#AFCVMCFC SS1 5:30

Oh great. Giroud down.

Sugarlumps

Rosicky looks Arsenal's best way back, just don't really look like scoring. Crowd is far too quite.

efb

There two creaming themselves over company

bad2dabone

At least we're putting in an effort. City just seem far more dangerous.

lertsnim

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

nbc?

Bein Sports so possibly the same international commentary for everybody.

Paully D

Is it just me that hasn't been at all impressed with Kompany this season? I see him appear in numerous team of the year threads, but whenever I've seen him he's looked off the pace and clumsy a lot.

Just as I type that he's caught well out of position on an Arsenal break after being booked a couple of minutes earlier.

stiffler123

Silly foul by Yaya. Kompany had it covered.

Quazzie

How is it offside when he never touched the ball?

Mr.Crinklewood

Decent game of football.

Very open.

Mr.Micro

Crikey.......I will take a draw, if only.

BMMachine

is it just me or does Lucas Podolski really remind you of Dirk Kuyt? hard working & reliable, but sloppy as all hell

SEPT 23 1989

this is some performance by city

stiffler123

Demichelis is a man who likes a slide tackle.

kingshankly

City are in first gear

Sugarlumps

Like a training ground game for City.

This is Arsenals gear:

Grayditch

It's going to be so hard for Arsenal to throw a few more players into an attack, when City can defend they way they do and tear back on the counter so fast.

Quazzie

City are reallistically taking it easy but it's hard to see how this team has gone over 9 hours without conceding. They look good in midfield and even in attack considering who they are missing, but in defence they look relatively ordinary.

It's giving me hope to be honest.

SEPT 23 1989

Quazzie wrote: »

City are reallistically taking it easy but it's hard to see how this team has gone over 9 hours without conceding. They look good in midfield and even in attack considering who they are missing, but in defence they look relatively ordinary.

It's giving me hope to be honest.

ordinary???

are you watching the same match?

Grayditch

City could be down to 10 in the second half with more of those tackles. That would open the game up lovely.

Ed Winchester

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

ordinary???

are you watching the same match?

Is there another Man city v Arsenal match on??

wandatowell

Zero cutting edge from Arsenal.


Plenty of empty seats too. Its a bit of a joke charging for the Cat A games when we play so poorly against them.
Fans are pretty much paying to see Arsenal hoping to get a draw.

kingshankly

Giroud makes demichelis look like usain bolt

Utopia Parkway

BMMachine wrote: »

is it just me or does Lucas Podolski really remind you of Dirk Kuyt? hard working & reliable, but sloppy as all hell

Kuyt worked a lot harder than Podolski does in fairness. Actually don't think Podolski was giving much help to Gibbs at all for the first 25 minutes.

Drexel

Id do exactly as Neville said. Take off Giroud and bring on Oxo with Podolski going up front. Maybe not half time but not long after. We'll never score with the attack we have on the pitch atm

Quazzie

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

ordinary???

are you watching the same match?

First up I said relatively ordinary.

Secondly, this is probably one of Arsenal's bluntest attacking performances, and we could've scored a couple of times. I would've imagined this City team would've been watertight at the back in a game like this.

To put it another way, I didn't hold much hope for a result before the game, but after seeing the first half, I'm thinking we might possibly get a point.

gosplan

Quazzie wrote: »

City are reallistically taking it easy but it's hard to see how this team has gone over 9 hours without conceding. They look good in midfield and even in attack considering who they are missing, but in defence they look relatively ordinary.

It's giving me hope to be honest.

Really can't see City losing it if they win today.

What is it. Liverpool would need to beat City, Chelsea and win the rest of their games and City would still need to drop points elsewhere.

Chelsea are defo gone if Coty win this.

Gringo180

jonny666 wrote: »

Id do exactly as Neville said. Take off Giroud and bring on Oxo with Podolski going up front. Maybe not half time but not long after. We'll never score with the attack we have on the pitch atm

Id take Podolski off too and bring on Gnabry id play Ox up front his pace will cause them more problems than Giroud or Podolski ever would.

Utopia Parkway

gosplan wrote: »

Really can't see City losing it if they win today.

What is it. Liverpool would need to beat City, Chelsea and win the rest of their games and City would still need to drop points elsewhere.

Yes and the only place I could see City dropping points apart from at Liverpool is when they go to Everton. Going for 6 clean sheets in a row as well today so they have tightened up at the back at the right time.

Ed Winchester

Gringo180 wrote: »

Id take Podolski off too and bring on Gnabry id play Ox up front his pace will cause them more problems than Giroud or Podolski ever would.

I don't see the Ox as a striker

Gringo180

Ed Winchester wrote: »

I don't see the Ox as a striker

Worth a try, he can be the English Hulk

jonneymendoza

o i see the match thread but title is misleading! type in full name of teams next time!

Ed Winchester

Gringo180 wrote: »

Worth a try, he can be the English Hulk

Maybe, not the night to try it though!

efb

jonneymendoza wrote: »

o i see the match thread but title is misleading! type in full name of teams next time!

#21stcenturyboy

Sugarlumps

Game on.

Johner

Lovely goal!

Drexel

yesssssssssssss!!


Awful defending from city tho

bad2dabone

Yeaaah

Quazzie

GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grayditch

LAVLAY STAFF.

Washington Irving

Good stuff.

lertsnim

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Mickeroo

COME ON!!!!!!

efb

He's French, he's free, he'll break your fcuking knee, FLAMINI FLAMINI!!!

Duff

Please somebody GIF that dwarf celebrating!

Very close again!

stiffler123

FFS

Drexel

efb wrote: »

He's French, he's free, he'll break your fcuking knee, FLAMINI FLAMINI!!!

ah thats great :pac:

bad2dabone

Matt ie flam ini

We love him because he was free