Arsenal (a) match thread

[Fredo]

Even game. A bit unfortunate that Cazorla managed to hit that rebound so well from the volley. Think we need Coutihno in there. Take Flanno off, and play with Lucas and Gerrard as holding, with Coutihno on the left and Henderson on the right, with Suarez just behind Sturridge.

[Leyton388]

3 at the back might work against the lesser team but when up against a team like arsenal it really puts you at a disadvantage.

[G]

The reason they have the ball is that we can't keep the ball or do anything with it other than launching it to our strikers and hope they score 2 on 6.

We need to bring him on for sure,but that won't solve the problem if we don't press them and put them under pressure and then keep the ball ourselves.

[Fredo]

Formation is not the problem, but we lost Johnson today, which is a big loss. Think Arsenal are **** scared of our front two as they're not pushing men forward as much as they'd like. We should have a go at them and I think we'll score and put them under pressure.

[Rigadon]

Lucas/Gerrard/Henderson all awful this half.

Individually - all good players. But as a midfield three, I've never been convinced.

[certifiable]

Hard to know what changes.. I'm thinking moses for cissokho, as he's been poor, and Flanagan has been better than him .. don't really wanna lose hendo in midfield, but maybe swap for coutinho ..its just hard to get decent possession any emirates..but what's annoying is our mid field not tracking their one twos and runners, only matter if time before they score more if we keep that up

[Gibbo]

Sahko has been excellent so far, mans a tank.

[vonk]

Cissokho, deary me he's been poor. Henderson not doing enough for me. He needs to step it up and be a leader for this team. Bring on the little
Brazilian. He will help us keep possession.

[Daniel 7]

Individually - all good players. But as a midfield three, I've never been convinced.

It'll be changing soon enough.

[Fredo]

Don't think anyone's been poor today.

[Hemingway]

This 3 at the back business is complete tosh. Flanagan has done ok but cissoko is ****ing farcical. The wingbacks have to offer some threat but cissoko is more threatening to our players than he is to theirs.

Theyve been done by dortmund and city so lets go and push them hard. Instead we just fanny about and the pace of our passing is slow, too slow.

I love three at the back but today you're right. Enrique/Johnson can pull it off but otherwise we don't have the wingbacks for it and they're killing us.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Lucas and Gerrard need to step up in the 2nd half, they've got the experience they really should be doing better.

[Shaggy]

Coutinho on

[McDermotX]

Coutinho on.........Rodgers knows we ain't doing it out there.

Cissokho off.

[Hemingway]

Aaaaaand Coutinho's on for Cissokho.

Thank ****.