Chelsea vs. Arsenal match thread. 5/10/14 2.05pm (SS1)

Johner

Arsenal have done pretty well.

Schwiiing

Fuhrer wrote: »

Jesus Christ...

Save yourself the stress man.

niallo27

Fuhrer wrote: »

Jesus Christ...

Why are you so angry son. You said yourself it was marginal and the ref could go either way. He probably decided not to ruin the game and a penalty was enough.

8-10

If Chambers gets another yellow and sent off does that mean 2 games ban?

efb

Martin Tyler complains about 'commercial decisions' and sky have next game put back

Johner

Schurrle has been dreadful again.

Kirby

The Big Easy wrote: »

That's why refs frustrate everyone so much. What possible reason was there for that not to be a yellow card?

Why would it be a yellow card exactly? He thought it was his throw, he threw it in like a regular throw, it turned out it wasn't his, everyone accepted it and moved on.

AdamD

Kirby wrote: »

Why would it be a yellow card exactly? He thought it was his throw, he threw it in like a regular throw, it turned out it wasn't his, everyone accepted it and moved on.

Probably the 10 seconds between the throw being awarded and Ivanovic throwing it, he knew exactly what he was doing.

Crackle

Johner wrote: »

Schurrle has been dreadful again.

Unfortunately he has, poor decision making and losing the ball very easily.

The Big Easy

Kirby wrote: »

Why would it be a yellow card exactly? He thought it was his throw, he threw it in like a regular throw, it turned out it wasn't his, everyone accepted it and moved on.

He knew it wasn't his throw in (assistant ref flagged quite clearly and Gibbs was trying to get the ball off him) and he threw it at their keeper, it's the exact same as kicking the ball away.

GavRedKing

Thats another yellow ffs

Marty McFly

Chambers needs to be careful.

Soups123

Shoulder to shoulder crowd made that decision

LightningBlue

What a ball by Ivanovic! Should be another yellow for Chambers but definitely a free kick.

AdamD

That's a dive

Quazzie

Schuurle went down very easy there. :mad:

Fuhrer

Schurlle looks like Alan Tudyk in a Knights Tale

Soups123

GavRedKing wrote: »

Thats another yellow ffs

Your card happy today

Kirby

LightningBlue wrote: »

What a ball by Ivanovic! Should be another yellow for Chambers but definitely a free kick.

Wasn't ivanovic.

Chucky the tree

Chambers should be off.

efb

Wilshere and Terry to very likeable London gents...

Utopia Parkway

Wenger spoiling for a good scrap.

Quazzie

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Chambers should be off.

So should Cahill so we're one all on that front then.

Cahill shoulda been a straight red so we'll call it quits

AdamD

Ozil is having a shocker

Chucky the tree

Quazzie wrote: »

So should Cahill so we're one all on that front then.

Arsenal should be down to 9 actually after Kos go away without a red for the peno.

Fuhrer

This really isnt very good

Marty McFly

FFS Ozil keeps loosing the ball.

Not having one of his better games.

Soups123

Our last decision in the final 3rd is poor every time

Build up play a lot better

G1032

Why didn't Wenger play Ozil today?

Crackle

Oscar very lucky not to get a yellow, he's got away with a few now.

michael999999

Ozil. Pfffttttt

WoollyRedHat

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Arsenal should be down to 9 actually after Kos go away without a red for the peno.

Nonsense.

wandatowell

Ozil Is having a nightmare

efb

Atkinson is being a douche

Johner

Costa not in it at all.

GavRedKing

Games fairly balanced score line aside.

Each side should have more cards and 1 each off.

TimeToShine

How in the name of god has Oscar not been booked yet?

_Kaiser_

Great game this as a neutral.

Not sure which is better.. The game on the pitch, or the one off it

Quazzie

Wilshire, Ozil and Danny not having their best games. Lucky to be only 1 down based on that half. They'll need to really step up their game in the second half, if they want to get anything from it.

TimeToShine

I think Ozil needs to be moved into the middle.

Fuhrer

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Great game this as a neutral.

Not sure which is better.. The game on the pitch, or the one off it

Really?


Apart from Hazards maradona impression I thought it was really scrappy.


Hoping something kicks off and Wenger lamps Mourinho

efb

I'd hardly call it wizardry

flyingoutside

Slow down the ozil bashing he had a good half all together.

WoollyRedHat

Need Ox on. Cazorla is having a very good game, shame attacks come to nothing when we get outside the box. The amount of times our offence has turned into a Chelsea counter-attack is ridiciolous, players i.e Ozil, Flamini, easily being dispossesed, like snatching candy from a baby.

Mickeroo

At least we're still in with a shout at half time this time around. No RB on the bench though and Chambers is looking like he'll get a 2nd yellow which worries me.

On a positive, it feels great to complain about how Arsenal are playing when they have generally been the better team in the first half. Was expecting to be complaining because we were already 3-0 down

AdamD

Quazzie wrote: »

Wilshire, Ozil and Danny not having their best games. Lucky to be only 1 down based on that half. They'll need to really step up their game in the second half, if they want to get anything from it.

Wilshere's been our best player..Santi the only one close. Get Chambo on for Ozil.

Oh and Ozil's been muck regardless of his position, basics letting him down all over the pitch, not letting him away with that because hes been on the wing for some of it.

Marty McFly

Quazzie wrote: »

Wilshire, Ozil and Danny not having their best games. Lucky to be only 1 down based on that half. They'll need to really step up their game in the second half, if they want to get anything from it.

Agreed on Ozil, Wilshere and Welbeck.

But were in no way lucky to be only 1 nil down it's been a very even game.

flyingoutside

flyingoutside wrote: »

Slow down the ozil bashing he had a good half all together.

I agree...sure, the things he does wrong always gets highlighted. I can think of other players on the pitch that were much more anonymous.