***Official Arsenal VS Cardiff Match Thread***

[Tans TacheNational Legend]

First topic message reminder :

Last 5 meetings:-
26 Oct 1982----Cardiff City 1-3 Arsenal----Milk Cup
07 Jan 2006----Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff City----FA Cup
25 Jan 2009----Cardiff City 0-0 Arsenal----FA Cup
16 Feb 2009----Arsenal 4-0 Cardiff City----FA Cup
30 Nov 2013----Cardiff City 0-3 Arsenal----Premier League

Fact:-
City have lost 4 of the last 5 meetings v Arsenal.  

Prediction:-
I really do not want to say but heavy defeat

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

A battling defensive display....true bl**dy true

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Oh dear Turner!!!!!!

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

again nobody attacking the ball

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

That's a real shame - we worked very hard for that point.

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

Turner up for shite player of the match

[Tans TacheNational Legend]

ah well,

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Bad Luck! Ran out of steam again and had to defend deep........  

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Turner flat footed for both goals........but plenty of spirit there......Let's be positive.....  

[Tyrion TannisterGlobal Superstar]

Before Malky, Cardiff were famed for choking, blowing results late and faltering later in the season.

During the Malky era, that stopped and we FINALLY saw success.

Now, after Malky, we're choking good results left right and centre all over again.

Maybe those fans that threw Malky in the trash along with Tan should think about that...

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

That's harsh Red! There was no choking today, just rank bad marking for both goals.

That was an excellent effort by all 14 City players, but we lost momentum after Mutch went off.

A new manager and £25m will see us fine........

[BlueminatiFirst Team Regular]

Before Malky, Cardiff were famed for choking, blowing results late and faltering later in the season.

During the Malky era, that stopped and we FINALLY saw success.

Now, after Malky, we're choking good results left right and centre all over again.

Maybe those fans that threw Malky in the trash along with Tan should think about that...

We're throwing away games because of a lack of squad depth due to Malky and Moody pissing millions down the drain. Its obvious to see. We took off Medel and Mutch and brought on Cowie and Gunnarsson who are both Championship players at best. Instead of splashing £9m on Cornelius we could have bought an array of substitutes of Premier League quality who could come on and see out these games. Gunnarsson lost Wilshere all the time when he come on except for one instance. Cowie just runs around like a happy puppy thats just been introduced to a new family and offers nothing really. Its the truth. We're taking off a player tipped for an England future and a Chile international with a good pedigree for 2 championship players.

Had Malky and Moody spent wisely on more players, possibly older ones with PL experience, we'd have been fine but instead we're bringing on players who are just not good enough.

OGS will have to spend now to fix all the mistakes they made. We need a CB to play alongside Caulker. We need another striker for when Campbell is knackered as he was today. Maynard looked as interested in football today as a nun looks interested in sex. We need a few cheaper players of experience to sit on the bench to come on and see out games at least and we need another midfielder.

We're looking at 6-8 players minimum and if they come from the transfer market or loan market so be it, but its obvious to anyone that we need them.

[Tyrion TannisterGlobal Superstar]

So this is all Cornelius' fault again? You can't pin the problem on two players - the whole team sat back. So what if Gunnarrson lost his man occasionally and Cowie offered little creativity - that's not what made us lose today.

Instead of it being Malky's 'fault', both results wouldn't of happened under Malky. Malky defended higher, and it was successful. The last four goals we've conceeded post Malky was because we were defending deep, allowing the opposition midfield to show their creativity. Under Malky, we had players still attacking that midfield and giving no space.

Solskajer may fix all that, but to blame the squad sitting back and soaking up pressure on overspending on a striker is pretty baffling.

[CyncoedslumdogNational Legend]

I don't think he's blaming Cornelius. He's blaming a lack of squad depth resulting from the huge expenditure on a small number of new players.

[Tyrion TannisterGlobal Superstar]

I don't think he's blaming Cornelius. He's blaming a lack of squad depth resulting from the huge expenditure on a small number of new players.

Which is a valid point - bit not the reason we lost.

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

They have Bendtner up front. There's always hope.

......just brought this back to haunt you, Gloves.......  

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