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Hand on my heart, I really did not expect this....even with Havertz in midfield I thought we would have too much intensity for Bournemouth, playing at home... hammering home our advantage of playing before City blah blah blah

How wrong I was
 
aboveandbeyond said:
But. Bournemouths winner came from saliba and Zubimendi cat napping with a gaping hole opened for the Bournemouth player
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what did the attackers do all game? you seem to have these weird affection for donkeys like Havertz and Madueke, feel free to take them at united
 
This will probably go down as first when it comes to Arsenal's recent bottling

I didn't see the entire game today but what I watched was so turgid, very little intensity, very little creativity and just players playing with both the handbrake on as well as with fear

This isn't even a very good City side that is chasing Arsenal but they don't need to be

It's in City's hands now cos that GD will soon be wiped out
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
This will probably go down as first when it comes to Arsenal's recent bottling

I didn't see the entire game today but what I watched was so turgid, very little intensity, very little creativity and just players playing with both the handbrake on as well as with fear

This isn't even a very good City side that is chasing Arsenal but they don't need to be

It's in City's hands now cos that GD will soon be wiped out
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Still think Arsenal will probably win it because of what you have pointed out.
They will not get a better chance.
 
aboveandbeyond said:
But. Bournemouths winner came from saliba and Zubimendi cat napping with a gaping hole opened for the Bournemouth player
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It’s just same old Arsenal bottling it at the end of the season. Frustrating really. You just see the extraordinary mistakes which don’t happen for the majority of the season. Just can’t keep their heads under pressure. The attack has been mediocre all season, it’s fine Arsenal can win the league even with that. But the defence and the goalkeeper even have started to make massive mistakes in the matches near the end of season now. And that’s worrying.

Hope it’s still enough of a lead to pull through and Man City drop a few points here and there too.

There is room to improve in attack. But it’s already the strongest squad in premier league. And if you can’t win a league despite leading it entire season, that’s an issue.
 
aboveandbeyond said:
Clearly. You've never played the Game.
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Bro I like you and have a lot of respect for your footballing takes (other than the ones for English players).

Let’s not go down this road of playing ability. This is a KKWC argument that he used to use and we all know his ball knowledge is terrible, who was getting schooled even by the Peshawari Jimmy Hill, who by his own admission has never kicked a ball.
 
ads101 said:
It’s just same old Arsenal bottling it at the end of the season. Frustrating really. You just see the extraordinary mistakes which don’t happen for the majority of the season. Just can’t keep their heads under pressure. The attack has been mediocre all season, it’s fine Arsenal can win the league even with that. But the defence and the goalkeeper even have started to make massive mistakes in the matches near the end of season now. And that’s worrying.

Hope it’s still enough of a lead to pull through and Man City drop a few points here and there too.

There is room to improve in attack. But it’s already the strongest squad in premier league. And if you can’t win a league despite leading it entire season, that’s an issue.
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strongest sqaud in Premier league? you dont half waffle ****.

The attack is bottom half of the PL standard, but according to you and other clueless fans this is a strong sqaud.
 
Rana said:
Why did he not start with Eze then?

Silly little mistakes proving massively costly!
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Because Eze is also coming back from injury one that was expected to keep him out for even longer..

What worries me is Saka and Timber's injuries
 
When a 16 year old is coming on the 55th minute to replace your £50-60 million new signing winger.

That tells you everything you need to know about that signing.

Arteta just admitted he got the signing wrong. AGAIN
 
Rana said:
I’m talking about level of opposition

He loves these mid table teams
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Trust me, it would have been even worse with Odegaard. That guy is not only the most mentally weak player in the squad especially when you consider his ability. He can't hack the physicality of the PL. He's finished at the highest level.

This was a high pressure game given that we're in the back end of the season.
 
MK7Z said:
When a 16 year old is coming on the 55th minute to replace your £50-60 million new signing winger.

That tells you everything you need to know about that signing.

Arteta just admitted he got the signing wrong. AGAIN
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I thought he brought on the subs a bit too early. We played worse after the subs were made.

Even if Dowman and Eze had to be brought on, there was no need to sub Martinelli for Trossard. I think that was a miscalculation.
 
Havertz, Madueke, Jesus, being in Arsenal squad make its the strongest in PL and Euro according some absoloute cluelss clowns in this fan base..

Sums up how clueless some people are, same people who were getting Tag happy a short while ago..

🤡
 
Bournemouth turn up with Zero fear and played like PSG / Barca / Bayern - the best sqaud and team in PL according clueless clowns, played like a bunch of cowards

Everyone ask KKWC for his prayer Mat, as that is what this club needs now...

This team deserves to be called Bottled jobs
 
3 defeats out of 4 Havertz started in the midfield in all 3 of them

That Havertz sword I said a while ago that Arteta will die on is getting sharper and sharper....
 
If Arsenal do fail to get over the line this season in both the PL and CL, the acquisitions of Chelsea and City leftovers has played a big part in it. The most prominent examples being:

1. Jesus - massively overpaid at £265,000 p.w.
2. Havertz - he was never worth £60-65m and he's also overpaid (on well over £250k p.w.). He was struggling at Chelsea. If Arteta and Edu (at the time) really believed in him, they should have offered £30m max
3. Madueke - awful blunder and like Havertz's signing, sackable offence. He's nowhere near as good as Dowman and Nwaneri as a RW. @aboveandbeyond I know you like him but the irony is he's the prime example of "overrated and overhyped english trash"
 
MK7Z said:
3 defeats out of 4 Havertz started in the midfield in all 3 of them

That Havertz sword I said a while ago that Arteta will die on is getting sharper and sharper....
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Plenty of people were singing that stupid havertz song midweek. Alot of toxic positive fan base have gassed up these mediocre players. So its no shock the manager keeps persisting with such donkeys
 
Amjid Javed said:
Plenty of people were singing that stupid havertz song midweek. Alot of toxic positive fan base have gassed up these mediocre players. So its no shock the manager keeps persisting with such donkeys
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Impact players at best. Not at key title run in

Been saying for ages timber was gassing out and on the edge of an injury... Guess what nowhere to be seen
 
aboveandbeyond said:
He has to. Otherwise the midfield creativity wise will not function properly.

Have you guys actually played any levels of football. By this i mean proper 11 a side league football.
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I play 11 a side, 6 a side and 7 a side. I'm not part of an official team but I play every week with a group that has well over 300 members, so I'm always playing with and against different players on different surfaces.

aboveandbeyond said:
Not the normal 7 a side Asians normally thrive on.

I played alot of Rugby and football in physically demanding leagues, where to be honest not many Asians thrived in
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I didn’t respond to your earlier comment because it felt like an unnecessary dig at Asians, but since you’ve brought it up again, I’ll address it.

I played 11 a side football when I was in my 20s up until covid, so I know exactly what goes on. Asians primarily avoid playing 11 a side team because of the drinking culture. If you don't drink and your name is let's say Muhammad Khan, you're going to struggle to fit in. I'm surprised you play rugby because I've heard it's much worse in that environment.

Can't blame Asians for sticking to the cages.
 
Anyway go enjoy your weekend guys. Don't let Arsenal ruin it for ya

Last couple of days of half term etc.
Remember... Their millionaires and don't even know we exist. Don't let them determine your emotions.
Focus your energy on what really matters.

Trust me you'll get over Arsenal defeats quicker


Peace
 
topspin said:
Bro I like you and have a lot of respect for your footballing takes (other than the ones for English players).

Let’s not go down this road of playing ability. This is a KKWC argument that he used to use and we all know his ball knowledge is terrible, who was getting schooled even by the Peshawari Jimmy Hill, who by his own admission has never kicked a ball.
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And i didnt even quote you. Im sure Mr Amjid can reply.
 
topspin said:
I play 11 a side, 6 a side and 7 a side. I'm not part of an official team but I play every week with a group that has well over 300 members, so I'm always playing with and against different players on different surfaces.



I didn’t respond to your earlier comment because it felt like an unnecessary dig at Asians, but since you’ve brought it up again, I’ll address it.

I played 11 a side football when I was in my 20s up until covid, so I know exactly what goes on. Asians primarily avoid playing 11 a side team because of the drinking culture. If you don't drink and your name is let's say Muhammad Khan, you're going to struggle to fit in. I'm surprised you play rugby because I've heard it's much worse in that environment.

Can't blame Asians for sticking to the cages.
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The Toxic culture in general in Grass roots Football certainly doesnt exist in Rugby at all. Certainly not where ive played.
 
aboveandbeyond said:
And i didnt even quote you. Im sure Mr Amjid can reply.
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But what does playing football have to do with it?

KKWC plays football and he has less football knowledge than a resident of Peshawar, who himself has said he's never kicked a ball. There are many ex-players like Gabby Agbonlahor who have played at the highest level but just as clueless as any zero ball knowledge football fan.
 
MK7Z said:
Impact players at best. Not at key title run in

Been saying for ages timber was gassing out and on the edge of an injury... Guess what nowhere to be seen
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100% Timber has been over played, Same with Saka whose injured.

Rice has been playing with an Injury. Out of these 3 i can see at least 1 missing the world cup in summer due to serious injury between now and end of the season

This is what happens when sqaud isnt good enough and you over play key players

Havertz isnt even an impact player, hes just a save a donkey project that Artetas entire reign has been full of
 
aboveandbeyond said:
The Toxic culture in general in Grass roots Football certainly doesnt exist in Rugby at all. Certainly not where ive played.
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That's not true, the drinking culture in rugby is much worse and I've heard many stories to back this up. I'll give you an example, an old work colleague of mine told me him and his team mates took in turns defecating inside a cardboard box and "give it a good shake" because that's what drunk banter is for them. This is something I ask every rugby player, have you seen/heard of similar behaviour and have you ever taken part in it?

You may think it's a flex, but being part of a rugby team is nothing to be proud of. I would much rather be that Asian, who you like to undermine, that only plays football in cages exclusively with other Asians. At least I'm not surrounded by that kind of filth.
 
Amjid Javed said:
We all know you have some weird love for Havertz, every time he stinks the place out. Your the 1st person to defend him.

Or maybe like Arteta you have love for Donkeys in general.
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A rugby player who like donkeys, this is getting very suspicious now :unsure:
 
aboveandbeyond said:
So in your deluded little world. Who exactly played well for Arsenal.
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Deluded? im one of very few Arsenal fans with a sense of reality. Not at any point have i said this team would win league or this manager was any good. Yet over last 6 years, ive been proven right about how mediocre manager and certain players are

1) Yes i have played football - Saturday league and sunday league. Not sure what irrelivant point your your trying to make?
2) Havertz was utter dog ****, just like in City and southampton games. But because he scored vs Sporting lisbon, we saw the usual reaction from you getting a hardon and getting your vasaline tub out.

"Havertz step up when it mattered" im off to have frisky over it 🤡

You open call english players mediocre, then at same time act like Havertz, odegaard and Madueke are world class. Clearly shows how clueless you are.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Bournemouth turn up with Zero fear and played like PSG / Barca / Bayern - the best sqaud and team in PL according clueless clowns, played like a bunch of cowards

Everyone ask KKWC for his prayer Mat, as that is what this club needs now...

This team deserves to be called Bottled jobs
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No mat for you , get out of the basement and join your bros
:wenger


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topspin said:
Not good enough unless you've gone egg throwing (sorry I mean rugby) as well :ROFLMAO:
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Yeah egg throwers or Footy players who play in midlands cab drivers disabled league.

Even stevie wonder can tell you havertz is rubbish, i bet certain posters have posters of hench havertz on their walls at home :ROFLMAO:
 
So far we have 1 Arteta fan boy making excuses and being deluded calling the sqaud best in PL.

Lets see if the other Tag happy 🤡 grow a pair, and call manager out or usual excuse or hiding
 
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At start of the summer, all the team supposedly the team needed was a striker as final piece to puzzle.

Instead you still get the manager playing cowardice haram football.

We went to Anfield, set up in cowardly Manner

we had chance to bury City right at start of season at emirates, again we played like cowards

same again in home game vs Liverpool.

same in Cup final vs City...

People getting gassed up because we played well with zero pressure in league stage in CL

The reliance on set pieces was supposedly a way to get round teams setting up playing low blocks. Now teams have realised our attack is so ****, they might as well just attack us and have a go.

Everton played same way Bournemouth did at Emirates, they should have won game. But we rode our luck and won 2-0

United and liverpool came here and had a go and won and drew at Emirates.

in all those games what did Arteta do to Address those games tactically? absoloutley fk all.
 
Amjid Javed said:
At start of the summer, all the team supposedly the team needed was a striker as final piece to puzzle.

Instead you still get the manager playing cowardice haram football.

We went to Anfield, set up in cowardly Manner

we had chance to bury City right at start of season at emirates, again we played like cowards

same again in home game vs Liverpool.

same in Cup final vs City...

People getting gassed up because we played well with zero pressure in league stage in CL

The reliance on set pieces was supposedly a way to get round teams setting up playing low blocks. Now teams have realised our attack is so ****, they might as well just attack us and have a go.

Everton played same way Bournemouth did at Emirates, they should have won game. But we rode our luck and won 2-0

United and liverpool came here and had a go and won and drew at Emirates.

in all those games what did Arteta do to Address those games tactically? absoloutley fk all.
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Arteta has made a number of mistakes and sometimes it does look like cowardice on his part. He gives a lot of details to players and basically tells them what to do so if team plays poorly then responsibility lies with Arteta.

Jesus and White should have been offloaded in the previous summer. I am hoping Havertz will continue to score important goals in the remaining champions league matches. He’s a regular starter for the German National team which means that it’s not just mikel who sees value in him.

I am disappointed by Arteta today. He more than the players felt the pressure today. You could see the body language wasn’t there and as I’ve said he made the subs at the wrong time and too many at once. Martinelli always has that chance to make something happen when your trying to find that late goal. He had just created a special moment vs sporting and scored some important late goals this season.

Our squad has been stretched. Especially on the right side with both Saka and Timber missing. Arsenal do make a significant majority of the their attack from the right side.
 
Midweek, Sporting Lisbon will come to the Emirates and have a go. They wont show any fear, a lot of these medioce high paid loser in Arsenal team need to turn up.

As far as City game next week, Arsenal will go there set up to draw and will lose.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Raya pretty much the reason that Arsenal got the result last night.

Still the huge issues in attack, going forward and that will have to improve. Can keep expecting keeper and defence alone to keep winning games. Definitely a better performance will be needed at weekend vs Bournemouth.
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I called it midweek, that i could see issues happening today!
 
People still defending havertz.. 🤡 but but hes important player in german team

but but he was good at leverkusen..

but but he scored a goal in CL..

But he was misused at chelsea..

Never seen such a 🐶 💩 player get some much protecting and hype
 
Amjid Javed said:
As far as City game next week, Arsenal will go there set up to draw and will lose.
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It all comes down to mindset. If you set up to play an ultra conservative, low risk brand of football, you don’t have the self belief and courage in your players to take risks and succeed. Ultimately, you’ve lost the battle before it’s even begun. It’s a loser mentality and exactly why Arteta doesn’t deserve to win the PL and CL.

Arteta should be sacked immediately if they lose to City.
 
topspin said:
It all comes down to mindset. If you set up to play an ultra conservative, low risk brand of football, you don’t have the self belief and courage in your players to take risks and succeed. Ultimately, you’ve lost the battle before it’s even begun. It’s a loser mentality and exactly why Arteta doesn’t deserve to win the PL and CL.

Arteta should be sacked immediately if they lose to City.
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Quite a few of us Bro, have said the same thing. If your going to play in this Manner you have to win stuff. Arteta managing reminds of when Rafa was in charge of liverpool and they finished 2nd, you saw numerous games where they were at home and playing to defensive midfields in games. There is no need apart from possibly the Big games at home, to play Rice and Zubimendi in midfield. Zubimendi is a good player, but like Jorginho (similiar) when hes put under pressure he struggles to cope with dictating games, he also looks physically knackered.

Even if by some miracle we get something from City game, i wouldnt be shocked if we dropped points vs Newcastle, West ham or Palace. Teams have realised now not to press Arsenal and just let us waste time and pass the ball around side ways and backwards for 20 minutes. we litterally resorted to lumping balls up to Gyokeres, who i felt sorry for as hes only player who looked decent today.

even if we win League, manager isnt going to change his style. Similar to liverpool winning league last year, you could see some weakness and issues in team. which were addressed. Arsenal are using same negligence.

The board are supposedly look at New contract for Arteta before end of season, if they had sense they would move Arteta on and actually get a better manager in and let Berta recruit good players, that a new manager can hopefully go up a level with.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Quite a few of us Bro, have said the same thing. If your going to play in this Manner you have to win stuff. Arteta managing reminds of when Rafa was in charge of liverpool and they finished 2nd, you saw numerous games where they were at home and playing to defensive midfields in games. There is no need apart from possibly the Big games at home, to play Rice and Zubimendi in midfield. Zubimendi is a good player, but like Jorginho (similiar) when hes put under pressure he struggles to cope with dictating games, he also looks physically knackered.

Even if by some miracle we get something from City game, i wouldnt be shocked if we dropped points vs Newcastle, West ham or Palace. Teams have realised now not to press Arsenal and just let us waste time and pass the ball around side ways and backwards for 20 minutes. we litterally resorted to lumping balls up to Gyokeres, who i felt sorry for as hes only player who looked decent today.

even if we win League, manager isnt going to change his style. Similar to liverpool winning league last year, you could see some weakness and issues in team. which were addressed. Arsenal are using same negligence.

The board are supposedly look at New contract for Arteta before end of season, if they had sense they would move Arteta on and actually get a better manager in and let Berta recruit good players, that a new manager can hopefully go up a level with.
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I read about them extending his contract and they have not read the room with this one.

Sack him if he doesn't win the league not reward his failures
 
MK7Z said:
I read about them extending his contract and they have not read the room with this one.

Sack him if he doesn't win the league not reward his failures
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In terms of any of the Kronkes sports franchises / Teams they only care if the win 1 Major trophy once. They arent in it for long term sports domination. I wont be shocked if new contract is signed before end of season. There is no accountability at this club, not for the manager or the players. Ultimately no consquences means the weak mentality in the club will remain

Arteta needs to go at end of season, even if we win PL
 
topspin said:
That's not true, the drinking culture in rugby is much worse and I've heard many stories to back this up. I'll give you an example, an old work colleague of mine told me him and his team mates took in turns defecating inside a cardboard box and "give it a good shake" because that's what drunk banter is for them. This is something I ask every rugby player, have you seen/heard of similar behaviour and have you ever taken part in it?

You may think it's a flex, but being part of a rugby team is nothing to be proud of. I would much rather be that Asian, who you like to undermine, that only plays football in cages exclusively with other Asians. At least I'm not surrounded by that kind of filth.
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When have i undermined Asians? Please elaborate. I have upmost respect for Asians being a Son of a Brit Pak.

Pointing out from experience that Asians in general prefer the Seven a side football to the rough and tough Sunday brutal Grass root football is in no way me undermining anyone.

Like I said. From my experience having played both Rugby and Football, the amount of discrimination and toxic behavior was chalk and cheese when comparing Football to Rugby.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Entire team was bad, but fact your defending your favourite 🐴 as usual says it all
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Honestly im not. But please, lets get something straight. No one is performing. Its one thing performing when the pressure is off to performing when the pressure is on in critical big games, totally different mindset
 
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topspin said:
It all comes down to mindset. If you set up to play an ultra conservative, low risk brand of football, you don’t have the self belief and courage in your players to take risks and succeed. Ultimately, you’ve lost the battle before it’s even begun. It’s a loser mentality and exactly why Arteta doesn’t deserve to win the PL and CL.

Arteta should be sacked immediately if they lose to City.
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Spot on....

It is still in Arsenal's hands- not sure why that is overlooked!! +6GD adavntage (yes, 2 games in hand but better having the lead) decent run in- the easier runin.

Just need a leader to step up ans take charge- maybe it is too much to ask for an Adamesque or Vieiraesque or Campbellesque figure but someone needs to step up.

I saw someone say something r.e. squad composition and not having any overtly maverick players anymore e.g. Auba and that is actually a good point.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Deluded? im one of very few Arsenal fans with a sense of reality. Not at any point have i said this team would win league or this manager was any good. Yet over last 6 years, ive been proven right about how mediocre manager and certain players are

1) Yes i have played football - Saturday league and sunday league. Not sure what irrelivant point your your trying to make?
2) Havertz was utter dog ****, just like in City and southampton games. But because he scored vs Sporting lisbon, we saw the usual reaction from you getting a hardon and getting your vasaline tub out.

"Havertz step up when it mattered" im off to have frisky over it 🤡

You open call english players mediocre, then at same time act like Havertz, odegaard and Madueke are world class. Clearly shows how clueless you are.
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Now point out where have i said Havertz Odegaard Madueke are world Class
 
aboveandbeyond said:
When have i undermined Asians? Please elaborate. I have upmost respect for Asians being a Son of a Brit Pak.
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aboveandbeyond said:
Have you guys actually played any levels of football. By this i mean proper 11 a side league football. Not the normal 7 a side Asians normally thrive on.

I played alot of Rugby and football in physically demanding leagues, where to be honest not many Asians thrived in
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I gave you the benefit of the doubt with this and just ignored it and thought the best of you. But you then came up with this which was said to an individual, who I believe is of Asian background:

aboveandbeyond said:
Clearly. You've never played the Game.
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As I said earlier, I go back to the example of Gabby Agbonlahor, who played at the highest level. But when you listen to his takes, there isn't much when it comes to footballing intelligence. There are at least a hundred guys like him.

Unless we're talking about a technique or a skill, there's no relevance of bringing up football playing experience or rugby for that matter.
 
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Spot on....

It is still in Arsenal's hands- not sure why that is overlooked!! +6GD adavntage (yes, 2 games in hand but better having the lead) decent run in- the easier runin.

Just need a leader to step up ans take charge- maybe it is too much to ask for an Adamesque or Vieiraesque or Campbellesque figure but someone needs to step up.

I saw someone say something r.e. squad composition and not having any overtly maverick players anymore e.g. Auba and that is actually a good point.
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On the face of it of course Arsenal are still in the driving seat, they win their games and it's done, however do you trust them to do it?

Especially as they've shown under this manager consistency when it comes to failing at the crunch moments

This combined with how they are playing does not bode well at all, for example if they lost today but they were on the front foot, creating chances and looking a threat then you could put the loss down to just one of those games but they were so turgid and devoid of ideas

As a neutral right right now at this very impressive if you asked me whether I'd prefer to be Arsenal or City right now then the answer is very easily City, even if generally points on the board are better than games in hand
 
I only glanced at the posts around playing football so could have missed something but I find this idea around the level of football played being linked to football knowledge quite ludicrous

I've played football for years, almost exclusively 7 and 5 a side, not to any high standard, I consider myself bang average but have always loved playing and I can say despite playing nowhere even remotely close to a high level I understand football far better than Agbonlahor, Merson, O'Hara etc etc

The level you have played has absolutely no bearing on football knowledge, I know people that were in the academy system of Newcastle and Sunderland, they played at a level that's way, way above me but they often talk nonsense when it comes to football

Obviously playing to a certain level means you can give certain insight on the game that the rest of us can't, for example Henry can talk about the pressure/preparation of playing in a World Cup Final, which the rest of us can't do but the rest of us can watch the World Cup final and we can discuss how the match went, who played well, who didn't, refereeing errors etc etc
 
aboveandbeyond said:
Honestly im not. But please, lets get something straight. No one is performing. Its one thing performing when the pressure is off to performing when the pressure is on in critical big games, totally different mindset
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Absoloute rubbish, you were getting over excited by Havertz Goal vs sporting. saying he steps when mattered, ignore all the failures and hype up a goal in a CL 1/4 final.

the most overated player at Arsenal, whose entire career has dined out on that 1 goal in CL final goal for chelsea

Even chelsea fans see this guy as trash

yet uve always made execuse for him, so dont start back tracking now
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
I only glanced at the posts around playing football so could have missed something but I find this idea around the level of football played being linked to football knowledge quite ludicrous

I've played football for years, almost exclusively 7 and 5 a side, not to any high standard, I consider myself bang average but have always loved playing and I can say despite playing nowhere even remotely close to a high level I understand football far better than Agbonlahor, Merson, O'Hara etc etc

The level you have played has absolutely no bearing on football knowledge, I know people that were in the academy system of Newcastle and Sunderland, they played at a level that's way, way above me but they often talk nonsense when it comes to football

Obviously playing to a certain level means you can give certain insight on the game that the rest of us can't, for example Henry can talk about the pressure/preparation of playing in a World Cup Final, which the rest of us can't do but the rest of us can watch the World Cup final and we can discuss how the match went, who played well, who didn't, refereeing errors etc etc
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100% Spot on
 
People need to calm down and stop behaving like the league winner has been decided after yesterday’s result. Arsenal are still in the driving seat. Even if they lose to City and win all their remaining matches, they will end up on 85 points. Assuming City win all of their matches too…goal difference will decide the title. Both teams are under pressure.
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
I only glanced at the posts around playing football so could have missed something but I find this idea around the level of football played being linked to football knowledge quite ludicrous

I've played football for years, almost exclusively 7 and 5 a side, not to any high standard, I consider myself bang average but have always loved playing and I can say despite playing nowhere even remotely close to a high level I understand football far better than Agbonlahor, Merson, O'Hara etc etc

The level you have played has absolutely no bearing on football knowledge, I know people that were in the academy system of Newcastle and Sunderland, they played at a level that's way, way above me but they often talk nonsense when it comes to football

Obviously playing to a certain level means you can give certain insight on the game that the rest of us can't, for example Henry can talk about the pressure/preparation of playing in a World Cup Final, which the rest of us can't do but the rest of us can watch the World Cup final and we can discuss how the match went, who played well, who didn't, refereeing errors etc etc
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Couldn’t have said better. The fact that you recognise this again shows excellent reading of the game, which is far superior to the two individuals, who seem to think playing ability is linked with ball knowledge.
 
Arteta already rambling about the support hes getting from the board despite, these defeats. It sums up this club where there is no accountability for this continual end of season Implosions. 15M a year for absolute clueless decisions and tactically cowardice football.
 
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