The 2019-20 Emirates FA Cup

yourdeadwright

Weepsie wrote: »

Could say the same for Martinez. Leno had more errors leading to goals than any other keeper in the last 2 years

On all the stats website he's got the highest rating of any keeper this season, Leno that is

I know that means **** all

Weepsie

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

Didn't think var checked for free kicks?

Or would it have been a red?

Keeper handling the ball outside the box is a red, though there are some appendices to the rule making it a yellow.

As much an argument he prevents an opportunity as azpilacueta did. If he gathered it outside the box, preventing an opposition player from fairly competing for the ball. Which is where it might be a red

Mr.Nice Guy

Looks like Pedro dislocated his shoulder. Chelsea not had much luck today but Arsenal worthy of the win.

Mars Bar

Two pulled hamstrings and a broken collarbone or dislocated shoulder for Chelsea. Not a good day at all for them.

Harry Palmr

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Is Willian going to Arsenal?

It's bizarre he wasn't in squad unless he is definitely off

DVDM93

Mars Bar wrote: »

Two pulled hamstrings and a broken collarbone or dislocated shoulder for Chelsea. Not a good day at all for them.

Chelsea's physio...

actually wait, if I speak...

Adamocovic

I’m not even a Chelsea fan and Pedro’s final delivery over the last 20-25 mins has frustrated me so much.

y0ssar1an22

Frank should consider diverting the havertz money into defenders and a keeper

y0ssar1an22

Frank should consider diverting the havertz money into defenders and a keeper

Turtyturd

Is it really worth keeping everyone standing around to blow it up as soon as the ball is kicked?

Necro

y0ssar1an22 wrote:

Frank should consider diverting the havertz money into defenders and a keeper

In fairness there wasn't much Caballero could do about the goals :P

DVDM93

Is Willian allowed celebrate this with his new team?

razorblunt

Did Murphy say lack of legs or Lacazette?

8-10

DVDM93 wrote: »

Is Willian allowed celebrate this with his new team?

Is he going to Arsenal?

y0ssar1an22

Necro wrote: »

In fairness there wasn't much Caballero could do about the goals :P

That's true in fairness, but for next season.

All over. Arsenal deserved winners.

niallo27

How dare Arteta celebrate, complete lack of respect for poor old Frank.

Turtyturd

Anthony Taylor delighted with that result.

y0ssar1an22

Chelsea will be consoled by the fact they can still win the CL

osarusan

Chelsea got back into it in the second half without creating too much, but Aubameyang's superb finish took it all out of them.

The harsh red card for Kovacic killed any chance of a Chelsea comeback that remained after the Pulisic injury, but that didn't look on the cards anyway.

Good few poor decisions from Anthony Taylor I thought.

Reece James, who I've hardly heard of, was atrocious.

razorblunt

Frankie tut tutting and writing down the names of the arsenal staff “over” celebrating.

Zaph

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

Chelsea will be consoled by the fact they can still win the CL

They can?

Mr.Nice Guy

Martinez winning it is a great cup story. Happy for him.

DVDM93

razorblunt wrote: »

Frankie tut tutting and writing down the names of the arsenal staff “over” celebrating.

Lampard going around to the Arsenal lads with his notebook

Johner

Arsenal deserved the win to be fair, the better team on the day but my god Anthony Taylor is absolutely awful.

y0ssar1an22

No medal there for sokratis? He gave them all away

.G.

Worst trophy lift ever

DVDM93

8-10 wrote: »

Is he going to Arsenal?

rumours.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Auba not wanting talk about his future. Either a massive pay rise or his gone.
Frank will be ready to blame the ref, but his VAR rants means he’ll have to live with refs making such decisions.

Muahahaha

.G. wrote: »

Worst trophy lift ever

It was a comedy of errors, Auba needs some lessons off Hendo

kowloonkev

Fair play to Arteta for winning anything with that defence and midfield. He's really starting to turn them into a difficult team to play against. More like Rafa than Pep if we're comparing him to Spanish coaches.

~Rebel~

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Auba not wanting talk about his future. Either a massive pay rise or his gone.
Frank will be ready to blame the ref, but his VAR rants means he’ll have to live with refs making such decisions.

Think time is a big part of it too - he wants min 3 years, which to be honest is fair enough I think. He only turned 31 a few weeks back, so a 3 year contract still sees him finishing out his 3rd season at 33 - hardly ancient for his quality level.

Necro

~Rebel~ wrote:

Think time is a big aprt of it too - he wants min 3 years, which to be honest is fair enough I think. He only turned 31 a few weeks back, so a 3 year contract still sees him finishing out his 3rd season at 33 - hardly ancient for his quality level.

I remain confident (perhaps deludedly so) he will sign a new contract.

Sadly Ozil has made them wary about super money contracts, shipping him off would be great but unlikely on his wages

chicorytip

Dreadful game! Shockingly poor ref!

bad2dabone

Thoroughly enjoyed that 🙂

Shanotheslayer

The day won't be complete without an Aubameyang best African player in the league post.

Paging Orange2 :pac:

Skylinehead

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

The day won't be complete without an Aubameyang best African player in the league post.

Paging Orange2 :pac:

Too slow :pac:

Turtyturd wrote: »

And as the fourth best African player in the world he probably thinks he should be playing at a higher level.

I'd like to dedicate this win to you Turty, without your love, couldn't have happened.

tayto lover

Auba is class. World’s best finisher.🤣😂😛😛

GLaDOS

Didn't watch much of the aftermath, just the trophy lift. Was there much attention given to Martinez's potential handball? Feel like it's been glossed over somewhat.

Skylinehead

GLaDOS wrote: »

Didn't watch much of the aftermath, just the trophy lift. Was there much attention given to Martinez's potential handball? Feel like it's been glossed over somewhat.

Strange that it wasn't shown during the match, but apparently VAR looked at it and thought it was ok.

BBC had this after: https://streamable.com/7rj0jy

Just in.

j8wk2feszrnpao

GLaDOS wrote: »

Didn't watch much of the aftermath, just the trophy lift. Was there much attention given to Martinez's potential handball? Feel like it's been glossed over somewhat.

They covered it on the BBC, it was fine, not an issue.

Hotblack Desiato

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Looks like Pedro dislocated his shoulder. Chelsea not had much luck today but Arsenal worthy of the win.

Definitely looks like a smashed collarbone, very common injury in cyclists/motorcyclists who land in a crash in a similar fashion.

Delighted for Chelsea, kicked United off the pitch in the semi and were let away with it by atrocious refereeing.

Lampard is a vastly over-rated spoofer but he's English so the media fawn over him.

Francie Barrett

I don't know much about football, but I looked at the reactions of the Chelsea players to Lampard, as opposed to the reaction of the Arsenal players under Arteta during the water break, and I could see a world of difference.

fyfe79

kowloonkev wrote: »

Fair play to Arteta for winning anything with that defence and midfield. He's really starting to turn them into a difficult team to play against. More like Rafa than Pep if we're comparing him to Spanish coaches.

You can see the gradual improvement under Arteta. Reminds me of Klopp's initial first 6 months with Liverpool - erratic results as he implemented a new defined approach with inferior players. I think, in time, with better players and patience, he could be right up there as a manager. Though he seems to be a bit reserved personality-wise which might hamper him, we'll see. Positive signs for Arsenal, though.

Shanotheslayer

fyfe79 wrote: »

Though he seems to be a bit reserved personality-wise which might hamper him, we'll see. Positive signs for Arsenal, though.

How? Compared to who?

Quazzie

Turtyturd wrote: »

And as the fourth best African player in the world he probably thinks he should be playing at a higher level.

Rentfree

tayto lover

Quazzie wrote: »

Rentfree

Ah leave poor auld Turty alone.
He probably had a few nice wee digs ready if Arsenal lost but I actually like his style. Liverpool are team of the year no doubt.

Enjoy the break all. It’s only sport.

fyfe79

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

How? Compared to who?

He seems quiet compared to most other managers, both on the sideline and in interviews.

I think it's too early to judge Lampard, people like to form firm conclusions like he was a success or a flop. But he is loved by the English media as being some highly intelligent person which seems to be largely on the basis that he's a footballer who can string a coherent sentence together.