Arsenal FC | 2025/26 Season

[Mamoon]

@Obaidd

Careful. You are talking to a bunch of ignoramus Arsenal fans who are clueless about football and will soon put you on "ignore list" because they don't have the capacity to counter your arguments and prefer to bury their heads in the sand.

It is laughable to suggest that Glasner will come to Arsenal and do a better job than Arteta and win the league. There is a world of difference between doing well with Palace and winning the league with Arsenal. The expectations and pressure are incomparable. Looks like people have learnt nothing from the Potter at Chelsea experiment.

I firmly believe, and you might see it differently, that Arteta is a coach that is ready to win the league but his team is not. I don't subscribe to the popular narrative that this team is ready to win the league but Arteta is holding them back. I believe it is the other way around.

He came very close in 2023-2024 but was let down by his players in some key moments. Arsenal took 1 point out of a possible 9 vs Fulham, West Ham and Villa at home and that is on the players not him. Regardless of the system that he played, the 11 players on the pitch were superior to their counterparts, and they should have found solutions and won the matches.

I believe that the business Arsenal did in 2023 and 2024 set them back. They overpaid for overrated players like Rice, and failed to move on players who were finished at this club at least 12 months ago like Martinelli and Jesus. I hope that Arteta realizes that the squad needs to be upgraded and the the puzzle has not been solved yet. If he doesn't realize this, it can cost him his job and I really want to see him win the league here because of the amazing work that he has done to take the club where they are today from where they were when he took over.

 

[Amjid Javed]

That’s what I thought you’d been suggesting all along before I read the glasner adulations.

Glasner is unproven and won 1 domestic cup, it would be roll of the dice with a new manager for a new project. Arteta has as much chance of winning a title with Arsenal than glasner would have of finishing top 4.

Share some success stories when a manager came from a smaller club and won at a big 6 PL club. Moyes at United or Potter at Chelsea?

Where did I say Glasner was 1st choice? I simply replied to Topspins comment on him.

I'd rather Arsenal get flick, Luis Enrique, Anchelloti, Simone, inzaghi, Alonso. All managers ive name in past.

You seem to be getting you knickers in a twist over manager choice in regards to Glasner.

Where do think George Graham or wenger came from? Out of thin air.

Then to top it all you mention Moyes and Potter as some sort of yardstick

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good one but we both know that’s inaccurate. Still like your analysis but two major red flags so far for me were these claims i) Arsenal lost league at matchday 5 and ii) going with a guy who has 1 domestic cup win to replace your manager who put your club back on the map again.

Manager that put the club back on the map? What utter nonsense. Stop acting like Arsenal were in League one or league two when he took over.

Arsenal actually won trophies, got to finals and were in title races in 5 years before Arteta was here. Now all of sudden 2 failed title races in 6 years and Arsenal are back on the map

Never seen a manager hyped up so much for winning fk all in 5 years.

 

[Obaidd]

Where did I say Glasner was 1st choice? I simply replied to Topspins comment on him.

I'd rather Arsenal get flick, Luis Enrique, Anchelloti, Simone, inzaghi, Alonso. All managers ive name in past.

You seem to be getting you knickers in a twist over manager choice in regards to Glasner.

Where do think George Graham or wenger came from? Out of thin air.

Then to top it all you mention Moyes and Potter as some sort of yardstick

I meant maybe those were the success stories you were referring to. The fact that you had to go all the way back and give Wenger’s example as an unknown manager winning the league is telling.

Luis Enrique, Ancelotti if you take these names as you do now, then I have no issue. You have clarified but @topspin still has to come clean

 

[Amjid Javed]

I meant maybe those were the success stories you were referring to. The fact that you had to go all the way back and give Wenger’s example as an unknown manager winning the league is telling.

Luis Enrique, Ancelotti if you take these names as you do now, then I have no issue. You have clarified but @topspin still has to come clean

Your clutching at straws again.

I didn't have to go all the way back to GG or Wenger to make a point, there plenty of other examples.

Out of the last 5 Managers to win the PL. Pep, klopp, Raneri. Conte, Slot.

Other than Pep, the other 4 managed small clubs in their careers and worked their way up before getting success for titles. Is that enough examples for?

Slot managed Az, then feyenoord in Dutch league before taking on Liverpool.

 

[Obaidd]

@Obaidd

Careful. You are talking to a bunch of ignoramus Arsenal fans who are clueless about football and will soon put you on "ignore list" because they don't have the capacity to counter your arguments and prefer to bury their heads in the sand.

Don’t give @topspin ideas lol

It is laughable to suggest that Glasner will come to Arsenal and do a better job than Arteta and win the league. There is a world of difference between doing well with Palace and winning the league with Arsenal. The expectations and pressure are incomparable. Looks like people have learnt nothing from the Potter at Chelsea experiment.

This was a complete non-starter.

I firmly believe, and you might see it differently, that Arteta is a coach that is ready to win the league but his team is not. I don't subscribe to the popular narrative that this team is ready to win the league but Arteta is holding them back. I believe it is the other way around.

Let’s look at the four guys you have identified to not have what it takes to win a title.

Saka rarely gets any criticism from Arsenal fans and he’s been the star boy but in his position he has to be directly compared to Salah and in terms of consistency, impact there is no comparison.

Rice does a lot of work for Arsenal which is why I think he seems to you to be all over the place. Some of his set-piece work lately though was non-serious. The 100m tag is difficult for any player to carry, and English player prices are always inflated. Why we see him making the same plays again and again is because of the xG associated with some plays e.g., rice’s curling ball in he keeps doing it and that got the goal as well against newcastle.

Gabriel and Saliba are the foundation of our sustained performance. They can’t do better than fewest goals conceded. You found them to be weak against elite strikers, yeah possibly but their numbers across seasons say enough.

He came very close in 2023-2024 but was let down by his players in some key moments. Arsenal took 1 point out of a possible 9 vs Fulham, West Ham and Villa at home and that is on the players not him. Regardless of the system that he played, the 11 players on the pitch were superior to their counterparts, and they should have found solutions and won the matches.

Isn’t that the phase when Saliba got injured and Holding had to come in. We actually had no squad depth then.

I believe that the business Arsenal did in 2023 and 2024 set them back. They overpaid for overrated players like Rice, and failed to move on players who were finished at this club at least 12 months ago like Martinelli and Jesus. I hope that Arteta realizes that the squad needs to be upgraded and the the puzzle has not been solved yet. If he doesn't realize this, it can cost him his job and I really want to see him win the league here because of the amazing work that he has done to take the club where they are today from where they were when he took over.

I think puzzle will be solved when Eze and Odegaard begin starting games together consistently. The creativity flood gates will open soon. It’s coming up.

 

[topspin]

I checked his record before posting and once again now. What are his achievements? Europa league or FA cup? What are you impressed with more?

Out of all the fans on here, you’re the unintentional comedian. This thread is going to be a good laugh all because of you

So before he coached Crystal Palace, he had 2 successful stints in Germany for Wolfsburg and Frankfurt.

At Wolfsburg, he finished 7th in his first season then improved to 4th which led to CL qualification.

He then Eintracht Frankfurt, where he Won the Europa League in 2021‑22. This was huge for the club because this was the first time they qualified for the CL in the club’s history.

Haha I was open to you guys setting higher standards but then walk the talk, don’t hype no-name managers and start another project.

So far you have nothing to back your preference for glasner over arteta except for ‘he beat liv three times he must be good. Let’s abandon our current years’ long project and go after the newest name.’ That’s proper small club mentality and not the title winning mindset you folks have been talking about that apparently arteta lacks.

This is a misunderstanding on your part.

I actually agree with AJ and MK72, when they say they would opt for a proven and established manager at the highest level. I also agree with them that Glasner hasn’t reached that standard yet.

But as AJ has told you, every manager has to start from somewhere before they get appointed for the big jobs.

Arteta was only appointed because he was the best ex-player available. I was not a fan of his appointment because he had no Head Coach experience before he joined Arsenal.

The reason why I picked Glasner is because none of these top tier managers (Enrique, Flick, Guardiola and etc) are available. I feel Glasner would join Arsenal in a heartbeat.

With the greatest respect, you should focus on learning from other posters rather than mocking others when you have demonstrated a novice reading of the game.

 

[topspin]

Share some success stories when a manager came from a smaller club and won at a big 6 PL club. Moyes at United or Potter at Chelsea?

You only have to go back to last season to see what a horror take this is.

 

[Mamoon]

Don’t give @topspin ideas lol


This was a complete non-starter.


Let’s look at the four guys you have identified to not have what it takes to win a title.

Saka rarely gets any criticism from Arsenal fans and he’s been the star boy but in his position he has to be directly compared to Salah and in terms of consistency, impact there is no comparison.

Rice does a lot of work for Arsenal which is why I think he seems to you to be all over the place. Some of his set-piece work lately though was non-serious. The 100m tag is difficult for any player to carry, and English player prices are always inflated. Why we see him making the same plays again and again is because of the xG associated with some plays e.g., rice’s curling ball in he keeps doing it and that got the goal as well against newcastle.

Gabriel and Saliba are the foundation of our sustained performance. They can’t do better than fewest goals conceded. You found them to be weak against elite strikers, yeah possibly but their numbers across seasons say enough.


Isn’t that the phase when Saliba got injured and Holding had to come in. We actually had no squad depth then.


I think puzzle will be solved when Eze and Odegaard begin starting games together consistently. The creativity flood gates will open soon. It’s coming up.

The season you’re referring to is 2022/23, where Arsenal led the table for almost 90% of the season but it all unraveled in the last 10 matches as injuries + pressure compounded.

Tbh, Arsenal were ahead of schedule that season. No one, perhaps not even the club itself, expected Arsenal to challenge for the title that season, but some pieces fell together perfectly but the lack of squad depth and experience got the better off them.

The real disappointment was 2023/24, where Arsenal lost the title by 2 points and it was in that season where they took 1 point out of a possible 9 from three home matches vs Fulham, West Ham and Aston Villa.

For me, that is on the players — you gotta beat these teams at home regardless of the system Arteta deployed. The players need to find solutions on the pitch too.

My problem with Rice is that he is not slick, he takes too many touches on the ball and slows down the attack. He is the primary reason why Arsenal struggles to be creative from open play.

IMO, Arsenal best midfield three for this season is Zubimendi sitting behind Odegaard and Eze.

These three in tandem have the technical level to really play teams off the pitch and dominate the ball and create a lot of chances. It is time to freshen things up — get these three playing together with Madueke on the left and we might see some free flowing football again with Gyokeres banging in a lot of goals.

 

[Mamoon]

You only have to go back to last season to see what a horror take this is.

Are you referring to Slot?

Feyenoord is not a small club. They are one of the most decorated clubs in Dutch football where the fans demand success in terms to silverware. Their managers are measured by their ability or inability to win the league.

Coaching Feyenoord especially for a Dutch manager is a bigger pressure job than coaching Crystal Palace.

Palace is just a placeholder in English football who will never sack a coach for not winning the league or not making it to Europe. A Palace coach will never be judged for not winning trophies.

Glasner has never coached a big club. He has never experienced the pressure a the responsibility of winning the league. On the contrary, Slot did that in his home country and was used to that kind of responsibility and expectation.

This is not to say that Glasner cannot make the grade at Arsenal. He might, but it will require a massive leap of faith and his current and previous success are not strong enough indicators as the dynamics are completely different.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Headless chicken scores again ️

 

[Amjid Javed]

Brilliant save by Raya to keep it at 1-0

 

[ads101]

Kind of funny. Waited for ages for Martinelli to get back form. Now finally replacements have been made he has seemingly rediscovered it .

Happy for him looks like he’s fighting to hold onto his place.

 

[Mamoon]

These players are not up to the task.

They are not capable of winning the league which is a shame because Liverpool are there for the taking having shot themselves in the foot with their summer spending.

Olympiacos were wasteful otherwise this could have easily been a draw.

 

[Mamoon]

Should have been 4-0 or 5-0 with the amount of open space at the back. There is no maturity in Arsenal’s football. I’m sick of these stale players.

You can’t be so wasteful against good teams and expect to get away with it.

 

[Mamoon]

Arteta and Berta badly need to shake things up next summer.

 

[Mamoon]

Also I think it is for White to leave. He has ran his race as an Arsenal player. As I said earlier in the summer and @MK7Z threw a hissy fit for no reason, White cannot get ahead of Timber anymore.

He is a squad player now, and he seems tired and demotivated. He has been here for 5 years now and will not be a starter again. It is time for him to take a step down and move to some other PL club where he will be a regular starter again.

Need an explosive, high flying full-back to replace. Someone quick and athletic unlike White.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

These players are not up to the task.

They are not capable of winning the league which is a shame because Liverpool are there for the taking having shot themselves in the foot with their summer spending.

Olympiacos were wasteful otherwise this could have easily been a draw.

Surely you're Trolling. Nothing is ever won in October.

2-0 Clean Sheet. Jobs a Good en

 

[Mamoon]

Surely you're Trolling. Nothing is ever won in October.

2-0 Clean Sheet. Jobs a Good en

I am tired of the following players:

Martinelli, Trossard, Rice, Saka, Gabriel, Saliba, White. These players have won nothing for Arsenal in spite of all the trust and support of the manager and the fans and they will continue to not win anything for Arsenal.

This core group of players who have been together for years is staler than an open bag of chips. I don’t want to repeat myself but I am adamant that Arteta and Berta need to shake things up in the summer, and also, Rice shouldn’t be an automatic starter anymore.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

I am tired of the following players:

Martinelli, Trossard, Rice, Saka, Gabriel, Saliba, White. These players have won nothing for Arsenal in spite of all the trust and support of the manager and the fans and they will continue to not win anything for Arsenal.

This core group of players who have been together for years is staler than an open bag of chips. I don’t want to repeat myself but I am adamant that Arteta and Berta need to shake things up in the summer, and also, Rice shouldn’t be an automatic starter anymore.

This could be the season were they could shake off the bottle job mentality and finaly win a Major. I do agree. Quality players step up and win Trophies to enhance their reputation.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Arsenals strength in depth was on display last night as Skipper Odegaard put in a master Class.

Martin Odegaard: Creativity in 'phenomenal' Arsenal captain's nature - Mikel Arteta

Martin Odegaard shows why he is still the key creative figure for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and why he has been given "total freedom".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[MK7Z]

Fantastic 1st half i thought everyone looked sharp without the cutting edge to make it a big scoreline.

I thought Gyokores was briliiant

Odegaard was man of the match and positive signs these last couple of games. Amazing what competition for places does to players. Same with Martinelli although I think he was quite wasteful a couple of times

I like that he took Gabi off for a niggle - and we have adequate back up.

Hincapié, Havertz, Madueke, and Gabby Jesus still to return. Honestly its a very good squad and it can be special season. I don't mean 2nd place when I say that.

 

[Amjid Javed]

All of sudden players are getting criticised and been called out lol, seems some people are late to the party