Another uninspiring display. The game was over after 20 seconds and knew we would never score in a month of sundays. Roll on tomorrow when i can watch London Colney youth take on Belstone with 11 lads with a bit of fire and pasion about them
Just saw a bloke with Judo on back of shirt outside SB tube at a distance Was that you ? Composed performance against a team that are pushing for CL? Enjoyed it
Yeh, I thought we did all right after the first half hour or so. Harry just been on saying we showed great spirit. He said it about 50 times like nobody would believe him otherwise, but I agree. Haim and Traore and Onouha and Green made terrible starts, but all played themselves up again. Park was better than I seen him in a QPR shirt, Jenas and Townsend were good, Derry was very good 2nd half when he come on, Clint was immense and Remy so nearly got our equaliser. Not bad overall.
Saint Eustace. If you enjoyed that you must watch a different game to me. Arsenal never got out of 2nd gear. The game was over after 20 seconds and we would never looked like scoring even if the game went on for another hour.
You always felt Arsenal were doing no more than necessary and saving themselves for bigger games. We were better in the second half but still gave possession away too easily, another match that summed up our season, just not good enough...
Just back, not too miserable an experience, surprisingly. Ben Haim, Ned, Jenas, Townsend all very good. Hill always makes himself look heroic but Walcott should have destroyed him more than just the once. Derry great for 10 minutes, then his usual dogged self. Remy quiet but always dangerous. Traore away with the fairies again. Adel's worst 10 minutes since the away game at Spurs last season, absolutely nothing went right for him. Some good saves from Green. Park at least harried and got in a position to shoot a couple of times. Zamora....he bullied this Arsenal defence this time last year, but today - off the pace, virtually nothing won in the air, couple of chest downs and thats it. And this has been our problem - Harold's total dependence on Zamora if he wants to be mildly attacking. Not worked, won't work. Needs more variety, ideas than a quick winger (we desperately need to replace Townsend for next season) and a big man who never gets on the end of anything. Arsenal - should have taken us apart in the first 30 minutes, pretty in midfield but still lightweight - when will Wenger understand that he has never replaced Viera? Crowd very benign in the circumstances.
It wasnt 20 seconds, it was 12 seconds unless the scoreboard started late. Funny thing is that it was no surprise.
Can't believe all the slating of Ben haim. He was very good and at least tried his heart out! The crowd really took to him!!
Agreed again, was a revelation for me today. Our right with him, Derry second half, and Ned on that side as CB, and Townsend was strong at the back and going forward. Our left side was the reverse.
If Ben Haim is our future next season god help us stay up next season. He might have showed some effort today but mark my words he will be cruelly exposed next season at Championship level.
He did more than show some effort, he played very well. Harold brought him to the club, so I'd guess he's staying. Big error by Harold if we follow your logic.
Poor game this afternoon. Arsenal scored and then created very little, QPR only put some pressure in the beginning of the second half and you could tell that if they managed to keep it up Arsenal was getting too nervous, they would've conceded.
Hes a shocking player, constantly gives the ball away, somehow managed to lose against Walcott in the air and then lets him get a free run on goal. As for the goal, 3 horrific errors, Traore not heading it upfield, Hill with a kamakaze close down leaving walcott unmarked and then Green should have saved it, Haim and Onuoha were also too deep playing Walcott onside. I spotted both myself and Beth on MOTD as well.
I was there and saw the real game Arsenal couldn't get out of 2nd gear We grew into it and held them a top three side ... On chances and play the game deserved to be a draw IMO
