Liverpool has dropped 3 huge points at home to Crystal Palace. City are 2 points ahead having played an extra game than us. We win today and we go back to the top. We win today and we go three crucial points ahead of Liverpool with only 6 games to go. Every game is a cup final now for the boys and Mikel.
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Strange decision to start Zinchenko ahead of Kiwior, because Kiwior has been doing better than Zinni and one bad game doesn’t mean we are going to hamper his confidence. If it’s purely for rotational purpose, I can live with it. Gabriel Jesus makes his way into the starting XI with Rice anchoring the midfield alone with Havertz playing the more forward role today. Trossard starts today ahead of Martinelli whom I think will come-in at some point to give Saka some rest.
Frankly, I had hated the concept of playing Havertz as CF but he has been doing better up top than he does in midfield. Gabriel Jesus does the dirty work but is not as clinical in front as you would expect your CF to be. Trossard gives me some hope though.
Liverpool is suffering the way we did last season. One loss and everything has gone bonkers for them. They were unbeaten at home from god knows when, and suddenly Atlanta wins 3-0 and they can’t even keep Crystal Palace to a draw. City, on the other hand, have gone full beast mode.
We need to win today. At any cost. First, because Pep is not going to drop any points now and the only way we win the league is by winning all our games. Second, I hate Aston Villa.
Right, a very short one today. See you during the game.
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I marginally preferred Cucurella in his former guise as a Eurovision winner. He’s a proper cunt these days!
I can’t work out if I find him/her/them (can’t be arsed to check the personal pronoun situation) more attractive with his/her/their perm or his/her/their post hair straighteners coiff!
Come on Ambarish at least for a match day either put up an entry or give someone else permission to do that.
Sell Saka before his value dives even further because of being so one sided on the wing. If I can guess it so can those that are paid millions for work on the pitch. He tries to fake a dribble and either down to the sideline passing by on the right or try to go left bast the defender and put it on his left foot and blast it over the bar or straight at the goalkeeper unless he shanks it back for a corner.
Bottom line get an effective winger on the right side because Saka is out of form.
KP-watching the bearded lady flop about is a bit much…I actually laughed out loud watching that clip, which is a rarity when I sitting in a room by myself
Havertz two horrible decisions, the first he should have shot on goal when he was through instead of passing and giving it away. The second instead of shooting pass it to Trossard for a tap in.
Killroy—I get what you’re driving at but it has more to do with the piss-poor tactics on both sides of the pitch than anything form related, as neither gets the help they so justly deserve
TRVL when Saka gets the ball I can switch off atm because I know how it will end up. If that is tactics by galaxy brain or Saka being poor it is a toss up.
Killroy-now imagine if we used wingbacks instead of this whole inverted mess and Saka/Marts had overlapping options…White has done okay, considering the lowered expectations, as no one expected him to be a real threat in the final third, and the other side the backers have provided functionally nothing for Marts
(Marc-I wrote this before White scored-go figure)
Chelsea look as if Poch told them to do the opposite of everything they did against City on the weekend
TRVL
Conchita Wurst. First name means little cunt in Argentine street Spanish. Surname a type of German sausage. Talk about covering all bases…
Havertz scores the hardest out of what 3 really good chances?
He’s fucking Xhaka in disguise.
And I predicted a no celebration screamer… Looks like he really enjoyed that! Ode is coming alive… Like a Norwegian Peter Frampton!
KP-pronouns be damned…Batwinger of Nazareth, so to speak
We could have easily scored 6 tonight and conceded 3 or 4.
Enzo and Caicedo are fucking piss.
The teutonic tyrant strikes again!
OK serious fucking issue.
We’re 3 nil up with a death race run in – make that 4 nil – why would you not get Saka and Ode off?
You’ve got Jesus, Martinelli, ESR, Vieira and Eddie on the bench.
Think about Sunday.
if Havertz scoring twice isn’t an indictment on your starting back 4 I don’t know what is…just watch as the Arsenal-friendly media whores will be out in the streets with their tits out talking about how we don’t need a Striker in the summer
Zinch is on – 5-6 setback on the cards.
So Havertz, Trossard, Partey and Tomi come off and Ode and Saka stay on.
I know Arteta’s a cunt but I didn’t think he was that much of a CUNT.