Loss Premier League: Arsenal 0 - 2 West Ham | Thursday 28th December| KO: 20:15 GMT | Prime Video

Prediction

Arsenal 3-0 West Ham

 

[Bagels]

It’s not everyone though that’s the thing. It’s just Saka and Martinelli really, and given their age it was always on the cards. Ødegaard isn’t playing in the same kind of spaces as he was last season.

The problem is that our no9 has never ever had shooting boots.

I was on record, even during the latter stages of the Dark Days saying that patience was needed because it's natural that given the age of our squad, there will be slumps, so I hear that.

But when your LW, RW, ST and attacking 8s have all dropped in terms of productivity at the same time, it's going to hurt. And it almost hurts worse when otherwise we are playing quite well.

 

[ASIF]

Glad Moyes got his first ever Arsenal away win anyway.

Stfu Gangandeep.

 

[celestis]

We created good chances tonight though. Even if everyone was moving slowly and we looked very flat. Our creativity is not the issue. We lack the finishing touch more imo.

Diagree

 

[SA Gunner]

It’s not everyone though that’s the thing. It’s just Saka and Martinelli really, and given their age it was always on the cards. Ødegaard isn’t playing in the same kind of spaces as he was last season.

The problem is that our no9 has never ever had shooting boots.

Yes, and we have slowed our game down so much, that it allows teams like West Ham to regroup their defensive shape, over and over.

Its essentially what keeps defensive teams like this in the contest for such long periods. If you look at Liverpool's attacking model, they dont waste time when the ball is turned over. I think we need to bring that element of directness back, not only when its late in the game.

Frustrating result, and doesnt look good. Arteta needs to get back to the drawing board because this is not good enough for a title charge.

 

[Entropics]

We all knew the moment Saka got that haircut. Season over.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

We also scoring from set pieces alot our players lost their finishing touch this season Saka Martinelli simply not scoring G.jesus miss chances more than scoring.

To be honest this problem only solve by players themselves we creating chances alot of them last 3 home games we had 23 attempts on target and only managed 4 goals this is poverty stuff

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Three losses, can't say any of them were deserved. Arteta luck man....

 

[Gooner505]

Don’t know where to start. Nobody was good enough today. Must be a Christmas hangover. Don’t know what else to chalk it up to.

However, if we don’t start converting our good chances more often, we’ll start losing a lot more winnable games. We’re missing so many good chances. It puts our defense under immense pressure knowing that we need 50 chances to score one goal.

 

[MartiSaka]

Yeah, but hand on heart, do any of our attackers look confident in front of goal? Most chances were fluffed.

How did we get 2.68x G? A little perplexed. Those two headers from Jesus where the only clear chances I can remember and Jesus was never going to finish both of those two. I guess there were a couple of long range shots that we made but surely not high xG chances.

 

[Rasmi]

Atleast their second goal killed the cry

Statistical correction. We had guys who aren’t proven goalscorers hitting double figures for fun.

A few like @Rasmi and I called it out as unsustainable and I think we’re just seeing it get corrected.

Saka, Jesus and Martinelli all struggling horribly from open play but you can’t exactly point to previous seasons and be confident they’re going to turn it around are they? We don’t have volume goalscorers in tis team.

All summer and begging of season we told them it’s not sustainable. We got the arrogant dismissive answer we scored 88 goals no team has ever had 3 non strikers score 15, 15 and 14. Anyone with sense could see. But people only see things after they happened. Half the season gone and we are on course of 72 goals with 6 teams out scoring us after 19 games

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Diagree

Our xG was close to 3 goals. There were good chances for us. Saka header. Jesus header. Saka shoots in the woodwork. But if it suits you, you can of course disagree.

 

[Dokaka]

Still it was your first win at the Emirates since 2015 IIRC and David Moyes first win there entirely, solid performances from most of your players out there. Definitely a reason to be excited compared to previous seasons.

I'm sorry but if Arsenal fans are justified in wanting Arteta out despite contending for the title, I think I'm justified in wanting something different than Moyes when we're memeballing our way into relegation fights or Europe depending on the season

Obviously I'm happy with the points and I do give some leeway to playing this way against top sides but that doesn't change the fact that we'll play Brighton on the 2nd and approach it like they're 2011 Barca and we're barely professional.

 

[2Smokeyy]

Solanke in the past few weeks has scored the entirety of JaySus’ Arsenal tally.

This is something many fail to understand, how common has it been for a title winning team that has two starters with a total of 5 PL goals (Jesus with 3 and Martinelli 2).

If people go back over the years then you’d see if it’s not one player providing a freakish output like Haaland then it’s two hitting 20+ like Salah and Mane. The list can go on if you go back over the years,

Edit: Mind you I don’t think that’s the only issue in the side, there are glaring holes elsewhere but people might get upset if I come for their favourites.

 

[GDeep™]

Stfu Gangandeep.

Don’t make come to India/pakistan and slap you with a chapati.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

Worst performance of the season by a mile.

Even the main stars this season Saka, Saliba and Rice were poor.

Trossard played like he was drunk.

Zero intensity or drive to our game. Totally unacceptable. Like watching 11 guys playing with a hangover.

Credit to West Ham though, they enacted their game plan perfectly.

 

[juice man]

Dirtbags. All of em.

 

[Diesel]

Atleast their second goal killed the cry

All summer and begging of season we told them it’s not sustainable. We got the arrogant dismissive answer we scored 88 goals no team has ever had 3 non strikers score 15, 15 and 14. Anyone with sense could see. But people only see things after they happened. Half the season gone and we are on course of 72 goals with 6 teams out scoring us after 19 games

This. Last season doesn't mean **** this season especially scoring wise.

Marty 2 goals
Saka 5 goals
Jesus 3 goals.

 

[Riou]

@Sanchez11

I will NEVER forgive this group of players for letting West Ham Central win tonight, never forgive.

 

[db10_therza]

Yes, and we have slowed our game down so much, that it allows teams like West Ham to regroup their defensive shape, over and over.

There was a bunch of times in that game where we worked the ball into a good area and they were still scrambling back and then our attacker turned around and passed it backwards.

Was unbelievable stuff. I don’t understand what that’s about when you’re chasing a game honestly. At 0-0 yeah sure whatever but not when you’re chasing.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

We also scoring from set pieces alot our players lost their finishing touch this season Saka Martinelli simply not scoring G.jesus miss chances more than scoring.

To be honest this problem only solve by players themselves we creating chances alot of them last 3 home games we had 23 attempts on target and only managed 4 goals this is poverty stuff

Too many players snatching at chances, no composure at all.