*~*~* Arsenal v Sunderland match thread *~*~*

[McGregor]

Yes it’s exactly that easy. Remind me why you aren’t a professional footballer exactly?

Honestly stop having a bloody meltdown. Whinge when Hume fucks up in league one by all means (and he will, he is shite) but haway cut the lad some slack tonight

Chances are he'll fuck up in league one too, sadly.

 

[North Yorks Mackem]

Played some decent football tonight. Defensively we are vulnerable though. We've seen it in league 1, so were always going to see it against arsenal.

Up front we showed how weak the squad is by bringing on Kimpioka.

At the end of the day we need to invest if we want to get top two in the league. All eyes on January.

 

[bedlington mackem]

This, totally out of his depth

Tbf Pepe and Cedric ripped us apart in the first half too

 

[YorkMackem]

Couldn't cope with their finishing and class, but absolutely proud of the open play, effort and desire. We gave it a go and in extended periods were excellent.

 

[DJP]

Disappointing in the end, but played some really good stuff.

Agreed, although the boo boys will have you.

Actually @Boo has liked your post!

 

[ron]

Did alright until Hume came on

I think Hume and every other full back is hung out to dry by Johnsons tactics, this season we have played 3 players at left back and every one plays nearer to the centre of the pitch than the wing, over the season how many goals have we conceded by letting wide players run at us.

 

[alicante mackem]

The difference between elite level young players and our young players is quite marked. This is why talk of our young players getting England caps whilst playing in league one is for the birds

You are wrong, Neil will. But it appears you got the outcome you wanted judging by your pre-match comments and your comment now.

 

[Medulla]

Gulf just too big. Hopefully be a great learning experience for the lads, but didn't disgrace themselves. Unlucky in the first half really

 

[TravellingMackem]

Chances are he'll fuck up in league one too, sadly.

Yes probably but he was against Pepe tonight with Smith-Rowe and Odegaard feeding him. Whinge when he fucks up in league one, but not tonight

 

[LeicesterMackem]

Well played lads. The injury to Broadhead, the lack of an obvious replacement, and the change of system cost us in the second half.

I agree, but if that hadn’t happened I think we’d have lost 4-1 instead of 5. Or possibly 5-2.

 

[0verlord44]

We went toe to toe with them there and should be proud. Kept the ball, made chances, scored and played our football. Had injuriy issues as we alsways do bow and still had a go at them.

Plus the fans were mint. Hats off to both.

 

[WB1974]

Aw what a moment
Fuk off

Game changed when Broadhead came off.

Excellent effort 1st half but as expected outclassed in the 2nd.

Did aye

 

[Alfies Hat]

Competitive for 45 mins.

Which is OK.
Hope the confidence isn't destroyed.

 

[gipetto]

Couldn't cope with their finishing and class, but absolutely proud of the open play, effort and desire. We gave it a go and in extended periods were excellent.

Yep, lots of positives in there. Not disheartened at all.

 

[wrighty]

Well done lads. Did the club proud

I think they competed well. Pritchard is quality. You could see the lack of quality ( relatively) in our back line. They were very quick and ultimately too much quality but we can be proud at how we knocked them out of their rhythm at times.

 

[redflagflyinghigh]

Game changed when Broadhead came off.

Excellent effort 1st half but as expected outclassed in the 2nd.

same as in the league, to be fair.

We just can't deal with a formation change.

 

[w73]

We’ve played well but been firmly beaten by a better team. Theres no shame in the gulf in class here tbh.

The League is key and this game should give the lads confidence going into our next game. They’ve stood toe to toe with the best and done us proud tonight for me tbf

Gives me more confidence for L1 but we've got to play like that week in, week out.

 

[beachball]

We can take a lot from that first half, the Broadhead injury changed the whole game.

I really hope it's not serious

It’s not serious apparently. Will only miss the Christmas games

 

[TZMouk]

Enjoyed that. Proud of the effort. Hume going against a player, that cost twice as much as our club, in his first game back was always going to be a tough ask.

 

[deanoferrino]

O’Brien walking round with his souvenir Arsenal shirt the f***ing mug. Please don’t pick this loser again.