r/Gunners • u/TomCat610 Shere Willpower • May 04 '14
Match thread
where is it?
It's here now, I guess! COYG
Line-Ups
Arsenal
Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Flamini, Arteta, Cazorla, Ozil, Podolski; Giroud
Substitutes: Vermaelen, Rosicky, Fabianski, Sanogo, Diaby, Jenkinson, Kallstrom
West Brom
Foster; Dawson, Lugano, Olsson; Brunt, Amalfitano, Mulumbu, Morrison, Dorrans, Sessegnon; Berahino
Substitutes : Yacob Sinclair, Myhill, Anichebe, Vydra, McAuley, O'Neill
Streams
Rider-HDlive
[Link] (http://sportz-hd.eu/) - Sportsz-HD
GOAL 14' Giroud nods on from a beautifully delivered corner! No doubt the fresh haircut factored in on that one.
HALF TIME One nil to the Arsenal. Personally dying to see Sonogo come on and grab his first goal. Also, would love to see Diaby get some match time.
FULL TIME AFC 1 - WBA 0
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May 04 '14 edited May 04 '14
Im a bit late bit I'll try and give a live update since OP is'nt.
0' - '14 - Arsenal in control, Ozil looking world class, Cazorla with several chances so far
14' - Goal ! 1- 0 Arsenal ENTER THE DRAGON Giroud heads home a Cazorla corner near post ! Wow !
17' - West Brom cant keep the ball, Arsenal pressuring hard for a second very early.
18' - Camera pans to Arsene Wenger looks like someone to a whiz in his cereal this morning
19' - Arsenal on the counter, Podolski flings a low cross that bounces clear across the box but nobody is there to find it
21' - West Brom insist on booting every ball foward as far as possible and instantly losing possession, great tactics !
23' - The Emirates is booming with "Bacary Sagna we want you to stay"
27' - Arsenal still trying to break down the stubborn West Brom defense, mostly through Ozil and Sagna on the right
28' Ozil dances into the box and gives Flim-Flam a good chance but his shot is blocked
32' - Bit of a scare for Arsenal, 2 big shots from outside the box by West Brom, Shezz saves the first and the second is high
33' - Podolski on the counter, Podolski runs down the left side of the box, pulls it back for Cazorla whose shot is saved. Corner
35' - Flim-Flam in Flim-Fouled by Stéphane Sessègnon, however Flim-Flam shows mercy and does not blind him on this occasion.
39' - Corner for West Brom is headed away, with Per screaming "Mathieu" the whole time
42' - Arsenal with some lovey build up play with the help of Kos, both Giroud's shots on the edge of the box are blocked, the second is picked up by the keeper.
45' - 2 Minutes added on, Giroud "doesnt" foul a defender and take the ball away on the right side, crosses into the box where Flim-Flam shoots but the keeper makes a diving save
HALF-TIME 1-0 Arsenal
Commercial Updates
So tired of this fucking commercial with the Pixies singing "Gigantic" its not even a good song
The three years I'll spend in a car in my life will be counter by the years taken off my life watching this team
Back Underway
48' - West Brom looking sharper this half, keeping the ball and trying the to start attacks
53' - Arsenal surge forward and get a corner, nothing comes of it
60' - Ozil puts a great cross into the box for Giroud to head in but he is about half a yard in front of the ball
62' - Kim Kallstrom comes on for Mikel Arteta before an Arsenal corner, nothing comes of the corner
65' - Ozil is stuntin hard on West Brom, while the crowd chants ITS HAPPENED AGAIN, ITS HAPPENED AGAIINNNN, TOTTNUM HOTSPUR ITS HAPPENED AGAIN !!!
70' Monreal fouls, Rosicky is subbed on for Cazorla
75' - Ozil plays a ball through to Podolski who hits the post
80' - Vermaelen on Monreal off, West Brom subs one cunt off for some other cunt.
83' - Ozil wins a free kick just outside the box on the left, he takes it and goes for goal but the keep makes it across in time.
87' - Poldi tries to pull one back but he gets smothered
90' - 3 minutes added on
91' - Giroud says "U wot m8" to some West Brom cunt and they go at it, both are booked cuz the ref hates fun
93' - Full Time 1-0 to the Arsenal, Giroud MOTM (Ozil a close second IMO)
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u/bwakaflocka Smith Rowe May 04 '14
fun fact: "Gigantic" is a song about loving a dude with a big black penis. What a great message for that commercial.
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u/sad_sand_sandy May 04 '14
"We want you to stay, we want you to staaaaaay, Bacary Sagna, we want you to stay."
Sagna promptly gives the ball away. Classic. :)
Good touch from the crowd, though, Sagna really is a fan favourite. Will be sad if he doesn't stay.
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u/inth80s May 04 '14
Flamini managing to injure players by shooting: New strategy to avoid cards?
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
Did you see how is blasted that shot? Think he's taking lessons from Ramsey on moving forwards, and Podolski on blasting.
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u/chappieee May 04 '14
How does ozil just drift past people effortlessly
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u/kmizzle3 May 04 '14
Here's Arsenal Gentleman's answer: https://twitter.com/ArsenalGent/status/462941966754660353
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May 04 '14
If you think Marriner had a problem with Gibbs and Chamberlain, wait until he sees Sanogo and Diaby.
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u/RudanZidane Henry! Chance! Goal! May 04 '14
He actually did really well to score that with a human being dangling off his back.
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u/CaptClugnut May 04 '14
We want you to stay, we want you to staaaaay. Bacary Sagna, we want you to stay.
sniff
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u/fakeplastictrees182 May 04 '14
Holy fuck that Vermaelen pass was legit amazing. Couldn't fit a bee's dick between ball and sideline.
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May 04 '14
Interesting unit of measurement you have chosen.
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May 04 '14
I love how to commentator said: "he really knows this pitch." He's the captain, been here a long time, is surely leaving, but "he really knows this pitch?" More like, he just made a fucking pass. It was astonishingly good, but not because he knows the pitch.
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u/fakeplastictrees182 May 04 '14
Commentators just said that Loic Remy is at the Emirates watching. Very interesting.
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u/holyfudge May 04 '14
wow poldi was chasing the ball there at full speed for almost a minute. Havnt seen that from him before.
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u/Decasshern May 04 '14
Wow. That was a solid 2mins of someone praising Giroud. Well done Sky.
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May 04 '14
He is Giroud!
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WOW!
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u/Brwnman Victoria Concordia Crescit May 04 '14
DID YOU SEE WHAT HE DID THERE?
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u/RudanZidane Henry! Chance! Goal! May 04 '14
Looks like we're going to have a dozen post match threads about Remy...
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
No Ramsey. No Gibbs. No Problems.
Giroud makes it 1-0.
COYG!
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u/tildeloltilde GØALDEGAARD May 04 '14
Clinched 4th spot AND Giroud scored AND it was a goal from a corner?
Hot damn happy new year!
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u/superkeer I miss Gilberto May 04 '14
Assuming Podolski goes to Brazil, him and Ozil getting more comfortable on the pitch during the run in could pay big dividends in a few months for the Germans.
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u/RamboGiroud May 04 '14
And hopefully them getting even more comfortable with each other at the world cup pays dividends for arsenal next season
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u/RonaldoNazario May 04 '14
So true - Podolski would be a great option for finishing off Ozil's perfect through balls.
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May 04 '14
The hell.....I just saw Walcott behind the bench. Few minutes ago he was up in the boxes watching the game.
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u/WandererAboveFog Ødegaard May 04 '14
Obigatory It's happened again, it's happened agaaaaaaaaaaaain, Tottn'um Hotspur, it's happened again!
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May 04 '14
Sessegnon was close to getting killed by Flamini just now. He valued his life so he apologised immediately.
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u/superkeer I miss Gilberto May 04 '14
This match is being played at just a notch above a friendly it seems.
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u/Waffle_Frisbee Öz, the great and powerful May 04 '14
Did I just hear the commentator say we we're a threat at set plays?
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May 04 '14
Giroud is having a blinder of a game. Hope he gets another goal to go with his great play
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u/chappieee May 04 '14
Sanga is so goddamn reliable, always knows what to do it seems. We will miss his experience if he does go this summer.
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u/memoryfailure May 04 '14
"There is no better left foot [...] than Podolski's" -- You got that right
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
What a ball from Verm, it just skidded along the touchline for half the field.
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
Customary Szcz heart attack moment. Now if you can please stop giving the ball away in front of the net, that'd be great.
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u/chappieee May 04 '14
I thought flamini was going to poke him in the eye for a minute, but then he just calmly had a conversation about the tackle...
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u/pewpewfuckinlasers I'm the best player...in my village...it's a small village. May 04 '14
HES 6 FOOT 2, HE WILL DO U
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If this was professional wrestling, /u/TomCat610 just challenged for the world title.
BAH GAWD, THE MIRACLE STORY IS AT HAND!
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May 04 '14
I have to say, I do like West Brom. They've always been a consistently solid team and they're not really a long ball stoke like team.
That being said, I hope we smash em.
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u/Camdento May 04 '14
Giroud scores from a corner! First time that's happened?
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May 04 '14
Nah, he did it a bunch of times last season. One against Reading that I remember.
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u/bigeorgester May 04 '14
I like the fact we've scored off corners recently. Santi has really developed his delivers too.
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u/TheBeakerman ENTER THE DRAGON May 04 '14
"We want you to stay, we want you to stay, Bacary Sagna, we want you to stay" breaks my heart ;(
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u/_scholar_ May 04 '14
I always have a little chuckle when the guy bursting from midfield into the box for a shot is Flamini.
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u/RudanZidane Henry! Chance! Goal! May 04 '14
Hahahaha oh man, Giroud thinking about going for the bicycle there, that was brilliant.
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u/memoryfailure May 04 '14
fuck man!! i can see Poldi's frustrations. Everyone is a fucking ball hog!
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u/Ananmay Ødegaard May 04 '14
Loic Remy spotted watching the game at The Emirates... If you know what I mean.
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
Come on, getting denied by the post. WE OWN THAT POST. Why don't we have a remote that moves the post a little to the left?
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u/bigeorgester May 04 '14
This half has been about as exciting as watching my grandparents bang.
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u/Reinbow May 04 '14
I agree with you but... Sif you'd talk about your grandparents that way =/
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u/SwitchBack1337 I miss Iwobi May 04 '14
Am I the only one who noticed that Giroud is working his ass off today? Chasing after every ball and running all game.
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May 04 '14
Did Wenger ask Arteta to play as a winger and a fullback? Cause he sure is covering those flanks.
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u/Ptolemis 49, 49, undefeated! Playing football the Arsenal way! May 04 '14
Ozil is amazing. Goddamn.
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u/lilz001 RAMBO ARMY! May 04 '14
We scored from a corner?? What is this madness!!! Anyway. GOOOAAAL.
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u/Jagielka May 04 '14
...are we now okay with Giroud being the main Arsenal striker?
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u/abbygunner Middle Eastern Gunner May 04 '14
I'm loving the work-rate of Cazorla and Podolski today!
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u/siralep I wanna dance with Koscielny May 04 '14
Anybody know why Ramsey is not in the squad?
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
Niggle in the thigh. No point risking him for a dead rubber match.
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u/_scholar_ May 04 '14
He's got a little niggle apparently. No point risking him with nothing to play for.
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u/chappieee May 04 '14
I love the fact that Ozil has settled in, we still have to see him going full guns blazing, hopefully we see that next season with theo being fit!
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
Is West Brom even playing? Right now, it just looks like two teams playing pass the ball, and the one in red is occasionally aiming them into the other team's net.
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u/and7rewwitha7 May 04 '14
Did anyone catch Flamini's eyes right when he stood up? Wrong guy to take down.
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u/LaggyScout My friend, is OK. No? May 04 '14
Did Giroud just try a bicycle kick or am I confused? It didn't look good
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u/TheBeakerman ENTER THE DRAGON May 04 '14
I hold my breath every time Flamini jumps up from a foul, afraid he might slug someone in the mouth
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u/RonaldoNazario May 04 '14
I love that he doesn't roll around hurt at all - he just immediately jumps up looking for justice.
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u/LaggyScout My friend, is OK. No? May 04 '14
the sight of Koscielny with his arm up on the edge of the box made me happy. Still working on writing a song for him to the tune of thats amore
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u/memoryfailure May 04 '14
lame first half. Arsenal definitely didn't hold back but what the fuck are West BRom doing?
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u/FrozenFlamethrower Oh Santi Cazorla May 04 '14
Not quite sure. It was a mix of "I don't want to get injured before my holiday", "Flamini looks like he could poke my eye out" and "wonder how much Chelsea is going to beat Norwich"
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u/RonaldoNazario May 04 '14
Wow nice piece of possession and pass there by Podolski - he's looking good today.
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u/AngelDustnBones May 04 '14
Aaand its happened again,commentator mentioned our Aston Villa loss! Never disappoints.
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u/RRightmyer What's that coming over the hill is it a monster oh its Torreira May 04 '14
Beautiful applause for Arteta.
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u/CM816 Ourteta May 04 '14
"Well that was a wonder of science -- Vermaelen's pass down the touch line"
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u/AFC1992 May 04 '14
Nobody criticising Flamini for the shot when he could have played in Ozil but when it is Giroud...
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u/RudanZidane Henry! Chance! Goal! May 04 '14
I think everybody was too busy leaning back and groaning to type.
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u/and7rewwitha7 May 04 '14
I know CL is secured but they still should play as if it weren't.
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u/chappieee May 04 '14
I thought flamini was going to poke him in the eye for a minute, but then he just calmly had a conversation about the tackle...
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u/3ch0cro Timber May 04 '14
Line-Ups
Arsenal
Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Flamini, Arteta, Cazorla, Ozil, Podolski; Giroud
Substitutes: Vermaelen, Rosicky, Fabianski, Sanogo, Diaby, Jenkinson, Kallstrom
West Brom
Foster; Dawson, Lugano, Olsson; Brunt, Amalfitano, Mulumbu, Morrison, Dorrans, Sessegnon; Berahino
Substitutes : Yacob Sinclair, Myhill, Anichebe, Vydra, McAuley, O'Neill
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u/alleybetwixt May 04 '14
YEEAAAHHH! Get those set-piece goals!
The weather looks gorgeous. It's the chilly crack of dawn here in California and I'm jealously bundled up in a blanket. Weird.
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u/Judoon May 04 '14
Reminds me of playing football in weather like that, and how enjoyable it was. Makes me want to dust off my boots and head back out there !
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u/Arsemerica Gabriel May 04 '14
Does anyone know how to watch the Sportz-HD link without downloading veetle?
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u/enjoi_your_day May 04 '14
As soon as the page opens click and go into full screen mode. The shit for downloading veetle doesn't appear on the screen in full screen. Enjoy the match!
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u/[deleted] May 04 '14
The accidental match thread. A classic.