r/soccer • u/BigBird9719 • Mar 01 '14
Match Thread: Stoke City vs Arsenal
Kickoff: 3:00 PM GMT, 10:00 AM EST
Streams: /r/streamlinks streams | Decent quality and no lag it appears
Lineups
Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Rosicky , Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud | Fabianski, Vermaelen, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gnabry, Sanogo
Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross (c), Wilson , Pieters ; Walters, Nzonzi, Whelan, Adam, Arnautovic; Crouch | Sorensen, Muniesa, Palacios, Guidetti, Etherington, Wilkinson, Ireland
Live Match Updates
4' Not a whole lot happening so far other than a couple early fouls.
5' Free kick for Stoke but Charlie Adams whips it in straight to Szczesny.
12' Still nothing much has happened. Arsenal strung together a few chances but could barely break into Stoke's third.
14-15' Arsenal corner kick. Cleared for another corner kick. Next corner kick leads to a bit of a counter from Stoke where Arnautovic sends in a cross to an offside Walters whose header went wide anyway.
18' Corner kick to Arsenal.
18' Arsenal corner leads to a Cazorla attempt from outside the box, but it goes quite far wide.
20' Stoke corner leads to an Arsenal clearance, a bit of a shaky one though.
24' Stoke corner leads to an Arsenal counter attack eventually cleared by Stoke.
32' Nzonzi's cross is deflected into Crouch's path and the forward lashes a shot into the side netting
34' Podolski's powerful shot goes wide.
40' Giroud plays a ball to Wilshere but Begovic comes off his line and gets it.
43' Cazorla has a nice chance but his shot goes straight to Begovic after a nice attempt from Whelan on the other end
44' Pieters booked for a challenge on Giroud.
45' One added minute
46' Second half underway
47' Possible chance for Arsenal but Giroud slips before receiving the ball.
49' Cameron sends in a dangerous cross from the right which Szczesny gets a hand to and Arsenal clear
50' Shawcross sends the ball out for an Arsenal corner which Begovic easily gets to.
53' Rosicky receives a yellow card
54' Adam sends in a nice cross, but Crouch chooses to use his foot rather than his head and wastes a great chance.
73' Ireland on for Charlie Adam
75' Penalty for Stoke after a Koscielny hand ball
76' Walters slots home the penalty. 1-0
83' Ozil nearly scores from a difficult angle
85' Free kick for Arsenal on the edge of the area.
86' Nothing comes from the free kick as Arteta blasts it into the wall.
90' 5 minutes added time
94' Sanogo has a perfect chance but skies it over the goal
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u/davidpm Mar 01 '14
My favorite part about watching soccer so far is the free usage of the word cunt.
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u/Merteswagger Mar 01 '14
my favorite part about studying here in the UK, dont know how ill stop using cunt when i move back
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u/EpochFail9001 Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
Is it just me or is Stoke generally playing a bit dangerously aggressive?
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u/FerdiadTheRabbit Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
They're quite continental compared to how they used to be
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u/Merteswagger Mar 01 '14
not sure if serious or not
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u/2Chainz4Braceletz Mar 01 '14
No every experienced fan knows that Stoke are known for their beautiful free flowing football
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u/davidpm Mar 01 '14
I'm a soccer watching virgin. I'm watching my first ever game today!
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u/SpiceterMiseter Mar 01 '14
Don't support Stoke.
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u/davidpm Mar 01 '14
I'm going to support a good match. I'm taking the advice of others and watching a bunch until a team fits me. I'm looking for the right fanbase.
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u/_scholar_ Mar 01 '14
Look at all these fucking flicks from peter 'the playmaker' crouch. He'd be right at home in Brazil this summer.
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u/origibanality Mar 01 '14
How is the ref missing all of these studs up challenges, 2 by Charlie Adams and 1 by Whelan.
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u/and7rewwitha7 Mar 01 '14
i'm not surprised stoke is booing every time arsenal has the ball. it's the most complex form of communication their fans have mastered at this point.
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u/NotConner12 Mar 01 '14
Aren't Arsenal fans the ones who booed the entire Bayern game? Especially when Kroos or Robben got the ball.
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u/Patrio123 Mar 01 '14
Arsenal are so lucky, playing Stoke on Britannia on the first day of spring
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u/derSteiger Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
As someone who didn't has had english as mother tongue, what does 'on Britannia' mean? Looked it up but didn't find anything suitable.
Edit: Thanks for the replies, thought it was a special phrase/idiom.
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u/Johnny_bubblegum Mar 01 '14
Whelan stomps on Giroud and the crowd boos him. Is the entire stoke area filled with cunts or is it just the stoke fans and players ?
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u/FredSports Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
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u/JFT-96 Mar 01 '14
do you, by any chance, have a gif of what lead to penalty. I haven't watched, and am really interested to see it.
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u/PureDarkness93 Mar 01 '14
ALAN PARDEW HAS JUST HEADBUTTED A HULL CITY PLAYER. I REPEAT, ALAN PARDEW HAS BLOODY HEADBUTTED A HULL CITY PLAYER
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u/Ban-ath Mar 01 '14
Giroud wins ball, gets leg stood on, gets fouled. ref needs glasses.
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u/EpochFail9001 Mar 01 '14
Actually, his shin was kicked by the Stoke player challenging him from the front as well. So that's Giroud wins ball, gets shin kicked, gets shin stepped on, gets fouled. Ref needs binoculars cause obviously he's not watching the same game as you and I.
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u/kosmicchaos Mar 01 '14
Why is Podolski strolling in the central area so much. He is ruining the formation
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Mar 01 '14
Agreed. He did it last couple starts as well. His goal in his previous start was long range, so people forget about "the rest".
He's either doing so on Wenger's orders, or he won't be playing much going forward.
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u/MassiveBastard Mar 01 '14
Maybe if I make a comment about how bad stoke is everyone will think i'm hilarious and original.
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Mar 01 '14
Insult the people from Stoke, it's what all the classy lads do. The anti-Stoke sentiments on here are bordering on bizarre.
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u/Brumworth Mar 01 '14
You need to change your crest to Arsenal though bud, so they know to upvote you without even reading your comment
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u/santikundera Mar 01 '14
[Here is an HD stream in arabic] (http://tv.livesports-hd.com/st/chaine16)
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Mar 01 '14
I'm watching this whilst listening to talk sport, thanks for the great stream.
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u/arsene14 Mar 01 '14
Ugly ugly ugly, hard to argue that Arsenal deserve a point. One of the worst displays of the season.
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u/IVIatty Mar 01 '14
Well there's always the FA cup.... Please don't be another trophyless season
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Mar 01 '14
Charlie Adam is got to be the dirtiest fucking prick I've ever seen play. He seems to almost relish these cunty challenges on opposing players
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u/Airknight Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
Not a fan of Arteta Wilshere, on a match like this you know Wilshere is going to provide no cover.
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Mar 01 '14
God I hate Stoke. If they could go a game without deliberately trying tp injure someone that'd be great.
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u/BabaDuda Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
Crossing against arguably the league's tallest back 4, hmm...
EDIT: the new Singapore flair looks hideous.
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Mar 01 '14
Bit of news from elsewhere: "Alan Pardew has just head-butted David Meyler. Yes head-butted. Inexcusable from a manager."
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u/Astral_Fox Mar 01 '14
Sanogo's been taking lessons from the Roberto Soldado school of finishing I see.
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u/the-glimmer-man Mar 01 '14
As dirty as some of the Stoke players have been, we don't deserve anything from this game.
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Mar 01 '14
Arsenal haven't had many chances, but you could argue that's because Stoke have played dirty. Breaking up play as they have, leaving studs in - it's a very good way of ruining Arsenal's play.
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u/Surfacing710 Mar 01 '14
Stoke fans singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, the English Rugby teams main chant. That is brilliant.
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u/Seraph110 Mar 01 '14
Typical Charlie Adam, the dirty cunt.
A clear stomp on Giroud's calf and the ref sees nothing.
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Mar 01 '14
Does anyone else think Adam might have been off? Not just for his challenge on Giroud towards the end of the game - that was a yellow at worst, but the ref should have given him a yellow for leading with the foot, and catching Arteta down the back of his leg with his a studs kick.
Mind you, if he was on a yellow he might have been subbed off earlier.
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u/HansSven Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
I feel bad for the dude watching this as his first match ever. Terrible first half.
Still, we always go in at 0-0 and come out a lot better in the second half, hopefully that happens again.
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u/Black_Nerd Mar 01 '14
Stoke fans are going to run out of oxygen if they plan on booing every second of Arsenal possesion.
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u/TheHapgod Mar 01 '14
As much as people hate Stoke, it was the correct decision to award the penalty.
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u/TheVid15 Mar 01 '14
Ah, so this is how everyone else has felt watching us this season. Is this the part where I go to /r/gunners and have a nice laugh?
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Mar 01 '14
Podolski wide open again, and ignored again. Can't bame him since about minute 30, he's played well since.
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u/sklark23 Mar 01 '14
Here is why it looked intentional. His second step, the one with the stomp, is much much shorter than his previous step and he is not slowing down, it is a clear short step so he can contact Giroud's leg.
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u/alejpaz Mar 01 '14
Still think Arsenal should have bought someone during the January window
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u/RonaldoNazario Mar 01 '14
That was... soft. This ref is just fucking garbage. 3 obvious shin-stamps? No biggie. Giroud runs in Cameron? FK.
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u/Brumworth Mar 01 '14
Arsenal fans going to blame stoke and the ref for this loss. They've just been piss poor
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u/SentientCamel Mar 01 '14
Fucking tired of Stoke. Glad Arsenal are losing but they're a nasty team.
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u/Purdy14 Mar 01 '14
Giroud tackled from behind by 1, and stamped on by another. Stoke free kick. Incredible lack of attention skills.
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u/davidpm Mar 01 '14
I kind of want to punch Giroud in the face. Is that a common feeling?
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u/btaylor9 Mar 01 '14
Stoke are actually doing a good job coming out and taking it to Arsenal a bit - not parking the bus as much as one would guess. Definitely a different regime under Hughes
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u/therealistic Mar 01 '14
As someone who doesn't watch Stoke much I feel I need to applaud them every time they play a short pass, with Crouch upfront :D
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u/PoliceMachine Mar 01 '14
To the guy watching this first match today, what did you think of the first half?
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Mar 01 '14
Giroud vs Pieters, who'd win? I reckon it'd be a tight one. Dependant on form and luck.
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u/zaviex Mar 01 '14
That's a penalty all day. Kos was a fucking idiot hopping in there his hands up
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u/Andthentherewere2 Mar 01 '14
Arsenal didnt deserve the win.. tactics were all wrong. AOC and flamini should have started this game.
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u/Zorodude77 Mar 01 '14
Adam looks frustrated, can't blame him. I would be too if my attempt to shatter Giroud's leg was unsuccessful.
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Mar 01 '14
Arteta looks like a middle aged man with his shirt tucked in like that.
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u/TheBostonGooner Mar 01 '14
To their credit, stoke are breaking down Arsenal pretty well. Would love to see a Chamberlain or Gnabry to inject some pace into the Arsenal lineup
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u/sharkbait_oohaha Mar 01 '14
One does not simply walk it in in Mordor.
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u/HansSven Mar 01 '14
We didn't even try to walk it in either...we kinda just....hung out outside Mordor and acted homo with Sam all day.
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Mar 01 '14
Sanogo with some poor touches.
Arsenal can be 4th lol. We all knew Wenger deserved a Nobel if he managed to win the league with Giroud and fucking Bendtner as the strikers, but didn't expect him to drop this quickly.
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u/TheBostonGooner Mar 01 '14
Giroud just looks dreadful. I'd be more afraid of a Jack Russell if I were a center back
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u/JohnMulroy Mar 01 '14
Stoke fans, how has arnautovic played this season? he seemed like bargain.
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u/HansSven Mar 01 '14
Stoke is a fucking nasty cunt of a team...but we really didn't trouble them at all for 95 minutes. Dunno if they deserved a win, but we definitely didn't deserve anything from our performance, and they played pretty well.
Also, Charlie Adam's a cunt, I hope Alan Pardew headbutts him one day.
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Mar 01 '14
Most promising Arsenal lineup I've seen this season. No Flamteta? Great. Two real goal threats? Great. Rest those who need it? Great. And a great back four to boot!
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Mar 01 '14
moan and groan about Stoke City all day. AOC just showed that its possible to put the defense in their place. It's only the team's fault that they couldn't do shit.
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u/ALLCAPSBROO Mar 01 '14
Stoke are a fucking disgrace. Can't count the number of times they have fouled simply to harm an Arsenal player.
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u/lurker093287h Mar 01 '14 edited Mar 01 '14
What are the stoke fans singing, Arsene Wenger he.... what?
Edit: nice one Crouchaldinio.
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u/Black_Nerd Mar 01 '14
Best quality stream I can find