Arsenal vs Middlesbrough

[Perryashburtongroves]

5mins stoppage time... Boro take off Negredo in stoppage time... final whistle blows at 5 mins 2 seconds of stoppage time.

2 seconds allocated for a substitution? How is that fair? I thought it was supposed to be 30 seconds?

They should ban any substitutions unless it's for a medical emergency after 90 minutes. Put an end to all this fucking stupid time-wasting and disruption in stoppage time.

[northbank123]

So after he was clearly shattered and off the pace against a poor Swansea side following another taxing international break, presumably Sanchez was sharp as fuck today after he needlessly played 75 minutes as lone striker against that pub team on Wednesday?

Fucking ridiculous. The bloke is guaranteed to break down before Christmas at this rate. Not to mention go off the boil.

[robbo10]

We are top of the league say....

Almost by default...we are still crap and we certainly won't win it.

Such a false position......are we really the best team in the country at the minute? I don't see it personally.

[falkirk goon]

Pair of shite sides and a shite game.I feel for those who believe we even have a slim chance of winning the title. .we don't and we never will again under le fartpipe.

[Ray C]

What a load of crap that was. We moved the ball soo slow it was pathetic & easy to defend. Scum dropping 2 points should have motivated us but seems it didn't. Bring on the mighty Reading.

[Lost_Gooner]

A poor performance from The Arsenal, Wenger should of switched the team around a little bit in my opinion.
And as for the atmosphere, well that was just another poor performance!
I think I'm going to stick to away games again, don't know why I bothered returning to home games again this season, I should of stuck to my guns and continued my away games only policy!

[StanKroenke'sWig]

Lucky to come away with a point imo. Koscielny fantastic challenge at the end to make up for the earlier error.

Classic us though wasn't it. And of course Wenger puts it down to "tired legs"

[A11M11]

Playing two defensive midfielders against a bus parking team ? Missed Cazorla badly and proved that he needs to be offered a new contract although I think Clueless is waiting for Jack and Ramsey to replace him. Seen this game so many times before .Against the teams that play with two banks of four and break quick we have to start quick our selves. The continual passing game intending to wear them out will only work when the other team are continually under pressure. Once the time wasting starts and they get recovery periods , we are lost.

[Redarmy]

Playing two defensive midfielders against a bus parking team ? Missed Cazorla badly and proved that he needs to be offered a new contract although I think Clueless is waiting for Jack and Ramsey to replace him. Seen this game so many times before .Against the teams that play with two banks of four and break quick we have to start quick our selves. The continual passing game intending to wear them out will only work when the other team are continually under pressure. Once the time wasting starts and they get recovery periods , we are lost.

You would think when they pulled out Downing and put in an extra midfielder prior to the start, that was a sign of intent

What does Wenger do to counter tactics....Yes you got it FUCK ALL

He is quoted as saying they missed Giroud....“Look, we didn’t make enough from our set-pieces today and from our crosses, so of course the first thing that comes to mind is a guy with a bit more size in the box and more physical presence could have helped, yes,” he told the official Arsenal website.


Would think the quality of crosses and corners would help...Fucking abysmal standard

[GranadaJoe]

Playing two defensive midfielders against a bus parking team ? Missed Cazorla badly and proved that he needs to be offered a new contract although I think Clueless is waiting for Jack and Ramsey to replace him. Seen this game so many times before .Against the teams that play with two banks of four and break quick we have to start quick our selves. The continual passing game intending to wear them out will only work when the other team are continually under pressure. Once the time wasting starts and they get recovery periods , we are lost.

The best way to beat two banks of four is to get behind them and I know fullbacks have a bigger attacking responsibility these days, but surely the prime responsibilty for getting to the byline should be Wally and Iwobi, neither of whom gave their fullback a difficult day.

[greengooner]

5mins stoppage time... Boro take off Negredo in stoppage time... final whistle blows at 5 mins 2 seconds of stoppage time.

2 seconds allocated for a substitution? How is that fair? I thought it was supposed to be 30 seconds?

They should ban any substitutions unless it's for a medical emergency after 90 minutes. Put an end to all this fucking stupid time-wasting and disruption in stoppage time.

This....just a time wasting tactic, plain and simple and just done to disrupt any flow the attacking team have

[OneBardGooner]

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A Chance Missed According To These Guys.

[AkneyGooner]

I guess with the other results was not so terrible, but it does set us up to need all the points from the harder games vs spuds etc coming up

[Redarmy]

Wenger said: “Traore had tremendous pace and surprised us until we adjusted in the second half. A bit like Barrow last week. You have quick players on the flanks in England.”


Obviously does no game preparation...only just aware wingers are quick...FUCK me you cannot make it up

[Herd]

having giroud could work but u still need to take them on round the back AND get more than 1 body in the area or they will double team and bundle u out. chelsea under maureen did this to us for eons . this isnt a new tactic weve had years to work it out .