Arsenal Vs Stoke | Premiership 05/12/09

[saga4711]

Fulltime. 2-0 that was quite good (great if you think how badly we played)

[Leody]

If you were to tell me the final was 2-0, then show me video of the chances we had up until the shot... the two we scored would be the last ones I picked.

[GunnGunn]

Lots of missed chances but i don't think we played badly.

[Goose]

Missed chances, but you dont create chances by playing badly

[CynicalGooner]

Right. Good and much needed win.

I think we played very well as a team. Good possesion, very good pressing and hassling, good movement off the ball and decent team defending - even if it was only Stoke, who aren't known for their prowess going forward.

This was slightly countered by a few of our players having pretty bad individual games, namely Cesc and Arshavin. I think if they had been on their game we could have scored 4 or 5.

I think Denilson played very well.

[Forest]

so we got the job done basically lads? just got back in from the forest leic match

[Reverend Gooner]

Don't forget to get your player ratings in for this game, how do you think our players did, especially the ones in their not natural positions?


At the start of the new year I will post up the halfway point table so we can see where we are at .

Thanks to everyone who rates in the project

[Leody]

I will never say we played bad after creating that many chances and winning... but we really need to make better use of our chances to score. Didn't hurt us today, but it can/will/and has in the past.

[Arsenal Tone]

Haven't seen any of it but against Stoke 2-0 is an excellent result.

[IMF]

Traore was brilliant today.

[Rockin' Robin]

Ramsey's goal was excellent - everyone except him, especially Fabregas, seemed afraid to shoot from outside the area, he showed what happens when we do shoot from range. Arshavin was a lot better today.

[Myrmedus]

Ramsey's goal was excellent - everyone except him, especially Fabregas, seemed afraid to shoot from outside the area, he showed what happens when we do shoot from range. Arshavin was a lot better today.

Exactly! I can't understand why the heck our team is so reluctant to shoot from outside the area, all they need to do is have a look at the goals we've scored this year and just how many of them have been scored from that kind of distance.

Arsenal: SHOOT MORE FROM THE EDGE OF THE AREA!

[Popey]

Ramsey's goal was excellent - everyone except him, especially Fabregas, seemed afraid to shoot from outside the area, he showed what happens when we do shoot from range. Arshavin was a lot better today.

Exactly! I can't understand why the heck our team is so reluctant to shoot from outside the area, all they need to do is have a look at the goals we've scored this year and just how many of them have been scored from that kind of distance.

Arsenal: SHOOT MORE FROM THE EDGE OF THE AREA!

agree!

[Goose]

Why shoot when you can make 30 passes and wait for the oppositions defence and midfield to pack the box?

[CynicalGooner]

Why shoot when you can make 30 passes and wait for the oppositions defence and midfield to pack the box?

lol why indeed?!

It's horrible when we have a 50 pass move that ultimately comes to nothing then they lump it up, have a crack from 30 yards and it goes in