Arteta at fault for second goal!!

I thought it was just me who thought the goalie was a total clown. Even Almunia would have stopped that

but any top
keeper would have kept out the
2nd goal
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Nonsense. Anyone would get unsighted with players running across your box attacking a free-kick.

Sheriff John Brown (U7482)
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Are we talking about the same goal?

Mannone could have easily stopped it but he presumed someone would get a touch on it so he stood his ground, no one touched it and it just went in. instead of covering one of the options he covered none, if there was a touch he wouldn't have saved it anyway.

no one touched it
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Koscielny did.

"Mannone could have easily stopped it but he presumed someone would get a touch on it so he stood his ground, no one touched it and it just went in. instead of covering one of the options he covered none, if there was a touch he wouldn't have saved it anyway."
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I agree "Arsene Wenger's wife" - Mannone was just hopeless on that goal

I don't understand those blaming Mannone. I'm no fan of the guy but he did nothing wrong with the goal. The free kick was wickedly whipped in and only the defenders had a chance of stopping it

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He did see it late but he never moved. It was whipped but not so fast he never had time to take one pace right and reach it. If he'd paid any attention to the ball's flight, he'd have been in the right place to get a hand to it. He didn't so wasn't.

Nonsense. Anyone would get unsighted with players running across your box attacking a free-kick.
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The players are his defenders concern. HE'S supposed to be watching the ball.

i blame vermaelen what was he thinking, you give away a professional foul well outside the box, and we were punished.

Oscar did a job on Arteta pressed brilliantly that's why he was poor, didn't allow him to dictate from deep.
As for the 2nd goal it was a beaut of a freekick, just inbetween the defender and goalkeeper. Keeper not at fault, defence must take the blame.

Cech would not have let that in - the truth is Mannone is a 2nd tier goalkeeper.