Arsenal (a) match thread

[McDermotX]

We had a bright opening 10mins, and a bright opening 2nd half, but they've been better everywhere on the pitch other than that.

Get one back and you never know, but it's hard to complain about the scoreline.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Slow midfield with very little movement was always going to be overran by these lot.

Gerrard and Lucas have been caught flat footed so many times its embarrassing, I'm sorry but doing it at home against **** isn't going to expose you, this type of game will.

We're so deep and yet it doesn't look anymore solid.

So pissed off with this because we look half arsed.

[Marina]

Aaron Ramsey, I wish I could still laugh at you.

[DeanoUK]

Like i said, we are giving them all the time in the world in our half with the ball at their feet. And we're paying for it.

Yep worst thing you can do with them. We started off pressing a hell of a lot but have since just let them play. It, and the starting formation, all seems a little naive.

[kemm1]

We need a brand new midfield to compete against these players. Arsenal's midfield is destroying us.

[Hemingway]

Its because we play a one - two and were always outnumbered there. Absolute **** today.

I don't think it's that necessarily, a 1-2 works fine when you have the players for it. I don't think we do. Lucas is still hit or miss, Gerrard's fitness is going, Hendo doesn't have the technical ability or mental/tactical wherewithal. Against teams like WBA it works but even if we went with a 2-1 today we'd be having problems.

[danperkins]

We really have been dominated. Need to up the tempo and try support our forward line. Arsenal back line have cruised it. Massive gulf in class in the midfields.

[Leyton388]

We've been shown up here big time. Our midfield is so poor and slow and these are the games you need to win to get into the CL.

[DeanoUK]

Slow midfield with very little movement was always going to be overran by these lot.

Gerrard and Lucas have been caught flat footed so many times its embarrassing, I'm sorry but doing it at home against **** isn't going to expose you, this type of game will.

We're so deep and yet it doesn't look anymore solid.

So pissed off with this because we look half arsed.

Exactly. **** just look at them at the moment with the ball, so so slow, no movement off the ball, slack and half arsed. Really really disappointing.

[JohnDoe]

I don't want to hear this "Lucas is a world class DM" ever again.

[Marina]

Interesting switch

[dizzycat]

Moses on, at least we're going for it

[danperkins]

Starting Flanagan in the first team.. yet alone in that formation was a big mistake. Asking him to do something he can't.

[kemm1]

I don't think it's that necessarily, a 1-2 works fine when you have the players for it. I don't think we do. Lucas is still hit or miss, Gerrard's fitness is going, Hendo doesn't have the technical ability or mental/tactical wherewithal. Against teams like WBA it works but even if we went with a 2-1 today we'd be having problems.

Agreed with all of that.

[lickedlollipop]

Moses on, at least we're going for it