Arsenal getting pelters on the BBC match feed for slow, sideways passing against a team who's parked the bus.

Sounds familiar.

But the amount of cheating Arsenal have done in this game is infuriating, claiming false head injuries and falling over when hardly touched.
VAR should be used to give yellows for simulation.

It’s an awful game. Arsenal scored from a cross but didn’t get the hint and have tried to pass the ball into the net for the rest of the game. Sideways, backwards, rinse, repeat.

Ipswich have hardly had the ball but on the rare occasions they have got forward, they would rather “recycle” back to the half way line than take a chance on getting the ball into the box. They aren’t going to score many this season playing safe with 30% possession.

Tedious stuff.

Oh and as mentioned, the play acting from both teams is embarrassing with Martinelli winning the prize for the loudest audible squeal after being lightly brushed by an Ipswich player.

Why didn't Odergaard go off after treatment ? Physio came on and he was allowed to stay on the pitch

Usual outcome of a prem match. Hardworking team loses to one good move.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:07 am

Usual outcome of a prem match. Hardworking team loses to one good move.

Quality rises to the top in the end.

Arsenal were so boring, guilty of over playing and trying to walk the ball into the net

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 28, 2024 12:48 am

Why didn't Odergaard go off after treatment ? Physio came on and he was allowed to stay on the pitch

That rule only applies to teams who aren't "special".

Hopefully the obsession of trying to copy Guardiola's style football isn't going to last much longer.

jos wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 27, 2024 10:01 pm

But the amount of cheating Arsenal have done in this game is infuriating, claiming false head injuries and falling over when hardly touched.
VAR should be used to give yellows for simulation.

Infuriating. Several times a player went down holding his face like he'd taken a Tyson hook when he'd been barely touched with a flailing arm (not even in the face sometimes). When the game is stopped for a "head injury" that is fake, there has to be retrospective punishment.

LeadBelly wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 28, 2024 8:57 am

When the game is stopped for a "head injury" that is fake, there has to be retrospective punishment.

Var definitely needs to look at these "horrendous fake head injuries" and book the player or award an oscar along with the mom award

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 28, 2024 3:39 am

Arsenal were so boring, guilty of over playing and trying to walk the ball into the net

I didn't watch this game but I noticed an 'improvement' in our play acting on Thursday. Roberts, Anthony and Hannibal, all made out they were hurt when there was no or minimal contact although probably fouls, and some other 'fouls' looked dubious. Hence Hamer particularly but O'Hare and Gilchrist too, got a bit wound up.