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bubblechris · **#376241**

Leno doing the business for us. Just think if he was a crap keeper it would be 2-1 to them.

Lincoln gooner · **#376242**

Mount buzzing around giving us problems. What an excellent player he is. Unfortunately.

AmericanGooner · **#376243**

999 own goals since the PL started according to the play by play.

bubblechris · **#376244**

I like the way Oodegard runs to the ball and into space unlike the rest of our team.

Hazuki · **#376245**

We've dropped off a bit since the goal, Chelsea are looking dangerous. Need to ride this out until halftime.

Rich · **#376246**

chelsea pressing very high, but there was a passage of play there where we dealt with it, moved them around and kept the ball very nicely. Nothing significant came of it but it felt like the players felt comfortable and confident doing it - which it certainly hasn't always been!

We're struggling to get Saka in the game

DHD · **#376247**

Under the cosh here

Ash · **#376248**

Rich wrote:

Ash wrote:

I think he’s allowed to handle it no? Just not pick it up. I’ve seen keepers save back passes before, what are they supposed to do just let it go in the goal?

Not allowed to handle it at all, to not commit the foul they've have to kick, head, chest away. So in a sense the GK is allowed to do what he wants with it but handling it is a foul.
If we hadn't scored it would have felt a bit of a let off for them to only face an indirect free kick 6 yards out when the 'foul' stopped a certain goal because every other foul stopping a certain goal is punished far more heavily

“ If the back-pass was committed inside the six-yard penalty area, the kick will be taken from the point of the six-yard box where of the offense happened.”

So on the goal line then?

Rich · **#376249**

Chilwell really pushing Saka in to a right back role. Although lets see Chilwell defend as a right back against Saka flying down the left wing.

Big 6 mins to hold on to half time here

TOP GUN · **#376250**

I think I enjoyed football a whole lot more when Seaman used to just hump it in the direction of Kevin Campbell

Ash · **#376251**

Strange seeing us play like this. The strangest part is how it’s working. So far.

DHD · **#376252**

Has there been a foul in this game?

Ash · **#376253**

DHD wrote:

Has there been a foul in this game?

On Partey early on. But not many others!

Ash · **#376254**

Oop, there you go!

long time gooner · **#376255**

Phew. Well we’ve got to half time (a la Sam Allardyce)

TOP GUN · **#376256**

It’s not just us everyone is doing it.

It’s just like watching some twisted sick dance at both ends of the pitch and occasionally and only occasionally some football breaks out

Turgid bollocks

Lincoln gooner · **#376257**

long time gooner wrote:

Phew. Well we’ve got to half time (a la Sam Allardyce)

The football Gods have been with us so far.

Ash · **#376258**

TOP GUN wrote:

I think I enjoyed football a whole lot more when Seaman used to just hump it in the direction of Kevin Campbell

There was that bit with Bergkamp, Vieira and Henry that was alright too.

Rich · **#376259**

nice to see when we won it high there Aubameyang was sprinting straight in behind and smith rowe knew he was and couldnt wait to send the first time pass.

Need to give a bit more in attack because if it just keeps coming back its difficult to see us withstanding that kind of pressure for another 45 minutes

Decaf · **#376260**

Ash wrote:

Rich wrote:

So what would have happened if we hadn't scored that? Chelsea's GK deliberately handled a back pass to prevent a goal, the ball was inches from going in. Surely that is the equivalent of a defender handballing the ball on the line, you can't get a penalty for a GK handballing a back pass you only get an indirect free kick but could there be a case for the GK being sent off? denying a clear goal by foul play?

I think he’s allowed to handle it no? Just not pick it up. I’ve seen keepers save back passes before, what are they supposed to do just let it go in the goal?

Kick or head it?

john1 · **#376261**

With Chelsea having a lot of the possession outside our 18 yard box, don't understand why Aubameyang doesn't get told to stay on the halfway line. It would give us an out ball and would make them drop back a bit.

But then I don't really understand modern football.

Ash · **#376262**

Decaf wrote:

Ash wrote:

I think he’s allowed to handle it no? Just not pick it up. I’ve seen keepers save back passes before, what are they supposed to do just let it go in the goal?

Kick or head it?

Yes we’ve dealt with this now.

Bored · **#376263**

We started off really brightly, got lucky with the goal and now its all hands to the pump. Not sure why we cant get out of our half.

Ash · **#376264**

Ashley Cole trying to blame Kepa’s position. 1. Good footballer. That’s it.

Ash · **#376265**

Bored wrote:

We started off really brightly, got lucky with the goal and now its all hands to the pump. Not sure why we cant get out of our half.

We did press really well in the moment before the goal. I think it’s when Zouma gets the ball, we’ve decided he’s less secure than the rest.

Lincoln gooner · **#376266**

This feels like it's going to be a long 45 minutes.

Hazuki · **#376267**

We're defending well enough, but Chelsea looks like they can be punished and we're not really finding a way to threaten them on the break. They're playing very high up the pitch, we need to use that space behind them

TOP GUN · **#376268**

Think we need to get Pépé on to push them back and get some pace. Martinelli maybe

DHD · **#376269**

Keeps coming straight back. It’s going to happen.

Bored · **#376270**

This is awful.
Where is Arteta the master tactician?

Lincoln gooner · **#376271**

Looks like Tierney is crocked again.
Well he's hobbling on for now.

gooner7 · **#376272**

We play boring football. Arteta's brand is bland.

Rich · **#376273**

could have been a yellow for the studs to the knee of Tierney there

Hazuki · **#376274**

That's a clear offside fortunately

long time gooner · **#376275**

Come on VAR

long time gooner · **#376276**

Rich · **#376277**

Hazuki wrote:

We're defending well enough, but Chelsea looks like they can be punished and we're not really finding a way to threaten them on the break. They're playing very high up the pitch, we need to use that space behind them

This has been a problem with Arsenal for ages, a complete inability to offer a credible counter attacking threat

Rich · **#376278**

Miles offside - why can the linesman not see that?

Lincoln gooner · **#376279**

Offside all day long.

TOP GUN · **#376280**

Bored wrote:

This is awful.
Where is Arteta the master tactician?

Well right now we’re winning againest a side miles better than us :laughing7:

It may not stay that way however but you can’t say it hasn’t worked so far

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