Arsenal away PL Match 23

[BigChief]

Now the dust has settled I was expecting a draw each for the Che/Ars games. Draws kill a title challenge.

I'm glad we've got 3 points instead of 2. Now to push on, all winnable games bar City.

[Norbs]

Pity virgil didn't land on his neck. The ****in prick

You not a fan of Virg then? Joke!

[Norbs]

I'm over that, poss a blessing in disguise tbh, brings people back down to earth and re focus after Klopp announcement.

After the first half we didn't deserve anything.

[frank the tank]

Pity virgil didn't land on his neck. The ****in prick

[Irishnev]

IMO It's much worse than what Kane did, Kane was at least somewhat subtle in how he did it, he was usually facing the ball and backing into the player. So could at least pretend he was going for the ball. Havertz isn't looking at the ball, but is looking at the man and charges into him. I doknow how that isn't at least a yellow.

VAR looked at it as a possible red for VVD for the reaction but didn't look at the challenge

Kane was more subtle about his ****housery - Havertz was v deliberate there

[Exiled_red]

I thought he was going to be brilliant when he was at Leverkusen but he’s a massive flop and a cheating ****house to boot. That’s a Harry Kane special and a red card in rugby!

IMO It's much worse than what Kane did, Kane was at least somewhat subtle in how he did it, he was usually facing the ball and backing into the player. So could at least pretend he was going for the ball. Havertz isn't looking at the ball, but is looking at the man and charges into him. I doknow how that isn't at least a yellow.

VAR looked at it as a possible red for VVD for the reaction but didn't look at the challenge

[Le Chef]

I'm over that, poss a blessing in disguise tbh, brings people back down to earth and re focus after Klopp announcement.

After the first half we didn't deserve anything.

[Irishnev]

Yeah commentator (Neville) said VVD kicked out at him as they rolled to the ground, and VVD was lucky. But IMO that is a ****house challenge from Havertz, not looking at the ball just goes to take VVD out.

I thought he was going to be brilliant when he was at Leverkusen but he’s a massive flop and a cheating ****house to boot. That’s a Harry Kane special and a red card in rugby!

[Exiled_red]

Didn't Virg have a sly dig at Havertz when he was getting up from that 'challange'

Yeah commentator (Neville) said VVD kicked out at him as they rolled to the ground, and VVD was lucky. But IMO that is a ****house challenge from Havertz, not looking at the ball just goes to take VVD out.

[spud_gun]

Also I have to say I hate Kai Havertz he's a sly cheating bustard, was constantly going down holding his face when there was no contact near his face, moaning about decisions and constantly fouled our CBs including this one on VVD, which was dangerous and he didn't even get booked for

https://twitter.com/Ma6eS_9/status/1754210926050398381

Didn't Virg have a sly dig at Havertz when he was getting up from that 'challange'

[kemm1]

Our first defeat since the Spurs debacle.

What’s important here is the response, every team has a bad day, every team loses from time to time. What we do next matters and we have Burnley at home next weekend.

If City win their two games in hand they go 1 point ahead of us - which brings back too many memories. The one positive for me this season is there are a lot of teams with something to play for so I’d say it’s not likely that any team is going on a 15 match winning streak.

It is going to be a bun fight this season. We are going to have to accept that and scrap. And support.

[Exiled_red]

Also I have to say I hate Kai Havertz he's a sly cheating bustard, was constantly going down holding his face when there was no contact near his face, moaning about decisions and constantly fouled our CBs including this one on VVD, which was dangerous and he didn't even get booked for

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[baitman]

Let's hope this is the kick up the arse that makes us dig deeper.

Mentality monsters, looked like we **** our nappies...

[Clapper]

This was by far the hardest away game remaining for us. Key players for us missing or returning too soon for this game (TAA, Robertson, Tiago). Plus facing a team that was going to take revenge for the cup defeat, this was literally their cup final and their season is officially now over.

The best we could have gotten was 1 point. We got 0. Not a large margin of difference. This is not a defeatist attitude, but a realist one. What we do from now with our players all returning, Alison over his annual brain farts, etc, will determine where the title goes.

Today's game is not as big as everyone is making out.

Completely agree. Everybody was raving about Arsenal in the beginning of the season, we are still 2 points ahead.
We knew it would be close.

[ronanm]

Got what we deserved