12-points lead? v Bournemouth

12-points lead? v Bournemouth

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.

826 Comments

  1. The Real Vieira Lynn

    Achoo—you’re right about one thing, context does matter…unfortunately you missed the whole fucking point, you empty vessel fucktard…it’s not about the actual amount spent, as I couldn’t give two shits about that, it’s about how it’s spent and what the product on the pitch looks like once all that money has gone out the door…so the idea that one manager could spend considerably less and produce a much better product in a fraction of the time shouldn’t be ignored, even by a simpleton like yourself…the fact that you’re heaping praise onto a manager who spent a gazillion dollars in order to build a defence-first squad, that’s not even comparable to Juve at their highest heights yet vastly more expensive, during a time when the upper crust was in a transitionary period, which opened the door for us to set ourselves apart, is some bonkers level settling…sorry not sorry for wanting us to be the standard-bearer and not a bit part player in the “big boy” conversation…waffle that fucknuts

  2. Aitcho

    We didn’t spend a gazillion, in fact we spent less than all the other teams fanboys like you and Fart boy slobber over.

    Your talk of upper crust in ‘transition’ is the standard Vera delusions. You’re getting angry over nothing, squeaking like an 80s reject won’t change that.

    I think you swear because, in yank world, shouting wins the argument. Unfortunately for you, it cuts less ice with people like me who know what they’re talking about.

    Just watch me and learn. I’m here for you.

  3. Aitcho

    Unless angry guy using ableist slurs.
    Next thing you know Squeaky will be running into casual racism and misogyny.
    Angry at the world like a budget Michael Douglas in his short sleeved shirt.

  4. Aitcho

    You’ve isolated from real gooners because you’re basically annoying and don’t know how to hold rational opinions when you rely on a bunch of fantasists for validation.
    Fart Fraud, Poopah, Marc and Guy with pretend son Junior have left you thinking what you say makes sense
    This is where you’ve ended up Squeaky, raging and delusional.

  5. The Real Vieira Lynn

    your general disdain for anything factual is duly noted…I get it though, in that if I led your clearly pathetic life I too might have tried to escape reality by any means necessary…I can’t even imagine what the sky looks like in your sad little flat world… I sure hope this isn’t too triggering for you snowflake

  6. Aitcho

    Comparing us to Juve who’ve been irrelevant for close on 20 years is such a poor take.
    As always.

  7. Aitcho

    Fucktard and snowflake. The lexicon of the mediocre.

    If only you weren’t stuck in 2005, the last time, me aside, you engaged with normal people.

    Gamergate was the beginning of your end.

  8. The Real Vieira Lynn

    thanks for proving my point you sad fuck(not relevant for 20 years LOL)…clearly I was talking about when they were known as the most dominant defensive side in the footballing world…stay in your lane cuntfuck!!

  9. Aitcho

    Squeaky is memeworthy.

    Here is a breakdown of things old guys say, gathered from around the web:
    Reddit
    Reddit
    +4
    Classic Threats & Tough Talk
    “I’m gonna kick your ass so hard, your nose will start bleeding!”
    “I’ll beat you like you stole something.”
    “I’ll stomp a mud hole in your behind.”
    “I’m going to kick your ass so hard that the doctors will think you swallowed me head first!”

  10. Aitcho

    Little man syndrome,” also known as the Napoleon complex, is a popular stereotype—not a medical diagnosis—suggesting that shorter men overcompensate for their height with aggressive behavior

    I think, I’ve identified the issue. When we meet I’ll get you a half pint and a mini kit.

  11. Aitcho

    Does anyone want to help Squeaky out here?

    He’s about to punch a hole in the wall.

  12. Marc

    I’m can’t figure out if Aitcho is a 12 year old, a Spud fan trolling or a 12 year old Spud fan trolling.

  13. The Real Vieira Lynn

    Marc—likely the latter…talk about someone with zero fucking self-awareness…at least if he was amusing it would be somewhat entertaining…it’s really quite sad

  14. Marc

    TRVL

    Apparently I don’t have a season ticket or any mates.

    Wicksy is too blinkered and struggles to be subjective about Arsenal but he says what he believes or at least what he wants to be true. I don’t think he’s a bad guy just misguided.

    The other dopey cunt is just looking to start arguments – have you ever met anyone of any actual ability who has to go round telling everyone how clever they are?

    On a side note as I was driving home a sports report mentioned there were bad storms forecast for Madrid tonight – the TV coverage is showing a very sunny evening!

  15. Marc

    I know Eze is on the bench but I haven’t heard any reports of Havertz injury – he looked really upset when he went down at the weekend but then looked to be moving quite freely when he went off.

  16. Kroenkephobe

    Ticker tape reminds me of watching games in Argentina in the 90s.

  17. Kroenkephobe

    This dopey cunt fucking demolished you last week you thick spineless limping slag. Stop keep coming back for more balsa boy. You fucking pussied out last week.

  18. Marc

    Kroenke

    We’re laughing at you not with you.

  19. The Real Vieira Lynn

    Marc—it just boggles the mind that this unhinged fuck could go absolutely ape shit on multiple occasions then try to come across as if he’s the level-heded rational one…he’s like some 20 something dickwad who’s never heard the word no before so they have no self-awareness whatsoever…I would bet my left nut that he has a poster of Andrew Tate hanging in his cell

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