PL: Southampton vs Arsenal | Thursday 25th June | KO: 18:00 | Sky Sports

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

3 at the back is killing us building anything

 

[Mo Britain]

Huge relief. If we hold on to this result we're not going down.

 

[Lady_Gooner]

If laca missed that chance there would be hell on. Massive bias toward academy players but they arent good enough and cost us alot of games

I wonder if it’s got to do with him being a young player and the other one is very experienced? im not sure though

 

[Ashybashy86]

The dog's even better than that waste ffs.

 

[El Duderino]

If laca missed that chance there would be hell on. Massive bias toward academy players but they arent good enough and cost us alot of games

Lacazette is a 50 million pound international goal scorer who's getting benched by an Academy kid.

That "small" difference is why he get's slated.

 

[2Smokeyy]

Honestly if only Özil played instead of Ceballos, there would be a huge improvement. Hope to see him in the second half.

Arteta is trying to prove a point.

I don’t think we’re seeing Özil again.

 

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

It's like watching two bottom table teams slugging it out to avoid relegation ffs.

Except relegation fight are more entertaining than this

I think one of the commentators got it right, a group stage world cup match, just need to add in no crowd and it being a meaningless game.

 

[#254]

So so done with Ceballos.

His running looks so laboured. I wonder how he would run if he weren't an athlete.
Am sure AMN's attitude is maybe the only thing keeping him out.

 

[El Duderino]

It's like watching two bottom table teams slugging it out to avoid relegation ffs.

Except relegation fight are more entertaining than this

It's like watching two teams that are safe from relegation and have nothing else to play for in the league. Which is kind 100% the truth here.

 

[MutableEarth]

Pretty OK half IMO. We don't look that troubled, we just need to have a decent 2nd half which has been a challenge of late.

Still a few teething problems for me, namely that the front 3 aren't getting enough touches in the final 3rd, especially Pepe who's not in the game at all. It's a shame that his side has both Bellerin and Ceballos in it because both men look off the pace so far and I haven't been impressed. Bellerin's actually been OK defensively though (the team as a whole have defended MUCH better, seems Xhaka's return has had a calming effect) but on the ball he's been utter bollocks. Ceballos takes too long to do everything and kills all the moves.

Nketiah's working really hard and having a decent game so far - yet I'm still seeing him be overly criticised compared to others, even though he created the goal by himself with his work rate. Auba has been doing a lot of running aswell and working hard. Auba is seeing far more of the ball because Saka and Tierney are working well in a tandem. We need to replace Bellerin and Ceballos at HT. I hate to put AMN at RB but he might be necessary as he will at least be able to get the ball to Pepe.

I'd entertain bringing on Özil or Smith, as we need some quicker passing through the lines.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Nektiah was our best player worked very hard

 

[Hunta]

When did we last go 2 up against somebody in the league?

 

[sdotzdot]

Lacazette is a 50 million pound international goal scorer who's getting benched by an Academy kid.

That "small" difference is why he get's slated.

laca is done out here. As is Özil. Genuinely can’t believe after all this time and all the evidence people still think if these players were on we’d be completely different. Selective memory is incredible

 

[James Bond]

If laca missed that chance there would be hell on. Massive bias toward academy players but they arent good enough and cost us alot of games

Lacazette hasn’t scored a goals away from home in ages and you’re slating Eddie for a miss?

The non academy players have cost loads of games (and loads in wages in doing so )already, so might as well give the kid a go and a chance to grow.

 

[Oxeki]

It's like watching two teams that are safe from relegation and have nothing else to play for in the league. Which is kind 100% the truth here.

You'd think some of the players will be playing for their Future to remain here

 

[boonthegoon]

Please sub off Ceballos ASAP. Useless.

 

[Ash10]

It's like watching two teams that are safe from relegation and have nothing else to play for in the league. Which is kind 100% the truth here.

A battle of mid-table obscurity

 

[Mo Britain]

Good half. Eddie should’ve done better with that moment at the end of the half.
We’ve dropped a lot of points from winning positions under Arteta.......

Definitely. Needed to get Auba in. But he got the goal from nothing so I'll cut him slack on that one.

 

[kraphtous]

Arteta is trying to prove a point.

I don’t think we’re seeing Özil again.

He’s on the bench though.

Xhaka
Özil Saka
Pepe Nketiah Auba​

Would be so much better.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Ceballos doesn't look like Spanish midfielder all Spanish talented in midfield and very good with ball he is neither he just hoof if everytime he on ball.