Arsenal Banter Archive April 27 2017

27 Apr 2017 22:45:59
I want us to finish in the top four.
I want us to win the cup.
But given what the management, players and fans are saying about easy they are going to stuff us, I almost want us to beat them more than anything else.
I know its not logical but some of things they are saying are truly awful.

27 Apr 2017 23:59:37
For top4 we need to win every game I feel. Not happening. Be nice to win sunday tho.

28 Apr 2017 11:57:35
Players and management at Spurs saying they are going to stuff us. Plus, supporters who beat up there own fans, demands a reaction from our players!
I believe we will turn up for this one and we will win!

27 Apr 2017 17:38:07
Is there anyone on here defending Sanchez for diving, if so I have some glasses I can borrow, it was the most embarrassing thing I've seen since rivaldo did it.

27 Apr 2017 18:30:45
I love how people will not stick up or get behind some players and manager but are quick to defend Alexis when he does something so silly. Only a small minority tho.

27 Apr 2017 18:46:25
I will defend the fact that he didn't dive! What he did do was play act like he had been hit by a sniper. And I don't believe for one second it hurt him because against West Ham he caught two balls that were drilled at him on his chest and did a little ball juggling afterwards.

27 Apr 2017 19:00:37
Great player who has been absolutely brilliant for Arsenal football club but last night he let himself and the club down badly, one ridiculously stupid embarrassing deplorable incident should not define Alexis Sanchez time with us but it certainly blight's his reputation badly which is sad.
Up until last night if someone used the term " doing a Sanchez ' I'd instantly think of someone working tirelessly and scoring great goals but now if someone said ' he did a Sanchez ' we'd all be thinking of someone throwing themselves on the floor like a spoilt brat trying to get someone else sat on the naughty step, what a shame.

27 Apr 2017 19:44:13
Agree sano he didn't dive, he just did a bit of play acting to try and get the idiot who threw the ball at him sent off. I agree with winterburn, poor reffing and during and after the incident did not show who is in charge.

27 Apr 2017 20:25:43
To be fair Sanchez saw the previous long throwings and it was the only time Leicester looked dangerous. He saw the danger and stoped it. Slightly dirty but the desire to win. He's also the only arsenal player who stands in front of the ball when an opponent wins a free kick to let the team set itself. Top player in my eyes.

27 Apr 2017 20:32:14
Before last night he reminded me of Suarez for all the right footballing reasons but last night he showed the opposite side of that resemblance that no one wants to see imo.

27 Apr 2017 21:07:28
I think both parties should have got a yellow card for ungentlemanly conduct which would have meant Leicester down to 10.

27 Apr 2017 22:30:01
Exactly. I still believe winterburn was correct in saying the referee could've avoided that whole scenario. Did anyone here watch it by any chance. I noticed the ref was w
Waving his hand towards himself and I was thinking is he telling Alexis to get back or Fuchs to get on with taking the throw. Should've gone over and told Alexis to get back 2 metres.

27 Apr 2017 22:29:50
I think you should all get over it. Lots of class players did it before and just to buy time, he's only mistake that he took too long to fall. I thought it was hilarious.

27 Apr 2017 22:36:02
I'd say he dived to the floor acting a fool made himself look a right tit.

28 Apr 2017 08:15:23
It wasn't a dive jelfy, just be pedantic and all but no dive, but embarrassing fairy behaviour yes.

27 Apr 2017 00:30:26
Happy with tonight's result on balance, considering how poor we were. There are no easy games in this league and you've got to take wins at this stage in the season, no matter how ugly.
On the subject of ugly, that Leicester back line can definitely put in an old-fashioned reducer early in the game. The studs in Giroud's back just after he'd come on were nasty and I can't help thinking someone must've ruffled Theo right at the start. He's capable of going missing in a lot of games but he was wimping out of everything this time and almost never seemed to want the ball. Looked a bit like a player who'd suffered a nasty leg break and was fearful of contact.

Anyway, main positives are: clean sheet, the Ox got a rest (I suspect Arsène wanted him rested and fit for Sunday) ; Nacho had a reasonable impact again; Xhaka genuinely improved Arsenal's performance and Bellerin got some vital minutes in.

Main negatives: Sanchez was more of a liability than anything else and looked like he was angling for suspension from the NLD; Theo didn't look like a man recently dropped and fighting for his place; Koscielny looked like he could be out a while; and if we can't take our chances in attack and get that easily bullied off the ball, we won't even have a hope of securing a draw this weekend.

27 Apr 2017 05:44:52
The thing this team and Arsene need is results a few great performance would be the iceing on the cake.
Of the reported 80% of fans who were ready for a change of manager after the Palace game 40% are capable of being won back over by Arsene and I'm sure many have already fallen back into line with these 3 wins.
Avoiding defeats against Spurs and Utd would probably be enough to put Arsene back in a position where he again has 50% of fans happy for him to stay on as manager.
They say a weeks a long time in politics but in football it can take just 90 minutes to dramatically turn opinion polls upside down.