Walcott subbed, warm applause from the home fans

He’s had his critics but Čech has been rock solid for us today. I love how he comes decisively for crosses and catches or punches, 99% of the time making the right decision. Watch how few timed the supposed beat gk in he league, De Gea, does the same thing to take the pressure off his defence....he more often than not stays on his line and eventually makes a wonder save that could have been avoided if he’d just come and punched clear in the first place

He’s had his critics but Čech has been rock solid for us today. I love how he comes decisively for crosses and catches or punches, 99% of the time making the right decision. Watch how few timed the supposed beat gk in he league, De Gea, does the same thing to take the pressure off his defence....he more often than not stays on his line and eventually makes a wonder save that could have been avoided if he’d just come and punched clear in the first place

DeGea is the best keeper in the league. He is one of those that stays in his 6 yard box a lot but there's absolutely no denying his quality. He's a far better keeper than Čech these days.

DeGea is the best keeper in the league. He is one of those that stays in his 6 yard box a lot but there's absolutely no denying his quality. He's a far better keeper than Čech these days.

Okay you ingrates. You wanted a win and a clean sheet. You got it.

Who are you talking to?

Cazorla echoes in part what Theo was saying. It was very evident for years the players lost trust in Wenger. They respected him I think but didn't believe in him. Wenger's departure was long overdue. I've long argued that it wasn't about bringing better players because that player would end up not having belief as well. Cesc, RvP and others saw it. They saw that the squad was never going to win top honors with Wenger in charge. We can debate some left in the wrong way but can we really blame them for not staying in a ship that was idle in the middle of the ocean while others were steaming past?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/cazorla-co ... 47142.html

Living the dream...

A lot of forumnites were beating this drum for years, even decades. Some who stuck loyally with Wenger, also finally had enough and joined the chorus. He has left Arsenal now, so wish him all the best post-Arsenal.

(Unblocked) Friends , Gooners, Gleibermen, lend me your ears.
I have come to bury Wenger, not to praise him.
The evil that managers do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones.
So let it be with Wenger. The noble Gazidis
Hath told you Wenger was unambitious.
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Wenger answered it.

He probably is the best in the league but I think his outrageous shot stopping masks weaknesses in his game that are overlooked by pundits. Going back to the days of seaman and schmeichel - two gk I rate higher than De Gea, both would have a much better control of their penalty box and the high ball.
De Gea HAS to make a lot of saves behind that Man U defence but I’ve only ever seen people blame his defence for that rather than question whether he could have done more?

No, no, no, that won't do.
I am enjoying the ex-players ripping into him, it's Schadenfreude, and you can't beat it.

The bloke was a fraud. Now everyone knows it. Happy Days!

Have you seen what Čech says about Wenger in the Guardian? It somehow doesn't come as a surprise.

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/20 ... y-football

I think Čech's comments are standard fare player b%*&s%*^. The new manager is great blah blah blah. We haven't been playing well and it's moments of brilliance from our forwards that have largely won us points. We have had a really easy run of fixtures and the only game that we comfortably navigated was in the Europa Cup.

Čech himself played very well yesterday. The fact that it was our first clean sheet doesn't exactly reflect a team with a new found resilience.