Post Match Thread v Arsenal

[Redspin]

We should be clear at the top now and rafa is the one who has stopped us with his careful tactics

We are clear at the top now - look in the papers. It's not an optical illusion

[rage]

redspin u keep that machine spinning. they were there for the taking. any team thats down to 10 men is there to be beat. we didn't even test their goalie after the sending off

[-V-]

Does anyone know whether Rafa was watching the game on Sky? If so, could Andy Gray have been influencing Rafa and therefore the game?

Obviously he was watching it on sky but certainly no way that Rafa would listen to Gray. Im sure he has heard Gray plenty of times before.

I did notice however that Andy Gray made a point to not criticize our management in any way and was constantly referring to Rafa's situation but not in any negative way.

It did occur to me early in the game that Gray was being nice because he was scared and knew Rafa was listening this time

[fred_plasticine]

Fact is Aresnal played better with 10 men. We were all over them after the break till the sending off.

Fact is Keane was knackered when he was subbed.

Fact is we are the only one of the title challengers to take any points off them this season.

Rafa has truely ****ed Babel up.

Insua is the best left back we got.

Rafa is too defensive, I think overall it's the home draws where we have lacked any ambition that have put this result in a bad light to some.

anyone who believes rafa is too defensive is deluded. these so called lesser teams defend deep and try to hit us on the break, so really pushing all players forward probably isn't the smartest idea, is it?

the only one who's ****ed babel up is babel in my opinion. he doesn't seem to have the stomach for the fight. most of the games have passed him by so far this season. he doesn't demand the ball, he doesn't go looking for it and his positional play seems dodgy.

we still top of the league. it was never going to be easy to win this league. we've suffered a dip in form as every team will over the course of the season but we're still top. the simple fact of the matter is no team has collected more points half way through the season than we have. that's not being lucky, that's being better than anyone else so far. end of.