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[Blood on the Tracks]

Everything will come with that caveat, but I’m chuffed we’re actually doing what we needed.

Nothing against playing a strong team here, we need to build confidence.

Hopefully Arteta sees this and realizes he needs to build his team around Auba for the short term (I.e. this season).

Yep, if we can get Auba back on form and firing consistently we can do something fairly decent this season, even with Arteta's limitations and poor decisions at times.

 

[Macho]

Where are you @OnlyOne ???

He got banned.

Nah I’m kidding before his fans start crying.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Why people didn't talk about this with Özil? He did exactly this same but much better

I think they talk about it but you don't notice it with mesut be a he not run alot

 

[Halcyon Daze]

Hope this isn't a false dawn. All it takes for all this to erode is a Man City spanking and we're back where we started.

Na. This game means nothing in the context of the manger. Few more spankings in the league and he’s off.

 

[MutableEarth]

Ramsdale still settling but he more confident than Leno.

Very calm on the ball. I'm pleasantly surprised.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

We were bound to start winning once we got our better players back. When Partey returns we should go on a run.

 

[Riou]

Can a false dawn be just 1 game, against a reserve lower division team...before we get smashed in our very next game?

 

[El Duderino]

How many subs are we allowed? Just the three?

I’d try to get a goal in and sub everyone that starts saturday.

 

[Trill]

Unlucky with what?

Didn't Nuno just beat City with a ****e Sp**s team?

Injuries and illness combined with the champions of England and Europe in your first three games. Come on mate that's unlucky.

 

[2Smokeyy]

Is Ramsdale any good at saving pens? We might finally have a keeper that can save one.

Cech was horrific and Leno isn’t anything special too.

 

[boonthegoon]

How many subs are we allowed? Just the three?

I’d try to get a goal in and sub everyone that starts saturday.

yes only 3

 

[Baki]

Injuries and illness combined with the champions of England and Europe in your first three games. Come on mate that's unlucky.

What’s really unlucky is his ****e coaching skills.

 

[Game Over]

Say what you will about Arteta but he's been seriously unlucky with this start to the season.

But then again some manager's just seem to have luck as an innate skill. Wenger could certainly have done with more of it.

He's not unlucky. He's incompetent.

 

[Lady_Gooner]

He got banned.

Nah I’m kidding before his fans start crying.

I’m his fan thanks

 

[Oxeki]

Injuries and illness combined with the champions of England and Europe in your first three games. Come on mate that's unlucky.

Sp**s was without their best player for the start of the season and their opening game was against the CL finalist and PL champions.

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

That MF'er on our bench with a stopwatch around his neck. We are becoming such an amateur club.

 

[Trilly]

Campbell mentioning how many times runs not being picked out because we're so hesitant to play the pass. Frustrating for an attacker.

It’s the worst thing about Arteta ball but part of me thinks it’s down to the players. Ødegaard looked like he wanted to play the pass to Pepe but didn’t cos of his right foot. We all know about Xhaka and Elneny’s hesitance too.

Lokonga and Partey both try to play forward so I guess Ødegaard will be the true indicator, we know he defo had the ability (on his left).

 

[Halcyon Daze]

Very calm on the ball. I'm pleasantly surprised.

Hairspray loving you right now, although he hides on match day so wouldn’t know.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

This game mean so little the important thing from this game is get few goals in get auba to sharpness

 

[boonthegoon]

hopefully its martinelli amn and esr/lokonga as subs