Nothing drives home how average football is without fans quite like the Champions League stadiums being empty. It’s so sad. The pinnacle of European football should have a backdrop of electrified lunatics.
Still, can’t say I didn’t enjoy watching Barcelona getting absolutely crushed by PSG. What a joke of a club they’ve become. All the chickens are coming home to roost at one of the most odious operations in European football. Messi is declining fast, their debt is racking up, and they thought they’d refresh the coaching vision with Ronald Koeman. They truly are getting what they deserve at the moment.
The real feast will be on Thursday night though, you all know that, it’s where the proper ball is played my friends.
There’s an interesting piece on SkySports about fan abuse. The story says that a data science company has been tracking abuse of players like Xhaka and Bellerin. The Swiss international was targetted with racist abuse online by self-identified season ticket holders. Apparently, their tool is able to match online profiles to actual season tickets. Creepy… but, not as creepy as racially abusing Arsenal players with a hidden identity.
I really, really, hope Arsenal find them and take their season tickets. I hope the fans in question complain online so we all see who they are. You just know it’ll be the sanctimonious types that’ll look for support off the back of a woke agenda.
It’s about time there were some real-world consequences for people that take grim digital actions that have real-world consequences for the people they are abusing.
Hopefully, Twitter will move to a subscription model in the near future which will bin a huge tranche of scumbags. No one is signing up for a fake account to pay $5 a month. I’m not sure what Mark Zuckerberg is going to do, the guy let’s genocide, covid conspiracies and Q pass through his platform, not sure he’s too fussed about rich footballers and a bit of racism, but we’ll see. It feels like there’s a reckoning coming across the board and it is long, long overdue.
Some good news from Mark Irwin, he reckons the cost-cutting will pick up pace again in the summer. LT and Guendouzi will be moved on, and likely, David Luiz. When a paper as unreliable as the Independent has a story, always remember, it might be an agent planting the story for nefarious reasons.
The same writer also claims we’ll do a deal for Ceballos this summer, a move I’m not sure about. £25m is a lot for a player who can barely string three good games together. He’s young, sure, but I’d like to see a bit more from him before we start splashing money on someone that looks unsuited to the league at the moment.
There’s a story doing the rounds about Auba having a tattoo in breach of covid rules. I couldn’t be less interested if I’m honest. Players are having haircuts every other day, I’m sure it’s absolutely fine.
KT is back in training. There’s a video of him doing great things. I’d love him to play on Thursday, but I’d prefer we do all we can to have him fresh for the Prem games. We have quite a few young players on big minutes, it might be wise to keep them in good shape, but we’ll see.
I kid you not, I cut myself again with a knife so have to stop this short. My gf literally buying me knife gloves because of the frequency of injuries. What. A. Doughnut. Special gloves? That’s like being given armbands at 30.
See you tomorrow my darlings x
Sid
Teenager in 1933 – that explains everything. lol
I think that tonight’s game against Benefica will be no pushover whatever team we put out.
Benefica have quite a lot of experience in their team and unlike us have a fairly cushy fixture
on Sunday.
China
What ever it may be, he’s not good enough for our squad. Dani and el neny are both very limited players. Oregarrd seems motivated as of now, don’t know how the club will effect his mentality in the long run.
Diet Pep will resort to factory settings vs Benfica, defensive tactics as soon as it against a decent side
You heard it here 1st!
Tony
Good morning
Exactly!
14 games remaining and he’s still trying to find his form.
I genuinely feel for those players (youngsters) who we should be encouraging.
Sid
In 1933 you were a teenager!!
So born 1920 or before then?
That makes you over 100.
Good going mate.
I can’t even remember where I put my glasses.
Lol!
This from today’s Guardian Héctor Bellerín joins football’s team of new fashion influencers His socially conscious H&M range highlights how players’ fashion clout has grown during pandemic Fucking spare me Hector. Oooh what I’d give to be one of footballs’ new fashion influencers! And despite Covid killing millions around the world and sending billions of people towards poverty, at least the pandemic has highlighted how players’ fashion clout has grown. Fucking hell what a berk. It makes him look like a vacuous, self centred, tin earred idiot. Piss poor by the journalist as well. Putting aside that Bill Shankley quote,… Read more »
Kphobe,
Fuck that indeed. Agree with all you just said. Especially the throw in part 😂😂😂😂😂
Also szczesny was being called out so hard from the commentators for taking an extra touch as a gk.
What the actual fuck was he supposed to do after receiving such an absolutely appalling backpass??? That was all on the defender not on the keeper the first goal that Juve conceded.
Kroenkephobe
Agree 100%. I mean, who gives a Castlemaine XXXX
Proves the guy has a few loose screws.
Can’t run, can’t take a throw in, can’t cross the ball etc etc.
Spend a bit more time working on your game Hector rather than your meaningless passion.
AFC forever.
Regarding Auba…
“Providing he maintains that level then he’s worth every penny. If he drops off, then that’s a different story.”
Unfortunately he has already “dropped off”.
Whether it’s the salary security or arteta’s tactical setup (or both coupled with his family troubles), he is definitely off the pace already this season compared to the stats you mentioned.
Morning all. Enjoyed sharing the memories yesterday, it’s not often you get to do that. It’s great when we can put any differences we may have in the present to one side and be nostalgic. Last night I retrieved the framed set of postcards from the 1970’s my wife gave me as a present recently, the 14 players in the double-winning squad plus the Manager Mee. I had completely forgotten about John Roberts. On Hector Bellerin He reminds me of Walcott in so much as he’s an athlete first and a footballer second. For them, it’s all about their pace.… Read more »
Goobergooner Yes, there is no denying he has been through a bad spell. But he deserves a bit of faith because he has been an important player for us. To be fair to him, he was a victim of our creativity issues and of course, we still don’t know about the personal stuff he went through. As fans, we tend to be a bit too knee-jerk. All players go through difficult spells but Aubamayang is a top player who can score goals others can’t. As they say, class is permanent form is temporary. He gets back to anywhere near his… Read more »
Six assists and two goals in about 1,000 minutes are thoroughly respectable numbers for a player in his position. However, his overall contribution stretches far beyond his personal end-product. The Gunners have 21 goals in the 12 domestic games since ESR’s first start of the season on Boxing Day. They scored seven in the 12 domestic games prior to that. (I haven’t counted the Europa League group games during the latter period for reasons that I hope are obvious). Pepe, Saka, Lacazette and Aubameyang have all looked markedly improved players during this time. That is not entirely down to Smith-Rowe… Read more »
ESR and Saka while vaital cogs already are going to run this arsenal team for a decade
I truly hope Pepe and Odegaard are here with them providing assists and goals and offering the sorts of performances I know they are capable of
Such an exciting quartet of super talented lads
Vital*
https://arseblog.com/2021/02/the-answer-my-friend-smith-rowe-was-in-the-wings/ Perfect summary of ESR He can adapt his game to become whatever he needs to be during a game. That’s why on the podcast Pedro says he reminds him of a different arsenal legend every game. He tailors it to suit the needs of the team. He finds the weakness of the opposition and the spaces where he can support whoever is playing on that side. Doesn’t matter what part of the pitch. He does the right thing at the right time with little fuss and is happy to let the others take the plaudits for his clever work… Read more »
Esr is a very intelligent player. Reminds me so much of Rosicky he does the basics extremely well
Love Saka and ESR but Saka is a little further ahead for me but it is close as I love the way ESR increases the tempo of play in the final third , something that has changed the dimension of our attacking play .when those two mature hopefully they will be very special players indeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGCZdDOrRuM&ab_channel=TifoFootball
Well raise my f** ng rent! Bell end poncing about again.This time as a fashion wannabe.All that’s wrong with the modern footballer.You just know If Fergie had him the hairdryer treatment would be all over him with double training sessions on how to take a throw in & cross the ball…properly.sadly simple ,basic skills take a back seat these days to their actual profession of being a footballer or a pretend one.
Uwot
“You just know If Fergie had him the hairdryer treatment would be all over him ”
Bellerin probably thinks the hairdryer treatment is a new hair product
Fergie seemed to put up with Beckham’s antics on the catwalk. If you deliver you can do what you like outside of ‘work’.
We have to improve the squad depth if we want to compete for Top4 next season. We rely heavily on two youngsters, Saka and ESR. If we play them today, it would be a madness to play them on Sunday again. We need them for the rest of the season.
Arteta can talk really well. I hope that he can convince KSE to help out in the Summer TW.
Thanks Jim. The bit about Keith Hackett and Manchester referees was something I mentioned previously. It has nothing to do with whether or not that Manchester referee supports a Manchester club. Hacketts concern was about a referee living in an area where he would be regularly subjected to bias & influence; perhaps by local media reports or the fact their children go to local schools; or they have to walk around in the local area etc. Pissing off the natives can lead to a heap of problems, just look at the recent behaviour on social media. The problem PGMOL have… Read more »
Andy
Except he couldnt lace Beckham’s boots. Shit, he couldn’t lace Neville’s boots let alone Beckham
Pierre
“Bellerin probably thinks the hairdryer treatment is a new hair product”
Made me laugh. He really is a poser that boy.
Neslon
He will rest one of them tonight I reckon. Or maybe he’s hoping to seal the tie tonight and rest them for the away leg
Big game tonight:
Can anyone pick the starting 11 bearing in mind we fly back tomorrow and play City on Sunday.
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Pierre Extra smarmy hair gel with a special alkysaliva essence from the windswept, isolated wastelands of Glasgow. Formerly endorsed by D Beckham. Because they’re worth it! Feeling good about tonight. If we get those balls pinging about on the flanks and start getting behind their back four, the goals should start coming. I hope Benfica don’t bring that huge eagle cos it might attack Hector’s barnet. I lived in Lisbon for 6 months and went to some games at estadio da luz – they were shite at that point and the circling bird of prey was just about the only… Read more »
Winthorpe, that was my point really, if Bellerin was delivering no-one would give a monkey’s about his outside interests.
Yes andy1886. Key part of that sentence “ if you deliver”-With regards to Bellend ,I think we all know the answer there ,hey?with any luck this summer the Barca bandits will come calling ( the can’t resist a bit of DNA )& we can get rid of the mincer.
Hector isn’t doing anything Freddie didn’t do before him.
The difference is their output on the pitch. That’s why Hector gets panned for his extracurriculars. If he was an elite RB, no one would give a shit what he wore or what he ate the night before a game.
AFC
For today, I would play the same team as last game. For Sunday, I would play:
_____________________Mathew Ryan
Reiss Nelson_________Holding____Mari____________Tierney
______________Chambers______ Elneny
Willian_______________Martinelli/Laca______________Pepe
_____________________Martinelli/Laca
That’s all we have unless there are some youngsters who can step up.
Reiss Nelson at right back would be interesting
I’d go with rotation today as well
…………………Leno
………..Holding Gabriel
Chambers…………Soares
…..,,…Ceballos Elneny
Willian Odegaard Pepe
………….Lacazette
This starting 11 should be capable of getting a result, bring Xhaka on for Ceballos, and get Odegaard off after 65 minutes
Bellerin looked the real deal a few years ago but as some have posted he hasn’t really progressed. His delivery and passing are average. Injury, poor coaching who knows. I wouldn’t mind if we sold him. It’s such an important position these days you need top quality, bang average won’t do.
Lots of talk across Arsenal media today about rotating, and personally I just don’t agree with it.
It really is obvious why we need to be putting our strongest resources into winning this competition, we shouldn’t be taking any game lightly.
Honestly, rotate in the league for the next two games, we are unlikely at this stage to finish much higher or lower.
tonight I would go for
Ryan
Chambers , luiz, Mari , Soares/subbed for Tierny on 70 mins
Ceballos , Elneny
Pepe ,Odegaard-subbed on 60 mins for ESR , Martinelli
LACA
something is telling me we can get a result against city , god knows why lol………………lol
Pierre
February 17, 2021 20:43:26
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RESPECT!!
Graham62
February 18, 2021 07:36:17
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He’s a vampire, he played bowls with Sir Francis Drake…….
Put out the same team that beat Leeds, let’s at the very least see if that standard of attacking play can be maintained.
Rotate for city, maybe even play the 3-4-3, we can’t be expecting to handle the ball all that much there.
Freddie never once shoe horned his political views into interviews either. He got on with his football. I couldn’t give a toss what bellerin wears or what hair cut he has, I care about him playing well for arsenal. All of the rest is just his vanity become a distraction. Learn how to pass or cross the ball. That’s what fans want. Look at KT as shining example of what fans want form their full backs.
I disagree about the league It’s all to play for, things were looking grim back in December But the emergence of Smith-Rowe, and loaning Odegaard, changes the whole dynamic of the team We can create now, we already had goal scorers Saka is rapidly improving We’ve got Tierney + Partey to come back If we can keep our key players fit, we can do much better over the next 14 games But that will involve resting players, so they don’t break down, the schedule is hectic Take a strong bench, but our squad players should have too much for Benfica… Read more »
If Partey is back for the weekend?
This team can give City a game
……..,,,……..,Leno
…….Holding Gabriel
Bellerin…………..Tierney
……,…Partey Xhaka
Saka Odegaard Smith-Rowe
…….,,Aubameyang
City will rightly be favourites, but this team can cause anyone problems
You couldn’t possibly find more of a contrast between our full backs. You have Bellerin on one side and on the other you have KT who has probably not put an ounce of product in his hair ever!
The only similarities are that they both tuck their shirts in, which suits KT much more than Bellerin!
Rich
I agree with much of what you say but we aren’t reaching top four this season
The Europa is our best chance and for me that takes precedence now. I’m not sure we have enough depth right now to field a team strong enough to compete in both
I want a Pepe masterclass tonight. Get Ødegaard and ESR floating around him and Lacazette
I do think Arteta will rotate this evening, I believe he will be resting players for the City game, and I do want to have good faith on the players that would come in tonight, but we have looked so much better as a whole team with ESR and Saka pulling the creative strings, it would be a shame for our prospects on this competition to suffer when there are huge rewards for winning it. I know Benfica haven’t been doing as well as they would have liked, but they shouldn’t be underestimated. Whatever team we put out, a score… Read more »
Callum Chambers is NOT a RB, i repeat is NOT a RB.
I’m not convinced Callum Chambers is a footballer!
My predicted 11
Leno
Bellerin
Holding
Luiz
Cedric
Ceballos/Elneny
Xakha
Odegaard
ESR/Willian (I hope not but I fear he may rest both Saka and ESR)
Pepe
Lacazette
While we’re on the subject of Bell end ,I’d also like to know what’s with the 1970s hot pants shorts😅is it a shout out to his fanboys?or another fashionista attempt?
Borrowed from elsewhere: lunchtime trivia?
Who are the only four players to have featured for BOTH Arsenal and Benfica in European competition?
First one I thought of was Stefan Schwarz, possibly even against us for them?
I hope Saka gets a rest today Or a sub appearance at best. If our other options cant cover a teenager for one game then they shouldn’t be here.
Nelson and Rich
Really depends on how Arteta is prioritising between Europa and PL. I think Ryan will start in goal. If Tierney is fit I can’t see him playing tonight unless he gives him the last 20 minutes or so to get something into his legs. I think he may rest the best part of Sundays starting 11, the others will get rotated off. Starters I think for Arteta will be Ryan, Mari, Pepe, Lacazette, Nelson, Elneny, Ceballos & Odegaard.
“Who are the only four players to have featured for BOTH Arsenal and Benfica in European competition?”
Luiz?
Talking of Bellerins shorts, anyone on here know why Jack Grealish wears those extra small shorts? I have no idea how he doesn’t chaff in those, he looks like a reject from the Village people.
Didn’t Michael Thomas play for Benfica?
Wow great reading. Definitely had no idea how many ‘old boys’ on here. Thanks for that
Nice write up on LG fan fav david luiz on bbc. Guy’s seen it all done it all and responded in kind. The only player in the current side i’d want to pick the brain of over a pint.
All signs point toward tera rotating today, at least w saka and at CB. Hope we keep up the form and end the tie in the first leg
*arteta
They must all be Brazilians because I can’t recall us having a single Portuguese
Interesting seeing vieira and Henry linked to Bournemouth. To date vieiras managerial record has been better. If either of them gets it then I wish them the best tho
The league has many teams playing low block or parking the bus. Also EPL is much more physical than teams playing in the Europa cup. Those EPL teams, who are fighting for survival, have many big and physical defenders. Just like Villa, they’ll be fully prepared and eliminate Saka with physical plays. I can see that we could lose points against those teams.
David Luiz yes, not sure if Michael Thomas played in Europe for Benfica. One of them is Reyes also, he spent a season at Benfica 08/09
Jamie you’re right Freddie was modeling in his tighty whities and was a massive gay icon (even tho as far as I know he is straight) And no arsenal fans gave a fuck. We loved the guy as an absolutely legendary player. Infinite time for the guy. Never heard an arsenal fan ever say a bad word about him Bellerin gets it in the neck not because people care about extra curriculars but because his performances aren’t that good and his attention always seems to be elsewhere. Be an elite RB and we will all gladly tolerate his awful taste… Read more »
Yeah if Bellerin wants to have his extra curriculars tolerated he should start by learning how to take a fucking throw in
For comparison if saka came out tomorrow as a vegan hippy with a side career modeling nappies made from grass I’d be like yoooo have fun bro because Saka is THE GUY and he can do whatever the fuck he needs to do if it keeps him happy and performing like a boss
China1February 18, 2021 14:10:23
Jamie you’re right Freddie was modeling in his tighty whities and was a massive gay icon (even tho as far as I know he is straight)
Only second to King Kanu 😉
I’d play my strongest tonight and rest for city
I do t see us beating city anyway so why risk and important competition for a game we are highly likely to lose, even with our best 11 on the pitch
It’s not like when under emery we were sitting pretty in 3rd with 5 games to go
Under those circumstances then I’d focus on the league. Not now.
China, we did have Luis Boa Morte but he was with Sporting not Benfica. Played for the Portuguese national team though.
I agree Chambers isn’t a right back,
But the reality is Bellerin can’t play every minute of every game
And our competition for Bellerin, is Soares, who’s also our only cover for Tierney, unless we move Saka there
Loaning out Niles + Kolasinac, and not aggressively pursuing a left back, has unbalanced again
The mismanagement of our squad continues…..
We fix the balance of our attack, only to screw ourselves over at full back
Typical Arsenal……
we were sitting pretty in 3rd with 5 games
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Actually we were 4th with a game in hand over 5th place Chelsea but Emery still managed to completely fuck it up.
Winthorpe I never knew Kanu was a gay icon
He will always be one of my top 5 favourite players. Firstly because the shit he used to do on the pitch just made me happy and secondly because he has done so much to help kids in need in his life. He’s one of the best human beings ever to play football
Even now he’s still helping African kids with holes in their heart get the surgery and support they need to have a chance at life. Infinite love to him
Rich Chambers is a right-back, he always was. But he’s played centre back for us as well. When on loan with Fulham, when he walked their player of the season, with 46% of the fans votes, he played DM. But he started out as a right-back. The game has changed now, full-backs are now wingers which perhaps doesn’t suit him We also have to careful we don’t do this kneejerk thing and dump on players because they haven’t been around. After Fulham’s relegation from the Premier League, he came back to us and scored his first goal of the season… Read more »
I agree top 4 is very unlikely Europa League is doable, and also very important, we can get 5th or 6th If we keep our key players fit, we’ll do much better over the bulk of the last 14 league games Keeping them fit, will mean rotation. 28-30 points from 42 available, should be the aim Which will give us 62-64 points City – 0 points Leicester – 3 points Burnley – 3 points Spurs – 3 points West Ham – 3 points Liverpool – 0 points Sheffield United – 3 points Fulham – 3 point Everton – 1 point… Read more »
Rich
I think we can get something at city and chelsea
Also, are we not at home to Everton? I’d bet we could take 3 points there. My worry is spurs and city more than anyone in the remaining games
Liverpool and chelsea are there for the taking off we go at them
AFC I think you are looking back at Chambers with very rose tinted glasses on. You say we have to be careful not to dump on players just because they haven’t been around, but that works both ways. Let’s not make him out to be a better player than he actually is by picking some choice highlights, including when he was at Fulham. Let’s remind ourselves why he as at Fulham in the first place! Who knows, he may prove me wrong. I said earlier in the season that Holding was not good enough and he has proven me wrong… Read more »
Arsenal vs Villarreal is written in the stars
Rich
Ah it would be great to dump him out of his pet competition. The salt on here would be legendary
China
You never saw Kanu in his mr bean y fronts doing the ear flick celebration ad for Calvin Klein? I dare not show it to the mrs, wouldn’t get a look in
Sorry
Liverpool and chelsea- not city
Chambers was very good at rb under emery and even better at cb once Arteta took over
Fulham’s player of the year after 4 months at dm.
It would be cray cray to get rid of someone that valuable. Same with AMN. You need players like those in your squad
Chambers is far too slow over the first few metres, gives away silly free kicks, and he’s clumsy Technically he’s a decent player, but he lacks the athleticism to play there, he’s much more suited to playing centrally with a team who sits deep Rather than running up and down the width of the pitch, or sat on the halfway line We won’t be doing him any favours coming back from an ACL, and playing him at right back, he’ll be targeted by pacy and agile players But we’ve not really left ourselves with much choice. It’s either risk Chambers… Read more »
I’m not sure it was pounced on (I’m sure it was), but earlier in the comments Sid said he watched Ted Drake score for Arsenal as a teenager in 1933, not knowing that he would have to go and serve in WWII just a few years later. Made me chortle. Let’s assume Sid was 13 at that point, the youngest teenager possible … that would put him at 101 years old today. If we have a centurion tapping out comments on a football blog with his telegram from the Queen sitting next to him, then kudos … I doubt it… Read more »
“Arsenal vs Villarreal is written in the stars”
This would be the game of the season for our divided fan base. Both RH and Pedro would be nervous.
“It’s clear we’re going to have to manage Tierney’s game time, or risk breaking him as well”
Tierney will never play a full season for Arsenal, why the club have continually dealt in broken players over the past 15 years is concerning and shows no signs of abating.
Matt “I said earlier in the season that Holding was not good enough and he has proven me wrong so maybe Chambers can do the same”. Matt, fair comment. However, the debate was about him not being a right-back, which was incorrect and then criticism followed. I think the criticism has to be fair and balanced and that wasn’t imo. I was really just arguing that he started out as a right-back but has played at CG and as DM, which highlights he isn’t as bad as some would paint. Ability, form, injury, being played out of position or playing… Read more »
The BayingMob “’I’m not sure it was pounced on (I’m sure it was), but earlier in the comments Sid said he watched Ted Drake score for Arsenal as a teenager in 1933, not knowing that he would have to go and serve in WWII just a few years later. Made me chortle. Let’s assume Sid was 13 at that point….” I think it was ignored because it was Sid being silly. Silly Sid if you like. Mind you, Emirates Stroller watched Stanley Matthews in 1956 so he has to be in his 70’s, now that is something. Makes all us… Read more »
Full back is the most physically demanding role in the team. Tierney gives a lot, we broke him by playing him for 120 minutes in the cup, even in the latter stages of injury time, he was making darting runs in behind Soares got into some really good positions against Leeds, but either his left foot let him down, or we lost momentum cutting back onto his right Tierney will be alright, but we need natural competition, so we don’t burn him out He was electric in December, I think he created more chances than any other player in the… Read more »
Nelson
Lets see if they get past salzburg which I doubt will happen
Very interested in the man u sociedad tie, those are the two favorite teams to win EL
Consistency is key an Arteta has proven he can’t keep the team performing at a consistently high level and that is the worry . we can beat most of the teams we have to play if we cut out the silly individual errors and if the coach keeps a balanced side and does not revert to dumb substitutions and change the tactics if we are getting over run in the middle don’t just play the whole game out with the same formation that just isn’t working
Europa League outright
Spurs 5/1 Favourites
United 11/2
Arsenal 9/1
AC Milan 10/1
Leicester 12/1
Napoli 12/1
Ajax 14/1
Leverkusen 16/1
Villarreal 18/1
Benfica 20/1
Roma 20/1
9/1 is a decent price….
Rich
Compare to the League
-Top – four Sky Bet odds: 20/1
-Adam Smith: Arsenal to finish at 10th with 54 pts
-Football Observatory: Arsenal to finish at 11th with 53 pts
@Afc forever.yeah agree about Grealish & his shorts.It’s a wonder doesn’t pull a hernia😂Maybe the speedos look is making a comeback?
I prefer holding to chambers but I wouldn’t let chambers go
He’s a good player
Rich
The spuds are favourites for the EL? I imagined they’d be somewhere in the top 5 but favourites?
I know the year ends in 1 but someone’s taking the piss. Let’s hope things backfire for them against WAC pellets. Boom boom.
Kroenkephobe Spurs are favourites with Bet365 Haven’t shopped around though Nelson The reason I think we’ll do better in the second half of the season, is we now have 2 quality attacking midfielders It’s a game changer for us, our issue has been breaking down deep blocks Teams had been happy to give us the ball, and hit us on the counter, and we had no solution to that script In the second half against Leicester, Luiz went off, they man-marked Xhaka, and Vardy hit us on the counter We seen the same script against Villa, Wolves, Spurs, Burnley, Southampton… Read more »
If Chambers is a right back then AMN is a N0 10.
Jefferson Montero would testify to that.
Winthorpe
“I prefer holding to chambers but I wouldn’t let chambers go. He’s a good player.”
Yep, agree. Injury permitting. Cruciate injuries can be horrible to come back from. I had a cruciate and cartilage injury in my twenties and it cut it all too short really because I was a decent player. Still playing occasionally, mid-fifties, but knee swells and it’s agony, never recovered. Stop it, I’m starting to feel sorry for myself now.
Rich, my eyes go mad having to scroll to read your comments – any chance you can stop your phone paragraphing every sentence mate? AFC
AFCF re your eyes going mad with the scrolling – is that because (like me) you’re one of the 50+ brigade that emerged during yesterday’s nostalgia fest ?!
Logie, yes probably!!
I have to confess to being pleasantly surprised there were so many!