Arsenal post match 3-1

[TeaMen Tom]

They get up for the big clubs and sleepwalk vs the lower half of the table...maddening...but very nice win today..

[urban.spaceman]

Silva and Hamza were brilliant. Iheanacho had his best game for us (so far).

 

Where the **** has that intensity been for the last 3 months?

[Merging Cultures]

I don't know what to make of that.

 

It was pretty even up until the goal and sending off. We then played very well the rest of the first half, but should have been more clinical in our finishing. The second half, they came out with much more intensity. Our midfield was missing. But through a couple of nice goals we got the lead back and won. It certainly was tense the second half. Nice to see the players keep their cool, even if I'd have liked to see more headless chicken. It was difficult to know at times which team had 10 men, but that is often the case as the team who gets the red card often step up.

 

However, I do think there is room to tighten in midfield. We looked a bit nervous to press when the forwards had pushed up. It meant that Mahrez didn't have options at times. We really shouldn't have been that nervous with the player advantage.

 

In the end, a decent performance and great win.

[Chester Dontlie]

[Kitchandro]

Let me guess - we attacked with tempo and forced Arsenal into mistakes? 

 

Can’t wait to go back to possession football when Puel isn’t desperate to keep his job.

 

Call me cynical but isn’t it funny how the managers principles change when he realises winning football games is important. Is he thick, or is he usually just too scared or arrogant to try and play to win?

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

The new Puel Poll will be interesting

[Tuna]

Looking forward to the after show:

 

[Rasmic123]

Now just Bournemouth left to beat

[Merging Cultures]

4 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

I wonder how Turbogre feels

We'll probably never know. He'll probably be back under a different name, giving it large.

[foxfanazer]

Finally we’ve beaten the selfie taking ponces. Been a horrible time to support Leicester lately but we’ve finally put in a performance to be proud of. Fans sounded immense

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Splendid.

[Tuna]

1 minute ago, Rasmic123 said:

Now just Bournemouth left to beat

and Middlesbrough.

[Merging Cultures]

1 minute ago, Tuna said:

Looking forward to the after show:

 

Wenger out blud. You get me fam.

 

Wot u mean hez steppin down? Nah fam, fire him blud.

[Monk]

What did I just watch, because it wasn't Claude Puel's Leicester City?

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

We were immense first half

[Foxhateram]

Wow what a contrast. Fuchs was so important tonight. We looked more stable at the back. 

 

Back to pressing high up the pitch and playing direct penetrative passes and what do you know, we look like a decent team again. 

 

Still not forgiving him for the turd we've produced over the last 12 matches though. 

[STUHILL]

Great performance but there was so much space for us to attack after them going down to 10 men after 10 minutes and we were still so easily carved open at the back at times. 

 

But it was a great game to watch and I was impressed by a number of players and everyone worked their socks off. 

 

I'd like to see how we fair against 11 men next weekend. If we can get anywhere close to that performance today, then Puel may have bought himself the Summer!

[RODNEY FERNIO]

You've got to play in this league with tempo and intensity.

Tonight we did and surprise , surprise we beat the Arsenal.

[ZeGuy]

6 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Silva and Hamza were brilliant. Iheanacho had his best game for us (so far).

 

Where the **** has that intensity been for the last 3 months?

You forgot Diabaté.

 

I'd say the players have a lot to answer for. They're showing to everyone that they play only to prove a point.

Edited 9 May 2018 by ZeGuy

[Blue Ed]

Great game, great play and great result. however, It's tinged with sadness and a vague sense of anger. 

 

Not enough to save Puel sorry I was actually a fan until the last 3 games. But the players, did they stop playing for him as they did for Raneiri and Shake? they need to get together and decide that it's the club and manager in charge and not them. they might not like what they are being asked to do sometimes but that should never stop them from trying hard.

[easilee]

1 hour ago, Kitchandro said:

Let me guess - we attacked with tempo and forced Arsenal into mistakes? 

 

Can’t wait to go back to possession football when Puel isn’t desperate to keep his job.

 

Call me cynical but isn’t it funny how the managers principles change when he realises winning football games is important. Is he thick, or is he usually just too scared or arrogant to try and play to win?

This.

I think the fans leaving last week fired them up a little but we are best when NOT playing Puel's idea of football.

[Turbogre]

We beat 10 men.

[CslFox]

Good result but one win against ten men doesn't make up for the months of crap that preceded it. Still very firmly Puel out.

[Captain...]

One swallow don’t make a summer, I’ll still be happy if Puel goes, but at least we’ve had a good final hone game and a good send off for Huth and probably Mahrez.

[EastAnglianFox]

Lovely to see dont get me wrong, I was at Filbo to see the last time we beat this lot home.

 

But reality is, we were still hanging on at times against a ten man bang average team.