Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | PL | 24/04 | 16:00 | SS1

crump wrote:I really hope at half-time Wenger goes in and gives them an absolute BOLLOCKING. Tells them if they don't get 3 points it's title over, season gone. Someone needs to step upto the plate now, but I can't honestly see a leader on that pitch right now.

Come on boys.

He'd probably blame the referee somehow and not blame the players.

Why is he playing 4-3-3, I mean Walcott is on the right oui? Whos he crossing to then? van Persie isn't going to outjump Cahill and/or Knight.

Sort it out chaps.

Just checked the score.
Bolton

Cam wrote:

crump wrote:I really hope at half-time Wenger goes in and gives them an absolute BOLLOCKING. Tells them if they don't get 3 points it's title over, season gone. Someone needs to step upto the plate now, but I can't honestly see a leader on that pitch right now.

Come on boys.

He'd probably blame the referee somehow and not blame the players.

Blamed the fans for not winning the league.

Shitting hell!

It's obvious we will be lucky to get even a point from this. Whenever teams close us down and put pressure on us, we struggle and often lose points. All Bolton are doing are what United do, and thats put men behind the ball, put pressure on Arsenal and counter, and because our defence is like it is, it's going to cause problems.

Fabregas hit the post.

Walcott wrote:It's obvious we will be lucky to get even a point from this. Whenever teams close us down and put pressure on us, we struggle and often lose points. All Bolton are doing are what United do, and thats put men behind the ball, put pressure on Arsenal and counter, and because our defence is like it is, it's going to cause problems.

Do you blame them for trying to beat you or something?

It's been a known weak-point of Arsenal for years, only got yourselves to blame.

luke. wrote:

Walcott wrote:It's obvious we will be lucky to get even a point from this. Whenever teams close us down and put pressure on us, we struggle and often lose points. All Bolton are doing are what United do, and thats put men behind the ball, put pressure on Arsenal and counter, and because our defence is like it is, it's going to cause problems.

Do you blame them for trying to beat you or something?

It's been a known weak-point of Arsenal for years, only got yourselves to blame.

What? I was just sayin.

I don't think I have ever seen us shoot so much from outside the box.

Lol what a great free kick that was. So accurate.

Beastifier

Yeah, its annoying we never shoot. I've noticed recently that Fabregas and Nasri only ever seem to shoot.

This passing stuff really isn't converting to glory, as nice as it is and I love it. I only ever see that this style of play works in spain.

Arsenal need a player like Hernandez, so many of their crosses go low and infront of the strikers, Hernandez would be there.

Even though he doesn't suit their football style as he's not a propa footballaaa.

crump wrote:Yeah, its annoying we never shoot. I've noticed recently that Fabregas and Nasri only ever seem to shoot.

This passing stuff really isn't converting to glory, as nice as it is and I love it. I only ever see that this style of play works in spain.

It worked well enough when you were the 'Invincibles'

In fact, it was even better back then. It was a rarity that the ball came off the ground, apart from when someone was taking a shot. It was a rarity to see anyone cross the ball.

Scott wrote:

crump wrote:Yeah, its annoying we never shoot. I've noticed recently that Fabregas and Nasri only ever seem to shoot.

This passing stuff really isn't converting to glory, as nice as it is and I love it. I only ever see that this style of play works in spain.

It worked well enough when you were the 'Invincibles'

In fact, it was even better back then. It was a rarity that the ball came off the ground, apart from when someone was taking a shot. It was a rarity to see anyone cross the ball.

Yeah but they had Thierry Henry.

We have no plan B. That's it really, we play patiently trying to break the opponent down, but when we can't, that's it, we can't, and we struggle fro the rest of the game.

kyro7 wrote:Arsenal need a player like Hernandez, so many of their crosses go low and infront of the strikers, Hernandez would be there.

Even though he doesn't suit their football style as he's not a propa footballaaa.

I think they've been in desperate need of a player like Hernandez for a while.

Now that Van Persie is back...they've stopped playing Chamakh and he gave Arsenal a presence in the box.

Van Persie isn't a goal poacher so I think the goals are harder to come by......

kyro7 wrote:

Scott wrote:

crump wrote:Yeah, its annoying we never shoot. I've noticed recently that Fabregas and Nasri only ever seem to shoot.

This passing stuff really isn't converting to glory, as nice as it is and I love it. I only ever see that this style of play works in spain.

It worked well enough when you were the 'Invincibles'

In fact, it was even better back then. It was a rarity that the ball came off the ground, apart from when someone was taking a shot. It was a rarity to see anyone cross the ball.

Yeah but they had Thierry Henry.

Yeah but he said it only works in Spain, when evidentially that's not true.

I reckon Arsenal win will 2-1 or 3-1 anyway.

Scott wrote:I reckon Arsenal win will 2-1 or 3-1 anyway.

Probably.

I've thought for a while now that we need a poacher. A player that is always their waiting to convert everything he gets.

Probably go 2-0 down early in the second half, then Wenger will bring the amazing Chamakh, Arshavin and loverboy Eboue on to 'change' the game.

It's so easy to counter attack against us it's unreal. Title contenders ya havin a laugh.

Well yeah, it worked perfectly as the Invincibles. But these players can't do it, it's like Wengers trying to rebuild The Invincibles (on a piss-poor budget), which the current players aren't capable of.

It worked when as Vieria said in an interview players were prepared to put their heads where some wouldn't put their feet, it's just hardly any expirience in the squad, so when the situation happens what their in. Theres no-one to look to, so they only do what they know which is to play how they usually play. Our average squad age is 23.

Stop those senseless crosses and take more shots from distance. RVP is the only man who has a bit of danger around him in the air, the others are useless in the air (not counting Koscielny, Song and Djourou) and Bolton has Cahill, Mouamba and Knight, enough said. Four shots from distance, 3 dangerous with 1 hitting the post, so start shooting!

Crosses don't work for Arsenal, perhaps 1 out of 10 crosses will reach an Arsenal man, who knows how many crosses are needed to have one converted in a goal. Take the damn shot like Fabregas is doing, Nasri needs to do it more aswell.

Pretty pissed off tbh, just been total wank so far. That says a lot aswell because I wasn't annoyed in the slightest after the 3-3 draw with Spurs in midweek, thought we played alright.

Sturridge is god.

F sake.

Soft.