A bit of a nothing game against Southampton today. It’s at home, where we’re unbeaten in 22 games against them. They are also very deep in a relegation battle.
That said, Arsenal are having big problems focusing when games don’t matter. Burnley are right up our backsides again, with just 2 points in it (they have played one more games than us), so if we don’t want further humiliation, it’d make sense for us to try and create some daylight.
The Southampton story is an interesting one this year. They’ve relied heavily on their neverending supply of talented kids, along with their keen eye for scouting to see them through absolutely brutal summers. That strategy isn’t a long-term one, and this year, it initially seemed like they’d hired poorly, but now it just looks like they sold too many players and recruited badly. Puel went to Leicester and they’re having a solid season (despite losing to Newcastle yesterday), whilst the Saints flirt hard with relegation.
The game also carries a pointless milestone for us… if we win, it’d take our win total at the Emirates to 150. What a moment, bust me out a party popper and let’s celebrate with an expensive pint of Carlsberg.
Injury news is Mikki will not be making it, due to an injury on Thursday. Ospina wouldn’t be making it anyway, but he’s also injured. Southampton are missing Lemina, a player linked with us last year.
I’m hoping to see another rampaging Aaron Ramsey game. His season is looking like a fine one. As much as I love watching him devastate shite teams, I really think we should be looking to sell him in the summer at top whack. Replace him with someone who can maintain fitness all the time. I know that’s not a popular opinion, but I do think the fanbase are desperate to grab onto anything, and I’m just not quite sure I’m a believer.
No doubt in a smarter system, we’d get to see his true potential. If the Welshman has any sense, he’ll flee Arsenal if Wenger is offered a new deal. There is no excuse for wasting your prime years under the failing Frenchman, unless of course no one else will give you the money you want… then you’re not really in it for the right reasons. So whatever.
Right, that’s me done. Enjoy the game, we’ll be recording a podcast for your ears on Monday morning.
SEE YOU IN THE COMMENTS.
Kay I hear you but Lacazette is literally back two games from a couple months out
Had we gone 352. Bellend and sead can atleast pump in crosses.
Arsene has literally cloned 10 David Batty’s. He was the side pass master.
Iwobi is a dead eyed gizmoid.
We are one goal down at home, yet there is ZERO urgency.
No one knows what to do.
Just walked into the pub to see that we are 1-0 down to Soton…. read up SSN to find out that apparently Mustafi and Bellerin were at fault. Not surprised at all that once again they were the prime suspects.
How many shots at goal have we had?
The defending for that goal was schoolboy quality….there is fuck all communication in the team
Moscow could’ve and should’ve scored 4 last game. Southampton, a rubbish outfit have just scored.
Wengers-arsenal are an unimpressive team, with a defense that’s badly organised and unassertive. Wenger hasn’t a clue about defending and unwilling to hand over specific defensive coaching to Steve bould.
This selfish, arrogant horrible deluded wanker will not leave our club until he is sacked. Where is the dignity in that? He s clearly taking the club down, why not concede that in the best interests of the club, he should step down?
It’s about him, not the club, the team and fans.
Do these fans go to the game to deliberately sit in deathly silence?
Mind boggling.
Oh well only another 3 years of this
You can actually hear the grass growing.
We are playing like we are trying to wind down the clock
Boom. Get the three year deal signed.
Nice goal has to be said. Auba is good.
The players have absolutely no idea what to do with the ball in the final third, and no one in this XI is creative enough to open Southampton up himself.
Can’t blame Bellerin.
I love it when the camera pans to the rested Arsenal players sitting in the stands. Barely staying awake.
Auba on 27 goals for the season now
Auba’s ball control is absolutely delicious
That’s better. When we try and play football rather than kicking it sideways all the time we get results.
Nice. Well done, Auba.
Nice goal has to be said. Auba is good.
Don’t tell TR7 that he still thinks he’s shit and Lacazette is better. Lacazette prior to his injury and his last two games had 8 goals in the season so 8 in his first 4/5 months. Auba has 6 league goals since joining in January
Welshit to get a new long term deal now. *smh*
Like I personally have seen enough from Laca and Auba to suggest the next manager won’t be walking into such a doom and gloom situation. Massive rebuilding job in defence and midfield for sure but there’s enough in the striking department to be confident going forward with. Just a new manager away from addressing these issues
Marko,
Laca’s shocking stat was 1 goal in 13 games. 9 of them in the EPL.
Danny “Deflected goal” Welbeck has done it again.
Perfect Welbeck goal, probably a double deflection.
That was actually good from Welbeck.
Has Welbeck ever scored a clean goal? He always gets deflections other than tap ins or miss-kicks the ball. I’ve never seen him strike the ball cleanly and it hit the back of the net without hitting someone else.
New contract for Welbeck on the cards
Well once again Welbz has kinda scored a goal, thanks to the Soton players’ heel.
“Not everyone finds it impressive a coach winning the PL after buying a billion pound team.”
One, it’s fucking stupid to think a manager should earn his strides by working with someone else’s team.
Two, honest question, in a market where an average footballer costs 30-40m how do you not spend hundreds of millions if you want to build a squad?
Hector Belleshit
Welbeck is the deflection king.
Not a bad little run from Welbeck, but I don’t think that shot was doing anything without the deflection. A bit lucky there for Welbeck.
Southampton can just re-register as Liverpool’s feeder team from next season when they are playing in the championship.
That will solve any conflict of interest.
Cedric Soares is a player I had high hopes for especially after a very strong Euro 16. He hasn’t make much with the talent he has, especially this season. Still better than Bellerin.
Nelson is the only player that looks world class
Nelson looks wilshere class
Madrid derby starting soon
“Nelson is the only player that looks world class”
Two Bob
Nelson reminds me of Walcott dies fuck all
Good shot by Xhaka.
Bellerin is so useless
Do we think Mustafi could be a good player with a defensively well-drilled side, under different management? Or is he just shit
Guess it’s kinda irrelevant, at most we are only buying one CB.
At some point you have to come to terms that Mustafi like Xhaka is shit sure under a different manager and set up it’d stand to reason they’d be less shit cause they’d be playing with proper instructions and better players but Wenger gets a lot of justifiable criticism but he can’t be blamed for some of the basic errors leading to goals and mistakes that both players have in them
Guess it’s kinda irrelevant, at most we are only buying one CB.
If Wenger is still here then probably and it’ll be underwhelming. If a new manager comes in he’ll want to be successful and get the fans excited with signings
Marko
If a new manager comes in
But when???!
Jack Lolshire.
How shit is wilshere slips by himself
At least 2021
Wilshere’s Last Stand. Hopefully this is it for him, nail in the coffin with a shit performance here
Nelson already plays like he’s been ‘Wengered’, so can’t imagine how shit he would be if he played regularly.
One goal up, what does jack on for Nelson do??
Wilshere free agent in just over a month and arsenal going to be free of he’s shit performance.
Thanks Tony for cheering me up…..
Clueless Wiltshire
I’m not saying Nelson brought much of anything to the match, and shoulda been first subbed off definitely. But why for jack??
Wilshere isn’t that great what all is said and done.
He plays most of the games on his arse. He’s slow and just too ponderous.
If a new manager comes inBut when???!
That’s the million dollar question isn’t it
Southampton have done enough to get a point from this game.
Wilshere has some issues at the moment. Looks too shit. He is not that bad of a player but his form is absolutely gone.
Why not save Laca for Thursday and Give Eddie Nkettia a run-in.
2:2 our team is asleep.
AF
Maybe earlier now
Of coure we’ll catch Chelsea……..
Bunch of losers.
How many points have arsenal droped when wilshere is on the pitch
Ha ha didn’t y,all see that coming
Chambers showing his defensive class
Ffs pathetic
Charlie Austin always scores against Arsenal? Shane Long in dire need of a goal? We’ve got you covered
Diss
That was the logical decision
Wenger don’t do logic
The club is on life support at the moment.
Everyone is just going through the motions.
Marko
That’s the million dollar question isn’t it
It is. And that’s what does my head in.
very predictable, commentator said it just before that goal even
With so much junk on the pitch wot cud we expect?? Iwobi, welbeck, wilshere, elneny,
Look at welneck. Ffs.
WELBZ WOBBLES WANKER
Welbeck – miss of the season.
Cunt
Hahahaha
Danny Welbeck…still drawing a paycheck from Arsenal.
Freaking donkey.
Well wide wide again
Wowzas
Shot Welbz
Why didn’t he throw the youngsters on
Tony
2020… that makes things a bit better….
And Welbz misses a helluva fucking sitter…. so very Welbeck.
Im seeing more and more red plastic.
Interesting how Wenger didn’t react at all to that miss. He really doesn’t give a shit anymore.
Welbeck = donkey. The most unnatural striker since the coconut chaser. He just cannot kick a football properly.
Off his shin again. The guy cannot make clean contact
This is keystone cop football from a Charlie Chaplin manager ,
I guess I’m not missing much by not watching the game.
At least he headed it this time
good header that time
Mental strength, I guess from Welbz. Still doesn’t excuse that miss.
Iwobi’s cross was excellent.
Good finish by Welbz.
So annoying no matter how shit we are there will always be enough teams that are just a tad bit shitter to save Wenger.
Actually Iwobi did well there
Always rated Welbz..
Welbeck just needs to grow a head where his feet are and he’d be fine.
Southampton is so shit. But it won’t surprise me if they score a third
Don’t care that he scored there that miss before tells you more about that god awful player
Wot a great performance against an outstanding club with history and all, though temporarily close to being relegated.
Maybe AF but 3 year deal for Wellwide now