tsah Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why does one have to be fanboy or hater. It's like the Pardew stuff You know you lot are a bunch of fannies at times like I'm too long in the tooth to be a 'fanboy' or a 'hater'... Just happy to say it as I see it despite the inevitable backlash for criticising the uncriticisable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 We played well today and didn't deserve to lose IMO. Arsenal created little due to our hard work and we just switched off for the freekick. Going forward we were decent but selected the wrong option time after time. My only real complaint would be that we left it a bit late to start chasing the game, though having said that it was weird to see Krul up at the end before the 90mins had even been played out. Overall I'm happy we competed so well, if you're going to lose I'd much rather it be in this fashion where the opposition knows they've had to battle very hard for the points. Someone with some common sense Did you bring sir an apple, you tart joking obviously....... Ban him lads, needs more time with his missus iyam! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I said "shoot" before Ben Arfa took that shot on btw, it was absolutely the right decision to shoot. Should have gone for the back post mind. The right decision just because you said it? No, it's because you love seeing magic moments from your charming prince at the expense of team cohesion. Come on, there was no options on the box. Poor shot but the right decision. Love these edgy HBA-fanboyhaters. I might be wrong, there were at least 2 there. And even then, he could have waited and used his creative talents to produce something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I said "shoot" before Ben Arfa took that shot on btw, it was absolutely the right decision to shoot. Should have gone for the back post mind. The right decision just because you said it? No, it's because you love seeing magic moments from your charming prince at the expense of team cohesion. It was the right decision because there was no one to pass to, and hes got a good shot on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 We played well today and didn't deserve to lose IMO. Arsenal created little due to our hard work and we just switched off for the freekick. Going forward we were decent but selected the wrong option time after time. My only real complaint would be that we left it a bit late to start chasing the game, though having said that it was weird to see Krul up at the end before the 90mins had even been played out. Overall I'm happy we competed so well, if you're going to lose I'd much rather it be in this fashion where the opposition knows they've had to battle very hard for the points. Someone with some common sense Did you bring sir an apple, you tart joking obviously....... Nah, he summed it up really well. Anyone saying they were there for the taking lives on a different planet. We're doing really well, this is nothing. We can soon pick points up and I don't see why we can't push on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I'd rather we played our best player, abandoned one of the two DMs and tried to win. Exactly he who dares wins and all that. After all we were playing at home. I think Liverpool's selection away at Chelsea now emphasis this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why does one have to be fanboy or hater. It's like the Pardew stuff You know you lot are a bunch of fannies at times like I'm too long in the tooth to be a 'fanboy' or a 'hater'... Just happy to say it as I see it despite the inevitable backlash for criticising the uncriticisable! It just a thing thats cropped up lately, i rather prefer option 3, retard group with me as king Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 We played well today and didn't deserve to lose IMO. Arsenal created little due to our hard work and we just switched off for the freekick. Going forward we were decent but selected the wrong option time after time. My only real complaint would be that we left it a bit late to start chasing the game, though having said that it was weird to see Krul up at the end before the 90mins had even been played out. Overall I'm happy we competed so well, if you're going to lose I'd much rather it be in this fashion where the opposition knows they've had to battle very hard for the points. Someone with some common sense Did you bring sir an apple, you tart joking obviously....... Ban him lads, needs more time with his missus iyam! Oi that is not funny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 He does have a tendency to over do things. But that's quite different to claiming he was terrible today and couldnt be bothered against Stoke until the sendings off gave him loads of space and made him look good Let's get this straight. Never sad he was 'terrible' today - I said he should not start every game as most on here think. And you need to watch the Stoke game again - we was one of the most anonymous players on the pitch until we had the game handed to us by their players / Atkinson. But again, apologies for not bowing to popular opinion... He created more even in the first half then any other player while also being the most anonymous? Hows that even possible? Take your own suggestion and go and watch the game again. Their players absolutely handed the game to us by getting sent off. But not because they no longer marked Ben Arfa. Because with no threat we moved up the pitch and he started recieving the ball near their goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why does one have to be fanboy or hater. It's like the Pardew stuff You know you lot are a bunch of fannies at times like I'm too long in the tooth to be a 'fanboy' or a 'hater'... Just happy to say it as I see it despite the inevitable backlash for criticising the uncriticisable! He wasn't good today but to criticise his first half against Stoke is just ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Just wasn't our day today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chizzletooth Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Even the most delusional of the Ben Arfa fan boys must be a little concerned about his decision making. For all his talent he's 27 and still making the wrong calls too often. Delusional fan boys FOH with that s*** man Nah, people who criticise Ben Arfa get labelled as "morons" all the time. We all want him to succeed like. He's our most exciting player no doubt. But most exciting does not equal best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsah Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why does one have to be fanboy or hater. It's like the Pardew stuff You know you lot are a bunch of fannies at times like I'm too long in the tooth to be a 'fanboy' or a 'hater'... Just happy to say it as I see it despite the inevitable backlash for criticising the uncriticisable! It just a thing thats cropped up lately, i rather prefer option 3, retard group with me a king Ah ok - if group three is full I'll go for group 4 - Dumb and Blind - Members only like... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I said "shoot" before Ben Arfa took that shot on btw, it was absolutely the right decision to shoot. Should have gone for the back post mind. The right decision just because you said it? No, it's because you love seeing magic moments from your charming prince at the expense of team cohesion. It was the right decision because there was no one to pass to, and hes got a good shot on him. As I mentioned before, I think there were at least 2 players in the box. Happy to hold my hands up if wrong. As for having a good shot on him, it's true. But he wastes hell of a lot as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I'd rather we played our best player, abandoned one of the two DMs and tried to win. I think it was imperative to match Arsenal for numbers in midfield. I love Ben Arfa as much as the next man, but for me using him as an impact sub was the right call today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why does one have to be fanboy or hater. It's like the Pardew stuff You know you lot are a bunch of fannies at times like I'm too long in the tooth to be a 'fanboy' or a 'hater'... Just happy to say it as I see it despite the inevitable backlash for criticising the uncriticisable! It just a thing thats cropped up lately, i rather prefer option 3, retard group with me a king Ah ok - if group three is full I'll go for group 4 - Dumb and Blind - Members only like... But how would they know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsah Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 He does have a tendency to over do things. But that's quite different to claiming he was terrible today and couldnt be bothered against Stoke until the sendings off gave him loads of space and made him look good Let's get this straight. Never sad he was 'terrible' today - I said he should not start every game as most on here think. And you need to watch the Stoke game again - we was one of the most anonymous players on the pitch until we had the game handed to us by their players / Atkinson. But again, apologies for not bowing to popular opinion... He created more even in the first half then any other player while also being the most anonymous? Hows that even possible? Take your own suggestion and go and watch the game again. Their players absolutely handed the game to us, just not for the reason you claim. Must have been at different games then. Also - please feel free to elaborate on the 'just not for the reason you claim' statement? Whilst I accept being in group 4, what other reason am I claiming? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Beaten by a better team today, they matched everything we did and did a better job of staying compact and defending stoutly than we did. No shame in that. Good game despite their being next to no goalmouth action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Feel really deflated after that, we should have had a freekick right before they got theirs, Anita was clattered into from behind. The cheating is an utter disgrace to but will the FA do anything? like Theo rolling around holding his face trying to get Tiote sent off when there was no contact at all. We I think showed them to much respect and let them take control of the game, Benny should have started and we should have had a go. Still I hope the take away some positives and go and smash West Brom on New Years day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Predictable really. Wish we had more of a go at them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Pardew has made us well organised, hard working and difficult to beat, and a bit boring with it. I thought we got what we deserved, we tried to match them in midfield and that's about it. Anyhow without serious investment or a much better manager we are what we are, the 8th or 9th best team in the league, and that's where we will probably finish. Not very exciting really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 ^ Think my eyes flicked over to the avatar about five times whilst reading that. Just in case it was a gif and something was going to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 He does have a tendency to over do things. But that's quite different to claiming he was terrible today and couldnt be bothered against Stoke until the sendings off gave him loads of space and made him look good Let's get this straight. Never sad he was 'terrible' today - I said he should not start every game as most on here think. And you need to watch the Stoke game again - we was one of the most anonymous players on the pitch until we had the game handed to us by their players / Atkinson. But again, apologies for not bowing to popular opinion... He created more even in the first half then any other player while also being the most anonymous? Hows that even possible? Take your own suggestion and go and watch the game again. Their players absolutely handed the game to us, just not for the reason you claim. Must have been at different games then. Also - please feel free to elaborate on the 'just not for the reason you claim' statement? Whilst I accept being in group 4, what other reason am I claiming? You're claiming that Ben Arfa was only better in the second half because the 9 men gave him loads of space to run in to. When the biggest difference was that the 9 men allowed us to abandon our very defensive line up. That meant he could get forward much more and recieve the ball near their goal, which happened rarely in the first half due to the defensive responsibilities he'd clearly been given. Obviously some extra space is always going to be created by two men being sent off. But for the most part Stoke still had him double marked. Difference being he was picking the ball up near the opposition box with two around him rather than on half way or in our own half. So when he beats players he's then in a position to hurt them. Earlier in the game if he beat a player he would usually still find himself near half way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Pardew has made us well organised, hard working and difficult to beat, and a bit boring with it. I thought we got what we deserved, we tried to match them in midfield and that's about it. Anyhow without serious investment or a much better manager we are what we are, the 8th or 9th best team in the league, and that's where we will probably finish. Not very exciting really. Agreed - if this is the limit of Ashley's ambition there will not be too much to look forward to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 We played well today and didn't deserve to lose IMO. Arsenal created little due to our hard work and we just switched off for the freekick. Going forward we were decent but selected the wrong option time after time. My only real complaint would be that we left it a bit late to start chasing the game, though having said that it was weird to see Krul up at the end before the 90mins had even been played out. Overall I'm happy we competed so well, if you're going to lose I'd much rather it be in this fashion where the opposition knows they've had to battle very hard for the points. Was a cracking ball in from Walcott mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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