The key to many games like this is not conceding a silly goal, because generally if you plug away you find the back of the net at some point.
Didnāt really see the game, it doesnāt seem like we created much? Whatās the analysis from you lot, why was that? Has the shine come off this front 3 a bit after the Chelsea and Basel matches?
We were absolute dog shit but in many ways this is a bigger result than the two you mentioned. We all know we can do a job against a non Mou Chelsea should we feel like it - the 5 - 3 a few years back for example, and beating a team like Basel at home means next to nothing.
What we did today was we showed that when everything went our way outside our fixture we were willing to step up and do what was necessary. I know itās a cliche but victories like that are what title campaigns are built on.
Also Theo, Iwobi and Ozil were absolute shit.
So just a sort of off-day from the key attacking players? Or something more structural?
Tbh, weāve been banging in so many goals lately that I guess itās inevitable weād have a match where we struggled to find the back of the net.
Generally the game was one to forget, with few chances. Burnley organised and defended well, they look in better shape to maybe stay up for a change.
Itās the scrappiest winner from us in a ling time, but for the momemtum of our season, itās absolutely massive. Given we only took 1 point from the first two games, weāve recovered quickly in the last month and right back up with City pretty much now.
Mustafi/Kos partnership continues to grow. Alexis up front wasnāt the best today, mightāve been a game where Giroud was perhaps better suited up front. Iwobi looked bright as usual, loved some of the runs and skills he was making.
An important win in the end. So annoying we have another bloody international break to deal with again
I think a bit of both, Burnley really blocked up and made it difficult to into key dangerous positions but also when we did have the chance our passing and movement was a bit off.
I donāt think itās an off-day kind of thing. Arsenal really struggles against team who pack the box with 6, 7 or even 8 players. Thatās what happened today. Burnley gave our fullbacks and wingers some room to roam with the ball, but as soon as the ball went to centre off the pitch it was full with Burnley players and we couldnāt get through. Tactics other teams have also used against us with some success.
Hard to tell because our basic passing accuracy and decision-making was shambolic. Iād chalk it more up to too many players playing terrible than anything else. Burnley were tough opposition as well, but meh we were dire.
I did say in my OP that this would be one of our hardest games for the next several games so Iām not surprised that Burnley gave us such a tough time of it.
We prevailed and Iām sure weāll carry on our winning form and momentum in the next few games.
Probably our boys suffered the lack of conditions and the bad performances by Xhaka, Mesut, Iwobi and probably Theo Walcott
Iām in love with Kostafi . Finally weāve a strong defense, not slow, good enough to every types of games. They can compete against pivotal strikers like Vokes or Costa and rapid strikers.
3 points are a gift for us judging the late goal, but we need to remember two or three important chances missed (apart Sanchez with the volley and the long shot of Theo Walcott, I remember the mistake to not pass the ball to Nacho Monreal when he was completely free to cross or shot).
Burnley set up brilliantly. Many might call it negative but at the end of the day they donāt want to go back down and essentially could have had a very big point, not to mention in the past we would probably have conceded at least one with being so fixated on attack. Itās no surprise that Liverpool lost by 2 to them. Mustafi and Koz do look a force and Cech is simply just there when called upon.
Alexis worked tirelessly, it really seems heās instilling a belief from the front that the likes of Giroud canāt seem to muster.
It was definitely an off day for our attackers but you do worry about us on days like this, we love to be the masters of our own downfall and games like today are usually where we throw away the title.
All in all itās a nice way to go into the international break.
They concede very few at home and have a well drilled unit, there wonāt be many going there and scoring 3 or 4.
If they had more of a goal threat youād back them to stay up, but Iād still say theyāre relegation bound.
Walking away with 3 points seems ludicrous but weāll take them any which way after todayās showing. Iāve not seen much of it but Burnley looked very stern defensively and looked good for a point. I love, love, love that we got a late winner though, a massive up yours to shit tactics, especially being the home team. Funk that.
I think we seemed somewhat jaded from the overload of football played in such a high intensity over the past week or so. The interlull is almost welcome at this stage as it gives some players a chance to cool off. My only hope is that we get used to playing games on the front foot more often; dealing with lots of fixtures soon enough as Christmas looms ahead and keeping up a good consistency overall. We still have a couple of offensive options to work with in Giroud (I know) and Lucas so thatās a positive.
Today could have easily been one of those days where we get brought back down to earth with sobering effect and walked away with nothing or a point which would underpin the fantastic work weāve recently put in. Confidence shot and a step back. However, we go into a two-week break on a high, two points behind Man City, squad in good shape, confident and in decent form still, bar a minor? blip today. Swansea next.
I think playing fairly badly and stealing the three points so late on in fortuitous circumstances could be even better for morale and momentum than if we had won more comfortably, in a way.
Iām going into the interlull pretty satisfied.
Yeah they just need a Defoe type player that Sunderland had last year.
Read, see a proper replay. Letās debate after that
It looks like Iām in the minority but I didnāt think we played that bad. They parked the bus and we actually created a bit more than we normally would under those circumstances. We moved the ball a lot faster than normal under those conditions. They just did a fantastic job defending but I feel like we deserved a goal. We kept them pinned back in their third for sustained periods, and they never really created anything. Deserved result imo.
What do you mean. You think that youtube clip is fake? You can see he strikes the ball, itās not that hard to see. All I can read in your link is Ox saying he thinks both of them hit the ball, which is probably the case.
Canāt really make out from the video on whose foot it hit. Most other angles and replays suggest it was Kos who kicked it up onto his own hand and even if it was hit by Fraudlade thank fuck Kos was there cause the ball was heading out.