I pray the boy is alright even though I ain't religious. ESR and Saka have a great chemistry going. Martinelli is still coming back.
I warned a few weeks ago that Saka was being overplayed. I know Arteta has rotated him a bit recently but an injury to him was a massive fear. We need that kid...as well as Tierney so we can shift Cedric to the right.
Shout out to Pepe who ran himself into the ground. He was everywhere...attacking and defending. Had a VERY VERY good game today. Xhaka with a great game today.
Honorary mention to the shocking refereeing. Fernandes should have had a yellow for the studs on Xhaka. Wan-Bissaka should have had a second yellow. Maguire yellow on Laca was a red as he was last man...it would have been his second yellow if the ref did his job and booked him for the foul that led to Laca hitting the post from the free kick. Shocking shocking biased/inept defending.
Arteta just said Martinelli was a tactical desicion....well Willian is not the player. Does not bust a gut is either direction..attacking or defending. He did alright today..but he is not the player who will make the decisive choices.
The team today
posted on 30/1/21
Don't get why VAR can't tell the referee to book Fernández it was close to being a red, not giving him a card was a joke.
posted on 30/1/21
Ref booked Cedric for his arm being hitting Bruno yet didnt do the same when Maguire did it to our players.
That's what annoys me about refs, our players get booked.for nothing challenges yet the same foul on us is fine.
Guaranteed VAR would have looked at Xhaka if he did that studs challenge on Bruno.
posted on 30/1/21
Pepe did not have a “very very good game” . He had a good game . no more no less. Should really have scored when he shot wide but much better effort from him lately.
posted on 30/1/21
VAR only looks at Arsenal players for potential red cards. They’re the same refs who referee us week in week out and never give us ANY 50:50 decisions.
posted on 30/1/21
Willian actually played well and linked up well with Cedric and the MF
Pepe was very good
posted on 30/1/21
comment by sammy nelson sbum (U6244)
posted 17 minutes ago
Pepe did not have a “very very good game” . He had a good game . no more no less. Should really have scored when he shot wide but much better effort from him lately.
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I think fans have a high expectation of Pepe...and more so because of the price tag. The only thing he did not do was score.
posted on 30/1/21
Castor you look satisfied with our performance lately anything particular changed your mind.