All Arsenal fans were worried about facing Newcastle away, especially as they had only lost one home game all season, so we were expecting both teams to go in with all guns blazing.
And so it proved, Newcastle nearly scored after just 2 minutes but luckily for us the ball bounced off the post. Arsenal got even luckier just 5 minutes later when Kiwior was jusged to have handballed and a penalty was called. This time it was VAR that helped to keep the score level.
But it was end to end and a little feisty, but after handling all tht pressure it was a moment of genius from our captain that gave us the lead with a perfectly placed long range shot from outside the penalty box to give Arsenal an unexpected lead, but going by the end to end action it certainly didn’t look it would stay on that scoreline for long.
That goal meant that, for the first time ever, Arsenal have had two midfielders score 15 goals in a Premier League season.
But the next biggest chance fell to our old boy Joe Willock, but thankfully Aaron Ramsdale was equal to the task, and despite the action packed last 15 minutes we ended the first half in front.
Newcastle came out flying again in the second half and after just 2 minutes Isak hit the bar, the straight away Ramsdale had to make a save from a Shar header
Arsenal quickly went down the other end it was Martinelli’s turn to hit the woodwork after easily lobbing the goalkeeper.
On the hour mark, Willock had another excellent chance, but Xhaka brilliantly jumped over to get the block in just in time.
Ten minutes later and we saw Saka send the ball to Martinelli on the wing and he does one of his trademark runs right to the byline close to the goal. He cut it back strongly and poor Shar was there to poke it past Pope, and suddenly we are 2-0 up and cruising..
We must give credit to the 50,00 home fans who were incredibly loud all the way through the game, and kept driving their team on, but they just couldn’t make the breakthrough and we came away with a well-deserved three points, with second place all but confirmed and keep the pressure on City…
Brilliant game. Brilliant result!
Our players showed great fighting spirit, despite having been lucky in the first ten minutes. Jesus worked really hard, Odegaard made an excellent shot and Ramsdale was my MOTM for his great saves
If only arteta had thought to pair Gabriel and Kiwior 3 matches earlier into saliba’s injury.
Too late to regret it
I never thought about MA playing Kiwior there but I was hoping with the injury to Saliba he could have push Ben White to that Saliba position then play Rob Holding as Right back or play KT as Right back.
That has been my feeling
Holding is far, far too slow to play right back. Remember how Song made him look silly last season?
If we had played like this against Man city we could have gotten a better result
You cant and we cant play like that against city, that is the problem.
Totally different team, Totally different circumstance and Totally skill factor needed.
Different skill factor.
City are superior and the couch erred in game plan. We should have played defensive on counter attack, and hoped for a draw or smash and grab. Poorer weaker teams have employed this and Even when they loose its 1 nil or 2-1 in favor of City.
The coach would have paired Gabriel kiwo in our last four games
We outplayed Man City at the Emirates, but they had the world’s best CF and AM
We could dominate them again next season, but we’d likely lose if we don’t sign a better CF
We lost 1-3 and got mullered!!!
Our problem is defense not scoring
third best defense in the PL
City’s match doesnt matter, its the 3 games before that match
Brilliant win. Artera won the tactical battle today well done boys
He’s learnt from the Liverpool game – Zinchenko can be substituted and can be substituted early
Tierney bossed that leftside from the moment he came on, even though Newcastle brought in a fresh Almiron to same position
Tierney should be and should have been playing over Zinchenko, he has struggled for months.
👍 defensively yes.
I was impressed with Jorginho & Xhaka today
I honestly saw Partey on the touchline and was thinking: “Don’t take Jorginho out yet”
…wanted to watch more of him
That’s what I said too. Jogirnho and Xhaka combination scared me at the beginning of the match but he grew into the game. He was neat and clever with his play.
Xhaka was great, getting in their faces, a great tackle to deny a goal, he played with heart and courage, elbowed twice, kicked, and pushed but he held his nerve, got right under their skin, and I loved it. Jorginho’s experience was very telling, speaking to the players, slowing things down, good performance
They played well to control the midfield. Nobody can replace Xhaka yet in the left AM position
One of our best wins in the past 18 years. Guts, Character and skill.
“Guts, Character and skill.” And game management.
What a game of football it could have been any score. Arsenal surprisingly wore Newcastle down. Big shout to Jorghino. Frantic St James park football and atmosphere. Ramsdale MOM and that helped create a strormer.
Reggie, Jorginho’s ground covered and statistics for the match were very impressive.
Now that’s what I’m talking about.
A real old-school scrap in a lion’s den. CLEAN SHEET just the way I like it. Last ditch rearguard action like a genuine title contender. It may well be too late for us now, but this is the kind of performance I’ve been waiting for. One of our brethren criticized me on Friday, said he’s glad I’m not the manager, because I picked Jorginho over Partey. Hope he remembers who he is.
On the down side – Zinchenko – a complete joke.
Jesus was annoying too. All the other lads were fabulous as a team unit.
Odegaard – great first half
Ramsdale – superb
JORGINHO – IMMENSE and in a calm and thoughtful way. No dramas.
I said a while back that I would rather play an in form Jorginho than a tired,out of sorts TP.
And you were absolutely right Siamois.
Spot on. Jorginho was immense, Ramsdale too. Xhaka did well in countering the provokes of Wilson. Also agree with Jesus being a little too annoying for my liking. Zinny has been exposed numerous times against direct skilful winners. It was never easy against a rugbyish Newcastle team.
Irrelevent, from your assessment, I can see that you are not irrelevent at all. Very relevant actually.
I agree with you except that I wouldn’t be too hard on Zinchenko or TP(at the moment).over a full season, players are bound to go through bad patches .again,it comes down to rotation/squad management.
Correct Si and down to us freewheeling again with no pressure.
So true!!
Siamois, I’m a Partey fan but he wasn’t one for this game. He’s been off lately, probably got alot on his mind. Many people were worried about the lack of his “physical” presence in the midfield, but I don’t really see him as such. He’s an intelligent and more subtle, cerebral player than some people think.
As good as he has been this season, I don’t think he is one for the future. Someone like Caicedo is stronger, more physical, hard running and hungry than our Thomas. Hopefully we will get him during the summer.
Are you Thai ?
You’ve perfectly described TP and it’s true that he has been off for a while.no I’m French but Siamois is my childhood nickname, it’s the French for Siamese.as a kid my mum would dress my brother and I with similar clothes,same haircuts… and we were always together, we looked more like twins than real twins.so people started calling us “Les frères Siamois” or”Siamese brothers “.as the years went on i became “le Siamois ” then”Siamois “, that’s all!!
Pardonez mois Monsieur. I was born in a country where people used to speak a French patois. Some prefer to call it Creole. Since the British booted out Napolean’s navy from the area in the early 19th Century, English became the main language so the patois is now the second language there and not so prevalent. I know all the swear words. A proper French speaking person would find it difficult to understand that patois because it is such broken French. Thiery Henry’s family are either from Guadelope or Martinique. I was born in the neighbouring island Saint Lucia, but came here as a baby. Nice to “meet” you.
Nice to meet you too!!
He can’t defend let’s not sugar coat things. He has been exposed time and time again althroigh the season. Play him in the middle already and keep others in their natural positions. He is never a defender, reasons he was sold to us.
What are you doing?! Zinchenko a joke?! He is the reason why Arsenal control and win games this season. Did you analysed the game? He was brilliant playing passes through the Newcastle pressing and one of the reason why Arsenal took control after 10mins. The Northerners targeted him from the get go. He is indeed defensively weaker than Tierney but can fairly do a LB job. If Arsenal in control, he rarely need to defend. And it’s his first season here. Tierney is great at defence but hopeless at inverted role. Did you watch the West Ham game? You want to turn Arsenal into a defensive team?! Moron.
Moron? That’s a bit harsh matey. I hope Admin didn’t see this. Don’t like cowards who speak to people like that on line. Tell me that to my face in the real world and see what would happen.
Bless you though.
@Mike Ram
You are put into moderation for insulting a fellow Arsenal fan, Only a M*R*N would use that word…
Thank you AP. Appreciated. Nice to know you are watching over us.
We are this position for lack of confidence on some players by Arteta. Didn’t we see those players on parade yesterday? Juginho, Kiwior, Tierney and Nelson all showed that given opportunity, they can prove themselves. Loosing six precious points based on biases is really painful. Well, no point crying over spill milk. It’s up to him to learn and give his bench more playing time.
Henson Gunner, hopefully Arteta will take your advice. Opportunity is the right word. Whatever the team-talk was it definitely worked yesterday. We can finish strongly now because the confidence seems to have returned.
Brighton will be an important element in the run-in.
This was not a “brilliant game”. However, it was brilliant win for Arsenal.
For much of the game it was battling, bruising encounter.
We were lucky not to concede but could have scored more.
Jorginho and Ramsdale had great games. Odegaard also put in a very good performance.
Poor defensive performance from Zinchenko.
Are you REAL!!!!!!! It was a fantastic game to watch.
Half empty at it again, one of the best games of the season
You obviously have never watched games of football from St James park, so dont realise what its like. Its just harem scarem and blood and guts.
Up in the Gods Reggie and one has to stand all the time.
In danger of toppling over the edge when The Arsenal score and listening to The Animals every time one goes there.
Great supporters and they deserve success.
They are great supporters ken but their owners stain the club for me. I am divided now, their fans are just the best but i hope their owners win zilch. Newcastle should be renamed Newcastle FC because the place lives for football.
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Yeah, you are right. I thought we were playing in Winterfell stadium with the Stark army. A few soldiers from that skin slicing Boltons too. That midfield battle was brutal and Xhaka won.
Not brilliant??? Wow! There is no accounting for some fans opinions. I TOTALLY DISAGREE AND THOUGHT THE WHOLE GAME A BLINDER, though Newcasle wer thuggish in the extreme.
Delighted with the 3 points which secured 2nd spot.i have to say MA got the team’s selection “pretty “spot on,a case could be made for KT starting but hindsight and all that.he also got the substitutions right too in my opinion.KT for Zinchenko who was having a hard time,then Trossard and TP in midfield to see the game out.
Fascinating game for the neutrals. End to end stuff with both keepers making some crucial saves. I think this is Newcastle second home defeat of the season. The result against West ham and Southampton may just bite us at the end of the season but still i am proud of the young guns. We can only hope for manc to drop pts. Its gonna be hard but….
I thought Jorginho had an outstanding game. Xhaka gave his all too…… Ode with a beautiful goal and Ramsdale with some important save….. COYG
Jorginho AND Xakha were incridible…..
The Xakha haters must apologize ASAP
Pires , no one has hated xhaka all season. Quite the opposite
That was last season, where have you been this season?, everybody has seen the difference in Xhaka and like me he has been one of the players of the season for us
👍 Spot on, FIOS!
No one “hates” Xhaka you silly fan, though some of us, many in fact, have not rated his play until this season.
HATING IS FOR WARS, VIOLENCE BIGOTRY, CRUELTY, RACISM ETC. You ought NOT to be wrongly using it for a mere non rating of a player, whoever is it. By doing so you foolishly devalue the awfulness of what actual real HATE is Please do not do this again !
👍 sanity hopefully prevails!
Yup, Xhaka took that Newcastle savages head on again and again and finally came away with a win and without an injury or a red card. Brilliant. What a gladiator. One of the best midfield battles this season.
I’m so very impressed with this performance and result from our team. Before the game I said that if we could cut out the errors, we’d come away with a good result.
But what has pleased me most is seeing our young Arsenal team in a hostile atmosphere, and against an overly aggressive and physical side and coming out with a deserved win.
Shows that this young team is maturing fast. If we can carry this mettle into the next season, well…..
Kiwior too was amazing today. I don’t think clean sheet was possible had Holding played. Nothing against him but the level of the team drops when he plays.
Yes, holding plays with fear and drags the team down. We cannot keep clean sheet with Holding as defender. Arteta should have played Kiwior much earlier. Last but not least, please sell Holding, as he has not improved since joining Arsenal about 7 years back.
That was a top game. Well done guys. Jorginho, Xhaka, Odegaard were fantastic all game. Massive win.
I am still hopeful. Because i know that man city won’t win away at brendford and Brighton.
Correct. That midfield trio especially the ever ready Xhaka was fearless and went head on clash with that brutal Newcastle midfield. How the game ended without a red card still baffles me.
Saka needs a REST. If he’s going to be pushed to play in this state of mind, level of performance, and degree of confidence (or lack of), it’s going to eventually affect his game development. He’s not a finished product yet, and he needs a coach who tells him that.
Saka has been different since signing the new contract. He should play against all types of team and suffer the occasion. Im pretty sure Arteta will get another RW and humble down the young boy. Young talents will improve through pain and suffering.
Saka, 21, is out of contract in 2024 but is set to sign a new deal, the difference is that teams are doubling up on him, he will work a way around it
What a game and what a performance! Well done everyone who played and well done Arteta with the before game team talk with video and the tactics. Xhaka and Jorginho were outstanding today and Ødegaard with what is becoming a trademark goal.
We weren’t lucky with the penalty decision!!!
VAR proved it wasn’t one and the system was used correctly – Lee Mason would be pulling his hair out if he had any 😂😂
What a brilliant game and we played it perfectly.
Once we scored, we kept the ball and played them at their own game…and they didn’t like it.
Not one weakness, despite some saying Saka and Xhaka should have been substituted early.
1. The claim that we can be bullied was proven wrong today.
2. The claim that Odegaard goes missing in big games was proven wrong today.
3. The claim that Saka was tired and out of form was proven wrong today.
4. The claim that Martinelli is a world class player was proven correct today.
5. The claim that we have some of the best supporters in the world was proven correct today.
6. The claim that our referee’s are some of the worst in the world was proven correct today.
What gives me the greatest satisfaction, is the fact that we did Newcastle and got complete revenge for their negativity at The Emirates.
Brilliant lads just brilliant – thank you!!!
Ken we got revenge for the debacle last year. That was the motivation behind the performance. There was no pressure today (except the excellent crowd) and we went for it.
That as well Reggie, but I was smarting after the game at The Emirates, when Newcastle cynically came to defend and destroy!!!
Newcastle were in a Totally different place than now. They were developing and trying to play big boy football, in the early stages of their development. Newcastle today, i thought were outstanding at many things but we just wore them down because they didn’t get something when they should. So that today made this performance at St james couldron special and just a frantic game of great football.
Evening Ken
All agreed on your points but you missed one off
7. We don’t have soft under belly any more
Reggie
Dispite all the doom and gloom on here at times regarding dropping points from a strong position we didnt lose bar against city
No pressure on today’s game
Disagree
We had to put the ghost to rest from last season and still stay in the hunt by winning
Whether we do or don’t win the league this season it has been proven that each season we can keep this group of players together is a another season they get more experience as a unit together
We are learning lessons as we go and putting things right on and off the field
If you aren’t happy with 25 wins so far then not sure what you are after
22 last last season and people complained about how we capitulated
25 wins and we are still in the hunt against a world class team who have done it season in season out
Until it is mathematically impossible to catch them then the dream is still alive
Onwards and upwards
No AB , pressure is different from revenge and we had nothing to lose today. We played with a lot of freedom today, we dont when we come under pressure. This season and last. Today was a revenge mission frim last season. We cant win anything this season, no pressure, just go and play.
Reggie, if we had lost today then there would be no pressure on city!!
We are still able to win this and I’m expecting an incredible atmosphere against Brighton – can’t wait!!
AB – I don’t believe we’ve had a soft underbelly. Look how many times we have come back, snatching wins and draws from awful positions.
The pressure is off us and on city but i expect them to cope with it ok.
Plus best away record in the prem to date this season
If we are to beat Brighton, MA must start with KT in left back, coz zinchenko will get cooked there.
Reggie unfortunatly i simple don’t agree with you on this
Nothing to do with revenge today
If you are telling me that going to the toon army’s home ground and not having any pressure on the team to win is not seeing the bigger picture
It was a learning lesson a d this time last season with the passion, intensity and far better players then they had this time last season they could have done a spud number on us .
Whether we win the league or not and as I said b4 until it is mathematically impossible the dream is still alive
We have showed we are made of better stuff then past seasons
If we dont win another game from now to the end of the season 81 points will be remarkable
If we do win the next 3 and finish on 90 and still finish 2nd that is no mean feat by the manager, team, and club to achieve such a total
Still the 2nd youngest team in the prem an the other is probably getting relegated
Keep the faith
Onwards a d upwards
Ramsdale said it was a form of revenge, they were showed a video off Amazon of their faces after last years defeat. I think it was all about putting right or trying to last years result.
Don’t agree with you on that Reggie. If we had played the way we did recently, then you would have had a point about not winning anything this season. You may be right, that City will come out on top, but after a performance like this afternoon, the team came out and fought to a man. Do you not think that our adversary, will see that there is pressure on them? It is the CL next for them.
Sue,Artetas last words to the team was get revenge, Ramsdale said. Its not me!!!
Sue, read what i said, the pressure is off us and on city. I see city coping with pressure, the way they play.
Alan, Your comment about us having “no soft underbelly” was WHAT KEN SAID , EFFECTIVELY, WHEN HE CORRECTLY SAID “WE COULD NOT BE BULLIED ANYMORE” IN HIS POINT ONE.
YOU ARE MERELY REPEATING HIS POINT. That apart , you post was profoundly astute and true!
Hi Jon
To a point on being bullied.
Bigger teams bossing us plus when they rolled up there sleeves and throw in a few tackles we would wilt and buckle at times.
Soft under bellie was meant more of an over view of probably travelling north or lesser teams and no disrespect to NUFC and teams like them as they have earned the right to play us but they would target an area, a players and go for the weakness in the side.
Not all of our players at times would show total commitment and slowly they erode the confidence. Today and this season MA has installed a self belief on not to lose at all cost.
Bar city who are a freak team with and exceptional freak manager we can match any one for courage , commitment and heart plus we also have the skill
What I liked about the win was of course the win but we rode our luck at times of course but when we had the chance we apied the dark arts to our game
The stopping of play when we had the chance. Breaking up there rhythm
We were far from perfect but we are learning to apply certain tactics to get the win
All great teams do it
Not saying we are great yet like a city or pool when at there best but we are learning to be great
Onwards and upwards
Couldn’t have put it any better, but you missed that Ramsdale will become a legend, such a young keeper with so much potential, that one-handed save was the save of the season, I thought it was in, and the one from Willock also.
Yes, I missed saying that about Ramsdale… but with so many positives, please forgive me foreverinourshadow😂😂
I also should have mentioned Jorginho… you know, another c**p buy from chelsea 🤣🤣
You are forgiven, now take three hell Marys and three double vodkas……. Shearer moaning it was a penalty, such bias, glad we beat them
He obviously didn’t see how VAR showed the shorts rippling as it hit his thighs?
Looking forward to MOTD and hope Wrighty and Shearer are there.
Good post KEN. Though of course as a language lover, I disagree that ONE BRILLIANT PERF “PROVES” ANYTHING , NOT BY ITSELF ANYWAY.
However I DO agre with most of your list 1-6, based on far more than one game,though not 3 and 6. I do think our refs are not good, Oliver apart, but you overstate how bad they are, by comparison.
I thought SAKA not anywhere near his best today, though he gave his all , as did all our players. I am only thankful that such as Ozil and Auba are no longer here to stink the place out though with their laziness and lack of fight.
Auba, when we played Chelsea, was a total disgrace and if they had any sense at all, which they do not have, they would get him out of that club pronto, at all costs..
Should add another point. Granit Xhaka can now battle head to head without losing his head completely. He tamed those animals that Eddie Howe claim as midfielders. No injuries, no red card and a clean sheet. Brilliant.
Sorry @Ken1945 my friend.i don’t want you thinking that I’m trying to disagree with you at every opportunity.sadly,I disagree with #3 Saka,he may have had a slightly better game than the previous 2/3 but he is not back to his best and definitely needs a rest.
A totally stunning and superb beating of the Newcastle thugs. Dirtiest team we have played for yonks but we were brilliant and brave. Several players were exceptional and all were at least good, even the much maligned Zinny. For me though, four stood out especially; Jorginho, Xhaka, Odegaard and Ramsdale.
TOP DEFENCE TOO, and hopefully now the aptly named Holding, will have already played his final game in our shirt. So proud of our lads!
I only saw the Ist half and we were immense. I need to see the 2nd half on replay.
What a day to be a gunner. I am buzzing. I wonder if we can really win the 3 remaining matches and have a perfect May.
I want a draw at Everton with Manchester City and I hope they play all their rough tactics and Haaland or DeBruyne get a mild knock to miss crucial games then its squeaky bum time. Force them to win their last 3 matches.
Very, very brave call benching Partey. Hats off to MA. Odegaard was brilliant in the Ist half and so was Jorginho.
This kiwior guy is lite if he had played in those three games probably we could have gotten more points
Yes no panicky moments as when holding pair’s Gabriel
I wish these changes were made beginning with the WestHam match.
We talked about these changes since after the Liverpool match.
Happy to see the changes albeit later and also the changes paying off.
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Hindsight being a wonderful thing and we really don’t know what goes on behind the scenes
Well, you’re right though
Who knows
It was an awesome game.
Now maybe we can put to bed all the doubters on Odegard and Ramsdale, who stood tall today. Ramsdale is young and keepers come into their prime late 20’s and early 30’s. Odegaard’s goal emphasizes how good he really is, should have had a second goal, but we turned up today. Jorginho and Xhaka were great, Kiwor and Gabriel, first clean sheet since Saliba became injured. I laugh at the comments some Arsenal fans were saying to sell Odegaard and Ramsdale. We are guaranteed second spot at least. City play Everton away, Chelsea at home then Brighton away, anything can happen, keep the faith, what a great season we have had
This fight today gives me a sort of hope that this league isn’t over yet.
Arteta got it absolutely spot on with his substitutions today , that early withdrawal of zinchenko was one of the many turning points including those ramsdale save and xhaka slide . We were lucky but still fought very hard for this result.
Good game coyg.
Aaron Ramsdale: “There is immense pride and a bit of relief in that dressing room after the win today.
“The manager showed us a clip of the documentary last year (after the Newcastle loss), showed us all of our faces, we had that burning desire when we left the hotel that it was not going to be the same today.”
Maybe they should watch the rocky videos.🤣
And listen to “the eye of the tiger”!😂
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They should watch ‘The Warriors’, backs to the wall away from home
Great game and a great result, a real test of physicality and character. Only concern is zinny, he is simply not up to lb role, defensive wise.
Kiwior came of age today and could well push Gabriel for the left centre back position next season.A very resilient display against a very physical Newcastle side and a hostile crowd.The days of Arsenal being a soft touch when we travel North seem to have gone.I was proud of the team today.
Incredible result – I honestly didn’t expect it as I see this as our toughest fixture aside from city away. We’d still be top if we’d been able to show this level in just a couple more games – it makes me positive that we can continue to improve next season.
Very proud of the team to win against a very physical side with a hostile crowd behind them.Kwior looks a very decent player who will push Gabriel for the left centre back position next season.
A great football match
When we complain about some of this things, it’s not because we are not supporters or managers
It’s because we know that if the teams are managed better we are capable of this performance, today everything was spot on and the timing of the sub and personals were just brilliant. 10/10 for Arteta today
Your comment is spot on too!!
You are absolutely right
He obviously didn’t see how VAR showed the shorts rippling as it hit his thighs?
Looking forward to MOTD and hope Wrighty and Shearer are there.
That was a reply to foreverinourshadow!
A while ago I red on JA that Arsenal didn’t have any world class players, but Ødegaard has made 15 goals from his midfield position. Only Fabregas managed that for Arsenal in 2010. Definitely two world class players 🔴⚪️
Holding out of the 1st eleven and we win.. Concidence? I think not
Holding was never the first team players. He is our backup defender and I’m ok with that. No need to sell him or anyone. We need more players next season including the long serving pros like Holding.
I’ve always been a supporter of holding, but i think kiwior has shown that we’ve outgrown him. We definitely drop down in quality when holding plays – even if he doesn’t make outrageous individual errors, the unit becomes less cohesive and I think Gabriel was having to work too hard to cover for his lack of pace, and getting exposed himself. I think it’s now time for holding to move on.
If we can get tomiyasu past his fitness issues, then I don’t think we’d need a replacement, otherwise we would need another CB, or someone who can play the position well.
Sheikh City have three away games…..and it ain’t over till the fat lady sings. Some surprises still to come.
@Evgunner
The answer to your question is yes I eat and sleep football😀
A keep saying, now that the pressure is off I will be in no way suprise if we go on and win the remaining games. Even with Zinchenko at left back.
Gunsmoke, Zinchenko is a joke. He’s more mouth and drama than anything else. It’s not that I don’t like him at all, I just think he is wildly overrated. Can’t defend to save his life. I literally screamed when I saw his name on the teamsheet. Thankfully we were just about able to deal with Isak who was my main concern. Get a few hours sleep tonight !
Am a nervous wreck watching Zinchenko at left back too, but the gaffer is as stubborn as a mule and will not drop him.
Now that speaks volumes of how the gaffer wants to play, so a versatile left back will be on his wish list , maybe someone like Ferland Mandy from Real Madrid
I will now sleep like a baby after today performance, thanks Evgunner
Aren’t you in bed yet ? What did I ask you to do earlier today ? Didn’t I advise you to get an early night ? No one ever takes my advice these days !
Was indeed a little early by my standards, but your advice is sound one needs adequate rest , especially when you play hard like me.
Gotta keep Jorginho playing. The guy reeks ‘cool’. Gotta respect Kiwior….he did us proud today.
Immediately I saw Dan’s 3 – 1 prediction against us on Friday, I knew were would get a positive result from the game (Lol). It’s as if the lads usually see this before playing. Weldone guys
We need to give praise to MA and the boys. If we can’t even look away when the game is on, what more about him. You can actually see him on the touch line even the so-called football expects make too much noise about his touch line conduct. I really thank him for making this team well matured and discipline on the pitch, in games like this, you will worry about red card. He is really a brave Manager, what he is doing in the dressing room is evident. Go MA go!
Spot on – Arteta did change tactics, and with the team got us through. I did feel we could’ve exploited the left wing a bit more, by swapping out Zinny earlier, but hey – all good.
That what makes it even more frustrating.the changes made by MA were spot on,we are now left thinking what if he had dared making them sooner??
I never expected us to draw not to talk of winning this game, it means there is hope for us to win the big trophy…
Arsenal has 3 more matches to go( Brighton H, Nottingham forest A and Wolves H) where as city has 4matches to play( Everton A, Chelsea H, Brentford A and Brighton A).
Although city is currently in the best form now, but there is no way city will win all their matches with 3 away games against relegation threaten like Everton and two inform team like Brighton and Brentford…
Thank you Gunners for winning today’s game and making us proud…
Great away win against a very good well coached Newcastle United team at their home ground in front of the Toon Army. Hats off to the travelling Arsenal supporters.
Both sides were saved by the woodwork and outstanding performances by goalkeepers Ramsdale and Pope.
Now for a 100% record on the run to the end of the season. I’m still depressed by 3 points out of 12 from Everton, Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton.
I feel your regrets but EPL is the toughest league in the world and this season every team improved. We were worse last season and were way better this season with the youngest team in the league. We will do better next season. Let the young boys suffer and learn from this experience. We had similar disappointments the season before the Invincibles.
You’re not the only one Ozzie G!!
This result confirms to me that we have not had a mentality shift. Pressure is off and immediately we can perform again but when the pressure was on we simply didn’t.
Great win absolutely that shows that we have no real BMT unfortunately, up to MA to prove what he’s been preaching about mentality next season.
I’m not sure about that. There is still something to play for, and if we were truly weak mentally, we’d have given it up against Newcastle. They’re exactly the sort of side, in the sort of form to facilitate a collapse.
I think bringing in jorginho and kiwior made all the difference. Holding weakened us and Partey’s form fell off a cliff – I’d question the mentality of the latter due to the timing of it, but i don’t think he’s really let us down before, even in high pressure games?
Sorry PJ-DA, I believe the “can’t handle pressure” narrative is unfair this season.
“PJ-SA” – fat fingers!