[Albion] Positives from Arsenal away today

[London Irish]

The baiting of Tai from Arsenal fan TV was top class. Some of our players were ok too

 

[albionfan37]

Beaten by a much better side and no shame in that

 

[The-Libertine]

Trossard didn’t score.

 

[BN41Albion]

I'm just glad we were playing a team away we were unlikely to win against regardless this season - I think we would've struggled against anyone today all things considered - home or away

Onwards

 

[maltaseagull]

Beaten by a much better side and no shame in that

We have gone from a team desperately struggling to stay up to one struggling for top 10 to one struggling for top 6.
How long for the next leap?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Another game where RDZ can’t play his preferred back 4 system because we have no frigging quality fullbacks fit. If this forces the recruitment team into action in a few weeks, then that’ll be a positive.

 

[Sheebo]

The baiting of Tai from Arsenal fan TV was top class. Some of our players were ok too

Do explain the TY thing pls - blokes a chopper!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Welbeck getting minutes.

 

[Albion in the north]

A well below strength team giving their heart and soul, away at a full strength, top of the table side.

 

[Zeberdi]

Another game where RDZ can’t play his preferred back 4 system because we have no frigging quality fullbacks fit. If this forces the recruitment team into action in a few weeks, then that’ll be a positive.

It is incredibly unfortunate that Veltman is now injured too - hopefully it’s only a minor sprain because he was walking around - but still - we are now relying on an 18 year old academy player and the unusual confidence of another young player still bedding into the side to keep our back line together - not good when up against one of the best wingers in the world - Webster and Veltman hopefully back for Spurs, Pervis and Lamptey hopefully back by end of January.

Positives though

• Dunk, Verbruggen and Van Hecke were superb in absorbing as much attacking play as they did for 75% of the match - again Van Hecke coming up with some last ditch defending on the goal line.
• Hinshelwood had another chance to build towards a 90min fitness level as did Buonanotte.
• We made the top team in the PL work for a result right up to deep into the second half.
• We didn’t slack or looked defeated for one second but fought to the end
• We played with balls

 

[Jeremiah]

It's over

 

[oldboyroy]

Only positive for me is we've got our toughest away game out the way and kept the score down to 2. Hearing Arteta praise his team as being superb and the best they've played for a long time puts the loss into perspective.

 

[BevBHA]

Veltman injury may force us until playing 3 at the back, and I’ve always thought we’ve looked good in the few times we’ve done that under RDZ

 

[mile oak]

Nothing we go zero points

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

People can stop talking about scoring conceding on every EPL game

 

[GT49er]

We only dropped one place.

 

[EliasTaproot]

Verbruggens shot stopping was excellent and Dunk was incredible.

 

[smillie's garden]

We would still be above Everton (by a GD of +1), even if they hadn’t been deducted points. Am I doing this right?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

We'll always have Marseille

 

[Seagull58]

Lewis Dunk. Sensational.