• The Arsenal

  • Arsenal vs Tottenham | Wednesday 15th January | 20:00 UK Time.

Just back from the game. I really enjoyed it, despite the fact it should have been 5, felt like a proper football hit.

Thought Partey was excellent, although very leggy towards the end and did something brilliant immediately followed by something brainless.

MYLES LEWIS SKELLY. Holy fucking shit. What a player this kid is, amazing head on his shoulders for one so young.

Given how poor Tross and Sterling were, I think the performance was excellent and it was great to feel the stadium come to life again. Bit worried about how we'll go against Villa though, given the effort we put on tonight, but at least we go into this game off a big performance.

Spurs with something to complain about with the corner is a lovely cherry on top.

Liking the love MLS is getting in this thread. Kid is baller. We've hit the jackpot with him and Nwaneri.

  • JazzG

  • Post #248

Good performance and we should have won that game a lot more comfortably.

Understandably though players are probably feeling it. We’ve had a lot of games and some bad results but still did enough to win this game. Would have hoped we would have scored another because at 2-1 its always risky.

  • Dom

  • Post #249

MLS has impressed me more than Nwaneri. He gives off the same "wise beyond his years" aura that Cole and Saka did when they joined the first team and took to it like ducks to water.

  • MistaT

  • Post #250
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How shameful it was for Sterling to mess up that great ball by MLS

Delighted with the result. Thought it was curtains when they scored as couldn't see a way any of our players got the ball in the net.

Attack, or goal scoring ability still obviously a concern. For all the dominance on the ball and “touches in the opposition area” we didn’t exactly pepper the goal and still needed some good fortune to score with an own goal deflecting off two Spurs players and a shot the keeper should have saved. At least it was a genuine shot on target which is a start! Otherwise don’t think the keeper had a real save to make.
A win is a win, especially in the NLD but still not confident of scoring enough goals with only who we currently have. But will enjoy today at least.

    MLS has a lot to learn defensively but my word is he a talent. Reminds me of Essien.

    • Qwiss

    • Post #253

    Dom I can also see why Man Utd wanted Timber as CB. He offers absolutely nothing in the final third. I deeply miss Ben White's slithering runs, the cheeky one-twos and the devlish dinks.

    I thought Timber was good with the ball, not as much without it. He dribbled well, his passing was sharp. Not sure what more Ben White would have given us in attack.

        • Qwiss

        • Post #254

        invisibleman18 For all the dominance on the ball and “touches in the opposition area” we didn’t exactly pepper the goal

        We'd 11 open play shots. 2.26 xg. I think we created well last night.

            Qwiss it's moreso the fluidity between him, saka and ode. timber hasn't got to that level yet but may do with time. in this match, white probably wouldn't have changed much

                • Qwiss

                • Post #256

                Gazza M its all a bit disconnected anyway without Saka. Right hand sides never going to look as fluid.

                  Qwiss how many of those shots forced an actual save that wasn't straight at him? I guess creating the opportunities is not the issue, but we haven't got a finisher. I expect more games like this that end 1-1 or that we don't manage to equalise in.

                    • Tam

                    • Post #258

                    I think White stretches teams a bit more offensively, challenges more physically, and is a bit more varied in his approaches than Timber.

                      Tam tbf to Timber, I think he is also now suffering from where Benny Blanco got to, which is that he is having to play all of the football - and it's probably quite physically demanding. Especially off the back of his ACL. I remember commenting a few weeks back that he seemed like a Rolls Royce footballer - but if you keep driving a car to its limits, eventually the engine breaks.

                      That's the end of the analogy, you'll be pleased to hear.

                        Tam
                        I think Timber is probably a better all-around footballer than White, but I think our play is more dynamic with White. One of the things we've been missing with him out is the big crossfield switch, for example.

                        • Tam likes this.

                          Timber is just knackered. He has been playing at 60% of his ability lately.

                          Just watched this finally. I love Gabriel. Happy with the result but not the performance.

                          We look shit but if we get even one point closer to Liverpool, the league is well and truly on. Time for a jet off to Dubai.

                            • JazzG

                            • Post #264

                            I'm sure the refs will be pushing to change the rules of VAR so decisions like this can be overturned in the future.....

                            • Qwiss

                            • Post #265

                            I can't believe how much of a big deal they are making about a possible wrong corner call. These things happen in nearly every game yet when it benefits us its a massive issue that needs to be fixed or its an awful shame or whatever. They gave us a corner not a penalty or a red card for Spurs.