Wow. The swirv on the ball is crazy. Kinda reminds of billiards to some extent.
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Didn't Tottenham look scary at Everton? It's very difficult to go to Everton and boss them like that. While I do see Tottenham as one of our roadblocks to a top 4 finish (along with Chelsea), I think title aspirations are a bridge too far this season. When they are on, they can beat anyone, even City. However, I do not see them consistent enough over a 38 game season to challenge for the title.
Liverpool look far better in terms of consistency. Liverpool can play sub-par to some extent and still eek out a win against decent sides. Not Tottenham unless its a bottom half of the table side.
Next season I think we will ultimately end up fearing Chelsea. Sarri has done a fantastic job so far. Again, they were 5th and 30 points behind City last season and he's turned them around immediately. When he gets a couple transfer windows to get the players he wants for his system, they are going to be title challengers again.
If Tottenham lose Poch, its done unless they can attract a top quality manager. I have a friend who said he wouldn't be surprised to see Man Utd get Poch and Mourinho eventually end up at Tottenham in a shock move. I'm not sure I can see that scenario playing out but it would definitely make things interesting and it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Right now, everyone above us has a better defense. A far better defense. Our attack is among the best up there in the CL challengers but everyone is pretty good and there isn't much difference between all of us. Defense is where we will lose it and the club didn't do right by Emery with the defense he's had to contend with.

Hopefully 1. He's good and 2. We get him if he's good.

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Mkhitaryan ruled out for 6 weeks with a broken bone in his foot.

Getting really stretched now. I’d like Emery to use younger players in injury crisis, rather than out of position experienced player.

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Really hoping this is a 4-3-1-2 with Xhaka in midfield and Özil in a no 10 role behind Lacazette and Aubameyang. Good lineup none the less.

Aubameyang !!!!!!!!

Working well so far. Great start.

Kos looks more comfortable today

Close. Aubameyang could have had three already.

And he will by the end of the game

Good grief!!!!!

Totally bossed the half. Then given away a really stupid daft inexcusable one. Sigh.

He’ll need to if we continue to defend like that.

This team just does not want to lead at half-time.

Liesteiner shoukd have let the ball go over his head.

Classic arsenal. Early lead and then slack off, should and could have put the game to bed then hand an equaliser on a plate. Suddenly the crowd are up for it their players are up for it and what should be a stroll turns in to a game we could easily lose.

Which is more at fault, individual quality of defenders making mistakes or the defensive system leaving it liable to mistakes?

Bizarre how we can look so good and so bad in the same match - in so many matches. Really frustrating.

Brighton's strategy is very clear. Counter attack on our slow defence. Our 2 snails are there to be out paced, Xhaka and Kos.

Defensive system. Emery should address this at half-time.

Thought you said Koscielny looked more comfortable a little earlier?

Will we never bloody learn!!!!
On top but we never kill these teams off.
Then fall to inevitable sucker punch and get their crowd up.
So bloody infuriating

Crikey. Özil hooked at half time.

Comfortable, but still slow nowadays. He was comfortable with the ball closer to him. But when he needs to chase, that's a different story.

We have this bloody annoying propensity to include a couple of backwards , cross field passes which takes all the sting out of the attack . . Lucky goalkeepers are protected species or we could be have been two down .

Wenger still phones in to talk with his old boys

Frustrating indeed

Well if it goes like the first half then we should score anytime soon.

Brighton are totally on top now. They just need to give us a daft goal.

When we do attack it’s in slow motion.

Perhaps the players are saving themselves for the Liverpool game.

Only seen the 2nd half but it has been *%^@*** rubbish from where I'm sitting.

AMN has been rubbish since coming on

Dear oh dear. Brighton looking more likely to snatch a win.

Emery seemed to have the master touch with subs in earlier matches but some of the latest ones seem a bit forced, unnecessary and ineffective.

Guendozi looks lost when he has the ball. Why?
In fact , all of them look clueless on how to move the ball forward.

Unfortunately you’re not wrong there. Seems to make the wrong choice each time.

Ainsley no longer looks like an asset...............

Likewise Lichenstein.

Need to give the kids a chance.