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

[Fabio]

That was a lovely run. Absolutely blocked

 

[Mystic]

Shocking decision, he takes Wirtz out and gets nowhere near the ball.

 

[Modo]

Look at fucking Gakpo

 

[Dreambeliever]

Haven't you seen the replays?!

Yes, the angle I’ve seen be definitely catches him and not the ball.

 

[Mystic]

Gakpo Just can't pass to Kerkez.

 

[Markeh]

thanks your run mate, here’s a shit overhit ball for you to chase

 

[Squiggles]

Lovely from Wirtz. Don't think it was a pen, personally, but Trossard ran the risk.

That's the area where we need to get the ball to Wirtz if we're to do anything here.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Love hearing their fans get worked up over Kerkez taking his time to ready a throw in. Lol

 

[Modo]

I'd honestly take chance with Chiesa up front now. Sub Gakpo

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

If we had a fit Ekitike I think we'd be ahead in this.

 

[keniget]

Arteta is just as bad.

You’re at home with a chance to take a decisive lead at the top of the table playing against a side with no confidence, a leaky defence and no attack.

What do you do? Have the team sit back and wait.

 

[Markeh]

to be honest i think there’s a weird aura good defences have with officials, the referees seem to work off the assumption they didn’t make a mistake and go from there.

 

[Mojo]

Lovely from Wirtz. Don't think it was a pen, personally, but Trossard ran the risk.

That's the area where we need to get the ball to Wirtz if we're to do anything here.

Another one that would have been given in the CL...or against us

 

[Shadey]

Don’t like Skelley.

 

[Halmeister]

Arteta is just as bad.

You’re at home with a chance to take a decisive lead at the top of the table playing against a side with no confidence, a leaky defence and no attack.

What do you do? Have the team sit back and wait.

They're going to win the league this season by virtue of being the least mongy. They play that way most games.

 

[SummerOnions]

Frimpong is fast but otherwise pretty shit right

 

[darkstarexodus]

They're going to win the league this season by virtue of being the least mongy. They play that way most games.

That was exactly my thinking. They're an above average, not great side. But they make few mistakes and take few chances.

In a league full of teams actively sabotaging their own chances week after week, that's enough.

 

[Markeh]

there’s just one player with a trick in this xi, going to be tough to do anything in these scenarios

a foul might help though…

 

[Mystic]

This is nice and all, but literally no one near the goal

 

[darkstarexodus]

Macca has quietly been effective today. Disciplined and tidy.

 

[SummerOnions]

Szobo shouldn't get to take all free kicks just cos he scored one worldie. Do we have anyone better though?

 

[Fabio]

Woeful

 

[Fabio]

Chiesa or Rio should be coming on

We actually look decent.

 

[darkstarexodus]

I was thinking the same thing before that free kick as I was before Szobo scored against them at Anfield: why not let Virgil just wallop it at one of the cunts in the wall?

I was wrong then but right now.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Chiesa or Rio should be coming on

We actually look decent.

He'll sub off Wirtz soon and we'll lose our hold.

 

[Markeh]

gakpo has been reading this forum, unfortunately he doesn’t know eat to do with his size

 

[Shadey]

Oh Jesus Martinelli is on.

 

[Modo]

Fuck they subbed the Swedish tank

 

[Squiggles]

I had no idea Gyokeres was on the pitch. Wow.

 

[Fabio]

Get gakpo off. He's shite