Premier League | Stoke City vs Arsenal | 19/08/2017 | 17:30 BST (16:30 UTC) | BT Sport

[FinnGooner]

We've been stale as **** so far. Xhaka and Özil need to step up for real. Ramsey was the only player from the first half who had a decent performance

 

[Kroket]

Stoke are no different from any other bottom half team now though. Nothing to distinguish them anymore.

They look soft as **** these days, we should be all over them.

If we can force a breakthrough I'd fancy us to put three or four past them like United did earlier.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Why is it mystifying? He's had a poor game yeah, but he's a wonderful player.

Only way is up.

I'm not disputing this game. It's been a category of poor performances distributed throughout the past season.

Sure, it can be said it'd afflict all players, but the expectation he came with somewhat damns his career here so far.

He has some way to go before he convinces of warranting a guaranteed first team place, let alone being trusted with marshalling our truncated midfield.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

How the f**k he can't see it he 2 mater's away ffs

 

[Makingtrax]

Stonewall pen wtf

 

[Ashybashy86]

Xhaka and the ref have been so poor. Özil, missing. Ramsey, Welbeck and Laca (although dropping too deep) have been good.

 

[YaGunnersYa]

Gerrard saying clear penalty, good man. Refreshing when listening to a ****ing clown like McManaman.

 

[Jury]

Welbeck is so unsure in the final third. You can see his brain freezing as he moves closer to the goal. Amazing athlete but **** me, he's a substandard footy player.

Alexis in there instead and we're 2/3 up. Maybe we should've gone with Iwobi.

Iwobi for certain. This Welbeck comedy cant go on any longer.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

He won't but that lanky tw*t Crouch will.

Neither of them are scoring, we are going to win.

 

[David_Smith]

We really need video replays.

Regardless that was a meh first half. We should have played much better and I hope we pick it up in the second half.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

A pretty dire first half tbh. We are still easy to run through as there's a lack of tactical awareness and pace in CM. We've had some good moments going forward but we just can't seem to get enough clear cut chances.

 

[yorch44]

Ramsey miles better than Özil and Xhaka.

Welbeck needs to fecking finish chances or feck off.

Shuuuuuuuuuuuure!!! I can run ahead like that as well! No science in that! He only forgets to track back, build plays and the tempo of the match. But yeaaaah!! Running like a idiot is better that not doing what a CM does

 

[juice man]

Where the **** has Lacazette been?

 

[Hunta]

Really annoys me how our chances always fall for the players you'd never bet on scoring. Bellerin and Welbeck ffs.

 

[Batman]

Bellerin needs to come off. Put Per in so that we have some semblance of a proper back 3 and let Tank impose himself down the left. If things still aren't working bring on Giroud and Iwobi for Welbeck and Özil.

 

[Jury]

Özil and Xhaka will underwhelm far more often than not.

We should have had a pen 100%.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Has anybody got a decent stream up?

 

[WakeupCall]

its because there is again no pressure on midfielder, look at hat run from diouf and jese

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Gerrard saying clear penalty, good man. Refreshing when listening to a ****ing clown like McManaman.

Can't stand McManaman, as a pundit or commentator. Talks the world of ****.

 

[Hunta]

Shuuuuuuuuuuuure!!! I can run ahead like that as well! No science in that! He only forgets to track back, build plays and the tempo of the match. But yeaaaah!! Running like a idiot is better that not doing what a CM does

Look at the state of this.