Football isn’t played on paper! Lawrenson talks Reading v Arsenal…

Morning all.

I do like reading Mark Lawrenson’s comments, especially as he’s had to change them all so often recently:

Reading will try to make it difficult for them but even if Arsene Wenger’s side find themselves in a battle or under pressure, they are better at dealing with it than other Arsenal teams of the last few years.

Of course Reading will try and make it difficult for us, otherwise why bother? And if we don’t ‘turn up’, we’ll be in trouble!

As for Arsenal, yes, we are better than we have been for a while, a long while and if football was played ‘on paper’ – we would romp to an easy victory this evening, but it’s not and I for one don’t envisage an easy 90 minutes for the boys.

They have nothing to lose and it is a special occasion for them – Arsène Wenger

In the Championship, Reading have suffered a pretty poor season. Not too long ago they were in the Premier League causing a few upsets but right now, they look a long way off of repeating that achievement. Just eight points separate Reading and a relegation place. I hope they are safe, I really do, they are my local side and if they were playing anyone else today I’d be right behind them…..

But Arsenal sit above them in my footballing heart….

Reading haven’t had an easy route to Wembley. Ok, they haven’t faced a Premier League side but they’ve been drawn away in every round and got the better of Derby, Cardiff and of course, Chelsea conquerors, Bradford City…

They have nothing to lose and it is a special occasion for them – Arsène Wenger

Our route to this semi-final has been a lot tougher – certainly the quarter-final but that night in Manchester was special, not only did we finally beat Utd but we booked our place for Wembley today.

This time last season, Per Mertesacker spared us from what would have been a dreadful defeat to Championship side Wigan. His equaliser meant penalties, Lukasz Fabianski stole the show…

Reading have players who can create goals and score them. They have Pavel Pogrebnyak up front who has plenty of experience, including international at International level. Jamie Mackie, Hal Robson-Kanu, and Garath McCleary can all cause problems on their day.

Arsenal cannot afford to let it be their day….

They have nothing to lose and it is a special occasion for them – Arsène Wenger

I hope Arsene Wenger drills that message to the players because if they don’t perform, or think this game will be easy, we’ll be out of the FA Cup.

Reading will be up for it that’s for sure and there’s little, perhaps no pressure on them and that’s when sides perform at their best.

I’m not going to guess who will start but barring Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arteta, we have a full squad.

Whoever plays has to want this victory badly. It’s our Cup right now so let’s do all we can to keep it. Don’t take Reading lightly, treat them with respect, play well, work hard for each other from start to finish and get the job done.

100% Arsenal. Give 100%!

We are on a great run, let’s not let it end today, in fact let’s not let it end until this 2014/15 campaign is over!

COYRRG’S!!!

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goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore 😀

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Wembley wembley we re the famous arsenal and we re going to wembley. Wembley wembley we re the famous arsenal and we re going to wembley.

potter
potter
11 years ago

What was it Wenger said about this game ?

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Morning rico you have no idea. Am so pumped up. Can’t wait to smash them coonts. They owe us a whupping after disrespecting us by scoring 4 against us. That was the height. Come on lads let’s smash them a new one. Come on. Yeeeeeeaaaaaah.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Wembley wembley we re the famous arsenal and we re going to wembley.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Campeones campeones ole ole ole campeones campeones ole ole ole

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

49 49 undefeated 49 49 I say 49 49 undefeated playing football the arsenal way 49 49 undefeated 49 49 I say 49 49 undefeated playing football the arsenal way. Come on….

frednerk
frednerk
11 years ago

Morning All
Out last night 3 west ham fans 2 millwall 1 chelsea
me and me brother gooners.
Other than me and me brother,the others, not not
a bit interested in the semi’s this week-end.
One of our mates a cab driver,reckons he
had a geezer in the back last week,who told him
Klopp was on his way to West Ham……..
we all pissed our selfs.
The porno twins getting Klopp with the enticement
of the new stadium..could it happen.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Morning all.
A big day for the club, and it should be a successful one.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Fred, Klopp has been linked to Citeh and the like, but I reckon it’s more likely he’d end up at West Ham than the Etihad.
Ask Kev…..cabbies know everything 🙂

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Am buzzing guys….can barely sit still. Watching the route to wembley. All the highlights. Ooh to be a gooner.

tsgh
tsgh
11 years ago

Morning Rico and all…

You missed your calling as motivational speaker… 😉

Goonie… what have you been smoking my bro’. 🙂

tsgh
tsgh
11 years ago

Fred-I didn’t know you were related to the Gold family. 😛

Klopp to West Ham… are you trying to get me choke on my gibberish? 🙂 Jeurgen can’t leave my BVB and join Alex Song surely?.. 😉

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

I got up this morning and felt really chilled out, no pre-match nerves…

And that isn’t good!

Fortunately, after reading that great post and recalling miserable afternoons at Wembley, (Swindon, West Ham, Birmingham), the pit of my stomach started to churn….

Yep, that’s more like it…

Don’t take anything for granted…

COYG…

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Kev, I honestly think the days of our guys being complacent is gone.
We have too many in the squad who just want to win now.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

interesting post.
Come on Arsenal!

Wavy
Wavy
11 years ago

Morning all
Trouble is, with this game, it’s football! Football is never predictable, at best it’s probable, but any more would be foolishness. Nothing is absolutely nailed on no matter how likely the result should be!
I’m certain we’ll win……probably!
Who’s the Ref, is he straight or is he bent?
Remember the final will be Dipper Gerrard’s final match and nothing will prevent him picking up a winners medal, now that is nailed on! So if the ‘matchmakers’ can see us defeated at this stage in order to engineer the passing of a loyal servant and giant knob they will see that the fix is in early and that the final will be a foregone conclusion!
Nothing is certain in football…unless the result is already ‘fixed’!

Now there’s a positive start to my day! Could be a close run thing. Come on you gunners!

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

Wow. I was trying to explain to a friend today why I felt a little uneasy about today’s game. I couldnt really find the words. Now I know to just send him a link to this page lol.

Wavy
Wavy
11 years ago

Morning all
Trouble is, with this game, it’s football! Football is never predictable, at best it’s probable, but any more would be foolishness. Nothing is absolutely nailed on no matter how likely the result should be!
I’m certain we’ll win……probably!
Who’s the Ref, is he straight or is he bent?
Remember the final will be Dipper Gerrard’s final match and nothing will prevent him picking up a winners medal, now that is nailed on! So if the ‘matchmakers’ can see us defeated at this stage in order to engineer the passing of a loyal servant and giant knob they will see that the fix is in early and that the final will be a foregone conclusion!
Nothing is certain in football…unless the result is already ‘fixed’!

Now there’s a positive start to my day! Could be a close run thing. Come on you gunners!

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Rico, it’s a beautiful sunny and warm day in London Town…

Really don’t have a strong feeling on the way AW is gonna go with the line up…

Kinda thought that Welbeck would start up front with Walcott and Sanchez.
But I’m not sure now?

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Does he change the full-backs or leave the back-four as it is…?

Wavy
Wavy
11 years ago

I know Rico. That is not the first time, having left the site after posting, when I refresh my egocentric iPad sends the message again. It’s a virtual error. I’m innocent, honest!
Villa, they lost most of their influential players last week either to injury or suspension. They are so weakened the dippers only have to turn up to win! The fix went in for Villa a week ago, called forward planning, they probably could buy the Ref for the semi!!
Allegedly!

Wavy
Wavy
11 years ago

Couldn’t not could! Another iPad error.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Afternoon, good post rico. Unusual situation being such big favourites. Still trawling through all my old videos, decided to keep them and convert to digital files. Great memories, just seen about 10 match highlights and chat from double and Invinciple years I’d taped. Pires and Reyes scored some crackers as well as our big two of the time.

In the mood now, why got to wait so long…… come on 5.30.

potter
potter
11 years ago

It’s Chelsea supporting Martin Atkinson .So it’s unlikely that we will get him two weeks in a row to influence our game against them, so don’t be surprised if he aids them today by sending off one of ours . Kos or Le Coq would affect us next week ,

Afobe scores again. Wouldn’t have wanted to kill Sanogo would we ?

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Andrew, try staying awake for that long lol.
Bloody 2.30am kick off my time….it’s not much fun.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Do send offs in the Cup count in the League??

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Nightmare Scott, worst possible kick-off time. Few ours later and you could get up early. Reminds me of watching the Ashes here!

Lee
Lee
11 years ago

Nice professional job today please Arsenal…. no Monaco-seque performances!!! 4-0 to the good guys.

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Welbeck or Walcott. Theo did well in the 7-5! Has he played since?

potter
potter
11 years ago

Scott , yes they do . We need to get control early , take the chances , put it out of reach and play a nice relaxed game and just give Atkinson no opportunity to influence anything.

Lee
Lee
11 years ago

How you doing post-op Potter?

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Cheers Potter.
Andrew, it’s hardly user friendly lol

potter
potter
11 years ago

Lee :- Walking without sticks , still got ankle swelling but , hoping to make London for the Chelsea match . No real pain just a bit uncomfortable at times.

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Goonie, what did she wear?

Lovely sunny day here, had a hair cut can now see the world again…

Rico, as you say if it ain’t broken, field the strongest team.

Afternoon all, nice post..be professional and focused today and it’s job done…

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Rico, i see the u18s lost again, 6-0 away to Newcastle

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

6-0??? u18s???

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Yes JM, 6-0.

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Saints 1 up, Morgan S. the scorer.

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Rico, the side contained 7school boys, though i think the u18s have had a bit of mare at times this season. Da Kat has the u18s, they play the Saints next…

Rick
Rick
11 years ago

Afternoon Rico and the House
Its afine sunny day down south and there is just 2 hours to go for the semi final
I’m hoping that we field the strongest side we have and we put on a display like the one against the dippers.

Bt I think the time has come for heads to roll for the way our youth teams are being run. This morning the U18’s squad contained no fewer then 9 schoolboys and no reason has been given as to why 6 of the regulars were missing It is not doing the younger players any good what so ever to keep being thrashed every week.
Rant over for awhile come on Arsene stronest team possible.
Good post Rico by the way.

Rick
Rick
11 years ago

Rico do you know if any Housers? are at the game today./

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Stoke 1 Saints 1,

Rick, your right mate, big questions need to be asked regarding the youth teams…

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Bt she wore a yellow ribbon 😀

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Has anyone seen the team news???? The tension within me is palpable. Oooh come on already. Am dying to see the mighty arsenal. Come on you fucking gunners. Come in Yeaaaaaaaaahhhh.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Debuchy???? Wtf….

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Rico, trust you, always on the ball…lol

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

That’s the death knell on theo’s arsenal career. If he can’t even make it on the pitch against reading then tell me how the hell he ll feature against stronger opposition. And ffs why “rambo on the wing thingy ” I thought we opt for that because welbeck was out. I just don’t get the logic.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Oh well we’ll probably mop the floor with them. They are due a whupping. Come on you gunners.

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Goonie, giving Welbeck the chance to score some goals…

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Goonie, hope the fridge is well stocked….

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Strong side….nobody is taking it lightly.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Hahahahahah bt I can’t drink no more dev ll be on my case. He’s the green reaper you know. Plus I gotta set a bloody good example for brianna says a guy named the devil. Oh well here goes nothing.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

We ll stuff them bt….6.1 😀

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

That team is not weakened team in any shape or form…

Whose our subs?

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Four recent first teamers left out and we have a strong side! But three of those brought in were starters at beginning of season. Sz, Gibbs, Debuchy.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

It’s great having a fit squad 🙂

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore she wore she wore

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Subs: Ospina, Gabriel, Monreal, Flamini, Wilshere, Walcott, Giroud
Read more at http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20150418/team-news-debuchy-starts-semi-final#o4WKBuI79t0BP3IP.99

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

No Bellerin or Chambers

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Rico, sure is.

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

She wore the yellow ribbon……

Goonie, i’ll have a few for you mate…

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Bt do you have a good stream? ? It’s not on tv can you believe that? I spent all day gearing up for this game yet it’s not on tv. God help me I ll kill someone if I don’t see this game. Grrrrr

Rick
Rick
11 years ago

Kev are you still working or watching?

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Goonie, Firstrow Sport or Cricfree…….Watched Saints on First row great stream.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

There you go buddy I knew you ll come through for me….I love you man 😀

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Rico all fired up huh…that’s the spirit

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

It’s listed on Firstrow mate, i can watch on the BBC today, no streaming for me…good luck..

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Rick, I knocked off at 2pm…

I’m having a few glasses of Merlot and relaxing in front of the TV mate…

You watching Rick?

Rico, yeah, we have more than enough quality to deal with any eventuality….

This isn’t gonna be easy, and we’re gonna be on the edge of our seats…

We may need extra time and penalties again?!

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Interesting to see Ramsey start, glad to see Wenger go with a team that can defend properly as well as do the usual Wengef stuff.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Come on you gunners come the fucking on….let’s smash those coonts. Come on. Yeeeeeeaaaaaah.

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Now fcuking COYG….

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Sir Kev, how are you me old china?

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Goonie did you get sorted?

SHE WORE SHE WORE!!!

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Nervous pfft we ll smash them rico….I ll buy you a pop tart afterwards.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Yes sir br…front row spoets….she wore she wore

Rick
Rick
11 years ago

Yes watching Kev but canonley drink water on pain killers.

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Come on, get at em

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Here we goooooooooooooo!!

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Come on…..Yeeeeeeaaaaaah

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Relax rico…lol 😀

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

I know maam but it’s a semi final. It ll come. Once we score one we ll score more. Remember the liverpoop game??

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

I think Steve Clark’s set up is playing for penalties. That’s what I ll do.

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

We’re sniffing about goal. I’m liking what I’m seeing so far. I have a question though…because I’ve never been to wembly. ..that pitch looks gigantic for some reason. Am I seeing things?

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

Yeah they are.

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

Alexis!!!

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

Get in!!

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Calm down rico 😀

potter
potter
11 years ago

New shop in Reading high street :- Elbows are us.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

That pass from Ozil was just unbelievable.
The touch and finish from Sanchez was brilliant.
What a goal.

potter
potter
11 years ago

Who is the co commentator ?

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

It’s called composure Scott, you’ve either got it or you ain’t !!!

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Micko, I agree…..it’s not something that can be taught.

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

That goal worth staying up for oz?

When you have been unable to get the ball off Sanchez and are frustrated, is it OK to just push Sanchez over in the back off the ball without being booked?

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

I can see us winning this 3 nil, the day is only gonna get worse for Alan Shearer.

That goal didn’t wake you up did it Scott…..bloody Arsenal.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Andrew, it’s always worth staying up 🙂
Micko, no manners, have they lol

potter
potter
11 years ago

Yes how do Liverpool players keep getting the gig.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Can’t blame Szczesny…..it took a deflection off Gibbs.
Slack defending.

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

…and Szchezny wonders why he lost his spot. Smh.

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

i’m not agree with you gooneer
i’m veru concern with this game

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

rico, it’s weird for me watching us playing at Wembley, I used to be able to see the arch from my house.

Bollox, I should have said 3-1 ! Put the mockers on us now.

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

1-1….

potter
potter
11 years ago

Debuchy getting caught for speed , Ramsey doing sod all , build up too slow , We need Giroud out there.

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

Slack defenders but we came in not concentrate on the 2th half
Where is Ramsey?
giroud the solution?

Bob John
Bob John
11 years ago

This is a joke 2 unfit full backs and a defender injured. No Giroud no pace. Why change the team?

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

debuchy… penalty….

potter
potter
11 years ago

We don’t deserve this. The standard inability to get through a Mourinho styled defence.

potter
potter
11 years ago

Running out of game changing subs. If it goes to extra time we might have to change a full back

potter
potter
11 years ago

Debuchy is dead on his feet.

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

Kamikaze stuff !

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Ramsey should have had two. Not enjoying this.

agirlagunner
agirlagunner
11 years ago

Getting really angry now. Grrr. What are our players doing???

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Arsenal at their worst.
Very little movement on and off the ball.
We need some speed brought on.

potter
potter
11 years ago

Always get value for money from Arsenal . We really don’t know how to put games to bed.

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

They have nothing to lose and it’s a special occasion to them, sure it’s been mentioned already !!!

C’mon Arsenal.

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

I’m ok BT, thanks….

I just need to see the men in red shirts show a bit more in front of goal…
Be more clinical.
Have more composure as befits players who earn the wages they earn…

We all knew that Reading would give their all. That’s no surprise.
Our finishing had been very very poor….

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

I reckon the BBC commentators have been a fcuking disgrace….

We know that one of them is a Scouse.
The other one is a Cnut.

potter
potter
11 years ago

Your not suggesting that they want an upset

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

SHE WORE SHE WORE!!!!

Bob John
Bob John
11 years ago

This is down to awful management. Nothing else

Bt62 Gooner
Bt62 Gooner
11 years ago

SHE WORE SHE WORE!!!!!! GET FUCKIN IN!!!!!!!!!!

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

Get in there you beauty !!!!!

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

Wow. Just. Wow. I’ll take it but…

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore I finally found my voice. Was almost shitting myself
Phew.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Somebody should tell sanchez to release the ball earlier. God in heaven he’s enough to make a man shit himself.

potter
potter
11 years ago

This aint over yet

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

We don’t do easy!

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore she wore a yellow ribbon 😀

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

we are in the Final…

potter
potter
11 years ago

If we play like that next week it will be more of the same , and if we do it again in the final you can cancel the bus.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

Rico Atkinson saved our asses. That handball by debuchy is a flat out penalty but hey I can’t complain God is a gooner 😀

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

@Potter agreed. Very sloppy play at times …but isn’t that what makes champions? Winning ugly?
But I understand the other side of that is losing ugly too…

Bob John
Bob John
11 years ago

Just watched the end of bbc coverage. Gutted that we lost to such a brave team.

potter
potter
11 years ago

Typical Atkinson performance , allows the physical but allows the elbows ,the scrapes down the Achilles , the off the ball stuff but misses a penalty to even it up.

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Well, there’s gonna be a lot of disappointed people at the BBC….

Fcuk ’em

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

When we play the final and hopefully win, nobody will worry about this game….,

We hit the post twice and would have comfortably won in normal time with a bit more composure in front of goal….

I couldn’t give a shit what the pundits say, Reading played out of their skin, but Szczesny had one difficult save to make and fcuked up….

Bob John
Bob John
11 years ago

Very similar to last year. Apart from the goal Reading had very little threat. We played shit but hit the woodwork three times. Had the bollox kicked out of us but we WON. All that matters. Still think that the team selection was wrong

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

Same goes for Reading, lost count of how many semi-finals we’ve lost in the past and the heart-ache it caused.

Just had a thought, no tsgh today….oh that’s right Chelsea were at home today weren’t they !

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Hazard = One Man Team of Boring Tossers

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

Bob John, there were a couple of very scary moments at the back were Reading had either a two on one or a one on one, the most uncomfortable game I’ve watched this season…..still the final beckons.

Micko
Micko
11 years ago

rico, the Chav’s winning gives us a bit of breathing space but wouldn’t it have been great going into next weekend knowing a win would really close the gap, squeaky bum time for Jose, I suppose in reality they’d still have enuf to make it over the line whatever the outcome.

I’m off out to play, ooh to, ooh to be, ooh to be a Gooner.

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

I feel the same Rico. Scum to win or draw for me but a manUre win, no thanks. I like the space now too we just need to capitalize.

Repeat the FA cup and finish second IMO is better than last year . Only just…but better.

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Now, Come On Villa, stuff the Scousers and that’ll really gut the media and ruin their Stevie G love affair…

Joe
Joe
11 years ago

Well that was hard work

Joe
Joe
11 years ago

A win is a win even if it upsets the BBC idiots.

Joe
Joe
11 years ago

Went to a mates home to watch the match but I am going to have to stop that it’s always the same we either lose or scape a result my heart can’t deal with games like today to often.

Joaquim Moreira
Joaquim Moreira
11 years ago

No, wasn’t the same because we won thw Charity shield (is not the actual name I Know).

Joe
Joe
11 years ago

Bit harsh Rico I could end up with Heart problems and you don’t care 🙂

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Not a penalty for me. Arm had ball kicked at from about four yards, arm didn’t move to ball. So how was it deliberate. Constant fouling from Reading, one booking each. Rotational fouling certainly works against us. Still we had 70% possesion. But little width, only Gibbs. Dubuchy not ready to go forward like Bellerin would have, nice he’s back though.

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Night Rico….

Don’t worry what those idiots in the Press say, we’ve got another FACup final to look forward to, so the media can ‘do one’..,,
Suck it up you mugs…

allezkev
allezkev
11 years ago

Andrew, it was good practice for facing Chelski, because those boring shits will be rotationally fouling us all afternoon next Sunday…

And I have a ticket for that game 😀

Bob John
Bob John
11 years ago

At the end of the day we are in the final. Was disappointed that Wrighty didn’t go for it with the two elbow meisters Shearer and Roberts. Counted at least 4 in the first alone on our players

Wavy
Wavy
11 years ago

But you know what……………….were in the Final.

Who remembers who lost in a semi????

Wavy
Wavy
11 years ago

But you know what …….we won….who ever remembers who lost a semi???

Not the best the Arsenal have ever played but 2-1 to the Arsenal sounds pretty good to me! And I think Reading played out of their skins. They gave us a proper game. But we WON!

Vegas goon
Vegas goon
11 years ago

@andrew I agree. If you’re gonna call that then call the foul on Theo a penalty too. Both calls were subjective in my opinion.

You guys are spot on about the mug fest that went on out there. Sanchez was getting mauled but I love the fact he’djust jump back up and start running again .
Like alezkev said…perfect prep for next week.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Hi guys.
That was a tough ordeal.
Watch the manhandling of Ramsey in the box….it was every bit the penalty that the handball was, and more.
The handball…..some refs give it some don’t, but an arm around the waist and one over the shoulder when ten yards out is never anything but a penalty.
Very disappointing performance.
Where was the spark??
Ramsey missed some golden opportunities, but at least made them.
He and more shots than the rest combined.
Let’s hope that game is not the beginning of a downward spiral in form.
Winger we’re by starting two backs who’ve had very, very little, if any, game time of late.
Anyway, a win is win, but if we keep that up, we will not finish 2nd and won’t win the cup.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Wenger we’re, not Winger we’re.
IPads suck 🙂

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Bloody did it again.
Wenger erred……..

tsgh
tsgh
11 years ago

Morning Rico, Scott et al

Hey Micko, you know I am always around….
Oddly, my posts were getting lost yesterday and so there you have it. Nice to know I crossed your mind.

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Morning guys.
The result is the only positive I can find 🙂

scottfromoz
scottfromoz
11 years ago

Damn straight, Rico.
I’d rather we smash Liverpool on the final, but it would be just as nice seeing them not make it lol

Adam
Adam
11 years ago

Morning Rico. Nippy here.

andrewh1313
andrewh1313
11 years ago

Morning, Sanchez is something else? More he is fouled and man handled, more determined he becomes. And such skill. Bargain at not far off half Di Maria’s price.

goonster
goonster
11 years ago

She wore she wore a yellow ribbon. She wore a yellow ribbon in the merry month of may and when I asked why she wore the ribbon she said it’s for the arsenal cause we re going to wembley. Wembley wembley we re the famous arsenal and we re going to wembley. Wembley wembley we re the famous arsenal and we re going to wembley. COME ON YOU FUCKING GUNNERS. COME ON.

Adam
Adam
11 years ago

Goonster