[moodyred]

Arsenal play their first team. We rested our keeper and strikers and 2-1 up.

 

[Kostov]

Shaw has been one of our best players, and some of you can’t cut him some slack. Pogba has been abysmal helping him out, Alexis the same.

 

[saivet]

We need to continue being a threat in the second half. We've often petered out a bit in the second half's under Ole.

 

[Dinghy]

Arsenal dominated for 3 minutes of that half. Other than that they did feck all.

Excellent first half.

 

[Canagel]

Mate, come on. Young has been very good.

He's shielded his position but is very poor at winning tackles/recovering the ball.

 

[Red00012]

Great run from Shaw to start it as well. I was thinking wtf is he doing running sideways to the other end of the pitch

Shaw wouldn’t have been left do that under Mourinho

 

[KennyBurner]

Young gets exposed for the same reason that Lukaku is getting freedom. Arsenal's leftback is pushing up.

That’s fine. What isn’t is him shadowing iwobi till arsenal midfield gets into our box.

 

[Freak]

Pogba and Matic both need to improve and get involved. They have been too quiet. Everyone else is ok. We definitely need the third goal as our defence seem to leak goals too easily.

 

[Seven Seas Sardines]

When Shaw is shite defensively, he really has nothing else to provide considering he's also shite offensively.

Not a major problem, but anyone who still doesn't think we'll need to upgrade on him sooner rather than later is deluding himself imo.

We should really get a first-choice LB and tell Shaw to go to China if he wants an easy payday. He really does need a boot up his fat arse.

 

[RedDevil@84]

We have no choice but to keep scoring again and again. With shaky back, we need to just score whatever we can

 

[Red Devil Rising]

fecking chimp in a suit.

 

[The Brown Bull]

Shame Pogba isn’t playing.Loose game like this against a dodgey defence is made for him.

 

[MacabbiUnited]

By the way, despite the goal I think Alexis is done on this level. Not speed, not drible, doesnt add much to the game. Looses the ball constantly and fails to really create anything for anyone around him

 

[Dante]

That’s fine. What isn’t is him shadowing iwobi till arsenal midfield gets into our box.

Arsenal are 2-on-1 on Young with every attack.

Young can't close down one in case the other gets free.

I reckon we'll go 433 in the second half.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Shaw has been one of our best players, and some of you can’t cut him some slack. Pogba has been abysmal helping him out, Alexis the same.

He just seems a bit lazy to get to the ball for me when Arsenal have it on the wing heading to goal.

 

[RedFish]

King Keown.

Edit: 'king Klown.

 

[Buster15]

We will win this 1-4

Next goal is really important. We score then bingo.
But...

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Also he has our best ball winner in the team helping him, Ander. But its not his job to be at rightback blocking crosses and stopping players dribbling in from the right of our box into the box. Thats Young's responsibility

BBC showed 5 good chances Arsenal made coming from their left hand side including the goal. Couldnt do that for their right side

Obviously they'll go down our right... Sanchez is tracking back on the left, Lukaku isn't on the right. It would make no sense to come down the right side for them, especially as they're not even playing a right winger!!

Their chances have come from crosses, which maybe Young could get in the way of, but nobody has got past him or beaten him.

 

[MonkeysMagic]

Given our recent sec half performances when our legs give way on 65 min, it will be important to have the right subs on. I hope we dont revert to defending (if leading) got to go forward. This defence isnt good enough.

 

[Trophy Room]

By the way, despite the goal I think Alexis is done on this level. Not speed, not drible, doesnt add much to the game. Looses the ball constantly and fails to really create anything for anyone around him

I agree, but I think that he is done on the wing. Still has a role centrally in my opinion.

 

[GledTheRed]

Game needs more Pogba, he was quiet.

 

[George Owen]

Arsenal wasn't much of a threat for 35 minutes. We need to go back to that. The 2-0 lead got us relaxed.

 

[TMDaines]

By the way, despite the goal I think Alexis is done on this level. Not speed, not drible, doesnt add much to the game. Looses the ball constantly and fails to really create anything for anyone around him

Thought he was good before the goal. Looks bright. Was almost in the right place for that cross and causing problems down the left.

 

[Shiva87]

Watched the goal and really don't see what's the extraordinary thing in this pass tbh.

It's the dummy on the 18 yard box which opens up the entire midfield for his run. Then he waits for Kolasinac to get pulled towards him (and away from Lukaku), and then making an inch perfect pass from the outside of his foot to release Lukaku.

If you don't think Shaw did brilliantly for that goal - then you need some glasses my friend.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Glad you noticed the sarcasm mate

Clearly not, but hard to spot on here to be fair.

 

[Red00012]

We need to get Fred & Andreas into this game.

Andreas not on bench’

 

[Reynoldo]

Can’t believe that’s been 20 years...damn I feel old

 

[Anustart89]

You’re wrong and a simple google search would correct you.

Your latter example is extremely unlikely but correct, yes.

You just made me google the 2016 law change, and it turns out your smugness is backed up by being correct Pint on me.

 

[mu4c_20le]

oh my god not this neanderthal

 

[Stookie]

Did Shearer just say ‘Suck you on’?

 

[Kostov]

When Shaw is shite defensively, he really has nothing else to provide considering he's also shite offensively.

Not a major problem, but anyone who still doesn't think we'll need to upgrade on him sooner rather than later is deluding himself imo.

He basically created that second goal with that pass to Lukaku, and defends the left side on his own. Cut him some slack.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Mate, come on. Young has been very good.

I'm not bashing his performance, more his overall ability. He's limited no matter how well he plays.

 

[Canagel]

Shaw has been one of our best players, and some of you can’t cut him some slack. Pogba has been abysmal helping him out, Alexis the same.

It's obviously tactical. Ole wants our attackers to stay high up the pitch for the counter and not track back like they were doing before.

 

[Dante]

Obviously they'll go down our right... Sanchez is tracking back on the left, Lukaku isn't on the right. It would make no sense to come down the right side for them, especially as they're not even playing a right winger!!

Their chances have come from crosses, which maybe Young could get in the way of, but nobody has got past him or beaten him.

This isn't a matchday thread. It's a confirmation bias thread.

 

[Chairman Steve]

Hopefully get one of Rashford and Martial on as a sub at least

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

We will concede again, so we need another goal, probably another 2 with our defence.

 

[Dolf]

The shape he is in is why I’ll never cut him any slack. He creates all his own problems because he can’t be bothered staying fit.

Couldnt agree more

 

[MacabbiUnited]

I agree, but I think that he is done on the wing. Still has a role centrally in my opinion.

With no speed and no size on his side, he would have to get the ball directly at his feet(like today) in front of goal to score anything which again makes him pretty usless at this level. He would score on ocassion but I dont thonk he can be a 20 goal a season central attacker

 

[afrocentricity]

Fecking hell...

 

[Jazz]

Good save from Romero

 

[paulscholes18]

Piss poor from Shaw, well done from Romero