Theo looked fantastic scoring his goal, didn't he.

[redgunamo]

And winning in the dodgems too, of course.

[Luis Anaconda]

but that would rather steal Monty's thunder.


Wd on not mentioning any other sport from the weekend

[7evens]

[redgunamo]

[7evens]

Kilburns boozers must be running on empty

[Ben.]

there were a couple of times Huth tried to shove him off the ball and he held him off and laid off the ball.
Also I'm not sure playing a really high line without that much pressure on the ball is a great idea when you have Huth and Morgan v Walcott and Sanchez, not that I'm complaining you understand.
If we must play Ramsey on the right then you have to start Walcott imo, it's too slow with him and OG up there.
We also need to start saying prayers for Coquelin's knee :-|

[PSRB]

Sanchez and Ozil were both superb

I am now horribly over-confident for the United match :-)

[Rich]

You'll incur the wrath of some AWIMBers.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

He won a prize to play which is complete bull****. Thought he had a decent game and was only really caught out once. The injuries/subs hurt us and Robshaw should've gone for the kick at goal. I won't mention Barritt :-)

[PSRB]

yes it was a difficult kick but Farrell had been kicking superbly

[redgunamo]

[Ben.]

The kick wasn't exactly a given, the bigger issue was the lineout was a shower of ****.
That the endless succession of needless penalties we always gift everyone.

[Rich]

[Ben.]

he gets there as quick as he can tbf to him.
I actually like him as a player, just not in that role.

[Rich]

This is very much in the same way that I like David Gower as a man and once liked him as a player. However, as tends to be the case with professional sportsmen/women, the powers start to wane when they reach a certain age. Arteta is 34 in a few months.

[Luis Anaconda]

I would back him. We simply gave away too many pens though

[Classic Jorge]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Maul.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

The Twickenham roar etc.

[PSRB]

[7evens]

[Ben.]

can't run, if you can pass you should still be able to pass.
The issue is they all have players around them to do the running/defensive work as opposed to Cazorla and Ozil.

[Berni]

they essentially managed to lose to a Welsh team that was missing about seven or eight players to injury by the end of the game.

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

We lost because we gave away too many penalties really - although the kick was annoying at the end. *******s really. Thank god got Alexis

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

But he appears to be picking up more yellows than I can recall him doing before.

[Ben.]

well, it obviously wasn't but I can understand it and I think some of the criticism is a little ott that's all.
As you say slightly naive thinking the lineout would suddenly come good.

[Berni]

The only time I can bring myself to support them is against southern hemisphere teams.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Ben.]

no one takes it seriously, they also concede quite a lot I think.
I was referring to Marchisio, Vidal and Pogba, I forgot he moved if I'm honest, seems weird without him there.

[Luis Anaconda]

I've even seen people mentioning it was disrespectful to the Welsh - wtf

[redgunamo]

best us at our own games.

[Ben.]

[Monty91]

to get him away from defender and give himself time to shoot.

Less noticed by the average observer, but as important as the final shot itself.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

https://johnterrysbunion.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/fat-frank-lampard.gif

[Berni]

proportion to ability or track record that is particularly irksome.

The English cricket team, by contrast, seems to have a much more realistic idea of its own place in the scheme of things, which makes it much easier to like - for me, at least.

[Pat Vegas]

[Pokster]

(in all likelyhood) so every chance we could have got another pop at 3 points.

As Sir Clive said, we seem to make subs at set times no matter how someone is playing

[Ben.]

seems to be a bit more aggressive, which with his tackling ability combined with the speed at which he operates is only going to go one way.

[Monty91]

Wants to score too much and so will sometimes shoot when he should pass

Ramsey can sometimes be guilty too.

[Pat Vegas]

[Ben.]

along with Abou Khedira. Sad seens.

[redgunamo]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Mind you that was about 5pm when we were chatting to our English neighbour.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[7evens]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37u978_1-1-theo-walcott-go al-leicester-city-v-arsenal-26-09-2015-hd_sport (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37u978_1-1-theo-walcott-goal-leicester-city-v-arsenal-26-09-2015-hd_sport)

[Classic Jorge]

I'd like to see him do it against defences not playing such a suicidally high line before I really laud him as the second coming.

Nice to have Alexis back, mind.

[Luis Anaconda]

it twice went out for throw-ons

[Monty91]

[Luis Anaconda]

and a woman - what would she know

[redgunamo]

:-|

[redgunamo]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

That is extremely unfair.

I merely like to apply a touch of adult balance when all around us are acting like hysterical little girls.

With respect to Theo yes he has harder challenges ahead of him but one has to applaud his performance on Saturday. As with any footballer he will hopefully improve the more times he get to play in that role and certainly Saturday was his most complete performance this season.

Leicester are nothing special mind you and will now begin to level out and soon find themselves in mid table where they belong.

Going back to Saturday I thought Ozil was magnificent again and Mertesacker, after the opening period where we were a little all over the place and quit fortunate to not go 2-0 down, brought an air of calm and measure to our defence.

:vsign:

[PSRB]

defensively they're nothing special

[Classic Jorge]

With regards to Saturday. As much as it was great to see Alexis back it was also lovely to see Ozil playing so well.

As much as I'm a fan of the Gargoyle from Sao Paolo Per brings an element of calm in the defence that shouldnt be understated.

[Ashberto]

coincided with the times that first Flamini and then The Ox were on the pitch. I think we were very lucky not to go two down.

Also, Arteta has always been a bit fouly, I think. But perhaps even more so very recently.

[Pokster]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

One could also just apply a less analytical and more pub conversation approach and suggest they were ‘quicker out of the blocks’ in an effort to get on top and accordingly to get the crowd going etc.

I did not see the game live instead watched more or less full coverage on SS that evening, after the rugby. I still stand by my assertion of last week that Flamini is simply no longer at a level requisite for playing for us at this level.

From what I have seen of Arteta, save for a decent cameo v Palace, he would concern me also.

I seriously hope this is not an issue that comes back to annoy us this season.

[Classic Jorge]

[redgunamo]