claretblue wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:19 pm

Arteta in the Metro:
‘…Again he [Tierney] had a problem. I think he was cramping. The pitch was pretty difficult today it was quite long…’

GRRRRRR!!!

jdrobbo wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:32 pm

The long grass thing…

Against Man City and Liverpool, I completely get it. Also even accept it against Chelsea, Spurs and Leicester. These sides are rapid at recycling the ball and are supremely confident on the counter.

But yesterday, the pitch hindered us more than our opponents. In the second half we were pinging balls across to Lowton and Taylor and the ball was checking in the grass, rather than zipping into the stride of our players. We saw well over half an hour of Cornet, Taylor combinations and I can’t help but feel that a ‘normal’ length surface (or at least a non-parched one, would’ve helped our play immeasurably.

Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:41 pm

God yeah I thought we really struggled. They must have had to kick it so hard to get it to even move through that absolute meadow of a pitch.

COBBLE wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:28 pm

Grass long, grass short, we need players who can get in position, or create the opportunity to score. Don't blame the opposition manager.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:15 am

I'd rather support a team in non league than Arsenal with a dopey manager who blames everything other than his own ineptitude. All these big team managers are whinging pussies. Tuchel has been good so far so I'll reserve judgement on him

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:48 pm

Neil Lennon was co-commentator on 5live and he pointedly said that Tierney never had cramp when he was at Celtic.....

That would suggest it was either faked, or there's an issue with the fitness regime at Arsenal.

CFS wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:17 am

Let's not look too far we have a manager whinging for 90 mins to the 4th official.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:24 am

I'd say given the decisions we've had against us and his lack of funds over the last 5 years he's probably had plenty to complain about

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:57 am

Sean had every right to complain about that useless pillock Taylor giving us nothing as Arsenal fouled at will and ignoring a stonewall penalty because his mates in the Arsenal team winged and whined about the decision.

beddie wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:09 am

Are you referring to the Vydra incident as the stonewall penalty? tv proved it wasn’t. Putting aside my loyalty to Burnley I thought overall Taylor had a good game.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:42 am

Only incident I can recall is the one VAR turned round and that was ultimately the correct decision

Claretitus wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:13 pm

I sit on front row of Bob Lord, and the pitch on Saturday was like a carpet. Beautiful condition as it’s so early in the season, and they watered it plenty ( both halves ), before the game. Arteta again deflecting from his own, and his team’s’ inadequacies.