Consigliere Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 We've been absolutely mediocre - our passing game has turned to shit so we have resorted to hoofball against fucking Benfica. Mkhi has been rubbish once again. He needs to come off and Mata move to #10 - either bring on Martial and move Rashford to the right or bring on Lingard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Remarkable finish from Edin Dzeko. Roma deserve to have pulled it back to 2-2. Can see them winning it now. ETA: And there we have it: 3-2 Roma. ETAx2: 3-3 courtesy of Eden Hazard's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 An improvement in the 2nd half. We passed the ball better and more quickly which allowed us to control the game. We got a fortunate goal thanks to a goalkeeping error otherwise this performance can best be summed up as lethargic. Blind and Mkhi were atrocious - still baffled that they played the full 90 minutes. Rashford went off injured. Hopefully it's just a touch of cramp and nothing too serious. He was our best player today by a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, JordanJH1993 said: Remarkable finish from Edin Dzeko. It really was. What a goal. Great game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Was only able to catch the highlights of Chelsea/Roma. Shame we gave up a 2 goal lead, but I'll accept a point considering how hot Roma got. We're lucky we grabbed a point after the second Dzeko goal. Saw Azpi get beat on the first and third goal which is uncharacteristic of him. Brilliant goal by Luiz and Hazard. Nice to see Morata back on the pitch. Sitting on top of group C by 2 points so not terribly upset with the draw. Should grab another 3 against Qarabag, and hopefully grab 3 points against Roma or Atleti to advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 14 hours ago, Mme Erzulie said: The whipping boys who had drawn Sevilla and Spartak so far? Cool story, bro. Maribor actually drawn Spartak at home, while losing to Sevilla away. Maribor's GD of -10 in 3 matches so far makes "the whipping boys" sound about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 hours ago, baxus said: Maribor actually drawn Spartak at home, while losing to Sevilla away. Maribor's GD of -10 in 3 matches so far makes "the whipping boys" sound about right. Hah, I'd missed that they lost to Sevilla, somehow. I sit corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Arsenal's starting lineup for tonight's match is clearly showing how much Arsenal care about the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 15 minutes ago, baxus said: Arsenal's starting lineup for tonight's match is clearly showing how much Arsenal care about the competition. Usually when the starting line up is that weak there will be someone decent on the bench. Not today. Out of their seven substitutes, I've only heard of two. You know it is bad when even Matthieu Debuchy is getting a run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 And they’re playing like the line up would indicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Excellent goal from Arsenal. They took their time, but got the breakthrough in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Don’t know what to make of our line-up today. Seems we haven’t put out our best team, but on the other hand, we’ve got real wingers on both sides. Hope Klaasen can kick off his Everton career today. He has - to my mind - shown promise so far, but he has suffered from change of league and the fact that one or two other players want his space (Rooney and Sigurdsson). I do enjoy the youth on display, though. Davies, Vlasic, DCL, Holgate, Pickford. And, just slightly older, Keane and Klaasen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hah. Well, we have tended to play better when we’re behind. Still, that was just bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Should I triple post or not? No-one else here. The game is of such low quality that it really does not merit a comment on its own, yet the tedium is easier broken if I write something. A conundrum indeed. We’re so slow and ponderous in our build-up play that Liverpool could play us for six games straight and not let in a goal. Things are dire indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Fekir looks quality. If Ozil and Sanchez piss off then Arsenal should be looking at Fekir and Lemar to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 1 minute ago, Consigliere said: Fekir looks quality. If Ozil and Sanchez piss off then Arsenal should be looking at Fekir and Lemar to replace them. I’d love this. But only if Wenger goes with them. Hate listening to Szczesny talk about how Juve practices their shape all week, watches film of their opponents and then watches the game afterwards to see how they did. Then says all Arsenal does is train to get physically ready and it shows every week. Drives me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Suddenly we have upped the tempo on the ball a bit, and we look more dangerous. I know it’s a bold suggestion, but might there be a connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Consigliere said: Fekir looks quality. If Ozil and Sanchez piss off then Arsenal should be looking at Fekir and Lemar to replace them. Quite honestly I'd quite like Fekir to come to us to replace Mkhitaryan or/and Mata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Quite honestly I'd quite like Fekir to come to us to replace Mkhitaryan or/and Mata. Wouldn't mind that. Mourinho likes Ozil though. If he doesn't extend, I could see Mourinho trying to persuade him to join us on a free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 So what do we need to score? Klaassen off, Lookman on. A younger team, then. Also, I think Klaassen looked better close to half time, and had a good pass for Davies (which the latter miscontrolled). Still, Lookman is someone I have hopes for. He has speed and technique. May come good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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