Laca's just lacked a bit of dominating physicality or sharpness in the box. Diego Costa, as much as I despise him, might've turned his defender and scored a goal there.
Exciting match. Beforehand on Arsenal.com I voted for a draw as the most likely result. But I didn't expect it to play out quite the way it did. Both teams keep their undefeated streaks and league positions intact. For now anyway. They live to fight another day,after a nice break for the players over Xmas. And I live to start another thread. Onward!
Lacazette and Ozil are the two most aware players we have. It's like they're on speed and everyone else is hammered. Also, what has happened to Koscielny? He's fallen off a cliff this season.
Game being played at 100mph, yet Özil still has the presence of mind to play the 1-2 and dink it past the sprawling GK. He's living in the matrix ffs.— RG (@registability) December 22, 2017 Ozil is just next level.
Only time I ever saw Arsenal live, I thought the same thing. I know nothing, and it was obvious to even me that this guy is on a different planet. Only other Arsenal players I can remember having that kind of awareness are Fabregas, Bergkamp, and perhaps Rosicky.
Bs He is a fine player ... service has been poor... where the hell are the through balls? and quite frankly aside from Özil... there has been no decent final third passing from the attacking four...poor spacing on counters One knock on him is that I wish he shoot more....
Ok. Just watched the game after a rough day at work. First I thought Arsenal were shit. Then I thought Liverpoop were shit. Ultimately both teams were shit,but plenty entertaining to watch. Ref was great for not being a douchebag. +1. Can I get another drink please?
I kind of think we suck on Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Hmm that leaves us with ...oh well. +1 to the good
For me it was like that seeing RvP for the first time at Highbury in the League cup in 2004 - before he was a locked first teamer His technique was so phenomenal, it was like watching an artist on the field playing against plebs His first touch was so amazing, and he seemed to have so much time on the ball. You just knew you were watching one of the greats
Ozil really played superbly in the 2nd half It's such a shame Wenger can't sort out the base of midfield to create a proper platform There needs to be a decent 6 and an elite centre half, especially now Koz and Merte are done. Imagine how different Arsenal would be if they had Jerome Boateng and Javi Martinez
I have two takeaways from the game: First, part of Liverpool's defensive problem is Klopp's high press. No team can press effectively for 90 minutes, so if teams can weather the storm in the first half, they will get chances in the second half. Arsenal played better in the second half because they had more space. On Xhaka's goal, he wouldn't have had the time and space to take the shot in the first half. That said, Arsenal need players better capable of weathering the storm. Second, over the years I have been a huge fan of Kos, but it may be time to look at a Mustafi and Chambers or Holding pairing.. His defense on the first goal was good, but he was nowhere to be seen on the third goal and he didn't cover himself in glory between the two.
I agree. Only idiots with no clue shot on ozil Imagine have Ramsey and xhaka behind u. U would be worried all the time With a strong spine u could play with freedom. He is showing that with n intelligent striker with some pace what a difference it makes I have heard wenger is after luiz and n zonzi If we play luiz in a back 3 or as a dm it would benefit the side so much and if n zonzi comes too we would be much more solid Either way, ozil and Sanchez have not been utilised as well as they could’ve been with the right players around them