Arsenal Football Club, specialists in giving people their big day out. Entirely predictable we would go on to lose that shootout. More than 45 minutes against ten men and we barely created anything, and what we did create - was missed with conviction. What can we do. - ThreadSky

philcosta.bsky.social • 41 days ago

Arsenal Football Club, specialists in giving people their big day out. Entirely predictable we would go on to lose that shootout.

More than 45 minutes against ten men and we barely created anything, and what we did create - was missed with conviction. What can we do.

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oisinoc97.bsky.social•41 days ago

Barely created anything isn’t accurate tbh-we should have scored 3 or 4

philcosta.bsky.social•41 days ago

What did we create? Genuinely, apart from the Havertz one he blazed over? We were gifted the penalty and still managed to miss that.

oisinoc97.bsky.social•41 days ago

The rice header, the havertz cross which de ligt clears ( I count that as a chance for trossard), the chance for Rice which Bayinder saves. I feel like I’m missing a few too. Overall I think chance creation is bigger issue for us than chance conversion but not so much in this game

red-quadrant.bsky.social•41 days ago

Spot on.

fredfcs.bsky.social•41 days ago

Rice header, trossard on the line (de ligt) clearance, Rice shot (well saved). BUT our overall urgency and intent for me was nowhere near where it should have been and we should have been putting them under relentless pressure. I get that the players are tired but it’s not acceptable.

obazeley.bsky.social•41 days ago

The Rice header was a massive chance. He should have also scored the low once with his left foot. We're just not clinical.

matthewhorton.com•41 days ago

To be fair, I think we created around six surefire opportunities, but those guys can't even imagine the possibility of scoring – so don't.

philcosta.bsky.social•41 days ago

Six? I think the Havertz one and Rice's header were the only two.

matthewhorton.com•41 days ago

Well, it's your measure of 'surefire', I guess, but I'd count a penalty. Also Trossard v De Ligt, a Rice shot... I've had a couple of gins, cut me some slack.

joearv.bsky.social•41 days ago

We were terrible but still created enough to score at least two easy goals. Havertz x2, Rice etc

ivannson.bsky.social•41 days ago

Over 3xG again, what’s up with the finishing

hanok.bsky.social•41 days ago

Actually 60 minutes against 10 men. I feel so depressed.

red-quadrant.bsky.social•41 days ago

Not our day again.

divster.bsky.social•41 days ago

Doesn't feel entirely fair

Also - It was pretty rare to hit all good penalties. If the keeper guesses the right way, it's just his day.

And he really had one of those days

marg1nwalker.bsky.social•41 days ago

No real criticism of him has he kept us in it with the stop near the end, but Raya contriving to go the wrong way for every pen was the icing on the cake for me.

arsevengers.bsky.social•41 days ago

At least Mikel can be proud of their conviction 🤣

themattmyth.bsky.social•41 days ago

We created a lot. We missed it all

philcosta.bsky.social•41 days ago

What did we create? I count one clear opportunity - the Havertz one that was blazed over. We were gifted a penalty and missed that anyway.

lloydark.bsky.social•41 days ago

Rice?!

themattmyth.bsky.social•41 days ago

Off the top of my head in addition: Trossard should have got across his man for an open goal. Rice header that forced a great save. Rice shot blocked early in extra time left hand side of penalty box. Another Rice one that the keeper just got his hand to turn round the post with players waiting

tristangunner.bsky.social•41 days ago

Rice point blank header, Havertz had 2 over the bar, rice shot across goal saved by keeper, Havertz across goal cleared on the line by de ligt. 🤷🏻‍♂️

marshall23.bsky.social•41 days ago

Have one single actual striker in our squad?

Like just one guy whose main focus is finishing chances and scoring goals. But apparently too much to ask

arsenalmoia.bsky.social•41 days ago

This reminded me of the day rashford scored against us to kickstart his career as we lost 3-2 in the infamous 15/16 season

billyism78.bsky.social•41 days ago

They are completely impotent. It’s boring to watch and completely pathetic

lexysing7.bsky.social•41 days ago

I can accept losing but watching us play like Stoke is becoming a problem for me. Fans in stadium too.

red-quadrant.bsky.social•41 days ago

We don't play like Stoke.

lexysing7.bsky.social•40 days ago

We are most dangerous from set pieces at the moment. Stokish

red-quadrant.bsky.social•39 days ago

So it means we play like Stoke. You're having a laugh.

billyism78.bsky.social•41 days ago

90% of the attacking ‘excitement’ comes when we get a corner ffs, because it’s the only time you have belief we might score

colingsc.bsky.social•41 days ago

Buy a decent forward lads, been resisting the obvious for a couple of years now, verging on the perverse now.

d-r-jones.bsky.social•41 days ago

Kai out!

ozcanuck.bsky.social•41 days ago

We keep creating these knock in chances, missing them and diminishing confidence. How about a few pings from the 24yd and create a little chaos? I know we hold possession as gospel but please! We need something more

eggshellblonde.bsky.social•41 days ago

That was such an inevitable result. We look over-coached and too afraid of giving the ball away to do anything quickly. So pedestrian with the ball and no cutting edge.

lexysing7.bsky.social•41 days ago

Playing taking too many touches and cutting inside will kill your momentum and reduce attacking spaces.

hanishharidas.bsky.social•41 days ago

Idk mahn how kai gonna bounce back... Poor guy

astiles.bsky.social•41 days ago

We can acknowledge that this roster even at full strength isn’t good enough to compete on all fronts. Look at our rivals and tell ourselves our players are good enough. No chance.

octaviog.bsky.social•41 days ago

Is the shine on arteta wearing off?

alirk3.bsky.social•41 days ago

We didn’t “barely” create, we created enough chances to beat this team 5-1.. not having a proper striker continues to cost us.. 3 big chances for Havertz, Two huge chances for Rice, one cleared off the line when Trossard needed to tap the ball in.. One Penalty.. come on!

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