Arsenal Thread | 2025/26

[gordondaviesmoustache]

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Well done on winning the webeatthreenationstates trophy.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

 

[eastmanc]

As much as I loathe their style of play, I do get it. It makes sense. They have recognised an opportunity to get high quality chances and they do well at it. As a data guy, I respect it.

What I don't get is why they get so defensive after scoring. The data says to keep going and go after a 2nd but they just shrivel up and defend. Would fucking infuriate me.

If they were playing in our garden I'd have shut the curtains. Their football style is fucking horrendous

 

[yeseye]

 

[oldius]

Playing percentage football can be a habit.
When you are winning, the players will tolerate it.
If you stop winning, the lack of freedom will stifle you and you might wonder why you are wasting your creativity, your career, and your love of the game.

 

[surprisedbygrass]

Ouch . We've all watched plenty of park the bus stuff at the Etihad and it's often the opposition wingers , doubling up as FB , who are the outlet for the counter . I think Saka did that twice , once got a cross in and once a free kick .

 

[KentBlue]

So, a billion pounds spent: arguably the most controversial win of the Webb League (formerly the Premier League) by playing the worst football since the days of Pulis and Fat Sam, and not conceding a single penalty, nor receiving a red card despite their MMA approach to the game.
23% possession in a Champions League final, one solitary shot at goal - even after extra time, a training ground routine that looks like a tribute to 'Khmer Rouge - The Musical,' featuring Wayne Sleep as Pol Pot.' Their own supporters calling for the cuboid-shaped head of the manager, and being the single most hated club in the land, even overtaking Revie's Leeds teams of the 70's.

Congratulations, Arsenal F.C. You have managed to out-**** every **** in the cuntry by taking cuntishness to a whole new cunting level.

 

[mancboy]

As much as I loathe their style of play, I do get it. It makes sense. They have recognised an opportunity to get high quality chances and they do well at it. As a data guy, I respect it.

What I don't get is why they get so defensive after scoring. The data says to keep going and go after a 2nd but they just shrivel up and defend. Would fucking infuriate me.

One of these pics is a football pitch with two of the most creative, joyful football players you will ever see, the other is a data spreadsheet and arsenals game plan, thankfully for all of those that love football the two are fundamentally opposed.

 

[Doc_Testosterone]

There are still delusional gunners that compare him to Phil, who came on to replace Kevin and worked his socks off.

 

[Gray]

To add to my glee with last nights result is the fact that our wishy washy PM is a self confessed “Gooner”. He really is having a shit time of it at the moment.

 

[mcfc_ms]

Didn’t watch the game last night but checked the score when it finished

Great to see that smug prick miss the last penalty on the highlights this morning

 

[Gray]

So, a billion pounds spent: arguably the most controversial win of the Webb League (formerly the Premier League) by playing the worst football since the days of Pulis and Fat Sam, and not conceding a single penalty, nor receiving a red card despite their MMA approach to the game.
23% possession in a Champions League final, one solitary shot at goal - even after extra time, a training ground routine that looks like a tribute to 'Khmer Rouge - The Musical,' featuring Wayne Sleep as Pol Pot.' Their own supporters calling for the cuboid-shaped head of the manager, and being the single most hated club in the land, even overtaking Revie's Leeds teams of the 70's.

Congratulations, Arsenal F.C. You have managed to out-**** every **** in the cuntry by taking cuntishness to a whole new cunting level.

The BBC post match comments page is in wholehearted agreement with you.

 

[jamielowndes]

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You're owned by Walmart money and you take sponsorship funds from one of those nation states.

Come off your fucking high horse.

 

[bluemanc16]

Thankfully Progressive football beat Regressive football

 

[mancboy]

You're owned by Walmart money and you take sponsorship funds from one of those nation states.

Come off your fucking high horse.

Not only from a nation state but also from fucking rwanda which is one of the shadiest sponsorship deals ive ever seen, they are promoting tourism in a country at civil war and even if they werent nobody in the history of time has ever said where do u fancy for holiday this year we can go greece, new york, thailand or rwanda.

 

[Gingers Dad]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an entire nation full of such glee about a team losing a final like I’ve seen tonight.

That says a lot.

And it's the losing teams home nation that's celebrating

 

[jamielowndes]

Not only from a nation state but also from fucking rwanda which is one of the shadiest sponsorship deals ive ever seen, they are promoting tourism in a country at civil war and even if they werent nobody in the history of time has ever said where do u fancy for holiday this year we can go greece, new york, thailand or rwanda.

It is a dictionary definition of sportswashing to take a penny from them.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Fucking brilliant, the fact it was Gabrielle that missed the decisive pen makes it so much better.

It's a long list of horrible players that I wanted to miss the losing penalty.

 

[KS55]

 

[KS55]

Steaua Bucharest vs Barcelona 1986 was worse. SB set out to bring the tie to penalties which they duly achieved. Several Barca players refused to take a pen and the SB keeper saved 4.