What a load of shit that performance was
We robbed a point there.
We were not up for it at all in that first half. Absolutely dire. What the fuck is TOF playing at with Xhaka? It's like dropping Vieira or Petit in favour of Valur Gislason or Paolo Vernazza. I was amazed to hear TOF's cocksucker-in-chief Keown rightfully criticizing our play, yet still forever having his tongue wedged up TOF's arse. He is the master of double-think and is probably TOF's eldest love-child, given his undying loyalty to the fraud.
It seemed like we deigned to 'do tactics' in that we sat off them and let them have the ball. Gibbs saved our arses with a goal-line clearance, but that didn't last long. Our leaving them the ball backfired royally with their getting the first goal, mugging off our CBs in the process. Looks like Mustafi has gone down to the level of the rest of our chaotic defence.
Being stuck with The Lamp-post up front didn't inspire much confidence. I'm fucking annoyed to see so many dangerous passes within our defence, putting Ospina under pressure several times. I'd hate to think that TOF is nicking yet another part of Guardiola's philosophy with the sweeper keeper bollocks. As if the defence and goalkeeper aren't under enough pressure as it is with our famously laboured play and sheer lack of cutting edge. No real chances on goal made in open play, as usual.
It makes me laugh to hear commentators and pundits say throughout the seasons that surely TOF will make a change at half-time. Have they not got the memo!?! Do they not have eyes!?! TOF rarely does anything before the magical 70th minute and even then it's like for like and no tactical difference. FFS, even Keown does this!
Ozil and Sanchez (fucking pay them!!!) combined to win the (soft) penalty, which was the only way we could score in a month of Sundays. I was just relieved that Giroud stuck it away. Interesting to see him have some afters with Cavani going down the tunnel and also Hollywood giving him stick after the penalty award. I found it darkly hilarious to see that the odds lengthened for Giroud to score another goal.
Another brain-fart from Koscielny early in the second half almost cost us dearly. Thankfully the game opened up a bit from that dire first half and we fluked an own goal for our second. All our goals seem to be gifts
Then, predictably, as we take out foot off the pedal, we concede a stupid equalizer
Predictable and late subs again as usual. Thank fuck Cavani fucked up that one-on-one and the close-range header.
So we're fucked for getting first place now on the head-to-head. Standard Arsenal. Who fucking cares where we finish anyway? We will get bummed mercilessly in the last 16 anyway
