for top 4 and keeps Arsenal in a title race too.

It’s cowardly shite.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Just a good performance please. Fight for second balls. Press well. Hopefully score a goal.

So far everything bar the goal.

 

[Buddha]

Let keep it 0-0 and get a late Szobo free kick

 

[Hansern]

Anyone think it was a pen on Frim? Haven’t read through the match thread. Would have been soft for me.

 

[Dreambeliever]

What a garbage fullback Kerkez is.

Awful cross aside he had a great first half all in all.

 

[aquaman4]

Kerkez better in second quarter of the first half and Bradley has got the better of Trussard in most part. Konate is being dragged out following Gyokeres which is a worry as the midfielders can run through the space he leaves behind.