Arsenal match thread

[Zapater]

Offside machine.

So was Inzaghi and he was one of the best strikers and goalscorers of the last 2 decades.

[Leyton388]

Typical Martin Atkinson though! No time to think just goes in like a bull in a china shop with his beloved red card and hard on!

[DannyMan2006]

On the game in general, Arsenal always keep the ball better than us so it's been no suprise. The game will no doubt continue in the same fashion, it could be argued Joe hasn't been in the game, so his sending off will not impact a great deal on the game in general.

Liverpool will no doubt continue with the long balls, accept this time they'll be warranted. I think prior to the sending off I would say we needed to press higher up the pitch, but that is gone now.

[el matador]

might be tempted to take kuyt off and bring on lucas to stiffen up the centre and play 4311.

We need a good result from this game and i thing gerrard freed from defensive duties may be able to produce something for jovanovic or ngog.

does anyone know how many games cole is going to miss ?

[Taxi]

Anyway, sending off aside that unfamiliar Arsenal side were a lot better than us which is alarming considering the level of experience we had on show. We hardly seemed in it for long periods.

[spud_gun]

Looks like Cole has been taking lessons on how to tackle from Paul Scholes

[MrMichael]

If that was a red - late, off the ground/out of control, caught the standing foot - then so was Wilshere's on Mascherano.

Mind you, Cole was an idiot too.

This. Silly tackle but never a red, or if it was, Wilshire's was easily as bad.

Lame

[Rudo]

It was a deserved sending off and an idiotic tackle by Cole.

Dreading this second half.

Shame as i think we could have nicked it, attacking the Kop end, now i'll be delighted if it remains 0-0.

[JohnDoe]

Looks like Cole has been taking lessons on how to tackle from Paul Scholes

Except Scholes can miraculously get away from bookings by making far worse challenges.

[ronanm]

Cole deserved to go - end of.

[Taxi]

No Cole for the Citeh match...

[RichC]

It was a deserved sending off and an idiotic tackle by Cole.

Dreading this second half.

Shame as i think we could have nicked it, attacking the Kop end, now i'll be delighted if it remains 0-0.

Behave!!

Never a sending off - there will be loads of these tackles going in all season, all sending offs? I don't think so!

[Rudo]

No Cole for the Citeh match...

Well worked out.

[DannyMan2006]

No Cole for the Citeh match...

We are not short of players in that position.

[Leyton388]

Really don't know what to make of us ATM. Not much would have changed from us under rafa due to lack of playing staff brought in. But i am hopeful roy can change our system and style of play.