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Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough 2016/17 Official Match Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by TheOXOCube:5pur2, Oct 21, 2016.

  1. Sign Da Ting

    Sign Da Ting Well-Known Member

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    Perez and Oxo on. Thank God.
     
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  2. Sign Da Ting

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    Sanchez is clearly tired. Poor performance from him today.
     
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    Only one change? <doh>
     
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    Okay I love Sanchez to bits, but that should have been 1-0. How on earth can you scuff a finish from that close? Really, really poor.
     
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    Why's he waiting so long to get Chamberlain on, should have happened 20 minutes ago
     
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    If we don't grind this one out and win, it's games like these that will always leave us as runners up.
     
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    Looks like its going to be the late late show if at all.
     
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    Back to reality for Arsenal.
     
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    So many passes forward and crosses hit straight at Valdes or out of play
     
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    Guess we can forget all this title talk as just that... talk! I was actually regretting my decision not to renew my season this season.
     
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    Based on quality of chances, I'm not sure whether I see this as two points dropped or one point gained because we really don't deserve to even draw this.
     
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  12. excel

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    Well that answers the things might be different this season question,shocking performance same old Arsenal.
     
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    **** performance and **** result. ozil was utter garbage in the second half, not sure i saw him complete a pass
     
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    At least that answers the question about whether we're title challengers this season. A resounding no. Dreadful result against one of the league's worst sides. They hadn't kept a clean sheet all season until today <doh>.

    Looking at Middlesbrough's results, and the form we've been in, we should have won this comfortably. In the end, we were fortunate to even get a point. Pathetic from Arsenal.

    I do feel like having someone like Giroud as a focal point would have helped in a game like this, but we had more than enough quality (in terms of personnel) to have won this match and we completely ****ing blew it.

    Absolutely garbage all round, except for Cech.
     
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    This is exactly why I don't get excited after a few good performances. Today's performance wouldn't look out of place from any of the last 4/5 seasons. We can't break down teams who play defensively well at our ground, no plan B, and we drop two points,

    In fact, we were lucky not to lose. Boro had their chances too.

    Pathetic.
     
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    You only post when we lose.
     
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    This is exactly why I was annoyed that we fielded such a strong side against Ludogorets.

    Whats the point in having a strong squad if the manager doesn't use it. We were clearly fatigued.
     
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    I'm posting right now genius. <doh>
     
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    For the record - if Monreal isn't dropped after today, I don't know when he will be because, by and large, he has been rubbish this season. I can't tell if he's lost a yard of pace, but he keeps getting skinned against every other team, he's not as tough in the tackle and he's been getting outmuscled too easily. Iwobi hasn't been providing enough defensive support, but that's no excuse for him not doing his job as well as he should be.

    Gibbs should be starting the next game, in my opinion.
     
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    Well we know now that Cazorla can never be rested for any PL game..
     
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