Football
***** ARSENAL CHIT CHAT *****
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Were never winning it with that mug in goal and it's not aftertiming as he's done it countless times and isn't fit to be a 2nd choice keeper.
So many players in awful form, amazing that we are clear at the top. Manager was outthought by Pep and had no ideas, couldn't even show any urgency in attack when 2 down. Hopefully win the league at last but it's not a given. Can't see us winning anything else playing like this and today is only going to put more pressure on. |
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Was arteta prepared to sacrifice today to give nothing away?
League game important, but surely win the league even if Citeh win league match. . |
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Saka's having a weird old season isn't he.
You're gonna win the league, are odds on to get to the CL final but when did he last have a decent game? Seems a shadow of last season. |
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Strained his back carrying his loot to the bank every week.
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He's not been the same since the hamstring op. You'd have to wonder whether he ever will be. Same with Havertz and Odegaard. It's likely related to playing way too much at a high level for the 4th year in a row. Saliba, Gab, Timber, Rice and Zubi are going to end up in the same boat. Other players like MLS are going backwards playing next to never.
Massive squad but the manager doesn't finish teams off early and can't/won't rotate enough. Good to see a few of them pull out of the internationals before the run-in tho. They might be cooked for the world cup anyway but no sense in them playing friendlies. |
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Saka's game will have been analysed to death by opposition analysts. Every leftback in the country will know exactly how to stop him.
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This season and last the manager is playing more negatively and Timber is poor going forward compared to White, he and Odegaard barely fully fit all season. FBs are operating high up in the inside channel and wide attackers are being asked to hold width, rather than the other way around. Not going to get into scoring or assisting positions out there, especially on your weak foot with poor creative players inside you. It's similar to how Southgate played at majors and people said the same about Saka (and every other attacking player, even Kane) then. Hence the big drop in open play goals.
But he's definitely lost some pace off the mark and prob some confidence in taking players on as a result. |
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What is confusing for me, the first season we finished 2nd, we played some great stuff & were only undone by a thin squad - notably injuries to Saliba & Jesus.
Now our squad is deep, he goes all negative. Arteta knows how to play more expansively so it makes little sense. He's obsessed with not conceding. |
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The conclusion I have come to is, he tried playing attacking football for past three seasons and just came up short. It's probably going to work in the PL this season as so many of the better teams try and stifle the game especially when they come to the Emirates. Liverpool this season a good example. It isn't going to work in the CL and I hope he continues to let the team play attacking football with the handbrake off. Some of the players look jaded and I'm hoping the international break will help revitalise them. Saka is a worry as he hasn't looked anywhere near his best since returning from the hamstring injury and Odegaard has struggled all season.
Newcastle did a job on us at the Emirates a few seasons ago, when they spent the whole match timewasting, feigning injuries, didn't have a shot on goal and came away with a 0:0. At the time Opta stats showed the amount of time the ball was in play was incredibly low. I'm sure he got the idea after that game as I remember we went to St James Park and did a job on them the next season. |
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I think it started last season once he lost Saka in December. Lost Havertz as well from Feb to May and had to play Merino up top.
This season lost Partey and Jorginho who are better progressive passers than Rice and Zubi. |
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Did you know Zohran Mamdani was an Arsenal fan?
Shameful really! https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2048811035243724862?s=20 |
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A set-piece goal. A 1-0. A VAR controversy. A lot of nerves. Arsenal on the brink now after a controlled performance; four straight wins without conceding a goal. Kai Havertz's towering header was a superbly crafted goal and hitting the woodwork twice, it was a routine win. Fantastic watching a team going for the Premier League title yet again and the Champions League final to look forward to. And the hysterical seethers are a hilarious read atm.
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We did it. 22 years of waiting is over. Congratulations All!!!
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Congratulations guys... enjoy!
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It's been a long wait. Pleased we don't have to go through a nerve-shredder against Palace on Sunday. Well done to the players, backroom staff and to "Pep's cone man"
We've been the best team over the whole season, for sure. Some terrific early season form, but some very tight wins of late as teams have just sat deep. Last few games have been nervy and you can feel it in the stadium. One opinion, which I'm sure will be unpopular on here: I really don't want Spurs to be relegated and I hope they stay up. Yes, I'd probably laugh for a week, but in all honesty, it's the one match that we all first look to when the fixtures are released. |
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Been the best team easily this season. Well deserved.
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Great to finally get it over the line without going to the last day. After the Burnley match I wasn't looking forward to watching it but Palace would likely have played a weak side. Can concentrate on the CL for longer now too. Hopefully do that as well but PSG are rightly favs and will be very hard to beat.
I didn't find it an enjoyable season to watch compared to prev PL winning campaigns but will take it. It's actually some achievement with the attacking players we have and the way we play. Hopefully some new quality up top in the summer and shackles off next season - go back to playing like we did 2-3 years ago. |
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No I don't specially want Spurs to get relegated either. Probably because my old man was a Spurs fan. Some of the anti Arsenal seethers on the threads do piss me off and I can't fathom how some Spurs fans posted in the threads they wanted West Ham to beat Arsenal to stop them winning the league even if it significantly increased the risk they would go down. How sad is that?
Wouldn't it be fantastic if we can go on and win the Champions League.  Thanks for the congrats Aspro, a nice touch... |
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I'm not bothered about Spurs getting relegated, probably because my old man supported them back in the day. I do get a bit irritated with the anti Arsenal teethers on the forum, especially not spelling our name correctly; boring and childish really.
It would be fantastic if we can go on and win the Champions League. |
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Yeah, Citeh not winning last night has increased
chance of Arsenal winning ucl. Really hope you do it, psg are not up for a scrap |
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Storm Alert: Which Spurs supporter(s) wanted West Ham to beat Ars*nal? I haven't seen any evidence of that here so you might have made it up. I'm disappointed that you can't handle some mild banter and ribbing on here.
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I looked back, and you are right, I read a comment from neutral suggesting Spurs fans were in a quandary for the West Ham Arsenal result and somehow conflated the rest. I'm putting down to the stress of watching Arsenal get over the line. Glad to put the record straight.
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You may have actually been right Storm, in fairness to you. Someone posted a link to talk-sport and on it a Spurs supporter phoned in saying he could never support Arsenal winning a game. The two on the show were amazed by this moronic comment whereas the rest of us sane supporters wanted nothing more than an Arsenal win. There's always one and talk-sport managed to nab him.
As for one of us actually posting it on the threads, I don't recall ever seeing that. We're not that stupid. |
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GB have fought Spain, France, Germany, Argentina, to name but a few. Today, similar to our country's diversions, my enemy is West Ham. We can return to Arsenal once they're disposed of
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It's one of those rare occasions where we actually share a rivalry, rather than it being one-sided
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Most Arsenal fans will be rooting for West Ham at the weekend.
I'd certainly find Spurs getting relegated amusing, it was the last time. |
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Michael Owen on Viktor Gyokeres:
https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/27/michael-owen-claims-arsenal-not-happy-64m-signing-28542889/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb |
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Couldn't have asked for a better fixture run towards the end of the season if chasing down the title again.
20th March - Sunderland (h) 10th April - Coventry (a) 17th April - Villa (h) 24th April - Bournemouth (a) 1st May - Tottenham (h) 8th May - Leeds (a) 15th May - Forest (h) 23rd May- Everton (a) 30th May - Brighton (h) Nice to finish the season at home as well, even the Villa and Tottenham games are at the Emirates. |
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9 PL games in a row in London from 28 Nov to 6 Jan
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think you're looking at the wrong season
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actually you're right, didn't filter home/away, that is a nice advantage
ARSENAL'S 2026/27 PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES AUGUST Fri 21 Coventry City (H) Sat 29 Aston Villa (A) SEPTEMBER Sat 5 Chelsea (H) Sat 12 Sunderland (A) Sat 19 Brighton & Hove Albion (A) OCTOBER Sat 10 Leeds United (H) Sat 17 Nottingham Forest (A) Sat 24 Everton (H) Sat 31 Liverpool (A) NOVEMBER Sat 7 Hull City (H) Sat 21 Newcastle United (A) Sat 28 Manchester City (H) DECEMBER Wed 2 Brentford (A) Sat 5 Tottenham Hotspur (A) Sat 12 Bournemouth (H) Sat 19 Manchester United (H) Sat 26 Crystal Palace (A) Wed 30 Fulham (A) JANUARY Sat 2 Ipswich Town (H) Wed 6 Brentford (H) Sat 16 Hull City (A) Sat 23 Newcastle United (H) Sat 30 Manchester City (A) FEBRUARY Sat 6 Liverpool (H) Wed 10 Ipswich Town (A) Sat 20 Fulham (H) Sat 27 Manchester United (A) MARCH Wed 3 Crystal Palace (H) Sat 13 Chelsea (A) Sat 20 Sunderland (H) APRIL Sat 10 Coventry City (A) Sat 17 Aston Villa (H) Sat 24 Bournemouth (A) MAY Sat 1 Tottenham Hotspur (H) Sat 8 Leeds United (A) Sat 15 Nottingham Forest (H) Sun 23 Everton (A) Sun 30 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) |
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Finally got round to watching the Charity Shield. The post-Pep Guardiola era couldn't have got off to a worse start for City, well thrashed. Maybe this is the season they will take the 40 points deduction for FFP breaches.
Back to Arsenal, there were some good player performances today; Odegaard, Tzolis and Mosquera stood out for me. Always nice to get a trophy under the belt, before the season gets going, although Declan Rice needs to work on his trophy hosting skills... |
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When are we penciling in St. Totteringham's Day this year?
Has to be before the 2nd North London Derby at home on May 1st 2027. I'd plump for just before the Villa game at home Sat 17th April. Kind Regards. |
