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
The problem has always been the fanbase with us, for as long as I can remember .
Why are we not going for coaches like Enrique, Klopp and Ancelotti?
Our cunts so fucking dense, they dont even know they are being mugged off every week.
They are watching Gyokeres and that long streak of Chelsea piss every week, whilst the other elite sides supporters are watching their stars and paying half the price.
What a fucking match.
If we progress against Atletico (not that I think we will) and it’d be embarrassing either of these teams would fucking destroy us.
Exciting game but so low on defensive quality. Fit for a game of hockey or my midweek 8 a side.
Personally, I’m not sure either team is equipped to contend with our slow build up and sideways passing.
Art
I had a mate who’s been a season ticket holder since the mid 80’s say to me about a year ago “but why would Enrique come to us?”.
This guys not stupid but the lack of imagination, ambition and basic lets fucking have it is shocking.
Wow Aticho being both a little bit funny and admitting how shit we are.
Marc, Athletico are even more haramball than us, it’s even more baked into their DNA.
Tomorrow will be the antidote the game needs to this disgrace of defensive solidity. The uglier the better. 1-0 from a set piece will warm the heart of gooners everywhere.
We’re far from shit. The stats, and table, don’t lie Marc.
You just need reason to be uncheerful, so you pretend being top of the league and back to back UCL semis, something, Klopp, Pep and Zidane only managed once means we are.
Like your pretend season ticket mate who somehow never goes like you. Nothing worse than a fair weather or fake supporter.
We will be stuck with moronic cunt for years , because no other club will come in for him.
Maybe Sociedad will take him, as a thank you for buying all their overpriced cack over the years.
These yankee owners dont give two fucks either.
They were selling Win the poxy teddy bear for a score last year.
That their focus, mugging the dopey cunts , who go every game, not emulating PSG or Barcelona or Bayern or Real.
A lack of imagination is saying ‘who’s managing a big club?” and demanding him for your club.
Hardly insight. At least the fantasist with the fake son Junior and Squeaky had enough desire to look smart by screaming about whoever was a hipster choice a the time.
Don’t believe me? This very blog is littered with them talking up all kinds of bums who are now coaching Qatar Super League and the Jupiler. Next time I’m bored I’ll dig some up for our collective lols.
Fart Fraud, even PSG didn’t emulate PSG until they struck oil.
Do you literally never go to games and hang out with Arsenal supporters? If hating the match going fans is your way of coping then I’m here to bring the joy back. This anger and drunk swearing isn’t going to make you any less wrong.
What a game of football and its only half time in the tie.
No idea how it’ll go but no one will want to miss the 2nd leg.
Aticho
You’re a cunt
“Like your pretend season ticket mate who somehow never goes like you. Nothing worse than a fair weather or fake supporter.”
He’s still going every week – its me who hasn’t been since October.
As for “A lack of imagination is saying ‘who’s managing a big club?” and demanding him for your club.”
So you don’t think Enrique is head and shoulders a better manager than Arteta?
You don’t think that we’re a big enough club to attract a top manager?
Bayern get Pep’s leader on the pitch we get his gimp.
Fraudeta, will win fuck all this season and the fan base will turn on El-B.
The defending could not do anything when all the attacking players were either an 8 or 9 out of 10 in other words at their best. This is what attacking football looks like and when you have so many players with cramps you know this was an open attacking game.
All REAL Arsenal fans should feel sorry for themselves and the club to have the charlatan imposing his shit show.
AF—you’re spot on with your comments…I could watch today’s match on a 24/7 loop…we will never replicate that sort of football with our blunt iinstrument fuck in charge…even he knows it, which is why he’s taken us down the dumbed-down bully ball road…personally I think that the vast majority of the Artetites are the same wanker fucks who propped-up Wenger when he was long past his best before date…Cheers
Aticho
PSG struck oil?
Arsenal squad value €1.23 billion – https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-arsenal/marktwertanalyse/verein/11
PSG squad value €1.21billion – https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-paris-saint-germain/startseite/verein/583
You make out like Arteta’s never had any money to spend.
Hakimi is possibly the best left back in the world for the last two seasons and Olise turned him inside out that is what tells you the attack was so far superior to any defense.
Should Arsenal get to the final and either team will be a massive destroy us Bayern has 3.4 goals per game. It will be a pub team coach against a world class manager.
let’s not forget that Enrique runs a high-press, possession-based system, like Arteta (well at least in the first 15-20 minutes of matches), so it doesn’t have to look like what we’re being subjected to…that’s about recruitment and getting the most out of your BEST players…so instead of micromanaging, thereby creating a highly robotic borefest, you get a more fluid, almost positionless, feel, like with Enrique
Marc, I suspect you still think squad value = what was spent. I can’t help you if thats the case.
Nobody ever said Tets had no money to spend. Ever.
You’re doing that squeaky Beta thing again and making things up to wind yourself up. It’s not healthy
Marc, I think Enrique’s a good manager. We all do.
But, as Mourinho said about Pep, he goes where even the tea lady could win the league. And neither took a team from Europa league to back to back UCL semis
Being a ‘good’ manager is more nuanced, like many things in life, than “he won stuff”. Bielsa never won a thing but he’s a inspiration to many top managers. Cruyff won a single UCL but his legacy is greater than Mourinho in my opinion. Wenger as we all know did eff all in Europe, he’s still a great.
Your sort of basic tier thinking gets mangers like Big Ange thru the door. You probably would have had Potter like some of the idiots on here for winning Allsvenska or whatever it was.