Arsenal thread | 2025/26

bridgeno1 said:
Gyokeres has been superb at creating space for the other attackers. He's been a brilliant signing. Not everyone can post Haaland numbers.
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I don't think he has been great but we can't keep criticising and pulling you up on all your comments as Arsenal are a better side than City at the moment. I think Arsenal though are pretty much playing at their full potential, whereas City might yet go up a level as we have players like Cherki, Marmoush and Rodri who are top quality players imo but who are not making much of a contribution at the moment.

It's a close-call at the moment as to who should be title favourites. Arsenal have the strength in depth, but City have Pep. Pep is a genius. City fans will be calm as the season progresses, but Arsenal won't be if they come under pressure. Can put you under pressure in the Spring. It's one thing playing well now in Autumn/Winter, and it's another playing well in Spring in the title run-in. The title run-in is easy if you are 8 points clear, but if the gap is 4-5 points then it can be different. I remember the 2011-12 season when Aguero won the league in it's last moment. At one point we were well clear, then Utd clawed our league back, and it got very fraught. Leicester never choked. You might not either. It will depend on whether City and Arsenal go head to head. If we do go head to head, then I'd back City just because of Pep and the experience in our squad.
 
Marvin. said:
I don't think he has been great but we can't keep criticising and pulling you up on all your comments as Arsenal are a better side than City at the moment. I think Arsenal though are pretty much playing at their full potential, whereas City might yet go up a level as we have players like Cherki, Marmoush and Rodri who are top quality players imo but who are not making much of a contribution at the moment.

It's a close-call at the moment as to who should be title favourites. Arsenal have the strength in depth, but City have Pep. Pep is a genius. City fans will be calm as the season progresses, but Arsenal won't be if they come under pressure. Can put you under pressure in the Spring. It's one thing playing well now in Autumn/Winter, and it's another playing well in Spring in the title run-in. The title run-in is easy if you are 8 points clear, but if the gap is 4-5 points then it can be different. I remember the 2011-12 season when Aguero won the league in it's last moment. At one point we were well clear, then Utd clawed our league back, and it got very fraught. Leicester never choked. You might not either. It will depend on whether City and Arsenal go head to head. If we do go head to head, then I'd back City just because of Pep and the experience in our squad.
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Honestly I don't think Arsenal are playing anywhere near their potential - too many injuries. 6 out of 8 attackers are out injured! But City are such an unknown in so far as they have a very high ceiling and if Rodri comes back in Ballon D'Or mode then it may be a case of 'hello darkness my old friend' for me and fellow Gooners. Let's see.
 
bridgeno1 said:
Honestly I don't think Arsenal are playing anywhere near their potential - too many injuries. 6 out of 8 attackers are out injured! But City are such an unknown in so far as they have a very high ceiling and if Rodri comes back in Ballon D'Or mode then it may be a case of 'hello darkness my old friend' for me and fellow Gooners. Let's see.
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Didn't know you had that many out.
 
GunnerGer said:
Gyokeres, Havertz, Jesus, Martinelli, Madueke and Odegaard missed the Sunderland game.
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Gabriel now out until Jan according to the BBC. Fingers crossed for the Spanish lads tonight against Turkey! Calafiori missed the Italy game and Timber got injured for the Netherlands! Although the latter 2 it seems aren't serious knocks.

Seems like we will let Nwaneri go on loan in Jan which is pretty damning seeing as all those attackers are out and he still doesn't get a game.
 
bridgeno1 said:
Honestly I don't think Arsenal are playing anywhere near their potential - too many injuries. 6 out of 8 attackers are out injured! But City are such an unknown in so far as they have a very high ceiling and if Rodri comes back in Ballon D'Or mode then it may be a case of 'hello darkness my old friend' for me and fellow Gooners. Let's see.
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Except you have the deepest squad in the league and have players capable of coming in for those currently out without the level dropping.

You are talking as though you are a lower table team who are going through a crisis and temporarily are adopting a backs against the wall approach.

What you are seeing now is your style of play. You aren’t going to automatically turn into 1970s Brazil when the players you mentioned come back.

Arteta believes your current style is what will get you over the line and he’ll stick with it. All this talk about letting the hand brake off is nonsense. Did Simeone ever decide to take the handbrake off? No. For better or worse he stuck to his style
 
Vienna_70 said:
Maybe, but we have won more than a few trophies, whereas cheating Arsenal, under Lego head have won the sum total of one FA Cup with what was basically Emery’s team.
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Hi V,
My comment was purely tongue in cheek.
For the record and taking account major trophies only ( the 3 domestic and CL ) over the past 10 years….
We have spent £70 million/trophy.
Arsenal £480m/trophy.
We seem to spend our money well.
 
Danny Tiatto said:
Except you have the deepest squad in the league and have players capable of coming in for those currently out without the level dropping.

You are talking as though you are a lower table team who are going through a crisis and temporarily are adopting a backs against the wall approach.

What you are seeing now is your style of play. You aren’t going to automatically turn into 1970s Brazil when the players you mentioned come back.

Arteta believes your current style is what will get you over the line and he’ll stick with it. All this talk about letting the hand brake off is nonsense. Did Simeone ever decide to take the handbrake off? No. For better or worse he stuck to his style
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I can try and explain why I hope the attack can improve, whether it works out like that we'll need to wait and see.

Firstly, unlike what you say, Arsenal have shown at times they can score lots of goals under Arteta, the first half of 22/23, the 2nd half of 23/24 being prime examples.

They do have able deputies like you say, but the attack is almost built round Odegaard and he has barely played this season.

Also, although we have able deputies, it would be good to be able to rest and rotate guys like Gyokeres, or even better able to 'power up' from the bench towards the end of games instead of the forwards looking tired and having to play the full 90.

Like I said, this is all hope rather than definite expectation though.
 
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