Arsenal away PL Match 23

[frank the tank]

Both us and Arsenal have to play City. Which obviously means that City have to play both of us!!!!

If we can beat City at Anfield, then i think we can do it

[BigChief]

No, because they were stronger last season AND 5 points ahead before Pep decided to switch into second gear. This season pep is already in second gear and ready to switch to third because Klopp is involved again.

Arsenal are doing well though, no doubt about it. They will finish a creditable 3rd behind the best two managers in the world.

They've got some tough away games (City, Spurs, Utd, etc) to play.

[Norbs]

Do you consider them title favourites?

[BigChief]

I'll respond to this in a game or two's time. Might be easier to illustrate then.

I rest my case.

[Exiled_red]

I'll respond to this in a game or two's time. Might be easier to illustrate then.

[vlahka]

Although they nicked our song, I thought their crowd was noisy and intimidating in the mostpart

I thought that was pretty ****ty for them to sing our song. I know we got it elsewhere but I believe every league, teams should have their specific songs that arent sung by 10 others.

[BigChief]

Indeed. They're two points behind us, how on earth does that mean that we are a shoe-in for top two and they're out of it?

I'll respond to this in a game or two's time. Might be easier to illustrate then.

[BigChief]

That doesn't make any sense, that win keeps them in the conversation

Layers.

[Buzzo]

Yeah it was definitely a good win for them, and it puts them right into the middle of the title race, they would have been 8 points off the pace if they had lost.

But they did over celebrate as if they'd actually won the league. And that not just the rose tinted vp. A lot of neutral observers called them on this.

They need to back it up.

[Kenneth]

Indeed. They're two points behind us, how on earth does that mean that we are a shoe-in for top two and they're out of it?

[rudedog]

They're really not. I've seen us celebrate like this under Houllier and Rafa. It often means it was our cup final and we often fail in the next few games when the players are on their come downs. We will finish second comfortably, if not first.

That doesn't make any sense, that win keeps them in the conversation

[BigChief]

Can't really fault Arsenal for celebrating this as a massive win, if we had beat them yesterday they would have been 8 points behind us and out of the title race.

They are now very much back in it.

They're really not. I've seen us celebrate like this under Houllier and Rafa. It often means it was our cup final and we often fail in the next few games when the players are on their come downs. We will finish second comfortably, if not first.

[Norbs]

Although they nicked our song, I thought their crowd was noisy and intimidating in the mostpart

[Doc_Piptorious]

Yesterday was just one of those games where everything went wrong. Not helped by having to change a winning team. We are still very much in it. Just move on. Some very winnable games coming up.

YNWA

Exactly.

The better team on the day won.

We had too many players all having poor games on the same day and Arsenal were well up for it. Each team got the result their performance earned.


Bad day at the office and we now work on making the next performance a better one.

[Scratch]

First half we were poor, and managed to come out with a 1-1 scoreline. Second half we tweaked the midfield a bit, with Jones dropping a bit deeper and we looked much more solid and dependable, without looking too threatening. And then came the VVD/Alisson brainfart moment, and we'd already made our key changes so had no real response to give. Without that moment of madness, i reckon that game had 1-1 written all over it.