Haris says:

We need to switch back to 4-4-2.
Robin was terrible…

I hope we at least will finish second.

And why the hell did Wenger refuse to shake hands with Dalglish.

alc says:

its becoming laughable that we could throw away so many points from winning positions. Instead of just saying we have mental strength why dont we just show it.

Jibzi says:

Disappointing yet again and that is the end of our title hopes, as Lee Dixon has said on MotD2 that we have taken too many blows i.e. v Birmingham, Barca, ManUre, Sunderland, Blackburn, etc in the space of a month or two and is just going to be too much to handle.

We were really sloppy at times and over-elaborated too much, but in the end we won the penalty and scored from it. Just to go back on the Spearing penalty claim earlier, it looked soft and he used his arm to control the ball so no penalty.

When we scored, Kuyt tried to lob WS but even though the shot was going over, he held onto it and I might be wrong but he made a hash of a simple kick down the field, where it landed in our own half, and add the awful miskick, poor footwork and stupid foul by Song and we were in trouble. The thing is, regardless of the little bit of time setting up, scoring and celebrating the penalty by RVP, the ref has already gone well beyond the alloted 8mins and the free kick should have been the very last kick of the game, but he chose to keep it going, and then after their soft penalty award, why couldnt we have at least 1 minute to try to do something?

I dont quite get the concept of this, because we scored our penalty around 50 seconds before 98mins elapsed, and the foul took place 1min before RVP scored, so ref should add no more than 1min and when it went beyond that, Suarez had a free-kick, and as many of us thought, it should have been the final kick. If the ref is going to add the exact time from our penalty period (from winning the pen to restart of game), then he has to add time for EVERY delay, like corners, goal-kicks, etc and it would amount to 15-20mins extra time (20-25mins for crap teams/matches).

I only bemoaned the injury time issue because when ManUre are losing by a goal, they seem to get 5-6mins of extra time out of nowhere. I honestly cannot stand the media when things go so wrong, when you hear the same crap uttered by Jamie Redknapp for example and so its refreshing that there are excellent Arsenal sites like this where the analysis is honest and to the point. But this is surely it and all we can do is secure 2nd spot because ManUre wont slip up like we always do.

Cameron says:

I feel change is needed around the club. Until the takeover ( yet to be seen with the new owner) the boardroom’s main priority was money. Fourth spot was enough. That kind of attitude attatches itself to the club. It works its way into the fans, the players and even our manager. There is no direction, no ruthless cut and thrust, no desire to be the best.

The manager continues to put faith in players who are not up to stanadard. I like Rosicky, I like Denilson, I like Bendtner, Arshavin was a great player. My question what do they offer now? Arshavin I can keep faith in. But realy other clubs at our level or who want to move on do not play these players. Clubs around us and lower in the table have better players. I feel they should be moved.

Wheres the leader? Cesc leads by example. He is a very good player. But who bosses the troops. Picks them up when its tough. Fights when all seems lost. Organises the field. So on. Our captain is very very clear he wants to be at Barcelona. If I were a player that would effect me.

My final bitch ( sorry guys) my major one actualy is the fans. I watch the games from australia and from here they look so unanimated. They hardly cheer. They don’t even mexican wave. They are not the 12th man. They only cheer in the good times. Do they pick their team up when they are down no they groan and moan. Do they make the emirates a fortress and a couldren of fire for the oppisition no. They leave the stadium with nerves, anxiety and pile pressure on our team.

Kay-Bloggo says:

Very sad developments indeed…Somehow already resigned to the fact that we are coming out second, Im less anxious of what is going on now…I still have hope we can rely on other teams to hold United but will we come out with a performance of our own when called upon? That is something we are yet to see….Please do it for us lads..we need this!

bradman says:

Any idea Why AW put Song , when we have Chamakh ( a striker) chasing the game in a must win situation ?
Surely it was a case for the kitchen sink to be thrown at the liverpool defence

Not saying he would have made the difference but surely its better to put a striker on rather than holding midfielder ?
All but over now , I fear for Wednesday night with the way we approaching matches in the run in.
They will be right us at us.
Come on Boys , find a bit more and you still never know
We might just sneak it wednesday Utd somehow lose at Toon and we are better off than we thought would be come Thursday morning !
Wishful thinking maybe but possible
Up the Arse!

Alex says:

Arsenal seem to struggle with the tactics. van Persie clearly can’t score alone, and the wingers are always drifting inside, and then tehere is no room to play in the middle. In a 4-5-1 there needs to be a striker who is stong and good at shielding the ball. Chamakh should play up front, with van Persie in the Fab role. That would give Arsenal more choices, since van persie allways drops deep anyway, and then there is no one up top in Arsenal need a quick outlet. Chamakh is good in the air, and decent with the ball in his feet, if he stays and pushes the central defender on the offiside line at all times, vna persie could work around him, making clere runs, and playing in other players. Also Song should play Makalele style, staying back at all times, and Fab ins central role. That would give Arsenal a good balance between attack and defence, and Fab can drop deeper to play the playmaker role, as well as surge forward when in all out attack mode. As it is now, all 3 central midfielders are all the way up, leaving only the 2 central defenders to panic with 1 opposition striker. No balance, no tactical consistensy and no team play. Wenger needs to plan better. I don’t get why Song surges forward so much if he is supposed to be the last man standing. When Cesc leaves, Wilshere and Song are the perfect pairing in the center in a 4-4-2. They seem to undestand eachother and they borth have hight work rate.

Anyway, they need some defencive coaching and better structure

Alan says:

Wenger has too much power at Arsenal. No manager at a club with 60,000 fans in the stadium every week can ignore what other people say and just do what ever he likes. That’s fine if you keep winning trophies but Wenger has abused his position and the loyalty from the Arsenal fans for too long. It isn’t Arsene Wenger Football Club as he has come to believe.

I’d like to see Wenger removed this summer for the club’s benefit. I believe deep down the majority of Arsenal fans, and probably many of the good players who want trophies, feel the same. Wenger keeps getting it wrong and should pay the price.

He will never win a Champions League with his tactics yet a club like Arsenal should be aiming for that.