Scum* who got us all banned from europe 85-90(but the media dont ever say anything about it) Cup semi H Thu 20jan KO 745

[Redarmy]

They scored against the run of play but since then are holding it well making us chase around....they are well used to being in this position

[TeeCee]

Saka's not fit and nor is ESR, they are both struggling big time. I'd be very tempted to bring on Partey and take off ESR.

[BFG4]

No excuse for the lack of chances created in that half. I keep hearing we are an improved team but after that goal went in we looked beaten. There's an inevitably about it, 2 or 3 nil in the end.

[g88ner]

Laca is brilliant at battling and linking up the play but he’s just not a goal threat. This team is crying out for a genuine goal scorer up top.

Absolutely, he simply isn’t a goal threat.

I’m sure I read on Arseblog a few weeks back that, for all Laca’s good play, he’d only had 12 shots all season

[xisstential]

This is where we are....at home with arguably the best team we can put out, against a depleted scouse team.....And we're losing...and looking like losing.

[g88ner]

Tomiyasu looks well off the pace. Sloppy passes and no way does a fully fit Tomi get caught flat footed like that against Jota

Lots of effort but it’s just not happening. Odegaard has played well though.

[rodders999]

Saka's not fit and nor is ESR, they are both struggling big time. I'd be very tempted to bring on Partey and take off ESR.

Definitely. Both are playing at 60% max and they look gassed already.

[xisstential]

They scored against the run of play but since then are holding it well making us chase around....they are well used to being in this position

As are we.........

[StuartL]

George Graham said it in 89 and it's still true today; when the bindippers think they're in control they get casual at the back and take chances because they think they know it all. Fucking get at the murdering cûnts.

Is that last bit still a direct GG quote ?

[TeeCee]

There's little movement from ESR or Saka because they are not fit. I don't think I've ever seen Saka look so off his game, even when he had that chance to run through late on, he looked like Xhaka lolloping forward with zero speed. Our team looks good name wise but several of them shouldn't really be playing and can't do what they normally do (Tomi included).

[StuartL]

Tomiyasu looks well off the pace. Sloppy passes and no way does a fully fit Tomi get caught flat footed like that against Jota

Lots of effort but it’s just not happening. Odegaard has played well though.

Tomi has also slipped at least 3 times, including for the goal.

Can’t fault the effort but the quality is not quite there at the moment

[TeeCee]

May as well just go full on at them, we won't win by wearing them down slowly.

[OneBardGooner]

There's THAT Spark missing . Even when we were running them ragged in the first 15 minutes, Martinelli sharp as a fucking razor and our defence stopping everything; not that there was that much from the scousers.

Tomi having a mare at the moment..

Laca usually leads by example and he's just not in the game to do that.

Martinelli to Score then Odegaard or ESR

They are tripling up on Saka he can barely breathe.


The goal has unsettled our defence, they have started panicking a bit - Arteta needs to calm their heads and get them centred and focused again, also switch it up a gear or three when we break...

#COYG.

[DB10GOONER]

George Graham said it in 89 and it's still true today; when the bindippers think they're in control they get casual at the back and take chances because they think they know it all. Fucking get at the murdering cûnts.

Is that last bit still a direct GG quote ?

Yes. Yes, it is.

[Clummo99]

I think the players that aren't anywhere near full fitness are blatantly obvious. We've done our best to put a decent side out.

I wonder if that will be mentioned by the press.