On 02/11/2022 at 18:00, Sconnie Blue said:

Least it isn’t a noon kickoff on a Saturday to ruin our entire weekend. 
 

Expecting some more of the same from the usual underperformers who miraculously continue to get selected. 

Love it when I'm right. 

even Utd defeat 3:1 to Villa doesn't make me feel any better after seeing this spineless and disinterested lot of ours today. no matter the end score we were humiliated by the team that even haven't played their best football, in fact they didn't need to. the aditude said it all, theirs and ours. Newcastle 5, Chelsea 0. let that sink in

Just now, mojo said:

even Utd defeat 3:1 to Villa doesn't make me feel any better after seeing this spineless and disinterested lot of ours today. no matter the end score we were humiliated by the team that even haven't played their best football, in fact they didn't need to. the aditude said it all, theirs and ours. Newcastle 5, Chelsea 0. let that sink in

Good prediction. Newcastles owners have invested well and have football people make the calls. Credit to them.

5 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Love it when I'm right. 

Careful, you'll end up sounding like Tim!

Honestly Auba starting was not the problem. I don't know why people are blaming him and sterling. They both played bad but Potters selections are the cause of this. 

The team is bad, we know that. We know what we are going to get. Start Broja over Auba and you'll get more runs but not much else.

Mount and Havertz are attacking players? If they are then they both cannot start!!! You bench Kai who is worse and play Broja with Auba. That gives us a different option which we haven't used before in attack. If it doesn't work then at least we've tried to do something else.

At the very least over load the midfield because we are always being overrun.

Positives from today.

Utd lost

West ham lost

spurs losing

and we got away with a 0-1

Lets face it they are a better team played some good football . just hope City win the league

I dont like post match interview Potter said sth like 'see the points the two teams have...'  Seems the lose is normal for us. 

Objectively, it is. But as manager better not saying like that. That's why everyone in the squad played like dont want to win and so weak in spirit.

Brighton gave him so long the time to build up the team in his steps. Chelsea won't.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

I watched Sheffield United come back twice at home to beat top of the table Burnley yesterday.

A performance of passion, gritt and a willingness to attack. Things we sorley lack.

1 goal from open play in 4 league games? Out shot and outplayed by two top 4 contenders in our last two home games?

As has been said for a while this squad is rotten and needs major reconstruction. Sadly Todd bought all the wrong pieces this summer.

Agree mate. Can't believe spending all that money hasn't improved us.

And I could forgive a lot if our players showed desire, effort, and gave everything.

Their attitude is awful

Missed the 2nd half, can anyone summarise for me?

3 minutes ago, conor23 said:

I dont like post match interview Potter said sth like 'see the points the two teams have...'  Seems the lose is normal for us. 

Objectively, it is. But as manager better not saying like that. That's why everyone in the squad played like dont want to win and so weak in spirit.

Brighton gave him so long the time to build up the team in his steps. Chelsea won't.

f**king hell ,if he is sending out the team with the attitude that Arsenal are better than us ( they are) it implies it doesn't matter if we lose, it's to be expected

1 minute ago, LongtimerLurker said:

Missed the 2nd half, can anyone summarise for me?

It spewed anal grease through a warthog's dick hole. 

3 minutes ago, LongtimerLurker said:

Missed the 2nd half, can anyone summarise for me?

5 shots 1 on target, Arsenal scored from set piece corner. Sh*t game

Question did Potter do anything proactive once we went behind? Subs, tactical tweaks anything?

There are some positives. Everybody thought we were going to get thumped but the first half we showed grit and fought them well enough to deserve going into half time with a draw. Second half we collapsed after their goal, but they were getting the better of us overloading our left flank with Cucurella (who had a shocking second half). They are the better team at the moment and it showed, but we showed some fight and the players at least tried. I thought we were going to see another spineless performance but there was intensity in the tackles and defending.

6 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

f**king hell ,if he is sending out the team with the attitude that Arsenal are better than us ( they are) it implies it doesn't matter if we lose, it's to be expected

Brighton mentality..

8 minutes ago, LongtimerLurker said:

Missed the 2nd half, can anyone summarise for me?

Sh*t. Unfit disinterested blokes just booting the ball away. No pattern, no workrate, little ability. Mid table team at best. Cannot think of a single shot on target

Just now, RMH said:

There are some positives. Everybody thought we were going to get thumped but the first half we showed grit and fought them well enough to deserve going into half time with a draw. Second half we collapsed after their goal, but they were getting the better of us overloading our left flank with Cucurella (who had a shocking second half). They are the better team at the moment and it showed, but we showed some fight and the players at least tried. I thought we were going to see another spineless performance but there was intensity in the tackles and defending.

I don’t know what game you were watching.. we were at home and couldn’t lat a glove on a team which has Xhaka Benwhite Zinchenko odegard.. really ? ?? How can that be excusable..

There are virtually no positives to take away from this game. 

Oh we didn't get spanked score wise. Did you actually watch the game? 😄

The facts are that if you look at Potter’s CV, he’s a total rookie with a couple of decent seasons behind him. I was concerned when he got the gig. I am very concerned now. He may well be completely out of his depth. In fact he most probably is. It was a high risk appointment and it’s not now playing out well.

Just now, Sconnie Blue said:

There are virtually no positives to take away from this game. 

Oh we didn't get spanked score wise. Did you actually watch the game? 😄

We could have been 3/4 down.. it was laughable how we were set up.. he has a team full of international players and he is making excuses about injuries which happened 3 weeks back.. pathetic and cowardly management.

1 minute ago, Jangz said:

We could have been 3/4 down.. it was laughable how we were set up.. he has a team full of international players and he is making excuses about injuries which happened 3 weeks back.. pathetic and cowardly management.

We didn't leave our half the entire game and when we did it was a hoof ball to the ST, only for that ST to be isolated and lose the ball. 

11 minutes ago, RMH said:

There are some positives. Everybody thought we were going to get thumped but the first half we showed grit and fought them well enough to deserve going into half time with a draw. Second half we collapsed after their goal, but they were getting the better of us overloading our left flank with Cucurella (who had a shocking second half). They are the better team at the moment and it showed, but we showed some fight and the players at least tried. I thought we were going to see another spineless performance but there was intensity in the tackles and defending.

12 minutes ago, LongtimerLurker said:

Question did Potter do anything proactive once we went behind? Subs, tactical tweaks anything?

Imagine watching an Allardyce team but without a big CF that can trap the ball with his chest

3 minutes ago, Jangz said:

I don’t know what game you were watching.. we were at home and couldn’t lat a glove on a team which has Xhaka Benwhite Zinchenko odegard.. really ? ?? How can that be excusable..

Shed Lower, that’s the game I’ve watched. We have no god-given right to win games but, I ask the players to try. Unlike at Leeds or Southampton, today they went into the game not being spineless and tried. They are just not tha good. Or do you think that a midfield with Jorginho, RLC and Mount is better than theirs? We were the worse team in the second half and we lost. Did we play well? No. Am I making an excuse? No. All I’m saying is that we lost to a better team at the moment but the players did not capitulate from the start as it happened at Leeds or Southampton.

2 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

Mendy - 4 - Looked nervous throughout.

Azpilicueta - 6 - Can't do it in a back 4 but tried his hardest to do the things his body won't let him do anymore. Out numbered in defence because of a lack of help from Sterling. Experience got him through it.

Chalobah - 7 - Solid again

Silva - 7 - If it wasn't for him and Chalobah, Arsenal would have scored a few more.

Cucurella - 2 - Terrible. Can't defend to save his life and you could actually see the fear on his face. I don't want a player that is visibly scared playing for the club.

Jorginho - 3 - Eaten alive out there, as expected.

Loftus-Cheek - 3 - Not good enough, nothing left to say really. How the f**k he starts in that midfield is mind blowing.

Mount - 2 - Worst game I have ever seen from Mount.

Sterling - 3 - A few nice passes into Havertz in the first half.......that's it. Unless it's a team that will dominate the game and supply the passes for him to get a tap in, he will look out of his depth.

Havertz - 2 - Had enough of him. He never plays like he cares. He had two excellent chances to create something in the 1st half but wasted them both.

Aubameyang - 1 - More money wasted.

Subs: 

I don't care, they were all just as sh*t.

Agree with every point here.

I get that the players aren't good enough, I get thet we have injuries, I get that these are not Potters players, but Potter and his team have had plenty of time now to at least get this bunch fit enough to play football. If these players continue to refuse to run off the ball and to show passion and a desire to win, then we will never succeed in imprinting a pattern of play into the side. These continuing appalling performances could end up costing us any European football next year, that's how poor I think we are.