JC_81 » Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:33 pm wrote:Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say we were beaten by the better team on the day, which is exactly what happened. Arsenal have been playing well recently, are top of the league and have a lot of players on form, plus they had home advantage. It's not a disgrace to be beaten under those circumstances.
We lost the game because they had better players in the midfield and won that battle. That said we also had our chances and on another day might still have taken something from the game.
I agree it does highlight some of our weaknesses - apart from our first choice 'wing backs' Johnson and Enrique, who were both missing, we don't have anyone with enough quality to play there, making the 3-at-the-back ineffective in an attacking sense. The Gerrard/Lucas axis also lacks the athleticism required in central midfield in this league.
We also had poor performances on the day from the likes of Toure who is usually solid and to an extent our front two, who although starved of service for large parts, didn't make the most of the opportunities they did have.
A bad day at the office. It's not so much results in these games that will define this team and our season, it's how we react to them. We move on. 3 points next game is a must.
Exactly. Good post. Our team in terms of quality just couldn't match Arsenal and the likes for Man City and Chelsea. We just have to play consistently and see what that could take us. Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson and both wingbacks are found wanting in this game...
BTW the referee ***** it up with the Suarez quick restart... should've been a goal to us.