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Match Day Thread Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal Official Match Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by TheOXOCube:5pur2, Feb 17, 2015.

  1. afcftw

    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    Wooo 3 points, 3rd in the table.
     
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  2. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Near heart attack aside, we're up to 3rd (will end weekend in Top 4), stuck in despite Palace's near relentlessness and will take it. Midweek game coming up, need a win vs. Monaco.
     
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  3. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    That was tense at the end, but 3 points, job done and a perfect prediction from me :tongue:
     
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  4. BrunelGooner

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    That was ****ing dire, but I prefer it to playing well and losing.

    I have to say though that the last two league performances have got me slightly concerned. We haven't showed any fluency going forward or professionalism in seeing games out. We really need to regain our intensity back, seems like the players get tired around the 70th minute mark.
     
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  5. excel

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    Maybe I'm expecting too much,just think with the players we have we should be able to impose ourselves a bit more in these types of games.
     
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  6. lazarus20000

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    Great to get the three points and even better seeing Manure lose and the Chelsky draw.
     
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  7. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    I think we were a bit restrained due to the midweek game in mind. Palace were always going to come out with intensity and fervor but we seemed hesitant to go all out. Probably didn't want to burn ourselves out.
     
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  8. Sanj

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    Third is now very much on and in truth we should seal it was some ease when you consider our fixture list. I guess it's an improvement on last season, but it's just tragic that it took us half a season to find a balance within the team, and that has cost us a shot at the title.
     
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  9. The Magic Man

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    Centre backs were superb, as was Cazorla. Giroud and Sanchez were starved of service. Welbeck was poor, even though he contributed to our 2 dodgy goals.

    Happy with the result. Feel some may need to go on the Man U thread and ask whether this now means we are the better team...
     
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  10. The Magic Man

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    Oh and even though I may have had a mild heart attack, Palace deserved a goal and I hope that gives them confidence for the rest of the season. They didn't create much, but played superbly. Hope they stay up.
     
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  11. Tiddler

    Tiddler Hoshu-tekina

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    Nice sentiment you old dolphin polisher :)
     
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  12. The Magic Man

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    Hey, I'm a baby compared to some on here.... Not mentioning any names or old Welsh ****s.
     
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    Bloody he'll 3rd! I wasn't expecting that after the loss to spurs. Credit to the team for getting it together. Didn't see the game but looming forward to mod.
     
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  14. Bobby Pires

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    Palace are no scrubs and Pardew is doing well there. Happy that we're grinding these wins out!
     
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  15. afcftw

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    After the spurs loss I said come end of march we'd be comfortably in third given the fixtures of each team, seems we arrived earlier than I expected! Though we aren't comfortably above the others yet. Provided we string together wins in our next few games which are all winnable we shouldn't have to many nerves heading into the final stretch.
     
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  16. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    <grr>.
     
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  17. gooner4ever

    gooner4ever once a Gooner always a Gooner Forum Moderator

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    leave the old people alone
     
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