Ipswich H Fri 27th December KO 815pm

[Gunner Rob]

A big win over the tractor boys

[Gunner Rob]

If we play like this against Brentford (next game) They will FUCK US UP THE SHITTER WITH NO MERCY AND NO LUBE!

A great time to play both Brighton and Brentford - they are both in terrible form

[Linighans there!!]

We do not play to anyone's strengths at all. What is the plan when we get over the halfway line? There fucking isn't one.

Give it to saka and hope for the best usually

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

Absolutely the worst game I've seen in ages

[Linighans there!!]

Reality is we’ve struggled severely againt an Ipswich side brushed aside by practically every other team.

This is not a title winning side, never was and never will be.

Legoheads arrogance and tunnel vision will keep costing us

Not spurs

[TeeCee]

Reality is we’ve struggled severely againt an Ipswich side brushed aside by practically every other team.

Actually most teams have not scored more than one against Ipswich this season!!

Difficult to score against an 11 man defence.
Gabby should have tied it up with the second goal

[OneBardGooner]

Best we can say is 3 Points. No Injuries. Move On. (2nd in the table)

[John F]

I don't understand why when Arsenal breaks up an attack, we don't move the ball up quicker to catch them out of shape. Twenty passes across our own penalty area just let them get organised.

[the playing mantis]

Reality schmeality teecee we were utterly dreadful.

Not read the thread will do now

Ipswich should have had a point. Hanging on at the end. Embarrassing

Arsenal by players or tactics or both were dreadful.

Yes a low block in first half but our attack is a joke

So so poor.

We only looked any threat on the few occasions we moved it quickly. The rest was slow tippy happy control crap which doesn't work for us. We look zero threat and whenever they attack they nearly scored.

This is tactics and only one man is responsible.

As others have said previously we have regressed in the name of control.

Same thing happened start of last season for a few weeks and we were crap and dropped points and Arteta changed it back to what it was the season before and guess what we looked a proper team again. He's double downed this season, hasn't reverted to attacking football and we have paid the price with a much worse points tally and crap performances. Unless he changes tack we are fckd. The rest of the league isn't great since cities implosions but with these tactics we won't take advantage.

Victims have better forwards than us but worse in other areas. But they are tactically on another level. Were we playing like season before last or after he reverted last season we would win the league. He hasn't and now it's too late I fear.

Player wise yes he scored but was anonymous havertz shouldn't be in first xi, neither should martinelli or trossard, jesus or MLS. We have 4 regular starters who are not good enough as starters to win a league.

Rice has been ok. For 100 We need far more and hes nowhere near at the level of last season. He should be dominating a game today and running the show. Either he's knackered, tactically shackled or not good enough to run it. I don't know. Last season he was excellent. I think again it's tactics

I'm incredibly frustrated at what we are churning out and the lack of attacking players.

We need a winger and a striker at least. Probably 2 of each realistically.

Any way merry Christmas and happy new year all.

[the playing mantis]

Dixon said the crowd is completely "flat"

Oh that's another thing. Crowd, yet again utterly not there. I hate our fans, tourists and fast show wankers. No encouragement, deathly silence mostly

[Midz]

Pleased with the 3 pts, very pleased but that was extremely tedious to watch.

Surely we must practice attacking 11 defenders in training?

[Midz]

I don't think it would've been any different if Saka was playing.

[Limerick Gooner]

Saka has had surgery. Out for longer than “weeks”. Many months.

[falkirk goon]

That was tollies Win and clean sheet but it was a pish performance.

[mcdowell42]

Saka has had surgery. Out for longer than “weeks”. Many months.

Mikel Arteta predicts “more than 2 months” on the sidelines for Bukayo Saka after having surgery on his hamstring.