Kaizero Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 So is this Dokko fella the new GeordieDean? Wait, what? You mean the very same TT that's been on here longer than you is new? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 So is this Dokko fella the new GeordieDean? Wait, what? You mean the very same TT that's been on here longer than you is new? I don't know, just noticed the angry tone in the posts today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Didn't realise Arsenal's home form was so good, only dropped 7 points all season I thought defensively and team shape wise we held up well against the Premier League’s joint 2nd most formidable team at home To limit Arsenal to just 7 attempts at home must have been their lowest shot totals at home all season. And for Arsenal to have 0 attempts and 0 shots on target as far as 30 minutes into a home game is unheard of. Thought Shelvey should have came on at 1 v 0 late on though to offer us some good forward passes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Didn't realise Arsenal's home form was so good, only dropped 7 points all season I thought defensively and team shape wise we held up well against the Premier League’s joint 2nd most formidable team at home To limit Arsenal to just 7 attempts at home must have been their lowest shot totals at home all season. Thought Shelvey should have came on at 1 v 0 late on though to offer us some good forward passes. I was thinking this too, we were clearly pegged back and our best chance to get anything would have been a ball over the top to Almiron, surprised Shelvey didn't make an appearance tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Didn't realise Arsenal's home form was so good, only dropped 7 points all season Was first games n all wasn’t it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Didn't realise Arsenal's home form was so good, only dropped 7 points all season I thought defensively and team shape wise we held up well against the Premier League’s joint 2nd most formidable team at home To limit Arsenal to just 7 attempts at home must have been their lowest shot totals at home all season. Thought Shelvey should have came on at 1 v 0 late on though to offer us some good forward passes. I was thinking this too, we were clearly pegged back and our best chance to get anything would have been a ball over the top to Almiron, surprised Shelvey didn't make an appearance tbh. Shelvey is the best midfielder we have, Longstaff may change that, but surely he is a better option than Diame or Ki. Shelvey would also be the perfect foil for Almiron to make use of his pace and running as he is the only one who can pick a ball out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 We were far below our best today, but Arsenal are hunreal at home. First time they've won ten on the spin at home since they left Highbury, so they're in amazing form. Move on to Crystal Palace at home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Typical Rafa game plan tonight like. Keep it tight and try and nick something at the end. Just as they scored the second was when we were trying to make a push for it. Actually felt for a minute or two that we could sneak a point there, despite being second best all game. That's just what Rafa does. Was surprised when Ki came on instead of Shelvey like, but I'm sure Rafa knew what he was doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Didn't realise Arsenal's home form was so good, only dropped 7 points all season Was first games n all wasn’t it? Lost to Man City, then drawn with Liverpool and Wolves at home. Won the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 We were never going to be anywhere near closer, much better team. Next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Can only assume Shelvey is playing on Saturday from the off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 thought ritchie was good defensively. s*** going forward. rondon was a real handful at times in the first half. and thats about it. I only watched the first half and Rondon was awful. Easily his worst game for us. Couldn’t hold or pass. Looked a million miles away from the player we have been watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Don't think that Diame and Hayden should both play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Went to this yesterday and when I saw the Arsenal line up thought we had a sniff of a chance. Nope. Was a classic away performance of trying to keen it tight then maybe push the last 20mins but we never even got close to them. Would have been a bit of a wasted trip given the entertainment on show, but was livened up vastly by the introduction of Ki in the second half. There was a couple of Korean fans behind me who pretty much starting squealing when he came on which was probably the highlight of the game from our perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Meh performance after decent start, nothing to worry about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 We were never in it but perspective is definitely needed. Arsenal are performing at a Man City type level at home right now. We probably did well avoiding a drubbing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 They just keep the ball and move it really well, the hardest type of team for us to face. Also we fucked up every possible counter attack with a bad touch or a misplaced pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 No shame in losing 2-0 at the Gunners. We could have played better, and our reliance on Rondon was once again evident. Unfortunately he had one of his poorer performances. Forget about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 No shame in losing 2-0 at the Gunners. We could have played better, and our reliance on Rondon was once again evident. Unfortunately he had one of his poorer performances. Forget about it. Alreet Donnie Brasco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Went to this yesterday and when I saw the Arsenal line up thought we had a sniff of a chance. Nope. Was a classic away performance of trying to keen it tight then maybe push the last 20mins but we never even got close to them. Would have been a bit of a wasted trip given the entertainment on show, but was livened up vastly by the introduction of Ki in the second half. There was a couple of Korean fans behind me who pretty much starting squealing when he came on which was probably the highlight of the game from our perspective. I honestly saw Ki do the sum all of nothing yesterday. Maybe I just saw it differently but he seemed unable to make a tackle or pass it decently until maybe 2-3 towards the very end. Game was crying for Shelvey to ping it quick and forward imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 the ritchie/almiron conspiracy is starting up in the media. mentioned in the chronicle. on a couple of occasions last night it was just too obvious that there is something actually up between the two of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 It’s made to look worse because Ritchie is screaming at him constantly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I really enjoyed how not a single player of ours could seemingly complete a pass. Hopefully no other teams press us, based on last night Just having a look and our best passer (Lascelles) would've been their 2nd worst outfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Obviously it's been said by basically everyone but aye, our passing was abysmal. Much of the passing itself was hopeless but the front three are as much to blame as anyone else. Particularly Rondon who barely seemed interested in coming deep for the ball. He controlled a number of passes into him quite well, but when they've got us so tightly contained the CF needs to be doing more to find space or simply come back for the ball. Couldn't for the life of me understand why Shelvey didn't get a kick. If he's not featuring in games like that where we're absolutely desperate to get someone on the ball, I worry for his future with us. We got progressively worse with every sub last night. No panic because Arsenal were really good, but I hope we pick our arses up otherwise it's going to be a dismal end to the season and everyone will be slittting their wrists come May. Momentum is important - not just for on the field matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I really enjoyed how not a single player of ours could seemingly complete a pass. Hopefully no other teams press us, based on last night Just having a look and our best passer (Lascelles) would've been their 2nd worst outfielder. Yikes. Not surprising though based on how it looked last night. Arsenal were canny but I mean it was pretty much easy for them, press any of our players and they give it away Was the worst display of passing I've seen for a long time, they couldn't even pass the ball 5 yards to their own player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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