As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
wenger will always make excuses and that drains the players of all responsibility. at least that's why I think we are jogging around playing tippy tappy and looking lethargic. and why do we NEVER challenge for a 50/50 ball? cowards...
oh and the fucking fans today, what the fuck is up with that? even by emirates standards this is shit. leicester didn't even bring their paper clappers and their making more noise than us, albeit it is a close thing, even their support is shite and their top of the league.
in short, football is shit. i need to turn the telly off and have a beer
I don't think we're being destroyed by Leicester, I thought we were the better side, but I did post earlier that we were paying into their hands with slow build up play. We are totally toothless up front, a problem that could have been sorted in the last two transfer windows. The ref clearly seems to be on Leicester's side, but if we were playing better up front, it wouldn't matter.
SteveO 35 wrote:How much has Martin Atkinson had on Leicester to win the league?
Dear me, I don't know how you can play against it. The most blatant of fouls on Ozil under his nose, and the Vardy penalty 15 yards from him and without a second's hesitation he points to the spot. Three Arsenal players booked in a game where barely a challenge has been laid
But it's good for football SteveO
All these empty words that are spouted about clamping down on diving or discouraging it. Ozil gets punished for staying on his feet when it was the most obvious of fouls and Vardy gets rewarded handsomely for a massive dive.
Haven't got the commentary on - what were the commentators/pundits comments?
In a warped sort of way that might be the best thing to happen to us. We were going absolutely nowhere at 0-0. Aimlessly passing the ball around going nowhere in a hurry. Seeing as Wenger can't light a fire under this team maybe a bit of indignation towards that wanker of a ref might do it.
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:wenger will always make excuses and that drains the players of all responsibility. at least that's why I think we are jogging around playing tippy tappy and looking lethargic. and why do we NEVER challenge for a 50/50 ball? cowards...
oh and the fucking fans today, what the fuck is up with that? even by emirates standards this is shit. leicester didn't even bring their paper clappers and their making more noise than us, albeit it is a close thing, even their support is shite and their top of the league.
in short, football is shit. i need to turn the telly off and have a beer
" Show me a rule where it says if a defender sticks a leg out you have to avoid it"
He fukin deliberately ran into Monreal and went down you *word censored*. Thats the rule " not in the spirit of the game" apart from "simulation" and a yellow for vardy and a free ki k to us you wanker
TeeCee wrote:totally bought it. If Giroud had done it we'd be cheering. Clever bastard Vardy.
Yes agree, Vardy was clever and ref wasn't so. I wouldn't overly complain about the decision though. Having said that Wenger and his legions now have their excuse making the result immaterial.
Regardless of refs and penalties they are clearly the better side and 1-0 is more than fair. Our mob should be embarrassed about their contracts right now. Wenger would want to be tearing shreds of them right now.
wilko49er wrote:So henry and carragher agree penalty. It was clumsy by monreal but Fuck off! thats cheating!!
Carragher is the most laughable. He used to go ballistic frothing and spitting everywhere whenever a foul was given against him. Now he is suddenly a modern thinker and claims fouls left, right and centre.
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:wenger will always make excuses and that drains the players of all responsibility. at least that's why I think we are jogging around playing tippy tappy and looking lethargic. and why do we NEVER challenge for a 50/50 ball? cowards...
oh and the fucking fans today, what the fuck is up with that? even by emirates standards this is shit. leicester didn't even bring their paper clappers and their making more noise than us, albeit it is a close thing, even their support is shite and their top of the league.
in short, football is shit. i need to turn the telly off and have a beer