Not bad lads, I was loving the passing and moving. Couple of slack passes from Larson. Couple of really good chances for the lads too. 3 or 4 faces in the Arsenal box whilst we were attacking just a pity Colback couldn't get the ball to them. Our RB saved the LB face as well. Gardner having a very good game.
Think Cattermole is playing a good captains game - controlled and cool. They've not opened us too much, if we are not on the counter stop looking for the killer pass - maybe we can be comfortable, string pases and there can be something here for us today.
First clear cut chance of second half and should've scored! Glad he didnt!! Wonder if taking Larsson out of the centre has caused an issue??
Fair play to you lot, great result down there. Thought they would have a point to prove and be unplayable! Cant ask for much better for that as first game.
How do you know you have done a job against Arsenal? Whinger starts throwing water bottles about! Did we deserve to win? Nope! Did we deserve the draw? Definitely! I was a bit disappointed we sat back so much second half. Starting the rolling the ball to Ming and him hoofing it aimlessly up pitch. Hard first game for the lads, I have to say still over all impressed.
I'm a reader more than aposter - - - but who had a bad game?????? We at this time are not as skillful as the Arse but by gum we played with intellegence, nous and heart. Proud supporter today. p.s, K.R. kept us in the game today- KTF
Anyone else thinking the same as me (and the commentator it seems) when Saha was on that run and he was fouled. He looked like he was winding up for a long range shot with their keeper off his line?
I thought we were negative and generally ...not impressive at all. Having said that, Arsenal lacked ambition -where we had plenty of men behind the ball Arsenal had more and they were playing in front of a 60,000 home crowd, in short, they didn't deserve to win at all and had we nicked it with a Ji-esque-like incident they'd've had **** all to complain about
Second half I would agree, first half I wouldn't But I was still impressed with the defending, defending is still part of football. First half I was impressed with the all round play, some lovely passing and moving from the lads. Which led to a few very good chances.
