Don't think, even for a minute, that getting past Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday night is a done deal :-(
If we get knocked out, Arteta is in serious ****ing trouble.
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Don't think, even for a minute, that getting past Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday night is a done deal :-(
If we get knocked out, Arteta is in serious ****ing trouble.
Why? I'm not in the slightest bothered about losing Wed night. We have no chance of getting past any of the remaining teams given how bad we are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Sooner Wed and Sun are over and the season is finished the better imo.
I've become to Peter what Peter was to me :-(
Oh, I agree. But on the back of the three recent defeats, it is looking like our only possibility of winning anything, even though that possibility is lower than a snake's *******s.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
And if we go out heroically to Athletico, that is one thing. If we stutter out against a very ordinary Sporting, at home, carrying a lead.... the fans will turn in a big way.
Arteta is signing a new contract in the summer - it's been discussed by the media a lot. Even if we lose every game between now and the end of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Whether or not we get past Lisbon is irrelevant. How can we beat Athletico?
Athletico are not actually very good. But, they do have quality in attacking areas so they will punish mistakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
The way to beat them is to get at them. So I guess you are right, we can't beat them.
I tell you what wont work. Wrestling at corners, wasting time at every restart and trying to control possession for 180 minutes.
As for Arteta's contract- there is a long time between now and the summer, and an awful lot will happen. If, as looks inevitable, we crash and burn in the remaining two competitions, the fans will turn on Arteta in a big way. Handing him a huge new contract will be a very, very bad look.......
If it were me, I would be holding some serious conversations in the club about our future plans, direction, and coaching. And nothing would get offered or signed until all of that was resolved.
One of those conversations would be around recruitment, and the relationship between Berta and Arteta. Because there were things last summer that didn't look right to me.
We need our FB's fit, Saka and Odegaard back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I think he has to sit Ben White down. He is ****ing awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Mosquera can do a better job at right back at the moment.
Just a personal opinion, but I don't want to see Madueke again. That first goal was his fault. Lazy, oblivious, thick as a ****ing plank.
He is very good at forcing opposition goal kicks, to be fair.....
even worserer. I am going to the match :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Calafiori was never fit at Bologna and he'll never be fit with us. I've also given up on Odegaard ever being available consistently. I think Timber was unlucky/overplayed.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
And sorry P, you can blame results on injuries, you can't blame the way we play on them, not as much anyway.
We all gave Berta/Arteta credit for building up our squad depth in the summer, it's Arteta's job to make sure we realise the benefit of that.
But, again.... Arteta's overly scripted style of play does not lend itself well to rotation. Rotation affects structure, structure affects cohesion. We knew this from previous seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
So, despite the depth of squad, he has remained overly reliant on Timber, Rice, Zubimendi, the two centre backs, who have all played virtually every game. So they are all exhausted, and the likes of White, MLS and Norgaard are rusty having sat idle for most of the season.
This doesn't explain the results. The results are the natural outcome of the fine margins we impose on ourselves. It was a minor miracle that we didn't lose at home to Everton. They were the better side for much of the game. We got lucky.
Yes, we were a bit worse against Bournemouth but the same issues are there every week. You can't expect to keep dragging yourself over the line by a nose every single game.
Arteta signing a contract is irrelevant, R. If the fans turn on him he?s gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
From here on it?s all about results and how we finish the season.
When did Arsenal start giving a fig about the fans? The waiting lists are nicely bloated and there is no difficulty whatsoever in shifting the most expensive seats in the whole world. Just sayin'Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
The fans I go to games with unequivocally back him. What he?s done for The Arsenal so far is superb.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
We truly have one of the best there is.
That's a big statement for a guy who has won **** all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
He's done a very, very good job for us and been a huge part of a big rebuild. But in the last two years he has taken us backwards. And we have spent a lot of money.
That cannot continue.
He's done a great job at raising our levels from the dross of Emery and getting rid of the problematic culture of lazy, sulkers in our team. He has barely got us playing good football though (this football is not good if you think it is have a word with yourself) and has a horrendous record of bottling it. If that's truly one of the best there is than damn...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich