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

Looper007

GavRedKing wrote: »

Games fairly balanced score line aside.

Each side should have more cards and 1 each off.

Common sense spoken from a Chelsea fan, I never imagine the day :pac:

It's a lot better then last year at least we ain't 4 nil down. Ozil has been awful. We need to threaten more cause Cech looks like he could have gone for a cuppa tea in that half and still we wouldn't have had a shot at goal.

efb

AdamD wrote: »

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

I would say Kos

Quazzie

AdamD wrote: »

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

Can I have some of what you're smoking. His final ball is atrocious.

efb

efb wrote: »

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

Commercial decisions is what has kept him in a job all of these years

UnknownSpecies

Anyone else think that Sky Sports are piping up the argument on the sidelines? Aside from that one incident, they haven't shown any confrontation yet keep mentioning it. Shreeves called in too to give his bit, clown.

efb

dorgasm wrote: »

Anyone else think that Sky Sports are piping up the argument on the sidelines? Aside from that one incident, they haven't shown any confrontation yet keep mentioning it. Shreeves called in too to give his bit, clown.

It's the sky thing- big up nothing

Looper007

Marty McFly wrote: »

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.

I'm hating that Welbeck is getting deeper and deeper. Ozil needs to really pick it up in the big games. I'm really worried Chamber's or Kos will make a rash challenge and get themselves sent off.

Billy86

Same problem as always for Arsenal against top teams, just completely unable to get the ball forward with any real sort of fluency.

AdamD

Quazzie wrote: »

Can I have some of what you're smoking. His final ball is atrocious.

Played the best pass of the game to Alexis. One poor touch is the box and he gets all of the criticism.

_Kaiser_

Fuhrer wrote: »

Really?


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


Hoping something kicks off and Wenger lamps Mourinho

That would be gas alright

Yea I mean that it's been pretty close for the most part. Far more entertaining than the one-sided affair I was expecting.

Quazzie

Marty McFly wrote: »

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.

Sorry I meant it in a way that they are 1 nil up and their best attacking player hasn't had any stamp on the game at all yet. If Costa wakes up in the second half we'll be very lucky to get away with a one goal deficit.

efb

Chambers and Kos get booked cod they are the most involved players. Chambers just needs to be a bit more clever

WoollyRedHat

Billy86 wrote: »

Same problem as always for Arsenal against top teams, just completely unable to get the ball forward with any real sort of fluency.

Half-truth, our build-up play is great, it's just our indecisiveness to do anything with it when we get near Chelsea's box.

Looper007

dorgasm wrote: »

Anyone else think that Sky Sports are piping up the argument on the sidelines? Aside from that one incident, they haven't shown any confrontation yet keep mentioning it. Shreeves called in too to give his bit, clown.

It's headlines for them really to stoke the flames. They will put gasoline to the flames to whoever loses.

Pepe LeFrits

Need to get Chambers off before the ref does it for us.

Have played alright so far, if Jack was a bit sharper we'd probably be level. Chelsea's midfield isn't as solid as it usually is against us.

AdamD

efb wrote: »

Chambers and Kos get booked cod they are the most involved players. Chambers just needs to be a bit more clever

Chambers booking was the most clever moment our defense have had all season. About time they cynically stopped a counter attack.

Chucky the tree

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Nonsense.

:pac:

_Kaiser_

Billy86 wrote: »

Same problem as always for Arsenal against top teams, just completely unable to get the ball forward with any real sort of fluency.

I still think Ozil has really not lived up to the hype when he transferred in. Maybe just not suited to the English game?

efb

Cahill was so red its unfunny

Looper007

Costa really looks lost out there when the big teams show up. He probably score a hat trick after me saying this :pac:

efb

efb wrote: »

It's the sky thing- big up nothing

Sky - Believe in nothing!

Fuhrer

efb wrote: »

Cahill was so red its unfunny

But you cant send him off because that would ruin the game

efb

AdamD wrote: »

Chambers booking was the most clever moment our defense have had all season. About time they cynically stopped a counter attack.

Not today but some of his yellows were silly

wandatowell

Can't really complain about the scoreline at HT. Happy to see Arsenal playing with a bit more maturity.


Teams lucky to have 11 on the pitch

Billy86

Billy86 wrote: »

Same problem as always for Arsenal against top teams, just completely unable to get the ball forward with any real sort of fluency.

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Half-truth, our build-up play is great, it's just our indecisiveness to do anything with it when we get near Chelsea's box.

Can't say Chelsea have been any better. Nice bit of play by Hazard and a couple of set pieces have been the only things I can remember them doing which could have come to anything.

Fuhrer

I reckon if it came down to it, Wenger would take Mourinho in a fist fight

The gas thing is that the ref has also let a fair few things go that he should have had.

_Kaiser_

Side note.. That new A7 is nice!

GavRedKing

Game is far from over anyway. Need to score again before id be happyish.

Fuhrer

GavRedKing wrote: »

Game is far from over anyway.

We know, theres still 45 minutes left.


ho ho ho

Marty McFly

Quazzie wrote: »

Sorry I meant it in a way that they are 1 nil up and their best attacking player hasn't had any stamp on the game at all yet. If Costa wakes up in the second half we'll be very lucky to get away with a one goal deficit.

True but same could be said if we get our act together in the final third.

Wilshere really should have scored already we've shown they can be cut open.

Still a lot to play for.

Embarrassing enough stuff from Wenger and Mourinho

Arsenal need to step things up if they're going to have a sniff of a result.

Just realised Flamini hasn't even used up his yellow card yet....crazy

Quazzie

Basil3 wrote: »

Just realised Flamini hasn't even used up his yellow card yet....crazy

He's keeping it for a late slide on Cech so we can see John Terry in goals for the last ten minutes

Marty McFly

That's better. If we can keep that up and I'm confident well score.

Johner

Arsenal have been the better side.

Will I Amnt

Arsenal playing quite well here but you just get the feeling Chelsea will punish any little slip up.

Any excuse to show Eva and sure why not.

UnknownSpecies

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Arsenal playing quite well here but you just get the feeling Chelsea will punish any little slip up.

My assessment too, unfortunately. We need to be absolutely clinical if we're to claw anything back from this.

UnknownSpecies

Woj is his own worst enemy. What the hell.

TimeToShine

2 shocking clearances in a row.

Chelsea's box looks very congested...looks like the bus has pulled in.

TimeToShine

TimeToShine wrote: »

2 shocking clearances in a row.

Chelsea's box looks very congested...looks like the bus has pulled in.

Welbeck is surrounded every time he gets a touch.

GavRedKing

Hazard is pretty good

Any kind of pace really has us ****ting ourselves trying to defend.

Quazzie

Deleted User wrote: »

Welbeck is surrounded every time he gets a touch.

A lot more often than I'd like, I've noticed that he doesn't come to collect the ball and the Chelsea players have obviously copped on because they are just making that extra step and collecting the ball virtually unchallenged.

TimeToShine

Shocking.

Kirby

If Ozil isn't in the middle of the pitch, he isn't worth anything.

Like Mata, you only get the great things out of them through the middle.

AdamD

Kirby wrote: »

If Ozil isn't in the middle of the pitch, he isn't worth anything.

Like Mata, you only get the great things out of them through the middle.

How Is his position relevant to that horror touch?

Johner

Take Schurrle off!