est wrote:
Klaus wrote:

I feel for Ødegaard here. He's clearly not fit and probably shouldn't have started.

He's been like this ever since the international break. Takes him an awful lot of time to get back into form.

Tbh, it's the same with Partey. At least he's been decent enough today.

He's been like this way more often than not since we got him. A couple of good games but way more ordinary ones.

Hey Flobaba,
Watching this team today is like having teeth pulled with no novocaine.
(Quiet on the home front. Read James McBride for the first time. Where have I been?)

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Show some fucking urgency

I love how every time we showed signs of creating some momentum in this game, we passed it back to Holding, Mari and Leno to fuck around and suck whatever pace we had out of the game.

Carlos Bacca coming on. He showed some great form back in 1984

How come when they are in possession they still have so many passing options?

if we are going to score, i think its going to come through pepe

It’s insane that I’m bored during our most important game of the year

Qwiss! wrote:
est wrote:

He's been like this ever since the international break. Takes him an awful lot of time to get back into form.

Tbh, it's the same with Partey. At least he's been decent enough today.

He's been like this way more often than not since we got him. A couple of good games but way more ordinary ones.

Aye. Seems like he's more of an Özil than a (young) Fabregas.

Holding has as many pillow headers as Partey has balloon shots

Coq trying to help us out.

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
Klaus wrote:

I wonder if we gave him enough time. Speedy might be able to chip in here but he has looked like a player on shots to me for the past few weeks.

It's pretty telling that he came back from the international break and played for us and then was out injured with the injury he got during the international break.

Yeah for sure.

Martinelli gets the ball out wide and everyone clears out? Wtf is going on. Is the plan to have Martinelli go alone at three Villareal defenders? I hope we win, but it will be nice see Arteta gone as well.

Holding is horrid in the air from an offensive point. Always gets his head on the ball but never under any threat of scoring.

AAStyle- wrote:

We are playing like we were 1-0. I dont get it.

we've been fucking awful at chasing games and generating attacking pressure under arteta. the fact it's happening in such a big game shows just how systemic it is

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Holding has as many pillow headers as Partey has balloon shots

He's annoyingly shit at offensive set-pieces. Really poor even for a defender.