Arsenal Thread | 2024/25

[SebastianBlue]

What Rodri said about arsenal’s mentality was spot on.
2nd place FC

I’ve started calling them Bad Faith FC.

Because that is how they play and operate as a club.

 

[jrb]

Actually I thought the defence did very well vs Haaland. He scored his goal, after Gabriel left a big gap and Savinho made a nice pass (superb clinical finish from Haaland btw), and he had a header saved but was largely pocketed in the 2nd half despite playing vs a 10 man team that had flown back from Italy on thursday night and had 2 of the starting back 4 subbed off with cramp for a Polish reserve team player and a 17 year old making his debut.

Haaland's scored a billion goals this season already and when Trossard was sent off surely the feeling was the game was made for Haaland but they largely frustrated him to the extent that he had a go at the aforementioned 17 year old making his debut, and then threw the ball at Gabriel's head after Stones got the equaliser (apparently this is all cool with VAR lol). He then tried to bulldoze Partey. He basically lost control.

I'll let you be the judge if you think that's classy or not, suffice to say the Arsenal defence will remember his actions and he can expect a warm reunion with them at the Emirates next year. Havertz has apparently already said that the foul on Rodri in the first seconds was to remind him of what he said about Arsenal's mentality in an interview at the end of last season, I'd expect Haaland has talked himself into getting smashed at some point in the game at the Emirates. All very unseemly and nothing I'd condone but there are signs he's getting carried away - you'd never see Mbappe do that for example.

Do you honestly think Haaland gives a fuck what might be waiting for him at the Emirates, according to YOU?!

You couldn’t laugh it off, could you, what Haaland did.



Instead you’ll justify 97 minutes of Arteta and Arsenal shithousery and football dark arts to get a draw against City.

F*ck off, you Tarquin, tw*t!

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Actually I thought the defence did very well vs Haaland. He scored his goal, after Gabriel left a big gap and Savinho made a nice pass (superb clinical finish from Haaland btw), and he had a header saved but was largely pocketed in the 2nd half despite playing vs a 10 man team that had flown back from Italy on thursday night and had 2 of the starting back 4 subbed off with cramp for a Polish reserve team player and a 17 year old making his debut.

Haaland's scored a billion goals this season already and when Trossard was sent off surely the feeling was the game was made for Haaland but they largely frustrated him to the extent that he had a go at the aforementioned 17 year old making his debut, and then threw the ball at Gabriel's head after Stones got the equaliser (apparently this is all cool with VAR lol). He then tried to bulldoze Partey. He basically lost control.

I'll let you be the judge if you think that's classy or not, suffice to say the Arsenal defence will remember his actions and he can expect a warm reunion with them at the Emirates next year. Havertz has apparently already said that the foul on Rodri in the first seconds was to remind him of what he said about Arsenal's mentality in an interview at the end of last season, I'd expect Haaland has talked himself into getting smashed at some point in the game at the Emirates. All very unseemly and nothing I'd condone but there are signs he's getting carried away - you'd never see Mbappe do that for example.

Tbh mate, your own players probably need to sort their mindset out. They usually get over excited and bottle it at home to us. Good luck to anybody who fancies 'smashing' Haaland! He'll laugh at them as they bounce off him.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Rodri did try to milk it as if he'd been hit by a sniper!

Fucking hell! That's some brass-neck you got there pal!

 

[Tiattos_Waterbottle]

I'd expect Haaland has talked himself into getting smashed at some point in the game at the Emirates.

I expect Pep won't need to do much of a team talk in the build up to that game, he'll just say go back and watch yesterdays game. Pathetic mentality.

 

[Tolmie scores]

Actually I thought the defence did very well vs Haaland. He scored his goal, after Gabriel left a big gap and Savinho made a nice pass (superb clinical finish from Haaland btw), and he had a header saved but was largely pocketed in the 2nd half despite playing vs a 10 man team that had flown back from Italy on thursday night and had 2 of the starting back 4 subbed off with cramp for a Polish reserve team player and a 17 year old making his debut.

Haaland's scored a billion goals this season already and when Trossard was sent off surely the feeling was the game was made for Haaland but they largely frustrated him to the extent that he had a go at the aforementioned 17 year old making his debut, and then threw the ball at Gabriel's head after Stones got the equaliser (apparently this is all cool with VAR lol). He then tried to bulldoze Partey. He basically lost control.

I'll let you be the judge if you think that's classy or not, suffice to say the Arsenal defence will remember his actions and he can expect a warm reunion with them at the Emirates next year. Havertz has apparently already said that the foul on Rodri in the first seconds was to remind him of what he said about Arsenal's mentality in an interview at the end of last season, I'd expect Haaland has talked himself into getting smashed at some point in the game at the Emirates. All very unseemly and nothing I'd condone but there are signs he's getting carried away - you'd never see Mbappe do that for example.

Honestly every time City play you.. the blues have the ball all game.. you are organised. Hard working but dull. Not very good in about last 25 games v us. All that time wasting today.. everyplayer going down like a cheap wh ore. Embarrasment to football really. Used to respect zarsenal.. now the nation see's you as just a bunch of sh ithouses..Arteta is very dislikeable and he has moulded the team like this. What a waste@. Common theme from football fans up and down the country.. Arteta is killing his team encouraging them to act like s oft cnts with feigning cramp and injuries. Why did Oliver not get a grip early.. as for dragging Walker over ..so hes out of position!! Fkin may as well have nodded one in the net for you very sad day for football. Arsenal Fc please refund 29% of my txt please as your players deliberately wasted this. A once hood club is now operating like this.. Rteta ..shame on you

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Do you honestly think Haaland gives a fuck what might be waiting for him at the Emirates, according to YOU?!

You couldn’t laugh it off, could you, what Haaland did.

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Instead you’ll justify 97 minutes of Arteta and Arsenal shithousery and football dark arts to get a draw against City.

F*ck off, you Tarquin, tw*t!

If Arsenal pip us to the title this guy will be all over this place taking the piss. That’s a fucking huge if.

 

[TonyM]

Call me crazy but I'd even have put on Ortega for an outfield player so that Ederson could have stood somewhere outside the box and rocketted in powerful low ball after low ball. Surely one would have caused enough chaos to result in a scrambled goal. (Other than KDB I'd bet he'd be the best at those whipped in crosses between gk and defenders).

Such a missed opportunity for a unique footballing moment.

Pep where's your imagination man ?

 

[Phil1]

Actually I thought the defence did very well vs Haaland. He scored his goal, after Gabriel left a big gap and Savinho made a nice pass (superb clinical finish from Haaland btw), and he had a header saved but was largely pocketed in the 2nd half despite playing vs a 10 man team that had flown back from Italy on thursday night and had 2 of the starting back 4 subbed off with cramp for a Polish reserve team player and a 17 year old making his debut.

Haaland's scored a billion goals this season already and when Trossard was sent off surely the feeling was the game was made for Haaland but they largely frustrated him to the extent that he had a go at the aforementioned 17 year old making his debut, and then threw the ball at Gabriel's head after Stones got the equaliser (apparently this is all cool with VAR lol). He then tried to bulldoze Partey. He basically lost control.

I'll let you be the judge if you think that's classy or not, suffice to say the Arsenal defence will remember his actions and he can expect a warm reunion with them at the Emirates next year. Havertz has apparently already said that the foul on Rodri in the first seconds was to remind him of what he said about Arsenal's mentality in an interview at the end of last season, I'd expect Haaland has talked himself into getting smashed at some point in the game at the Emirates. All very unseemly and nothing I'd condone but there are signs he's getting carried away - you'd never see Mbappe do that for example.

You’re a cuntstain who like every opposition fan does their best to pretend they aren’t being a prick. But you are. Your team is shit, your manger is a **** and when you win fuck all again and pretend you’re relevant i’ll say to myself, I wonder whatever happened to that @bridgeno1 ****. Then I’ll open a nice cold beer by my pool and think, wow, City are the greatest team in history..

 

[Bluekiwi]

I'm not, in a post a few up I said some of the antics were embarrassing. I genuinely don't like to see the tactical time out bullshit - plus refs wise up to it and we've had 2 reds for kicking the ball away probably in part because refs feel more inclined to book Arsenal players than other teams' players because of the shithousery. We're becoming marked by refs who are wising up to it.

Aside from that though there wasn't much more to be done playing with 10 men at the Etihad with a tiring team. When it was 11 vs 11, once Rodri went off there were periods at the end of the 1st half where Arsenal were causing City big problems (Trossard blazed over the bar, Gabriel should have scored from another corner). Arteta felt adopting a 'Awoooo! This is Sparta!' approach was the correct one - it very nearly was but I'm sure going into half time with Trossard off he'd have snapped your hand off if you'd offered him 2-2.

Marked by refs - you have to be kidding. If that was the case Havertz would have been taking the earliest ever EPL bath for his assault on Rodri in the forst few seconds.