You know who is a lovely, tidy little footballer, don't you?

Mohamed Elneny, that's who.

He'd be an absolute star at West Brom or Southampton.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

Mohamed Elneny, that's who.

He'd be an absolute star at West Brom or Southampton.

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Works well with Xhaka, who also has looked like the player I thought we'd signed in the last couple of matches

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Originally Posted by PSRB

Works well with Xhaka, who also has looked like the player I thought we'd signed in the last couple of matches

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Yes, I thought Xhaka looked the part yesterday - although he did irritate me somewhat when, having lost the ball in midfield, he chased back and won it back in his own crowded penalty area, then backheeled it to Cech :-(

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Yes, I thought Xhaka looked the part yesterday - although he did irritate me somewhat when, having lost the ball in midfield, he chased back and won it back in his own crowded penalty area, then backheeled it to Cech :-(

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Yep, even though it came off, I did utter a few expletives at that.

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Yes, I thought Xhaka looked the part yesterday - although he did irritate me somewhat when, having lost the ball in midfield, he chased back and won it back in his own crowded penalty area, then backheeled it to Cech :-(

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I ****ing loved that. Nothing wrong with a clever backheel around the penalty area. Unless it costs your team a goal and you probably **** off and join the team who you helped get through a tight Champions League match

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

I ****ing loved that. Nothing wrong with a clever backheel around the penalty area. Unless it costs your team a goal and you probably **** off and join the team who you helped get through a tight Champions League match

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Oh, I'm all in favour of the clever backheel in theory but in this instance he was abut 6 yards from his own goal, as I remember it. :-(

I must say, I am enjoying Aubameyang's cool head in front of goal.

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Oh, I'm all in favour of the clever backheel in theory but in this instance he was abut 6 yards from his own goal, as I remember it. :-(

I must say, I am enjoying Aubameyang's cool head in front of goal.

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Oh it was utter madness, particularly with Cech's recent, um, difficulties with his feet. Aubameyang is going to be superb - such a shame we can't play him in Europe. Did like that Smudge was given Mkhitaryan so much **** before that lovely set-up for the goal

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Works well with Xhaka, who also has looked like the player I thought we'd signed in the last couple of matches

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Yes, I thought that as well. And agree on Elneny, absolutely mystified that he isn't always in our first 11.

Although Wenger's comments on team selection are rather enlightening and may explain it. 'I just pick the best players as they can always play together' - :clap:

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

Oh it was utter madness, particularly with Cech's recent, um, difficulties with his feet. Aubameyang is going to be superb - such a shame we can't play him in Europe. Did like that Smudge was given Mkhitaryan so much **** before that lovely set-up for the goal

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In fairness Mkhitaryan was having a bit of a shocker at that point; he was looking decidedly lightweight, like a player newly arrived in English football who can't quite believe the intensity of every challenge.

Quite how Atkinson failed to give a penalty and a red card when thon bloke tried to snap some Armenian ankle is a mystery to me.

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In fairness Mkhitaryan was having a bit of a shocker at that point; he was looking decidedly lightweight, like a player newly arrived in English football who can't quite believe the intensity of every challenge.

Quite how Atkinson failed to give a penalty and a red card when thon bloke tried to snap some Armenian ankle is a mystery to me.

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Shame he has been here for a couple of years then....