Match Thread Arsenal @ home 12:45 Sat.

[McBain]

Bad half done.

Insert Good Half now.

 

[eternal_defiance]

So does Lukaku mate?

I want both on the pitch..

 

[maccavennie]

Looks like Stones is coming on. Might put him in midfield unless we go with at the back for the banter

 

[BernieWright13]

Normal Martinez service resumed.

Shockingly bad

 

[BlueShark]

This is why I was so relieved Arsenal were dumped out the cup.

We are nowhere near them today. Shockingly bad performance from us.

 

[nsno-chris]

So arsenal have been beaten in their last games by teams that press and rush them

We beat Chelsea by pressing high and fighting for every ball

Genius decides to employ a tactic of watching arsenal pass it round for fun.

Tit

 

[Tubey]

I don't think we are actually playing that badly.

 

[DualityNSNO]

I want both on the pitch mate?

Potentially exciting 4-4-2, I agree.

Realistically never going to happen, as Martinez will never play 4-4-2.

 

[coollino]

Everton will lose 2-1 and it'll all be fine.

 

[D410]

Is Moshiri there?

I believe so.....
Will Bill be all over him later. Pffffft

 

[toffeejack]

Seriously down to the players this. Arsenal bang on form but our play around the box has been terrible.
And those Internet managers saying all we need to do is press high would have us four or five down here. That second illustrates why you can't just do it against a team with pace up front playing with the precision this lot are.

yep, press high is not the answer when they have a pacey attacking trio with the best assister in the league behind them. both have their goals and many more chances have come from them getting in behind us.

 

[Jags..class]

I don't think we are actually playing that badly. Arsenal have had 2 clear cut chances and scored both. Thats it.

They aren't tearing us apart as the BT coverage would have you believe.

They showed the possession stat for the first 15 minutes which was 42/58 to Arsenal... we started controlling the game and possession afterr that, funnily enough that stat criteria didn't show up again.

We are still in this. I like Cleverley but he's no use to us on the left.

The fans build a picture of us battering arsenal and are now fuming but it does seem that this is to easy for arsenal right now to be honest

 

[Abraders]

So arsenal have been beaten in their last games by teams that press and rush them

We beat Chelsea by pressing high and fighting for every ball

Genius decides to employ a tactic of watching arsenal pass it round for fun.

Tit

This everywhere on toast.

Ffs

 

[tommye]

Woeful that. Again.




see ye Bob

 

[sheedys left foot]

Normal Martinez service resumed.

Shockingly bad

"What a manager"