Forest A Sat 20th May KO 1730

[augie]

Shows that Arteta still has some very big personal issues to address. He has favourites who play no matter what, and deserving players who don't get played even when we have injuries. C.unt. It's difficult to like the guy.

I'd say that it is difficult to trust the guy - no-one can trust any manager who rates xhaka as highly as this guy does, but it is one thing picking him continually in midfield, but to pick him left back ahead of tierney is totally unacceptable imo

[Retro Gunner]

Shows that Arteta still has some very big personal issues to address. He has favourites who play no matter what, and deserving players who don't get played even when we have injuries. C.unt. It's difficult to like the guy.

Yep, I agree with this. Augie said a similar thing the other day. It’s exactly the characteristic that the Old French Fraud used to have.

He was always loyal to his favourites, the good boys that sucked up to him and didn’t question what he was doing, even when it was coming apart at the seams. He couldn’t handle strong characters, which was why he almost never bought established stars. It seems Arteta has the same trait and that might be even more petty and vindictive.

By finishing second, Arteta has given himself an big act to follow next season. I still have considerable doubts, which decisions like this Tierney one fuels, but we’ll see.

[rodders999]

Reckon at least 70 minutes of this game will involve corners and throw ins.

[Clummo99]

Be very interesting to see how this works out.

Partey at inverted RB and Xhaka at inverted LB.

[xgtdec]

This is being played at a snails pace.........aka the usual at this stage

[xisstential]

Dicko was saying that Partey doesn't seem to know where he is meant to be, looks lost. Everybody gesturing for him to push up...Dicko - "Now he's at centre half at the moment"

[rodders999]

Standard European cup, same old Arsenal always cheating, booooooooooo.

Put these fucking c.unts to the sword

[TeeCee]

Kiwior is constantly on his own on the left and Gabriel will not pass to him, at all

[Arsenal Till I Die]

Knew it.

[xgtdec]

OH DEAR GOD

[Arsenal Till I Die]

What a shit pass, directly TOO them.

[xgtdec]

Blind bastid oh dear god.........while spit the scouse and co have a larf at our expense

[rodders999]

How many fucking goals rebound off Gabriel into the net fuck sake

[xgtdec]

and we return instantly to tippy tap tippy shite.........

[DB10GOONER]

That was such a Wenger 20 minutes.... us tippy tappying around, no penetration, no real threat, hit on the break, one nil down....