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[Irishnev]

What are people’s thoughts on Doku? Haven’t seen enough of him to properly judge plus we were linked with him a while ago. I really don’t know what to make of him and if he’s one that will come good one day or he’s just a bit flashy with no end product.

Tony Daley

[BootRoom]

I just wish they’d apply the rules regardless of time in the game or context

From booking everyone in sight to 'letting them play the game', the amount of discretion a referee has is ridiculous, and can completely skew the sporting integrity of the competition.

[ChesterDave]

There were barely any shots from either team, so boring. This city team doesn’t look anywhere near the previous year’s teams.

I find Robbie Savage to be terrible but he outright called out the awful standard of the first half. A few of the challenged them on it but he wasn't backing down.

[frank the tank]

What are people’s thoughts on Doku? Haven’t seen enough of him to properly judge plus we were linked with him a while ago. I really don’t know what to make of him and if he’s one that will come good one day or he’s just a bit flashy with no end product.

There are loads of instances where the likes of Haaland KDB and Foden throw their hands up in the air when it doesn't come off for him. Really bad body language. That said he seems to delay the pass a lot.

I think he'd have been good under Jurgen though to be honest.

[Exiled_red]

I just wish they’d apply the rules regardless of time in the game or context

Affects the integrity of the league. Players not getting booked and or sent off impacts more than this one game. And keeping it 11v11 so the big spectacle is interesting is grossly unfair to, for arguements sake, Fulham v Bournemouth having rules applied more firmly.

Just so everyone knows where they stand as much as anything because game to game or week to week no one knows what is a foul or a penalty, no one knows what is a yellow or red card from week to week and it damages the game. I honestly think that the officiating we are seeing now is the worst that I can remember and the analysis and justification of it that former referees are giving of it is a joke.

[Buzzo]

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[SB]

[Buzzo]

Totally agree. Arsenal start the day top. Finish second and they literally celebrate the fact. I don’t recall celebrating any 0-0’s no matter who they are against. This is definitely an insight into their mentality.

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[RedReet]

TBF most of us would take a draw away to City of it kept us above them. If our own fans don't think we're good enough to win the league, surely Arsenal fans will be thinking the same, finish above City and the league is yours.

I'd be the same in their shoes if roles were reversed, confident we could overtake them in the final 9 games.

[ChesterDave]

Vincent Company complaining about the standard of refereeing this season. It was him slthat avoided an obvious red card versus us, wasn't it

[RichC]

He’s not wrong though. I’d say this season we’ve seen the levels of officiating at an all time low

[Mr Pink]

He’s not wrong though. I’d say this season we’ve seen the levels of officiating at an all time low

managers etc need to be unified on it- no point complaining when your team suffers from it, and talking about how these things even themselves out and that we need to respect refs (yes that’s aimed at you, Ange) when it’s a diff team.

The refereeing standards, and especially var has gone down the toilet this season. If they all sang from the same hymn sheet, there would be a chance that it would get improved.

[Buzzo]

TBF most of us would take a draw away to City of it kept us above them. If our own fans don't think we're good enough to win the league, surely Arsenal fans will be thinking the same, finish above City and the league is yours.

I'd be the same in their shoes if roles were reversed, confident we could overtake them in the final 9 games.

I’d settle for a draw, but I think we’ve always gone into games with City looking and playing to win - Klopp knows no other way. I’d defo never be cheering and whooping about a 0-0 given there was also a drop down the table.

[Exiled_red]

I want us to win every game, but the fact is there are some games that it's important not to lose, I have never cheered us getting a draw like that but I have come out of some games relieved that we didn't lose.

I think that was a game that Arsenal thought they would probably lose and a defeat would have left them 3 points behind us and 2 behind City, it wouldn't be an impossible situation for them but it would be difficult as they would have been relying on 2 teams slipping up.

That point keeps them ahead of City, they only have to match City's results to stay ahead of them, while their GD advantage over us, means that if we draw and they win one week they will move ahead on GD. I suspect that the feeling in the Arsenal camp is that City are capable of winning all of their 9 remaining games, but that they don't think we are. Obviously we need to prove them wrong.

[ChesterDave]

He’s not wrong though. I’d say this season we’ve seen the levels of officiating at an all time low

He's not. But it isn't restricted to this year. The 2013/14 year where Sterling was still a Liverpool players and adjudged offside and his non-red card where two decisions that helped im to two league winners medals.
He only speaks out now because he is on the wrong end of it