Is a wee rant anything like the notorious poo wánk?green gooner wrote:Hope you all don't mind a wee rant about ManUre here, Rooney MISSED a penalty, however it was described as an 'impure kick' by the saf loving media providing coverage of the game. The fat *word censored* MISSED
Media are always happy to grant that shit club a get out, that's why I hate them
Agreed mate. Abou is nowhere near back to his best but you can see the glimpses of what he does best i.e. change of pace, ability to put chances on a plate for the strikers (the ball to Theo for the second half miss was sublime) etc. I pray he stays fit for the rest of the seasonnorthbank123 wrote:Surprised you've got nothing to say about Diaby SteveO. In all seriousness I think he helped our tempo in the second half yesterday. Wilshere was immense yesterday but has been most games since coming back, the difference yesterday imo was that Diaby was helping create space.
mcdowell42 wrote:N1 goon was on here earlier but funny hasn't posted since the game started oh silly me arsenal won
DB10GOONER wrote:We were very poor up front, both Feo and Giroud were ropey, but they kept trying, so that was something... and in fairness Feo was unlucky - hit the post twice. And Giroud's ball for Wilshere's goal was quality. Apart from that though they were both pants really. Cazorla looked a bit hungrier and sharper than in previous games and Gibbs played well. Coq was ok, mixed bag really, couple of good tackles, couple of good passes, couple of shite passes - he deffo needs a run of games.
Sagna's confidence on the ball is shot to shit. He refuses to take people on, just turns around and looks for the pass back so often. What is up with him? He has quality, proper quality - but he looks unhappy and demotivated. Maybe Citeh or the chavs are quibbling about his wages for next season? Arsene knows.
Diaby is still not match fit but he showed glimpses of what he can do going forward. If we could keep him fit for a full season he'd be an immense player for us. Of course he'll air kick one on Sunday and go off injured at half time and we'll see him again on the opening day next season after he signs a 5 year contract extension during his rehab that'll put him on £100K a week. Arsene knows.
Wilshere though. Fucking hell. He is back to his best. He isn't pacey as such, but he has that natural burst of acceleration over 5 to 10 yards that takes him around people so easily. He was at the heart of everything good last night and his finish was quality. His passing, movement, vision, attitude, technique is so far above everyone else at The Arsenal it's frightening.
He is going to be a fantastic addition to the Man utd OR Barcalona squad next season. Fantastic.
Arsene knows.
a good performance compared to what? the absolute trash games we've been playing or compared to even a few years ago when fabregas and rvp and co. would have slaughtered that swansea team at home.Steve_I wrote:Strange how so many views of the same thing can be different. (although in reality it's not strange but the nature of the beast I guess).
I saw a good performance overall and while certainly Jack was the best player on the field, he was not 'miles' ahead of the rest, the rest or some of the others weren't 'pants'. A striker who slices his kicks, makes air shots, every one he does connect with misses by a 'country mile' is pants. Our two main strikers of the day didn't do this, they missed by a little, they hit the target a lot of the time, the keeper played well.
I felt in the middle of the park we looked much more assurred for a lot of the game than we have done recently and we played Swansea off the park for the major part. The first half wasn't 'shite'... a little frustrating at times ( aprticulalry given, with hindsight, the second half performance) but by no means disastrous.
The team played well, noone had a 'mare' and Jack was class. I felt that there was some passion and desire as a team that was reassuring to see. Our opposition were a good team, know how to play and are indeed a top half premiership side.
All of the above is, of course, my own opinion but it is how I saw it.
A good performance by a team full stop.Yankee_Gooner_Dandee wrote:a good performance compared to what? the absolute trash games we've been playing or compared to even a few years ago when fabregas and rvp and co. would have slaughtered that swansea team at home.
I saw a good second half mate. First half was absolutely atrocious I thought, we stood off them so much and allowed them to be so comfortable.Steve_I wrote:Strange how so many views of the same thing can be different. (although in reality it's not strange but the nature of the beast I guess).
I saw a good performance overall and while certainly Jack was the best player on the field, he was not 'miles' ahead of the rest, the rest or some of the others weren't 'pants'. A striker who slices his kicks, makes air shots, every one he does connect with misses by a 'country mile' is pants. Our two main strikers of the day didn't do this, they missed by a little, they hit the target a lot of the time, the keeper played well.
I felt in the middle of the park we looked much more assurred for a lot of the game than we have done recently and we played Swansea off the park for the major part. The first half wasn't 'shite'... a little frustrating at times ( aprticulalry given, with hindsight, the second half performance) but by no means disastrous.
The team played well, noone had a 'mare' and Jack was class. I felt that there was some passion and desire as a team that was reassuring to see. Our opposition were a good team, know how to play and are indeed a top half premiership side.
All of the above is, of course, my own opinion but it is how I saw it.
I can't go with absolutely atrocious I'm afraid mate. As i said originally, I found it frustrating and, while I agree with you that we allowed them to be comfortable, I also did not feel we were uncomfortable. We showed signs, in that first half, of the pressing to come. We showed some nice touches and passages of play, admittedly with little final product outside of coquelin's shot perhaps, but by no means 'atrocious' imo.northbank123 wrote:I saw a good second half mate. First half was absolutely atrocious I thought, we stood off them so much and allowed them to be so comfortable.Steve_I wrote:Strange how so many views of the same thing can be different. (although in reality it's not strange but the nature of the beast I guess).
I saw a good performance overall and while certainly Jack was the best player on the field, he was not 'miles' ahead of the rest, the rest or some of the others weren't 'pants'. A striker who slices his kicks, makes air shots, every one he does connect with misses by a 'country mile' is pants. Our two main strikers of the day didn't do this, they missed by a little, they hit the target a lot of the time, the keeper played well.
I felt in the middle of the park we looked much more assurred for a lot of the game than we have done recently and we played Swansea off the park for the major part. The first half wasn't 'shite'... a little frustrating at times ( aprticulalry given, with hindsight, the second half performance) but by no means disastrous.
The team played well, noone had a 'mare' and Jack was class. I felt that there was some passion and desire as a team that was reassuring to see. Our opposition were a good team, know how to play and are indeed a top half premiership side.
All of the above is, of course, my own opinion but it is how I saw it.
Second half was a peek of this team at their best (don't get too excited gents). Pressing the opposition hard into giving the ball away high up the pitch, moving the ball quickly and driving at the opposition from central midfield instead of stagnant possession (leading to us getting forced out wide early on or letting the opposition get 10 men behind the ball). Ultimately lacking quality up front, hence so many great opportunities breaking down at the final stage and an inability to convert chances.
