Arsenal match thread - Sunday 28th at 12.00

[CrispinLA in Texas]

The slide has began, totally rubbish after we went infront

[ARTY_FOX]

4 minutes ago, Onions said:

Rodgers fault because Thomas is having a shocker, and Ndidi wants to be a GK? 

No because he's set us up to camp our own 18 yard line... 

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, lgfualol said:

We wont make a sub until we're 3-1 down

What's the point anyway. Look at our bench!!!

[filbertway]

I dont think the players are knackered at all, it's the way were set up that makes it look that way.

 

Fit players dont look leggy in the first half. Weve played like this most of the season and people have loved it. 

 

Thomas off at ht for Cengiz and Tavares for Vardy.

 

Schmeichel

 

Ricardo

Soy

Evans 

Castagne

 

Ndidi

Youri

 

Under

Tavares

Barnes

 

Kel

[Ric Flair]

We look absolutely bollocksed, mentally gone. A herculean effort to get them firing 2nd half.

[Hammo]

What the f**k is going on with our Number 9??

 

A non-league player would be ashamed of his passing/touch at the moment. Seems like he’s running scared and it is impacting the rest of the team.

[TeamRocket]

Why do we play so poor at home and when is vardon gonna find the net again. We look soo poor today

[Beachyboy]

this Arsenal team are poor at the back, and quality going forward, we need to press them higher up the pitch and the mistakes will happen, far to negative after going 1-0 up, Thomas needs to come off.

[lcfc cowboys]

1 minute ago, Sampson said:

Wilf has been a great player for his but he's cost us today. Lost his man for their first and a moment of total idocy for the second.

He has not been great in the last few games in all honesty 

[leicesterisme]

3 minutes ago, Kato said:

How? This is literally the best team available with the injuries we’ve got, maybe could’ve put Ricardo or Castagne at LB and played Albrighton but other than that...? 

No problem with the team selection. My problwm is with our gameplan, we're sitting so far off them. Nicked a goal and then just sat so far back. We are a better side than them so get after them.

[Fightforever]

Just now, StanSP said:

No it doesn't. 

We lose this no chance we don't slip.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

I think a lot of people said we were not that bothered on Thursday against SP. But it looks deeper than that worryingly. We look tired and devoid of ideas. Being passive or a result of being passive? 

[jammie82uk]

Shocking, nothing positive at all that half, been far to passive, Thomas needs to not come back out, castagne needs to move there, Ricky p drops back, put Under on   
 

 

[st albans fox]

Just now, peterborofox said:

True but shouldn't do more than them, considering Arsenal also played Thursday and had to fly back

The majority of their side didn’t play - yes they travelled though they stayed o’night in Athens ......

 

and I noticed that they are keeping the central area around wilf pretty empty - he’s having to go walkabout trying to find someone to pick up. Clever tactics 

 

[chapero82]

2 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

What you changing?? 

For a start I would have got Thomas more cover well before his yellow as you could see was struggling

[Simonb]

Just now, FoxOnWheels said:

Youri’s goal shows how fragile they are at the back yet we go 1-0 up and drop back wtf

100% agree... Should've gone attack attack attack.. They were shaken.. Just invited them to come at us. 

 

Vardys been shite again

 

Get Schmeichel to do the half time talk.. He'll get in to them 

[Nalis]

3 minutes ago, turtmcfly said:

 

Vanishingly small chance it's not way higher than yours 

 

 

Was a simple inquisitive comment, dont let the match get you too snarky buddy

[AyewJoking]

Jesus fuching christ

Deservedly behind now.

We look physically and psychologically shot.

 

[Cropwellfox]

We don’t have the squad depth to sustain a challenge and the last two January windows we’ve not been able to strengthen in a meaningful way, disappointing but that’s the reality for us

[SpacedX]

1 minute ago, ozvaldo said:

We win the ball and pump it long. Vardy literally cannot sprint. He has zero pace and his touch has gone. Who else has a chance of getting into the end of a long ball? 

Barnes is a winger. He runs at his man and utilises the inside left...and he's the best we have in that role. He does not play up top or off the shoulder of the last man. The problem stems with the injuries to Madders, Praet and Perez which would have allowed us to push up Nacho.  

[StanSP]

Just now, Fightforever said:

We lose this no chance we don't slip.

It doesn't define our season though. 

 

[jayfox26]

7 minutes ago, glebe_sydneyfox said:

1-0 flattered us. 2-2 Vards

1-4 Arsenal. We are so bad its embarrassing 

[Twitcher]

2 minutes ago, Will1981 said:

Arsenal have done sod all and scored two goals, so poor from Ndidi.

If Arsenal have done sod all, we've done........what's a phrase for considerably less than sod all?

[The People's Hero]

Get the ball to Barnes and Ricardo in space and Arsenal look absolutely terrible. We need to move them around a bit though as Arteta has done a bit of a job on us in terms of getting the ball to those players where we want them to have it.

 

I realise that is going to go over 95% of heads on here but for the few that understand it it; how would you try to get Barnes (and our ball carriers) on the ball in the right areas against this Arsenal system. 

[Onions]

For those slagging off Rodgers tactics here,

 

Did you do the same during 

 

Man City 2-5 Leicester

Arsenal 0-1 Leicester 

Spurs 0-2 Leicester

Leicester 3-1 Liverpool

Leicester 2-0 Chelsea

 

or, was he just lucky there? This is the tactic he uses in these 'Big games' - You can't blame his tactics when his players let him down