QuoteI wouldn't say Szczesny is any more error-prone than Mignolet. In fact, I'd say he's not the problem at all. The Arsenal defence is pretty miserly most of the time, but they tend to concede goals at crucial times and in bigger games.
Some good points, but 'Chesney' isn't the main problem IMO. Though he doesn't help.
Arse. are lacking a leader on the pitch, as in a centre-back, holding midfielder as you say and a predatory striker or two capable of getting 30 goals a season.
I wouldn't say Szczesny is any more error-prone than Mignolet. In fact, I'd say he's not the problem at all. The Arsenal defence is pretty miserly most of the time, but they tend to concede goals at crucial times and in bigger games.
Agreed. If I was the ref, I think I would have awarded the penalty. Koscielny may have made contact with the ball, eventually, but he also took his man down. In fact, his "trailing" right leg makes contact and trips Agbonlahor before his left foot makes any contact with the ball. You can watch it again here from about 04:30 with slow-mo replays: http://rutube.ru/video/34d0b97832cd0...b2fd1e4555ca2/Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Essentially, he's gone through his man, or scissor-tackled him, and that's a foul, no?
I note that the ref, Anthony Taylor, has not been chosen by the FA to officiate any of this weekend's fixtures. The media are reporting that he has been "dropped" due to his performance last weekend, although I don't think the FA have confirmed any reasoning. Is it usual that a ref would be given a break or is such indicative of "punishment"?
Yes Danny. Once a month or so?
And a harsh penalty IMO. Borderline.
He was very impressive at Fulham yesterday.
Watched the Manchester derby today. Not everyday you see a Man U team outplayed by another "English" side. The interviews after the game were with an Italian, a Scotsman and a Serb. I missed the Man City player interview but I suspect it was with an African. I actually put down the paper and paid attention to it ! Chose that over the GAA Final. I like hurling but not the football.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
He's not a biter, just a scratcher, so relax folks it's all kosher.
I think Torres really got up his nose.
I read in a British paper today that Neil Kinnock (one time leader of the Labour party and a Welshman) was made change seats at a Fulham game recently because he offended the locals by celebrating too much when Cardiff scored at Craven Cottage. No hope if there has to be segregation of fans even at Fulham where the opposition fans are known to chant "you only sing when you're rowing" and "does your butler know you're here?".
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Only Mourinho could make Chelsea's last minute winner today all about him. If I was a Chelsea fan I'd see straight through his me feinism and see how he's trying to cultivate this cult-like status among his followers. I'd love to hear a psychologist's take on it and about whether he's got some genuine narcissistic problems.
After some great games, great goals and great skills in the EPL this week the most pertinent image of this week for me is that vain prat trying to get all the attention.
Still think it's remote?
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Of course. They have a reasonably good squad, players just coming back into the team from injury and are a better team than the teams who are likely to be relegation fodder. They hammered Cardiff last Saturday, did everything but score. They rest 7 or 8 players for a league cup game against an almost full strength Man U, get well beaten and you come back here expecting that a reasoned well thought out opinion would change after that? How easily you must shirk a bit of a challenge, legs of jelly.
The Sun with some insightful analysis as it breaks down its chosen "move of the match" from yesterday's game between Stoke and Southampton:
Szczesny has been impressing me again. A big month ahead for Arsenal. I don't think they'll win the league, maybe 3rd, but if they can stay ahead by end-December and use the January window well, who knows?
They could very easily get knocked out of Europe very soon.
It beggars belief how anybody could have doubted Szczesny. He's a young keeper and is bound to make mistakes but clearly he has all the attributes to be a great player.
I doubted him! Not because of his ability - which was obvious - but because of his decision making. I've often seen young keepers prone to ill-judged mad dashes off their line remain prone to the same mistake through their careers.
Arse fans.will tell you he's not the problem but their dodgy centre-backs and lack of strikers/decent squad players. Which I suppose includes decent keeper back-up.
I'd say it's Chris H with the knees of jelly at the momentOf course. They have a reasonably good squad, players just coming back into the team from injury and are a better team than the teams who are likely to be relegation fodder. They hammered Cardiff last Saturday, did everything but score. They rest 7 or 8 players for a league cup game against an almost full strength Man U, get well beaten and you come back here expecting that a reasoned well thought out opinion would change after that? How easily you must shirk a bit of a challenge, legs of jelly.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I'd prefer a young keeper with all the ability but who makes rash decisions to a young keeper who has average skills but makes good decisions. You can coach out bad decision-making but you can't make an average goalkeeper great.
Only to an extent. It's like outfield players who might have great skills but bad decision making and an inability to tell the right pass. You can't always teach game intelligence and some keepers keep on making the same errors in judgment. Some learn, some don't.
Saw Moyes on TV following the League Cup Final defeat. Usual stuff blaming the referee and it's got to "the stage now where we are laughing at the decisions". The penalty given looked like a peno to me and the free kick leading up to the first goal also seemed to be the correct decision. Trying to keep in with the fans by saying how great they were. No chance of him being sacked so long as the supporters keep the faith. They are also in the Champions League and who knows what might happen.
If anything emphasised that the League Cup is a dead competition was the empty seats in Sunderland in a cup-semi final against Man U. Unbelievable.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
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