It was so stupid and unnecessary because he had a good view of the situation compared to Gabi.
This latest snatching a draw from the jaws of victory might finally snap the manager into action. He's b...
Playing Saka in midfield might have looked good against a Division One team but on last nights showing I can’t see that experiment being tried again any time soon
It was like watching a car crash in slow motion
It was so stupid and unnecessary because he had a good view of the situation compared to Gabi.
This latest snatching a draw from the jaws of victory might finally snap the manager into action. He's been inflexible for too long. If he's finally going to try MLS in midfield, he could have given him a few cameos here and there in games where we were leading comfortably or against weaker opposition.
White to take much needed minutes out of Timber.
Noorgard, Noorgard, Noorgard... what a fucking shit show of mismanagement. Zubi is off the pace, and understandably so. Noorgard could have played against Leeds and Sunderland when the games were done.
I can't get no sleep! Went to bed at 1am (UK time) been awake since 4.15am. Keep replaying that comical and inexcusable cock-up by Raya.
It was like watching a car crash in slow motion
We can’t beat bottom of the league Wolves and you seriously think we can win CL? This is why we get bantered so mercilessly.
qualification to the champ league
That second half performance was rancid. Too many of our players become "crabby", both in attitude and execution. Timber and Zubi in particular, closely followed by Rice, Jesus, Martinelli and Noni.
Should replace the cannon on the logo with a bottle on a wheel.
ooo no i went to bed
I can't get no sleep! Went to bed at 1am (UK time) been awake since 4.15am. Keep replaying that comical and inexcusable cock-up by Raya.
Should replace the cannon on the logo with a bottle on a wheel.
"System football" has its limits. Players can't improvise and react to how the match is evolving. Where's the autonomy? Arteta should take a leaf out of Sleegers's book and involve the players in coming up with means to hurt and nullify the opposition.
Media blackout for the next few days. Doing that at the best of times due to the grim state of the world, but The Arsenal was supposed to be an escape from the ugly reality.
Blogs will have a sleepless night as he did after the Man U match.
Raya's fuck up similar to his rush of blood against Sunderland.
And this comes after the club announced putting the price of tickets up. FFS.
C'mon, that's not what he said.
I thought that’s what he meant. Sorry! Too many were whispering quadruple, it’ll be chaos if we win nothing.
I honestly can't see that happening. Unless he wins the league here. If he finishes 2nd again there's no way they give him the job
If he finishes 2nd and then leaves for City, I hope he loses all his hair.
Gabs ball all the way Kleinie, Raya should have stayed well away. Cunts useless under a high ball anyway
I hope they don't get any sleep tonight. Wankers
Have just seen the equaliser. Do Raya and Gabriel not communicate with each other? Jesus fuck
Gabs ball all the way Kleinie, Raya should have stayed well away. Cunts useless under a high ball anyway
Have just seen the equaliser. Do Raya and Gabriel not communicate with each other? Jesus fuck
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop huffing gas
Heh.
We can’t beat bottom of the league Wolves and you seriously think we can win CL? This is why we get bantered so mercilessly.
He means top 4
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop huffing gas
We can’t beat bottom of the league Wolves and you seriously think we can win CL? This is why we get bantered so mercilessly.
C'mon, that's not what he said.
I have a feeling he will join City if Pep leaves.
I honestly can't see that happening. Unless he wins the league here. If he finishes 2nd again there's no way they give him the job
I am sick of him. If I am completely honest I can't see us winning anything. City smell blood and they'll probably cunt us at Wembley and at the Etihad.
Wonder how much of a mate Guardiola is with Arteta
He seems determined to make Arteta go insane 😂... Should have fucked off last season.
As long as he gets champ league, Stan will be happy imo
We can’t beat bottom of the league Wolves and you seriously think we can win CL? This is why we get bantered so mercilessly.
I know we are 5 pts clear which I find hard to believe, but the football we are watching, for the most part is fucking dire, GG sides were more exciting to watch.
Obviously I want Arteta to win us the league but if he can't then hope he moves on with at least 1 cup
Obviously if he wins the CL he can stay. I don't know if he'd want to stay if he doesn't win the...
I have a feeling he will join City if Pep leaves.
As long as he gets champ league, Stan will be happy imo
He'll get hounded out by the fans. He doesn't have the credit that Wenger had...as soon as things turn nasty at the Emirates he's on borrowed time and things can happen fast.
Get in touch with Luis Enrique now and get the feelers out...
Obviously I want Arteta to win us the league but if he can't then hope he moves on with at least 1 cup
Obviously if he wins the CL he can stay. I don't know if he'd want to stay if he doesn't win the...
I am sick of him. If I am completely honest I can't see us winning anything. City smell blood and they'll probably cunt us at Wembley and at the Etihad.
As long as he gets champ league, Stan will be happy imo
From a financial pov
Obviously I want Arteta to win us the league but if he can't then hope he moves on with at least 1 cup
Obviously if he wins the CL he can stay. I don't know if he'd want to stay if he doesn't win the...
As long as he gets champ league, Stan will be happy imo
Obviously I want Arteta to win us the league but if he can't then hope he moves on with at least 1 cup
Obviously if he wins the CL he can stay. I don't know if he'd want to stay if he doesn't win the PL this season...how long can he go on like this
Think the story about Arteta has just about been written. Got us back to a great position but just didn't have the wherewithal and knowledge to take the next step.
Club is crying out for someone who ...
I think it has to be someone more attack minded, trophies are nice but if the football is good then some leeway is granted to the manager as long as they are seen as being competitive.
I would take Tony Pulis or Sam Allardyce to bring back some excitement and attack minded football, that's how boring we have become 😂
Think the story about Arteta has just about been written. Got us back to a great position but just didn't have the wherewithal and knowledge to take the next step.
Club is crying out for someone who ...
Sadly it's hard to argue with this
Get Baldiola when he leaves man city 😂
I think Arteta would excel somewhere like Serie A.
There was a hope for Arteta becoming a top coach and manager 2-3 seasons ago but he is now looking md-table at best. We have seen t with young players where they get hyped as the next big thing and i ...
Think the story about Arteta has just about been written. Got us back to a great position but just didn't have the wherewithal and knowledge to take the next step.
Club is crying out for someone who does.
There was a hope for Arteta becoming a top coach and manager 2-3 seasons ago but he is now looking md-table at best. We have seen t with young players where they get hyped as the next big thing and i think we all got swept up in the whole Arteta genius line.
He really is starting to look as though he hasn't an answer to the current malaise. An elite manager would have tried something a bit different by now but it seems to be a case of keep banging your head on the wall and see what changes.
I may disagree with the likes of citizenerased, NB and sp.2 on many occasions, but we're all in agreement about the chickens coming home to roost due to the manager being wedded to his favourites wher...
For example zubi benched after man utd mistake. Rest would have helped him.
...after some good performances this season, Martinelli regressed back to worst levels tonight.
He was shit, but he was in very good company. The Raya Gab fuck up sums up their mental state. They’re wracked with nerves, and it’s from Arteta’s fear of losing this league
Wonder what the defining factor is in all our forwards being absolute shit?
Scared of scoring...
How can all the attacking players be so bad? Eze was such a free spirited player, looks like a shell of himself here.
Wonder what the defining factor is in all our forwards being absolute shit?
Norgaard should have got more games. There really is no reason to play Rice every game and bury him.
We do not need two defensive midfielders for games against relegation fodder. I've been saying this for two seasons now, but it goes to my point of Arteta being shit scared and treating every team we face as though they're Cruyff's Netherlands.
Some teams are just shit and need to be treated as such.
Can't believe how gash Martinelli was. Trossard was also dreadful when he came on. Jesus has a phobia of shooting first time. As for Timber, he has developed a nasty habit of holding on to the ball fo...
...after some good performances this season, Martinelli regressed back to worst levels tonight.
Can't believe how gash Martinelli was. Trossard was also dreadful when he came on. Jesus has a phobia of shooting first time. As for Timber, he has developed a nasty habit of holding on to the ball fo...
How can all the attacking players be so bad? Eze was such a free spirited player, looks like a shell of himself here.
Anyway...
...it's pretty fucking obvious by now...
*IF* we are gonna win it....
...it's gonna be on the final day of the season whilst simultaneously (nervously) checking all the other games' scores for goal difference!
Can't believe how gash Martinelli was. Trossard was also dreadful when he came on. Jesus has a phobia of shooting first time. As for Timber, he has developed a nasty habit of holding on to the ball for too long and making the wrong choices when the easy pass is on..
I may disagree with the likes of citizenerased, NB and sp.2 on many occasions, but we're all in agreement about the chickens coming home to roost due to the manager being wedded to his favourites whereas the likes of Eze get punished for one mistake. He has not been consistent in his principles.
We could have got an attacking coach or assistant; instead, the manager doubled down on his fears, insecurity, and neurosis and made his mate and defender his number 2.
The management of Timber is scandalous. He was a genuine liability tonight and looked exhausted. Arteta had two options to replace him but didn't. Just nonsensical decision making.
Agree , mosquera should have come on for Timber
The management of Timber is scandalous. He was a genuine liability tonight and looked exhausted. Arteta had two options to replace him but didn't. Just nonsensical decision making.
Yep!
Arteta using players like bars of soap has been a theme since he joined. Just does not learn.
Mate it's fresh legs. The midfirjd proved 8/8 wins in champions League when fresh .
Zubi last season 36 League , total 48 for the season . He has play 38 matches for Arsenal plus Spain matches alread...
The management of Timber is scandalous. He was a genuine liability tonight and looked exhausted. Arteta had two options to replace him but didn't. Just nonsensical decision making.
Just seen this quote online and it sums up what I've been seeing but haven't quite had the words to say:
"The complete technical degradation of this team means we have no midfielders and we’re comple...
Mate it's fresh legs. The midfirjd proved 8/8 wins in champions League when fresh .
Zubi last season 36 League , total 48 for the season . He has play 38 matches for Arsenal plus Spain matches already.
Arteta says standards dipped second half . But when players are being over played and tired.
Also see Timber , Rice , Hincy.
Nomi didn't look tired at all. I know you and other font rate , but he could easy played 90 minutes.Gykores can always play 90 minutes. Watch the players looking leggy No pre planned subs. From the coaches
Mls , mosquera, and noordgaard all internationals on the bench unused.
That's supposed to be Rice, who was meh. Or Gabriel, who actually lost us the game.
Rice has been poor for a while now.
We play like we are scared.
We treat every team like they are peak Barca.
We are like a heavyweight who is scared of their own shadow.
2-0 up . Go for three. Goal difference. Have the coaches not heard of it
We need a person (or person's) who commands of his teammates:-
"come on!...let's stop pussy-ing around and let's bury these cunts!"
(we aren't relentless and ruthless enough!)
We need a person (or person's) who commands of his teammates:-
"come on!...let's stop pussy-ing around and let's bury these cunts!"
That's supposed to be Rice, who was meh. Or Gabriel, who actually lost us the game.
“ Arsenal's 58 points is the fewest the Premier League leaders have had after 27 games since Leicester in 2015-16 (56)”
Maybe the league is indeed shit.
Just seen this quote online and it sums up what I've been seeing but haven't quite had the words to say:
"The complete technical degradation of this team means we have no midfielders and we’re comple...
We need a person (or person's) who commands of his teammates:-
"come on!...let's stop pussy-ing around and let's bury these cunts!"
Just seen this quote online and it sums up what I've been seeing but haven't quite had the words to say:
"The complete technical degradation of this team means we have no midfielders and we’re comple...
Kind of funny, that. When we bought Raya, Andrew Allen said Arsenal finally achieved it's goal of playing 11 midfielders. The problems are mental, not technical.
And I don't think the injuries to Odegaard and Saka have been incidental to this. And we need Jesus or Havertz healthy. We can't fuck around with Gyok anymore. I actually like him as a player, but he doesn't fit this team.
We play like we are scared.
We treat every team like they are peak Barca.
We are like a heavyweight who is scared of their own shadow.
This. It’s very difficult to understand today. We got the early goal, Wolves looked like they had given up. Then we just play cowardly football.
I don't care how poor defensively he is, MLS should be starting way more. Raises the technical level a shit load.
Timber and Hincapie duo at FB is brutal.
Just seen this quote online and it sums up what I've been seeing but haven't quite had the words to say:
"The complete technical degradation of this team means we have no midfielders and we’re comple...
Technical level is poor.
How many low centre of gravity players do we have who are good in tight spaces? Tross, MLS (who never plays) and Ode at a push? That's about it. Madueke is strong 1v1 but couldn't pull a final ball out if his life depended on it.
We play like we are scared.
We treat every team like they are peak Barca.
We are like a heavyweight who is scared of their own shadow.
That's because we're more scared of losing than hungry to win
We play like we are scared.
We treat every team like they are peak Barca.
We are like a heavyweight who is scared of their own shadow.
They haven't gained on us at all in the last 6 weeks, so it's very different. We stumbled like this a few years ago and suddenly they were 6 points clear of us. They are not the same.
Unfortunately, we are though.
C115h are always stronger in the second half of the season, and this one seems no different.
They are fucking rattled.
Look Pep with his fucking whining about travelling to London, the bald fucking cunt...
Just seen this quote online and it sums up what I've been seeing but haven't quite had the words to say:
"The complete technical degradation of this team means we have no midfielders and we’re completely unable to retain the ball in tight spaces or retain possession in any way other than passing around our defence. It means we can’t avoid pressure."
We can't pass it. We never strong more than three passes together in the attacking third. That's why we look so shit there. All singular moves. Is that Arteta? Or juts a lack of quality?
Honestly what is Big Gab doing on that last play? Easy claim that Raya can do with one arm tied behind his back and its game over. For fucks sake that is just a choke job.
That's all on Raya, he had no fucking business coming out like that.
Big Gabi clears that all day long unchallenged.
C115h are always stronger in the second half of the season, and this one seems no different.
They haven't gained on us at all in the last 6 weeks, so it's very different. We stumbled like this a few years ago and suddenly they were 6 points clear of us. They are not the same.
The lack of game time for Noorgard, etc has come back to bite us recently. Ferguson could blend in average players such as Nicky Butt, Phil Neville and Park Ji Sun without it adversely affecting the t...
Zubi last season 36
League , total 48 for the season . He has play 38 matches for Arsenal plus Spain matches already
Anyway, Arteta and team can stew on tonight and look properly inward for a while. Don't feel sorry for them.
I half wish the team have a meeting without Arteta. Just ignore him next game and play some proper football.
C115eh are also going to drop silly points here and there when we least expect it.
C115h are always stronger in the second half of the season, and this one seems no different.
Nothing is foretold when a team that has never won it before squanders multiple chances to extend a lead, the psychological ramifications are always going to more pronounced.
C115eh are also going to drop silly points here and there when we least expect it.
I feel strangely numb. Actually won't have any problem sleeping which is good.
Christ blogs is furious...player ratings
AVP IR is going to be fucking raw and cathartic...
Anyway, Arteta and team can stew on tonight and look properly inward for a while. Don't feel sorry for them.
I don't. I hope they are utterly miserable. No one should feel good after that. Then let the anger fuel them.
...whenever the journos try with MA8 :-
'....you must be coaching "don't shoot....safety first!"'
...he utterly, utterly denies it!
You're right; he does deny this stuff in his pressers.
So why do the players keep playing like it then?
Why does Rice battle into a good position on the edge of the box and then swing the ball 10 metres away from the goal?
Why is so much passing safe sideways and backwards?
These are all his forwards.
How many times you going to bed tonight
...if you are not asleep in 5 minutes then you are grounded!
Anyway, Arteta and team can stew on tonight and look properly inward for a while. Don't feel sorry for them.
Nothing is foretold when a team that has never won it before squanders multiple chances to extend a lead, the psychological ramifications are always going to more pronounced.
How many times you going to bed tonight
How many times you going to bed tonight
Lol
Nothing is foretold, you're right. But to change the pattern, you have to do what you've never done. There is a pattern here which this Arteta team is repeating even with the upgrade in personnel. I d...
As you say, there is an upgrade in personnel. It is significant. Before we just had to hope because we had no flexibility. We can try things here. This is a personnel group that can win things. That is new.
Well maybe not anymore
Comment replying that he needs sacked if he doesnt win the league got 50 or so upvotes and a handful of downvotes...
...whenever the journos try with MA8 :-
'....you must be coaching "don't shoot....safety first!"'
...he utterly, utterly denies it!
Because the past is not the future, or past champions would never ever lose.
We are definitely better. The question is whether we are better ENOUGH to account for the lack of winning experience.
It'...
Nothing is foretold, you're right. But to change the pattern, you have to do what you've never done. There is a pattern here which this Arteta team is repeating even with the upgrade in personnel. I don't see where it changes.
Then you have the handbags at the end which just further embarrasses us. We choked it- take the fucking L and do something constructive with it.
Don't disagree. Saliba has been ropey for weeks too. Made some mad decisions tonight, pulling Mane (I think) shirt in the box, losing so many aerial challenges, getting beaten in foot races. Aura has ...
Think impotence up front and a lack of willingness to play central pressurises our defense, though. Teams that commit to a press can really thwart this team when they try to play out from the back.
Why? Don't pin this in Arteta. Totally uncalled for. A situation of this magnitude would have been handled by the club as a whole, not just the manager. You're really digging yourself into an unpleasa...
I'm not pinning it on arteta but you can be sure the media will, you only have to look at the sly comments in the press and by certain pundits around the subject.
nola, you know what's coming. Why pretend?
Because the past is not the future, or past champions would never ever lose.
We are definitely better. The question is whether we are better ENOUGH to account for the lack of winning experience.
It's not foretold. That's why we play the games.
nola, you know what's coming. Why pretend?
How many times you going to bed tonight
That's literally a school boy cross. No chance they should score off that. Complete implosion by our guys.
Don't disagree. Saliba has been ropey for weeks too. Made some mad decisions tonight, pulling Mane (I think) shirt in the box, losing so many aerial challenges, getting beaten in foot races. Aura has slipped.
Stop taking every game to the fucking wire.
The physical and mental toll that takes is enormous.
This! It's starting to tell now, the mental side especially, but the injuries, too.
I feel strangely numb. Actually won't have any problem sleeping which is good.
Christ blogs is furious...player ratings
Saka seems to have lost his pace. Couple of times he had chances to break, but the Wolves defenders easily caught up with him and dispossessed him.
His pace, his passing, his ability to to past a decent defender, and his health on top of it all. He's had a fucking weak season. But 300k pw and the armband, holding us over a barrel like Auba, Mesut and Theo (lol).
Stop taking every game to the fucking wire.
The physical and mental toll that takes is enormous.
That's literally a school boy cross. No chance they should score off that. Complete implosion by our guys.
The fact that they've been there is certainly their advantage. But if they couldn't gain on us over the last six weeks when we've been this shit, then they're just not that good.
nola, you know what's coming. Why pretend?
Yeah. Typically, they'll thumb you down over there with the quickness if you question Arteta.
Well maybe not anymore
Comment replying that he needs sacked if he doesnt win the league got 50 or so upvotes and a handful of downvotes...
Why? Don't pin this in Arteta. Totally uncalled for. A situation of this magnitude would have been handled by the club as a whole, not just the manager. You're really digging yourself into an unpleasa...
Just saying they could use it as an excuse to dump him. And the media have never liked him and can't wait to go after him.
I get the Arteta criticism I really do.
But FFS why are Gabriel and Raya shitting the bed on a simple claim and game over? You can't legislate for that kind of idiocy.
This is currently being overlooked in the doomer tsunami. Those two cost us two points there. Raya is looking rattled these days.
It didn't help that on a few of those occasions not one of his teammates were close to him to support. Happened to Tross as well late on.
Our teamwork is terrible. People easily get dispossesed trying to dribble 3 players whereas our opponents simply pass it to teammates who are free
I get the Arteta criticism I really do.
But FFS why are Gabriel and Raya shitting the bed on a simple claim and game over? You can't legislate for that kind of idiocy.
Stop taking every game to the fucking wire.
The physical and mental toll that takes is enormous.
I can only assume he would have called for the ball. It is as easy a claim as you are going to get. Big Gab is going nuts so maybe he didn't but reminds me of Szcz and Koz in the league cup final. Fuc...
Aye, Laurent and Hardy.
Maybe this was Little and Large.
Certainly wasn't Cannon and Ball.
Fuck the Quadruple....some bastard needs to sit these cunts down and scream at them that :-
".....if they don't fucking wake up, then they could very, very easily end up with NOTHING for all this effort!"
Who could we feasibly get if Arteta goes?
Would be fantastic to get someone proven.
I get the Arteta criticism I really do.
But FFS why are Gabriel and Raya shitting the bed on a simple claim and game over? You can't legislate for that kind of idiocy.
Saka seems to have lost his pace. Couple of times he had chances to break, but the Wolves defenders easily caught up with him and dispossessed him.
It didn't help that on a few of those occasions not one of his teammates were close to him to support. Happened to Tross as well late on.
"There comes a point where you just have to accept that we are what we are and it isn’t just a label that other fans throw at us.
I’m done finding excuses. It’s cowardice. It’s players letting you d...
Yeah. Typically, they'll thumb you down over there with the quickness if you question Arteta.
Saka seems to have lost his pace. Couple of times he had chances to break, but the Wolves defenders easily caught up with him and dispossessed him.
Awful performance, but the women won 3-1 so I will search out some highlights so that I can go to bed not totally depressed!!
Being in Lyon and Lisbon at the back of last season with my daughter saved what little shreds of sanity I had left.
That's on Raya if we wasn't screaming for the ball.
I can only assume he would have called for the ball. It is as easy a claim as you are going to get. Big Gab is going nuts so maybe he didn't but reminds me of Szcz and Koz in the league cup final. Fucking ridiculous
"There comes a point where you just have to accept that we are what we are and it isn’t just a label that other fans throw at us.
I’m done finding excuses. It’s cowardice. It’s players letting you down when you need them. It’s a paradoxical combination of hubris and fear.
I’m done with “Brentford is a hard fixture” “Man United is a hard fixture” “Forest is a hard fixture” “10 men Chelsea is a hard fixture”
Fuck all of that. And fuck that performance.
If we don’t win this league – and I highly doubt we will – we only have ourselves to blame. Late goals against all sorts of shite this season.
Fuck it. Bag of wank. Call me negative. But I’m not making excuses for this any more. Not for three fucking years.
I’m waking up and smelling the fucking 2nd place finish. "
164 thumbs up, 11 thumbs down. And that's on arseblog which is usually quite pro Arteta
Awful performance, but the women won 3-1 so I will search out some highlights so that I can go to bed not totally depressed!!
The fact that they've been there is certainly their advantage. But if they couldn't gain on us over the last six weeks when we've been this shit, then they're just not that good.
That changed when they beat Liverpool at Anfield. Had they lost that game, it would have been curtains for them. Now instead we're reverting back to the bottlers people expect
Honestly what is Big Gab doing on that last play? Easy claim that Raya can do with one arm tied behind his back and its game over. For fucks sake that is just a choke job.
That's on Raya if we wasn't screaming for the ball.
Awful performance, but the women won 3-1 so I will search out some highlights so that I can go to bed not totally depressed!!
They will be energised, they have the talent, they've been there. Fergie's United won three titles in a row with a team that was not as good as past teams. There's an aura about them of winners that w...
The fact that they've been there is certainly their advantage. But if they couldn't gain on us over the last six weeks when we've been this shit, then they're just not that good.
It's all about pedigree; City have it, sadly we don't. At least for now...
You know the old national hunt horse racing joke about that.
It's the pedigree that makes them jump, my friend,
And those that don't jump make pedigree chum.
After tonight, don't think you can expect us to win that one.
The 'we should' has been obliterated in recent weeks.
We will beat spurs. Chelsea however...
Arteta has them wound up like a spring
Honestly what is Big Gab doing on that last play? Easy claim that Raya can do with one arm tied behind his back and its game over. For fucks sake that is just a choke job.
After tonight, don't think you can expect us to win that one.
The 'we should' has been obliterated in recent weeks.
Yeah I'm sat in the dark right now. These man have taken me there.
Again concerned about WHL? Says more about us. They are pitiful.
After tonight, don't think you can expect us to win that one.
The 'we should' has been obliterated in recent weeks.
we're a team that's fine if everything is going our way. But when we start to lose a grip, we're like a bunch of rabbits in the headlights
Not the metaphor I was expecting tbh
Why? Don't pin this in Arteta. Totally uncalled for. A situation of this magnitude would have been handled by the club as a whole, not just the manager. You're really digging yourself into an unpleasa...
Agreed. Weak insertion.
we're a team that's fine if everything is going our way. But when we start to lose a grip, we're like a bunch of rabbits in the headlights
Ahhhh! I need to try mushrooms! Alas just my weed to help numb the Arse ache.
That'll do!
This was the mantra last week, my guy.
My god will things get ugly if these bozos lose at WHL.
The NLD is just what this team needs right now. Stop thinking about the league and concentrate on putting the boots to those rancid cunts.
If Partey is found guilty of multiple rapes his position may well become untenable, the media will go after him tooth and nail. That could force Kroenkes hand, although given his friends association w...
Why? Don't pin this in Arteta. Totally uncalled for. A situation of this magnitude would have been handled by the club as a whole, not just the manager. You're really digging yourself into an unpleasant hole here.
This City side is a poor imitation of their previously teams, the problem is I cant see us winning more than another 3-4 games from here so it won't matter. Probably finish 4th now. Doom fucking doom.
But NB you're just relying on names there. Have you watched Rodri and Foden this year? Foden especially. That guy has been shit for going on two years.
I get why we're all concerned but personally it...
They will be energised, they have the talent, they've been there. Fergie's United won three titles in a row with a team that was not as good as past teams. There's an aura about them of winners that we don't have yet and you can see it in the eyes of our players, the unsureness, the fear even. It hurts to see, but Arteta has instilled caution over fire and tbh he hasn't bought well in attack. I hope I'm wrong but tonight was so predictable. So easy;y avoided but we let it happen. Wolves were not in the game, but we let them back in. We do this so often, it can;t be coincidence.
Again concerned about WHL? Says more about us. They are pitiful.
It's all about pedigree; City have it, sadly we don't. At least for now...
I've got some mushroom chocolate, but have got a cold and now feeling shit so just gonna have a tea and sleep.
Oh Arsenal, why do you do this to us.
Night!
Ahhhh! I need to try mushrooms! Alas just my weed to help numb the Arse ache.
Either stand up and be counted from here on out or its a wrap for this group
This was the mantra last week, my guy.
My god will things get ugly if these bozos lose at WHL.
But NB you're just relying on names there. Have you watched Rodri and Foden this year? Foden especially. That guy has been shit for going on two years.
I get why we're all concerned but personally it...
Fundamentally, it's knowing who is the more likely when things get fibre-tight.
Anybody want to meet up and punch each other in the dick as hard as possible?
First rule of dick club......
Either stand up and be counted from here on out or its a wrap for this group
They have Rodri and Foden. Cerchi is good Marmoush is decent, Semenyo of course, Silva has been there. that's before we talk about Haaland. How any one can buy this narrative that "they're not as good...
But NB you're just relying on names there. Have you watched Rodri and Foden this year? Foden especially. That guy has been shit for going on two years.
I get why we're all concerned but personally it's more concern about us bending over rather than City being much cop
No thanks! Some K will do if you've got any? lol
I've got some mushroom chocolate, but have got a cold and now feeling shit so just gonna have a tea and sleep.
Oh Arsenal, why do you do this to us.
Night!
Surely Arteta must be addicted to Xanax by now
Only way the poor cunt can get off to sleep
He could of course rewatch our matches, that works for me.
Anybody want to meet up and punch each other in the dick as hard as possible?
No thanks! Some K will do if you've got any? lol
Agreed. We're stuck with this now. Eternal bottle jobs!
If Partey is found guilty of multiple rapes his position may well become untenable, the media will go after him tooth and nail. That could force Kroenkes hand, although given his friends association with Epstein he might award him a new contract.
I think it's just as naive to assume City are inevitable every time when their squad is considerably weaker compared to those monster teams of years gone by.
But I can't shake the fact we probably ar...
They certainly weren't last year but the whole world knows that Arsenal is never a sure thing.
Hey everyone, we're still top of the league!!!
I think I have to leave it there.
Very hard to take.
Night.
Surely Arteta must be addicted to Xanax by now
Only way the poor cunt can get off to sleep
Feel like that has already happened lol.
Intended for goldsoundz
We've seen the same slow starts in seasons past, though. Just naive to assume the same patterns will hold.
Arsenal's track record in big moments is utterly horrendous. Bosch-like nightmarish.
I think it's just as naive to assume City are inevitable every time when their squad is considerably weaker compared to those monster teams of years gone by.
But I can't shake the fact we probably are playing up to years gone by.
I know I am going to sound like an over-entitled football fan but I truly think this is one of the worst Arsenal teams going forward I can remember since the mid 1970s. Some of the late GG teams were ...
Feel like that has already happened lol.
I know I am going to sound like an over-entitled football fan but I truly think this is one of the worst Arsenal teams going forward I can remember since the mid 1970s. Some of the late GG teams were ...
Agreed.
Another sleepless night beckons. Similar to the Man I game.
I know I am going to sound like an over-entitled football fan but I truly think this is one of the worst Arsenal teams going forward I can remember since the mid 1970s. Some of the late GG teams were sub optimal. The 1980s Hawley/Hankin era was grim. But this ain't great.
Sketchy Liverpool, Chelsea, Man. City, Man. United, T*ttenh*m, Everton sides and still we can't do it with any panache. This isnt an example of how good the prem is. Wolves are in danger of having one of the lowest prem. points totals of all time.
Try and get some sleep. I feel sorry the lot of us.
Anybody want to meet up and punch each other in the dick as hard as possible?
I do get what Nola is saying. This ain't De Bruyne, Gundo, Walker City. They are considerably softer.
But I did not account for us being this poor. Really is a race of who is the least shit now
They have Rodri and Foden. Cerchi is good Marmoush is decent, Semenyo of course, Silva has been there. that's before we talk about Haaland. How any one can buy this narrative that "they're not as good as past teams" is beyond me. They have all the tools to chase us down because they have better quality in attack and midfield. We have the best CBs and now they have Guehi and the rest of the defenders aren;t bad.
I do get what Nola is saying. This ain't De Bruyne, Gundo, Walker City. They are considerably softer.
But I did not account for us being this poor. Really is a race of who is the least shit now
They've got Baldiola though. Probably counts just as much as having De Bruyne and Gundogan
Honestly you need your head checking if you think Semenyo would be banging them in for Arsenal.
Semenyo should have been ours. An Arsenal fan but we couldn't match his wages. Big psychological loss that one.
More to do with us being stacked in all positions and probably sailing close to FFP.
I do get what Nola is saying. This ain't De Bruyne, Gundo, Walker City. They are considerably softer.
But I did not account for us being this poor. Really is a race of who is the least shit now
We've seen the same slow starts in seasons past, though. Just naive to assume the same patterns will hold.
Arsenal's track record in big moments is utterly horrendous. Bosch-like nightmarish.
No way the Kroenkes are going to bin Arteta. Y'all better hope failing to win again makes him walk. Equally doubtful!
He can't fucking go into a fifth season after finishing 2nd four times in row. For his own health.
Semenyo should have been ours. An Arsenal fan but we couldn't match his wages. Big psychological loss that one.
He'd look great tracking back in an Arsenal shirt to support his centre back at full back.
I actually do. No one else is obviously better. City needed Pool to implode to be this close. But we obviously have to sort some shit out.
City has got their defence back and attack back. We've lost our defensive solidity while Gyokeres, Eze and Noni are still floundering. It will be a miracle if we lift it
No way the Kroenkes are going to bin Arteta. Y'all better hope failing to win again makes him walk. Equally doubtful!
Agreed. We're stuck with this now. Eternal bottle jobs!
I do get what Nola is saying. This ain't De Bruyne, Gundo, Walker City. They are considerably softer.
But I did not account for us being this poor. Really is a race of who is the least shit now
You give no weight to history whatsoever?! Ideally, the weight of the past would be a non-factor but we all know it is.
Also, City bolstering in January isn't an irrelevance.
Semenyo should have been ours. An Arsenal fan but we couldn't match his wages. Big psychological loss that one.
I actually do. No one else is obviously better. City needed Pool to implode to be this close. But we obviously have to sort some shit out.
Fair play man.
I however have to uninvest from the league this season for my own health. Not losing any more sleep
Arteta doesn't have it. Let's just face facts. I can't see him winning the league, I just can't.
Would love nothing more than to be wrong, but I don't think I am.
Hopefully he can win a cup or two t...
No way the Kroenkes are going to bin Arteta. Y'all better hope failing to win again makes him walk. Equally doubtful!
When he was down and playacting (let's face it that's what he was doing), I had a feeling it would come back to bite us. I then got a "ping" message and I didn't check but I know it was from my brothe...
As shit as he was when he was on, that was a premeditated assault on him. If Gabi or Saliba has done that to one of their forwards, we wouldn't have heard the end of it and we would have had their crowd baying for a red card. Disgraceful refereeing.
Maybe City stutter in their next few games but they have a history of showing up at the home stretch. This team has a history of doing the exact opposite.
I actually do. No one else is obviously better. City needed Pool to implode to be this close. But we obviously have to sort some shit out.
You give no weight to history whatsoever?! Ideally, the weight of the past would be a non-factor but we all know it is.
Also, City bolstering in January isn't an irrelevance.
Haha I bet blogs is fuming
hasn't even rated them
Man do you honestly think we'll win this league. Honestly?
Arteta doesn't have it.
I actually do. No one else is obviously better. City needed Pool to implode to be this close. But we obviously have to sort some shit out.
At least the women are through to the next round, and on that note...
Right. Im off to give everyone a zero in the ratings
Haha I bet blogs is fuming
Right. Im off to give everyone a zero in the ratings
Can't :-(
Right. Im off to give everyone a zero in the ratings
How is it they haven't gained on us if they're so much better?
They're not within 2 points if they win their next two games? They don't have a better fixture list?
How is it that fans are being called losers when this squad has a history of not winning anything?! It's actually insulting and borderline trolling.
The Trossard incident really fucked it for us. I don't think we would have conceded had he gone off sooner than he did.
When he was down and playacting (let's face it that's what he was doing), I had a feeling it would come back to bite us. I then got a "ping" message and I didn't check but I know it was from my brother and I could feel it was an equaliser. 30 seconds later the worst came true. So fucking gutted!
He's been jittery lately.
Him and Raya. From world beaters to panickers in one month. Fuck!
I hope he throws the towel-bin
How is it they haven't gained on us if they're so much better?
Man do you honestly think we'll win this league. Honestly?
Arteta doesn't have it.
I hope they have another beautiful conversation
The room was insane. But something else changed too, we stopped tackling too. And didnt win the fouls we had in the first half.
Yes! The lack of tackling and winning secind balls was glaringly obvious.
If you cant keep the ball and want to keep the ball we're not winning shit. This team is happy for the defense to keep passing between themselves. Look busy without doing anything
The Trossard incident really fucked it for us. I don't think we would have conceded had he gone off sooner than he did.
He was awful while he was on the pitch to be honest
As if we don't still have to play City and look markedly worse as an attacking unit...
How is it they haven't gained on us if they're so much better?
As if we don't still have to play City and look markedly worse as an attacking unit...
I'm worried about Spurs but more worried about Chelsea. But in truth any team can beat us if the bottom team can come back from 2-0 down. We've lost our defensive aura.
Haha...he may have the best close control on the whole team. It's the link up play he's not great at.
Lol what?
the whole team were lame, which is down to MA
The Trossard incident really fucked it for us. I don't think we would have conceded had he gone off sooner than he did.
Wenger minus the trophies, what the fuck haha
At 2-0 we just needed to shut them down but instead left room all over the pitch
The room was insane. But something else changed too, we stopped tackling too. And didnt win the fouls we had in the first half.
Madueke is pants tbh. Not the only one today by any means, but not a top player, hasn't got the balance or control.
Haha...he may have the best close control on the whole team. It's the link up play he's not great at.
its the giving up leads so tamely that gets me
On Dec 31, we were 5 points clear and City had a game in hand.
Today, we are 5 points clear and City has a game in hand.
As if we don't still have to play City and look markedly worse as an attacking unit...
It wasn't because of his height . It was communication
The first goal...height was a factor
Is he becoming another Wenger, minus the trophies?
He doesn't have a Bergkamp, Pires, Anelka or Henry, never mind an Overmars, a Wright, a Kanu or a Suker. Just think of those names next to these ones? How could they pretend to be in the same league? Haaland stands right in that pantheon. It hurts to say, but we just don't have it.
At 2-0 we just needed to shut them down but instead left room all over the pitch
2-0 up against the worst team in the premier League and we still can't win
Bottle jobs!!
Arteta's cowardice is the reason for these results. His obsession with avoiding all risks is the reason we go into our shell once we establish any sort of lead. City would have gone for a third and fourth tonight
The lack of game time for Noorgard, etc has come back to bite us recently. Ferguson could blend in average players such as Nicky Butt, Phil Neville and Park Ji Sun without it adversely affecting the team, yet Arteta persists with the same players time and time again.
We didn’t even start very well. The period where we didn’t even concede a shot is a distant memory, how many clean sheets have we had recently?
Exactly, being conservative back then meant something; teams couldn't get near our goal.
But that's long gone, so why not attack if we can no longer control games?
Arteta doesn't have it. Let's just face facts. I can't see him winning the league, I just can't.
Would love nothing more than to be wrong, but I don't think I am.
Hopefully he can win a cup or two t...
It’s all just very sad. I was so sure this was going to the year.
Stats stats and more stats. Donnarumma is a moments GK and he makes a difference because of his presence. Short arms Raya has been beaten by several long strikes. I know that Raya's stats are good but...
It wasn't because of his height . It was communication
We definitely gave them encouragement.
You could de it grow in them.
MA8 needs to relaunch the 'Fun boat!' because the fucker has sprung a leak!
Stats stats and more stats. Donnarumma is a moments GK and he makes a difference because of his presence. Short arms Raya has been beaten by several long strikes. I know that Raya's stats are good but...
Gabi equally at fault
Raya is a quality keeper. His lack of size does mean he is going to concede goals like tonight, which was not really anywhere near the top corner to be honest, but Raya is far from the biggest problem. We are not coming second again because of Raya
We could have Maradonna, Pele, and Brazil Ronaldo, and the manager would have them focused on defensive effort, occupying space and maintaining shape.
These forwards are all his.
Yep
I said last week, Saka should be exploding. We've got the guy doing shuttle runs to full back and keeping the corner flag company.
It's so joyless and that is terminal when you aren't winning anything.
Just not an elite forward line. Once Wolves lost the fear they were constantly at us.
We definitely gave them encouragement.
Arteta doesn't have it. Let's just face facts. I can't see him winning the league, I just can't.
Would love nothing more than to be wrong, but I don't think I am.
Hopefully he can win a cup or two this season. The players need a new voice next season
Arteta has done so much for this club. genuinely a man of principle and determination. But this is looking like a man who has reached the end of the line. He has to do something drastic and he's had l...
Is he becoming another Wenger, minus the trophies?
Miss out on trophies this season and our best players agents will be touting them around the pl and europe and you really couldn't blame them for leaving unless there is a change in management.
In an odd sort of way I really think that Arteta is holding us back with his negative football, the players seem bemused at times and that comes down to poor coaching and management.
Just not an elite forward line. Once Wolves lost the fear they were constantly at us.
Some of them would look considerably better under different managers. How many centre forwards need to look bad here before we realise it's the manager at fault?
We could have Maradonna, Pele, and Brazil Ronaldo, and the manager would have them focused on defensive effort, occupying space and maintaining shape.
These forwards are all his.
Ok off to work, like i say after every disappointing result PLAY NICE BOYS x
Have fun!
Dumarumma there was a program on tnt about his weaknesses and problems and low stats about saving shit straight at or going through him.
Raya is a top keeper.
Raya or gab. Just has to Shouts their na...
Stats stats and more stats. Donnarumma is a moments GK and he makes a difference because of his presence. Short arms Raya has been beaten by several long strikes. I know that Raya's stats are good but in those big moments he fucks up or fails to reach. And he's done it again.
But we have chalked off the leagues worst team with only a point taken…. From 1-0 up
We only won at the Grove in stoppage time with a winner Owen Goal.
For the last three weeks I've been trying to work out how Declan will be able to go again physically or psychologically next year if this season implodes.
I know he's paid huge sums ...yada yada...but he would be paid that at whatever top club he represented.
Madueke is the focus? At least he looks dangerous. Eze and Gyokeres look like players who are being abused at home
Madueke is pants tbh. Not the only one today by any means, but not a top player, hasn't got the balance or control.
On Dec 31, we were 5 points clear and City had a game in hand.
Today, we are 5 points clear and City has a game in hand.
...we are UTTERLY DETERMINED that this competition with come down the goal difference!
He wins in key moments like that save he made against Liverpool and the saves he made against us in the CL last year. He's so fucking big, he saves the Brentford strike, the Liverpool striker, the Man...
Dumarumma there was a program on tnt about his weaknesses and problems and low stats about saving shit straight at or going through him.
Raya is a top keeper.
Raya or gab. Just has to Shouts their name, school yard football mistake
No more excuses for MA8 if we end up second yet again. Question is would the board do anything about it?
Arsenal:
Played: 8
Won: 3
Drawn: 4
Lost: 1
Points: 13/24
And this fits the eye test.
We aren't playing fluid, attacking football.
On Dec 31, we were 5 points clear and City had a game in hand.
Today, we are 5 points clear and City has a game in hand.
Lacking lots of context
On Dec 31, we were 5 points clear and City had a game in hand.
Today, we are 5 points clear and City has a game in hand.
But we have chalked off the leagues worst team with only a point taken…. From 1-0 up
Arteta has done so much for this club. genuinely a man of principle and determination. But this is looking like a man who has reached the end of the line. He has to do something drastic and he's had lots of opportunity in the past few games and all he could come up with was playing Saka at N 10 where tbh other than the goal he did nothing. Eze should have been at 10. But Eze did little as well.
We're still in the lead, but I think we're lost now in the head.
You know yourself, though... some seriously underwhelming purchases.
There is no way Madueke was the best on offer for 50m.
Yeah no doubt.
But how do you stop Auba from scoring?
How does Eze look so ineffective?
Why is Saka so far from goal?
Why was Laca playing closer to DM than goal?
Why did Martinelli go from being described as the best young forward in the world by Klopps to what we see today?
This guy hasn't got a scooby with forwards.
But "it's all about control!" is what is said, but this habbit is costing us crucial points.
The principle is sound, the execution far from it.
Same City has looked more potent as of late than any other point in the season. Hope I'm wrong, obviously.
On Dec 31, we were 5 points clear and City had a game in hand.
Today, we are 5 points clear and City has a game in hand.
Madueke is the focus? At least he looks dangerous. Eze and Gyokeres look like players who are being abused at home
Not excusing them either but both had better resumes and, for all appearances, looked better value for money... their failings certainly raise their own questions though... as does Arteta's failure to properly tweak his system to accommodate them, I would argue.
Rice has been underwhelming recently. Lacking verve and aggression in his game.
Don’t think it’s the players anymore. Today was so apparent how we dropped down couple of gears once we scored.
Again...
Ok off to work, like i say after every disappointing result PLAY NICE BOYS x
....try and have a nice day km!
Saliba looks like he's had a lobotomy.
He's been jittery lately.
Ok off to work, like i say after every disappointing result PLAY NICE BOYS x
Laters KM
You know yourself, though... some seriously underwhelming purchases.
There is no way Madueke was the best on offer for 50m.
Madueke is the focus? At least he looks dangerous. Eze and Gyokeres look like players who are being abused at home
Also, Arteta's half a decade deep in this job... anyone trotting out the nature vs. nurture line is totally missing the point.
Ok off to work, like i say after every disappointing result PLAY NICE BOYS x
Well done to Wolves for making it to double figures - and it's only February!
Arteta said in press conference white out with a knock
Ahh
I came in after Saka had scored.
Some of them would look considerably better under different managers. How many centre forwards need to look bad here before we realise it's the manager at fault?
You know yourself, though... some seriously underwhelming purchases.
There is no way Madueke was the best on offer for 50m.
Bollox he best goalkeeper , stats show it , psg sold him on
He wins in key moments like that save he made against Liverpool and the saves he made against us in the CL last year. He's so fucking big, he saves the Brentford strike, the Liverpool striker, the Man Utd strikes and tonight's Wolves curler. Raya's tiny in comparison. Always thought he was too small.
Our form is terrible.
We are still 3 players short despite all the expenditure.
At times we don't seem entirely serious.
Wasn't surprised by tonights performance or result.
But very disappointed gener...
Don’t think it’s the players anymore. Today was so apparent how we dropped down couple of gears once we scored.
We didn’t even start very well. The period where we didn’t even concede a shot is a distant memory, how many clean sheets have we had recently?
Saliba looks like he's had a lobotomy.
Some of them would look considerably better under different managers. How many centre forwards need to look bad here before we realise it's the manager at fault?
Arteta the only bloke to ever manager to stop Aubameyang scoring ffa
Well we played an attacking team and ultimately our defensive set up looked full of holes
Our form is terrible.
We are still 3 players short despite all the expenditure.
At times we don't seem entirely serious.
Wasn't surprised by tonights performance or result.
But very disappointed gener...
We didn’t even start very well. The period where we didn’t even concede a shot is a distant memory, how many clean sheets have we had recently?
Because I will contend our attackers simply aren't world class. Not one of them. Not even Saka. So they waste half-chances and slowly the game slips away. I think bottling also comes from an awareness...
Some of them would look considerably better under different managers. How many centre forwards need to look bad here before we realise it's the manager at fault?
Arsenal:
Played: 8
Won: 3
Drawn: 4
Lost: 1
Points: 13/24
Our form is terrible.
We are still 3 players short despite all the expenditure.
At times we don't seem entirely serious.
Wasn't surprised by tonights performance or result.
But very disappointed generally.
I have never felt this season was "different."
Zubi was a coward today. He is easily good enough to play forward balls and time and again played cautious ones, sideways and back. No excuse, none.
why does it take Big Gaby to play the 'killer ball'?
(and look what happened when he did!)
our expensively assembled mids should be trying those repeatedly!
It was all too complacent. Hubris. Arrogance. We can all see it, why can't they?
Because I will contend our attackers simply aren't world class. Not one of them. Not even Saka. So they waste half-chances and slowly the game slips away. I think bottling also comes from an awareness of inferiority.
I see us beating spurs then losing at home to Chelsea to end talks of title race
Stop saying that myth. They have the world's best striker and the world's best GK and a host of Ams who would all get into our team. When they win the league, everyone will say they are as good as pas...
Bollox he best goalkeeper , stats show it , psg sold him on
This is not the same City. And despite the doomerism, this is not the same Arsenal.
Correct. We look worse.
Then why are they top of the league?
% football doesn’t take into account the pressure at the end of the season. Teams desperate to avoid relegation, teams more hungry than us to catch us
Then why are they top of the league?
A lead which has been absolutely scythed in the last several weeks... and we've had seasons of this team being top and faltering during the business end.
Just going to conveniently ignore this?!
This is not the same City. And despite the doomerism, this is not the same Arsenal.
Stop saying that myth. They have the world's best striker and the world's best GK and a host of Ams who would all get into our team. When they win the league, everyone will say they are as good as past teams. That's how teams are regarded, not by the opinion of others but by what they achieve. They are hunting us down and we're bricking it. No other way to see it. because we are simply not good enough. Sorry.
This is not the same City. And despite the doomerism, this is not the same Arsenal.
Well we're on for considerably fewer points than 23-24 so yeah not the same Arsenal
There was a period where Eze hadn't touched the ball for 10 minutes. Finally he receives the ball and lays it off 5 yards to a team-mate and doesn't get it back. That's hiding for me.
It was all too complacent. Hubris. Arrogance. We can all see it, why can't they?
Nola, in all seriousness for a second. We've gone from a position where we feasibly could have been 8+ points clear to this.
How on fucking earth do you expect people to not be concerned and annoyed....
The anger is also fuelled by the points being dropped - we've taken 2 points from Wolves. Wolves who have 10 points and sit rooted at the bottom of the table.
20% of their points have come from Arsenal. Arsenal with the best defence in the Premier League!
Fuck that stings.
Our attack has not gelled this season and we've all hoped it would click on the home straight. It hasn't
This team are acting like losers; not fans.
Then why are they top of the league?
I don't fancy this team against a new manager spurs and a chelsea side looking to dent or possibly end our title hopes.
Yes we can blame players but ultimately they seem to have had all initiative and creativity sucked out of them with this tedious system.
Arteta has to carry full responsibility for recent performances and this shockingly boring brand of football. And if we don't win a major trophy, not counting the league cup, then he has to go.
This is not the same City. And despite the doomerism, this is not the same Arsenal.
It's the same Arsenal, the one we've seen for 4 seasons in a row
This is not the same City. And despite the doomerism, this is not the same Arsenal.
Same City has looked more potent as of late than any other point in the season. Hope I'm wrong, obviously.
We should be honest and say that we still aren’t creating chances.
Sakas goal was good but should have been cleared/claimed.
Hinc’s goal was the only through ball we managed too.
Besides that; fuck all. Gyokeres must have touched the ball three times in the first half
Every single player taking a slating here. The mentality is bred top down. Playing in the margins, squeaking a result because we practiced our set pieces. Very little concern about actual attacking patterns and putting games to bed.
Manager needs to fix this or walk and I don't believe for a second he will change. This is who he is.
Zubi not closing down. Shd have been hooked
He was the least of the problems. You wanna play with 9?
There was a period before Wolves scored their first, when Rice, Zubi, Saliba and Gabriel played about 20 passes between them.
There was a period where Eze hadn't touched the ball for 10 minutes. Finally he receives the ball and lays it off 5 yards to a team-mate and doesn't get it back. That's hiding for me.
You have to take previous seasons into account. City are super strong in the run in. We are weak. We needed a massive head start And now we’ve got bugger all.
This is not the same City. And despite the doomerism, this is not the same Arsenal.
I'm beyond concerned. I'm fucking furious. But I'm not a loser, and I don't give up before I've actually lost. The season is not over. It's gut check time now.
This team are acting like losers; not fans.
Zubi was a coward today. He is easily good enough to play forward balls and time and again played cautious ones, sideways and back. No excuse, none.
He looked leggy and tired had played ,99 percent of games this season. When. He have a proven Premier league captain and international Noordgaard on the bench . Majes ko sense . Give him at least half hour break before weekend
I don’t think the Rice/Zubi partnership actually works. Not like this
There was a period before Wolves scored their first, when Rice, Zubi, Saliba and Gabriel played about 20 passes between them.
Jesus christ, is this where everyone goes home and beats their wives??
Wife beaters probably do, yes. The anger is real, some choose to channel it into venting it on the players, the worst of men do something infinitely worse. Good call to highlight how it happens.
Noordgaard should be playing . Zubi is over played
This! Ferguson had a knack of putting the likes of Nicky Butt and Park Ji Son in with good players, and they didn't look out of place.
Gyök was back to his ineffective worst.
Jesus christ, is this where everyone goes home and beats their wives??
Lock your door. LOL
No fucking urgency to 'go for the throat' after we score the 1st goal. THAT'S when they were there for the taking!
Nola, in all seriousness for a second. We've gone from a position where we feasibly could have been 8+ points clear to this.
How on fucking earth do you expect people to not be concerned and annoyed....
I'm beyond concerned. I'm fucking furious. But I'm not a loser, and I don't give up before I've actually lost. The season is not over. It's gut check time now.
I don’t think the Rice/Zubi partnership actually works. Not like this
He's been played into the ground and his performances have taken a significant downturn. I can only think Ben's carrying an injury, otherwise I just can't understand he's not played.
Arteta said in press conference white out with a knock
Thing is it’s in City’s hands now. They win their games, they win the league.
Jesus christ, is this where everyone goes home and beats their wives??
Noordgaard should be playing . Zubi is over played
Zubi was a coward today. He is easily good enough to play forward balls and time and again played cautious ones, sideways and back. No excuse, none.
I think Arsenal are a in a state of perpetual bad juju
No. Just bad at running and movement. We were so poor in transitions today. Poor poor display. Martinelli constantly losing the ball. Missed a golden chance as well. Timber was shockingbas well. Zubi invisible.
Nah, we'll be back to our best against them.
I am convinced they'll do us after watching this. It was that bad. Unfathomable.
That is definitely true. But don't lose before you actually lose.
You have to take previous seasons into account. City are super strong in the run in. We are weak. We needed a massive head start And now we’ve got bugger all.
He's been played into the ground and his performances have taken a significant downturn. I can only think Ben's carrying an injury, otherwise I just can't understand he's not played.
Mosquera is an option if White is carrying a knock.
Agree with every word. Sometimes I find your dooming a bit too much, but you are bang on this time. Inexcusable.
I'm so angry right now, because I want to believe, but they let me down again and again in exactly the same way. Eze again I hoped so much and he hid again. It hurts so bad to have em all laugh at us. I don't see how we turn this around. Maybe Havertz is our only hope but this runs through the team this fear.
Fucking awful. No energy. What the fuck were Arteta and the coaches doing? If we can see it, surely they should be able to see it too?
Noordgaard should be playing . Zubi is over played
Fucking awful. No energy. What the fuck were Arteta and the coaches doing? If we can see it, surely they should be able to see it too?
Enjoy it while it lasts, because it's going very soon. No way can this team withstand this. We all know it, why pretend?
Yep 5 points will sonn become 2 and by next week we could very likely be in second.
I can’t believe Timber played the whole game.
He's been played into the ground and his performances have taken a significant downturn. I can only think Ben's carrying an injury, otherwise I just can't understand he's not played.
Throwing a tantrum doesn't mean you care more.
Nola, in all seriousness for a second. We've gone from a position where we feasibly could have been 8+ points clear to this.
How on fucking earth do you expect people to not be concerned and annoyed.
Yeah, I'm very annoyed. I'm well within my rights to be.
Martinelli phoned in a performance equally to last years type performance that had many, many fans questioning his level and his continued relevance at this club.
i thought those days were behind him...
He was not alone, awful from front to back, if we are honest, except Hincapié
There is no glory in ‘winning’ the league for 7/8ths of the season only to FUCK IT UP royally four seasons in a row.
That is definitely true. But don't lose before you actually lose.
I think Arsenal are a in a state of perpetual bad juju
It's reaching curse levels. It will take an Arsenal team to break away and win by 15 points. The club does not have the nerves to see through a tight title race.
Thing is it’s in City’s hands now. They win their games, they win the league.
Again
I can’t believe Timber played the whole game.
He looked totally fucked
Of course it is, but im not gonna have a tantrum if we drop points and we're still top of the table
Thing is it’s in City’s hands now. They win their games, they win the league.
As bad as Gyökeres was, at least he holds the line. Jesus is a fancy dan, nothing smart about him. Saka scored but did nothing else. Martinelli just so wasteful. Almost everyone was poor. Timber's bee...
Agree with every word. Sometimes I find your dooming a bit too much, but you are bang on this time. Inexcusable.
We are "winning." That's an objective reality. We did not win today, but we are currently winning the league. Don't accuse those who have perspective of not caring about winning.
Enjoy it while it lasts, because it's going very soon. No way can this team withstand this. We all know it, why pretend?
I can’t believe Timber played the whole game.
Or Martinelli. Completely ineffective and knackered.
Martinelli phoned in a performance equally to last years type performance that had many, many fans questioning his level and his continued relevance at this club.
i thought those days were behind him but he was awful all over the pitch.
Mate, I swear, sometimes it seems there are too many fans at a very comfortable life stage for whom this is just a nice little recreational thing to do and nothing beyond that.
Throwing a tantrum doesn't mean you care more.
I think Arsenal are a in a state of perpetual bad juju
I can’t believe Timber played the whole game.
We are "winning." That's an objective reality. We did not win today, but we are currently winning the league. Don't accuse those who have perspective of not caring about winning.
There is no glory in ‘winning’ the league for 7/8ths of the season only to FUCK IT UP royally four seasons in a row.
Of course it is, but im not gonna have a tantrum if we drop points and we're still top of the table
You need to bring in Man City to the equation. They thrive on winning from such positions.
We are "winning." That's an objective reality. We did not win today, but we are currently winning the league. Don't accuse those who have perspective of not caring about winning.
Let's not be fatuous. Given our remaining fixtures - not least the one this weekend - this is a very bad result.
That equaliser was coming from a mile off. Such a shit second half that we just coasted through.
As bad as Gyökeres was, at least he holds the line. Jesus is a fancy dan, nothing smart about him. Saka scored but did nothing else. Martinelli just so wasteful. Almost everyone was poor. Timber's been so good and last three games has been pants. Time for some real changes, but truthfully, it's gone now. We bottled it again, because we don't have enough in attack. Overrated players.
Mate, I swear, sometimes it seems there are too many fans at a very comfortable life stage for whom this is just a nice little recreational thing to do and nothing beyond that.
Init! I admit I really on Arsenal to bring me happiness more than I should but I do!
To be fair we have won many games grinding it out because of our superior defense. We shd have lost the brentford game. And made it up by giving up 2 pts today.
Forget defensively, he doesn't do anything to affect games offensively.
He's shocking. Cowardly. Actively avoids doing anything even vaguely decisive.
Mate, I swear, sometimes it seems there are too many fans at a very comfortable life stage for whom this is just a nice little recreational thing to do and nothing beyond that.
Exactly.
The winning stuff thing obviously isn't high on your list. That's fine... but you must understand that for a lot of fans it is... and should be.
We are "winning." That's an objective reality. We did not win today, but we are currently winning the league. Don't accuse those who have perspective of not caring about winning.
It was always coming with the way we play. Inviting pressure and sitting back.
But "it's all about control!" is what is said, but this habbit is costing us crucial points.
The winning stuff thing obviously isn't high on your list. That's fine... but you must understand that for a lot of fans it is... and should be.
Of course it is, but im not gonna have a tantrum if we drop points and we're still top of the table
I know a lot of arsers dont live here, they don’t understand what it means to have the piss taken out of you at school, at work, by your family. This matters.
Mate, I swear, sometimes it seems there are too many fans at a very comfortable life stage for whom this is just a nice little recreational thing to do and nothing beyond that.
One word before I log off. Fuck off Gabriel Jesus you dunce. He had a very presentable situation right before they hoofed it up to score, but as usual overdribbling, fucking it up veing completely ine...
Add a few to that list though. Trossard? Ridiculous. Martinelli had a stinker of a second half, as did Timber.
One word before I log off. Fuck off Gabriel Jesus you dunce. He had a very presentable situation right before they hoofed it up to score, but as usual overdribbling, fucking it up veing completely ine...
He's not thanking Jesus for that
Glad I didn't watch this shitte, feel like puking reading the arses
It was such a cowardly performance. Against fucking Wolves.
How do we win against Spu*s by playing shit like this? No mental strength at all...player like fucking pussies
No, all Raya's fault. Big Gabi had that under control... No need for Raya to come out.
Raya's such an overrated goalie as well. Has had good moments but not a world class GK. Donnarumma is which is why it's City's title.
One word before I log off. Fuck off Gabriel Jesus you dunce. He had a very presentable situation right before they hoofed it up to score, but as usual overdribbling, fucking it up veing completely ineffectual. This team is a bunch of cowards from the manager all the way to the last one of them. Fuckem.
Glad I didn't watch this shitte, feel like puking reading the arses
That equaliser was coming from a mile off. Such a shit second half that we just coasted through.
No, all Raya's fault. Big Gabi had that under control... No need for Raya to come out.
It was always coming with the way we play. Inviting pressure and sitting back.
I know a lot of arsers dont live here, they don’t understand what it means to have the piss taken out of you at school, at work, by your family. This matters.
The technical level of this team is abysmal for the investment that has gone in. Complete inability to retain the ball tonight.
If Rice and Arteta don't scream that dressing room down to rubble now then it's over. That second half was like watching League 1 players. Endless, simple, basic errors and incompetence. Feels fatal.
It's already over, this is the defining DNA of Arteta's teams, flagging at the end. We're not even in March.
Truly awful. When one of the best CB’s tangles with his own keeper when Reya should have been screaming for the ball just sums it up
No, all Raya's fault. Big Gabi had that under control... No need for Raya to come out.
2-0 up against buried Wolves. I'm sorry but how the fuck do you excuse this.
Fucking useless. Should never have lost that game, but once again, we get ourselves into a lead and just stop playing. I can't look past the manager, no player goes onto the back foot when they're in ...
It's certainly a strong pattern
That was coming, it was so coming. And it's because we're not anywhere near as good as we think we are. Fuck all the wanky nerdy Arsenal influencers who gaslight fans who actually know. Gutless from the likes of Zubimendi hardly a forward pass. Against a fucking bottom side.
How the fuck can we win?
If Rice and Arteta don't scream that dressing room down to rubble now then it's over. That second half was like watching League 1 players. Endless, simple, basic errors and incompetence. Feels fatal.
No way Arteta should stay if this is another barren season.
For once, can this club try to get an established fucking manager who has won big things at the top level.
I'm beginning to think he has reached his ceiling
I agree, it hurts but we go again on sunday
The winning stuff thing obviously isn't high on your list. That's fine... but you must understand that for a lot of fans it is... and should be.
realise that the weather conditions were awful but that was a sh*t performance with a strong wiff of fucking HUBRIS!
Too many playing like they only have to walk-out on to the pitch and 3-points are inevitable.
Truly awful. When one of the best CB’s tangles with his own keeper when Reya should have been screaming for the ball just sums it up
Arteta's inability to build, mould, or create a functioning attack will be his downfall.
And yes, this team is mentally weak. They've been pathetic for weeks.
Fucking useless. Should never have lost that game, but once again, we get ourselves into a lead and just stop playing. I can't look past the manager, no player goes onto the back foot when they're in ...
This 100%
We can’t do this again. It’s not excusable. Not four years in a row.
No way Arteta should stay if this is another barren season.
For once, can this club try to get an established fucking manager who has won big things at the top level.
If only you had this fight for 90mins
It happens, everyone calm the fuck down
not against possibly the worst side the league has ever seen
Fucking useless. Should never have lost that game, but once again, we get ourselves into a lead and just stop playing. I can't look past the manager, no player goes onto the back foot when they're in the lead unless under instruction.
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Well that's capped off a shit two weeks
I agree, it hurts but we go again on sunday
Judge me in May
Fucks sake. NOW you show some fight?!?!
Pure frustration...
Too bad the fight was aftwr the whistle.
No guts no glory
I agree, it hurts but we go again on sunday
Have you secure 2nd
All of this 'it's out time' nonsense. All sterile corporate-derived talk, zero substance.
Fucks sake. NOW you show some fight?!?!
They may, they may not. But it's not "over" when you're still top of the table. It's silly to have to explain this.
I agree, it hurts but we go again on sunday
This is a collapse by any measure. A mental landslide, this team.
They may, they may not. But it's not "over" when you're still top of the table. It's silly to have to explain this.
Mate...
the abject look on the faces of our fans in the stands...
Honestly, if you couldn't see arsenal struggling against a team that got relegated in November, you need to get your eyes tested.
Best team on Europe. My ass.
FT
Collectively, they can all eat a dick. Utter, utter joke.
'Stop overreacting'.
Do some of you think the team will fucking turn this around?!
They may, they may not. But it's not "over" when you're still top of the table. It's silly to have to explain this.
Too reliant on percentage football
I was actually expecting us to lift up to another level at some point this season.
It's hard to see this team recovering from this
It happens, everyone calm the fuck down
Yes it happens every season. That's the problem.
It happens, everyone calm the fuck down
Sorry but nah... far too many occasions where this exact thing has happened.
This is not on Arteta, this is purely on the players. Absolute pussies the lot of them. How can you be so fucking weak to concede all control of the game against the historically weakest team in the PL. Not watching this shitty fucking game in my life again
Just blew a two goal lead versus a team with 1 win in 30 btw
It happens, everyone calm the fuck down
'Stop overreacting'.
Do some of you think the team will fucking turn this around?!
Stop over reacting people
On a poor run of games this has hit a new low
Christ. Only seen the second half but it's been absolutely atrocious
Got to give it out and take it too. How can you not be negative after this capitulation?
Stop over reacting people
Just blew a two goal lead versus a team with 1 win in 30 btw
This is on Arteta. So sick and tired of this cagey play-by-numbers prison football.
what is actually going on?
Nothing, that's the problem
Really derisory. Almost instinctual how this team has fucked this up.
Absolute shit from top to bottom
Open your mouth and call for the ball
...you could feel that that was coming!
And that’s the fucking season
Stop over reacting people
what is actually going on?
Zubi not closing down. Shd have been hooked
Arteta 100% walks the way this is going.
This isn't reactionary. This was absolutely must win after Brentford. Shameful.
It was on the cards, fucking shocking
Yeah they ain't winning anything. Gutless from top to bottom
Yep. We don't deserve shit.
This team lacks heart at critical times
And that’s the fucking season
FFS
.Totally self-inflicted
0-2 to 2-2
Shit
I knew the fucking debut would score. They always do
Oh look, all the negative nonces come out to play.... Sad fuckers
Are you happy now?
Own the bottlers tag... because it's just delusional to call it anything else now.
This is going to be one of those 94th minute equalisers, really not confident the way this is going.
ahem...
Yep. We don't deserve shit.
Too defensive, Jesus could have square the ball for a tap in just before.
I really don't give a shit what players get in their social media tonight.
Nonsensical performance and result.
Hazza are we allowed to be negative nonces yet?
Fucks sake. Absolute shite.
Wow you cunts have actually blown it.
Have fun in the Championship playing the Spuds
Going to go to 8 or 9 mins now
Not sure they can advise a yellow
Yeah you're right
We do actually need to finish this game tonight tho lads. Not sure what we're gaining here.
That’s a foul on Trossard. Why isn’t var pointing that out
Not sure they can advise a yellow
Refs got time to check the monitor surely
Not if it's against Arsenal.
heh, Trossard milking it. see Wolves? two can play at that game
I thought this pondscum was banned.
Whete did the 6 minutes come from?
So much time wasting, subs too Rice a minute to go over to take a corner
Refs got time to check the monitor surely
Why are we always fading in games. Like we are desperately hanging on.
Has happened for a few seasons in the business end
Snide prick that Kinder bloke
Whete did the 6 minutes come from?
That’s a foul on Trossard. Why isn’t var pointing that out
Why are we always fading in games. Like we are desperately hanging on.
Oh look, all the negative nonces come out to play.... Sad fuckers
I know who you're talking about... but hard to be discerning right now. This is legit awful.
Spuds must be licking their lips
Nah, we'll be back to our best against them.
Our end of season highlights reel is going to be over before you can blink.
Spuds must be licking their lips
I think the weather has been the reason
Lol why is no one travelling with Tross
Parking the bus
Oh look, all the negative nonces come out to play.... Sad fuckers
Nelli is fucked. What is Arteta doing here
Lol why is no one travelling with Tross
Fuck this. How can we play like this against wolves
Chaos up top for that corner
It wasn’t exactly saveable
We've struggled against the worst team in the league for both games
As long as we win both games, don't care
Women 3-1 up, though it's hard to tell with a waterlogged camera.
No one cares
Very very worrying signs. So many players need to raise their games and fast and I just don't see any signs of it happening.
Yeah. Attack needed to go up a level at this stage in the season. Has arguably gone the other way.
Women 3-1 up, though it's hard to tell with a waterlogged camera.
Mind you; the ONLY reason we are anxious is because of ANOTHER worldly goal against us
Hardly worldly
Very very worrying signs. So many players need to raise their games and fast and I just don't see any signs of it happening.
We've struggled against the worst team in the league for both games
Timber's better than this but always felt he was a smidge overrated by fans.
Exceptional defensively. One of the worst full backs going forward in the league.
White must not be fit. I'm guessing
Timber has been rank tonight
Mind you; the ONLY reason we are anxious is because of ANOTHER worldly goal against us
How is he still on the pitch
What does Ben have to do to get back on the pitch?!
Timber's better than this but always felt he was a smidge overrated by fans.
I’ve never seen timber have such a bad half
I have last week
I’ve never seen timber have such a bad half
FFS Bring on White for Timber
How is he still on the pitch
Lego head loves him
Nah get this bloke off the fucking pitch.
How is he still on the pitch
Third goal (for us) would really be lovely. Do not want to contemplate how nuclear I'll get if we somehow draw this.
Nah, he can't handle the tempo of Ange-ball.
Trossard needs a rocket too
Ball retention is an issue.
This is going to be one of those 94th minute equalisers, really not confident the way this is going.
Martinelli needs to come off, seriously
Falls over like a felled tree
Timber needs to get reacquainted with the bench.
Wait until everyone has shuffled back into position. Works great, right?
Fighting for our lives with 9 points Wolves
It’s really not good enough however you dress it up
Fighting for our lives with 9 points Wolves
83:15
This is crawling along
You have the lead time wise
Uh oh a debutant has come on
He would with a new coach
Thomas Frank?
83:15
This is crawling along
Incredible that martinelli lostbevery duel today
Forget defensively, he doesn't do anything to affect games offensively.
He would with a new coach
Do like the cut of Manes jib.
We have to suffer for every single point and suffer we will..
Timber did an MLS to win a fk there
Not confident in Eze In these moments. He switches off defensively
Forget defensively, he doesn't do anything to affect games offensively.
Not confident in Eze In these moments. He switches off defensively
Found Artetas burner
Not confident in Eze In these moments. He switches off defensively
I'm sure that made sense in your pea brain
You wanna go bank in the e-clink?
Cmon wolves help us all out here
Plenty of games to bottle it
We'll still win the league regardless
You can bottle it for everyone and still have a lot left over.
I'm sure that made sense in your pea brain
Plenty of games to bottle it
You can bottle it for everyone and still have a lot left over.
Giving stupid free kicks away
Ref has decided it’s open season on us
Everyone is awful in your eyes, you silly twat!
Lol
Same old arses
Always squeaking
The older they are the more they squeak.
Everyone is awful in your eyes, you silly twat!
Hello there
We're doing our utmost best to drop points tonight. Poor decision making holding us back from killing this game
Plenty of games to bottle it
Everyone is awful in your eyes, you silly twat!
The more I hear from the club about the players being resolute and calm, the more I think they're anxious. If not, there would be silence.
Indeed
We're doing our utmost best to drop points tonight. Poor decision making holding us back from killing this game
I have little sympathy. We've had enough of the pep talks and platitudes.
The more I hear from the club about the players being resolute and calm, the more I think they're anxious. If not, there would be silence.
Same old arses
Always squeaking
Why is there so much space for them?
We arent cutting out the passes. Gyok would love the space we are giving them
heh, Rice so annoyed that the physio came on so Big Gabby will have to go to the sidelines
Pressure is a privilege and all that.
How has Rice been so anonymous. He seems so wasted in this system right now.
Rice isn't suited to these games. It shows up his attacking limitations. Not his fault, he's not a creative 8.
For a big bloke Saliba is really bad in the air
I have little sympathy. We've had enough of the pep talks and platitudes.
Yeah think it's a mix of that and a system that stifles
Take zubi off and get norgard in. Its going to be slog
He's been awful
Everyone looks poor. Now either everyone is off form or....
I think it's nerves
Not sure we're going to get a third. They'd better see this out.
Everyone looks poor. Now either everyone is off form or....
Why is there so much space for them?
Bloody Hell, can we see some composure?
Take zubi off and get norgard in. Its going to be slog
How has Rice been so anonymous. He seems so wasted in this system right now.
The Mystery of the Missing Benjamin
Diddy probably kidnapped him. He's been known to like shiny Benjamins.
Where's Ben White FFS?
Take Timber off
The Mystery of the Missing Benjamin
This has been another fairly awful performance. So many players just not at it.
Mm-hmm
If he doesn’t play a full game does he pay back a part of the £300k
This has been another fairly awful performance. So many players just not at it.
If I didn;t already have grey hair I'd have grey hair
Nik and Bass dream about having grey hair
hope so. the last thing we need is another attacker going down
If I didn;t already have grey hair I'd have grey hair
After the early goal, thought it was going to be comfortable. I haven’t learned my lesson.
Where's Ben White FFS?
Take Timber off
If I didn;t already have grey hair I'd have grey hair
What is going on our left? So much space
Do Wolves just collect players named Gomes?
Jorges Mendes...
Do Wolves just collect players named Gomes?
3-for-1 deal
He tried to wrong foot him when he couldn't get any power because the ball was behind him.
Not a question of power as much as accuracy.
Gonna be late for work again...just as well everyone too scared to tell me off on match day 8)
haha
Do Wolves just collect players named Gomes?
LOL yes it was! Right at the keeper.
He tried to wrong foot him when he couldn't get any power because the ball was behind him.
Gonna be late for work again...just as well everyone too scared to tell me off on match day 8)
They’re overloading the back post again
No it wasn't. Tough play.
LOL yes it was! Right at the keeper.
Awful effort from Martinelli.
Offside in any case
Awful effort from Martinelli.
No it wasn't. Tough play.
Awful effort from Martinelli.
They do it on purpose ignore them nola
My bad. Good reminder.
They do it on purpose ignore them nola
Pond scum
Fundamental lessons remain unlearnt and that attack still looks suspect.
So hard for me to confidently back us.
They do it on purpose ignore them nola
Two utterly shite players
Stop it.
At 2-0 up we should have just closed the fucking game down for 15 minutes or so
Yep
Of all the shit Madueke performances, that's about par
I'll take his 3 goals in 5 deputizing for Saka. That's really his job.
It helps when you roll out the red carpet for him
At 2-0 up we should have just closed the fucking game down for 15 minutes or so
Two utterly shite players
Somebody tell me, why doesn't Zubimendi play any forward passes? I thought that was one of his strengths?
He had been anonymous today. No need for both Zubi and Rice
Noni upto some more nonsense on the sideline. Thankfully hooked
Gyokoff too
Of all the shit Madueke performances, that's about par
Noni upto some more nonsense on the sideline. Thankfully hooked
Ladies 2-1 up now against Leuven
Mariona pelanty
It's difficult to think this team deserves to win the title. They are so poor.
Somebody tell me, why doesn't Zubimendi play any forward passes? I thought that was one of his strengths?
Arteta
Gyokeres isolated. How?
We're playing Wolves
Somebody tell me, why doesn't Zubimendi play any forward passes? I thought that was one of his strengths?
Wow... Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Inter
Hincapie giveth Hincapie taketh away.
Piero hero to zero
Fuck
Do teams save their shot of the season when they play Arsenal?
Whole team became one big bivalve, though. Just poor mentality after scoring.
Fuck
Do teams save their shot of the season when they play Arsenal?
It helps when you roll out the red carpet for him
Hincapie giveth Hincapie taketh away.
Jaja
No one closing him down. Fucking ridiculous
Hincapie giveth Hincapie taketh away.
Fuck
Do teams save their shot of the season when they play Arsenal?
Was a beautiful finish I have to say
Why the fuck they backing off
With no VAR, does he even put up the flag?
no. nowadays they make a pessimistic take and let VAR make the call for them
Hincapié could have done more to be close him down.
This team is incapable of making life easy for themselves and us.
Wanna give him anymore space?
With no VAR, does he even put up the flag?
The FA Cup games over the weekend showed how reliant these guys are on VAR.
Stand off stand off stand off
More nothingness after we score. At least we're still winning.
All part of the Premiership drama package.
It's called premier League
With no VAR, does he even put up the flag?
Probably
Why did it take so long
It looked onside all along and VAR didn't indicate a problem
Who's on VAR?
All part of the Premiership drama package.
CB showing the others how to shoot
And that’s why I’m happy to have VAR
With no VAR, does he even put up the flag?
Why did it take so long
It looked onside all along and VAR didn't indicate a problem
Who's on VAR?
I could see he was onside and was making snacks 125 miles away watching telly you cunt
Heh
Phew.. There I was, thinking we're only one sucker punch away from dropping points.
2-goal cushion is a sign to really go for the jugular and KILL THEM!
Hincapie took that on so well.
I could see he was onside and was making snacks 125 miles away watching telly you cunt
And that’s why I’m happy to have VAR
For once
And that’s why I’m happy to have VAR
Blogs got the highlight up just as the goal was given!
I really can't imagine why it took so long to confirm that goal
"how can we chalk this off? there must be a way"
Etch-a-sketch brigade being fat and hinterlandy.
I really can't imagine why it took so long to confirm that goal
Shocking, all about them
I really can't imagine why it took so long to confirm that goal
Dumb asf
Bueno played him onside. Muy Bueno fucker
I really can't imagine why it took so long to confirm that goal
Hincapie has turkey teeth
not even close, what the fuck is that linesman looking at
Any excuse to cancel.
not even close, what the fuck is that linesman looking at
Blind cunt!
not even close, what the fuck is that linesman looking at
This should already be announced. This fucking protracted VAR nonsense.
Onside by a mile.
Wang this mother fuckas.
My guy praying to god lol
Did not expect that from Heathcliffe. Lol
Wolves left back is playing him miles on
Goal is coming for Wolves
Yesssss
He's onside. This should stand.
Repeating what we always do. Score and then slowly let them back into it
Goal is coming for Wolves
Hopefully not today
Goal is coming for Wolves
If they score, they really will have a low block
What the fuck are we doing? This is a piss poor start to the second half.
better put it away before you get arrested
I'm safely ensconced at home, thanks for the concern.
We're luring them out of their low block
Yeah? Not sure we look especially watertight to handle it.
All these long balls for Gyok to lose. Appalling stuff.
Get zubi madueke and donkey off
We're luring them out of their low block
better put it away before you get arrested
Haha
Getting out hustled by a team with 1 win in 30. Cowardly shit
Someone needs to take charge here. This is a poor Wolves team.
better put it away before you get arrested
it's because our shorts are the same colour again
Wolves manager thinking we can actually get something from this.
Heh Hincapie taking an age to throw the ball and then gives it straight to Wolves
Colour blind
Heh Hincapie taking an age to throw the ball and then gives it straight to Wolves
I worry about Sunday they will be looking to tear into us with the new manager, if we slip up tonight i don't think we could handle the pressure of a NLD
if we slip up tonight it won't matter. 😬
Just realised the barcodes gotta fly all the way back from Azerbaijan and then face City away on Saturday night. Nonsense scheduling .
Yeah, well also... Fuck Saudicastle!
Plus they're always shit after a CL match regardless of who they play m..
My heart bleeds for deprived jet set Toon.
no one cares about their woes, that's what they get for sucking. What we do care about is them being about to face ¢115eh after all that travel.
They couldn't tear into a packet of crisps
NLD could be the highlight of their season
They really are trying to get Nelli booked
Forgot they have that cunt Mosquera.
I worry about Sunday they will be looking to tear into us with the new manager, if we slip up tonight i don't think we could handle the pressure of a NLD
They couldn't tear into a packet of crisps
I worry about Sunday they will be looking to tear into us with the new manager, if we slip up tonight i don't think we could handle the pressure of a NLD
If we don't win this game we deserve to win the title
Let's get another early goal and be bland for the next 40 mins. I'm okay with it.
Just realised the barcodes gotta fly all the way back from Azerbaijan and then face City away on Saturday night. Nonsense scheduling .
My heart bleeds for deprived jet set Toon.
Just realised the barcodes gotta fly all the way back from Azerbaijan and then face City away on Saturday night. Nonsense scheduling .
Well they're awful away from home
Just realised the barcodes gotta fly all the way back from Azerbaijan and then face City away on Saturday night. Nonsense scheduling .
Fat frank can have him next year
In this system, Havertz is by far the best option at CF.
Merino is better than that donkey swede
In this system, Havertz is by far the best option at CF.
No doubt
Right, back undercover :)
Havertz is the prime example. It’s like waiting for the return of Bergkamp. He’s been our best attacker this season in his 5 or so games.
We were so blessed back then
So much negativity here!
In comparison, this game is a sizzler.
(Gets tin hat)
In this system, Havertz is by far the best option at CF.
I see we're at the stage where a player greatly improves as we've not been exposed to his performances for a few weeks
Havertz is the prime example. It’s like waiting for the return of Bergkamp. He’s been our best attacker this season in his 5 or so games.
I see we're at the stage where a player greatly improves as we've not been exposed to his performances for a few weeks
Agree. We miss his 100 touches doing nothing
I see we're at the stage where a player greatly improves as we've not been exposed to his performances for a few weeks
Are you saying Martin isn't retroactively a sooperstar?
In the weather conditions just a one goal lead has us as hostages to fortune. Only needs a slip or shit ref call I just want us to put this out of doubt
I miss Ødegaard’s artistry!!! If only he could play as advanced as Saka’s been.
I see we're at the stage where a player greatly improves as we've not been exposed to his performances for a few weeks
I miss Ødegaard’s artistry!!! If only he could play as advanced as Saka’s been.
Lol.
I'm ok with not winning anything I've accepted it. Thankfully there will be no more arteta
He’s not leaving even if we lose everything. I think you had better be prepared.
I miss Ødegaard’s artistry!!! If only he could play as advanced as Saka’s been.
At least you'll be more miserable. Every cloud...
I'm ok with not winning anything I've accepted it. Thankfully there will be no more arteta
Martinelli has to score after getting into position. Nerves will be a wreck if we dont taken control of this game
We’ll win I think but we’re heading for a fall not because of negative fans but because we lack real quality in attack.
At least you'll be more miserable. Every cloud...
Heh
At least you'll be more miserable. Every cloud...
Half over so now I speak. Good start, same old relaxing. I think we big up our players too much. Saka has the strength and dynamism to play the 10 but he doesn’t have the guile or awareness of others....
We won't win anything 😭
Martinelli has to score after getting into position. Nerves will be a wreck if we dont taken control of this game
Half over so now I speak. Good start, same old relaxing. I think we big up our players too much. Saka has the strength and dynamism to play the 10 but he doesn’t have the guile or awareness of others.
Madueke is just so messy on the ball a really average player, an athlete no doubt but no control. It makes sense that Saka was his childhood mate and maybe had a hand in bringing him to Arsenal but just no class.
Same with Martinelli, great athlete, 100% effort but no guile. And then there’s Gyökeres, clumsy and slow to react as ever. How we are gonna win anything with such a guileless attack I just don’t know. We should be 4-0 up but inviting them back in.
At this rate we’re gonna blow the title cos Wolves are our easiest tie. They’re not even defensively tight we’re just horribly wasteful, Saka, Martinelli, Madueke and Gyökeres.
Bring Eze on ffs, at least he has some guile. That attack is like watching robots!
There is an element of that, for sure. We'd be double digits clear with a truly elite attack.
We would have the league sewn up by easter and could concentrate on the cups by resting players in between fixtures.
There is an element of that, for sure. We'd be double digits clear with a truly elite attack.
I wonder we don't ?!
Rice is not an attacking/creative midfielder. It's so frustrating to see him play left eight in games like this.
We treat every opponent as if they're peak Barca instead of swatting aside 70% of teams; we turn what should be straightforward games into a slog.
I am starting to wonder if we are top of the league because everybody else has been below par, we really don't seem to be as good as the table suggests.
I still think we will stutter over the line but...
I mean that is generally how the league works. That City-Liverpool era was an anomaly
I am starting to wonder if we are top of the league because everybody else has been below par, we really don't seem to be as good as the table suggests.
I still think we will stutter over the line but...
The league is shite
I am starting to wonder if we are top of the league because everybody else has been below par, we really don't seem to be as good as the table suggests.
I still think we will stutter over the line but...
There is an element of that, for sure. We'd be double digits clear with a truly elite attack.
I am starting to wonder if we are top of the league because everybody else has been below par, we really don't seem to be as good as the table suggests.
I still think we will stutter over the line but fuck sake we are awful to watch.
City gets that call we don't that's what it is.
Snap
I'll admit I have no idea what constitutes a penalty anymore.
If it's us, it's not given. If that was C115h, the ref or VAR would have given it. It's laughable how few pens we get.
Get a couple of early goals in the 2nd half and put this game to bed, start preparing for the Scum on Sunday
I don’t think we need both Rice and Zubi for this. Eze for Zubi.
I'll admit I have no idea what constitutes a penalty anymore.
City gets that call we don't that's what it is.
Need to find a new sport football is fucking boring asf
I'll admit I have no idea what constitutes a penalty anymore.
Bueno with a card for wanting a yellow is bueno.
muy
That falls into the bracket of 'not enough to knock a grown man down'
Bueno with a card for wanting a yellow is bueno.
Yeah, but we don't get pens.
God we are a tragic watch and I stayed up for this
Piss off elsewhere then
We will next year when he's not here
Lol
Arteta promised that we'd play with lots of courage. This ain't it
It really isn't.
Arteta promised that we'd play with lots of courage. This ain't it
We will next year when he's not here
Arteta promised that we'd play with lots of courage. This ain't it
Yikes. Wolves close there.
Closest either team have come since the goal
Martinelli is having a shocker.
Surprise
Martinelli is having a shocker.
The weather is fine it's our game that ain't
It's pissing down.
Ffs lads get another goal
This is more like 19th vs 20th.
The weather is fine it's our game that ain't
Timber is not good offensively; there's no denying it.
Absolutely piss poor. Shouldn't be starting games like this.
Timber is not good offensively; there's no denying it.
Ooo look another back ward pass
Not sure they're sitting back. They just lack any semblance of creativity as a group.
Yeah maybe not sitting back. But it’s just so cautious. Side to side and then to the wings.
No movement. Everyone standing
This has to be by design. Score one and then sit back
Against the worst team in the PL though?
This has to be by design. Score one and then sit back
Not sure they're sitting back. They just lack any semblance of creativity as a group.
I think Norgaard has proven himself capable of playing in PL games, no?
This has to be by design. Score one and then sit back
Poor touch, Martinelli. The break was on.
Been poor today
Poor touch, Martinelli. The break was on.
Pass was overhit
God we are a tragic watch and I stayed up for this
Poor touch, Martinelli. The break was on.
No support at all for Saka. Madueke just jogging slowly
xackly
No support at all for Saka. Madueke just jogging slowly
Only the first half, I guess, but really wish we possessed/demonstrated the quality to put these teams to bed earlier.
Saliba needs to do that more. Always passing sideways slows down everything
He's trying to fight our centre-backs, and he's losing.
Same place as Eze and MLS.
This is some rough watching. Resorting to crosses because nothing else looks on in this configuration.
Where is Norgaard
This is some rough watching. Resorting to crosses because nothing else looks on in this configuration.
Wouldn't be too bad if Gyok got on the end of them.
Need another - these are starting to get a bit nasty
This is some rough watching. Resorting to crosses because nothing else looks on in this configuration.
What's that Wolves player complaining about? Didn't look like anything.
Having to live in Wolverhampton
Gyok just has piss poor understanding of where to position himself. Never in a dangerous position.
What's that Wolves player complaining about? Didn't look like anything.
For a big lad he is on the ground a bot too often.
Bit
Gyok always down in the box when the cross comes
For a big lad he is on the ground a bot too often.
Gyok always down in the box when the cross comes
Wolves must be on for some record for earliest ever relegation. Easy to see why.
Shitest Team in Prem history.
Great run from Rice, wish he just shoots
Wolves must be on for some record for earliest ever relegation. Easy to see why.
Nice work there from Hincapie
Aye
It does make me wonder if the lack of urgency when taking the lead is so ingrained and difficult to shake off
Nice work there from Hincapie
Hincapie and Timber starting together at full back is such a hindrance on our attack.
Absolutely no reason one of White or MLS shouldn't be starting.
We really should be putting away our chances against relegation fodder innit
Game is drifting. Need to up the tempo.
Exactly. All these injury breaks have drained the momentum.
Game is drifting. Need to up the tempo.
Aye, need to concentrate and get a second.
This is where you need those Meta glaases
Or frequent toilet breaks. "The wine is really going down pronto this evening" 😅
Defending a throw in and we have every player in our box. Should be looking for a breakaway.
Game is drifting. Need to up the tempo.
In a restaurant entertaining junior and his gf....following under the table on the arses.....damn....I've been sussed..
Laters..
Following under the table eh? tell that to the Gards 😉
This is where you need those Meta glaases
the gf "how long does it take this guy to pick up a fucking fork?"
Heh
You dropped the fork... Again
the gf "how long does it take this guy to pick up a fucking fork?"
In a restaurant entertaining junior and his gf....following under the table on the arses.....damn....I've been sussed..
Laters..
You dropped the fork... Again
In a restaurant entertaining junior and his gf....following under the table on the arses.....damn....I've been sussed..
Laters..
Busted!
In a restaurant entertaining junior and his gf....following under the table on the arses.....damn....I've been sussed..
Laters..
Hahaha
In a restaurant entertaining junior and his gf....following under the table on the arses.....damn....I've been sussed..
Laters..
Happy Wang is not playing for Los Lobos
good sweeper keeping from Sa. Vik would've been in.
Come to the ball Gyokeres
Should have used his mickey.
Welbeckian style
Should have used his mickey.
Really liking Saka in this role
Not his fav place to play
jose sa playing charades with the ref?
Belongs in a Velasquez painting
jose sa playing charades with the ref?
Madueke’s best and Madueke’s worst there.
I got excited but on a very wet night and soaked pitch it looked like Rice curled in a beauty for Sak to stoop and nod in from 6 odd yards through the keepers legs...
Beautiful!
Nope.
Arses only but it's fine 😁
I got excited but on a very wet night and soaked pitch it looked like Rice curled in a beauty for Sak to stoop and nod in from 6 odd yards through the keepers legs...
It goes without saying but I'll say it anyway..
Stamp on their Wolf throats! Awooooo!!!
ha ha. I actually had the Arses closed this time but had opened it just in time to get spoilered, my own fault.
I only opened it in order to comment after Saka made a run into the box. When was the last time we saw Odegaard do that?
Shooting from outside the Box!!!!! what witchery is this?
Gyokeres should have made it 2
Nope.
Arses only but it's fine 😁
Nope.
Arses only but it's fine 😁
Just what the doctor ordered
first one for Saka in 16 games.
Sakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaa
Commentators trying to jinx this.
Goal difference with city gone down to 2. Time to increase it.
Glad to see White and Cala fit and on the bench
all this fire in the stadium, no wonder their team is going down in flames...
[coat please]
do these two keepers go to the same stylist?
Indeed.
Just got home from the pub. Reunion with the hometown buddies over the Lunar New Year. It was a hoot!
Arse
Well in Brucie.
Happy Birthday Fierce Cannonade.
Saka Central it is. I want and expect lots of goals in this game, for Arsenal, of course.
This
Hopefully Saka feeds the Gyok plenty!
Should give Wolves another forward thinking player to worry about
Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice and Zubi should be enough to deal with whatever Wolves have. Let the attacking players attack.
Arse
Well in Brucie.
Happy Birthday Fierce Cannonade.
Saka Central it is. I want and expect lots of goals in this game, for Arsenal, of course.
Should give Wolves another forward thinking player to worry about
definitely
Maybe he can step up another level but regardless it was a marked improvement compared to what we've been seeing from him on the wing this season and what we've been seeing from Odegaard in the right ...
Should give Wolves another forward thinking player to worry about
Indeed, once Arteta tries it he goes for it. I have to be honest, some people were raving about his performance there, I think he can step it up a level. We'll see. That's all from me.
Back to radio ...
Maybe he can step up another level but regardless it was a marked improvement compared to what we've been seeing from him on the wing this season and what we've been seeing from Odegaard in the right midfield.
@everyone Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres
Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly
ooooooooooohhhhhhh
@everyone Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres
Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly
Looks like Saka in the #10 again with Madueke and Martinelli. No Eze.
Indeed, once Arteta tries it he goes for it. I have to be honest, some people were raving about his performance there, I think he can step it up a level. We'll see. That's all from me.
Back to radio silence until after the match ;)
Ooo, Saka right eight. I like it.
Looks like Saka in the #10 again with Madueke and Martinelli. No Eze.
Worzel Gummage has scored a hat-trick away to Carrierbag FC
Save some goals for the weekend
Worzel Gummage has scored a hat-trick away to Carrierbag FC
Make that 4 now...
Thank you for the bday wishes gents!
I'm stepping away from my match day duties to celebrate with my wife. I trust you all to watch with enough intensity to ensure a win. Don't let the team down!
HB!
Granny Gordon scoring 4 times
Thank you for the bday wishes gents!
I'm stepping away from my match day duties to celebrate with my wife. I trust you all to watch with enough intensity to ensure a win. Don't let the team down!
Worzel Gummage has scored a hat-trick away to Carrierbag FC
woooa what a goal. unlucky czechs
Eeeeee this is fantastic hockey game
Bennett
Celebrini
Crosby
MacKinnon
Marchand (spits)
McDavid
Reinhart...
Is this even fair? ;p
oops 2-3 Czech!
Have to say I’m really happy there’s a match on tonight. I seem to have picked up some strange cold, no fever, just headache and bodyache, not much energy, so the match is a welcome highlight to a slow day. I’m staying in, will find a decent stream and resist any temptation to comment on here.,
Worked a treat on Sunday, definitely worth trying again.
What a treat Sunday’s game was. Unlike the league which is going to be a slugfest till the end.
Bennett
Celebrini
Crosby
MacKinnon
Marchand (spits)
McDavid
Reinhart...
Is this even fair? ;p
I am getting really really really really sick of that rain.
Ditto, you may even add a fourth.
Here is a radical idea for today’s game - score an early goal.
Worked a treat on Sunday, definitely worth trying again.
Here is a radical idea for today’s game - score an early goal.
And a second and a third
Here is a radical idea for today’s game - score an early goal.
Last time I smoked I seem to recall a packet of Disque Bleu, I was a pretentious little shit at the time, were about 30p
Wow!
I'm glad I quit smoking many years ago, ciggies going to be up to 13/14 euros a packet of 20 in March.
Can't even remember how much it was all that time ago, but probably still about 6 euros max?
Last time I smoked I seem to recall a packet of Disque Bleu, I was a pretentious little shit at the time, were about 30p
You do get that it goes way beyond City and Chelsea? They're the sharp end of the symptom and the cause is capitalism and whether some refuse to accept it, it's also the reason that structural racism ...
*applauds NB*
‘Given their league position and form, anything other than a win tonight would be profoundly frustrating’.
Profoundly frustrating is super civil.
and I never have more than one streaming service active at a time. I only sign up for a streamer after I've cancelled a different one. I can bounce around from month to month but refuse to pay for m...
Hahaha!
and I never have more than one streaming service active at a time. I only sign up for a streamer after I've cancelled a different one. I can bounce around from month to month but refuse to pay for more than one at a time.
If they're not willing to grandfather your fee level then there's no reason whatsoever for loyalty.
Everything is going up.
Got an email yesterday about my Disney subscription going up.
These are multi-billion-dollar corporations; they are not Dave's Hardware Store down the road struggling to stay...
cancel it. 😏
For the longest time I was riding the coattails of someone else's Netflix. Even after she moved out she let me keep using it but eventually she started using someone else's and cancelled her own. At that point I signed up with my own account but literally a month later they jacked up the price... FFS!!! [cancel] 😂
AA: "football increasingly has a spending problem"
You can blame Chelsea and ¢115eh for that. Yes we do spend a shitload but we're really just trying to keep up. It's they're free reign spen...
You do get that it goes way beyond City and Chelsea? They're the sharp end of the symptom and the cause is capitalism and whether some refuse to accept it, it's also the reason that structural racism is embedded into that and why, despite the exasperation and calls to do more after yet another racist incident on the pitch, nothing much can or will be done while we live in a system (which football is part of) which is by its nature exploitative and discriminatory.
And of course there are dilemmas for all of us because of the sheer artistry and athletic ability which has us entranced. I watched Vinicius Jr's goal, just sublime, up there with the best, the balance, the execution and then of course the flamboyant celebration. This is too much for some.
I get that for the opposition that can be provocative, but why the particular reaction? Because the world is steeped in it right now and no one seems really sure what to do. Fuck if Fifa or Uefa are equipped to deal with it or any corporate body. It runs through their systems and society and all the time the clubs are more concerned with ways to keep squeezing the fans for more cash.
And, yes, Arsenal are part of that and we can excuse it as them "having to keep up" and of course we love our club, but apart from the usual discussions, we're not any nearer to solving this in football or in the world.
Still, all that aside (as you do), big match tonight, I'll go for a front four of Trossard, Gyökeres, Eze and Madueke with Saka the superb getting back some fitness!
Devoted reader, first arse.
hello all you legends.
I'll leave it at that...
COYG! To many goals tonight and driving fear in Shitty FCs hearts
welcome to the party fun boat!
he door that swings both ways. can't vote for a Party offering big spending and then be surprised when taxes jump.
we recently had our provincial gov't announce much needed changes/additions to heal...
It's OK as long as someone else has to pay for it.
If people want success on the pitch they have to accept that it needs paying for.
Can’t vote for a Party offering big tax cuts and then be surprised when Services get cut
he door that swings both ways. can't vote for a Party offering big spending and then be surprised when taxes jump.
we recently had our provincial gov't announce much needed changes/additions to health care. People were happy... but then the city announced property tax increases due to the province increasing the health care portion of the take and people lost their shit. I mean... 🤷
AA: "football increasingly has a spending problem"
You can blame Chelsea and ¢115eh for that. Yes we do spend a shitload but we're really just trying to keep up. It's they're free reign spending that's driving it and if, in the end, the 115 charges don't land then good night Irene
Were Saka and Madueke besties before the latter arrived? 🤔
Yes, I think I've read that somewhere.
Were Saka and Madueke besties before the latter arrived? 🤔
Arse!
Well in The Return of the Bruce! be lucky!
"anything other than a win tonight would be profoundly frustrating the end of days"
Patxaran, on the other hand, why not? :-)
He looks so much like that other racist cunt who plays for Chelski, are they racist cousins?
Benfica player denies making racist comment towards Vini Jnr saying he's not racist and that Vini heard what he wanted to hear.... Or words to that effect.
I was expected him to go with the Suarez defence or similar: 'it's not a racist word, it's kind of a term of endearment where I come from....'.
There was a young fella from Brussels
Who liked to eat frites and mussells......
hahahaha :-D
Benfica player denies making racist comment towards Vini Jnr saying he's not racist and that Vini heard what he wanted to hear.... Or words to that effect.
Quirk of scheduling after Wolves game was moved
I get that but it's annoying. You could say the women's game is a bit of a dead rubber, but that's the game that will be impacted. Shame really.
There was a young fella from Brussels
Who liked to eat frites and mussells......
Lol
In other news, the trip to Limerick may finally be taking shape for the second week of March. Just waiting for customer feedback now.
There was a young fella from Brussels
Who liked to eat frites and mussells......
Everything is going up.
Got an email yesterday about my Disney subscription going up.
These are multi-billion-dollar corporations; they are not Dave's Hardware Store down the road struggling to stay...
Yep.
Everything is going up.
Got an email yesterday about my Disney subscription going up.
These are multi-billion-dollar corporations; they are not Dave's Hardware Store down the road struggling to stay open.
The constant need is not just to make a profit, but to grow it.
'We made $4 biilion last quarter.'
'Why wasn't it $5 billion?'
vini would appear to be guilty of the heinous crime of celebrating while Black
For those of us of a certain age it's vaguely reminiscent of the attitudes highlighted by the PC Savage sketch from Not the Nine O'Clock News.
Remember all the shit MLS got for his celebration? There seems to be a running theme, but I can't put my finger on it.
Was Mourinho trying to defend the racist comments from his player?? Seemed that way 😡
vini would appear to be guilty of the heinous crime of celebrating while Black
arse!
fuck off, bruce!
afternoon all!
I remember buying duty free ones from the Emirates at less than 2 euros per packet though...
I'm glad I quit smoking many years ago, ciggies going to be up to 13/14 euros a packet of 20 in March.
Can't even remember how much it was all that time ago, but probably still about 6 euros max?
This doesn't happen in a vacuum either. There's a throughline between this shit and, for example, the owner of Man Utd being openly racist then issuing a half-arsed non-apology.
aye
Seemed like it. He implied that "inappropriate celebration", whatever that means, justified the reaction of his player. Classic victim-blaming, which is both craven and disappointing given his history...
Don't expect any better from him, sadly. He has no shame.
This doesn't happen in a vacuum either. There's a throughline between this shit and, for example, the owner of Man Utd being openly racist then issuing a half-arsed non-apology.
No pasaran
Your reaction/revulsion is completely understandable.
Like you, I could barely comprehend that this was actually (still) happening in 2026 but this fucking “thing” doesn’t ever seem to go away. Some ...
This doesn't happen in a vacuum either. There's a throughline between this shit and, for example, the owner of Man Utd being openly racist then issuing a half-arsed non-apology.
Should I be worried about my reaction to last night's racism in the Benefica - Madrid match? It wasn't a surprise and I felt numb. Outside of the occasional pre-season match, I don't watch football li...
Your reaction/revulsion is completely understandable.
Like you, I could barely comprehend that this was actually (still) happening in 2026 but this fucking “thing” doesn’t ever seem to go away. Some very small consolation might be derived from the fact that there are, at least in football, some mechanisms now in place to confront and expose it which, I’m sorry to say, seem to becoming less obvious in wider society. I mean a bunch of racists is leading the UK opinion polls right now and check this kind of sentiment out
https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis…As far as going to the Arsenal is concerned, I think we may be “luckier” than some given were we are from, the history of our fans and the general make-up of the present crowd - some glaring historical screw-ups notwithstanding (e.g. remember the mural?)
Admittedly I’m old school but I personally find the match day experience extremely mild in comparison to say, the 70s/80s; nowadays comparable to any municipal event and probably a lot less threatening than I dunno, a fair or a free concert?
Anyway I guess I’m essentially encouraging you to go if you can - you’ll be fine and despite the exorbitant cost of everything and the difficulty obtaining a ticket there’s nothing like seeing the boys perform right in front of you and cheering them on with your tribe.
Both the men and women kick off at 8pm tonight. Whose bright idea was that?
Quirk of scheduling after Wolves game was moved
Both the men and women kick off at 8pm tonight. Whose bright idea was that?
I hope the player, Mourinho and Benfica are held accountable for this. Despicable.
I would like to see Norgaard starting in the middle for tonights game, he was the captain of a good Brentford side for a reason and deserves a run of matches whilst giving either Rice or Zubimendi a rest.
Was Mourinho trying to defend the racist comments from his player?? Seemed that way 😡
Yes
Was Mourinho trying to defend the racist comments from his player?? Seemed that way 😡
Seemed like it. He implied that "inappropriate celebration", whatever that means, justified the reaction of his player. Classic victim-blaming, which is both craven and disappointing given his history of managing and working with black players.
Devoted reader, first arse.
hello all you legends.
I'll leave it at that...
COYG! To many goals tonight and driving fear in Shitty FCs hearts
Great first arse!
Was Mourinho trying to defend the racist comments from his player?? Seemed that way 😡
Should I be worried about my reaction to last night's racism in the Benefica - Madrid match? It wasn't a surprise and I felt numb. Outside of the occasional pre-season match, I don't watch football li...
I think it's a fair enough personal choice.
Should I be worried about my reaction to last night's racism in the Benefica - Madrid match? It wasn't a surprise and I felt numb. Outside of the occasional pre-season match, I don't watch football live cos I can't be dealing with the stupid aggression and general unpleasantness, with the possibility of racial abuse. That's a conscious choice so I don't want anyone to feel bad for me, but I'm just not going to put myself in a situation of dealing with utter bellends, both in football and wider society.
Devoted reader, first arse.
hello all you legends.
I'll leave it at that...
COYG! To many goals tonight and driving fear in Shitty FCs hearts
COYG
Devoted reader, first arse.
hello all you legends.
I'll leave it at that...
COYG! To many goals tonight and driving fear in Shitty FCs hearts
Arse Wib....be lucky!
Happy Cakeday fierce cannon!
Oh yes. Happy Birthday!
Arse Wib....be lucky!
Happy Cakeday fierce cannon!
I haven't done any work trip since the operation....been very close to a year now :-O.
I'll just have to seek refuge in a pub in the evenings...shame... :-p
Munster Munster!
WiB
Well wolf-packed Blogs
Limerick should be a great craic Olz but...um...don't expect it it not to rain...
I'll just have to seek refuge in a pub in the evenings...shame... :-p
WiB
Well wolf-packed Blogs
Limerick should be a great craic Olz but...um...don't expect it it not to rain...
I mean even here, earlier they said the rain would stop between 9 and 12 more or less, but it's still (lightly) raining. So it looks like I'll have to run in the rain again, and try to avoid the puddles in the process.
I should just make this conditional to 'no rain', riiiight? :-P
Good luck with that
I should just make this conditional to 'no rain', riiiight? :-P
In other news, the trip to Limerick may finally be taking shape for the second week of March. Just waiting for customer feedback now.
I really don't understand how they gave it the green light.
I may be lost to the modern world now, I don't know....
'Just Landed: Arsenal x Adidas Originals'.
What about 'Fuck off'?
Also the new Arsenal App is absolutely shite (I mean, normally I would just try to get to the 'News' bit, but now that doesn't even s...
Yeah, the app is so bad
'Just Landed: Arsenal x Adidas Originals'.
What about 'Fuck off'?
Also the new Arsenal App is absolutely shite (I mean, normally I would just try to get to the 'News' bit, but now that doesn't even seem to exist anymore).
'The Arsenal', 'Our new digital home brings you closer than ever to your club, wherever you are'.
Er, no, it brings me a little further away...
That sounds like a farewell letter
*sends resignation letter*
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Pure sports capitalism at work indeed, as chrism said.
At some point, I'll want to check out. Fuck this world.
That sounds like a farewell letter
Arse, bruce almighty back on track. Hope this Wolves match will be easier than the reverse fixture.
If people want success on the pitch they have to accept that it needs paying for.
Can’t vote for a Party offering big tax cuts and then be surprised when Services get cut
Pure sports capitalism at work indeed, as chrism said.
At some point, I'll want to check out. Fuck this world.
Arse. WiB, be lucky!
Morning all.
Have to win tonight, full gas from the first minute, no let up and get the game done.
As someone who is directly impacted by season ticket rises, I don't want to s...
If people want success on the pitch they have to accept that it needs paying for.
Can’t vote for a Party offering big tax cuts and then be surprised when Services get cut
Decides Brandysnaps are a good idea for breakfast and for those that don't know they are nothing alcoholic but sugary biscuits usually filled with cream but I will eschew that.
Well in Bruce!
Vini may be a fantastic footballer but an absolute sh*thouse of a character
No I didn't go back for a snooze I was crashing about around the flat - still no sign of AO. Boo.
Arse. WiB, be lucky!
Morning all.
Have to win tonight, full gas from the first minute, no let up and get the game done.
As someone who is directly impacted by season ticket rises, I don't want to see prices going up, but I also live in the real world. We sign very expensive footballers and pay them high wages, that money has to come from somewhere. TV money is one thing, but that has maybe reached its peak, people are switching away from broadcasters and that won't have gone unnoticed when TV renewals come around. Also, the owners want a return on investment, not being paid out every year, but increasing the value of the club and increasing all revenue streams does this. As I said, I am paying out for these tickets (x2!) and I'm lucky to be able to do so, but there's no amount of pressure from supporters groups that will change this, this is pure sports capitalism at work.
Once you don’t renew you lose all chance of getting a ticket. Later renewal only means you get dumped back to Red like LowerClass did when she went to Uni and is struggling to get up to Silver members...
If I decide not to renew, it means I decide not to go to games anymore, though I could come to London to go to the pub to watch the games and meet people pre/post matches, but I know it's a theoretical idea that may not appeal so much as a practical regular thing in reality (the idea behind is not giving any more money to the football club, far more than not wanting to attend matches).
Other than Carabao games we’ve only managed to get two ballot successes….got another refusal for the Everton game
TBH, I've not even tried for any ballots except Wolves - and and I failed in that one!
I'm sucker... Still not been to a match yet this season...
Other than Carabao games we’ve only managed to get two ballot successes….got another refusal for the Everton game
A+ and B+ categories?
After going to a few matches again I thought maybe I'd renew my membership, but doubts keep creeping in again.....
I love being at games though....
Once you don’t renew you lose all chance of getting a ticket. Later renewal only means you get dumped back to Red like LowerClass did when she went to Uni and is struggling to get up to Silver membership
A+ and B+ categories?
After going to a few matches again I thought maybe I'd renew my membership, but doubts keep creeping in again.....
I love being at games though....
I'm sucker... Still not been to a match yet this season...
Morning all
WiB. Just don’t make a habit of it
A+ and B+ categories?
After going to a few matches again I thought maybe I'd renew my membership, but doubts keep creeping in again.....
I love being at games though....
I see it says no reduction.
But how will that work with the ballot?
And also does it mean they would feel entitled to be arseholes and try to enforce sitting in non safe-standing areas?
Lots of unanswered questions for now I suspect.
I'm still mostly confused by the safe standing, as most of the lower tier (certainly North Bank and Clock End) is already de facto standing and pretty safe.
Also still unclear if it reduces the capacity as I thought the initial proposal had stated.
Arse!
Oh, fuck off Bruce! Be lucky...
Now we must absolutely win or we'll never see him again....
Arse.
Well in Bruce.
Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!?!?
Welcome back.