Let the banter begin, Prem Weekend 1st December-->

villa have been pressing us, denying us space to play, they've been very good in the 2nd half.

Villa tactics 2nd half (kick Hleb out ofd the match) were spot on

We haven't got going in this half and Villa are really pressing for an equaliser. We're conceding too many freekicks in dangerous areas and can't keep possession of the ball. It's going to be a tough second half without Hleb.

Villa better team in second half so far. Without Hleb we are looking much weaker now.

Wouldn't mind Bendtner on, he keeps the ball very well.

Possession stats for second half so far Villa 61%

Villa pissing over Arsenal at the moment.

Young is a consistently brilliant crosser of the ball and he's English

I See RedNWhite wrote:
Without Hleb we are looking much weaker now.

Sheffield gunner wrote:It's going to be a tough second half without Hleb.

one man team

Gilberto on for Rosicky. Let's hope he plays a lot better than he did in midweek.

Oh Lordy It's Glenn Hysén wrote:

I See RedNWhite wrote:
Without Hleb we are looking much weaker now.

Sheffield gunner wrote:It's going to be a tough second half without Hleb.

one man team

He's brilliant at keeping the ball...any team in the world would miss him

jdg loves st. nicholas wrote:Villa tactics 2nd half (kick Hleb out ofd the match) were spot on

Typical.

No, it was just a foul, no tactics involved.

Gilberto in for Rosicky, We now have 3 DMs on the field

Patrick Berger in for Bouma... so Villa pressing hard for equalizer. Can we hold on for another 16 mins

1849: "I'd have Ashley Young for Joe Cole any day if I was the next England manager."
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Immediate tactical reply by O'Neill, Arsenal have 8 defenders on so Vila bring on an attacking midfielder for a full back.

Cinders wrote:

Puro wrote:Tight game at the Bridge fellows. No clear cut chances, with only Cudicini's desperate save from Solano's lob that the ref did not call a corner kick for the Hammers.

Mikel should've gotten a red card for his tackle, but then again Joe Cole, Gerrard, Lampard and the like only get a verbal warning for those.

If Mikel should have gone off then some West Ham players should have gone off before him. Cynical approach to the game from West Ham. This is everything that is wrong with English football. They've been sliding in from the outset and have been determined to lower the standard of the game.

That's a ridiculous thing to say. What did you expect us to go there and do? we took an approach to a hard game for us...which could've got us a point, maybe even 3 if we put in a good chance. To moan that a team are not letting Chelsea have it their way is pathetic.

Wenger should take a midfielder off and bring on bendtner

We are losing all Aeriel battles now. Carew is looking extremely dangerous.

He should never have brought Gilberto on. The guys past it.

Tweesus of Nazareth wrote:He should never have brought Gilberto on. The guys past it.

He has hardly played this season, and in 5 minutes he is past it. Jumping to conclusions are we

I See RedNWhite wrote:

Tweesus of Nazareth wrote:He should never have brought Gilberto on. The guys past it.

He has hardly played this season, and in 5 minutes he is past it. Jumping to conclusions are we

No, its more his performance over 90 minutes midweek that convinced me.

Phew we managed to hold on... that was close.

EASY WIN.


Way to go Gunners!

Bendtner MOTM. Arsenal without Fabregas, Hleb, Persie and Rosicky look woeful.

I See RedNWhite wrote:

Tweesus of Nazareth wrote:He should never have brought Gilberto on. The guys past it.

He has hardly played this season, and in 5 minutes he is past it. Jumping to conclusions are we

don't think he's past his best, he's the same player as last season imo. the problem with gilberto as i have always said he isn't a ball winner, isn't creative nor dynamic, so it fucks up the team's balance if he's played alongside another midfield who doesn't win the ball. Flamini isn't world class or anything but he wins the ball and is more dynamic and is the better passer. This allows us to pass the ball at a faster pace and counter attack when we win the ball. Everyone is focussed on henry's departure as the main reason we are playing well, but Gilberto was the main problem in the team. All wenger's succesfull teams of the past had a ball winner, the only time he played without one( ie the last 2 years) we stopped being title contenders.

5 POINTS CLEAR ME THINKS!

jdg loves st. nicholas wrote:5 POINTS CLEAR ME THINKS!

6 points

Arsenal play very good football but some of the players need to tone down the attitude, Flamini and Eboue most notable of them

Agooner wrote:

jdg loves st. nicholas wrote:5 POINTS CLEAR ME THINKS!

6 points

5 points, we do have a match in hand over Chelski

jdg loves st. nicholas wrote:EASY WIN.


Way to go Gunners!

Villa made it tough in the second half, but Arsenal based on the 1st half performance deserved the win.