The second goal actually came off his shoulder LOL - lucky bastard ....

The problem for all to see is that we have no centre forward. No focal point. No target. No one causing problems in the area. We cannot put any high balls into the area because Hazard will never win them.
That said we’ve been unlucky not to have two goals with the Pedro and Alonso chances.

I increasingly think Sarri is out of his depth here. He's either got no plan B and is more stubborn than Teresa May or he's not got the balls to drop guys who aren't performing because they're big names. Maybe he only came to get the pay-off when he's sacked.   

We’ve had three solid chances and have had a few good spells, but the scoreline still feels right with Arsenal appearing to have our number. With a proper striker up front and Hazard back in his usual position I’m sure we’d be doing a lot better.

We're making Arsenal defence look incredible. This is a defence that only Fulham have fewer clean sheets than. Fix the f**k up!

1 minute ago, Jamjar1986 said:

Hazard has been a ghost since the position change, its just ridiculous

Maybe because Arsenal plays with 4-3-1-2 and all our attacks are shut down since they got 3 midfielders guarding every area and keeping their centre backs safe. But Arsenal unlike us has 2 proven strikers that can push the counter attack so they don't mind giving us all the possession.

4 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Absolute sh*t show of a first half. Arsenal have created 5 or 6 clear cut opportunities and we have done what we have been doing for the last 3 months, create very little by passing the ball to death.

So true!!

WTF is this prick trying to do with the formation of this team?

They are f**king clueless!!  passing the ball back more than going pissing forward,, WHAT A JOKE!!!!

We are losing to a sh*t team that lost to West Ham. And we look so far off it, it‘s frightening. 

Without Hazard, we would be fighting relegation.

I'm starting to question Sarri's choices. He should make small tweaks and shake it up a little but it seems he wont do anything.

Alonso a liability and he starts. Hazard not a natural CF and he starts as a CF. CHO plays a motm game against Tottenham and he is no closer to start. Jorginho is in trouble and he starts. 

To cap off a miserable first 45 we have to sit through Jenas, Keown, Rio and fat Phil Dowd. Great Chelsea representation there from BT.

Half time changes please.

I am really losing faith in Sarri. However, the one man that sent away our best striker and brought in Morata, was CONTE.

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1 minute ago, DELBY said:

The problem for all to see is that we have no centre forward. No focal point. No target. No one causing problems in the area. We cannot put any high balls into the area because Hazard will never win them.
That said we’ve been unlucky not to have two goals with the Pedro and Alonso chances.

It's a problem but not the only one. A new striker isn't suddenly going to improve our tempo and overall approach to games. We can bring in as many players as we like, but if they all play at this slow tempo then the results aren't going to change. 

How much longer are we going to fanny around with the false 9 garbage? Hasn't worked for the last two years.. Guess what? Won't work now. It does not suit Hazard. The only thing it's doing is pushing him closer to Madrid.

Sarri needs to bin Alonso, he is painful to watch down that left hand side. No width whatsoever with him. I refuse to believe Emerson is that much worse than Alonso. I would rather see Pedro as false 9 and Hazard out on the LW and Odoi on the RW. Willian with another meh game. 

Just now, Kev56 said:

Half time changes please.

Should of started CHO, he gave Bellerin kittens at the start of the season, Play Luiz in the middle, drop Dogsh*tinho, and bring in Christensen, and Play hazard like Aguero, on the last mans shoulder.........

We are utter sh*t but the ref is worse , every tackle from us is a free kick to them but their tackles he waves play on .

we lost every header that came into our box and we just do not look like scoring 

Crap performance but no way I want the manager gone, absolutely crazy to want to sack him, this was expected at some point the fact it's happening to Sarri in his first season rather than his second is comforting.

But anyway to the impatient few #Sarriout

Giroud should come on at half time for Willian. 

Hazard doesn’t want to be upfront, he doesn’t like it there and he’s not getting on the ball in areas he can influence things.

Thing is, if Sarri doesn’t make a change at half time, realistically what does he expect to change.

The midfield lacks creativity and a goal threat, Kovacic is just drifting through a game again, not really contributing anything of significance.

Jorginho looks completely out of form but we’ve just sold the only player Sarri seems capable of playing there (still think Kante could).

Our two biggest attacking outlets are Luiz and Alonso... that’s not right is it? 

Alonso‘s only job should be to carry Higuain‘s crutches

Too bad last January we bought drinkwater and giroud instead of Aubameyang... we'd look very different right now

We need to use those wide areas more. The fullbacks, especially Alonso, need to be reassessed big time. 

Half Time Rant begin:

- Hazard is being out muscled up front, he is played out of position and getting kicked. Hazard cannot succeed.

- Kante, a DM is played out of position and against a fast and physical Arsenal team is also struggling

- Jorginho, our managers special boy is low and is doing nothing nothing productive. He should not even be in this game.

- Everytime our defenders want to lob the ball up front, we dont have a tall physical presence up front and the ball immediately finds its way back to Arsenal. 

- And our formation is the same until we apparently "perfect it" . I did not realize that we hired an artist for a managers job.

- Given the above sh*t I dont see how we win !!!! Mr No-Plan-B Sarri better earn his paycheck and wear his thinking cap.

Rant over!!!

6 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

Hopefully not the Leafs...

ha,ha - at this rate I'd be better following the Blackhawks