This is why the talk of resting players was ****ing moronic. That performance should be used as a catalyst for the rest of the season, and we need to defend like that week in week out if we are to get back into this competition. The pressing was first class.
I've never liked the away goal rule. Both teams play home and away it's even whatever way you look at it. I'd much rather have ET and penalties than the away goal rule.
Do you? Our win percentage without Arteta playing is miniscule, we need him playing to actually win. That in my book makes him one of our best players. As for Benteke, aside from the odd game, he's distinctly average at best. Did **** all against us (i should know, i was there).
Don't misquote me, I never said *instead* of bringing *insert top striker*. We have 10 matches left before we can bring on anybody, in the meantime we should fully explore the strengths of the players we already have, don't you think? If it doesn't pan out then bring in some big guns in the transfer window, by all means.
Million dollar question. We had ten days to work on our defensive shape, and it looks like we did, and we implemented it brilliantly against one of the best teams in the world. Against Swansea we are going to see if this was just a one off or something more.
Here, here! Kos is our best CB, period. Vermaelen should fight with Merte for playing time from here on out.
Our win percentage is poor full stop for any player, we're struggling in 5th for petes sake. Arteta is a limiting factor to us being better. As is Giroud. Benteke is better than anything we have. What other striker would realistically come to us?
That's what was the best thing about this performance. If we can maintain this defensive shape then I can see us get into the top 4. But we will have to see over the next couple of games.
Fair enough. The sentence 'before we spend $20 million we should move Podolski into the centre' sounded like you were calling for moving Poldi instead of bringing in a new striker.
Don't moan about the rules now that your out Piskie, I didn't hear you say much before the first game. Anyway unlucky Gooners it was always going to be a uphill struggle with such a huge deficit to overhaul at least you done yourselves proud tonight just didn't have enough time on the clock to get that all important third goal. The stoppage time was a joke considering the amount of bookings and the fact they also cheated by trying to run down the clock further after Koscielny scored.
