Match Thread Arsenal v Everton. 24th Oct at 1730.

[Caso01]

Both goals were the clowns fault.
If you're being kind the 2nd was a flat cross but the first one absolutely no excuses for the tool.
The ball was floating in the air for ages and when giroud headed it he was about 5 yards out.

Just come out and catch the ball

 

[roydo]

how are people blaming howard for giroud's goal ,the slipper has run under the ball and lost his man. it was a simple defensive header if he keeps the guy in front of him.

From 4 yards out though. Thought it was weird in real time, on the replay it looked awful from Howard.

 

[Smodger]

Just seen them goals again tim your finished mate.

 

[Professor Toffee]

Thierry Henry is a tit

 

[USABlue]

Yes.....comfortably.

Irrespective of what happened with the marking that was rank amateur goalkeeping.

And it seems to be happening with increasing frequency.

We need the goalkeeping position sorted.

Robles isn't any better. Agree it should be looked at in the summer. Howard hasn't done well today but our defenders get off blame free on a every goal despite terrible marking especially on set pieces. They're all to blame

 

[mitchell1996]

we've been sh!te. they havent been anything special themselves, not expecting anything else second half but for a 3-1 arsenal win or we'll just go into our shell and lose 2-1, sake

 

[deipnosophist]

Just switched over from the rugby...scanned through the first half...Tim Howard though

 

[Jamiednm]

Lennon doesn't do much for us I'm afraid. Del was just as anonymous for most of the first half, but got better.

 

[Donald Twain]

To easy all round Donald.

enough about your arse , what do you make of Tim?

 

[matty1878]

Second half Everton show some fight for the fans aye who have travelled there

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Haha espn graphics under the score line actually said

Howard saves-0

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Need a Keeper Doug (I seen the tactics they are preying on TH weakness of not coming out to collect the ball - all the surveys on here will make him noi better -I would put Robles on a sub he is a nightmare!

Yeah he was poor Joe, but the cross is easy, the run nothing special special to lose Stones and Jags is poor as well.

 

[Joey66]

....the 2nd goal was very poor and I'm talking about how the free kick resulted. As for the goals, I've said for an age that we don't appear to work defensively, it's only about what we do when we have the ball. Relatively comfortable then 2 minutes later we are 2 down. Very poor defending.

If you had a keeper behind you like TH how would you defend?
He is so scared on any high ball into his six yard box, and Arsenal know it!

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Not sure why people are slagging Deulofeu off when his pass to Barkley is the reason why he's there... He's done more than Lennon

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Mirallas should be in this game. Any shots we can get on goal in this weather the better.