Arsenal Post Match Thread

[JHP]

Tbf regarding Henderson, the general consensus is that he is just not ready to be a starter for us.

Is that based on some poll you've done or just a personal view dressed up as something more?. I don't agree with your personal consensus and assume that Clarke and Dalglish wouldn't be part of that consensus either.

[SimonNo7]

Villa have knocked us off the top of the league.

[SimonNo7]

Is that based on some poll you've done or just a personal view dressed up as something more?. I don't agree with your personal consensus and assume that Clarke and Dalglish wouldn't be part of that consensus either.

Come on if MattTiddler says its a general consensus then it's a general consensus

[Vermilion]

So who was Raul giving the swivel too, when people say 'the bench', do they mean our own bench ?

There seemed to be something going on, because after the goal celebration, a couple of players seemed to be saying to Meireles....come on....it's ok.... cheer up.

[Mattshark]

Is that based on some poll you've done or just a personal view dressed up as something more?. I don't agree with your personal consensus and assume that Clarke and Dalglish wouldn't be part of that consensus either.

Based purely on those who have felt he has not been good enough for us so far on here, it is called context.

[Craig_H]

Brilliant team performance today, great spirit and togetherness, and the reaction from the players to the away end at the final whistle was brilliant too.

Jose Enrique was absolutely superb, solid as a rock defensively and produced a few brilliant runs forward as well. Great composure, good technique on the ball and just an all round excellent footballer. £5m, thankyou very much. MOTM.

Suarez made the winning impact, as expected, the sending off helped but Luis Suarez is always going to make things happen

Martin Kelly, lovely solid and assured display, great to see.

Delighted with the midfield trio of Lucas, Adam and Henderson - none of them will get a 'superstar' review but as a collective, they were excellent and made it very difficult for Arsenal to get time and composure on the ball.

Carra was great, some crucial bits of defending in there, and Agger too combined with the other 3 to make a very good back four today.

Dirk worked hard and did well, as did Downing too.

Just an all round efficiently good team performance and the one thing which made me so proud, was the way the lads, as a collective, bossed Arsenal. In their own back yard. Great to see.

This has the potential to turn into a very good start to the season. One game at a time though, must keep focused and level headed. Bolton wont come to Anfield with the white flag waving. Hopefully the kids will go to Devon on Wednesday night and do the job to keep the momentum flowing.

[Craig_H]

Oh - and we'll be proper dickheads if we let Meireles go, he's such a classy player and he played his part in making the difference for us today.

[murder_inc]

Oh - and we'll be proper dickheads if we let Meireles go, he's such a classy player and he played his part in making the difference for us today.

him and Suarez linked up brilliantly and was a joy to watch.

[Craig_H]

Same here.

Result imo doesn't reflect our performance.

Thrilled that we won but we were lucky first and foremost.

Do you think they deserved to win then?

I thought it was fairly even, but we controlled the game more than they did. It was always going to be about someone either producing a bit of brilliance or a mistake happening. We repelled them superbly and whilst the first goal had a bit of luck about it, you make your own luck by pressing, working and creating a situation that almost forces a bit of luck for you.

I think we deserved to win.

[SimonNo7]

The only players we should be letting go now are Degen, Poulsen and if we get another CB, Soto. The rest should just knuckle down and battle each other for a place in the first eleven thus giving us a squad with depth at last.

[Vermilion]

Oh - and we'll be proper dickheads if we let Meireles go, he's such a classy player and he played his part in making the difference for us today.

No Craig, Kenny, Kenny will be the proper di........no i can't say it.

[JHP]

Brilliant team performance today, great spirit and togetherness, and the reaction from the players to the away end at the final whistle was brilliant too.

Jose Enrique was absolutely superb, solid as a rock defensively and produced a few brilliant runs forward as well. Great composure, good technique on the ball and just an all round excellent footballer. £5m, thankyou very much. MOTM.

Suarez made the winning impact, as expected, the sending off helped but Luis Suarez is always going to make things happen

Martin Kelly, lovely solid and assured display, great to see.

Delighted with the midfield trio of Lucas, Adam and Henderson - none of them will get a 'superstar' review but as a collective, they were excellent and made it very difficult for Arsenal to get time and composure on the ball.

Carra was great, some crucial bits of defending in there, and Agger too combined with the other 3 to make a very good back four today.

Dirk worked hard and did well, as did Downing too.

Just an all round efficiently good team performance and the one thing which made me so proud, was the way the lads, as a collective, bossed Arsenal. In their own back yard. Great to see.

This has the potential to turn into a very good start to the season. One game at a time though, must keep focused and level headed. Bolton wont come to Anfield with the white flag waving. Hopefully the kids will go to Devon on Wednesday night and do the job to keep the momentum flowing.

Agree

But careful (emboldened bit) you're going to break Mattshark's consensus there.

[SimonNo7]

Agree

But careful (emboldened bit) you're going to break Mattshark's consensus there.

[BobTheCharmer]

Hopefully the kids will go to Devon on Wednesday night and do the job to keep the momentum flowing.

massive mistake if thats the way we approach it. we can only win 3 trophies, we need to rotate some of the players but we need to avoid going out here. Besides youngsters playing alongside established players always has a better outcome then just putting the reserves out.

I guess the keeper will change. I'd play Kelly unless Johnson is looking for fitness. Carra and Agger. Same left back, try and get a togetherness about them. Spearing & Raul to start. We don't have many choices upfront if you want to rest Suarez & Carroll. I'd play the big man and get some goals from him. Rest Kuyt, perhaps on a monthly basis.

[murder_inc]

I think we deserved the win. A good solid performance away from home and against our main rivals for 4th spot.
Dont care that they had so many players missing. There forward line hasnt been diminished that much and they still couldnt get past us. Besides the foul on Agger in our box, that was the closest they came to troubling Pepe.
So what that there missing defenders. Boo ****ing hoo. We are missing one of our best players in Gerrard and the current england right back. **** happens.

Good performance from the lads and GREAT result away from home. What a difference a year makes hey...