Match Ratings : Arsenal 2-1 Leicester - Vote Now

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[Hirsty The Blue 94]

Schwarzer 5 - Made three of 4 good saves, decent distribution but howler for the 2nd goal proved costly.


Simpson 5 - Probably the best I have seen him play for us. Still got beaten a few times by Ozil, gave away soft fouls and not exactly adventurous going forward.

Morgan 5 - Defended pretty well as a whole, made 3 or 4 very good blocks. Fell asleep for the set piece which cost us dearly. Distribution not great.

Huth 7- Looked very solid, also was surprised how well he passed it into midfield from the back. Will get better when he is up to full fitness.

Upson 7 - Similar to Huth, looked pretty good on the deck too. Real shame he had to go off injured, hope it isn't long term.

 

Konch 7 - Probably the best Konch has played in a long time. Got forwards well and put some very dangerous balls into the box. Solid defensively bar the odd mishap.


Mahrez 8 - Did everything but score. Beat their full back time and time again, also was disciplined in his defensive work.

James 7 - Played pretty well against some good midfielders and linked up with Cambiasso well. No composure in front of goal proved costly again.

 

Cambiasso 8 - Wouldn't have looked out of place in Arsenal's midfield. Battled and scrapped as well as showing fantastic vision and range of passes. Legs went last 15 mins.

 

Schlupp 7 - Quiet first half, really came into it in the 2nd. Very good battle with their young RB and did some good defensive work too.
 

 

Kramaric 8 - Very good example of how to play a lone striker role. Held the ball up and was very direct. Good finish for the goal but should have scored a hat trick.


Wasyl 5 - Looked dodgy when he came on. Gave the ball away a couple of times and could have potentially been sent off for the trip on Ozil.

Nuge N/A

 

Ulloa N/A
 

Arsenal 5 - Very good first half, shakey 2nd.

Ref 5 - Thought he let a lot go. Simpson handball was identical to the one he gave at Anfield just highlights the inconsistencies in officiating. Alot of time wasting allowed.


Nige 7 (keep) - Picked a shape which was criticised in the pre match thread.We looked pretty solid defensively and were electric on the counter. Lads dug in for him and produced a performance which showed he is the man they want in the job. Morgan's position becoming increasingly untenable though and will be interesting to see if Nige keeps picking him.

[The Doctor]

Schwarzer - 6 - Distribution good, I'm more confident with him than any of the other two. Perhaps could have done better with the second but it looked like it was swerving viciously and catching it would be impossible.

 

Simpson - 6 - Steady, ok.

Wes - 5 - Really needs a break, looked off the pace again

Huth - 7 - Assured, good command - just what we've been missing

Upson - 6 - Looked fine but injured again is a worry

Konchesky - 6 - Fine, got forward a fair bit

 

Mahrez - 8 - Tore Arsenal open again and again

James - 6 - ok, but his control and composure in the box is still missing

Cambiasso - 8 - Classy as hell, great passing and great work for the goal

Schlupp - 6 - occasional bright sparks but again missing a footballing brain

 

Kramaric - 8 - good finish, hassled well and looked dangerous

 

Subs:

Was - 6 - steady

Ulloa - 5 - took all the sting out of our play

Nugent - not on long enough

 

Pearson - 7 - got it right in terms of set up last night, but my one complaint was not dropping Morgan, and it was justified as it is most weeks... Stay, but please have the cajones to drop those who aren't performing, even if they have the armband.

 

Arsenal - 6 - looked like an off day but when they got flowing they looked good.

 

Jones - 4 - should have given them a penalty for wes' slide, Simpson perhaps got away with it but it was similar to the Liverpool one - soft if given. 

[martyn]

Schwarzer 6

Simpson 6

Morgan 5

Huth 7.5

Upson 7

Konchesky 6.5

Mahrez 8.5

James 7

Cambiasso 7.5

Schlupp 6.5

Kramaric 8

Ulloa 4

Was 5

Nugent n/a

[foxfanazer]

Schwarzer 5 - Made three of 4 good saves, decent distribution but howler for the 2nd goal proved costly.

Simpson 5 - Probably the best I have seen him play for us. Still got beaten a few times by Ozil, gave away soft fouls and not exactly adventurous going forward.

Morgan 5 - Defended pretty well as a whole, made 3 or 4 very good blocks. Fell asleep for the set piece which cost us dearly. Distribution not great.

Huth 7- Looked very solid, also was surprised how well he passed it into midfield from the back. Will get better when he is up to full fitness.

Upson 7 - Similar to Huth, looked pretty good on the deck too. Real shame he had to go off injured, hope it isn't long term.

Konch 7 - Probably the best Konch has played in a long time. Got forwards well and put some very dangerous balls into the box. Solid defensively bar the odd mishap.

Mahrez 8 - Did everything but score. Beat their full back time and time again, also was disciplined in his defensive work.

James 7 - Played pretty well against some good midfielders and linked up with Cambiasso well. No composure in front of goal proved costly again.

Cambiasso 8 - Wouldn't have looked out of place in Arsenal's midfield. Battled and scrapped as well as showing fantastic vision and range of passes. Legs went last 15 mins.

Schlupp 7 - Quiet first half, really came into it in the 2nd. Very good battle with their young RB and did some good defensive work too.

Kramaric 8 - Very good example of how to play a lone striker role. Held the ball up and was very direct. Good finish for the goal but should have scored a hat trick.

Wasyl 5 - Looked dodgy when he came on. Gave the ball away a couple of times and could have potentially been sent off for the trip on Ozil.

Nuge N/A

Ulloa N/A

Arsenal 5 - Very good first half, shakey 2nd.

Ref 5 - Thought he let a lot go. Simpson handball was identical to the one he gave at Anfield just highlights the inconsistencies in officiating. Alot of time wasting allowed.

Nige 7 (keep) - Picked a shape which was criticised in the pre match thread.We looked pretty solid defensively and were electric on the counter. Lads dug in for him and produced a performance which showed he is the man they want in the job. Morgan's position becoming increasingly untenable though and will be interesting to see if Nige keeps picking him.

Konchesky-5

Upson-6

Cambiasso-9

Other than that I agree with it all

[Dickov22]

Schwarzer 6 Would hardly call it a 'howler' for the second goal. Shot was swerving all over the place, very difficult to save it

Simpson 5 So so limited going forward. Offers nothing. Caught out a few times but against a very good player in Ozil

Morgan 5 Unforgivable for the first goal and looked clumsy in possession quite a few times

Huth 7 Very good. Strong, composed. Will certainly be a regular

Upson 6 Couple of nervous moments but considering how long it is since he played he did well. I like having a left footer back there

Konchesky 5 Defended well but dreadful at times in possession. Not bloody good enough

Cambiasso 8 Some sublime passing again. Excellent

James 6 Quiet by his standards but battled well

Mahrez 9 MOTM Possibly the best game I've see him have in a Leicester shirt. They couldn't get the ball off him, he never stops. Fantastic

Schlupp 6 Did ok, very strong at times which helped but didn't offer much going forward

Kramaric 8 Technically brilliant, also did a great job up there on his own. Pray we pick a striker partner for him now and give them a run of games together. He's a very good player. Unlucky with the chip too, goalie did well to make the goal small so a hard and low drive might have been better but good that he tried it.

Wasiewski 6 Accident waiting to happen at times. Ridiculous foul on the goalie which was hilarious. Did better than Wes though

Ulloa 4 Came on and just looked clumsy.

Nugent 4 Non existent. Would rather see have seen Vardy on the bench instead of him.

Kramaric and Mahrez linked up very well with each other.

[ScouseFox]

from a stream 

 

schwarzer 5 - average, could perhaps have done better with the goal, although you can't really legislate for a superb finish from walcott. 

 

simpson 6 - alright. not sure many deal very well with sanchez/walcott/ozil/cazorla taking it in turns to double up and run at you, didn't get embarrassed as much as either arsenal full back did continuously by riyad.

morgan 5 - lost the plot for the goal 

huth 7 - composed

upson 6 

konch 5 - same as simpson really 

 

cambiasso 8 - mesmeric 

james 6 - good foil to let cambiasso do his stuff 

 

schlupp 7 - pace a huge outlet, they resorted to just stopping him with a foul at the start of every charge because they couldn't deal with him 

mahrez 8 - they couldn't even get close enough to try and foul him. should be scoring one in every three or four chances though, instead of missing a good 5 or 6

 

kram 8 - superb. good goal, too. 

 

subs 

 

meh 

 

nige 8; stay. 

 

arsenal 5

 

ref 5 

[ADK]

Schwarzer 3 - Just not good enough, carries blame for both goals and went walkabout at one point but got away with it. Can't deal with crosses like Hamer and can't stop shots like Schmeichel. Made an awful meal of saving a slow rolling effort too.

 

Simpson 6 - Quite solid really, good decision to take the yellow card as well. Limited though.

Upson 5 - Legs look gone to me. Shame because his football is decent.

Huth 7 - Had a good game, made no mistakes and looked composed with the ball, hope he can be consistent.

Morgan 3 - Was rubbish unfortunately, both at defending and using the ball.

Konchesky 6 - A good game let down by dreadful crossing.

 

Mahrez 7 - Great skill but poor shooting.

Cambiasso 9 - One of the best performances I've seen from a Leicester City player.

James 7 - Good performance but no composure in front of goal.

Schlupp 7 - Decent performance in a more supporting role.

 

Kramaric 7 - Good performance really. Could have scored more.

 

Wasilewski 5 - Looked a bit of a liability and hoofed a lot.

Ulloa 3 - Either committed a foul or lost the ball every time he was passed too.

Nugent 6 - Really not on long enough to rate properly.

[Benguin]

Schwarz -5 very solid and experienced but made a mistake leading to a goal.

Konchesky - 6.5 best game for him this season, had a good shot on target and played the ball around less wrecklessly than usual. Quite like him as awing back style play.

Huth and Upson - 7 it was recognisable that we had premiership defence from those two.

Morgan - 5 generally okay but cost us a goal.

Simpson - 6 minus. Played some good balls but got a little overpowered in defence.

Mahrez - 8.5 looked like a 20 million pound player, should have scored.

Cambiasso - 8.5 looked like his old self at peak, world class.

James - 7 competent and confident

Schlupp 6.75 couple of mistakes but played great!

Kramaric - 9 would have been a 10 if he had have smashed that ball into the net instead of chipping it. Different class.

Ulloa - 5 lost his form

Nugent - not in long enough

Wasyl - 6 nobody messes with him.

Nigel - 8 best line up IMO this season. Great tactics, we won the second half!!!

Arsenal -6 we were better I thought but when you have players costing more than our entire team a defeat is kind of to be expected.

Ref - 3 exactly the same level of shit refereeing as at Liverpool but this time it was unbiased. We could have had a few dangerous free kicks that were missed and an extra 2 minutes for time wasting. They could have had a penalty .

[The Doctor]

Schwarzer 3 - Just not good enough, carries blame for both goals and went walkabout at one point but got away with it. Can't deal with crosses like Hamer and can't stop shots like Schmeichel. Made an awful meal of saving a slow rolling effort too.

Bwahahahaha

You're joking right - far better than Hamer from crosses, morgan was at fault for the first and the second was impossible to hold and palmed away to the side, point one of parrying shots.

[Kitchandro]

Bwahahahaha

You're joking right - far better than Hamer from crosses, morgan was at fault for the first and the second was impossible to hold and palmed away to the side, point one of parrying shots.

 

If the ball is at that height you tip it over.

[BoyJones]

Keeper 6 - mistake led to a goal, but unlucky to go straight to their man, otherwise think he is technically stronger than the other two, despite his age.

Simpson7 - thought he looked composed

Konch 6 - steady(ish).

Upson 7 - looked very confident, did well for first start away at Arsenal

Wes 5 - love his commitment, bu out of his depth and his mistakes keep leading to goals conceded

Huth 8 - very professional and assured performance

Cambiasso 8 - showed his class, some great passing and vision and tries to get stuck in

Jeff 6 - non existent first half, but much better second. Seemed more interested.

Mahrez 8 - would have been 9 if he could hit the target, three gilt edged chances, didn't trouble the keeper with any.

James 6 - looks out of his depth too to me. When he's got time he's good, but under pressure his decision making and touch is lacking IMO and his shooting this season has been abysmal.

Krameric 9 - what control and confidence this lad has got. If he scores with that chip near the end would have been an exceptional example of leading the line.

Subs: Was 6, nugget and ulloa 5.

NP 8 - thought he set the team up well and generally speaking played the more gifted players. Hopefully he will stay

Arsenal 7 - thought they started off well, but we out thought them second half and somewhat surprisingly Wenger didn't know how to change things around

Ref 4 - let an obvious foul go on the cross for their first goal, looked clear as day from where I was. Then gives a foul against James (I think) near the end for a very similar offence. No consistency. Clearly wasn't a penalty on he handball, so no discussion needed.

[ADK]

Bwahahahaha

You're joking right - far better than Hamer from crosses, morgan was at fault for the first and the second was impossible to hold and palmed away to the side, point one of parrying shots.

 

 

 

I'm not joking, I think you might be though. Hamer has a 100% record for claiming crosses and I don't think we conceded once from a cross while he was in goal, Schwarzer has let a goal a game in from a corner in all 3 starts. That isn't coincidence. It's poor goalkeeping.

 

He's conceded twice due to poor handling, we can't just blame that on the nasty premier league opposition hitting the ball a bit too hard for princess Mark.

[Bettsj2]

Schwarzer 6 - Couple of good saves. Debatable if he could have done better with the 2nd goal. I saw it that he did ok with the shot but Walcotts finish was superb.

Simpson 6 - Considering who he was up against, he did pretty well.

Wes 3 - He's been getting worse and worse and the arrival of Huth and return of Upson got to him last night. Woeful.

Huth 8 - Exactly what we've needed all season.

Upson 7 - If he'd have been fit from the start, we'd have been so much better off.

Konch 7 - Very good. Got forward well and defensively looked better with 3 centre backs next to him.

James 6 - Lost his head when played in and failed to control the ball. Aside from that, decent performance.

Cambiasso 8 - If he could play at that level every game.....

Schlupp 5 - Second half was decent but didnt impose himself enough.

Mahrez 8 - Fvck me he was good but should have scored at least twice.

Kramaric 8.5 - Fvck me he was good but should have scored at least twice.

[The Doctor]

I'm not joking, I think you might be though. Hamer has a 100% record for claiming crosses and I don't think we conceded once from a cross while he was in goal, Schwarzer has let a goal a game in from a corner in all 3 starts. That isn't coincidence. It's poor goalkeeping.

 

He's conceded twice due to poor handling, we can't just blame that on the nasty premier league opposition hitting the ball a bit too hard for princess Mark.

No he doesn't, hamer came but flapped regularly - he'd do what Ricardo got lampooned for, come, wave at it and get it partially away without looking convincing. Hamer certainly is not good from crosses. Schwarzer however would come and take free kicks comfortably, and most corners fizzled out to nothing.

Palming powerful shots is not poor handling, that one was not something any keeper would catch with the swerve, and he got it to a sensible area, he was unfortunate that Walcott anticipated it well and was comfortable enough to hit it first time. The united one was a bit more dubious, but still one that has every chance of squirming away if you try to hold it.

[kingfox]

Schwarzer(6) - Some good saves, could of done better on second goal

 

Simpson(6) - Much more steady, few good bursts going forward, and not too bad defensively

Morgan(5) - At fault for first goal, needs to be dropped

Huth(7) - Proper solid performance, just what we need from a centre half

Upson(6) - Thought he would be bad, but he looked fairly comfortable 

Konchesky(6) - Bit like Simpson really, much more steady than in previous games

 

Mahrez(7) - Troubled Arsenal all game, but would of rated him higher if he took his chances

James(6) - Did his job, but really needs to improve in attacking areas

Cambiasso(8) - Controlled the midfield, few over strayed passes but more good than bad

Schlupp(6) - Blew hot & cold again

 

Kramaric(8) - Impressed, movement good, ball control good, good with ball at feet & a well taken goal

[ADK]

No he doesn't, hamer came but flapped regularly - he'd do what Ricardo got lampooned for, come, wave at it and get it partially away without looking convincing. Hamer certainly is not good from crosses. Schwarzer however would come and take free kicks comfortably, and most corners fizzled out to nothing.

Palming powerful shots is not poor handling, that one was not something any keeper would catch with the swerve, and he got it to a sensible area, he was unfortunate that Walcott anticipated it well and was comfortable enough to hit it first time. The united one was a bit more dubious, but still one that has every chance of squirming away if you try to hold it.

 

You clearly don't know much about goalkeeping.

 

Schmeichel:

 

14 games, 26 goals conceded, 1 clean sheet, 7 points

 

Hamer:

 

8 games, 8 goals conceded, 3 clean sheets, 10 points

 

Schwarzer:

 

3 games, 6 goals conceded, 0 clean sheets, 0 points.

 

It's pretty obvious who the best keeper is. Schwarzer needs to show something soon or he could relegate us.

[Guest]

Kramaric, Cambiasso, Huth, James, Mahrez were all very good I thought.

 

Schwarzer had a shocker - tamely pushed a weak shot out for corner which led to first goal then patted second goal straight into Walcott path. 

 

Morgan got to go. Long playing record though.

[The Doctor]

You clearly don't know much about goalkeeping.

 

Schmeichel:

 

14 games, 26 goals conceded, 1 clean sheet, 7 points

 

Hamer:

 

8 games, 8 goals conceded, 3 clean sheets, 10 points

 

Schwarzer:

 

3 games, 6 goals conceded, 0 clean sheets, 0 points.

 

It's pretty obvious who the best keeper is. Schwarzer needs to show something soon or he could relegate us.

 

 I don't know anything about goalkeeping, coming from someone who clearly doesn't understand how swerve works and thinks a powerful swerving shot should be caught...

 

Who did Hamer play against though? A stoke side who couldn't hit a barn door (And who he looked very dodgy against), a Hull side who wasted a load of great chances and a Villa side who could still be playing and wouldn't have scored, even if we'd stuck a scarecrow in goal and gone down the pub at half time. 

 

Schwarzer meanwhile has played against 2 top 4 regulars away from home. Unless they've played the same calibre of opposition, those stats mean nothing. As it is, Schwarzer looks more assured from crosses and about equal in shot-stopping.

[Guest ttfn]

Schwarzer 5 - i think he has to take a lot of the blame for the second goal personally. Distribution is accurate but his kicks barely reach the half way line - polar opposite of Schmeichel.

Simpson 6 - A bit like Schlupp in that he has moments of unbelievable brain farts but otherwise did a steady job. Great pass which James almost latched onto.

Morgan 4 - Way out of form at the moment and should probably be 3rd or 4th choice at the moment.

Huth 7 - Looked every inch the experienced Premier League centre back we need.

Upson 6 - Thought he did ok albeit quite ponderous.

Konchesky 6 - Thought he did fine.

Mahrez 8 - if he could shoot straight he would be playing for a Champions League team.

James 5 - Does a lot of Cambissso's donkey work but was a bit slow on the ball and doesn't quite seem sharp enough at the moment.

Cambiasso (customary) 8 - His range of passing is outrageous.

Schlupp 5 - Got fouled a lot but I can't remember him doing anything particularly positive. Perhaps the fouling is a compliment to him.

Kramaric 8 - Given the lack of service he battled really well in the first half. Second half he was intelligent in possession and took his goal superbly. So many times in those situations you see the striker smash it high over the bar as they reach for a ball behind them.

Subs:

Wasyl 6 - thought we looked more solid when he came on.

Ulloa 3 - did a far better job of breaking up our attacks than any of the arsenal defenders.

Nugent n/a

Overall I think we played well. It's a shame that we have a side that is genuinely competitive but just incapable of getting the points to match the performances.

[LCFCCKEANO]

Schwarzer-4 mistake prone apparently

Simpson-6 Solid defensively

Morgan-4 Goal number one was on him, just not up to the standard

Huth-7 Top quality defender, if we were in the pack is be convinced we could stay up with him in our back line

Upson-7 Same as Huth, both pass and are a step ahead of other defenders, play them together vs lower teams and the silly goals will stop

Konch-6 Best game in ages, dangerous in attack and solid defensively

James- 6.5 Always good after iffy starts to the season, battled well

Cambiasso- 8 So damn good when he turns it on, him, James and Hammond in the middle would be nice

Mahrez-9 So good as well, impossible to mark, everything but score

Schlupp-7 Good, strong and puts a tackle in, together with pace makes him very difficult to play

Kram-7 very good, looks fluid with the other 2

Was-6 Decent as per

Ulloa-4 Why has he turned shite

Nugent- n/a

Shame it's so late on, we now have a very good team that would be mid table, probably struggle to survive instead though, as we have given ourselves a mountain to climb and pressure with that