22/10/2016 | Arsenal 0-0 Middlesbrough | Premier League

Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Zedie » Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:56 pm

Nejch wrote:
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RowdyRoddyPoppins wrote:What happened?

At work so cannot watch


You went missing for 2 months but turned up when we dropped points.


Just like you go missing whenever anything about Wenger needs to be criticized, but gladly post when there's reasons to kiss his ass.
Let's not go there again.


Where have you been too, missed your insights on playing a CF who cant head for shit in the final minutes of the game at CF. also missed you pointing out our tactical ineptitude for the whole season until the 80th minute today.

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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Zedie » Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:58 pm

Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:No need to bust the gasket. We were due one off performance. We should have been much more clinical not just in our wing play but as i alluded at the start of the game thr midfield combination of Elneny and Coquelin was toothless offensively. Today showed how important the little Spanish Maestro is to our team. Cazorla is the heartbeat of this team.

We are not going to win every game at home. Yes Middlesbrough were beatable and we should have found a way to break them but they pretty much played with two banks of five all game long. Sanchez isn't cut out against teams which sit deep as this cuts out any space for him to operate. Six wins on the trot and one draw doesn't warrant slitting wrists imho. Too many players had an off day to win today. Ozil and Sanchez were anonymous.



I still think our front 3 and support players were to blame for today, we had 70 minutes of a lack of focus in the final third today. Maybe its the lack of rotation for the last 9 games, but simple simple passes, shots and crosses were just a little too off to turn a decent chance into a goal.

MFC defended well, but not well enough that we didnt have chances to win this by a goal margin imo.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Zedie » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:02 pm

Arsene Nose wrote:They were very compact defensively. Hard team to break down. Couple of thoughts:
We need another creative central midfielder for when Cazorla is injured. That's either Wilshere or we buy someone. We are short of creative players in the center.
I missed Giroud. He'd have helped win balls in the box. We are too short against these teams without him. Not as a starter but as a late sub.



Yup, a lot of people will find a way around admitting this though. This was exactly the sort of game he needed to come on from 60 odd minutes so we could pump balls into the box. The last moments were cringeworthy tbf.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Daily » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:16 pm

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Daily wrote:Cazorla is probably the most underrated Arsenal player.

Take Ozil out and play Cazorla instead and we win this game easily.

Then you make the same mistake again. It's not one or the other game.


Ozil is useless in games like these. Has been proven times and times again. We might as well rest him
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Callum » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:26 pm

Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:No need to bust the gasket. We were due one off performance. We should have been much more clinical not just in our wing play but as i alluded at the start of the game thr midfield combination of Elneny and Coquelin was toothless offensively. Today showed how important the little Spanish Maestro is to our team. Cazorla is the heartbeat of this team.

We are not going to win every game at home. Yes Middlesbrough were beatable and we should have found a way to break them but they pretty much played with two banks of five all game long. Sanchez isn't cut out against teams which sit deep as this cuts out any space for him to operate. Six wins on the trot and one draw doesn't warrant slitting wrists imho. Too many players had an off day to win today. Ozil and Sanchez were anonymous.

Well said.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Marsbar100 » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:32 pm

Callum wrote:
Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:No need to bust the gasket. We were due one off performance. We should have been much more clinical not just in our wing play but as i alluded at the start of the game thr midfield combination of Elneny and Coquelin was toothless offensively. Today showed how important the little Spanish Maestro is to our team. Cazorla is the heartbeat of this team.

We are not going to win every game at home. Yes Middlesbrough were beatable and we should have found a way to break them but they pretty much played with two banks of five all game long. Sanchez isn't cut out against teams which sit deep as this cuts out any space for him to operate. Six wins on the trot and one draw doesn't warrant slitting wrists imho. Too many players had an off day to win today. Ozil and Sanchez were anonymous.

Well said.

Things like this are said every season.

We got lucky against Southampton , Burnley was lucky, we played well against Chelsea but we were gifted a goal that changed everything, got lucky against a drunk Leicester in our only hard away game so far.

The warning signs that we will fail are there, if teams like Burnley and Middlesbrough are stifling us, what will the better teams with actual offensive quality do.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Fenice » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:47 pm

Daily wrote:
arsenalpan wrote:
Daily wrote:Cazorla is probably the most underrated Arsenal player.

Take Ozil out and play Cazorla instead and we win this game easily.

Then you make the same mistake again. It's not one or the other game.


Ozil is useless in games like these. Has been proven times and times again. We might as well rest him


We lacked creativity. So your idea to take out half our creativity and put in another half makes no sense. We need 100% not swapping for another 50%.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal 0-0 Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Pudpop » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:51 pm

Daily wrote:
arsenalpan wrote:
Daily wrote:Cazorla is probably the most underrated Arsenal player.

Take Ozil out and play Cazorla instead and we win this game easily.

Then you make the same mistake again. It's not one or the other game.


Ozil is useless in games like these. Has been proven times and times again. We might as well rest him

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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby BS221B » Sat Oct 22, 2016 6:25 pm

Daily wrote:Cazorla is probably the most underrated Arsenal player.

Take Ozil out and play Cazorla instead and we win this game easily.

KG3 is so embrassed that he came back with another account :rofll:

poor kid, i feel for you.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Daily » Sat Oct 22, 2016 6:31 pm

Fenice wrote:
Daily wrote:
arsenalpan wrote:
Daily wrote:Cazorla is probably the most underrated Arsenal player.

Take Ozil out and play Cazorla instead and we win this game easily.

Then you make the same mistake again. It's not one or the other game.


Ozil is useless in games like these. Has been proven times and times again. We might as well rest him


We lacked creativity. So your idea to take out half our creativity and put in another half makes no sense. We need 100% not swapping for another 50%.


Without space Ozil is about as creative as Akpom.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Losmeister » Sat Oct 22, 2016 6:54 pm

Callum wrote:
Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:No need to bust the gasket. We were due one off performance. We should have been much more clinical not just in our wing play but as i alluded at the start of the game thr midfield combination of Elneny and Coquelin was toothless offensively. Today showed how important the little Spanish Maestro is to our team. Cazorla is the heartbeat of this team.

We are not going to win every game at home. Yes Middlesbrough were beatable and we should have found a way to break them but they pretty much played with two banks of five all game long. Sanchez isn't cut out against teams which sit deep as this cuts out any space for him to operate. Six wins on the trot and one draw doesn't warrant slitting wrists imho. Too many players had an off day to win today. Ozil and Sanchez were anonymous.

Well said.

indeed. i feared the hangover and hmm.. it happened. no uses killing our team over it. :dontknow:
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal 0-0 Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Sat Oct 22, 2016 6:58 pm

KG3 reincarnated as Daily. Man actually got ran off his old account. Peak.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby starmandb » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:58 pm

Marsbar100 wrote:If theo doesn't score he is wank

16/17
Watford a good
15/16
Man utd h superb
Villa a good
14/15
Man utd a good
13/14
Fenerbahce a good
Fulham a good
Spurs h very good
Cardiff a good
12-13
Norwich h good
11/12
Bolton h good
Norwich a good
Fulham h good
Villa a good
Blackburn h very good
Newcastle h very good
10/11
Wigan h league cup good

Leeds h fa cup good
Wigan h good
Wolves h good
Blackpool a good
09/10
Villa h very good
Barcelona h superb
Fulham h good
08/09
Blackburn a good
Liverpool a good
07/08
Sunderland h good
Bolton h good
06/07
West brom a league cup very good
Scored in none of these games
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal 0-0 Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Cripps » Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:09 pm

Apparently boro had the better chances?

Good point.

4th still achievable.
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Re: 22/10/2016 | Arsenal vs Middlesbrough | Premier League

Postby Fenice » Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:23 pm

Daily wrote:
Fenice wrote:
Daily wrote:
arsenalpan wrote:
Daily wrote:Cazorla is probably the most underrated Arsenal player.

Take Ozil out and play Cazorla instead and we win this game easily.

Then you make the same mistake again. It's not one or the other game.


Ozil is useless in games like these. Has been proven times and times again. We might as well rest him


We lacked creativity. So your idea to take out half our creativity and put in another half makes no sense. We need 100% not swapping for another 50%.


Without space Ozil is about as creative as Akpom.


That's insanity and hi KG3
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