Where do i start on this one? How about that we have taken big steps in improving as a team over the course of the season, but we are still capable of producing fucking awful performances like today. If there is one thing we can not afford, not just this season, but overall going forward into the next one, is games like today's.
I also really, really, wish that somehow Johan Djourou can be sent back to Switzerland and never return. Ever. It's not like the absolutely comical goals that we conceded today were specifically his fault, but more the fact that every time he is on the field our defense is shit. He is clumsy and unoriented and if Moses had not rushed his shot in the second half it would have been 3 goals for Wigan after Djourou completely misread the situation. The way we conceded the first goal was an absolute joke. How can you send 9 players into the penalty area for a corner kick and no one can realize that we need at least 3 players to stay back? Just in case there is a counter...The second was not much better even though there was some luck involved. I don't care if you play against Barca, going 2-0 down in the first 10 minutes because of your own mistakes/stupidity is unacceptable.
I will give credit to Wigan because they kept the ball and passed it around under pressure like very few sides can. Especially in the second half. Normally when teams are protecting their lead, they would do anything to clear the ball out of their half of the field but Wigan did a great job of passing it around and keeping possession. Thus forcing us to work really hard to get the ball back.
They also did a great job of time wasting which was absolute horse shit. They started time wasting in the 20th minute!!! Fucking Al Habsi should have seen yellow in the first half and that would have hopefully prevented some of his antics. Every goal kick/throw in took 5 minutes to be taken.
Once we pulled one goal back i really thought we had a shot at at least a draw. But in reality we created better chances and more pressure on Wigan in the first half than in the second. For some fucking reason almost everyone today tried to be like the real Ronaldo (the brazilian one) and walk the ball into the goal. There was very little one touch football played. Ramsey who was absolutely horrible today (and i really like the guy) took 10 min every time he touched the ball. He would turn left, right, left, right, left, right and then pass it 5 feet away from him. Not just that, he made so many mistakes and bad passes today, even tried back heels and shit like that when we are losing and are having trouble creating chances. I like the guy, i think he has a lot of potential but his last 6,7 games have been awful. And i don't see a sense of urgency from him to improve and get out of his slump.
Rosicky was also taking forever on the ball but at least he was more effective. Gave a great ball to Vermaelen for our goal and also a great pass to Theo which was Walcott's only real chance of the game. 1 fucking chance! As i have said a 1,000 times already, Theo gets lost on the right wing and has no clue what to do, especially against teams who are defending for their lifes. I don't think it was coincidence that both the penalty and the goal he scored against Wolves were from chances through the middle. Against teams defending so deep he should be playing as a striker and you can pull RVP a bit behind him. Walcott did change positions a bit in the second half but to no avail. He was poor all day. Benayoun started well and had a decent first half, until he got replaced Gervinho who did absolutely NOTHING. Tried to run with the ball every time he touched it and lost possession pretty much every time. Same with Oxlade, same with whoever had the ball from our players. It seemed we were determined to slalom into their goal instead of trying to keep things simple and pass quick and decisive. Robin was trying hard but he also never had any real chances.
Rosicky was also taking forever on the ball but at least he was more effective. Gave a great ball to Vermaelen for our goal and also a great pass to Theo which was Walcott's only real chance of the game. 1 fucking chance! As i have said a 1,000 times already, Theo gets lost on the right wing and has no clue what to do, especially against teams who are defending for their lifes. I don't think it was coincidence that both the penalty and the goal he scored against Wolves were from chances through the middle. Against teams defending so deep he should be playing as a striker and you can pull RVP a bit behind him. Walcott did change positions a bit in the second half but to no avail. He was poor all day. Benayoun started well and had a decent first half, until he got replaced Gervinho who did absolutely NOTHING. Tried to run with the ball every time he touched it and lost possession pretty much every time. Same with Oxlade, same with whoever had the ball from our players. It seemed we were determined to slalom into their goal instead of trying to keep things simple and pass quick and decisive. Robin was trying hard but he also never had any real chances.
Sagna was having a very tough time with Moses, and so was "the clown", i mean Djourou. Vermaelen was the only one having a clue what's going on and he also scored a great goal. Santos did not look as slow as usual but also tried to run through the entire Wigan defense when attacking. The bottom line is that we didn't play as a team today. There were patches where we pressed very organized and got the ball back quickly, especially in the first half. But towards the end of the game we ran out of steam and patience chasing those guys and that's why i give credit to Wigan for keeping possession of the ball so well. Going forward we were more like "every man for himself" than an organized attacking unit.
After a great performance against City, we took a dump today right in the middle of the Emirates. Now the Chelsea game becomes even more important and with games against Stoke and West Brom away we made our life so much harder.I guess the only good news is the Koscielny should be available against Chelsea.
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