Thought Dixon was really good as well. I knew nothing about him before today so was a bit surprised to see him come on, felt a brave but risky choice
So glad he was trusted though, was really impressed. Not bothered by any late pressure. Calm and good on the ball, got stuck in when needed 👏👏
I’ve got no idea what to make of Noni today. Had some really good moments, looked bright, was a threat, never shied away. But also some proper bozo stuff
Also not sure if Martinelli and Jesus being so dreadful is colouring my view or not
I’d have enjoyed that a lot more if it was a 3rd round tie or I didn’t have crippling PTSD from the league campaign
Thought Mansfield did themselves proud today. Job done on our front, just about, but they gave a really good account of themselves
Fair fucks Mansfield, they gave it everything. Should have killed it off some time ago, but gotta give them a lot of credit. They came to play, were brave, and gave a really good account of themselves
Proper old school FA Cup tie. If I didn’t have PTSD from the league Id have enjoyed that much more
Looks bad on Salmon, but he’s a 16 year old child. I can live with that
Mosquera needs to be getting that ball. You can’t be allowing the Mansfield guy to take control there. Very very poor
Some would have you believe it’s the other way around, 100 set piece goals and only 32 from open play
Back 3 today? Best guess:
Kepa
Salmon - Mosquera - Calafiori
Noni - Norgaard - Havertz - Martinelli
Dowman - Jesus - Trossard
This Arsenal fan hasn't had his hair cut since any fan of any other club has said anything remotely positive about his team.
Way to treat the symptom and not the cause…
Living next to a football stadium has its perks, but an alarm louder than a fucking Slipknot concert going off endlessly for 45 minutes (and counting) at 3am, is not one of them
if arsenal finally do it and spurs go down, prepare to be absolutely SICK of me
If they do sack him, what on earth do they do next??
Remember when we finished 8th and were asked if we’re even a big 6 club anymore?
Has that conversation come up again recently for any other teams anybody know?
Lol, it's even better than I thought... they're worried, they're nervous as hell, sure mate 😂
Every single other team in the relegation battle is putting up a fight and are giving everything they have
Even Wolves are fighting tooth and nail, earning 7 points against us, Villa and Liverpool
It’s a pretty damning indictment
Hell, they themselves were putting up more of a fight under Thomas Frank
This guy they’ve dragged in saw them go down a man and pegged back to 1-1, and chose to sacrifice 2 attackers in the name of holding what they have
By half time they’d conceded twice more
All of Wolves, Burnley, West Ham, and Forest are putting up more of a fight than this
It’s actually pathetic stuff
I mean this not as an Arsenal fan, but having watched every single team in the league at various points over the season
Tottenham are legitimately the worst team in the league
This has been the most insane 5-10 minutes of football
Absolutely nothing has happened until the disallowed goal, and now everything has
Phoebe and Joe meme Who is cheating since 2003 Chelsea Who is sport washing PL for decade Man City Which racist sacked Team ladies? Man Utd Then, who are the villains in PL ARSENAL
Arsenal 🔴⚪
Arsenal need to lean into these "boring"/"time-wasting"/"Set Piece FC" accusations. Let the wider world sneer. Create a siege mentality. Dig in. Be mean. For around two decades they were accused of being too soft, now they are apparently the opposite. Ride the hate-wave.
Me rn
Middle one, he looks completely fucked ngl
Gyokores is gonna take a lot of the flack and he’s not been good, but we are making him look so much worse
We know the guy can’t control the ball, and Brighton know it too so they don’t bother to challenge him and just go for the 2nd ball
Meanwhile we don’t have anybody around to compete for it
"fucking play football" Hurzeler seems to say to Hincapie, while he holds on to the ball and Hincapie is trying to get the ball.
I don’t really have an answer for what I’d do, but something has to change at HT. Brighton fully have our number and know how to play us
It’s fun again!
Well it was fun while it lasted
I can hardly remember a shot from either side before the goal quite frankly
At fucking long last, this has always been the obvious solution IMO
I think it’s very possible to bring this in, challenges only possible when the ball goes out of play, 2 appeals per game and lose it if unsuccessful (Tennis style), deterrents for frivolous appeals, etc
