Man City vs Arsenal, Saturday @ 1945 with Pilav and a Baklava
Bugger i missed it. Great result
This interview with big dave - he's the cock of the walk after games like this
A few months ago i wouldn't have dreamed of beating wolves, liverpool and man city
Give mikel the dough and watch us go
Claudius wrote:Mikel really planned for this game. You can see that he understands City. He was very happy to put 10 men at the top of the box and force them to cross the ball in the air knowing a) they don’t cross as well as Pool and b) our centrebacks will eat everything up anyway.
And as risky as it felt, he did a good job of building our confidence and breaking through their first two lines of defense by playing on the floor from our goalkeeper. Unlike Pool, they don’t have Fabinho, Gomez and Van Dijk in behind once you’ve crossed the first two lines of defense so this was such a smart approach.
I heart our manager.
And I like how we high press Ederson and their defenders, but given Silva, Gundogan and KDB more space in the middle to strut their stuffs aimlessly. As long as we defend deep against the Brazilian midget they can't really break through without any defensive mistake on our part.
Oh by the way fuck the 2 commentators. So obvious they were devastated when we scored the 2nd goal and even with 7 minutes left they kept saying this might go to extra time. Jokers
Robin, the man who left us supposedly because we were not spending, now saying that we shouldn’t just spend big for the sake of it and buy big players.
Klaus wrote:GaelForce wrote:I know Luiz is MOTM, but Aubameyang, fuck me, what a performance. Most likeable arsenal player since Cesc for me.
Nice to see you around again! Everything alright mate?
Fantastic right now!
Think this is just my yearly drop in when arsenal give me a reason to feel optimistic. Last time was when we signed Pepe, shot my load a bit early there. 
Otherwise, all surprisingly good under lockdown. Hope you, Ricky, Mirth and the rest of the guys and gals are all well here.
y va marquer wrote:
goon wrote:Robin, the man who left us supposedly because we were not spending, now saying that we shouldn’t just spend big for the sake of it and buy big players.
He's just trying to keep us down so United will work up a bigger distance this summer, the snake.
goon wrote:Robin, the man who left us supposedly because we were not spending, now saying that we shouldn’t just spend big for the sake of it and buy big players.
He is the worst sort of hypocrite. Very unlikeable personality. Just look at him.
Are Arsenal tryna make my weekend for once?! 
so happy with that result! Will start praying for a win in the final now Tierney what a guy! So important in both the goals. Everyone was brilliant even Xhaka! Thoroughly deserved the win and lets hope for the same in the final please Auba 
she wore, she wore...
Of fucking course I didn't get to watch this.
What a fucking win, thought after the first half we might have blown it as we had other big chances but fair fucks to them. Yet again showing massive character and showing these players can fight for each other on the pitch.
Luiz, Xhaka, Tierney & Auba stand out performers but apart from a few moments I think all the players on the pitch performed.
HomeSteak wrote:31% possesion vs Liverpool, 29% now. 2 wins, feel good to be the ones that win like that for a change
In both games while we have been under a lot of pressure it is not like our keeper has single handedly kept us in the game. They've had their chances but defensively we've been so well organised and really done well to restrict their chances. We've played two vastly superior sides, no shame in admitting that, and given then both tough games.
I thought Pepe did well on both goals. The cross was obviously quality, but the hold-up play for the second was crucial.
Luiz, AMN, Auba and Tierney were top class today.
Stoked. Landmark win for Arteta. That 18 pass move for the first goal v MC is a huge statement of capability, as has been the defensive performances seen this week v LFC and MC.
There should no longer be any doubt that we now have the right man at the helm to take the club forward = give the man the resources he needs/wants.
Huge shout out to Luiz in the heart of the defensive effort & there were no passengers in the team.
Ozil & Guendouzi are missing out & only have themselves to blame.
Are 365 trustworthy?
Shady wrote:I thought Pepe did well on both goals. The cross was obviously quality, but the hold-up play for the second was crucial.
Yes he was good today. He's on 8 goals 9 assists for the season now which is not a bad return. If he can get 10 goals 10 assists would be very good.
I feel sometimes he is judged unfairly because of his price tag but I am hoping he will have his usual 2nd season jump next season. We should persist with him for at least another year.
Shady wrote:I thought Pepe did well on both goals. The cross was obviously quality, but the hold-up play for the second was crucial.
He was really good, and more importantly, good in ways you didn't expect him to be just a few months ago. Really disciplined performance.
Great defensive performance today, best I've seen us in that regard for some time.
I really like Arteta. 2-3 good signings {as usual} and I think he can work with the players he had today into something special.
Shady wrote:I thought Pepe did well on both goals. The cross was obviously quality, but the hold-up play for the second was crucial.
He improves our attack.
Arteta had a great game tonight. I questioned the selection of AMN on the left but after half an hour I asked the City fan I was watching with "does Mahrez ever god one the outside?" and he said now. And you could see it everytime AMN had him. Now we sacrificed in attack because of that but its the sort of pragmatic decision you need at our level against City.
Have to say after Spurs I was dispondent but these last 2 results gave given me hope again. If we get into Europe one way or the other I might start to believe again.
Clrnc wrote:Rohit wrote:We aren't giving up (m)any clear cut chances. We are making it hard and it isn't pretty but we haven't looked this comfortable before with men behind the ball. Whatever Arteta is doing in training is working.
While watching it, I was thinking there's a clear structure and pattern in both our games against City and Liverpool in our deep block defending.
Can't have learned that from Pep, never see a Pep team defend like this before. It actually reminds me of our 2-0 win at Ettithad under Wenger few years ago.
Worth remembering Arteta played for David Moyes for like 6 years and Alex McLeish before that. Some kind of weird pedigree he has, it's really a perfect mix in a lot of ways. Something very poetic about the Scottish-Basque convergence in his life and career, with a touch of Alsatian-Catalan radicalism.
Qwiss! wrote:Have to say after Spurs I was dispondent
really? it was a good game, at least the first half ...lots of positive play. Compared to last few years, you could see a difference in that game too.
Fucking amazing. Can't believe we're in the final again. Would have made a fortune being on us to win both the last 2 games. At least we have something to look forward to at the end of this nightmare season but hopefully not another Baku.
Clrnc wrote:Rohit wrote:We aren't giving up (m)any clear cut chances. We are making it hard and it isn't pretty but we haven't looked this comfortable before with men behind the ball. Whatever Arteta is doing in training is working.
While watching it, I was thinking there's a clear structure and pattern in both our games against City and Liverpool in our deep block defending.
Can't have learned that from Pep, never see a Pep team defend like this before. It actually reminds me of our 2-0 win at Ettithad under Wenger few years ago.
Not just in terms of the deep and narrow block. IMO in both games Arteta conceded the flanks by making us hard to play through the center. This forced them to try to cross into the middle or the have to keep passing across the top of the area. Emery had the same idea v LFC but the wrong shape to make it work with this squad.
If the game you're thinking about is when we lined up in a 4141 with Coquelin as DM, the was talk the players made that call themselves in a meeting they had without any staff members including AW. AW wasn't too impressed and we didn't play that shape & roles again, and AW tried to convert Coquelin to playing a high ball winner role, much like Emery and Torreira.
Last nite - biggest win since 2017 FA Cup final in terms of overall feel good factor and importance?
the second goal was very much in the vein of Wenger. We used to see this with a CM + Bellerin and Theo. Not mindless backpasses but quick back-and-forths.
Coombs wrote:Clrnc wrote:While watching it, I was thinking there's a clear structure and pattern in both our games against City and Liverpool in our deep block defending.
Can't have learned that from Pep, never see a Pep team defend like this before. It actually reminds me of our 2-0 win at Ettithad under Wenger few years ago.
Worth remembering Arteta played for David Moyes for like 6 years and Alex McLeish before that. Some kind of weird pedigree he has, it's really a perfect mix in a lot of ways. Something very poetic about the Scottish-Basque convergence in his life and career, with a touch of Alsatian-Catalan radicalism.
Oh yeah that's true. Moyes was good in those low block football back in his early days at Everton. Just remembered our assistant Steve Round was also Moyes's assistant. We have a head coach that can play both ways.
I was rewatching the match at Anzac was right, we conceded the flanks and midfield on purpose to pack the box so they can only cross for Luiz to head it away or try long shots.
Clrnc wrote:Coombs wrote:Worth remembering Arteta played for David Moyes for like 6 years and Alex McLeish before that. Some kind of weird pedigree he has, it's really a perfect mix in a lot of ways. Something very poetic about the Scottish-Basque convergence in his life and career, with a touch of Alsatian-Catalan radicalism.
Oh yeah that's true. Moyes was good in those low block football back in his early days at Everton. Just remembered our assistant Steve Round was also Moyes's assistant. We have a head coach that can play both ways.
I was rewatching the match at Anzac was right, we conceded the flanks and midfield on purpose to pack the box so they can only cross for Luiz to head it away or try long shots.
Want to watch this again. Was thinking that our boy was more Simeone than Guardiola last night.
The tactics were spot on. I mentioned 2 things we could do against City that aren’t as easy vs Pool: cede flanks because their crossing game isn’t as good. And play through the press because last line of defense isn’t as strong. But the organized block in and in front of penalty area was joyous.
Claudius wrote:Clrnc wrote:Oh yeah that's true. Moyes was good in those low block football back in his early days at Everton. Just remembered our assistant Steve Round was also Moyes's assistant. We have a head coach that can play both ways.
I was rewatching the match at Anzac was right, we conceded the flanks and midfield on purpose to pack the box so they can only cross for Luiz to head it away or try long shots.
Want to watch this again. Was thinking that our boy was more Simeone than Guardiola last night.
The tactics were spot on. I mentioned 2 things we could do against City that aren’t as easy vs Pool: cede flanks because their crossing game isn’t as good. And play through the press because last line of defense isn’t as strong. But the organized block in and in front of penalty area was joyous.
Spot on. We have a gem on our hands, lets back him in the market.
I know it's a good problem to have, but it'll be absolutely cruel to whoever ends up being our backup GK next season. Two of our best performers.
Compilation of the best tweets last night.
What an interview this was. Top man. Starting to make sense to give him that extension, you feel he really add a lot to our dressing room and also backline in a 3.
Even the boyhood Arsenal fan was raving about him.
Clrnc wrote:Compilation of the best tweets last night.
Arteta beat him so silly he started seeing ghosts.
arsedoc md wrote:Qwiss! wrote:Have to say after Spurs I was dispondent
really? it was a good game, at least the first half ...lots of positive play. Compared to last few years, you could see a difference in that game too.
Nah that result killed me. Disgusting to lose to those fuckers - especially the current incarnation of them and the fact that their manager perennially has the better of us (though that game might be the last time).
We deserved to draw and we lost due to the cretins we have at the back.
Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:arsedoc md wrote:really? it was a good game, at least the first half ...lots of positive play. Compared to last few years, you could see a difference in that game too.
Nah that result killed me. Disgusting to lose to those fuckers - especially the current incarnation of them and the fact that their manager perennially has the better of us (though that game might be the last time).
We deserved to draw and we lost due to the cretins we have at the back.
You wouldn’t swap beating Man City for beating spurs last week though would you?
No, I'd swap losing to Spurs with beating them.
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but if we win the FA cup we take the EL spot from the 7th placed team which very likely could end up being Tottenham. We could essentially put an end to their period of relevance.
That would be poetry.
Quincy Abeyie wrote:Not sure if it's been mentioned, but if we win the FA cup we take the EL spot from the 7th placed team which very likely could end up being Tottenham. We could essentially put an end to their period of relevance.
Yup. The delayed St. Totts. Would be even sweeter cos we'd win yet another FA Cup while the greatest team to ever kick a football still has nothing to show for it after all the praise they got under Pochettino
Claudius wrote:Clrnc wrote:Oh yeah that's true. Moyes was good in those low block football back in his early days at Everton. Just remembered our assistant Steve Round was also Moyes's assistant. We have a head coach that can play both ways.
I was rewatching the match at Anzac was right, we conceded the flanks and midfield on purpose to pack the box so they can only cross for Luiz to head it away or try long shots.
Want to watch this again. Was thinking that our boy was more Simeone than Guardiola last night.
The tactics were spot on. I mentioned 2 things we could do against City that aren’t as easy vs Pool: cede flanks because their crossing game isn’t as good. And play through the press because last line of defense isn’t as strong. But the organized block in and in front of penalty area was joyous.
And they lack height more than we do.
As for playing through the press this is where that 18 pass move for the opening goal is soooooo good.
Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:arsedoc md wrote:really? it was a good game, at least the first half ...lots of positive play. Compared to last few years, you could see a difference in that game too.
Nah that result killed me. Disgusting to lose to those fuckers - especially the current incarnation of them and the fact that their manager perennially has the better of us (though that game might be the last time).
We deserved to draw and we lost due to the cretins we have at the back.
I suspect that loss may have galvanised things to the results and performances these last 2 games.