Arsenal Thread | 2025/26

youngbob said:
Still think it's the draws that'll knock them down to about 80 points. They don't create enough and the number of goals they're scoring from corners has dropped off quite significantly in recent weeks. It's just a matter of whether we can get more than 80 points. I think we have the potential to but the FA Cup games might add a couple of headaches.

Bournemouth (H)
- 4 days rest -
Sporting (H)
- 3 days rest -
City (A)
- 5 days rest -
Newcastle (H)
- 3/4 days rest -
Atleti/Barca (H/A)
- 3/4 days rest -
Fulham (H)
- 3/4 days rest -
Atleti/Barca (H/A)
- 3/4 days rest -
West Ham (A)
- 7 days rest -
Burnley (H)
- 7 days rest -
Palace (A)
- 7 days rest -
CL final (N)

Of their 7 remaining games, 2 of them are gimmes imo (Burnley at home, already down; Palace away, on the beach, potentially resting players for the Conference League final as well) but the rest all pose problems to this Arsenal side. Bournemouth in a 12.30 KO between two CL games, very tricky; City away speaks for itself; Newcastle at home is a tricky one if Howe parks the bus; Fulham at home could be tricky for the same reasons; West Ham away will come right in the thick of a relegation fight for them.
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Palace away is not a gimme. Especially when chasing your 1st title. Could be another QPR (with different ending of course) ...
 
Arsenal will get through to the CL final, hopefully whoever they play there will batter them ha
 
bluetonium said:
Nicked from paddy power:

On this day last year, Declan Rice scored two free kicks against Real Madrid and was being compared to David Beckham, Juninho and Andrea Pirlo by Arsenal fans.

He hasn’t scored a free kick since.
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I used to rate him quite highly, but I always felt he was inconsistent. He'd have a decent game and then go missing in the next half dozen. But he's also had to adapt his game because of Lego's play-stifling tactics. I think he's destined to be yet another 'not quite' player who never fulfilled his potential, unlike his brother, Basmati.
 
KentBlue said:
I used to rate him quite highly, but I always felt he was inconsistent. He'd have a decent game and then go missing in the next half dozen. But he's also had to adapt his game because of Lego's play-stifling tactics. I think he's destined to be yet another 'not quite' player who never fulfilled his potential, unlike his brother, Basmati.
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Don't want to de rail this thread but back in the day, his Uncle, Benjamin, was average too.
 
KentBlue said:
I used to rate him quite highly, but I always felt he was inconsistent. He'd have a decent game and then go missing in the next half dozen. But he's also had to adapt his game because of Lego's play-stifling tactics. I think he's destined to be yet another 'not quite' player who never fulfilled his potential, unlike his brother, Basmati.
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This seems to be a consistent thing with City fans vs Rice. As a Gooner he and Raya are fundamental to any trophy chase for us. If either are out it's goodnight Vienna. He's destined to be one of those players that fans of the club appreciate but fans of other clubs don't see the true value of (I guess a bit like David Silva was for you - anyone with a brain could see he was an unbelievable player but for some reason he never got his flowers from other club supporters - not that I'm equating Rice and Silva just in case any City fans get the pitchforks out!).

The thing about Rice is he looks unspectacular, doesn't have the best 1st touch, isn't as incisive as (for example) a peak Rodri but he has an amazing engine, is positionally terrific and is generally fit and available to play. I'd say he's an 8/10 in all areas which is what we need.

If you put him in a more expansive team you'd see his value more I reckon. At Arsenal he's asked to provide a defensive shield over the back 4 which stymies him somewhat.
 
bridgeno1 said:
This seems to be a consistent thing with City fans vs Rice. As a Gooner he and Raya are fundamental to any trophy chase for us. If either are out it's goodnight Vienna. He's destined to be one of those players that fans of the club appreciate but fans of other clubs don't see the true value of (I guess a bit like David Silva was for you - anyone with a brain could see he was an unbelievable player but for some reason he never got his flowers from other club supporters - not that I'm equating Rice and Silva just in case any City fans get the pitchforks out!).

The thing about Rice is he looks unspectacular, doesn't have the best 1st touch, isn't as incisive as (for example) a peak Rodri but he has an amazing engine, is positionally terrific and is generally fit and available to play. I'd say he's an 8/10 in all areas which is what we need.

If you put him in a more expansive team you'd see his value more I reckon. At Arsenal he's asked to provide a defensive shield over the back 4 which stymies him somewhat.
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It’s not just David Silva who doesn’t get any credit, add every City great. Aguero, Bernardo, KDB, Bernardo, Yaya, Ederson, Foden, you could go on forever. You’d never guess that we’ve achieved things that have never been done before and probably never will be again.
Plodder has achieved practically nothing but run about a lot and take corners. Pretty poor return for over £100m.
 
TonyColemansbagofapples said:
It’s not just David Silva who doesn’t get any credit, add every City great. Aguero, Bernardo, KDB, Bernardo, Yaya, Ederson, Foden, you could go on forever. You’d never guess that we’ve achieved things that have never been done before and probably never will be again.
Plodder has achieved practically nothing but run about a lot and take corners. Pretty poor return for over £100m.
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Red top players and its a different all them players mentioned deserve more headlines and more praise than Bruno the rat at the swap but you watch how over the top they go when he leaves
 
TonyColemansbagofapples said:
It’s not just David Silva who doesn’t get any credit, add every City great. Aguero, Bernardo, KDB, Bernardo, Yaya, Ederson, Foden, you could go on forever. You’d never guess that we’ve achieved things that have never been done before and probably never will be again.
Plodder has achieved practically nothing but run about a lot and take corners. Pretty poor return for over £100m.
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From an Arsenal fan perspective that list you provided is viewed as thus,

Aguero - all time great
Bernardo - very good player, snide c*nt lol
KDB - one of the GOATs
Yaya - I was called a moron by a fellow Gooner for saying Rice was better so clearly he's rated highly
Emerson- no real opinion either way
Foden - was great, is now shit. He's the City Saka basically.

Should have Kompany in there at GOAT level.
 
bridgeno1 said:
From an Arsenal fan perspective that list you provided is viewed as thus,

Aguero - all time great
Bernardo - very good player, snide c*nt lol
KDB - one of the GOATs
Yaya - I was called a moron by a fellow Gooner for saying Rice was better so clearly he's rated highly
Emerson- no real opinion either way
Foden - was great, is now shit. He's the City Saka basically.

Should have Kompany in there at GOAT level.
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Foden, at the age of 25, has won more medals than the entire Arsenal squad put together. He has played 361 games and scored 110 goals in that time. He has won so many personal honours I cannot keep count, including Footballer of The Year a couple of seasons ago and player of the tournament when England won the U17 World Cup. One average season does not make him shit. A season where he has scored one goal more than Limpalong and two if you disregard penalties.
Once he has a had a decent break, not having any sort of break since he was about 15, and he will be fine. To call him the City Saka is disrespectful in the extreme, especially when Foden tries his best to stay upright whereas Saka does his best impression of a grass inspector from the first minute to the last.
Your last post rates alongside Plodder being better than Yaya in it's stupidity.
By the way, it is Ederson not Emerson.
 
bridgeno1 said:
From an Arsenal fan perspective that list you provided is viewed as thus,

Aguero - all time great
Bernardo - very good player, snide c*nt lol
KDB - one of the GOATs
Yaya - I was called a moron by a fellow Gooner for saying Rice was better so clearly he's rated highly
Emerson- no real opinion either way
Foden - was great, is now shit. He's the City Saka basically.

Should have Kompany in there at GOAT level.
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You think Rice is better than Yaya
 
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