Ahhhhggghhhhhhhh… WHY CHELSEA, WHY?
I wanted them to win. Smash West Brom. Keep hope OUT of this weekend. Make the Liverpool game an exercise in nothing.
Tuchel losing his first league game 5-2 has opened this afternoon up. It went from largely uninteresting, to… hmmmm… this could be sexy?
For Arsenal AND Liverpool.
If we win today, we go to within 6 points of top 4. SIX POINTS OFF TOP 4 WITH 8 GAMES TO GO.
That would be tantalising. There are still a lot of teams in the mixer. Too many to topple in my opinion, but still, the Premier League season, as it stands, is not over by a longshot. Our last few games are not the worst… we also play Chelsea, who we can beat.
My worry, as usual, is we’re world-class at punching ourselves in the face. Think about the self-inflicted wounds we’ve inflicted this season. We’ve been smacking ourselves about all year, no one is better at fucking things up than us.
The Liverpool game today, at home, is not looking great on many levels.
The Xhaka haters are about to see what happens when he’s not in the side.
David Luiz, who I’ve been desperate to see out of the starting 11 isn’t going to be included because of injury.
Saka AND ESR have very late fitness tests.
We’re not exactly cooking on first-team gas here…
What do we have going for us?
Well, we’re at home. Jurgen Klopp had a lot more players away last week than us. He’s had one training session to prepare.
I’m hoping that we might have carried through a bit of belief from the backend of the West Ham game. We are playing, mostly, like a top 4 team of late. We have the players to do damage today, there’s confidence that we can come back from going down in big games, and at some point… something has to click for us.
We’re waiting for a bang-bang moment.
Liverpool is a great team, they’ll be top 2 next season… but at the moment, there is a weakness in their system.
What am I looking for from today? A fucking performance.
We gave Manchester City too much respect. We let them score early, then we spent the game trying to keep it respectable.
That can’t happen today. We cannot let Liverpool control proceedings from the off. We have to stop conceding after 6 minutes in the big ones. There needs to be a show of force out there.
Which Arsenal will show up?
As Matt from podcast always says, you’ll know after 5 minutes.
Will it be the team that bossed the Spurs game? Or will it be the team that showed up thinking about what they were having for dinner at West Ham.
These are moments Arteta needs to own. He has to get his team firing. At a minimum, we need to come away from this game thinking there’s been progress
We’ve beaten Liverpool with Arteta. This squad can do anything on its day. Let’s see if we can do it under the pressure of a ‘maybe’ run for top 4.
HUGE GAME. See you on the other side. x
fuck this shit and stupid fans supporting this pretender
Dissenter
He is driving a 1978 Datsun thats why
Had to stop watching it, I’ve got better things to be doing for 15mins
Elneny in wwe mode
What’s the odds on Willian coming on next?
No chance of Arteta going. Literally 0% and we all know it.
Auba plus Pepe starting no ball control in the final third. Better pick Willian for one of them and bring the other later when the opponent tires. Arteta has all the cards to play to beat any team in the premier league. He just wants to learn the hard way. Us fans have watched these players long enough to set them up for whatever opponent.
12 shots for them 4 on target
2 shots for us 2 on target
You lot are overreacting we are playing the champs that are dominating our midfield he will have to change this in the summer
I can’t believe how bad we’ve been today. Worst performance of the season??
Fucking hell where are the laca merchants right jow, he’s been shite
Wow, I’ve turned it off… Shows how much the level drops without a few key players… Insipid tonight…I can’t lay this at Arteta’s door, as you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear but this performance was/is weak… I’ve not been critical of Leno but his play in the last few games has been very poor, if I was Ryan I’d be wondering what I needed to do to get a start. let’s hope we play a little better on Thursday.
Dissenter
Yeah but arteta doesn’t know where the throttle is so we just trundle along in a slow roll
martin for the hat trick!
Pepe needs to go too
Have we strung 10 passes together in this game?
Martinelli should start the 2H … frankly too bloody late
FFS
It’s a Liverpool side that’s in a devastating form, arsenal is lucky to only be losing by just two goals. Up artetaaaaaa
How is that cunt captain?
Laca auba elneny bellerin chambers all need to go
Auba been shit. Nothing to do with Europa. Absolutely shite. 2/10 performance.
Finally.. that was one of the worst games Ive seen Auba play… he was horrible.
Was Auba on the pitch the whole match? Didn’t realise until he was subbed…
Well this is predictable. When we had ESR and Saka at both sides of Odegaard we could play because the wanted the ball and they were in sync with it. Now we have Auba and Pepe are playing we look like an inferior team. Playing Auba on the wing is such a tired experiment, I don’t know why Arteta is still persisting with it. He doesn’t track back, his pressing isn’t great, he isn’t creative, and he is not that great at taking players on. The only reason he plays there is because he might be a goal threat. Play… Read more »
Auba, Laca, Ceballos, Holding, Chambers, Leno
Do we expect to beat anyone with those guys starting?
We have a terrible squad, it’s not all Artetas fault. I just wish he had bigger balls and gave Azeez, Balogun, Cirjan a chance.
never thought I would say this, but we should consider selling Auba in summer
Keep laca…
Mid table dross paid top table wages, the club is in decline, too many shadows on the pitch, we know who they are
Did we miss Xhaka??
Jim
I think Arteta has plenty about him, and is the right person for the job we’ve started. When you hire a young manager you inevitably stumble, or go backwards, before going forwards. That’s included as part of the equation.
Your talk about Arteta destroying the club is fucking nonsense, plain and simple.
78 minutes and the 11 that should have started is finally on the pitch. Fuck off arteta.
Is Arteta paying the club £5 or 6m a year to do the slow process while he learns from scratch??
Pepe is so crap lol
“Arteta has made Arsenal a difficult team to beat”
Ya. 13 losses in 30 games agrees with this.
By now, every man and his dog knows you either play Aubameyang through the center or you don’t play him.
Auba has been a disgrace all season, woeful
“ You lot are overreacting we are playing the champs that are dominating our midfield he will have to change this in the summer”
KSE need to back Arteta heavily in the transfer market this summer, and not just in the midfield.
Arteta must have a cat and still does not now that he is not a winger
Partey is not the player without Xhaka
Arteta needs to add to the midfield, but we know that, and so will he
That was awful play what was that pass ??
0-3.
Nice.
Jota fuck you
What a shit season
Champagne, I agree… I think Arteta is the right man too, as I said previously, you can’t make a silk purse out of a Sow’s ear… However, he could be a little braver with his selections…
Lol
No to El neny
please
we suck
This is Pedro’s definition of “progress”.
Can we also all agree Gabriel is not better than Mari. Maybe in the future but right now; NO.
We are absolutely so shit.
Keep Laca? Hell no! Rid both
Chris exactly back the club or piss off we need investment big time
I’d rather watch loose women than arsenal this season , fuck me we’re shit , it’s a chore watching them . I wanted Wenger gone about 8 years before he did but I didn’t sign up for this turgid shite we might as well stuck with him . Don’t be fooled by the the reputation of Liverpool as they are shit this season
Bunch of fucking faggots! Disgracing the shirt
Very poor. Oh well, onwards and upwards
Arteta needs to drop Auba he is bringing nothing.
Is it me, or did we just throw this game? Worst Arsenal performance I have witnessed since the 8-2 drubbing by Munure
@CC
“I think Arteta has plenty about him, and is the right person for the job”
He isn’t at all, he has been here a year and the team hasn’t improved at all.
“When you hire a young manager you inevitably stumble, or go backwards, before going forwards.”
Why should Arsenal have to put up with that? We’re not here to develop Arteta’s career. He isn’t cutting it he disserves to be sacked. End of.
“Your talk about Arteta destroying the club is fucking nonsense”
Worst Arsenal team of my life, all on Arteta.
Arteta proving once again that his abilities are mediocre at best.Although his team were missing some crucial players a game plan of sitting deep and hoping that Liverpool were going to have another off day wasn’t going to work.
Absolute wank tonight. Worse performance of the season. Dare I say it we have missed Xhaka & Luiz as well as Saka & ESR.
Gabriel & Partey have been poor signings
Peckerbill don’t watch then mate no one is forcing you
You have to wonder what we are even thinking of extending Laca and Elneny’s contracts.
We need a clean break from mediocrity.
Another loose ball by Gabriel and sadly another goal conceded??
Why don’t Gabriel send the long ball and danger up the field??? Martinelli was free and eagerly awaits.
Process that was. Had to play out from Leno……. such BS
For now, we still need Luiz. Both CB’s suck. Holding didn’t mark the man and gave up a header goal. Garbiel’s passes were bad today.
Agree about the kids playing more in the league now, what have we got to lose in terms of the league season now? Give them some minutes and assess whether they can be part of the first team next season. And keep the first choice 11 fresh for EL. Although after tonight’s performance, a little harder to say what that 11 is.
TP has given away so many passes
Truly fucking awful tonight.
Change the coach and Gabriel, Partey will look brilliant.
Jim lahey If you think this is the worse arsenal team you never saw the Terry Neil teams yuck
You all should chill out on Arteta.
He’s done a good job so far. Could he have done better? Yes.
This team is afraid of change from the manager on up
Waiting for the international break to end for ages and this is the game we were waiting for SMH.
So lackadaisical…….that has to be on the manager.
Shocking from Arteta but it was easy to see we’d fall to prices after concending one. Once again we are a dream club to play for any team lacking form and/or confidence. It’s utter, utter shit. The commentary team are creaming themselves over Liverpool but really this has all been about how shit Arsenal are.
We have given too mucb space to.liverpool to play..no pressing as well
Fuckin humiliating. Diet Pep should just leave. Emery 10 times better manager!
Playing 1.5 midfielders against 3 then wondering why you can’t get the ball. Playing Lacazette when we’re just camped in our own half. Playing Holding and Gabriel together for the first time and Hilding hasn’t been playing for months.
It’s just dumb
Arteta looked shocked…
Pool drill in a third one.
We look pretty defeated and poor overall.
This rebuild will cost. And this starts with the MF.
Azed
Hand that joint over. You smoking some good shit
This brings back memories. Same “tactics” and intensity as during the bad old days of Emery.
Not sticking up for Arteta but this lies with the players.. they just ain’t fucking interested!
This Arsenal side aren’t winning the EL either, we’re a pointless club.
azed
What ever happened to you man. Are you trying to scheme for a guest post.
I know progress when I see it……..Pool have shown progress today.
6 goals conceded in the last two games.
Weren’t interested from kick iff
Jim
I’ve supported arsenal for 40 odd years and without a doubt this season is the worst I’ve seen us in that entire time . I’ve never in that time been so bored watching a game as I have this season either .
Who new the first half was our good half… this is painful to watch. and against those awful kits.
6 only…….may have talked too soon
They are the champs they have their midfield back and we have 2 players at the back playing out of position azed
Pepe and TP below par today.
Dani as well
We need better mids all around.
Ode cannot do this on his own and needs another creator with him…
Why put on El neny when chasing the game????
Again
baffling
As someone said a moment ago,
We are not here to develop Arteta’s managerial career
SAUCE!
Jota has a really irritating face to boot
I wouldnt like to Watch this shower in the cl
Plus we have shitty auba and Pepe and ceballos recipe for disaster
I still support the process let’s see who he buys
Worst part is – we are playing at Emirates!
Let this sink in…
lets get one goal please for pride!
Arteta saying “maximizing existing resources ” is fucking same as “internal solutions ” Wenger spouted in his
less than glorious years when we needed fresh players… can fuck off really extending Laca and Elneny
Don’t worry guys. We’re just unlucky. Right Pedro?
Lolololololololol
The lack of desire and effort/fight is what is most disappointing. Jota shows desire to score that 3rd goal, our players showed none to try and prevent it.
I’m done for the night.
If the Kroenkes think another 50M spend in the summer will keep the fans happy…They’ll have to think again.
We need to sell 3/4 of the squad and spend another 200m on top of that.
Useroz he won’t extend either of them they are gone in the summer