PL Arsenal V Chelsea Sun 26th 16:00

[The_Roadrunner]

We should win the league next year. I can never remember a more pragmatic cynical team win the league playing like this. Say what you want about Ferguson's teams, I don't remember them ever playing like this to win the league.

We played that way under Graham.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

I think you really restrict Rambo on the right. Why are we doing it?

We're doing it to get each of Özil, Cazorla and him into the side all at once.

 

[David Smith]

We've got many world class attacking options, I don't think we've got room for much more.
In my opinion, beating these Mourinho tactics comes down to extreme determination and bravery, not so much the quality.

 

[Rain Dance]

The did not have the best chances. Desperate dives for phantom penalties aren't chances.

Ramirez 1 on 1

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

also Bellerin did well today also he saved us from going behind in first half i'm sure this guy gonna be big player for us.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Yes, that miss by Özil was utterly poor. Wouldn't be this bad had it been deflected by a defender, but the pass came through them right at his feet.

Did he not let it run through on purpose? Seemed like that was what he did but I never saw a replay.

 

[The_Roadrunner]

We've got many world class attacking options, I don't think we've got room for much more.
In my opinion, beating these Mourinho tactics comes down to extreme determination and bravery, not so much the quality.

Sell Walcott.

Buy Reus

Play:
Alexis - Özil - Reus

Win league.

 

[celestis]

If Reus is available this summer and Wenger doesn't attempt to sign him because " we have Welbeck that can play on the wing" I think I'll ****ing top myself, still not taken to him at all.

Heh Hunter and dbig let's not encourage the guy to top himself .

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Ramirez 1 on 1

Yeah exactly, Ramirez. Worst player.

 

[Kroket]

We're doing it to get each of Özil, Cazorla and him into the side all at once.

Indeed, and clearly it's not been worth it recently. Wenger needs to make some decisions there in my opinion.

 

[Bigbludfire]

We should win the league next year. I can never remember a more pragmatic cynical team win the league playing like this.

Yeah of course we should. We should definitely win the league with performances like this. Beating a load of **** and then falling the first hurdle against the the teams we need to beat is definitely title worthy

 

[The_Playmaker]

We really lacked width on the right and forward passes from central midfield. I would be interested to see Cazorla's passing stats today, really didn't seem like he wanted to commit. He was very much on the periphery. You can't play two central midfielders, without one of them being willing to break the lines and drive through the middle. As soon as Ramsey went into the middle he dragged the holding midfielders out of position. I thought we were very conservative today and seemed to settle for the draw.

I don't understand footballers sometimes. Sanchez had Ivanovic scared in the first 8 minutes. Why not give him the ball and let him go at him constantly until he forces the booking. Ivannovic got booked late in the second half and it wasn't due to bad refereeing. We didn't put him under pressure.

 

[Iceman10]

Seems like its down to Ox not being available and a reluctance to play Theo, for whatever reason.

Wenger does tend to go by seniority and I would suggest he rather likes Cazorla, Özil, and Sanchez all playing in there due to being at the top of the pecking order, in terms of top level experience, etc. Makes sense to a certain point in terms of winning (not this match but our run prior) but there are some drawbacks also.

 

[Hunta]

Wouldn't be too harsh on our attackers as frustrating as they are, Chelsea done the same to United an City who are much better in big games than us.

We're doing it to get each of Özil, Cazorla and him into the side all at once.

Which is bad management, the City away game with Cazorla central has made Wenger's mind up for him, thinks he's got his own Xavi clone now.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Did he not let it run through on purpose? Seemed like that was what he did but I never saw a replay.

No he didn't, you could see that with his reaction. He was fuming after the ball went through his legs.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Indeed, and clearly it's not been worth it recently. Wenger needs to make some decisions there in my opinion.

But we've been on an incredible run doing it, so it does appear worth it.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

I don't think I'll ever change my opinion on Welbeck. From deadline day when I heard we were in for him I was skeptical, he's done nothing to prove me wrong.

That dribble at the end was ****ing awful, even when he won us the corner we could've made more of that situation. Up front he's abysmal.

 

[Dokaka]

Ramirez 1 on 1

Yeah, definitely the chance of the game.

I reckon the people saying it was "end to end" are spot on. In possession stats, no, but in chances, definitely. 2 penalties that could've easily been given and a massive chance wasted by Chelsea. The only reason you weren't caught on the break more often was because you were content with getting yellows by hacking down the ball carrier.

I reckon that's what Wenger took Coquelin off as well. He knew you'd have to chop the ****ers down on the break to be safe, and he didn't want to risk Coquelin getting a second yellow.

 

[Rain Dance]

We played that way under Graham.

Wenger did the same in 98 I think

 

[blaze_of_glory]

No he didn't, you could see that with his reaction. He was fuming after the ball went through his legs.

Ah ok. Disappointing.