What our opponents' fans are saying about us 17/18
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etchedchaos
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They literally had one other serious chance other than the goal and if not for Forster having great reflexes they'd have been 4 down and they seriously think there's no gulf in class? GTFO!
Even their penalty appeal was bull as Redmond was clearly offside before he got the free-kick that led to it.
Even their penalty appeal was bull as Redmond was clearly offside before he got the free-kick that led to it.
worcestersauce
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True and their players seem to think they were better and deserved at least draw too, I guess they are just used to being second best so when they have a quite good performance they get carried away.
EighteenEightyTwo
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From Redcafe:
Yeah, I doubt we'll try to win our last ever game at our home of 118 years.
Yeah, I doubt we'll try to win our last ever game at our home of 118 years.
dagraham
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I thought their play up until our penalty area was very good and at times during the 2nd half they played through our midfield which was slightly concerning.
We still had the better chances though, despite not being anywhere near our best.
Missed Kane badly. Not even so much his finishing, but ability to hold the ball up. Jansenn should have been on 20 mins earlier.
Mr Pink
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Agree with this. We played pretty well first half and could of been 3 up.
Second half was a real concern. First time all season were we relinquished control of the game for such long spells.
They manouevered the ball well but lacked real cutting edge in the final third but it was enough for some uncomfortable viewing.
We missed Kane as a focal point, just couldn't hold the ball for long enough second half.
Spurger King
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Probably based on the patch of the game where they had 65% possession. The fact that they did bugger all with it seems to have escaped them.
Once Eriksen scored I was completely confident that we'd go on to win. Southampton played well, but we coasted through that and never looked like losing. Says it all really.
nightgoat
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Before kick off on Arsemania there's a mixture of bullish confidence and a sense of foreboding and unavoidable gloom...
Yeah? You should probably put some money on that...
Why the hell not indeed!
Hmmm... Maybe make that 90 minutes...
1-0
But still there's hope, it's only 15 minutes in, after all...
This guy is certain Arsenal will turn things around, no problem...
Second half, and Hal Robson-Kanu is on...
Arsenal fans really are quite prescient! And that guy is still sure Arsenal are heading for three points...
Theo Walcott, having stuck zero fingers up to anyone, is taken off...
Sanchez's body language is at it again...
3-1
But there's 15 minutes still to go, surely there must still be some hope?
Full time
Didn't someone predict 3-1 at the start of the thread?
Then, this lovely little tête-à-tête...
Yeah? You should probably put some money on that...
Why the hell not indeed!
Hmmm... Maybe make that 90 minutes...
1-0
But still there's hope, it's only 15 minutes in, after all...
This guy is certain Arsenal will turn things around, no problem...
Second half, and Hal Robson-Kanu is on...
Arsenal fans really are quite prescient! And that guy is still sure Arsenal are heading for three points...
Theo Walcott, having stuck zero fingers up to anyone, is taken off...
Sanchez's body language is at it again...
3-1
But there's 15 minutes still to go, surely there must still be some hope?
Full time
Didn't someone predict 3-1 at the start of the thread?
Then, this lovely little tête-à-tête...
jurgen
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Couldn't believe it when the commentor said Forster had just turned 29, he's still being talked about as a bright young thing of English goalkeeping isn't he???... Donnarumma says hello
coysjod
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The gift that keeps on giving, Saintsweb:
Bleedin' realists spoiling it...
Originally Posted by simo
They won the first half we won the second !
- We lost the game
Originally Posted by beatlesaint
I thought we did ok, especially second half. It came down to two pens, one was given and one wasn't. All those slagging off Long for being offside, a fair few times he was level therefore onside.
- He wasn't level, he was offside.
Bleedin' realists spoiling it...
Not sure what game the Southampton fans were watching? First half we should have been 3 or 4 up, we were complacent in the 2nd and Southampton were better but I don't remember Hugo having a save to make and their goal came from a mistake from Toby.
coysjod
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Saintsweb with a voice of reason and a response:
Another one:
Originally Posted by Saint Benali
Have no idea what game some of you were watching. I don't think we played well at all. First half we were all at sea defence wise. Could of gone in at half time 4 down. Second half we had hardly any chances. I don't remember their keeper making a save. Spurs are a decent team but we were second best and how people think we deserved something is just baffling.
Response:
Assume you are conveniently ignoring the fact that we were playing away to 2nd in the table Spurs - that'll be the same Spurs who are unbeaten at home this season. Throw in the fact that they were granted a soft penalty and we were denied a stonewall one plus the fact that Gabbi got injured. Spurs were holding on for most of the second half but don't let that cloud your judgement.
Another one:
The way some people are reacting suggests that they thought we were going to turn over 2nd placed spurs, at their place were they haven't lost this season and conceded only 7 goals (eight now)...
This game was always likely to be a loss. Compounded by a ropey first half, our new super striker going off injured and the usual unluckiness with the Ref teams get when playing spurs. All things considered we gave a decent account of ourselves second half to a team that destroyed high flying Everton only a couple of weeks ago.
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KILLA_SIN
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We had a jittery second half after they scored but they hardly put us under the kosh. Did they force Hugo to make even one save after they scored?
nightgoat
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They had three shots on target all game, one was Soares in the first half, so one at most.
SlotBadger
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This...
"No you piss off and see that old bearded guy in the stands behind Wenger, that's your mum that is."
...is so juvenile, but I'm in tears at my desk.
ljinko888
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Southampton are a good team. Very tidy and technically sound. But their way of playing was going to play in our hands and it did in the first half. We were finding a lot of joy in the final third because [and this isn't a negative] they commit men forward. It's good to see a team come to the Lane and have the balls to try pass the ball around and build up play. For starters it means we have LOTS more room to create chances and kill the game but also they're trying to compete rather than rudimentary park the bus and keep the score down tactics.
Even at our worst PL standard we kept trying to play the right way and have a go at teams no matter how superior they were.
Even at our worst PL standard we kept trying to play the right way and have a go at teams no matter how superior they were.
Gaz_Gammon
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Agreed, oh and the twenty six point gap between to two sides would prove your hypothesis i guess?
Col_M
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He needs to score more goals than world class Ozil before he can be taken seriously....oh wait
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