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[panty]

Our possession is 32% against fucking RAYO.

 

[Marc]

Why is Gerard immune to being sub out if he isn't playing well? Someone please explain that crap to me. Every other player gets subbed when they aren't playing well but Gerard. Getting annoying now.

Because he is bullet proof, never gets criticism no matter what. Can you name a single moment where Sky commentators criticized him?

Hell, they literally did a tactics watch of how huge a gap there was for Cazorla. And they concluded Flanno and Lucas were at fault depsite already covering men. While Gerrard is on his own off to the left where Cazorla ran off from him...


Which means a managers head is on the block if they drop such a player. It is why Hart has lasted so long, when its obvious when he is playing badly, only got slaughtered by the media against Chelsea so the manager then had the ammunition to drop him.

 

[Phoenix Fang]

How many balls do I have to massage to get Xabi Alonso back to Liverpool?

 

[Walshy]

We're not title contenders.

An injury to Mertesacker or Koscielny and we'll drop like a rock. Ditto with Giroud.

No, you are.

You'll get to January and you'll reinforce and players like Walcott and Podolski will be back to provide cover.

 

[pulga]

Our possession is 32% against fucking RAYO.

Fucking Carlo.

He's going to be the death of me.

 

[Yurt]

3-5-2 just doesn't work without proper fullbacks, but for me is a much better setup when Johnson and Enrique are fit.

Pretty much.

and you need a monster box-to-box/DM.

 

[Xhenxhefil]

Fair play really. Better team won.

Need a top midfielder in January. Gerrard really needs to at least be rotated a bit. Eh. Hopefully Allen's good to be in contention for a starting place soon.

 

[90TilInfinity]

Giroud was totally ineffective today. Without pace on the flanks, he seems totally unable to score. Like half of his goals have been some kind of short, quick cross on the counter from Theo. Gonna have to do better than that against Dortmund and United.

He was wasteful, but certainly not ineffective. Everything that went up there stuck to him, impressive considering they tried to get their midfield to shut him down very early each time.

 

[pulga]

Fair play really. Better team won.

Need a top midfielder in January. Gerrard really needs to at least be rotated a bit. Eh. Hopefully Allen's good to be in contention for a starting place soon.

Gerrard needs to go the way of Raul and Del Piero, LiverpoolGAF.

It's heartbreaking when it happens, but it's for the good of the team ;_;

 

[sohois]

If we had Baines, it'd be such a good setup. We don't though. We have a really good attacking right back, a good balanced rightback and 2 mediocre leftbacks

Want Agger back in the team, someone comfortable both passing and running out of the backline

Enrique is a fine player, you've clearly been addled by Cissokho. Would have cut out the cross for the first goal no problem. People just struggle to notice things that aren't there - namely the fact that attacks rarely work from the left side with Enrique there. Who gives a fuck if his attacking leaves a lot to be desired, he is still a defender first and foremost.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Do people still not think arsenal are title contenders.

I know it's early, but they look proper good And for me have the best midfield in the league. Only questions is the strength of the squad.

They certainly are, have to be.

But as you allude to, it could all fall apart very very easily.

 

[Elchele]

Our possession is 32% against fucking RAYO.

Possession is for losers

edit: Rayo's fullbacks are called Tito and Nacho, :lol

 

[pulga]

Seriously, what is Carlo playing at? I didn't ask for this

 

[Yurt]

Rayo robbed

typical Madrid

Hold on while I look for disallowed goals against Madrid stat

 

[Frank the Great]

Fuck Allegri. Fuck this stupid motherfucker.

Milan: Gabriel; Abate, Zaccardo, Zapata, Constant; Montolivo, De Jong, Muntari; Kaka, Balotelli, Birsa

Constant, Birsa, Muntari.

We are gonna get fucked by Fiore. This is a must-win for us though.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

I think it's cute that Arsenal fans think they're going to win the league.

Not many of us actually think that, but it's hard not to dream.

I still think it's Chelsea or City.

 

[Walshy]

Gerrard needs to go the way of Raul and Del Piero, LiverpoolGAF.

It's heartbreaking when it happens, but it's for the good of the team ;_;

I can't see him at another club. He needs to be rotated more though.

Enrique is a fine player, you've clearly been addled by Cissokho. Would have cut out the cross for the first goal no problem. People just struggle to notice things that aren't there - namely the fact that attacks rarely work from the left side with Enrique there. Who gives a fuck if his attacking leaves a lot to be desired, he is still a defender first and foremost.

Enrique is awful defensively though.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Pretty much.

and you need a monster box-to-box/DM.

Theoretically we wouldn't need the box to box imo. The head of the 3 CMs would not need to get all that close to our own box, with 2 CMs, 3 CBs and 2 WBs doing the bulk of the defending.

 

[Suen]

Our away form is better than our home form. I think we will draw. Well, we really need a result of some kind, anyways, because I'm not sure how the points will add up otherwise.

We really should win our game against Dortmund. Napoli are very likely to win against Marseille which will put them on 9 points. If we lose against Dortmund they will be on nine points as well while we trail behind on 6. Now our next games is away against Napoli (tough game) and Marseille at home and Dortmund will still have one game against Marseille left (3 points there) so we really shouldn't put ourselves in that situation. Draw against Dortmund is not the end of our CL adventure but then we need to absolutely win against Napoli and who says we can win in Naples this year?

 

[panty]

It seems Benz still hasn't learned the offside rule.

Alonso lecturing Bale, welp.

 

[Espresso]

Has anyone read Fergie's autobiography?

 

[Lightning]

We're not title contenders.

An injury to Mertesacker or Koscielny and we'll drop like a rock. Ditto with Giroud.

I don't think we'll drop as fast as you think. We would find things much harder though but we possibly have Flamini and Walcott back for United.

Against the top teams we would struggle without Merte and Kos but I think we would still beat midtable teams with Vermaelen playing. Walcott and Podolski can replace Giroud for a period if necessary. He's good but not that good.

 

[Joel Was Right]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/hot-dominos.co.uk?&closed=0

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Fair play really. Better team won.

Need a top midfielder in January. Gerrard really needs to at least be rotated a bit. Eh. Hopefully Allen's good to be in contention for a starting place soon.

With Coutinho back we can put Henderson in there as well

 

[Yurt]

Theoretically we wouldn't need the box to box imo. The head of the 3 CMs would not need to get all that close to our own box, with 2 CMs, 3 CBs and 2 WBs doing the bulk of the defending.

You do with Zombie-Gerrard.

Vidal literally runs for Pirlo sometimes

 

[Frank the Great]

Muntari wasn't good enough for Sunderland, wasn't even good enough for Inter. And yet Allegri insists on starting him over a player who is widely considered our second best midfielder this year (Poli).

I just don't understand. It's almost as if he is trolling Berlucunt to sack him.

 

[pulga]

I can't see him at another club. He needs to be rotated more though.


Enrique is awful defensively though.

He'll be banging hot aussie broads and slamming shrimps on the barbie with Ale or whatever those backwards fucks call it and you'll be happy for him

 

[Phoenix Fang]

Because he is bullet proof, never gets criticism no matter what. Can you name a single moment where Sky commentators criticized him?

Hell, they literally did a tactics watch of how huge a gap there was for Cazorla. And they concluded Flanno and Lucas were at fault depsite already covering men. While Gerrard is on his own off to the left where Cazorla ran off from him...


Which means a managers head is on the block if they drop such a player. It is why Hart has lasted so long, when its obvious when he is playing badly, only got slaughtered by the media against Chelsea so the manager then had the ammunition to drop him.

I heard the commentators blaming Flanno and Lucas and that is why I asked the question. People don't seem to ignore the fact that Lucas does a lot of running in that game due to the fact he seem to be doing double the work, his and Gerard's. Ridiculous.

Has anyone read Fergie's autobiography?

Sorry but I'm allergic to garbage.

 

[Walshy]

With Coutinho back we can put Henderson in there as well

Lucas and Gerrard aren't good enough though.

I'd go for an Allen - Henderson - Coutinho midfield. Lucas was at fault for the second goal today, didn't close down Ramsey quick enough.

 

[pulga]

DAT BALE DEFENDING

Ronaldo you utter wanker. Sell him, shower Bale with gold

 

[sohois]

I can't see him at another club. He needs to be rotated more though.

Enrique is awful defensively though.

Bullshit, he's stronger, faster than anyone he faces, players just can't get crosses in against him. Only ever seen 2 wingers give him a hard time, Nathan Dyer for some reason and Antonio Valencia when he was in top form.

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I think it's a little silly to say that Arsenal are not title contenders because of possible injuries to Giroud or Mertesacker, any team would drop heavily when you take away their best players, even Chelsea or City would be considerably weaker without 2 of their best.

 

[Peco]

Boy, we desperately need the 3 points.

 

[Elchele]

what is going on with 4-3-3 being so used this season? 4-2-3-1 was better

 

[Scum]

Do you know what I find so fucking dangerous about Arsenal right now?

It's less - "Trololololo! we am awesome! we will win everything!!!!1111!1"...
...and more - "Sure. Why not? Sounds like fun. We'll have a go."

 

[Suen]

Madrid paying the refs again.

Player is on loan from Spurs as well.

It was a great decision by the ref, and Bale is great and he's not coming back.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Koscielny - Mertesacker is the best CB partnership in the league btw imo

 

[Frank the Great]

Muntari v. Ambrosini, with Mazzoleni as the referee. MLS caliber.

 

[panty]

Bale you're pretty fucking physical, stop waiving your arms and win the balls BACK FSFASKFASKLFJ ASFA

 

[feel]

 

[John Dunbar]

how to piss away an attack 101

 

[pulga]

Benzema my grandpas first touch on my grannys fanny is better than yours. How do you fuck that up

 

[Suen]

Ronaldo shooting to the birds and Benz, who should have scored, slowed down the entire play instead, what a pos.

 

[LFMartins86]

Incredible save from Helton.

 

[panty]

Benz omfg WHAT ARE YOU DOING

 

[Linius]

We're playing like shit the past few weeks. Vitesse didn't deserve a win tonight but maybe it's for the better. Things need to change.

 

[Yurt]

Conte "Fabio’s shot was incredible. Don’t tell him that, though, as he’ll also start trying his luck from the halfway line!"

Cunte why so funny ♥

 

[Vivalaraza]

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I think it's a little silly to say that Arsenal are not title contenders because of possible injuries to Giroud or Mertesacker, any team would drop heavily when you take away their best players, even Chelsea or City would be considerably weaker without 2 of their best.

They would but Arsenal's replacement are IMO a couple of levels down on those that the other teams have.

I think a bigger problem than the defenders might even be Giroud, the back up is bloody Bentdner...

But yeah for now they're plain sailing and Wilshere and Walcott aren't even in the team.

 

[Joel Was Right]

I thought Arteta was our best player on the pitch tonight.

There is no way Theo is going to get in this team

 

[Lightning]

Koscielny - Mertesacker is the best CB partnership in the league btw imo

Not really. Look at how many penalties Kos has given away. Merte is very good though.

 

[feel]

Porto pls