Arsenal Thread - 2022/23

[mixer]

We don't want them losing too many points !!!
1. City
2. Newcastle
3. Arsenal
4. Any other



8th rags.

Draw will do nicely

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Was at the match last night.
Their fans and 'matchday experience' are both really cringe.
The camera was going round the fans and they shout into in and wave their arms about. Very strange bunch.
They did have a sign language person stood next to the presenter doing sign into a camera, which I thought was very good for those that need it.

Their music guy is a massive pro wrestling fan so I can't hate it too much.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

#class
#tradition


Still no apology from Arsenal for the behaviour of their fans last night?

They've apologised to Liverpool because it's nearly been a whole day since anyone apologised to them.

 

[Silva&Silva]

Funny how some of their fans are so adamant that everyone is against them, the media, officials, oppisition fans etc. If Arsenal are hated, then what are we?

 

[Paladin]

Something needs to happen about their orchestrated timeouts during games. The entire XI plus Arteta should be booked simultaneously for it because every one of them is part of it.

They name a player as a doubt pre-game, then he goes down after 15 or 20 minutes, rolling around, taking off his boot, then the whole team runs over to the sideline and has a timeout after Arteta has weighed up what the opposition are doing to adapt his tactics.

And Ederson gets booked for time-wasting? Fuck off!

Arteta is a right twat. Can’t stand him.

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He fucking shrank at that moment^. Kev made him look a four foot tall little boy getting told off.

He's becoming very dislikeable, Arteta. He's ungracious in defeat, which to be fair, he's not that only manager with that trait, but he doesn't give credit where it is due.

I recall an interview connected with the recent FA Cup tie when it was pointed out to him that City had won all of the recent meetings. His response was that in the last two games Arsenal had a player sent off, as if that was the sole reason they lost.

Well, they weren't sent off on the first minute Mikel. And you didn't have players sent off in the other nine games.

His actions during games is very suspect too. Sly little things like kicking the ball away, interfering with opposition players, generally causing disturbances. He's a snide. He's worked closely with Pep, yet he models his actions on Mourinho.

 

[KS55]

Funny how some of their fans are so adamant that everyone is against them, the media, officials, oppisition fans etc. If Arsenal are hated, then what are we?

We are beyond the pail, oil fuelled cheats. I love it.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Tough team playing proper football against us instead of parking the bus. They’re always dangerous which makes for a real nervy game.

Yep, we were definitely out of the comfort zone for long spells - until we got the third goal really.
Arteta has done a great job there - lifted them out of the post Wenger doldrums, got rid of a couple of toxic dressing room characters and built a decent young team. Lots to admire really, but they are just not quite there yet and despite arteta learning a vast amount from pep he'll always be a copy, not the real thing. He's a great man manager I think, and at city his arm round the shoulder approach rescued players from peps intensity at times. I'm just not sure that he can do intensity himself without becoming a mard arse though, and that rubs off on his team.

 

[KS55]

Mad as fuck, but fair play, he’s right !

Half and half on view there. Yuk.

 

[M16 citeh]

Funny how some of their fans are so adamant that everyone is against them, the media, officials, oppisition fans etc. If Arsenal are hated, then what are we?

TBF arsenal have been traditionally targeted by refs and other teams....

But I agree we seem to be irrelevant to a lot of Southern/histreee club fans

 

[Dirty Harry]

Half and half on view there. Yuk.

I did notice that mate, treated him with the contempt he deserved and ignored the weirdo ;-).

 

[jimharri]

Too many sugars in his half time cuppa? Christ, talk about hyper. He makes Ty look like a trappist monk.

 

[KentBlue]

Kev's goal...SUBLIME!!

 

[M18CTID]

Well played guys. Thought we shaded it first half, and you tweaked things and you were the better team 2nd half and we'll deserved winners.

Bit disappointed in ourselves, too many loose passes, too many rash decisions. I can understand that if nerves at the start of a game, but not coming after half time when we had already done ok.

Our problem to me is that we lack composure at certain points. That's something the players, and the manager, need to learn from.

As for the couple of arseholes throwing bottles...deary me, get them found and banned.

Pretty much agree with that assessment. I said to a few mates on our WhatsApp group at half-time that I felt we needed to do more going forward as you were looking like more of an attacking threat at that point. Due to the stop-start nature of the first 15 minutes or so of the 2nd half, it was impossible to call and we only really started to get on top in the last quarter of the game.

I think the lack of composure is only to be expected when you play high-risk football like both our teams do, and I think it's fair to say that Arsenal are still a work in progress - albeit a very good one - and those issues will reduce over time. You're clearly building a squad to challenge at the top end of the league for many years and whatever happens this season, you're not going away anytime soon.

I must say that I'm amazed that we're in the position we are. A few weeks ago I could see Arsenal running away with it but those 8 dropped points in the last 3 games have given us a way back in at a time when our own form isn't actually anything to write home about.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I watched two of the Europa League games. No first teamer started in one game and just one started in the other game. Thus, I am not so sure they will commit to taking risks with first teamers. I guess we will soon see

The group stages yes but can't see it happening in the latter stages

 

[jmant10]

In hindsight, you could argue that arsenal getting the penalty was the best thing for us. We were a much better team from that moment onwards. Even in the last couple of minutes if the first half we hit the bar and went on the front foot.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Kev's goal...SUBLIME!!

"Manchester City paying so much money for Kevin De Bruyne is an absolute joke.

I thought he was out of his depth at Chelsea. He never once went out on the pitch and looked like he belonged there. I don't think he could handle it - and now he's going to City for about three times what Wolfsburg paid for him. Not for me.

He'll be on the bench at City for a start, because you can't change a winning team. Who does he get in ahead of? No-one. They're all playing too well.

But he didn't like it when he was on the bench at Chelsea and he ended up getting bombed out because Jose Mourinho questioned his attitude.

Okay, he's had a good season in Germany. But there are only a few decent clubs there really, aren't there? It's not the Premier League.

I just think their money could have been better spent elsewhere. They need a forward. Aguero and Bony are not enough."

Paul Merson, 2015

 

[RACHACE]

Thanks , could be a tricky one

I think they've got both Aston Villa and Leicester away as their next two. I don't think they'll win both of those. Whereas we have Forest and Bournemouth away and I'm confident that we'll win both of those.

 

[Blueboy73]

I know yeah. Just like United and Liverpool, their fanbase don’t know their own history.

It’s never been proven (who would have admitted it?) but they allegedly bribed their place into the First Division after finishing fifth in the Second Division, which is quite likely as well since they were found guilty of bribing and dodgy payments for players that saw their owner banned from football for life, just a few years later. Only thing is they won their first five league titles during this dodgy period of their history.

Before then, they’d never won a trophy, never got to a Cup final, never got near challenging for the league (I think 9th was their best ever position before that era of dominance).

Along with our friends from Trafford, have also been the worst supported team in the 1st Division during their history....

 

[Impeccable One]

"Manchester City paying so much money for Kevin De Bruyne is an absolute joke.

I thought he was out of his depth at Chelsea. He never once went out on the pitch and looked like he belonged there. I don't think he could handle it - and now he's going to City for about three times what Wolfsburg paid for him. Not for me.

He'll be on the bench at City for a start, because you can't change a winning team. Who does he get in ahead of? No-one. They're all playing too well.

But he didn't like it when he was on the bench at Chelsea and he ended up getting bombed out because Jose Mourinho questioned his attitude.

Okay, he's had a good season in Germany. But there are only a few decent clubs there really, aren't there? It's not the Premier League.

I just think their money could have been better spent elsewhere. They need a forward. Aguero and Bony are not enough."

Paul Merson, 2015

And there boys n girls is why drugs are not good for you !

 

[AliBobbyJ]

I was on the Burnley fans forum a while ago and read a post about Arteta's annoying behaviour from an observant supporter who'd seen him in action several times this season. Described how in match after match he'd kick the ball away a few feet if it went into touch for an opposition throw-in or try to block the player taking the throw. Said someone should twat the guy and put him over the railings and into the stands. Maybe that's what Kev had in mind with his push.