Impressive victory keeps the momentum going

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Well, you’ll take that, right?

Arsenal made 7 changes against a very good Leicester team and came out worthy victors.

It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but it was a dogged hard-fought victory with plenty of positives.

Firstly, we’re back to winn… oh, wait, we beat West Ham. Felt like a loss. We’re back to winning with purpose after a grubby blip at the weekend.

Secondly, the team put their all into a comp most don’t really care about. I know that should be mandatory, but it isn’t always in this game. I like that everyone is fired up and ready to take their chance whenever it is offered up.

I’ll stop doing this numerically now. I was extremely happy to see Eddie back on the scoresheet after scoring the ugliest goal of the season. He’s a confidence player. You know he’ll always work hard and do the dirty work, but things just haven’t happened for him in front of goal. Well, he scored against West Ham for the winner, and he did the same tonight after connecting with Bellerin’s mazy run/pass, fumbling the ball into the net from close range.

Pepe has yet to find what his true purpose is going to be in this Arteta side, but he’s giving it a go. He’s very unconentional with the way he moves the ball, but you can see there’s a player waiting to burst out at some point. He’s fast, he can breeze past people, he just struggles with his end product.  Not sure he landed the assist tonight, but his shot/cross that hit the post caused and own goal. I’m sure there’s some fancy stat you can attribute to him.

Bernd Leno showed a little more confidence. He came for a couple of looping crosses that must have been tough in the wind and rain. I’d still like his handling to be a little better. He tipped a shot into danger and he flapped a cross in the second half. It’s early days, he was out injured for a while, so it might take some time to see peak Bernd.

Kola shouldn’t keep getting games. He’s not focused nor is he good enough. He lost a runner with lazy marking and it could of cost us. I did love to David Luiz having a pop at him. In general, it was good to see him back in the side, he was having a heated mentoring session on the way to the tunnel with Saka at half time as well.

Talking of Saka, the kid is absolutely class. He put on a much better show this evening.

Last point. Matteo and Mesut. Left behind. They can’t even make the League Cup. They need to find new clubs. This is ruthless behaviour, but smart. Bring two people that don’t do what you need them to do in for a cup game, and, well, it shows you don’t care about the game. We won. Our 7th domestic cup win in a row. Can’t argue they needed to be included, can you?

Overall, that is a great win. It’s the exact sort of momentum you’ll take going into the game against Liverpool. Most of the players on the pitch put their hats in the ring for selection next Monday. That’s all you can ask.

Short one today, see you in the comments. x

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Samesong

Oh my, it’s like I attacked the golden boy of le grove. Write a line about nketiah and get instant replys from his squad. No wonder everyone talks shite about leno and pepe, everyone is here just to protect their favourite boy toys

No you are just a hater. Plain and simple that talks shit most of the time for attention.

Kesses+gunner

Eddie can get 10 goals a season so a go
od backup

Marko

I mean be specific guns what have they done to get you so upset. I mean I knew the buffoon wasn’t fit for office but you guys still voted for him

Daniel Altos

If arteta actually wants jorginho then someone should take the transfers away from him.I have had enough of this registas shit,just get a damn DM ffs

Sid

Auba being an EPL top scorer should not be upfront to offer link up play, he should be like Vardy have a creators around him.
Aguero is a good finisher so he has KDB and 2 silvas.

Firminho isnt a good finisher but creates for Salah and mane. We dont have to follow the liverpool approach.

Left testicle

BoJo has big a big let down. Hopefully things will pick up when we’re not bound by the EU.

Left testicle

* BoJo has been a big let down.

Sid

Eddie is another good finisher
expecting him to be a creator/bring others into play is misusing him.
Thats why the priority should be in getting midfielders with good chance creation and the pieces will fall into place.

Marko

Also absolute emphatic no to signing Jorginho (Chelsea wanna keep him anyway). He’s good sure but he’d just add to the pedestrian of our midfield. Though I have to say seeing him and Xhaka in midfield together could be a sight to behold

Useroz

On Pepe.

“We thought we bought an Audi RS6 Avant from an Audi main dealership…but in reality it was a Reva G-Wiz from a Gypsy.”

It’’s not as bad. I think we did get a genuine Audi but an A4 with radio optioned. Just that it should have costed around £30m…

Guns of Hackney

PHD

If Starmer continues his quiet approach and u-turns the party’s anti Semitic base, I will vote Labour.

Marko

From not closing borders
For catching COVID
For betraying the elderly and frail
For betraying the people who put him in the seat
His speeches
Sunak’s total disregard for economics
Whitty
Rabb
Hancock
The daily bulletin
Clapping for the fucking NHS
Loss of freedoms
Masks
Social contact
Totalitarian state control

Never before has politics mattered so much to me on a personal level. I am livid.

Marko

Not a fan of the masks guns no?

salparadisenyc

Looks like Suarez is pulling for Torreira to move to Atletico, team Uruguay.

Guns of Hackney

Useroz

Pepe was a YouTube great but in reality he is a failure. He’s not a kid so should really understand his role in the team.

He’s a very expensive Walcott.

Graham62

Left testicle

I agree.

Rumours circulating though that he is still suffering massively with Covid related health issues.. Low profile would account for this.

He could step down.

Guns of Hackney

Marko

No I am not. Contact with humans must be done face to face and not through a mask. Unless you’re a blagger…then a mask is essential.

Marko

No I am not. Contact with humans must be done face to face and not through a mask.

Just what I thought guns. Never change mate. Don’t reproduce but never change.

Redtruth

Guns of Hackney Starmer will endorse all of the pro-business, pro-austerity, pro-war, anti-worker policies of the Tories. All this to be “electable” The reason the Blairites have been able to bide their time is the constant surrendering to them on every issue by Jeremy Corbyn. Such was his cowardice Corbyn even refused to defend his supporters from the bogus accusations of anti-Semitism. Starmer’s first act was to give an unconditional offer to “work” with Boris Johnson. Starmer’s job will be to assuage the anger that will rightly be felt towards Johnson’s criminally incompetent handling of Covid-19. He then went grovelling… Read more »

salparadisenyc

I’ll go off footie for this one.

Wear a fucking mask.

Paulinho

Guns – Starmer will be even more of stickler for the junk science measures we’ve been forced to abide by.

Guns of Hackney

Red

Thanks. I actually mean that.

S Asoa

Reg the atrocious 40k pay for the 2nd worst goalkeeper in his league , maybe that stupidity is AFC strategy to ensure players don’t try to force a move . But given the dregs recruited it is either obduracy to generalize a strategy or could be commission . Shhss this is unthinkable. So must be stupidity

Guns of Hackney

Fine. I won’t fucking vote for anyone. Jesus.

Marko

All I’ll say on the subject is I’ve always been a cynical bastard always thought the worst of man. As a species we’re pretty stupid and we’re pretty destructive but even I was surprised at how wearing a mask during a public health crisis was turned into a bad thing. I mean it beggers believe that this one simple thing that can make a difference has been politicized the way it has been.

But ah well where would humans be if we didn’t have stupid people holding back the rest of us

Useroz

Guns. I’m afraid it’s looking like it. Pepe plays like a 17, 18 yo, that is quite naive at times. Unfortunately he’s 25.

Trouble is, don’t really see any tangible improvements in his game with Arteta in charge for nearly 10 months.

Twist, more twists along with some trademark footwork and before Pepe knows it the ball is gone …

PhD2020

Hey Banford,

If you are watching, this is how you stir up a debate, without needing to be front and centre needlessly.And provoking the ire of your constituents or fellow bloggers in this case.

Life, doesn’t always have to revolve around you and your ilk, guy.Cheers. 🙂

PhD2020

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 15:00:15
Fine. I won’t fucking vote for anyone. Jesus.
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Don’t be such a party pooper or a kill joy!! 🙂

Guns of Hackney

Marko

For someone as attractive as me to be forced into covering my beautiful and symmetrical face is an affront to God himself.

The public simply demand seeing my majestic grace.

Dissenter

Guns of Hackney
I think you’re ready made for west Texas
Pack your bags and come join the fun. Free to be accountable to no one. America needs you.

Marko

Guns try to mask your stupidity with humour all you want you’re not fooling anyone.

Marc

Guns

Trust me I’m not affronted.

salparadisenyc

Indeed Guns you can visit Pedro on the Texas prairie, go Gunz shopping.

PhD2020

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 15:15:07
MarkoFor someone as attractive as me to be forced into covering my beautiful and symmetrical face is an affront to God himself.

The public simply demand seeing my majestic grace.
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Is that the face and majestic grace that revelled in the shooting and total destruction of the Ottomans during WW1?

🙂

englandsbest

Forget football, the national sport is the blame game. Thanks heavens Mikel holds his nerve and sticks to his guns. And you have to feel sorry for Boris, another man who holds his nerve and sticks to his guns.

Yes, he’s changed his mind a couple of times on how to deal with the dreaded lurgy, but always in line with majority medical and scientific advice. The blunt truth is that NOBODY has the answer.

Meanwhile, wash your hand, cover your face, and keep your distance.

Champagne charlie

Masks aren’t political, please don’t be that person.

They’re suggested on a medical basis and I reject the attitude questioning them as a measure of ‘control’ in terms of liberties.

This is a pandemic, it’s not about the individual.

Marc

CC

Well said

Marc

englandsbest

Even better said

salparadisenyc

On the up Spurs are in North Macedonia playing FC Shkëndija, another Europa qualifier.

MLC

Jorginho for me is worse or equal to Xakha

Marko

Charles we should just move in together. That’s how in sync we are these days. We can even argue about Xhaka in person with actual spittle and hand gestures.

salparadisenyc

Marko

Thats some double pivot.

Marko

As much fun as it is to laugh at Spurs I have to say them being linked with Skriniar and particularly Ruben Dias is some envious shit if I’m honest

Guns of Hackney

Pepe is still shit.

I love Vaccines. Good group.

Shut up, Marko. Why do you always have to be Le Grove’s mood hoover?

As for intelligence…for you to keep questioning mine leads me to believe you’re a little insecure about your own questionable smarts.

My IQ is doing very nicely thank you very much.

Marc

sal

Being in isolation takes a terrible toll on someones sanity. Not sure who I feel most sorry for Marko or CC.

Left testicle

Thats some double pivot.
…………
What Marko and Champagne Charlie do in their own time is up to them!

Guns of Hackney

Marko is always in isolation. 23 hours a day with a solitary hour walk with a guard.

Valentin

That £40kpw remind me of Peter Risdale school of negotiation when Seth Johnson agent went for negotiating his contract to Leeds.

After Leeds had a £7million approach accepted by Derby, Johnson was looking to increase his wages from around £5,000-a-week to in the region of £13,000-a-week.
Legend has that the negotiation went as follows:
Peter Risdale: I offer £30,000 per week.
Seth Johnson’s agent (shocked): fuck me. How much?
Peter Risdale: £37,000 per week. That’s my final offer. You are driving a hard bargain.

Marko

I meant as in we’ve been in agreement alot recently not that we should fuck. Get your minds out of the gutter

Marc

Guns

There’s plenty of us who suspect you’re in the adjacent cell.

Jamie

Covid-19 tests positive for Zlatan.

Marko

Legend has that the negotiation went as follows:

Oh god here we go

Guns of SF

Haha jorginho to arsenal?

Valentin

England best, When the medical advice is to avoid exchange of fluid and the prime minister proudly say that he shakes hands with every COVID-19 patient in the ward, that does not inspire confidence. Comics used that presentation where you could see the lead advisor behind him aghast of the remark, but not wanting to contradict the PM and went with a neutral “Wash your hand”. The same way the lead advisor did not contradict Trump when he mentioned UV light in the lungs as a radical therapy suggestion. You could see both scientists dying inside thinking why do I… Read more »

Arteta's Hair

Is anyone else worried with the announcement that fans will not be allowed in till March that any money we had for players is now back in KSE’s wallet and staying there due to the amount we will lose with no game day revenue? He will put it the wallet by the billions he has stashed for anything but Arsenal!! As IMO this is the window to spend as players should be cheaper due to COVID. Look @ Chelski, Roman has his cock out spunking money like a virgin landing in Amsterdam and walking down the red light district with… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

To be honest, the usual suspects on here loving lockdown are the same ones posting 24 hours a day…virgins, incels and World of Warcraft lovers.

Arteta’s+Hair

Is anyone else worried with the announcement that fans will not be allowed in till March that any money we had for players is now back in KSE’s wallet and staying there due to the amount we will lose with no game day revenue? He will put it the wallet by the billions he has stashed for anything but Arsenal!! As IMO this is the window to spend as players should be cheaper due to COVID. Look @ Chelski, Roman has his cock out spunking money like a virgin landing in Amsterdam and walking down the red light district with… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Now excuse me while I wash my cats paw…

salparadisenyc

Guns

We’re all in a weird place at moment.
Thankfully LG has been a very solid outlet from kids zooming school and the wife complaining about, well everything.

I’ve no doubt your far sexier with a mask, get in.

Valentin

The problem with Marko is that he wear his ignorance as a badge of honour.
Everybody knows how incompetently Peter Risdale run Leeds. He was nicknamed Father Christmas by agents for how generous he was giving ludicrous contract.

Valentin

Pedro,

I think that you deleted Mark’s comment by error instead of Marko.

PhD2020

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 15:38:54
My IQ is doing very nicely thank you very much.

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 15:48:56
Now excuse me while I wash my cats paw…
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All whilst laying in the Volga River(Russian).

🙂

Guns of Hackney

Relax. My cat is an indoor girl…she’s Catvid free.

Left testicle

Would it be appropriate to walk around my local Tesco in a gimp mask?

Guns of Hackney

Peter

True. A man’s hobby is his own creepy, private business. Doll maker…the stuff of nightmares.

Guns of Hackney

LT

No one would bat an eyelid. I’ve seen a chap in a welders mask…no one did a double take. Not one.

Marko

Pedro it was off hand lighten up. Legend has it Val likes to play fast and loose with facts that’s all.

Champagne charlie

Marko Wouldn’t work, I’d have the armband and eventually tell you and the neighbours to fuck off. On real football topics… Anyone think the prolonged lack of fans is having us even more stringent about selling before we buy type ideas? The emergence of Coutinho again seems to me that Aouar might be a tough one to bag with the finances involved and we’re spitballing for alternatives that don’t burn the pockets in the same fashion. Lyon aren’t pushovers with deals, don’t fancy Aouar as the sole addition because of an inflated fee. Rather we get Partey and loan Coutinho… Read more »

PhD2020

Left testicleSeptember 24, 2020 15:59:27
Would it be appropriate to walk around my local Tesco in a gimp mask?

Should maybe ask your partner that question.Probably determine who is the b**ch in your relationship publicly-non?

🙂

Guns of Hackney

Coutinho on loan if Barca pony up the majority of his wage would be great for a season. He knows the league and is quality. Better than Pepe that’s for sure.

I like where Arsenal are going but we need a midfielder and a bit of luck with injuries. Top four.

Guns of Hackney

Who would have thought that my unused IRA balaclava would be this seasons must have.

Marc

So I actually stick up for Valentin and my comment gets deleted.

Clearly I need to think of a way to insult him.

PhD2020

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 16:06:41
Who would have thought that my unused IRA balaclava would be this seasons must have.

Who would have thought an used and disposable placenta still has some presence on a public forum?

Valentin

GoH,

IRA baclava, first time I saw one was more than 2 decades ago in the Swan, an Irish pub in Stockwell.
As a naive and uninformed foreigner, I did not even know that such things existed. I have since been told that they would have been illegal in UK.

Words on a Blog

GoH,

Wow, such a great backstory!

I never took you for a (formerly) Tory-voting Fenian.

Guns of Hackney

Val

Was it laying about or on someone?

Uwot?

Jorginho to Arsenal ? Is that a f*** no wind up? Kanye for Gwen Dozy yes.Anyone else they shove our way can F ** k off.Wed better not be dropping our sites from the likes of Partey & oooh ahhh for that crap.Actually make that crab.

Marko

Anyone think the prolonged lack of fans is having us even more stringent about selling before we buy type ideas? I personally think it’s more a case of us struggling to get rid of certain players (Guendouzi, Torreira etc) for decent money, unwilling to let go of certain players (AMN, Bellerin and nearly Martinez) and that lack of funds that come with it that’s holding up things our end. It also doesn’t help that Aulas and Lyon and Atletico are being either unrealistic or unwilling in the negotiations. Aouar is not going to go for 55-60 million for example and… Read more »

Uwot?

Bloody typos.Kante!

PhD2020

Any predictions on the Spurs game today?

Win,lose or draw for them tonight?

Words on a Blog

Guns of H,

If you ever do get banned for spouting politics on a footie blog, may I suggest you rebrand and reappear as “Guns of El Paso”.

Alternatively, you could always call yourself: The Maskless Highwayman

Guns of Hackney

WOB

Yep. Not a Fenian. But formally a Tory backer. No more.

Marko

Also relax with the bullying remark Pedro I only ever point out Val’s falsehoods or love of embellishing a story while he’s been known to throw up insults to a few people around here. Did you know Marc is apparently a racist for quoting a simpsons gag being an example.

Valentin

GoH, One guy was wearing it on its head. But there was also a big one who got pinned to the wall until the owner or manager came to remove it. I used to date that mixed race girl from northern Ireland. Dad Nigerian, mother Catholic hard core IRA supporter. Which I found amusing because she had five kids from five different men none of which she ever married. First time I met her in NI, she asked what were my intention toward he daughter and one of her brothers says “to Shag her senseless like you did with her… Read more »

PhD2020

Ideally, like to see them lose,by a massive margin tonight.More so,to blunt their feel good factor on signing Gareth Bale-albeit a loan signing.

And seeing them lose to a minnow, would be hilarious, as well as for other obvious reasons…
There stadium move, will surely be an anchor or albatross around their neck for years to come..

🙂

Red Army

Gunnerdna

A bit of an embarrassing theme that you’re running with. And you mentioned body slams. What are you 9?

Eddie is 2 in 2 and can be a reliable back up. Typical foreign fan wanting new shiny toys while not giving the yoot a fair crack.

So by your train of thought Rodrigo, the Spanish starting CF is also been kept out of the Leeds United starting line up is that an indication that he’s shit too?

You obviously don’t like a winners attitude and mentality like Nketiah and Arteta, you’re more of an Emery kind of guy.

salparadisenyc

Eddie has the fire, was pissed Pepe didn’t pass to him on the own goal and TBF he probably should of done just that. But ball found net and we needed it so hard to throw stones.

Guns of Hackney

Valentin

Now that’s a back story! What happened? I’m invested in your story now.

Henry+Root

Good report on the game Pedro. For those who haven’t seen them and have time on their hands look at the comments during the game from some of the ‘regulars ‘. There is hardly a positive comment over the 90 minutes and all of our young players with the exception of Saka are described as ‘ dhit’ Or in unflattering terms . Arsenal are three for three ( arguably four for four ) this season and the progress under Arteta could be seen by a blind man. Yet there are still the boring trolls who surely can’t really want Arsenal… Read more »

Henry+Root

Sorry ‘shit’not dhit! Can’t even spell abuse properly !

Valentin

GoH, I met my girlfriend in Paris. She decided that she wanted to go back to UK to finish her PhD. I was madly in love and started to look for a job in London. Found a job in London by accident. A French bank were looking for a quant who could speak French, English and German. Which I could at the time. I have not spoken a word of German since. After a couple months in London where we were living together, got invited to a cousin’s wedding in NI. The mother was managing a pub. Still beautiful but… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Val

That’s a movie. Get it down on paper and don’t waste that on Le Grove.

What’s she doing now? Did you keep in touch?

PhD2020

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 15:47:40 To be honest, the usual suspects on here loving lockdown are the same ones posting 24 hours a day…virgins, incels and World of Warcraft lovers. —– To be fair,I’ve only just come on after a circa six-seven month hiatus. That said,just scrolling through the comments over the past week,you seem to be a regular feature on here. So,in your own words -what does that make you?A virgin,incel,World of Warcraft lover or a confirmed xenophobic(at best) ,more so of anything related to the Ottoman Empire,as you have alluded to in the past? Just asking,mind you.… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

PhD

I’ve not been on here for ages. It might be the rogue GOH. But absolutely not me. Soz.

PhD2020

ValentinSeptember 24, 2020 16:43:50
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Interesting story Val.

I’m actually quite interested in you being hired as a quantitative analyst.
What asset class(es) were you dealing with?And in which markets?

What models were you dealing with?

Honest questions.

PhD2020

Guns of HackneySeptember 24, 2020 16:55:47
PhD
I’ve not been on here for ages. It might be the rogue GOH. But absolutely not me. Soz.
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LOL

You are still playing that card?

Come on man, be a bit more innovative..

LOL

🙂

Valentin

GoH, Met the girlfriend by chance in the tube 7 years later. She was bitter that I was happily married. The latest news, she had a string of relationship that all fizzled out. The funny thing is her PhD was in psychology, but she was completely unaware that the reason she had relationship issues was her jealousy and violent streak rather than “all men being assholes”. The common friend she pulled a knife on me for is now a barrister. They met when they were both doing lap dancing to finance their study. I used to see her once in… Read more »