The only problem I had with Martin Zubimendi’s transfer was for the games like today. Newcastle will try to bully us again with their physicality, they will cheat, kick, slide tackle, punch, elbow you and the referees will look for that blonde girl in the stadium while it happens. We have seen Partey getting kicked, we have seen Jorginho getting elbowed, and we have seen Saka getting pushed. As much as I hate those cunts, they know we are a bit soft and they know the refs will turn a blind eye to that.
Will a midfield of Zubimendi, Merino and Rice match up to their physicality and assault? We will see.
Eddie Nketiah, the ex-arsenal who was wearing #14 later for us helped us last night by scoring a last minute goal against the luck-riding Liverpool. He scored a brilliant one, made sure the bin dippers lose the first 3 points of the season and gave us a chance to close the gap to just 2 points today. Whether we take this opportunity is an entirely different conversation because we have given up on the title 3 seasons now after getting such chances and not converting it. It’s too early for the title but three points are three points.
During my time in London, I visited a friend living in Newcastle near to the St. James’ Park. He offered me a stadium tour, I was hardly interested in visiting a club’s stadium that was mid-table at best so I declined. Since then, they had a ownership change, Eddie Howe have converted them into a serious team who are challenging everyone for European places and could beat any of top premier league teams on their day. Sure, they have lost Isak but that’s just one piece they have lost and we can’t take them lightly today, again.
In the team news, Madueke is unavailable because of his knee injury that has sidelined him for 2 months, but Odegaard could be back today. We have got Eze and Nwaneri that can do far better than Merino in an attacking role but Mikel is adamant that it’s either Ode or Merino – so I guess we would have to pray Ode’s shoulder heals itself completely. With Saka back in the XI, I hope we see a front 3 of him, Gyokeres and Martinelli today. If I was the one in charge, Eze makes it in the team behind Gyokeres while only one of the Zubimendi or Rice starts the game.
Personally, I would also allow the players to earn a yellow card each while handing them a piece of paper before the game that reads – Dee as ya telt. They would have the freedom to earn it as they want. If you are too nice and don’t have the heart to do it, you are getting replaced by Ben White, no matter where you play on the pitch.
In other news, William Saliba signed an improved contract that will keep him in London till 2030. Did you see his interview post signing it? In Paris, my mates were supporting Madrid and Barcelone while I am the real one supporting Arsenal – he said. A proppa one, we have and we have got his next and best 5 years with us. Hopefully he will win a lot of trophies with us and hopefully we break the drought this year with Champions League.
Right, that’s all for today. See you during the game.
Kroenke
Winners use an injustice / perceived injustice and channel the anger to win – Arteta falls into “thank fuck I’ve got an excuse”.
Kroenke
Not sure he’s having a horrible game – just one that’s not very effective.
Lucky on multiple counts.
KP
So, a Daley was another Havertz. Got it.
Come on… We are short on luck today
Timber missing two within a minute.
everyone’s trying to Arteta Arteta nowadays
Todsard stays.
Regarding that Shetland pony story guess Toss noticed the size of the offending member too
Hoopah—I think with our lack of finishers MA can’t afford to take off anyone who might have a goal in their boots
Hoopah
Lack of size would be a more accurate descrption.
Hoopah
Tross has more ‘depth’ than Arteta who us the king of short dick energy. 🍆
The simple truth is no matter how much Arteta spends (£130 odd million of new attacking talent on the pitch today) things just look exactly the same.
Why the fuck would you put Merino on before Ode when chasing a game?
Really fucking poor now. Sack this cunt and accept we’re out of the title race. In September. Fucking abysmal.
that’s not the kind of finishing we were hoping for
If one of our players sarcastically clapped the ref after being shown a yellow they’d be shown a second.
we even ordered the ref to give a yellow…of course it was deserving after we’ve shown a propensity to take the quick kick today
Arteta is a lucky cunt.
And Napoleon was wrong.
that’s why Merino, crosses and set pieces…he’s our best header of the ball…maybe he will force us to sell Havertz, please God
Watch Newcastle get a pen.