Match Reaction vs Hull City Tigers (away, FA Cup).

[Xhaka Can’t]

Hull City were always referred to as 'The Tigers' when I was at school in Hull in the '60s. It is nothing new. Only thing recently was the owner trying to change the name away from Hull City - something like our owner trying to get us changed to The Bean Counters as the official name rather than The Arsenal just because he felt like it.

FYP

[Master Splinter]

Elneny is good.

Iwobi looks good too, but his attributes would be more useful as a wide link player than a central one. He is Oxlade with more of a brain.

The 7th Wenget Cup is coming home.

[Master Splinter]

Hull City were always referred to as 'The Tigers' when I was at school in Hull in the 1660s. It is nothing new. Only thing recently was the owner trying to change the name away from Hull City - something like our owner trying to get us changed to The Gunners as the official name rather than The Arsenal just because he felt like it.

FYP.

[Xhaka Can’t]

[Niall_Quinn]

Elneny is good.

Iwobi looks good too, but his attributes would be more useful as a wide link player than a central one. He is Oxlade with more of a brain.

The 7th Wenget Cup is coming home.

So move him wide and who do you put in the centre? If it's not Cazorla then it's going to be one of the sideways/ backwards merchants. Iwobi's real strength is that he plays towards the opposition goal. I'm not sure that novelty will ever get old.

[Power n Glory]

Elneny is good.

Iwobi looks good too, but his attributes would be more useful as a wide link player than a central one. He is Oxlade with more of a brain.

The 7th Wenget Cup is coming home.

My thoughts on Iwobi as well. Not really a number 10 but early days for him.

[fakeyank]

So move him wide and who do you put in the centre? If it's not Cazorla then it's going to be one of the sideways/ backwards merchants. Iwobi's real strength is that he plays towards the opposition goal. I'm not sure that novelty will ever get old.

Anybody not making sideways and backward passes in this Arsenal team is a diamond in the rough.

[Master Splinter]

So move him wide and who do you put in the centre? If it's not Cazorla then it's going to be one of the sideways/ backwards merchants. Iwobi's real strength is that he plays towards the opposition goal. I'm not sure that novelty will ever get old.

With most of the midfield wiped out, he or The Jeff are obviously the only non-Ozil options there. I was thinking more long-term.

[Power n Glory]

Dude

Every time he got the ball he turned towards the goal (the opposition goal) and moved the ball forwards. Forwards. That makes him gold dust in this squad. The rarest of the rare. Now this was against a truly dire Hull City so nobody should be getting too carried away by any of the performances tonight. But Iwobi was the standout and not for the first time this season. Very fluid and confident player. Jeff had the same confidence about him too during the limited time he was on. And he looked string.

Bif and Theo, 2 goals each but still looked so ordinary. Poor old Theo has regressed so far he wouldn't make it in football at all if he had to try-out now.

He's still young and raw but he hasn't got an eye for the pass. Even the ball he played for Theo's goal on the 2nd was slightly behind and not into his path. Theo need to drag the ball from behind slightly. Seems more of wide player but have nothing against him learning his craft as a number 10. It wasn't a game where we created a lot of chances so we did well to score 4.

[Power n Glory]

Elneny is good.

Iwobi looks good too, but his attributes would be more useful as a wide link player than a central one. He is Oxlade with more of a brain.

The 7th Wenget Cup is coming home.

Also, thought Elneny had a really good game at CM. Needs to sharpen up on defence a little but his ball distribution and just making himself available for the pass is what I like to see. Helped us dominate possession and keep the pressure on them even though we weren't creating much. As the game went on we started to find our stride.