UEFA Champions/Europa League Qualifying Play-Off ** spoilers ** [26/27/28 August 2014]

Very odd one, Wilshere slipped, took himself out... the ref has to give that as a penalty though it actually somewhat looked like Wilshere might not have caught him, anticipating it and dived or maybe just such a slight contact you can't see it on video. either way when Wilshere goes down like that and the played directly ahead ready to shoot goes, ref has to give penalty I think, looks in real time like a penalty for sure.

It also looks accidental and I think no card at all.

Great ball there from Wilshere, Sanchez should have done better frankly.
 
Debuchy got the ball, Wilshere didn't make contact with the Besiktas player. Good call on both counts for me.
 
Scrappy as anything but I'll take it.

I'm not a Jack Wilshire fan but hes been far and aware our best player today.
 
Rids said:
Scrappy as anything but I'll take it.

I'm not a Jack Wilshire fan but hes been far and aware our best player today.
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He's been our best player from start or preseason till now. The ONLY player who when we get to the edge of the box doesn't just god damned stop. One two's of which he'd have several goals if others passed back to him more often, but the only player really getting to the edge of the box then actually penetrating the defence... he's been doing that in every game while most of the rest of the team stands still.

Bit unfair as he both deserved the goal and it's the kind of stupid thing that might convince that idiot Wenger that Sanchez as a lone striker worked and might stick with it.

Not surprisingly Sanchez's goal comes when.... other people create and he runs on from a wide position and can shoot first time. It was actually a poor shot and should have been saved(the replay shows the keeper kind of jump before reacting and going to ground and missed it by a fraction. If he'd reacted better that was an easy save).

This is where Sanchez is strong, he's a good finisher normally with a lot more power or precision, I can understand after a poor few games he's nervous and a goal will help.

But please Wenger, realise he isn't a lone striker...
 
I won't be comfortable until we score one more goal. Beşiktaş could score at any moment. We could easily give a penalty. The next time the ref has to make a decision it may not go our way. Though I do think he made the right choice on both occasions.
 
Yeah, two penalties they should have had, Debuchy off, Wilshere slipped and I don't know if there is a rule there but I wouldn't have even given WIlshere a card, Debuchy's at least a yellow and being second yellow he should have been off.

Arsenal very very lucky to be 1-0 up and now 2-0 down and down to 10 men.

Looks like the contact with Wilshere was as the guys right foot is coming through to shoot just the very tip of his foot catches Wilshere's right thigh on the ground underneath him.

I can understand the ref not giving the Debuchy one as due to the angle the ball went off at it looked more like Debuchy got it. The Wilshere one though, no idea how it isn't given. The ref can't see the contact but from behind it looks 100% a penalty.
 
Wilshere been involved in almost everything remotely good in this game, the second chance for Sanchez(though maybe Wilshere should have shot but a great pass instead and Sanchez had an excellent chance to score), actually he had that pass to Sanchez in the first half that Sanchez took into the keeper. Also the driving run, the turn a player and burst down the pitch and the right pass wide.

Everyone else has been... meh. Should be bringing on some people to up the tempo and get a second as we're still very vulnerable. Caz has been poor, Ox hasn't done much of note, Ozil/Sanchez been meh.

Would like to see Podolski upfront and Campbell on probably wide left for Cazorla, maybe drop SAnchez wide right and take Ox off for Podolski.
 
Cazorla playing more centrally... means counter attack and pressure on us as he can't make a pass or keep the ball. Seriously, don't make changes Wenger, don't bring on any of the quality players we have on the bench, leave on the ones playing crap on the pitch.

Will the first change again be Wilshere off while taking off anyone else who has been good and leaving on everyone who has been cack?
 
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