Arsenal swatted Tottenham aside in one of the best North London derby days of the last 5 years. We didn’t have to bet on Spurs dropping their level. We didn’t win on luck. We outfought one of the best teams in the league and dished out a deserved destruction.
The game had everything you could have hoped for. The atmosphere in the ground was venomous, the players were hyper-charged, and some of the goals were sublime.
Things were looking pretty good early on in the game, Arsenal were in control for the most part. We even managed to pick up an early goal. Vertonghen swiped the ball from Mustafi’s head from a corner, Mike Dean of all people was paying attention and the penalty was granted. Auba stepped up, looked immensely nervy, but sent Lloris the wrong way after one of those awful slow run-ups.
The good vibes didn’t last all the way until half-time. Arsenal would be 18th in the league if there weren’t a second 45minutes. We made sure that poor record carried through with a bit of help from Son’s dark arts. The first of their two goals came from a dubious foul on the edge of our box. The Eriksen freekick at the front post caught the slightest of glances from Dier, he was helped along by some poor keeping, Leno failing to get his body behind the ball, palming it into the net.
The impending OTT celebrations caused a massive ruckus on the touchline. Aaron Ramsey, Guendouzi and Lacazette all involved in some serious handbags, notable was Eric Dier telling Aaron to sit down.
Things went from bad to worse 4 minutes later. Arsenal allowed Son in on the back post, Hector and Holding were jockeying the South Korean, but Holding slid in and grazed a standing foot. Son collapsed in a heap, there was no doubt Mike Dean would blow up. Super harsh in my opinion. Should contact not be meaningful? I find the ‘if there’s contact, he has every right to go down’ mantra so tired these days. You go down if the contact is heavy, otherwise it’s cheating. I hope VAR stops this nonsense. Anyway, Harry Kane sent Leno the wrong way and we were 2 down heading into halftime.
The manager made some ruthless decisions. He took off Iwobi and Mikhi, who by their standards were not having particularly bad games. Lacazette and Ramsey came onto the pitch, Emery obviously admired the touchline aggression his bench was offering up.
The decision paid dividends. Bellerin played a beautiful ball into Ramsey who cut back to Auba on the edge of the box, the man from Gabon delicately curled a first-time strike into the bottom corner. A second assist followed, Ramsey counter-pressed Foyth, released Lacazette who cut the ball back on the edge of the box, set himself, then placed a shot expertly off Dier’s shin past Lloris. BEAUTIFUL.
The final goal was my favourite of the day. Aubamayeng slipped a perfect pass between 3 Spurs players, Torriera kept himself onside, bore down on goal and instead of squaring the pass, he unleashed fury across Lloris into the bottom corner. An absolute pearler. What a goal.
The game got better for Arsenal. Vertonghen was sent off for a sloppy challenge on Lacazette.
Arsenal took the spoils. North London is red again. What power shift?
Concluding points:
That was the big one for me. That was how you measure your success. We lost to City and Chelsea earlier on in the season, but you could forgive because the games were literally our first. Yesterday, we played a team that destroyed Chelsea last week and beat a solid Inter Milan side midweek. That was an immense victory and no one can take that away from Emery.
We had everything we’ve been crying out for packaged neatly into a 90minutes that’ll stick hard in the throats of anyone who uttered ‘careful what you wish for’ over the past ten years.
Ruthless Decisions:
Mesut Ozil didn’t make it into the squad. Rumour has it the German wimped out with back spasms when he heard he wasn’t starting. Not like we haven’t been here before, is it? Remember Wenger’s last game at home? Emery has sussed Ozil inside three months. There’s no fucks given for your Twitter following or commercial star at Arsenal. It’s all about what you give. Big question is what do you do with the biggest white whale in the Premier League? I think Emery’s press conference tells you a lot about the rumours.
That decisive thinking carried through into the game. Mikhi and Iwobi were having pretty ok games. Some sloppiness in the final delivery and finishing, but not terrible. Emery yanked both of them off and put on the bad boys from the touchline scuffle. A masterstroke. We’ve been dining out on the ‘it’s 70mins, maybe we’ll make a sub’ line for 20 years. Great to see someone manage the game and the tactics on the fly.
Paaaashun:
If a fan says they hate transfer windows or paaaashun, it tells you a lot. But there was a lot of that over the past ten years as people tried to make sense of the cold blue lips of our squad and manager. Not anymore, Emery’s face is all of us. That guy feels every strike of the ball, every missed shot, every goal. I love him on the touchline. It’s sunk into the players. Everyone is fighting. It’s like a brawl out on the pitch. We will not be bullied. We are a team of fighters, and if I’m honest, we were shithousing today… and I fucking loved it.
The Arch Bishop of Shithousery is certainly Sokratis. He’s a real piece of work. An absolute man-beast on the pitch. Getting in people’s heads, gouging at their shirts, niggling all game long. He fucking LOVED yesterday. I love him. But they’re all at it, even Aaron Ramsey was giving it on the sidelines.
Also, look at those celebrations. That’s team togetherness. That’s love for what you do and a belief in what is going on at the club. Beautiful to watch. I’m falling back in love with the club again.
Aaron Ramsey:
Gotta give it to the man, who wouldn’t package Ozil’s contract up in a bow and hand deliver it to the Welshman on your knees? He put in a fantastic 45minutes. He was electric. A total professional. He understood the gravity of the game and put all his feelings to the side. An unreal display given the circumstances.
Performances:
Xhaka was excellent the whole game. I loved his smirking when he’d caused a melee. Torreira embodies everything I admire in the new setup, what a signing. Auba proved he’s more than just an outrageous scoring record with a cracking display. Kolasinac continues to look fantastic. Hector Bellerin was a beast out on the right, so much good stuff game from the floppy-haired boy wonder. Leno made a couple of outrageous redeeming saves. Mustafi and Holding kept Spurs quiet. They all done good people. All of them.
Fan Vibes:
You know what heals divides? Winning. A project to believe in. Knowing your club is doing everything in its power to succeed. We have that now. Everyone can rally round the new regime. It’s wonderful to see.
The only thing that could top this is burying United on Wednesday. Ending Mourinho would bring tears to my eyes. It’d be a thing of beauty.
Let’s pray it happens!
Onwards and upwards! x
DM
WHAT a bloody game that was
Here
tr4hy
Nice one Peter!
top 10
I just did what Auba did to Little tots. That second goal was fire. Bring on Man Useless on Wed
There’s something seriously wrong with Ozil, and I can tell you at least partly why this is and it may also explain the back spasms.I recently read an article that said that Ozil has become something of an expert at Fortnite, the online shooting video game that has become a phenomenon. He’s become so good at it that he’s notched 600 wins. For anyone who knows anything about Fortnite, to get 600 wins takes an incredible amount of time. To get a win, you have to beat either 99 players if you’re in solo mode, 48 other teams in duo… Read more »
Bollox
Well done peter
We are well beyond where I was hoping we would be at at this stage under Emery. It’s a wonder to behold. Loving Arsenal life right now, we gave it everything on the pitch yesterday. Our players CARE, you can see what it means to them. Long may it last. Let’s keep improving and see where this season takes us 🙂
Poch is full of excuses.
In a statement, a Spurs spokesman said: “Behaviour such as this is completely unacceptable and the supporter in question will be issued with a ban.”
But some people don’t think it was a racist gesture. Lol
“We had everything we’ve been crying out for packaged neatly into a 90minutes that’ll stick hard in the throats of anyone who uttered ‘careful what you wish for’ over the past ten years.”
It should also stick hards in the throats of anyone who uttered that Arsenal had ‘bottled it’ when they hired ‘dull signing’ Emery and that fans would be thinking ‘WTF HAVE WE DONE?’.
Brilliant enthusiasm, tenacity and energy yesterday from all.
I’d love to end our poor record at OT on Wednesday. You know United will be up for it even with their patched up side.
We will miss Xhaka on wednesday.
Never thought that I would say that kind of thing one day lol
The sooner Ozil will go to China, the better for him, and especially for us.
That Banana Skin was really weird because it was my understanding that racists usually throw the whole banana on the field and not just the skin. Trust a Spud fan to eat the banana first.
Samesong
I’ve always thought this, but after that comment I’m in little doubt that Pierre is a f*cking idiot
Are we seriously going to give any credence that Ozil’s fake injury is attributed to playing a computer game?
1. How do you prove it?
2. Anyone over the age of 10 should not play games.
Personally, Ozil is a squirmy eyed maggot who should be sacked on the spot.
“That was an immense victory and no one can take that away from Emery.”
Unfortunately there are Grovers who disagree…
After all these years of suffering as fans, it’s a really sad thing to witness.
“a squirmy eyed maggot”
That’s the GoH that I love!! lol
Ozil has back pain ?? Are you sure that it’s not flu ??
Back to the game. Excellent result any way one looks at it.
I wish Auba was more clinical. He should have had at least three yesterday.
Our defending is still average at best but Leno is turning out to be the best keeper we’ve had since mad jens.
Torrier and Gued are excellent. With some fine tuning, these two could dominate our middle for years.
Ramsay has a ‘contract game’. Don’t fall for it. He’s shit. Remember Theo? Exactly.
Laca and PEA have to start together. They are potent.
We’re on the up but need some tweaks.
“Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil could be on his way to Inter Milan after Unai Emery left him out in the cold in recent weeks”
F*ck, it’s from The Sun… lol
For the record, I’ve never been into the whole hating spurs thing. I grew up hating the scouse bastards and then the Manc heroin addicts…spurs have never been a rival, ergo, I can’t ever hate them.
No way an Italian team can afford £350k pw. Not a chance.
I don’t see a scumbag like Ozil taking a pay cut so inter might make it a loan deal but that means we would still have to pick up a massive salary.
I’d sack him ASAP. Write him off and parlay the cash into a real footballer.
It’s only one game, but yesterday, make no mistake was a watershed when the club changed from being a make work project for a millionaire pensioner afraid of retirement back to being one of the powerhouses in English football.
Seeing the joyous scenes from the Emirates last night, brought a lump to my throat… honestly, after 12 years of opening, for me, the stadium finally felt like our ground.
Probably better to have a no Ozil day on here ..there are better things to talk about today… Still trying to work out if Emery is a genius of lucky ( in the nicest possible way). What is a certainly is that he is brave and is prepared to gamble to get a result unlike our previous manager who very rarely gambled in a game . The substitutions at half time had a negative effect for the first ten minutes of the 2nd half until the fantastic strike from nowhere by Aubamayang. Mustafi getting injured actually changed the game totally… Read more »
The only thing that could top this is burying United on Wednesday. Ending Mourinho would bring tears to my eyes. It’d be a thing of beauty.
Let’s pray it happens!
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Lets pray the boys have left enough in the bottle for Wednesday.
Leeds
The trouble is, it takes a spurs game to raise the crowd up. 99% of the time it’s a morgue.
Too many camera phones. Too many tourists. Not enough flares. Not enough coins being thrown.
New stadia lack atmosphere. They are all basically the same blueprint. Old stadia were all grown…if you know what I mean?
My prediction. Emery will get Jose the sack.
Wenger has been working on a full size Jose voodoo doll since May…it’s nearly complete.
Wow.. …
Great to be a gooner.. ..
I think this is Tottenham’s first away lose of the current epl season…. And we smashed them to the Floor….
Lovely
I actually like starting with either Laca or Auba but not both from the off… our shape is much more balanced with one of them in the side to begin with when we play the 3-4-3 formation. IMO, our attack has been much more potent actually in the course of the whole game when we bring on one of our superstar strikers from the bench. For the most part, egos have been put aside for the sake of team spirit and getting the right result. Psychologically, you can tell it gives our team a mental boost when this happens and… Read more »
GoH
First, I said partly responsible.
Of course I can’t prove it. It’s a theory. As for video games, the physical demands on a top-class athlete are slightly more demanding than those on a 10 year old.
I have no doubt the club’s medical team don’t approve of Ozil sitting on his arse for 10 hours at a time playing video games day after day. Logic alone would tell you that’s not healthy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46420874
Even the BBC is complimenting us. Yesterday was a good day. 😉
Bacary
I wasn’t having a go at you…I was saying how could Arsenal prove it so they could fire his bulbous eyed arse.
Mind you, don’t all footballers play PlayStation?
Pick up a fucking book!
A win vs Spuds + a draw at Manure wouldn’t be so bad….
Of course we want the 3 points at old toilet, but Maureen will be in his natural element –> motivate his troops for a game against Arsenal.
And the boys have left so much energy yesterday… only 2 days to recover, hope it will go well.
And they will park the bus, of course.
So far Aubameyang and Lacazette have scored 19 goals between them. By Xmas/ New Year, with a bit of luck, could be close to 30.
I like them both and it is obvious that they have a special chemistry between them. If they stay fit, can see 50+ goal season.
Love their handshake, “Well done sir”, celebration.
Didn’t Wrighty and Kevin Campbell do something similar?
Who’s Wrighty and Kevin Campbell?
Mustafi was a monster in that match for me….
So unlucky he didn’t score yesterday… He was the main threat in our set piece…
Interesting to see what team Emery puts out against MU.
Have a great day everyone.
Cheers.
GOH
Are you joking?
Graham
Yes. I know Mark Wright and the defender we got from spurs.
Great write up! I’m still buzzing from the game.
One major dark cloud is the Ozil situation.
How do we solve a problem like Mesut?
The final doubt about Emery with these ailing AKBs surely has now been lifted. NLD isnimportant whenever it is played. The focus was sharper yesterday since spurs are considered slightly above us since finishing above us logically. Arsenal’s 2nd half substitutions proved yet again Emery is a good tactician. A really good manager it has to be said. Thinks decisive management from a man clearly analytical, confident and experienced. The difference Emery has made to an almost totally built Wenger squad is absolutely massive. The comparison is clear to a blind man. Accept Emery as a vast improvement to the… Read more »
Remember when Wenger used to excuse losses on a Sunday because it was on a Sunday? He must have thought the fans were idiots.
Thank goodness that we have a head coach who doesn’t make lame excuses but plans for games properly and understands what the term squad rotation actually means.
Hopeful for Wednesday. You just know Emery will be pouring over Southampton’s match with United even now. Our first XI need to dig deep and take the game to United.
We can do it.
1 – 0 to the Arsenal.
I think yesterday has put to rest any idea that Emery isnt the right man for the job. We have a lot of issues if we want to compete for the PL again, but there is no doubt we have seen improvement. Although I think we lack quality in terms of players, Emery is getting right nearly everything that Wenger got wrong. We are harder to beat, we react well to going a goal down, the effort levels are through the roof, there are no favourites, and Emery is constantly involved on the touchline. Arsene Wenger, yesterday, would have been… Read more »
re Mesut Ozil,
It really is a huge issue, one some of us have been talking about for over 3 years.
Ozils agent said Chinese clubs offered £1m per week, well go back to them and get a deal done.
We have to try and offload him. His wages could pay for 2 new world class wide players, that based on Iwobi and Mykhitaryans performances recently, are desperately needed.
Pierre
“Still trying to work out if Emery is a genius of lucky ( in the nicest possible way)”
No luck was involved in anything yesterday, competent managers are reactive.
I am and have been a great supporter of Ozil, because when he plays well he is an outstanding footballer. However, I am concerned that for the second time this season we are informed that he did not play yesterday, because of back spasm and when Emery was asked if the player was not at ground was unable to give positive answer. Clearly there are now questions about Ozil’s commitment to the team if not selected for starting lineup. That in itself contrasts with Aaron Ramsey who despite the withdrawal of contract continues to show 100% commitment not only following… Read more »
Leeds
I dont think this team is really capable of beating big teams 1-0
Our defence is absolutely shocking,
We dont seem at all capable of keeping clean sheets. Thats one thing that hasnt changed at all since last season.
Emirates
“Some might argue that we must offload him, but the salary at £350K pw makes
it virtually impossible to sell this player on the open market and generate a
transfer fee. Who is going to buy him and pay the player and pay him £18.2million per year?”
Our options are basically:
PSG
Man Utd
China
His agent said there were big offers from China.
Well, maybe he should go back and see if theyre still available.
I am surprised this Emery quote didn’t get more attention:
“on the half-time substitutions…
‘Before I started the match I prepared in my mind different situations in the match. One was this.'”
What a difference from how things were done.
Ozil signed a contract and I bet you he sees it’s out. He has no reason to leave.
As I said earlier, he stands to make £56m out of Arsenal over the next few years.
He doesn’t fancy football so why move?
Ozil was Arsene’s fuck you.
Ozil will not see his contract out. No way.
When a player isnt wanted, they find a way out.
The main factor for Ozil will be are there any decent Sisha and Turkish bbq restaurants out in China?
Gambon
Why should he? He clearly doesn’t want to play football anymore. He’s 30. Has no international career. No one wants him.
Win win for Ozil I’m afraid. No one is turning their back on £56m to sit around playing computer games and going to turkey every weekend.
gambon
You’re probably right but I don’t think much of United’s attack. They were absolutely awful against Young Boys the other night… and against Southampton…
We need to keep Torreira fit though, he is the main reason why we don’t have a soft underbelly anymore.
That’s why I’ve been advocating us going into the transfer market to get a similar player to lighten Torreira’s workload. I would hate to have him injured. He is our Kante.
gambon
Ozil will not see his contract out. No way.When a player isnt wanted, they find a way out.
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Ozil is a different breed, he seems content to see out his days smoking shisha and hanging around in North London Turkish restaurants.
He is not career driven anymore, he doesn’t feel the need to be loved, he is quite happy to live as a semi-retired pro earning £1.6m a month in one of the premier cities in the world in which to live well.
The way to nullify man you is to throw a mars bar on the pitch and watch Lukaku snaffle it up. Him and Mikki on the pitch at the same time will create a cosmic alignment.
Gambon
I doubt that any mainstream European Club are going to pay Ozil £350K pw and also a transfer fee as well. Man Utd are unlikely to recruit Ozil in any event following the Sanchez debacle.
Tomorrow could well be the defining moment in Mourinho’s career at Man
Utd. If we beat them I could see him gone by Christmas. The club has enough
problems without adding another by recruiting Ozil at this stratospheric wage.
As i say, Ozil is finished at Arsenal. Its just a question of how long it takes for him to go. Next summer would be my guess. Not being in the team is not good for brand Ozil. Not being in a matchday squad even worse. Being forced to train with the U15s would be even worse. Everyone said we would never be able to get any money for Theo or Ox. We got £60m for them. Ozil will go at some point, either to China, or a team in Italy that want a big name in the team, even… Read more »
London zoo aquarium called…they lost a googly eyed puffer fish. Last seen smoking hash on Green Lanes.
Lolz. I forgot we got money for Theo and chamberlain.
Anyone remember when we got money for cygan? That was Dragon Den level wheeler dealing.
Gambon I agree with your second point that Arsenal’s defence is substandard. However well we play offensively the fact is that we concede far too many goals. Sofar we have conceded 18 this season in 14 games. NINE other clubs in EPL have conceded less and we have managed just two clean sheets all season. That is not form for a top 4 team let alone one striving to win title. I made the case on many occasions last season that you do not win titles with fragile defence however many goals you score and that is surely the case… Read more »
“I think yesterday has put to rest any idea that Emery isnt the right man for the job.“ Comments like this are absolutely daft. So Arsenal are vindicated because we beat Spurs at home? Emery has shown a lot of good thus far, and we are all the better for it. But….he will only prove the right man based on where we end up this season, plus how we improve upon that next season and get closer to the (assumed) ambition of being champions of England again. Go ahead with the agenda bollocks, but that’s any managerial yard stick at… Read more »
Thank god for champagne Charlie…that comment will keep the Guns of Hackney haters off my back for a while.
“Still trying to work out if Emery is a genius of lucky”
Paul Merson is Pierre’s grandad.
It’s a real real shame that we have another Arshavinesque situation forming right in front of our eyes with Özil. There’s hope though. Raul and Sven are consummate professionals, and their contacts in football are second to none. It would not surprise me if an under the radar deal is announced in January… There’s definitely something wrong between Mesut and the head coach, and like I said in the previous post, if it GENUINELY was back spasm, at the very least he should have been at the Emirates to encourage his teammates… the fact that he was nowhere to be… Read more »
Let’s face it. Ozil is am irredeemably Wengerised pussio. We need to get rid, whatever the cost. Prima Donna’s are like parasites, they are a drain on the life blood of a team.
GoH
Haha! I used to live on Green Lanes.
Champagne, another fan unable to be happy at yesterday’s result…
You wanted Arsenal to be PL champs this season ?? lol
Groove daddy
I lived in Stoke Newington/crackney for 37 years. I know GL very well.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46420874
Haha. All those Sp*rs loving BBC jornos must be hurting today!!!
there is no way Ozil is an option for united …the got rammed hard with no lube on the snachez deal can’t see them opening up and taking a baseball bat in the ASS by taking on Ozil would be frigging funny if they did though ……china is the only option and I doubt that as well
Spurs’ throwing bananas at Auba yesterday.
I guess Aurier is down with that?
You got to love the football fans that confirm the hatred other sports fans have for them.
I could see Ozil going to China.
If what GoH says is true….that Ozil doesnt care about football any more, China is the perfect option.
He could get paid even more, grow his bug eyed brand, and not have the embarrassment of being left out of the squad that he has here.
Gambon You are being optimistic in your assessment. Somehow I don’t see Arsenal allowing yet another player leave on a freebie. Also for all the noise which is made continuously by Italian Clubs the hard facts are that they cannot afford these mega salaries UNLESS there is a side consideration as was case with Ronaldo moving to Juventus with ability to generate additional revenue from sponsorships. Ozil does not have that profile What may now happen is that Ozil will remain on books until such time that the club can write off a transfer fee without it impacting on the… Read more »
GoH
I was up in Palmers Green
Highbury Legend
I’d stick to trolling, when you try and digest a comment properly you get it more wrong than is imaginable.
My comment has nothing to do with being happy/unhappy about yesterday’s win, and nothing to do with wanting a prem title this season. It is a response to the idea Emery is unequivocally the man for Arsenal.
After CR7 starts doing hard jail time…Juve might be regretting that transfer.
Özil really has a choice to make.
He can spend the remainder of his contract feeling sorry for himself or pick himself up and choose to be an Arsenal legend… rather than just a joke.
Time and patience, I must say is running out.
Ozil is getting £350k per week. I doubt if he is feeling sorry for himself.
He is staying and Arsenal will have a very awkward next couple of years to deal with.
Utter shambles.
“Ozil will not see his contract out. No way.When a player isnt wanted, they find a way out.”
I agree with this statement mad why gambon.
Ozil doesn’t come across as a Winston Bogarde.
He’s a very proud individual. He wants to be loved hence his bust-up with the German FA.
He can be driven out. We will still take a big loss financially because we may have to pay part of his wages on the way out. The loss can be mitigated though.
There can be a negotiated settlement.
Emirates’ “Somehow I don’t see Arsenal allowing yet another player leave on a freebie” You’re one of the the financial guys here but you don’t seem to understand the difference between mitigating our loss and a player leaving on a freebie We are not going to make any money from an Ozil exit. The best scenario is to cut the loss in half, maybe if we only have to pay the balance of his wage on the way out. Arsenal will do very well to reduce the impact of wages. Football wise it will be brilliant just to have players… Read more »
*made by gambon
I just wonder whether Özil and those advising him have completely underestimated Emery.
They probably looked at his time at PSG and his bust up with Neymar and thought… if Neymar can drive him out, so can I.
Except Ozil is not Neymar… and I suspect after having been driven out by Neymar Emery will have learnt from his mistakes. That’s why Emery is pushing back and showing Mesut who is boss.
If Mesut can’t accept that, he needs to go, it’s as simple as that.
i hope today doesn’t become another Ozil day ..please
We have a lot to talk about, fantastic performances from the players who actually played, another big game Wednesday where we are long overdue a win at Old Trafford, The great work Unai Emery is doing although it’s worth noting some think it is premature to give him credit but not premature to criticize him
i am happy Pedro acknowledged Xhaka’s play yesterday, two big home games now and he has put in class performances, some would rather ignore that and wait for the next misplaced pass
‘it’s worth noting some think it is premature to give him credit but not premature to criticize him’
Online round of applause for you.
Some were criticising after his first 90 minutes after 7 years of no criticisms at all from them.
It’s sticking in their throats.
That yesterday was like nothing we’ve never seen before in terms of performance.
Even if Özil was injured, if he was in the stands yesterday, amongst the fans celebrating, I think most people would have forgiven him.
The fact he was completely AWOL smacks of entitlement… and an attitude that says I choose when I play.
Groovey/GoH
I work around Tottenham, I drive past or through Green Lanes every day. Bloody traffic around there does my head in!
That yesterday was like nothing we’ve never seen before in terms of performance.
Completely agree Cesc, we have put in great performances before but not with the same intensity and hunger, we knew from the off we were going to beat them and nothing was gonna stop that, not even a pathetic dive.
Lichstiener set the tone when Dier did his ridiculous mouth to the lips nonsense, he made it clear that will not be tolerated, it set the tone for the afternoon.
@ HoghburyLeg Its not about fans being happy or not, its about the OTT comments on this particular game when fans were called out for similar OTT comments on games in the past? No one (and I mean NO ONE) can take away any success Emery will have with this team now or in the future, he is our Gaffer and deserves all our support and backing. Doesn’t mean folks won’t and shouldn’t call him out if the results go pearshaped or praise him when it goes well…just the feeling that many choose to express agendas when ever they comment… Read more »
“i am happy Pedro acknowledged Xhaka’s play yesterday, two big home games now and he has put in class performances, some would rather ignore that and wait for the next misplaced pass”
You mean like the way you waited for him to have a rare good game before making this agenda driven comment?
Xhaka famously described himself as one with leadership skills. I believe he stated that his mother used to trust him ahead of his older sibling.
He’s living up his big talk now.
He’s shown leadership skills all through the season under this manager. Stepping up to play wing back and now as captain.
He stepped into that emotional leadership role yesterday.
It’s almost like the players said “enough is enough”
@ GoH Funny that The Mancs and and Pool are the teams you didlike most….to be honest for me its been more of an admiration for United and what they achieved under Fergie, the hatred for them was more to do with our inability to have won more titles under that time frame (down to Arsene though) so more like transfered aggression. Liverpool and their entitled fans is more is more of an amusement to me in seeing them always coming short in the league than anythingelse. I think in terms of the football hatred stakes as an Arsenal fan… Read more »
Isn’t Xhaka suspended against United? I think he’s picked up 5 yellows hence the one match ban.
Even Wenger managed to win the corresponding fixture last season. Still some people are celebrating like they won the league.
We are yet to play one man down under Emery.
That may be due to luck because we’ve come close several times.
I want to see how Emery adapts to being forced to play with 10-men.
It will come soon during this goody period , players get tired and sloppy. Referees get tired too.