A literal meaning would say – Enjoy yourself while you have the chance, but it applies to the current state of Arsenal. If you are one of the miserable souls who has seen too much of mediocrity at Arsenal Football Club that sitting 5 points ahead of Manchester City led by one of the best managers ever, is not enough to hope for a title push then my friend you need to have better expectations.
More than one-third of season is over, we were playing some sublime football before the world cup and sitting on top of the table. If you say we will drop points, so will City. If you say we will be plagued by injuries, so will City.
And if you decide to bring Haaland into the conversation, I would say we have a January window coming and with Jesus out for couple of months (hopefully he will return before that), let us bring in someone who can give us what Jesus gave… and some more.
Our next 3 games are winnable, West Ham (H), Brighton (A), New Castle (H). Hopefully our players won’t be hungover from World Cup and continue with the performance. Win these 3 and we go in confidence at Sh*te Hart Lane and that’s winnable too. Say what you want, but the players have been brilliant and we have a manager in his 4th season having replaced everyone except Xhaka.
Lets do it, stars have aligned so far. Jesus injury is a concern but we can get a competition if Eddie can’t do the job. 3 strikers are not too much, we are going to qualify for Champions League anyway and I don’t see Jesus playing mid-week against better opponents alongside Premier League. 2 games a week among 3 players is okay, Balogun can wait.
Ornstein has reported that we are pretty much in conversation for 21-year old winger – Mykhaylo Mudryk. We have been looking for these kind of profiles from last couple of seasons and are in a better situation that we were in Ozil-era. I don’t mind it but hey, we need a striker first. We have enough cover on wings, ESR is coming back who can play if needed. If you have money, get a Partey competition and a CF. If you want to add Mbappe I have absolutely no problem but lets not make a Ben White of situation at Wings.
My consolation to English fans, it must have been hard but that’s football. Portugal is out, so the Cristiano v Messi final dream dies. I will love to see Messi lifting it, just because the legend deserves it. Hopefully you enjoy the semi-finals and finals and I will have enough time to keep LiR running.
Have a nice day! Lets keep our expectations high and hope higher. This late-Wenger defeatist mentality needs to go away, there is always the next season but you can only win this year for now.
I should have said Saliba instead of Holdingho so White is cover for RB & RCB.
Whatever way you look at our situation, we are in a similar situation to last season with no lessons learnt. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul scenario.
I have no idea how Arteta is going to play it at this point, so I’ve pointed out our weak areas for which there are many through lack of credible bench players with good experience that’s solely an Arteta problem, especially giving game time.
Same every season.
KP, I laughed when I read it back: nah not even motility. ): 🙂 🙂 Note to self less inhaling before posting. 🙂
Tony
If the story’s are true about selling Gabriel that perfectly fits in with Arteta’s previous behaviour.
He spent a fortune on White when we didn’t need to so now he has to find a way to keep him in the team, he’s not all that at RB, Saliba’s too good to drop so sell the Gab make it look like it was a strategic move and bingo.
All the while we’ve got a CM of Party (injury prone) and Xhaka.
It’s going to be hard work reminding the fanboys how they were talking about a title challenge when it all goes south (again!) and top 4’s in the balance.
Sad but true, Marc. Just get a loan striker/winger and finally sort the midfield out.
It’s not rocket science.
I have no idea as top tonight’s outcome. Weagle and Tom on LG going head to head with sensible points regarding each teams’ strengths.
For sentimental reasons I believe Messi has given the game far more than any French player facing the Argentines’ this afternoon. Mbappe will get to play in at least 2 to 3 more World Cups, so I’d like it to go to Messi and Argentina.
I like Mbappe and understand his age and and prodigious talent with the way he handles it. CR7 is gone and Messi is fading, so now the press have their poster boy to keep tearing down at every opportunity, such is the price of selling sports news.
I’ll tell you this much no Gooner would say no to Mbappe joining us.
3:2 to Argentina is my holding-a-wet-finger-to-the-wind of my office fan prediction.
Juve kicked our ass at the Emirates with 12 youth players in their squad. Nelson was having a good game from the reports before going off with a thigh strain. Let’s hope it’s nothing serious. We don’t need more injuries to our already short list of forwards.
The result isn’t the end of the world, but for a PL summit sitting side losing just before resumption of the PL next weekend is far from ideal.
Still, friendlies are to sharpen teams up and with The Hammers playing us at home, it should be a no brainier. Shouldn’t it?
Hi Tony
Changing tack, I’m thoroughly fucking sick of going to watch games where the refs are so poor/ biased that they ruin it as a spectacle and sporting encounter.
Cardiff mullah’ed Blackpool for nearly 80 minutes yesterday despite only scoring a single goal. Game ended 1-1 which is laughable. The ref gave nothing to Cardiff’s forwards despite bring wrestled to the ground, and dragged down in the area a couple of times.
I think it’s in everyone’s psyche now that the break up of the UK is inevitable meaning that Wales, Scotland and N Ireland are seen as separate nationalities from Ingerland.
So what do we see at Cardiff every time they play at home? An Ingerlish ref officiating an Ingerlish team bravely (!) playing behind enemy lines in Wales where fans are lippy and spiky in equal measure thanks to years of footballing bias. It’s a fucking shit show. Imagine if tonight’s ref was French or Argentine? It’s not that different. I lost the plot in the second half and still feel cheated. It’s getting to the point where its no longer worth watching. The cunty refs have ground me down. The 100 (yes really) Blackpool fans who bothered to turn up and watch their sinking team must’ve thought Ingerlish Xmas had come early. Its staggering. Cardiff have probably played nearly 20 games this season and I can think of only one (Wigan away) whee it seemed like we got a fair deal from the twats in black.
And what of Senor Patino I hear you ask? He had a great start to the season and is clearly relied upon in the middle of MF. But he looked lethargic and a bit disinterested if you ask me. Some decent runs but his passing was ordinary. Looked like he was going through the motions.
Fucking Ingerlish refs. Pricks!
That was the softest penalty ever, of coursebharder than blowing air today tople Diaria. The way Messi is playing dirty, appears he knows the ref is his fan.
It was soft, shouldn’t have been given. But the second goal was brilliant.
Messi scoring one and assisting another… who would have thought
Mistake France is making is they wait for thevpass to teach them while Argentina mose to intercept their passes. Should be more proactive. In this Mbappé is an absolute prima Donna. So is absolute passenger
Ambarish
Spot on
I think this will settle the goat debate. I am taking the piss out of my United & Ronaldo fans lol
Hoopah,
I’m assuming you are sitting on the beach side with a corona watching on a big screen 😅
I’m in the wrong state here 😐
You are close. Sitting about 400 m from the sea with KFC and Budweiser Magnum. That’s my favourite. Big screen to catch the culprits and hanky panky
450 year old house.
We are farmers 😷
Damn, that’s making me jealous
Hoop and Ambarish
Hi Lads. Glad you’re enjoying the game. It would be brilliant if this led to a raising of football’s profile in India. I’m still smarting from that farrago of a game in Cardiff yesterday. I hope it’ll abate by the time we play the Irons. I didn’t see the Juve game but I gather it wasn’t one of Eddie Unket’s best in an Arsenal Jersey. Enjoy your evening.
Krienkephobe
Saw an 8 min long highlight of Juventus game. Arsenal dominated both halves, particularly the first. Shooting was mostly at goal posts though. We did shoot 2 OG though, Xhaka starring in the first 😂
This game is France’s to lose. They should make drastic changes. Only Griezmann is playing well. Looks like they’ll lose, so no harm in trying to put Argentina out of joint.
Substitutions lined up ready to come in. Suddenly France players got adrenaline flowing. Game become intense
I go for a pee and France are level. Messi irritates me. Should I go for a dump?
If the first Argentina goal was fair, then kick on Thuran shins definitely was a penalty.
Ref is fushy
Referring hasn’t been any good this cup. Mbappe you beauty, anyone’s game but France favorite now.
Can’t see happening twice for Argentine. Netherlands and now France.
KP
That Juventus game was meh. I watched a bit and moved on in my life 😃
Should have been the third for France!
Fat ref has given a card to Giroud on the bench. Meanwhile France players being felled like trees in the Amazon under Bolsonaro
Brilliant save of a bullet shot by Loris
Upamecano interceptions we’re next level. Salliba Or anyone else would not get those balls
Goal was in, but Messi appeared offside. Wonder if the referee only decides?
Taylor was supposed to officiate this match. Can’t figure how this clown got parachuted in. What we’re the…
3-3
He’s a proper bastard Martinez isn’t he. I’m kind of glad he’s no longer at Arsenal. No class whatsoever.