How can we scream at our players for giving up before the game has finished when the ground is less than half full by the time the final whistle goes? People were leaving the ground on Sunday 15 minutes before time. 15 MINUTES!!! There was a steady of stream of people leaving as soon as there was 10 minutes left. I know it's a pain in the arse queuing for the tube after a game but come on people
Yes we were poor yesterday at the back like we have been a lot this season but come on, that's only part of the problem. Things have just gone so against Arsenal this season with ref's and injuries. Yet Man Utd have had points given to them by ref's at West Ham, Wigan, Blackpool and West Brom. Plus, they've got lucky with games like yesterday where Olsson hit the post with a header that could have
Plenty of talk has been about winning mentality, commitment and desire yet his absence has almost been ignored. You would find it difficult to find a person, fan or neutral who would deny that Vermaelen does not have all of those qualities
In a futile attempt to try and change things, Arsene brought on two would-be strikers at half time to little effect. Unfortunately Chamakh is looking so out of sorts at the minute that Shamu would be a better option up front. He needs to find some form quickly or else find himself going the way of Kaba Diawara. Bendtner on the other hand I can sympathise with. Forced out on the wing, he was hardly going to utilise his main attributes as a goalscorer. This particular experiment has been a spectacular
It went from bad to worse in a matter of minutes when Jermaine Pennant was allowed time and space to head towards the Arsenal goal, his drive was deflected off the leg of Johan Djourou and over Wojciech Szczesny into the Arsenal goal. Looking back at the goal and perhaps the keeper could have
When you go into a game at Stoke, you know what they're all about. How they're going to attack, how they're going to defend, you know how they're going to go about trying to stop you. So why did Wenger pick the same old 4-5-1 formation with minimal height in the team? Why play tippy tappy
It is quite difficult to talk about this game without mentioning Ramsey and Shawcross, mainly because Ramsey will be starting against him for the first time since the assault. I think it will be good for Ramsey to get this game over and done with, he was developing into an established Arsenal midfielder until that game and he and Arsene will want to get back on that level so as soon as we can put this game
Ultimately, I too pray to all kinds of deities and am prepared to make all kinds of barbaric and unethical human sacrifices to make sure our lad doesn’t come back broken. The risk of burnout is a serious one and something that I feel is already a problem at the club. ‘Project Youth’ suffers, not through lack of quality but through over-exertion on players who aren’t ready for the demand. The likes of Cesc, Diaby, Denilson, Djourou and RVP are all constantly suffering from recurring knocks and bruises because of the immense pressure placed on them to play and perform at such a high level from such an early age