Win Premier League: Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester City | Sunday 8th October | KO: 16:30 BST | Sky Sports

Prediction
Arsenal 1-2 Man City

 

[goonerfamily]

Big game player!! Said it in another thread & I'll say it again, he's more of a captain than our current incumbent will ever be.

That's no slight on Ødegaard, I have a lot if time for Martin. But he's not the leader to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

Disagree with this. He scored a lot of big goals, notably away from home last season. He was big at inspiring the turnaround when our heads were down against Soton and Bournmouth. I think I'd go as far to say he's maybe the best at taking the game by the scruff of the neck in our team. Maybe only Martinelli is ahead?

 

[Synical]

 

[Synical]

Watching it back...
What did you guys think of the card each for Ederson knocking Jesus in the back for 'kicking the ball away'?

 

[Melquiades]

Watching it back...
What did you guys think of the card each for Ederson knocking Jesus in the back for 'kicking the ball away'?

Probably got that right. A bit of ****housery both ways, nothing too serious.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Come on Arsenal !!!

My voice is still sore, but the memories, emotions and all the thrill of watching this win live at The Emirates will be unforgettable.

If you have the time, I'd recommend watching some lower league games too. Obviously you won't be "emotionally invested" (what a dreadful term), but there's a lot to like about the culture of English football down in the league system.

 

[albakos]

If you have the time, I'd recommend watching some lower league games too. Obviously you won't be "emotionally invested" (what a dreadful term), but there's a lot to like about the culture of English football down in the league system.

Yes, I already watched a certain League Two match. The stadium was packed, the home team won and the atmosphere and matchday buzz was excellent.

I agree, the lower league football is your typical English culture thing and I loved it.

 

[1macca1]

Zinchenko’s quick feet mean he can nip in on one v ones but I was nervous when doku squared him up, mostly because I’m used to seeing Saka get double teamed but zinny handled him by himself.

 

[Arson Finger]

I am trying to remember the last time I saw an Arsenal team defend this well in a match against a seriously good opponent. It's been a LONG time. In the last half hour, 40 minutes, we gave them NOTHING. They were completely shut down.
This wasn't a great match to watch if you only care about attacking. If you care about defending, it was an absolute master class to watch.

 

[MartiSaka]

I am trying to remember the last time I saw an Arsenal team defend this well in a match against a seriously good opponent. It's been a LONG time. In the last half hour, 40 minutes, we gave them NOTHING. They were completely shut down.
This wasn't a great match to watch if you only care about attacking. If you care about defending, it was an absolute master class to watch.

Yeah its weird, in the old days we just had **** defenders so its obvious why we were poor defensively. Now we have very good defenders (and world class in Saliba) and can be an elite defending team on our day, as shown in some of our away games and Sunday, but we are not consistent at being elite. We still have a lot of clown days.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Saliba was awesome in this game. He quietly dealt with Haaland and moped up where necessary.

Incorrect, the moping was done by Haaland and Pep.

 

[The_Playmaker]

Zinchenko’s quick feet mean he can nip in on one v ones but I was nervous when doku squared him up, mostly because I’m used to seeing Saka get double teamed but zinny handled him by himself.

I was very worried about Doku vs either full back, but when you consider that in training, both White and Zini face up vs Martinelli and Saka. They should be able to deal with most 1v1 situations.

 

[quattro]

 

[freeglennhelder2]

I was very worried about Doku vs either full back, but when you consider that in training, both White and Zini face up vs Martinelli and Saka. They should be able to deal with most 1v1 situations.

Doku looked seriously worrying the first few mins he was on. The next time I saw him he had switched to the other wing and was never heard from again.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Watching closely, this game was really about our tactics and they were spot on. We did well not to concede when Raya was jittery and showed great determination to execute the game plan to the letter. This performance should give us the template we need to put in a defensive shift when necessary

 

[A_G]

 

[Oxeki]

What a load of waffle.

 

[Rain Dance]

Please, we played well but saying luck has nothing to do with our win *looks at the goal replay* is arrogance and could probably jinx us

 

[Aussie_gunner123]

Can I just say, watching the highlights again, I think you can see how much we've missed both Partey & Martinelli over the last few weeks/matches. We could have scored so many more goals then just keep grinding out results by a single goal margin.

 

[ksarp]

Jesus excelled as a winger. When he dribbled through a maze of Citey defenders, Rice was in a perfect position to receive and shoot, but Jesus kept trying to dribble an lost the ball. I think if he added that to his game, he'd be WPOY.

 

[razörist]

Jesus excelled as a winger. When he dribbled through a maze of Citey defenders, Rice was in a perfect position to receive and shoot, but Jesus kept trying to dribble an lost the ball. I think if he added that to his game, he'd be WPOY.

He’s a bit whiny but to call him Women’s Player Of the Year is a bit much no?