I agreed with you u til you started talking up Sambi...fvck no. MR. BADLUCK.All the doubters before the game.. Arsenal lost to City in February, since then they've played 11 games.. and lost once.. to City
Currently in my opinion, City are the best club team in the world.. it pains me to say it, but they are..
Last year, we were winning 3, losing 3, winning 3, losing 3 etc.. this years Arsenal, are a different animal..
That said, even a draw today, would have been a brilliant result.. a draw away to the team 3rd in the league..
We could yet get as many points as the Invincible team.. and not win the league.. and no one here would yet put the current team anywhere near on par with the Invincibles
Right now, Arsenal have a solid 13/14 players..
9 of today's staring 11 (minus Kiwior and Jorgihno)
and 2 on the bench who if they play to their top standard, can slot in and change games, Partey and Trossard
We also have Saliba, who'd go straight back in
City have 17/18 top top players..
We've maybe 12..
Jorginho will do a good job against 85% of our opposition
Kiwior looks like he could be the real deal
ESR needs to step up next season
Tierney/Tomi.. good enough for 85% of games
Nketiah is a strange one.. he's better with space in behind, but with Arsenal now likely to be a team with most possession and facing low block defences most of the time.. he may simply not fit what is needed.. maybe get rid and get a Toney/Abraham who offers a different dimension if needed
Dunno why we're considering selling Balogun.. his numbers in France are better than Pepes, and we paid near 80 million for him
Sambi is doing well at Palace, maybe he'll improve enough to be a good squad player
But what we have, plus 3 more players, one defence/middle/forward.. capable of starting.. and we'll be right up there
I agreed with you u til you started talking up Sambi...fvck no. MR. BADLUCK.
Peace! Just don't be a downer!Come at me, bro!..
He looks to have lost pace and energy. No reason not to start Nelson imoSaka performance worry me he physically look done for this season the kicking he received all season finally start to take tool on him.
Arteta will never drop him but at the moment there serious physical problem not same player who physically brush fullbacks or run past them with ease.
This will show if our players really believe they can beat City to the title, tbh.
A very tough away game against a physical side, need to give 100% if we want the 3 points...after the 2 draws v West Ham and Southampton, we played City away like we knew we had ****ed up and had no belief that we could get a result.
Interesting to see if the players minds are already half on next season.
I think Trossard should start. If you include England games world cup and friendy saka now about to reach his 55 games this season this beyond dangerousHe looks to have lost pace and energy. No reason not to start Nelson imo
He's been knocked here and got the penalty wrong (thank you VAR) BUT I thought referee Chris Kavanagh did well and refused to be intimidated by the moronic crowd and the cheating Newcastle players.
**** off ya plastic pr**ckWinning now the pressures off. Typical of these cowards.
**** off ya plastic pr**ck
Are you talking to me?**** off ya plastic pr**ck
I take that back thenTom is not a plastic fan. That’s harsh.
I predicted we'd win but the PC brigade laughed. Who's laughing now?Even if we don’t win the league I’m really proud of the team for that performance today.
People were predicting us to get blown away and for what is a mostly young team that was a proper display.
Glad we’re pushing City all the way now.
I predicted we'd win but the PC brigade laughed. Who's laughing now?
All those jerks who support anyone who play us rather than the Arsenal.Oh great yet another AM faction. Who’s in the PC brigade?
I know I give you a hard time over your Xhaka obsession but today I felt he deserved the MoTM. It was actually probably his best performance in an Arsenal shirt considering the context.YES! A very good thing. Completely stopped Newcastle from bullying our team today. Xhaka was such a warrior and leader.
I know I give you a hard time over your Xhaka obsession but today I felt he deserved the MoTM. It was actually probably his best performance in an Arsenal shirt considering the context.