Stoke vs Arsenal

amacachi · 24-01-2010 4:08pm

Was just glad someone scored, would prefer a loss than a draw to be perfectly honest.

everdead.ie · 24-01-2010 4:08pm

Very very good work it was coming but arsenal looking lively

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 4:08pm

very interesting last 14mins or so now

patrickc · 24-01-2010 4:08pm

feckitty feck

hope we get the draw

Sherifu · 24-01-2010 4:09pm

Great move by Stoke.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:09pm

I wonder how long it'll take Delap to dry the ball now.

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 4:09pm

Arsenal very lucky there, cutback could have easily fallen nicer for stoke

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:10pm

Great tackle Whelan. Seat of pants stuff though.

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:12pm

End to end now. How does Fuller keep running like that.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:14pm

I don't like the way Stoke play football but you can't argue that it's not effective.

Oh Ramsey....

Here's Tuncay.

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 4:14pm

Game over. Very well played from Stoke.

everdead.ie · 24-01-2010 4:14pm

3-1

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:14pm

Sidibe MOTM for me. Great cross again.

OPENROAD · 24-01-2010 4:15pm

ah **** it :mad::mad:

kenon · 24-01-2010 4:15pm

RB at fault again.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:15pm

Also great play by Tuncay to keep hassling for the ball.

patrickc · 24-01-2010 4:15pm

well at least we can concentrate on the league and europe now

amacachi · 24-01-2010 4:15pm

Just a pity we can't take a few players off now.

Johner · 24-01-2010 4:16pm

Awwwwwwwwww unlucky Arsenal.

SlickRic · 24-01-2010 4:16pm

traore, coquelin and silvestre have been appalling.

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 4:17pm

tuncay's ruled out, still great work from him though.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:17pm

Unlucky. FFS where were these officials when we played France?

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:17pm

Stoke are running rampant here, should have been 4-1.

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 4:18pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Unlucky. FFS where were these officials when we played France?

shh, don't mention the war

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:19pm

~Rebel~ wrote: »

shh, don't mention the war

T'was said in jest.

patrickc · 24-01-2010 4:19pm

villa on wednesday, we may up a few gears by then

OPENROAD · 24-01-2010 4:19pm

patrickc wrote: »

villa on wednesday, we may up a few gears by then

+1

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:20pm

How many mins of added time?

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:21pm

greendom · 24-01-2010 4:21pm

Well played Stoke deserved win. It was always going to be tough for Arsenal putting out an under-strength team at the Britannia

Sully · 24-01-2010 4:21pm

patrickc wrote: »

yeh arsenal need to get out of bed yet, still have a bet on them to win, and arsenal to win 3-1.

Interesting prediction that turned out to be, so far anyway, eh?

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 4:21pm

That_Guy wrote: »

T'was said in jest.

aye, i mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.

Fair play to stoke today, went out with a very good attitude and got rewarded.

patrickc · 24-01-2010 4:23pm

Sully wrote: »

Interesting prediction that turned out to be, so far anyway, eh?

indeed never looked at the odds other way around, probbaly similar of 20-1

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:23pm

Great game, Stoke fully deserve the win.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:24pm

Brilliant from Stoke. Once again they're style of play has earned them their reward. Great attitude from them and really stopped Arsenal from playing today.

Sidibe was excellent today. Two assists from him and two goals at the end of his crosses. Fair play to them. The better team on the day.

patrickc · 24-01-2010 4:24pm

well done stoke, not sure if i like your style of play, but you deserved to win

Crann na Beatha · 24-01-2010 4:25pm

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Mikeyt086 · 24-01-2010 4:26pm

Iolar wrote: »

Man Utd.Liverpool now Arsenal out is this the season for the underdog?

Or Chelsea.

CHD · 24-01-2010 4:28pm

Nah just give Chelsea the trophy imo

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:31pm

Iolar wrote: »

Man Utd.Liverpool now Arsenal out is this the season for the underdog?

Aye. Go on the City.

leninbenjamin · 24-01-2010 4:32pm

Absolutely outstanding second half performance from Stoke. Just as it looked as though Arsenal were going to get back into the game, the likes of Etherington and Delap really upped their game and made it very very difficult going. They held onto the ball well and tackled hard, and absolutely tore Arsenal apart on the counter towards the end. Fully deserving of the 3-1 scoreline (not something that often happens when Arsenal lose). Fullers a damn good forward when he wants to be, pity he's never made the most of his talents.

One of the worst second half Arsenal performances I've seen in a while now. In Cesc looked woeful today, nothing came off, touches were too heavy and too many and the defensive line was a bit of a joke at times, Campbell did well but faded towards the end, but the fullbacks were often miles ahead of where they should have been. Even with the introduction of the heavy artillery they just looked like a team that did not want to be there. They better not make a habit of this.

Eire-Dearg · 24-01-2010 4:33pm

What the hecks happening? I really expected Arsenal to go a long way in the cup, looking at the teams remaining you can't see anyone but Chelsea winning it out... again.

eagle eye · 24-01-2010 4:34pm

Chelsea must be odds on for the cup now with all the other big four teams gone.

OPENROAD · 24-01-2010 4:35pm

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

What the hecks happening? I really expected Arsenal to go a long way in the cup, looking at the teams remaining you can't see anyone but Chelsea winning it out... again.

Obvious we have no interest in the compeitition.

PHB · 24-01-2010 4:41pm

Wow. This is a bit of a nuts FA Cup.

Kinda disappointed, as it will allow Arsenal to focus more on the league. Chelsea the only team still in contention for the treble this early in the season is pretty nuts.

dobsdave · 24-01-2010 4:51pm

Villa for domestic cup double, you heard it here first

:D

Galvasean · 24-01-2010 5:11pm

dobsdave wrote: »

Villa for domestic cup double, you heard it here first :D

Not a bad punt to be fair.

As an Arsenal fan I never like seeing them lose, but in the long run I'm relieved that we didn't force a replay. We don't need extra fixtures consideringthe run of games we have coming up. The FA Cup, for me, was a bonus/luxury that Arsenal, alas, could not afford to spend too much energy/resources on. Hopefully they can concentrate on the big two competitions now.

mrDerek · 24-01-2010 6:26pm

OPENROAD wrote: »

Obvious we have no interest in the compeitition.

ye same as man utd we have/had no interest at all in winning the fa cup

24-01-2010 6:51pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Chelsea must be odds on for the cup now with all the other big four teams gone.

Surely Man City have a chance and i wouldn't rule out Tottenham either if they can get over Leeds. They have a poor record over Chelsea but are a good cup team. Villa are still there. They could beat Chelsea too.

A Primal Nut · 24-01-2010 7:38pm

In my opinion Wenger was fully justified with the team selection. We have 10 injuries to first team players, a point which Setanta didn't make when they were rambling on about how Chelsea could put out a full strength team. Sagna, Vermaelen and Gallas haven't had a break all season.

We can see now why Eastmond was chosen for the holding midfield role ahead of Coquelin in the last few games. Coquelin's passing was terrible. And he's supposed to be a central midfielder? If the ball went in the general vicinity of an Arsenal player and didn't go out of play, it was as if he got lucky. Traore had another nightmare and everyone fell asleep for the first goal.

Reassuringly, Campbell did well overall and showed he can provide decent cover if Gallas or Vermaelen get injured.

Cesc tried his best but he can't be expected to win every game on his own, although he still did get a nice assist.

Would have been a nice opportunity to win something, but we are in the midst of an injury crisis so expecting Arsenal to compete on three fronts was unrealistic in the extreme.

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