Let’s talk young players.
William Saliba had a run out in Europe against Galatasaray. It’s interesting to actually watch his impact on a game over a 90 versus the curated hype videos. His passing is fantastic and fairly measured. I don’t think he’s quite as ambitious as Ben White, but he has that in locker. I think his best attribute is his calmness in one vs one situations, he’s certainly no lunger. The thing he needs to work on is his passivity as a defender, I don’t mean fighting players or standing up for himself, I mean that fire that Gabriel and White have to snuff out danger and rifle into the back of players with a press as soon as a pass moves. That’ll develop, no doubt, but I think he’d have arrived there faster if he’d taken a loan in the Premier League. I’m still caught in two minds as to what was best for him… but really, hard to argue that 40 games with Marseille is better than 12 with Arsenal. He’ll come back ready to bang.
I also took in some of the U23 game against Brighton. The kids did a really good job. It’s clear that Balogun and Patino are miles ahead of everyone. Balogun pulled off an outrageous piece of skill to win a penalty and his execution was cold as ice. He’s quite a way off fighting for a first-team place, he needs a loan in Championship where he’ll get minutes, accrue some battle scars, score some goals, and adapt to the physicality he’s really lacking at the moment. Patino is a dreamy player, his movement is outrageous, he’s 3 seconds ahead of everyone else, and his passing range is simply stunning. U23 looks too easy for him. His launched pass is a thing of beauty, you just can’t believe a man of that size can hit the ball with such power. The reality is he’s a little light for the Premier League right now. A bit like Billy Gilmour was last season. He needs to fill out if he’s going to endure the rigours of the league. But he’s still very young, that’ll come, and I’m sure that’s why he’s not on the bench right now.
All three names I just mentioned are going to the first team at some point. Arsenal has so much talent coming through. The best thing about this summer strategy is the more chances we give to young players, the more elite young players will be willing to push for a move. There’s a reason Haaland went to Dortmund. He knew they’d develop him, we need to be that club for the Premier League when everyone else is sticking to older.
Arteta took a serious tone in the press conference. I think he’s likely acutely aware that there has been a little bit too much joy from the fanbase this week and the players could easily slip into complacency. Beating Spurs won’t feel quite as special if we drop 3 points at Brighton away. They are a good side, they’re where they are in the league because they deserve it, Arsenal needs to show up with energy and purpose.
The good news is Bissouma is going to be a late shout for selection. It’d be nuts for Potter to risk one of the best players in the league so early in the season, but we’ve seen crazier things. If he’s out, that’s good news for our day. They just aren’t the same team without him making things tick over.
We’re without Xhaka. His injury is serious. Young players need to step up. Thankfully, the choice this season isn’t Ceballos. The man who will likely land the nod is Sambi Lokonga. I think we’re all on board with that power move.
Some Arsenal Stats through Week 6 thread
Arsenal Final Third Entry Passes per 90, – 2021-2022
I think Partey can handle duties as the main guy getting the ball forward with the support that Arsenal has been able to add behind him. pic.twitter.com/MaFSGfzbyU
— Scott “says soccer” Willis (@oh_that_crab) October 1, 2021
As you can see from Scott’s thread, Granit Xhaka is pretty decent at a few things, and knocking the ball into the final third is one of them. Sambi isn’t quite there yet, but he’s close. He has to use this next three months to adapt to the pace, sharpen his game, and make the time count. What I love about the Belgian is the ambition in his passing. He doesn’t take the easy option. He’s also far more mobile than Granit, his movement after he passes is so smart. There will also be minutes for AMN, another player that needs to make this bad news work for him. If he’s called upon, he needs to find that semi-final concentration. It’s great to have him back in contention, but this is last chance saloon, we need the best he has to offer.
The goalkeeping questions keep cropping up in the pressers. Bernd said he didn’t know why he was dropped. He’d clearly missed the regression in his passing, the lack of dominance in his box, and the mistakes. Also, Arteta said that he’d spoken to the player, which I believe. Bernd only has himself to blame here. This #1 position is now Aaron’s to lose. Let’s hope the England back-up keeper makes it count again.
What do we want tomorrow? A full force game of the new Artetaball. Nice passing combinations, some long balls, some sharp counter-attacks, some great stuff around the box… and contributions from everyone. This is a big day. The pressure of consistency is on. Are we up the challenge? We’ll see.
Tune in after the game tomorrow for an On The Whistle with Johnny and Matt. Have a great night.
Arteta’s tactics were spot on. We knew Brighton are contenders for European football and that Graham Potter is a top manager. Very difficult to predict how Brighton were going to play with Bissouma out. We kept them at bay even though they dominated possession and peppered us with attacks. Copper-bottomed evidence that the process is working. Looking forwards to more absorbing performances like this. I was so engrossed that I forgot to take my pills and now feel all weird.
Not a lot to learn from this game, puts most of the over the top posts after the derby into perspective. Spurs were so bad that first half the coach had to apologize, he set them up so badly and we took full advantage fair play. Not a lot of coaches will setup that badly this season.
You know you are in deep doo doo when a team like Brighton is made to look like Man City.
Dennis+the+MenaceOctober 2, 2021 19:58:56
Arteta’s tactics were spot on. We knew Brighton are contenders for European football and that Graham Potter is a top manager. Very difficult to predict how Brighton were going to play with Bissouma out. We kept them at bay even though they dominated possession and peppered us with attacks. Copper-bottomed evidence that the process is working. Looking forwards to more absorbing performances like this. I was so engrossed that I forgot to take my pills and now feel all weird.
LOL
Prior to the game i was disappointed not to see Eddie even on the bench
If he’s not injured then .questions should be asked how he can say he is like a beast in training and then ignores him.
Arteta has always said that the selection is all about what happens on the training pitch…..obviously not.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/22/mikel-arteta-hails-eddie-nketiah-and-reacts-to-arsenal-drawing-leeds-15302256/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwjNvoDxs6zzAhWjRkEAHQIwDrcQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0unzGUQ3wFyo8ajVpAMJp4&cf=1
CG
Artetaball/JPS
Its JdP!!! JPS is an old cigarette brand..
Then again, who gives a shit.
One is cancer for the lungs, the other is cancerous to free flowing football.
zacharse
“It’s absolutely about young players.”
Well explain to us then why we have seen so many performances like this under Arteta in his first and second seasons when he had a more experienced.
Stop deflecting from Arteta.
Because you have a young side that doesn’t mean you play passive. In fact it should be the opposite.
The thing is, I wouldn’t wax lyrical over a team that took 21 shots, only managed 2 on target and couldn’t score a goal from that.
jim you’re proving my point and your short sightedness again
we have 5 of our starting xi in their first 6 or 12 months at the club-
compared with how many at brighton (1 or 2)
so if that doesnt make any difference to you, great but what are you talking about, arteta or the squad?
If I had to count this season there have been poor performances against Brentford, Chelsea, City, Brighton. There was a decent performance against Norwich. Odegaard’s free kick at Burnley and our defense masked how poorly we played at Burnley too. there was a great performance against Spu*s.
So if I had to count I would consider one decent performance and one excellent performance from 7 games. That is why I can’t have faith in Arteta.
I was just wondering how Guernsey+gun really feels abut Arteta .. it’s hard to tell.
Arteta “I think Eddie gives us a lesson every single day of how a professional should live in this job,’ the Spaniard added. ‘There has been a lot of speculation around him, a lot of debate and he puts his head down, he trains harder than anyone else, he looks after himself and he supports every team-mate under any circumstances. ‘I’m so happy for him. It’s not a coincidence that he’s able to perform at that level and physically how he manages the game because he trains like the best every day so I am delighted for him.’” And rhen… Read more »
I’m fucking fuming md. We should have attacked and battered them. Arteta is just a fucking pussy.
A gutless bullshitting cunt.
Since when have Brighton been a top side, they’ll be midtable along with Arsenal at the end of the season.
“we have 5 of our starting xi in their first 6 or 12 months at the club- compared with how many at brighton (1 or 2)” Sorry.. you talk like the quality of players on both sides are equal, they’re not. Nowhere near it in fact. And regarding new players in the squad, so what? It happens to nearly every team every year? Like what other manager at such a huge club would get to serve up that shit for two years and still be in a job? “but what are you talking about, arteta or the squad?” The squad… Read more »
We have had one excellent first half against Spurs. People may say Spurs were poor in that first half especially their midfield but you still have to be on the game to punish them and we did.
We were dodgy against Brentford, passengers against Man City, defensively poor against Chelsea and average against Burnley and Norwich.
And that’s not talking about merely end results. That’s talking about overall performance over a whole 90 mins.
So one excellent half against Spurs so far.
Teets needs to step it up.
Tuesdays Training
1) Running with the ball without falling over.
Anyone who claims that as progress is dickhead. Matt b has just renewed his platinum membership of don the wife. Com. Gutless cunt.
raptora to be clear i spent all of last season saying give the guy a break he needs some better players. now we have better players and they’ve played 4 epl games since norwich. so august was not 2 years ago. i’ve never had a problem saying we had a shit time last season and arteta made stupid mistakes I’m just not pretending like i know whats going through the mans head and looking to go down a rabbit hole of making it entirely his fault when we all know the club has been run poorly in terms of recruitment… Read more »
*getting enraged over this result
Kane’s form is partly a symptom of a wider attacking problem. Spurs rank bottom of the league for ‘progressive passes’ (62.12 per game), a WyScout measure of “a forward pass that attempts to advance a team significantly closer to the opponent’s goal”, and third bottom for ‘progressive runs’ (9.52 per game). Unsurprisingly, this inability to build attacks has left them 19th for shots taken (9.2 per game), per Opta, while understat.com’s calculation of Spurs’ expected goals [xG] for and against has them on four ‘expected points’ rather than the actual nine. Nuno’s start has been much rockier than those early… Read more »
Gurnsey+gun: Haaaahaaa, you need a drink mate
Zacharse
You are wasting your time mate. These guys know full well we have a very young team. They’ve played together TWICE. This is them playing a game because nobody who knows anything about football would behave like this.
Brighton have been together a long time & have more rhythm & understanding. I think the fact the lads battled so hard and never gave in is a massive plus. That’s a very good point. What did they used to say about us going away on cold wet nights and getting beat? Not tonight, clean sheet too.
Biggest regret today is loosing that 90 minutes, what a waste. We looked tranquilized, no Pep press, no touch, no will, pulse questionable and tactically outdone. Hard to win when thats on offer on a wet wild south coast dusky outing. Yet we could of very easily nicked it with a moment but let’s not remotely act like Brighton didn’t fully deserve those 3x points. Fortunately they’re worse on goal than most. Was chatting w/ D Ahern think he put it best: “Entire side look like they were wearing each others boots.” Too fucking right, nobody played well barring our… Read more »
Zackarse: Good post, agree with all that
Guernsey, by the time you’ve finished tonight, your swear box can be upgraded for a box at the Emirates!!
to be clear i spent all of last season saying give the guy a break he needs some better players. now we have better players and they’ve played 4 epl games since norwich. so august was not 2 years ago. i’ve never had a problem saying we had a shit time last season and arteta made stupid mistakes I’m just not pretending like i know whats going through the mans head and looking to go down a rabbit hole of making it entirely his fault when we all know the club has been run poorly in terms of recruitment for… Read more »
Ishola70
As the person who came back on here after 8 or 9 years and introduced the word bedwetters, I’m certainly not saying everything is rosy. I would never have appointed an inexperienced manager, BUT, we are where we are.
An away point is always ok. Not the best, but ok.
For sure we’re in a dip, but which club hasn’t been through a trough.
I do see signs for optimism, but it’ll take time. W’re a a young side and show the potential to get back to the exciting football we all remember.
the tone of the game was set with the flattening of ramsdale in the beginning. he kicked the ball out by accident right after.
This game was a test of nerves not a theater for masterful passing and scoring.
Even partey our de facto leader hasnt played a 38 games in the league yet my guess
Sal_
Yep… Oh man.. it would have been nice to put 2 great performances together back to back. No consistency at all .. unless you count consistently toothless, And now we have a 2 week International break.. sitting on a mostly meh performance Football can be so cruel at times.
Although a point away to Brighton is not not worst result on earth, especially on the back of three straight PL wins, we’ve only had one half of fluid football this season (Spuds last week). And we’re 7 league games in. It feels like a carry over from last season. Even if this seasons squad is easier to get behind. It’s been YEARS since we’ve had even three entertaining league games in a row and it’s disappointing to say the least. Bar Xhakha this is our strongest XI so we need to be clicking sharpish because 3 wins in 7… Read more »
FB: Respect for that phrase man, cracks me up
Leg DB 10
“””””CG Artetaball/JPSIts JdP!!! JPS is an old cigarette brand..”””
Artetaball could make anyone smoke 60 a day.
5 goals in 7 games!
And he knew from last season , goalscoring was a serious problem.
(Has he already forgotten the Villarreal debacle?)
So what do A&E do ?
Yes they rush out and spend £200 000 000 on players who DON’T SCORE!
“but what are you talking about, arteta or the squad?”
The squad is fine, its clearly the manager that isn’t fit for purpose. As I said he inherited a squad that finished a point off the top 4, and I feel it has only gotten better since.
well sounds like you have mastery over the situation then, no need to debate a numpty like me. I’ve also been a HUGE FAN OF OUR MIDFIELD SINCE EMERY
I don’t know how people feel about it, but defending in our own half versus Brighton for the entirety of the game does not lead to player quality. It leads to a manager being negative, afraid and insecure to have a go at outplaying a team like bloody Brighton. The players are following instructions and the instructions were to stay back, give the midfield, defend deep and counter attack. Not for 10-15 mins until the home euphoria is over. For the entire game. This is not how I want Arsenal to play. Again, if it was City or Pool, I’d… Read more »
This game has brought us back down to earth. In an away game, the team is lacking the calmness, the organization, and the physicality to control the game. There were so many misplaced passes. The players choked. There are still lots of rooms to improve.
I have come to the conclusion that my anger and frustrations in our inability to put Brighton to the sword I am being unrealistic and in denial to our current situation.Perhaps we are being unrealistic and have an inflated view of our current position. Should we acknowledge that the days where we could go to Brighton, give them a spanking and patronise them about the good football they play is no more. Those Wenger days are well and truly behind us. Who are we better than in this league. Which team could we visit and fully expect to come away… Read more »
“well sounds like you have mastery over the situation then, no need to debate a numpty like me. I’ve also been a HUGE FAN OF OUR MIDFIELD SINCE EMERY”
What? I just said “The squad is fine, its clearly the manager that isn’t fit for purpose” Which part of this did you take offense to? You asked a question, I gave you an answer…
FB
“W’re a a young side and show the potential to get back to the exciting football we all remember.”
Fair comments all round FB.
But some may have to entertain that this will not be fully seen under Arteta consistently enough and will be done better and more consistently under another manager.
Shocking thought I know but may be the scenario ultimately that pans out.
I woulda liked a win too and woulda liked more from odegaard but a draw in a game like that in our circumstances is far from a bad result. I can understand how that happens when saka esr and ode are matching up against dunk and duffy away in the pouring rain. Interested to see how they fix this issue. we know they can from the 1st half of spuds.
RAMSDALE
Zach now calling me and I assume other posters miserable. Because we are upset we approached the game like a draw is a good result versus bloody Brighton? We didn’t try to win. We defended with 11 in our own half. I should be happy I guess that we survived and feel like we got a point and not that we dropped another 2 pts.
FB
@I do see signs for optimism, but it’ll take time. W’re a a young side and show the potential to get back to the exciting football we all remember.”
Exactly. Two games together. It will take time but if you can take points from games like that it’s a massive plus. These boys will take time to become a proper team, everyone knows that. As Alan Smith said, they will learn more from games like that. Fake outrage is to be expected.
Jim LaheyOctober 2, 2021 20:21:48
what?
You say the squad is basically a top 4 squad since arteta inherited it from E and i disagree citing the MIDFIELD
Apart from 45 minutes last week, when has it?“
It’s amazing isn’t it?
One good half the entire season and some(we know who) want to imply some corner has been turned. We’ve been shiiite/ futile minus 45 mins against Spurs.
A few games in and the below is obvious.
Ramsdale- people like him because he’s not Leno.
Tomiyashu- looks good/solid
White- don’t see it sorry.
Gabriel- looks good/ solid
Tierney- good player
Partey- good player.
Lakonga- talent but he’s a kid.
Odegaard- sorry don’t see it. Slow/weak.
ESR- talented/ good player.
Saka-talented but super raw.
Auba- flat track bully.
I needed a few after that matt b to be fair. Sorry for my rude comments, but that was fucking woeful.
I think we will be getting 5 points out of 9 for our next 3 games. 1 point for tonight (check); 3 points vs Palace ; 1 point vs Villa.
Let’s see how Super Arteta bounces back after the fucking interlull ( sigh).
raptora
feel how you want to about it, misery will always love company
Our current situation is that under Arteta we shouldn’t expect a win versus any other club in the league. You know, the team is young blah blah blah. You go and defend with 11 people in your own half and do close to 0 in attack… It’s fine. The team is new. Brighton are a very good team… 1 point is better than 0.
Said before the game Brighton outplay many teams at home but lack the firepower so we are not alone in that respect.
It was just the lack of going toe to toe with them which was disappointing but more worryingly we have seen these type of performances quite a lot from Arteta now whether it be Brighton or whoever. Pattern emerging.
‘Ramsdale was fucking shit today, as was the japs eye, fucking terrible’.
Myabe I’m been out of the country too long, but doesn’t the above from Guernsey sound just a little racist? Maybe I’m missing something.
Anyway, very impressive from Gabriel and ESR, who seemed the only two players willing to match Brighton for energy and positive play.
I feel like at the end of this season, we will surely be looking at our decision to have faith in Arteta with regret. I don’t think we will punch above our weight with him. I think we will barely sustain the level we are at. And that is my honest opinion. Maybe some other fans have seen something that makes them think we will be in the top 4 or at at least be playing Europa league football with an entertaining style. And that is their opinion. But I just don’t see it.
“You say the squad is basically a top 4 squad since arteta inherited it from E and i disagree citing the MIDFIELD” I mean, agree or not, it was a midfield that was a single point (IIRC) away from being a top 4 midfield. And don’t get me wrong I thought the midfield was bad then, I still do in a way, we need a replacement for Xhaka, but it has improved since Emery’s time. My point is he inherited a decent squad, was it the best? No not at all, but even an average manager like Emery pushed for… Read more »
Guernsey+gunOctober 2, 2021 19:48:35
Ramsdale was fucking shit today, as was the japs eye, fucking terrible.
Pedro
You should bin this cunt for ever
Bacary cut the racist fake offence both were fucking terrible today. Call it as it was. A fucking shit show.
There’s no system. There’s no identity.
Looked shiiite vs
Brentford
City
Chelsea
Norwich City
Burnley
Brighton.
Looked good for 45 mins vs:
Spurs
Sorry, don’t see any “these kids need to learn playing with each other “ bollocks.
Liverpool will eat our arse.
NelsonOctober 2, 2021 20:20:28 This game has brought us back down to earth. In an away game, the team is lacking the calmness, the organization, and the physicality to control the game. There were so many misplaced passes. The players choked. There are still lots of rooms to improve. Agreed and that seemed 100% the brighton game plan to exploit. What else does 20 shots/2 on target scream? If we weren’t as good or they were better, they would have won. But that was certainly a fair result. Brighton are good at some things and not good at others as… Read more »
I struggle to remember a worse performance. Auba, Odegaard, Lokonga, Tomi and Tierney were the worst players on the pitch. I doubt Arteta is fit for the job..
“but even an average manager like Emery pushed for CL places with it.
As opposed to the World class manager currently at Arsenal lol
Buckagh…grow up mate, theycwere fucking terrible today. Fake offence takes you nowhere mate.
I have no doubts ( NONE) its the manager not the players, that is the real problem.
Arteta has been here x 3 seasons and we are still bloody mid table!
if that’s us on an off day, I’m content is basicaly what I’m saying lol
xG Brighton 1.37-0.44 Arsenal
Gurnsey+gun: Hah, no worries mate, wasn’t great, but we all want the same thing, so cheers to that
A shambles today a point is a miracle. Ben white…..fuck me 50 mil for that. Absolute cunt.
There have been a lot of managers that burn hot for a little while then get completely exposed. Thinking Owen Coyle is probably Exhibit A.
I don’t want to get carried away, but Graham Potter seems like the real deal. He’s come through the hard way, both as a player and manager. How about a double signing of Potter and Bissouma next summer. Maybe take Maupay too and chain him to a fence at London Colney. Kind of like Ed at the end of ‘Shaun of the Dead’
I know that we are a young team.
What really bothered me today is that we showed none of that guile like we had vs Spuds.
This is where a manager would (and should) shine: telling players to play like BHA are the Spuds. Remind them of their motivation they had and to press in the same way.
Cheers matt b onwards and upwards but that was grim.👍🏿
Possesion lost Brighton 126- 139 Arsenal
Guernsey
I would argue with you about your racist post but I don’t think you’ll be around too long.
I will mate.
Mertesacker is a better option than Potter
“Bacary cut the racist fake offence both were fucking terrible today. Call it as it was. A fucking shit show”
Naah Fuck you Guernsey. Why racially abuse Tomiyasu to make a point about his performance you mug? Weird guy
Guernsey
Just help me understand what you mean by ‘japs eye’ andw e’re good. Maybe I misunderstood you.
I agree 100% we were really poor and flat today. I liked Gabriel and ESRs competitiveness although ESR’s decision-making wasn’t great.
I wish people would talk about what a total toothless shit show that was. Easier to take fake offence at fuck all.
Just explain what ‘japs eye’ means and we can talk football. I just don’t get it. Is it to do with Tomisayu being Japanese and his eyes are Japanese? Very confused.
I thought Ben white was decent actually. So was ramsdale. Gabriel, ESR and Saka were the only ones to show up. Odegaard was horrible today. Ozil esque. Tierney was also awful. Tomiyasu struggled for the first time in an Arsenal shirt. I think Auba tried and finally seemed to give up. Lokonga doesn’t want to play make shift leftback and it shows. Partey struggled alone in the middle of the park. Pepe and Lacazette did well when they came on.
Bacxry please I hate arguments. If I have offended I am sorry. If you met me I am as far from racist as you could get. Big love gooners
….but it was shit.
Ishola70 “But some may have to entertain that this will not be fully seen under Arteta consistently enough and will be done better and more consistently under another manager.” I agree, you may well be right, but it does appear The Club have changed direction in terms of signing “potential” over experience (ie Willian). We can only wait and see. Of course I don’t believe that one game against Spurs means major corners have been turned, but it’s hard to deny the signs aren’t there. Hey look, I stood on the North Bank in the 80’s and the football was… Read more »
*Tomiyasu
Guernsey
The performance was shit. I won’t be offended on behalf of someone else. But I think you should just focus on the player’s performances and not their eyes.
Our right back had a minger today. Painful to watch
Never thought I’d say this but this tram missed xhaka today
Looks like lokongas not ready for these kind of battles
The Guernsey is good dairy breed, it milk is rich in vitamin A.
Whatever you do with this info is up to you
Habesha, yeah sorry I was out of order. But fuck me that was a grim watch.
when was the last time arsenal played that poorly and didn’t lose? let’s not treat a team of 22 year olds that either just arrived or finished last season in 8th as the finished product. It’s not wrong to be thrilled about the 1st hal;f of spuds- it was years since we played w that fluidity and it will return. its the job of the opposition to stop us and some are better at it than others. brighton better than most. This is where 22 year olds are pushed to add more to their bag of tricks and understanding w… Read more »
We were shit. Tomiyasu was really poor in the first half and a little better in the 2nd half. It was always going to tough with his height on the flanks against a mobile tricky wing-back on a slick surface. I even said to my son at the beginning of the game that AMN (when he used to be a RB) or Cedric would be better suited for this match.
But all of the above has nothing to do with his ethnicity or facial features. Good to see you recognize that now.
The hysteria on this blog is ridiculous. Arsenal was not at our attacking best, however the main issue was the lack of application from our two main pressers (Aubameyang Odegaard )and our inability to hold up the ball to develop in the attacking half. This improved with the introduction of Lacazette but at that stage of the game our most effective players were tiring and couldn’t risk throwing everything into attack without conceding against a decent Brighton side. The major positive from this game was under difficult weather conditions we did not concede through Brighton had their chances to score.… Read more »
sly
“Never thought I’d say this but this tram missed xhaka today”
yeah we have already had this from one another poster.
And it was pointed out to him that we have seen identical passive performances like this from the team with Xhaka many times involved.
Try again.
Maybe with the manager.
The butter is superb sid.
why do people always call it hysteria and outrage when a game is debated and talked about.
It seems to me the only ones who have this hysteria are the ones pointing and calling others hysterical.
Most on here have calmly put forward their views on the game. Not overall hysteria at all. Maybe one or two.
That you don’t like those views doesn’t make them “hysterical”
The Spuds intentionally lost, to keep Diet Pep on the job longer and damage the club even more
We didn’t miss Xhaka. We just tried to fit in Lokonga as if he was Xhaka. But he isn’t like Xhaka and he wants to play in midfield. If we had Xhaka for that game, Brighton’s press would have eaten him alive. Half the team didn’t perform. Even if we had peak messi today, I doubt the performance would have changed. May be the result with an exceptional moment.
Sid
‘The Guernsey is good dairy breed, it milk is rich in vitamin A. Whatever you do with this info is up to you’
You’re like Nicolas Pépé. You can never tell what you’re going to do next 🙂
I’m not a native speaker. Is “Jap” more offensive than, say, “Russkie” or “Gerry” If so, why exactly? This Anglo culture is losing me, slowly. Even if you’re well read and educated it’s sometimes really hard to understand why something is offensive at some point in time. Idiot and moron were too offensive as they referred to challenged people, so “retarded” was invented in their place. Now “retarded” is a slur, but idiot and moron are allowed because it has been forgotten the original meaning is the same as mentally retarded. Strange things happening in Anglo cultures. Former communist countries… Read more »
Partey: I know he is highly rated, but that miss 5-minutes before half-time was poor, really poor — it was served on a plate for him. I’m not even mentioning the effort that he put into orbit — something of a Partey trademark
I expect much more from a player of his supposed quality, worst performance on the pitch today — at least Tomi has the excuse of youth and a new league
Yeah, the best butter
What pisses me off is we go from Sunday to that. No mid week game we should have ripped into them. We looked slow lazy and ben white was utterly abysmal. It’s so bad after spuds, lazy cunts couldn’t be bothered.
Ishola70
It’s hysteria when you and others of your ilk cannot find ONE positive out of a game we didn’t lose under difficult conditions.
Everyone likes a win but this is the Premier League no matter how good you are there are teams that will always be hard to beat and it so happens that Brighton is one of those teams.
Dolomite
That we didn’t lose is a positive. That’s it.
But those you feel are over dramatic or hysterical may be looking at the bigger picture that’s all.