A brilliant tactical display from the lads today, away to a Chelsea side on a red hot run of form coming on the back of a midseason managerial change.
2 lumps across midfield to break everything down.
A jammy early goal. Bookended by a disciplined performance by 10 men with their backs to the wall from whistle to whistle. With our only booking of the night coming as a result of that hilarious dive from Thomas Partey.
One perfectly choreographed offside-trap after another.
No Chelsea shot on target for an hour-long span between the 27th-86th minute.
As for Arteta, this makes it 10/10 league wins in games where we've led at half time. And the 3rd highest return of points in the league since Christmas.
George Graham will be cracking a bottle of his finest single malt open tonight.
Alternative Match Report.
posted on 13/5/21
Samir
Umm, we didn't deserve to get anything. This is Arsenal FC any manager who stinks so bad he sends the team out like that, actually "deserves" nothing less than a sound beating and humiliating thrashing of his team, just for bringing that defensive sh !t to AFC.
Yes they were in form and yes we couldn't go gung ho but to produce zero threat other than the gifted goal (which ESR nearly missed too) is UNACCEPTABLE, regardless who the feck we're playing. Even in current player roster state, we're considerably better than that performance. NO WAY should Arteta be getting any kind of credit for it and it damn sure wasn't worthy of defending the 3 points we got from opposing fans.
It's a "Ha ha yup, they were utter "sh !t for 90 mins and got lucky with a gifted goal and off-day opposition strikers, thanks muchly Misters Havertz and Pulisic." moment, not a "We deserved that win," one.
For Arsenal FC there's nothing at all to be proud of there but Lady Luck's help. Go support Sheffield Utd if you want to praise/defend that kind of showing. Arguments like this from AFC fans are keeping Mikel Arteta in his job so just pack it in, we need him GONE for god's sake.
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 15 minutes ago
When did we play like this against you?
Also lastnight havertz missed a huge one on one. CreAted more than enough to score a goal or two
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You literally won league titles under Mourinho and Conte by playing percentage football and relying on defensive solidity to win you games.
As for the second part of your comment, I'm sorry but that is meaningless though because I can just as easily point to big missed chances we had in games against you from 2005-2016 (where we could barely get a win against you). We can all play this game.
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Okay but did anyone say when we won those games it was a tactical masterclass? Lol I doubt it and even if they did they’d be incorrect. Not playing a game. Just saying lastnight wasn’t a tactical masterclass. If you think it was then good luck for the rest of ur time under arteta!
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Erm, yes? Mourinho and co. were always seen as tactical geniuses for constantly getting the better of Wenger and Arsenal, despite us frequently having more possession, shots and chances in many of the games.
I'm not saying yesterday was a tactical masterclass either, but we clearly did enough to do a job on you yesterday.
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 15 minutes ago
When did we play like this against you?
Also lastnight havertz missed a huge one on one. CreAted more than enough to score a goal or two
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You literally won league titles under Mourinho and Conte by playing percentage football and relying on defensive solidity to win you games.
As for the second part of your comment, I'm sorry but that is meaningless though because I can just as easily point to big missed chances we had in games against you from 2005-2016 (where we could barely get a win against you). We can all play this game.
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Just had a look at several games in that time frame and every single one that we won we had more shots and chances. Can you point to a couple games from those times where we played as badly as u did lastnight and we still won?
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Oh well, that's sealed it then. You cherry picked a few games from the 25+ games we played between 2005 and 2016 and have reached your own conclusion.
Congrats.
Can I pick a game off the top of my head where you played as badly as that and won? No, because you had far superior squads throughout and did not suffer in the league like we have these past couple years.
posted on 13/5/21
And WB2, no offence, but I'm not reading that.
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by 2-4-5 Trioxin (U22016)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Tu Meke - NearlyHeadlessNico (U3732)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Take a look at your haven if you want to see some proper boiled piiisss from Chelsea fans last night nick
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I mean should we be celebrating? Most definitely not. It was awful.
All I came on here to say was it wasn’t a tactical masterclass and everyone got upset.
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Chelsea fans are so pathetic no other fans are even allowed on the Obers havean thread
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Yes they are. We have several members from other boards come on
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Most user's are banned, bunch of big babies on there mate specially Obers he's a right old Melt!!!
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 5 hours, 8 minutes ago
And WB2, no offence, but I'm not reading that.
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posted on 13/5/21
comment by 2-4-5 Trioxin (U22016)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by 2-4-5 Trioxin (U22016)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Tu Meke - NearlyHeadlessNico (U3732)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Take a look at your haven if you want to see some proper boiled piiisss from Chelsea fans last night nick
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I mean should we be celebrating? Most definitely not. It was awful.
All I came on here to say was it wasn’t a tactical masterclass and everyone got upset.
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Chelsea fans are so pathetic no other fans are even allowed on the Obers havean thread
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Yes they are. We have several members from other boards come on
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Most user's are banned, bunch of big babies on there mate specially Obers he's a right old Melt!!!
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I’m the admin and there’s one person banned. A chelsea fan. So you’re talking rubbish
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 5 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 15 minutes ago
When did we play like this against you?
Also lastnight havertz missed a huge one on one. CreAted more than enough to score a goal or two
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You literally won league titles under Mourinho and Conte by playing percentage football and relying on defensive solidity to win you games.
As for the second part of your comment, I'm sorry but that is meaningless though because I can just as easily point to big missed chances we had in games against you from 2005-2016 (where we could barely get a win against you). We can all play this game.
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Just had a look at several games in that time frame and every single one that we won we had more shots and chances. Can you point to a couple games from those times where we played as badly as u did lastnight and we still won?
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Oh well, that's sealed it then. You cherry picked a few games from the 25+ games we played between 2005 and 2016 and have reached your own conclusion.
Congrats.
Can I pick a game off the top of my head where you played as badly as that and won? No, because you had far superior squads throughout and did not suffer in the league like we have these past couple years.
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I’m refuting ur claim. Please tell me where we won a game we didn’t have the better chances and deserve to. I looked at several games and couldn’t find one
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 5 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 15 minutes ago
When did we play like this against you?
Also lastnight havertz missed a huge one on one. CreAted more than enough to score a goal or two
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You literally won league titles under Mourinho and Conte by playing percentage football and relying on defensive solidity to win you games.
As for the second part of your comment, I'm sorry but that is meaningless though because I can just as easily point to big missed chances we had in games against you from 2005-2016 (where we could barely get a win against you). We can all play this game.
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Okay but did anyone say when we won those games it was a tactical masterclass? Lol I doubt it and even if they did they’d be incorrect. Not playing a game. Just saying lastnight wasn’t a tactical masterclass. If you think it was then good luck for the rest of ur time under arteta!
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Erm, yes? Mourinho and co. were always seen as tactical geniuses for constantly getting the better of Wenger and Arsenal, despite us frequently having more possession, shots and chances in many of the games.
I'm not saying yesterday was a tactical masterclass either, but we clearly did enough to do a job on you yesterday.
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So you’re agreeing with me then, what a round about way of saying that. My lord
posted on 13/5/21
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 5 hours, 35 minutes ago
And WB2, no offence, but I'm not reading that.
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None taken, twitterkid, my apologies for forgetting you're too ignorant to read more than 4 or 5 lines in one post.
Stop biggin' up sh !t results. NOTHING here to be proud of or brag about. Just cop to the fact we were sh !t and got lucky. Jeez Arteta embarassed us enough this season already. It doesn't need fans bragging about a performance that sh !t too