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You should have watched the match.Lokonga was excellent today. They would pass it into Lukaku time after time, it was hardly carving through ffs.
You should have watched the match.Lokonga was excellent today. They would pass it into Lukaku time after time, it was hardly carving through ffs.
Football wise confused. When we win.... something always doesnt seem right. Its never convincing. Alot of that has to do with drop off in quality.The crowd tried their best but most of our players looked bemused, tactically inept and largely unfit and unprepared. Chelsea didn't bother leaving 1st gear in the second half and but for a Leno wonder save it's 3-0. Meanwhile Arteta stared at the ground for the last 15. He's done. Now, not in 10 games time.
Lokonga was OK on the ball but as a defensive midfielder he was totally ineffective.Thought Lokonga was very good on the ball if I’m honest. On the ball though.
Wasn’t convincing out of possession, looks a bit flimsy at times too.
No such thing as a dead rubber game in the Premier League. And we thrashed Slavia back at their ground and won convincingly on aggregate.Last 5 games were dead rubber games. Take them away and it was a fairly mid-table second half performance as well. Most of the season we hovered around 10th place. We also got played off the pitch by ****ing Slavia Prague.
Also speaking of circumstances, Mikel is ****ing lucky to play away and home with no fans. This ****er will not survive games with fans.
The Athletic? Mate, 1-2% of the football fans read the Athletic. The vast majority camp out on Sky, read the Sun, Daily Mail etc. That is where the large anti-Arsenal media majority sits. The Athletic! You are having a laugh! You think the normal English football fan reads the Athletic?Plenty of pro Arteta bias at the Athletic. Although, being pro Arteta is anti-Arsenal, so I guess we’re on the same page.
Yeah he's like a better version of Xhaka, but he's playing next to Xhaka, so it ain't good!
Until Partey returns, we need to play a back 3...we don't have the midfield or defenders right now for a 4.
How is he like Xhaka? Lokonga can turn quickly with the ball at his feet! Partey can do this also. Something Xhaka can only dream about!Yeah he's like a better version of Xhaka, but he's playing next to Xhaka, so it ain't good!
Until Partey returns, we need to play a back 3...we don't have the midfield or defenders right now for a 4.
@Macho and I both read the Athletic and we're normal English fans, where's your data from?The Athletic? Mate, 1-2% of the football fans read the Athletic. The vast majority camp out on Sky, read the Sun, Daily Mail etc. That is where the large anti-Arsenal media majority sits. The Athletic! You are having a laugh! You think the normal English football fan reads the Athletic?
Don't get me wrong, I read the Athletic, but I also read the Guardian and the NYT etc. All quality publications, but not what most especially English fans consume.
You couldn’t make it up.Willian getting paid 200k for this ****.
Lokonga might turn out to be a very good player for us but was he even necessary this window? Same with White.
Chelsea today had Rudiger and Christensen who both were surplus to requirements 12 months ago but both looked solid because they have quality in midfield, it’s probably their strongest position as a team and they’re protected by Tuchel’s system.
I’m sure if you put VVD in our current system he’d be exposed. It’s actually bizarre how we haven’t strengthened our midfield properly this window and instead decided to go for back ups.
Is this actually HairSpray or is it Manberg? I am confused...
this whole interview
We have needed two hard bastards in defence for years. It has been neglected for so long. If you get lucky and get someone dominant but also good on the ball in someone like VVD then you roll with it. Our fabled academy hasn’t produced a single CB worthy of a first team place since Adams?Lokonga might turn out to be a very good player for us but was he even necessary this window? Same with White.
Chelsea today had Rudiger and Christensen who both were surplus to requirements 12 months ago but both looked solid because they have quality in midfield, it’s probably their strongest position as a team and they’re protected by Tuchel’s system.
I’m sure if you put VVD in our current system he’d be exposed. It’s actually bizarre how we haven’t strengthened our midfield properly this window and instead decided to go for back ups.
Who said it was Manberg?Is this actually HairSpray or is it Manberg? I am confused...
I'm just being silly! I just miss that crazy diamond! He was an epic poster, bans and all!Who said it was Manberg?
Welcome to the 1-2% then my friend!@Macho and I both read the Athletic and we're normal English fans, where's your data from?
You should have watched the match.
That “ageing squad” had £150M injected into it after they achieved 5th place (1 point from 4th) before Mikel took over. So stop chatting **** and pretend that 8th place two seasons in a row is some kind of achievement when it’s clear that he’s underperforming with the squad that he has. To be honest, hiring him in the first place was a joke. What top club hires a ****ing rookie to oversee a rebuild. Ducking daft ****s. Your faith in mid-table MIK is misplaced. I’d understand if you were urging for patience for a world class manager who has “done it before” (because you know…you can look at their body of work and be like well they’ve won **** before, maybe they need some time)….but Mikel has no history of managing let alone winning league titles.