We Go Again! The Premier League thread

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

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Would very much appreciate it if Utd stopped being poo thanks

Ta

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

It was worrying how you collapsed today. You had a really good period in the second half, scored, got scared. There was no real quality on show in the first half. Absolutely no nous from the defenders or manager when Carroll came on. Shoved two on him, left space for Payet who had been shut down reasonably well until then. Noble and Dimi just ran the game then and we should have got a third.

We've literally been like that all season tbf - just can't defend. Combination of players and manager (Neil himself has always said he doesn't like making defensive changes and I can see his reasoning but don't always agree) - to be honest I'm just happy we didn't lose in the end like you say (although we did nearly nick it ourselves)

Problem was not buying any defenders in the summer - Klose is fine, but you can't expect a back four to suddenly gel and become stout overnight in January. Needed to happen in the summer and by all accounts we weren't prepared to stump up the money for our targets

[westisbest]

Is Mark Noble the best english player not to be capped by England at present?

Think the guy is a good player. Surprised he has never been capped

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

It's a disgrace that he doesn't when Ryan freaking mason has a cap

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Heartbreak for Arsenal?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Arsenal will win 3-0 today

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Man Kante is so good at breaking up attacks

[westisbest]

Arsenal will win 3-0 today

no they wont

[Dolphin Ziggler]

It just doesnt end. The rollercoaster carries on and on

[Guest]

Kante been class

Arsenal 0-1 Leicester HT

[1GrumpyGolfer]

Touch of the Michael Owen falling down disease from Vardy there. Great when it happens in an Englamd shirt but against your team you're not so happy.

[GSC]

Not a fan of that getting a penalty. Closer to a dive than a foul.

[compelling and rich]

pen all day, terrible defending by monreal just dont put a challenge in. vardy bought it well but still doesnt change the fact that vardy was going past him untill monreal put his foot in the way

you know it is when henry says it is against arsenal

[Hammersmith harrier]

Definite penalty, Monreal doesn't get the ball and impedes Vardy, doesn't have to be contact but refs won't give them so he buys it.

[compelling and rich]

another pen? less sure on that one but he does clip him? going to need to be more clear than that to get another

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Referee has caved into the pressure

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Never a second yellow card that

[Guest]

Arsenal, in particular Giroud, been hounding ref for everything. Not rating Arsenal needing a man advantage to do this. Sums up Arsenal are just an average side.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Atkinson has lost control

[Duty281]

Good decision by the referee.

Excellent test of Leicester's mental fortitude now.

[compelling and rich]

weak reffing this, allowing arsenal to get to him

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Duty that is never a second yellow in a million years - it's a foul that's it

[Duty281]

Leicester revving up the Chelsea-style play now.

[Duty281]

Duty that is never a second yellow in a million years - it's a foul that's it

It is the clearest second yellow you could possibly see. Player turns and beats him, and is fouled with a blatant pull of the shirt, no attempt made to play the ball whatsoever.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Pathetic from Atkinson, wouldn't send off an Arsenal player in a similar situation.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Why is Coquelin not carded for that then Duty?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Why is Coquelin not carded for that then Duty?

Referee has no bottle

[Duty281]

The only mistake Atkinson has made in this half has been not booking Mahrez (?) for the dive in the box.

[Nay]

Mahrez didnt dive, there was contacts doesnt have to be a foul or penalty.

[Guest]

Can't stand Arsenal, really can't.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Disgraceful from the referee - game over

[Duty281]

Walcott!

Lovely placement.

[GSC]

Biggest 20 minutes in Leicesters history

[Hammersmith harrier]

There you go Arsenal, couldn't do it on your own so needed the ref to bail you out.

[Nay]

Maryin Atkinson on the way to getting the result he wants then

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Duty your double standards are amazing - quick to point out Leicester 'diving' and 'Chelsea style play' - not a word about Arsenal surrounding the referee after every foul.

Good finish by Walcott nonetheless

[Duty281]

Maryin Atkinson on the way to getting the result he wants then

Probably explains why he gave Leicester a penalty in the first half.

[1GrumpyGolfer]

Drinkwater's challenge?

[Nay]

And he has done everything possible to counter act that decision.

[Duty281]

Duty your double standards are amazing - quick to point out Leicester 'diving' and 'Chelsea style play' - not a word about Arsenal surrounding the referee after every foul.

Good finish by Walcott nonetheless

Every team surrounds the referee - Leicester and Arsenal included.

'Chelsea-style play' wasn't actually an insult - it's the clever thing to do in these circumstances.

[compelling and rich]

ignore duty on anything to do with arsenal, he's basically a biased arsenal fan without actually supporting arsenal, go figure

[Hammersmith harrier]

How any so called neutral can want Arsenal to win is beyond me, more likely that Duty is a fair weather fan who only pipes up when they're doing well.

[Guest]

What a save kasper

[Duty281]

Arsenal not given a clear corner, but hey, the referee's doing all he can to get Arsenal to win.

[Duty281]

Yesssssssssssssssssss!

[Hammersmith harrier]

Shut up Duty, really showing yourself up here, hardly comparable to a disgraceful red card decision is it.

[Guest]

Wasilewski what did you do, that ball was going for a goal kick.

Gutting for Leicester

[Guest]

Gutted.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Well Martin Atkinson has kept the title race interesting - although undoubtedly Arsenal will bottle it later down the line

[Duty281]

How any so called neutral can want Arsenal to win is beyond me, more likely that Duty is a fair weather fan who only pipes up when they're doing well.

Or more likely that Duty has some money on Arsenal to win the league, thus will shamelessly support them over the line.

As loyal as a mercenary.

[GSC]

Probably fair in the end I guess. Leicester bottled it in the last 20 minutes.

Sets up a better finish to the season

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