***Official Arsenal v City Carling Cup Thread***

[PALUS]

We're fucking jogging around and spreading bad passes left, right and centre. The players need to wake up and show some more commitment.

The back four are the only ones really playing up to standard at the moment. Nasri is invisible when he should be dictating our play. Dzeko appears to have given up. AJ can't beat his man. Hargreaves is struggling to fill in for Barry/Milner. We're in trouble!

nasri didnt have a good pass tonight

[CityGer]

Have we had a shot on target yet?

[Blue Since 76]

I get the impression that this is a game that Aguero didn't really fancy/hope to be invovled in

As was mentioned at the weekend, he hasn't looked 100% fit for a few weeks probably since he hurt his groin. Think he needed a rest tonight.

[lets all have a disco]

Toure looks massive might need a diet pill.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Nearly 75mins and we haven't even tested their keeper

[freshie]

The game seems to be passing Hargreaves by. Unfortunately, whilst he may have done OK against Birmingham, he doesn't seem to be able to cut it at this level. Whether this is due to a lack of fitness or the fact that he is simply past it who knows, but he isn't doing his job tonight and needs to go off

[Sister of fu]

Some of our basic passing tonight has been shocking. You wouldn't think some of these guys were fighting to be regulars in the first team.

[freshie]

I get the impression that this is a game that Aguero didn't really fancy/hope to be invovled in

As was mentioned at the weekend, he hasn't looked 100% fit for a few weeks probably since he hurt his groin. Think he needed a rest tonight.

That's what I'm putting it down to

[PALUS]

Nearly 75mins and we haven't even tested their keeper

to be fair arsenal didnt do much also

[Jaymz]

The only players worth mentioning are the back 4....

What on earth is happening midfield/upfront????

[phips]

How Aguero and Dzeko havent been able to manage a decent shot at their makeshift, relatively mediocre (if not poor) back 4 is a bit embarrassing.

[steveo_88]

The game seems to be passing Hargreaves by. Unfortunately, whilst he may have done OK against Birmingham, he doesn't seem to be able to cut it at this level. Whether this is due to a lack of fitness or the fact that he is simply past it who knows, but he isn't doing his job tonight and needs to go off

Is Razak coming on for him?

[The Original Special One]

What the Sky commentator/Arsenal cheerleader is conveniently overlooking is that their youngsters would be used to each others play having come up through their Academy, whereas our team are something of a 'mixum/gatherum',- in every respects.

De Jong our outstanding player tonight: Dzeko looked well up for it for the first half hour but has almost completely faded
Hargreaves looks very ring-rusty; Nasri has made little impression, certainly no threat to Silva

[mr_nool]

We're fucking jogging around and spreading bad passes left, right and centre. The players need to wake up and show some more commitment.

The back four are the only ones really playing up to standard at the moment. Nasri is invisible when he should be dictating our play. Dzeko appears to have given up. AJ can't beat his man. Hargreaves is struggling to fill in for Barry/Milner. We're in trouble!

AJ's had some wonderful passes, though. He seems to do quite well when he steps in to a more central role.

[freshie]

The game seems to be passing Hargreaves by. Unfortunately, whilst he may have done OK against Birmingham, he doesn't seem to be able to cut it at this level. Whether this is due to a lack of fitness or the fact that he is simply past it who knows, but he isn't doing his job tonight and needs to go off

Is Razak coming on for him?

Hopefully

[Slim]

Doesn't help when Kolo Toure is punting it from there.

[Blue Since 76]

The game seems to be passing Hargreaves by. Unfortunately, whilst he may have done OK against Birmingham, he doesn't seem to be able to cut it at this level. Whether this is due to a lack of fitness or the fact that he is simply past it who knows, but he isn't doing his job tonight and needs to go off

I suspect he's breathing through his bumhole by now. Does need to go off, but wouldn't write him off on the strength of a tired performance tonight

[PALUS]

there is smple no midefild

[freshie]

Fucking hell, what a miss by Dzeko. Bollocks

[steveo_88]

We're fucking jogging around and spreading bad passes left, right and centre. The players need to wake up and show some more commitment.

The back four are the only ones really playing up to standard at the moment. Nasri is invisible when he should be dictating our play. Dzeko appears to have given up. AJ can't beat his man. Hargreaves is struggling to fill in for Barry/Milner. We're in trouble!

AJ's had some wonderful passes, though. He seems to do quite well when he steps in to a more central role.

He has but for the amount of good ball he's had alot has been wasted. Maybe that's overly harsh but Koscielny has had him in his pocket when he's come inside.