Eastbay:

If Arsenal's defending wasn't so shambolic on the free-kick,the ref guilty or not,wouldn't have been the object of this debate.
How everybody kept strolling back after a crisis situation had erupted (an in-direct kick in your 18-yard box) is another question to be asked,apart from frying Fabianski.
I thought the major priority woulda been to avoid the kick from being taken quickly.
Ref may have contributed,but it started with grade-A naivety on the Gunners part.The Porto player were never going to wait for Arsenal to forma a wall.Especially when not too many of them appeared to be in a hurry to defend the kick.

eldee:

No one cares if it's East Humberside pup team or FIFA 11, you cannot do that.
It's not about our defence here, let the referee do his job properly.

~Sauron~:

Eldee. . . . . .come on, don't blame the ref for Arsenal's ineptitude.
Arsenal were piss-poor last night.

eldee:

Who do I blame for the penalty he didn't give seconds before that play??
Who do I blame for taking the ball off the goalkeeper??
Who do I blame for blocking Campbell??

Once the referee took the ball off Fabianski . . . the whole thing changed.

~Sauron~:

Don't despair.
Go and get yourself some sorta aromatherapy or audiotherapy.
I recommend Bis' Metalonin Magik.

eldee:

No one cares if it's East Humberside pup team or FIFA 11, you cannot do that.
It's not about our defence here, let the referee do his job properly.

Eastbay:

The ref wouldn't have been a factor if the 9 other players weren't strolling back instead hurrying to defend a free-kick in their 18 yard box.
Let's not even discuss Campbell/Fabianski,because their respective roles in this fiasco have been overstated.
Blame your players first before the ref.The ref is being made a scapegoat for your team's failings at the back.
If your backline were alert to their duties,the ref wouldn't be a celebrity thanks to Gunner fans.

rasputinn:

With the ubuquitous scummies and loud-mouthed chavs having very interesting EPL fixtures,this is our chance to make a run for the EPL summit(INJURY OR NO INJURY),starting with Sunderland

GO ARSENAL

v3:

Is Victor Moses Nigerian?

ritchboy:

We are talking about a ref's ineptitude and idi0ts are talking about Sol putting his head in his hands and what not.
Its like Man Utd conceding a goal from a shocking penalty decision and i say "Van De Sar should have dived further".
Nairaland is blessed with dimwits.

No one cares if it's East Humberside pup team or FIFA 11, you cannot do that.
It's not about our defence here, let the referee do his job properly

tkb417:

i think your brain has gone cold
why would SOL act beanie man on the field when he knew all he had to do was rush to stop the Porto players from playing the ball?
thts the question

HNIC:

"even if Almunia only has 3 good fingers and one leg it would still be a better option than David James's polish cousin"

HNIC:

@Tkb417
Why we are calling you guys 'names' is your failure not to heap any blame on the ref.
We have dissed sol and fabby, but the referee goofed.
Once you call for the ball, it doesn't make sense to drop it for the opposition to take a 'quick' free kick, 5 yards from goal
How you guys can't see that this negates common sense is shocking?

tkb417:

call us names o; it adds nor remove nothn

as per the REF; the rules of the game is so clear about what happened
Arsenal FC can lodge a complaint and seek for clarifications

Eastbay:

The ref wouldn't have been a factor if the 9 other players weren't strolling back instead hurrying to defend a free-kick in their 18 yard box.
Let's not even discuss Campbell/Fabianski,because their respective roles in this fiasco have been overstated.
Blame your players first before the ref.The ref is being made a scapegoat for your team's failings at the back.
If your backline were alert to their duties,the ref wouldn't be a celebrity thanks to Gunner fans.

ritchboy:

Tkb
does your brain use a condom when it interacts with the rest of your anatomy?
, TKO  

What does the rubbish u typed have to do with the fact the freekick should never have been awarded in the first place?

I walk into your house and murder your family in cold blood, then in my defense i say "your wife should have tried to seduce me so your son could knock me out while i was distracted". . .

*dies again* Oh Lord, una go no killl person here  

It is unfortunate the Man Utd fans are incapable of understanding such simple things. Lost causes

ritchboy:

Tkb
does your brain use a condom when it interacts with the rest of your anatomy?
What does the rubbish u typed have to do with the fact the freekick should never have been awarded in the first place?

I walk into your house and murder your family in cold blood, then in my defense i say "your wife should have tried to seduce me so your son could knock me out while i was distracted". . .

It is unfortunate the Man Utd fans are incapable of understanding such simple things. Lost causes