Match Thread Arsenal @ home 12:45 Sat.

[LocalNative]

This ain't even a great Arsenal team.

 

[AJC5]

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.

That second goal had nothing to do with the high press. It was Mori doing the pressing FFS.

 

[degsy]

We have an assist machine on the bench but cleverly gets played instead as Martinez won't stray from his philosophy, not even when we're losing.

of course not, if the philosophy isn't working you're not applying it right, add more philosophy.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

when they play to their best they are great. today is one of these days for them.

The problem is we are letting them play by standing off them.

 

[kiss the crest]

This is no way our best squad in years we lack winners

 

[zirc]

I don't really know if this one can be pinned on Martinez. The players just aren't good enough, the Barry suspension is massive. Arsenal on the other hand look incredibly sharp for a team that just played Barcelona on Wednesday.

 

[eyeeyepopeye]

That unfair, arsenal 11 players have turned up and playing very well. Wenarennot good enough to beat this arsenal team

An arsenal team decimated by injuries, your right we're awful

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

they are just better than us. therefore we dont have the most posession and chances as we are used to . a bit to spoiled in that area.

You honestly think Arsenal are 4 goals better than us? And you're just fine with that?

 

[BlueShark]

they are just better than us. therefore we dont have the most posession and chances as we are used to . a bit to spoiled in that area.

Mate we aren't even trying, the Girls Guide second XI would look better than us on this showing.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Lads it's ok we are going to Wemberleee

 

[jazzy]

Without the ball we are a disgrace.

Martinez clearly doesn't understand the word press.

We are so easy to play against and give teams too much room to play.

Problem is we have been saying this for 12 months ( or more ) and nothing changes.

 

[Aar_the_Toffees]

It's not that we're losing that bothers me. Martinez got his tactics completely wrong. It's not even that which bothers me. It's the complete lack of effort from every player on that field right now bar Coleman and Baines. Absolutely spineless. That is the worst half of football we have played all season in terms of spirit and desire to win every ball.

All of that we had against Chelsea. I don't care if we win this game or not anymore. The players just need to show us they're proud of playing in that blue shirt. Show some fight ffs. COYB!

 

[BernieWright13]

when they play to their best they are great. today is one of these days for them.

Nothing to do with us gift-wrapping the game to them then

 

[dublinbluenose]

Comrade Ryazantev taking detailed notes on todays first have no doubt

Still, bound to be first on MOTD now

 

[Sy-]

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.

From my seat they are definitely tearing us apart, they look like strolling into the box and scoring with every attack, I'm genuinely amazed we are only 2 down.

Agree about Cleverley, I'd have taken Besic off and shifted Cleverley into the middle since he is showing a modicum of energy and closing. It sounds like Bob is going to try Stones at DM though?

 

[LinekersLegs]

The writing off of Besic after 45 poor mins is embarassing. Have a word with yourselves. Some of you couldn't wait to jump on him. Only one man to blame for that first half.

Ha, if Barry put in the performance that Besic has you'd be slaughtering him.

Guess it is because he isn't fit but no hiding that was a mare of a first half for the poor lad.