Man City away. Sat 14th. 12.45pm.

[mkkreuk]

come on you gooners

we can do this

we are better than them

[cricketsi]

If we win then yeah :lol:
Well, it was a bit of a reprieve from the waxing lyrical about Shitty.

FFS.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Oh fuck off.

[Master Splinter]

Brilliant.

[Munchies]

T_T

[Niall_Quinn]

Well done the ref. He switched the momentum brilliantly there with that obvious non-freekick.

[Ralpheroo72]

Our defence has been truly awful, Sunday league stuff for that goal. The collapse has well and truly arrived.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-2, FFS.

[cricketsi]

Giroud finds a wonderful finish... after being called offside again.

[JonasTC]

officials have now taken 2 goals and 2 huge chances away from us.... Corrupt fuckers

[Xhaka Can’t]

That is just fucking cheating - total blatent cheating.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - the 100% record for offside continues.

[Penguin]

Great strike by wilshere

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - those are ALWAYS given as a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great effort from Wheelchair.

[Niall_Quinn]

Milner coming on to dive in the box.

[Globalgunner]

Why does Chesney always dive backwards. If he stands straight. He catches that

[Master Splinter]

Szczesny called offside after scoring a screamer from his own box.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Crystal Palace would have a 100% home record with this cheating.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rosicky flagged for being offside. Claims he was warming up ignored.

[selassie]

Defensively we have been awful today, embarrassing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Silva off, Milner on.

Flamini off, Gnabry on.

[Ralpheroo72]

Monreal can slip on

[JonasTC]

The refs are not even trying to hide it now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus Navas sidenetting.

Monreal. :doh:

[Penguin]

Oh come on Giroud :(

[Globalgunner]

Montreal is no improvement on Gibbs who is not great either

[JonasTC]

You guys cant blame Monreal for losing it to Navas, the guy made 2-3 freekicks on him before he got it and ref didnt care

[Munchies]

Giroud has been shite today

[Penguin]

Bendtner on for Giroud

Not sure whether to laugh or cry

[Niall_Quinn]

It's so clever the way the officials can pick the non-crucial decisions and suddenly apply the rules. Keeps the stats respectable and the enquirers at bay.

Nik coming on :doh:

[Globalgunner]

One lump for another

[Xhaka Can’t]

The ref and linesmen learned their trade watching Escape to Victory

[Penguin]

http://puu.sh/5Mj5K.png

[Darknight02]

Wenger needs to remind these players even if you lose this we are still top by 3 points.

That's the price that consistency against lower teams buys you.

They need to put this out of their system and just keep going

[Niall_Quinn]

Our legs are going. Not surprising. It was clever to schedule the match for early Saturday.

[Niall_Quinn]

The ref and linesmen learned their trade watching Escape to Victory

They cried when the Germans lost.

[Ralpheroo72]

All the idiots in the press saying we have no leadership, Mertesacker is top drawer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasri. :lol:

Yaya got going there.

[Niall_Quinn]

100% foul on Ches - LOL.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ches putting his body on the line. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - NOW he books somebody for kicking it away! It should have been at least 5 bookings in that case.

[Master Splinter]

Kompany surprisingly not given a pat on the back by the ref for the foul.

[Xhaka Can’t]

100% foul on Ches - LOL.

Now he knows what Sylvester Stallone had to put up with.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kompany booked. Run at him!

[Globalgunner]

At least let's keep this respectable. I'd hate for that slime head Nasri to get to sneer all over us

[Niall_Quinn]

Damn it - even with the three officials ity were there for the taking. Just a bit more care and better finishing by Bif.

[Ralpheroo72]

Ok, I'm gonna say it, the officials are cunts

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atkinson quickly realised he had given us a decision.

[Penguin]

Have we been out of our half since Bendtner came on?

[Niall_Quinn]

Thought lesbo had a deep throat laceration there - but it was just wishful thinking on my part.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It's so clever the way the officials can pick the non-crucial decisions and suddenly apply the rules. Keeps the stats respectable and the enquirers at bay.

Nik coming on :doh:

It isn't clever - it is blatantly obvious, but it gives the people who condone this cheating or refuse to acknowledge it, the ammunition they need.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref has resorted to the rules... bit late but still welcome of course.

[Munchies]

Can't watch this anymore.

Played decent at times, shocking defensive errors, Giroud isn't going to win us the big games, need a top striker in Jan. Theo is awesome. Linesman is a cunt.

[Darknight02]

Those prats at MOTD no doubt will write off our title chances.

But lets not forget we are still 3 points clear. Furthermore, whatever one says we've had a ridiculous three games in the space of such few days. City rested most of their team for Tuesday and no suprise they've got fresh legs.

This defeat is not going to cost us the title. Its the way the players and Wenger responds to this.

We've lost this because of so many mistakes from the left side. Whatever said and done no suprise that we are being cut to shreds now because we don't have a midfield.

But we really need to strengthen in January - we need a top striker and we have no flank players.

Come on you Gunners! Keep the faith and the strength.

[Penguin]

WTF Wilshere

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasri. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-2.

[Master Splinter]

Wilshere has been such a liability.

We've made them look great and ourselves like amateurs.

Fernandinho. :wacko:

[Niall_Quinn]

Crazy score that reflects the game in no way whatsoever.

Giroud :doh: - he should have won it for us. Could have done with the blatant pen and at least a couple of the crazy offside decisions going for us.

Plainly shitty won't be beaten at home this season.

HA HA HA Offside again!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Of course the fucking flag is up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cheats!

[Penguin]

Bendtner scores but offisde

What a surpise :lol:

[Ralpheroo72]

Someone started a thread about when we can believe, my answer, forget about it.

[fakeyank]

In the last 7 minutes, we DID NOT complete more than 4 passes together.. I was counting! This is beyond pathetic!

[JonasTC]

NOT OFFSIDE!!! FFS THIS IS SO FUCKING OBVIOUS

[Maestro]

We'll need to invest in serious firepower to beat this officiating, and of course to win these games

[Darknight02]

Game set and match. What can we expect with no midfield and attacking all guns blazing.

Wenger and the players need to get back the confidence and the faith. Lets hope this weekend gives us luck in other ways with points dropped for other teams.

FFS absolute shite referee in terms of Off-Side

[Master Splinter]

This is beyond cheating now.

Even Owen finds it suspicious.

But we shouldn't complain about officials.

It's genuinely scandalous.

[Niall_Quinn]

The trailer trash are finally piping up - must have taken the whistles out of their gobs.

[Darknight02]

In the last 7 minutes, we DID NOT complete more than 4 passes together.. I was counting! This is beyond pathetic!

What do we expect - we have no midfield and chasing the game.

[Darknight02]

Hope our fans really make a statement and show their pride for the team at Emirates against the Chavs.

They need to get the confidence in this team back.

[Ernesto]

Ozil's done f*** all today, too.

He and Giroud need to take a long, hard look at themselves.

Worst thing is that we've made Pellegrini look like a good manager today. FFS

[Penguin]

Merts!

[Niall_Quinn]

Merts scores. We should have had 6 but there you go.

One good thing - shiity look vulnerable without the ref.

[IBK]

Its been coming. This is the best chance we have had for years to win the league while other teams are supposedly in transition, and in the big tests we have been found wanting. Again. If we are honest, recently we have been falling off and I am worried that we are going to find our real level by January - and that level is still top 4 rather than league winners.

We have been well beaten today. Were beaten against a shitty Manure and have never won against Mourinho. Do victories over Liverpool and Dortmund really change the perception that we are also rans?

[Niall_Quinn]

Milner in the box - LOL

[Master Splinter]

Two clear onsides ruled offside.

Two levels, including a goal, ruled offside.

One penalty not given.

But nothing will be mentioned.

The fact that we've had enough chances to win ourselves is besides the point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MERTESACKER!!!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Would have been a late flag if it went in.

We've now scored more goals at Etihad thaneveryone else combined. Add the other two we should have had and the penalty and we'd have drawn this 6-6

[Penguin]

Gnabry thinks he's in the training ground <_<

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes - he cheated. Left his foot in again. His one skill.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty. WTF?

[Munchies]

6-3

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-3. Whoops.

[fakeyank]

Another massacre at the Emirates next week

Arsenal :rose:

[Niall_Quinn]

Pure circus - stick RvP in the team and we walk this match.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pelanty. WTF?

Milner - penalty area - what else?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Pure circus - stick RvP in the team and we walk this match.

Nah

Goals ruled offside don't count.

[Özim]

Just got in, looks like a good match, shame about the score, who got the goals?

[Özim]

Scratch that just seen the goalscorers on the bbc.

[Niall_Quinn]

Anything could happen - there could be some ludicrous turn of events that changes the whole game, like the ref playing by the rules for example.

Nothing ludicrous today unfortunately - just routine cheating.

[LDG]

Really fucking sloppy. How can you gift that amount of chances to a team of that quality.

Sheer stupidity.

[IBK]

Would have been a late flag if it went in.

We've now scored more goals at Etihad thaneveryone else combined. Add the other two we should have had and the penalty and we'd have drawn this 6-6

No. We have been outclassed and shown up. We are not good enough to impose ourselves, even when league leaders. Even Manure bossed us. We are marginally better than Everton, perhaps, Liverpool are still naive and we can exploit that. But a proper, balanced and motivated team, like Citeh is - like Napoli were on Wednesday - like Chelsea were in the Capital One Cup - will beat us 9 x out of ten.

[Özim]

Nothing ludicrous today unfortunately - just routine cheating.

Did we cheat our way to three goals again :run:

[Penguin]

Just got in, looks like a good match, shame about the score, who got the goals?

You're lucky you didn't watch it. Horrible defending, horrible officiating and horrible finishing (by us).

Theo was the one positive in this game, two well taken goals and unfortunate not to get a hatrick. Mertesacker got the other one for us.

[LDG]

No. We have been outclassed and shown up. We are not good enough to impose ourselves, even when league leaders. Even Manure bossed us. We are marginally better than Everton, perhaps, Liverpool are still naive and we can exploit that. But a proper, balanced and motivated team, like Citeh is - like Napoli were on Wednesday - like Chelsea were in the Capital One Cup - will beat us 9 x out of ten.

Lol.

No.

[Ralpheroo72]

Commentators saying Mertesacker and Ozil arguing after the whistle, apparently around work rate

[Özim]

No. We have been outclassed and shown up. We are not good enough to impose ourselves, even when league leaders. Even Manure bossed us. We are marginally better than Everton, perhaps, Liverpool are still naive and we can exploit that. But a proper, balanced and motivated team, like Citeh is - like Napoli were on Wednesday - like Chelsea were in the Capital One Cup - will beat us 9 x out of ten.

Didn't see any of the match, not surprised at the result as expected to lose to be honest, bit surprised at the score though considering our defence is suppose to be watertight.

When we come up against the real quality sides we always struggle to get any sort of result.

[Xhaka Can’t]

No. We have been outclassed and shown up. We are not good enough to impose ourselves, even when league leaders. Even Manure bossed us. We are marginally better than Everton, perhaps, Liverpool are still naive and we can exploit that. But a proper, balanced and motivated team, like Citeh is - like Chelsea were in the Capital One Cup - will beat us 9 x out of ten.

I'm not denying we gave them the goals - but which of the offsides I'm refering to weren't?

My point is about the officiating. The relative quality of the teams is an entirely seperate issue.

[LDG]

Didn't see any of the match, not surprised at the result as expected to lose to be honest, bit surprised at the score though considering our defence is suppose to be watertight.

When we come up against the real quality sides we always struggle to get any sort of result.

You do if you give them freebies all fucking game. Stupidity.

[Özim]

You're lucky you didn't watch it. Horrible defending, horrible officiating and horrible finishing (by us).

Theo was the one positive in this game, two well taken goals and unfortunate not to get a hatrick. Mertesacker got the other one for us.

Yeah looks like it, like I said not surprised at the result but the score does surprise me, conceding 6 goals again anyone is not good, rarely do sides concede that many.

Guess this answers those people who say why are Man City more likely to win the title than we are though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Did we cheat our way to three goals again :run:

It was pretty blatant stuff, but fully expected. Rather obvious why their home record is so good but they can't get a sniff away. Doesn't excuse our lack of finishing which was enough to get the points today. Doesn't excuse our defensive lapses. This will be played up as a great performance by them but it was nothing of the sort, on on-form striker would have slaughtered them today. They are very poor at the back.

[Özim]

You do if you give them freebies all fucking game. Stupidity.

The you have to ask yourself why in a game as big and important as this we we're so slack, I can't comment as I haven't seen any of the goals but if you're saying we gave them free chances at goal then we clearly weren't up for this game like we should have been.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Commentators saying Mertesacker and Ozil arguing after the whistle, apparently around work rate

I'm guessing it was Ozil's workrate that was the problem

[Özim]

It was pretty blatant stuff, but fully expected. Rather obvious why their home record is so good but they can't get a sniff away. Doesn't excuse our lack of finishing which was enough to get the points today. Doesn't excuse our defensive lapses. This will be played up as a great performance by them but it was nothing of the sort, on on-form striker would have slaughtered them today. They are very poor at the back.

Who missed our chances? Surprised about the defence to be honest as it's been pretty good all season, but City do have a pretty amazing attack to be fair, 6 goals is a shocker though.

[Penguin]

http://puu.sh/5Mkbp.png

[Özim]

I'm guessing it was Ozil's workrate that was the problem

Ozil's always run up and down the pitch everytime I've seen him, he doesn't come across as a lazy player. Conceding 6 though suggests poor defending which the defence have to take a large part of the blame for.

[Bumble]

It was pretty blatant stuff, but fully expected. Rather obvious why their home record is so good but they can't get a sniff away. Doesn't excuse our lack of finishing which was enough to get the points today. Doesn't excuse our defensive lapses. This will be played up as a great performance by them but it was nothing of the sort, on on-form striker would have slaughtered them today. They are very poor at the back.
you were obviously watching a different game if you thought we could have got the points and saying they were defensively poor when we conceded 6 and it could easily been double

No team scores 6 by playing badly.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Who missed our chances? Surprised about the defence to be honest as it's been pretty good all season, but City do have a pretty amazing attack to be fair, 6 goals is a shocker though.

Giroud should have had a hattrick. His best finish was when he buried it having been incorrectly ruled offside.

[Penguin]

Who missed our chances? Surprised about the defence to be honest as it's been pretty good all season, but City do have a pretty amazing attack to be fair, 6 goals is a shocker though.

Giroud missed at least 3 excellent opportunities. In fact I don't even think he got the shots on target.
:(

[Xhaka Can’t]

you were obviously watching a different game if you thought we could have got the points and saying they were defensively poor when we conceded 6 and it could easily been double

No team scores 6 by playing badly.

You were reading a different post because he never said they played badly. :lol:

[IBK]

The you have to ask yourself why in a game as big and important as this we we're so slack, I can't comment as I haven't seen any of the goals but if you're saying we gave them free chances at goal then we clearly weren't up for this game like we should have been.


We don't have what it takes to win these games. Its sad after the progress we have made but it is the reality.

[Ralpheroo72]

I'm guessing it was Ozil's workrate that was the problem

I'm guessing that is sarcasm yet again. Wasn't my analysis just an observation.

[Penguin]

you were obviously watching a different game if you thought we could have got the points and saying they were defensively poor when we conceded 6 and it could easily been double

No team scores 6 by playing badly.

They can if all 6 of the goals were gifts. Their goals didn't come from good play by them - they were literally handed out on a plate.

[Marc Overmars]

We don't have what it takes to win these games. Its sad after the progress we have made but it is the reality.

There is a mental block. City, Chelsea and United are all write offs these days.

[Niall_Quinn]

you were obviously watching a different game if you thought we could have got the points and saying they were defensively poor when we conceded 6 and it could easily been double

No team scores 6 by playing badly.

No - I was watching the City Arsenal match - it was on BT Sports just in case you were watching SKY by accident.

First goal - handed to them by Kos
Second - Offside
Third - handed to them by Ozil
Fourth - ref broke up our play with a whistle for a non-foul when we had been all over them.
Fifth - Fair enough
Sixth - Dive in the box by Milner

Giroud should realistically have scored 4 - three terrible misses, 1 incorrectly ruled offside.
We had a penalty denied.
We had a stream off ridiculous offside decisions that broke up our play.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I'm guessing that is sarcasm yet again. Wasn't my analysis just an observation.



That is sarcasm against Ozil.

[IBK]

There is a mental block. City, Chelsea and United are all write offs these days.

I don't think it is mental this time. I think our choice of players and method of playing is flawed.

[Bumble]

Good one. Their keeper should have saved both walcotts and think mert might been offside. So perhaps 0-0 then. Nasri missed plenty negredo or whatever missed three giroud style chances.

We deserved to lose. they scored six by your rationale every goal we concede is a gift and giroud should score every time he touches the ball.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good one. Their keeper should have saved both walcotts and think mert might been offside. So perhaps 0-0 then. Nasri missed plenty negredo or whatever missed three giroud style chances.

We deserved to lose. they scored six by your rationale every goal we concede is a gift and giroud should score every time he touches the ball.

Nasri missed plenty? He was just shit today, miles off the target. In that case Walcott's scuff in the last few minutes should have gone in, so should half the other stuff we punted at their goal.

My point is we ripped city up just as much as they ripped us up - but we didn't have the Aguero or Negredo to finish the work. The gypos pay a quarter of a million quid a week to three players in every position - of course they have quality all over the pitch. But they also conceded 3 at home and it could have been 6 or 7 with some decent finishing. That's surprising seeing as they spent the GDP of a small country trying to buy a defence.

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