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    Am I seeing a familiar pattern emerging or tilting at windmills? ..

    Against top 4 opponents

    Liverpool - 1-0 defeat.
    Man city - held to draw at home.
    Aston Villa - defeat.
    Chelsea - held by 10 men.

    We're as overrated as we always were - just have a bigger squad of overpriced, permanently injured journeymen.

    Arteta out!
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    Originally posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
    Against top 4 opponents

    Liverpool - 1-0 defeat.
    Man city - held to draw at home.
    Aston Villa - defeat.
    Chelsea - held by 10 men.

    We're as overrated as we always were - just have a bigger squad of overpriced, permanently injured journeymen.

    Arteta out!
    I don't think fhe first two games have anything to do witg the recent two.

    Against Liverpool and city we lacked ambition and creativity. We were ****. That has changed.

    These two recent games are about us losing the heart of our defence and being a little unbalanced.

    Either way, there is always an excuse
    Last edited by Peter; 12-06-2025, 05:18 PM.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
      Against top 4 opponents

      Liverpool - 1-0 defeat.
      Man city - held to draw at home.
      Aston Villa - defeat.
      Chelsea - held by 10 men.

      We're as overrated as we always were - just have a bigger squad of overpriced, permanently injured journeymen.

      Arteta out!
      We've actually done rather well against the better sides in recent times.

      Of course, we DO have a squad of overpriced, permanently injured journeymen. But then, so do most teams.
      We do not wish or aim to be Real Madrid; we merely hope to get lucky once in a while and win a league title, same as everybody else.
      "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

      "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Peter View Post
        I don't think fhe first two games have anything to do witg the recent two.

        Against Liverpool and city we lacked ambition and creativity. We were ****. That has changed.

        These two recent games are about us losing the heart of our defence and being a little unbalanced.

        Either way, there is always an excuse
        We've earned more points, scored more goals and conceded fewer than after the same fixtures last term

        It's on
        "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

        "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

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        • #5
          Originally posted by redgunamo View Post
          We've earned more points, scored more goals and conceded fewer than after tihe same fixtures last term

          It's on
          True. I suppose the context we need to apply to those stats is that we were ****ing useless last season.

          Odegaard looks like his old self again. That's the good news. Oh, and it seems Trossard was taken off as a precaution

          The bad news is... well, pretty much everything else.

          Bad day. Best to move on and forget it

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Peter View Post
            True. I suppose the context we need to apply to those stats is that we were ****ing useless last season.
            I'd hoped you'd be too polite to mention that
            "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

            "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

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            • #7
              Originally posted by redgunamo View Post
              I'd hoped you'd be too polite to mention that
              They say its the hope that kills you.

              They're wrong.... it's injuries

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Peter View Post
                They say its the hope that kills you.

                They're wrong.... it's injuries
                Indeed. We actually have little right to be where we are.
                "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

                "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by redgunamo View Post
                  Indeed. We actually have little right to be where we are.
                  Don't worry. We won't be for long.

                  Wish we could afford some more players.....

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Peter View Post
                    Don't worry. We won't be for long.

                    Wish we could afford some more players.....
                    Right. Just long enough will do.

                    I'm sure we do have enough money, although apparently not enough to make anyone set up the striker
                    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

                    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by redgunamo View Post
                      Right. Just long enough will do.

                      I'm sure we do have enough money, although apparently not enough to make anyone set up the striker
                      We need the German lad back. It isnt the same without him

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by redgunamo View Post
                        Right. Just long enough will do.

                        I'm sure we do have enough money, although apparently not enough to make anyone set up the striker
                        Rice tried to be fair. Our ?poacher? just failed to read it.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Peter View Post
                          We need the German lad back. It isnt the same without him
                          Hmmm. We are a two man team (Gabriel & Saliba) imo

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by John Bunnell View Post
                            Hmmm. We are a two man team (Gabriel & Saliba) imo
                            Well, we rely on our first choice central defensive partnership, yes. Just like any other team.

                            Would be quite odd to suggest that Timber, Raya, Rice, Saka, Odegaard etc were all merely side characters....

                            I do think we will come to view this game as significant. Not the end, not even the beginning of the end. But the end of the beginning.

                            Title race starts here. And we are limping.....

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