Partizan v Arsenal

_Bella_

Dammit! We should be 1 up!

amacachi

Stupid play to give away to give away the penalty. While I think the decision was right I really wish referees could give a yellow to players for diving or feigning injuries without affecting their decision on the foul itself.

amacachi

Frisbee wrote: »

Very, Chamakh obviously watching Gerrard with a starfish that good.

I dunno, think the red was probably fair enough but as I said, I don't like how Chamakh went down.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Chamakh definitely got a couple of kicks in the legs but the way he went down was very much exaggerated.

Poor miss from Arshavin. We should really go on to win it now though.

Paleface

If only Van Persie was made of the same stuff as Wilshere. He's being kicked around the place and is still going!

amacachi

That'll do.

Paleface

Yes!

_Bella_

Decent goal to make it 2-1!

L'prof

Great ball in by Rosicky, loved his celebration too, and well played by Chamakh, very strong!

amacachi

FFS I wish they'd stop staying down, just looks so ****in stupid.

L'prof

amacachi wrote: »

FFS I wish they'd stop staying down, just looks so ****in stupid.

A bit more protection from the ref wouldn't go amiss!

_Bella_

Squillachi scores his first Arsenal goal 3-1!

L'prof

Toto

Paleface

Great stuff. Looking good in this group now if we win the next home game!

amacachi

Thank **** for that save.

_Bella_

Fabianski to the rescue! Turning point in his career?

yahoo_moe

You can tell Arsene's never headed a ball for real in his life from that little mime.

EDIT: See, Fabianski is world class! Can't fault him tonight really. Sod all to do but still...

Minstrel27

Fabianski for NUMBER 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

L'prof

Another pen, well saved Flap!

Paleface

Jaysus he saved it! LOL

Minstrel27

That was a super save.

Paleface

He's a new man!

peabutler

It's a turning point in the histroy of Arsenal F.C, Lukasz will know become a wall between the sticks leading us to the Champions League and Fa Cup, and eventually the league in 2012/13.

L'prof

Do it in Stamford Bridge and I'll give him some credit!

That display has probably cemented his place in the first team for the forseeable...











(That is til he f*cks up again!)

x PyRo

Well, I'd just like to say fair play to Fabianski. Hopefully he kicks on from there, had feck all to do until the final 5 minutes but saved the peno well and the shot near the end. Credit where credit is due and you could even see what it meant to him.

It's a massive IF, but if he kicks on from there we could see him fulfill his potential.

It's highly doubtful that we will though.

He'll play vs Chelsea anyways, Almunia will still have his mystery injury that he always gets after a mistake.

Up the Arse!

:pac:

IvySlayer

x PyRo wrote: »

Well, I'd just like to say fair play to Fabianski. Hopefully he kicks on from there, had feck all to do until the final 5 minutes but saved the peno well and the shot near the end. Credit where credit is due and you could even see what it meant to him.

It's a massive IF, but if he kicks on from there we could see him fulfill his potential.

It's highly doubtful that we will though.

He'll play vs Chelsea anyways, Almunia will still have his mystery injury that he always gets after a mistake.

Up the Arse!

:pac:

Green Hornet

I doubt Wenger will risk Flaps against Chelsea. At the end of the day I'd still feel more comfortable with Al back for that game. Last weekend was unusual for him to be fair and he'd been one of our better players so far until then. Flaps rate of clangers is a lot higher than Al so I'd not risk him yet.

gosplan

Delighted for Fabianski. Didn't really have a blinder but with the attention on him, a penalty save and not making a mistake means he emerges from the game with the aura some kind of mutant spawn of Dino Zoff and Lev Yashin.

Really though, have never seen him smile after 90 minutes before and all the squad were queuing up to pat him on the back. He's still not good enough and I'm still really not looking forward to having him in goal v Chelsea on the weekend but he's had a rotten time over the past year or so and it's nice to see him finally have a good night.

L'prof

Green Hornet wrote: »

I doubt Wenger will risk Flaps against Chelsea. At the end of the day I'd still feel more comfortable with Al back for that game. Last weekend was unusual for him to be fair and he'd been one of our better players so far until then. Flaps rate of clangers is a lot higher than Al so I'd not risk him yet.

Really?

Green Hornet

L'prof wrote: »

Really?

Yep. He's been good...until then...Also, his mistakes tend to be decisions rather than dropping the ball. Hey, he's not up to Arsenal standards but I still think he has a number of good games as well whereas Flaps game tonight was his best for years.

Sergio

He played well and looks alot better then manuel between the sticks at the moment!

G1032

Green Hornet wrote: »

Yep. He's been good...until then...Also, his mistakes tend to be decisions rather than dropping the ball. Hey, he's not up to Arsenal standards but I still think he has a number of good games as well whereas Flaps game tonight was his best for years.

You can't be serious. This is the keeper who let in 2 goals at his near post in the 2006 champs league final and who hasn't improved one iota since then. He has never been good. Not this season, not last season, not ever. He is a sorry excuse for a goalkeeper.

L'prof

ronaldochokes wrote: »

You can't be serious. This is the keeper who let in 2 goals at his near post in the 2006 champs league final and who hasn't improved one iota since then. He has never been good. Not this season, not last season, not ever. He is a sorry excuse for a goalkeeper.

While I don't entirely agree, I'd be leaning towards how you see things!

Green Hornet

ronaldochokes wrote: »

You can't be serious. This is the keeper who let in 2 goals at his near post in the 2006 champs league final and who hasn't improved one iota since then. He has never been good. Not this season, not last season, not ever. He is a sorry excuse for a goalkeeper.

Hey, I'm not saying Almunia is very good! I'm saying that I'd prefer him on Sunday than Flaps. Both are not good but it's a bigger risk to play Flaps on Sunday.

L'prof

Green Hornet wrote: »

Hey, I'm not saying Almunia is good! I'm saying that I'd prefer him on Sunday than Flaps. Both are not good but it's a bigger risk to play Flaps on Sunday.

If I had to choose, I'd toss a coin and prolly side with Fabianski. One good game in the build up to the match is better than none!

yahoo_moe

ronaldochokes wrote: »

You can't be serious. This is the keeper who let in 2 goals at his near post in the 2006 champs league final and who hasn't improved one iota since then. He has never been good. Not this season, not last season, not ever. He is a sorry excuse for a goalkeeper.

He might never have been good... but he hasn't always been that bad either.

You're going back four and a half years there to a point when he wasn't first choice. Season before last he was as good as most PL keepers as any Arsenal fan will tell you. It's tough judging a keeper you don't watch every week because all you see are mistakes but believe me, he was. Last year, not so great. This season was fine until Saturday, although you'd obviously fear for his confidence after that.

Anyway... he should still be our number 1 for now so he's the only show in town till at least January and quite possibly till the summer.

Green Hornet

L'prof wrote: »

One good game in the build up to the match is better than none!

Maybe so. Maybe so.

G1032

Green Hornet wrote: »

Hey, I'm not saying Almunia is very good! I'm saying that I'd prefer him on Sunday than Flaps. Both are not good but it's a bigger risk to play Flaps on Sunday.

After his display last weekend its hard to see how Almunia could be played against Chelsea. His already fragile confidence must be shattered beyond belief. I'd prefer Flapianski for Chelsea game. But Drogba is just going to bully us around anyway.................

G1032

yahoo_moe wrote: »

Season before last he was as good as most PL keepers as any Arsenal fan will tell you.

Can't agree with this I'm afraid.............