Blue Armour

Both the board and Maresca conspired together for this clownshow. The fact that Maresca changed his tune, from saying no one asked him about top4, to saying top 4 was always the target shows the extent of BS they are ready to dish out to the fans

Maresca furiously taking notes.

Maresca : "Today, we moved one point closer to Liverpool"

Any guesses what Maresca’s post match comments will be? "We played an excellent second half" Yeah, of course. Once you actually put out a team that can do a job.

Gusto doesn't think before playing a pass or a cross.

Much better with Jackson on. A CF who can move.

Best move of the game

More than his incompetence, it's the fact that Sanchez pairs it with arrogance that makes him insufferable

Sanchez is such an arrogant schmuck.

Should have just played Gusto on the left and focus on defending, while playing James on the right. Maresca always trying to use unorthodox tactics

Also don't get Maresca’s allergy towards playing James in his best position. I get that Gusto won't be effective in attack playing on the left, but I'd rather have that combo between James and Madueke to overload the right.

Just in time for Tottenham? Likes to score against them.

I think they'll both (hopefully) return together after the end of the international break.

We have one of the toughest, if not the toughest, run-ins to the end of the season with tough fixtures back to back. I would also add the United fixture to that list. The bottle job already happened in December and Jan, when we could have been out of sight in the top 4 race.

I don't deny James can be useful. Just not in midfield. At least, he wasn't convincing against Arsenal. Hopefully Lavia returning will allow James to back to RB. And with Jackson returning after the break, the team can go back to playing how it used to last year.

Looks ordinary in midfield. Nullifying any of his offensive qualities playing there. And his positioning is not great either. If we can't count on James to play in RB/RCB/RWB, might as well not play him at all.

Anyway. His donkey can't help win a trophy at Arsenal. He has to cope in some way, I guess.

Those comments make it look like he wanted to undo whatever progress Pochettino made with the team towards the end of the season

Awful first half. Positive is that Arsenal only scored 1 despite all that

Just Arteta dark arts.

Not that Chelsea were doing much when given time.

Well. At least the possession stats have gone up in the past few minutes. But the movement off the ball is so terrible. Nothing much even with all that possession.

At least Cucurella still showing his good form.

Will be hilarious if Maresca and the Clearlake apologists start going on like 'oooh., Arsenal are where we want to be. Look how Arteta was given time to build". After yet another hiding from this team.