Listen, I simply won’t tolerate it on this website. I will not have you laughing at Aston Villa. They are trying to be elite, people. It’s not funny that the team that went to great lengths to extract Emile from us this summer has now lost 5 games on the bounce in the League. I don’t think it’s amusing to point out that the last time they tasted victory was September 18th. Don’t even dare try to trigger me by saying ‘only two teams have conceded more than Villa this season’ (20) because I like Emi Martinez and he’s dealing with separation issues. None of this is funny and I truly hope their ‘elite’ summer signings some of our fans were pointing at come good… especially those that said they’d prefer Danny Ings to Alex Lacazette.
Now we’ve set the ground rules, can talk about what needs to happen tomorrow? Yes we can.
We need a win.
The club has done a lot of very good work in Phase 3. My target was 10 from 12. If we do the business against Watford, we could be on for that exact number. I suspect that a win will put us firmly in the top 4 mixer. West Ham has been one of the standout sides in the Premier League this calendar year, but I think it’ll be very, very tough for them to take 3 points off Liverpool. United were bounced 2-0 by City (lolololol). That’s as far as it goes for top 4 competition right now.
Win the game should be top 4 proper. No post-Christmas tables for us. That is GOOD news. Not that I want to hang on that post-Christmas table, but are we about ready to admit that the form was more predictive than many gave credit for? 5 months of continuous form was always a good sample, amazing that it was a debate. But, we were in a world where people were getting upset by the use of the word project, so there we are.
The Watford game is very winnable, but the focus simply has to be there. We don’t want the players reading too much of their good press and Arteta needs to make sure they know that you have to show up, even in the games that aren’t sexy. You make top 4 by racking up points in the winnable games. This is the sort of game that should start to form bread and butter, but I’m not sure we’re there yet.
The team has had the luxury of a week off again. There will be a full squad to pick from. I’m not sure there’s much reason to change what is working. There is always the challenge of finding balance. A squad is a living being. If you only water part of it, the neglected areas can wither and die. That’s why there might be some rotation at some point. Martin Odegaard might get some minutes and we could see some changes elsewhere.
Or maybe we’re in ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ territory. I don’t know, I’m not the coach, leave me alone.
Arsenal are making a big deal of Arteta’s first 100 games on the .com. It’s been a literal rollercoaster. But finally, it looks like we’re getting some traction as we head back up the table.
Has it been a success so far?
Depends how you want to frame it. On a football level, it hasn’t been… yet. But I think the Arsenal project so far has been bigger than results, it’s involved more people than just the coach, and it’s been harder work than anyone suspected it would be.
We’ve shipped out a lot of bad eggs, about 21 I think.
We’ve weathered the most consequential mitigating circumstance in sporting history.
We’ve brought in a whole batch of new players that are young, vibrant, and full of character
We continue to give chances to an exciting group of Hale-Enders.
We sacked our Football Director.
We pivoted hard on a new, more modern strategy
The culture at the club has taken a huge reboot.
Arteta is talking about ‘unity’ as the identity he has at Arsenal. I’m not quite sure that’s an identity, but it’s certainly the output of a lot of change, and we can see it on the pitch. We can even see it by the deals that are getting signed by players. Last season was about the young players pulling us to higher levels, this season, it’s about everyone doing that. So you have to salute the work and hope it lasts. Whatever happens with Arteta, you can’t deny that he’ll leave the club in a better state than he found it. Could you say the same of Jose Mourinho who joined Spurs at the same time? How about Carlo Ancellotti? How about Ole G at United?
Arsenal took the hard option when they went with Arteta, but the upsides still feel more tantalizing than if we’d moved on Rafa Benitez. We took the hard option on transfers this summer, fans went nuts about the deals, but it’s hard to deny the direction was wrong. We’re still on a long-term path and that will come with some pain, but this sustainable approach, when it finally delivers, will have us competing at the very highest levels for the very biggest trophies.
It’s exciting. There are no victory laps, but if you have a good plan, good ideas, a good culture, and everyone is united around the singular mission… you have a chance of doing great things.
So let’s see where the 100th game goes.
The only criticism I have from today is the need to keep Saka on the field for 90 mins. The lad looked exhausted and offered practically nothing in attack nor defence from about 60 mins on. Not sure if he’s about to burn out or if he’s not fully fit but either way Martinelli or Pepe should have been on for him a lot sooner. Not only the fact that we are one less in defence if the left back (luckily it was an ageing, chubby yid twat) but also having someone like Pepe there (not that I rate him… Read more »
SWG, loads to improve on, no doubt. Managing a lead is one of them. But it’s getting a bit better every game.
Just think when saliba back we can play sweeper
So…..the inexperienced team beat the experienced team despite our most experienced player (Aubamayang) who tried(and failed) to cock it up for his inexperienced team mates…
Nope it was absolutely not most. Pedro’s poll on players Im guessing all our new signings rated highly.
AFC It was cost and the needs of the team. Most people though Ramsdale was average. And he was seemingly coming in as a backup for Leno. So most doubted his necessity. White also was a 50 mil CB when we had Saliba. We were still rocking with a green Sambi and a poor Xhaka. It was a perfectly reasonable doubt to have. But circumstances have changed. Sambi and AMN are starring and we aren’t complaining about our CMs even though Xhaka is injured. Ben white is playing like a 50 mil CB. And Ramsdale has put Leno on the… Read more »
Peeps moaning that white not included in England set up…
Fuck that let the lad have a break fuck international football it’s dead anyway.
“Midwest, Ben White opens the game like Luiz and makes less errors. The argument was we had a good defence already and didn’t need him.“
No , Pedro, the argument was we had more urgent positions to spend 50m on, especially when we had one CB of a high promise out on loan, and the top four aim was apparently on next season agenda.
Liverpool didn’t spend £70m on VVD so they could build a top four contender around him 12 months out.
Or are we no longer comparing ourselves to their model?
Pedro
We have a big problem converting chances. As far as the defense is concerned, our starting line up has fantastic players. And holding on to a lead shouldn’t be a problem. We need much more form the senior players in the attacking third. Fix that and we are definitely on the up for good.
I think leno is back to the fatherland in January ..
Showing all the signs he wants out by saying nothing
Some of the things going on here just makes me think I am back in the playground. Josh gives one of the most impressive interviews I have seen and all the talk is about what he looks like!
Did any of you actually listen to what he said or is the problem that he used words of three syllables and you just didn’t understand?
And anyway, I like my owner to have too long hair.
Why ain’t Eddie getting minutes … Madness
Taylor
“Josh gives one of the most impressive interviews I have seen and all the talk is about what he looks like!”
It was a great interview. It certainly sounded like they’re ambitious, which is what we want to hear.
The mood in the ground today wasn’t as upbeat as some previous games, almost like we knew it might be a struggle.
I really hope we find a way to get Ode back in the team, he was so impressive
Ramsdale, Leno, Okonkwo Tomiyasu, Cedric, Chambers Tierney, Tavares, Kolasinac White, Holding Gabriel, Mari Xhaka, Niles Partey, Sambi, Elneny Odegaard, Smith Rowe Saka, Pepe Martinelli, Aubameyang Lacazette, Nketiah, Balogun Our squad is too big, particularly with no European football, we’ve got 6 surplus players out on loan, plus Saliba, and Patino who’s reportedly likely to join the first team squad next season We need to streamline our squad + wage bill, but what positions should be our priority in terms of incomings? For me, it’s central midfield, and new contracts for Saka + Saliba + Patino should be our priority I’d… Read more »
Arsenal had 4 yellow cards whilst making 6 fouls..
Watford …2 yellows ….19 fouls .
Make of that what you will .
Agreed, Pedro.. I have very little criticism, I love the look of us under Arteta! The players have bought into the system and the future is bright if we can build on what is looking like a very solid foundation. There’s a style and brand to us now and I f*#£ing love watching it.. Just the nerviness (which can be expected with a young side) and some of the in-game management to be brushed up on and we are looking very decent! If the Vlahovic rumours are true and if we can get that done in January, we are on… Read more »
SWG
Agree about Saka. He is an amazing player, but still only a youngster. He needs a break, a rest. One reason is because he is constantly fouled, the only way opponents can stop him. The other reason is he is being overplayed. I’ve no doubt Arteta and Southgate ask him, ‘Are you okay for this game?”. But he’s the sort of guy who will always say, “Yes”.
But we really need the Vlahovic rumour to be true as CF is our weak point unfortunately.. such a shame as I loved Auba as much as anyone but the truth is, he just doesn’t have it anymore and he isn’t going to lead the line for a side looking to compete.. which is genuinely a shame, I loved Auba maaan 😢
Wow the hysteria! Haha No one is right or wrong yet. We’ll see at the end of the season. I’m no fan of Arteta’s and that’s wholly down to most of our results and performances of the last 22 months. If he makes it to the end of the season, he has until then to win his sceptics over. Whatever support he lost he’ll win back on the strength of results and performances on the pitch. Quite simple really. Most of the criticisms aimed at the club and manager were justified given performances and results over a considerable time. Considerable… Read more »
England – 100% mate, he’s a great kid and character but Arteta needed to be the boss and yank him today.. he was gassed and it could have cost us against a proper, bombing left back!
Pierre, you got schooled today, sometimes it’s better to accept that, and leave it there
RR: The criticism of the summer signings before they had even kicked a ball we’re not justified — they were out of order
While we are not as bad as some suggest, it’s a bit early to say we’ve massively improved. It was only a 1-0 home win against a lowly Watford team. I still feel we haven’t shaken those awful performances out of ourselves yet.
Matt B
There’s always the looney fringe, on either side, mind.
While I continue to have reservations about certain aspects of Arteta’s management, it must be said in this Arsenal team everyone fights to win the ball back and we look really compact across the pitch. Our transition from defense to attack has improved and most players know their positions on the pitch. If we get a top class all rounded striker we can produce better results. Auba and Laca are both half strikers.
Taylor Swift
Watford are a horrible team. They tried to use the dark arts of rotational fouling & play acting while playing a low block. Had the penalty gone in they would have had to come out more.
These are the games we lost in the past. We used to let the bullies get to us. We have a brave group of players and a solid defence now, even balls into our box are dealt with expertly. We’ve seen lesser teams go to Liverpool, Chelsea & City and get results, so these aren’t givens.
Yes Rich, You were spot on …experience won the day.
Didn’t it?.
Pierre, The experienced team that cost less than £40 million to assemble, got beaten away to an inexperienced starting 11, that cost £250 million to assemble
We had the superior athletes, technicians, but lacked experience
Watford were packed with experience + inferior quality, but just got edged out
Hardly a ringing endorsement for your belief that we can compete for titles with a team full of players under 23
A very controlled performance from the team today, we paced ourselves a lot better and it shows that young players can play with intelligence , composure and patience, in fact the one player in the Arsenal team who didn’t show intelligence or composure was our most experienced player who proceeded to miscontrol a ball in front of an open goal ,leading to saka being offside, he missed a poorly taken penalty and surely his experienced head should have told him not to touch Odegaard’s shot that was possibly going in as Aubamayang was in an offside position. So much for… Read more »
LT,
I actually feel that this was one of our best games this season, with the exception of Auba being absolutely atrocious. The guy hit every self-destruct button available to him and still didn’t manage to sink us. Before today, we’d managed one good full game against Aston Villa. In addition to that, we had 25-30 good minutes in the games against the Spuds and Leicester. Today we were good for 80 minutes. And while Auba is probably spent, I have a hard time seeing he’ll be this terrible often.
I don’t understand why Aubameyang takes penalties over Lacazette. Even when he scores, it is unconvincing. Lacazette on the other hand is straight forward. It is very bizarre to let him continue on those duties despite the nervy penalties.
Rich
“Watford were packed with experience + inferior quality, but just got edged out”
edged out , are you sure …let’s be honest , if our most experienced player had shown any kind of touch or intelligence in front of goal we would have won by 4.
And yet we had to rely on our least experienced player to win the game …
Lovesausage
“I actually feel that this was one of our best games this season, ”
I agree , we paced ourselves well for once and never looked in trouble throughout the game .
A very solid performance.
Not that it needed any proof but it’s absolutely clear now that Xhaka is not at all essential to our team. Sambi has been impressive. Even AMN had a very good game today. Xhaka has no business being a starting 11 in our team.
Rich – a team with av age of 23 is only gong to get better; a team of av age 29 /30 is only going to get worse.
This Milan derby is back and forth like a basketball game.
Yep, our central midfield duo should be Lokonga + another.
1-0 is always a game on a knives edge, the Ramsdale error could easily have been punished by King
We were deserved winners, but even with a young team, Watford are poor, it’s a game we should be winning, our first team cost 6.25 x theirs, and we had the home advantage
We’ve got some top young players, but we need to supplement our team with the right balance of youth + experience, otherwise it’s highly likely we’ll get edged out of the top 6 over the course of the season
I listened to the Josh interview after the game. It was a great interview – he came across as passionate and knowledgeable about Arsenal and certainly totally invested in the club’s success. Of course we saw that by the Summer’s activity too.
The Kroenkes for so long have alienated the fan base by remaining aloof and appearing as disinterested and football illiterates. Now they are through Josh turning this around. Finally the sleeping KSE giant is awakening.
Josh now needs to take the next step by moving to London and becoming our full time CEO.
And frankly if KSE are on board in this way, then who needs a debt laden Daniel Ek consortium?
Pierre
Have to agree with you. That was a controlled performance. These are difficult games but Ramsdaie had nothing to do, ignoring his error! But for a poor penalty & Auba not being at his best, that was very competent.
Northbanker
Great comments on Josh.
I guess we manscaped our cojones before this game !! Had Curtis Shaw on while watching
and it was exhilerating and nail-biting as well.Arsenal are a team that make fans squirm and
twist and shout but a great feeling all-round today and tomorrow. Now AMN needs to add goals
to his game and he will be a fan favourite soon enough.. Otherwise there were lots of mistakes
from fx Tavares and Auba but we survived ..
TR7 No one is talking about how we need Xhaka’s progressive passes anymore. AMN has been surprising this season. He isn’t showing any weaknesses at all. He is playing like a good CM that does his job efficiently. Lokonga has a higher ceiling. He is creative at times and has been very good considering thi is his first 3 months in a tough league. If we had someone better than these young players then we would be hard to beat. Xhaka is completely unnecessary. In fact I now have a theory that we are trying to ease in Patino and… Read more »
We really need to drop Aubu though. He could of cost us 3 points this game and he’s been distinctly average these last 14 months. The team deserve better
Agree on AMN, he’s had a couple of really solid games. Surprised me in all honesty
But Xhaka’s demise may be a bit premature as he’s a clear favourite of Arteta’s. Be interesting to see the decision Arteta takes when Xhaka is back from injury
Habesha – i agree. I can’t see us buying another CM any time soon. With Partey, AMN, Lokonga and (sigh) Xhaka on the books,, with Ode also playing deeper as an 8 (but probably not his best position) and with Azeez, Patino and maybe even Hutchinson emerging, it would have to be a very opportunistic signing of an outstanding prospect to alter this. Our transfer priority has to be at CF – Auba seems to be gone mentally, Laca and Eddie )maybe) are physically going, and with Martinelli and Balogun not ready, we have to make a key signing ideally… Read more »
@Northbanker
Would Ivan Toney be anyones choice?
Habesha
Not surprised by AMN’s good performance. Has always said he is quite underrated as a player. He has decent pace and power, can be enterprising with his passing at times and covers a lot of ground with ease. Yes he has errors in him but if he is played regularly he can be very consistent.
TYG- he’s a beast in the air but I’d like to see someone with more skill at ground level too. Other than our opening game, Ihaven’t however seen enough of him to make a good judgement. Reports on Vlahovic suggest he has the ball shielding skills and physicality of Laca and the eye for goal that Auba once had. At 6′ 3″ he seems perfect. so I hope it can happen. But I’ll trust the process!
Also who would we like to see as Captain of Arsenal?
What did the weekend games reveal? There are no easy pushovers in the PL. The TV money has enabled the so-called lowly sides to bring in top class players. So this ‘It’s only Watford’ stuff is nonsense. They were hard to beat today. The PL is the toughest football competition in the world, tougher by far than the European Cup – you still find a few ‘pushovers’ there. Which is why the whole world watches the PL. Which is why top managers need to prove themselves here. Down the road we have Wesr Ham United, a bit of a larf… Read more »
TYAG
Ramsdale or Tierney.
Beckenbauer, I mean White, will be captain in a year or two. For now? I’m not too keen on any of the senior players chances.
What I find really heartening is that we are starting to get nearer to the point where fine tuning is required rather than needing to fill a mass of positions. Last season we were listing so many problem positions and the club filled nearly all of them with high quality young players.
So incredibly we are now looking at future TWs where hopefully the club can put all of its energy into filling one or two key positions which allows for much greater focus. Perhaps the odd super kid can be thrown in too.
Yeah I was hoping he’d burst out of the blocks in the premier league. Still like the player and young enough at 25 I think? But anyone has to be better than aubu. I think we’ve seen best of aubu and he’s now not good enough to lead the line. Clubs going forward but his performances are in the past
For all the time Laca and Auba have
spent playing together their understanding
of playing together has hit an all time low.
We are at the moment looking like we could be
looking at an all time low scoring season.
We are just grabbing scraps .
There is no one putting his foot on the ball and actually
Controlling the game that’s why Xhaka will come
straight back in.
We are a side that is now more than willing to battle
but lacks quality in several positions.
Moving forward yes .
LS – never a GK. I prefer CB for the captain’s role so agree with Karsa- White could be the one.
@LoveSausage
Never been a fan of keepers being captain. I’m old fashioned and think defenders and CM’s make better Captains 🤣 stupid I know. My 3 would be out of Tierney, Gabriel, White
Hard to imagine anyone making a. bigger hash Han Auba today . With any halitosis in his ball control he takes the first chance which fell to Saka. . His penalty was dire. . It hit Foster who would have struggled to avoid it and his.lack of thinking cost Odegaard a goal .
He worked very hard but as several, posters have said we need a younger, dynamic striker .We would have won 4-0 minimum today if he’d done his stuff ..
Cracker of a first line sorry !
I meant with any quality – nothing to do with halitosis .
What’s happened to all the posters who said we’d bought crap and needed Buendia and Ings?
Against Leeds I have to say Eddie looked really lively and didn’t give their defenders a break all night. Not saying he’s the answer long term, but he can’t be any worse than aubu.
Northbanker, TYAG, I’m just looking at the character and leadership qualities of the player. Take our last two captains for example. Xhaka – dumb brute. The equivalent of a parent who uses the “do as I say, not as I do” approach with their children. Auba – stupid grin on his face after he prevented Ode’s shot from going in an killing the game. Enough said. Rambo and Tierney both have big characters and set a good example. White has been looking like a real player lately but character-wise still comes across a bit meek. Would be more clear if… Read more »
Yeah Gabi is a beast. I think most fans took to him from day 1 , even though he does have the odd fuck up in his locker.
TYAG
From what I have seen now, Ramsdale. He definitively has more character.
But we really need someone else in the middle of the park so that he can speak to and encourage everyone when the going gets tough.
PV4 and Tony were the best at doing that
This Mian derby is frenetic and frantic
Yeah Ramsdale has won most people over and def a character. I don’t know, just never been fan of keepers being captain. Lol Sambi could be a future captain. Maybe even Emile
Re: Gabi is a beast…even though he does have the odd fuck up in his locker
everyone has a the odd fuck up in his locker
Saka [who I love as a player] gave the ball away a couple of times today in ways that would have the mob baying at Xhaka
Smith Rowe was anonymous in the first half
it’s the net package that a player brings and BS & ESR have so many more berries than thorns 🙂
Northbanker
“Rich – a team with av age of 23 is only gong to get better; a team of av age 29 /30 is only going to get worse.”
Exactly
Tierney also gets extra points for the fact that he’ll play in short sleeves in literally any weather.
Benny Blanco gets minus points for looking like a Love Island contestant.
TYAG
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Me neither. Simply because they are to far away from the play of the game to make any impact when needed.
I’ll be honest though, right now nobody strikes me as captain material.
+3x as many fouls on us and us w 2x the amount of yellows. joke of referee today which is not to whine about anything more than having a half game to watch. its not a strategy to break up every possession with a cynical foul. why the stop and start was permitted after multiple obvious reckless challenges by rose alone is a mystery to me but thats what happens when you have a fat toddler running around trying to run a game like that, he just didn’t care. missed +5 hand balls. but we play against the refs too… Read more »
@TheLegendaryDB10
Yeah that is a little worrying that no one player really does stand out. It was quite obvious from a young age that players like Adam’s, Viera, Gerrard etc were leaders of men. None of our players stand out in that regard.
“Rich – a team with av age of 23 is only gong to get better; a team of av age 29 /30 is only going to get worse.” Pierre, Northbanker is literally quoting me word for word, I’ve been pretty the sole voice making this point the last few months You think we can pack our team with 11 under 23 players and win titles, I think we need to find a balance of youth + experience, particularly against more established teams, and in the centre of the pitch Statistics back up my argument, the best managers in the world’s… Read more »
Rich
I agree. I thought players like lichsteiner and sok would have more of an impact as seasoned vets but it aint cheap to get pl ready talent at the level we want so the idea of youth becomes the offsetting factor. Some
Of these guys will still be babies in 2 years time, orhers wont
Rich
“You think we can pack our team with 11 under 23 players and win titles, ”
Your words not mine …
Nuno tavares can talk Scottish 👄
RICH..like your flavour
Intelligent thoughts
Rich
“You think we can pack our team with 11 under 23 players and win titles, I think we need to find a balance of youth + experience, particularly against more established teams”
You’ve not been a lone voice, I’ve been saying the same. I have said many times. Young players bring fantastic energy & desire but also have a degree of nativity.
Tierney is out future cap
We won!
As West Ham has demonstrated Liverpool can be beaten!
PedroNovember 7, 2021 16:21:36
Raptora talking about values as he chokes on his dying agenda
That’s poetry right there.
Great to get another win! Takes us into 5th, a very good spot given our first 3 games Auba’s performance was worrying, I get the sense he is being picked at the moment just to keep him happy as he seems like the type of guy that would throw a tantrum and disrupt the locker room if dropped. He should have had a better touch for saka’s disallowed goal, should have scored the pen, and shouldn’t have tried to touch odergaards shot (knowing he was massively offside). That’s 3 very clear goal scoring opportunities that could have made this a… Read more »
Was it Love Sausage saying that we won despite Arteta? He gets sh1t on for the players he bought. He’s the guy who bought them, trains them all week, sets up the team, screams at them through the whole game. And them, when they win (on an excellent run) …. this cretin says that it’s in spite of him. Your mind is made up about the man. Admit it. So much that you can’t even truly enjoy the success like we all are lately. That sucks for you. Change your handle, because you don’t love anything in this world, least… Read more »
Nigel the bruiser. Love it
Wow, we are at 5th spot! I am now getting nervous since there are now real stakes to play for.
Invincibls live on
Invincibles
I don’t think Danny Rose has anything to complain about. Watford was trying every trick to delay the game. His player fell down after minimum contact. The Ref. didn’t stop the game We continued the attack and Rose intercept the ball closed to their baseline. He kicked the ball out while his player was getting up. I don’t think that we had to give the ball back. They were unhappy because we scored our only goal right afterward. If Auba didn’t screw up those three chances, Watford wouldn’t think that they deserve a point.
Nigel,
Like most people who think of themselves as some kind of righteous crusaders, you just come across as petty and nasty.
I’ve been mostly positive towards Arteta lately, incl his change to the team’s tactics. And I said that we won today despite Auba and Arteta’s in-game management. If you think he did well on that account today then you really should be calling others cretins. Stones and glass houses.
Hope we drop auba against pool. Shocking performance and form atm
Gonsterous
I dont see it that way , I thought Auba was really up for it . Despite the pen miss , he was still up there fighting for every single press. Didnt see him dejected as before . Against Liverpool we need him so that they dont press high , look at how West Ham did it with Antonio . Both Laca and Auba should play.
What an almost perfect weekend for Gooners with only West Ham not getting the memo about how good the Bin Dippers were. More about them later. I loved the feisty nature now omitting from the players on the pitch. Beginning to see the attitudes of first Wenger decade coming through, especially from the kids; sadly Auba still wants to hug and grin his way out of confrontations and missing gilt edge chances again. Auba should have been taken off around the 50 minute mark with Martinelli getting 40+ minutes to be kicked to near death by the knuckle dragging Watford’s… Read more »
We need to drop Auba against weaker opposition. Although he scores in vital moments, his overall playing ability is poor. Everytime he has had form, the system had to be a counter attacking one. Even his run of form during th FA cup win under arteta, we were absorbing pressure and counter attacking. Odegaard needs to play with Lacazette upfront. One of the best performances I have seen under Arteta was westbrom away last season. Lacazette, ESR and Saka were running rings around them because you could feel everything they did was in sync. Auba worked hard yesterday, he just… Read more »
Team is playing well and new players have been a boost. Club picking up good players lately and I believe that will continue into the future. European football is likely and club can realistically win a cup.
Arteta has proven himself and needs to keep up the performance. Next gear is to be able to play the top three teams but he has proven he can do that in the past.
This feeling of success at the Arsenal has been long absent. It’s about time good cheer came from the Emirates.
Aston Villa
Taunting The Arse about Smith-Rowe one minute,
On Skid-Row the next 🙂
The Watford win was good, but next up bindippers will be on the rebound!
Auba and laca can finally play together. Both up front is better than one on the wing.
Auba was an absolute mug, standing offside and trying to Nick away odegaards goal. What an awful captain.
Really don’t see any traits that make him the captain of our side. Chaka may be better in terms of being a captain.
A captain should be a leader, not automatically the best player in the squad but someone who can lead and the other players look up to and respect.
With Partey out last night, this means surely that he is missing games for his country right? Are we going to pull him?
The PL is undoubtedly the toughest league in world. Put the likes of Bayern, PSG, RM, Juventus, Barcelona in the mix and they would suffer big time. West Ham have been remoulded under Moyes and even as an Arsenal supporter I’m pleased, because it makes things more interesting for us all. The top teams are going to slip up even more this season and that can only benefit the league and us as a club. I’m slowly coming to the realisation that Arteta is learning by his mistakes but will not hold my hands up in total admiration just yet.… Read more »