Marriner has been absolutely crap this half. Does he even understand what constitutes a foul? Stupid prick.
We really are missing the guile and distribution of Cazorla. Games like today really highlight just how important he was to our midfield.
We've created quite a lot and looked good going forward but no killer edge yet. Giroud may have a part to play if we haven't got a goal by 60mins. Xhaka has had pretty good forward passing I've thought but the odd lapse in concentration when holding the ball or playing a simple pass further back on the field. He's been good at closing the second ball after corners and free kicks.
Some ridiculous ones not called like Welbeck being tripped blatantly off the ball. And Ozil being held. It was a shame the penalty on Bellerin wasn't called too.
He's given some soft ones for Stoke as well, like the one on Butland where Ramsey pulled out of the challenge and the 'foul' on Jese. Completely messed with the flow of the game.
If we can't keep a clean sheet against this bunch it's not looking good.We are still too easy to score against,only two game's in and four conceded so far.
