Match Thread Arsenal 2-0 Everton. Sat March 14th. 5.30

[WilliamBoo]

Moyes has had two separate 16 year olds break the youngest goal scorer record while an Everton manager

So he lost this attribute over the time

 

[miami]

It’s the new Tony Adams goal that we had to see over and over for a decade or two.

I was going to post the same thing.

 

[Tipp blue]

There was no need to send him up

I like Pickford but he’s way too willing to venture forward like he thinks he’s Manuel Neuer

Stay on your line and leave it to the outfield players

We were 1 down, at this stage of the season does it really matter if we lose 1-0 or 2-0? If we are 1 down in the last minute might as well go for it and maybe draw, conceding a 2nd doesn't really matter.

 

[Bebeto]

Probably one of our best performance at arsenal in many many years...so disappointing to lose that way.

 

[PITA]

Well I know it’s 100x more likely we’ll concede a goal doing it - as we literally just saw.

2-0 or 1-0. It really doesn't matter.

 

[Joey66]

It wasn't a great cross from Dowman and could have been comfortably dealt with by a CB if Pickford had not decided to come. Like all good keepers, when he came, he came but it was sn error. I suspect if the same thing had happened with 30 mins left he would have left it.

Pickfords only weakness controlling his area with crosses- Lucky deflection to the Arsenal forward though !
We deserved at least a point if not 3 those first half chances had to go in !

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

I had to change to a Chinese language channel, the Arsenal-licking English language channels were puke making. Arsenal aren't a good watch with their falling down and time-wasting (and complaining about time-wasting). We put up a good show for almost the whole game with some good performances. My MoM was Jimmy Garner.

I did see another game today where the top of the league side were held to a 0-0 draw, Warrington Town v Hebburn (no, me neither ) in the Northern Premier League, Hebburn being 16 points above us and 38 goal difference better. It was good of Arsenal to arrange a K.O. time to let me get home in time.

 

[bobbylatch]

We could've deserved a point, but our subs were negative... they brought on a match winner to attack.

What match winner did we have to put on? Squad still highly limited

 

[Milkman]

It’s 100% on the manager. It’s his tactics to sit back and park the bus playing for a point, when we have the players to set up more offensively.

The more you relinquish possession, the more you face crosses and shots the more you open yourself for a mistake.

Don't be soft. We were very good and a lot of that is down to the manager.

 

[Zatara]

Oh boy.

Some people have lots of opinions about football refracted through the most enormously bollocks lenses.

Perhaps you would be kind enough to point out the games where Rohl wasnt the best player, but how about the best midfielder at least?

You cant. Hes been crap.

 

[banno]

It’s on Moyes again.

Clown refuses to select his best team.

Enlighten us. What would have been his best team today with both CBs out

 

[preposterousvelios]

Game should have been 0-0. We didn't do enough to win, neither did Arsenal.

It's fickle of course but it really is hard to get behind Moyes when result is anything other than a win. Was a brutal watch that, with a 16 year old coming on to make the difference for Arsenal. If Moyes could change tack I would be right behind him, but I don't think he can.

 

[maccavennie]

Thought the subs were really poor, none of them came on and made a difference.

Beto was awful, replaced by Barry who was awful. Sooner them 2 are replaced the better.

Mcneil should have been subbed after 75 minutes for George, give them something to worry about on the counter. Instead we wait too long, take off the best midfielder by a mile in Tim, then shove Arsmtrong on the right when there wasn't a need to.

Like someone else said, they made subs to win. We made subs to hold on

We were so wasteful with the ball 2nd half, KDH really does panic for some reason when theres no need to. We need calm from him when we're under the cosh.

Not too disheartened, some solid displays but it was all just so inevitable

 

[MACCA75]

2-0 or 1-0. It really doesn't matter.

Well as I say, could easily have led to a red card. Could ultimately cost us a couple of million via goal difference too. Was daft.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Stupid call that to commit everyone forward

It didn't change anything.