Arsenal away 25th Aug, the battle at the bottom, can we keep it below 5?

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  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    1-1 HT
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Snodgrass is filler. He's the water in watered down coke.
  • alderzalderz
    Snodgrass should have scored. We’ve been wasteful really. Could have been out of sight
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    We've gone to the Emirates and had a right go.

    It would be easy to find things to knock, but overall I'm happy with that half.
  • AdamAdam
    Lots of opportunities created. Wilshere looks off the pace. I’d prefer Obiang or Rice to come on for him. I don’t think we’d lose anything in attack if we do this.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    I'd expect to see Yarmo on for Snodders in the not too distant.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Much better performance imo, although not sure if that's down to how bad Arsenal are playing.

    At times we've had so much space, and we've probably had more and better chances in that half than the 2 previous games combined.

    However, we've still been suspect at times at the back, players not being tracked still, especially between FB and CB rather than straight through the CBs so maybe Sanchez is having an impact, who, despite misplacing a couple of passes early on, has grown into the game imo.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

    Well that’s a bit all over the place for me, that inexperienced back 4, not sure how snoddy keeps his place or Antonio comes straight back in? Fearing a hiding here really hope I’m wrong

    And after that 45 minutes, conclusion is simple Manuel Pellegrini is rightly a top football manager and I’m not ;doh
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    SuzanneClaret said:

    I’m listening to Paul Parker...... I may become violent shortly.

    I’m going to find them at batter one to death with the other. I recon I could use Paul Parker as a club....
  • LukerzLukerz
    Disappointing we only held the lead 4 minutes but other than that hugely encouraging. Now not to implode second half as the game becomes even more open.
  • LukerzLukerz
    We also have plenty of options off the bench too.
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    Pat Nevin on five live been very complementary to us
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    We are changing commentaries...
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    reckons us and arsenal are about the same level and we will be the dark horses for the season once we settle
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Nice attack, Fredericks ultimately played in by Snodgrass but the looped cross finds the defender between our 2 attackers.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Good save by Fabs at the second phase of a corner.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    A spell of possession for us before Antonio is fouled, free kick half way inside their half.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Goes all the way through to Arnie just beyond the far post, but sliced wide on the volley. A chance, but a tough one.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Another free kick, from the nearside this time, for a foul on Anderson, but poor delivery and it goes out for a throw.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Direct through the middle by Arsenal, Lacca to Auba, but the shot from just outside the box is straight at Fabs.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited August 2018
    Good chance. Anderson wins the ball well inside our half, drove the length of the pitch into their box and pulled back to Arnie but his shot is far too close to Cech.

    Arnie down holding his knee.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Need Chicharito on to finish some chances
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Arnie back up but moving a bit gingerly.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited August 2018
    Laccazette tests Fabs who might have done better rather than push it out into a dangerous area centrally, but it comes too quickly to Monreal and he skews his shot.

    Arnie down again, and now off for Hernandez.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Arsenal break dangerously down our left yet again, but we survive and Antonio is fouled.

    Arnie hasn't gone down the tunnel, couldn't see if he's applying ice while he sits on the bench.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Perez (or Lucas?, not sure which I'll call him) is on for Antonio.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Not sure if it was a shot or cross from Hernandez, but it wasn't that far away, having been put in by Anderson.
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Sanchez is my new favorite player
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;scarf
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    To my mind, Anderson has played much better centrally. I'm not saying he hasn't got back to help defend, but there isn't the pressure on him to constantly help his FB and we've seen more from him imo.

    Right on cue, a good effort, admittedly after cutting after being wide from taking a corner, but we're too slow to react to the rebound as Cech can only parry.
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