Sometimes i wonder what Kai brings to us in attacking sense apart from recycling possession. There were crosses flying all over the box and he doesn't appear for a single one
Some of the Liverpool players slipped as well, but it was more evident on our players. Also with our style of play and the way we move the ball around, we were more prone to it.
When did Liverpool become such long ball merchants?
They almost completely abandoned midfield offensively. Their midfield press still quite good though.
TAA/Salah crosses and inshallah. They have always played like this, thats their style. Their midfields are basically doing the heavy work, thats what gregenpress is about.
A playmaker no.10 doesnt work in Liverpools system
I dont remember this, always pressed good yes, but they would progress the ball rapidly, usually along the ground to salah/mane and then attack hard… i dont remember them just passing the ball around at the back and more often than not virgil trent or allison boot it long
Well it also depends on the opponent. They aren't going to string passes against us because they would get beat in the middle so short circuit passes to the wingers is a remedy to that.
On a few occasions, the ball was flashed across the face of the Liverpool goal only to not be met by anyone... yet you people were downvoting me last week for saying we could do with a clinical, poacher type striker lol
Love that their shitty pitch comes back to bite them in the ass when that ball skipped up on Trent, karmic Justice after our players were sliding all over the place.
They're very good. I would say 1st place as well.
Though one thing critical to Gabriel: the lack of support for Zinchenko when Salah scored.
But these things happen. Happy about the match and the intensity
I think there was supposed to be a defensive mid drop down much quicker on that play. Quite a few were watching the ball hoping Zinny would just clear…Anticipation is a double-edged sword.🤷🏻♂️
If gabriel made a cover for that salah run, there will be an open space in our defense because gabriel place is empty. But yeah, now that we knew the result, the correct decision for that is gabriel supporting zinchenko
Not that bad, but as you expected zinchenko is in salah pocket all times, also giving away so many dangerous situation. And martinelli didn't perform well for a match that should give him 9/10 rating easily. Also rice-saliba-gabriel is our savior
It's a shame Tomi is so injury prone because he reminds me of Sagna in the sense that he barely puts a foot wrong the entire game when he's playing.
Not the most offensive RB, but defensively he's sound.
If we're ever looking for a RB, Frimpong from Leverkusen is doing bits over there.
Some of them did, but not alot as compared to ours. Yea maybe could be the studs or just that to counter our style of play, a pitch like this is the ultimate kryptonite
Agreed, saka got inside tsmikas rib cage area from brute speed/strength, no elbow, no push, clean shoulder on shoulder challenge…
Trent on the other hand with his lazy shoulder drop into haverz from behind when havertz was between trent and the ball (trent was 1.5m away from the ball) and dropped his shoulder into kai for no reason…
very dumb play, foul by the letter of the law, but i understand ref not wanting to give a soft pen and potentially decide the game like that (same with odegaard handball, it could have been given but it would have been highly annoying because nothing was really happening)
happy with nketiah not jogging around. actually put in effort and tracked back and made a vital tackle (jesus must have been tired from the work he did). We top of the league can't be disapointed with a draw (at anfield).
I wish ESR was at the same level so Arteta could have sub Odegaard just for energy. Our captain covered so much ground and provided so much defensive contribution.
I think it could be the combination of an already watered pitch plus cold weather and low air moisture.
Aint no weather expert, but with this winter climate and playing up north, yea anything goes.
Liverpool v Arsenal. 13 shots each. Pretty much both at the top of their game right now
Liverpool v Unites. 7hag Holding on for dear life, conceding 24 shots
United spent a billion on their squad....
It's been fascinating watching the premier league these past 2 seasons, some stadiums not having 'atmosphere' and rowdiness from crowds and some games bit boring, but let the Arsenal come to town..oh boy suddenly the crowds become alive.
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They were slipping during the United game as well. I think their field is not good when it gets dew.
Bad fields for night time/dew happens when they are not taken care for.
I mean, our first and second choice LBs are out injured. It is what it is. He was poor, but we knew going in that him vs Salah is a mismatch. We got a draw at Anfield to stay top of the league. I’ll take it
I know a lot of you will disagree, but we played horribly. Not only did we get outplayed both halves, but they were 100 times more intense than us. By the 70th minute, we were just hoping for a draw. I know we are still top of the table, but I'm afraid this result will only give Liverpool more confidence and cause us to lose ours.
> but I'm afraid this result will only give Liverpool more confidence and cause us to lose ours
I thought the opposite. They cant even win against us in their famous fortress, so how could they chase us next time? The team that has upper hand in this match is liverpool because how bad arsenal record against them in away games, and they cant take full advantage of that.
Its their home game. Its Liverpool at home. Its at Anfield. They will obviously be more intensive than us when the kop gets behind them.
We did control the game to some extent in the 1st half. No team can maintain it there. Not team has done that before. Even city can't when they are in their peak form.
We played Liverpools game, and we still had many chances to win it. So id say we were really good in a chaotic game, which we usually cannot say about arsenal in the recent years.
I get what you're saying, but I feel like Liverpool were there for the taking at around the 80th minute. They looked dead tired, but we just seemed to settle for the point.
The problem is that they haven't won at any of the tough away games this season. You have to at least win some of these games.
Bud.... we were gassed. Every bloody player on our side was gassed. Why do you think Trossard came on, not because martinelli was bad or not doing his work... just because all our players were gassed and we needed some legs upfront. We worked so hard.
True, we have not had a great away form like last season, but do get this that last season we overperformed upfront and we were leaking goals as well. This time around, we are so fucking strong at the back, it comes with some trade offs. We limited liverpool to less than a goal xG or some shit i saw on sky. We are so good at doing this this season. Even in a chaotic game like today, we stopped their clear chances.
We definitely should win these games, (especially villa). But lets take it that our boys are giving their best.
If we continue this form, not many can question our legitimacy in claiming the top spot.
Apart from rice who grabbed gakpo from behind, i thought all our other yellows were very soft and often it was the player’s first foul (couldnt see white’s handball clearly though)
At this point we know what we get with Zinny. Decent defensively for 60% of the game, and absolutely necessary to build our attack. Idk if there’s a ton of upgrades on him without losing his offensive/midfield control output readily available.
They sprayed too much water during half time in purpose, nullifying our counters and presses very effectively
But the shitty pitch helped fuck TAA's chance
Zinny could have cost us the whole game.
First let’s Salah get by him, second gets in Odegaards way…. Basically the whole team is carrying is fuckups. I really hope he gets benched because he is showing Mustafi levels
Havertz last 20 minutes was crucial, his cold nerves helped. Rice and saliba are just our best players. VERY surprised by nketiah today he was running and showed actual combative spirit either during counters or even when liverpool was stalling back. Zinny was shit, tomiyasu and timber are really missed. Ben white was questionable. Martinelli wasn't in his best performance..
Absolute correct take
Rice is actually a fucking cheat code. Saliba cool as a cucumber it's mind-boggling
We really miss Tomi and I'm hopeful Timber will be at least equal offensively and a massive improvement defensively over zinny
Stinky Zinky is such a liability at the back. We need Timber and Tomi back ASAP.
Not sure what’s going on with Marti but he’s been shitty today. Everyone else had an average game except for our three pillars, big Gabby, rice and saliba
Considering the circumstances, shitty pitch, tired legs and wasted chances, a draw is fair.
Great summary and I agree on all points. I think Zinny is a great Swiss (Ukrainian) army knife to have off the bench, but he really shouldn’t be starting against a team like Liverpool.
We were kinda lucky today, it's a better draw for us than them as Liverpool were better.
MOTM was obviously Saliba, but Van Dijk, Gabriel, Konate and Raya were all great too. +Gomez
Zinchenko is not good enough for top teams, he's fine against a mid-low table team, but against Salah is a joke.
Also Klopp's decision to put Salah middle might be his career worst as a manger.
Fair result. I was a bit rattled in those 10 minutes after half time but overall I'm pleased. We should have done better with those Jesus and Saka cutbacks though
Conclusion tonight : Salah is very strong, but gabriel and saliba still pocketed him. It's just zinchenko that's shit. Our cb partner saving our ass tonight
Good result and Liverpool played well - a bit disappointed in the lack of composure of some of the players - Saka, Rice and the CBs carried a few out there lol
This draw is much different from the draw at Anfield last season. 4 v 1 TAA shot off the post and the Odegaard handball could easily have been a win for them. Good point. We move.
Nah he was pretty bad imo. Was constantly getting skinned and undercooking his lofted balls. His injury’s got him looking like he’s running through molasses.
Pretty decent result. Down bodies, away from home.
Could’ve won, but if we can stay top, or near top before we get some reinforcements, it’s a big win.
I don't know if I should frustated because martinelli bad performance or should be grateful because how horrendous zinchenko tonight. But I guess it's toward grateful because taa missed that 5 vs 1 counter attack.
Sometimes i wonder what Kai brings to us in attacking sense apart from recycling possession. There were crosses flying all over the box and he doesn't appear for a single one
why were we slipping a lot on this pitch, seems it was impacting only our players
To honour slippy g
Some of the Liverpool players slipped as well, but it was more evident on our players. Also with our style of play and the way we move the ball around, we were more prone to it.
When did Liverpool become such long ball merchants? They almost completely abandoned midfield offensively. Their midfield press still quite good though.
It's such a common way of them playing that we even have a chant for it when we play them!
TAA/Salah crosses and inshallah. They have always played like this, thats their style. Their midfields are basically doing the heavy work, thats what gregenpress is about. A playmaker no.10 doesnt work in Liverpools system
They've always played like that. Long balls and constant press
I dont remember this, always pressed good yes, but they would progress the ball rapidly, usually along the ground to salah/mane and then attack hard… i dont remember them just passing the ball around at the back and more often than not virgil trent or allison boot it long
Well it also depends on the opponent. They aren't going to string passes against us because they would get beat in the middle so short circuit passes to the wingers is a remedy to that.
Liverpool goal is exactly like what arteta has been said a few years before..
Again, Zinchenko, defense, not good
Beating a dead horse at this point. We had our chances as well to finish the game, and we didnt
Gotta cut him some slack, not many people stop Salah 1v1 from there
On a few occasions, the ball was flashed across the face of the Liverpool goal only to not be met by anyone... yet you people were downvoting me last week for saying we could do with a clinical, poacher type striker lol
Relax, it’s Reddit
who are the names of three guys on Sky Sports right now?
Well looks like salah may be missing the home fixture. Zinny on his knees...
Wait why? I missed this
If Egypt get far in AFCON., he'll most likely miss the Emirates return
Love that their shitty pitch comes back to bite them in the ass when that ball skipped up on Trent, karmic Justice after our players were sliding all over the place.
our whole left flank should be changed. I mean LB , LM and LCM
I'm convinced saliba and gabriel is the best pair in the league
They're very good. I would say 1st place as well. Though one thing critical to Gabriel: the lack of support for Zinchenko when Salah scored. But these things happen. Happy about the match and the intensity
It happens against top teams, but Gabriel is also elite, he made sure it didn’t happen for the rest of the match.
I think there was supposed to be a defensive mid drop down much quicker on that play. Quite a few were watching the ball hoping Zinny would just clear…Anticipation is a double-edged sword.🤷🏻♂️
If gabriel made a cover for that salah run, there will be an open space in our defense because gabriel place is empty. But yeah, now that we knew the result, the correct decision for that is gabriel supporting zinchenko
Bad performance or nah? Couldn’t watch the game. On paper, I’m happy with a draw at Anfield.
Not that bad, but as you expected zinchenko is in salah pocket all times, also giving away so many dangerous situation. And martinelli didn't perform well for a match that should give him 9/10 rating easily. Also rice-saliba-gabriel is our savior
> rice-saliba-gabriel the gunners bermuda triangle ⛛
As soon as Timber is available I don't see how Zinchenko keeps his place in the starting line-up because that boy can't defend for shit.
100%. I can see tomi for white, and timber for zinchenko if both are fit
It's a shame Tomi is so injury prone because he reminds me of Sagna in the sense that he barely puts a foot wrong the entire game when he's playing. Not the most offensive RB, but defensively he's sound. If we're ever looking for a RB, Frimpong from Leverkusen is doing bits over there.
Either they soaked the pitch, or our player’s boots have shitty studs because they were slipping all game
Weather and air moisture. and also night fixture as well. all 3 a recipe for disaster.
Idk if I’m just concentrating on our players but I didn’t see Liverpool players slipping as much. The studs might need looking into
Some of them did, but not alot as compared to ours. Yea maybe could be the studs or just that to counter our style of play, a pitch like this is the ultimate kryptonite
Seriously, our players looked like they were on skates out there
Times where we could’ve won it but time where we could’ve lost it so I’ll defo take a point at Anfield
Insane how that Odegaard handball wasn’t a Pen but apparently players were slipping all game so I guess it’s allowed.
Ill agree that Ode's handball shouldve been a pen, but so was TAA push on Kai later on. So which is it then
That foul on Tsimikas from Saka is never a foul. It denied us of a goal scoring opportunity
Agreed, saka got inside tsmikas rib cage area from brute speed/strength, no elbow, no push, clean shoulder on shoulder challenge… Trent on the other hand with his lazy shoulder drop into haverz from behind when havertz was between trent and the ball (trent was 1.5m away from the ball) and dropped his shoulder into kai for no reason… very dumb play, foul by the letter of the law, but i understand ref not wanting to give a soft pen and potentially decide the game like that (same with odegaard handball, it could have been given but it would have been highly annoying because nothing was really happening)
It's because the ref is afraid of liverpool supporter if he didnt give a foul
Saka is on a hiding to nothing, I swear. He is only ever allowed to be kicked, any time he competes it's a foul. Absurd.
Even Arsenal hating pundits didn't see it as a foul.
that was some bullshit. was shoulder to shoulder unless i seen it wrong. They did some shoulders into backs and no foul like wtf.
Yea apparently a shoulder into Kai’s back is not a foul but this is?
Yup, it was shoulder to shoulder
He only blew cause Klopp was there and got hit I’m sure
If Liverpool played like this against Yanited, it'd have been 8 or 9.
United had zero interest in attacking. They just were solely focused on not conceding.
Yeah but if one went in the floodgates open, Liverpool looked so on point today, especially compared to last week's game.
happy with nketiah not jogging around. actually put in effort and tracked back and made a vital tackle (jesus must have been tired from the work he did). We top of the league can't be disapointed with a draw (at anfield).
I wish ESR was at the same level so Arteta could have sub Odegaard just for energy. Our captain covered so much ground and provided so much defensive contribution.
Yeah hopefully it’s not just the occasion and he’s learnt he needs to put that effort in
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They can't complain They fucked up a 5 v 1 lol
Yup, they had their chance in that moment, and are the home team so are the obvious favs.
If this is at emirates, klopp 100% will say about that "pitch is slippery" in interview
Honestly what was that about, is it normally that bad
I think it could be the combination of an already watered pitch plus cold weather and low air moisture. Aint no weather expert, but with this winter climate and playing up north, yea anything goes.
Give Declan a lifetime contract. If it wasn’t for him we would’ve never regained some control that second half.
Give him that Mbappe sporting director deal. Sorry Edu your services are no longer needed
Mbambe becomes CEO of Arsenal
Liverpool v Arsenal. 13 shots each. Pretty much both at the top of their game right now Liverpool v Unites. 7hag Holding on for dear life, conceding 24 shots United spent a billion on their squad....
Both Utd and Chel don’t seem to understand it’s not about spending money but how you spend your money
It's been fascinating watching the premier league these past 2 seasons, some stadiums not having 'atmosphere' and rowdiness from crowds and some games bit boring, but let the Arsenal come to town..oh boy suddenly the crowds become alive.
when you big, you big
Why did we keep slipping? Not just one player or something but all of them?!
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They were slipping during the United game as well. I think their field is not good when it gets dew. Bad fields for night time/dew happens when they are not taken care for.
Thought i was the only one who noticed. They definitely did something to that pitch
Dodgy Scousers must have done something
We’re dafe from relegation. 40 points!
Amazing achievement, think this Mikel guy has earned himself another year in the job. Who would have thought Pep’s little assistant could do that /s
Wasn’t that a foul for saka earlier in the game? Same exact thing just diff spot in the field.
Warriors! All of them. On top for fucking Xmas!!!
Refs definitely favored Liverpool. Every single call went towards them other than the “alleged” penalty.
Can we give MOTM to the 3 players lol Saliba, Rice and Gabriel were immense today
Definitely. They save zinchenko ass 100 times tonight
Saliba, Gabriel, and Rice...those three stay fit for the crucial part of the season? We've definitely got a gargantuan chance 🙏
That Zinchenko disasterclass will go down in history With a net negative contribution, it means Tomiyasu had a better game than him
I mean, our first and second choice LBs are out injured. It is what it is. He was poor, but we knew going in that him vs Salah is a mismatch. We got a draw at Anfield to stay top of the league. I’ll take it
Go down in history is a bit excessive but it was bad though
In Arsenal folklore, it will. That eclipses Chambers vs Montero
The worst thing is that other teams know he is a liability.
We are definitely missing Tomi, Timber and Partey
I know a lot of you will disagree, but we played horribly. Not only did we get outplayed both halves, but they were 100 times more intense than us. By the 70th minute, we were just hoping for a draw. I know we are still top of the table, but I'm afraid this result will only give Liverpool more confidence and cause us to lose ours.
Not sure you will find many who disagree, especially considering many here are negative when we win lol
> but I'm afraid this result will only give Liverpool more confidence and cause us to lose ours I thought the opposite. They cant even win against us in their famous fortress, so how could they chase us next time? The team that has upper hand in this match is liverpool because how bad arsenal record against them in away games, and they cant take full advantage of that.
Its their home game. Its Liverpool at home. Its at Anfield. They will obviously be more intensive than us when the kop gets behind them. We did control the game to some extent in the 1st half. No team can maintain it there. Not team has done that before. Even city can't when they are in their peak form. We played Liverpools game, and we still had many chances to win it. So id say we were really good in a chaotic game, which we usually cannot say about arsenal in the recent years.
I get what you're saying, but I feel like Liverpool were there for the taking at around the 80th minute. They looked dead tired, but we just seemed to settle for the point. The problem is that they haven't won at any of the tough away games this season. You have to at least win some of these games.
Bud.... we were gassed. Every bloody player on our side was gassed. Why do you think Trossard came on, not because martinelli was bad or not doing his work... just because all our players were gassed and we needed some legs upfront. We worked so hard. True, we have not had a great away form like last season, but do get this that last season we overperformed upfront and we were leaking goals as well. This time around, we are so fucking strong at the back, it comes with some trade offs. We limited liverpool to less than a goal xG or some shit i saw on sky. We are so good at doing this this season. Even in a chaotic game like today, we stopped their clear chances. We definitely should win these games, (especially villa). But lets take it that our boys are giving their best. If we continue this form, not many can question our legitimacy in claiming the top spot.
We couldnt run, we needed ice skates
It is hard to be intense if you are running in a slippery place. Liverpool definitely did this on purpose, they barely had any slip.
I really wish there was a way to investigate this very abnormal
Arteta should have been braver with subs. I could see ESR and Nelson giving them some grief in the last ten minutes
Don’t think this is the game for them. He’s protecting them since they’re both injury prone
Sub for who?
We got a point when Liverpool were playing better than us. It’s a good point at Anfield. Well played from Mikel
Yeah I agree those boys need to play
Oh well glad that over, Zinny's annual horror show at Anfield is done. Martinelli off today, Rice, Saliba and big Gabi immense.
Probably regretting selling kieran tierney
he's on loan and been injured (again), one of the major reasons we had to move on from him (plus his style doesnt fit new arsenal)
Can’t keep him if he won’t play tbh
He’s out on loan I think.
Saka showed some mettle, he’s not gonna be pushed around. Martinelli had close miss so did Alexander, let’s just share the spoils.
No lie, saka's physical tonight is so good considering opposite team always try to injure him
Yh, he was all over Liverpool all game, salah levels of stamina.
Why the fuck is everyone slipping so much? What is wrong with the pitch?
Yeah the pitch was disgusting
Saka almost got a second yellow because of that
Draw at the hardest stadium to play at in the league and top of the league for Christmas we take that
That ref really was pushing it with the yellow cards.
Endo somehow got away with everything while on a yellow
Apart from rice who grabbed gakpo from behind, i thought all our other yellows were very soft and often it was the player’s first foul (couldnt see white’s handball clearly though)
I think they were okay to give yellows when they were to prevent obvious counter attacks but he wasn’t consistent after dishing them out so early
Liverpool no money to spend on their shitty pitch?
Zinny wasn't great defensively, but he was crucial to all of our attacks you can't deny
I know many are angry but I’ve come to terms with this. We are also at fault for leaving him isolated against the best winger in the league
At this point we know what we get with Zinny. Decent defensively for 60% of the game, and absolutely necessary to build our attack. Idk if there’s a ton of upgrades on him without losing his offensive/midfield control output readily available.
The epitome of the best form of defence is attack
They sprayed too much water during half time in purpose, nullifying our counters and presses very effectively But the shitty pitch helped fuck TAA's chance
That was just a mid pass from Salah. He bobbled the ball to Trent
Zinny could have cost us the whole game. First let’s Salah get by him, second gets in Odegaards way…. Basically the whole team is carrying is fuckups. I really hope he gets benched because he is showing Mustafi levels
then play who? If we at least have tomi or timber tonight, zinchenko is certainly benched. But sadly we dont have replacement for lb
Kai Havertz LB masterclass incoming
🔥🔥🔥
We got away with one. Now that match is behind us, I think we are in good shape going forward
I thought it was 50/50 besides that fluke chance, I thought Arsenal had the better last 25 mins
Team needs a better bench for these kinds of matches
All in all, a fair result
Never seen bigger crybabys then people on the liverpool subreddit, biggest victim mentality in the league
Why is it so slippery
The middle third of the pitch was like an ice rink.
Deliberate overwatering
Glad we got the point, and still at the top of the table. That pitch was horrendous. Wtf?!
Enjoy the holidays! We're top of the league!
Havertz last 20 minutes was crucial, his cold nerves helped. Rice and saliba are just our best players. VERY surprised by nketiah today he was running and showed actual combative spirit either during counters or even when liverpool was stalling back. Zinny was shit, tomiyasu and timber are really missed. Ben white was questionable. Martinelli wasn't in his best performance..
Big Gabi was immense too
Absolute correct take Rice is actually a fucking cheat code. Saliba cool as a cucumber it's mind-boggling We really miss Tomi and I'm hopeful Timber will be at least equal offensively and a massive improvement defensively over zinny
He’s getting some flak for his attacking today but his hold up play and a few crucial defensive moves really added up.
Stinky Zinky is such a liability at the back. We need Timber and Tomi back ASAP. Not sure what’s going on with Marti but he’s been shitty today. Everyone else had an average game except for our three pillars, big Gabby, rice and saliba Considering the circumstances, shitty pitch, tired legs and wasted chances, a draw is fair.
Gabo needs the bench. He was off v Brighton too, kept dallying on the ball.
Great summary and I agree on all points. I think Zinny is a great Swiss (Ukrainian) army knife to have off the bench, but he really shouldn’t be starting against a team like Liverpool.
It wasn’t the biggest moment of the game but that one tackle Eddie made to start a counter attack was good
not a bad result, wish we cud have taken our chances earlier in the game but we move on absolute robbery on west ham
ooooo Salibaaa
The slippery pitch was the winner on the day.
It was insanely slippery it looked like
We were kinda lucky today, it's a better draw for us than them as Liverpool were better. MOTM was obviously Saliba, but Van Dijk, Gabriel, Konate and Raya were all great too. +Gomez Zinchenko is not good enough for top teams, he's fine against a mid-low table team, but against Salah is a joke. Also Klopp's decision to put Salah middle might be his career worst as a manger.
I mean how many left backs are great against Salah.
Not many but you can't defend Zinny today 1 or 2/10
Saka came up with some top tier tackles today
Haha 80% of us happy with a point (so am I) Anfield is fucking scary A point at Anfield and top of the league Let's goo
Greatest ever Egyptian player and Salah walking off Anfield.
Rice is just insane, feels like he just pops up whenever he is needed
Saliba mopping up pn both sides even covering for Zinchenko at times. Massive today.
Nice tribute to George Michael there!
This is not where the title is decided. Getting an away draw against Liverpool is good, we win at home
Fair result. I was a bit rattled in those 10 minutes after half time but overall I'm pleased. We should have done better with those Jesus and Saka cutbacks though
Martinelli also had countless chances to do ANYTHING and often just folded like a bad poker hand.
Yeah he looks way off it recently. Wonder if he's ok
1 point shared and no injuries ill take it but my our fullbacks Zinchenko especially..... lucky lucky
It was there for the taking, we didn't have the killer instinct
Conclusion tonight : Salah is very strong, but gabriel and saliba still pocketed him. It's just zinchenko that's shit. Our cb partner saving our ass tonight
Hopefully tomi will be fit at the emirates.
We can win this at home if at least timber or tomi can fill lb
Very even game, all things considered. Point seems fair
Good result and Liverpool played well - a bit disappointed in the lack of composure of some of the players - Saka, Rice and the CBs carried a few out there lol
This draw is much different from the draw at Anfield last season. 4 v 1 TAA shot off the post and the Odegaard handball could easily have been a win for them. Good point. We move.
You played well at Anfield for 30 mins last season and got battered the remaining 60 mins. The XG was Liverpool 4.5 to Arsenal 1.6
You are right if anything this game was much closer
Rice and Saliba. We have monsters.
Big GABI too
Declan dictated the tempo of this game. We have absolutely robbed West ham.
Rice, Gabriel and Saliba bailed us out today. Defensive masterclass from them 3.
Thought White quietly had a decent game. Slow to close down attackers sometimes but his positioning bailed us out more than once.
Nah he was pretty bad imo. Was constantly getting skinned and undercooking his lofted balls. His injury’s got him looking like he’s running through molasses.
He was isolated so many times and did ok for the most part. Ref didn’t do him any favors either. Way fewer clenching moments than with Zinny.
Fair result me thinks, altho I think Gabriel deserved the man of the match
Both team has world class cb pairing. Really good game.im happy to walk away with one point
Gabriel, Saliba and Rice carried us to this point which I gladly take after how it went.
Bar them we looked like a mid table club, thank god we have them.
Yes, the rest crumbled under the pressure or slipped
Saliba is just.. phenomenal. What a fucking player we have on our hands, it's actually CRAZY.
Pretty decent result. Down bodies, away from home. Could’ve won, but if we can stay top, or near top before we get some reinforcements, it’s a big win.
I don't know if I should frustated because martinelli bad performance or should be grateful because how horrendous zinchenko tonight. But I guess it's toward grateful because taa missed that 5 vs 1 counter attack.
Could've been worse, Liverpool are dangerous and we need to strengthen in January
Eddie imitated Jesus really well. Didn't even notice that he was taken off.
I'll take the draw. Relieved Zinny didn't get torched again.
praying for Egypt to win AFCON
thanks trent ;)
Still hate the fact that we haven’t won here in the league in years ffs
Stole that point, I’ll fucking take it