Loss Champions League Group Stage: RC Lens 2 - 1 Arsenal | Tuesday 3rd October | KO: 20:00 BST | TNT Sports

Prediction

Lens 0-2 Arsenal

 

[AberGooner]

Wouldn't surprise me if Partey comes back into that RB role he was playing before the injury at the weekend.

 

[RandomHero84]

Our central progression is literally non existent. It’s sideways trying to bait a mid block, when the team has a ****ing lead for goodness sake.

Then it’s trying to stay safe when attacking despite time desperately running out. Smith had a chance in the game to play Nketiah in via direct ball along that left half space. He ****ing passes it out wide to Reiss instead because they want to increase numbers always. So ****ing stupid and has Arteta’s prints all over it.

We need unpredictability Mikel, not the same ****ing **** over and over.

Exactly this. It ends up looking like we aren't throwing everything at it. We should be taking risks and forcing the issue on plenty of occasions, but if just ends up with sideways passing where everyone takes two touches, allowing pretty much any half competent defensive unit to adjust, without even having to do so quickly.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Again despite we poor today i felt thier keeper made 3 excellent saves Trossard Tomi and at the add time from nelson.

In other end they really taken thier chances well tow excellent finishes. That's why imo you have to ruthless can easily get away with poor performance

What are the xG numbers? Feel like almost every single decent shot this season against us has been a goal

 

[Sanchez11]

Is that a good thing?

One can be everywhere without being awesome. One can even be everywhere and be bad.

Nobody else was doing anything, the guy did everything.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Our fans also need to stop negative reactions everytime we lose.

Just chill out we were average and deserved to lose be better next game. Its against man city so not easy but good opportunity

 

[Riou]

Even in defeat, it shows how better this level is.

We never play a group game in the Europa with stakes like this, but already had one in our first away game here.

Fair play to Lens, really gave everything tonight.

 

[Sebastes]

Nobody else was doing anything, the guy did everything.

We as a team did nothing. So what did he actually do?

 

[Diesel]

Our central progression is literally non existent. It’s sideways trying to bait a mid block, when the team has a ****ing lead for goodness sake.

Then it’s trying to stay safe when attacking despite time desperately running out. Smith had a chance in the game to play Nketiah in via direct ball along that left half space. He ****ing passes it out wide to Reiss instead because they want to increase numbers always. So ****ing stupid and has Arteta’s prints all over it.

We need unpredictability Mikel, not the same ****ing **** over and over.

Put in two wingers who arent true wingers on... and then gave them the two soft cms to support them. Lets face it him shoe horning havertz into team will get old fast. Ode and him cant play together. Havertz doesnt even run into box. How tf is xhaka gonna outscore him in this team. Zinny looks really exposed and doesnt have that security. Would love it if partey and rice played going forward and one of them was allowed to actually push the ball. The game looks hard and they are expecting bail outs in these games. Any serious team we run into is putting that midfield trio in trouble.

 

[The_Playmaker]

Our game is now based on minimal chances created, but also giving away chances. So we will play City and create 3 chances. Miss them. They will create 3 and score one and it will be:

"We were not good enough in both boxes"

Becoming a common theme.

 

[Sanchez11]

We as a team did nothing. So what did he actually do?

Are you for real?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

What are the xG numbers? Feel like almost every single decent shot this season against us has been a goal

Seem about right.

 

[TheEliteMaster100_]

Life without Partey, we cannot build up in midfield without him.

Rice should just play Left 8 for the rest of the season with Partey/Jorginho as the 6.

We had Vieira/Trossard/Zinchenko/Tomiyasu on the flanks and nobody was stretching Lens, we played so narrow. Should have put Jesus on the RW when Saka was off if Arteta couldn't trust Nelson.

 

[Sebastes]

Are you for real?

Please tell me. What did he do? How did he contribute to the few chances we created today?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Yeah look his ankle will snap at anytime if it continue like this he getting kicked every game it doesn't help i wouldn't be surprised he ready for man city but i hope southgate try be nice and remove him from international break

 

[King87]

What is more annoying is the fact that I have seen this performance the last 2 seasons in Europe. Olympiacos, Sporting, PSV away. Just a lot of these performances in Europe.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Arteta without his best and most settled starting XI is still a problem. No Martinelli, no Partey, sometimes no Gabriel, no White, too many of his key players has been missing this season. I'm surprised we've got 17 points from 21 this season to be honest.

 

[Sebastes]

Life without Partey, we cannot build up in midfield without him.

Rice should just play Left 8 for the rest of the season with Partey/Jorginho as the 6.

We had Vieira/Trossard/Zinchenko/Tomiyasu on the flanks and nobody was stretching Lens, we played so narrow. Should have put Jesus on the RW when Saka was off if Arteta couldn't trust Nelson.

Exactly this. Been saying it since before Rice arrived. It was so obvious. Glad people are finally catching on.

I guess some are not though

 

[Sanchez11]

Please tell me. What did he do? How did he contribute to the few chances we created today?

He did his job, intercepting, switching the play, driving forward. What else do you want him to do?

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Seem about right.

Yes, they took their chances, we didn't.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Seem about right.

2 goals from 0.74
I'm pretty sure Ramsdale was underperforming his xG as well. We've got two midget keepers.