Arsenal v Sunderland Post Match

No Surprises

Mental Handbrake.

Season over by February. That's a new negative record, isn't it?

The annual Arsenal implosion strikes again. Out of everything within the space of 3 days. We don't even play good football to make up for it anymore. Boring, depressing, predictable.

Alex Hadjicharalampous wrote:The annual Arsenal implosion strikes again. Out of everything within the space of 3 days. We don't even play good football to make up for it anymore. Boring, depressing, predictable.

At least this time we didn't fly off the blocks and have a good start to the season

Can we just not talk about this. I know it negates the point of having a forum but just this once, lets not talk about it. Its painful enough as it is.

Watch some fluffy kitten videos or something and feel better.

Pedestrian midfield ,average squad bar one or two.

Makes me wonder, if Arsene Wenger wasn't being judged on the past, would he still be here?
If every team packed the midfield and pressed us, w'd end up getting relegated because we are always trying the pass pass pass pass sidefoot from 3 yards style of play.

Too many average players, too few ideas, too little effort.

But what is else is new.

People need a place to vent their frustration, Osama. If you don't want to talk about it, step away from the computer.

The effort Sunderland showed today was the type of effort we need to start to see from our players.

We are so poor off the ball, on counter attacks, defending set pieces. And well, just defending in general of course. We are so poor in defence and in midfield at the moment and there is nothing we can do.

The usual problems just keep coming up but the biggest problem I have is the lack of effort I see from these players. As fans we have a right to pay money and see 100% from each and every single player (like sunderland today). I'm afraid I didn't see that today from most of our players. I don't think Wenger will be able to turn this club round.

After Milan, I didn't think we could put in such an abject performance again this season. Well done Arsenal, we managed to top that performance by playing even worse 3 days later.

Absolute rubbish. One RVP injury away from being an upper mid-table team.

Do we have a game plan? Off the ball movement and things? I doubt it really. Just pass it to whoever's free, if no one is then pass it backwards, lose possession.

Dan Hakim wrote:People need a place to vent their frustration, Osama. If you don't want to talk about it, step away from the computer.

Don't beat your keyboard! BEAT YOUR MEAT!

Why does no one in our midfield DEMAND the ball?

6 - Arsenal allowed the opposition six shots on target this week (Milan 5, Sunderland 1) yet conceded six goals. Porous. (via @Orbinho)
Very nice

The only time there was any real effort was with 20 minutes left to play, and even then, it was just the same thing but at a slightly higher tempo. Also, people who say that we should get rid of Rosicky are out of their minds! He was the only one trying to press the ball forward.

OsamaMahfooz wrote:

Dan Hakim wrote:People need a place to vent their frustration, Osama. If you don't want to talk about it, step away from the computer.

Don't beat your keyboard! BEAT YOUR MEAT!

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Van Roy Bostanian wrote:Do we have a game plan? Off the ball movement and things? I doubt it really. Just pass it to whoever's free, if no one is then pass it backwards, lose possession.

I think they were practicing "the Walcott run behind the defender but away from goal Hollywood pass and hope its not offside"

Absolute drivel out there. It's going to be made even worse when the spuds destroy us. Adebayor vs Djourou is going to be carnage

The beginning of the end

OsamaMahfooz wrote:Why does no one in our midfield DEMAND the ball?

As I said, no off the ball movement. Just wandering around passing it sideways and backwards, trying some Hollywood flicks and through balls here and there. Nothing!

OsamaMahfooz wrote:Can we just not talk about this. I know it negates the point of having a forum but just this once, lets not talk about it. Its painful enough as it is.

Watch some fluffy kitten videos or something and feel better.

I agree. I'm going to go study biology.

Can the new kid, Esfield i think, can he play? Have we registered him?

Well at least our fixture list will get easier... Tottenham, then Liverpool away. We would do well to take a point.