Topic: PL: Arse vs Liv 3-1 Saka 13 o.g. 45+3’ Martinelli 67’ Trossard 90+2’

[Samie]

We were shit. Deserved loss, we move on.

[rob1966]

Shit day at the office.

Get our heads sorted and go on another fuck off long winning run

[Andy82lfc]

Will never understand how players go out there and not want it as much as them with so much at stake.

Fucking limp dick of an effort that.

[smicer07]

They have our number lately.

Even a draw would have been a good result.

It seems we are missing 3 or 4 players in every game

They would have beaten us in the cup if they'd taken their chances too

[QC]

We were shit, but the second was a gift, the third cause we were chasing the game with 10. Shit happens

[vblfc]

One of those days. Arsenal played better, but we are better than that. Now we beat City at theirs to compensate for today. Brush ourselves down and go again.

[Red_Mist]

I think a par result for us away at the Arse this season is a draw. And if I’m honest that’s what I was realistically thinking about today. Not saying I didn’t think we could win, but thought pre-match I’d be very satisfied with a draw. So, on that basis it’s one point dropped. Fuck it. Take it on the chin and put it behind us asap. No point over analysing that one (although I’m sure everyone will). Just not at it today is all. Still top though. UTFR.

[Irishred1]

Ref was shite. We were more than shite. Not his fault we lost. For long parts of the game we were 2nd best. They were decent first 25 mins and after that they were not exactly brilliant. Onto the next 1

[Claire.]

While there was some shite refereeing we didn't match Arsenal today and that's entirely why we lost.

It’s not just that it’s shite refereeing, it’s that so obviously uneven. Why wasn’t Gabriel booked for an obvious handball? Why wasn’t odegaard booked for dissent? Why were they allowed to put judo moves on our lads but konate is booked twice for havertz feeling a touch and going down like he’s in wwe?

[WorldChampions]

Tactics were poor today. Gravenberch is a passenger and Trent ... christ.

Can't be talking about oil Barrons when we are in the driving seat and we keep bottling it.

It's hardly bottling it though. Tight away games against teams at the top can always go either way. Dropped points against the dross like Luton are what can make the difference.

[DangerScouse]

Deserved nothing, got nothing. One shot on target all match long really tells you all you need to know. We could have been beaten 4 or 5-1 tonight.

A horror show of a performance and you have to say based on tonight's evidence neither we or Arsenal are going to be troubling City all that much in the end.

Utterly cowardly comment and systemic of some of our fans. Shithouses.

Shite day at the office, makes life alot more difficult but we are still in it.

My hatred of Arteta and his team intensifies all the time. Embarrassing c*nts who have zero chance of winning the league.

[Red Eyed]

Ironic how 0 Champions Leagues Arsenal sing our European anthem.

Anyway, that’s Arsenal and City away done now. At worst 2 points off top if City win theirs with them to come to Anfield still.

Looking forward to seeing Salah, Szoboszlai, Trent, Robbo and Thiago back to full fitness.

I believe.

[Nick110581]

Just a dreadful performance all round. There wasn't a single aspect of that where you would say was remotely close to our normal standard. No intensity, incredibly sloppy in defence, no good movement and no chances created.

You might get away with one shocker like that a season. But it leaves us with no margin for error now. It's win or bust in pretty much every league game until May now. We're in a hole of their own making after that display.

We have lost two (one really) game this season. It’s still in our hands.

[wah00ey]

Shows how the shape is all wrong when Trent is at RB now.  Didn't used to be that way but the more he plays in an "inverted" role, the more it looks that way to me.

[bird_lfc]

Piss poor all round. An off day that we need to move on from quickly.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Tactics were poor today. Gravenberch is a passenger and Trent ... christ.

Can't be talking about oil Barrons when we are in the driving seat and we keep bottling it.

 

You'll catch a few with that. Fine effort 

[WhereAngelsPlay]

We just didn't get going did we, well we did but it only lasted 40 seconds 

[Schmarn]

The strange thing is that after that poor first half, we came out much better than them and you could see their belief was damaged. Then that utterly bizarre stand off between Ali and Virg. From there we were dreadful and didn’t create anything.

Felt like a game too many with Mo and Szobo out but self inflicted to start with Grav and Gakpo. First bad game of this season from us. Week off now, recover and get winning again.

[jillcwhomever]

That was a spirited performance by Arsenal. A lot of mistakes at the back. Lacked the Salah edge at the front.

They knew they had to win today to realistically stay in the title chase and sometimes that gives you extra momentum. We never truly got going today.

[Robinred]

Thought we were poor for half an hour and were lucky to go in level at ht.

If Konate deserved a second yellow, Havertz - a sly snide - was lucky he didn’t get an earlier one. Ali has been brilliant, but he cost us a point. Taylor booked Nunez for losing his shit after a clear and blatant foul by Gabriel. As poor as we were by comparison to our best, they weren’t all that.

[Crosby Nick]

Back the players. Bad performance. Forget it and move on. Don’t overthink it.

The door was always ‘open’ for City. If they win 10 in a row as usual then they’ll probably win it. Probably means we’ll need to beat them at Anfield but that might suit us better than going there 2 points clear anyway.

[StevoHimself]

Still in our hands isn't it? Fuckin defeatists...

No. Won't City be on 52 if they win both of their games?

[Hazell]

That was...bad. Almost every single player was far below par and then we gifted them two goals. Arsenal though are so embarrassing with their theatrics and diving for every little touch.

Yeah we were poor all over, so frustrating. Alisson and Van Dijk picked a bad game for their worst performances of the season.

Hate this Arsenal side under Arteta too, wankers.

[WorldChampions]

One of those days. Arsenal played better, but we are better than that. Now we beat City at theirs to compensate for today. Brush ourselves down and go again.

It's an Afield. Hopefully that's enough to swing it.

[Samie]

You'll catch a few with that. Fine effort 

He's a troll, he's being serious.

[CS111]

That was their cup final, perhaps should have been ours as well given what 3 points would have done.
Need your strongest 1st 11 when away at arsenal given the circumstances.
It is what it is. Expect abu to go top now, still plenty of points, twists and turns to go. I just hope we gave it in us to go on a winning run again because lets face it, beating abu to a league title thats what you have to do.
Its arsenals day today fair enough.
Keep the pressure on and its going to the wire.

[Mahern]

People in here still talking about a title charge.

We’re not in a title race. Arsenal, as much as they celebrated, aren’t in a title race.

Don't talk shit

[smicer07]

Getting a huge sense of dιjΰ vu for the end of the season. Need to win every game now.

[lgvkarlos]

How does Gabriel not get a yellow for the same thing that Konate did?

Thats exactly why he didn't give the foul, absolute w##ker of a guy.

Virg really poor today, as was Trent and Grav, and not sure why Darwin doesn't start.

The balance of the team with Szob and Bradley looks so much better, we never played any cohesive football.

[Zimagic]

Says a huge amount about both teams performances when Mac shooting from outside the box was our only chance of scoring.

[Syntexity]

Very poor perfomance today. Disappointing in pretty much every aspect and still we had to fuck up three times today for them to score. Arsenal was not good, we were just not up to anything today except for a 5 minute spell. You cant show up to a game that matters so much and be so poor.

You kind of feel like if we had Dom today it would have turned out different. And Bradley would have kept Martinelli quiet for alot of the game and we could have used Trent to get the play going later or from midfield.

I guess you have to have such games now and then. But hopefully not something that will start a down period. If we have any ambition to fight for the title and possibly win it we cant afford to run into any bad patch.

[Samie]

No. Won't City be on 52 if they win both of their games?

If is pretty big here.  Nothing is guarnteed and this City team is far as good as previous years.

[kj999]

No. Won't City be on 52 if they win both of their games?

...and still to come to Anfield where it will be in our hands

Or do we accept now that a draw is the best we can hope for?

No

[S]

We are still top of the table, you can throw the towel in if you want.

I’m not throwing in the towel, I never had the towel to begin with!

The goal has always been to get back into the Champions League. Nobody is going to compete with Man City, for obvious reasons.

We’re having a brilliant season, today was a slight hiccup.

[AllyouneedisRush]

Deserved loss... onto the next game.

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

While there was some shite refereeing we didn't match Arsenal today and that's entirely why we lost.

We were shite, but the last two decisions, one sending off Konate and one not sending off Gabriel, was just a microcosm of Taylor’s inconsistency as a ref. He generally misses a lot of things, for both sides to be fair, that it makes the game eventually hard to manage for him. It’s always been this way for him, just a shite ref that can’t make it.

[JackWard33]

Our team just doesn’t work without a fully fit Nunez or Salah

[jillcwhomever]

It’s not just that it’s shite refereeing, it’s that so obviously uneven. Why wasn’t Gabriel booked for an obvious handball? Why wasn’t odegaard booked for dissent? Why were they allowed to put judo moves on our lads but konate is booked twice for havertz feeling a touch and going down like he’s in wwe?

Yes, I know but it's been happening all season and you wonder if the club should be a bit more aggressive about the decisions. If Klopp does it he'll get sent to the stands but maybe we have question more.

[lindylou100]

What’s happened? So many players were not up for this game, making uncharacteristic mistakes. What was Trent doing? He seemed to be hiding. Gravenberch offered nothing, Mac Allister overloaded, Jota and Diaz tried but struggled with a lack of support. I don’t expect us to dominate Arsenal but something feels off as though something has happened in addition to losing Bradley.

[Avens]

Massively over the top reaction as per usual. We weren't at our best, but shouts of us being dreadful or pathetic are just ridiculous. We'd started playing the better football until the mistake happened - it was a bit of a nightmare, but if any two players have earnt the right to be forgiven for a fuck up, it's those two. We're well in this title race and even if it is slight advantage City, there's a fucking long way to go. Some of you are gonna need more stamina.