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Author:  Decaf [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:58 pm ]
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long time gooner wrote:
And now Smith Rowe. We’ve got them on the rack.

They're slippery buggers though.
Nerve 'racking'.
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:59 pm ]
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Decaf wrote:
long time gooner wrote:
And now Smith Rowe. We’ve got them on the rack.

They're slippery buggers though.
Nerve 'racking'.

Yes. That was the last moment that we were on top. Regretting putting the mockers on it.
Author:  DHD [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:04 pm ]
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I’m thinking new boy for Smith Rowe. Not done anything wrong but straight swap might be interesting
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:05 pm ]
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DHD wrote:
I’m thinking new boy for Smith Rowe. Not done anything wrong but straight swap might be interesting

Asking a lot of him to make an impact in such a short time in such a tight game.
Author:  DHD [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:07 pm ]
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long time gooner wrote:
DHD wrote:
I’m thinking new boy for Smith Rowe. Not done anything wrong but straight swap might be interesting

Asking a lot of him to make an impact in such a short time in such a tight game.


I know. Just want to see him
Author:  john1 [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:07 pm ]
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Anyone else thinking Partey is off his usual high standard game tonight?
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:09 pm ]
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Oooh. Again. Pépé so close.
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:09 pm ]
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DHD wrote:
long time gooner wrote:
Asking a lot of him to make an impact in such a short time in such a tight game.


I know. Just want to see him

You’ve got your wish.
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:10 pm ]
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john1 wrote:
Anyone else thinking Partey is off his usual high standard game tonight?

Kind of a curate’s egg. Some excellent stuff peppered with occasional lapses.
Author:  Rich [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:11 pm ]
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I could have sworn Maguire has been booked twice. If not he should have been, twice for fouls on Lacazette when he was in dangerous areas for both
Author:  Ash [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:13 pm ]
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Rich wrote:
I could have sworn Maguire has been booked twice. If not he should have been, twice for fouls on Lacazette when he was in dangerous areas for both


Yeah the first was should so have been a yellow. No attempt on the ball at all. But it wasn’t.
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:14 pm ]
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Lacazette putting in a Trojan’s effort up front today.
Author:  john1 [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:15 pm ]
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long time gooner wrote:
Lacazette putting in a Trojan’s effort up front today.


He’s been great again.

And I have to say, so has Pépé fair play.
Author:  Rich [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:16 pm ]
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Advantage played but now come back for the yellow card for Pogba. He should be off
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:16 pm ]
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john1 wrote:
long time gooner wrote:
Lacazette putting in a Trojan’s effort up front today.


He’s been great again.

And I have to say, so has Pépé fair play.

Yes. Really pleased/relieved to see Pépé show some form at last. Perhaps he’s shedding his demons.
Author:  Rich [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:20 pm ]
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Lacazette going for the header, maguire just backs a back for him and flips him over. Same thing Kane does. So dangerous, game needs to get on top of this - not even a foul given
Author:  john1 [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:21 pm ]
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Come on Eddie. Get a goal son.
Author:  Rich [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:22 pm ]
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Ash wrote:
Rich wrote:
I could have sworn Maguire has been booked twice. If not he should have been, twice for fouls on Lacazette when he was in dangerous areas for both


Yeah the first was should so have been a yellow. No attempt on the ball at all. But it wasn’t.

Man U got away with a few, this is why I moan so much about something like that Bruno one on xhaka, it changes the way Bruno can play, he has to be half a yard slower for fear on one slip or miss timed one.

Maguire just arms Lacazette off the ball on the edge of the box with no covering defender, it is a booking every time
Author:  Ash [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:22 pm ]
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Rich wrote:
Lacazette going for the header, maguire just backs a back for him and flips him over. Same thing Kane does. So dangerous, game needs to get on top of this - not even a foul given


Commentator immediately named Lacazette as the player who made the infringement.
Author:  long time gooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:22 pm ]
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Oh well. Eddie to score the winner then (he said hopefully).

Hopefully Lacazette is ‘okay’.
Author:  Ash [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:26 pm ]
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Not sure how I feel about that. If you could rewind and have Tierney and Saka available you’d fancy them to tip the balance. Hopefully we can get them back ASAP.
Author:  Decaf [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:27 pm ]
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I would have taken 0-0 before hand and I'm fairly satisfied. Decent result and performance that maintains our momentum, and another clean sheet.
Author:  john1 [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:29 pm ]
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Overall, and considering who was out, not a bad result against supposed title contenders.

Keeps the run going and adds to the confidence.
Author:  Hazuki [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:40 pm ]
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Fair result in the end, both teams had chances to win it. We're making progress as a team, but right now we need our best players available to really threaten. With Saka, Tierney and Aubameyang it's a different game, likewise if they're missing Fernandes and Rashford.
Author:  socrates [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:45 pm ]
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A fair result really, neither side particularly good or especially poor.

Would like to have seen Ødegaard get longer than 7 mins.

I hope Martinelli's not injured again. Not sure about that left wing role, his best traits are his pace, movement and finishing and we just do not get him into those forward positions enough when he plays there, infact he spends more time defending and doing doggies from one player to another than he does actually getting on the ball and making things happen.
Author:  socrates [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:48 pm ]
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Smith-Rowe has a chance to become a very good player. His touch, awareness and game understanding are excellent for one so young.

An interesting thing is that he seems equally adept at the quick one touch passes and running with the ball at his feet. Very promising.
Author:  AmericanGooner [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:55 pm ]
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We didn't lose to a top 4 team.

That said, both had their chances but I might shade it a wee bit towards Man utd in quality chances. Holding is becoming the potential we saw n that cup final win over Chelsea a few years ago where he played the game of his then life.

Smith Rowe continues to put in quality performances. Willian is need of a goal, give him the next PK to shore up his confidence. We got a brief look at the new boy, hope to see more. Lacazette took a lot of knocks out there. Martinelli is always a threat. One of my criticisms of Xhaka is he doesn't automatically look forward after receiving the ball. He either lacks vision or confidence. The ball goes backwards most when he has it.
Author:  Rich [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:26 pm ]
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Probably a fair result. Man U fans will probably say they had the best chances with those two Cavani ones just wide, but then we came closest to scoring and opened them up just as much.

To me it seemed like two teams who weren’t quite brave enough to go for the 3 points and also both teams looked a little bit leggy which is understandable considering how quick the games are coming. There were a few times that both teams just sat off in a defensive block rather than really press.

Hard to say anyone didn’t play well. I suppose the biggest bonus is the back 4 and gk looking solid again. Arteta must take a lot of credit for giving us a reliable defence, we’ve been wanting one for a long time.

Partey wasn’t quite the tour de force he was at old trafford- a few wayward passes but still a top class player.
Smith-Rowe just has things that usually take a while to learn, an awareness and calmness and an efficiency on the ball. Decision making always good.
Pépé as I mentioned during the match worked harder than I’ve seen for ages, he was effective in the press and covered back diligently, also looked more dangerous in attack with a few of those left foot passing shots to the far corner and one goal bound first time shot blocked.
Willian was better when he came on
Lacazette I thought was excellent up top, if we get the Lacazette of the last 10 games then I’d get him a new deal in the summer. Whether we can afford to give him what he wants is a different question. But his target man, back to goal play is good and he links well with the youngsters.

We were missing some important players for us today and others stepped up. Feels like we’ve got more than just a handful of players to build upon
Author:  Rich [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:39 pm ]
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Errors leading to goals conceded by Arsenal per season:
14-15: 8
15-16: 5
16-17: 4
17-18: 15
18-19: 12
19-20: 5
20-21 so far: 0
Author:  Andy Green [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:51 pm ]
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Not sure if the forum already commented on this but nice touch by AFC with the match day programme. Well done Marcus. Well done Arsenal.
Author:  Bernard [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:33 am ]
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Andy Green wrote:
Not sure if the forum already commented on this but nice touch by AFC with the match day programme. Well done Marcus. Well done Arsenal.

Are they producing match day programmes Andy? I know they did for the behind closed doors games last season, but I saw nothing about them doing so this season apart from those where two thousand people were allowed to attend.
Author:  Andy Green [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:32 am ]
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Bernard wrote:
Andy Green wrote:
Not sure if the forum already commented on this but nice touch by AFC with the match day programme. Well done Marcus. Well done Arsenal.

Are they producing match day programmes Andy? I know they did for the behind closed doors games last season, but I saw nothing about them doing so this season apart from those where two thousand people were allowed to attend.

Looks like a one off programme for this match,Bernard. Saw a photo in a couple of UK newspapers with Rashford holding it at The Emirates. May be a collectors item !
Author:  Rich [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:53 am ]
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Apparent mics caught Ole shouting ‘he cannot defend, take him on!” To Rashford in reference to Cédric. I cannot recall a single time Rashford got the better of Cédric, and Rashford was eventually subbed off, also Rashford hasn’t scored a single league goal from that right wing position this season. I’d say Cédric won that duel and made Ole eat his words
Author:  AmericanGooner [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:57 am ]
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He confused Cédric with Mustafi? :1laughter:
Author:  Rich [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:01 am ]
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Interesting that Gabriel has been mostly in the bench since his returns from covid. Could be he lacks fitness from having covid or it could be that Luiz and Holding are simply in too good form to be dropped.
Mari to come back in the group as well.
I don’t know what happens with Saliba but it’s probably good practice to have 5 CB for a season, so next year we’d be looking at Holding, Gabriel, Mari, Saliba and adding one more
Author:  Rich [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:07 am ]
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Lots of clubs interested in taking AMN on loan. I’m worried that might leave us a bit short at full back. It would leave us with Bellerin and Tierney, and then only Cédric to cover both of them. Chambers and Saka can play there as well but as far as natural full backs are concerned 1 injury would put you on the limit
Author:  AmericanGooner [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:08 am ]
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Cédric has been playing very well actually as noted. I was a little disappointed with Partey. He's better than what we already had and I'm going to chalk it up to him still getting to the speed and aggression of the league. I expect him to get markedly better.

I can't wait to see Gabriel back in there. And as I've said, along with Partey, now Ødegaard, Aubameyang, Martinelli, newly rejuvenated Lacazette, Tierney, Leno, rapidly improving Holding, Saka, and others. The rest of the season is looking promising.

Hoping /expecting us to pick off Villa, Everton, West Ham (5th halfway through the season is nothing short of phenomenal) and with a little luck Tottenham.
Author:  AmericanGooner [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:10 am ]
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Really not happy seeing the city game sandwiched between the Benfica ties. It's tough enough playing them fresh with a full squad. They will have a week's rest. :1cry:
Author:  socrates [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:33 am ]
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I'm not his biggest fan but Xhaka has been very good of late, much more progressive with his passing.

Ironically, Partey by his very high standards was quite poor today. Still moments of brilliance but some very sloppy moments as well, losing possession in dangerous areas a few times etc.

Leno's save from Fred was stunning.
Author:  bubblechris [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:54 am ]
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Jermaine Jenas on MOD was spot on. Lack of movement was the reason we didn't win despite a great performance.

Take note Mikel and work on it, onwards and upwards............
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