Chelsea v Arsenal, 12.45pm k/o

Gringo180

J. Marston wrote: »

Gabriel will cost Arsenal the game. Useless and petulant.

Recipe for disaster in a derby.

Dont bite lads.

niallo27

Gringo180 wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

That's where arsenal are I'm afraid.

gandalf

J. Marston wrote: »

Gabriel will cost Arsenal the game. Useless and petulant.

Recipe for disaster in a derby.

You are kidding me, he has been one of the few shining lights in the team this season so far.

Don't like the Koscielny/Gabriel pairing at all. Disgraceful defending the other night (not particularly by them) and neither seemed to be able to do anything to change or affect the shape and positioning of the other players.

niallo27

Gringo180 wrote: »

Dont bite lads.

I don't think he is on a wind up in fairness.

greendom

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Don't like the Koscielny/Gabriel pairing at all. Disgraceful defending the other night (not particularly by them) and neither seemed to be able to do anything to change or affect the shape and positioning of the other players.

Early days for this combo. Big test for them today.

KaiserGunner

niallo27 wrote: »

That's where arsenal are I'm afraid.

Yeah sure people have been saying that Arsenal are the ones to drop out of the top 4 for at least ten years. Hasn't happened though.

Alfred Borden

Chelsea to win 1-0 with a goal from a set piece. Dropping Terry looks a good move with Walcott up top.

niallo27

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Yeah sure people have been saying that Arsenal are the ones to drop out of the top 4 for at least ten years. Hasn't happened though.

They are on the fringe though. They are stagnant for the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not saying they will fall out but they are the team to be targeted.

Essien

Dropping Terry is bold but not enough I reckon. Ivan shouldn't be playing this, he'll be torn a new one if his recent form is anything to go by.

I'm not optimistic.

Liam O

niallo27 wrote: »

They are on the fringe though. They are stagnant for the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not saying they will fall out but they are the team to be targeted.

A team stagnant for that long wouldn't be in the top 4.

niallo27

Liam O wrote: »

A team stagnant for that long wouldn't be in the top 4.

Why though, if anything the quality of the league has dropped.

gosplan

niallo27 wrote: »

They are on the fringe though. They are stagnant for the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not saying they will fall out but they are the team to be targeted.

Yes ... By Leicester or Everton

niallo27

niallo27 wrote: »

Why though, if anything the quality of the league has dropped.

*looks at league table*

GreNoLi

If Mourinho were to resign/get sacked, where could he conceivably end up?

I think he needs a break then come back and manage a middling team such as a Tottenham or a Liverpool, we could use him at Milan to say the least, perhaps he might take a longer term approach if massive funds for quick fixes aren't available.

niallo27

Basil3 wrote: »

*looks at league table*

Yes arsenal are fourth. Four champions league places. What's your point.

Gringo180

niallo27 wrote: »

They are on the fringe though. They are stagnant for the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not saying they will fall out but they are the team to be targeted.

3 defeats in 23 league games isnt the form of a team going to drop of of the top 4 anytime soon and if it was I think Everton are in a better position to take advantage than Liverpool.

niallo27

GreNoLi wrote: »

If Mourinho were to resign/get sacked, where could he conceivably end up?

I think he needs a break then come back and manage a middling team such as a Tottenham or a Liverpool, we could use him at Milan to say the least, perhaps he might take a longer term approach if massive funds for quick fixes aren't available.

United will be looking for a manager next season I think. He would fit in there.

niallo27

niallo27 wrote: »

Yes arsenal are fourth. Four champions league places. What's your point.

Sorry, I wasn't looking in the top half of the table.

niallo27

Gringo180 wrote: »

3 defeats in 23 league games isnt the form of a team going to drop of of the top 4 anytime soon and if it was I think Everton are in a better position to take advantage than Liverpool.

What are you basing that on. The first 5 games. They were brutal last year for long spells.

GreNoLi

niallo27 wrote: »

United will be looking for a manager next season I think. He would fit in there.

Would still like to see him manage a less prestigious/moneyed club.

Gringo180

niallo27 wrote: »

What are you basing that on. The first 5 games. They were brutal last year for long spells.

As were Utd last season and Chelsea this season but you point out Arsenal as the team to target to get a top 4 spot for the worst Liverpool side I have ever seen.

_Kaiser_

Jose and Wenger really don't like each other do they?

AdamD

Dive?

callaway92

Shouldn't that be a booking for Diego Costa for doing a "giving a card" gesture or is that just a European Cup thing?

ctrl-alt-delete

Costa is such a loveable rogue.

Osmosis Jones

How many commentators do BT have?

Rayne Wooney

Arsenal are miles better with Walcott up front

GreNoLi

Dean too quick to the blow.

Panthro

Chelsea don't look.....awful!

Osmosis Jones

Looks like he twisted his knee when trying to kick the ball.

brianregan09

Here we go season over if he gets injured

Andersonisgod

First 20 minutes and Chelsea look very sharp and fluid going forward, unfortunately they also look very open at the back once Arsenal get past the initial press.

keeponhurling

brianregan09 wrote: »

Here we go season over if he gets injured

The Coq is back up again and ready for action

kronsington

we are f*cked without coquelin. very lucky

Gringo180

Sanchez not at his best. Yet.

jonneymendoza

Come on arsenal

LightningBlue

Should have been a penalty.

Lukker-

Penalty.

AdamD

I enjoy Gabriel

Panthro

penoooooooo.....ya ballsack ref

ScummyMan

Penalty all day imo.

Gringo180

No nonsense with this Gabriel fella. Super defending.

JustTheOne

LightningBlue wrote: »

Should have been a penalty.

Both players grabbing each other

Sanity_Saviour

clear penalty

brianregan09

Christ some one please muzzle that annoying ****er Owen

He's unbloody bearable

Gringo180

AdamD wrote: »

I enjoy Gabriel

The Brazilian Martin Keown

Corholio

If you give that, you have to change the whole culture of shepherding the ball out. Too far gone at this stage to change it.

Rayne Wooney

Every referee having their own interpretation of the rules leads to massive inconsistency

Should have been a peno

Jan Laco

The refs don't want the pressure of having to decide the thin line between what's obstruction and what's shielding IMO.

He may as well have picked the attacker up and placing him away from the ball.