Southampton v Arsenal - Tuesday 1st January 2013 - 17:30 (Sky Sports 1)

[Master Splinter]

This should be another fun game.

There should be a lot of space to exploit, so whoever starts in midfield and attack will get chances. Wise to stick with a winning team, but Giroud and Rosicky are probably due a game sometime. WUMger will also throw Diaby in after an afternoon's training session.

Theo and Oxo to have a glorious homecoming.

2-4 (Podolski, Walcott, Cazorla, Giroud).

[Marc Overmars]

Another potential goalfest here if we're ruthless again.

[Syn]

5 league wins in a row in the festive period with no injuries? I must tell you, we have signed satan and we will blitz Bayern too.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

did sky have to put this humiliation live in front of the whole nation?

[Injury Time]

did sky have to put this humiliation live in front of the whole nation?

The bastards :sulk:

[Cripps_orig]

Ches

Sagna Mert Verm Gibbs

Rosicky Sir Jack Cazorla

Ox Sir Theo Pod

That would be the fans selection

Wengers team

Ches

Jenkinson Kos Djo Santos

Arteta Coq Wilshere

Gervinho Giroud Ramsey

[GP]

I know a place where the sun hits the sky,
Everything changes and blows out the night

[GP]

0-3

[milla]

Since everyone is a bit tired from Barcodes game, I assume Ramsey will start. Super fresh Ramsey + 10, 3-2 to Soton. Wumger :bow:

[mkkreuk]

Thought ramsey looked alright when he came on. Suprisingly, calming influence. If he can keep it simple and direct he's a player i want in the team, but when he starts that hollywood flicks and turn stuff he can get lost.

Think the team will largely be the same. Potentially Podolski and Ox will be rested, but i'd like AOC to play - think he'll put in a stunner vs. his old club.

[Marc Overmars]

Having not played in midweek, I think we'll keep the majority of the team from yesterday in place.

We'll probably make wholesale changes for Swansealona though.

[GP]

With his excellent display on saturday, the striker position now picks itself, really.

Giroud up top, Theo back out to his more natural position on the right side of attack.

[Cripps_orig]

Southampton v Arsenal (17:30 GMT)

Southampton should have won at Stoke after leading 3-1. I know their manager Nigel Adkins said it was a good point and they would have taken it beforehand but they were in control of the game.
Southampton are best when they are going forward because they have got good attacking players.
The only problem with that is that Arsenal can pick them off and it will be interesting to see how they set themselves up.
Arsenal are in form and Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be going back to their former club after the 7-3 win over Newcastle.
The Gunners are playing with confidence, creating lots of chances and scoring lots of goals, which has left a lot of people with egg on their faces.
After that Capital One Cup loss at Bradford, some people were saying this is the end of an era and Arsenal manager and Arsene Wenger needed to go and all that rubbish. All of a sudden he is genius. I think they will finish fourth.
Steve Wilson's verdict: A goalfest in store here, 2-4.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Whos calling Wenger a genius? Lawro :doh:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

I hope our boys are up for NYD football!

[GP]

Arsenal team: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Walcott

[GP]

Arsenal subs: Martinez, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Ramsey, Rosicky, Gervinho, Giroud

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Get in! Giroud on the bench!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton: Boruc, Cork, Yoshida, Fonte, Shaw, Puncheon, Steven Davis, Schneiderlin, Ramirez, Lambert, Do Prado.
Subs: Kelvin Davis, Hooiveld, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse, Richardson, Mayuka, De Ridder.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme starts now.

[Maestro]

Thank god wumget has'nt tampered with a winning line up. Hope we get another win today.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Thank god wumget has'nt tampered with a winning line up. Hope we get another win today.

Well we need a win just to keep with level with everyone else!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not a great pass from Cazorla there, nothing came of it though.

Similarly poor from Oxocube towards Sajma.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna gives Davis a good headbutt. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots, delects just wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boruc. :haha:

Shame nobody was far post.

[GP]

Polish Goalkeepers :haha:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Away fans! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boruc drops another one!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

flo! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yoshida gets a good kicking from Vermaelen. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boruc is having an amazing game! :haha:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Yu-Gi-Oh dives.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Away fans :scarf:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Our defence ripped open there :doh:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Our crosses :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor from Wheelchair, our defence sorts it out.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

wheelchair has been shit!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

poor from wheelchair

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well cut out by Vermaelen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody hell Gibbs.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

very easy for southampton atm.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

All southampton.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was a blatant foul by Ramirez. :lol:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Get up wheelchair you tit!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

I thought wheelchair was supposed to be mr tough man :rolleyes:

[Özim]

Really boring so far, don't look like a team that scored 7 in their last match.

[Globalgunner]

wheelchair,,,RIP

[Gervinho's Forehead]

verm you dick.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

I thought wheelchair was supposed to be mr tough man :rolleyes:

yeah it's been pretty shit.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

It's all southampton!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Our players don't look up for it at all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Oxocube.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

the handbrake :haha:

fuck off.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

0 shots. :lol:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

"southampton working harder than the visitors" no shit!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

piss off sagna.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

sagna is terrible today.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

this isn't very good at all.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

*jazz hands*

[Gervinho's Forehead]

fucking boring shit.

I wonder who arsene is blaming today?

[gunnerrrrr]

when did Sagna become utter shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 1-0 Arsenal, Ramirez.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

when did Sagna become utter shit

He does have periods od utter shit.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

FUCK YOU SAGNA!

[Özim]

Ramires!!! 1-0

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Fucking pathetic, Arsenal nowhere today. Fuck off.

[gunnerrrrr]

Sagna and Koischny....fucking awful

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Ramires!!! 1-0

alright.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Sagna and Koischny....fucking awful

I espect it all the time for koshiteney but not so much sagna.

[Globalgunner]

Vermaelen doing a windmill impression instead of defending

[gunnerrrrr]

these players are so fucking unprofessional

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Think Pod should be shouldering most of the blame for that, horrible pass to Koz started it

[Özim]

We've been sh*t today, how can a team that scored 7 a few days ago be so awful going forward now.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Vermaelen doing a windmill impression instead of defending

yeah well he is shit afterall.

[Power n Glory]

Passing is awful. Midfield again.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

these players are so fucking unprofessional

it's arsene wengers arsenal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Sajma doing?

[Gervinho's Forehead]

go fuck yourself sagna!

[Master Splinter]

I missed the first 15 minutes, but has Theo touched the ball?

Woodfear and Sagan are having shockers.

Get GHELkers and Giroud on.

[Power n Glory]

Sagna is having a mare.

[BlindFaith_8]

Never rated Sagna, he is having a Weston.

[saintnickle]

Anyone who thinks we can challenge for honours with the way we defend wants sending to the funny farm.This team will win nothing .Sick of wengers bull about the squad.

[Özim]

Sagna having an unpurple patch.

[hobson's choice]

Funnily this game is pretty much a repeat of almost every Arsenal this season, can't keep the ball, can't do anything unless it's a quick attack or the other team makes a error.

Only difference between this game so far when compare to the Wigan and Toon game, is somehow Arsenal managed to score first

[Gervinho's Forehead]

when every other fucking **** team around us win, trust these ****s to turn up and not give a shit.

[hobson's choice]

We've been sh*t today, how can a team that scored 7 a few days ago be so awful going forward now.

We were shit in that game too, and in most games

[Gervinho's Forehead]

wheelchair is a shitty little whimp, like a loud mouth chav on an estate.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

We were shit in that game too, and in most games

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 DO PRADO OG!!!!!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Get in!!!

[Power n Glory]

Thank you, Theo!

[BlindFaith_8]

OG, we are so lucky. But I'll take it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Actually that might be Theo's goal, was on target after all.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

0 shots on target :lol:

[GP]

Great goal, we are deservedly level.

[Master Splinter]

Own Goal is my favourite Southampton player.

He is awlsome for us.

[Özim]

We were shit in that game too, and in most games
I didn't see that game to be fair, people seemed to say we were great in the 2nd half though.

Of the matches I've seen we've largely been sh*t though yes.

1-1 OG!

[hobson's choice]

And of course we score of a mistake

[Gervinho's Forehead]

get the fuck up wheelchair!

[Özim]

That's the only we were going to score, we've been awful going forward today and have created precisely nothing.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

no wonder jack couldn't wait to sign a contract! he's shite afterall.

[Power n Glory]

Wilshere...shoot damn it!

[Seaman's Ponytail]

We don't seem to want to shoot at all today. Someone needs to man up and take responsibility

[hobson's choice]

Wenger really does have luck on his side, this team is atrocious, gets out played in just about every game, and yet some how, ends up winning

[Gervinho's Forehead]

crap from oxo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They aren't all Theo speed, Oxo.

[Özim]

Lovely play from Southampton, cut our defence open like a knife through butter.

[Newguy]

Does Wilshere not want to shoot? ?

[Özim]

Wenger really does have luck on his side, this team is atrocious, gets out played in just about every game, and yet some how, ends up winning
This season, he's certainly had a lot of luck I agree.

[Globalgunner]

Southampton have identified Wilshire as the key and are doing a Stoke on him. I hope Wenger will do do something in the 2nd half. This shit aint working. Giroud on Ox pff

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great turn from Wheelchair, shame Theo was offside. Good finish anyway though.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

very much off side.

[Özim]

Walcott puts it in the net but is miles offside in the end.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 HT.

Arsenal. :bow:

[GP]

Pretty even. Need to kick on in the 2nd half.

[Özim]

1-1 half time, poor performance from us but rescued by an own goal.

[gunnerrrrr]

southampton gonna be knackered...i see lots of goals for us

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Southampton have identified Wilshire as the key and are doing a Stoke on him. I hope Wenger will do do something in the 2nd half. This shit aint working. Giroud on Ox pff

I'm not sure having a statue on up front will make much difference in a tight game like this.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

southampton gonna be knackered...i see lots of goals for us

:lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Pretty shit performance so far and a calamity from Sagna for their goal.

Got a bit of luck though so lets hope we start creating some chances.

Wheelchair has been good but Crapzola needs to get more involved.

[Newguy]

Need to get it into Theo quicker, the last chance yes he was offside but it was because Jack delayed the pass...as a team this is Wengers worst passing side.

[Master Splinter]

Theo joint top assister in the League now, along with Shrek, One Matter and RVC.

Feo :bow:.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

why it the **** tiss allowed to say "we" when talking about southampton.

[Power n Glory]

Pretty shit performance so far and a calamity from Sagna for their goal.

Got a bit of luck though so lets hope we start creating some chances.

Wheelchair has been good but Crapzola needs to get more involved.


Cazorla is hiding. Has hardly touched the ball. Wilshere needs to start dropping deep and demanding the ball more. His ability to turn on the ball is vital to us. Theo needs to learn when to play on the shoulder and when to drop back to receive the ball.

[BlindFaith_8]

Wilshire always over plays one pass or one dribble to many. He should have released that pass to Theo earlier. Still a shit perfomrance from the lads but then again I wasn't expecting anything different, this must be the worst squad that Whnger has put together. We need some pace, some urgency, this slow build up play is just so fucking boring and laboured.

[Joker]

Pretty awful performance again, yet luck seems to be on our side this season and somehow we're level.

The midfield are again not doing enough. Need more participation from Arteta and Cazorla.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

fraudthorla is back to normal today.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Pretty awful performance again, yet luck seems to be on our side this season and somehow we're level.

The midfield are again not doing enough. Need more participation from Arteta and Cazorla.

Shit! is arteta even playing today!?!?!? :haha:

[GP]

Southampton have identified Wilshire as the key and are doing a Stoke on him. I hope Wenger will do do something in the 2nd half. This shit aint working. Giroud on Ox pff

I agree, I think his forward play is going to be vital.

[Joker]

Shit! is arteta even playing today!?!?!? :haha:

There have been too many games like this from Arteta where he fails to stamp his mark on the game. No one expects eye of a needle through-passes or mazy dribbles obviously, but as a midfielder he needs to do more than simply "keep things ticking over". As a midfielder he's lacked personality this season if you know what I mean.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

giroud's forward play :haha:

Statue man :haha:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

There have been too many games like this from Arteta where he fails to stamp his mark on the game. No one expects eye of a needle through-passes or mazy dribbles obviously, but as a midfielder he needs to do more than simply "keep things ticking over". As a midfielder he's lacked personality this season if you know what I mean.

Arteta has been pretty non exsistant all season, apart from his little recieve ball, run around in a circle and pass ball.

[gunnerrrrr]

Arteta has been pretty non exsistant all season, apart from his little recieve ball, run around in a circle and pass ball.
the whole midfield balance of Wilshire, Arteta and Carzola is hugely suspect...no balance, no strength, no speed......we do have a player who has all of that but he is semi retired (Diaby)

Get Rosicky on asap

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boruc. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

WTF is Sagan doing?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Too much on it from Cazorla.

[Master Splinter]

Crapzola :doh:.

That was terrible.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

we make southampton look amazing.

[gunnerrrrr]

fuck me Carzola has been shit...again

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wheelchair gets kicked in the mush.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

wheelchair is pathetic.

[GP]

Quite an obvious pattern emerging. Jack gets the shit kicked out of him every game.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

booorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

This game needs the injection of Giroud badly from an Arsenal point of view. We need a target!

[gunnerrrrr]

wtf is Sagna doing

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sznanany. :lol:

Bit too calm.

[GP]

This game needs the injection of Giroud badly from an Arsenal point of view. We need a target!

Yep.

[Globalgunner]

Swansea are going to be licking their chops at the prospect of playing us on Sunday. We really are toothless in attack.

Arteta may be a leader in the changing room but he is a glorified Denilson on the pitch

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Sznaanany to stop Do Prado.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sjakamamy just about claims it on the line!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

still all southampton and 0 shots on target for us :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Szczesny :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi off, Giroud on.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

fuck giroud :ilt:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

podlolski what a fraud :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Podolski :lol:.

[Power n Glory]

Yep, Pod has hardly touched the ball.

[GP]

Finally Giroud on.

Showed his class last time out, we really need it again.

[gunnerrrrr]

how are Arteta or Carzola not replaced for Rosicky...both have been shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not quite like the weekend from Theo.

[Master Splinter]

Theo :haha:.

Awlful.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Yep, Pod has hardly touched the ball.

but he's never played in that postiton before and he's adjusting to the english game..... :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Boruc is playing his own match.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

we need a real goal keeper.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Boruc is playing his own match.

0 shots on target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schneiderlin booked, unsurprisingly.

[gunnerrrrr]

wenger make a change in midfield you blind fuck

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Puncheon shot, wide.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

we're probably tired becuase we haven't played as many games, or something.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramirez goes for glory, over it goes.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

we need a real goal keeper.

Nothing wrong with Chez mate, best Polish keeper on the field by some distance!

[Globalgunner]

we need a real goal keeper.

Those things cost money y`know

[gunnerrrrr]

i saw sir chesney in Camden a few weeks ago, he looked very very over weight....but thats just imo

[Gervinho's Forehead]

what a shit game.

[Power n Glory]

We have been awful with the final third passing. It's shocking stuff!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

sagna has been shit all day.

[BlindFaith_8]

Mazola better than Silva :doh:

[Power n Glory]

Cazorla :doh: wow!

[Seaman's Ponytail]

what a shit game.

It's not that good...

[Gervinho's Forehead]

all southampton :ilt:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo goes for goal straight away, saved.

[gunnerrrrr]

oh ffs wenger bring on rosicky

[Gervinho's Forehead]

oh wow we had a shot on target!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Ramirez.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

fucking hell saved by a shit linesman!

[Gervinho's Forehead]

we should've been punished there for being so shit.

[gunnerrrrr]

kos has been shite

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho and Ramsey coming on for us.

WUMger. :bow:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

these ****s don't care if they play well do they.

[gunnerrrrr]

wenger make a sub you shit manager

[Gervinho's Forehead]

kos has been shite

nothing new then. Just be thankful he hasn't scored an OG.

[gunnerrrrr]

Gervinho and Ramsey coming on for us.

WUMger. :bow:
this must be a wind up...so rosicky still sits

[Globalgunner]

Gervinho coming on for Southampton

[Master Splinter]

wenger make a sub you shit manager

It's Gervinho though.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

geronimo :ilt:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lambert off, Rodriguez on.

Oxoube off, Gervinho on.

Cazorla off, Ramsey on.

[gunnerrrrr]

It's Gervinho though.

shocking

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Gervinho coming on for Southampton

:haha:

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Gervinho and Ramsey coming on for us.

WUMger. :bow:

:fury:

[BlindFaith_8]

Ox is well over rated. Watch how slow our gameplay turns now the Ram Shagger is on.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

giruod x geronimo = shit2

[Globalgunner]

Ramsy coming on too. Only one winner now

[gunnerrrrr]

why no Rosicky...Wenger pls go

[Gervinho's Forehead]

giroud :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramirez off, Ward-Prowse on.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

we deserve fuck all out of this.

[hobson's choice]

Well Southampton's manager just won us the game with that dumb sub

[Gervinho's Forehead]

geronimo :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :haha:

FFS.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho :haha:.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Well Southampton's manager just won us the game with that dumb sub

And by his teams tactics to, something wenger knows fuck all about.

[BlindFaith_8]

We are woeful! The saints look like the only team who want the 3 points, we look happy with a point. Shame on you Arsehole *******.

[gunnerrrrr]

still no urgency from us

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta smacks it but wide.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

pathetic from us.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

10 more minutes of this shocking shit.

[gunnerrrrr]

sagna got fucked again

[BlindFaith_8]

Sagna is defnitley the worst player on the field by a mile. Cut that pathetic blond string on your head FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho does it again.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho :crying:.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

geronimo! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Do Prado off, De Ridder on.

[BlindFaith_8]

Gervinho, one word. SHIT:haha:

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Sagna is defnitley the worst player on the field by a mile. Cut that pathetic blond string on your head FFS.

I think you're forgetting Gerv is on now.....

[Gervinho's Forehead]

southampton deserve to win this.

[Globalgunner]

Sagna`s display today borders on unprofessional

[gunnerrrrr]

Gervinho does it again.

OMG he is unbeliably fucking shit...who the fuck is he passing to....you dumb **** we are in purple not red...what a moron of a footballer

[Gervinho's Forehead]

our goal scorer is off :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho drags his shot wide.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

geronimo :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Ridder booked.

[gunnerrrrr]

gervhinio is a one man comedy show

[gunnerrrrr]

Ramsey joins Gervhinio is the comedy category

[hobson's choice]

Ramsey with the vintage counter attack

[Seaman's Ponytail]

We don't want to win this enough :(

[BlindFaith_8]

4 attempts on goal and only 1 on target against a bottom side, that is embarssing and proves all along ******* has not tactical nouse.

[Globalgunner]

How can you win ANY match with shit like Ramsey and Gervinho plus Sagna and Gibbs at their comedy best. This team deserves to be on SNL

[gunnerrrrr]

OMG SHOOT FFS

[BlindFaith_8]

Eboue :pray: Please comeback, I forgve you.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crazy freekick from Theo.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Crap freekick from Theo.

Corrected your spelling error

[Seaman's Ponytail]

Is this 2 points lost or a point gained? We've been so poor i'd tend to go for the latter :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT.

[gunnerrrrr]

1-1 FT.

ffs

[Özim]

1-1 ft short mini winning run is over.

[hobson's choice]

Is this 2 points lost or a point gained? We've been so poor i'd tend to go for the latter :(

A point gained

[Power n Glory]

Awful performance and desperately needed 3 points from this game.

The midfield is shocking. Poor service and sloppy passing all evening.

[Marc Overmars]

Thank god that's over. Terrible match.

[hobson's choice]

The midfield is shocking. Poor service and sloppy passing all evening.

Typical Arsenal game then.