Reading in the "whatever its called this year cup"

[clockender1]

i couldn't see from the feed, but who had the goal that reading cleared from behind the line, and who volleyed it in ? - nice volley too...

Feo scored, Jenks followed up just in case. Walnut ultimately awarded goal.

ESPN has the goal given to Jenko.

take a bow son. lol


agree with the Eisfield comments. a big ask to throw him in at OT but if you're good enough you're good enough imho...

[barnetgooner]

Cheers DB10 and steveo, glad I didn't imagine all those misplaced passes (not to mention every single corner hitting first man).

Northbank - yes I agree he played a big part in the comeback and definitely does have something to offer coming off the bench etc but he simply cannot play centre mid against top teams with such shocking work rate and ball retention & that's not good enough for a player of his talent.

Not wanting to put a downer on anyone though, am still absolutely buzzing, what a night.

[DB10GOONER]

Was a great finish over the top of the ball by Jenko but a bit cruel to take a perfectly good goal off Theo...

[hugh jardon]

Fourth goal awarded to Walcott, his second hat-trick for Arsenal.

[DB10GOONER]

Fourth goal awarded to Walcott, his second hat-trick for Arsenal.

I've been one of his biggest critics on here but I'm delighted for him. He was immense last night.

[SurreyGooner]

Well fuck me that was mental! My leg is fucked after the 4th! Missed the last train home so had to get a taxi then up at 5 for work but who I couldn't give a fuck, what an amazing night

[augie]

Fourth goal awarded to Walcott, his second hat-trick for Arsenal.

I've been one of his biggest critics on here but I'm delighted for him. He was immense last night.

Immense suggests that he worked hard and was outstanding all night which we all know wasnt the case - in the 2nd minute of the game arshavin played a fantastic ball over the top for him and he actually miscontrolled it behind him That was virtually all we seen of him in the first half (bar the odd appaling efforts at crosses) until he scored right on ht from another arshavin pass. In the 2nd half he was much improved as were most of the team but again he didnt do fcuk all until after giroud came on in the 60th minute. He also missed a great one on one chance when he kicked it straight at their keeper from right on penalty spot. I certainly dont want to piss on walnuts parade (he knocked in a fab cross in extra time that no c**t was there for ) but his contribution has seen to be magnetised and I am saying that even though it clearly was a hat-trick for him. He did not track back once which was a disgrace considering that chamakh, giroud and arshavin all were back helping out in defence on a few occasions and the protection he gives the full backs is non existant


Not sure what more arshavin can do in a game tbh - yes he misplaced a few passes but show me a player in the world that doesnt do that (please dont mention barca players cos 5yd passes dont count). For years we have bemoaned the fact that our players dont shoot enough but when he drives at their back line and takes the shot from which wally scored his 3rd we still find reason to complain Am not saying that he couldnt have pulled it back to feo but has the fact that it was a shot that was going in and was cleared off the goal-line by a defender bypassed everyone ? Would ye have still complained if it has of nestled in the back of the net ?

[armchair]

Arseshavin still sucks. One decent half against a capitulating Reading side will never negate the many, many, far too many shite, lazy, inept, half hearted, ***** "performances" hes made us endure the las t couple of years. The sooner he fecks off back to Russia the better imo.

But credit where its due he played well second half as did most of the team.

Wish I'd been at this one but I'd probably have left at 4 - 0 too.

[northbank123]

Fourth goal awarded to Walcott, his second hat-trick for Arsenal.

I've been one of his biggest critics on here but I'm delighted for him. He was immense last night.

Immense suggests that he worked hard and was outstanding all night which we all know wasnt the case - in the 2nd minute of the game arshavin played a fantastic ball over the top for him and he actually miscontrolled it behind him That was virtually all we seen of him in the first half (bar the odd appaling efforts at crosses) until he scored right on ht from another arshavin pass. In the 2nd half he was much improved as were most of the team but again he didnt do fcuk all until after giroud came on in the 60th minute. He also missed a great one on one chance when he kicked it straight at their keeper from right on penalty spot. I certainly dont want to piss on walnuts parade (he knocked in a fab cross in extra time that no c**t was there for ) but his contribution has seen to be magnetised and I am saying that even though it clearly was a hat-trick for him. He did not track back once which was a disgrace considering that chamakh, giroud and arshavin all were back helping out in defence on a few occasions and the protection he gives the full backs is non existant


Not sure what more arshavin can do in a game tbh - yes he misplaced a few passes but show me a player in the world that doesnt do that (please dont mention barca players cos 5yd passes dont count). For years we have bemoaned the fact that our players dont shoot enough but when he drives at their back line and takes the shot from which wally scored his 3rd we still find reason to complain Am not saying that he couldnt have pulled it back to feo but has the fact that it was a shot that was going in and was cleared off the goal-line by a defender bypassed everyone ? Would ye have still complained if it has of nestled in the back of the net ?

Agree with a lot of what you're saying. To be honest I've accepted that Walcott is never going to be a player who is going to maintain an influence on a game for 90 minutes. What he does need to do is ensure that he is effective when he gets the ball, and yesterday he bagged three goals so can't really be faulted for that.

Regarding Arshavin, I don't think a comeback would've happened if it wasn't for him. Eisfeld looked very good and Giroud/Chamakh worked exceptionally hard and effectively up top, but without Arshavin repeatedly getting on the ball in space, driving at the defence, creating more space in the process and shifting the ball at pace we wouldn't have had the link with the strikers or impetus to actually carve out as many chances as we did. Yes he still doesn't chase back much and the manner in which he gives the ball away is frustrating but tbf to the guy I have never seen him as desperate to get on the ball as he was yesterday and despite jibes over his fitness it was him driving forward in the 120th minute that led to the winner.

I do completely agree with your point though that Walcott wasted the only opportunities we looked like creating in the first 40 minutes but this is being ignored whilst Arshavin is castigated for a few misplaced passes. At the end of the day I think they were both brilliant yesterday in different ways, Arshavin had far more of an impact on the game but Walcott on the result, don't really see the need to criticise either given that they both had very good games and showed what they can do given the correct environment.

[Macca]

What a mixture of emotions over the last 24 hours...
Me and my mate decided to go to the game to clock up another away credit on our ST's and it was only £15
Only problem, when checking the train times the latest train we could get back to Paddington was the 22:12 if we wanted to get our last train out of Liverpool Street.
We decided seeing as it was only the Carling, Milk, Rumbelow, Capital cup and we thought we'd win easy we'd do something we never do - leave 5 minutes before FT to ensure we get the train...as long as it was a once off.
So yesterday we meet after work, had a couple, then walked down to Emabankment and get the tube to Paddington, then onto Reading....F *cking train, it was stuck outside Reading for half an hour, got there, straight to cab rank, checked phone 1v0 down, get in cab 2v0 down, near the stadium 3v0 down.
''Shall we go back home?'' we say. NO, we get to our seat at 20:15 4v0 down.
I'm now hoping we lose by more just to prove we are that bad and that action needed to be taken, what I was watching was terrible.
Half time, 4v1, don't care, we won't get back, Wenger surely must go??
Giroud on 4v2, mixed up now, can we do it? NO . yes . NO, playing too bad.
Eisfeld on and we start looking dangerous, couple of near misses. I start to think maybe...?
It's that time...need to leave to get last train, we decide it's too late and go 'cos if we were going to get it back the chances had gone, feel dejected are we doing right thing?
On bus back (along with loads of other Gooners) we hear 4v3, then 4v4, GUTTED/ANNOYED I left, but pleased!!
So as each goal went in I was pleased, but gutted/annoyed I didn't stay, felt like I was massively missing out and that everyone was having fun, except me!!
Got my train, and got in at 12:45am, watched secong half and ET on ITV,asleep at 2am up at 6am.
Still got mixed up emotions, pleased for the win, annoyed with myself for leaving, gutted for missing out,BUT, still part of me is as I was at HT, angry how sh*t we were and that the excitment and how well we came back will/might paper over the cracks???

[SurreyGooner]

This is EXACTLY why I never leave early, ever

[Macca]

This is EXACTLY why I never leave early, ever

I know, I'm a NOB! Just so I would save £££ on a taxi !
I even stayed to the end when 5pur2 beat us 5v0

[Eboue-Why?]

Just a couple of my own observations from last night...

1) Maybe nerves but yet another goalkeeper in the pipeline who misjudges nearly every cross. Very very worrying.

2) Koscielny's performance was disturbing. Apart from the goal and an excellent last ditch tackle late on, his body language was terrible, his decision making on lots of occasions laughable and to me he looked like a player sulking not being in the first team and feeling he's too good for the shit cup

3) I must have been watching a different game to most on here. Yeah he gave the ball away but Arshavin was good last night. Not just talking about the 2 goals he was involved in but his running with the ball turning defence into attack was excellent, he looked up for it and even did some tracking back. The commentators were slagging him off constantly and I really couldn't work out why he was receiving pelters. For me a very good game.

4) Like the song for Giroud but........

5) Eisfeld looks a prospect but how many times have we said that about performances in the shit cup?

6)A fucking brilliant comeback. Well done The Arsenal

[jamjc64]

My observation from last night was that I am not a proper fan, as I was slagging off Wenger for hiding on the bench at 4-0. This is what the guy next to me said I was anyway.

Q . What is a proper fan

[armchair]

My observation from last night was that I am not a proper fan, as I was slagging off Wenger for hiding on the bench at 4-0. This is what the guy next to me said I was anyway.

Q . What is a proper fan

Real fans have patience.