Arsenal (A) Match Thread - 25/10/2020

[Dames]

Andy King only being able to get part time work as a pundit on Malaysian TV is criminal. He deserves far better.  

[CosbehFox]

At the very least you need a winger on the pitch who can push their full backs back into their half occasionally and then have some threat on the counter. 
 

You have Barnes st the moment whose job is to solely screen Partey. 

[Guest kristianity77]

3 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

surprised by the complaints. Loads of key injuries. Two games a week for the foreseeable future. Squad too thin to rotate much. 
 

It’s going to be fairly pragmatic for a while, especially away against the top 6

So if we aren't even going to try for the win (West ham, villa and seemingly this game)  why not just put out a team of absolute fringe players for a quarter of a season and wrap the first teamers we have left in cotton wool until all the injured ones come back and then we can go into a game and try to win? 

[Gamble92]

2 minutes ago, NaijaFox said:

Frankly surprised at the possession stats. Thought it’d be closer to 80% for the Arse.

How deluded are you? 

 

There's absolutely no way it's been on their arses that much. 

[Mr Weller]

All we can really say is we’re still in it. Arsenal dominated and we’re lucky not to have conceded but defence was solid and organised tbf. Even so,we can’t carry on like this and hopefully won’t.

[HybridFox]

The players on bookings is a worry having to give away professional fouls like that in the first half.

 

Arteta will be letting his players know

[jayfox26]

2 minutes ago, twister said:

Keep playing like this and its only ends one way

 

like watching burnley away

 

negative and trying to hang on for 90 minutes

 

he will look a genius of course if he somehow pulls of a result, but if he doesn't this foroum will light up tonight, we shall see.

 

 

I dont think there is anything genius about these wank tactics. I can understand the likes of Burnley etc doing it  but we have better players than these tactics are giving credit. No issue with getting men behind the ball when they have it as they have a dangerous attack but our lack of effort in getting players forward when we win it back is utterly disgusting. Tried to get a 0-0 at home to Villa and doing the same here. Fair enough against Liverpool or Man City(yes I know we beat them 5-2) but not Arsenal. Far too much respect being given to a bang average team.

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, ttfn said:

When was the last time we created a chance in a PL game? 

Vardy missed a one on one against West Ham.

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, NaijaFox said:

I’m desperate enough to be happy if it stays that way, but frankly we are making these look world-class.

In what way are we? They look flashy but ineffective.

[Guest ttfn]

Just now, Fox92 said:

Vardy missed a one on one against West Ham.

Ah yes so he did. At 3-0 down in the 90th minute.

[StanSP]

Just now, NaijaFox said:

I’m desperate enough to be happy if it stays that way, but frankly we are making these look world-class.

No we're not. They're just getting a lot of possession. That's not world class. A world class team beats our defensive block and carves out several chances, clear-cut ones, and probably even scores a few.

 

They've not done that .

[JJD_LCFC]

2 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Totally boring for 2 and a half league games now.

It is very dull, today I can see why though. Vardy, Ndidi, Ricardo all out or not fit to start. Away at Arsenal he has gone defensive. But the 2 home games I can not reason with. We are dire to watch at the moment. Wolves are the same and have no injuries really. Chelsea v United utter rubbish as well. Modern game seems to be this way for some reason. Teams worried about losing so much they restrict themselves attacking wise. Leeds look superb, hate to say it but Spurs as well.  

[Mehrez]

The fume in here is funny, looks like the same tactics we went with at Man City, frustrate them and look to hit them on the break. It’s 0-0- folks Vardy to come on and win it

[Haywood_6]

There goal looked perfectly fine. Would be going mental on here if that got disallowed for us. 

[EnderbyFox]

A bit too attacking for my liking, Hamza on for Barnes at half-time please

[LestaAl]

I’m sure everyone figured Barnes is not a CF when he came back from WBA.

[ARTY_FOX]

Something has to change or it'll be another pathetic loss. 

[StriderHiryu]

1 minute ago, theessexfox said:

I genuinely thought that I’d been missing something and your tactical analysis would show me the genius thinking by Rodgers behind this performance, I’m glad you’re as confused as me. 

I post those thing as a discussion point, and in this case I'd love to hear the theories! Early on there was a clip of him and Chris Davies looking at the monitor to make sure the shape was right... so whatever we are doing I think is what he planned. But what is that plan!? Bore them and the fans to death? Maybe.

 

@TeaMen Tom's suggestion of making it a 20 minute game is probably the most likely thing we had planned.

[PhillippaT]

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

Just one word sums it up

 

Painful. 

 

So regressive Brendan. 

[Collymore]

5 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

System setup seems to be a mixture of 3411 and 3412 (Christmas Tree).

[Shane]

Under and Vardy to come on at some point hopefully

[Guest Col city fan]

An exercise in how not to play against David Luiz

Put him under pressure, he shits himself and makes errors

Give him time, he becomes a play-maker..

[Guest ttfn]

1 minute ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

At the very least you need a winger on the pitch who can push their full backs back into their half occasionally and then have some threat on the counter. 
 

You have Barnes st the moment whose job is to solely screen Partey. 

Tactics were effective against Man City a) because they’re a mess defensively and b) we had 2 attacking outlets. We’ve got 1 today. 

[Fox92]

Just now, ttfn said:

Ah yes so he did. At 3-0 down in the 90th minute.

That is literally the last one I remember