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Oct 4 2015, 12:06 PM
Man Of the Match - Theo Walcott IMO
They just showed the highlights his touches, the assists , his pressing and winning the ball back and incredible movement.

Just brilliant.
happy for theo as we all should be. proves to be best fit for striker. needs to hit gym with vengeance to get to next level. his speed certainly unnerved utd defenders and was essential ingredient aiding utd destruction.
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aint often we get player like this, who can absorb tremendous pressure, punishment & perform d way he can. player like dat not knowing injury is zen like almost defying nature. really, really accomplished player & extremely humble at that. wasn't just weekend's game but alexis generally executes great range of footballing skill & level of passion unseen at arsenal, seriousness & work ethic that's so fucking likeable.
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Oct 5 2015, 11:38 AM
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Oct 5 2015, 11:28 AM
Pizzy's commitment to devaluing every almost every goal that Alexis scores has him up there with many of the hardcore climate change deniers.

Seriously, though, I was concerned early on about Alexis often being beaten for pace and power by EPL opponents defending him, but the more I see, the more it seems apparent that he was indeed fatigued from winning the Copa America (playing time and celebration).
Was he fatigued too when he was regularly hitting a brick wall post January? and failed to turn up in the champions league knock out phases??, give your head a big shake...
I never said Alexis was a bad player, but the idea that Alexis is Arsenal Lord and Saviour or that he's the 3rd best on the planet (according to Cruyff) is ridiculous when actually Statistically we didn't improve from the previous season when we didn't have Alexis...
I gave that head shake a try, and all I have to show for it is a kink in my neck.

No one has declared Alexis Lord of The Arsenal, and you'll need to take that 3rd best player issue up with cruyff. Sanchez IS the best player on the current Arsenal roster, and his stock is on the rise. Players have various runs of form, so I'm not sure what might have caused the dips you allude to last season, but if you can bring up the quality of the opposition almost every time he scores, I should reasonably be able to consider fatigue as a factor this season.
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Oct 5 2015, 11:28 AM
Pizzy's commitment to devaluing every almost every goal that Alexis scores has him up there with many of the hardcore climate change deniers.

Seriously, though, I was concerned early on about Alexis often being beaten for pace and power by EPL opponents defending him, but the more I see, the more it seems apparent that he was indeed fatigued from winning the Copa America (playing time and celebration).
No surprise that Aguero is also finding form at the same time.
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Oct 5 2015, 12:36 PM
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Oct 5 2015, 11:38 AM
JustOneDennisBergkamp
Oct 5 2015, 11:28 AM
Pizzy's commitment to devaluing every almost every goal that Alexis scores has him up there with many of the hardcore climate change deniers.

Seriously, though, I was concerned early on about Alexis often being beaten for pace and power by EPL opponents defending him, but the more I see, the more it seems apparent that he was indeed fatigued from winning the Copa America (playing time and celebration).
Was he fatigued too when he was regularly hitting a brick wall post January? and failed to turn up in the champions league knock out phases??, give your head a big shake...
I never said Alexis was a bad player, but the idea that Alexis is Arsenal Lord and Saviour or that he's the 3rd best on the planet (according to Cruyff) is ridiculous when actually Statistically we didn't improve from the previous season when we didn't have Alexis...
I gave that head shake a try, and all I have to show for it is a kink in my neck.

No one has declared Alexis Lord of The Arsenal, and you'll need to take that 3rd best player issue up with cruyff. Sanchez IS the best player on the current Arsenal roster, and his stock is on the rise. Players have various runs of form, so I'm not sure what might have caused the dips you allude to last season, but if you can bring up the quality of the opposition almost every time he scores, I should reasonably be able to consider fatigue as a factor this season.
I never said Alexis Sanchez was the third-best player on the planet. I said he was playing like the third-best player on the planet when he was tearing the league up last fall and single-handedly keeping us from getting too far behind to finish top 4.

Also, statistically speaking, we did improve last season from the season before. XG, shots per game ... all of that improved. We're seeing the improvement continue, which is why our record against the big teams is so much better.
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Well that was welcome (if unexpected). My only regret is not piling on more goals. I really wanted to put a super lopsided scoreline in as my avatar as a little payback. B-)

Seriously, though, why is this team so Jekyl and Hyde? It's so frustrating to see what happens when this team clicks, but to see the exact opposite occur just a few days prior (and against weaker opposition). This is why I feel we'll eventually come up short. Even though the others are inconsistent, too, we just seem to always have the gun pointed at our own feet.
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Oct 5 2015, 02:24 PM
Well that was welcome (if unexpected). My only regret is not piling on more goals. I really wanted to put a super lopsided scoreline in as my avatar as a little payback. B-)

Seriously, though, why is this team so Jekyl and Hyde? It's so frustrating to see what happens when this team clicks, but to see the exact opposite occur just a few days prior (and against weaker opposition). This is why I feel we'll eventually come up short. Even though the others are inconsistent, too, we just seem to always have the gun pointed at our own feet.
Is this team anymore Jekyll and Hyde than City?
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Oct 5 2015, 02:49 PM
rw_mlite2
Oct 5 2015, 02:24 PM
Well that was welcome (if unexpected). My only regret is not piling on more goals. I really wanted to put a super lopsided scoreline in as my avatar as a little payback. B-)

Seriously, though, why is this team so Jekyl and Hyde? It's so frustrating to see what happens when this team clicks, but to see the exact opposite occur just a few days prior (and against weaker opposition). This is why I feel we'll eventually come up short. Even though the others are inconsistent, too, we just seem to always have the gun pointed at our own feet.
Is this team anymore Jekyll and Hyde than City?
We need to also look at the other side of the coin. This would appear to be one of the more balanced EPL's we've ever seen, with far more teams capable of knocking off top opponents, even when they are just slightly off form.
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Oct 5 2015, 12:54 PM
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Oct 5 2015, 12:36 PM
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Oct 5 2015, 11:38 AM
JustOneDennisBergkamp
Oct 5 2015, 11:28 AM
Pizzy's commitment to devaluing every almost every goal that Alexis scores has him up there with many of the hardcore climate change deniers.

Seriously, though, I was concerned early on about Alexis often being beaten for pace and power by EPL opponents defending him, but the more I see, the more it seems apparent that he was indeed fatigued from winning the Copa America (playing time and celebration).
Was he fatigued too when he was regularly hitting a brick wall post January? and failed to turn up in the champions league knock out phases??, give your head a big shake...
I never said Alexis was a bad player, but the idea that Alexis is Arsenal Lord and Saviour or that he's the 3rd best on the planet (according to Cruyff) is ridiculous when actually Statistically we didn't improve from the previous season when we didn't have Alexis...
I gave that head shake a try, and all I have to show for it is a kink in my neck.

No one has declared Alexis Lord of The Arsenal, and you'll need to take that 3rd best player issue up with cruyff. Sanchez IS the best player on the current Arsenal roster, and his stock is on the rise. Players have various runs of form, so I'm not sure what might have caused the dips you allude to last season, but if you can bring up the quality of the opposition almost every time he scores, I should reasonably be able to consider fatigue as a factor this season.
I never said Alexis Sanchez was the third-best player on the planet. I said he was playing like the third-best player on the planet when he was tearing the league up last fall and single-handedly keeping us from getting too far behind to finish top 4.

Also, statistically speaking, we did improve last season from the season before. XG, shots per game ... all of that improved. We're seeing the improvement continue, which is why our record against the big teams is so much better.

Let's just leave the "3rd best player" argument aside, I don't fully expect you to admit it here.
As for the stats, The stats that really matters are
1) The points on board/ distance from eventual winners
2) Group stage performance/points in the champions league
3)Where we got to in the champions league
Edited by dream_team, Oct 5 2015, 03:35 PM.
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JustOneDennisBergkamp
Oct 5 2015, 12:36 PM
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Oct 5 2015, 11:38 AM
JustOneDennisBergkamp
Oct 5 2015, 11:28 AM
Pizzy's commitment to devaluing every almost every goal that Alexis scores has him up there with many of the hardcore climate change deniers.

Seriously, though, I was concerned early on about Alexis often being beaten for pace and power by EPL opponents defending him, but the more I see, the more it seems apparent that he was indeed fatigued from winning the Copa America (playing time and celebration).
Was he fatigued too when he was regularly hitting a brick wall post January? and failed to turn up in the champions league knock out phases??, give your head a big shake...
I never said Alexis was a bad player, but the idea that Alexis is Arsenal Lord and Saviour or that he's the 3rd best on the planet (according to Cruyff) is ridiculous when actually Statistically we didn't improve from the previous season when we didn't have Alexis...
I gave that head shake a try, and all I have to show for it is a kink in my neck.

No one has declared Alexis Lord of The Arsenal, and you'll need to take that 3rd best player issue up with cruyff. Sanchez IS the best player on the current Arsenal roster, and his stock is on the rise. Players have various runs of form, so I'm not sure what might have caused the dips you allude to last season, but if you can bring up the quality of the opposition almost every time he scores, I should reasonably be able to consider fatigue as a factor this season.
Actually he isn't our best player .
Judging from Autumn 2014, taking all the months into account, a certain Spaniard (surprisingly I must admit) has been our best player ...
Edited by dream_team, Oct 5 2015, 03:38 PM.
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