Arsenal

[Tucker]

Surely handing Liverpool the advantage made it a must win for both? The draw could cost both sides.

I don’t think Liverpool are as strong as either team. They have a two point advantage, I think that’s doable, three points would have been much worse.

I still think Liverpool win it, and while they have the easier run in, I can still see them dropping points.

 

[cliff jones]

I hate them lot down the road, but it’s going to be hard for them not to win things in the next year or two.

Klopp going, City losing Gunda and peak KDB, Walker, them buying an elite striker, the demons are aligning.

Fkin hope we add quality in the summer, otherwise we’ll be minding the gap again

 

[ghjk_91]

Arsenal fans lauding Arteta as some kind of tactical genius for sticking 10 men behind the ball. Peak Allardyce or Dyche.

 

[bubble07]

The scum have learnt from their previous mistakes

Don't match city and play like a small team and counter

 

[bubble07]

The scum have learnt from their previous mistakes

Don't match city and play like a small team and counter

And that is a worry as lego head is showing he can adapt his philosophy for certain situations. We have to admit they are becoming a well run club

 

[E17yid]

I may be clutching here but I’m hoping that if they fail to win it this year then they could slide a bit. They kind of remind me of us under Poch and I’m hoping they suffer a similar slide as we did after that CL final. Not really based on anything other than a feeling/hope but normally managers don’t last longer than 5 years or so at one club and you just get that vibe that if they fuck it this year the best years under Arteta could’ve already been and gone.

 

[Tucker]

And that is a worry as lego head is showing he can adapt his philosophy for certain situations. We have to admit they are becoming a well run club

They’re playing well and spending what it takes to attract top talent again. But they are still the cringiest bunch of ****s on the face of the earth.

Better Smeg than Red.

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

Gary Nevillehas been going on all week that if Arsenal want to win the title they should go to City and win.
Not rely on someone else to beat them. Instead they went disguised as Crystal Palace and got a point.
Not surprised Richy is Brazil centre forward , Jesus is no centre forward.
City had one of their regular back 4 and kpr . Never get a better chance.
i hope Harry is revved up for the CL games because it is only he who can win it for Bayern, they are shite.

If there was one day when you might expect Jesus to rise from the dead!

 

[whitechina]

And that is a worry as lego head is showing he can adapt his philosophy for certain situations. We have to admit they are becoming a well run club

Go to the bathroom and wash your mouth out with soap!
There maybe something to what you say- but it's dirty- get to the bathroom now, off you go!

 

[Westmorlandspur]

Neville is wrong though. It was more important for both teams not to lose.

Advantage is with Liverpool now and I think their run in looks easiest, but anything can happen in this league.

Put it the other way, if the game had been at Arsenal , City would have played as they always do.
Arsenal played a back 6, Mourinho tactics. If teams attack City they give up chances , especially without Walker who is vital with his pace. If they win the title they will say it was justified.
Wonder what our reaction would be if we were in their position, went to city, took them on and got stuffed 4-2. I hope we can be in that position one day. Rest assured Ange wouldn’t play a back 6, would he?

 

[Westmorlandspur]

I'm relaxed a little to be honest.

I think on some occasions you can just avoid defeats against your rivals and beat all the others.

Problem is City and Liverpool have both got the majority of their trickier games out the way.

Arsenal have us and United away. They'll fancy themselves but if they don't win both that means they really can't drop points elsewhere.

City have their trickiest game to come at our stadium. We all know the league results we’ve had v them. Cup doesn’t count as it’s a different competition.

 

[Hazelton]

They're having their peak Pochettino Spurs era at the moment, very good and well drilled but not quite good enough and requiring one or two next level players. Their team is good as a unit but they don't have any real proven world class attacking players, they need a Hazard, Salah, De Bruyne type player or this is as good as they get.

I still maintain that if they were to win the league this season then on paper it's one of the weakest Premier League winning lineups ever.

 

[PCozzie]

He's made another miraculous recovery.

 

[dirtyh]

He's made another miraculous recovery.

it's another easter miracle, recovers quicker than the son of god himself

 

[TheChosenOne]

He's made another miraculous recovery.

More comebacks than Elvis, Frank Sinatra and Rocky combined

 

[jurgen]

Very strange club

 

[philll]

It's all so contrived and weird. I don't know why he can't just be substituted like a normal player, it's like he has to be escorted by physios every time and there's this totally transparent "will he or won't he" leading up to the following match and, surprise surprise, yes, he will, every time.

 

[jurgen]

It's all so contrived and weird. I don't know why he can't just be substituted like a normal player, it's like he has to be escorted by physios every time and there's this totally transparent "will he or won't he" leading up to the following match and, surprise surprise, yes, he will, every time.

Would genuinely not surprise me if they do it to drive social media engagement

 

[luRRka]

It's all so contrived and weird. I don't know why he can't just be substituted like a normal player, it's like he has to be escorted by physios every time and there's this totally transparent "will he or won't he" leading up to the following match and, surprise surprise, yes, he will, every time.

He's missed something silly like 3 single games through injury since he started in the men's team. He's missed more for England.

They don't really get injuries to their key players too often, certainly not to the extent of literally every other team in the league

 

[Danny1]

He's missed something silly like 3 single games through injury since he started in the men's team. He's missed more for England.

They don't really get injuries to their key players too often, certainly not to the extent of literally every other team in the league

Agree with this. What significant players have Arsenal really lost to injury. Of their top players this is the list (who has played/been available what of their 29 games):

29 - Rice, Saliba, Gabriel & Raya/Ramsdale.
28 - White, Saka & Havertz
27 - Odegaard.
26 - Martinelli.
23 - Zinchenko
20 - Jesus

That's 9 of their first team line up have been available pretty much the entire season. Even Havertz only missed the game due to suspension. Yes they have a few injured or unavailable but to have 9 in total for almost the entire season is crazy.

Compare that to us this season:

29 - Vicario
27 - Kulusevski & Johnson
26 - Porro & Son
25 - Sarr
24 - Romero & Udogie
21 - Bissouma
19 - VDV & Maddison.

Arsenal missed games in total amounts to 23, ours is 52. I've only chosen the supposed first teams as if you start adding in Timber for Arsenal, or Bentancur/Solomon for us it distorts it a lot. I would also say that the 2 players at the bottom of the list for Arsenal are their least important whereas VDV & Maddison being absent for as long as they were impacted us massively.