FA Cup 4th Round: Southampton v Arsenal | Saturday, January 23 | KO: 12:15 UTC | BT Sport

[freeglennhelder2]

Anyone else just feel like it’s a shame about Pepe. I mean you just know he can do more than this.

Every Gooner is sad about it id imagine? The number of people who think he can turn it around dwindles every time he plays.

 

[celestis]

Gabriel needs to help Cedric out in attack a bit more. Does nothing to draw his man out of shape.

 

[Flying Okapis]

So slooooooow, the playing out from the back is ridiculously slow, Xhaka + El Neny is going to create nothing and slow the tempo down to zero.

Getting pressed and struggling to get out of our half.

Nketiah is getting no service so its like playing with 10.

Line up pathetic as well.

 

[Highbury_2006]

He’s looked clumsy in a number of matches this season. And why is he so rusty anyway? He’s been out for only a matter of weeks, and it’s not as if he’s come off the back of a serious long term injury.

Covid can hit you hard, idiot.

 

[Oxeki]

Only silver lining is that Southampton are poverty in the second half. They tend to tire out due to their extreme high intensity in the first half.

How tf is Elneny still an Arsenal player in 2021 fgs. Xhaka-Elneny partnership in Midfield is championship quality. I bet southampton are thinking they haven't played against a worse midfield this season. They just cut through our midfield at will. Elneny and Xhaka are struggling to deal with the press.

Madness!

 

[Riou]

Whenever an ex-player of a team does commentary, normally they tend to be biased towards the team they played for...but for Arsenal, all our ex-players seem biased against us!

Southampton have been pretty decent tbf, think it's mainly us being so poor though...but any time they do something remotely good, Keown is like... "Look at that pressing, look at that intelligence, look at the tactics!"

Keown was a magnificent player for us, but it's a little annoying, ngl

 

[GoonerJay24]

Elneny off and Partey in at half-time. This is clear.

Elneny sold in the summer for 1 million dollars, and Xhaka takes his role.

Overreaction, Elnenys not in good form currently but he's still a solid player.

Would you be criticizing him so much if he was European?

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

We miss him badly, guy has never been replaced properly.

we could use his late runs right now

 

[Sniper Mik]

Bellerin literally has no power in his legs. Couldn't clear the man 10 yards away with an attempted cross

 

[Lady_Gooner]

an honorable mention to @Lady_Gooner who stood by my side when trying to convince people that Ramsey was the way to go and Özil should have been let go.

We tried to warn them that once Ramsey left the football & the midfield would only get worse. But nope they thought his runs forward were killing the club
I never wanted özil gone though on your own there sorry lool

 

[Arsenal4life14]

Need to change the midfield, Too slow, Lazy, Sloppy passing... The list goes on. Xhaka and Elneny together just doesnt work, and let add a lazy bum in Willian its just a recipe for disaster.

 

[Macho]

It's not about Pepe's pass, you numpty. It's about the fact that Cedric was our player in that position.

Martinelli went central, which is where we would want him to be fair.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Genuinely like I get Pepe hasn't lived up to his hype but someone please tell me what he's meant to do this half when the midfield hasn't found him whatsoever?

This midfield has never a problem finding Saka on the right. Must be Pepe issue.

 

[El Duderino]

Mental that Elneny even got a contract extension in the first place

Regardless of your stance on Arteta, Willian and wanting to keep Elnenny are serious problems with his tenure so far.

 

[Trilly]

Defo DM’ing @Lady_Gooner if we come back to win this with Pepe being MOTM.

The rejection doesn’t hurt as much when your agendas come through.

 

[emilursin]

The Cedric signing still annoys me, how on earth can you justify bringing him in on a 4 year deal, it’s embarrassing, if he’s not good enough for Southampton he is not good enough for us, we keep bringing in payers who are surplus to requirements elsewhere, it sends a statement that we are content with being a mediocre club that feeds of other teams leftovers, pathetic mentality

 

[Breezy]

Southampton pressing the hell out of our unpress resistant players.

Btw Willian is taking the proper piss at this stage.

 

[junglist57]

The ball isn’t really on that side of the pitch though, who is he pressing? Doesn’t make sense.

Leaves a lot to be desired going forward but Pepe’s defensive contributions have been absolutely fine.

anticipating the play and pressing in a pack, loads of teams do it effectively.

 

[OnlyOne]

Save us father.

 

[Rimaal]

Gabriel needs to help Cedric out in attack a bit more. Does nothing to draw his man out of shape.

I think he's too worried about a possible counter.