Alan '48 points' Pardew

[triggs]

Same-old s*** tactic of holding off until the x minute mark. Works once in a while (Chelsea), but it's a strategy that's nothing short of negative, cowardly and boring. Having a good season or not, should rightly be criticised.

 

The attacking "threat" and ideas we offered all game is nothing short of Championship standards.

Its not like we were living on edge defending like our lives depended on it in the first half. We were as attacking as Arsenal were

 

The only time we attacked was probably near the end of the half. And even then that came from Arsenal mistake.

When did Arsenal attack?

[Guest palnese]

People think it's okay that he put on Shola fucking Ameobi?

 

Christ.

[Zero]

People think it's okay that he put on Shola f***ing Ameobi?

 

Christ.

 

Cisse then?

[Barnes23]

Compare the fluidity of Arsenal's attacks, passing and moving around the edge of our box (albeit in brief spells), to us either hopefully crossing into the box or finding Remy/Gouffran with the ball in the final third with nobody to pass to,  thanks to a static setup which prevents us from attacking as a team.

 

 

 

 

[Guest palnese]

People think it's okay that he put on Shola f***ing Ameobi?

 

Christ.

 

Cisse then?

 

Cisse might have some confidence back, and he could have contributed in the box. Shola is Shola.

[Yorkie]

Not gonna give him too much grief tbh, our performances against the top teams has been good this year and we've done it mostly setting up like we did today.

 

Just didn't go our way today, a crappy goal at a shitty time was our undoing and it's hard to fault him for that.

 

[Mick]

He's a bottling bastard and I don't care how good Arsenal are, we're playing at home and trying to contain the opposition.  His 2nd 2 sub's were shocking.

[Jayson]

Compare the fluidity of Arsenal's attacks, passing and moving around the edge of our box (albeit in brief spells), to us either hopefully crossing into the box or finding Remy/Gouffran with the ball in the final third with nobody to pass to,  thanks to a static setup which prevents us from attacking as a team.

 

 

Not many sides pass & move like Arsenal tbf. I do wonder why people assume we'd come off best if we'd have gone gung ho attack vs attack. As if its clear we'd win that battle?

[TheHoob]

Easier to criticise him for being overly cautious in hindsight knowing that Arsenal weren't at their best. If our forward players had a better game we would have at least gotten a draw IMO.

[Guest]

Easier to criticise him for being overly cautious in hindsight knowing that Arsenal weren't at their best. If our forward players had a better game we would have at least gotten a draw IMO.

 

A lot of that was down to how much we pressed them. We didn't let them play their game properly.

[alexf]

Thought we waited too long to go for it but that all could have been different had Arsenal not scored when they did. No problems with Shola being chucked on when we were chasing it as we needed to mix it up and he's the only one who can win the occasional header, whereas Cisse probably wouldn't of had a sniff.

[Barnes23]

Compare the fluidity of Arsenal's attacks, passing and moving around the edge of our box (albeit in brief spells), to us either hopefully crossing into the box or finding Remy/Gouffran with the ball in the final third with nobody to pass to,  thanks to a static setup which prevents us from attacking as a team.

 

 

Not many sides pass & move like Arsenal tbf. I do wonder why people assume we'd come off best if we'd have gone gung ho attack vs attack. As if its clear we'd win that battle?

 

True, but as had been said, we offered what a Championship team would in an attacking sense today. It isn't as simple as playing defensively vs gung ho attack, its about the style of play/ how the team are coached.

[Guest]

Compare the fluidity of Arsenal's attacks, passing and moving around the edge of our box (albeit in brief spells), to us either hopefully crossing into the box or finding Remy/Gouffran with the ball in the final third with nobody to pass to,  thanks to a static setup which prevents us from attacking as a team.

 

 

Not many sides pass & move like Arsenal tbf. I do wonder why people assume we'd come off best if we'd have gone gung ho attack vs attack. As if its clear we'd win that battle?

 

True, but as had been said, we offered what a Championship team would in an attacking sense today. It isn't as simple as playing defensively vs gung ho attack, its about the style of play/ how the team are coached.

 

Apart from a 10 minute spell in the first half where they had 3 pot shots from 25+yards which were nowhere near, what did they offer more than we did?

[Klaus]

No major complaints from me today, we matched them most of the match. One poor defensive mistake lost us the game. He brought Ben arfa on at the right time, just unfortunate that we conceded straight after.

[Foluwashola]

'Bottling bastard'

 

Deary me.

[Barnes23]

Compare the fluidity of Arsenal's attacks, passing and moving around the edge of our box (albeit in brief spells), to us either hopefully crossing into the box or finding Remy/Gouffran with the ball in the final third with nobody to pass to,  thanks to a static setup which prevents us from attacking as a team.

 

 

Not many sides pass & move like Arsenal tbf. I do wonder why people assume we'd come off best if we'd have gone gung ho attack vs attack. As if its clear we'd win that battle?

 

True, but as had been said, we offered what a Championship team would in an attacking sense today. It isn't as simple as playing defensively vs gung ho attack, its about the style of play/ how the team are coached.

 

Apart from a 10 minute spell in the first half where they had 3 pot shots from 25+yards which were nowhere near, what did they offer more than we did?

 

They looked far more likely to score throughout the game than we did.

[Guest]

I don't think they did tbh. Can't remember too many times Krul was needed. When you play a team like Arsenal, you expect a few clear cut opportunities.

 

You get games where you play the top teams, you get a result, and if you played the match over, 8 times out of 10, the other team wins.

 

I'd say we could replay that, same tactics, same performance levels, same subs, and 50% of the time we get a positive result.

[BottledDog]

They looked far more likely to score throughout the game than we did.

 

Did they bollocks.

[Guest bimpy474]

I don't think they did tbh. Can't remember too many times Krul was needed. When you play a team like Arsenal, you expect a few clear cut opportunities.

 

You get games where you play the top teams, you get a result, and if you played the match over, 8 times out of 10, the other team wins.

 

I'd say we could replay that, same tactics, same performance levels, same subs, and 50% of the time we get a positive result.

 

60% of the time it works every time ?

[Skeletor]

Neither team looked likely to score. Their goal was awful defending from a free kick that should have been given our way earlier in the move.

[Guest palnese]

They looked far more likely to score throughout the game than we did.

 

Did they bollocks.

 

Neither team looked likely to score, but they did, and we didn't.

[Barnes23]

Defensively we performed well and restricted their opportunities, but for most of the game it looked like they would score if anybody was going to, imo.

[TaylorJ_01]

He's a bottling b****** and I don't care how good Arsenal are, we're playing at home and trying to contain the opposition.  His 2nd 2 sub's were shocking.

 

The 60 minute contain is becoming predictable.

[Dave]

I think the complaints are a bit unnecessary today. They've been the most consistent team in the league this year, have a genius in charge and still had to work bloody hard to beat us. Apart from the sloppy goal we more than matched them, which is light years ahead of some of the other matches he's taken charge of against the top teams. I didn't think we were all that negative either, certainly not overly so.

[JH]

Had 0-0 written all over it, but I guess that's why they're up at the top. That and the ref was awful. I think we held our own well.