Are you NOT entertained?
*throws empty can at wall
The Europa has delivered again. Peak entertainment in a world of MANY choices. Arteta’s Arsenal do not know how to lose. Three wins out of three. This is how we do it.
The starting 11 drew the usual grumbles. It was quite senior, there weren’t many kids, and it felt a little bland.
Things didn’t start well. Lots of possession, terrible in the final third, same as usual. Then Leno fired a long pass out the back, Molde found Martin Ellingson, he then picked out the bottom corner from 25 yards. Not a distance you expect Leno to be beaten from, not a good look for him… again.
We always had too much for them. In fact, we had so much mental sauce, we did the school playground equivalent of asking Molde to ‘stop punching themselves.’
Yep, we extracted TWO own goals. The first came when Xhaka found himself the further player forward, he waited for Eddie to run past him, he then hit a low cross at Willock who forced Haugen to finish it for him. Outrageous mind games.
The second goal was more Willock. He played a one-two with Xhaka, tripped, kept his composure, the ball dropped for him, he controlled it, fired it across the box and Sinyan accidentally bundled it in. Unreal humiliation.
Nicolas Pepe continued the good time with a goal of his own, this time from Saka, the low cross to penalty spot was perfect for the Ivorian to sweep across goal.
The final goal of the game was for MOTM, Joe Willock. Nicolas Pepe, in the middle of the pitch, fed a central ball into a run from the left, Joe controlled it and smashed the ball into the top corner. Wonderful.
So what did we learn?
Errrm, well, we can create when we fancy it? We were depressingly awful in the final third in the first half, but we still managed to come out of the game with 16 attempts, with 5 on target. The interesting thing is the system isn’t the problem… the problem is that our players are just very out of form when it comes to being decisive in the final third.
Nicolas Pepe scored a goal and had an assist, but he didn’t really look like he was a cut above the Molde players. I thought Willian looked poor again. He just doesn’t look like the efficient machine he was at Chelsea.
The player who looked really interesting was Joe Willock. He isn’t clinical with his final ball or pass yet, but he is always in the right position. That’s 75% of the battle. Composure comes later. He had a great game, he ran hard, fast, and he never hid. If he can translate that into the league, we really have a player on our hands.
So overall, not much to learn against a bad team, but at least we won convincingly, and a player we’re all interested in put on a show.
Right, see you in the comments!
Nelson
Why?
That’s nearly exactly what somebody posted after her mini rant.
Charlie “Arteta on Jack Grealish: “He is a top player, great talent, a player who can make a difference at any moment in the game. He has this personality against any opponent, at any ground, to take the ball in any area of the pitch and make the difference, so we have to look after him.”The heart wants what the heart wants.” Charlie should go on Dragons’ Den and take Jack Grealish on there , as I’m sure he thinks he invented Grealish…. Charlie must be in his element, he has Arteta eulogising about Grealish …must be time for him… Read more »
Pierre
Only if Xhaka is on backing vocals!
Well look at what Bannon did yesterday and got a life time ban from Twitter
behead Fauci and FBI director Wray.
It does not surprise me anymore… or shock me. The sad pathetic people wanting to KILL others to stay in power.
I do hope he gets arrested … again.
Marc
Nope, he’s going to make a lot of money off the presidency, like every former president does.
He will write a book, make speeches and get endorsements for tens of millions. He’s still the king baker in his party and still has 100 million twitter followers.
He’s a politic phenom who blew up the US establishment. He’s the most successful Republican president in the modern era, even comparable to Reagan.
He just want’s to leave the stage, same way he came on board; as the outsider.
*king maker in his party.
SF
You know what pisses me off his response after the ban he tried to walk it back as “I meant metaphorically” but when you read what he said fucking man up and own it.
Marc, for sure, the video, is not tongue in cheek. he is angry and there is no semblance of being sarcastic or joking. Dude is a psycho
Dissenter
I wasn’t being entirely serious but with the way things are going I’m not sure anything would surprise me other than the US taking this as a lesson in getting it’s political shit together.
Marc “Why?”
He said that Willock.is dumb. Is it because he is black and has a dumb face???
#looks dumb
Marc,
The system is broken and in a need of revamp, whatever that might be.
It started with Palin for VP when a total dipshit who couldn’t name one thing she reads was told she represented the real America and was glorified by the right.
Trump was only the natural consequence of that.
Nelson
I haven’t seen the whole original comment but from the line you copied and pasted there was no reference to his colour – just looked to me you were over reacting / being too sensitive / looking for an insult that wasn’t there.
If there was more in the comment you should have included that in what you put up.
Tom
Not sure you can blame the system for morons voting for other morons. If you say there needs to be a control on who can run doesn’t that end up in a one party system?
Personally I’m with Churchill.
On Martinez: “Obviously, it wasn’t in my plans to sell him, but we gave him the chance because he deserved it. He performed really really well but we have to balance the books. We have to make the right choices in the market and I couldn’t guarantee him to be the number one.”
So Charlie and other Leno superfans were wrong when they accused Martinez of chickening out of competing with Leno despite getting assurance from Mikel. Martinez was kept in limbo and he was smart enough to jump the ship. Looks like Leno always was Arteta’s first choice.
Marc, system too.
People making it sound as if the 18th century founders had such a great foresight in designing a perfect system yet no other country has adopted it since.
When one party actively tries to limit turnouts you know the system is broken.
Convicted felons can’t run for President. Trump will be done for tax fraud before the next election cycle.
“Looks like Leno always was Arteta’s first choice.” This was obvious the moment Emi was sold. But Arteta couldn’t have said “Look Emi. I’m benching Leno for you. You are my number 1 now.” cause Leno was doing great before he got injured and was the main keeper. It was only fair to let them fight it out when they are both healthy and available. Leno would have started the season then the moment he fucks up several times journos were going to put pressure on Arteta to make a change. And if in the meantime Emi was solid as… Read more »
Dissenter
Who gives a shite about how much money Trump has or is going to make off the presidency, he’s still an absolute asshole.
Just a shame those leeches around him can’t say it to his face.
Ultimately this has nothing to do with politics.
It all boils down to human decency.
.
Jamie
Trump will not make it through to 2024.
Just a hunch.
It all boils down to human decency.
This does not exist anymore with Trump supporters. never has.
He has eroded what was left of this…
Bannon suspended from Twitter……….. what would Bamford do?
“Trump will not make it through to 2024.“
Once his marriage of convenience is over and Melania fucks off, Trump will give himself a heart attack from all the viagra he will have taken while entertaining bimbos.
Why does diet Pep dress like Wenger in Bellerins clothing
Raptora,
That would have been the ideal scenario, except that Arteta told EMI that he wanted to go full tilt for the Europa League and that means playing your No1 goalkeeper in the competition. As it was reported at the time that was the final clincher in EMI deciding to join Aston Villa.
What everybody can see is that replacing Martinez (who had the added benefit of being classified as home grown) by a goalkeeper of similar ability would cost more than what we got from Aston Villa.
It was a mistake, let’s move on.
Selling Martinez was an even bigger mistake than not selling Xhaka for £35m when he had the chance. Two massive fuck ups from MA. Hopefully offset by decision to buy Partey
Trump’s sons should take a leaf from Ivanka’s playbook, make yourself scarce and let your dumb father destroy HIS reputation not yours.
Making wild unsubstantiated accusation, and they will sue for libel. In a trial jury based in NYC, they will lose and be left broke. They will end up on jail and jail will not a nice play for arrogant morons like them.
Graham,
Hopefully he lasts long enough to be charged under RICO. Honestly I think he’s in real trouble.
Guns
That’s why he’s no longer President.
If he’d shown an ounce of human decency during his tenure as president, he’d definitely be starting his second term.
The problem with Trump is he just doesn’t have it in him.
Never will.
When Melanie divorces Trump i will be available to give her a taste of Vieraesque longstuff.
(looks in left Test’s direction)
The one thing people need to bear in mind – no matter how much other politicians hate Trump, what he’s done, how he conducts himself or what they consider to be damage done to America they all have one prime agenda, covering their own arses. Start going after Trump and who knows 5 or 10 years down the road and they could be next.
How many politicians who have made senior office have ever been brought to account for what they’ve done?
It’s almost an unwritten rule.
Guns of sf the beacon of light for all of humanity.
You left wing pussies are just as bad as the trump supporters you deride and abuse.
Jokers the lot of you.
Jokers – Americans in general not just the left wing pussies
Marc
“It’s almost an unwritten rule.”
Biden’s wise enough [I think] to just try to move on.
The left of the Democratic Party will push for investigations but unless major shot weren’t down, what’s done is done.
*major shit went down
“Charlie should go on Dragons’ Den and take Jack Grealish on there , as I’m sure he thinks he invented Grealish….“
Is this bait or trolling Pierre? Hard to tell given you’re so good at both.
“So Charlie and other Leno superfans were wrong when they accused Martinez of chickening out of competing with Leno despite getting assurance from Mikel“
Wrong how exactly?
Arteta didn’t guarantee the number one spot and Martinez left for Villa. Unless he didn’t and he’s still here? Nope, guess he bottled a battle for number one then…
Dissenter
Sort of proves my point – it’s about moving on, it’s about reconciliation yada yada yada.
It’s not just you guy’s it’s the same in the UK and Europe.
People really need to get a grip on the Martinez thing – the word guarantee constantly comes up. Martinez was looking for something no manager would or could promise.
At this point trump needs to give up.
I supported trump over biden but hopefully biden whats can do what’s best for the country now.
I have a real fear that America will become an anti male Liberal fascist state but there is a chance that actually stands up to the social justice warriors and puts them aside.
Don is very upset Trump lost.
I Guess Dons bleeding anus is in pain
Nelson how old are you if I may ask? How is calling someone dumb is racist? In his own post which I don’t agree with Zach said Pepe and willock are undermining Nketiah, so he actually think the world of Nketiah the white boy!
Seriously!!
Not convinced that was a bad error from Leno. Sometimes it’s a really good shot, and Elingsen used Luiz as a shield. Leno was a little unsighted but he did get caught a little flat-footed. I would put this down as 75% great strike and 25% underpar keeping.
bacaryisgod
I think a great keeper tips that shot to a corner kick
It was a great shot that was well executed but it was from a distance and should have been saved.
Guns of sf the beacon of light for all of humanity.
Yes sir….
That cant be Don or Unnai, I dont think he would say all that… and if he did , not sure he would change his moniker.
Some other troll coming on here.
They should have chosen Trump for another term. There are still some left who believes in him. Next 4 years would have changed that.
btw, what’s up with Twitter blocking Trump’s tweet? They making fu*king money from user generated content, they surely shouldn’t be given the power to chose what’s good and what’s not. Amd why not to remove every wrong tweet (may be a few hundreds would be left at the end).
Trump’s bad. Media is worse. Social media is worst!
“Guns of sf the beacon of light for all of humanity.”
Explains a great deal of where humanity is heading!
I have got a Jameson lying around. With lockdown and no football, I am in serious confusion to go today or wait till tomorrow 😁
Mb
I would suggest you man up and just start – but I know you already have.
Dissenter-so you’re saying 50-50 and not 75-25?!
Mb-last time I checked Twitter was a private company and not government-run. You have to draw a line somewhere when there’s so much disinformation spread by someone so powerful. Don’t forget-they aren’t always blocking his tweets but mostly disputing them. You can still read them if you click the link but at least it’s something. Allowing mass disinformation to spread is what started the Rwandan genocide for example. I’m not saying the U.S is close to that, but Trump has upended so many of the democratic norms over the last four years, that the chance for mass civil unrest is… Read more »
Cheers Marc. 🙂
bacaryisgos Twitter may be private owned or a listed one using public money to grow bigger, but my concern is different. NY times can decide what to print since they create the content and distribute it. They choose what to sell, how much to sell and when. Social Media on the other hand is all about users. If you leave aside trump’s example, and see them hiding mine or yours tweet for whatever reason when that very ‘reason’ is everywhere is stupid. It’s like they make money coz I am on twitter and then they chose what I write? It’s… Read more »
Americans and American politics lololol
Guns of sf you’re hormonal ramblings are worse than a teenage girls. What a pussy doing nothing but singlehandedly reinforce the stereotype of the clueless deluded american
Supershit,
Your comments? ??? are clearly brilliant. you say so much that makes sense.
Outside of acting like the pussy you claim me to be, you are the biggest one with your childish little insults. How old are you anyhow? And actually who in the fuck are you?
have a take and write something besides some lunatic, prejudiced, unhinged angry white man shit.
your messiah is gone, get over it bruh or I shall keep shining the beacon of light on you. lol
Who the fuck is this SuperRob twat?
SuperRob,
I can’t decide whether you’re from Alabama or whether you’re just a Stoke supporter trolling on here coz you’re bored.
Gunt of sf
Your comprehension isn’t great is it?
I’m anti American not pro trump.
I’ll talk football until the cows come home but you’re not worthy as you don’t get it you fucking drip.
SF – WOAB
I wouldn’t let this prick wind you up – as soon as Pedro wakes up from his half a shandy he’ll bin him.
SuperRob,
What is a “gunt”?
Asking for a friend.
This is a football blog that’s been polluted by utter bollocks for the last 3 days.
They can’t do anything properly apart from police brutality and delusion.
“I can’t decide whether you’re from Alabama or whether you’re just a Stoke supporter”
It’s worse than that – he’s the offspring of someone from Alabama and a Stoke Supporter.
He’s an inbreed who won’t sleep with his own sister because she’s too ugly.
Woab don’t you battle with yours mrs’ most nights to get some of that sweet sugar?
Lift it up then maybe try roll her in flour would be a start
Marks hand doesn’t have a gunt. The only thing he’s ever had a relationship with.
I’m anti American not pro trump.
_____
LOL, so if I changed my name to Guns of London and said the same things you would be so cool with it?
LOL
What a stupid turd you are.
run along now little boy, time do to your homework, and get to bed early….
PS, work on that spelling. I am sure you’re teachers would appreciate it.
mb-I understand your point, but you have to draw the line somewhere, especially with influential public figures.
you have Trump’s former chief strategist just called for the Head of Infectious Diseases and the Director of the FBI to have their heads put on spikes.
It’s the same thing as yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre.
Wow, Welbeck looked good for Brighton. Based on today, I would take him over Laca. Problem is that if we had signed him, he would pull up lame in the first 10 mins.
Trump is currently protected in Twitter because of the head of state or elected person exception. Politically Exposed People are not banned and their tweets are just hidden rather than deleted. Once he is out of the office, I bet that within a month his account is permanently suspended i.e. banned for life. I still cannot understand how Steve Bannon was allowed in the UK and in Europe for a Neo-Nazi tour when he explained beforehand that he was coming to stir a white revolution in Europe. Freedom of speech is never absolute, and he definitely stop at threatening with… Read more »
Wow super rob is still here being an ass? Glad I paid attention to other things today.
Super rob anti American?
I’m anti super rob.
“I’d feel a lot better if I thought America would learn from this however I’m fully expecting Trump to run in 2024 and take it close.”
It sounds like you’re a fan? Start praying that he’s out of prison before 2024. People do go to prison in the US for Tax evasion and sexual assault.
For those of you not in the U.S., Trump supporters have taken to putting a Trump flag on the same pole as our national flag. That’s just weird, especially in a place that’s never had a monarchy. I’ll never understand how a guy born into millions on 5th Avenue convinced a bunch of cowboys, miners, loggers, and working class folks that somehow he’s one of them. And of course I live in Trump land here, at least as soon as you leave the liberal bubble of our city.
Back to football, because I’m going crazy.
Pepe wishes he was Jack Grealish. I do think it’s interesting that multiple writers have pointed out that he should be moved centrally. He actually might be better at Eddie’s job than Eddie.
Listening to trump and his worshippers call for the downfall of democracy is surely one of the low points historically of HS democratic history I saw a great clip where in one state where trump was behind his followers were angrily shouting COUNT THE VOTES and in another where he was winning they were shouting STOP THE COUNT. The two videos were out playing alternating and it’s some of the dumbest shit you’ll ever see But hey they learn from their master right? Kellyanne Conway (skeletor) was wheeled out to say they need to count the vote on Fox News… Read more »
What’s a ‘gunt’?
Only someone whose never had the privilege of a nice gunt would ask such a question.
No but actually tho what is a gunt
Can you imagine if Obama had been in trumps position after term 1 and had been behaving this way
OH BOY. The republicans who are currently fine with trumps behavior would’ve been having seizures with anger. But it’s trump so all good
“convinced a bunch of cowboys, miners, loggers, and working class folks that somehow he’s one of them.”
To those you listed, Trump is more one of them than Obama and Hilary Clinton ever will be. One’s black and the other’s got a bigger dick. It’s the American white man’s two worst enemies.
I’ll never understand how a guy born into millions on 5th Avenue convinced a bunch of cowboys, miners, loggers, and working class folks that somehow he’s one of them. ___ Great question. Why oh why, would any one fall for this? The man is a crooked and corrupt city slicker from the big cities… what most of those folks despise… I hate to say it but his drain the swamp, anti govt message along with blatant racism, ( which most white folks have no direct experience with) captured peoples attention. The scary part is that 4 years later, they have… Read more »
I don’t blame people for voting for trump. I blame them for voting for him twice.
I’d love to know what ‘Christians’ who voted for trump think Jesus would do in his shoes. I mean he does purport to be a man of god after all, so surely his actions are all guided by the teachings of Jesus. Aren’t they?
Is this what the Bible promotes?
I agree with comments on facial expression we see during the games. While output/ end product is important, it’s normal expectation at least in the PL that players show some and different passion/ drive/ aggression even angst etc throughout a game.
Look at Luiz, Gabriel, Xhaka, Laca, Martinelli, even Auba and Leno in some occasions. But i don’t recall seeing any from Pepe. So void of apparent emotions, except bland scare.
Jesus would have forgiven voter fraud if there’s any.
Looks like ESR could feature in the next EL game, played 70 minutes yesterday for the u23s and got 2 goals. Hope he can stay fit now and show what he can do.
Saliba didn’t play so hopefully he’s involved against Villa.
SuperRob sounds more like Aubergine/Uruguayan than Don, angry little man.
Only a matter of time before Biden is confirmed and the whole world can move on from the absolute fucking clownfest the last 4 years has been. Just have to wait for Trump to get dragged out kicking and screaming first like the manchild he is. Embarrassing stuff.
China, Trump man of god? Please.
Trump made a pact with the Evangelical Christians that he would give them all the judges they ever wanted in return for the cover they gave him for all his crooked deeds.
He has appointed a quarter of all active federal judges and three Supreme Court Justices to lifetime appointments, thus reshaping the federal bench for decades to come.
This by far will be Trumps biggest legacy.
‘To those you listed, Trump is more one of them than Obama and Hilary Clinton ever will be. One’s black and the other’s got a bigger dick. It’s the American white man’s two worst enemies.’
Looool (looks in left Test’s direction)
whites are a “middleman minority.” They are dispossessed, alienated and pacified by the aristocratic class, but they support imperialism and then bear the brunt of anger while their aristocrats smell of flowers.
As for Leno, he was out of position. Pretty sure he forgot where the goal was.
Sid, nobody to blame there other than those whites you are referring to.
I started looking at the US election as an audience when the saga started to heat up in September. Yesterday saw some Arizona official ballot numbers and i think i know why Trump and supporters are mad. Again officially released, the numbers show during a roughly one hour period around midnight , Biden’ votes went up by about 140,000 while Trump and the other 3 candidates did not move at all! The chart shows a vertical line movement of the otherwise parabolic blue curve. It’s almost impossible the way votes ate counted. Random arrival of preferences. Also being circulated but… Read more »
I saw an exit poll late Wednesday that shows c.70% white males voted for Trump. If the educated vs country folks argument stands, it follows c.70% of US white male aren’t that educated!?
Useroz, pretty much every supposed conspiracy you just listed above has been debunked. The Trump campaign bragged about how many poll watchers they had before election day. Even in Detroit, they had over 100 people in the room. The suitcases were ABC camera equipment.
Man, I can’t wait for this to be over so we can go back to hating Xhaka and debating whether you could be a shit winger and still somehow get a goal and an assist.
Good to know Montana.
Anyone who voted for Trump a second time, is one hell of a sick sob imo.
That means there are an awful lot of sickos in the United States.
It’d appear Pepe is a good winger if the playing system(s) would work for him and take advantage of his rather specific (aka limited) skillset. Arteta doesn’t deploy the teams to such effect and Pepe could deliver to Ligue 1 performance as a result It also perhaps indicates that Pepe isn’t very adaptable to the PL or has not high learnability. Its a big worry if this persists given the price tag! If Pepe costed £27m or even £45m the noises wouldn’t have been different. In a blind test, one would be forgiven to think that on current performance level… Read more »
Graham thats half of the voters or half of the US population by statistical inference! God blesses America.