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It also highlighted positives -see the Wanyama and Hooiveld threads- yet you don't acknowledge those. Of course, you only like to roll around in ****.

Garbage stoppage - totally out of synch with the fight.

Did they show Jrod's chance? Didnt show it at HT at the game.

Landing every right hand

Froch is all over the place

Going to be uphill for froch

Obviously takes one to know one, BS

Do you know if there's any interest from Oxo's side - other than he wants to play regularly?

Do we? We've signed as many players from Scotland...

Yoshida didn't start against Belgium but he did start in the 2-2 against Holland where Japan really should have won.

Dont think they would have got their two early chances with Lovren in side but Jos grew more comfortable as the game went on.

And there was such a rich seam of material to play with- to start, the huge gay gooners flag directly in front of us.

Shame he wasn't asked why Lallana came off and his reasons for the decision.

Agree - thought he looked direct and dangerous when he got the ball and could have been released on other occasions but for too slow build up. Thought they were vulnerable when players like Jrod ran at them and we didn't exploit this enough. By contrast, Mertesacker and co. had a field day against the longer ball, forcing Rickie to drop deeper and wider. Today showed how difficult it is to rely on the fulllbacks for width. Shaw had his hands full defending and had few, if any opportunities to get forward before he was subbed. Clyne struck a better balance between defense and attack, though Arsenal were pretty toothless down our right (compared to our left).

At that point, he didn't know lovren was out.

Two is enough-remember Arsenal's GD will go down as well as ours going up. If we win by 2, there'll be a +4 differential.

Really interesting article - these comments especially stood out

Just how MLG would do it.

The fa cup defeat against the yids.

Got nothing against him - indeed defended him enough times when people on here suggested he wasn't good enough to get into our side. As you say, he's headless and his link-up play is suspect but at least he's direct which is preferable to the ponderous, multi-touch garbage the rest of the team serves out. But no amount of media hype will change the fact that's he's a blunt but effective instrument.

He's not great but far from awful - just think Hodgson will bank on his experience and chemistry with one trick pony Townsend.

Walker wasn't as bad as you suggest - at any rate, Hodgson won't want to break up the understanding he has with Townsend.

Interested in how we're going to contain Mertesacker from setpieces on Saturday.

Wright's on the record as saying he dislikes us. Whether that feeds through to his analysis is an open question.