PL: Brighton vs Arsenal | Tuesday December 29th | KO: 18:00 GMT | Amazon Prime

[bingobob]

We've won. Martin Atkinson was quick on his whistle tonight. Not pretty but the right result

We blitzed the second half.

Football is like this. We had an interesting zoom chat on this a few weeks ago talking about academy football and the impact its had. Top level football is as boring as chess bar small intervals.

 

[littleboysilva]

Impressed with Mari and Holding today. Xhaka did well covering defensively as well.

 

[Makingtrax]

Are we back in the top 4 yet?

 

[Highbury_2006]

I think we did a good job keeping them back after the goal. Overall there was a loooot of daylight between the two halves.

 

[razörist]

Only 7 points from top 4 with more than 20 games to go

 

[Jack_the_boy]

You mean the player he said he don't want on the team for footballing reasons? Or you want to blame Auba for Arteta's tactics to cross to a player that scored 3 headers in his whole Arsenal career?

Yeah, you can buy that excuse if you want, not me though.
Auba is in terrible form, it’s not the tactics at fault.

 

[Mohamed7]

He said that?

lol no. Meant you posted something obvious

 

[Rasmi]

Lacazette celebrating like that goal won us the league. It took us to 14th. I hate this club.

They shouldn’t even smile after the win. You think Roy Keane would settle for 3 points away to Brighton? He would have gone for 5 points and lift us up the table

 

[DanDare]

Still not really clicking wonderfully in attack but you can really see now how with competent CMs rather than Xhaka and El-Neny we could be good.

All our problems stem from their pedestrian, slow and negative passing. Position themselves so they can't be passed to because the team know they can't turn and pass or take a couple of steps to free themselves

Could also see why Bissouma is an exciting player

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Don't think anyone's said Nketiah is better tbh.

I might have said it a numerous times. Mainly because I troll a lot but also I hata Laca. Biggest let down in history of football.

 

[Blaziken]

Imagine what a competent manager can do with these players

 

[GDeep™]

Are we back in the top 4 yet?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

To be fair I'm expecting few rotation against Westbrom our players look so tired last 15 minutes.

 

[Garrincha]

dire to watch but great to have 6 points this week

they were so bad in the final third... pretty tidy in midfield at times

 

[shoot for the top]

Yeah, you can buy that excuse if you want, not me though.
Auba is in terrible form, it’s not the tactics at fault.

You can make up whatever idea you want.

 

[Makingtrax]

Impressed with Mari and Holding today. Xhaka did well covering defensively as well.

Mari is just like Mertesaker, always talking, quietly efficient. Sooooooo much better than mad Mustafi.

 

[Gooner416]

And be sent to loan to hertha while Willian only gets a fine?

Non-negotiables mate.

 

[El Duderino]

We're still gonna lose loads of games playing like this though.

1000% but Cultetas are already here with their ironic "Arteta out" comments.

Bar is set so low right now.

Just don't tell them that us winning completely disproves their point about this squad being ****.

 

[field442]

I think I’d bench Auba next game. Lacazette’s link up play works better with these younger forwards who like to make runs in and around the striker.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Imagine what a competent manager can do with these players

Midtable? What do expect this squad will achieve they are average quality