Ramsdale has lost all his confidence! | Brentford 0-1 Arsenal Reaction

I can't believe Cedric is actually still at the football club. I respect you at this point. So what do we think about that game, people? Seriously, that was an emotional rollercoaster. Serious emotional rollercoaster. Oh, never in doubt, never in doubt, man. Never in doubt. Brentford are a fantastic side, an elite side. They're always going to make it difficult for yourself. We never give up until the end, innit? It was never in doubt, man. It was never in doubt. Thomas Frank, big up you. To be fair, the way he was looking at Ramsdell, he was like, yeah, you know, I'm going to try and buy you next season, innit? Ramsdell, stop looking nervous, man. Come on, man. It's all good now. It's all good. It's all good. We've got three points. We're one best friend now. When we lose, we don't like none of you. We caught it live. A couple of years ago, this would have been Neil Mouppet's village story. Amen. Amen. Who's top of the league? I don't know. I don't know. Matisse was giving verbal. He won't answer his phone, though. He didn't answer earlier. Matisse was giving verbal, yeah? Let's see if he answers. He's cowardly, man. He's cowardly, Matisse. If you can hear me, where are you, man? Or is he doing a watch-along as well? They thought they were going to catch some bants at our expense. Oh, it's nice to get three points, man. Seriously, we need to be 20 times better, though. Let's be real. We need to be 20 times better. We love making games difficult for ourselves. It's unacceptable, really. But right now, we're everyone's friends. Oh, I would pop the phone to the screen, but you don't see Matisse's number. He's scared, man. He's scared. Now, we've done our job. If Everton can do their job tomorrow, if the villains will do their jobs tomorrow, we're laughing. Ramsdell, why are you hiding down the dressing room so quick, man? Everyone's got to see you, man. Clean sheet for Super Aaron Ramsdell. We got out of jail. We knew it was going to be a tough game, but we made it 10 times tougher than us. Nice to see we can win whilst playing absolutely doo-doo, but Jesus, Eddie is selfish at times. Let's be honest. We didn't create enough. We never looked threatening in the final third. I think that's the biggest thing for me. It was safe at the end of the game. We were happy to see all of these players playing it. It was a very attacking line-up, and whether it's these attackers that play today, whether it's other formations or other positions or other tactics, as dumb as it sounds, and yes, we can lie to ourselves. We got 80-odd goals last year. We've got over 20 this year. We don't look like a team that can score goals, or we don't look like a team that looks threatening. Yes, there's low blocks. Yes, you have to be patient. Yes, you can't be gung-ho. Yes, you have to remain true to your principles, but something needs to be done. It doesn't matter who's out there. This is why I don't buy into the notion of simply signing a striker and all our fortunes just goes up. Of course I need another striker. Of course they can get you out of jail, but we need to start creating. As I said, when Mikel Arteta came in and we was playing out from the back with Mustafi, Socrates, and all of these guys, you could see what Arteta was trying to implement and how those players fell short. That's not being done in the final third. We need to do a lot better, but it's nice that we've got three points. It is what it is. My commentary might not be spot on, or it isn't in what you said, but that's because I've got supporters like yourself, man. It's always a pleasure to be here with you lot and go through the highs and lows. Anyway, you know what? This was the final watch along of the day, but that's the one that took the most emotions out of me, man. Oh, man. Shut it down. Bring on what? Rams the opening sheet against Riders' Old Clubs? There was a comment about being a fibber or something. I can't see it, man, but it's gone. Bro, what happened to the verbal he was giving Kai? He's not dying. And what? I said he was going to score. That's the verbal I gave Kai. You know? I'm the only one. It's because my is recorded here. You lot are probably saying the same things at home, but you lot got the luxury of being behind the screens. Leave me alone. I'm just happy we won, bro. What the hell? We won. We won, man. We won. What? We start in Havertz next game, yeah? Havertz 20 league goals. No, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. But it is nice for Havertz. We did what we needed to do. I don't know why Eddie didn't pass the ball there. He's acting. DG, what happened? Won a game of football, Kai Havertz scored. What did you lot do, Chelsea? Wait. Let's be honest. It was crap from us, but. Oh, man. I don't know what to say. I want less dramatics, man. You know what? I understand the fact that we are going to face a lot of teams that set up like this, but it doesn't mean it's not tiring to watch. Brentford always a difficult team. It is, but that, for me anyways, what I've seen in the final third of Arsenal, that's been there all season. So we need to do better. I appreciate the fact that you appreciate it. Sorry. Tommy seemed to invert better as a left-back, unless he just needs a constant run and right-back, but our big players are just not at it. Of course. No overlaps killed us today. Both inverted full-backs was too predictable. I hear it. Pardon me. I agree with what all you lot are saying, but that pitch did not look watered. Ramsdale needs a Champions League start. I hear it, but we only need a point to qualify. Might have to be a writing, man. You know, Ramsdale done some bulky things, but clean sheet, man. Liverpool fan here really pretty. Sorry, really pleased you won that. Wasn't pretty, but decent job. Have to, man. But for me, I'm not really defensively. Yeah, there was a, I wouldn't even say there was hairy moments. Brentford just threatened, but I wasn't, I wasn't concerned. Midfield, I thought Declan held it down. But I just think it's playing the final third once again, I said. And hopefully Havertz can kick on now. That's a second goal for him. Wait. Havertz has more goals than Rashford. Havertz has done more than Caicedo. Havertz has done more than Enzo Fernandes. What's that? Havertz with more goals than Hojland. Hmm. More goals this season than Sancho. I smell a legenda cooking. Was Havertz's goal good? It's the best thing since sliced bread. I have never seen someone head a ball like how Kai Havertz did. In my opinion, he's, you know, I'm not trying to overrate him, but he has to be the best header in the current game at this moment in time. You know, and you can see why Mikel Arteta signed him. He's adaptable. He's versatile. He can play multiple roles. You can see what he brings to the team. I'm sorry, people. I can't even continue this. Oh, man. Man. It was tiring to watch. Man of the match, Rice and King Kai. I mean, I'll give it Havertz because he made the difference, come off the bench and back, but Declan Rice. I actually think Zinchenko was good today, you know. I actually think Zinchenko was good. I'll be real. I think Zinchenko was good. I think he only looked a bit shaky when everyone was telling him Personally, I turn off the TV. I don't know why I can see Dominic Calvert-Lewin's armpit. It's getting a bit weird and whatnot. Mikel Arteta, 116 wins, 200 games, the most of any Arsenal player. I mean, manager. That's good, but let's get some trophies, innit? Or a screaming Kai. So something with your life. We had no box presence in 85 minutes. And what I like with, I think Eddie did it and Havertz did it. What I like with that is, Havertz just gambled. He gambled. There was a lot of times, who's the guy in the box and nobody is gambling. Buy a raffle ticket. The fact that even Eddie had an impact shows how ish Eddie, Kai even had an impact shows how ish Eddie. Just impact the game, bro. Havertz and Hope, I know what you're saying, but that's going to be the title of one of the big store. Defence wins titles, but goals win games. And again, it does sound weird to even say goals are a problem of Arsenal's, but I genuinely think it is. Yes, we've had, what, 14, 15 different goalscorers. As I said, we got 80 last year. We got 20 this year. But I think you're honestly lying if you look at us when you say we're playing to our full capabilities in the final four. We're not. Every available attacker that we would like to see from an Arsenal perspective played today and started today and nobody was good. It's not about catching players out, but I think the managers obviously got to take them because we've been saying this all the time now. Even in the Sheffield United game, the onslaught came in the second half or something like that. Forgive me if I'm wrong. The manager has to find something because if everybody is struggling in the final third and it's predictable, it's him. And I think players need to just make more of a meal out of things, man. But there's nothing new under the sun in that regard. So Eddie, I think you lot are harsh, man. And I appreciate you lot's support. Rice is my man of the match. As I said, Rice, Zinchenko for me. I think Zinchenko was good. Yeah, man. R9 would have been proud of that. I don't think anyone in the Premier League has more movement. Sorry, what's that? Sorry. As I was saying, I got distracted there. I don't think anyone's a better header of a ball than Kai Havertz. I think Havertz has the best movement in the Premier League. Of course I'm shameless. We won. And life's too short. I love it, man. I love it. Havertz done more than Mount. Who's Mount? And the thing is, these London derbies, when you beat it, the London derbies, we're making it tough, man. We're making it tough. We beat Palace. We beat Stamford. Obviously against Fulham Spurs, Chelsea and Fulham Spurs, Chelsea, we made it difficult, innit? Rice and Odegaard are too lit from midfield to be this poor. Number 8 needs to land. I think, right. I don't know how Rice is disconsistent, innit? But there's too many holes, man. But at the end of the day, we've got three points. We kept a clean sheet. And we've done well, innit? Now, I don't know for league titles and things like that. But where you see them big, bad, bully city-dropping points, you need to pick up points wherever you can. And it is nice that certain other teams lost. We can enjoy our weekend. I can actually watch match of the day, because I don't watch us if we lose. We can keep it moving, really, and truly. So I'm here for it, man. But it weren't convincing. Yes, there was low blocks and all of that jazz from Brentford. And they were difficult to break down. But this is the case now. Nine times out of ten, we're going to be playing low blocks. So the players have to find something on the field. And Arteta has to find solutions. Obviously, we criticise his subs. And when he makes the subs, at the end of the day, his subbers came on and obviously scored. But, you know, when the emulsion and the dust settles from the three points and stuff like that, we can do a lot better. As I always say, I take the three points first. But sometimes you get what you deserve. You know, sometimes you play well where you deserve to win and don't get no points. Sometimes you draw when you deserve more or less and you get where I'm going with that. Sometimes you get exactly what you deserve, really. So at some point, we will play like that and draw the game. We deserve to draw today. Let's be real. Now, I don't care because we won, but we need to do a lot better in the final third. I don't think we're spot-on defensively, but there's a significant improvement there. I think in the middle third, we're good. But again, once we get into the opponent's half, it's very patient. And I'm not saying to remove or get rid of any of that. But there has to be... It just has to be... I don't know what it is. I'm not Mikel Arteta, innit? But there has to be something. There has to be a solution there. Whether you get a... Again, as I said, I don't think signing a striker... I want one, but I don't think that solves all our issues because we're going to get the striker and we're not... It doesn't matter. We've seen Trossart, Havertz, Jesus, all play up front. It's hardly like they're getting a million chances a game. So yeah, Zinni did well, man. I think Zinni Rice, obviously, out of the starter, Zinni and Rice did well. Obviously, Ramsdale looked a bit shaky in that and Arteta wasn't happy with his ballplay skills at times, but we got away with it. In relation to play ratings, Ramsdale, I give you a five. Without really, your kicking wasn't the best. Obviously, you know, you almost presented them with a goal where Declan Rice got us out of jail. At the end of the day, he kept a clean sheet. I did think he was a lot better in the second half and fortunately for us, today, in isolation, none of these issues kind of shocked us. I don't think he was dropping clangers. It was just those hairy moments, really. Ramsdale don't look like he's got any confidence and he's going to need to arrest that internally and find that confidence if and when you're going to play again. You know, I don't imagine you leave in January, but you've at least, you're nailed on to play one game, one more game in the Premier League because, you know, for now, right, I can't play against Brentford. So, yeah, unless we rock up in January and turn Rye's deal into a permanent and it's confirmed. So, yeah, man, right, Ramsdale's got to go and get with it, really. He didn't have much to do. I did think their keeper was busiest, but all their keeper was doing is kicking the ball long and just grabbing all the set pieces, really. Like, neither keeper, what keeper really had to make a fantastic save today and that's what's jarring because even against Newcastle, as I said, I think we'd lost against Newcastle. Obviously, we switched off defensively, but we weren't creating anything. We weren't doing anything of that regard. What did Pope have to do? Really and truly, yeah, the keepers had to pick the ball out the back of his net and VAR has done us dirty, Trossart and Saka's link-off has been chalked off, but we're not creating. Like, we are doing the death by a thousand passes thing, like Mikel Arteta once said, but goals win games and I'm sorry, but we've got to, I don't think these players are the best thing since sliced bread, even though our youngsters really do this, but I don't think threatening a goalie or looking confident in the final third or looking like we can score goals, I don't, maybe I'm being naive and you have to forgive me, but I don't think that should be a problem for Arsenal where you've got Jesus, you've got Saka, you've got Manele, you've got Traoré all day speaking about these guys really, so something needs to be arrested, but anyways, Ramsdale 5, Tomi Asu, Humble 6, he did okay, Saliba, Calm 6, not really nothing to do with that, Gabriel 6, I think our centre-backs did well, Zinja, I give Zinja 8, I think he was faultless today more or less, apart from a couple of moments where he clearly got tired, I think Zinja had a good game and Zinchenko realistically is one of the players you're kind of nervous for defensively in games like this where Brentford can exploit that, I think Zinchenko was one of the better players on the pitch out of the starters if I'm honest, Declan Rice, 10 out of 10 man, he mopped up off the ball, can't ask anything more from Declan Rice, what more can you ask for Declan Rice, he's just done his job for the cause man, it's lovely to have a player, when he does have a bad game or drop a clanger, he hasn't had it up until this point but we're going to have to leave him and allow him because his level of consistency is out of this world for us man, so yeah, big up Zinja and Rice, who else, you've got Odegaard, 6, not really any, 5 actually, not really anything of any real influence, Trosser, you were fortunate not to score, I give you a 5, I don't think anybody was terrible out there but you left one in a bit more if I'm honest with you, I think our defenders played more to their potential, obviously Tommy didn't really offer nothing in an attacking sense but you get the point, so 5s for Trosser and Odegaard, Bukayo, it's a 6, it would have been a 5 but you get a bonus point for an assist, Martinelli, just about a 5, I think he was quite frustrating today and again, as I said, everyone that plays in further forward positions, excluding Declan Rice who started, these same things can be said, so 5 for Martinelli, who else, we've got Jesus, 5 really and truly, you've done the Jesus thing but you're left wanting more, I don't think a single player couldn't have applied themselves a lot more, done a lot more and this is why I'm saying, if I'm saying this about every player in the attacking sense then they've all got to take accountability but that's where I need a bit more from my gaffer, I don't know what solution, I'm not paid to find solutions, Mikel Arteta is paid, he's the Arsenal gaffer so yeah, creating chances shouldn't be an issue, I know it's not the same but I've seen Arsene Wenger, yeah I've seen Invincibles and the Sessies and the Osos and all these guys but I've seen us play teams off the park, create a bag of chances when we had, pardon my language, some ******* ---- players tonight so I don't know what it is really and as much as we might criticise these players, there's probably players in the other managerial world or other Premier League managers that probably want these guys really so yeah man, the very fact that we've had a substitution in principle is to show you that what we're doing isn't working so I have lots to save the day but we were staring down the barrel of two vital points dropped, fortunately that wasn't the case today man but yeah, Hayes used five, mine only five, I feel like I'm missing someone from the starting line-up, Ramsdell, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, that must not be Eddie Nketiah, I don't think he was terrible, I think he should have passed the ball you know, I actually think your hold up play was okay at times, you get a five, who else we got, Havertz, 10 out of 10, couldn't ask anything more of you, I can't believe we're giving Havertz a 10, you made a difference, you thought to come off the bench and make a difference, you did, Jorginho, Slash White, realistically not on the field long enough but we got Dominic Coy, he helped close out the game, I feel like I'm missing someone, let's actually go and make sure that we're not missing anyone, so yeah for me anyways, five for Ramsdell just about, six for Tommy and Saliba and Gabriel, eight for Zinni, probably should be a nine, change it, nine, I don't think Zinni was poor, I think Zinni had a really good game so, Zinchenko a nine, Rice a 10, Odegaard truss up five, Sakho gets a bonus point for his assist so he gets six, Martin 85, Aziz five, Eddie five for minutes played, Havertz 10 out of 10, Havertz, Zinchenko, Declan Rice, probably the best players on the pitch, so yeah, we have to be better, like, we enjoy today, we enjoy, you know, football's a crazy game, you know the ecstasy of getting a goal and turning it around and stuff but, when the dust settles, you know it, I know it, everyone knows it, we have to be much better, like even in the first half really when we had like nine shots, two on target and four corners, I was surprised to see that we had nine shots let alone two on target and I would love to see what is technically recorded as a shot we know Brentford are a good side, we know, you know, they're going to make it difficult, they're going to be compact and all of that jazz but, yeah man, it shouldn't have taken eight and a half minutes to break the deadlock and I know VAR done us dirty but even that, really and truly, the best defence in the league, statistically I don't think we have the best defence in the league in general but, stats are stats, I don't think we should sell Eddie in January if there's not an assurance we're bringing the striker my guy, why Odegaard, Saka, Link up play on the right is missing this season, I hear that, hard yards away from home, 1-0 job, you know, 1-0 to the Arsenal is a great thing, getting ready made Premier League footballers is probably getting some unknown guys from overseas is the best option not unless they're already world class, Eddie wasn't any worse than Jesus and held the ball up better, fives man, I don't think anything was poor, all our problems are stemming from that left centre mid spot, no point in getting Tony if we aren't going to create chances, Eddie should have never come on, I think you're all being harsh on Ramsdale and Eddie, Saka is a five maybe, Ford didn't offer much today, not a single player did, Gabriel was poor, wild passing, which Gabriel, you're talking about big Gabriel, Tony and Jan if possible need replacements up top, but again like, we need a bit more than that, yeah bring the striker in, but there has to be something that needs to be addressed on the training ground, Ramsdale why, five come when you know Raya has been the same, did you give Raya a five? I didn't play today so I'm not too sure on that, but I don't think Ramsdale was terrible, he had those nervy moments, like what the hell did you do? You got yourself there but no clue what that means, we have Timber and White that offer more quality and overlaps to give Saka and Gabby more opportunities to go 1v1, I hear that, Rice doing the Lord's work week in week out, I hear it man, we didn't play well but Brentford are a well drilled cut team and never make it easy, it's true but like, personally speaking for myself, you're saying the same things about us in the final third week in week out, even games where we batted teams, playing with Tommy and Zinni doesn't help the wingers, Gabby and Saka don't get enough overlaps, I hear it and they definitely could have got more overlaps today but if man are playing with inverted things, they've got to find a difference and to be fair with you, the best players or the most prolific players are more inverted nowadays anyway so you're all arguably closer to goal scoring positions so again, it does come from that left side but again there's something, I don't know what but Mikel Ote has to address it on the coaching front because we're saying this about all the attackers man and it's jarring now, Martin Odegaard and Jesus wasn't 100% fit, they wasn't but you don't need to be 100% fit to do that Martin Odegaard stuff, you don't need to be 100% fit to look clinical in front of goal, you don't need that DG personally wanted Havertz, I heard from the offside VAR division Zinni was on it, he made a mistake but he made up for it with the clearance, great overall exactly, more Premier League goals than Rashford, Hojland and Richarlison, they're horrible players man, make the goalie as well, I love it, I'm here for this the final third attacking starts with Odegaard, he's supposed to dictate the attack, we need more direct attacks and creativity to mix it up from him, you're right because it shouldn't be on Odegaard because naturally that would be the same problem we had with Zinchenko last season, if you know Zinchenko goes into midfield and does all of that conducting stuff, we're not creating again, the problem is the quick movement and one-twos were missing, think back to Ozil, Wilshere, Ranz, we need to run at the fences and use quick passes, there you have it and maybe it's a bit too structured from Mikel Ortega, it's a bit too cultured, lottery numbers I don't know man, I knew just had a feeling Havertz would score ahead of today but a broken clock is right twice, I would say I could predict the lottery numbers if I did play DG, would you rather have Antonio Zubermendy or Zubermendy? I'll be screaming we need a striker but midfield man, too much problems in midfield for me, I don't mind going I'm in final already, it's a ls just too problems in midfield I'll but screaming midfield we need man, a too much striker a lot more, but I don't think he was terrible, he just looked nervous. I don't think you've given Arteta anything to think about, about maybe starting in the Champions League or starting against Wolves, but yeah, I don't know if we're the best team. Our wingers are not getting the ball in positions where they can run in behind or really threaten the opposition. Obviously if Saka's getting the ball nine times out of ten and he's dropping deep, fair enough. Now, to a degree, we're one of the best well-drilled coach teams in the league. They are going to make it difficult for us, they're not going to let us play our game, but within that we need to find solutions because that is something that every team surely is going to do against us. We'd all love Pedro Neto, man. I don't like to admit it, but we're missing Xhaka in left centre mid. We are, but as much as I think we're missing Xhaka, it's not like he's some world-class centre mid. It's because of what we didn't do in terms of, obviously, we brought Kai Havertz and he's the man of the moment today, but there's issues in that regard. We have the best defence per goals conceded, 10 given in 13, but it doesn't feel like it. And that shows you that there's many gears to go up then, and that's positive from us. Still not the one I don't think we've finished there. Odegaard is looking shocking lately. There's zero aggression in his game, something isn't right. Brentford fatigued at the end, both halves which gave us the opportunities, but there's nothing wrong with our eights. Our players are looking for the perfect shot, just put the ball in the box and good things will happen. And one thing that annoyed me today, when the ball did go into the box, players are on their heels, like nobody's really going, like, Martinelli was poor today, but there was an opportunity in the second half. He's actually put up a half-decent ball and the camera cut to Arteta, he's going ballistic, like, gambled. You could probably get yourself, if you're a player that plays to a significant standard, probably three, four, five even goals more a season just by gambling.