Froggy

Sounds an awful lot like Ten Hag to me.

Yeah I think Garnacho would be even worse. Garnacho is an out and out winger. He runs but he doesn't know how to press or defend. Antony as our #10 is just scary. That's a clear indication of how bad it is.

I don't think Dalot nor Mazraoui have the quality to play wing back in that system. Dalot is potentially capable on the right but is badly exposed on the left. There's just nobody else. There's some stupid stat that we haven't not scored a goal when those two are wing backs, but when it's been Amad or Antony we've scored 9. At the same time, he can't play Amad there as we don't have good enough #10's if Amad was to drop deeper, especially with Fernandes out. Another fun stat: the last 4 games we've not had Fernandes - 0 goals.

Quoting a post from two years ago is embarrassing. You've really got to stop it. Isak was an overpay at the time, and he's turned out to be worth the money. It's as simple as that. Casemiro was an overpay, and he's turned out to be a poor buy, albeit instrumental in us winning silverware you'd give your left nut for. Nothing more needs to be said. Isak is class and I got it wrong and he might be the one to make Arsenal title winners.

We had control of the midfield against Wolves, so it did. It was 0-0 until we went down to 10 men. Obviously your midfield is a different kettle of fish to the Wolves one, but to say it didn't make a difference is off the mark. To say we wouldn't have been better with a midfield 3 of Ugarte, Mainoo and Fernandes instead of a midfield 3 of Eriksen, Casemiro and Zirkzee is disingenuous. I'm in absolutely no way saying we would have got something from the game, as you were that good in the opening 30. Result would have been the same IMO, just maybe not as embarassing as it was early on.

Like he said in his interview last night, he's there because the team was losing and the previous manager was sacked. Now people want him to go back to that system that got the previous manager sacked? He needs to stick to his idea and see who's going to be playing for him next season. Eriksen and Casemiro are fourth and fifth choice midfielders for us. They never really had any hope against a strong midfield that was bang in form, and the formation wouldn't really have mattered. Game shifted when Mainoo came on, but the damage was already done.

He's not good enough, but thought that was a bit of a joke to be honest. For how shite he is, at least he tries.

Quoting posts from two years ago. What have you become Mike? Casemiro will cry into his two trophies while Isak will get the "the geordies really like me" trophy.

I knew we'd bond eventually Rod.

I thought he handled that interview well tbh.

Aghast at him being made captain tonight. He's been atrocious. Think his midgetness is catching up to him and it doesn't matter how good on the ball he is.

He can't buy 11 new players. I genuinely want him to persist with his system.

To play that system we need wing backs and a #10. Also if we're going to play the likes of Mazraoui at wing back then the covering centre back needs to have pace. Said at the start of the game that De Ligt and Mazraoui on the same side seemed like a disaster waiting to happen.

Put money on it then Stifler. You know it's not going to happen. Though I'm sure the thought of it is lovely for you lot.

No. Zero chance.

Said in the other thread but Mainoo is carrying an injury and there was nobody else. He took a risk bringing him on. I reckon Hall was MOTM.

Well it didn't fucking sound like it. Besides, I've a season ticket now that I use 30% of the time. Proper fan me.

Mainoo is carrying an injury. It's the only reason I believe he started with Eriksen and Casemiro. Wouldn't be surprised to see Mainoo miss Sunday now but then Ugarte and Fernandes would be back. I think as soon as he brought Mainoo on to hassle Tonali and Bruno G we were the better side, but that's more likely to be a consequence of you being in cruise control. Reckon it should be 2-5 at half time. It was a fully deserved win tbh. Opening half hour if you had said that was Real Madrid against Larne FC it would have been believable.

Have you been away for so long that you forget the lovely PM's you used to send me? Howay K.

I'm in better form at full time that I thought I'd be after that first half hour.

We definitely won the "best team in the second half" trophy. Ruben ten Hag strikes again.

Clear handball from Joelinton, two golden chances missed by Hojlund and Casemiro. Should probably be 2-1 to us.

Good luck lads. And I really don't mean that.

Drury and Neville