"Nightmare For His OWN Defence!" Alan Pardew COMPARES West Ham's Lucas Paqueta To Hatem Ben Arfa

[@Preminger442]

Are we gonna question Emery's run of 8 games without a win? The 2nd best manager in the world should be talked about more given how Aston Villa are such a huge big 7 club and everything

[@georgefirth]

Said the same thing myself today!!! All the Arsenal fans wanting emery and not arteta.. where are they now?? What’s the narrative on the news now?? They have all forgotten

[@HearszAM]

@@georgefirth ALL the Arsenal fans? Not sure who you're listening to but Emery was never good enough for Arsenal and never wanted him back. Granted, it's not easy to follow on from Wenger but the reality is Emery is at best a cup manager. The difference between Emery and Arteta is Arteta has actually taken the time to fix the defensive issues Arsenal had when he started in the job. Villa look like they could concede 4-5 every game. How has that happened since the end of last season? Even when Emery's had a big club other than Arsenal in PSG, he didn't do anything special with them. Won the French League which even Lampard could do, but is also infamous for bottling the biggest ever Champions League first-leg lead (4-0) against Barcelona to lose 6-1 in the second leg. He has done nothing in the Champions League with any of the sides he's had and got tactically wrong against Chelsea in the Europa Final. Last season was a flash in the pan for Villa, and at this rate, Emery will be gone before the end of the season.

[@Preminger442]

@@HearszAM it wasn't Arsenal fans it was fans of other clubs who want to paint arteta in a bad light and want to blame Arsenal for Emery's time there

[@darthwiizius]

He's very consistent is Unai, OK first season, second season sacked half way through. Class.

[@SwiftGifts-ni6qz]

This 🙌

[@darren-l9o]

So many of the people, Adrian included, who are now crying foul over Timber's challenge on Paqueta, were the same people saying Joelinton didn't foul Gabriel in the game last season. You can't have it both ways lads.

[@adrianbennett3761]

Paqueta is a shadow of the player he was 2 seasons ago. Since the breakdown of his move to Man City and his ongoing issues regarding betting allegations he’s looked disinterested

[@NorthWolfe]

Yeah, that "Stadium" has not gone down well. What a disgrace for what used to be a proper football club.

[@aes1373]

When VAR is questionable towards Arsenal, "VAR did its job, it is what it is, stop crying." When VAR is in Arsenals favour, "you have to question what VAR is doing." You can't make it up

[@gazagovana3291]

Let's talk about Emery

[@adrianbennett3761]

Arsenal are currently the best team for set plays in the EPL

[@GT200Lambretta]

Nearly as good as Stoke were

[@jamesfretwell1511]

Ben arfur could do things with the ball paqueta could only dream of doing.

[@chasfarthing244]

Var has stopped nothing. The amount of holds and shirt pulls and pushes that go on are still there, they just only bring it up occasionally (usually when arsenal do it for some reason)

[@edwardkelly3280]

You got to put some blame on both Emerson and Wan Bisakka even though both scored. They allowed 4 of the 5 goals Arsenal scored

[@nicholasgallante4130]

Paqueta is the biggest west ham liability he doesn't like us he doesn't want to be around us and if you believe he does your deluded, he gives the ball away more than any player I've ever known he wishes us nothing but heartache so you keep supporting players like this your putting nails in our coffin ⚰️

[@TheBildo28]

😂🤡

[@leooivio]

Let's disect this. (I know nothing I say can change your mind when you are that convinced) Paqueta is undertandably and visibly frustrated, weather that is because he hates it at West Ham or more likely because of the betting allegations, we can't know. Fact is though that he cares. He wants to win. It shows when we are losing, he is performing poorly or the game is tight, he gets emotional and passionate moreso than anyothen player on the pitch most of the time. Paqueta is, at his best (like against Newcastle), far away from a defensive liability. He loses the ball alot, true, but let's look at why before judging him too harshly. Paquta is the main playmaker and is the only player on the team to attempt risky key passes more than once per game, as he has an incredible vision. Oftentimes the idea is too fancy or the execution fails, but without him on the pitch we struggle to create anything at all without Bowen or Kudus dribbling past 3 players. I don't think that is a good thing to rely on. I will have to say though that he does tend to evaluate risk/reward poorly very often whilst making risky passes, where the turnover is a critical disaster. This only really happens when we are already behind. He also gets careless while we are losing. He is a morale player moreso than really anyone I've seen but when he is locked in he is the best player on the pitch against most teams. The risk of playing him is necessary because otherwise our attacking threat is near 0. Only ballcarriers and finishers.

[@mkgky15]

​@@leooivioSpot on. He hasn't been at his best this season but a bit understandable when you're career and livelihood is being threatened. Also defensively he is far from a liability. The only liable thing he does is give the ball away currently and that's a crime when you're doing more often than Soucek 🤣 (Love and adore big Tom fyi and just bants as I think he's unfairly criticised on his passing... Fight for another day)

[@modi007-le9yw]

Sell him to citeh if that's the case

[@davidhyde9503]

West hams second goal was never a free kick. Rice clearly won the ball

[@SRBWHU]

I would have pards back till end of season....we an offer of a contract if goes well, played lovely stuff in prem with pards first season back in 05.

[@lesliedb7]

Arsenal weren’t that good, west hsm allowed them to be that good, all we saw was Moyes 2.0 absolute complete defensive nightmare

[@iansmith2549]

Arsenal first smelt our team's negativity in the tunnel, thus we were punished accordingly. You can also witness our laid back attitude in training, hence if you compare this with a typical Arsenal training session we are miles apart. Attitudes and training must be addressed, starting today, otherwise Loppy must walk.

[@trevorelgram846]

The Ref is an Arsenal

[@pgodda2200]

PGMOL missed Isak barge to Gabriel last season and gave the goal 😂stop being salty Karen 😂

[@kezmankezman758]

it was Joelinton, but that goal could have been ruled out for 4 different reasons

[@YouAimYourArrowsHigh]

Still crying about that Gordon goal are we? Deary me...

[@Amberle38]

@@YouAimYourArrowsHigh Calling out blatant hypocrisy isn't crying. It's what the kids these days call collecting receipts, I believe.

[@tomgill4838]

STOP SAYING "YOU KNOW" !!! 🤬🤬🤬

[@anthonylawry3973]

Anthony Taylor should be done for Match Fixing

[@geoffbutler2893]

why what happenned to make you think that

[@brianguthrie3196]

Huh??? West Ham were battered mate

[@TheKh65]

Yes, all the goals were fixed...

[@darthwiizius]

Yeah, the free kick award for West Ham's second goal was a dodgy as fahke, Still, as it didn't affect the outcome it was almost worth getting such an obviously bad decision just to see a free kick that good.

[@darthwiizius]

@@geoffbutler2893 They think Flapianski should be allowed to lay out opposition players. He did the same playing for Poland too in a majors, same result.

[@Jay-id8ym]

'I know what they're like West Ham fans, that has not gone down well', who would've thought?

[@SwiftGifts-ni6qz]

So the foul for the west ham Fk goal then yeh? Not mentioned 😂okay 👍

[@paboykorta3651]

Paqueta is just a terrible footballer. I just don't see wat is it about him..bang average

[@mattjayclay]

Arsenal hating wind-up-merchant Durham wrong again. Go and WATCH the Timber challenge and look at where the contact is. Shove in the back? Really? Liar or lazy are you determined to alienate Arsenal fans?

[@ahmedyasin9569]

😁😆😅🤣😂 at this point I can't help but laugh at the Arsenal hate!! Arteta's Arsenal is rattling the league and it's Gold!!

[@MakeWestHamGreatAgain]

I used to respect Arsenal. You used to be a classy football club. No longer. The way arteta and your players conduct yourselves makes people despise you now.

[@ahmedyasin9569]

@MakeWestHamGreatAgain Arsenal's class never fades man, the current hate is tribal and hilarious 😂

[@MakeWestHamGreatAgain]

​@@ahmedyasin9569didn't hate Wenger or Graham.

[@thebandthatisDAVE]

Spam just can’t handle it! A: Arsenal are just on another level! B: the fear spam had playing Arsenal was very apparent! C: a realisation that spam are in a relegation battle! D: Declan pulls spam supporters to pieces being at Arsenal! E: finally! They are fast turning into spurs! And that is something I don’t want to say! Spamzee! Toxic ! Delusional! I was at the match with all the fighting going on around the stadium with fans leaving at half time reminded me pre Arteta how toxic it was over the ems! I feel the pain! Just another opinion!

[@ahmedyasin9569]

@@MakeWestHamGreatAgain Graham was British and Wenger was just a genius who changed English football for the better and then you have Arteta who's new to management and got Arsenal rattling the league again and you lot hate him period!

[@darthwiizius]

For all rival fans complaining about the nudge on Paqueta: We warned you all last season that when Isak's goal was allowed and excused by the PGMOL on the basis that "Gabrielle wasn't being strong enough" that the PGMOL changed the rules, we are just the first club to work that out and start playing to the new rules. So when you all came out in support of Isak's goal, the VAR and the PGMOL you brought this on YOURSELVES. Enjoy it, you have no right to whinge about it now.

[@patrick1763]

MOYES out they got what they wanted 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@davethoroughgood]

Moyes lost 6 nil at home to Arsenal

[@GT200Lambretta]

Moyes left on his own accord after refusing to sign a new contract

[@aidyc6775]

Because there are only 2 possible managers for West Ham - Moyes or Lopetegui? And Moyes not being there is the reason they are so poor?

[@kiwifruitirons6677]

Moyes is the best manager in West Ham PL era… 3 consecutive European campaign, record high PL points in a season, a trophy…fact….

[@callaghanhurley4202]

Bs pardrew that was a blatant foul ,should have never been given, paqueta is shocking ,gives the ball away all the time ,get rid

[@warreng5257]

Why are these tears so salty? 😮

[@bmac3093]

First goal - timber barges Paqueta and two Arsenal players grab an arm each of Kilman and hold him back Arsenal are the best American football team in the premier league

[@tomjeffery9051]

If you watch when they take a corner they always jump into the GK as the ball comes in. Usually Ben White who does it and they get away with it every time.

[@scottking869]

😂😂 both crying

[@geoffbutler2893]

Stop talking rubbish you was beaten by far the best team

[@hegeliandianetik2009]

@@tomjeffery9051 When Brentford did it first to both Ben White and the Arsenal's keeper everyone calle dthem soft, when Arsenal start doing it everyone and their mother is in tears

[@brianguthrie3196]

West Ham got battered mate face it 😂😂😂

[@Grant1979]

West Ham get battered everywhere they goooooo

[@napoleonreed3309]

Other than Newcastle........won that 2 nil!

[@darthwiizius]

That's not fair! They don't have to go anywhere to get battered..