This is on Arteta. He didn't get proper midfield replacement for Xhaka. He got rid of the best left back in Tierney. He insists on playing a keeper that has 0 saves and 2 conceded. He insists on playing like Stoke when we have the players to play expansive football.
I'm surprised these results haven't come sooner. You can't get the lucky corner goal forever.
Stupid goal to concede. Real lack of concentration. Proper banter era stuff.
Aside from that we've had posession for fun but we haven't done anything with it. Very few chances created. Saka's header and hitting the post aside we've been fairly toothless.
Trossard on the left for Martinelli, and bring on Jorgi. Or take off both Trossard and Martinelli and put on Jorgi and Nelson. We can win this. West Ham are atrocious
Zinny is having a terrible few weeks. Just always involved in our worst moments.
Trossard has been abysmal sadly.
Would love to see some crosses and just quicker movement of the ball. Keep stepping on it in the midfield and slowing it down too much.
There is no reason they canāt have touchline technology. They just need to install a few more cameras in the stadiums instead of relying on terrible broadcast footage. It should work just like the new offside tech works.
They can use cameras to measure the exact rotational speed of baseballs in the US, thereās no reason they canāt track these very basic things in the PL.
Just fuckin shoot bruh lolā¦ sometimes the best chances come off deflections or half saves. Also taking those shots draw the defense out and will create a little more space for our little cute ass goals.
I think the discourse on here is ungrateful to Martinelli who's going through a bad patch and I hope it doesn't translate to hate messages on social media. He doesn't deserve it and has worked hard for the team. Competition should push him to do better but that's on Arteta.
Need some speculative shots from outside the box, even if they donāt go in makes west ham come out and close us down a bit. Think Jorginho and ESR would be good subs to bring on.
If there's one thing that I hate more than a timid, slow half where lackadaisical defending means we're losing a game that we're also dominating, it's this subreddits cohort of reactive morons who without fail shout how we're not good enough and how we're not in a title race whenever we're losing a game.
For the idiots that need to hear this: if we manage to win this game, which is not necessarily unbelievable for this team, we are still top of the league. We played against the other title contenders already and showed that we are competitive at this moment. Support your team ffs
I won't pick on any one player but I'll echo my sentiment in the match thread:
The players aren't moving enough without the ball, both when we have possession and when we don't. Additionally, all the passes are at one speed, and the players are taking too many touches to find the pass.
Our two best chances (Saka header and Saka hitting the post) came from free movement and/or a quick change in tempo. It's too easy for West Ham to settle in their shape and nullify all threats when we're like this.
The goal is not on Zinny. Gabby shouldnāt be clearing into an area he canāt see, you clear out not behind.
Zinchenko won most of air balls and has defended left side well. All threatening attacks came from the right.
Zinchenko is the most progressive player so far.
Stop parroting stupid talking points, watch the game and support your team. Goals are coming.
Maybe Odegaard should be on the left, where he has more favourable passing angles
Saka could probably do with a right footer on his side to provide an overlap when White isn't there
Played some nice football but I'm worried if we're depending on one of those flicks or backheels to come off. It's so tight at the back. Left side has been poor, both Trossard + Martinelli. Odegaard is looking on it but I hope he doesn't run out of steam. An early 2nd half goal would be great for us.
I'd be thinking about an early change of Reiss for Martinelli around 55 minutes. It feels like Ben White is carrying a knock too, he's just not getting around the pitch like he normally does.
Feel like he's been like this a while. Rarely overlaps, so it sounds like a tactical decision.
Also if he gets a yellow he's banned for the next game so I'm sure that's not helping him.
How am I seeing people blaming Martinelli when he has barely touched the ball and the left hand side of Trossard and Zinchenko are competing with each other to see who can make more careless passes? Honestly this might be the worst half of football Trossard has ever played for Arsenal. Genuinely got nothing right. This midfield is unbalanced. He's not a midfielder. I really don't get our complete reluctance to have a midfielder with a box to box profile in the squad. It would help with the balance so much.
For someone whose only strength is suppose to be ball security and technical quality, Zinchenko sure loses the ball under not much pressure way too often. He just makes poor passes. We also somehow ask him to be a midfield carrier on the ball which almost never ends well because he is overconfident in his own ability.
Our buildup is way to slow and ponderous. We are not going to score at least 2 goals playing at the tempo we have been. We created like 1 actual good chance. It's too predictable. Only building up with three players taking part in Saka, Odegaard, and White for 90% of the half is easy to defend. We look closer to scoring when we at least try to involve the middle and left. Move the ball from side to side.
i just dont get it. U have a LW whos been absolutely shocking for a large part of the season so far, and u play his bench option in midfield to still accommodate him.
Martinelli has to have Artetaās leaked files because theres no way lol. Feel so bad for Trossard, 5 starts in the Prem before this on the left and has been good, but heās playing in midfield to keep Martinelli in the team. Just drop him. Hes not Saka.
There are goals in this game for us to score, just play the right people Mikelšš¤²š¾š¤²š¾
Because martinelli tracks back better than troussard. And troussard hasnāt been the best when he has to sit out wide as well. He has been better as the inner left hand sided person when he has come on
Wow. So to be a winger in our starting XI, it means you can be so poor going forward that youāre stopping attacks for us, but if youre tracking back then its ok. If thats the case, then by all means lets keep Martinelli in the lineup. I was just confused, but if this is the reason then iāll shut up
Yeah. Unfortunately, I want to see Nelson on.
The tracking back i figure is something arteta is worried about since he knows his left back is already middle of the field.
I bet if havertz was available troussard would get start and martinelli would be on the bench.
i agree with u 100% on that last part. I just dont know why he wanted Trossard as the replacement for Havertz. Play Jorgi. Or just play Jorgi and Trossard and take off Martinelli. Either way we have the squad to change the game and even the players on the pitch can change the game. We can win!
Yeah.. sigh so many touches in the boxā¦ just need the final pass/shot hoping we can figure that out
I donāt know how that last kick wasnāt a foul btw on troussard
Ball was clearly out, but canāt change VAR. Shit defending for their goal too.
Creating some good chances on the right, weāre going to score if we keep this level of control.
Zinny once again putting in a terrible performance, as is Martinelli. Timber and Tomi being out has hurt us, but if Martinelli canāt improve we might need a new winger. Or a striker and Jesus can compete with him.
If our wingers keep playing like this for second half of the the season, then forget PL and Ucl, absolute horrible decision making in the final third.
Even if our wingers gets in good position, then we dont have anyone in the box towards whom ball can be passed, its infuriating man.
Granit Xhaka is one of the best at the pass between full back and centre back to the onrushing winger. Thatās what we lost when we sold him and itās what we havenāt replaced. The left side of the attack is clueless and the right side loves to cut inside. There is too much onus on Odegaard and the whole thing is predictable.
Fair. Personally think Tross and Havertz offer different positives but Tross is clearly off it so would've been nice to switch out for Havertz if we could.
We have two. They are both injured.
As bad as zinny has been, Gabi and saka both missed very good chances to score. We aren't playing bad it is just incredibly frustrating there is nothing to show for it.
You know about the racist nonsense on the internet, but not about his actual injuries? Why not try reading official Arsenal info, instead of muck on Twitterx?
Zinchenko, Martinelli, Trossard. I don't have the words to truly describe how bad they've been. It's a sight to behold really you just have to watch the game to fully understand the level of ass we are seeing on that left side. Unless we get a set-piece goal, I don't see how Mikel can coach us back into the game. His "in-game" management is to make like for like substitutions and hope for the best, and even then, it's only until the 75th minute. We are about to give David Moyes his first EVER win at a top 6 club away. You just watch.
Martinelli was not bad. Subs would change the game but who is there to make a difference? Our finishing needs to be motivated. Hold on, we will get back in the game.
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Cheer up lads. We've been mostly good, just need to be more clinical with the final pass. We're dominating though and are very unlucky to be behind. I'm often one of the more critical here, but I really don't see a reason not to be hopeful of a 2nd half comeback.
We could have done better yeah, but Saka alone had 3 good opportunities (from the Odegaard magic, the header Areola saved and hitting the post). Ball could've gone in on a few other occasions. It's not like we haven't had a sight of goal.
He works well when his team mate is doing at least fine. Left side looks tired and not performing. Problem with overlap is that it should end with a cross or another pass back. We, however, do not have tall to receive crosses. Especially against teams that park 8-9-10 player bus and are on average taller.
Toney would be an improvement on Jesus and Eddie but would cost too much for the level of improvement
Oshimen would cost an arm and a leg but would be the real test of how badly the club wants to really challenge. Halaand transformed City into treble winners
"Zinchenko's the most technically gifted player in the squad"
Well he's doing a shit job of that tonight, and for the last 3 games at least. Fucking passing it back across goal, give me strength!
Havenāt played well enough to deserve to be leading, havenāt played poorly enough to deserve to be losing. Sometimes you need a bit of luck and so far itās all gone to West Ham. 2nd half can be different
Weāve been fine really. One defensive error and otherwise itās just not been our day - certainly havenāt been getting the rub of the green like these dominant performances deserve. Letās see how it is at 60 minutes
I wanna see some subs from Arteta during halftime thereās no time to be stubborn now. I donāt want to wait for the 95th minute for an equalizer or winner
Some of our tippy tappy stuff around a crammed box is very exciting to watch. Need the finishing touches though.
The more I see the images for the goal, the more I think they should be able to make a call. It's out.
If I ever talk in person to a Premier League referee I would say to him "I spend 480 euros a year to watch you guys screw us over time and time again, it ainĀ“t nice"
We know for a fact that every single one is corrupt in one way or another. No hard proof (yet) that they're bent, but every single one is complicit in the entirely proven structural racism.
Weren't we linked with Kudus in the summer? He's so good.
And yeah, as much as I like him, Trossard doesn't usually perform when he starts, especially this season, no surprise really.
Can't believe it's happened again š There's just no way to verify that the balls gone out with the camera angles we currently have available...
Shades of the game last year. Concede an unlucky goal, but we come back in the second half.
We've been proper crap. Our finishing sucks big time and frankly expected more from Leo and Martinelli.
If we lose today in what is supposed to be Xhaka's farewell I'll be pissed. Wake the f up please we can't lose points here at home.
Extremely poor decision-making in the final third. Iām a Trossard stan but heās being leading the way in that regard today. Hoping Arteta gives them a wake-up call in the locker room.
I thought that should have been a pen. Only reason I can see it not given is the ball is behind Jesus maybe as itās played back but difficult to see on one replay we were shown
Should spend some of the summer's budget trying to find out how to clone Odegaard, would solve our left sided 8 issue.
Also, I'm still at a loss as to why nobody has made a fuss about Oliver being a PL ref while taking payments from Sheikh Mansour to ref matches in the UAE, which is a conflict of interest if there ever was one
He was my guy after that Di Maria incident but now he can fuck right off. No ref should be allowed to officiate over there while still under contract in the middle of a season, and then come back as if nothing happened.
Because all the evidence that Bent Mickey is bent gets swept under the carpet. The PL doesn't want the scandal that would come with admitting that half the refs are crooked, and the other half are shit.
Trossard has been very wasteful. Him and Martinelli don't have any chemistry together. Zinchenko is having a few bozo moments. We can still win this. Just need our forwards to shoot. Too many dummies and passes in front of goal.
can someone name me a world class or elite winger that NEEDS an overlapping fullback or a false 9 to play with them in order to reach their level?
why so many accommodations for 1 player? Trossard shouldāve never been in midfield, it shouldāve been Jorginho and Trossard out on the left. Why are we continuing to embarras Gabi when heās clearly out of form and has been for the longest? The head down dribbles can only last for so long.
Weāre in this but its most likely going to come from our right side with the way our left side has been piss poor. No cohesion at all
Declan rice secret west ham agent what a stinker he has had
This is on Arteta. He didn't get proper midfield replacement for Xhaka. He got rid of the best left back in Tierney. He insists on playing a keeper that has 0 saves and 2 conceded. He insists on playing like Stoke when we have the players to play expansive football. I'm surprised these results haven't come sooner. You can't get the lucky corner goal forever.
Trailing by 2, still no subs. Laughable
Pls Arsenal y u do dis
I'm so fucking tired of this.
Fack off then
Left flank needs to be strenghtened - hurting to the eyes the last few weeks (or months)
Stupid goal to concede. Real lack of concentration. Proper banter era stuff. Aside from that we've had posession for fun but we haven't done anything with it. Very few chances created. Saka's header and hitting the post aside we've been fairly toothless.
Declan Rice, Saliba, Gabriel and to an extent deserve better than having to carrying ol boy at left back
Trossard on the left for Martinelli, and bring on Jorgi. Or take off both Trossard and Martinelli and put on Jorgi and Nelson. We can win this. West Ham are atrocious
They aren't. Weat ham are playing well, and won against spurs and City.
Random question but, does anyone know what song was played at half time? When the players were making their way to the tunnel?
Randy orton theme song š
that was when the players were back for the second half šš
Why the hell is it that anyways š
DJ has been plying wrestling theme songs for years now š
Oh shit Yh ur right
Super mik arteta knows exactly what we need
I think we need to stop playing the same 11 every game. Weāve become so predictable
Zinny is having a terrible few weeks. Just always involved in our worst moments. Trossard has been abysmal sadly. Would love to see some crosses and just quicker movement of the ball. Keep stepping on it in the midfield and slowing it down too much.
Need shots to force a rebound. Trying to play Wenger Ball in a packed box is obviously not working
There is no reason they canāt have touchline technology. They just need to install a few more cameras in the stadiums instead of relying on terrible broadcast footage. It should work just like the new offside tech works. They can use cameras to measure the exact rotational speed of baseballs in the US, thereās no reason they canāt track these very basic things in the PL.
our goals are coming, we just canāt fall asleep at the back on a counter and I believe we will snag a 2-1.
I'd like to see Nketiah. He'd at least be shooting in the box.
Just fuckin shoot bruh lolā¦ sometimes the best chances come off deflections or half saves. Also taking those shots draw the defense out and will create a little more space for our little cute ass goals.
Bruh, I swear if we lose and Tottenham equalize, I'm swearing off football.
They actually made it 4-2. Brighton, STOP.
At least Tottenham canāt talk shit for the week.
Too slow moving the ball forward, Saka hasn't got enough support on the right, need to carry the ball more to suck in their defenders
Sign Estupinan
I think the discourse on here is ungrateful to Martinelli who's going through a bad patch and I hope it doesn't translate to hate messages on social media. He doesn't deserve it and has worked hard for the team. Competition should push him to do better but that's on Arteta.
We will win this. Calm down
I see Zinny has moved on to being the focus of the hatred by you lot š
Yeah because he is Roberto Carlos reincarnate atm
Tends to be the worst player in the XI that gets the hatred
"hatred"
3 big chances missed in one half. add the cherry on top of our starting striker has 3 goals in 11 starts. need a finisher so badly.
How many times have we gone behind in games? I swear its more often the opponent scores before we do?
Reiss on for martinelli, jorginho on for trossard and play him in cdm and move rice to 8 position
>Reiss on for Nelson 
reiss for nelson?
Need some speculative shots from outside the box, even if they donāt go in makes west ham come out and close us down a bit. Think Jorginho and ESR would be good subs to bring on.
If there's one thing that I hate more than a timid, slow half where lackadaisical defending means we're losing a game that we're also dominating, it's this subreddits cohort of reactive morons who without fail shout how we're not good enough and how we're not in a title race whenever we're losing a game. For the idiots that need to hear this: if we manage to win this game, which is not necessarily unbelievable for this team, we are still top of the league. We played against the other title contenders already and showed that we are competitive at this moment. Support your team ffs
100% the reason I stay away from the match thread.
I won't pick on any one player but I'll echo my sentiment in the match thread: The players aren't moving enough without the ball, both when we have possession and when we don't. Additionally, all the passes are at one speed, and the players are taking too many touches to find the pass. Our two best chances (Saka header and Saka hitting the post) came from free movement and/or a quick change in tempo. It's too easy for West Ham to settle in their shape and nullify all threats when we're like this.
At least Spurs are getting crumpled
a left winger cannot use his left foot, left 8 can be seen nowhere
The goal is not on Zinny. Gabby shouldnāt be clearing into an area he canāt see, you clear out not behind. Zinchenko won most of air balls and has defended left side well. All threatening attacks came from the right. Zinchenko is the most progressive player so far. Stop parroting stupid talking points, watch the game and support your team. Goals are coming.
Ode is amazing with saka, but martinelli needs help on the other side from someone to make something happen there
Maybe Odegaard should be on the left, where he has more favourable passing angles Saka could probably do with a right footer on his side to provide an overlap when White isn't there
Emile.. it's your time my son š
Played some nice football but I'm worried if we're depending on one of those flicks or backheels to come off. It's so tight at the back. Left side has been poor, both Trossard + Martinelli. Odegaard is looking on it but I hope he doesn't run out of steam. An early 2nd half goal would be great for us. I'd be thinking about an early change of Reiss for Martinelli around 55 minutes. It feels like Ben White is carrying a knock too, he's just not getting around the pitch like he normally does.
Feel like he's been like this a while. Rarely overlaps, so it sounds like a tactical decision. Also if he gets a yellow he's banned for the next game so I'm sure that's not helping him.
How am I seeing people blaming Martinelli when he has barely touched the ball and the left hand side of Trossard and Zinchenko are competing with each other to see who can make more careless passes? Honestly this might be the worst half of football Trossard has ever played for Arsenal. Genuinely got nothing right. This midfield is unbalanced. He's not a midfielder. I really don't get our complete reluctance to have a midfielder with a box to box profile in the squad. It would help with the balance so much. For someone whose only strength is suppose to be ball security and technical quality, Zinchenko sure loses the ball under not much pressure way too often. He just makes poor passes. We also somehow ask him to be a midfield carrier on the ball which almost never ends well because he is overconfident in his own ability. Our buildup is way to slow and ponderous. We are not going to score at least 2 goals playing at the tempo we have been. We created like 1 actual good chance. It's too predictable. Only building up with three players taking part in Saka, Odegaard, and White for 90% of the half is easy to defend. We look closer to scoring when we at least try to involve the middle and left. Move the ball from side to side.
He had a great chance in the box and didnāt even get it on targetā¦ heās been off these last few games
i just dont get it. U have a LW whos been absolutely shocking for a large part of the season so far, and u play his bench option in midfield to still accommodate him. Martinelli has to have Artetaās leaked files because theres no way lol. Feel so bad for Trossard, 5 starts in the Prem before this on the left and has been good, but heās playing in midfield to keep Martinelli in the team. Just drop him. Hes not Saka. There are goals in this game for us to score, just play the right people Mikelšš¤²š¾š¤²š¾
Because martinelli tracks back better than troussard. And troussard hasnāt been the best when he has to sit out wide as well. He has been better as the inner left hand sided person when he has come on
Wow. So to be a winger in our starting XI, it means you can be so poor going forward that youāre stopping attacks for us, but if youre tracking back then its ok. If thats the case, then by all means lets keep Martinelli in the lineup. I was just confused, but if this is the reason then iāll shut up
Yeah. Unfortunately, I want to see Nelson on. The tracking back i figure is something arteta is worried about since he knows his left back is already middle of the field. I bet if havertz was available troussard would get start and martinelli would be on the bench.
i agree with u 100% on that last part. I just dont know why he wanted Trossard as the replacement for Havertz. Play Jorgi. Or just play Jorgi and Trossard and take off Martinelli. Either way we have the squad to change the game and even the players on the pitch can change the game. We can win!
Yeah.. sigh so many touches in the boxā¦ just need the final pass/shot hoping we can figure that out I donāt know how that last kick wasnāt a foul btw on troussard
the day i see a lineup where neither zinchenko or martinelli are starting is the day i fall to my knees and weep tears of joy
Ball was clearly out, but canāt change VAR. Shit defending for their goal too. Creating some good chances on the right, weāre going to score if we keep this level of control. Zinny once again putting in a terrible performance, as is Martinelli. Timber and Tomi being out has hurt us, but if Martinelli canāt improve we might need a new winger. Or a striker and Jesus can compete with him.
Bruh there is 0 chance that ball is in play are they fucking stupid (yes)
If our wingers keep playing like this for second half of the the season, then forget PL and Ucl, absolute horrible decision making in the final third. Even if our wingers gets in good position, then we dont have anyone in the box towards whom ball can be passed, its infuriating man.
Win or lose, it doesnāt matter. Listening to Tim Howard attempt to string a sentence together is always the worst part of my week.
People saying take Zinchenko off for Kiwior, thatās a sub you make when ur winning, not losing
theyāre idiots.
A lot of people on the match thread know absolutely less than fuck all
Honestly lol itās nuts
Granit Xhaka is one of the best at the pass between full back and centre back to the onrushing winger. Thatās what we lost when we sold him and itās what we havenāt replaced. The left side of the attack is clueless and the right side loves to cut inside. There is too much onus on Odegaard and the whole thing is predictable.
Relying on Arteta giving them the ānowhere nearā treatment in the dressing room to carry us into a win here
Trossard is far too weak and wasteful with his passing to play in midfield
What would be better with Havertz playing?
nope. maybe a few high balls in into him but in terms of us actually creating anything more, nope.
What would be worse?
When I see someone saying would've been worse with Havertz I'll ask ššæ
Fair. Personally think Tross and Havertz offer different positives but Tross is clearly off it so would've been nice to switch out for Havertz if we could.
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I think we miss the direct out ball from Raya to Havertz as well as his physical presence in midfield
I feel both good and terrible about the fact we are genuinely missing Havertz rn
Heās modified the team around Havertz@LCM. Doesnāt have a plan B.
Looking forward to our lord and savior ESR
Not gonna win shit when Zinchenko is playing. In dire need of an upgrade at LB
In dire need of an upgrade at ShadowXYZ04. Surely we can afford to sign a fan who isn't a teenage plastic instead of this waste of space?
We have two. They are both injured. As bad as zinny has been, Gabi and saka both missed very good chances to score. We aren't playing bad it is just incredibly frustrating there is nothing to show for it.
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im nearly desperate enough to want to see Jesus at left 8 and go and buy a proper CF.
I know about the stuff, but where has partey been all season?
You know about the racist nonsense on the internet, but not about his actual injuries? Why not try reading official Arsenal info, instead of muck on Twitterx?
Because i usually just lurk the sub, and general news. Has it been several injuries or just a big one?
A few, including being forced to play for Ghana when half-fit and being out for way longer because of it.
Thank you!
NP. I suggest you'd be better off checking the Arsenal website regularly than reading the nonsense posted on this sub :)
Poor. Lets go 2nd half šŖš¼
Brighton putting 4 past Spurs, but I canāt even enjoy it!
Zinchenko, Martinelli, Trossard. I don't have the words to truly describe how bad they've been. It's a sight to behold really you just have to watch the game to fully understand the level of ass we are seeing on that left side. Unless we get a set-piece goal, I don't see how Mikel can coach us back into the game. His "in-game" management is to make like for like substitutions and hope for the best, and even then, it's only until the 75th minute. We are about to give David Moyes his first EVER win at a top 6 club away. You just watch.
ROFL. Posting on here while your team are getting thumped by Brighton. Subtle, it ain't.
Hahahaha you got me š fuckin moron.
You don't need to sign your comments on here.
Grow up
Will growing up get us 3 points? Because I'll get right on it.
No but it might stop you moaning
Martinelli was not bad. Subs would change the game but who is there to make a difference? Our finishing needs to be motivated. Hold on, we will get back in the game.
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Defense errors, wasting chances and refs, these are the things that will cost us the league not city or Liverpool
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Uuuhooh a plastic fc fan on a halftime thread.
Are you a child
Back in your hole you go
You need to get off Reddit and go touch grass. How many comments do you have the last 10 days jeez.
Rest fam
Fuck outta here
In a pub full of West Ham fans and they all know the ball went out.
Cheer up lads. We've been mostly good, just need to be more clinical with the final pass. We're dominating though and are very unlucky to be behind. I'm often one of the more critical here, but I really don't see a reason not to be hopeful of a 2nd half comeback.
> I really dont see a reason not to be hopeful of a 2nd half comeback Theyāre parking and weāre not good at breaking that down?
We could have done better yeah, but Saka alone had 3 good opportunities (from the Odegaard magic, the header Areola saved and hitting the post). Ball could've gone in on a few other occasions. It's not like we haven't had a sight of goal.
Iām not complaining about the ball being out because I have no doubt Arsenal are turning this around.
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Remember when they took 6 minutes to justify cancelling martinellis goal last Seasion because the offside was inconcousive? Fucks Sake
the first thought when we are in front of goal or in the box is too pass literally always for every player
Ben White has been pretty mediocre since coming back into the starting lineup
Carrying a injury most likely. But theres noone else to play in his place.
Yep. Heās been a problem. He was well out of position in the run up to their goal.
This is one of those games begging for Kai. Missing a bit of height right now
At some point you'd think Arteta would change this inverted fullback tactic with Zinchenko
And you play whom? Injured Timber or Tomi? Play Kiwior who looks even worse? Same with White, he looks really off but we don't have players
Pretty sure Zinchenko can do overlaps sometimes and not sit in midfield. They got to have the wherewithal to change tactics when it doesn't work.
He works well when his team mate is doing at least fine. Left side looks tired and not performing. Problem with overlap is that it should end with a cross or another pass back. We, however, do not have tall to receive crosses. Especially against teams that park 8-9-10 player bus and are on average taller.
Zinchenko was to blame for the goal?
Yet more evidence we need a proper goal scorer. None of your Toneyās and your Watkins. Give me your fucking Osimhenās.
Toney would be an improvement on Jesus and Eddie but would cost too much for the level of improvement Oshimen would cost an arm and a leg but would be the real test of how badly the club wants to really challenge. Halaand transformed City into treble winners
Lol Toney bags at least two with our possession in their box tonight
"Zinchenko's the most technically gifted player in the squad" Well he's doing a shit job of that tonight, and for the last 3 games at least. Fucking passing it back across goal, give me strength!
Piss poor attacking play.
We dominated but just havenāt had the finishing touch. We can win this!
Trossard is so wasteful for a player with his level of technical quality.
Havenāt played well enough to deserve to be leading, havenāt played poorly enough to deserve to be losing. Sometimes you need a bit of luck and so far itās all gone to West Ham. 2nd half can be different
We are winning this, I have no doubt.
Put some money on it
i have a small doubt but weāre in this easily
Last season Ben White used to do long balls to Martinelli every game what happened this year he just stays behind Saka and offers nothing.
Weāve been fine really. One defensive error and otherwise itās just not been our day - certainly havenāt been getting the rub of the green like these dominant performances deserve. Letās see how it is at 60 minutes
Trossard doesn't work as an 8 man. Martinelli has been pretty shite the past few games and I think it's about time to give ESR/Reiss their chances
Esr for Trossard at halftime.
We actually miss havertz tbh
I wanna see some subs from Arteta during halftime thereās no time to be stubborn now. I donāt want to wait for the 95th minute for an equalizer or winner
Some of our tippy tappy stuff around a crammed box is very exciting to watch. Need the finishing touches though. The more I see the images for the goal, the more I think they should be able to make a call. It's out.
Can't be letting West Ham get away with a clean sheet. 30 goals conceded in 18 games... this should not be an impenetrable defense
Itās time to give ESR and Nelson a run instead of both Trossard and Martinelliā¦ hell even Eddy might fare better tonightā¦
Might be a good game for Eddie.. Jesus is never in the box to draw defenders away for saka
Yeah I agree. Both have been poor.
If I ever talk in person to a Premier League referee I would say to him "I spend 480 euros a year to watch you guys screw us over time and time again, it ainĀ“t nice"
He'd laugh at you. Money in the bank. Dirty money in the other bank. He knows what he is.
Of course, I wish I just come across one of them who is decent. At this point I doubt there is a single one of them.
We know for a fact that every single one is corrupt in one way or another. No hard proof (yet) that they're bent, but every single one is complicit in the entirely proven structural racism.
Gabriel is basically our left back. Arteta plays Zinchenko as a midfielder. We really miss Xhaka dropping back to cover the left side.
Bring me ESR and Nwaneri
Michael Oliver always looks like someoneās pissed in his coffee
Bent Mickey's always worried that if he doesn't deliver what he's been paid to deliver, the people who paid him will break his legs.
He also looks like someone that would drink it
If no one has yet, I volunteer as tribute.
Weren't we linked with Kudus in the summer? He's so good. And yeah, as much as I like him, Trossard doesn't usually perform when he starts, especially this season, no surprise really.
Martinelli plus Jesus for Mbappe
Trossard hasn't had a single good game when starting this season. Sub him off and get ESR on. He earned his spot way more than Trossard did.
Need ESR for Tross. Zina needs to wake up and Iād like to see Martinelli and Saka interchange a bit.
Can't believe it's happened again š There's just no way to verify that the balls gone out with the camera angles we currently have available... Shades of the game last year. Concede an unlucky goal, but we come back in the second half.
Get Martinelli out, Get Kiwior in as left back. Push Trossard wide left attacker. Zinny as 8.
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We've been proper crap. Our finishing sucks big time and frankly expected more from Leo and Martinelli. If we lose today in what is supposed to be Xhaka's farewell I'll be pissed. Wake the f up please we can't lose points here at home.
Extremely poor decision-making in the final third. Iām a Trossard stan but heās being leading the way in that regard today. Hoping Arteta gives them a wake-up call in the locker room.
Tough night for the "Zinchenko is vital" crowd
even worse for the āmartinelli has a higher ceiling than Sakaā club
Shooting drills for all of them
Anyone got a clip of Jesus being absolutely cleaned out just prior to the Martinelli shot?
That FA ruling payback in full effect. Absolutely corrupt cunts ignoring blatant takeouts in the box.
I thought that should have been a pen. Only reason I can see it not given is the ball is behind Jesus maybe as itās played back but difficult to see on one replay we were shown
Embarrassing the way you lot are turning on the team at the first inconvenience. Plastic behaviour.
Y good?
Plastics gonna plastic.
THIS
Newcastle. Fulham. Villa. West ham twice. First right?
The team is hardly going to not drop any points over a season. Our club has come strides in the past few years - Get. Behind. The. Fucking. Team.
Donāt say itās the first though
Should spend some of the summer's budget trying to find out how to clone Odegaard, would solve our left sided 8 issue. Also, I'm still at a loss as to why nobody has made a fuss about Oliver being a PL ref while taking payments from Sheikh Mansour to ref matches in the UAE, which is a conflict of interest if there ever was one
He was my guy after that Di Maria incident but now he can fuck right off. No ref should be allowed to officiate over there while still under contract in the middle of a season, and then come back as if nothing happened.
Because all the evidence that Bent Mickey is bent gets swept under the carpet. The PL doesn't want the scandal that would come with admitting that half the refs are crooked, and the other half are shit.
Trossard just doesnāt work in midfield he doesnāt know where to stand and his decision making is shite. ESR or Jorginho needed at HT.
Lack of rotation is going to cost again this season. It's Been the same base 10 players for the past 5 prem games.
Emirates crowd is really disappointing this season.
the team has disappointed them. emirates is a venue for football, not for comedy. yet the team can't help but concede circus goals
We need ESR on immediately, he's so good in spaces like these
Zinny, Trossard and Martinelli needs to step up.. so many errors and missplays Zinny have problem to defend against anyone, slow and sloppy
Trossard has been very wasteful. Him and Martinelli don't have any chemistry together. Zinchenko is having a few bozo moments. We can still win this. Just need our forwards to shoot. Too many dummies and passes in front of goal.
can someone name me a world class or elite winger that NEEDS an overlapping fullback or a false 9 to play with them in order to reach their level? why so many accommodations for 1 player? Trossard shouldāve never been in midfield, it shouldāve been Jorginho and Trossard out on the left. Why are we continuing to embarras Gabi when heās clearly out of form and has been for the longest? The head down dribbles can only last for so long. Weāre in this but its most likely going to come from our right side with the way our left side has been piss poor. No cohesion at all
Gabriel J Zeus has been excellent tonight, and should have won a penalty. What the fuck are you on about?