Huge away test looms

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Hitting you with some super short contenting today, because I’m flying out, and Arsenal are dropping a 2pm kickoff.

Injury news is mixed. Ramsey, Xhaka and Laurent are all in contention.

We’re going to need all the experience and help we can leverage today. This really is the start of a hugely important group of games. If we lose to 10th placed Everton, suddenly that Europa League game on Thursday against Napoli doesn’t look as winnable.

We have momentum on our side though, so let’s not panic too much. The problem we have is that away form hasn’t been our best friend this season. Losing games away at Rennes, West Ham and BATE weigh heavy on the mind. However, worth noting that Emery has changed things up lately, he’s brought his better players in from the cold, he’s taken them somewhere warm to rest their minds and the team is playing with far more swagger than they have done in 6 months.

Defence is crucial, we need player of the month Bernd Leno to continue bossing things from the base, we need to try desperately to avoid putting Mustafi under any sort of pressure and we need to cross out fingers.

The most notable change for me has been the early goals. Not really something you can attribute to a specific idea, because I’m sure early goals is always on the agenda… but, it’s better than conceding early, which was certainly something that worked against us in the front half of last season.

BIG GAME. The start of a tough run of matches where the coach is going to have to make some tough decisions. Rotation is going to important, player fitness is crucial, and focus will be essential. Tired minds are just as dangerous as tired legs. The manager needs to balance carrot and stick if we’re delivering an epic 3rd place this season.

Right, that’s me done, enjoy that game and PLEASE do not lavish too much praise on me for this HUGE post… xxx

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Rambo Ramsey

Good luck next season without Ramsey.

The only mid/attacking mid we have with a pulse.

DaleDaGooner

mysticleaves, sense! You’re making too much of it. Guy doesn’t play games and the Arsenal fans want him to all of a sudden be the best on the pitch.

Dissenter

Mystic
I was expecting your familiar Eleneny defense

He got his chance today and he was pathetic. Don’t give me the rustiness excuse. he played n Monday night son it’s not like the manager just threw him in on the deep end.
We are all fucking tossers anyway. Relax with the personal abuse, that’s not your forte.

Just Another Customer

Did he have enough time to do a fake shot there?

Tony

Sadly yes my bypass arteries are old now and starting to block.

Thanks Dale the procedures were a success.

DaleDaGooner

Good luck next season without Ramsey.

Lol! Oh boy…..we’re still ruing losing Paddy V, I doubt Ramsey would be that missed.

Kay

Tony you bugget.

Wish we get the 3 points for ur sake today.

Stay healthy man

Dissenter

Tony
Shouldn’t you be resting away from football?

useroz

Need a goal quick.

Once everton get used to this formation back in dog fight mode.

Just Another Customer

Never rated Elneny anyway he’s destined to be last choice midfielder in our squad if we are going to [put the pressure] on the league title.

Leftsidesanch

Speedy recovery Tony

DaleDaGooner

Tony, wishing all the best mate.

Kay

bugger and not bugget

azed

Mkhitaryan has been absolutely horrible in this game.

qna

Mkhi earns 200k/wk. Its just unbelievable.

Tony

Thanks Kay.

Dissenter
Probably but ……….

Un battle angel

Tony

Get well soon pal.

Dissenter

For all the money Everton have spent, they are’t any better that when big Sam was in charge.

Bob N16

Get well soon Tony, hope Arsenal can sort you out today at least!

S Asoa

Exchange of Miki for Sanchez has been a con job on each other.
Such a poor pass to Auba

DaleDaGooner

Mhki is on 4 times what Elneny is making and he gets so much flack on here

useroz

Looks like the cut backs don’t work. Need something different.

Where are the shots??

Tony

Leftsidesanch
Thanks

Paulinho

Guendouzi passing back to the goalie under no pressure.

Utterly pointless.

Just Another Customer

Mustafi can’t stop self-sabotage he’s too inept to prevent himself from doing it.

Tony

Leftsidesanch
Thanks things should get better now

Dissenter

Leno giving us a chance to get something from the game

Paulinho

Maitland Niles playing like hes drunk as usual.

Just Another Customer

At least we manage to recover from that calamity.

Guns of Hackney

Tony

At least watching Arsenal is a fantastic anaesthetic.

Recover fast!

DaleDaGooner

Our number 10 isn’t doing anything magical….

Samesong

Definitely not winning this.

Marko

AMN has been particularly awful today. My god what does he have that Ndombele doesn’t

Just Another Customer

It was all AMN there 2-3 mistakes in a row.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Fucking useless

useroz

AMN has been rubbish this game. Very lucky boy. Leno saved the poke and AMN….

Tony

Thanks Un.

A win would be the perfect tonic Bob

TR7

Now this is something I have noticed with regard to Mikhi all season , he tries to pass the ball the second he receives it. He almost always hurries himself in.to making a super quick pass. Even the most brilliant passers of the ball generally pause for a second before making that critical pass in the final third unless they are involved in one touch interplay with other players. Mikhi has a good technique but his eagerness to pass the ball super quick leads to a lot of misplaced and overweight passes.

DaleDaGooner

Maitland-Niles. Terrible header

Dissenter

“Mhki is on 4 times what Elneny is making and he gets so much flack on here”

Okay…lets start to critique Mykhi
He got as much lambasting in the first half

S Asoa

Our No 10 is loitering at leisurely pace

Radio Raheem

AMN smoked way too much weed before this game.

Samesong

TR7

Just saw a great example of that now.

Just Another Customer

That’s Ozil there pressuring the Everton player to put that out of play.

Underrated defending from the maestro tbh with u fam.

Jim Lahey

AMN is trash

Tony

Suarez or Iwoni for Mikhi?

Tony

Iwobi*

Dissenter

AMN needs to play with the energy of a young player
He played like he’s a 32 year old decorated veteran with nothing to play for

Where’s his hunger

DaleDaGooner

Will Lacazette And Aubameyang please stand up?? Mhki and Ozil need to earn their wage here

Just Another Customer

hahhaahahaha yup too much weed the fuck was that throw????

azed

AMN also having a terrible game.

Rambo Ramsey

Niles the casual cvnt

Marko

Back to Ipswich with the lad

DaleDaGooner

Bernard giving AMN hell on that rightside of ours

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

People
Everton

Bern da better team by s furlong

qna

Play with some fucking tempo for fucks sake.

gonsterous

Jesus, AMN is having a nightmare out there. Ramsey has been great, brings a lot of intensity to the team, funny how pierre thought it was ozils involvement that led to arsenal winning games.

TheBayingMob

Huge away test … failed

Terrible performance.

With more away games than home we are not getting in the top four. Everton have more energy and are more committed.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Where’s Eddie on da bench

qna

Is that AMN + cash for Wan Bissaka still on? Get it done ASAP.

Paulinho

Auba another who is far too timid in these away games.

Needs to be put on a plate for him.

Marko

I’m not sure he’s done a good thing all day

Guns of Hackney

Thank goodness more people have realised that AMN is utter bilge.

Ashley Cole is still the only player arsenal have actually produced (via Palace) that’s WC.

Our powderpuff attack is not great. You can’t win the close games without a genuine WC goal getter.

Danish Gooner

All the good work done against united down the shitter

useroz

Auba hasn’t touched the ball much at all.

Not working out.

No shots no goals.

Ref still gives 50/50 to everton as expected

Just Another Customer

Don’t know lads the backup for AMN is Licht not sure people would want that anyway.

Paulinho

“Back to Ipswich with the lad”

He couldn’t even stay in their team.

DaleDaGooner

We definitely need a right back and a couple of wingers.

James.wood

Monreal looking an easy touch

Guns of Hackney

Auba is going out tomorrow to buy another shitty looking and shiny jacket.

Just Another Customer

Auba really need to improve his off the ball runs as he’s too static most of the time leaving the midfield with not much options to feed the ball.

Alex James

We definitely need a right back and a couple of wingers.

No, practically a complete new team.

Un battle angel

We’ve got 3 centre halves and guendouzi and ozil are behind them all….!!!
Why?

Dissenter

Ozil lost the ball there…and didn’t even bother tracking back to recover

qna

Ozil + Mkhi + Auba cost us 750k/wk, but are utterly useless away from him. That’s the problem with Arsenal right there. We can afford to compete but we pick the wrong type of player.

Guns of Hackney

Putting a high cross into Laca talent who’s 5’2. Nice.

Jim Lahey

Are we a player down??!

Samesong

Where’s our wingback ? Monreal been exposed so many times.

TR7

Perhaps the worst ever performance from Guendouzi for Arsenal

Un battle angel

That Gomes can’t half ping it. Maybe we could nick him in the summer

Guns of Hackney

Perhaps Ozil’s sweat is like the Alien’s blood and he’s afraid to get it on himself?

useroz

Why everton managed to try that many more shots in/ around our box??

Still taking too many touches our forwards

C’mon. Good try Mikhi

Just Another Customer

Don’t forget about the training for WE WUZ WAKANDA celebration when he score some meaningless goal though.

Dissenter

Just have to keep plodding away
We can still win the game

Guns of Hackney

Monreal…the guy who at 33 was given another contract. Lolz.

Samesong

Just have to keep plodding away
We can still win the game

I don’t think we can Everton are getting too many chances on the counter.

Dissenter

Mykhi is growing into the game

Leftsidesanch

This game, in particular Everton should have had more goals

Bob N16

You miserable bast@rds.. AMN has been poor today, he’s not been alone but he’s just had a series of really promising games. But no credit there, as soon as he has a poor game he’s not championship standard…jokers!

Guns of Hackney

If this was city or Liverpool we would be 8 down.

Shambles and 100% reminiscent of Wenger’s last days.

The players are already on holiday.

Paulinho

It’s been obvious for about six months now that Guendouzi is not really that good.

Marko

No idea where Monreal was there

Just Another Customer

Bird Leno clutching as always he’s the massive improvement that was sorely needed for a long long time.

Un battle angel

And ozil just fall on the floor
Why change the habit of a lifetime?

S Asoa

Please Ozil OUT. Lazy sob

jasongms

Ozil is a fucking passenger…

DaleDaGooner

Ozil, an attacking midfielder who doesn’t offer himself up as an option for a pop at goal…..

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

That could be game changer

Guns of Hackney

Arsenal are making Phil Jagelka look like Cannavaro.

Dissenter

That’s why I think we may still win
‘Everton have had chance after chance … still 1-0

Could be a smash and grab