We have some seriously idiotic fans on the match thread hating on Leno and Arteta (for the subs).
Leno - Our best player of the season. The amount of saves he has had to make are more than a keeper at a top club should have to make. He has kept us in games and at times kept scores respectable. For me, he pips Auba as my player of the season so far. Some of the draws we had would have been thumpings if not for him. Unfortunately, keepers make mistakes and he made a howler today. But we cannot deny his overall quality.
Arteta - this is his SECOND game. He is still trying to get to grips with this team. At first I thought starting Nelson over Pepe was a mistake but the former actually played very well today. Subbing Ozil off was a mistake...but again... early days..mistakes will be made. Give him time, give him funds to get in another CB, CM etc.
Positively, we played well for a while until Chelsea brought Jorginho on. Then we lost momentum and urgency. It will take weeks to get us to where we can maintain the same intensity for 90 mins. I also think we are not fit enough. But the pressing and passing at times were a joy to watch. Auba put in a shift like I have never seen from him.
Negatively, looks like more injuries. Chambers and also Saka looks hurt. Who will play at leftback?? Lacazette is still shot of confidence and our forward play is hurt by that. Ref was SHEEITEE. Jorginho should have been off and so should have Guendouzi...who is still not quite ready imo.
Arteta looks like a man with a plan and I hope the board back him.
Leno and Arteta
posted on 29/12/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
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comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
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We missed Xhaka today big time.
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Yeah we do because your mate Gwendo should been off in the first half. Cant do the things Xhaka gives us.
Not against to sell Xhaka but need to replace him quickly at the beginning of the TW.
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Guendouzi made one foul and should have been sent off?
Can't give us what Xhaka does? You mean stand off attackers, give up possession, give away needless fouls, let opponents jog past him? Thats why we want him out - if we wanted what Xhaka gives us we would want to keep him
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You arent honest here. If you watched Gwendo today you need to come to the conclusion he shouldnt started.Silly fouls, cant pass forward, dont win any challenges. Always second best. With him in the team and no replacement for Xhaka we are going nowhere.
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Guendouzi in numbers:
Tackles - 3 (Torreira 0)
Interceptions - 3 (Torreira 2)
Dispossed - 0 (Torreira 1)
Unsuccessful touches - 0 (Torreira 1)
Clearances - 3 (Torreira 1)
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Dont know where you stats from. Gwendouzi was by far our worst player today. I dont judge on stats. I judge on what I see.
posted on 29/12/19
And what you see is through biased eyes and pre-judged.
posted on 29/12/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
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And what you see is through biased eyes and pre-judged.
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It reflects my opinion and my judgement of course. Dont think if you ask some other on the Arsenal board to Gwendouzi's performance today they to the same conclusion as me apart from your personal boyfriends.
posted on 29/12/19
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
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comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
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And what you see is through biased eyes and pre-judged.
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It reflects my opinion and my judgement of course. Dont think if you ask some other on the Arsenal board to Gwendouzi's performance today they to the same conclusion as me apart from your personal boyfriends.
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You said Guendouzi doesn't win any challenges, yet the facts say otherwise. You say he made silly fouls, he made one foul and that was to stop a pretty good opportunity for Chelsea to score. You say he lost the ball a lot, yet the facts are he didn't.
But disregard facts because they don't fit your pre-concluded opinion
posted on 29/12/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
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comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 minutes ago
And what you see is through biased eyes and pre-judged.
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It reflects my opinion and my judgement of course. Dont think if you ask some other on the Arsenal board to Gwendouzi's performance today they to the same conclusion as me apart from your personal boyfriends.
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You said Guendouzi doesn't win any challenges, yet the facts say otherwise. You say he made silly fouls, he made one foul and that was to stop a pretty good opportunity for Chelsea to score. You say he lost the ball a lot, yet the facts are he didn't.
But disregard facts because they don't fit your pre-concluded opinion
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I give you that. It's not true that he isnt winning any challenges. I am too strict here.
If you think I have an agenda against Gwendouzi you are wrong and you do what you always do put me in a drawer of a Gwendo hater or in the other case a Xhaka lover where I really dont belong.
I rate Gwendouzi but he is a youngster who makes mistakes and not the right player in our midfield at the moment. Only my opinion. You obviously sees him differently and I respect that.
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posted on 29/12/19
Give respect to his name and spell it correctly.
posted on 29/12/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
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Give respect to his name and spell it correctly.
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Is this a wind up? if so you are allowed to press the filter button
posted on 29/12/19
Pretty sure everyone is thinking of the David Luiz follow through and confusing him with Guendouzi because of the hairstyle... Seriously though, he should cut that mop nice and short like a real man, modelling your appearance on David Luiz is no way to go.
posted on 29/12/19
Never mind, I forgot about the slight arm wrestle - 5 days of flu and travelling through airports since 0600 has left me drowsy, was one of those ones where some refs would give it others wouldn't, VAR decided it was not enough to warrant a foul in the end.