PL: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace | April 21st | KO: 16:00 BST

[A_G]

Budgets were limited

nobody is asking for a £50m signing, since he only signed Cech that summer for £10m he wasn't at risk of bankrupting the club

there is no such thing as a suitable back up for Cazorla.

how about someone who can actually run and even pass a bit? instead of relying on flamini and cadavers like arteta/wilshere/rosicky

 

[MLK79]

The hatred I feel for Mustafi must be the same my ancestors felt about the slave owners and the Jews felt about Hitler.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Can we beat Wolves? Absolutely.

Will we? Not with this atrocious line up.

 

[Makingtrax]

Buying a suitable back-up for Cazorla wouldn't have cost hundreds of millions. Your strawmans used to be better.

Yeah alright, a good manager should know in advance who’s going to get injured and concentrate what money he has on a good back up for him.

 

[YeahBee]

Reading you guys makes me glad the match wasnt shown here

 

[GDeep™]

nobody is asking for a £50m signing, since he only signed Cech that summer for £10m he wasn't at risk of bankrupting the club

how about someone who can actually run and even pass a bit? instead of relying on flamini and cadavers like arteta/wilshere/rosicky

im sure I had these debate 5 years ago. Today is about Emery picking trash before kick off.

 

[Ash10]

If Mustafi is still part of the squad after next transfer window I won't watch a single game

 

[MLK79]

Play a back 4 and leave out Mustafi?

I stated when the lineups came out that Emery clearly doesn't know that 4231 and 442 exists if he chose to go with that dross.

 

[Makingtrax]

Both started their routine as soon as the 3rd went in

No mention of who bought Auba, Lacazette, Özil, Xhaka, Kos, Ramsey when we’re winning. As soon as we’re losing, it’s all those sh*t players that Wenger bought.

 

[A_G]

Yeah alright, a good manager should know in advance who’s going to get injured and concentrate what money he has on a good back up for him.

flamini was past it, and arteta/wilshere/rosicky were all injured at the start of the season anyway.

im sure I had these debate 5 years ago. Today is about Emery picking trash before kick off.

you're completely missing the point. you're crying about the team selection as if emery is to blame for the lack of quality throughout the squad. like it or not he didn't sign these back-ups, and so when holding/bellerin/xhaka/ramsey/torreira aren't fully fit the team is naturally going to suffer.

 

[mharding033]

Possibly wishful thinking but could that have been Mustafi's last game for us? 6 games to go (not including EL final), Sokratis now back from suspension so can pair Koscielny in a back 4. Monreal also there for if we have to play a back 3.

No way he survives the summer.

 

[GDeep™]

flamini was past it, and arteta/wilshere/rosicky were all injured at the start of the season anyway.

you're completely missing the point. you're crying about the team selection as if emery is to blame for the lack of quality throughout the squad. like it or not he didn't sign these back-ups, and so when holding/bellerin/xhaka/ramsey/torreira aren't fully fit the team is naturally going to suffer.

I get you, but today he had Iwobi, Mikhi and Nacho on the bench, these are better options than what started.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Possibly wishful thinking but could that have been Mustafi's last game for us? 6 games to go (not including EL final), Sokratis now back from suspension so can pair Koscielny in a back 4. Monreal also there for if we have to play a back 3.

No way he survives the summer.

Problem is Koscielny has played 270 minutes of football within a week. Unless Emery goes to a back four with Monreal and Sokratis, I think we'll have to suffer him more

 

[A_G]

I get you, but today he had Iwobi, Mikhi and Nacho on the bench, these are better options than what started.

bigger picture, it's on kroenke. no matter who the manager is.

 

[TheLawOfDiQ]

This game should of secured us top 4 no doubt. But I have faith that we play better when the pressures on and the stakes are high. Look at when we beat Chelsea at home, our season was dead had we lost that. Also, no one truly thought we would of got 4 points from Sp**s and manu if were being honest. Maybe this is the wake up call we needed to realise literally every game from here on is do or die.

 

[Gunner140]

It was a match we should have won.

Mustafi's individual mistakes cost us the match and that was that. I don't think that Emery made a mistake with the lineup because he didn't really have much of a 'sensible' choice.

We are still fourth, but there's a feeling that this defeat might end up costly in the run for a top four place.

Now, we have to win all of the remaining matches, we just can't afford another slip up.

 

[gunner4lyfe]

If Mustafi is still part of the squad after next transfer window I won't watch a single game

Think I may join you on this one. It would also make me doubt Emery a little bit.

 

[mharding033]

Problem is Koscielny has played 270 minutes of football within a week. Unless Emery goes to a back four with Monreal and Sokratis, I think we'll have to suffer him more

F*** sake. I wonder where we'd be with Holding right now.

 

[TheLawOfDiQ]

If Mustafi is still part of the squad after next transfer window I won't watch a single game

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Also, please stop underestimating Xhaka’s importance to this squad. He’s vital for us. Physically strong and is key at building from midfield with passes between the lines.

We all know who the weak links in the squad are. We should stop vilifying those who actually make a difference.