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Sat, 30 January 2021

Slevs

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Its infuriating how many chances and plays Rashford fecks up on a consistent basis every single game. Whats more infuriating is that nothing is being done to fix this.
 

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Really disappointed to not have a sniff against an average and depleted Arsenal.

The playing out from the back is just terrible. May as well lump it to Cavani and hope.

Desperate for any sort of right winger...can’t be any worse on that side ffs.
 

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We were utter garbage today. We aren't challenging for any title or cup until we can figure out what to do when in possession. I love Ole, but his loyalty to Martial is ruining our attack
 

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0-0 draw against a massively depleted opponent – I am shocked!

Hugely happy that I didn’t watch – I don’t feel any way stressed.

Have a good evening Caftards.
 

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Two points dropped. I think today confirmed what most of us knew anyway, we're not going to compete for the title as we don't have a championship winning mentality. And that's okay... this season was about closing the gap.
More like we don’t have a deep squad like cities and also our manager doesn’t want to make necessary changes. Or maybe he feels he doesn’t have the depth to do so. These guys look tired and Bruno as a super sub would have made more sense.
 

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I think we're closer to arsenal than to city except for incidental spikes in form/games won by individual brilliance.

Should have won probably but it was pretty even.
 

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Felt that was a worse performance than the Sheff Utd one midweek. We just show nothing in these so called big games in the league, not that Arsenal should even belong in that category anymore.
 

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The exact result I expected. We had chances to win the game but let's face it, a draw is all either side deserved. Arsenal could have scored a couple as well anyway.

I'm not sure what sport we were attempting to play in the second half. It was a bit bizarre.
 

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An over reliance on Bruno has given us the lift we needed after our start to the season but when his form dips you see the entire team dip too.

I thought Shaw, AWB and Lindelof played really well.

Martial and Rashford just can't muster a goal between em. They are on a terrible run of form and it has to stop.
 

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Performance levels of our forward players have dropped off a cliff. Rashford, Bruno, Martial and Cavani all having a poor game.

Thankfully Arsenal were wasteful as well.

Ole needs to make subs. What's the point of having VDB and Mason on the bench if they won't come on or come on for 10 mins.

Bruno didn't do a thing in that game, both him and Marcus should have been subbed off around the 60 min mark.
 

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Not good enough. We lack any sort of intensity or killer instinct to suggest we can maintain a title challenge. These are the games we should be winning. The attacking was toothless & whilst we created a couple of chances, we were fortunate not to concede also.

Draw probably a fair result but very disappointing as I think we could’ve won if we showed a bit more confidence & authority in our play. Far too ponderous in possession.
 

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Yet more vindication for me cancelling all my subscriptions and binning my tv licence.....at least I got a result with all the dough and anguish saved :houllier:
 

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Absolute shite, a minute to go and we're knocking it across the back line like we're 1-0 up. Fernandes absolute piss again!!!
 

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Main issue is that the attack didn't turn up again. It is not only making it difficult to hold possession further up the pitch, but we also cannot score against these types of teams.

We had plenty of possession today and quite a few chances.

It was an alright performances. Much better than the last Arsenal game. I think people are underrating Arsenal a bit; they are still a good team.
 

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AWB is seriously improving going forward. Apart from that we spend about 60% of football games no matter who the opposition is where we can’t string a pass together and barely look like a functioning team. We’re a poor side with very good individual quality.
 

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The amount of times our back lines and deepest midfielder had the ball and our forwards made runs in behind and but were not passed to, was too many to count.

For example, Shaw on left past halfway, Martial sprints, Shaw simply doesn't pass over into the space behind and waits for bruno to collect.

Pogba darts into space, again no pass to him between the lines.
Mind you, we had 2 key chances, and Cavani missed
 

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Had a number of chances to win the match, Cavani has 2 chances 6 yards, rashford trying to take on the defence when he had a clear shot
Midfield and defence played their part
 

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When we went on that run we kept saying imagine how it could be even better if our forwards were on form and could finish...they got worse!
 

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Shite! Seems whenever we suffer a defeat instead of bouncing straight back the wheels come off and we go on a shit run. The mentality of a lot of these players simply isn’t good enough and we won’t win anything until that changes.
 

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I think we're closer to arsenal than to city except for incidental spikes in form/games won by individual brilliance.
It's been obvious for a while now. We're a top 4 contender. If Liverpool continue to wobble, even second isn't out of reach because it's that sort of season.
 

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Call me negative. But I'm starting to feel like a very bad run is incoming.

Players are playing mediocre and have for a while. Mistakes and flaws aren't being ironed out.
Poor performers still getting into the match day squad.
Yeah, we've not got the bottle to keep runs going and have always performed in patches under Ole. We're coming out of a good one and fully expect us to nosedive now.
 

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Just like that, 2 games and any chance of the league is gone. 3 points behind City and they have a game in hand is it?

Brought back into the top 4 race having played a game more than everyone around us.
 

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Maybe I saw a different game than everyone else, but I don't think we were playing poorly.

 

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Rashford and Martial need to ride the bench for a while, I would prefer to get rid of Martial. But then again we got no depth so ye
 

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Poor quality game between two average teams.

They were missing a few starters but still overall looked better than us.

Our lack of urgency and desire is truly awful .

No reaction at all for the Sheffield Utd defeat and no reaction as we start to slip down the table.
 

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Needed to make that first half count. Arsenal edged the second half, we were far the better first half.

Fair result probably. Both sides so so sloppy on the ball though.
 

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More like we don’t have a deep squad like cities and also our manager doesn’t want to make necessary changes. Or maybe he feels he doesn’t have the depth to do so. These guys look tired and Bruno as a super sub would have made more sense.
Our squad is one of the best in the league, players have had their chances and scuffed them. Can't blame the manager for that.
 

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I think that Spurs result earlier in the season has effected the way Ole sets up against the big teams.
 

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Bad performance ends a bad week for us. I thought the defenders did okay on the whole, Pogba was alright too, the rest were poor. It’s a shame to see this January transfer window go by with no competition added, we can still get a lot better in places.
 

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  • Man Utd win
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Detailed Results

  • 27% Arsenal 1:2 Man Utd
  • 13% Arsenal 1:3 Man Utd
  • 10% Arsenal 1:1 Man Utd
  • 9% Arsenal 2:1 Man Utd
  • 9% Arsenal 2:0 Man Utd
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  • 2% Arsenal 0:0 Man Utd
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  • 1% Arsenal 2:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 0:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 3:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Arsenal 1:4 Man Utd
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Match Stats

  1. Arsenal
  2. Man Utd
Possession
43% 57%
Shots
17 14
Shots on Target
3 3
Corners
4 7
Fouls
9 16

Referee

Michael Oliver