FA Cup 4th Round: Southampton v Arsenal | Saturday, January 23 | KO: 12:15 UTC | BT Sport

[Sweet'n'Soulful]

How can't I see nobody can make them better?

Pepe was much better under Emery.

Willian was much better under Lampard.

You need to relax a little.

Pepe was better under Emery? His form and consistency don’t point to him being better under anyone. Come on lad

 

[Sniper Mik]

Shocking how many attacking players we had on in the second half and still couldn’t muster anything of note.

Shows how much quality we lack in attack.

Man I miss Pires, Bergkamp and dare I say even Nasri

Can't string two passes together. Arsenal fans have been so conditioned to this crap football for years now that nobody even bats an eye

 

[kofigunner]

What a load of ****e you should be able to adapt your play and your formation based on who you play and who’s in it. Doesn’t have to be Ronaldo. It’s like playing Andy Carroll up front and never putting a cross in

So what exactly is Nketiah’s style, as you put it? What should the team do to get the best out of him?

 

[OnlyOne]

Pepe was better under Emery? His form and consistency don’t point to him being better under anyone. Come on lad

He really was, was better under Arteta last year as well.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

It’s a funny one really. I mean, he fielded a team mostly of players that this forum are united in thinking are absolute ****ing gash, yet when we lose, it’s the managers fault.

lol, you need to look closer. The forum is not united on anything.

Next, people are upset because Arteta played obviously gash players and lost this competition. Everything you are saying is consistent with that, except the united forum thing.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

So what exactly is Nketiah’s style, as you put it? What should the team do to get the best out of him?

Put him on the bench.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

He has not shown promise at this level. Arteta’s faith in him is a mistake. Time has proven this; it’s time to move him and bring in better.

I agree.

 

[Riou]

Watching us lose this match like...

 

[Flying Okapis]

Flamini buys the club from Kroenke. Keeps Arteta as coach. Hire Overmars as manager.

You do know Flamini isnt a billionaire right? Hes actually very very far from it.

Overmars is also a director of football, not a manager.

 

[Jakarta]

Yo that Nasri goal against porto was straight fire. Guy was a baller.

Imagine Pepe trying to pull off a goal like that?

Can’t see it at all, his close control is a joke.

 

[SomGooner]

I’m absolutely certain that each and everyone of us who weigh less than a hippo would do better than Willian.

£120k for what exactly? Disgusting

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Pepe has always been inconsistent.

 

[Beany]

I mean i think I'm cool with it because we won the cup last year. I desperately want this club to win the europa league or get top 4 this season. Both are possible especially with the additions

I agree that either of those outcomes is better than an FA cup as they would bring us CL, which is the clear priority. Whether either was more likely than another cup run is another matter. Regardless, I feel that our selection threw this game away. That’s either poor management or the result of structural deficiencies which seem to have hung around this club for over a decade now. Teams that are genuine contenders for the top four and beyond don't suffer this, year after year.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

Imagine Pepe trying to pull off a goal like that?

Can’t see it at all, his close control is a joke.

Tbh, he's sometimes a hair from that..... but he never cuts that way, he cuts to his left.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

Pepe has always been inconsistent.

His # of games that he doesnt score or create a good chance is higher than the # of games he impacts positively.

 

[Jack_the_boy]

I’ve been very critical of Arteta’s team selection today (rotating too much) but the referee was an absolute shambles. Everything went against us.

 

[DUFFMAN]

I’ve been very critical of Arteta’s team selection today (rotating too much) but the referee was an absolute shambles. Everything went against us.

Knew after the first minute when we should have had a free and he just jogged on.

We really do get some ****tard referees.

 

[Maybe]

Danny Ings would take our attack to another level. Wonder how much he would cost but such an easy improvement over what we have and the guy wants to move

 

[Jakarta]

Danny Ings would take our attack to another level. Wonder how much he would cost but such an easy improvement over what we have and the guy wants to move

I’m a fan, but he has a bad history with injuries.

We don’t need another striker approaching his 30’s.

 

[Maybe]

I’m a fan, but he has a bad history with injuries.

We don’t need another striker approaching his 30’s.

For 20-30, I'd take him. He makes everyone around him so much better, and the team can just hit the ball in his direction and he always finds a way to keep it. Doesn't depend on pace like some others, so I would expect to get 3 solid years out of him, which would be a nice return if we could get him for a price I've mentioned