Anderlecht vs Arsenal 19:45 (Setanta Ireland and Sky1)

DenMan

Teams:

RSC Anderlecht

01 Proto
39 Vanden Borre
22 Mbemba Mangulu
03 Deschacht
18 Acheampong
31 Tielemans
16 Defour
07 Najar
10 Praet
20 Conte
15 Cyriac
Substitutes
09 Suárez
12 Colin
19 Kljestan
32 Dendoncker
33 Roef
42 Kabasele
45 Mitrovic

Arsenal

26 Martinez
21 Chambers
04 Mertesacker
18 Monreal Booked
03 Gibbs
16 Ramsey
20 Flamini
10 Wilshere
17 Sánchez
23 Welbeck
19 Cazorla
Substitutes
07 Rosicky
08 Arteta
09 Podolski
15 Oxlade-Chamberlain
28 Campbell
39 Bellerin
43 Huddart

Ref: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Match is live on Setanta Ireland and Sky1

Come on Arsenal!

greendom

Promising link up between Ramsey and Welbeck

Soups123

Poor again from Flamini he creates too many chances for the opposition

tayto lover

Anyone else falling asleep watching this? So slow and pedestrian.

AdamD

Welbeck needs to be more selfish, he has it in him to beat his man and get a shot away.

efb

Watch Madrid spank Liverpool

greendom

Great control from Sanchez - shame he had 2 men on him

extra gravy

Dire stuff. We're boring and predictable yet again.

greendom

efb wrote: »

Watch Madrid spank Liverpool

probably more entertaining than this

Soups123

Do we have any game plane here, seriously. We are just 11 players out playing

omega man

Soups123 wrote: »

Do we have any game plane here, seriously. We are just 11 players out playing

This is the most worrying aspect. If we were playing with a good system and playing half decent then the results would come. This just looks like wenger told them to go out and make it happen (yourselves)

AdamD

Need to dump this formation. Push Jack or Rambo up to #10 and go back to 4231

greendom

We miss Arteta, he really gives the team shape and control

Ardennes1944

I think its our new jerseys, the players spend most of the time pulling them back down from their stomachs :pac:

DenMan

We really need Arteta back! At least we can still win this! Just checked and Liverpool are 0-3 down to Real. Ouch!

AdamD

Welbeck's touch when going through

Gringo180

Septic.

tayto lover

Pure rubbish.
Dortmund 3 up away already.

Soups123

greendom wrote: »

We miss Arteta, he really gives the team shape and control

He changes nothing tonight, 1-11 pure puss no desire for the game at all.

bad2dabone

We seem frustrated that they're putting up a fight. Rubbish performance so far.

greendom

Soups123 wrote: »

He changes nothing tonight, 1-11 pure puss no desire for the game at all.

that's ott - the desire is out there just not the performance

bad2dabone

AdamD wrote: »

Need to dump this formation. Push Jack or Rambo up to #10 and go back to 4231

Absolutely.

extra gravy

Fed up of watching this sh1t every week. Bad passing and no pace or urgency. Sanchez is only one making an effort. He's too good for this team.

Looper007

tayto lover wrote: »

Pure rubbish.
Dortmund 3 up away already.

Love the mean and angry tayto :pac:

I'm watching Real given Liverpool a lesson in football.

If we don't win this I see Wenger been put under more pressure.

Soups123

greendom wrote: »

that's ott - the desire is out there just not the performance

Really you see desire tonight??

Gringo180

Not even a shot on target have we had.

tayto lover

Looper007 wrote: »

Love the mean and angry tayto :pac:

I'm watching Real given Liverpool a lesson in football.

If we don't win this I see Wenger been put under more pressure.

We used to be fun to watch with our fast slick passing and running off the ball, even when we lost.
This team is now, slow, boring and predictable and not fun anymore.
Something needs to change. We can't put all this down to injuries.

AdamD

That Tielemans lad is only 17, very impressive.

Bobby Baccala

4-1-4-1 is absolute poison!

Sanchez has probably been our most dangerous player and that's not saying much.

Our midfield seems to revolve around wilshere tonight, he's doing a lot of screaming and waving his arms looking for the ball which is good to see because he's trying to make things happen!

Ramsey looking very soft, cazorla playing pants. Pod or Campbell coming on for santi wouldn't be half bad.

Ardennes1944

I live in Basel since 2 weeks ago, people love their team in this city, I feel like following when I watch such crap like this tonight

CSF

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I live in Basel since 2 weeks ago, people love their team in this city, I feel like following when I watch such crap like this tonight

Why wouldn't you do both!! Basel would be a class team to have down the road!!!

Soups123

AdamD wrote: »

That Tielemans lad is only 17, very impressive.

Half there team are kids

king Henry 14

I don't think I've ever switched arsenal off to watch another team before but I'm so frustrated watching us lately I might watch the second half of some other game. Either that or I'll start throwing things at the telly. Shocking stuff.

Looper007

tayto lover wrote: »

We used to be fun to watch with our fast slick passing and running off the ball, even when we lost.
This team is now, slow, boring and predictable and not fun anymore.
Something needs to change. We can't put all this down to injuries.

Things are slow and it plays right in the hands of teams we should be tearing apart. It's getting seriously worrying right now to be a Arsenal fan.

Wenger after tonight "It's the Injuries, We will win that 4th place spot"

keano_afc

Onwards and upwards. Can't be any worse than that first 45 mins.

greendom

Soups123 wrote: »

Really you see desire tonight??

This season is not happening for Arsenal but I really don't see a lack of desire as the issue

Ardennes1944

CSF wrote: »

Why wouldn't you do both!! Basel would be a class team to have down the road!!!

Ive got tickets already, 17 euro! I wanted ones for the Madrid game but theyre about 270 euro

greendom

Closest we've been - good delivery for once

AdamD

I'd substitute Welbeck for that, edge of the box and he kicks it out? Lad doesn't have a strikers attitude for me.

Mickeroo

Ramsey of last season would have scored that.

Gringo180

Whatever about our performance I must say Sanchez is a fantastic player.

greendom

something not right out there that's for sure

tayto lover

What the fcuk is Jack at all night?

Soups123

greendom wrote: »

something not right out there that's for sure

Not seeing the desire?

Soups123

tayto lover wrote: »

What the fcuk is Jack at all night?

He must be trying to find Ramsey

tayto lover

Soups123 wrote: »

He must be trying to find Ramsey

Or Santi.

greendom

first time we got behind them

Soups123

tayto lover wrote: »

Or Santi.

Or Flamini........ we could be here awhile

greendom

Soups123 wrote: »

Or Flamini........ we could be here awhile

I he can't find Flamini he'd have to be deaf !

tayto lover

Soups123 wrote: »

Or Flamini........ we could be here awhile

Or Wellbeck.

Ardennes1944

How has he not made a substitution yet like