[GiRTh]

Bottle jobs.

[Swan]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Bottle jobs.

Could be worse, you could be Chelsea. Though at least no one is as bad as Spurs

[Zizu]

Arsenal 2:0 down - 30 minutes left

Come on Arsenal


Bernardo Silva is running things but he’s made 4 bad fouls with not one booking

[Swan]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Arsenal 2:0 down - 30 minutes left

Come on Arsenal


Bernardo Silva is running things but he’s made 4 bad fouls with not one booking

Arsenal haven't turned up in the second half, i can't see a way back for them now tbh.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Swan

Arsenal haven't turned up in the second half, i can't see a way back for them now tbh.

Been awful after half time

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Been awful after half time

Time for Martinelli and Dowman surely

[Zizu]

Cherki is a super talented lad just 22 as well

[Swan]

Playing Kepa over Raya was a big mistake, Kepa is a liability, Raya is in excellent form atm.

[Zizu]

Don’t know why Saka is starting never mind captain

He’s been as effective as Mo Salah for Liverpool

[Zizu]

Arteta will get slaughtered for not making the most of the substitutes he has on call

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Swan

Playing Kepa over Raya was a big mistake, Kepa is a liability, Raya is in excellent form atm.

They all do that with the league cup though .. City have done the same - it’s like a perk for the reserve keeper


If you’re gonna lose out on a trophy this is the one to lose

[Zizu]

Martinelli on 6 minutes to go ffs

[Zizu]

So much for Declan Rice ..

Trending yesterday as the player who could win 4 club trophies plus the World Cup then world player


Do me a flavour

[Zizu]

Saka has been walking for half an hour with Dowman on the bench


Arteta will get slaughtered in the media

[Crimson Dynamo]

Glad i did not watch a second of that sh1t show

[bots]

i thought it was funny that arsenal lost

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Glad i did not watch a second of that sh1t show

It could have been a classic with all the skill available in both squads but it was a damp squib or maybe a squid

[GiRTh]

The head loss is gone, but the performance still isn’t good enough.

This Manchester City side is nowhere near the level of the teams from a few years ago. How many players from this current squad would actually get into the treble‑winning XI? Silva, Haaland and a couple of others were already there, but who has replaced De Bruyne and Gundogan? I’d take Mahrez and peak Grealish over the current options without thinking twice.

This isn’t the strongest City team Arsenal have faced. We can match them player for player, yet we play like we’re terrified of them. Terrified of what, exactly? We kept Haaland quiet today. So why do we still approach the game like we’re intimidated? Where does this mentality come from?

We’ve got Saliba and Gabriel — two of the best one‑v‑one defenders in Europe — defending on the edge of their own box. They should be pushing up, squeezing the pitch, and putting City under pressure. Yes, that gives Haaland more space to run into, but again: we kept him quiet. So why are we scared of taking that risk?

The tactics made no sense. It felt like watching a Gareth Southgate setup. Arteta managed this like there was another leg to come. There isn’t. This is a knockout game — win it or go home — and I didn’t see that urgency from the players or the manager.

City will take momentum from this, but Arsenal need to sort themselves out. If Arteta wins the league playing like this, then fair play — we’re all mugs and he’s a genius. But I don’t see how you get results in one‑off games with this approach. To play this way, you need zero mistakes and a clinical frontline. Neither happened today. Mistakes were made, and Gyökeres and Havertz are never going to be ruthless finishers.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

The head loss is gone, but the performance still isn’t good enough.

This Manchester City side is nowhere near the level of the teams from a few years ago. How many players from this current squad would actually get into the treble‑winning XI? Silva, Haaland and a couple of others were already there, but who has replaced De Bruyne and Gundogan? I’d take Mahrez and peak Grealish over the current options without thinking twice.

This isn’t the strongest City team Arsenal have faced. We can match them player for player, yet we play like we’re terrified of them. Terrified of what, exactly? We kept Haaland quiet today. So why do we still approach the game like we’re intimidated? Where does this mentality come from?

We’ve got Saliba and Gabriel — two of the best one‑v‑one defenders in Europe — defending on the edge of their own box. They should be pushing up, squeezing the pitch, and putting City under pressure. Yes, that gives Haaland more space to run into, but again: we kept him quiet. So why are we scared of taking that risk?

The tactics made no sense. It felt like watching a Gareth Southgate setup. Arteta managed this like there was another leg to come. There isn’t. This is a knockout game — win it or go home — and I didn’t see that urgency from the players or the manager.

City will take momentum from this, but Arsenal need to sort themselves out. If Arteta wins the league playing like this, then fair play — we’re all mugs and he’s a genius. But I don’t see how you get results in one‑off games with this approach. To play this way, you need zero mistakes and a clinical frontline. Neither happened today. Mistakes were made, and Gyökeres and Havertz are never going to be ruthless finishers.

Nice take on things


PS

I’m not a great fan of Gyokores but he put a shift in today

[Zizu]

Why are Newcastle UFC referring to yesterday’s racist comments from their crowd as “ discriminatary views” ??

[bots]

i still think Arsenal will win the league playing boring, uninspiring football

[Zizu]

Spurs defeat yesterday was the 54th since the stadium was built ( or 94th )

[Zizu]

Crazy times

Typical- one minute we have about 10 people for the number 10 spot now we lose Eze to injury ( possibly serious ) , Foden has seemingly retired from football , Maddison injured , Palmer and Rogers both out of form

That leaves Gibbs White who is inconsistent and Max Dowing who’s revising for his 11 plus exam