Match Thread Arsenal v Everton KO Sun 23 Sep 2018 4pm

[Abraders]

Pretty sure mate that we were lucky to have Lukaku as long as we did in the end. He wanted out before Koeman's first season.

We were very lucky. Best striker we'll have seen here for a long time.

 

[Abraders]

We were better today but it's going to take time. There is nothing to be gained by turning on the players and the manager we need to stay behind them not crush them with unrealistic expectations.

Unrealistic expectations? It's not necessarily about today.

It's the fact we've literally only been able to beat Saints and Rotherham.

Defensively we look very very weak.

 

[twoblue]

Selling Lukaku was a huge mistake. The way we have spent the majority of the money will haunt us for a long time.

Selling him wasn’t the problem. Not replacing him adequately is the issue

 

[helpimonfire]

Well, it was nice to see our players in the opponents penalty area during a game. Even when 2 down.

It was not great, it was bad at times, but there was something. Maybe the attitude of a few players has improved? or maybe I am mad?

 

[ADT]

We were very lucky. Best striker we'll have seen here for a long time.

Strange thing is that maybe koeman would have been found out earlier if we had sold him earlier

 

[Saaby]

Selling him wasn’t the problem. Not replacing him adequately is the issue

Thanks to the Dutch clown and his sidekick

 

[Abraders]

Selling him wasn’t the problem. Not replacing him adequately is the issue

We weren't going to just replace a 20 goal a season striker with the click of our fingers though by any stretch of the imagination

 

[Abraders]

Strange thing is that maybe koeman would have been found out earlier if we had sold him earlier

100%

 

[Abraders]

Silva looks like he's ready to give up in his post game interview

 

[zook]

He was excellent off the ball. Just seen the stats, they back it up.

He won 10 tackles (6 more than any other player on the pitch, btw), made 3 clearances, 3 interceptions, gained possession 7 times and lost it 9 times.

He was, defensively, the best player on our team in terms of stats.

Bemusing how someone could be having a go at Gueye there, if we have players with a bit more creative talent than Davies to capitalise from the graft he puts in we’ll be a completely different team. Putting a lot of hope in Gomes in that role.

Yes Gueye doesn’t pick up many assists and most often plays the safe pass but if he was a better ball player than I highly doubt he’d be here. The stats alone show you how good he is at regaining possession it’s not his fault that we lack the players to convert the counters he creates for us into goals.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Strange thing is that maybe koeman would have been found out earlier if we had sold him earlier

Fair point. Lukaku scored 25 that season, which must be some sort of record for a team that only finished seventh.

 

[Sharpies volley]

We where the better team for most of the game. Apart from a 5 minute spell when they scored. The 2nd was an appalling decision. Why do we always get the bad decisions. That gets disallowed and we're still in the game. I thought Davies did well today. DCL no where near good enough. Still not convinced about Pickford, Cech came out and either caught or punched everything today. Pickford just stays on his line time and again. Sigurdson loses the ball and throws his hands in the air instead of trying to win it back.

 

[Saaby]

I watched the Fulham game yesterday and their midfielders have more ability then Davies

 

[Acelisc008]

Cech MOTM says it all. We did well and I’m optimistic things will come good under Silva. Get Mina in with Gomes and bed in Bernard.

 

[Tilling]