Nothing quite like a Friday night game to hype the cockles of your heart. Ole G to the S brings his band of now merry men to The Grove to duke it out with an Unai on FIRE. A trophy for the Norwegian would help him secure the contract he so desires, for Emery, it’ll keep melts like me off his back for another week.
Let’s get down to brass tacks.
Arsenal is fresh of the back of a victory against Chelsea, who just went to a final of their own, beating the GREATEST EVER SPURS SIDE on penalties.
I am greatly amused by journalists crying like grown men who’ve just seen their first ever vegan sausage roll because everyone is taking the piss out of Poch.
“SUPPOSE YOU THINK THAT MEANS HE’S SHIT. WELL, HE IS NOT LET ME TELL YOU. BUT YOU ARE. FOR YOUR VIEWS THAT RUN COUNTER TO DATA’
Take a fucking CBD latte precious one, it’s ok to laugh at the masters of marginal gains, and their hero manager for once again inflicting a cold backhanded slap of reality to ‘this is our year’ Spurs fans. I also think it’s amusing how many excuses people make for Poch, like he’s some sort of charity case. He has consistently tanked at important junctures with great players, after a while, it starts to look Spursy.
Anyway, where was I?
Ahh… Arsenal has a tough game against United. Unai Emery is going to have to reach into his metaphorical pot of wet look gel and activate more than just a great hairstyle. He’s going to have to, you know, pull out some tactics as well. Arsenal cannot roll with a 4-4-2 like we did against Chelsea. United have a livewire front three that will absolutely obliterate our slow defence. We also won’t get away with pushing them out wide, because their crosses are going to be met by players with more height and in box aggression than Hazard and Pedro.
Good news is Manchester United can’t pull off their most effective tactical move because De Gea didn’t travel south with the rest of the team. For all the glory the press are hyping around United, they’ve not been great. Their run stinks of Unai Emery’s if you ask me, lots of cracks there waiting to be exposed. There’s obviously a little more joy about the way they play now. Ole G has installed a more defined football identity, but the buzz there is the same as it was for us at the start of the season. He has Pogba enjoying his football again and Rashford has been reborn now he doesn’t have a manager flicking dog poo at him for motivational reasons.
This is a big one for Emery. In his excitement, how did he prepare? Did he flog his players with double sessions all week, or did he rest them hoping for another explosive start? How is he planning on using Ramsey? Did he communicate his ideas with clarity? How will he nullify that United front three? How is he going to control those long balls in behind our defense? How is he going to set up the defence without Bellerin?
IS HE EVEN THINKING ABOUT CARDIFF AND CITY AFTER!
We’ll see. An FA Cup win would take a lot of pressure off the manager. This will be important to him. I just wonder how our renewed top 4 bid will affect his thinking. He has to have a fresh team that beats Cardiff, and puts on a show against City.
In other news, the MIGHTY John Cross reckons Monchi could join this summer. I. would. be. game.
David Ornstein says Arsenal are in for Paris livewire, Nkunku. Do I know much about the midfielder? Absolutely not. But I have seen this video twice.
He looks fast, powerful and mobile. He’s a risky signing, but he’d certainly be more interesting than punting on Suarez. He can play across the midfield, even right back. I am game for these sorts of risks. The move is still hugely complex apparently – when are they not when it comes to Arsenal?! But still, at least we’re trying and exploring options. Thomas T has also sanctioned the deal.
Finally, Thierry Henry has been suspended by Monaco as they prepare to fire him. Or he’s already fired. Whatever, he’s done there. It seems like all the things you feared Thierry would be as a manager were true. This from GFFN.
He, he is supposed to be worth €10m?” All of the substitutes heard. The message he sent to the players was very negative.”
Another anonymous source close to the Monaco 1st team group added: “He would speak badly to the players, it is a fact. He would also make examples of people and that annoyed a lot of people, he gave this haughty impression as if he would not consider anyone else’s opinion.”
It looked like he might be going off on a weird tangent when he made that kid come back to tuck his chair in. I’m all for high standards, but humiliating a player in front of the media over a chair is a misunderstanding of people. Don’t get me wrong, it was a crowd pleaser, but you can’t embarrass people to make yourself look powerful, that’s petty. He topped it off with another awful prezzer where he told the sitting journalists he was removing the squad “of individuals who only care about their own futures”.
Bad times, but deep down, you know it was very predictable. Still, he’s getting a fucking huge payout apparently. So he’ll be ok.
Right, that’s me done. Enjoy this evening!
COME ON YOU REDS! x
AMN and Sanchez. Fuck, what a mismatch.
Maitland-Niles fucking terrible as always.
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….and getting poorer by the minute.
Auba is really only good at scoring goals. His touch and passing though..
If Sokratis is injured, we can kiss this game good bye.
Not good if he goes off.
That’s the risk if you keep playing all your best players. We are walking on thin ice.
Thomas is the new Steve on here
I suppose that’s another injury by Emery.
“That’s the risk if you keep playing all your best players. We are walking on thin ice.”
Nelson
Its a twisted ankle. It can happen to anyone any time. Has nothing to do with overplaying.
What is it about losing cb every time we play united…
Mustafi and Kos at the back. Doomed.
ThomasJanuary 25, 2019 20:02:13
Arsenal fans are thick as fuck booing at Sanchez. How about booing the specialist in failure instead? He’s the bad guy, not Sanchez.
Thick doesn’t describe you.
Is the specialist in the stadium??
Why did Iwobi go for it when Auba was in a better position
Cross that nearly went in Xhaka doing nothing to stop the cross and Mustafi and Kolasinac grossly out of position. Basically clueless player one two and three surprising no one
Ffs, Kozzer and Mustaphi is a disaater waiting to happen.
Cech is really terrible ball to feet
Our stikers are looking very average with their decision
HA ha….you couldn’t write it any other way
FFS
You knew he was going to score
Fucking Alexis.
Shame we sold him and not Ozil, he’s a great player.
Chech is a donkey… nothing to discuss
AMN played him onside.
AMN is keeping him onside
Why’s the cunt raising up his hands?? He should just celebrate…the smile gives him away anyway.
Absolutely no idea why Koscielny goes out from the back. Unbelievable how stupid our defenders are. I mean thick as fuck. And why was Xhaka at left back?
It was going to happen
No strikers on the bench … is shocking..
Mustafi trying to play the offside trap like a cunt.
Fuckkkkkk ….. I knew Sanchez would score… pfffffff
Na, Sanchez made a very good run that cut us out…
Clown time
And Lingard is another who keeps scoring against us
LMAO……
Seriously?
Like I said…donkey
All the hallmarks of an Arsenal defence. What the FUCK is Kolasinac doing there. Like what is he honestly doing
Oh my god! Where’s the defending?! What the fuck is Cech doing???
Switching off. Night gents.
We look imbalanced …
Team looks lip sided
Lol im not going to get annoyed by these clowns this evening.
Where was our Defensive Midfielders?????? Do we even have any?????
Yeaaaaah
Im done with this .
We wouldn’t win the fucking championship…
Sokratis goes out and defense lacks leadership immediately.
Our so called 100m strikers are toothless as well, at home for what it even matters
No creativity going forward and no stability at the back, that’s Emery’s Arsenal.
And fuuuuuuucccckkkkk. Our defending on tbis goal was dreadful. Unai needs to understand that we must have a solid defence if we are to have any higher aspirations.
Right
That’s that done an dusted…
Pure shite
As soon as Sokratis went off we were in trouble.
Xhaka isn’t mobile enough to play against decent teams in a CM 2.
It’s unbelievable really. Just pure thick cunt players in important defensive positions. Nothing will change until they’re gone
Still the same old clown defensive mistakes….Cech isn’t even good anymore
That’s our wonderful squad of players.. Good enough to slug it out with the best on one day, woefully absentminded on another.
But we can always look for who to blame
Should have played a few youths
Koscielny and Mustafi are the worst cab pairing. Both calamitous.
No big deal lads, the FA Cup is irrelevant, lets just concentrate on our final 15 league matches.
Kolasinac playing too high up the field leaving Lukaku twice
Game over already, cech just can’t do a thing right
Cech should not be in goal
Game gone
Cech is finished at this level.
We need to replace our whole back 4.
Cech was fucking gash for the goal
Lukaku’s playing LB for Arsenal
Nothing coming down the right.
Iwobi seeing so much of the balll
Ain’t got a creative hair on his head….
That cunt xhara … it’s beyond me
Xhaka needs to be gotten rid off
We have Ramsey, auba, iwobi and Xhaka a supposed regista on the pitch. We shouldn’t be lacking creativity.
Something is broken with this squad, will take a lot both managerial and player purge to make us consistent. We are still the yoyo team we were under Wenger. No excuse being 0-2 down at home with a strong lineup
Why is Cech ev3n playing? He’s been fucking shit for ages.
Woke up on my wedding anniversary morning, bit of Mr. Wobbly hides his helmet then on with the Arsenal Man U live text. Oh dear oh dear oh dear . . . Back to Mr. Wobbly hides his helmet it is then.
Where’s Wilcox reward for scoring 2 in the last game .
Usual weak links putting pressure on team mates
Xhaka, Iwobi. Maitland Niles not attaking enough. Ramsey not good enough.
No wat we had a chance with that team, we are over run
Well we now know why Cech is retiring, he is done.
I think it shows up just how terrible mustafi is. He comes on for the excellent Sokratis and suddenly we’re all over the place at the back. Koz aint the best either. Need the keep the ball away from our defence now. Where are the links to a good centre back this window???
That’s better.
No creativity going forward and no stability at the back, that’s Emery’s Arsenal.
We haven’t had stability at the back since Sol Campbell was decent. Behave
Fucking get in there you cunt!
Mustafi in, 2 goals slipped in 10 mins. There is reason he was on the bench and Kos in play being old as fuck and coming back from lenghty injury….
Alright boys! settle down
Good play by iwobi…
Ramsey does what Iwobi has been trying to do all match. Cross the ball.
Would you look at that… Auba made a sitter!
Iwobi keeps running in straight line, never even attempts to cut inside or beat a player. Useless runs with the ball on the flanks with no real sense of purpose. Ramsey on the other hand showed some courage and found Auba in the box.
Play the young bubble or Zak…
Back in it. Could be a classic.
Graham62January 25, 2019 20:05:15 “Jettisoned off to Barcelona to grab a few trophies for himself” Poppycock! Give me one good reason why, after 8 years at the club, he should have stayed on at Arsenal? ——————- You just grabbed that line and ran with it.Continue reading after that line of which you quoted me.Also I did say in brackets-‘I’d say good on you,” implying if you had the chance to win a CL Trophy(amongst others) at a bigger club like Barca. Further,I mentioned the hypocrisy attached after he left the club too go to Barca,and thus expected Arsenal fans to… Read more »
Say what you want, Iwobi is still the most lively player, bar the goal, our goal poacher doesn’t seem like he can be bothered other than a tap in, Xhaka is shit and Torreira looks very inexperienced regardless, he’s hiding away from the ball compared to what Guendouzi does. Our midfield needs reevaluation.
Iwobi keeps getting the ball
Xhaka needs to be removed
How comes my feed is on delay.I’m watching live and it’s still 2-0 ManUre..
The missus’ll have to wait for round 2 now. Get in there Auba!
Arsenal always have problem of defensive midfielders being ill disciplined enough to stay defensive. What’s tor doing in man utd box 18 for arsenal’s goal? That’s why it’s just too easy to counter us
Had Iwobi do what Auba just did, we’d go mental here, he is like another Ozil sometimes….can’t be arsed
No composure in front of goal…Auba and Kos
A bit better late on…
We need to come out better, don’t know what we need to do, but Emery needs to fix this defensive shape.
Fucking mustafi
” Henry is no Arsenal legend.” lol.. only the highest goalscorer in Arsenal’s history but not a legend…plank..
Got to say, brilliant finish from sanchez. We miss him.
Aubameyang is awful ifnhes not running onto a tap in
Proof again. The African ozil
I am not sure I like the idea of changing the formation so often. Last game, we played 442. This game, we play 4-2-3-1.
Manu’s defense looks better than ours. They never caught out of position.
I haven’t played football since my high school days but I still know that when your opponent has time to pick out a pass, you don’t gamble and step out for the offside trap and that’s what Koscienly did for the second goal.
Also at this rate Dennis Suarez on the right is better than Aubemayang on the right.