Match Thread | Arsenal vs. Manchester City (21/09/25)

[daveiw01]

Like watching a Premier League years game from 2002, tbh. Long balls, a few chances from counter attacks, and shit housery. You get the sense Pep has gone "if we can't beat it, let's join them then, let Arsenal see how they like it". Quality seems lower after years of what we have got used to it, but I'm quite enjoying it.

If it gets results whilst we are in transition, what's not to like?

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

What's going on with our throw ins? They are terrible. Nearly every time we give the ball away.

To be fair, that's one of the downsides of having a centre back and a centre midfielder taking your throw-ins. They probably hadn't taken a throw-in in their lives until they started playing full back for us.

 

[SamTheGuru]

We just have to be patient and then it is 2-0.

 

[Dodge]

Basically Artetering Arteta.

They're moaning about every dark art we've moaned about them for.

Just need a 2nd half Donna collapse to the floor moment for a legohead tactical break for a full house.

Make it happen Pep.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

It’s a situation that you think VAR would be able to inform the on the pitch referee that Bernardo didn’t throw the ball at trosssrd with any malice.

Never a yellow card, but if I’m an Arsenal fan I’d be fuming that a double yellow wasn’t given.

He's not even looking at him when he throws it. If you were an Arsenal fan, you'd be fuming at everything, so it makes no difference what actually happens on the pitch.

 

[mosssideblue]

Donna not giving two fucks about the moaning fans. Expect the ref will buckle and book him

 

[Zenmanc]

Oh thats..insightful. Thanks.

NP hopefully you learn more as you go along. I'm not here to clue you in about what you don't understand about foitball.

 

[Leroy Leroy Leroy]

Same again please

 

[deano ou812]

Nice to see us out-shithousing Arsenal. Shown great battling spirit to restrict them to a few half-chances, but need to keep the ball better in the second half. They’re going to throw everything at us and a few players are already starting to look tired (unsurprisingly after 3 games in 7 days). I’d get Gonzalez on for Bernardo.

Only glimmer of hope with this they commit players forward and we catch them again and get a second..

 

[burning blue soul]

Pep needs to bring Bernie off. My spider senses are telling mes gonna walk.
These arse players will be onto him relentlessly.

 

[The Mighty Marmoush]

Lol, Andy gray on Spanish sky, saying our goal was tony pulis stuff

 

[Ajm1985]

We may not go onto win this, but I've seen enough character in that half to know we aren't going to be a pushover this season

Great to see some big tackles from the defence, and O Reilly and Khusanov standing up to the task

Would be nice to get a bit more out of the midfield though, as were just getting played through, Reijnders not really doing anything off the ball

Be nice to get a counter attack early in the 2nd half

This. I was feeling this game was a free hit - just show fight and character.

 

[Kippax77]

Twatwell to book Donna at the next goal kick.
You heard it here first

 

[Gaz76]

Where did that four minutes come from?

Clearly we are not the Harlem Globetrotters anymore and pep is playing to our strengths, come and have a go if yer hard enough.

Second half will be tough, think berni is walking a tightrope and needs to come off, and rodri seems to be struggling to get into the pace of the game so our shape could change.

Come on city

 

[I'm not really here]

Am i hearing things or has Micah just said Gabriel should take Haaland out prior to the goal?

Arsenal fan

 

[CTIDANDREW]

No way you can argue that's a second yellow - if anything, it's a card for Trossard for retaliation

I agree it isn’t a yellow card for Bernardo with the addition of VAR.
They should be able to tell the on pitch referee that there was no malice in the toss by Bernardo.

You can’t deny that we have seen double yellow cards for similar situations though, and if I was an Arsenal fan that is what I would be pissed about.

 

[phil1894]

Khusanov has been unreal so far

 

[chesterbells]

Even if we don't win this there's no way arsenal are winning the league.

Team of over emotional fanny wipes and it all starts with their manager

Music to my ears. Except I’m reading it. Well, anyway, you get my drift.

 

[maurizio]

This is the kind of footy that the moaning old gits I know were asking for last season. I miss the control we used to have most of the time in the previous seasons. I'm kicking every ball and heading every header here at home now watching it. It will be amazing if we win. I dislike Arsenal for their hatred of us.

 

[01cravend]

Be interested to see the narrative if we hold on here... Lauded as a Mourinho masterclass vs us in times gone