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I don’t really abide by the winning ugly notion. It’s often used to explain away consistently poor performances that are often a precursor to a dip. However, yesterday’s win over Watford was the most delicious ugly win of the season. Emery proved his mettle, he lined up with a strong side, the aggressive working mentality he’s brought to the team won the first goal, and we held out for our first away clean sheet of the season (felt like our first away win of the season if I’m honest).
Troy Deeney, a man famed for beating up students, did his teams preparation no favours when he threw out a cowardly elbow at the smallest player on our team and took a straight red card. That was a fucking bold decision for the ref to take and in a world of weak decision making, he needs to be commended and give a WH Smith voucher for good service… OR A KNIGHTHOOD.
We didn’t really take advantage of the ten men. Watford showed us that they were still in the game. It didn’t matter though, because lady luck was on our side and grit/determination paid out big.
The first goal came from Auba, he chased down a back pass aggressively and Ben Foster smashed the ball into his heel and the goal was his. You cannot knock that attitude. He has been such a good player for us. He’s clinical even when he’s not looking.
We rode our luck a little. Bernd Leno continued to prove one of the shrewdest signings of last summer. His wrists are rock solid, his reflexes are cat-like and his timing when rushing players gets better and better. He was a real lifesaver last night. It’s been well over ten years since we had a keeper worth net+ points. I love him. It’s a huge risk to buy a keeper on a downward spiral, it’s such a confidence position, but Sven M dropped a world class decision there.
I think it’s worth giving Mustafi a shout out. Always a huge risk at the back, but his aerial aggression kept us in it late. Whatever you think about the German, he’s an absolute athlete and he loves the fight.
Also… AMN, my man… that tracking late on to deny Andre Gray late on was exceptional defending. He really has grown into his position. I didn’t have faith he could be a good right back, I know the club rated him as a midfielder, but my oh my, he has excelled. We don’t need to go into the market there this summer, that’s for sure.
So two things we learned last night. Away form is in the head. We have the players, the performance was rough last night, but we delivered the three points. Now we have build from that and do it against Napoli on Thursday and then the really tough one… Wolves next Wednesday.
The second thing we learned is this team, under Emery, can deal with pressure. An Arsene Wenger side would have collapsed under the barrage of yesterday. Our boys didn’t. Everyone put in a shift, even if the performance was grim.
A good day to be an Arsenal fan… we’re in the mix, keeping up the pressure, onto the next!
x
Marko
So what? They are still bringing through young English players and turning them Into first team player’s for the National team. You can play the bullshit semantics card all you like but spurs are largely responsible for OUR TEAM being 15 mins from a World Cup final. They are also better than us on a lower budget and with the pulling power of the third best team in London.
Benny.
There we go. Isn’t it nice to be nice? Blog of love people
875 churches vandalised in France last year!! Let that sink in!!! Viva la France 🇫🇷
They are still bringing through young English players and turning them Into first team player’s for the National team Huh. How can signing Trippier and Alli be bringing through? They were technically speaking first teamers at their previous clubs. I get what you’re saying it’s just a bit short sighted and dim. Traditional English club bringing through players compared to the oil rich club of City who just buy all their talent. Spurs starting 11 tonight is Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Alli, Eriksen, Son, Moura and they bought every single one of them. spurs are largely responsible… Read more »
They are also better than us on a lower budget and with the pulling power of the third best team in London.
Blame Wenger for that
Marko Ali was a nobody at mk dons until sours took him Trippier was their reserve right back and before that a body at Burnley until spurs put him in the first team He was one of the players of the tournament at the World Cup Hardly tearing it up until spurs got them Rose is now an England right back Kane only got a chance because soldado was injured as he was about to be sold They’ve got hundreds of millions of pounds worth of talent there from a few lower league rejects. And the national tram has benefited… Read more »
Probably why they failed yet again at a major tournament
How many world cups have Ireland won
How many World Cup finals or semi finals have they reached?
Shhhhhhhh
Spurs side cost a fraction of the city side yet they are beating them. I hope Liverpool nick the title too and stick it to the oil clubs. Why do you think everyone is cheering for Ajax Marko? For the exact same reasons I applaud Tottenham. They give their own youth a chance and play exciting football, beating big teams along their way. Both are a blue print for us yet people like you seem to baulk at the suggestion. I know why but it’s childish and quite frankly, pathetic.
Ali was a nobody at mk dons until sours took him He was such a nobody that he had Spurs and Liverpool trying to sign him. Trippier was their reserve right back and before that a body at Burnley until spurs put him in the first team. This whole statement makes no sense it’s like trying to decipher mud thrown on a tablet. He was their reserve RB until Spurs signed him? He was a nobody at Burnley? A body at Burnley sure. Trippier while at Burnley was linked with us Spurs and City so hardly a nobody. A body… Read more »
How many world cups have Ireland won
How many World Cup finals or semi finals have they reached?
Shhhhhhhh
Try and keep up dumbo we’re talking about Spurs and England not Ireland. I’m well aware of the fact that Ireland will never win a world cup I know we’re shit. You don’t know how shit England are though
Un
May I remind you that this is an Arsenal blog. Please keep you SPUD’s love to yourself and suggest somethings that would be good for the Arsenal team.
Well said Nelson. The guy is a troll. No Arsenal fan would talk like him. Ignore him, and he will go away.
They give their own youth a chance So Winks and Kane. Both are a blue print for us yet people like you seem to baulk at the suggestion. I know why but it’s childish and quite frankly, pathetic. See this is why people think you’re an idiot. Where has anyone ever said that we shouldn’t be more like Spurs? You’re basically arguing with yourself. But I agree especially in the transfer market we should be more like them or how they were a couple of years ago and you know who’s fault it is that we’re not more like them?… Read more »
Un B,
Along with the churches, Synagogues and Mosques have also been attacked. Whoever’s behind it are trying to start religious wars amongst the Abrahamic trinity.
We were also interested in Vertonghan when he was at Ajax but fuckface told him he wanted to play him in midfield and turn him into Petit or some shite and you see he wanted to be a CB and went to Spurs instead. Basically an idiotic decision
At least we have Iwobi and AMN that have come through. Hopefully next season will see Nelson, Willock, Smith Rowe and Saka come through amongst others.
Marko You call me an idiot I will take you apart You’re just a dumb paddy. You’re a post man. A dub knacker. You’re hated even in Ireland and I’d guess you don’t get along well even in Dublin. The scum of the scum. Now let’s addresss your feeble points 1) England are not shit. We reached the World Cup semi final. The last 4. Is that shit? Shit your dumb mouth then. 2) Ali was a nobody at mk dons. So he attracted attention from us?? Big deal so did sanogo. Proves nothing. Spurs took him and turned him… Read more »
Benny
I’ll not get into the politics as it makes the likes of PhD and marko bleed from their arse holes after I roger them senseless
Nelson
You can remind me all you like but this is a football blog and I’ll discuss the teams playing tonight if and when I want.
Try some consistency and silence the Ajax/Barca Cock fest and I’d at least respect your stance but to just aim it at me about spurs deserves nothing more than contempt.
In short
No. I won’t stop sharing my admiration for Spurs
“@Bob : we simply enjoy the moment, as Victorious, Champagne, Charlie George and Co. are not around.“ Really? Because I’ve posted once in the last month – touch of agenda there, I’m so shocked. Interestingly it hasn’t seemed to stop the vitriolic nonsense as I’ve kept up to speed along the way. Maybe have a glance at some of your cohorts, Marko, Banford, et al. Always in the thick of it, and plenty active whilst numerous lament the lack of genuine debate and engagement of the comments here. A link perhaps… See, there’s a good number here, you included, that… Read more »
I want that game ball. It will be a collector’s item. Go MC and give Spud a real Butt kick!
You call me an idiot I will take you apart…Shit your dumb mouth then…one of the best youn amf in the world…bleed from their arse holes after I roger them senseless…sours took him.
I mean how could anyone think that you’re stupid
CC, you shouldn’t have been on the naughty boy list…..
Oh and marko
Jack Wilshere was and is still a better footballer than Ali
Wenger’s prooblem wasn’t that he persisted or didn’t sign Ali (who he’d have ruined too) it was that he didn’t give him a fixed role and fucked his young body by overplaying him so young and not allowing a fitness team to work with our squad m. He personally fucked so many talented young players in the last year by being a control freak and by refusing to sign experienced and capable squad players to lighten the load on the talented youngsters we already had
Marko
Haha. Ok. I’ll take that on the chin.
Really? Because I’ve posted once in the last month – touch of agenda there, I’m so shocked.
Yeah I wouldn’t of lumped you in with them if I’m honest. Sure you’re an asshole but you’re not a thick cunt
Yeah. Sterling scores
Good start…keep it going City
My stream is 3 minutes behind. Fuck that
Shit. Son scores
Hahahahaha
Woooo
Get in
Fuck city
Damn it
Yeah fuck you mugs and your support for crass oil clubs
Go on the england boys
Son scores again
It’s hard to imagine why Don is so ridiculed around here
Yeah. City scores
Only 11 minutes. 2 – 2 What a game!!!
Go on the england boys
Had to check…yep Son is in fact from South Korea… just checked again yep he was signed from Bayer Leverkusen and not brought through the Spurs academy
What a shocking start! City now need 2 goals crikey!
How many caps has Son got for England and why wasn’t he in the team last summer?
What a major clanger by Southgate!
Yeah!!!! Sterling scores again
What a game.
5 goals in 20 minutes. Jaysus let’s hope for a boring game tomorrow
Sterling has been top drawer this season
Tonight’s game is showing the importance of fernandinho to city defensively..
Spuds wants to delay the game.
Walker can’t stop Son.
Eriksson has played well for Spurs too – why did Southgate leave him out of the England team as well as Son?
Benny
Because they aren’t English
But you know who is? Kane, Ali, winks, rose and trippier. And they took us to the semi final. They are all spurs first teamers and as it stands they are taking spurs to the champions league semi final
Good lads. Must be killing you lot that there’s going to be an English team in the final this year
Marko
Son isn’t the spurs team. He’s just one player
The majority of spurs outfield first teamers are English. Go on the england boys.
Winks and Kane are in spuds line-up???!!! Wat da fck,.
Bad mistake from Lloris on not reading De Bruyne’s cross, no wonder Southgate dropped him for Pickford.
Only three England internationals in spuds squad today.
Little mong
Are they not first teamers? Who said they started tonight? Nobody.
But you know who is? Kane, Ali, winks, rose and trippier. And they took us to the semi final
Just had to check…and yep Harry Winks was not called up by England and not at last year’s world cup.
Unlucky that England’s Sissoko has had to go off injured but that great English striker Llorente should make a difference.
Because they aren’t English
But you know who is? Kane, Ali, winks, rose and trippier. And they took us to the semi final. They are all spurs first teamers and as it stands they are taking spurs to the champions league semi final
The majority of spurs outfield first teamers are English
As opposed to not being English? Just had to check…and yes 8 players out of a total of 11 is a majority. Oh my mistake outfield that’s just the 10 outfield players lemme check…yep still a majority that’s not English. Are you sure you’re going to stick with calling them “English boys” or Spurs a traditional English team?
I couldn’t give one shit whether an English team is in the final or not unless it’s Arsenal.
Benny don’t you know Arsenal aren’t an English team they’ve no English internationals and haven’t brought through any English players and spent money that’s not English mate. We’re not quite an oil club but we ain’t traditionally English either
You English lad Lucas Moura, outshine that oil merchant called Raheem Staerling
Danny Welbek is what?
Un, you’re supporting Tottenham but you’re an Arsenal supporter, really?
Yeah!!! City scores
Ohhhhh Agggy Aggggy !
Aggy Agggy Agggy Aggy Aguero!
In
They are all spurs first teamers and as it stands they are taking spurs to the champions league semi final
Silver is replaced. City may want to defend the lead
City score one more and it’s almost certainly sealed for good.
Shit! Spuds scores
Bloody hell!
Var check for handball!
Why does Pep always bottle these big games?
Without Messi, he’s been a choker in the CL
That’s not handball
Goal stands!!
Wahey
Come on england 🏴 🏴🏴🏴
What a game!
If city score one more…they go through
Spuds score one, then that’s the dagger buried in the heart.
Un na
What does this have to do with England?
Cheering for spuds,
The thought revolts me and you’re supposed to be the London fan that has a better feel for the club.
Come on England?
Son, Son and Llorente the goal scorers are not English you thick Spud loving troll.
Dissenter,
Exactly. The thick cunt claims Londoners have a better feel for what it means to be an Arsenal fan yet is cheering on Spuds.
Fucking priceless.
Come on England.
Good thing about tonight no way you’ll see a repeat of it this Saturday
Funny how Arsenal can’t match up with City but we did very well against the spuds….
Exactly. The thick cunt claims Londoners have a better feel for what it means to be an Arsenal fan yet is cheering on Spuds.
Yeah you really can’t take anything he says seriously
Sours will be 3 games away from winning the CL!
That’s frightening
Ped is a big choke
I won’t be surprised if Watford put up a big performance and beat city in the FA cup final too.
Yeah!!!!!! Sterling scores
Haha
Sterling breaks the hearts of the bottlers
Un na is probably crying now
Fck spuds, u beautiful oil merchant sterling!
Spursed it up…sweeeet.
mad game
Fck VAR!!!
Hey Don Don listen Don…fuck you
Soooo spursy lmao
The best way for Spuds to lose is the one that shatters their hearts into a thousand pieces.
Shit
Shit VAR no goal
VAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn you VAR….
Pep Fraudiola and his side kick Mikel Sideways Arteta
Was Aguero interfering with play?