Arsenal v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Jamie Shackleton replaces the injured Kalvin Phillips

[The Subhuman]

But he had plenty of chances in the Championship and did nothing. Shackleton in comparison barely was given a chance and Dallas was played out of position in front of him.

Players get better you know, and I thought when he did start at CF in the championship or even play there he was very good..

[Irish Ian]

We actually looked a more balanced outfit in the 2nd half as oppose to a totally disjointed side in the first 45 minutes due to far too many positional changes.

Shackleton is not a full-back (missed Ayling down the flank)
Ayling is not a CB.
Struijk is not a DM.
Alioski is not a LB.
Meslier needs to stop prating about.

Lets hope lessons have been learnt

That should be written on a wall Wetherby.

[1964white]

Kids? Ayling and Cooper are 29, although they are younger than me

Meslier , Huggins, Shackleton & Struijk

[1964white]

That should be written on a wall Wetherby.

Cheers Ian

[1964white]

This ^^^

Cheers John

[SG90]

I truly hope not!

Think we all know it will be! When has Bielsa ever surprised us?

[The Subhuman]

Those are holes that have taken us from bottom half of the Championship to 11th in the PL.

Manchester is just down the road, City are great to watch, perhaps start watching them. Cretin

[Overman]

We need better players. Roberts never looks scoring, time to move on from him.

Agreed, sentiment aside, he's had enough chances to impress and rarely does. We have too many passengers at the moment, hopefully next season we should have more depth of quality.

[CHAPELALLMAN]

Surprised. Didn't think he'd want to shuffle everyone around. But Bielsa knows best

Sadly he didn't..

[Cjay]

Players get better you know, and I thought when he did start at CF in the championship or even play there he was very good..

But at EPL level the best youngsters tend to stand out even in cameos at first.

Greenwood, Smith-Rowe, Saka, Rashford, Martinelli etc.

They all had cameos and looked bright.

Roberts has had that chance at EPL level earlier this season and didnt stand out in the same way you would hope a younger player to.

I know you rate him but compared to younger players at this level he hasnt stood out in the way he would need to imo.

As mentioned before he did get a chance back end of last season and he failed to take it, why would it be any different now if he was startinf?

He was bright today but that is a rare thing and unfortunately it has been that way for 12months.

[becchio bear]

Those are holes that have taken us from bottom half of the Championship to 11th in the PL.

Manchester is just down the road, City are great to watch, perhaps start watching them. Cretin

No need for that Ges. I wanted Pablo on, does that mean I need to start supporting City??

[1964white]

On the Bamford incident...

Did VAR go on strike?

[Peter in Blackpool]

i can understand his frustration BB, but we have the tools to do the job, just need someone who knows how to use them

[gessa]

No need for that Ges. I wanted Pablo on, does that mean I need to start supporting City??

But do you think the players on that pitch are arseholes

[SG90]

Unfortunately Ian Harte is Huggins' agent, he'll be off soon then.

[The Subhuman]

On the Bamford incident...

Did VAR go on strike?

I think if we got the Bamford pen they should have got the Cooper barge...I think obstruction would be the point but Paddy needed to be quicker, they just shut the gate on him.

[Irish Ian]

On the Bamford incident...

Did VAR go on strike?

If the ref gave that they wouldn't have overruled him I expect.

[becchio bear]

But do you think the players on that pitch are arseholes

No I don't. No need to call someone a cretin though and tell them to go support another team!!

[HarryofOz]

On the Bamford incident...

Did VAR go on strike?

As much a penalty as the Cooper challenge on Saka. Both decisions ultimately correct thanks to VAR.

[Leeds1000]

Just finished the game been working. Goals galore, if you want entertainment Leeds is the team. It could have been 8-6, it won't please some, maybe even most, but i love it personally. I don't know why MB decided to put Struijk back in at DM it didn't work again for me.

The second half was like a under 5 game for Leeds, there were players everywhere and in every position but it somehow seemed to work. The come back was on and we had a couple of good chances to get a couple more goals, but so did Arsenal hitting the bar a couple of time. As a game of Football it had everything!