Morning all. Not a good one either is it? To lose both Mertesacker and Koscielny prior to kick-off was a massive double blow. Chambers and Gabriel came in and yet again, Walcott was on the bench as was Oxlade-Chamberlain which I found quite odd. Pace – gone….. The first half was awful for many reasons. Chambers looked lost and his passing was all over the place but when did he last start a competitive game off football? He wasn't alone in the bad pass department either. Gabriel, Cech and Coquelin were playing well and a good job really as one, sometimes all three along with the woodwork spared us from conceding a goal. Cech more than justified why he's still a number one...
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