Arsenal v Swansea - Tonights game

[Poyetry In Motion]

Um, didn't we beat the winners of the Champions League 3-1 a few months back?

 

[Ernest]

Loads of empty seats tonight

 

[StonehamPark]

Might just be me but it looks like none of the players are all that bothered about winning this game. It feels like I'm watching a game at 25% normal speed.
Just me?

 

[Hamilton]

My wife says they are all a bit cold so give them time. She now says they should actually pull their finger out and if they were rugby players they'd be putting more into it - they are real men. Her words, not mine.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Is this a practice match?

 

[StonehamPark]

No enthusiasm by anyone.. I'd be severely pissed paying the amount the Gunners supporters do to watch this.
It's exactly as the above says, a practice match.
Worse than an England friendly.

 

[JOLovegrove]

You wouldn't say a team in the last 16 of the Champions league and in the top 6 of the Premiership (despite under performing this season) are a far superior team?

Thank god I am not the only one that thinks this. They are favourites, simple. Would be a big cupset if we did win.

 

[algie]

Really poor atmosphere

 

[Hamilton]

Thank god I am not the only one that thinks this. They are favourites, simple. Would be a big cupset if we did win.

I think that is why some people fancy our chances - because there is absolutely no pressure. That being the case we might raise our game and an Arsenal with the wrong attitude might turn up.

 

[pottert]

Even the commentator is mentioning the empty seats & the fact that arsenal don't announce the attendance figure but tickets sold but I think he must have forgotten that this is a cup match so the two figures should be the same unless cup matches are included in season tickets at arsenal.

 

[Acker79]

Thank god I am not the only one that thinks this. They are favourites, simple. Would be a big cupset if we did win.

I don't think anyone thinks we'd be favourites or it wouldn't be an upset, just that an upset is perhaps more likely against Arsenal because a) they're so far ahead of us they may take us lightly, b) they're not having the best of seasons especially against "smaller" teams - couldn't beat southampton, bradford, villa, fulham, norwich, stoke, or sunderland, barely managed to scrape a win against QPR and Wigan. Swansea are having a good season having beaten Arsenal at the emirates in the league, got points v chelsea and man utd, and have less of a big team mentality to look down on us, thus won't assume they will beat us just because of who they are and who we are.

 

[Acker79]

Even the commentator is mentioning the empty seats & the fact that arsenal don't announce the attendance figure but tickets sold but I think he must have forgotten that this is a cup match so the two figures should be the same unless cup matches are included in season tickets at arsenal.

According to Sam Wallace, the first seven home cup ties are included in the season ticket.

But even so, there could be differences due to illness, plans being changed, or tickets being bought for a friend who it turned outdidn't want to go.

 

[WhingForPresident]

United 1-0 up, Rooney

 

[Ernest]

This is crap

 

[NorthStandN1A]

Arsenhole look shit in front of goal

 

[stss30]

Um, didn't we beat the winners of the Champions League 3-1 a few months back?

Yes, in an uncompetitive game. The last time we played a top Premiership, competitively, we got dicked 6-1 by a lesser team than Arsenal.

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

it sounds shite, but does anyone have a link to watch? cheers

 

[NorthStandN1A]

if Arsenal do win I hope Giroud starts against us he is terrible

 

[Driver8]

Nothing to fear from what I have seen so far, from either team.

 

[Marc1901]

f***ing hell. If one of these two play like this against us then I really do fancy us to beat them.