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Thor is lurking.

I bet he thinks that's the correct spelling.

Atleast I know his name. Shineider. HAHAHA, Thank god you googled the name of the other players. If you know how to use it.

I know his name better cause I'm not dumb probably .

Shineider? Haha can you even name your own players?

But next year's Champions League starts next year, you guys don't need to move in so early, haha.

Most of them are like that. They do this all the time. Once they lose, they disappear.

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How did the 6 goals go in? Arsenal faced a rampant Manchester City at the Etihad and were forced to pick the ball 6 times out of their own net, stunning a number of fans who expected an evenly fought contest. At the same time Chelsea also haven't been on the best of forms. The London club has been suffering from poor decisions at the back while also lacking the cutting edge required for converting chances into goals. The 6th one was a penalty converted by Yaya Toure, but how did the other 5 go in? The first one was a corner that floated in towards Martin Demichelis who nods it towards the far post. For a moment, Koscielny looks very well positioned, but his eyes are fixed on the ball. Aguero sneaks in behind him and Koscielny panics as the ball reaches the Argentinian . It can be seen in his body language. Interesting to note that Arsenal also have their fair share of defensive lapses like Chelsea. Koscielny is supposedly Arsenal's best defender, and its quite amusing to see him make a mistake Chelsea fans would usually associate David Luiz with. Before moving on to the second goal, a slight insight into Arsenal's defensive organization. Arsenal are pretty much like Chelsea when it comes to defending. Throwing bodies back , holding your structure, and pressing in patterns. With Chelsea though, the problem is that sometimes the pressing fades away, with the players acting lazy. On the other hand , when the ball is being played diagonally, Arsenal tend to press high towards that direction and leave open spaces for exploitation, hoping that the play is switched slowly to the other side. It seems like a really foolish mistake to make against a team that has Zabaleta. Yaya Toure lobs the ball onto the path of Zabaleta and the Argentinian puts it in for Negredo who puts City back in front. It really is all about the positioning , a mistake Arsenal make throughout the game and pay the price for. The 3rd goal was a mixture of mistakes. First of all, Mertesacker, Flamini, Vermaelen and Monreal formed the backline as Sagna went over to take a throw in. He throws it towards Ozil who puts it in to the path of Flamini. Either the weight of the pass wasn't right or Flamini had a really poor touch, but Fernandinho capitalized on it and finessed it into the back of the net. Flamini and Wilshere function somewhat as the pivot of the Arsenal. One attacks and the other track backs. In this case we have Flamini dropping to form the back 4. Ozil should never have gone for him, as it was just asking for trouble. His movement equated to an open space ready for exploitation. Combine this with Manchester City's high pressing in the final third and you have a recipe for disaster. Another defensive lapse when the ball is crossed in. The defender seems to be well positioned but falls for Navas's trickery when the Spaniard cuts the ball in. Not much to say, a silly goal to give away. At this point, we can draw comparisons. In the game against City, Arsenal looked as vulnerable, if not more, as Chelsea have been when balls have been floated or drilled into the box. As , mentioned before about Arsenal's high pressing, we see City's 5th goal being a good example. Wilshere receives the ball and looks for options to distribute to come up. As he looks up, Nasri barges in from the back and toe pokes it towards Fernandinho who's also closing down. Look at how well positioned Negredo seems to be. If we compare this scenario with Chelsea, we have Oscar who presses really high on the midfielders. He looks like a sure starter for this fixture if he can do the dirty work in the middle. Nothing to say about which striker will start. If Nasri hadn't received the ball back from Fernandinho, he wouldn't have had an assist. In today's world, the match would have ended with the player who did the dirty work labelled as 'not needed'. Food for thought. Click here to view the article

Luiz Suarez signs a new contract. Probably the expectation of qualifying for the Champions League.

The team relies on Xavi and Fabregas to pull the strings . Just cause he is deeper doesn't mean that the team doesn't revolve on the two of them. Barcelona's system no longer centres around Messi. Their main complaint last season was that they had no plan B. Martino employed the concept of using verticalidad and shifted the tactics revolving around Messi as plan B. They are much more effecient with Fabregas and Alex Song playing as false 9's , and Busquets + Xavi recycling and distributing possession.

Terrible performance. Haha.

yes definitely.

Direct quotes - The Chelsea players took the decision to postpone their own Christmas party, which was also due to take place on Wednesday night.The trio are unlikely to face any club sanctions given they are permitted to be out three nights before a fixture.The players hope to organise a festive party early next year. Only Ashley was pictured and he isn't even in a fancy dress, as the Arsenal party was themed. Y'all need a pair of reading glasses after being the victims of classic English journalism.

Don't even bother reacting to this thread considering the two trolls and the admin's doing nothing so here's something different - Jose Mourinho has visited a sick boy who lives in London and one of his last wishes was to meet Jose. "I'm in very busy period now, but this child's wish is more important than money and titles, he will be our biggest motivation next week against Arsenal", he said.. Don't know the source though..

This. It would give us a very different outlet and could actually pan out well on the pitch. Would be great to see it happen.

Don't people take him as a backup to Ramires? If Rami plays every game, then he'll burn out. If Guarin can play his role, then I'll take him.

Ah something we all can connect with then.

i replied the same to Mufassir as well, thats what I want to happen but will the club to do that? Do they have plans to? If they don't then get him to keep ourselves safe until summer.

fashionable would be questionable. highly pixelated on the screen more like. right that year. not a single doubt.

That is what I really want to happen. Them or maybe even RLC. But I don't think the club will do it, cause we clearly never had the balls to. Maybe in the next few games but one can only hope for it.

Oh the kid jibes. Supported this club 6 years before Roman came cause of my grandad, and I talked about silver spoons being in my own mouth too unless you failed to see that. Supporters are free to criticise but not in the fucking way its being done. You and I have very different definitions about how football is supposed to be then.

oh it's cool. There are many more like you on here who forget. At least you finally remembered.

Didn't someone bring up a stop gap point here before? Get him as cover for now until the season is over. I really don't see much point in over-paying for any world-class midfielder in January. Get Guarin , rotate him with the squad and get through until the end of it unless you want to go for a risky option and get a world-class CM.

Oh you can insult them. That's what they deserve. Success has unfortunately spoilt us, no shame to admit they've spoilt me too. Expected way too much in his first season. I'll happily taken a barren season as long as there is progress, hough it seems to have gone the other way around as you mentioned. Hopefully things change soon.