We?ve had two apparently.
Just sayin?
We?ve had two apparently.
Just sayin?
We must have had more than two. We got two at West ham.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Yeah, seems you're right. Can't remember too many we've been denied though.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
That's hardly the point :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
You do have to wonder about the officials.
Their number 8 and Diaz both should have been booked for clear shirt pulls before he finally booked Konate. Konate then doesn't get a 2nd yellow for kicking the ball away or for the barge on the Wolves lad. Diaz doesn't get a yellow for a blatant dive and neither does Jota even after they sent the ref to watch the bloody thing again!
Been saying it for a while. Yellow cards are how refs tilt the game these days, given that they can't rely on VAR to consistently get things things wrong and overlook their errors.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Yellows are also used to 'control' a game, where a guy (Xhaka) will get a booking for virtually nothing after the ref has let 5 or 6 far more serious incidents go. And that is how you get ridiculous red cards like Tomiyasu's, who was sent off for brushing an opponent's shirt on the half way line and taking 7 seconds at a throw in.
I'm still shocked Ayew got a yellow card on Saturday - he's normally given free reign to kick us for 90 minutes without punishmentQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Noticeable that with Saka out, opponents are unsure who to kick. I guess they will quickly learn it should be Nwaneri.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
How many more times can Nwaneri play like that before some pillock starts suggesting that he is better than Saka? :-)
As much as I dislike seeing the hype around him, it is quite funny seeing how much it upsets Liverpool fans. :-)
In other news, Sounness is a prick, but you knew that.
We need to get them both in the same team - then we can see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Anything that annoys Liverpool fans is good
He's utter crap as well for the other 36 games in the season but always plays well against us. Thank God for MLS stopping that cross.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
It is raw potential versus established quality. If he comes close to doing what Saka does on a consistent basis then we will have two genuine world class players in our side, both from our academy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Lewis Skelly is no slouch either. I wonder if Arteta is considering using him further forward in the short term. Feels like the kid can do anything at the moment.
I suspect MLS might be quite happy to stay at LB, absolute shoo-in for the next England squad and probably the starting XIQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
GPWM - I'm hoping they leave Ethan alone for a bit longer thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Oh yes - was slightly tongue in cheek. He's not at that level yet but the potential is hugeQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Don't make me start slagging Sterling off again...I know you feel sorry for him ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Sterling. An absolute shell of a footballer.
I do feel sorry for him. And the optimistic part of me still feels we might be able to get a couple of decent performances out of him...... beginning to look less likely each week but maybe regular minutes will help....Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Tis a very rare occurrence but I agree 100 per centQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Of course I want him to do well...but that was shocking. 2/10 performanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
He's not far away from making Willian look like a success in his time at Arsenal.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Far too rare, in my opinion :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
And ideally I would leave him there, he has been outstanding. But we have dozens of full backs and **** all up front. I am not entirely convinced by the reinvention of Tierney as a marauding winger. MLS might be an option we have to consider.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Centre forward is still the big, nasty issue. Merino did the goal scoring part beautifully for 10 minutes but there is a lot more to the role than that.
The 2nd goal was a cracking finish, not easy those and made it look a tap in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Absolutely - lovely goal. Also Leo did put in a great ball having struggled a bit all matchQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Looked much more comfortable back on the left than through the centre. Pity he airkicked his shot from that lovely Odegaard clip over the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Wasn't he offside anyway?Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
He was for the first one when he hit the keeper. Not for the one when he completely miskickedQuote:
Originally Posted by Maravilloso Marvo
Everyone going on about Nwaneri but Odegaard was absolutely sublime at timesQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Still don't think he has hit his best form yet. But yes, he was great at times. That second goal was all about him carrying the ball from the box and spotting the pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
yes - he wasn't quite at his best but he is such a beautiful footballerQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Having said that I want us to spend the rest of season lumping into the box and scaring the **** out of the opposition. Once Ben White and maybe Tomi are up to speed stick Gabriel up front imo
I think we have missed Ben White more than we realise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
His capacity to unnerve the opposition is unrivalled. Chips in some lovely crosses too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Timber?s probably the better athlete but I?d still go with White.
If, as has been suggested, Saliba buggers off to Madrid for 100m plus; at least we have White to fill that hole.
Thought Odegaard has looked more like himself the last couple of games. 2nd half against Leicester he was superb....as was Rice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Rice is certainly playing his best football of the season recently. Very timely.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Timber looks a very pretty footballer but he is also a bit of a beast defensively. He won a lot of headers in that game, some of them involving very physical contact with far larger opponents.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
He's been a superb signing and is only going to get better.
But you are right- Ben White puts the ****s up the opposition like no other :-)
I think Timber is too good a footballer to play full back - but White is a superb ****stirrerQuote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Timber on the wing? :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
We have to get imaginative....
Does that free up Sterling to be our new false 9?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
We have to get imaginative...
There's imaginative and then there is the triumph of hope over experience...... :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Maravilloso Marvo