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[Zoro 151]

But you have to take risks in life to success, we got MUCH BETTER PLAYERS than them, why can't we go there and dominate like we did last season? next a draw against Liverpool and Swansea and suddenly it won't look a good result anymore

Because when we try to "dominate" we cant score our chances and we end up conceding 90th minute goal. We cant go all out against fucking Stoke without losing, how can we do it against Arsenal.

[yuvala 2,167]

But you have to take risks in life to success, we got MUCH BETTER PLAYERS than them, why can't we go there and dominate like we did last season? next a draw against Liverpool and Swansea and suddenly it won't look a good result anymore

We cant because we're not there yet, and we know it.

We cant dominate Sunderland ...

[haranr 485]

How does this even make sense?

It means that If he feels okay to take 1 points from Arsenal when we could have taken 3, he must understand that if we lose points vs liverpool he failedd.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Because when we try to "dominate" we cant score our chances and we end up conceding 90th minute goal. We cant go all out against fucking Stoke without losing, how can we do it against Arsenal.

Whose fault is that? the MANAGER. Why can the likes of Martinez do it with far worse players at Everton? Jose doesn't know how to instruct our team to attack properly so he took the easy way out, by parking the bus like he used to again.

[nachikethas 1,149]

Good performance. Great defending. After all the talk about arsenal free flowing style football hypes they were shit. Well done Jose.now up for the epl.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

We cant because we're not there yet, and we know it.

We cant dominate Sunderland ...

Yes but are we ever going to be there if this is the approach Jose gonna take from now on? what have changed from his 1st spell if we are gonna do this in all the big games against?

[Zoro 151]

Whose fault is that? the MANAGER. Why can the likes of Martinez do it with far worse players at Everton? Jose doesn't know how to instruct our team to attack properly so he took the easy way out, by parking the bus like he used to again.

I dunno. We have had quite a few managers and the most effective way we play is and has been for a while defensively.

[yuvala 2,167]

Whose fault is that? the MANAGER. Why can the likes of Martinez do it with far worse players at Everton? Jose doesn't know how to instruct our team to attack properly so he took the easy way out, by parking the bus like he used to again.

Dont take it personally but some people have to understand that Jose \ any other manager for that matter is no magician.

IT TAKES TIME to build a team around certain tactics and mentallity, especially a team like us who doesnt have a system, changes managers all the time etc.

[didierforever 7,349]

Did you hear Ivan speak??? Did you hear Mourinho?? We think of it as a must-win if we want to win the league, You got it wrong say I was wrong and that's that

did u see us play??? did u see the tactics mou used,. did u see the sub he made at the end. this was NOT a must-win game. arsenal now have to play against whu (away) while city play pool which means very possible that 3 or 2 of the 3 teams above us will drop points. it was more important to keep arsenal in a results' reach rather than letting them go 5 points ahead..

and for the case. YOU GOT IT WRONG. THAT'S THAT.

[Azpinator 2,325]

It was somewhat cowardly of Jose to take out Hazard and not give Mata a shot, we were the better team.

[Weckerz 3,781]

good result. i dont know what all this pessimism is here, but this is a good point. we kept a clean sheet and got a draw at the home of a fellow title contender. brilliant defensive performance. JT was outstanding. azpi was great. mikel was phenomenol in the first half. but our front 3 bottled it bad. nonetheless 2 points of the top with 1st and 3rd playing in 2 days' time and either one or both of them going to drop points... its a brilliant situation to be in.

cech - good performance. great save off giroud in the end. dint have much else to do though. 7/10

iva - got caught a few times in possesion but was good defensively. 7/10

cahill - decent performance. but again he got bullied by giroud in air balls. a lot of times giroud just simply held him off to let ozil, walcott make runs behind him. 7/10

JT- MOTM. no doubt about it. just fabulous. his positioning is out-of-the-world. but i still dont know what happened on the last corner. it seemed he would get his head on the ball but suddenly let it go. 9/10

azpi - really good performance. intercepted the ball plenty of times and dint let walcott's pace be a harm for him. 8/10

mikel - was absolutely phenomenol in the first half hour /forst half. simply bossed the mid but went awol in the 2nd half. 8/10

lamps - good performance. did a nice job on ozil. was physical and showed ozil who is the boss. also got ahead very well. should have scored amd was very unlucky not to. 8/10

rambo - a few sloppy passes aside, he was brilliant. did the bull work to perfection. arteta got owned by him today. 8/10

willian - great workrate, but really poor decision making in the last 3rd again. he took the shot with rambo and torres free at the far post and too a weak shot, and his pass to hazard/rambo in the other 4 on 3 was a nothing pass. 6/10

hazard - pathetic. horrible. lost the ball almost every bloody time it touched him. a couple of times he tried to take 10 arsenal players on, rest of the times he invited sagna to make a tackle rather than take the initiative and simply run at him. he was supposed to be the game-changer today but instead he was the flop of the match for me. 4/10

torres - amazing workrate. wona lot of aerial duels to get others involved. full of running. well thats all their was to say about him. he dint get a sniff cos we dint create. 7/10

subs -

schurrle- could not impose himself. arsenal were really on top of us when he came in and we simply dint get any oppurtunities. but he SHOULD be starting games ahead of hazard as a LW.

oscar - forst 3 touches, all to the opposition. another rusty performance. after a brilliant start to the season, he has simply been poor to average since his injury and it is hurting us cos the team was made around his workrate.

luiz - i honestly thought he was goiung to score. but not to be.

Agree for the most part, but what is it with you and your overly harsh criticism for Hazard? The forum was stunned by his sub yet you think he was our worst player and flop of the day.

He was our only threat going forward and was excellent defensively. Somethings off mate

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Good point away from home, I didn't find the game boring, chances both ends. In fact it was quite pleasing to see that we can actually defend when Chelsea feels like it.

[Sheva. 5,373]

We have to beat Swansea on Thursday now, we could be ahead of Man city and/or Liverpool depending on their result.

The next few months really going to be interesting. Like Edetarod said, for a change we're actually still in the race around this time.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Where's the MOM poll?

Ooops! I knew I was forgetting something!

[wiefisoichiro 12]

Still complaining after sunderland defeat? I don' t think so, we could hold arsenal in emirates. Ozil who?

[zolayes 14,489]

Good point away from home, I didn't find the game boring, chances both ends. In fact it was quite pleasing to see that we can actually defend when Chelsea feels like it.

why can I only give that ONE rep ???

[haranr 485]

did u see us play??? did u see the tactics mou used,. did u see the sub he made at the end. this was NOT a must-win game. arsenal now have to play against whu (away) while city play pool which means very possible that 3 or 2 of the 3 teams above us will drop points. it was more important to keep arsenal in a results' reach rather than letting them go 5 points ahead..

and for the case. YOU GOT IT WRONG. THAT'S THAT.

NO!!!!!!!!!! IVAN SAID BEFORE THE GAME THAT THEY WANTED TO WIN THIS BAD. ALSO GARY CAHILL AND TERRY ADDED AFTER THE MATCH THAT IT WAS INTENTED TO BE A MUST-WIN. MOURINHO CHICKENED OUT AND HE WAS WRONG LIKE EVERYBODY THINKS!! YOU GOT IT WRONG. THAT'S THAT! (u gotta love the ending man,

[didierforever 7,349]

Agree for the most part, but what is it with you and your overly harsh criticism for Hazard? The forum was stunned by his sub yet you think he was our worst player and flop of the day.

He was our only threat going forward and was excellent defensively. Somethings off mate

as i wrote, i expected him to be the game changer. but he was poor today. even by normal standards. he dint get any purchase against sagna/gibbs. lost the ball ample amounts of time. not a performance that u would associate with a player who u would have pinned all your hopes on.