Arsenal Thread - 2022/23

[bennyboy]

Poor Jack taking shots here. I'll post and try and take some for you. I can be a cockney wanker (from Central Scotland). ;-)

You do not go streaming in though.
Your usually a very good poster despite not being a City fan.Please don't change.

 

[Jack Hackett]

Indeed not mate. It’s the shit we have to put up with every week and it’s what makes some of us a bit touchy now and again!

I think apart from Man Utd or Liverpool who when on top are more lauded than pilloried, the media likes to take others who have the temerity to challenge down a notch or two - Tall Poppy Syndrome

 

[Goone0304]

I think apart from Man Utd or Liverpool who when on top are more lauded than pilloried, the media likes to take others who have the temerity to challenge down a notch or two - Tall Poppy Syndrome

Apparently we are having a ''Leicester season''

Youve got Chelsea and Liverpool fans who caually assume next season they will be ahead of us again. Gary Neville doesnt respect us. All he does is fetish a scenario in which we face an injury crisis, and speculate about which clubs will come in for our players. The guy cant accept our position.

Incidentally its actually Pep and Man City people who have been the most complimentary of us and aware of the threat we will pose, not only this season but in years to come.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

A class I taught had two girls who were United fans and a lad who was ostentatiously a gooner.

Students used to wind me up about supporting City (in the bad times) and that was ok, I could laugh with it. But they knew they couldn't come to class in rag shirts. One did, once, he was a bit of a mard-arse to boot, but i didn't let him in till he covered up. "It's my constitutional right" he whined. It's the only time I ever used the f- word. Rest of the class roared.

 

[Jack Hackett]

Apparently we are having a ''Leicester season''

Youve got Chelsea and Liverpool fans who caually assume next season they will be ahead of us again. Gary Neville doesnt respect us. All he does is fetish a scenario in which we face an injury crisis, and speculate about which clubs will come in for our players. The guy cant accept our position.

Incidentally its actually Pep and Man City people who have been the most complimentary of us and aware of the threat we will pose, not only this season but in years to come.

I agree and when it comes to Arsenal, Neville’s antipathy towards us is blatant

 

[M18CTID]

Apparently we are having a ''Leicester season''

Youve got Chelsea and Liverpool fans who caually assume next season they will be ahead of us again. Gary Neville doesnt respect us. All he does is fetish a scenario in which we face an injury crisis, and speculate about which clubs will come in for our players. The guy cant accept our position.

Incidentally its actually Pep and Man City people who have been the most complimentary of us and aware of the threat we will pose, not only this season but in years to come.

If you were having a Leicester season then you'd have been 5000-1 to win the league at the start.

Since the opening few games of last season, Arsenal have been progressing all the time (aside from that collapse in the last few games of last season but things like that can happen to any club) so anyone thinking this season is a flash in the pan for Arsenal is off their rocker IMO. Neville is a fucking idiot for thinking both City and United will finish above Arsenal this season. It's clear that you're building a squad designed to challenge at the top table for years to come and anyone who can't see that by now needs to wake up.

I honestly can't see Liverpool getting near you over the next few seasons - they're regressing at an alarming rate. Chelsea might be a different matter as they're signing players that ought to see them challenging at the top end of the table. United might be in the mix over the next few years too and it'll be interesting to see how much better Newcastle can get. Meanwhile, we'll need to freshen things up a bit in the summer too if we want to keep pace with Arsenal.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Well, you would think that, wouldn’t you?

The booing of all your recent managers and certain players has been fucking pathetic, Xhaka, Arteta and Wenger in particular. Also your booing of ex players. Not every fan, but as a fanbase you are a disloyal disgrace. By the way how many clubs forums do you have nearly 2k posts in? Weird

 

[M18CTID]

The booing of all your recent managers and certain players has been fucking pathetic, Xhaka, Arteta and Wenger in particular. Also your booing of ex players. Not every fan, but as a fanbase you are a disloyal disgrace. By the way how many clubs forums do you have nearly 2k posts in? Weird

Have to defend Jack a bit here. He's a decent poster and I remember him recounting a story a few years back where he was up for a City v Arsenal game and was drinking in the Hare And Hounds in Shudehill. IIRC He was very complimentary about the City fans who let him and his mates have their seats.

And nearly 2k posts isn't too weird. I've got over 2k posts on Rag Cafe!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Have to defend Jack a bit here. He's a decent poster and I remember him recounting a story a few years back where he was up for a City v Arsenal game and was drinking in the Hare And Hounds in Shudehill. IIRC He was very complimentary about the City fans who let him and his mates have their seats.

And nearly 2k posts isn't too weird. I've got over 2k posts on Rag Cafe!

Fair comment but I was responding to his comment that City fans are the same as Arsenal fans, we aren’t. Also I wasn’t rude, I do think it’s weird to oust two thousand times on another club’s forum, you included (still love you though xx)

 

[Goone0304]

Looks like we may be getting Jorginho. Not what we hoped for.

However us getting Trossard and Jorginho, and City losing Cancelo and getting no one to replace him, thats a swing in our direction in terms of squad depth.

How does Jorginho stack up to Kalvin Phillips as a back up? I hear often, and rightly, that we have a dependency on Partey, but Kalvin Phillips is a mile of Rodri's quality. So really City also carry a risk in the sense you only have one top class holding player.

 

[skillman]

Good signing for them, Jorginho. Always thought he’d have been a belter under Pep and can’t help but think he will be under Arteta.

 

[skillman]

Looks like we may be getting Jorginho. Not what we hoped for.

However us getting Trossard and Jorginho, and City losing Cancelo and getting no one to replace him, thats a swing in our direction in terms of squad depth.

How does Jorginho stack up to Kalvin Phillips as a back up? I hear often, and rightly, that we have a dependency on Partey, but Kalvin Phillips is a mile of Rodri's quality. So really City also carry a risk in the sense you only have one top class holding player.

On a very basic note, at least Phillips would make up for current lack of (compared to Rodri) technical ability with legs and energy - you will notice a massive drop-off in energy and dynamism in your midfield when Jorginho is in there instead of Partey.

He’s got the intelligence to work past that but learning a new system might see him be targeted. A bit like we (successfully) were with Rodri in 19/20 before he became the general he is.

Hopefully anyway.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Looks like we may be getting Jorginho. Not what we hoped for.

However us getting Trossard and Jorginho, and City losing Cancelo and getting no one to replace him, thats a swing in our direction in terms of squad depth.

How does Jorginho stack up to Kalvin Phillips as a back up? I hear often, and rightly, that we have a dependency on Partey, but Kalvin Phillips is a mile of Rodri's quality. So really City also carry a risk in the sense you only have one top class holding player.

Well that's it then. The Premier League might as well give you the trophy now.

FFS

 

[Blue Mist]

Apparently we are having a ''Leicester season''

Youve got Chelsea and Liverpool fans who caually assume next season they will be ahead of us again. Gary Neville doesnt respect us. All he does is fetish a scenario in which we face an injury crisis, and speculate about which clubs will come in for our players. The guy cant accept our position.

Incidentally its actually Pep and Man City people who have been the most complimentary of us and aware of the threat we will pose, not only this season but in years to come.

Please don't make the mistake of listening to neville. He is a dyed in the wool rag who is hurting, badly. First we came along and pissed on their chips then Newcastle and now you look like you have a coherent strategy, very good players and a turncoat two faced bastard as a manager :-)
Poor lickle Gary can't handle the thought of their resurgence coinciding with 3 other teams being better than Forsale United.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Looks like we may be getting Jorginho. Not what we hoped for.

However us getting Trossard and Jorginho, and City losing Cancelo and getting no one to replace him, thats a swing in our direction in terms of squad depth.

How does Jorginho stack up to Kalvin Phillips as a back up? I hear often, and rightly, that we have a dependency on Partey, but Kalvin Phillips is a mile of Rodri's quality. So really City also carry a risk in the sense you only have one top class holding player.

You guys really are desperate. There's a long way to go m8.

But with City it's about the system not the personnel. Rodri gets injured and Gundog will play there, even kdb. Even if all our strikers are injured we go false 9. If our whole central defence is injured in the run up to the end of the season (last season) we cope. There's so much going on with City's tactical setup but it never gets covered by the media. We will be OK.

It is more the question of arsenal will be OK when they lose key players.

But I'm sure Arteta is attempting to get to the same place and not rely on individuals. Not sure if they are there yet, we will see soon!

On a side note, although I'd rather City win the 3rd pl trophy its been refreshing (so far) with no hatred like there is with lfc rivalry. So good luck to you guys.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Looks like we may be getting Jorginho. Not what we hoped for.

However us getting Trossard and Jorginho, and City losing Cancelo and getting no one to replace him, thats a swing in our direction in terms of squad depth.

How does Jorginho stack up to Kalvin Phillips as a back up? I hear often, and rightly, that we have a dependency on Partey, but Kalvin Phillips is a mile of Rodri's quality. So really City also carry a risk in the sense you only have one top class holding player.

Thank fuck you’re an arsenal fan, when I read the first line I assumed it was a potential City signing, especially with it being a City forum

 

[Deleted member 81382]

How does Jorginho stack up to Kalvin Phillips as a back up? I hear often, and rightly, that we have a dependency on Partey, but Kalvin Phillips is a mile of Rodri's quality. So really City also carry a risk in the sense you only have one top class holding player.

I would say you have better strength in depth in that position than us now as Jorginho is twice the player Phillips is in my opinion. A very good signing for you annoyingly.

 

[Crouchinho]

What's with Chelsea selling to Arsenal? Even City selling two decent players to another rival too!

Can I go all agenda crazy in good old Bluemooon fashion? lol

 

[Stephen230]

I would say you have better strength in depth in that position than us now as Jorginho is twice the player Phillips is in my opinion. A very good signing for you annoyingly.

Fair comment. But are you sure you’re rating the 2023 Jorginho and not the version of a few years ago?

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Fair comment. But are you sure you’re rating the 2023 Jorginho and not the version of a few years ago?

I don't watch him week in week out like Chelsea fans but I don't think he's regressed that much from what I've seen. It's not like he relies on pace or physicality, his game is all about technique.