Arsenal vs The Champions match thread 28/4/2013 4pm Sky.

Paul Tergat

Marty McFly wrote: »

Well its a bit rich a United fan saying the irony of an Arsenal fan calling it mans game when you have the likes of Nani and Young at United .

i dont complain about the physical nature of the game though so it makes whatever point you are trying to make invalid.

Jax Teller

Don't see why Jones is being played in cm ahead of Cleverley today . Need someone more comfortable on the ball in there .

Donnielighto

Marty McFly wrote: »

Well its a bit rich a United fan saying the irony of an Arsenal fan calling it mans game when you have the likes of Nani and Young at United .

young yes, nani no

tayto lover

Sagna has started very poorly today in his attacking role.

PhlegmyMoses

RVP rolls Koscielny this time instead of letting him come through the back of him like earlier: foul. Weird game.

adox

It's bizzare behaviour from Arsenal posters. It's an important game for them and they seem more intent on amusing themselves with witless little retorts than actually cheering their team on.

Most bizzare thread in a while and that's saying something for the soccer forums.

Quazzie

The main worry for arsenal at the moment is that we won't be able to keep up this intensity throughout the game. How we handle the lull with be the deciding factor

bad2dabone

Ouch poor tackle there from rvp.

RVP booked for a terrible tackle.
Champions getting riled now, like their fans.

PhlegmyMoses

3 cards for United players so far and none for Arsenal? Dowd is having a nightmare.

Paul Tergat

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

RVP booked for a terrible tackle.
Champions getting riled now, like their fans.

20!

Marty McFly

Pj! wrote: »

The game obviously means so much more to Arsenal. This could be their 'big day'. United still hungover from Premiership celebrations.

Well yeh it clearly does, we win or get a result today put us in pole position for 3rd of 4th its not even that were playing United for the next few games every game is a final for us.

Paul Tergat wrote: »

i dont complain about the physical nature of the game though so it makes whatever point you are trying to make invalid.

:pac: neither do most Arsenal fans , apart from about Stoke who most football fans will agree are dirt.

Mickeroo

Tackle barely touched him, Mert dived tbh.

Frisbee

Stop the fúcktardery and just post about the game.

If you're going to try wind people up you can take a break from the forum.

skinny90

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

RVP booked for a terrible tackle.
Champions getting riled now, like their fans.

Terrible tackle!?defender made the most of it...watch the reaction in slowmo

.jacksparrow.

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

3 cards for United players so far and none for Arsenal? Dowd is having a nightmare.

Just because the other team gets yellow cards it doesn't mean both has too. It's somewhere in the rules I think

niallo27

No penaltys against utd all season. Where is my tin foil hat.

Quazzie

Edited because I seen the mod instruction after I posted.

bad2dabone

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

3 cards for United players so far and none for Arsenal? Dowd is having a nightmare.

Are you for real?

Jaafa

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

3 cards for United players so far and none for Arsenal? Dowd is having a nightmare.

Yeah because the ref is obligated to hand out an even amount of cards to both sides regardless of actual offenses.

Giggsy11

WTF.. Every foul is a booking now. Ref has lost it completely.

PhlegmyMoses

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

3 cards for United players so far and none for Arsenal? Dowd is having a nightmare.

Is he meant to just alternate or something?

Paul Tergat

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Just because the other team gets yellow cards it doesn't mean both has too. It's somewhere in the rules I think

This, apart from the Kos tackle on rvp from behind i dont think anything else has been worthy of a yellow (from an arsenal viewpoint)

klose

Fergie should have used the kids, half the team still looks hungover :pac:

Mr.Crinklewood

Foul = yellow card it seems.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

I don't see why the United fans are getting riled up so easily. It's a nothing game for them so they should be up for a bit of craic!


Also it's a fun game to wqatch from an Arsenal perspective so far. Well up for it and playing some good stuff.

Kylo Ren

Phil Dowd is such a poor referee.

Jimmy Iovine

Stupid yellow.

Stupid from Evans leading with the head into Walcott. If he caught him then Walcott would have gone down like a sack of spuds and then it was a red.

adox

niallo27 wrote: »

No penaltys against utd all season. Where is my tin foil hat.

Wtf has that got to do with this game?

Paul Tergat

Quazzie wrote: »

Edited because I seen the mod instruction after I posted.

will edit also in that case

Amirani

Ramsey really should've played that to Walcott.

robby^5

Could be 2-0, Theo with so much space. Look across ffs.

PhlegmyMoses

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Just because the other team gets yellow cards it doesn't mean both has too. It's somewhere in the rules I think

Em, my point was that I believe that Arsenal have committed similar fouls to those that United have and yet we now find ourselves with 4 cards for United. There's a good example, Evans come through the back of a player, gets a card. Koscielny does it earlier, not a foul. Rafel obstructs a player, gets a card. Arteta, then Ramsey do the same thing, no foul.

Hank Scorpio

fcuk me valencia is rubbish, always has his back to goal

Quazzie

That shouldve went right to Theo

Jax Teller

Fair play to Arsenal they're really pumped up for this game .

Paul Tergat

Ref has lost the run of this game. Dangerous precedent to set here

Giggsy11

Yellow for Walcott too? ****ing hell. Dowd is awful ref. He didn't even play advantage.

PhlegmyMoses

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Em, my point was that I believe that Arsenal have committed similar fouls to those that United have and yet we now find ourselves with 4 cards for United. There's a good example, Evans come through the back of a player, gets a card. Koscielny does it earlier, not a foul. Rafel obstructs a player, gets a card. Arteta, then Ramsey do the same thing, no foul.

Happy now?

Havermeyer

And there was me thinking this game was ideal for a bet on a red card or two.

Should have put a few quid on it.

tayto lover

Brainless from Walcott there. No need for that.

PhlegmyMoses

bad2dabone wrote: »

Are you for real?

Yes. Have you got an opinion? Alternatively you can revert to the "Give over" mantra you and your buddy Jack Sparrow seem to like.

.jacksparrow.

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Em, my point was that I believe that Arsenal have committed similar fouls to those that United have and yet we now find ourselves with 4 cards for United. There's a good example, Evans come through the back of a player, gets a card. Koscielny does it earlier, not a foul. Rafel obstructs a player, gets a card. Arteta, then Ramsey do the same thing, no foul.

You can copy and paste that to the 6 other posters who shared my sentiments on your comment.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

I can see an Arsenal player getting an innocuous red now and egg being squarely on our faces :pac:

.jacksparrow.

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Yes. Have you got an opinion? Alternatively you can revert to the "Give over" mantra you and your buddy Jack Sparrow seem to like.

You got me there.

PhlegmyMoses

Deleted User wrote: »

Happy now?

Should I be?

adox

Dowd has set himself up for at least one red in this game I fear. Awful awful referee.

Arsenal totally dominant.

Will I Amnt

This is pathetic. Thank f**k Wilshere ain't playing, he'd have a field day out there.

Montroseee

Rafael is going to walk, I just know it.

bad2dabone

Happy with arsenal's spirit so far, hard to see us keeping this intensity for the whole game hopefully jack gets on and gives us a lift if we start to tire