***Official Match Thread - Arsenal Away***

[ScapeGoat]

We have no control in the midfield.

This is our biggest problem this season

[Nickyboy]

we've not been amazing but we've contained them. Expect more second half a la chelsea match

[ryanmjo]

I say we go for it. Adebayor on for Zabaleta. A loss is the same as a draw for me.

[Redna]

Take off Vierold and bring on Ireland.

[Dubciteh]

I say we go for it. Adebayor on for Zabaleta. A loss is the same as a draw for me.

Thats my thoughts too, i dont see advantage of playing for a draw, im so fucking angry watching this for some reason, i think i want it more than the fucking players!

[mr_nool]

a draw is fuck all use to us, means we have to beat spurs, least if we have a go and lose it still leaves us in same predicament ie we have to beat spurs at home.

Dont get me wrong nothing wrong with nil nil against arsenal in general but this is a team severely lacking in confidence, missing 10 1st team players and there best player is only half fit and 2 grandads centre back, were playing into there hands at the mo.

Spot on. Let's go for the win!

[Beefymcfc]

Not too impressed with that half of football. Mancini has set us up to stop Arsenal from playing and just try to lump it upfield in a hope that Carlos or Bellers will get on the end of it. The wing men are non-effective and our 3 DMs make the game look like we've given up on actually scoring a goal.

If we are playing not to lose then fare enough, but I can't see our defence coping for another 45 on the back foot.

I was thinking, and worried, that Mancini may go defensive due to Spurs losing, gambling possibly on our home game. Seems we'll just have to wait and see but I'd like to see Ade on there sooner than later.

[cityPinoy_fc]

0-0 is not bad for the 1st half. lets up our game in the 2nd half city!

[King Kev]

We have no control in the midfield.

This is our biggest problem this season

IMO the biggest problem is that when the midfield do get the ball there is no outlet. Put big Ade up front with Tevez then at least when we do get the ball in the middle we have somewhere to go with it.

[Moonchesteri]

Imo it's stupid we do not play in our colours in matches like this where we could. Yeah we'd "have to use" sky blue shorts and socks too but it ain't a problem of any sort. We are City and we're sky BLUE.

Not that it matters but I'd rather see us playing in our true when we obviously could.


Tells something about the first half when my first post is about our kit rather than the game itself. Boring, but if this is the way how to get a result from the Emirates, so be it.

Blue moooooon. You saw me standing alone..

[cityPinoy_fc]

We have no control in the midfield.

This is our biggest problem this season

IMO the biggest problem is that when the midfield do get the ball there is no outlet. Put big Ade up front with Tevez then at least when we do get the ball in the middle we have somewhere to go with it.

agreed we need to address this in the summer

[PaulieIrish]

HArd to see us going for this in the second half without changes.
1/ Ade for Vieira
2/ SWP for any of AJ/BEllers or NDJ?

[CityGer]

FAO : BOBBY MANC

WE NEED MORE UP FRONT

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Were playing in black lads not red!!!!!!!

[Slim]

ADE ON ADE ON ADE ON!

FFS.

[Mike J]

ireland and ade on please. we look shite, cannot string a couple of passes together

[Dameerto]

Ade's taking his tracksuit off

[PaulieIrish]

Hopefully that's the last of Vieira (forever :) )

[mr_nool]

Bastard Arse fans.
I hope Ade shuts them up promptly by scoring a goal or two!

[mr_nool]

AJ is knackered. Time to bring SWP on, all though it's a bit early to make our last sub.