Right, we are out of Carabao Cup and FA Cup, but not everything is lost. We are 11 points clear of Man City in Premier League and we can take that lead to 12 points if we beat Bournemouth today. City do have 2 games in hand, but if they win both, we will still have a 6 point lead with only 6 games left for the season. In Champions League, we have a 1-0 advantage against Sporting and the second leg is at home. If we managed to get at least a draw, we will be playing Atletico (most likely) in the semi finals. I would rather play Atletico than Flick’s Barcelona.
The chance of lifting a trophy is still a possibility. And a win today will improve that possibility even more. Bournemouth are sitting in the bottom half of the table, and I hope we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot today.
Playing XI is out and I still don’t understand what has gotten into Arteta’s mind.
Why is Martinelli in the playing XI when you have Hincapie available. It’s not the time to be concerned about the injuries, because a loss in any of the games could mean a title. I’m OK with rest of the selection, Eze could have played ahead of Havertz but I’m not sure how much of his fitness is back.
I don’t understand the fact that we spend more than 250m on midfielders (Rice, Zubimendi, Norgaard, Havertz, Odegaard) and yet, we always have 2 DM-profile players and an option to choose from a non-performing Odegaard with a out-of-form Havertz. Anyway, that shouldn’t be a problem for a team sitting on 1st, playing against a bottom half team I suppose.
We need to win today. Man City has to visit Chelsea tomorrow and though I don’t have much confidence in Chelsea beating them, anything can happen. In last 3 seasons, we have always been the favorites going into last 7-8 games but have given it away. There are 7 games left, and 7 test of whether we have learned something over the years.
Right, game starts in an hour. See ya.
Marc
“Wicksy would be screaming for a red card, that the ref’s are biased blah blah blah blah.”
No I wouldn’t have been calling for any action from the officials because the instigator was at fault and was the aggressor..if gabriel had pushed haaland and then put his head onto him I would say that haaland would be within his rights to use minimal force to protect himself from the aggressor.
As for the ref being biased I would say that he was decent in the first half, no big decisions either way but there were 3 big footballing decisions that went against Arsenal in the 2nd half
1) Havert was goal side of the defender and would have been in on goal , the defender clearly fouled him …so last man red card.
2) Haaland was holding Gabriel’s shirt for a good 3 seconds before and during the strike for the winning goal, and no Gabriel was not holding haaland ….var should have disallowed the goal as I cannot recall such a blatant shirt pull for a goal ever being allowed.
3) Injury time , Hincapie skins the city right back at pace and was blatantly blocked probably just outside the box as he was going directly towards goal at an angle….free kick ..no red card as there was a defender who may(or may not ) have been in a position to cover the run.
For me , all the talk of the gabriel head butt is just a smokescreen but that is not unusual.
I still fancy Arsenal to win the league so let them over celebrate being 3 points behind us, I’m just enjoying watching us compete for so many trophies
I feel sorry for the entitled whingers on here who’s only joy is seeing a corrupt club like city beat us, my question would be “why bother ” as you all obviously hate the manager and the club , I have no doubt that the exact same entitled fans gave wenger the same level of abuse , though of course they will always wail” we only want whats best for the club “….
If Manchester City and Chelsea are so corrupt, why do these cunts in charge keep giving mega millions to corrupt organisations
Zinchenko
Jesus
Sterling
Madueke
Jorginho
Willian
Havertz
That makes them either fuckin stupid or corrupt themselves
You slags always have the excuses, last year it was the PGMOL
This fanbase, wankers.
And not only are we collaborating with corrupt clubs , we are buying their shite at sky high prices.
Which is even more fucking stupid or as corrupt.
Fart Fraud, you hate club, manager, players and supporters.
I suspect you only come for the overpriced merch to be down with the kool kids old man.
VicG was for 14 minutes on the pitch in the City game and didn’t touch the ball ONCE. £64m down the drain by our fraud of a manager for the striker he wanted. Now in the summer we still need a number 9. NO we need a new manager not an impostor.
The Real Vieira Lynn
June 29, 2025, 3:10 pm
Below you will find my top 5 list of Striker options(in the order provided):
(1) Isak
(2) Osimhen
(3) Sesko
(4) Hugo Ekitike
(5) VG
Top selling shirt. Obviously, despite his stats, people thought VG had something to offer.
Of course, while we’re at it, let’s not forget squeaky’s staples; the imaginary ‘assurances’ and wrongly anticipated ‘shoehorning’.
Let’s see which idiots had Lolerpool and Spurs coming above us
The Real Vieira Lynn
July 11, 2025, 4:26 pm
Tony-it’s interesting how none of Noni’s “issues” have deterred MA from pursuing this player…clearly Noni’s been given some assurances about first team football, which means we’ve made another very expensive shoehorning maneuver(likely
Fake supporters everywhere on an Arsenal blog. Weak minded.
Marc
July 12, 2025, 9:39 am
The only positive spin I can put on what is going on at the moment is the gap between us and Liverpool will be bigger next season, its very likely that City will bounce back from a very off season last time round and fight Liverpool for the title whilst we have a rinse and repeat episode of Arteta – shit football, piss poor excuses all with a lot of money spent.
The reason that’s a positive
Fake supporters on crack. Or something. You what Fart?
Art Fraud
July 5, 2025, 6:50 pm
This moronic cunt in charge gets paid up to £10 million per year to manage these tricky situations and yet the clubs reputation is in the gutter.
We had a wonderful manager once, hugely underated, a fine man and disciplinarian and Scot. Straight from the Brain Clough schoolbook Bruce Rioch.
I think he was rated correctly. Only remembered by old sweary drunks online
Like Candy? Some people’s heads are in Wonka Land. A world of pure imaginary ‘assurances’. Loon
The Real Vieira Lynn
July 6, 2025, 4:02 am
There’s a lot of indignation amongst the rank and file Artetites about the very notion of Ethan requiring assurnaces before signing on the dotted line…so much so that they appear ready and willing to swap Chelsea’s depth forward for our premier blue chip prospect…have they not been watching what’s been going on here for the vast majority of MA’s reign…ever since Emi was ousted, on similar grounds, MA’s been handing out assurances like candy on fucking Halloween
So-called Arsenal supporters letting pettiness and peer group pressure get in the way of reason.
Art Fraud
July 6, 2025, 5:21 pm
Marc.
Liverpool don’t have total cunts and frauds in charge , so of course we will full further behind.
You see what happens when you allow yourself to be taken in by Squeaky Vera’s daft flights of fancy and then make up your own?
Some so-called supporters are bit too feeble minded and let pettiness obscure cold reason
Marc
July 7, 2025, 1:26 pm
If the deal for VG does go through then TVRL’s idea of Havertz being moved wide left is likely – Martinelli is not one of Arteta’s favourites and will be binned in a heartbeat.
What it will mean is a tough season for forward play- between a new striker adapting to the PL and a non wide player who has no pace and will get very little support being shoehorned into LW we’re going to struggle going forward.
Its going to be a shitshow – a lengthy injury to Saka will see us struggle to make top 6.
You even used his favourite word ‘shoehorned’
How cute Marc with a C
What are you like?
The Real Vieira Lynn
5:31 am
There’s little doubt that MA’s formation will be some version of.a 4-3-3, whether that includes an inverted backer and Zubi in Partey’s old spot on the right or a more advanced Skelly with Zubi playing in that deep-sitting Xhaka-like pivot role
Xhaka should not be a point of reference here in 2026 yet you’re still pining
So hysterical. Chicken Licken
Marc
June 21, 2025, 2:52 pm
So we’re 3 weeks into the transfer window and is it me or do we seem further from signing anyone than when it started?
Both City and Liverpool are going to easily finish above us in the coming season, if any of Newcastle, Villa, Chelsea get their shit together and they’ll finish above us as well.
For once you were right, albeit by accident. Frame your delusion as a question and yes, we weren’t going to ‘shoehorn’ (there’s that word again) him on the left.
One less imaginary thing for you to rage over.
The Real Vieira Lynn
June 21, 2025, 3:27 pm
it’s not as if I don’t think Noni Madueke has some tricks in his bag, but surely we wouldn’t pay Chelsea another boatload of cash to shoehorn him in on the left, a
Squeaky Vera stock in trade
Make up scenario. Find reason to get upset about it, say ‘surely not’
Hedge your bets and still be wrong. Amusing work my high pitched fellow supporter
Some of his best work
The Real Vieira Lynn
June 21, 2025, 3:34 pm
the. possibility of us buying both Sesko and VG is gaining some traction…surely neither of these players would knowingly sign on for that
Surely not as it wasn’t true in the first place.