Match Threads Arsenal vs Spurs - Match Thread

[mike_l]

never want to see Sanchez at RB again

Ditto Rose at left back for me, Davies until Sessegnon is ready if he's the king term plan.

 

[worcestersauce]

Seems to me that was one the neutrals would have enjoyed.

 

[Blue]

A draw is better than most of us expected. Decent result but still think we look disinterested at times. On to the next one i guess.

 

[mil1lion]

For all the criticism of the defence it's really the lack of a defensive midfielder that's the problem. We really miss Dier in this type of game. We're far too open with Winks and Sissoko together. It's ok when you're on the front foot and dominate possession but we can't do that in games like this. We got away with the draw really because of how casual we were playing from the back and how open we were in centre midfield.

Still we're slowly getting there in attack. Eriksen makes a big difference, still far from his best. Son looked good but lacking sharpness in the final 3rd, as is Kane really. Alli has just returned and Lo Celso looks very tidy on the ball with a willing to advance. We'll be back to our best soon enough I'm sure. We just need to get that balance between defence and attack right.

 

[Easy as AVB]

Fantastic game to watch for neutrals, classic Premier League. Let's see how many points other teams take from Man City and Arse away. Newcastle apart, think we'd take this start

 

[ILS]

Sanchez was playing out of position. He just needs to be more mature which I hope time is on his side. But in Spurs side, fans had not patience.

Rose on the other hand is almost unforgivable. He used to be the best LB in the country but he was so far off in his game now it's amazing for that to happen.

Davies is a better defender and at the moment I think we need all the help we can get.

 

[richard_gleeson]

Sissoko finishing for a professional footballer is unacceptable. I think any other player in the premier League finishes that last chance

 

[KevinW]

A bit of perspective. Last season City and Arsenal away were two defeats. This season they are two draws. Lots to work on but two difficult away games out of the way with something to show from both. Kane a bit of a concern though. Doesn't look sharp

 

[Shadydan]

Not sure what to feel about that game. Odd.

Yeah lots of different emotions at the moment, when nhhe dust settles though it's a good point.

 

[rossdapep]

It's strange because it's a good result but I find myself massively irritated. Sissoko doing my absolute head in, we need better than him in the centre of midfield simple as, missing often is one thing but how can he hit the ball wildly over every single fucking time. Kane, why is he not shooting there at the end instead of passing to Sissoko and also his with his Vardy-esque dive when he had Lo Celso (I think) in the middle.

Poch, taking off our one fast player when we're playing on the counter and keeping Lucas on the bench, the mind boggles.

It's a good result really, especially after they got one it seemed massively typical for them to turn it around.

The thing that stood out to me though was just a massive lack of quality and how cheaply we gave the ball away, all game. Winks and Sissoko in particular for me.

Tiredness cause they are having to do a lot of running. Wait til Lo Celso and Ndombele come in.

We'll be much better and fresher on the ball

 

[yankspurs]

The biggest worry is Kane imo. The old Kane would have tried to shoot instead of looking for the pen against Sokratis and could very well have scored. The same with the earlier chance where he opted for a bad pass to Dele instead of trying to smash it in.. He's also rarely on the end of runs and has looked a bit clueless about what to do at times..

Kane has been clueless for a few years now.

 

[stevensthfc]

Lloris’ kicking is actually laughable. Needs the ball rolled back to him to get any height on his kicks.

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Next up for us after the international break, Zaha & co, no offence to Sanchez but I hope we don’t see him up against him, although it’s not like we have many options ffs

 

[Gb160]

You’re not a Spurs fan if you think 2-0 is remotely safe.

Im chuffed, was expecting a 4-2 when they equalised,.

 

[daveduvet]

Did feel Dele was bundled over. Watching it again still feel the same. Better than last week. Next, we’ll be better again.

 

[seppo]

How old is this Auba guy? Absolute state of that haircut. Has he shaved 'race' lines in to his eyebrows as well?

 

[wrd]

That dive was fucking pathetic from Kane, but choosing to pass to Sissoko is damn near unforgivable

 

[jonnyp]

Same mistakes keep occuring. Why can we not clear a ball? Why dont we press the man on the ball? Why are we not following obvious runs in behind? Why are our set pieces so shit? Sanchez should never play right back ever. Sissoko has been shit so far this season.

 

[BigVic]

Really need N'Dombele back. Sissoko and Rose both look like age is starting to catch up to them. Winks did very little again.

Not sure how we are going to replace our entire back four next summer but looking like we may need to do so (through contracts or age). Verts looked slow to ball in both goals.

TBF I would take Pepe on this team in a second. Needs fine tuning but you can see the potential he has.

Im not one of these people that bangs the Winks drum 24/7 but thought he done well today.

 

[JayB]

That’s two of the five away matches to top six rivals done and dusted. The performances are a concern but I’m not overly worried given the players who have been out of the team for one reason or another.

We can move on now with a settled squad and hopefully get key pieces like Ndombele, Lo Celso, Eriksen, Vertonghen, Dele, and Son fully up to speed within the next run of matches. This group has much more to offer than we’ve seen so far and our top four rivals have major issues themselves. I’m calm and I think Poch is too.