The Title Race - 2023/24

[blue moony]

Oh great another self entitled trust fund wanker

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

OK, miserable Scottish cnut, is that better?

You’ll go far on here : )

 

[waspish]

Arsenal looking poor now!? Wait till the champs league starts!

 

[Stoned Rose]

by who? by arsenal fans,, i dont think that is classed as widely regarded.

Let me edify this by not disputing that henry is a top top player and right up there with the best, but we all know that arsenal fans love a poll and routinely skew any online poll by massively voting their own players, but once again i ask the question how do you objectify that henry is absolutely a better player than aguero, because it seems to me that you're argument that he had explosive pace that could win games by himself and you arent wrong but that could be said of multiple players?

How do you judge a striker, it has to be by goals doesnt it?

Come on mate, Sergio was the better goalscorer but Henry was the better overall player.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

If you look at that 2012 City team Kompany, Silva and Aguero walk into last season's Arsenal side. Yaya Toure is marginal, the rest of that City team get nowhere near last year's Arsenal 1st XI.

Whereas if you compare Arsenal and City last season, Saka walks into the City team, there are several players that you could argue are on par on either side (particularly at the back, maybe Saliba is a smidge above what City had at CB last season but still marginal) but apart from the aforementioned Saka I don't think another Arsenal player is a shoo in for the City team of last season and some of the City side (eg Haaland, Edersen, Bernardo Silva, Rhodri, KDB) are absolutely clear above their Arsenal counterparts (Silva I put in even though he plays in Saka's position and I said Saka walks into a combined Arsenal/City team I just think Silva is so good (controversial opinion but I actually think he may be your best player) that a spot has to be found for him somewhere.

Actually if you offered me 1 current City player we could take to Arsenal it wouldn't be the 'obvious' choice Haaland - I'd take Silva ahead of him.

Yaya Touré is marginal? 2010-2014 Yaya is arguably the best midfielder in PL history. He was easily our best player at the time in 2012.

 

[mancboy]

Come on mate, Sergio was the better goalscorer but Henry was the better overall player.

ill admit that but like i say its subjective, and i cant willingly concede that to anyone who thinks yaya is only marginally better than thomas partey

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Tragic my arse, they still have an asterisk on that title, they only won it because of covid and VAR

To be fair to Liverpool, they were 25 points in front of us on 13th March before Covid hit. In no way at all did they only win it because of Covid. They were only 6 points away from winning the league when Covid came along.

 

[Stoned Rose]

If you look at that 2012 City team Kompany, Silva and Aguero walk into last season's Arsenal side. Yaya Toure is marginal, the rest of that City team get nowhere near last year's Arsenal 1st XI.

Whereas if you compare Arsenal and City last season, Saka walks into the City team, there are several players that you could argue are on par on either side (particularly at the back, maybe Saliba is a smidge above what City had at CB last season but still marginal) but apart from the aforementioned Saka I don't think another Arsenal player is a shoo in for the City team of last season and some of the City side (eg Haaland, Edersen, Bernardo Silva, Rhodri, KDB) are absolutely clear above their Arsenal counterparts (Silva I put in even though he plays in Saka's position and I said Saka walks into a combined Arsenal/City team I just think Silva is so good (controversial opinion but I actually think he may be your best player) that a spot has to be found for him somewhere.

Actually if you offered me 1 current City player we could take to Arsenal it wouldn't be the 'obvious' choice Haaland - I'd take Silva ahead of him.

Saka had his ring handed to him by Ake last season.

Bernardo and Mahrez would wipe their arses on Saka.

Yaya Toure was “marginal”? Peak Yaya gets in any midfield Arsenal have ever had. He was an absolutely incredible footballer.

 

[SWP's back]

If you look at that 2012 City team Kompany, Silva and Aguero walk into last season's Arsenal side. Yaya Toure is marginal, the rest of that City team get nowhere near last year's Arsenal 1st XI.

Whereas if you compare Arsenal and City last season, Saka walks into the City team, there are several players that you could argue are on par on either side (particularly at the back, maybe Saliba is a smidge above what City had at CB last season but still marginal) but apart from the aforementioned Saka I don't think another Arsenal player is a shoo in for the City team of last season and some of the City side (eg Haaland, Edersen, Bernardo Silva, Rhodri, KDB) are absolutely clear above their Arsenal counterparts (Silva I put in even though he plays in Saka's position and I said Saka walks into a combined Arsenal/City team I just think Silva is so good (controversial opinion but I actually think he may be your best player) that a spot has to be found for him somewhere.

Actually if you offered me 1 current City player we could take to Arsenal it wouldn't be the 'obvious' choice Haaland - I'd take Silva ahead of him.

I should have stopped reading at Yaya being marginal as to whether he’d get in last year’s Arsenal team. He’s better than any midfielder you have or have ever had.

As for Saka walking into our starting line up, I wouldn’t swap B Silva for him if you added in £60m. No chance.

 

[Stoned Rose]

ill admit that but like i say its subjective, and i cant willingly concede that to anyone who thinks yaya is only marginally better than thomas partey

I’ve put the Tarquin right re Yaya mate.

Thomas Partey wouldn’t get in our women’s team.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I’ve put the Tarquin right re Yaya mate.

Thomas Partey wouldn’t get in our women’s team.

For safeguarding reasons as well as footballing ones.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I’ve put the Tarquin right re Yaya mate.

Thomas Partey wouldn’t get in our women’s team.

But he might try and force his way into some of them ..............allegedly

 

[bridgeno1]

Anyway guys my intention wasn't to start this kind of debate, clearly there are going to be biases on both sides so let's agree to disagree. It's all subjective but of course if you are holding the trophy it's always easier to make the case for the defence :)

Pretty sure I said City were a superior team last year in all bar 1 position anyway so I'm not sure where the flaming comes from.

I've no agenda against City - as an Arsenal fan I'm supposed to hate Spurs but in reality the only team I really properly dislike is Liverpool - not because of their players but just the fan base and their warped view of the world and what it owes them.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Anyway guys my intention wasn't to start this kind of debate, clearly there are going to be biases on both sides so let's agree to disagree. It's all subjective but of course if you are holding the trophy it's always easier to make the case for the defence :)

Pretty sure I said City were a superior team last year in all bar 1 position anyway so I'm not sure where the flaming comes from.

I've no agenda against City - as an Arsenal fan I'm supposed to hate Spurs but in reality the only team I really properly dislike is Liverpool - not because of their players but just the fan base and their warped view of the world and what it owes them.

Everyone hates those cunts. I’ve never heard a single other set of fans say they don’t mind Liverpool fans or quite like Liverpool fans.

 

[mancboy]

Everyone hates those cunts. I’ve never heard a single other set of fans say they don’t mind Liverpool fans or quite like Liverpool fans.

liverpool fans are an entirely different species BUT those aftv tossers are sailing dangerously close to being like them

 

[Stoned Rose]

Anyway guys my intention wasn't to start this kind of debate, clearly there are going to be biases on both sides so let's agree to disagree. It's all subjective but of course if you are holding the trophy it's always easier to make the case for the defence :)

Pretty sure I said City were a superior team last year in all bar 1 position anyway so I'm not sure where the flaming comes from.

I've no agenda against City - as an Arsenal fan I'm supposed to hate Spurs but in reality the only team I really properly dislike is Liverpool - not because of their players but just the fan base and their warped view of the world and what it owes them.

Which position were you better than us in?

2nd?

 

[bridgeno1]

Which position were you better than us in?

2nd?

Reverse cowgirl

 

[Northblue]

I’ve put the Tarquin right re Yaya mate.

Thomas Partey wouldn’t get in our women’s team.

I’d hope not too

 

[mancboy]

I’d hope not too

All joking aside thats another issue that is repeatedly brushed under the carpet, that arsenal continue to play him while he is on bail for the offences which he is suspected of, its generally ignored and i cant fathom why, if that was a city player it would be asked about at every press conference

 

[MadchesterCity]

who does odegaard get in over?

who does odegaard get in over?

KDB when injured