Arsenal vs Man City- FA Cup Semi Final

Andersonisgod

Matchthread for obvious reasons.

Quazzie

Poor game with the usual ref mistakes which we're used to at this stage

The Talking Bread

Chelsea yesterday, City this afternoon, Barca tonight! You are spoilt for choice with the games for your teams this weekend AIG!

Arsenal 2-1

Andersonisgod

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Chelsea yesterday, City this afternoon, Barca tonight! You are spoilt for choice with the games for your teams this weekend AIG!

Arsenal 2-1

Loving it. And 2 match threads started too! AIG all weekend!

monkey9

BT seem stunned that officials can make errors. The City disallowed goal is understandable. BT banging on that the linesman has to be certain that the ball has gone out of play. Well he clearly is certain that the ball has gone out of play, that's why he's put his flag up. The replay shows he got it wrong but also why he thought it was out as only a small part of the ball is still in play. Without the benefit of replays and having to make the decision on the spot, i can see why he came to the conclusion he did.

The trip by Oxlade-Chamberlain on Aguero is definitely a penalty, i don't know what Howard Webb is seeing that makes him think it isn't.

The Sanchez one isn't a penalty imo. It's not a no contact sport and Sanchez has taken a dive because he knows he isn't getting anywhere near the ball.

monkey9

That's simply brilliant from Aguero, what a finish.

That_Guy

Can't believe Cech is not rushing out to meet that.

Quazzie

Cech terrible again. He's been very poor this season.

callaway92

Way way too tentative by Cech there

Skylinehead

Cech should have got that, but Ramsey there...

Trigger

Cech has become a really poor keeper of late

ERG89

monkey9 wrote:

That's simply brilliant from Aguero, what a finish.

Cech was slower than a snail there coming off his line.

Andersonisgod

Stunning! Aguero tears away from Monreal, off a Yaya Toure tackle, he lifts it over a diving Cech. 1-0. Great counter attack, Arsenal's shape in possession contributes heavily to their own downfall.

Jayop

Long ball team.

HalloweenJack

Cech took way too long to get out there, especially after that first touch by Aguero. Lovely through ball, though.

monkey9

Cech is definitely poor for the goal, Aguero took a far heavier touch than he meant to which Cech should have gotten to. Still a quality finish though.

Osmosis Jones

Aguero overhit his touch but Cech didn't pounce on it, should've closed him down.

Andersonisgod

Jayop wrote: »

Long ball team.

FA Cup finalists and Champions League regular team.

That_Guy

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Stunning! Aguero tears away from Monreal, off a Yaya Toure tackle, he lifts it over a diving Cech. 1-0. Great counter attack, Arsenal's shape in possession contributes heavily to their own downfall.

We know. We all saw it.

ROFL.

adox

Cech bottled that big time. Heavy touch from Aguero and Cech was favourite but for some inexplicable reason decided to not commit.

Brilliant finish from Aguero though.

Quazzie

Andersonisgod wrote: »

FA Cup finalists and Champions League regular team.

When Arsenal done that for many many years people were looking for Wenger out. Does this mean #Guardiolaout

ERG89

Jayop wrote:

Long ball team.

With that much space in behind you'd be fu*king stupid not to put it in behind

Jayop

Andersonisgod wrote: »

FA Cup finalists and Champions League regular team.

Playing Pulis tactics. Hoof balls are now stunning apparently.

And lol at champions league regulars as being some kind of an achievement. Go City, being crap in Europe for a few year is just wonderful.

SEPT 23 1989

So it was a goalkeeping error lol

monkey9

Jayop wrote: »

Playing Pulis tactics. Hoof balls are now stunning apparently.

And lol at champions league regulars as being some kind of an achievement. Go City, being crap in Europe for a few year is just wonderful.

Wait, are you being serious by calling them long ball merchants?

Jayop

monkey9 wrote: »

Wait, are you being serious by calling them long ball merchants?

Not at all.

Jayop

That was an elbow stamp.

blueser

No more than we deserve. Been the better side for the majority of this game. We now need our formidable(!) defence and keeper to come to the party.

Trigger

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

So it was a goalkeeping error lol

Was A bit of both in fairness, was unreal play by City but Cech should have committed earlier but didn't so That left a beautiful finish from Aguero

adox

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

So it was a goalkeeping error lol

Did you read the posts? He was poor for the goal but a brilliant finish.

Hardly controversial views.

Unearthly

This will make the better final if City win. Arsenal are chelsea's bitch

Andersonisgod

Jayop wrote: »

Playing Pulis tactics. Hoof balls are now stunning apparently.

And lol at champions league regulars as being some kind of an achievement. Go City, being crap in Europe for a few year is just wonderful.

Not doing too badly in the league either, certainly better than some clubs and their building something that could be great.

By the way if you really can't tell the difference between that pass to Aguero and systematic long balls then that really would go a long way to explaining why our conversations are so unbalanced.

Jayop

Hahaha hon Arsenal.

Stunning.

Stamped it in.

Quazzie

Wow. Hon the ox

That_Guy

Some cross.

domrush

Unearthly wrote: »

This will make the better final if City win. Arsenal are chelsea's bitch

Beat them 3-0 earlier in the season but whatever fits the narrative

Trigger

Andersonisgod wrote: »

FA Cup finalists and Champions League regular team.

Oops

Skylinehead

Nacho man!

HalloweenJack

Very nice from Arsenal. Completely undeserved, though.

Andersonisgod

Jayop wrote: »

Not at all.

I wonder if you aren't being serious then what is the intention of your post?

Quazzie

Andersonisgod wrote: »

FA Cup finalists and Champions League regular team.

Might want to recount those chickens.

Jayop

Does this go to extra time today or a replay?

blueser

As I feared.

Skylinehead

HalloweenJack wrote: »

Very nice from Arsenal. Completely undeserved, though.

We've been the better team in the second half, how can you say "completely" anything? City haven't done that much more.

Jayop

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I wonder if you aren't being serious then what is the intention of your post?

To take the piss out of the idiotic idea that that was some sort of stunning build up play.

adox

Class cross and finish.

domrush

Jayop wrote: »

To take the piss out of the idiotic idea that that was some sort of stunning build up play.

Cman Jayo don't bite

Andersonisgod

Jayop wrote: »

To take the piss out of the idiotic idea that that was some sort of stunning build up play.

Strange, nobody suggested it was...

Jayop

What a save.

That_Guy

Jesus, what a save.