I hate is that Slot is so reasonable at times ,, I was revelling in his misery and some of his recent interviews .. Nut hats off to him for his very reasonable comments after this happened .. Top blok...
Wait.. Nut off or hats off to him? đ
Old news i know but well done to our boy Arthur Okonkwo in the Wrexham penalty shootout against Forest. Couldn't happen to a nicer lad.
Landman and Mayor of Kingstown are on Sky showtime both are watchable.. I saw a gem of a show last year that I had never heard about that I recommend âThe old man â with Jeff bridges.. awesomene.
Old Man is excellent, especially season one.
If thatâs accurate itâs horrendous.. I mean it can only get better but we literally would get more from any other option.. Martinelli has more pace and aggression and gets shots off .. Nwaneri has tec...
Kai ,Jesus , Martinelli , Merino, Gyokeres.Nwaneri not neccesarily in that order each of these options offer something different and itâs not ridiculous names seeing how little Gyokeres is involved in our play their attributes and ability to get goals and assists should not be ignored..
Will give landman a go, saw it pop up and looked good .
Not heard of mayor of Kingston, what's that on?
Also just finished first season of Mr Mercedes, not sure how I missed that one given it came out...
Landman and Mayor of Kingstown are on Sky showtime both are watchable.. I saw a gem of a show last year that I had never heard about that I recommend âThe old man â with Jeff bridges.. awesomene.
He apparently doesnât have a shot in 7 games which is absolutely incredible
If thatâs accurate itâs horrendous.. I mean it can only get better but we literally would get more from any other option.. Martinelli has more pace and aggression and gets shots off .. Nwaneri has technique trickery and awesome shot on him and he gets shots off a lot not to mention Merino who is mobile smart and an excellent finisher , I want Gyokeres to succeed but perhaps his confidence should be built in the cup games now and play others thatcher actually involved in our build up and get shots off .. ahead of him .
Will give landman a go, saw it pop up and looked good .
Not heard of mayor of Kingston, what's that on?
Also just finished first season of Mr Mercedes, not sure how I missed that one given it came out...
heh, yeah and there's more ;p
"Lowdown" is very good too.
Will give landman a go, saw it pop up and looked good .
Not heard of mayor of Kingston, what's that on?
Also just finished first season of Mr Mercedes, not sure how I missed that one given it came out...
I missed Mr Merc too, I'll check it out, thanks! Mrs DB-10 is back in CA for a week so I'll have plenty of down time.
Will give landman a go, saw it pop up and looked good .
Not heard of mayor of Kingston, what's that on?
Also just finished first season of Mr Mercedes, not sure how I missed that one given it came out...
Mayor of Kingstown is on Paramount+ stateside, has a Wire vibe about it. About a fixer (Jeremy Renner) that "works" as a go between between cops, feds and the DOC.
I'll look out for it. I liked The Mayor of Kingstown series. Another one from Yellowstone creator, Taylor Sheridan. Landman is excellent too with Billy-Bob Thornton.
Will give landman a go, saw it pop up and looked good .
Not heard of mayor of Kingston, what's that on?
Also just finished first season of Mr Mercedes, not sure how I missed that one given it came out in 2017
Would like to avoid Wrexham if we get past Pompey.
I'd like to cunt Reynolds and that other twat squarely in the bastard!
Do recommend watching the trailer for 28 years later if you get a chance, one of the best I've ever seen.
Unfortunately the film couldn't live up to it
I'll look out for it. I liked The Mayor of Kingstown series. Another one from Yellowstone creator, Taylor Sheridan. Landman is excellent too with Billy-Bob Thornton.
That's what he meant, I think
commentator talking about the goals said Gabriel Jesus scored one. heh, the guy does look a bit like our fella from the side but...
Igor Jesus?
Do recommend watching the trailer for 28 years later if you get a chance, one of the best I've ever seen.
Unfortunately the film couldn't live up to it
commentator talking about the goals said Gabriel Jesus scored one. heh, the guy does look a bit like our fella from the side but...
28 years!
28 days is the first film from 2002 I think, it's really good.
Heh. Ah OK. ;-p
OK, thanks. Sovereign seems more my cup of tea. 28 days Later I'll be sure to avoid.
28 years!
28 days is the first film from 2002 I think, it's really good.
Would like to avoid Wrexham if we get past Pompey.
Okonkwo saves Forest's fifth
on Hutchison... ha ha
Excellent. Orange Boollock goes out.
-o
Okonkwo saves Forest's fifth
Excellent. Orange Boollock goes out.
have pens started yet? My stream has been showing recap for like 10 minutes
Yes
Streaming
Rarely get to cinema these days with the twins. Got out last year to 28 years later, what a colossal disappointment after how good the trailer was
OK, thanks. Sovereign seems more my cup of tea. 28 days Later I'll be sure to avoid.
have pens started yet? My stream has been showing recap for like 10 minutes
From what we saw against Sp*rs I think I want Eze in and around the box rather than in the build-up area of the pitch, maneuvering the tight spaces to get a shot off. Almost like he should be in a se...
I understand your point, but he also delivered a couple of great assists from his own half in other matches. The problem with "in and around the box" is we don't seem to get our forwards in there often enough. I wanted Eze to replace Trossard, not Ădegaard, who was not playing well, but wasn't playing badly either. I think more tan ever there is something off about Arteta's tactics in the attacking third. It alll still seems disjointed, relying on the wingers getting to the byline rather than working moves into the strikers. Maybe that's down to the lack of ability of personnel, but more likely it's something Arteta is (not) doing.
Streaming
Rarely get to cinema these days with the twins. Got out last year to 28 years later, what a colossal disappointment after how good the trailer was
Seen two really good new movies in last week if anyone needs a recommendation
Sinners
Sovereign
Cinema or streaming?
Seen two really good new movies in last week if anyone needs a recommendation
Sinners
Sovereign
His dad was an old gasbag.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is very useful down the left.
Meh no control. No handbrakes. No sideways passing. Is this even football
Heh
Why debate things that aren't gonna happen? For better or worse, he's Arteta's captain. He's not gonna change that. When Ădegaard is on it, the whole team purrs, but far, far too often he's just perip...
From what we saw against Sp*rs I think I want Eze in and around the box rather than in the build-up area of the pitch, maneuvering the tight spaces to get a shot off. Almost like he should be in a second striker Bergkamp type of position.
Are they still using our old academy goalkeeper? google says he is playing
Yeah, Okonkwo. I think his younger brother was on our books at one stage as well.
What a great game. 3-3 FT. Moves into Extra time.
Meh no control. No handbrakes. No sideways passing. Is this even football
Maybe we should get the Wrexham front three?
Are they still using our old academy goalkeeper? google says he is playing
and mezcal... but watch out, that shit can fuck you up, ha ha.
happy vacationing locutor!
Yes, it most certainly will Gooder!
What a great game. 3-3 FT. Moves into Extra time.
spoiler alert for next year's episode 6 of season 5 of Wreck it Like Wrexham or whatever it's called, heh
Yes it is, plus all the Cerveza and Tequila!
and mezcal... but watch out, that shit can fuck you up, ha ha.
happy vacationing locutor!
What a great game. 3-3 FT. Moves into Extra time.
Forest equalise, the miserable bastards
Super goal to be fair.
Forest equalise, the miserable bastards
This game puts the game last night to shame. So exciting. I love the Cup.
Great news on the Saka deal, that'll at least take the heat off the team's performance last night!
I just think that when Rice has his chest out others respond, even if he is struggling with form. Odegaard just seems to drift when out of touch and that can have a detrimental effect on the players a...
Why debate things that aren't gonna happen? For better or worse, he's Arteta's captain. He's not gonna change that. When Ădegaard is on it, the whole team purrs, but far, far too often he's just peripheral, skipping around in all areas of the pitch but the most damaging area and while he does at least try to press (Gyökeres was unbelievably slack with his pressing last night), he can just drift out of games. But to Arteta and his core support he's being reproach, so we have an issue there.
We're six points clear but I'm really worried after last night we're gonna crumble again for exactly the same reasons. The three attackers we've bought have not improved the side. Gyökeres is bloody awful. Madueke is a trekkers guy who really doesn't have that much of a football brain and Eze who I really like, doesn't seem to want to assume the mantle which he has the opportunity to take. Peripheral again last night. If they do it, it will be because Man City falter, but with Rodri back and Haaland being Haaland, I think they can make us nervous. I would have done anything to get Semenyo but seems we just didn't make an effort. This attack quite frankly frustrated the hell out of me. This wasn't an aberration. They are stunted and try to do too much individually. I've said before, this is not a passing team. It's a team with well-worked moves and individual moments, but one that doesn't have fluidity. If we win the league I will be overjoyed despite all that, but I'm so disappointed in our three attacking signings to different degrees. They have to step up a helluva lot and right now n one of them look capable.
Maybe we should get the Wrexham front three?
Indeed - so beautiful and the food is incredible. Weâre so fortunate to be here.
Yes it is, plus all the Cerveza and Tequila!
Ooo, Wrexham score first against Forest
Sounds fantastic, GL. I loved our trips down the west coast to Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan, such a beautiful part of the world.
Indeed - so beautiful and the food is incredible. Weâre so fortunate to be here.
Upton Sinclair, that's the one
Here's a Sowell quote for Neville:
"The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know w...
that one is poignant and applies to an alarmingly high amount of the general population these days.
heh, that is a great line.
(goes googling the line...)
hmm, Upton Sinclair, not Sowel.
Upton Sinclair, that's the one
Here's a Sowell quote for Neville:
"The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling."
Arse from Manzanillo.
Well in gpeace.
Watched that weird and annoying match but didnât feel as bad as many of you since I had just come back from a scuba dive in which I swam near 5-6 moray eels swi...
Nice- sounds lovely.
There was a time in my life where I was teaching outdoor education in Hawaii and my job was to be on a paddleboard patrolling the kids while they snorkeled the reefs looking for sea turtles, octopus, eels, fish etc.
Was an absolute dream.
Arse from Manzanillo.
Well in gpeace.
Watched that weird and annoying match but didnât feel as bad as many of you since I had just come back from a scuba dive in which I swam near 5-6 moray eels swi...
Sounds fantastic, GL. I loved our trips down the west coast to Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan, such a beautiful part of the world.
Arse from Manzanillo.
Well in gpeace.
Watched that weird and annoying match but didnât feel as bad as many of you since I had just come back from a scuba dive in which I swam near 5-6 moray eels swimming freely around the reef. So amazing. Beautiful creatures. Son #2 was snorkeling overhead and also got to see them.
And we still have a 6 point lead.
We can and I think will play better but it was a bad day at the office.
I reckon Neville knows fine rightly he is being disingenuous over the martinelli incident, but he is told by sky to generate narratives and talking points where possible.
As Thomas sowell said, it is...
heh, that is a great line.
(goes googling the line...)
hmm, Upton Sinclair, not Sowel.
Honestly I really don't think it matters a ton. We clearly have a lot of leaders in this team that are very vocal. They are not shy about letting each other know what is needed.
That's not to say Ode...
I just think that when Rice has his chest out others respond, even if he is struggling with form. Odegaard just seems to drift when out of touch and that can have a detrimental effect on the players around him and how we play, he becomes hesitant and seemingly unsure of himself.
I am not saying get rid just see if alleviating the burden of captaincy helps to take some unnecessary pressure off his shoulders.
I reckon Neville knows fine rightly he is being disingenuous over the martinelli incident, but he is told by sky to generate narratives and talking points where possible.
As Thomas sowell said, it is very difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary depends on him not understanding
I don't believe that Odegaard is consistent enough to lead on the pitch and it could be what affects his game, very up and down in performance.
One week an 8 the next week a 5-6 performance, that's no...
Honestly I really don't think it matters a ton. We clearly have a lot of leaders in this team that are very vocal. They are not shy about letting each other know what is needed.
That's not to say Ode hasn't been consistent but I don't think the armband really has anything to do with it. And Mikel has shown this season that Ode isn't an automatic starter.
I will say that Rice had the armband for 20 mins or so a few weeks back and he seemed to become superhuman lol. But you can't expect that on a weekly basis.
We are definitely in a pickle at #9. It's sort of unfathomable how but Gyok actually seems to become increasingly anonymous. Jesus brings a different dimension but he hasn't been so secure with the ba...
I have always wanted to see Mattinelli given a go up top. I donât think itâs going to happen but none of the other options seem enticing.
Taking the captaincy off Rice would create a ridiculous needless distraction in a season where things are going pretty well.
It's clear that not having the armband is not a hindrance to Rice display...
I don't believe that Odegaard is consistent enough to lead on the pitch and it could be what affects his game, very up and down in performance.
One week an 8 the next week a 5-6 performance, that's not a great return and maybe lifting the burden of trying to be a leader on the pitch is not in his dna.
Definitely something that's needs addressing in the summer.
I think there is a scenario where he can be offloaded already next summer .. Iâll also add Iâm certain he will become better and that he is the starting striker in the team that been best so far so it...
He apparently doesnât have a shot in 7 games which is absolutely incredible
We are definitely in a pickle at #9. It's sort of unfathomable how but Gyok actually seems to become increasingly anonymous. Jesus brings a different dimension but he hasn't been so secure with the ba...
I think there is a scenario where he can be offloaded already next summer .. Iâll also add Iâm certain he will become better and that he is the starting striker in the team that been best so far so itâs not all doom and gloom⊠He needs to start getting shots off if he canât we will move on fast I hope there should be takers even in this league.
We are definitely in a pickle at #9. It's sort of unfathomable how but Gyok actually seems to become increasingly anonymous. Jesus brings a different dimension but he hasn't been so secure with the ball and the game state seems to turn into a basketball match when he's on. Havertz is probably a minimum 4 weeks from being any semblance near his prior self. Merino could slot in but that hamstrings our tactical flexibility in midfield should something happen during the game.
It is hard to see a world where Gyokeres is not jettisoned this summer. Hopefully with a PL medal and best wishes.
On the plus side Saka has agreed to a new long term
Off ?? Rice is not the captain.. now.
Those who want ĂdegĂ„rd to lose the captainship Iâd love to understand their chain of thought.. What would be the positives exactly?
I meant off Ode and to Rice which is the comment I was responding to.
Just be in the knowledge that every cup of tea or coffee he drinks at the Emirates will likely contain a certain amount of spit.
Why did your spellchecker changed shit to spit? đ
Any excuse to play the victim. Poor plucky little scalliwag Liverpool, always reaching for sympathy.
the red card/ban talk is laughable nonsense. comparing something like violent hair pulling to just shoving a player you thought was taking the piss, come on now.
Taking the captaincy off Rice would create a ridiculous needless distraction in a season where things are going pretty well.
It's clear that not having the armband is not a hindrance to Rice display...
Off ?? Rice is not the captain.. now.
Those who want ĂdegĂ„rd to lose the captainship Iâd love to understand their chain of thought.. What would be the positives exactly?
I hate is that Slot is so reasonable at times ,, I was revelling in his misery and some of his recent interviews .. Nut hats off to him for his very reasonable comments after this happened .. Top bloke.
We have had a few of these halves and got away with it on occasions. You could see Arteta waving his arms frantically at the players to press up but they kept dropping deeper, his frustration was star...
Taking the captaincy off Rice would create a ridiculous needless distraction in a season where things are going pretty well.
It's clear that not having the armband is not a hindrance to Rice displaying his leadership qualities- they are always on full display.
We fail to take advantage whenever our rivals falter.... Not just this season but also has been the issue in the past too.... Too many Arsenal fans thinking that Liverpool would be a walkover without ...
I don't think that is fair at all. We've absolutely taken advantage of our opponents faltering the whole holiday period. It's a shame we couldn't extend it further- we all would have liked to see this team take another step in becoming ruthless winners. But we are still in fantastic position and we are a better team physically/mentally than last year.
Yesterday harkened back to a typical stalemate top of the table Prem clash unfortunately.
Just be in the knowledge that every cup of tea or coffee he drinks at the Emirates will likely contain a certain amount of spit.
He'll be lucky if it's just spit
In all seriousness. How and where can I start a petition to get G Neville banned from the Emirates. His remarks can be deemed incendiary and inciting violence. Some short tempered Gooner seeing him in...
Just be in the knowledge that every cup of tea or coffee he drinks at the Emirates will likely contain a certain amount of spit.
Any excuse to play the victim. Poor plucky little scalliwag Liverpool, always reaching for sympathy.
Victim FC
LFC local paper, The Walton Prison Daily aka Liverpool Echo has some breathless Gary-Neville inspired hysteria (see Theo Squire, I believe the correct local parlance is 'gobshite')
https://www.liverp...
Any excuse to play the victim. Poor plucky little scalliwag Liverpool, always reaching for sympathy.
In all seriousness. How and where can I start a petition to get G Neville banned from the Emirates. His remarks can be deemed incendiary and inciting violence. Some short tempered Gooner seeing him in or around the ground is likely to have a go at him. Obviously this is not condoned. But he shouldnt be allowed to get away with this. Say it outside of TV studio, on the street, it would be called out as incitement. Someone coked/pissed up will smack him. How can we ban him? The club wont obviously. I think the fans should lead this.
you can see Mac Allister sniggering in the background.
I'm sure Salah will now rethink his career of diving for penalties - or not.
Really annoyed by the coverage of what Nelli did last night. Was it a bit silly and petty? Yes. But Elliott had DELIBERATELY rolled back on to the pitch (it wasn't caught on sky because they'd cut to ...
LFC local paper, The Walton Prison Daily aka Liverpool Echo has some breathless Gary-Neville inspired hysteria (see Theo Squire, I believe the correct local parlance is 'gobshite')
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footâŠyeah, noticed that cheeky bit, good point, that triggered a 'O RLY?' reaction in me.
'We are Liverpool, we don't feign injury'. Yeah, right, fuck off with that.
you can see Mac Allister sniggering in the background.
Slotâs response was pretty good to be fair, but he also managed to drop in a sly âour players donât feign injuryâ message.
Well, letâs see if that rings true for the remainder of the season.
Iâm su...
yeah, noticed that cheeky bit, good point, that triggered a 'O RLY?' reaction in me.
'We are Liverpool, we don't feign injury'. Yeah, right, fuck off with that.
Link up play from Gyokeres yesterday was better than expected - couple of cushioned passes out to wide areas, and a nice around-the-corner to set Timber free near the byline. Visible progress from the way the ball bounced off him in August.
Tough to decide whether to judge him as a "finished product" (not good enough) or "in development" (getting there). Age suggests former, price suggests latter. I'm agnostic on whether he starts games or not at this point.
We are going to need more goals in the coming weeks though. City will turn on the afterburners.
Gary Neville
RAT as a player
PRAT as a manager
TWAT as a commentator
FAT as a head size
Can't spell GNAT without GN
Gyokâs problems are circular. He doesnât move, so his teammates donât pass to him, they donât pass to him, so he doesnât move. But he should be busting a gut to go on the end of those Noni cutbacks; a...
" he should be busting a gut to go on the end of those Noni cutbacks "
They weren't on the field at the same time. In fact, I don't think those two have played together much at all so far.
but your point is still well made, Vik should be getting on the end of cutbacks from all of our wingers, that's his main job.
Friendly reminder that I backed that decision while everyone else was weeping into their Ramsdale bedspreads all maudlin and shit.
'Friendly reminder' is on a par with 'with respect' in its insincerity.
What you really mean to say is 'I was fucking right'. And there's nothing wrong with that. Although I'm sure you weren't the only one.
I'm now off to weep into my Gyokeres bedspread and be all maudlin and shit.
If he doesn't get minutes in the cup games coming up, it suggests he has sustained another setback and we have a serious problem. Last night convinced me that we have to use Merino at CF again.
DM Merino is ironically our most instinctive CF. He does have the knack of knowing when and where he needs to be in the box.
He reminds me a lot of Ramsey who similarly knew how to pop up exactly where you needed him.
Looking at the bigger picture, City would want the lead to be no greater than 3 points by the time we play each other.
Itâs a one game swing as of now, so anything above that would be ideal.
Conor Bradley genuinely injured fair enough, but not injured enough that he didnât try to roll fully back on to the pitch. The reaction to Martinelli has been way more over-the-top than his own unders...
Slotâs response was pretty good to be fair, but he also managed to drop in a sly âour players donât feign injuryâ message.
Well, letâs see if that rings true for the remainder of the season.
Iâm sure the terrible weather added to the risk and severity of injuries too.
Reasonable and healthy. Tomorrow I agree with you. Today I want heads on pikes.
Heh of course.
Martinelli actually had the beating of the full back, unfortunately he did some typical Martinelli things once he beat the full back.
Gary Neville
RAT as a player
PRAT as a manager
TWAT as a commentator
FAT as a head size
Neville is deeply unprofessional in the way he talks about Arsenal. Remember last season and the 'most annoying man in football' jibe? So abhorrently unprofessional.
It's worth making sure the younge...
Jover probably got a good laugh out of being able to so easily shove a bamboo splinter under the fingernail of that shit-rat by simply being effective at his job.
that Mac Allister one that set up the really good free kick position had me fuming, so blatant, the cheaty little prick.
Should be a new category of VAR checks just to cover MacAllister diving
Let's face it, the striker options available looked like the Tesco discount section at 21:59 on a Sunday night with just a damp unappetising limp salad combo with a 1% discount label left on the shelf...
" can't afford the kebab (Isak)you crave. "
and it turns out the kebabs are just sticks with barely any meat anyway.
I want a public apology like Dominic cummings
In the garden, but in the pissing rain and freezing cold.
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I'd say in Stoke but he'd probably welcome it as a homecoming, the discount orc.
The incident has been blown out of proportion too much already.
The thing to do is to win the premier league and then have Martinelli do an apology video but this time holding the premier league trop...
Reasonable and healthy. Tomorrow I agree with you. Today I want heads on pikes.
As for Martinelli, a terrible look in retrospect but full credit to Slot for his response, which was totally correct and what I posted online after the game too. When every player is constantly lookin...
that Mac Allister one that set up the really good free kick position had me fuming, so blatant, the cheaty little prick.
On Martinelli, I went back and watched, and Bradley literally pushes himself back onto the pitch while he's down. He did not behave like an injured player. So it looks bad, but there was no reason fo...
Many players do that, it's the smart thing to do to keep your team from being a man down. In fact, and I may be misremembering it but, wasn't there a moment a couple years ago where Martinelli himself was mostly off the pitch but moved himself back on to receive treatment?
Blogs, your defense of Nelli is spot on. Notice the way he also chucks the ball at Bradley on the ground (equally foolish, by the way), he clearly thought the Liverpool man was feigning and I can understand why. In the challenge just before that Martinelli had hardly touched him so unless he sees the ankle roll, which he couldn't have done... I'd assume the same thing in that position.
Arse!
well in, gpeace!
did Neville really say that? cripes! The true colors of Gary Neville the player shining through.
I'm so glad when I find myself on a stream that doesn't have him or Carragher on comms and that was the case yesterday, thank goodness.
The club should demand that Neville apologize or be taken off air. Guys like that need a yank on the leash from time to time or they take it as license to say worse.
The incident has been blown out of proportion too much already.
The thing to do is to win the premier league and then have Martinelli do an apology video but this time holding the premier league trophy.
Neville isnât going to appoligise and Sky arenât going to make him. What he said about the set-piece coach last season, and now this. Itâs who he is, and that is a snide, lying, cheating cunt.
He just canât control himself when it comes to Arsenal; all objectivity and professionalism go out the window, and he behaves like the worst one-eyed trolling fan on social media.
A much much worse garden than that. It's a shame Fred wests back yard was demolished as it would have suited well
heh!
In the garden of Barnard Castle then? ;p
A much much worse garden than that. It's a shame Fred wests back yard was demolished as it would have suited well
I want a public apology like Dominic cummings
In the garden, but in the pissing rain and freezing cold.
In the garden of Barnard Castle then? ;p
The club should demand that Neville apologize or be taken off air. Guys like that need a yank on the leash from time to time or they take it as license to say worse.
This
Not quite, had a bit of a setback on the knee since December so been stagnating for a month.
Probably due to overcompensation.
So at the moment I am still sort of able to run, but cannot really sprin...
Sorry to hear about the setback. It's all about the load management I guess. Good luck man! đ
The club should demand that Neville apologize or be taken off air. Guys like that need a yank on the leash from time to time or they take it as license to say worse.
I want a public apology like Dominic cummings
In the garden, but in the pissing rain and freezing cold.
The club should demand that Neville apologize or be taken off air. Guys like that need a yank on the leash from time to time or they take it as license to say worse.
Hey I didn't even know Saka was in negotiations! Nice to see the new 5 year deal.
Not quite, had a bit of a setback on the knee since December so been stagnating for a month.
Probably due to overcompensation.
So at the moment I am still sort of able to run, but cannot really sprin...
Good luck O.
Speaking of injuries, are you all healed up, Ollie?
Not quite, had a bit of a setback on the knee since December so been stagnating for a month.
Probably due to overcompensation.
So at the moment I am still sort of able to run, but cannot really sprint (I mean I can, but then the pain gets bad afterwards as proved a few weeks ago), and change of directions with impact may be a problem. For now it just means extra/different exercices (really should have been able to run more, but only back to 4x10min), but it's in that strange situation where I'm not getting worse but not totally sure I'm getting bettter. No physio this week (as in hols) so we'll see what he says on Monday, whether I eventually need a scan/rest or whatever. So all a bit frustrating at the moment and not near to playing football again. Achilles itself is not too painful (a little more after today's run, but generally still progressing).
Yep, that will be an absolute joy!
Speaking of injuries, are you all healed up, Ollie?
Let's go win and tell all those cunts to fuck off
Yep, that will be an absolute joy!
Basically a case of "He's not that sort of lad" for both Martinelli and Bradley, given the benefit of the doubt from both sides. But it appears that Martinelli has committed the biggest of sins and therefore must be publicly stoned to death. (According to the media and other fans)
Fuck them. Fuck them all
Conor Bradley genuinely injured fair enough, but not injured enough that he didnât try to roll fully back on to the pitch. The reaction to Martinelli has been way more over-the-top than his own unders...
Let's go win and tell all those cunts to fuck off
deeply disappointing and good justification for replacement
Yup extremely disappointing. He has been missing chances as well. Merino has to be given a go at this point.
not injured enough that he didnât try to roll fully back on to the pitch
Basically: not dead.
In other football news, Everton failed in their appeal for the Keane red card.
Do they really think it's acceptable to pull the hair of another player like that? Crazy, and it's another snide thing t...
Unless it's Cuntcurella surely?
But yeah, frivolous appeal if ever there was one.
Conor Bradley genuinely injured fair enough, but not injured enough that he didnât try to roll fully back on to the pitch. The reaction to Martinelli has been way more over-the-top than his own understandable if foolishly impetuous reaction. Ironically, I was screaming for someone to shove Bradley off the pitch so Martinelli did what I wanted someone to do, right or wrong. The over-reaction from Neville, Keane and the usual suspects is exactly why we feel thereâs an agenda against us. Itâs unhinged!
Less said about the performance the better!
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Club probably waited for a shit display like last night to happen before releasing the good news to appease the fans
It's a bit overdramatic, wait until the next defeat at least to announce good news :-)
Slot has gone up in my estimation after what he said about the martinelli incident.
Might have to stop calling him a bald fat bastard for a while
Nah, never.
Fuck him, the ball, chubby, smelly cunt!
I've had several serious injuries. Saying you can't move if you have one is silly, you absolutely can. It is also still possible to act like a time wasting cunt, which is what Bradley did. Both things can be true.
In other football news, Everton failed in their appeal for the Keane red card.
Do they really think it's acceptable to pull the hair of another player like that? Crazy, and it's another snide thing to do.
Saka signs new deal until 2031. The Athleteic.
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Club probably waited for a shit display like last night to happen before releasing the good news to appease the fans
Saka signs new deal until 2031. The Athleteic.
Some good news, at least on a pretty doomy day.
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Iâve been there too. Adrenalin kicks in and can temporarily cover up the pain.
I think the uproar over this is ridiculous. Nelli shouldnât have done what he did, but itâs not a red card, an...
Definitely not much reason to doom overall.
Or go after Martinelli and amplify what happened (who am I kidding, it's 2026 in an outrage-driven world). Sense has been talked, apologies proferred.
Got his yellow, might have been a borderline red (I mean I wouldn't have complained), but not at all scandalous it wasn't, end of story.
Saka signs new deal until 2031. The Athleteic.
Not buying this. If it's as bad an injury as that, you lie still and it's obvious. It didnt look that way to me. The fact he was able to roll in two different ways doesnt suggest it was that bad.
Fair enough. Have you ruptured ACL,PCL or MCL or all three?
Saw a post somewhere that Gyokeres hasn't had a shot in 7 games which if accurate is flabbergasting.
deeply disappointing and good justification for replacement
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Iâve been there too. Adrenalin kicks in and can temporarily cover up the pain.
I think the uproar over this is ridiculous. Nelli shouldnât have done what he did, but itâs not a red card, an...
this
Saw a post somewhere that Gyokeres hasn't had a shot in 7 games which if accurate is flabbergasting.
Have you had a serious injury? Sure they are all different so apologies if you did.
One maybe stupid example. but I snapped my Achilles completely and still fucking drove back home, then walked and to...
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Iâve been there too. Adrenalin kicks in and can temporarily cover up the pain.
I think the uproar over this is ridiculous. Nelli shouldnât have done what he did, but itâs not a red card, and for the response to be suggesting any sort of ban is pathetic.
In the meantime, weâre 6 points clear with 17 games to go. Neither Citeh or Villa are going to go on a 17 match win streak so we need 13-14 more wins to take the crown.
Also note, of the 8 corresponding fixtures that Arsenal and Citeh have played so far this season only v Pool (H) have Citeh fared better. Itâs not all doom, guys.
Gyokeres should come on when Madueke comes on or start them both together in my opinion.
He doesn't seem to have any link up capabilities in open play but surely he can get on the short crosses from M...
The fact that tantalising Noni cross didn't find a taker remains a frustration.
Noni is pretty good at getting past his man and to the byeline and cutting it back into the danger zone. The problem is, no motherfucker is ever there to put it home. It should be meat and drink to a ...
Gyokeres should come on when Madueke comes on or start them both together in my opinion.
He doesn't seem to have any link up capabilities in open play but surely he can get on the short crosses from Madueke, who always seems to skin the left back.
(or permanently ban him, obviously, but I doubt that. :-D)
Gary Neville has some cheeky after he tried to drag Eduardo off the pitch when he had his leg broken
I may have got some of the details wrong in my recollection, but being wrong about stuff doesn't ...
I hope Sky fine him/temporarily ban him, what he said was irresponsible, it belongs to the realm of youtubers/Fan TV whatever, not serious broadcasting.
Gary Neville has some cheeky after he tried to drag Eduardo off the pitch when he had his leg broken
I may have got some of the details wrong in my recollection, but being wrong about stuff doesn't stop Neville from talking
Not buying this. If it's as bad an injury as that, you lie still and it's obvious. It didnt look that way to me. The fact he was able to roll in two different ways doesnt suggest it was that bad.
Have you had a serious injury? Sure they are all different so apologies if you did.
One maybe stupid example. but I snapped my Achilles completely and still fucking drove back home, then walked and took public transport to go to A&E.
Sure it was a very fucking stupid thing to do, but don't say the fact he was able to roll around while laying prone on the ground suggests the injury wasn't that bad, it really is a silly pronouncement.
Nah, he's in "I wanna die now" pain right there and if he did it subconsciously it is to get immediate medical help, which he would not receive being off the pitch. I have done my ACL and medial and h...
Not buying this. If it's as bad an injury as that, you lie still and it's obvious. It didnt look that way to me. The fact he was able to roll in two different ways doesnt suggest it was that bad.
we must do to viktor what we did to ramsdale
Friendly reminder that I backed that decision while everyone else was weeping into their Ramsdale bedspreads all maudlin and shit.
we must do to viktor what we did to ramsdale
Give him another season and then buy a replacement?
we must do to viktor what we did to ramsdale
Not too concerned with MLS, heâs a young player, and heâs in and out of the team. Itâs hard to be consistent in that situation.
Of more concern is Eze. Heâs older and should be getting integrated into the team. I had so much hope for Eze to improve our attack, yet another season of saying we need to improve the left channel of attack. It really canât be ignored for another summer transfer window.
Gyokâs problems are circular. He doesnât move, so his teammates donât pass to him, they donât pass to him, so he doesnât move. But he should be busting a gut to go on the end of those Noni cutbacks; a...
It reminds me of Kane playing for England. But he still managed to get the ball into the net, and not all of them were pelanties either.
Running in this wind is not fantastic, but manageable. Thankfully, I mostly avoided the drizzle that seems to be developing now.
Re Conor Bradley - I did note that his immediate reaction to Martinelli pushing him off of the pitch was to scoot his arse back on it. That probably didn't help his knee too much either...
Noni is pretty good at getting past his man and to the byeline and cutting it back into the danger zone. The problem is, no motherfucker is ever there to put it home. It should be meat and drink to a ...
Gyokâs problems are circular. He doesnât move, so his teammates donât pass to him, they donât pass to him, so he doesnât move. But he should be busting a gut to go on the end of those Noni cutbacks; as I said, itâs bread and butter to most centre forwards, as it doesnât require a great deal of skill beyond effort to move and kick the ball into the net.
Noni is pretty good at getting past his man and to the byeline and cutting it back into the danger zone. The problem is, no motherfucker is ever there to put it home. It should be meat and drink to a centre forward. Weâre not talking about hold up play, playing with your back to goal, dribbling or skillz, just punting it home from six yards out.
Slot has gone up in my estimation after what he said about the martinelli incident.
Might have to stop calling him a bald fat bastard for a while
That 45 minutes against Palace should fool no-one. I think he might have developed better under a different manager but the fact is he hasn't. I like Trossard but he's firmly in his early '30s still a level below what I'd like for this club. I can't pretend to have a panoramic knowledge of the market but we need a dynamic, zippy LW with utility and consistency in multiple competitions.
Sorry, hard disagree from me. I was reminded of Eboue by his performance, totally on the wrong foot every time Frimpong went forward, and skinned 3 times in 5 minutes. I was grateful Frimpong stopped ...
So he has gone from in your eyes , the starting Arsenal and England left back for next ten year to Eboue sell him to Turkey .
He stopped going at him , because he stopped him once as soon as he warmed up. Then made progress attacking up field .
Hinchey didn't do anything worthwhile attacking last night or v villa and Firmpomg had him once .and went pass
Because Frimpong is a good player .
He is a young lad with potential , bossed it at Madrid last season
Oh and Arse,
Well in gPeace.
Well assessed blogs. As for Gyok we'd be better off with Chris Wood ffs.
If nothing else, heâs given every idiot rival fan a reason to boo and jeer him every game, like they do Saka for some weird reason.
I wouldnât be surprised if this contributes to us moving him on.
He should be moved on. He's a good player overall but 'good' isn't good enough anymore.
Yep, he would at least have moved more
and controlled the ball.
If he doesn't get minutes in the cup games coming up, it suggests he has sustained another setback and we have a serious problem. Last night convinced me that we have to use Merino at CF again.
Yep, he would at least have moved more
"I need to go back and watch again to properly understand why it was such a struggle"
They basically played without a forward and 6 in midfield for the whole 2nd half. So they outnumbered us i...
exactly this.
Need to see Havertz get a few mins in the cup games.
Has he played in any U21 games?
If he doesn't get minutes in the cup games coming up, it suggests he has sustained another setback and we have a serious problem. Last night convinced me that we have to use Merino at CF again.
"I need to go back and watch again to properly understand why it was such a struggle"
They basically played without a forward and 6 in midfield for the whole 2nd half. So they outnumbered us in midfield and our CBs didn't want to step out to fix it because Frimpong kept getting in behind.
It's going to take at least a month or so for Havertz to get up to speed.
No way is Arteta going to drop him into the deep end straight away.
Need to see Havertz get a few mins in the cup games.
Has he played in any U21 games?
Hoping Havertz can come back in and make those late runs into the box that he was famous for in the Bundesliga. So many chances go begging because no one gambles.
Even Jesus often played deep when he ...
It's going to take at least a month or so for Havertz to get up to speed.
No way is Arteta going to drop him into the deep end straight away.
I'm not usually superstitious, but it was a bit weird having a game on a Thursday. Yesterday happened to be my ex-wife's birthday. 20 years of bad luck. It gave me a bad feeling before the game and I'm relieved we got away with a point!
Btw it was Bradley, not Elliot. Elliot is on loan at Villa
I thought something was wrong lol
Hincapie to undergo scans for a hamstring strain. Hope it's nothing serious
Hope calafiori back soon
Btw it was Bradley, not Elliot. Elliot is on loan at Villa
If nothing else, heâs given every idiot rival fan a reason to boo and jeer him every game, like they do Saka for some weird reason.
I wouldnât be surprised if this contributes to us moving him on.
Hincapie to undergo scans for a hamstring strain. Hope it's nothing serious
Really annoyed by the coverage of what Nelli did last night. Was it a bit silly and petty? Yes. But Elliott had DELIBERATELY rolled back on to the pitch (it wasn't caught on sky because they'd cut to ...
Nah, he's in "I wanna die now" pain right there and if he did it subconsciously it is to get immediate medical help, which he would not receive being off the pitch. I have done my ACL and medial and had to look away at the replay. It is the worst. His season is done if the scans show what I think we all saw. Martinelli didn't see it and thought it was play-acting. Credit to Slot for realising the actual situation and credit to GM for later apologising. Now for that cunt Neville to do the same.
Really annoyed by the coverage of what Nelli did last night. Was it a bit silly and petty? Yes. But Elliott had DELIBERATELY rolled back on to the pitch (it wasn't caught on sky because they'd cut to ...
Hmm not quite true, I watched it live and the replays. Elliott had been injured on the pitch. Martinelli dropped the ball on him, clearly didn't believe he was injured but did seem to apologise straight away by putting his hand on Elliott, who was still rolling around.
However it was when Slobislai put his hands on Elliott to make sure he DIDNT roll off the pitch, that was when Martinelli got really involved.
He obviously saw what was going on.
Regardless it looked really bad and although I love the lad we are a club which believes itself to be classy and that was not a classy move at all.
He hasnât done himself any favours at all with this. Considering who the ref was he was lucky to not get two yellows
Really annoyed by the coverage of what Nelli did last night. Was it a bit silly and petty? Yes. But Elliott had DELIBERATELY rolled back on to the pitch (it wasn't caught on sky because they'd cut to a replay, but you can see him start to roll just before they do...he rolled on and on. Eventually realising he has rolled off the pitch, he rolled back on...which explains Nelli's reaction). If Martinelli hadn't done that, there's every chance Elliott gets sent off.
'They have players who can blow the back of your head right off'.
Mmm... sometimes.
Yeah sometimes, and not at the same time as each other. I feel like we rely on an individual player being outstanding for a particular game rather than the team being a cohesive and outstanding unit, particularly when we attack. Maybe thatâs a good thing, Im not sure any more!
'They have players who can blow the back of your head right off'.
Mmm... sometimes.
Heh. What an interesting turn of phrase by Liew.
Jonathan Liew âArsenal, we must remind ourselves, are the countryâs outstanding team right now, their five-point gap at the top extended to six by full-time. They are top of the Champions League table...
'They have players who can blow the back of your head right off'.
Mmm... sometimes.
Arse,
Sure.. Top o the league.
Yyyeeeeooooooo
Definitely a lot of expectation on the bird-like shoulders of young Kai when he returns! :D
It's difficult not to feel we'll be better with him up top, though the standard 5-6 games to get up to speed will be tough work. I can't see Viktor working out this season or until we are prepared to transition quickly from regaining possession around our own box and playing fast long passes into the channels, this is what he is best at - we're not giving him a chance to show what he can do currently, even if he is not totally flawless himself.
Jonathan Liew âArsenal, we must remind ourselves, are the countryâs outstanding team right now, their five-point gap at the top extended to six by full-time. They are top of the Champions League table. They have players who can blow the back of your head right off. And yet. Is anyone in this stadium actually enjoying themselves?â
No, not really! The nightmare of finishing second for FOUR consecutive seasons is eating us alive. This is a task which needs completing before we can all relax and enjoy football again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articâŠThis was a great article in the BBC in September about what makes Haaland so good - he gets into position to have a high number of high quality chances on goal, with his finishing being somewhat above average. This is a big part of what Gyokeres (apart from technical proficiency) is lacking, he's not getting into position in the first place so even if he was the best finisher in the league it's moot.
Hoping Havertz can come back in and make those late runs into the box that he was famous for in the Bundesliga. So many chances go begging because no one gambles.
Even Jesus often played deep when he ...
Havertz is the best CF option for Arteta's stylistic vision. The way we play is very much tailored to an advanced false 9.
At the end of the day, now I've digested my disappointment, I think that we did pretty well to get a point while playing with 10 men for 65 minutes - frankly, that's what it looks like when Gyökeres is playing up front..
Attacking disharmony notwithstanding, there was very little joy or confidence on display last night - particularly in the second half. I saw trepidation and excessive deference. Doesn't speak to a group of players who believe they are superior. Liverpool might have been conservative themselves but they had greater cause when looking at their absentees.
The team's offensive default remains stacking players laterally and trying to platform Saka. Until this changes, Havertz is by far the best first choice option.
Arse. Well in gpiece
Looking forward to Rice slogging it out for 180 minutes against Portsmouth and Chelsea in cups before lining up against Dyche's Forest.
I fucking lost it and was shouting at the TV when he played that pass straight to a pool player.
He's a young lad though who came in cold to a tough game, there will be moments like this. He's not rea...
MLS's decline this season is worrying but maybe this is part of being a young player. He has also been singled out by the opposition for his current defensive weaknesses
None of our CF options are top class strikers.... Havertz is good and he works very hard, Gabi Jesus had the talent but not the consistent finishing skills and now his knees are gone, Merino! is decent but hardly the solution, and Gyokeres. looks to be a busted flush.....ÂŁ65M+ÂŁ45M+ÂŁ32M+ÂŁ60M worth of talent.... ÂŁ202M of strikers and none of them ae absolutely top class in that position.
Sorry, hard disagree from me. I was reminded of Eboue by his performance, totally on the wrong foot every time Frimpong went forward, and skinned 3 times in 5 minutes. I was grateful Frimpong stopped ...
I fucking lost it and was shouting at the TV when he played that pass straight to a pool player.
He's a young lad though who came in cold to a tough game, there will be moments like this. He's not really a defender anyway, wouldn't mind seeing him get some time in midfield soon
Ppontus! All well with you and yours, I hope.
Firmpomg one of fastest players in German league last season, any full back coming on cold would have a tough start again him. MLS was fine once he warmed up . MLS made a good driving run forwards as...
Sorry, hard disagree from me. I was reminded of Eboue by his performance, totally on the wrong foot every time Frimpong went forward, and skinned 3 times in 5 minutes. I was grateful Frimpong stopped going at him and reverted to passing infield in the last quarter. When MLS played a shocking pass wide of the target and straight to Liverpool 35 metres out and bang in the middle of the park you could tell he was panicking. He made a couple of OK forages upfield near the end, but Liverpool had settled back for a point at that stage.
I see Semenyo has finally moved to City.
Wonder how we would have done if we had gone after him in the summer instead of Eze
Not wanting to jump on the Gyökeres bandwagon (we all want the best for him,andđ€)
I said to the boy after watching him on debut-He looks like a championship player in an Arsenal shirt!
A frustrating game on a bloody horrible night. You nailed the confected outrage nicely there, Blogs. Neville should be sacked for inciting violence and embarrassing his employer.
Bath!
A frustrating game on a bloody horrible night. You nailed the confected outrage nicely there, Blogs. Neville should be sacked for inciting violence and embarrassing his employer.
Feels like Gyokeres is almost hiding a bit now...badly needs a goal soon to get some confidence back.
Someone from the Portuguese league maybe
Joao Kickaball? (One for the kids there)
Ya its ironic Neville and Keane of all people.
The only time Neville would whack someone is from behind or when he's got all his mates around him.
Leaving that aside and we can see the irony side in it , and best wishes to Bradley .
The draw is frustrating because we dont have that 9 , nor a contingency plan for low blocks.
We have Madu who put opposition on toast , saka needs to be left on , he's always good for a late goal .
Jesus brings nothing as regards holdup play .
Why not Plan B , Merino with Eze in 10 working off him . We need the plan B not just rotate the front three and hope for best .
I very much liked his final act as a Bournemouth player.
If he can be shit forever now, it will be perfect.
Don't worry, Pep will knock all the spontaneity out of him like he did with Grealish.
Someone from the Portuguese league maybe
Haha
Excellent blog Blogs and Jack Regan too and Slot, touch of class in his comments. Martinelli did not see what happened and made the assumption that it was the usual time wasting antics.
Gyokeres unfortunately is just not up to it at this level in all ways.
Gary Neville just showed himself up.
Someone from the Portuguese league maybe
Let's appoint Mourinho?
Disagree with you there, he's not a bully, he's the one who stands behind the bully putting the boot in when the other man is down.
Me neither, but I can't think of a single name of someone who I would want and is even remotely available.
Someone from the Portuguese league maybe
Neville is deeply unprofessional in the way he talks about Arsenal. Remember last season and the 'most annoying man in football' jibe? So abhorrently unprofessional.
It's worth making sure the younger generation know what awful, spiteful, hateful, snide cunts both Neville and Keane were. What they did, and crucially, what they got away with.
Me neither, but I can't think of a single name of someone who I would want and is even remotely available.
What about Igor Thiago? Probably not available but looks a good player
I see Semenyo has finally moved to City.
I very much liked his final act as a Bournemouth player.
If he can be shit forever now, it will be perfect.
Any hope that Gyokeres can become an effective player for us is fading fast. He is like watching a 'celebrity' playing in Soccer Aid, he really doesn't look like a footballer.
At least with Havertz there was a technical ability that was evident, even when he wasn't scoring goals. Gyokeres has no such technical ability unfortunately.
Disagree with you there, he's not a bully, he's the one who stands behind the bully putting the boot in when the other man is down.
aye
73 already?
Did we lose 0-0 or something??
you knows it. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!
73 already?
Did we lose 0-0 or something??
I would not be opposed to buying a striker in this window
docking a "p" from you ppontus after yesterday lol
It's frustrating because its not like he's missing loads of chances like Nunez was, he's hardly getting any shots away. It's like there's a forcefield round him that stops the ball coming near him.
The guy can clearly finish and can strike a ball, but he's not able to show it.
Don't think it's going to work, and he'll be behind Havertz soon enough
I see Semenyo has finally moved to City.
I would not be opposed to buying a striker in this window
Me neither, but I can't think of a single name of someone who I would want and is even remotely available.
I would not be opposed to buying a striker in this window
Hoping Havertz can come back in and make those late runs into the box that he was famous for in the Bundesliga. So many chances go begging because no one gambles.
Even Jesus often played deep when he came on.
I know we try to suck centre backs out
But if no one runs into the space ,what is the point?
One other thing, MLS was exceedingly ropey last night when he came on. He has gone backwards bigtime this season, probably Arteta's fault like most things but puts into perspective why Nwaneri isn't g...
Firmpomg one of fastest players in German league last season, any full back coming on cold would have a tough start again him. MLS was fine once he warmed up . MLS made a good driving run forwards as well.
Neville is a horrible little bully
Disagree with you there, he's not a bully, he's the one who stands behind the bully putting the boot in when the other man is down.
Neville is a horrible little bully
In Regards to Keane I believe Alf-Inge Haaland would like a word.
As for Neville the two faced "Peoples Champion" asking why a Liverpool player didn't give Martinelli a slap, yes that Gary Neville who cried and hid behind Roy Keane when confronted by Vieira.
Couldn't believe what I was hearing from Neville, saying a pool player should go over and punch him and take a red?
Wouldn't mind hearing an apology from him, stupid cunt.
Also Keane is still bitter about Haaland fuck sake, he brought it up last night.
Well in gpeace.
Roys a cunt. Nevilles a cunt.
Not much has changed.
Their hatred for us is bubbling under the surface. Bet they are fuming that a player like Arteta is doing so well. Hope we can make them really miserable soon.
can we at least all agree Neville is a c'unt....
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Spot on with regards Neville and Keane.
Slot showed a bit of class.
Have a good day everyone.
That was an abomination of a game to watch and what made it more frustrating was how good we looked in the first 20 minutes. I cant remember a game where the momentum swung so much. Odegaard did nothing to change the opinion that he doesn't show up in big games. Everyone was bad and even Rice was completely anonymous, but you can be inclined to forgive that because he has been phenomenal this season, but Odegaard was back to his usual - lots of running with flailing arms to try and close down Liverpool defenders without actually affecting anything and not one progressive pass of note that I can recall.
The result in context was not disastrous, but the performance was deeply concerning.
Well in gpeace
Well sobering Blogs
Hoping that some of the realities and the subsequent "noise" from last night (sanctimony aside) is salutary. This shit is hard, especially if you haven't done it for twenty-odd years.
We're not on the pitch itself of course and there's no real excuse for shitty behaviour but I think everyone in the crowd was a bit chastened when the stretcher came out at the end...
Slot? Take a bow. Gabi? Learn. Neville? Fuck off.
can we at least all agree Neville is a c'unt....
oh yes
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres, and also a way of integrating Eze into the system because he looks a shadow of the player he was at Palace
I dont know what you do with Gyokeres. At Sporting he was running into acres (from the goals I saw him score there) quite a lot, we play a slow pressure game and that space isn't there for him. He hasn't got sharp movement in the box to get on the end of half chances.
Eze is the backup for Odegaard at the moment in the left 8 position. At Palace he was right 8 or right wing, giving him the ability to come inside in his right foot and shoot. Idle it beyond the manager to lean into that and if he wants to sub Odegaard for Eze to play him right 8 and move Rice to the other side? In addition to playing Eze in more natural position it may just help us to throw the opposition off a bit by having Rice in a different position.
Unfortunately the extended period for returning goods not fit for purpose only applies to on line purchasesâŠ..now if weâd paid for him on a credit card we might be able to get a charge back
Let's face it, the striker options available looked like the Tesco discount section at 21:59 on a Sunday night with just a damp unappetising limp salad combo with a 1% discount label left on the shelf but you are starving and can't afford the kebab (Isak)you crave.
can we at least all agree Neville is a c'unt....
Arse. Well in gpeace.
Morning all.
I get that we got a point. But that was dire. And I include the first half after the first 20 minutes. No fluency, no movement, couldn't play a forward pass, ster...
This.
*boilk*
All I will say about the Martinelli/Bradley incident is for Martinelli to have a look at himself. He lay down on the ground for a couple of minutes feigning injury earlier in the game. Got up, put on...
Coaches of all teams tell plays , stay down in the box so we get a v.a.r, check , , happens for every team it's a league issue or a v.a.r. development
We have had a few of these halves and got away with it on occasions. You could see Arteta waving his arms frantically at the players to press up but they kept dropping deeper, his frustration was starting to show.
I would like to see the captaincy handed to Rice, Odegaard blows hot and cold too often for my liking and is not a consistent driving force on the pitch. Maybe change the midfield formation to counter the imbalance which heaped the pressure on our back line, I would have been tempted to try something different in midfield by bringing on Norgaard for Odegaard and pushing Rice further forward to drive at the Liverpool defence with some purpose and try to punch a way through.
As for Gyokeres, well he was no better or poorer than our other strike players on the night. The lack of interchanging is something that leaves me pulling out my hair, we need more fluidity in the forward positions.
He's struggling with proper expectations at a big club expected to win. He was hopeless when he came on, ambling slowly around, not bothered if he got the ball or not, didn't see him sprint once. It's...
I'm not too concerned about Eze.
The ability is there. It's all about integration and understanding.
He'll be fine.
I'm just hoping the expected upturn in our performances appears with our returning players. That won't be an instant process, but it can't be delayed. Too many disjointed one-half displays.
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres, and also a way of integrating Eze into the system because he looks a shadow of the player he was at Palace
He's struggling with proper expectations at a big club expected to win. He was hopeless when he came on, ambling slowly around, not bothered if he got the ball or not, didn't see him sprint once. It's a lovely story, etc. But he needs to get with the program and step up now, it's not underdogs Palace anymore son.
One other thing, MLS was exceedingly ropey last night when he came on. He has gone backwards bigtime this season, probably Arteta's fault like most things but puts into perspective why Nwaneri isn't getting game time when the squad is mostly fit and available. Young players are invariably going to be exposed in top matches, and boy was MLS exposed last night.
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres,
Sell him? ;-)
Unfortunately the extended period for returning goods not fit for purpose only applies to on line purchasesâŠ..now if weâd paid for him on a credit card we might be able to get a charge back
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres, and also a way of integrating Eze into the system because he looks a shadow of the player he was at Palace
Those oversized pieces of lead shrapnel would be a start. I thought he was just leaden-footed metaphorically. No wonder the old soldier is always caught back on his heels.
All I will say about the Martinelli/Bradley incident is for Martinelli to have a look at himself. He lay down on the ground for a couple of minutes feigning injury earlier in the game. Got up, put on...
It's a blight on the game.
We all see it at every match.
When is Havertz expected to be back?
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres, and also a way of integrating Eze into the system because he looks a shadow of the player he was at Palace
I think Gyokeres could make it in the Premier League, but probably not with us. I think we're all about creating overloads and intense pressure, and with a poacher on the pitch we are 1 man down with this. You can see when Jesus comes on that there is more ball winning and pressure. However that doesn't fix the finishing problem. Hoping Havertz can be back soon at his best.
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres,
Sell him? ;-)
We fail to take advantage whenever our rivals falter.... Not just this season but also has been the issue in the past too.... Too many Arsenal fans thinking that Liverpool would be a walkover without their strikers.... We need to buy a world class left winger ... Saka can't keep carrying the attack on his own.. Odegaard needs to step up more.... too safe...
Need to find a way to get something out of Gyokeres, and also a way of integrating Eze into the system because he looks a shadow of the player he was at Palace
Hello all...
Gyokeres is a problem...
All I will say about the Martinelli/Bradley incident is for Martinelli to have a look at himself. He lay down on the ground for a couple of minutes feigning injury earlier in the game. Got up, put on...
Yep, left us with 10 for too long
All I will say about the Martinelli/Bradley incident is for Martinelli to have a look at himself. He lay down on the ground for a couple of minutes feigning injury earlier in the game. Got up, put on a limp back to half way and then played as if nothing happened. Embarrassing.
Well in gp
Morning all, looks like we escaped getting any snow
Slot it seems won the half-time tactical team talk. Our first half was good -although we were running out of ideas by the end of the first 45. Even in the first period we were unusually poor on second balls.
Szoboszlai and Gravenberch dominated the second half. Szoboszlai was nearly always free ,drifting over to the left, into pockets of space, from which he could dictate the game. We didn't find a solution to this and he was never picked up. This left sided deep overload was part of the issue for MLS. It was in front of where I sit in the East Stand. ( In retrospect maybe we needed to bring Merino into midfield.)
Rice looked drained in the second 45. The fans seemed drained after the first 20 mins.
I know they can't just be hewn out of stone but we desperately need a striker.
On reflection let's get one that hasn't been hewn from stone, we seem to have one of those already.
i saw a man push himself back on to the pitch like a cheeky person
It's all about Gabby's perception, and that perception being gained in a very short period of time in the context of a very frustrating match, punctuated by a lot of diving.
It was a very bad look, but I really don't see it as a big issue, however that doesn't mean the narrative around it doesn't grow.
Arse.
Disappointing performance, but overall if one dares to use a little perspective, 16 from 18 points across a hectic festive period is tremendous work, and if a draw at home to Liverpool is what ...
yep!
As for Martinelli, a terrible look in retrospect but full credit to Slot for his response, which was totally correct and what I posted online after the game too. When every player is constantly lookin...
Still though, you don't push player semi-violently away like that, it's stupid. Heat of the moment stuff indeed as blogs said, but hopefully he'll learn.
Absolutely, his was just as bad as Frimpong's feeble effort.
As for Martinelli, a terrible look in retrospect but full credit to Slot for his response, which was totally correct and what I posted online after the game too. When every player is constantly lookin...
I suppose players they stay down to try and influence var to take a second look , told to by the managers , martinelli did himself in second half
It's a dick move by Gabi for sure (it starts with him dropping the ball on Bradley). And Slot is right that Gabi thought Bradley was faking and time wasting. But there was a reason Gabi thought that, ...
Yeah agree. Move on. Martinelli is probably getting booted at Anfield from now on. Another point and clean sheet.
Would have liked Merino subbed on or start up front ...
And a special mention for those pair of Hypocritical manure bâ stards,Keane & Neville.What a pair of c**ts.Made sure they didnt miss a chance to stick the knife into Arsenal at the slightest contr...
I can easily imagine him as a player running up to his team mates urging retribution but making sure he was nowhere near the melee.
As for Sky, they'll be happy with his comments as it produces engagement.
I don't think it's a cynical plot at all, he's hurt and he's just moving in a lot of pain.
i saw a man push himself back on to the pitch like a cheeky person
Sky is a horrible company, Carragher spits on a minor because he's upset Liverpool lost a game and he doesn't lose his job. There are no behavioural standards at Sky whatsoever so no surprise that Neville can come out with that and the other presenters can gurn in approval
arse!
well in gpeace!
morning all!
Arse.
Disappointing performance, but overall if one dares to use a little perspective, 16 from 18 points across a hectic festive period is tremendous work, and if a draw at home to Liverpool is what ...
And a special mention for those pair of Hypocritical manure bâ stards,Keane & Neville.What a pair of c**ts.Made sure they didnt miss a chance to stick the knife into Arsenal at the slightest controversy.Really a bit rich coming from those two.And Neville advocating violence?WTF with sky?
Most important takeout from last night is that Pontus sucks at predictions!
Why were we shit 2nd half?
Ppppptonus.
Most important takeout from last night is that Pontus sucks at predictions!
As for Martinelli, a terrible look in retrospect but full credit to Slot for his response, which was totally correct and what I posted online after the game too. When every player is constantly looking to initiate miniscule contact in order to buy a foul or penalty - Frimpong and Wirtz both did it last night in the box, Konate did it against Jesus in their box, Mac Allister did it twice in midfield bringing the total numbers of times that soft as shite weasel balding twat has done it on a field to roughly 4,3 million occasions - and when players constantly do it when into the final 3 minutes of a game and trying to salvage a point or three, how the fuck can a player be expected to "know" that the guy on the floor is genuinely injured. Particularly when you weren't looking when he went down, and when you know full well there was no contact between the two of you.
Storm in a teacup, typical Liverpool victim bullshit. Could have happened to any player, in any game. Just happened to be Martinelli, against them. He apologised, confirmed the same as anyone with a non REDS brain could see. Just unfortunately a little bit of fodder for the anti-Arsenal brigade.
Arse.
Disappointing performance, but overall if one dares to use a little perspective, 16 from 18 points across a hectic festive period is tremendous work, and if a draw at home to Liverpool is what makes people lose their shit then you can live with that. Foggin estandards!
Yeah, I can see it, but I don't think it's a big thing. I think we need to view this through the prism of how we'd react of it was the other way around, and I don't think too many people would excuse ...
It's a dick move by Gabi for sure (it starts with him dropping the ball on Bradley). And Slot is right that Gabi thought Bradley was faking and time wasting. But there was a reason Gabi thought that, and it was because Bradley had the presence of mind to push himself further on to the pitch.
Anyway, this narrative could get out of control today, so I wanted to look at it. But really should get back to talking about how shit we played.
Did you really watch the full replay of the whole thing? I don't want to argue about it, but that's surprising to me that you don't see that part.
That's how I saw it at the
time.as you say.
If either team hit back of the net , different narrative to talk about
Did you really watch the full replay of the whole thing? I don't want to argue about it, but that's surprising to me that you don't see that part.
Yeah, I can see it, but I don't think it's a big thing. I think we need to view this through the prism of how we'd react of it was the other way around, and I don't think too many people would excuse the Liverpool player if he'd pushed Martinelli.
I think he's clearly done his ACL, he's in pain and possibly shock, and I doubt he's even thinking about delaying the game by moving a few inches onto the pitch.
Bradley doesn't do anything wrong her...
Did you really watch the full replay of the whole thing? I don't want to argue about it, but that's surprising to me that you don't see that part.
Ok I just watched it again, and it 99% is in response to something Gabi says to him. It's like Gabi said "get off the pitch," and he pushes himself further in response. It's just a few inches, but su...
I think he's clearly done his ACL, he's in pain and possibly shock, and I doubt he's even thinking about delaying the game by moving a few inches onto the pitch.
Bradley doesn't do anything wrong here.
I don't think it's a cynical plot at all, he's hurt and he's just moving in a lot of pain.
Ok I just watched it again, and it 99% is in response to something Gabi says to him. It's like Gabi said "get off the pitch," and he pushes himself further in response. It's just a few inches, but sure isn't because of pain. That's why Gabi is signaling to the ref before he pushes him, clearly saying something like "he pushed himself onto the pitch!"
I wouldn't have been upset if Martinelli got a red, but yeah very wise words from Slot.
As for Neville and Keane, they can definitely fuck off with their comments.
Arse. Well in gpeace.
Morning all.
I get that we got a point. But that was dire. And I include the first half after the first 20 minutes. No fluency, no movement, couldn't play a forward pass, sterile domination indeed. And we've seen it to a greater or lesser extent in a lot of games this season. We have a stacked squad and need to be better, not just against Liverpool, against everyone.
I'm normally very much a glass half full person, but watching that did me in last night.
I don't think it's a cynical plot at all, he's hurt and he's just moving in a lot of pain.
ploy
On Martinelli, I went back and watched, and Bradley literally pushes himself back onto the pitch while he's down. He did not behave like an injured player. So it looks bad, but there was no reason fo...
I don't think it's a cynical plot at all, he's hurt and he's just moving in a lot of pain.
On Martinelli, I went back and watched, and Bradley literally pushes himself back onto the pitch while he's down. He did not behave like an injured player. So it looks bad, but there was no reason fo...
Pretty classy from Slot, though.
On Martinelli, I went back and watched, and Bradley literally pushes himself back onto the pitch while he's down. He did not behave like an injured player. So it looks bad, but there was no reason for Gabi to think he wasn't faking.
Just missed! Well in, gpeace