Seems to be a lot of discussion around Arteta's future

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Originally Posted by Rich

He won't play against City in fairness. He's improved but still a liability against better teams.

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Didn't he score a hat-trick against them in the CL?

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Originally Posted by PSRB

Didn't he score a hat-trick against them in the CL?

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He certainly did - Two penalties and a goal where he had an entire half of the football pitch to run into unchallenged.

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Originally Posted by WES

You need to get over Gyok, Rich. You told everyone he was the worst Arsenal player you had ever seen. He made you look stupid. You apologised.

It's time to move on less you begin looking stupid again.

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Meanwhile you've never ceased to look stupid telling everyone how great he is.

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Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman

Meanwhile you've never ceased to look stupid telling everyone how great he is.

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That would be a fair point, Herb, had I ever said he was great, even once.

But you're talking *******s, Herb. Again.

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Originally Posted by WES

That would be a fair point, Herb, had I ever said he was great, even once.

But you're talking *******s, Herb. Again.

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He does take great penalties though

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Originally Posted by PSRB

He does take great penalties though

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I'll give him that and would suggest he should take them over Saka - when both are on the pitch at the same time.

He has also improved his first touch quite significantly which is to his credit.

But is he a top PL striker? No. Nice squad option to have but he's not going to win us any titles.

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Originally Posted by Rich

I'll give him that and would suggest he should take them over Saka - when both are on the pitch at the same time.

He has also improved his first touch quite significantly which is to his credit.

But is he a top PL striker? No. Nice squad option to have but he's not going to win us any titles.

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he might be in a different squad. hard to tell looking at the way we play.

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Originally Posted by PSRB

Didn't he score a hat-trick against them in the CL?

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Yes, but you are forgetting that he didn't have to face a low block then.

In case you are confused, the low block was invented for the first time at the start of last season, and is only ever used against Arsenal.......

But not to worry. In a startling moment of tactical genius, Arteta decided that the best way to win the league is to focus all your attention on passing sideways, winning corners and wasting time at throw ins.

And to be fair,in a season where everyone else is ****, and after spending another quarter of a billion on the squad, it nearly worked.... :-(

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Originally Posted by Peter

Yes, but you are forgetting that he didn't have to face a low block then.

In case you are confused, the low block was invented for the first time at the start of last season, and is only ever used against Arsenal.......

But not to worry. In a startling moment of tactical genius, Arteta decided that the best way to win the league is to focus all your attention on passing sideways, winning corners and wasting time at throw ins.

And to be fair,in a season where everyone else is ****, and after spending another quarter of a billion on the squad, it nearly worked.... :-(

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I have a feeling we might win the Champions League (that has been dampened by the fact we'll face Athletico rather than Barca).

I have completely given up all hope of the PL, though. City will definitely beat us by a couple of goals on Sunday and I can't really see us winning more than one or two of our remaining league fixtures anyway.

I hate football :-(

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Originally Posted by Rich

I have a feeling we might win the Champions League (that has been dampened by the fact we'll face Athletico rather than Barca).

I have completely given up all hope of the PL, though. City will definitely beat us by a couple of goals on Sunday and I can't really see us winning more than one or two of our remaining league fixtures anyway.

I hate football :-(

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I like football. I just wished we played it sometimes :-(

We could get to the CL final. But I don't see us beating Bayern or PSG, and I don't see us turning up for a final even if we were facing someone beatable.

You cant expect player to be brave and bold when you coach them from a position of fear every ****ing day, in every ****ing game. If you coach a side to waste time for 70 minutes at Fulham to defend a 1-0 lead, you can hardly expect them to believe that they can beat the best sides in Europe.

Someone needs to tell Arteta to lighten the **** up and leave the ****ing players alone.