via my whatsapp group
Seeing where Areta wanted to take Arsenal from an artistic point of view has been clear since the first game, we understand the patterns, the organisation, and the vision. What we didn’t know is whether classroom theory could be implemented with the sort of leadership that takes teams to the top… that changed last night against Chelsea, arguably, the most impressive moment of our fresh-faced Spaniard’s 7 game career.
You could critique the selection of Mustafi in a horrendously under-gunned defence, but the simple reality was 1) he’s all we had 2) he played very well at the weekend. Outside that, the team was all-out action, no conservatism, we went to Stamford Bridge to win. My Chelsea pal even text me to say he was scared.
We were largely bossed for the opening 25 minutes, Chelsea took advantage of our captain who was fresh into the squad after a year out, and a left-back that’s actually winger, we really struggled in wide areas. We didn’t deal well with the press, but it kind of felt like the Leeds game… until #MustafiTime. The German World Cup winner fluffed a simple pass to Leno, Abrahams picked up the mess, David Luiz slid in and crunched him to the floor — penalty and red card.
Jorginho finished. This was the first game rehashed. It was despair for me, more wretched luck for Arteta, there was no way this team was recovering.
What a pathetic waste of a man I was to believe in that notion. If I were a handshake, I’d be damp and limp.
Arsenal recalibrated without making a single sub. Granit Xhaka dropped into central defence, calmed the troops and played like peak Baresi. We changed the dynamic of the game, Chelsea’s levels dropped and we took over the tempo. We actually ended the first half with more possession than Chelsea.
The second half saw Arsenal come out with more aggression, you felt something in the air, we weren’t going down without a fight. Our passing in the final third was absolutely atrocious, that might have been because we didn’t really have an outlet, but it could also have been a continuation of our drab attacking form this season.
The final ball didn’t matter, Mustafi released Gabriel on the counter, the Brazilian broke free of everyone from inside his own half, he carried the ball into Chelsea’s area and slotted home like AN ABSOLUTE HERO WHAT A GOAL FUCK YES I LOVE YOU GABRIEL!
We had some great moments after, we looked far more dangerous despite ceding possession stats to the blues… but we let it slip, we fell asleep from a freekick and let Frank Lampard’s team in on 84 when Azpilicueta nipped in front of Mustafi and slotted in at the near post.
Tragedy, I began to wish I had the guts to slit my wrists with the bic biro I had in my hands…
Arsenal saved me from my attention-seeking ploy, a year after Bellerin picked up an ACL injury he took control of the ball on the edge of Chelsea’s area, he made a yard and placed a perfect left-footed strike into the bottom corner… OMEGYBOJKN CASDK . KNKOVFENLK VE VEIRN TYESESSSSSS I LOIVE YOUR VEGAN LOINS!@
The game closed out 2-2, QUITE POSSIBLY THE GREATEST 1 POINT OF MY DAMN LIFE.
So, to ground things.
What we learnt tonight is the Mikel Arteta is the real deal. He’s more than classroom theory, he’s a leader that players go to war for. That Arsenal team was not built to deal with a red card to David Luiz. It was not supposed to come back from a goal down twice with Granit Xhaka in defence. This was supposed to be a loss. Arteta showed that he is a captain, and he made the case that with better players, he can take us forward to the promised land.
Man of the match for me was Granit Xhaka. I have done a total 180 on him and I’m not even ashamed. I wanted him out, I’d have taken a stale kipper and a pair of your ma’s soiled panties in exchange for him. What the fuck do I know? Arteta has turned him around. He was brilliant. He played well under pressure, he led like a demon, and he showed true balls under extreme pressure. Unreal performance.
Hector Bellerin came back into the mix as captain in a game I suspect came too early for him. He looked off the pace in the first half, but he grew into a captains performance as the game went on. He never gave up, he constantly bombed forward, and he turned up with a superb goal at the end. I am so happy to have him back in the side playing under a proper coach.
Saka recovered well, making the most tackles with 5. The kid is going to be such an incredible player. Left back, left wing… it doesn’t matter. He doesn’t drop, he never stops, and he is a handful going forward. I love him. I am so happy he’s going to get the education he deserves. What a night for him, he never stopped fighting.
Lucas Torreira had a good game. Lacazette, though not the outlet we needed made a lot of recoveries from the front… and say it quietly, but Mustafi hit some numbers making the most clearances (9), blocks (3), and headed clearances (6).
GABRIEL I LOVE YOU. That kid is a superstar. The only bit of doom that came out of that game is the biting reality that this kid is our £150m player of the future every major club in the world is going to want. He’s always excited me like Anelka did when he first joined, he’s electric, a little bit of Robin’s flair, a bit of Anelka’s pace, and the work rate of Adebayor. He’s a gladiator on the pitch. That finish was absolutely outrageous, HE IS A TEENAGER, the composure was disgusting. He’s the first sub-20 player to reach 10 goals for Arsenal since… Anelka. BEAST.
I could go on with the individual performances, but for me, this was all about the TEAM. We have lacked a collective being for over 15 years. We now have a team. The players want to fight, they want to show the fans they are here to play, and they look ELECTRIC. We were more than the sum of our parts last night, quite literally, 10 versus 11.
I wrote this before the game from Phil Knight.
‘No matter the sport— no matter the human endeavour, really— total effort will win people’s hearts’
Did the away fans stop singing at any point during the game? No. They were our 12th man. Why? Because the players left it all on the pitch. Fans react to that, it’s as simple as that. So fuck all the ‘expectations’ merchants, all we wanted was something to believe in, and that’s what Arteta is bringing to the table.
Do we need to start winning some games? Yes. I think it’ll still be a rough end to the season, but I hope that the manager now gets a little bit of slack from the vampires. He’ll need a big summer, he’ll need to be allowed to assess who is right and who is wrong for the future, but at least we know that when the Arteta squad is built, he’ll be able to drive it forward.
Last night felt good, I feel invested in my team again, I felt sick at the sending off, I was up and down all game, I needed a nap by the end of it. That’s what football is all about. I’d forgotten what it feels like to be invested.
I am excited again… and that’s all you want as a fan.
Right, listen to the pod I recorded with Alex and give it a 5* rating (there’s a bit missing that I’ll add tomorrow).
Pedro
No malice with Klopp, I agree…it’s just him being flippant. He would choose his words carefully if he had a major 18 year old talent in his possession.
I agree it was meant to be a compliment.
CG, it’s finished with Wenger, you have to leave it be.
PedRo
“”””””CG, it’s finished with Wenger, you have to leave it be.”””””””
You are probably right.
But lets see where we are in 12 months time.
Doesn’t pass the Barclays eye test.
Luckily the rest test for a footballer isn’t one you get at Specsavers
But lets see where we are in 12 months time.
In 12 months time he’ll be closer to death. It’s not going to happen get over it
Lemar links have gone quiet
Cavani wants Atlético. They probably need to free up wages. There’s a deal to be done there on loan for some PL club. Not a lot of noise on Ceballos. Almost like he’s been left behind by Arteta. La Liga clubs would take him on loan
The centre back issue is going to be central to Arteta’s planning. I fully agree with Romford that there are many attrarctive youngsters coming through, particulary in France.
However I believe that experience is essential at CB. None of our experienced CBs – Luiz, Mustafi, Sokratis – are not good enough for reasons we do not need to rpeeat again. We have Saliba coming in 6 months, Holding and Chambers (eventually).
My own view is that our priority should be to strengthen the squad with at least one experienced, established CB of international quality. Two would be even better.
Xhaka had one game as a decent centre back.
In reality, we got away with it last night after Luiz red card landed us in a hole.
Let’s not kid ourselves, Xhaka is a squad player — he wouldn’t be anywhere near the starting XIs of previous editions of the Arsenal.
Let’s not kid ourselves thinking that Xhaka is the new found answer to our defensive problems. Xhaka’s performance last night was nothing more than a broken clock.
Or does one performance cover a multitude of sins?
Stop trying to be clever Arsenal, and just sign two dominant centre backs.
CG, football is realtime, let’s enjoy where we are now. Too many people on here today desperate to dampen last night because tomorrow might be bad. Be a fan, enjoy the moment.
Leeds, or you could just accept your new god and have his name AND face printed onto a new snazzy away shirt.
“Stop trying to be clever Arsenal, and just sign two dominant centre backs.”
Leeds,
I don’t think it’s a quest to be clever that’s stopping us from signing two dominant center backs.
You know why we haven’t ‘signed those players surely
“”””CG, football is realtime, let’s enjoy where we are now.””””
Sure- you do that then.
10th with a negative goal difference and scoundrels in charge.
I certainly wont be.
Afternoon Grovers,
Good post Pedro.
That felt like a win last night, absolutely epic. Let my son stay up, the mrs binned off Love Island so we could all watch it together. Brilliant.
Arteta is the man, I’m absolutely loving what he’s done to the team already. Once he can ship out a few and upgrade a few others, top 4 next season is a cert.
Real shame about Bruno Guimaraes though. Very reasonable price and one gets the feeling that he and Martinelli could help each other settle down at a club for a long time.
“Sure- you do that then.
10th with a negative goal difference and scoundrels in charge.I certainly wont be.k
=
Screw you guys, I’m going home
I don’t see us signing two CBs tbh. We have a plethora of them so it’ll be obe.
Ideally it’d be experienced but who are the options? The reason I would go younger anyway is that we should be starting a long-term project so that should influence our thinking. All the signings have to have resale value because we’re not in a position to compete immediately.
Marko
Have we missed out on Bruno Guimares then? Sources?
“let’s enjoy where we are now.”
10th in the PL table. (lol)
“Real shame about Bruno Guimaraes though. Very reasonable price and one gets the feeling that he and Martinelli could help each other settle down at a club for a long time.”
Really wanted him but i’m starting to question the validity of Braziliansources, especially as the same thing happened with Everton Soares in the summer. Not sure if we were really interested. Ornstein was saying we weren’t. Are people just using our names to drum up interest?
Pedro, I also want to know about Guimares….
what do your sources say?
“Sure- you do that then.
10th with a negative goal difference”
LOL
Romford
We might have a plethora, but a plethora of rubbish is still rubbish.
Going forward I would keep Chambers and Holding and sell the rest in the summer . Luiz, Mustafi and Sokratis should bring in a combined of £20m… use the money to put toward a quality centre back in the summer.
*total of £20m
Leeds – yes I agree. I said before the English lads are the only ones i’d keep. Add Saliba and then another. We might keep one of Sokratis/Luiz for a year following Chambers’ ACL though.
I don’t see us signing two CBs tbh. We have a plethora of them so it’ll be obe.
Not sure I agree. I can see in the summer 2-3 CB’s leaving with Mustafi and Sokratis at least going. Though with Mikel it’s not certain. I’d be shocked if anyone at the club thought the Ukrainian lad will be enough.
My sources say we’re skint.
Marko, the English lads will be kepft for the HG quota, Saliba in and then another. How many do you want.
Most clubs don’t have more than 4 senior Cbs, especially those that play with 2 at the back. Gotta bare in mind as well CB is not one of those positions that get rotated as building a partnership there is important.
Romford:
I buy the argument that because of the deadweight of Kroenke, we have to think
about the resale value of any incomers. However the three current experienced CBs are inadequate – both short and long term. Plus, Saliba is an unknown quanity and Chambers a long term casualty.
The fixtiure list means four CBs are needed. But without bringing in some quality, we risk having to rely on Sokratis, Luiz and even Mustafi for next season.
It’s a question of priorities.
“””””My sources say we’re skint.””””
not if we sell Martinelli before the hamstrings go?”””””
“My sources say we’re skint.”
We were skint the day we let Kroenke in the door.
Michael mate, we spent £30m on Saliba. He’s young and inexperienced yes. But you don’t spend that money for someone you don’t see being a mainstay of your team. Chambers and Holding as back up then another CB.
Luz is the one I reckon might stay as he’s important to the way we build from the back.
well next season, its no Sokratis and Mustafi will be sold, no doubt.
Holding, Chambers, Saliba, Luiz and maybe a new addition- bring Mavro back?
The main issue is CM, CAM, LW as well.
We get some new blood into the midfield – south american flavor preferred…
It will add the steel, guile, and technical ability we lack currently.
and to all the Ozil fanboys…. make sure to enjoy his last season with us, if he isnt sold as well this summer
ahh shit, looks like Lyon beat us to Guimares
Romford:
Agreed on Saliba. But my fear is that we end up forced to rely on Sokratis or Luiz – or god forbid, Mustafi. I am 100% behind kicking on and developig a new team, but are Sokratis, Luiz and Mustafi good enough to assist the transition while Saliba, Holding, etc develop. I have my doubts.
£21 Million for Guimaraes.
Going to be a difficult one to take if he turns out to be as good as people think he might be.
Our midfield needs a crazy amount of work and that is a very reasonable price.
Have to hope he turns out to be shit now.
“My sources say we’re skint.”
Doris the Tea Lady back from her World Cruise?
Marc, she’s back with end to end encryption
Michael, say we got Upamecano alongside Saliba with the English lads as back-ups, you wouldn’t be happy?
“” Arteta has a long way to go to wipe away the stench of Wenger that is still lingering.”
Got along way to go to win the trophies wenger won as well
“Michael, say we got Upamecano alongside Saliba with the English lads as back-ups, you wouldn’t be happy?”
Delerious – up to a point !
I love the idea of Upamecano. But Saliba is untested at this level. And as I emphasised, I believe that experience is essential at CB. I simply don’t believe that our experienced trio are good enough in our portfolio of CBs.
Cesc et al,
Lots of talent still in Brazil and South America… I dont think he was the only one on Cagiago’s list…. so lets see what happens. If our team is smart, they should have a plan b or c…. if true that Edu met with Guimares team in London and it was not succesful, I would assume that he would have said, guys lets look at Plan B, since he might not sign with us…
Well, that would be logical anyway
“I love the idea of Upamecano. But Saliba is untested at this level. And as I emphasised, I believe that experience is essential at CB. I simply don’t believe that our experienced trio are good enough in our portfolio of CBs.” Upamecano is two years older and he’s also inexperienced at this level. Like I said before, i’m willing to bare with these young players while they iron out their mistakes. They’re young so naturally they’ll be a bit up and down but what you’re paying for is their potential top level which could be world class, hence the heavy… Read more »
Romford:
I feel there is a balance between a mix of promising youngsters (Saliba, etc) and blokes with real know-how (e.g. Keown, Adams, Sol, etc). Maybe I am shooting high, but at present we are saddled with three liabilities and littl else.
However you pose the vital question – what are the options ? I wish I had the answer.
The john stones links a few weeks ago (?) were obvious bullshit but im starting to think he may not be a terrible player to target. Cant remember his contract sitch, but for a newly divorced guy from manchester whos struggling in every way and has prob had his fill of pep, maybe moving to london, managed by pep 2.0 w a fresh start and freed from the expectations of oil sheikhs, he could fulfill his potential, esp w luiz in the squad who to me has some similarities (maybe not all good things). Dunno just a thought. U know… Read more »
Oh shit marc is fuckin funny, almost forgot.
Tell us all a good joke marc you absolute genius
Honestly who was expecting significant player movement this window? Just don’t see it happening. Still over a week left but highly doubt anything notable coming off. Would love to be wrong though of course.
Rambo
Sorry mate but if you can’t see the talent and quality in Martinelli, then I wonder what or who you’re watching. The lad is a massive talent, huge.
@Zachary : you could avoid to make humor when you have the word “arse” in your pseudo.
Pedro
“Marc, she’s back with end to end encryption”
Look mate she’s old enough to be your great grand mother and I’d prefer not to know how you get your info out of her!
Soooo… How much are we getting for Martinelli this summer?!
Pedro
If your sources suggest that Arsenal are skint then it is time for Kroenke to sell the club to third parties who are willing to invest properly in the club and
provide ‘hands on knowledgable management’.
It is increasingly clear that under his stewardship the club has fallen into decline with very poor management [not just Wenger, but on the financial side as well].
Arsenal have two major sponsors in Adidas and Emirates. You have to ask the
question how long both of these companies will be prepared to sponsor such an unambitious and poorly run club.
Emirates
Before you know it, it will be Li Ning jerseys and some busted up old airline on our shirts …
Remember Dangote is in the waiting….
Martinelli has got a great attitude and desire, not sure whether he is ‘incredibly talented’.
Highbury Too right. Puns arent funny. Emirates We all know kroenkes an elitist dipshit w a terrible track record of club ownership. It was there for everyone to see more than decade ago when he bought in. He is a real estate guy which explains his motivation. Huge stadium in north london, new hige stadium in LA, Colorado teams share a sporting complex. Unfortunately for him to realistically sell there needs to be impetus from tjat biz angle. He couldnt be bothered about the actual Club except in making sure it has a ‘sustainable’ biz model which anyone w half… Read more »
Stan unlikely to sell his stake to Dangote. He seems to be in for a long haul.
TR7
Money talks …. Dangote offers Kroenke good money on his losing investment and he sells. No question.
I think his little UK experiment is over… Emirates was collateral to get the funding for the LA stadium. once that is operational, his little play toy Arsenal will be sold.
Guns
With the stadium in his possession it wont be a losing investment. Real estate investment works differently than all other kinds, and this is primarily his interest. I agree though that the losses he’s taken by us not being the CL and the general headaches dealing w squad investment could influence him. But the investment is certainly not losing value.
In future it could if tv money ends up taking a nosedive and disrupting his ‘sustainable’ model…
Guns
Arsenal FC is not a losing investment. Check Arsenal football club valuation when Stan took over and by how much has that increased now. Last year was the first time in ages that we reported a loss and we will report a loss again this year. But there’s nothing to suggest it is going to be a long term trend.
Arteta would have been disappointed with the draw as he wanted a win at Stamford Bridge. In the end, a draw was a fair result considering the circumstances.
This season we haven’t wilted after going down to 10 men. Aston Villa at home (coming from behind to win) and now Chelsea.
The depletion to 10-man notwithstanding, the scoreline was way way flattering for Arsenal’s attacking/forwardline.
Arsenal parked the bus.
Arsenal frustrated Chelsea the way a Sunderland, a Watford or even a Newcastle used to frustrate a top-4 Arsenal some 8/10 years back.
Arsenal played like a true mid-table team – solid defending, solid goalkeeping and ZERO bite and penetration in attacks.
The euphoria is a pure gloss on the pathetic state of creativity from the MF. What exactly did Lacazette do the entire game? Nothing. What was Ozil’s contribution? ZILCH. Now Imagine an attack with Maddison instead of both these passenger-players.
When Chelski went 2-1 up with 5 minutes to go, I think we all felt that was it. Game, set and match. Under Wenger and Emery we would have capitulated. Players would have dropped their heads and accepted the inevitable. Last night though, the way the team responded, was phenomenal. To control the next few minutes with crisp and dynamic passing and a genuine belief they could still get something from the game was very very impressive. Yep, those last ten minutes proved to me that we are on the right track and that whatever Arteta is doing with them… Read more »
Jeez, talk of Ozil to DC United next year at some point and there are DC United fans against the transfer.
I mean…
p & m
Ah yes, “8-10 years back”
Admit it though, you jumped up and punched the air when Bellerin netted the equaliser.
Martinelli has got a great attitude and desire, not sure whether he is ‘incredibly talented’.
Just in case you get too excited here’s TR7. Attitude and desire it seems and that’s it. I would say his pace, dribbling and clinical finishing adds to the talent part. I’m not about to compare him to Ronaldo or Mbappe like some but I wouldn’t be silly enough to downplay his talent. Especially as an Arsenal fan.
There’s no way Stan sells. Anyone saying he should sell is looking at it purely from a fan’s perspective, which is fine, but it’s still a far way off from the owner’s perspective.
Short of the supporters rioting at every home match, there is literally no reason for him to sell the club. This guy doesn’t flip shit, he just holds onto shit as it steadily maintains its immense value.
He was worth billions already, a lot of real estate, has several sports franchises plus Walmart money, I doubt he needed to leverage Arsenal for his LA stadium.
Martinelli over Delofeu any day night hour of the week
Yes Kroenke would not sell at a loss. but indeed the last year or two has seen losses for the club… Dangote offers above and beyond what Kroenke paid it might turn his head…
Who knows… all I know is that he is a fucking lousy owner
Jesus, if Bob the Builder was doing what Arteta is doing, I’d be applauding him.
Yes, we have many deficiencies and yes we know that we are not a patch on the team of yesteryear but please, come on people, anythings better than what’s been happening over these past 8 years.
Special talents are easy to spot.
Martinelli is 100%, a special talent.
TR7 “Martinelli has got a great attitude and desire, not sure whether he is ‘incredibly talented’.” The way I look at Martinelli is, a lot players are composed in all areas of the pitch until they are in front of goal, then they lose their composure. When I look at Martinelli I see the complete opposite to most players. He manages to be calm and composed in front of goal but give him the ball on the half way line and he looks in a rush and frantic in his play.. The goal was a case in point , the… Read more »
Some of you guys on here are an embarrassment criticising the manager already
I bet you lot have never been to a game in your life
Just play FIFA and jog on
“Martinelli has got a great attitude and desire, not sure whether he is ‘incredibly talented’.”
What is obvious though is that he has end product and can impact games. He may still be raw around the edges but he’s shown that he can score (and assist) all kinds of goals.
And considering he’s only a teenager playing in his first season, that’s “incredible!”.
Crikey. The Hyperbole on here is excruciating. We failed to win again. We were moments away from sitting in 14th position. And we managed only 2 shots on their goal. (The lowest recorded by any team in the Prem their season) We make excuses after excuses Chelsea at home didn’t even beat 9 men Ajax this year. They have already suffered 5 home defeats by Christmas. Last season with even with The Clown in charge , we should have scored 5 In the first half alone. And the players and supporters think we have done something amazing. Extraordinary- how low… Read more »
CG just can’t get past Wenger.
KAY
“Martinelli over Delofeu any day night hour of the week”
Following on from my last comment, give the ball to Delofeu on the half way line and he looks composed on the ball and more often than not will skin the defender.
However , his end product is poor as he goes slightly into panic mode when he reaches the box , unlike Martinelli.
Graham62
“Under Wenger and Emery we would have capitulated. Players would have dropped their heads and accepted the inevitable.”
Although Chelsea are more formidable opponents, earlier in the season we came from a goal and a man down to beat Aston Villa – something we hadn’t done in a long time.
That was under Emery. True, his time at Arsenal may not have gone as expected but at least we can say that the word “resilient” was used to describe Arsenal on occasion during his 18 months.
Marko
“Just in case you get too excited here’s TR7”
Says the archetypal purveyor of doom and gloom.
CG, you were seriously promoting Nigel Pearson as the manager we should have hired the other day. You have no right to criticize Arsenal fan’s standards.
Pedro the pod cuts off early
If Nigel Pearson had taken over Arsene Wenger and not Unai Emery, We would not currently be midtable and MA would still be at Manchester City. Pearson would not have allowed the Luiz, Pepe and Tierney signings under his watch. And he most certainly would not allow Edu and Raul waltzing into his Locker Room pre and post match. He may not be sexy for some-( I accept that or Sean Dyche) but he is a superb and natural leader of men. And thats why to me at least he cuts a very impressive figure and is a fabulous manager.… Read more »
Guns on sf
‘ Money talks …. Dangote offers Kroenke good money on his losing investment and he sells. No question.’
Mate stick to denigrating Trump this football and football investment lark seems beyond you.
The Arsenal a losing investment lol
UN
“”””Cg ,Pipe down
Everyone else is happy”””””
And thats is the actual problem.
And thats why we are ultimately useless.
And will continue to be so.
Because we are happy in 10th!
I am not- I expect top 4 or its the sack. Same criteria as Wenger.
Loosers Cup next week- enjoy it!
Wasn’t he the one that got fired for his son and some teammates saying racist things while filming themselves having group sex with Thai prostitutes when they were Leicester players? And then the same team that nearly got relegated under his watch went on to win the Prem the next season?
Southampton yeah you know that team that lost 9-0 at home are ahead in the table yet Arteta has done “amazingly” so far lol.
Un, Pod goes to 32 mins, right? Refresh your feed!
Barca down a goal to Ibiza! Imagine the party if that result holds.
Okay, I thought Edu was the one who identified Martinelli not Francis Caggigao??
Arsenal are no more than a roll your sleeves up side under this joke of a coach…
Pedro
“Team worked hard, the came back twice, they put in a performance we didn’t expect… our gem player announced himself.
Nothing rose-tinted about it. This is progress inside a month.”
Not taking anything away from yesterday’s performance but our gem player didn’t just announce himself yesterday.
I would say he announced himself in pre-season. What’s more, he was voted Arsenal Player of the Month for the month October.
He excites me. The last Brazilian youngster to excite me like he does was Pato.
CG
Nigel Pearson or Sean Dyche wouldn’t last a season at Arsenal.
Rodney, when I say announced, I mean dropping a big game moment.
Totally agree with what CG says. Perhaps joy-depraved Arsenal fans have lost both memory and vision. Only two SOTs, and AMAZING PERFORMANCE! Have you guys gone nuts? Pl stop peddling mediocrity.
peanuts&monkeys, you’re a mediocre fan if you can’t take joy from that game.
Looks as if there might be something to this Matviyenko link.
Lets hope it’s a great scout on our part. Don’t really want to be collecting average CBs.
Likely means Mavropanos is sold in the summer unless he has a very good loan spell.
Surprised Carrasco hasn’t been linked again, he’s still hurting from fucking off to a rice field.
Looks as if there might be something to this Matviyenko link.
Awful name. Shocking. It’ll get butchered a million times over by Arsenal fans. I’m calling him Cliff don’t care
If you pretend his last name is his full name it gets easier.
Matt Viyenko.
Sounds like a Dulux colour.
Vardy off after pinging his hamstring
CC, I’m sure if you did a bit research, you’ll find that China is a lot more than just a rice field.
In the words of Sid, I’m telling you this for free 😂