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| Ramsey: Bad day at the office... |
The game started very well for Arsenal. After scoring in the 5th minute of the game, I thought we would go on to dominate the game, but this was not to be.
Swansea imposed themselves on us and as the game went on, they began to dominate. The penalty was very soft indeed. Ramsey actually pulled his leg away from Dyer but Dyer was always going to go down like a sack of potatoes. What's really painful is that Arsenal have been denied stone-wall penalties in previous games only to concede one to a dive. But apart from that, incident, Swansea were full value for their win.
I thought we would go on to dominate possession and the game but this was not to be. Swansea had more possession throughout, closed us down quickly, hounded us in packs and forced us into errors. Again we lacked movement, urgency and authority in our play. Our attack was having a day off. I have not really missed Fabregas since he left, but this game made me think... We really miss Fabregas to hold the ball, create something, bring others into the game.
I love Ramsey but he is not yet at that level. I love his energy. The boy gives 100%, even when he makes errors, he doesn't sink and hide in shame. He keeps pushing on. The same cannot be said for a player like Walcott. Indeed Ramsey had a bad game. He also gave away the penalty and lost possession for the 2nd goal but people overlook the fact that Thierry Henry, Yes the very same King, gave the ball away immediately after we scored the second goal and this lead to a third Swansea goal, just 45 seconds after our goal.
Arsenal really started pressing with intent and energy after getting this kick in the teeth. Before then, we were not closing Swansea down, we lacked commitment in the challenges, our making was really poor compared to Swansea.
And to cap it all off, I thought Zszczesny could have done better on the second and third goal. He came out of goal too early. He he stayed back, he would have saved both shots.
So, a very bad day at the office but it is, very worryingly, becoming frequent. What's worse, every time we really need to win a game, we come up short. Are we failing to cope with the pressue or are our players just not good enough? Let's wait and see at the end of the season. One thing is for certain, champions do not lose the type of games we have and in the manner we have lost the said games this season. I think this season will be one to forget if things continue they way they are at the club.
I am amazed by the idiots who have been hailing abuse at Aaron Ramsey- and any other Arsenal player at that. WTF? He had a bad game, but you can't fault his effort. If only we had more players like him, Arsenal would be a better club. We have players who seem happy to just coast through games, players who only play well when we are winning. Players who simply cannot stand up to be counted when it matters and really something needs to be done to address this disease. I think players such as Oxlade Chamberlain should start getting the nod ahead of some so-called senior players to wake them up. I feel that players like Theo know that when they are fit they will start and this makes them complacent... perhaps a little wake up call is required.
And we really need to do something about our offensive play... After all, its the best form of defence...
Backwards marched the Arsenal!!!!
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Update,
Yes, you can criticise, but to actually hail verbal or electronic abuse at our players? c'mon people. Thierry was right to swear back at the idiot in the crowd abusing the team. I wish he had punched him in the face!!! Big up to Thierry for apologising. As fans we have every right to be frustrated when we lose and play poorly, but to insult our players will not help our solidarity. We are Arsenal, surely class is one of our virtues?
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