Bournemouth earned a 2-1 win against Arsenal at the Emirates this afternoon, putting Arsenal’s title hopes in the balance.
Arsenal were fully aware of how difficult Bournemouth can be, and the visitors began the match strongly, as expected. Mikel Arteta’s side needed to improve on their midweek performance to secure a result, yet they fell behind after just 17 minutes when Eli Junior Kroupi found the net.
Bournemouth’s Strong Start and Control
Conceding so early was a setback for Arsenal, but Bournemouth’s positive approach meant they deserved their lead. The Cherries played with confidence and intensity, making it clear they were not intimidated by the occasion.
To win the title, teams must overcome challenging moments, and this presented an opportunity for Arsenal to demonstrate resilience. However, Bournemouth remained disciplined defensively and made it difficult for the Gunners to create clear chances.
Arsenal eventually found a way back into the match when Viktor Gyokeres converted a penalty, bringing the score level before the interval. At half-time, the game was evenly balanced, and there was an expectation that Arsenal would raise their level in the second half.
Second Half Drama at the Emirates
Arteta introduced Eberechi Eze, Max Dowman and Leandro Trossard in an effort to increase the attacking threat and secure a victory. Despite these changes, it was Bournemouth who scored next, with Alex Scott restoring their lead.
The goal shifted momentum and increased pressure on Arsenal, who pushed forward in search of an equaliser. While they showed urgency, Bournemouth maintained a strong defensive structure, limiting clear opportunities.
Gyokeres later missed a significant chance, which summed up Arsenal’s afternoon. Despite their efforts, they were unable to break through again, and Bournemouth held firm to secure an impressive victory, extending their unbeaten run and dealing a blow to Arsenal’s title ambitions.
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Terrible result. Both Jesus and Gyokeres squandered late chances which could have changed the complexion of the game., but Bournemouth were deserving of their win and had energy in abundance
Iraola has been a fantastic coach/manager for Bournemouth which I should have mentioned. First class considering the financial constraints facing them
I don’t know how Bournemouth does it Sue. They have the smallest ground in the top two divisions, so little money is generated from that source, and they have to sell some really good players just to get by. Alex Scott wil be the next to leave, I’m sure, perhaps to us even.
And if in the unlikely event, Iraola should get the manager of the season award, it would be so well deserved
He’s a very good manager, but he also had fewer games to prepare for
Arteta new deal til 2033 deserved I think? Bottling another league title..
I replied to a post of yours earlier
I repeat, I would not be entering an extension to his contract right now. If he doesn’t bring a trophy, I wouldn’t entertain it full stop.
If you can’t deliver a major trophy after being given six years and a billion quid, a new contract should be out of the question.
Same old same old. Keep worshipping Artetan.. we’ve been scraping by for the whole season getting points by sheer luck and now its shown.
If City wins then we won’t win the league. See you next year lads
Yes.
The title is now out of our own hands if we lose at Man City, Man City can go top and have it in the palm of their own hands in just 11 days time.
Man City are on for a Treble winning season. From the moment Man City started buying to put a new squad together, Man City have bought very well. Man City have bought this Treble, guzzumping Arsenal’s “project over many years” approach. Both Chelski and Man City have bought their titles this century, rather than a project approach. And with suspicion they cheat whilst everyone kept within limits and the rules.
Conversely, Arsenals business in the last 3 windows has proved disastrous – in this runners up season both Gyokeres and Zubimendi performed worse than what we played in those same key positions in the three previous seasons of runner up finishes, and the players brought in to provide depth to a squad did not step up with any consistency, where they needed to come in and help a team keep title and cup winning form, the squad depth players were not up to it.
The Arteta Project Years failed because of transfers – injury prone and not good enough to bring league titles, or any silverware. Can you include Goykeres, or ANY current Arsenal player, in the same sentence as Haaland and Mo Salah? Arsenal have played 50 games this season, Bournemouth just 38 and with last 3 weeks off – the players in our squad depth flopped when called upon. Meanwhile, Arteta’s slow brand of football is at least 20 years behind the quick brand the rest of the footballing world is now playing. PSG 27 passes in the same time period Raya has ball at his feet with attackers closing in him. Arsenal can’t switch to winning football because it has little pace throughout the squad – it’s been assembled to a slow Plan A with no pace for Plan B.
I suggest the one game which decided this seasons title, Man City’s late come back win at Liverpool. Everything changed in those 10 minutes.
no mate , if they don’t beat Chelsea ,it’s not in their hands
Moon girl, Manchester City have bought smart compared to our dumb, if not idiotic. A journeyman like Norgaard who doesn’t even play and deluded whenever he gets an opportunity, Madouke , a like for like for Saka, more inverted rubbish in our centre halves, Zubamendi stays in the same spot doing what exactly? Even Gyorkes, real value for money? We are as much a checkbook club as City. It’s just that Guardiola can spot a player’s true value where Arteta can’t. It’s also about personality. Pepe understands that life is not only about football and is not afraid to speak out on the injustices he sees such as the genocide in Gaza and the evil machinations of Trump. To sum up he is more of a man.
Leaving politics aside which is probably for the best, Pep is a better manager and always has been.
I doubt that many would debate the point about Guardiola. However, MC spent a long time and a lot of money building a very strong squad and have continued to replace quality with quality. When they get it marginally wrong (e.g. Savinho) they can quickly make a correction (e.g. Semenyo).
This is the first time Arsenal have actually had a team that is of comparable strength to that of MC. Even then, Arsenal have struggled with form, fitness and injuries to key players all season.
It’s all very well making Arteta personally responsible but there is a lack of candour in many discussions.
It’s certainly been beneficial to Arteta’s development having worked under Guardiola, and having never managed prior to taking up his role at Arsenal, he has done remarkably well. An open cheque book doesn’t guarantee success for anyone even though some people think it does.
Arteta will always be unpopular in some quarters. There is a reluctance to accept that he has done a considerable amount of good. I doubt the Kroenke family would have held on to him for as long as they have without trust. I understand the clamour for a change if a title doesn’t come our way this season. Injuries and recurring fitness issues have yet again hampered the team ; it’s just that this season Arsenal are still at the top whereas last year Liverpool ran away with the league due to a better overall squad with better additions.
For all our sakes, I hope the club succeed in one of their remaining competitions. As for his long term position, a failure to land one of the remaining two competitions should spell the beginning of the end. Next season could well kick start a new beginning style wise after a victory in May (🤞). Otherwise, I feel a change would be best for both sides. The onus will fall heavily on the Board to get it right; no easy task
Arteta does not have plans B. We will never win anything under Arteta.
Arteta must go. This is what you get playing negative and ugly football.That’s enough. Want the free flowing football back no matter what.That disgusting style of playing is impossible to watch, just eye pains.Don’t forget to take Zubimendi and Havertz with you.
Im with you 100%
Amen brother…
Look at you again
Flip flopping more times then a pair of
Havaianas.
We’re going to win it where not going to win it. Make up your mind
Have you reverted to your real name again and come out the closet
I’ve been Arteta out for 6 years 😀 Go see the sun kid.
I totally agree with you. Arteta is the worst manager Arsenal ever had.
Sean, I take it you don’t know about how things were when Billy Wright was our Manager. He was the worst.
Herr Drier, Howe, Neil & Rioch weren’t so great either, but Wright takes the prize as the worst.
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The free flowing football that saw us getting battered by Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool ? The free flowing football that saw us lose at home to newly promoted teams like Hull and WBA ? The free flowing football that saw us getting knocked out of Cups by lower League teams and lose a Cup Final against a team that got relegated ?
The free flowing football that saw us win 3 prem titles
That would be a generation ago.
Herr Drier,
Wenger showed us that titles can be won playing free flowing football.
And the frustration for me regarding the system that Arteta has now adopted is disappointing to say the least.
The real disappointment is that in the season 2022-2023 he showed that he could produce free flowing football, that still had a good defense by the way. The only question that still remains unanswered is can they get over the line. While it’s not over yet, it’s hanging by a thread at this point.
But the one thing I will say is, I don’t like seeing my team lose, who does. But if they are to lose, then lose having a go. Don’t die wondering.
He’s been afforded a good squad, but unfortunately he seems to stifle any creativeness in them with his system.
I want us to win the league as much as the next man. But I’ll finish my post with how I started it.
Wenger showed us that titles can be won playing free flowing football.
Derek, football has changed. In those glorious years when we won those PL titles I can’t remember teams playing such a low block. Football was far more open.
I find that statement strange though ..
Between 2020-2025 (upto last season )average goals per game was 2.85
In the glorious years as you put it -1998 -2008 ,average goals per game was 2.62 .
Also 2015-2025 Average goals per game was 2.77 .
So by those stats I would say the prem as gotten more open as the years have gone on ,I mean those are facts and not made up numbers .
Herr Drier,
As I pointed out, Arteta’s 2022-2023 side played free flowing football. They faced the same thing then as they do today.
For some reason Arteta has gone for the pragmatic approach. For me if we’re going to fail, then fail by going for it. Don’t die wondering.
Hull -2008
Birmingham -2011
They were recent then !
More recent than when we last won the PL.
Ok …..
It’s been coming. We’ve said for ages this style isn’t sustainable, and now it’s catching up to us. The defense that carried us is gone, confidence is gone, and we look scared. We can’t score from open play or hold teams out. Too many players have regressed.
If we don’t win the league, Mikel Arteta has to go
Awful performance from Arteta and his starting line-up, since they couldn’t make any open-play goal
Kroenke should stop the contract negotiation with Arteta, because of the series of bad performances at the end of this season and he might bottle another EPL title winning chance. Arteta is way cheaper than Guardiola and Simeone, but Kroenke need to make sure he wins a major title for the club this season before keeping him for another three seasons
If Hincapie or Calafiori were fit, Lewis-Skelly could’ve played Odegaard’s role. It’s obvious that Havertz and Eze don’t have good playmaking skills to dictate the tempo
Who do you think should have started?
The one change I would have made is Norgaard starting in place of Zubimendi. I feel sorry for Zubi at this point. He was outstanding in the first half of the season, but his performances have dropped off largely because he’s just been run into the ground. He has more minutes than Rice this season! While Norgaard, a proven solid EPL central/defensive midfielder, is basically rotting on the bench.
Havertz is just not great in the 10 role. We all know this well enough by now. Though there weren’t many other options for Arteta, it’s true, perhaps starting Trossard there might have been an option. But that’s hindsight now.
@Gai, Arteta’s rigidity and loyalty to certain players wouldn’t allow him use MLS for what you suggested.
IMO, Artetas squad management is very poor.. It is obvious Zubimendi has been playing with tired legs last few games and lacking physical strength, yet Norgard won’t be given a chance. White minutes also needs to be managed when Mosquera is available. Trossard isn’t yet fit.
Players are no marchine. He should manage his squad well. All this players will play again on Wednesday.wnd then by weekend City.
I must also say Salina and Gabriel IMO are losing their connection in the middle the second goal is appalling and shanbolic defending.
Lastly our front players are not clinical enough Gyokeres & Jesus wasted last chances.
It sometimes seems that the closer Arsenal are to winning something, the worse, for whatever reason, they play.
Maybe they are allergic to winning something or the thought of lifting trophies? I jest.
Wonder how Wednesday will go.
They arent allergic. They are psychologically crushed by pressure. Imagine the people who shake, tremble and stutter front of crowd giving speech. Thats MA and therefore Arsenal when they need to just perform regularly.
Arteta actually doesn’t come across as “crushed by pressure”.
The fact is that every normal human being feels pressure in some circumstances. Some will feel the pressure more than others and it’s possible that it’s had an effect. When one sees the meltdown by some fans one can understand how difficult it would be for some of the players.
It was a bad result but the season isn’t over.
You fanbois…just love it….the blind devotion. Kinda like 37% of americans. Its over…it was over from the wolves game.
Unless, you are a complete moron it should be fairly simple to understand that there are games yet to be played this season
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Unless your a complete moron it should be fairly simple to understand that, if we play like this, we’ll not win another game…. including our second leg against Sporting Lisbon.
I have pointed out before that I won’t accept insinuations of the type that the previous poster was making.
I won’t tolerate it, and if people come at me with such comments it may be returned with interest. You should not be getting involved especially if you are going to be one-sided.
David,
There you go again with you’re personal insults.
it’s not actually the result that has worried some mate
it was the nature of the performance
in terms of convincing us we can handle the pressure it couldn’t have gone worse
Yeah, the pressure is ridiculously intense. If you saw the video of Calafiori and Timber looking upset on the sidelines during the match, the hunger is clearly still there, so while nerves play a role, I think it’s stress-driven mental exhaustion.
Thank goodness for a reasoned approach. If they can play well against B Leverkusen just a short while ago then it’s not just down to Arteta’s massive ego.
It’s disgusting that this manager is the 3rd highest paid manager in world football with 1 trophy won in an empty stadium 6 years ago! These owners haven’t a clue! Get rid of him in the summer I don’t even care if he scams the title which is unlikely! We play the most cowardly boring predictable football in the league. The Mikel Arteta cult really need to take off their love goggles this manager is not and never will be good enough! If he’s so amazing like we’re often reminded let Real Madrid have him we can’t be holding super duper mik back 🙅
My rant today.
It is the hope that kills our fans. I could not or would not want to believe than Dan Smith may have been right of our players crumbling after 1 cup final defeat to Man City.
Today everything was wrong.
Manager: Selection wrong. Advocates this style of play. Prepared to put up with this as long as win the PL but not otherwise.
Players: Cannot even do the basics like controlling the ball.
A few days prior to today our fans: Getting carried away with possibility of us winning PL and Spurs getting relegated. I did not like the arrogance from us with that kind of article and consequently did not post on it. Their team may get relegated and their fans would be busy celebrating our possible bottle job despite the fact that they actually did us a favour by getting a draw against Man City.
This Man City team is one of the worst compared to the previous 5 seasons and yet may win the domestic treble.
Rant over.
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Hi Sue
Hope you are coping today after that non-show.
I will of course be watching the BM v RM match on Wednesday.
Hi IGL
That will be more entertaining than our game, just like the reverse fixture. Enjoy!
I’m coping well thanks, at that stage now where nothing surprises me. How about you?
Hi Sue
Just fine.
I will support Arsenal whether they win, loose or draw. The football that we play has to be either entertaining or defensive but with snapping defensive midfielders and pacy forwards on the break with a clinical edge as that is also an amazing art. We have neither at the moment.
Even if we win the PL (which I hope we somehow stumble over) I am getting to the point of not being interested in watching this.
Hence, I am choosing the matches to watch in Europe and in the PL. Like the fight shown by West Ham last night.
What I’d give for that fight right now shown by West Ham and to think we have to go there next month.
What a week coming up – the capitulation could be complete (gulp)
It scares me 😱
@Indian Gunner London
Thank you very much…👏🏾
@ NYG
Welcome mate.
The only thing good about today is that there may be the beginnings of a peace agreement in the war on Iran. I know we are not allowed to talk politics but just wanted to give perspective. That’s all.
Defeat in a football match is not as important as fatalities of innocent civilians caught in battle.
@NY_Gunner
🙏🏾 Respect Gooner…
IGL, sorry to say but it looks like the peace talks have failed and the Tango man has threatened to close the Straits.
Shameful
We didn’t even show up for such a massive game. That glimmer of hope all but disappeared. Still in our hands but should I trust this team to deliver?! Playing as we are currently am afraid I’ll blaze myself for the punches. How sad it will be if we don’t cross the line!
Absolutely dreadful style of play. So disappointing to watch. Where is the steel in the team?
We’ll just hope Man City’s topsy-turvy league form continues
Talk about given City a chance ,still think they will slip up and we win the prem ,but I really hope to see a new manager next season regardless.
Onto the next .
Do you honesty believe after that performance we can still win the title?If they can’t play because of the stress now how on earth will they handle the last couple of games.Imo this is how it will play out .Once we fall behind City we will finish the season strong which is our usual patten.Win the laugh after today you are having a laugh
Sorry I meant to say win the league you are having a laugh
Alright calm done son 😂
I know the Narrative is Arteta’s making the team play defensively
It’s not true
We play like this when Odegaard is not available
It started last season when he was out injured for long
Our style of play is very hewned around someone stringing things together
And team has no one else who can do it – who plays like that (loving small small exchanges of passes & using that to help the transition the play from the CB to the attackers – being the pivot of the teams gameplay)
So without him we automatically cannot play out – it’s not that the team prefers to play a defensive style of football
The defense is very good
But we are to play this way cos the defenders and defensive midfielders are used to having someone opening up to receive the ball from them and take it forward to the attackers
Without that person everything they try to do breaks down almost immediately and they forced to go defending again and again and again
We definitely need Ode.
Timber
Saka
Hincapie
Cala
And Kai just came back.
But, where are they?
The medical tent as the General plays our guys into the ground!
What a load of crap.
Building a style of play around an inconsistent player who has been injured/shite for the last two seasons.
Odegaard is DONE at Arsenal.
No doubt he will be fit and raring to go for Norway in the summer though..
The worst Arsenal captain ever.
Totally agree Leon, How many ineffective games have we seen Odegaard play? His idea of creativity is to look for Saka regardless of how many markers he has pinning him down. So one dimensional. Wouldn’t have made the slightest difference today on current form. In reality we Do need midfielders. Rice has to the mopping up, covering for Zubamendi around his penalty area and then try to get something going up front. He is a one man midfield and cannot maintain that pace in the final stages of a game. Another case of poor man management by the ” Gaffer”.
Odegaard is awful. The real answer is that we dont have a player in the squad that solves our issues. Eze, Odegaard, Havertz, none of these guys are close to the level of even a Bernado Silva on his last legs.
The only solution here is for Arteta to revert back to a system where every player becomes creative, not just depending on a single player to the the creativity thing.
Let them move the ball forward quicker and with more attacking oriented passes.
But then, it’s seemingly too late for this to happen this season 🤦🏾♂️.
If we end up winning the title, its not because of what we achieved. Its because others somehow ended up being worse than us.
That being said I think City will catch us and end up winning the domestic triple.
They already won us easily in the Carabao, crushed Liverpool in the FA Cup, and will brush us aside easily next weekend.
That means they will be 3 points behind with a game in hand. For City this is so easy. Theyve been on 1st gear all year and only need to focus on 2 months of football while MA cant sort out the team creating 2 chances against 13th place team, at home.
They still need to score 6 more goals than us in the next games to catch us on goal difference. Not that hard, but so long as this is our only loss, and even if they defeat us by a goal or two, we can still do it, even without them slipping up. One loss or draw for them though and it’s also probably over.
Let’s just keep in mind that as badly as the team performed here, the position we are in overall, potentially closing in on the league title, is based on our early-mid season form. City were clearly worse than us at that stage, so if we win, it’s still deserved on balance. It’s not how you start or end a season. Or even how performatively you did it.
There’s absolutely no excuses for our recent performances. Selections are wrong. Tactics are wrong. Mentality is wrong, physicality is wrong and worse still our philosophy is wrong. Not one shot on target in open play and we were the home team. Even our set-pieces have dried up. Wasteful crosses, dead-end runs, slow build up. Misplaced passes. It’s all a problem and has been for months with no signs of a fix. The only fix I can see is the back of Arteta. Surely I’m not the only one? Give him till the end of the season but if we win nothing I can only see one option for him..
Our midfield is awful, among the trio only rice was a midfielder today and zubi n havertz were trash. Why sign zubi anyway, no skill no guile. I said it in the beginning of the season when people see that zubi is just an average player and doesn’t come close to partey let alone him being partey replacement.
Martinelli, trossard harvetz were trash too. Arteta should stop using harvertz as 10 its a disaster
Arteta must ho now and maybe bring someone like Mertesacker who knows the club to finish the season. For more than four years I have said it that he is not a good coach. He sold players like Smith Rowe to leave us with Havertz. It’s a shame we haven’t even managed to replace Aubemeyang despite spending close to a billion pounds. Almost all the players we buy regress after 2 seasons. Before we sell any player we really need another manager. The players we are saying aren’t good enough today with another coach they can play better. Such nonsense from Arteta playing from the back.
we’ve got Gyokeres, even if we brought Haaland he will flop with this set-up.
It’s going to be a very long weekend, sad I no longer drink and I will have to face this pain like a man. Looks like our normal routine, waiting for next season to bottle it again. I lost faith in Arteta two seasons ago and it looks like he is going to prove me right again, he will never cross that finishing line.
This has shades of the previous PL game, where we drew level, and it looked like we would then dominate, to then concede again, can’t remember the opponents and don’t really want to, but this has to stop. I think we are missing Timber, on the upside Eze performed brilliantly, I hope he does this consistently rather than on an on/off basis. Not sure of the rationale of taking Madueke off, unless it’s fitness, but he is always driving forward, which is something we need.
I don’t know what was up with Raya; he was so indecisive and made a couple of errors that on another day might have led to goal-scoring chances. And some of our players looked as though they’d never met, but I have to say that Oliver had a decent enough game and has probably upset Ken by not giving us any red cards.
Perhaps we should have stuck with Kepa😬
In all seriousness, if Raya who has been really solid was dithering then Arteta needs to bring in a hypnotist to sort them out
The irony is season has fallen apart since that decision
Dan,
With all due respect that’s utter rubbish. If losing one Cup can derail a team that has been lauded all season, then the bottle question is truly a relevant question.
And Dan, lets be honest their have been signs earlier than the Cup final V City, that they’re starting to struggle.
With only two shots on target, it’s far fetched to expect a win. It’s a shame our team only shows urgency in playing after conceding!! Fingers crossed for Wednesday evening!!
Hilarious performance, justified loss. It would’ve been incredible if we won a title having a truly shambolic attack. But the final run in I see a lot more dropped points unfortunately
It wasn’t at all shambolic it was expected.
That is the sad thing it was expected.
Arsenal have been playing absolutely awful football. No creativity and nervous defending. This was all expected.
Arteta needs to leave – hopefully by his own volition and must not be given a new contract.
I want to hurl abuse at these players and management but what would be the point. It’s done and dusted once again.
you’ve said it perfectly Leon. Nothing is surprising. We’ve all been bored to death from these awful matches all season and only tolerated it because we won the bulk of them. It’s looking like we’re about to have suffered through all that awful football for nothing though. I dont think Arteta has anywhere to go from here and many of these players are not good enough. A proper team would’ve killed this title race in January. Once that wasn’t done I saw this coming
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What we got AFC?
Win, great season, and building something.
Lose, this club is going to be deep in a dark well for another decade if not more!
No we’re in real trouble
If City win this weekend then the lead reduces to 6 points
City have a game in hand
We play City Away, which is very loseable
We could throw it all away again
WE need to focus on winning are remaining 6 matches to win the PL
Only good thing is that if we win the Premier League, today’s loss will be meaningless to us
Since Havertz got back we’ve been playing like snails, I can’t believe this team put 4 past Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan
A distant memory and also beat Bayern Munich 3-0, I think.What has happened to that team?
because the CL group stage you play with little pressure or consequence
As in if we had lost that night what was the worse case scenario
I would now unfortunately make City slight favourites
was it 50/50 before this for you?
55-45
no mate I said for a while this weekend would be decisive
we had to win today to send City to the Bridge 12 points behind
if City win at the Bridge we are in a pickle
it’s not even the result today but the level of the performance
I really don’t see how our form is suddenly going to improve over the next 6 league matches.If we end up not winning anything,something has to change,otherwise every season will follow the same pattern.I can’t believe the club will offer Arteta a new contract if end up trophyless.The only glimmer of hope I have is that in 1988/89 season we lost a hope game to Derby and came back to win the title,but of course we had players then that cared and a great manger in George
Where’s the “dont care if we dont play well all the time gang” now?
They couldn’t comprehend that bad performances lead to bad results for some reason….maybe they can grasp the concept now? Probably still eludes them
So the chance to win our first trophy in ages was the fuel for the Man City game…..then it was the loss to Man City was the fuel for Southampton game…seems we have lots fuel, do people really believe that BS??
What the concept. Winning
You my friend are only coming out of your box when we lose
So thank god you and your cronies stay in the box more then out of it
Really bad day at the office
We will still win it playing good or bad football and then what you going to moan about
Unlike you a lot of still believe, where as you have never from day one. I makes me wonder what sort of fan you are. Hoping we lose rather then win
Onwards and upwards oops we are still on top
Still here
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Playing safe and not to lose all season, so no wonder they can’t flip the script and play direct attacking football.
This team is the embodiment of Arteta as a midfielder; timid, slow, safe and backwards passing, no guile or creativity to be seen.
If Arteta can’t get us over the line, then he has to go. Billion spent on players, total control, and Arteta-ball tactics maxing out as runner up.
Micro-managing, negative Arteta-ball, and a mentality weak as a new born baby.
Predictable as many have said, only surprise is seeing Havertz in midfield; guess common sense and prior evidence doesn’t override ego; still beating that dead horse thinking Havertz is a midfielder
We all knew this was coming. I don’t know why we’re disappointed as it’s the same story every season!
Sue, honestly I’m so disappointed but at this lackadaisical and lackluster performance but the fact that I told people yesterday this would happen and it did.
We started every match like we were leading from the dressing . Play as if we have some sort of control on how the opposition we play.
They’re too predictable, Adiva. You’d think they’d all want to prove everyone wrong (being labelled bottlers), but no
That was awful, possibly the worst game of a bad run of games I’ve seen them play. First it was the quadruple, then the treble, then the double, now the single, by next Wednesday at about 10pm I’m predicting all we will be chasing is…..nothing, done, all gone. Oh for something like Wengerball, some entertainment at least would be nice, but we waste so much time at throw ins and constant passing backwards. Raya having more time on the ball than any outfield player and even he can’t decide what to do with it either. Bloody shambles the lot of them!
If only the management of Arsenal will man up and sack Arteta this night and appoint Iraola to handle the remaining games this season,we’ll be guaranteed to win the league, but they won’t and we’ll end up finishing second again. Am so devoid of ideas on how to counter rival fans when they start mocking me for supporting a club who always choke in the finishing line is in sight.
Or perhaps we are cursed, because I’m at a loss as to how we always come unstuck at business end of the season. Maybe the older fans here can help with an information on any past players/managers or other clubs we might have wronged in the past that’s making us suffer this much. Am really confused.
I can answer mate and I have said for a while ….it’s a culture that has been created
look how arrogant our fanbase has been at times this season
it’s called toxic positivity
The fan base is not the problem Dan, I believe something is truly wrong with Arsenal, all this end of the season capitulation is not ordinary. Perhaps Ken1945, Jax and other old fans can help with proper history of whom the club might have offended in the past?
mate we lost a cup final the other week right and fans said it doesn’t matter , bigger fish to fry , it’s only worth this much money , he was right to play Kepa
those two fans will say In the summer (.if we don’t win title ) winning isn’t everything, at least we competed , etc
how many fans truly said that was unacceptable at Wembley ?
Unai Emery.If we kept him as manager we would now be Champions
@Highbury 44
RealTalk…👍🏾
(But apparently, he wasn’t right for AFC)
Just sayin…
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Yeah me too mate just have to soak it up! It’s us real fans that have to endure the embarrassment of being serial bottling jobs! The Arteta supporters will never have iraola they can’t fathom the idea of another manager in charge because it’s too much of a risk! according to them we’ll be back in 8th place once Super Mik leaves.
Arsenal are still in a position where they can win the PL. Therefore, some of us will continue to support this team and the manager.
A few questions :
why are you so convinced that Iraola would do better?
Who has said that Arsenal would be back in 8th if Arteta leaves?
yeah mate but its the same narrative every year
then if we lose to City your saying , well at least we are competing
then in the summer your say …..2nd not end of world
then in October your say ….well why can’t we win everything?
do you not see the cycle
Over on AB you’ll find some of you’re fellow cultists say it! they believe this club is doomed without Arteta! What makes you think he wouldn’t do better ? And we aren’t limited to Iraola there’s many many many managers far better than Arteta these Americans owners haven’t a clue about football they probably hear Arteta telling them without him the club would be fighting relegation which TBF he’s brainwashed half of this fan base into believing! he has half of the cultists believing we’re Crystal Palace level punching above our weight.
This is one of the reasons I can’t stand the apologists. They always make it sound like our squad which is the 3rd most valuable in the world are underdogs in every game we play. Doesn’t matter if we play Woking or Carlisle we are forever the underdogs.
👍 HH
HH, I’ve never seen anyone post on here that we are the underdogs in every game we play.
Maybe you are living in a alternative universe.
We really are not seizing the moment. We are playing like a team who is scared of losing the title rather than one who was in prime position to win it. It’s all going pear shaped.
The media would be fylly justified in labeling Arsenal bottlers well and truly if we throw it all away now. The manner in which we’re committing football suicide is spectacular. Should we finish the season empty handed, I would fully expect the club to sack Arteta if he didn’t just walk. This is simply about motivation and belief. There is none. How can a team so good on paper be this bad on grass? Has to be how it’s managed.
Imagine if we do finish the season empty-handed – we’ll never live it down having led for so long, GunneRay. That soft underbelly is never far away is it?
Sue you want the truth ?
we will just repeat the process
after a few games next season some will say we can go unbeaten……then compare Arteta to Mr Wenger….then arrogantly ask why we can’t win all 4 …..then say we are best in the world and then …..well trophies are not everything lol
👍 Rinse and repeat, Dan
Terrible performance. Worrying performance. Gutless performance. This Artetaball football is so suspect and is quickly becoming obvious doesn’t stand up to pressure. Passive, passing back and sideways to try and gain control, is not doing us any favours. Our attacking style is awful.
Plus, another of the biggest judgement of errors by Arteta is relying so much on a weak and slow Zubimendi. Apart from a couple of crucial goals this season, he has constantly gone walkies in midfield and when the going gets tough, he dissappears. Poor buy.
It was a terrible peeformance but this weird narrative/agenda surrounding Arteta baffles me. He has the record for our 2 highest scoring goal prem seasons in history 23/24 and 22/23. We are top scorers in the prem, 2nd from open play. Top scorers in the cl from all 6 prem teams with the most from open play. The media narratives messed with peoples heads insane. We’ve lost 6 games out of 53 this season, 2 lost at home total now. Are about to reach our 4th cl semi ever (2/4 will be Arteta) and our 1st back to back ever. If we reach the final it’ll be our 2nd ever. Prior to Arteta our last 2nd place was under Wenger in 15/16 which was the 1st 2nd since 04/05. We have 5 2nds since our last title win, 3 were the last 3 years with Arteta. Its wild the narrative on Arteta.
I believe my eyes. Stats means nothing
He also has the points record for us in the prem 23/24
he also has 1 trophy in 6 years
We are still favs for the prem/cl. Explain how Arteta has the two highest scoring seasons in our prem history if the attacking is weak? That is all I ask.
You cant.
didn’t say our attack was weak
Point to where the facts you are stating fit in in our trophy cabinet. He and your will be lost in history if all those stats can translate into winning trophies.
Adiva,
As you’re so big on Stats, here’s one for you. If Arsenal fail to go on and win the League, they’ll be the first team to lose the title having had a 9 point lead at this stage of the season.
Lets add that stat to Arteta’s record.
Can you just stop please
Stating objective facts annoys you? Why?
You are defending mediocrity, trophies are what really counts, not points or goals total. Grow up man’
Angus a statue you will definitely be proud of. The first Premier League club ever to finish runners up four years running. Put that team squad with manager in the middle on your wall.
Well you can look back in 15 years time and celebrate the semi finals and most points record buddy but unfortunately it’s not silverware so nobody cares. if you get 15 mil a season you need to win trophies not stats and your manager crumbles at this stage every season.
Honestly you deserve city the win the title even though they probably won’t. Awful fans. City got knocked out the cl last round not an eyelid batted.
Probably because they have won the same amount of trophies this season as super mik has in his tenure at Arsenal lol
oof, thats a hard fact to swallow but yea a trophy less season here would be devastating for Mikel. thats an awful trophy record
no mate , fans like you are the issue
it’s called toxic positivity
@Angus
At least they have won it before.
Angus,
Not an eyelid battered you say. You clearly didn’t watch the City fans in the you tube watchalongs.
Angus, I’ve supported Arteta this season, because I believe he has been put under ridiculous pressure to win a trophy.
All that you have said above is perfectly true, but did you not watch the game today?
This was worse than the wolves game and I cannot comprehend anyone defending the manager or the players for this abject performance.
Angus hasn’t defended anything. However, how does everyone losing their heads help the club? Does it make sense for Arsenal to suddenly sack the manager and bring in Iraola as some are claiming?
Arsenal are still in a title race yet their own fans are already calling them “bottlers”.
You yourself have given Arteta a 0/10 assessment. Really.
A bad performance should be called out but overreactions help no-one.
Just spotted this reply David, so sorry for not answering sooner.
I was judging the game today, not any other game (although I did mention the Wolves game for comparison) just what I saw with my own eyes.
Hiw could I give Mikel Arteta, who for differing reasons I’ve backed this season anything more?
He selected the team, he asked them to play the way they did ((if he hadn’t then why didn’t he change it?).
He watched Raya, Gabriel and Saliba play soft ball with each other and saw the ridiculous sight of Raya standing with his foot on the ball, inviting pressure and acting like a prima donna and did absolutely nothing about it!!
How can he expect us to win a game, when he’s content to let this happen?
Do you think we could win any game with that attitude?
The crowd was telling him and the players to attack, but he did nothing at all.
Then I read he feels like he’s been kicked in the teeth – I feel like I’ve been kicked up the backside for thinking we would come out and actually look as if we wanted to open up a twelve point gap!!
This was an awful display from start to finish and both players and the manager should take responsibility.
I’ve not asked for anyone to be sacked, but I have criticised everyone who wore the shirt with no pride and a manager who didn’t change the awful way we played today.
Yes, it was a poor performance. Many of those with “narratives” just dislike the manager, although some are just frustrated.
Some of the meltdown is very unhealthy for the club and the lack of perspective has led to to the unedifying spectacle of Arsenal fans booing off the players when they are still in a title race. Really poor by some fans.
disagree mate
i have read this season we will win everything, Arteta will win more then Wenger because he’s tatically surpassed him , Pep is leaving because he’s scared , etc
so you can’t have it both ways
Dan you might as well talk to a brick wall David and Angus are too far gone to be helped! Arteta could bottle every trophy for the next 10 years and they will back him to the hilt and use every excuse known to man.
Do you really think that I need help from overly emotional unreasonable people like you?
The season isn’t yet over so these meltdowns are just ridiculous.
If you believe that the Arsenal players are “bottlers” then you are just being silly.. You are aligning yourself with idiotic narratives just because it makes it somehow makes you feel better.
Not clear what you are disagreeing with. Also, you are bringing up comments that have nothing to do with me.
pointing out that not all fans have been unfair or disliked the manager
not all fans have lacked perspective.
Yet if fans are going to read he’s tatically surpassed Mr Wenger, Pep is scared and they will win everything you can’t blame them for then being disappointed when that bar isn’t reached
David, David, David, deary me. It really seems their is absolutely no way you’ll ever call out the manager or his players no matter the performance.
Poster’s on here have been warning on here for a couple of months now that the way the team are playing is not sustainable.
But here you are again, trying to find ways to justify their constant inept performances.
I believe the club could go the next 20 years trophyless, and you’d still be banging the drum in Arteta’s favour.
IMO Zubimendi is not a 6, or if he is, he is simply not good enough.
To anyone dooming and glooming, you can back City for the prem at 5/1 right now this second even after the loss. Atletico at 12/1 for the cl. We are favs for both comps. Bayern 5/2 (12.5/5) as well behind our 12/5. If you are that sure put some money down.
first of all what do odds prove ?
we were bookies fave today and it didn’t matter
also can you show me who’s offering 5-1 ?
I see 2-1 and 11-5 but not 5-1 ?
Im saying put 10 grand on City you’ll 5p
50*
yeah where are you seeing that ?
I’m seeing odds like 2-1 or 11-5
I new today we would stuff up,so I got man city at 7-1
Wait for Man City to play at least
Nauseating cherry picking mentioning odds now
You cant cherry pick odds, they are 5/1 now.
yeah where lol ?
name the site
Should have listened to me, missed out now
no mate , because it isn’t true lol
hence why I asked because when I asked I was looking at all sites and it said either 11-5 or 2-1
Tell a lie 11/5 (2.2/1) now guess people did put their money in.
yeah you did tell a lie
No it was 5/1 you can look up proce history
no mate at 16-32 when you wrote it those were not the odds
and you didn’t write ….oh earlier in the week you could get these odds, you wrote
‘you can back City for the prem at 5/1 right now this second even after the loss’
We’ve just been beaten by the Cherries, a rather unfortune word to use in the circumstances. 😂
You can cherry pick the timing
Comprehension level of a 4 year old
PJ-SA,
Me or you.😂
So what ?
Arsenal are BOTTLERS regardless of the odds.
I fully expect City to win and Arsenal fans to be utterly humiliated in May. There is no hope with any of these players. None at all. It’s done. It’s dusted. The fat bitch has sung and I am tired of hearing that idiot talk about fighting and standing up.
I would sell the whole useless lot of them. Every single one but first send that perennial loser walking.
👏👍
Hows the odds now Angus?
It’s not yet too late for us to save our season,
but we are going have to start performing
before time is runs out
otherwise we will end up with nothing again !
Arteta was John the Baptist but arsenal confused him to Jesus…even if he were to win EPL he should just go…so arrogant..seems to be having some benefits financially in signing Chelsea rejects
Spot On Man👌
I will say this: Hold your fire! We still have chance to win this title. I don’t believe City will win all their games. They might also lose one game and draw another as they win 6 games. That would give them 19 points plus 1=20+61=81 points. If we win 4 of the remaining 6 games we shall get 82 points. We are capable of winning 4 games and even drawing 2 which would give us 84 points. Hopefully, we shall win it by 1 or 3 points. All hope is not lost. We need to get behind our team. The good thing is that we have our top players like Saka, Timber, Calafiori and Odegaard still out but could be available for the run-in. Bournemouth has been a bogey team not only for us but also for Man city and others and they are going to meet. Nobody is home and dry yet.
Correction: If City win 6 games, draw 1 and lose 1 they will get 18+1=19 points. If you add on 61 those will be 80 points. But I highly doubt if this is possible. They are going to blow out soon!
We know Arteta very well now. I believe that most of us no longer want him at the helm of the team. And this is because he has proven too many times that he simply has limited capabilities. What else could one expect to find out. However, today, for the importance of the match, this competitive behavior of the players went hand in hand with the word incompetence. Only with a Whip, you would wake them up. But who insisted on signing some useless ones? But who else. Today the masks fell for many players. This one was not Behavior of a team that competes for a year for the championship, and is the continuation of the team that did not appear in the Carabao, and that was eliminated by a Southampton, of the lower division, without Without even being there. With Lisbon we were just very, very lucky, but we manage to mess things up again there too. Why not. A nothingness like a nightmare comes back to life for us
I’ve never ever been a fan of Arteta but surely some of the blame must go on to the players for that pathetic embarrassing performance I know he sets up the team but it must be up to the so called senior players to say something if it’s not working rather than carrying on with the same crap week in week out. Far too many “injuries” or maybe players who haven’t got the bollocks to play through the pain, if somehow we do win the league Arteta should still go but if not then he should be sacked immediately but then the board doesn’t have any balls. We now hope on Chelsea doing us a favour but city will smash them
I don’t get why before, we would hit teams from the start, score goals is the first half, have our tails up, and the opposition mentally destroyed, now we seem to contain in the first half in the hope they will be knackered when we bring players off the bench. This has been proven time after time to be the incorrect strategy, and only succeeds in demotivating us rather than the opposition.
I backed City at the start of the season at 7/2 so winning a few quid will be my consolation, I knew Arteta would somehow find a way to balls it all up and true to form he’s delivering the goods, muppet of a manager 🙄
Arrived back at my hotel from watching this pile of absolute shite!!
Bournemouth deserve all the plaudits, they were so good, while we were so bad even Mr Oliver didn’t haven’t to intervene, although he did hesitate to give the 100% penalty!!l
What was that I just sat through? Even worse than the Wolves game.
Let’s start at the back and Raya.
I have never seen such a poor performance from someone who’s obviously beginning to believe he really is the kingpin of the defence!!
We’re looking to win the game and he stands there, foot on ball, posing like a matador – he certainly was the red rag to the fans.
He nearly gave away two goals with his ridiculous insistence on putting our defenders and midfielders in awful positions 3/10
White :A shadow of his previous self, although he never gave up. We probably lost ten minutes while he decided what to do with his throw ins and missed the outlet that Saka and Odegaard usually give him 4/10
Skelley: A very poor first half, but, again, never gave up. His second half performance was much better and he wasn’t afraid to put himself about 5/10
Gabriel and Saliba: As big a culprits as Raya regarding the ridiculous amount of playing out from the back and putting others in suicidal situations.
5/10
Zubimendi: He’s turning out to be too lightweight for the PL. Easily brushed off the ball and caught in possession too many times. 4/10
Rice: The normal 100% performance, but heaven’s knows what’s happened with his dead ball kicks.
Seemed to have a difference of opinion with Gabriel in the second half, but I would assume all the players were frustrated with each other 7/10
Havertz: Was he even fit? Did nothing to change the match 4/10
Manduka: Just a passenger, who couldn’t do anything right 4/10
Martinelli: Worst game I’ve seen him play, although his marker got away with some fouls early on 4/10
Gyokeres: Never stopped trying and worked his socks off. The penalty was perfect and his performance was one of the better ones 7/10
I won’t talk about the substitutes themselves, as they came into a situation that had been allowed to develop into a farce.
Mikel Arteta: This is his squad, his style and his fault.
We went into this match, trying to record the most backward, sideways and defensive match since the start of the PL!!
He was on the sidelines watching Raya put our defence and midfield in terrible situations and did nothing to change it.
His substitutions were made just after half time, so he must have seen how this was turning out.
Yes, he was without some important players, but why wasn’t Eze started?
I’m not interested in what city115 do, this absolute shambles is what will see us ending up bridesmaids yet again.
There was no urgency, no cohesion, no pattern (except for the endless back and sideways passes).
I’ve watched some dirge this season, but gave MA the benefit of the doubt, as winning the PL was the No. 1 priority.
Watching this, we won’t win anything and Arteta has to be held responsible if that happens.
Marks :0/10 and that’s being generous!!
Wow Ken
Again no disagreements from me.
I’m fuming mate, absolutely fuming.
It was like watching a Sunday morning team with no idea what to do and just wanting to get to the pub, with not a care in the world!!
Absolute disgrace and Mr Oliver didn’t have to do a thing to intervene!!
Ken, I’m guessing that as you’re in a hotel, you’re staying on for the Sporting game on Tuesday. They must now be thinking that they’re in with more than an even chance of turning the match around in their favour.
If they watched that game Jax, they’ll arrive with their tails up and we will lose, of that I have no doubt whatsoever!!
It’s Wednesday Jax and do I need to put myself through that again?
Seriously, I’ve got painting to do at home!!
Ken1945,
OOPS!, I really should look at the more immediate post’s before commenting.🤦♂️
Jax,
Just a heads up, if Arsenal turn up to play Sporting on Tuesday as you state, they really will have lost the plot. As the game is on Wednesday. 😂
Yes Derek, Ken has already pointed that out, but thank you for continuing my humiliation😱.
Jax,
Always a pleasure. 😉😂
I thought MLs had a good game, same with Gyokores (but he lacks something) Rice was Rice, playing with energy and fire. Raya, not for the first time looked like he didn’t know what he was doing and as you say, standing on the ball pulling it back, when we need a goal, is not a good look. Zubimendi was woeful and the rest could do far better. But it was an awful game of football from Arsenals point of view
Today’s loss does not mean we’re done. Neither does it show we have nothing left (emphasis). A bitter pill yes, but most realist have already said it beforehand both teams vying for this title will likely lose here or there.
We have players to return; and we have more in the tank. We didn’t get to head the EPL league by accident. WE will still win the title and all the [*Moaning Matilda’s] will turn around here on JA to say “…see I told you so…” or “..I knew we were gonna do it,” – watch and see.
We’re all together on this Roller-coaster journey: seems to be the males can be found screaming {Falsetto}, ie louder than the women & children (emphasis). #Pull yourselves together 🙂 .
I’m commenting on today’s game waal2waal and that was unbelievably awful – play like that and we won’t win another game this season.
no one though is doubting our ability to get to the top
it’s can they get over the line when it matters
playing well in September isn’t the same as doing it in April
Ken1945
*Respectfully
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I witnessed and have no complaint with what you saw first hand in living color. I seen Raya’s capers and as you say we were woeful. Kai, Martinelli, Leo (all poor) i seen it. I’m relying on others returning – I have no issue (at all) with your findings.. I’m trusting it ain’t done, not yet.
👍 my fellow Gooner.
Thanks Ken.
I don’t look at our team with rose tinted glasses. I just hope they ain’t dumb enough to blow the best chance to make a difference and bring real cheer to our fanbase than we’ve had in decades.
Thing is, how can you trust in something that starting to shape the way we go about our league and cup seasons? I definitely have NO TRUST
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I trust the league outcome is in our hands. I will review it (ie my trust) at such a time when its out of our hands. I trust we can force a draw at city115.
I trust (ordinarily, normally) we are hard to beat.
But where does the “trust” come from to finish it off? We can not trust at all, hope yes, trust no way.
Dan
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I hear you as well: I’m fed up with this sh** show too. I’m only waiting to see whether we boll**ks things up at the Etihad and against NUFC. Only then will I say its ALL OVER – So its not over yet.
It was hard to see that it was a top team against a mid-table team. Arsenal played uninspired for the majority of the game, and the desire to go offensive was limited. Arsenals creativity and fancifulness were missing from the game. You have to be able to see from the players that they want to win 100% at all costs. You couldn’t see that. Bournemouth seemed fresher, because they haven’t played as many games as Arsenal. Depressing that we lose, and it is now really feared that we will suffer the same fate as in recent years and take on the role of the eternal runner-up. The demand is at least a draw and preferably a win now in Manchester. Arteta has a huge task ahead of him to lift the team after today’s slump. One can hope that the necessity of a good result in Manchester will bring out the best in all the players. They now know that this game is absolutely crucial.
Ange has achieved more at Spurs than Arteta has at Arsenal.
I don’t want to hear fighting talk anymore. I don’t want to hear about this being a punch in the face. I don’t want to hear about mental strength or them being closer together than ever
I just want them to remove all hope I have so I can go back to just plain disappointment but most of all I want to see the back of this perennial loser.
Arteta OUT
Couldn’t catch the game, but i see nothing to worry about in terms of bringing the title to Emirates this season. just got to hope our injured players get fit. Let’s turn attention to the quarter-final second leg next. Heads up Gunners!
Hey Vamos got out of here !!!! Pun intended.
If you see nothing wrong you are either blind or clueless.
I know som of our fans get overboard pessimistic but your optimism is simply delusional. Given the fact we have blown the title in the last 3 years consistently what
makes you think we can pull it off now ?
If we do it will be City dropping points and doing us a favor
As above. Clearly Vamos you didn’t see the game or how ineffective our expensive squad was. Lucky you. I guess it was a case of seeno evil …etc.
Okay, forget this game, moving on.
We play Sporting mid week, $h*Ty play no one.
Rest our guys that are injured, Timber, Ode, Hincapie, Saka, and Eze for the bigger game or give them game time against Sporting.
Me, rest them all including Zubi, rotate in MLS, Norgaard, Mosquera or Salmon, and sub in players during the game, wingers, and whomever else we can squeeze in.
Have all our guys ready to go against the oilers and mess them and their world up!
We don’t have a world class attack. Teams that have won in past decade have had one or two proper world class attackers – Ageruo, DeBreuner, Haarland, Salah. Name one who comes close in our squad? As soon as set plays dry up – our one goal today came from penalty from lucky handball – we have nothing – unless against lesser teams in other competitions. With our slow build up, how is it any surprise we’re not scoring enough goals?
pois é, sempre achei isso, não temos nenhum atacante de nível mundial, por isso nunca tive esperança de ganhar a Premier league e muito menos a champions
It would seem that the teams lack of creativity along with manager’s negative tactics are in danger of imploding our season.
I don’t need to go into the game to much as Ken1945, explains the performance perfectly in my opinion.
Just to say that certain players need to look at them selves in the mirror and ask themselves if they really want to win the League.
And Gyokeres needs to use his words carefully, like our manager blaming the balls last season, apparently in Gyokeres eyes the pitch was to dry. On the face of it nothing big there, but it doesn’t reflect well does it. With the club now getting ridiculed left right and Centre, it really doesn’t need our player’s giving them more ammunition.
And I find it very concerning that the club are having to ask a 16 year old to come on and try and save them. The more seasoned professionals need to step up, something they appear not to be able to do at this stage.
Just one more thing, if it goes pair shaped on Wednesday. The proverbial will hit the fan. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
While I don’t like us losing, losing like we did yesterday was disgraceful. Mikel needs to sort things out, and sort it out quickly otherwise we will end the season trophyless.
Good to see Michael Oliver stick to the laws of the game for once and award us the penalty.
HD, did you notice, however, how long it took Mr Oliver to actually point to the spot for a clear and obvious penalty?!
As you say, it was a disgraceful performance all round and the play involving Raya, Gabriel and Saliba was unbelievable.
Why MA didn’t sort it out I just don’t understand – that and the time it takes for us to take throw ins.
What 2 and a half seconds 😂
No DK, longer than that, but it should have been immediate, such was the obvious penalty.
It takes less than half a second to blow a whistle, he took over four seconds thinking how he could disallow it, not that it effected the result of course.
The player was 2 yards away OFC he needs time to think ,and the time he took was the same as most penalty decisions .
and again if he had an agenda or there was a conspiracy he wouldn’t give it would he ?
do you know how many pens awarded against us this season ?
0
so if there is a conspiracy against us ….they are doing rubbish lol
There is no conspiracy mate ,(just more excuses )we’ve had a very good rub of the green this season regarding VAR .
One fan says it and the rest jump on the bandwagon .
2.9 seconds ,just rewatched it and timed it
When you consider it took the ref 0.8 seconds to send off Trossard last season at City then 2.9 seconds would feel like an age.
Just read this HD and how right you are.
Trying to remember how long it took him to decide not to book Kovacic in order not to spoil the spectacle of the game… 0.00000 seconds!!
well done Super Jack ?
future Arsenal manager ?
Yes, very well done!
Just saw him lifting the trophy at half time in Chelsea game. That smile says it all Sue 😊😊
Just rewatched it, timed it 4.01 seconds.
Who mentioned a conspiracy? The same person who mentioned ego’s 😂
Wanna get a new watch or phone then ,
No you don’t mate, just rely on my Patek Philippe watch!!
The amount you builders charge per hour, I’d have thought you would have had one as well!! ⌚
Definitely a Turkish knockoff ,unless you’re a multi millionaire mate .
It’s not a knock off mate, that’s why I knew your 2.9 seconds was 1.2 seconds out.
You can knock off the multi if you want though and I bet I still won’t be able to afford your hourly rates!!
Only do day rate
Even if I’m there an hour 😂
Got to pay for my fancy cars somehow .
Ken, I’ll give you a clue who mentioned conspiracy, the fella who can’t apologise when he gets something wrong.
Or can’t answer a question HD.
Watching the two biggest cheats in the game and city115 are looking ominous again, just got their second!!
Very true Ken. He always swerves a question that will prove the questioner right.
this is the difference
Arsenal go missing when ever there is pressure City handle it with a smile on their face
we were crippled by a fear of a failure to go 9 points clear
they have to win realistically and come out and do this
We were 9 points clear, it was 12 that did the trick.
I have that sinking feeling once again folks 😠
it’s okay though we have a manger who is tatically superior to Mr Wenger, will win more then him and has Pep running scared …..and we are a juggernaut.
did ask fans to be humble
Well done Jack, he’s now level with Arteta regarding trophy’s. 😂👍
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City115 third goal was just like watching Arsenal yesterday!!