PL: Everton vs Arsenal | Saturday 21st December | KO: 12:30 | BT Sport

[OSBK]

Tough game, very happy with the result. We looked compact, hungry to work hard and most important as a collective we played within our limits.

Keown can piss off, not mentioning our defense today. Saying we played poor, if he thinks that is poor then he should watch our last 10 games.

 

[Garrincha]

If Arteta can balance the midfield with & without the ball think its a 4th-6th team still.

Hope the club give him some money to really build the two or three he wants. Its not a super expensive position.

Dani could be a sleeper coming back to fitness now.

 

[RacingPhoton]

An away cleansheet :bounce:

 

[SingmeasongSong]

?

He's crap. Wouldn't have made much difference.

He's been defensive player that had several good games and even scored winners for us in close games to get us 3 points.
We'd have like 6-9 points less without him.

You'd be looking at relegation places right now with the other crap we have

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

They should have had a penalty too imo. VAR is weird in England.

 

[Furious]

At least Freddie laid the foundations for the Xhaka-Torreira midfield for Arteta. This is our most solid midfield by some distance.

 

[Malky]

That was awful, but we didn't lose.

 

[Camron]

We've got a glimpse of what it's like playing without Aubameyang.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Good result.
Thanks Freddie.

Over to you, Mikel.

 

[Furious]

He's been defensive player that had several good games and even scored winners for us in close games to get us 3 points.
We'd have like 6-9 points less without him.

You'd be looking at relegation places right now with the other crap we have

Not sure I buy that.

 

[Camron]

Xhaka was good today. If he had two legs he'd be a great player.

 

[Plutarch]

We weren't very good, but I'm not too disappointed as I was expecting us to lose. Our defence and defensive cover seemed to be better today. A clean sheet in a tough away match seems like some sort of achievement. But everything needs to improve a lot, let's hope Arteta is the man for the job.

 

[Ewarwoowar]

On balance our youth have stood up to an Everton side that has been rejuvenated and that have been mugging off other sides with physicality and energy, our youth negated that pretty well, just a shame we did not have a CF with guile, pace and power to take that next step.

 

[Justin1986]

I think the number 10 role is dead for us from now and so is the 4321.
433 with a 6 and two number 8s will prob be the way Arteta will go judging on wot he’s come from, no player can ever get the ball to stick when there in the hole , wether Özil, smith Rowe or Willock

 

[Fewtch]

At least Freddie laid the foundations for the Xhaka-Torreira midfield for Arteta. This is our most solid midfield by some distance.

Emery would still be in charge if he’d stuck with that midfield

 

[remains]

We looked pretty comfortable defensively but the lack of quality in attack was worrying.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

At least Freddie laid the foundations for the Xhaka-Torreira midfield for Arteta. This is our most solid midfield by some distance.

Xhaka likely gone in January though

 

[Preacher]

Freddie's tenure showed that he doesn't like Pepe or his effort on the pitch during the training/games.

 

[Furious]

Emery would still be in charge if he’d stuck with that midfield

And we're all grateful he didn't.

Cheers Unai.

 

[Sanis]

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