Swansea v Arsenal Saturday 16th March 15:00

[Cripps_orig]

Fab

Jenkinson Mert Kos Gibbs

Rosicky Coquelin Cazorla

Ox Theo Arshavin

[Cripps_orig]

I was out in Munich for 5 live in midweek and there were horror stories going round that Arsenal would be fielding a seriously weakened team for their Champions League game with Bayern Munich.
I don't know whether Gunners boss Arsene Wenger changed his mind or if everyone got the wrong end of the stick, but Wenger did not do that in the end. They are out of Europe but at least the team he chose had a go and came away with a good result.
Defensively the Gunners looked better, but I cannot work out exactly which gear Bayern were playing in. If you said they had six, then I don't think made it to fifth at any stage.
Now Wenger is building up his side's trip to Wales as a massive game, and it is in context of the race for the top four. Now they are out of Europe, this might be the point where they kick on domestically to get back into the Champions League next year.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2




lawro predicts

[Özil's Panoramic View]

We'll win this making us poised for a run on the scum for 4th and all will be rosy in Wenger Garden again.

1-3 :scarf:

[GP]

Must start the same XI as against Bayern.

0-3

[Marc Overmars]

Should be a comfortable home win.

[fakeyank]

http://images.football365.com/12/09/800x600/Swansea-v-Sunderland-Michu-celeb_2821469.jpg

Game Set Match Swansea

[LDG]

We owe these ****s a fucking doing.

Come on you Gunners.

[Syn]

Wilshere, Podolski out. Vermaelen dropped. Lol just lol if Fabianski's dropped. The ball in the 95th minute for Michu to get the equaliser.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Have we lost yet?

[Injury Time]

Little bit lacked sharpness, slow start, Muchu great quality find, our lack of quality in final third little bit and lack of quality defending little bit cost us, but showed spirit in second half but not enough to get over finish line. :blah:

[Syn]

Gonna practice singing hymns and arias for the main event at 5. Today I am little bit jack bastard.

[Syn]

Arsenal team: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud

[GP]

Good side.

[Syn]

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Monk (c), Davies, Britton, de Guzman, Ki, Dyer, Hernandez, Michu.

Also a good side.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hugs aplenty in the tunnel.

[Marc Overmars]

Chesney and Vermaelen. :pal:

[Master Splinter]

Unless Good Diaby turns up for the second time this season, there's going to be no control in the midfield.

Rosicky was a must.

Or even Coquelin.

[Edinburgh Gooner]

http://www.viplivesports.eu/football/141077/1/swansea-city-fc-vs-arsenal-live-stream-online.html

seems a good stream so far.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Le Boss :bow:

They just showed him walking through hallways en route to the pitch.

Think he's spent but a part of me still massively respects and revere the man.

Get it right Arsene.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Arsenal!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[GP]

SOCCER!

[Master Splinter]

hb Theo!

Birthday hat-trick please.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I think it's a full moon tonight. That means Good Diaby should make an appearance.

[Master Splinter]

Dyer :lol:.

Awlful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dyer tries to comb one in, gets it completely wrong.

[GP]

Dire

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Dyer :haha:

Great defensive work there.

Goalkick us.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Good work by Kozza.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube hits the bar!

[GP]

OFF THE BAR!

Ox :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Ox hits the bar!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ox so close!!!


Looks like the Ox is back!

[Marc Overmars]

Don't play too well Ox or you might be dropped.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jenkinson. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Giroud should have crossed it for Feo.

Good start by Oxo.

GHELkers :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swansea have had the ball for quite a while now.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh Cock! Nearly by them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rangel played in, skews it wide!

No idea how many passes it took, must be well over 30.

[Niall_Quinn]

Opted for the slow tempo, no pressing game. Maybe it'll work this time...

[GP]

Looked offside to me

[Master Splinter]

Rangel was offside.

More great officiating.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Er, weird effort from Michu.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Michu just drags his shot wide, Jenkinson gave it away.

[Master Splinter]

Poor from GHELkers there.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh fuck. Jenkinson nearly makes it 1 - 0 to them

Really should have been 1 - 0.

[fakeyank]

Swansea is toying with our team :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Shot by Santi saved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots on the volley, easy enough for Vorm.

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaby :haha:

Pile of shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby gives it away, wins it back, gives it away again.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sums up Diaby. Excellent work to win it and then a brainless pass straight to a Swansea player.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby. :rolleyes:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Need to get Mr 100K in the game. Don't think I've heard his name being mentioned so far.

[Niall_Quinn]

I prefer Ramsey as sometimes he can be anonymous whereas Diaby is always interfering with the game.

[Master Splinter]

Someone just shoot FFS. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swansea nearly gave us a chance, nothing comes from it in the end though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tip tap, tip tap, don't shoot whatever you do.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Well smothered by Vorm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Control it Theo, FFS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

Cazorla. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Great work by Santi. FK

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Guzman booked.

[GP]

Great play by Santiago

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo hits the wall.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Straight at the wall by Theo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why are we letting Walcock take FKs when we have Cazorla? Fucking stupid.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Fuck off Theo.

Wtf is he taking freekicks?

This fucktard has too much a high opinion of himself.

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud 2 yards off the play again. But he got his anguished expression in nice and early.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fabianski saves from Michu, offside anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcock boots it into a dangerous area, Giroud has a nice view of it from 10 yards away.

[GP]

Dire

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh FFS Theo.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Fuck!

Just fuck!

Frustrating this lot.

[Master Splinter]

Walcott's pass completion rate must be lower than Diaby's.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube hits the bar again!

[Master Splinter]

Fuck off bar.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nice from Ox. He looks very out of place in this team. Lots of energy, totally uncalled for.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ox so close.

Don't know why he's defying the manager's orders against shooting from distance though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dear me Theo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcott's pass completion rate must be lower than Diaby's.

-1% :blink:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Diaby :haha:

Go to hell you dementor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby. :doh:

Stop hesitating.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I despair these set pieces on the verge of HT.

[Master Splinter]

Diaby summed up in 10 seconds again.

Great run takes out the entire Swansea midfield, but he then takes four years to make a decision and passes it straight to a Swansea player.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. We could be a good side if we had more footballers in the team.

[GP]

Really low tempo, need to up that in the 2nd half.

Need to get Diaby off. Theo needs to get involved more.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Swans 0-0 Arsenal HT.

Pedestrian and sedating game.

[GP]

Warren Barton is rubbish

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He thinks Swansea have been outstanding. :blink:

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 0-0 Dreadful.

Slow, unimaginative, lazy, sloppy. A contractual performance, the poor slaves still haven't managed to find a way to get their money without having to turn up. For now they settle for getting paid without having to play. Ox the exception but he still has plenty of time.

Diaby hopeless, as fully expected. Walcott here to fill in the wait between contracts.

[milla]

Really low tempo, need to up that in the 2nd half.

Need to get Diaby off. Theo needs to get involved more.

Theo needs to get sold. :gp:

[Syn]

Ox good. Cazorla good. Everyone else no good.

I don't trust the forwards to create a bit of space for themselves and stick one away.

This games needs more Rosicky.

[milla]

Ox good. Cazorla good. Everyone else no good.

I don't trust the forwards to create a bit of space for themselves and stick one away.

This games needs more Rosicky.

Tis, very sensible post. :gp:

[hymppi]

HT 0-0 Dreadful.

Walcott here to fill in the wait between contracts.
This.
Fucking hell, we should give him contracts only for 6 months so he'd play his heart out.

[Joker]

Awful game, but there for the taking IMO if we step it up.

[Static]

Diaby either needs to step it up or get subbed. Why didn't Rosicky start?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Half time assessment done.

We're winning this.

Come on you Gunners. :scarf:

[Syn]

Diaby either needs to step it up or get subbed. Why didn't Rosicky start?

Dunno. Maybe because he was pretty poor against Bayern and Diaby sometimes does turn it on. Hasn't worked out that way though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby storms through, this time shoots sky high.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

What a lazy, lacklustre, out of idea hoof that was by Diaby.

Miles high too.

[GP]

HT 0-0 Dreadful.

Slow, unimaginative, lazy, sloppy.

Yeah but enough about your posts haha lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo just let Ki run beyond him, weird.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ref fell over. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots, Vorm behind it.

[Niall_Quinn]

At least it's watchable now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo just let Ki run beyond him, weird.

Saw that. Six figure Theo getting a lesson from Ox today.

[Niall_Quinn]

Not os great from Ollie van Giroud

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Somewhere in this Universe the missing part of Diaby is there.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ffs, Diaby!

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaby :haha: The most pointless player in world football? He's just a time waster, hangs on to the ball for half the match and fucks it up every time.

[GP]

Diaby:
http://studyabroad.apguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Wizard-of-Oz-scarecrow.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Michu first time effort, in to the crowd.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Cam on Aasnol

[Master Splinter]

Get Rosicky on.

After Ramsey and Gervinho of course.

[GP]

Get Rosicky on.

After Ramsey and Gervinho of course.

All 3 would improve us atm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hernandez cuts in, puts the shot wide. Fabianski made no movement towards it, so I hope he knew it was going wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rangel. :lol:

Long run-up for a short throw.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho warming up.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Klingon :bow:

Warming up.

[hymppi]

Well this feels strange but despite this lackluster display I still think we're going to win this match o.O

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Interesting to see who gets subbed here.

My money is on the Ox.

[Özim]

So we beat Bayern 2-0 in a pointless win but are being held by Swansea 0-0 in a game that means something?

Bunch of losers.

[GP]

Interesting to see who gets subbed here.

My money is on the Ox.

The world can see it should be Diaby

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ki off, Routledge on.

[GP]

Sum Yung Guy off for Routledge

[Özil's Panoramic View]

The world can see it should be Diaby

Logic has no place in Arsenal subs discussions.

[fakeyank]

What a freaking boring game!

[hymppi]

The world can see it should be Diaby
yeah, the 'new signing' every few months. bloody hell.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho and Ramsey coming on.

[fakeyank]

Arsenal going to be down to 9 men- Gervinho and Ramsey about to come on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dyer. :haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ramsey also getting ready to make an entry.

Our rich pool of talent to choose from must make us the envy of all other fans.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vorm gives us a throw-in.

[hymppi]

I miss Jack

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube off, of course. As is Diaby.

[Özim]

I miss football
I hear ya, I hear ya.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ox off for Gervinho. :haha:

Ramsey on for Diaby.

Arteta still on the pitch :ilt:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox off. Insane of course, but expected. Diaby off, still insane because he never should have been on in the first place. Ramsey on, Gervinho on. Gervinho could confuse his way to a goal maybe?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho does the Diaby.

[Özim]

Arteta still on the pitch :ilt:
It's cos he impressed so much in the last 5 minutes of the Bayern match.

[Static]

Fuck off Giroud!!!!

[hymppi]

I hear ya, I hear ya.
:lol: :rimshot:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very well defended by Williams.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MONREAL!!!!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Nacho!!!!

Get in!

[GP]

NACHO!!!

[Master Splinter]

Spanish Merchant!!!!!!

[hymppi]

Nacho!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Monreal gets it! Giroud tried everything to keep it out but Monreal too good for him.

[Özim]

Woohoo Nacho n cheese bags a goal!

[Özim]

Monreal gets it! Giroud tried everything to keep it out but Monreal too good for him.
Giroud is challenging for the number 1 jersey in goal.

[hymppi]

Nacho Nacho man, i'm gonna be a Nacho man

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7726595236_0ae2b9cb3d_z.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dyer off, Luke Moore on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Twice the pace in the game now that massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, massive, cock Diaby has gone off.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Santi the architect once more.

Giroud totally bottled it.

Scrappings fell to Nacho who pubbed it in.

Much needed goal it was.

[Master Splinter]

GHELkers is awesome.

Sagan back in the team for the next game.

[Static]

Giroud owes us a goal

[GP]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UY3S7_j5ryg/T9Pb_-OcmzI/AAAAAAAAXu0/3aGEO_HiEq4/s1600/homer_nacho_man.jpg
Nacho Nacho man, i'm gonna be a Nacho man

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho cut in, shoots, Vorm saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fabianski. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcott, greedy shit.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Walcott :doh:

Went for glory when he had options.

Selfish prick as per usual.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo kills two attacks.

[hymppi]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UY3S7_j5ryg/T9Pb_-OcmzI/AAAAAAAAXu0/3aGEO_HiEq4/s1600/homer_nacho_man.jpg
:patrice:

[Master Splinter]

Theo putting on a birthday performance.

Drunk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta booked. What a ridiculous challenge.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Arteta up to his old tricks.

Booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Guzman hits the side netting! Phew.

[hymppi]

Phew, from the first angle I thought it went in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo well and truly hauled off, Gibbs on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcock looks relieved to come off - hard day loafing around but the pay's good. Gibbs on with barely enough time left to get injured.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Huh?!

[hymppi]

Gibbs for Feo? WTF?

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs for Feo? WTF?

Gibbs is a better winger than Theo, better striker too.

Santi has a pop. Corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla has his shot deflected. Yikes.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Cathor....

For a second, I thought that was in.

[fakeyank]

Gervinho!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GERVINHO!!!!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Klingon!!!!

Get tthe fuck in!

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho!!!!!!!

[GP]

GERRRRR

VEEEEEE

NEEEEE

OOOO!!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Nicely done - just. Gervinho 0-2

Diaby off, pace improved.

Walcott off, we get some effective play from the wing.

Simple stuff really.

[Niall_Quinn]

Every chance of us going on to win this now.

[Özim]

Forehead the player everyone loves to hate scores :lol:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ramsey :bow:

Klingon :bow:

Wenger :bow:

Subs :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey and Gervinho :bow:.

Great subs.

Wenget :bow:.

GW :lol:.

[hymppi]

Nice to see NeverendingForehead score. It's been a while.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swansea 0-2 Arsenal, FT! :bow:

Awlsome stuff.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

2 nil to The Arsenal. :bow:

Great feeling getting this Swansea monkey off our back.

[GP]

Great result. Priceless 3 points.

Top 4 is a certainty.

[GP]

1 nil to The Arsenal. :bow:


Almost...

[hymppi]

:lol: Handbags! Did you guys see that?

[Niall_Quinn]

0-2 FT

Terrible first half, better second half. Ox did well, Santi was hot and cold but he's one of our few talented players. Walcott and Giroud worthless but infinitely better than Diaby. Gervinho improved things when he came on. Swansea pretty crap really, no shots on target that I can recall.

[Master Splinter]

Dominant Swansea didn't bring a save out of Fabianski.

They're better passers than Real Madrid though.

Warren Barton :bow:.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Almost...

:lol:

Too slow on the edit.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Dominant Swansea didn't bring a save out of Fabianski.

They're better passers than Real Madrid though.

Warren Barton :bow:.

This is what us this side of the Atlantic have to endure every game.

You should catch him also in his role as co-commentator on CL nights. :ilt:

[GP]

Back to back away wins :bow:

Back to back away clean sheets :bow:

Wenger :bow:

[Letters]

So we beat Bayern 2-0 in a pointless win but are being held by Swansea 0-0 in a game that means something?

Bunch of losers.
:lol:

If it's of interest Swansea have only lost 3 home league games this season, including today.
They've played ManYoo and Chelsea at home and drawn both.
Today was a very good win.

Sorry if Arsenal winning ruined your weekend.

[GP]

:haha:

[Özim]

:lol:

If it's of interest Swansea have only lost 3 home league games this season, including today.
They've played ManYoo and Chelsea at home and drawn both.
Today was a very good win.

Sorry if Arsenal winning ruined your weekend.
You didn't read the post did you, it was 0-0 at the time.

This is the usual end of season recovery we see where we scrape 4th place and then the manager thinks everything is good, seen it many times before and it'll all end in a summer of little activity. Whilst part of me wants us to get top 4, the other part doesn't as the mad hatter at the helm will use it as a stick to beat us with and will end up changing f*ck all as usual.

Don't worry it won't ruin my weekend, I don't care that much these days that's the Wenger effect, defeats don't bother me like they use to because I expect them and wins really only paper over the very large cracks which never get fixed...and where's the pleasure in that in reality?

[Letters]

Yeah, at the time. The game hadn't finished.
And as I said, Swansea are a good team at home. We were never going to hammer them.
They drew with Chelsea and Utd at home this year, yesterday was only their 3rd league defeat there and with our record in there I would have been content with a point.

It doesn't paper over the cracks - the cracks are far too wide for that and I'm in two minds about the value of us finishing 4th. But if we do it'll be at the Spuds' expense and that's reason enough to want us to.

FFS cheer up, man!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Finishing above Spuds papers over nothing. This season has been a train wreck right from the start.

But it would be nice to have one fucking thing for us to have a chuckle over. For seventeen years Tottenham have ensured we had at least that.

Heres to another year. :cheers:

[Niall_Quinn]

Finishing above Spuds papers over nothing. This season has been a train wreck right from the start.

But it would be nice to have one fucking thing for us to have a chuckle over. For seventeen years Tottenham have ensured we had at least that.

Heres to another year. :cheers:

Yes, a chance to laugh at another spud collapse would be light relief from a grim season. Much preferred it when finishing above them was a given rather than part struggle and part luck.