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.
Gunner Rob wrote:is it any wonder that the players were looking a little tired last night?
basically we lost last night because we played a full strength side in Basel last week...And for what - a reward against Bayern Munich. And if we had lost, we would have played Barcelona next. Basically last weeks match was a complete irrelevance and I just knew that we would not have the resources to cope with 3 PL games in 10 days. This happens every single season!!!!
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
People bitching every year we don't win our group. This year we did and still got a sh#t draw. No win situation really.
The real problem is why we are unable to cope with 3 games in 10 days. Also how we never seem to learn from our mistakes. We let Everton cross a ball in and give the player a free header in between 2 defenders for the first goal. We then do almost exactly the same for the winner.
nothing to do with hindsight.
I called it on here on the night v Basel (even when we were winning)
The problem is that it is not 3 games in 10 days - by playing the top players v Basel that made it 4 games within 12 days.
Wenger was frustrated at the way his side conceded and said the players were guilty of "not respecting the rules" that were laid down in the preparations for the match.
"We started well and were in control of the game," he told Arsenal Media. "After that, we lost a bit of urgency and Everton made the game very physical.
I'm actually looking forward to us dropping down to 5th/6th so performances can start to improve again. That's when we really come into our own playing our own brand of cup football actually behaving like things really matter,
Redarmy wrote:Wenger was frustrated at the way his side conceded and said the players were guilty of "not respecting the rules" that were laid down in the preparations for the match.
"We started well and were in control of the game," he told Arsenal Media. "After that, we lost a bit of urgency and Everton made the game very physical.
Bloody cheats...playing like a cup game????
The rules?? Aren't the rules the same for every game?? Maybe he means tactics, but he doesn't do tactics, so that statement is a real mystery.
Redarmy wrote:Wenger was frustrated at the way his side conceded and said the players were guilty of "not respecting the rules" that were laid down in the preparations for the match.
"We started well and were in control of the game," he told Arsenal Media. "After that, we lost a bit of urgency and Everton made the game very physical.
Bloody cheats...playing like a cup game????
The rules?? Aren't the rules the same for every game?? Maybe he means tactics, but he doesn't do tactics, so that statement is a real mystery.
Anyone looking at the guy can see he is totally lost...blaming Everton for making it a cup tie??? thats beyond belief
LaughingGooner wrote:Considered, balanced posts following our first league defeat since the opening weekend
It's not the defeat, it is the manner of the defeat. We have seen it so many times before and we are going to see it again. Come the end of Feb focus will turn to qualifying for CL, the league and CL exits will be long forgotten and 4th or above will be hailed as a success. And we'll get it, Wenger has a way of driving the team toward that. As I said, we have seen it all before.....
Arsenal stars enjoy night out watching La Soiree as they try to banish the memories of Everton defeat
And here we are wondering why there's no discipline in the team... c_nts
Seriously? The players go out with their wives to watch a show - hardly the infamous Tuesday Club.
There's a lot to get upset about Arsenal but this is well down the list IMO.
Arsenal stars enjoy night out watching La Soiree as they try to banish the memories of Everton defeat
And here we are wondering why there's no discipline in the team... c_nts
Seriously? The players go out with their wives to watch a show - hardly the infamous Tuesday Club.
There's a lot to get upset about Arsenal but this is well down the list IMO.
haha
I agree Nick, I see nothing wrong with that .... well except for the appalling fashions on display from the usual suspects who are trying a bit too hard to look stylish.
Still nothing tops Sol Campbell's appearance at the BAFTA's during his self imposed exile from the team. That was disgraceful
LaughingGooner wrote:Considered, balanced posts following our first league defeat since the opening weekend
Why not defend that performance then? Why not defend your Lord and God Wenger's inactivity on the bench whilst the team he picked was beaten by a seriously shit Everton side? No, you'd rather just turn up every few weeks to have a pop at people that don't just blindly buy into the company line...
Arsenal stars enjoy night out watching La Soiree as they try to banish the memories of Everton defeat
And here we are wondering why there's no discipline in the team... c_nts
Seriously? The players go out with their wives to watch a show - hardly the infamous Tuesday Club.
There's a lot to get upset about Arsenal but this is well down the list IMO.
Agreed. I know football has changed but in many ways id be happy for the Tuesday club to re-appear and maybe produce some die for eachother style team spirit. Cant imagine Ozil or Giroud propping up the bar, smashed in a pub round North London at 1am though
LaughingGooner wrote:Considered, balanced posts following our first league defeat since the opening weekend
Why not defend that performance then? Why not defend your Lord and God Wenger's inactivity on the bench whilst the team he picked was beaten by a seriously shit Everton side? No, you'd rather just turn up every few weeks to have a pop at people that don't just blindly buy into the company line...
Laughing Gooner....so you are happy with last 12 years then?
same groundhog season year after year...its not just one bad performance at Everton, this is the season panning out....are you happy with another 4th place?
I want more, i want that CL trophy and a league title....but this will not happen under the current regime
