PL: Bournemouth vs Arsenal | Thursday 26th December | KO: 15:00 | Amazon Prime

[Gooner Zig]

Positives:
Attacking movements are markedly better, especially with Özil finding space
Torreira having a great game, got to be at least half a dozen ball recoveries at least
AMN looking sharp

Negatives:
Same old defensive frailties, losing the ball where we didn't shouldn't have resulted in such a chance for them.

 

[kraphtous]

If Tierney and Pepe were playing, we would be winning now. But there’s still time. We need better delivery from Nelson and Saka if they play in the second half.

 

[dka1]

Agreed that saka and Nelson need subbed. Still funny how all these posters lose all faith in their ability though. Do you guys still not understand that even talented youngsters rarely dominate all games?

They've been sh*te final third wise but I agree, the talk of binning Reiss is premature

 

[Garrincha]

Youth is great when ready, in form & earning the opportunity.

These are playing as we are too cheap to buy back up full backs & sold the wide squad players late August.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

So playing LB gives him a pass of **** crosses and passing? Like that logic!

His crossing and passing is never usually off, a player is allowed to have a poor game without people like you jumping on them and giving them the boot.

 

[Trilly]

Wow you lot are eating Nelson alive in these comments , poor lad that didn't take long did it..

Tbf...he has been really bad.

What do you want people to do? Lie?

 

[Sniper Mik]

Really really enthused by the general play. Day and night difference within 3 days. Imagine a lot more to come with more prep time and better fullbacks.

 

[<<reed>>]

I am tired, Robbie

 

[Bergkamp1988]

You dare have a go at Saka whilst he's playing left back ffs.

All his mistakes where upfield passes and crosses. He's not being criticised for his defensive ability.

I am fed up with this "play the youth" bullshit.

Yeah, play the youth when they are exceptionally good, other then that, play the ****ing experienced players and let's get on with the God damn game.

 

[Notorious Big]

We're still in friend zone.

 

[DanDare]

Arteta is in way over his head but no one wants to say it.

It's been 45 minutes

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Tbf...he has been really bad.

What do you want people to do? Lie?

People are allowed to say he's been poor, but when people say he shouldn't even be at the club, he's terrible, the youth at the club is poor etc, then its a bit ridiculous don't you think.

Some fans simply have the oddest of brains.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

This sort of opinion baffles me after the performances of Guendouzi/Martinelli and such, some people really are mind bogglingly stupid sometimes.

If we were winning and the youth players had the same level of performance, you wouldn't say anything. Lets not praise another youth player in AMN for having a great half lets just focus on the negatives, bore off.

Guendouzi and Martinelli are fine but all the players from the Arsenal academy are average at best to straight up poor and that's including AMN, dummy.

 

[Get These Hands]

Despite losing, that first 30 minutes or so is the best I've seen from Arsenal this season. Just woeful crossing and finishing letting us down.

 

[Bloodbather]

Agreed that saka and Nelson need subbed. Still funny how all these posters lose all faith in their ability though. Do you guys still not understand that even talented youngsters rarely dominate all games?

We do understand that, the problem is Nelson is never above average whenever he plays. Either bang average, or atrocious.

I'm making an exception for Saka because he has been good before and he's younger.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

Arteta is in way over his head but no one wants to say it.

Maybe because it’s not the time to make that judgement? This is his first game. God I hate people.

 

[Oxeki]

For all the hate that Kola gets, if he was playing today, we'd probably have scored two by now.

 

[North5]

Game plan on point, execution of some players letting us down.

 

[Keplaz]

Reiss will have better games but today just isn't a good game for him. I think Pepe comes on.

 

[Jasard]

Nelson is getting it because we were pretty good for 30 mins for the first time in an age but he ****ed up so many attacks. You don't get a pass at this level for that crossing.