Arsenal v Leeds, 14:00 BST (08/05, Sky Sports Main Event)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The most must win there has been this season.

Hopefully Leeds go full Bielsa, even without him there and make it incredibly open.

:bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Leeds have to go for a win really give their situation, so it should be fairly open.

So close now to the 4th place cup. Nerves kicking in. :sick:

[Mac76]

I'm not even going to joke about 0-3, hatter etc

We have to win, it's that simple

[Letters]

We’ll lose and lose well.

[I am invisible]

Just once can we have a routine, expected, comfortable win when we need it please? Thanks.

[Marc Overmars]

Just once can we have a routine, expected, comfortable win when we need it please? Thanks.

0-0 HT followed by a scrap to get one goal coming up.

[I am invisible]

0-0 HT followed by a scrap to get one goal coming up.
Dennis Bergkamp give me strength…

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Cedric, Gabriel, Holding, Tomiyasu, Xhaka, Elneny, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Nketiah.
Subs: Leno, Tavares, Swanson, Oulad M'Hand, Lokonga, Patino, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Lacazette.

Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Llorente, Firpo, Phillips, Klich, Raphinha, James, Harrison, Gelhardt..
Subs: Klaesson, Rodrigo, Struijk, Bate, Hjelde, Cresswell, Greenwood, Shackleton, Gray.
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M'Hand. :bow:

[LDG]

This M’Hand is our M’Hand, oh wait thats your M’Hand

[Mac76]

So is Cedric at LB then? :faint:

[selassie]

Just two more wins please! Today and then on Thursday at the Scum, that is all I ask! :d

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This M’Hand is our M’Hand, oh wait thats your M’Hand

Oh Lord My Hand can't take anymore.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomiyasu. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NKETIAH!!! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NKETIAH!!!

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gabriel booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovely flick from Odegaard but easy for Meslier from Saka.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Send him off!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Surely that's a red?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ayling sent off!

Raphinha booked too.

Send off Raphinha too!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gelhardt off, Struijk on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Klich booked.

Dirty Leeds.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't that go in? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We've been proper shit since the red card.

[Marc Overmars]

Easy peasy.

Let’s claw back some goal difference.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 HT.

Chance to rack up the GD but let's not bother I suppose.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

George, Graham McLinktock, Wilson and Rice. :bow:

Didn't see who else was there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Klich off, Bate on.

Xhaka fluffs it from a yard out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Meslier saves from Martinelli's deflected shot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How has Martinelli missed that? :lol:

Just needed stabbing towards goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raphinha off, Rodrigo on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli fucks another one.

[Marc Overmars]

2-1

Pathetic we haven’t put this to bed.

[LDG]

Really poor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 Lllorente.

First corner we've conceded from in the league :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka off, Pepe on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odegaard puts it wide.

[dazthegooner]

2-1 Lllorente.

First corner we've conceded from in the league :haha:

Our specialist Free kick coach sign’s a new contract then we go and concede our first corner <_<

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't like Xhaka being so advanced.

[Marc Overmars]

Please sign some goal scorers in the summer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli off, Smith Rowe on.

[I am invisible]

Get Holding off and then bring Holding on to see this one out!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe. :lol:

Just had to belt it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nketiah off, Lacazette on for his farewell tour.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rodrigo had it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 2-1 Leeds, FT.

How emphatic. :lol:

Awful performance really.

[LDG]

I never want to see Pepe play for this club again. Twat

[Marc Overmars]

Happy with the win of course that puts us on the brink but that was so much closer than it needed to be. Need to sign some killers in the summer to finish these kind of games off. Should have been an easy 3 or 4 nil win.

[Letters]

Holy shit.

But, we got there. On to WHL :upset:

[selassie]

Lovely stuff, 3 points that's all that was needed. That last 20 minutes was pretty stressful TBH

[Letters]

Happy with the win of course that puts us on the brink but that was so much closer than it needed to be. Need to sign some killers in the summer to finish these kind of games off. Should have been an easy 3 or 4 nil win.
We have developed a rather useful habit of crawling over the line and getting results. If we do finish top 4 then that will be why. But yeah, we need a proper striker who can make these more comfortable. We do it too often and it leaves us vulnerable to late sucker punches.

[Master Splinter]

2-1 Lllorente.

First corner we've conceded from in the league :haha:

Second. Also Mateta v Palace.

[Master Splinter]

I never want to see Pepe play for this club again. Twat

He's truly woeful. Makes me long for Gervinho. The worst thing is that in every situation, he is unwilling or incapable of doing the basics.

Anyone who has advocated for him to be in the first XI recently doesn't watch the games properly. Or they're a weirdo who wants Arteta to be proven wrong for sidelining their favourite individuals.

[Master Splinter]

We have developed a rather useful habit of crawling over the line and getting results. If we do finish top 4 then that will be why. But yeah, we need a proper striker who can make these more comfortable. We do it too often and it leaves us vulnerable to late sucker punches.

I think Martinelli is probably the biggest culprit recently for being wasteful. For all his good play, his finishing has been really poor this season. We have a collection of young attackers that are still early in their careers and haven't developed that ruthless instinct yet. Even one consistent goalscorer would make a massive difference to this team, but ideally you want two or three players who can be relied upon to be clinical in the final third. Odegaard himself should be in double figures for goals, but he'd be in triple figures for assists if Salah, Son or even Pukki were playing for us.

[LDG]

He's truly woeful. Makes me long for Gervinho. The worst thing is that in every situation, he is unwilling or incapable of doing the basics.

Anyone who has advocated for him to be in the first XI recently doesn't watch the games properly. Or they're a weirdo who wants Arteta to be proven wrong for sidelining their favourite individuals.

Every time Odegaard had the ball, he came close rather than making a run. He jogged to close down. Left Cedric two v one all the time, and made a complete balls up of the open goal chance. Waste of space that levelled up the numbers on the pitch

[Özil's Panoramic View]

What should have been a pummeling of some part timers winded up being a scrappy win. 3 invaluable points at this juncture, though. Now unto the scum where it would be truly poetic securing a top 4 finish a la WwtlaWHL and completely jizz worthy were we to end their top 4 aspirations.

[Mac76]

Just got back - it was truly a game of two halves, great first half, dire second

We need to learn to see games out better, though we also need to shift trash like Xhaka and Cedric in the summer who, yes, did ok in the first half but reverted to shite in the second

Odegaard needs to take a shot more often but overall was great, such quality and vision on the ball

We should also keep Eddie if he's happy with starts in the League Cup and against lower-table-opposition teams

If we can get a draw Thursday eve, we really ought to see it home

Btw that new 'anthem' is beyond awful :sick: