Arsenal Thread | 2024/25

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brazilians hurt said:
Just seen the interview which is just Arteta talking up his tenure in a bid to keep his job. Where they were is not the comparison failure to win anything for 5 or 6 seasons is clearly not achieving his or the teams objectives.
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Tbf the question was “you’ve got 90 seconds to convince the CEO not to sack you….. go?”
 
bluetonium said:
Arteta claiming they were the best team in the competition in his post match interview. Interesting comment, as I had them down as the weakest of the lot in the semi finals. No striker, and certainly a lack of togetherness that has gotten Inter, and previously Real Madrid, to many finals.

So that's six seasons, well five and a half, and one trophy? Don't get me wrong, breaking into that top tier and converting potential to success is tough, but in a season where they've been touted as one of the teams in a two horse race, they've left themselves with a battle to even finish top five, and gone out of the semi finals most easily of the four teams remaining.

They can talk about the lack of a striker, which in itself is worrying strategy, but that Arsenal attitude and attempt at siege mentality has fallen woefully short. Lewis Skelly is the perfect example, ability sure but seemingly more interested in the bants, and by the time they look up from amusing themselves the crowd have moved on.

Arteta may have succeeded at City, because the correct attitude was already there. But in trying to instil that attitude at another club, it's not quite worked.

Maybe they are just a centre forward from success, and someone like Delap may fit their rough and tumble team well, but I just don't see that mentality to come together when the going gets tough. They've already showed their cards before the endgame, and that's harder to fix than just bringing in a player, because it comes right from the top.
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Spot on about Lewis-Skelly. If O'Reilly or Rico did the equivalent of that stay humble thing (four months before the season ends may I add) they'd be straight back in the EDS. Whole club seems to enjoy getting carried away at the slightest thing, from the manager and senior players right through to the (majority of the) fans
 
Arteta hope he believes his own bill shite best team in CL emotional kamikaze road killing wanker
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
In fairness to Le Arse, they played very well last night.
They didn't just rely on the Stoke-like tactics.
They pressed high from the first minute, pinning back their effective full backs.
Both their wingers were excellent, with Saka scoring and also missing a great opportunity.
PSG were rattled at times, but are excellent at scoring when you least expect it.
But, and it's a big "but", Arteta is too manic and emotional to be a top manager.
His erratic manner on the touchline must influence his players ?
His post-match interview sums Arteta up, perfectly...
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A match lasts longer than 20 mins though once PSG scored they did resort to Stoke type tactics
 
Declan Rice you massive fucking throbber-

After Arsenal's Champions League run came to an end in Paris on Wednesday, midfielder Declan Rice said: "It's tough. We've done the whole season without five or six of our best players so to do what we've done is unbelievable.
 
bridgeno1 said:
He's a Gooner mate so it wouldn't happen. However his crosses going in to Haaland would be terrifying.
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Im sure when he looks back at his empty trophy cabinet at the end of his career those snippets from aftv telling him that he was quality innit blud will fill him with pride
 
bluemoon32 said:
Declan Rice you massive fucking throbber-

After Arsenal's Champions League run came to an end in Paris on Wednesday, midfielder Declan Rice said: "It's tough. We've done the whole season without five or six of our best players so to do what we've done is unbelievable.
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He's a whopper.

Funny how nobody said anything about Declan Rice heavy touch, fouling Kvaratskhelia and getting booked which led to the first goal.

Arsenal were dominant up until that point.

He's bang average. It's piss funny when people mention Rice and Rodri in the same sentence. Let's get it straight, He's nowhere near Matteo Kovacic never mind the best player in the world Rodri.
 
bridgeno1 said:
He's a Gooner mate so it wouldn't happen. However his crosses going in to Haaland would be terrifying.
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I don't think that matters these days. He's a brilliant player who will want to win things. He's got two years left on his current deal iirc...you've got one year to win things or he'll be gone in my opinion. Not a chance he plays his whole career at Arsenal over going somewhere he can win trophies.

City should be testing him this summer, he'd improve us and he'd have a better chance of winning something and also improving under Pep.
 
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