PL: Crystal Palace vs Arsenal | Saturday 11th January | KO: 12:30pm | BT Sport

[North5]

When Özil is having a quiet game we only have Luiz to pass the ball up. Xhaka despite being more solid under Arteta still doesn't offer enough.
If Özil doesn't show up which happens every few games , we struggle.

 

[OnlyOne]

Good half again. Lacazette and Torreira standouts, posters are furious about it.

 

[A_G]

Missed the last 10 minutes, I assume it's uneventful because discussion in the last few pages involves male circumcision rates in the Ivory Coast and HIV...?

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Good goal, hope we pick the intensity back up a bit tho difficult conditions.

 

[NieThePiet]

so we are just close to their penalty box and he blows the whistle?

 

[celestis]

Cant help but think we should be 2 up if Pepe had squared it.

 

[Ash10]

Why on earth has he booked Pepe?

Because he plays for Arsenal

 

[SA Gunner]

Worrying if that CP would have pressed us right from the first minute.

They would be out of gas by now, ready and primed for a roasting over the second half.

Think I saw this recently...

 

[carlito'sway]

Pretty scrappy out there. Let's hold on the score!

 

[BigPoppaPump]

I hope Pepe can have a Salah/Mane effect on our team one day.

 

[Mohamed7]

Please share live stream

I am at work

 

[The_Playmaker]

You can see what two players would add to this team. Take Özil and Xhaka out and put in two physical athletic players and our team would be so much better.

 

[Notorious Big]

Dropped off a little bit in last 15 min.Still,played some great football in first half.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Leno - 6
AMN - 6
Sokratis - 6
Luiz - 6
Kolasinac - 6
Xhaka - 6
Torreira - 6
Pepe - 4
Özil - 5
Aubameyang - 7
Lacazette - 5

 

[Makingtrax]

Players rejuvenated under Arteta

• AMN bossing Zaha
• Kola reborn
• Everyone sprinting back if they lose the ball.
• No mistakes from the CBs

Unbelievable stuff

 

[Tourbillion]

Why can't we hold on to good spells for longer than five mins? It became all Palace.

 

[Manberg]

I think Arteta would tell them not to get worked up by CP's aggression, ignore the fans and just play their game.

 

[SA Gunner]

Cant help but think we should be 2 up if Pepe had squared it.

Yup was screaming at my tv when I saw that.

Lad needs to learn that this isnt Lille anymore, and the responsibility is not entirely on him. Arteta needs to teach him to look up more.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

You can see what two players would add to this team. Take Özil and Xhaka out and put in two physical athletic players and our team would be so much better.

If we had wingers that would go at the opposition team and a be nuisance we'd be devastating.

 

[Eaststander74]

When Özil is having a quiet game we only have Luiz to pass the ball up. Xhaka despite being more solid under Arteta still doesn't offer enough.
If Özil doesn't show up which happens every few games , we struggle.

He hasn't shown up since Man Utd, two games ago. Just doesn't look able to get involved.He was on the periphery against Leeds, at best, but he's nowhere to be seen today, and we're firmly on top. So that myth continues to be murdered every week.