Arsenal vs. Liverpool | Weds 15 July 20:15 | Sky Sports

[The Wengerbabies]

This should be fun :coffee:

[Marc Overmars]

Liverpool are on the beach so it should be possible to get a result.

Whether we will turn up though, fuck knows.

[Letters]

0-3

[Mac76]

It's actually up to Arteta, he can choose to put out another shit team or he can line up like this - i know Sokratis isn't great but he's better than the other crap in defence we played against spuds

and yes i know Ozil's no chance of playing but fuck it, it's who i'd play



Martinez

Bellerin Sokratis Holding Tierney

Torreira Ceballos

Ozil

Pepe Auba Saka

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL

Why bother. Give the lads an official day off. Saves them all the travel and lounging about on the pitch. Gives the Liverpool lads a break too. No fans in the stadium. Foregone conclusion. Doubt even the Liverpool fans are that bothered now they've won it. The sadistic ones might tune in for a bit of a laugh I guess.

Can't see the point in playing this though. Just award Liverpool the 3 points and move on.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

LOL

Why bother. Give the lads an official day off. Saves them all the travel and lounging about on the pitch. Gives the Liverpool lads a break too. No fans in the stadium. Foregone conclusion. Doubt even the Liverpool fans are that bothered now they've won it. The sadistic ones might tune in for a bit of a laugh I guess.

Can't see the point in playing this though. Just award Liverpool the 3 points and move on.

:lol:

Pretty much.

Though we're abit on the beach so who knows.

[GP]

5 changes tonight

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Martinez, Holding, David Luiz, Soares, Torreira, Xhaka, Tierney, Pepe, Lacazette, Saka, Nelson.
Subs: Macey, Bellerin, Sokratis, Ceballos, Aubameyang, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Mustafi, Kolasinac.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Firmino, Mane
Subs: Adrian, Lovren, Keita, Minamino, Shaqiri, Origi, Jones, Elliott, Williams,

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Liverpool go First Xi. We...don't. :lol:

[I am invisible]

Do we even have a first XI? Maybe a first III or first IV (and one of them is 18)?

[I am invisible]

What are we doing there? 4231?

[Marc Overmars]

Need to win otherwise it’s probably 9th at best. :lol:

[I am invisible]

Does anyone really care at this point? There’s clearly not a complete / balanced team there to pick. These last few games are little more than individual auditions now to see who can be salvaged...

[Niall_Quinn]

What are we doing there? 4231?

I think it'll be more tip, tap, sideways, backwards, forwards, lose it, concede. The usual.

[Marc Overmars]

Are we giving them a guard of honour?

First RVP now Ox. :lol:

Banter FC. :bow:

[I am invisible]

Well, there’s always a chance if we can get it to Aub... oh

[Niall_Quinn]

Gilberto :bow:

What would we give for a player like him now?

[Niall_Quinn]

We go from moving clear of the spuds to 5 points behind. Every time. Every challenge. Bottled. For years.

[Niall_Quinn]

We've done the guard of layabouts and miscreants. I'm sure Liverpool are honoured. It's like a knackered horse applauding the glue maker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gilberto :bow:

What would we give for a player like him now?

An offer of a loan signing.

[Niall_Quinn]

That utter cunt Laca is doing the fist again. What an absolute twat. Hope he breaks his leg.

[Niall_Quinn]

An offer of a loan signing.

We were spoiled back then. Remember when twats like me used to criticise his performances?

[Niall_Quinn]

Arteta needs to explain why Auba is on the bench.Maybe he's done that already, I don't really tune into all the rigamarole anymore. But how he can leave the one player that might create something all by himself, when the rest couldn't do it in a lifetime, is a fucking mystery.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fewer, Tyler.

[Globalgunner]

That utter cunt Laca is doing the fist again. What an absolute twat. Hope he breaks his leg.

You got it bad. Get upset about things that truly affect your life

[Niall_Quinn]

You got it bad. Get upset about things that truly affect your life

Nah. I can't stand cunts like that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fireworks going off.

We're celebrating 9th place.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cedric fluffer.

[GP]

Fireworks going off.

We're celebrating 9th place.

10th

[Niall_Quinn]

Our passing. So to speak. Can't they work on that? We need to pass it to our own players.

[Mac76]

this is typical, Arteta plays Holding against Liverpool so when we concede a few goals he'll have the excuse to go back to his darling boy Mustafi

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10th

We're 9th with the Burnley result.

[Niall_Quinn]

At least Liverpool are playing at training pace.

[Mac76]

and Arteta also clearly wants Auba to leave as you can only imagine how pissed off he'll be at being left out against Liverpool at home

[Niall_Quinn]

We're 9th with the Burnley result.

The score changed. We dropped a place.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez knew Firmino wasn't getting to that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The score changed. We dropped a place.

We're 9th as it stands!

[Marc Overmars]

Martinez :haha:

Lucky boy.

[Mac76]

Martinez knew Firmino wasn't getting to that.

f**k me that was so close

[Niall_Quinn]

Wow, the old tippy tappy in the final third of our own half almost pays off again.

[Mac76]

Martinez starting to lose it, this is what happens at Arsenal, we have good players who eventually turn to shite because of the crap teammates and crap decison-making by the manager, it takes less and less time nowadays

[Niall_Quinn]

This is a training session. It's pathetic.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking hell. Sideshow Bob gets the ball, has time, looks up, and plays a sub-par Sunday league punt to the opposition keeper. WTF? How much does he get paid? And we're renewing his contract?

[Mac76]

Laca scoring that goal against spuds was a disaster - we're now stuck with him forever - and it's not like it even won us any points or anything

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Mane. Oh dear.

[Mac76]

goal #1

[Marc Overmars]

Oh.

Mane always roasts us.

[GP]

poor

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who was that for us with the woeful cut back?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Only question now is, how many?

[Niall_Quinn]

That was pretty easy. Inject some pace. One touch. Get a cross in. Have men in the box. Up against a ridiculous defence. Basic stuff.

[Mac76]

Who was that for us with the woeful cut back?

nelson

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Van Dijk header, easy for Martinez.

[Dr.Gonzo]

Terrible, lazy defending. There is zero fight in this team.

[Globalgunner]

Amateur hour. David luiz always gets attracted to the ball misses it and gets passed by. Every fucking time

[Mac76]

Van Dijk header, easy for Martinez.

luiz's feeble 'jump' failing to cut out the header as always

[Niall_Quinn]

luiz's feeble 'jump' failing to cut out the header as always

Going through the motions. Then take the cash. Easy life.

[Mac76]

we're even making Firmino look good

[Mac76]

Torreira needs to be careful - at this rate Arteta might think he gives a shit and ban him from playing for a few months

[Niall_Quinn]

Queer break.

[Marc Overmars]

nelson

He is by far the worst of our crop of youngsters.

What is he actually good at? I have no idea what kind of player he is.

[Niall_Quinn]

we're even making Firmino look good

He is good. Let's be honest about it. Or, at least, he's several steps up from the shit we have.

[Niall_Quinn]

He is by far the worst of our crop of youngsters.

What is he actually good at? I have no idea what kind of player he is.

Yep, agree. He hasn't kicked on with the rest of them. Wish we could see all of them on the pitch though. What do we have to lose?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smudger has rarely seen us pass the ball so poorly. What has he been watching when we've been on?

[Globalgunner]

How many Arsenal players do you need to cut out a ball in the penalty box. 6 are not enough apparently

[Mac76]

He is by far the worst of our crop of youngsters.

What is he actually good at? I have no idea what kind of player he is.

not true he is a very good winger but as with several players he's not given a decent enough run of games to settle in and gell with the rest of the team - it's bad management of a good young talent - Emery did it and now Arteta's doing it

[Niall_Quinn]

They just mentioned Pepe. I didn't even twig he was playing :haha:

Talk about Waldo and Ozil going missing.

Pepe - where are you at?

[Letters]

Only question now is, how many?

I don’t know why I didn’t just sell everything I own and put it all in a Liverpool win tonight.
As predictable as the tides.

[Mac76]

Yep, agree. He hasn't kicked on with the rest of them. Wish we could see all of them on the pitch though. What do we have to lose?

well he's not been good lately but we're playing him back into form

[Niall_Quinn]

well he's not been good lately but we're playing him back into form

Get them all on the pitch and let the youth and enthusiasm do its work. But it will never happen because... no good reason.

[Mac76]

smudger blows Tyler out of the water after he goes on about Ozil being injured

"i don't think there's anything wrong with him actually"

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

This is a shocking, shocking half of nothingness from us. Liverpool haven't had to get out of bed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

LACAZETTE!!!!


Van Dijk. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Lacashite scores

Virgil sipping that pina colada on the beach

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - Liverpool have given us one.

Thanks!

[Mac76]

assist from Nelson ;)

[GP]

Laca scoring that goal against spuds was a disaster - we're now stuck with him forever - and it's not like it even won us any points or anything

Agreed

[Dr.Gonzo]

Bahahahah, nice Lacazette!

[Niall_Quinn]

Good finish from that rotten cunt though.

[Marc Overmars]

That’s 4 goals now just given on a plate to us since the restart.

Charity case. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

assist from Nelson ;)

Assist from Van Dick, if we are going to be honest about it. Gratefully accepted either way. No other possibility of scoring, or even getting a shot on goal.

[Mac76]

Agreed

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

That’s 4 goals now just given on a plate to us since the restart.

Charity case. :bow:

Pity party.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pepe :haha:

The wannabe Theo Walcott.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah you scrote.

[Marc Overmars]

Assist from Van Dick, if we are going to be honest about it. Gratefully accepted either way. No other possibility of scoring, or even getting a shot on goal.

Pretty much.

Barley strung a pass together in their half. Pure pub.

[Mac76]

Pepe :haha:

The wannabe Theo Walcott.

he's really good at free kicks though ...which is why Luiz always takes them :rolleyes:

#thisisarsenal

[Marc Overmars]

Pepe :haha:

The wannabe Theo Walcott.

He makes Theo look like a worldie.

[Globalgunner]

Pepe :haha:

The wannabe Theo Walcott.

Stevie Wonder must have scouted him for us

[LDG]

That’s 4 goals now just given on a plate to us since the restart.

Charity case. :bow:

As opposed to the charity we’ve been dishing out to every fucking team for the last decade.

About time we got some free shit back IMO

[Niall_Quinn]

This is the best possible moment in all of history to play Liverpool. No crowd. Weird circumstances. They've already won the bloody league.

And this is how we exploit it? Arteta had a big job to do. I didn't envy him. But is there even a single sign he's managing to achieve anything at all?

I don't see it. This is shockingly bad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pub touch from Holding. At least he was trying to go forward though I guess.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NELSON!!! GO ON LAD!!!!

:bow:

[Mac76]

Pub touch from Holding. At least he was trying to go forward though I guess.

Arteta's plan paying off - Holding may as well leave now - along with anyone with any talent

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alisson with the shocker this time. :haha:

Champions. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Another gift :haha:

[GP]

NELSON!!!

Well deserved :coffee:

[Niall_Quinn]

That was nice though.

Simple. Executed properly.

Nice.

The champions :haha:

[Mac76]

nice goal by Nelson even if it was a mistake

told you he was good

me :cool:

the rest of you :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox shot, easy for Martinez.

[Globalgunner]

Beware of bin dippers bearing gifts

[Marc Overmars]

As opposed to the charity we’ve been dishing out to every fucking team for the last decade.

About time we got some free shit back IMO

I’d rather we get it back when there’s something to play for tbh.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:lol:

Pretty much.

Though we're abit on the beach so who knows.

:gp:

[Niall_Quinn]

Commentator reckons it was against the run of play.

What play?

This has been a zero tempo kickabout.

If Liverpool can't be bothered to defend, it's not our fault.

[Marc Overmars]

nice goal by Nelson even if it was a mistake

told you he was good

me :cool:

the rest of you :pal:

Nah, still shit.

[Mac76]

Nah, still shit.

ha

[Niall_Quinn]

nice goal by Nelson even if it was a mistake

told you he was good

me :cool:

the rest of you :pal:

Thought he hit it well. Maybe I'll wait for the replay.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 HT.

Masterclass in tactics from Arteta.

Play so shit that the opposition feel sorry for us. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

:gp:

If you lose to us it wipes out anything else you have achieved this season.

[Mac76]

Tyler makes the Holding 'holding' joke

did anyone have the 47th minute in the sweepstake?

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 2-1

I don't know what that was but I think they'll be claiming it is premier league football.

[Marc Overmars]

Pub vs the beach

Pub winning so far :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

HT 2-1

I don't know what that was but I think they'll be claiming it is premier league football.

I just said to my brother, was that really a PL match? :lol:

So bad.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well then. Does anyone see this great improvement under Arteta?

I was prepared to give him every change and be patient. But there's nothing there. There's no sign we can take hold of a game and play to some sort of tactic. It just seems random. I can't spot a single aspect that has improved.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pub vs the beach

Pub winning so far :bow:

Socially distanced pub. No passing allowed.

[Mac76]

Well then. Does anyone see this great improvement under Arteta?

I was prepared to give him every change and be patient. But there's nothing there. There's no sign we can take hold of a game and play to some sort of tactic. It just seems random. I can't spot a single aspect that has improved.

yeah who'd have thought it, someone who'd never managed a team before at any level not knowing what he's doing? easy for a club to make that kind of mistake... :rolleyes:

[Mac76]

if i'm honest I think Van Dyke had a point about being held - not that I care though :lol:

[GP]

I mean, we still won't win, probably concede in the first minute of the 2nd half.

But, the front 3 pressed really well and we got what we deserved.

[Xhaka Can’t]

nice goal by Nelson even if it was a mistake

told you he was good

me :cool:

the rest of you :pal:

We’re all a bunch of fuckwits

[Mac76]

just think, we could go all the way up to ninth in the table if we win :faint:

[Xhaka Can’t]

just think, we could go all the way up to ninth in the table if we win :faint:

https://media1.giphy.com/media/QpQAuUHE2XFCw/giphy.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Let's go in for the kill, give them more of the ball to gift us it.

[GP]

TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!

[Marc Overmars]

Triple H music playing again. :bow:

Best thing about watching us these days.

[Globalgunner]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/QpQAuUHE2XFCw/giphy.gif

Let it be man

[Mac76]

what the fuck's with that Motorhead track?

[Mac76]

laca nearly steals the ball again :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AA booked.

Should've been a red tbf.

[Letters]

The slightest little thing is a yellow card these days.
All getting a bit silly.

[GP]

AA booked.

Should've been a red tbf.

Eddie was sent off for the exact same thing

[Mac76]

AA booked.

Should've been a red tbf.

no it's only allowed to be a red if it's an Arsenal player

[Letters]

AA booked.

Should've been a red tbf.

Ah. Just seen a still and yeah, that was a pretty nasty one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pinball time in our box. :haha:

Of course AA nearly set it up after not being sent off.

[Letters]

Pinball defending :bow:

[Mac76]

Xhaka does his best to give Liverpool a goal but they fluff it up

[Mac76]

we're top of the table - for losing points from winning positions :haha:

[Mac76]

good block from Salah to stop Mane

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, my team talk would have been, guys, these bastards are fast asleep, they haven't turned up. Go out there and waste them, rack up the goals, make hay while the sun shines.

I suspect it was more like, excellent, excellent, you were precisely 2.3 metres away when that pass was played. Just as planned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah scoops it, Martinez saves.

David Luiz diving in, of course.

[Mac76]

robertson :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

In the 2 games I've watched, Martinez has been okay. Can't see the difference between him and Leno, tbf. Not outstanding, but they can do the basics competently.

[Niall_Quinn]

Clown world million subs being lined up. Looks like team 2 is coming on.

[Mac76]

bringing on Auba against Liverpool - what's Arteta thinking of? :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Torreira off, Ceballos on.

Lacazette off, Willock on.

Nelson off, Aubameyang on.

Auba as CF? :faint:

[Niall_Quinn]

Torreira off, Ceballos on.

Lacazette off, Willock on.

Nelson off, Aubameyang on.

Auba as CF? :faint:

Nah, he's gone wide I think. Willock is the CF apparently, according to Sky.

[Mac76]

Auba as CF? :faint:

don't be silly he's on the right of course - where he never plays - and Pepe is on the left - where he never plays

Arteta :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm waiting for them to set cones out so the training session is more disciplined. Right now they seem to be pinging it randomly all over the shop.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keita and Minamino on, Ox and someone else hauled off.

[GP]

Keita and Minamino on, Ox and someone else hauled off.

Ox was the most pointless signing for them

[Mac76]

I'm waiting for them to set cones out so the training session is more disciplined. Right now they seem to be pinging it randomly all over the shop.

well tbf they do have one of those cardboard cutouts on the pitch - oh no sorry that's Xhaka...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Minamino shot, wide it goes.

[Mac76]

Keita and Minamino on, Ox and someone else hauled off.

even Maccy's given up on this :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox was the most pointless signing for them

Water carrier.

[Mac76]

Mina-miss-o

[Niall_Quinn]

A moment of football from the jap. Well done lad, but surely calm it down a bit? It's not like it's competitive.

[Niall_Quinn]

even Maccy's given up on this :lol:

Someone else was their best player.

[Niall_Quinn]

Not a pen. It was just rough and tumble. But he stayed on his feet and there should be some credit for that, given the outrageous number of cheats in this league.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah header, so weak.

Tierney. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great defending from Ceballos.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking hell - how dumb was Ceballos there? I don't know why that shitkicker gets such plaudits. He's silky when under zero pressure. But it all goes to fuck when somebody challenges him.

[Marc Overmars]

It’s actually quite remarkable how many goals Auba has scored for us with so little service. He’s a passenger most of the time but thankfully he knows where to be.

[Marc Overmars]

Highbury. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Why is the commentator saying we need to engage further up the pitch - we're winning this aren't we? Surely it's the other way around?

And now for the queer break.

[Niall_Quinn]

Highbury :bow:

How it used to be. Real football. Real teams.

[Niall_Quinn]

It’s actually quite remarkable how many goals Auba has scored for us with so little service. He’s a passenger most of the time but thankfully he knows where to be.

One man band. Doing it on his own, in one of the most negative teams in the history of the whole world.

[Mac76]

Sky are really rubbing in how good we were and how shit we are now

[Marc Overmars]

This is actually quite easy. Might be another goal in this for us if we actually do something in their half.

[Marc Overmars]

Sky are really rubbing in how good we were and how shit we are now

FC Banterlona.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cedric off, AMN on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alisson nearly gifting it to us again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well I don't see what all the fuss about the Cedric bloke amounts to. Another journeyman, based on this single performance. Maybe an off-day.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka nearly scores an own goal and is dead now.

[Mac76]

I quite like AMN - he's someone who doesn't do the teachers pet act, even if it does lose him game time

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well I don't see what all the fuss about the Cedric bloke amounts to. Another journeyman, based on this single performance. Maybe an off-day.

What fuss?

[Mac76]

Xhaka nearly scores an own goal and is dead now.

classic displacement tactic - pretend you're injured after fucking up

[GP]

Fuck up? Worked quite well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka booked, as always.

[Mac76]

time for Shaqiri to make a comeback

[Mac76]

Xhaka booked, as always.

how close is he to a ban? :pray:

[Globalgunner]

Xhaka booked, as always.

Xhaka doesn't like the score. Wants to see red. Twat

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolasinac coming on to fuck it up.

[Penguin]

It’s actually quite remarkable how many goals Auba has scored for us with so little service. He’s a passenger most of the time but thankfully he knows where to be.

It's a shame we don't have someone like Cesc to pick him out with an early through ball. He's always on the move but no one finds him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

how close is he to a ban? :pray:

Too late now purely on yellows.

[GP]

time for Shaqiri to make a comeback

Stoke wanker

[Mac76]

Kolasinac coming on to fuck it up.

:ilt:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka off, Kolasinac on.

[Globalgunner]

Kolasinac coming on to fuck it up.

The last person you want to see at squeaky bum time

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How has Mane missed that? :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Good defending there from AMN

[Marc Overmars]

The last person you want to see at squeaky bum time

Don’t think there’s anything squeaky about this tbh.

[Mac76]

typically shit short corner from arsenal

[Penguin]

Credit to Mane for not diving there. 9/10 times players would go over and ask for a penalty.

[Niall_Quinn]

I got pie and chips - so this game has suddenly become very unimportant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keita from distance, right at Martinez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willock.

What a miss.

[Mac76]

Keita from distance, right at Martinez.

Luiz ducked out of the way

[Marc Overmars]

Shite from Willock

Should have scored.

[Mac76]

Willock... :doh:

[GP]

FFS!

Great chance

[Penguin]

Willock :doh: :lol:

At least get it on target!

[Mac76]

if Willock can't even put that away, i really don't get the point of him at all

[Globalgunner]

Its Willock. No way he scores

[Mac76]

Klopp trying to pretend he gives a shit

[GP]

96th min equaliser coming up

[Marc Overmars]

Klopp trying to pretend he gives a shit

I think that’s the same for most watching this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a save from Martinez!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool, FT!

Liverpool. :haha:

How have Liverpool lost that?

[GP]

WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!

[Mac76]

good dive from Tierney

[Marc Overmars]

Liverpool :haha:

Imagine losing like that to a team like us.

[Mac76]

Arteta masterminds us to a comfortable win... right?

[Marc Overmars]

Arteta masterminds us to comfortable win... right?

Not sure about mastermind but that was fairly comfortable.

[Niall_Quinn]

The pie and chips was fucking excellent - came with gravy too. Now THIS is what I call quality!

[Mac76]

The pie and chips was fucking excellent - came with gravy too. Now THIS is what I call quality!

i was going to ask about the gravy - nice one

[Letters]

I don’t know why I didn’t just sell everything I own and put it all in a Liverpool win tonight.
As predictable as the tides.

:lol:

Me not gambling :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Letters' house. :rose:

[Niall_Quinn]

Will ONE of those pundits have the guts to call this out for what it was?

[Mac76]

Will ONE of those pundits have the guts to call this out for what it was?

they want to be asked back, so no they won't

[Niall_Quinn]

they want to be asked back, so no they won't

That's why we need Keys and Gray and Atkinson back - and some free arse they can tap. It was better back then.