Arsenal FC | 2025/26 Season

[aboveandbeyond]

Yep!

Play a double pivot with zubimendi- issue is odegaard is not good enough (against the top teams) to shoulder the creative portion.

Odegaard been injured majority of the games. Zubimendi is a Quality all-round CM. The rest are limited in Technical ability and lack the Craft IQ to dominate their Peers.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

City have similar issues in CM when compared to a peak midfield of Debryune Rodri Gundogan of few years ago. It's the key area of any team.

 

[MK7Z]

It is funny you say that, when he is the only player in this meek squad who has won stuff and knows what it takes. He is a UCL winner and scored in the final, something bottlejob fairies like Rice, Saka, Saliba etc. will never experience.

Please revisit this - Zubi + Raya +Merino have Euros medals. Timber has a couple of Medals from his dutch days. Rice has a European Trophy. Jesus has PL's. Eze has a FA Cup and scored in the final i believe. Gyokores has League titles. These are ones I can think of on the top of my head. Madueke to...

So please revisit this and clarify what you mean - I guess it'll be " those are not real trophies". You did say meek squad so I am including everyone.

Maybe take your love affair for Havertz and his new muscles out of this.

 

[Mamoon]

I’m so mad at the players.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Delusional nonsense. The reality is the we don’t.

It’s easy to blame the coach, but who will hold the players accountable, especially the overhyped nucleus that have been together for years and have won F all.

If Arteta dies on this hill, so be it, but let’s not kid ourselves that another manager will come and get these fairies over the line.

It is clear that these players don’t have the onions, and they have let down the coach for three years in a row.

It is clear that these players have reached their ceiling. It is time to dismantle this nucleus and do a reset in the summer, building a new nucleus around Gyokeres, Eze, Zubimendi etc.

Make your mind up.

Last season you threw in the towel in October, now this season you stated its in the bag again but again are throwing in the towel in Sept? What happened to Arsenal will win the league this season? Or will be 6-0 against Arteta too?

 

[Amjid Javed]

so In July - Arsenal had best squad since invincible. Now the don't

Retard cheerleading at its finest

 

[Amjid Javed]

When's the apology ceremony?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Midfield killed the game. Not Merino fault but he was getting sticky for doing his booker T impression with the spinerooni on the ball and passing backwards. Could hear the crowd saying pass it forward and groaning.

 

[MK7Z]

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hahhah brilliant and accurate

 

[Obaidd]

-arteta went overboard with the celebration
-Arsenal has the best defensive record every year in the league. That’s not happening without Saliba and Gabriel being absolute beasts. They should be the last ones to be criticised.
-too early in the season, I am expecting a Liv dip soon, I will see where we are at halfway through the season to even entertain title predictions or ‘league is gone’ statements

 

[Amjid Javed]

-arteta went overboard with the celebration
-Arsenal has the best defensive record every year in the league. That’s not happening without Saliba and Gabriel being absolute beasts. They should be the last ones to be criticised.
-too early in the season, I am expecting a Liv dip soon, I will see where we are at halfway through the season to even entertain title predictions or ‘league is gone’ statements

Don't worry their are plenty spare towels on side line at Emirates, so when your ready later in season you can throw towel in, like your mentor in Peshawar

 

[Obaidd]

Don't worry their are plenty spare towels on side line at Emirates, so when your ready later in season you can throw towel in, like your mentor in Peshawar

I like this manager and I like this squad. Can’t wait to see the creativity flow when gyo, saka, eze, odegaard find their rhythm together. It will be beautiful football once again.

I agree with what you have said about setting up defensively vs Liv and City when we probably didn’t need to. My excuse is: saka and Odegaard are the two creative powerhouses from previous seasons, they have been completely or partially unavailable. Depth is great but new guys will always need time to adjust. Haven’t you been noticing the different type of goals we’ve been scoring compared to last season. Plus I know Liv will have some dip, there are too many kinks in their armour.

 

[Mamoon]

There will never be any fluidity in Arsenal’s possession play until the £100m is not removed from the team. He is the biggest problem in the midfield.

 

[SherWaqar]

Arsenal should have gone out of their way and made a bid for a

-arteta went overboard with the celebration
-Arsenal has the best defensive record every year in the league. That’s not happening without Saliba and Gabriel being absolute beasts. They should be the last ones to be criticised.
-too early in the season, I am expecting a Liv dip soon, I will see where we are at halfway through the season to even entertain title predictions or ‘league is gone’ statements

Been hearing about this Liverpool dip since Klopp announced he is leaving

 

[Amjid Javed]

I like this manager and I like this squad. Can’t wait to see the creativity flow when gyo, saka, eze, odegaard find their rhythm together. It will be beautiful football once again.

I agree with what you have said about setting up defensively vs Liv and City when we probably didn’t need to. My excuse is: saka and Odegaard are the two creative powerhouses from previous seasons, they have been completely or partially unavailable. Depth is great but new guys will always need time to adjust. Haven’t you been noticing the different type of goals we’ve been scoring compared to last season. Plus I know Liv will have some dip, there are too many kinks in their armour.

Doesn't matter what kinks Liverpool have, they have similar kinks last season. Arsenal were unable to take advantage, this season will be no different

 

[Obaidd]

Doesn't matter what kinks Liverpool have, they have similar kinks last season. Arsenal were unable to take advantage, this season will be no different

Thanks for the lovely compliment before it got edited. I am humbled

 

[GOSH11]

There will never be any fluidity in Arsenal’s possession play until the £100m is not removed from the team. He is the biggest problem in the midfield.

Toxic fan......!

Should be backing Arsenal

 

[Amjid Javed]

Toxic fan......!

Should be backing Arsenal

 

[MK7Z]

There will never be any fluidity in Arsenal’s possession play until the £100m is not removed from the team. He is the biggest problem in the midfield.

I think somebody noticed Rice doing the team talk so is worried the captains place is in jeapordy. Only explanation I think of for going after last seasons player of the season. Who made the team of the season. While captain saab was busy doing the night feeds

 

[topspin]

I don't know what I've just read over the last 24 hours. I can't tell if Mamoon is trolling us or if he's having a meltdown.

 

[topspin]

@Rana

 

[Amjid Javed]

I don't know what I've just read over the last 24 hours. I can't tell if Mamoon is trolling us or if he's having a meltdown.

Usual melt down, last season in August he told everyone it would be Arsenal vs City title race. Then in October he threw towel in.

Reality this season has slapped him earlier, the fact he's blaming everyone apart from his love interests Odegaard, havertz and Arteta. Towel has come in again.

He's the posting equivalent of Daniel Dubois, when going gets tough. The weak get on their knees and don't make the 10 count

He will figuratively speaking die on this post

 

[Amjid Javed]

I think somebody noticed Rice doing the team talk so is worried the captains place is in jeapordy. Only explanation I think of for going after last seasons player of the season. Who made the team of the season. While captain saab was busy doing the night feeds

Eze, dowman, Nwaneri aren't being used in the 10 when Odegaard is injured. Because manager doesn't want to apply pressure to his hand puppet when he returns.

Rice or Gabriel (best choice) should be captain

 

[Amjid Javed]

So Gyokeres wins Gerd muller trophy.

I'm sure Arteta will continue to ruin Gyokeres as a player with negative team selections with no creativity

He managed to convert a prime Aubamayeng into a left wing back..

Same will happen with Gyokeres

 

[MK7Z]

So Gyokeres wins Gerd muller trophy.

I'm sure Arteta will continue to ruin Gyokeres as a player with negative team selections with no creativity

He managed to convert a prime Aubamayeng into a left wing back..

Same will happen with Gyokeres

Get ready for insecure fans of a certain club play down this achievement...

 

[Mamoon]

I don't know what I've just read over the last 24 hours. I can't tell if Mamoon is trolling us or if he's having a meltdown.

I am not trolling and neither am I having a meltdown. I am tired of the players who keep letting the manager down season after season.

It is about time we hold the players accountable too, and we have to start with Rice, the most overrated midfielder in the world with no technical level.

There is nothing in his game that suggests that he is worth £100m and Arsenal’s midfield problems start with him. He is bang average on the ball and his defensive work rate has deteriorated.

When he first joined Arsenal, he was fighting for every ball and flying in with his tackles, now he has deluded himself into thinking that he is an all action, box to box midfielder, which is funny because you will find midfielders with better technical in the Spanish second division.

Rice, Saka, Saliba, Gabriel — all these golden boys who never get any sort of criticism from the fans are overrated in reality and Rice is the most overrated of them all.

 

[Mamoon]

Toxic fan......!

Should be backing Arsenal

Toxic is a small word for the venom that I’m going to spit against these underperforming, overrated players who have escaped accountability for far too long under the pretext that it’s the manager’s fault.

The players are also responsible for their own actions. It wasn’t Arteta who told them not to track Haaland when he made that run and it wasn’t him who told Saliba who defend that chance like a schoolboy.

These players have let the manager down on multiple occasions over the past three seasons.

 

[Mamoon]

Rice and Saka are classic examples of overrated English players.

 

[IMMY69]

My brother - I think you need to learn the trend of this thread otherwise you may find yourself labelled.

@IMMY69 very kindly warned me in my early days posting. I think he said to me " you must be new here " after I put across a few views and was sorta ambushed lol.

Anyway keep posting but just don't mention the word standards, Or measure success by points gained or being a runner up being some sort of achievement... it wont go down well......

Been around here for far too long my friend

 

[Obaidd]

It’s called a season for a reason. Cmon it just started and good or bad (mostly bad) you guys have already come to conclusions.

We have an excellent squad I think everybody can agree on that. I am excited to see what lies ahead for them. Just imagine eze and odegaard combining to feed gyo. Give it a chance it’ll be a lot of fun

 

[Amjid Javed]

But but the players have let down the retard manager...

But but it's saka and rice's fault..

But but the players arent ollowing the instructions to play like Stoke City...



The Melt down is hilarious

 

[MK7Z]

But but the players have let down the retard manager...

But but it's saka and rice's fault..

But but the players arent ollowing the instructions to play like Stoke City...



The Melt down is hilarious

Its borderline embarrassing to put it on the players when there has been one constant throughout this period and the one who sets the team up to play like they do. Doesn't like flair players etc etc etc. But you are not allowed to criticize him.

I am completely at peace with it now. Come end of the season I believe we will be champions and if we are not then I will be excited to see these players with a less pragmatic manager.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes, a less pragmatic manager will turn the £100m donkey into Pedri.

 

[Mamoon]

It’s called a season for a reason. Cmon it just started and good or bad (mostly bad) you guys have already come to conclusions.

We have an excellent squad I think everybody can agree on that. I am excited to see what lies ahead for them. Just imagine eze and odegaard combining to feed gyo. Give it a chance it’ll be a lot of fun

I am telling you sir, unless Eze can create some spark and develop a partnership with Gyokeres, it is all over.

I will throw Madueke into the mix too, but unfortunately he is out for 2-3 months now, such is Arsenal’s luck.

Now we are back to Saka’s dead *** wing play where he will either cut in unsuccessfully or pass back to Timber, because he is petrified of taking his marker on.

Saka, Rice, Saliba, Gabriel, Martinelli. These blokes will never win anything for Arsenal. They don’t have the onions. It’s just a fake core.

I haven’t thrown Odegaard into the mix yet because I want to see him partner Gyokeres. Over the last few seasons, he hasn’t played with a striker who makes runs behind the defenders. Havertz is good, but he is a different profile and it’s difficult for a playmaker to have chemistry with a striker like Havertz.

Odegaard has really good chemistry with Haaland for Norway and there is no reason why he can’t replicate that with Gyokeres, so I will give him this season. If he fails, then I will write him off like the fake core above.

Gyokeres, Odegaard, Eze and Zubimendi - the fate of this season lies on their shoulders. Arsenal have had a very tough set of fixtures so the 5 points gap can still be recovered, but the responsibility lies on their shoulders now.

If they fail, it will be another damp squib because the other players don’t have the onions.