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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 1:20pm On May 11, 2025
iamoyindamola:
Saw the news too, he sent ramsdale away just to get another backup that won’t play 1% in the season for 30m will that be a good deal
Arteta need to be tamed, he’s going out of line, if Salford is for the future he should start building him now after all Neto didn’t even keep up to 5 matches
I now realize his sentiments is about love and hate not logic and common sense

Once he love player, no matter the underwhelming output, he's happy. Use that to assess all the players he discarded and see a pattern too, even if some played a part too.

I'll rather he makes Rams loaned than waste 30m on nothingness when that 30m could have gotten a winger on loan.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:18pm On May 10, 2025
1st bit of sweet news

Berta and Arteta are divided over recruitment of Garcia. Berta feels he's not priority. Arteta feels he is.


Let the royal rumble begin.

This man wants a spanish XI with Spanish Ideas and setup, make he go La Liga and settle comfortably there abeg. No turn Arsenal to Lab or IT centre abeg.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 6:59pm On May 10, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
Not only PR, truth be told she really tried this season with all round play and very unselfish attitude with good stats to go with...maybe not the best player ( even for Arsenal) buh her being local actually helped


Congrats to her for the golden boot....
If she consolidate with UWCL final showdown, balon d'Or top 2 go sure.

I love the presence of Mariona in this team. I won't lie. Same for Kelly. It's also time to begin search for Little and Foord replacements.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 6:57pm On May 10, 2025
Roland17:
On a positive, this may be the first time I am optimistic going into the transfer window with Beta in charge. I am hoping for a pragmatic approach towards squad development.

I think the most important business right now before the window opens would be to get that Saliba extension because Madrid are clear about their intentions and they are difficult to turn down.

To your point, when the window opens, we have to upgrade our attacking options going into next season. A striker is non-negotiable for me.
You've said my mind. Berta is the silver lining in all of this.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 5:51pm On May 10, 2025
As for me, it will be exhilarating to sign a 9 that dangerous aerially as much as foot. A lot wil change simply because of that aerial skillset.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 3:56pm On May 10, 2025
At this rate, due to the underwhelming windows of last 3 seasons, anybody wey dey sign wey no be attacker no go generate excitement among sensible fans.

Zubi na Torreira 2.0
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 3:54pm On May 10, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
The performance leaves more to be desired... and this McCabe will go up against Graham that skinned Baltimore alive angry >: :-


Atleast easier pathway to WCL qualification next season...
They say na PR we dey use push Russo. Nawa o. Anyway, that game, Chloe Kelly is key.

I wish we had a baller like Shaw. African or black precisely.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 2:07pm On May 10, 2025
Arizoner:
You had 90% of possession against psg and you are blaming arteta instead of the players
Guy, we have had possession in all games we lost this season. I blame the players but the buck also rests with the manager for not tweaking things. You saw the Inter Barca game and how we watched one of the sweetest games with instantaneous tweaks away from the usual pattern of play both teams are used to. Alll under 120mins. Alll under 2hrs.

MA has NEVER tweaked stuff when it's not working. The only game he tweaked stuff in the UCL was that 5-1 vs Lisbon. Watch that game and you'll see there was a lot different from the norm we had. Infact possession was 55-45 at some point, one of the lowest this season.


Bottomline is that attack is dented. It needs fixing. Man couldn't fix it or prepare contingency for consequent seasons. Seriously?? And you want to best the masters of UCL? Make he dey play dey go while mediocre and average teams continue to improve and make him small


Unless he does the right thing. Till then.

I blame the players. I don't shy away from that. But you want to win a ucl tie and its Sterling, Trossard, Martinelli you want to rely on? In a semi final? You'll get disappointed.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 12:19pm On May 10, 2025
Akinbahm:
Nobody is delulu man... how do you convince the board you need a striker when your squad produced 88 goals?

If he ask for funds and strengthens where necessary we won't be having this question.

Saka deputy
Nelli replacement
LB position as Zinny is no longer reliable.

Guess what the coach decided to squander the whole funds and to make matter worse baba disposed his attackers to accommodate more defenders.

Where are the defense should be built before attack... I want to check sth.
There is delulu in Arteta and a large portion of fans that refuse to demand accountability for all the sloppy nonsense that he has done especially in exit and entry. You said no delulu but you just gave exactly good reasons why delulu exist.

How will he just be throwing out players without the initial prep for replacement? To make matters worse, only the GK spot he's had pre-plan for since he arrived and i dunno if that's cos Raya is Spanish. Man can't even pity Odegaard and make key buys for his captain to rest Ahannnn.

If this man got Kvara and Doue, he go kee them with work. That's a reflection of poor man management since that FA cup.


And yes, the players too have a scent of indiscipline in them, they played rubbish in many games this season.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:23pm On May 09, 2025
Fkhalifa:
I hope you can now understand my decision to stay aloff... cheesy
I enjoyed football elsewhere 😁

I would be glad to see Inter or PSG win the UCL, it makes football sweet 😆
Even the Thread title is now stale. 😂
EducationRe: The Great Betrayal: How Nigeria Is Setting Its Students Up To Fail by daveP(m): 3:09pm On May 09, 2025
Jamb is set up to filter, not be a stepping stone

See the Minister gleefully saying they succeeded in stopping cheating. Are those the brains, proactive minds meant to pilot the next generation of youths into tertiary institutions? Those clowns have an unwritten war against youths and they see failure as wins on their part because it fattens their ego and stereotype.


Yes, there's loads of unserious one. But what of the serious ones too? What of the innocent, dedicated ones caught up in this mess of divergent curriculum?


And most importantly, the psychological effect of the time they set for exams.

In 2015, due to circumstances beyond control, i saw jambitee boarding buses to write their exams in Ibadan as early as 5am. That's not a time for these kids to be all over the suburbs, brimming with anxiety.


Lots of crap exists in the system, especially the personnel involved.

Jamb alone is responsible for the 250% hike in interstate movement and something needs to be done about that because it is part of the problem.

And lastly, parents need to do their part. A decade ago, scoring 220 was like a smear among youths so they don't say the score out loud. But today, 180 is heroic. Another irony is students that scoring 240-300 never gained admission but 180-200 finally gave them admission after becoming perennial sitters for jamb. Those high scores become useless. That should not happen.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 3:06pm On May 09, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
You're getting it....we know it's Madrid buh shouldn't we be atleast proactive
Xabi is long gone. He's already talking like he's signed already. Plus 5weeks is short to try snatch that move, especially as it is Madrid. The arsenal recruitment team will need to sign 4 xabi style players to convince him, which is difficult right now.

Too slow in everything recruitment that I don't remember thus club snatching a transfer at dying minutes since Wenger days.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 2:30pm On May 09, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
Truth be told It's a tough ask...our best shot rest with the guys since all four semi-finalist are on par, that is what makes Wednesday night truly painful


Buh anything fy happen sha....
The guys own was way tougher than the ladies, especially with the stiffnecked Arteta we had. Renee came and high scoring started as though she fielded a new team, when it's actually same set of players.

I wish the ladies all the best.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 2:29pm On May 09, 2025
iamoyindamola:
We need miracle but if it happens
Russo for ballon d'or
I believe they're very capable. The only issue is make Renee no go press self destruct sha. Russo deserves to be. She's the best WSL player this season. But sometimes i feel Mariona helped this team more than anyone else this year.
BusinessRe: Bill Gates Pledges To Donate 99% Of Fortune, Shut Gates Foundation By 2045 by daveP(m): 10:59am On May 09, 2025
Never ever trust this man. undecided

The pawns in the Nigerian agriculture sector can't see past their nose. They don't understand what a long game ever is.
If he sneezed, run from the spot and never look back.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:56am On May 09, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
To a bit of good news...Congrat hunny
The female team should win the UWCL to at least give the genuine fans some respite.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:55am On May 09, 2025
toluxe0075:
At the end, the 3 signings were as useless as P in pneumonia because they added nothing new to the team.
4 semifinals in 4years yet na 2 goals


Something is wrong and these delulu fans are not seeing it

2goals scored, 11 conceeded.

For this season semis. 1/17goals scored across all 4 teams.


Where are the 88goals delulians again? At the stage it matters most, we have a goalscoring problem. 4 years.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:37pm On May 08, 2025
The thing dey muzz me

The "best team" score 1/17 goals in the semifinals of champions league. Best team?

Inference is deep. This is deluded. The metrics of success at such a stage should be in advancement, anyhow. Nobody remembers anything else. Doesn't he get it?

1

Like 1goal. There's no football philosophy in the history of football that can justify this. Imagine a world cup coach saying that when the actual metric of success is the world cup trophy. Man needs to probably refresh browser history.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:16pm On May 08, 2025
mine3112:
Imagine the number 14 and 15 will battle it out for Europa cup. Arteta is a fraud and he must leave the club by fire by force. Players need to gang up against him so that the decision to leave will be fast.
The only talk they need to talk for next season is this transfer window. I want to see Saka, Martinelli, Odegaard sitting games out while fit.

I started complaints about indiscipline in September. There was no sign whatsoever that this man addressed that nonsense.

The delulians want concerned fans to keep hoping without outlining the problems and what others are doing differently that grants them the edge. Yet....
I guess many of the fans are just fans to just be entertained weekly. No ambition or craving for what everyone else craves.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 7:19pm On May 08, 2025
kodded:
Arteta no be serious coach


Him dey use board money catch cruise sad
They fit give am 300 make he load defenders and false 9s
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 7:18pm On May 08, 2025
This was last season and see what they got. 😣😣😣😭😭😭

Chai.

Unlock defense wey no fit enter XI
😭

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 7:17pm On May 08, 2025
Spy360:
We were beaten.

But in terms of manpower the team in Paris was better and with Dembele on the bench, the starting line up for PSG was weaker.

Lol

They still beat us 😭
They were lethal without Dembele. That's the difference. The big hope for us was their defense was not solid. If we bench Saka, na we gangan go weak pass Aston Villa. PSG did that and still gave us wahala. Make we dey tok true abeg. They weren't weaker anything.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 1:28pm On May 08, 2025
Man has never admitted once that he was bested this season. That's delulu. See Enrique and Flick's comments in the semis and compare with MA own and shame go catch person
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 9:42am On May 08, 2025
AirBere:
You lost home and away but somehow the better team lost right, Right? He reflects some of the fans both online and offline. If e didn't dey, e didn't dey abeg.
Villa score 4 over 3legs against this team. Yet na 1. And he dey call them the best team. He wan use best team wound fans while average and just there teams dey sweep trophies. 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 9:08am On May 08, 2025
iamoyindamola:
Failure really have no friends
So none of these arteta supporters can come forward to tell us how he's doing us a huge favor 😁😁
Man is not even half anywhere near Cryuff or Zidane yet they wan use this one run levels back to the days of Wenger Failure. Dem be like Apc deluluians



17goals scored in the semifinals and Arsenal score 1/17 over 2 legs.


Shame supposed catch everybody.

1/17

🥶🥶🥶🥶

88goals una.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 9:05am On May 08, 2025
kodded:
Arteta no be serious coach


Him dey use board money catch cruise sad
When we dey tok of where to fix for longer sustainability, many deluded fans were pointing to 88goals and what not as if na we go fes do am. We no use the 88goals to bring 1 tiny cup now. All because of mentality. They givam money he dey gather defenders.


Without being a fan sef, how will you empty the team of attackers and not get at least half replacements? What was he thinking? This man underrated the importance of personnel.


In a few years to come NOBODY will remember he was the better manager. Infact in UCL history, nobody ALWAYS remembers that aspect. Yet delulu fans wan carry that one as trophy. Many of these players are young and have played minutes as though in their prime.

Sterling? Chaiiii.

Person go look bench and go dey shake head. Lol
Ruined a KO run by losing to PSG cos he can't think outside the box since January. Smh.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 12:02am On May 08, 2025
Spy360:
For Arsenal the team playing this second leg is stronger than the first leg

For PSG the team playing the second leg is weaker than the first leg
Sadly, this wasn't true. Especially Bench depth and manager fluidity in game reading. Same issue with the Bayern game repeated itself and that's unforgivable. Irrefutable proof that you're learning nothing and changing nothing. That's his problem. He should just go abeg. Many delulu fans still feel he's doing us a favor.

Favor after half a decade and not a spoon, but lots of delulu press talks?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:59pm On May 07, 2025
Shegzdave:
Make him sha dey go abeg
He don try
His mixing formula was his undoing, especially his craze for spanish connect. Man did like across all the top 5 leagues, there were no good attackers to snatch once. Chai.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:26pm On May 07, 2025
Man is eager to tell the Press that his players are weeping in the dressing room. undecided

Deluded manager. Any irony all his fights/issues were with attacking players? Mtchewww

To get one kon be wahala. Aspa his ego is more important. He should leave abeg. Half a decade?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 11:00pm On May 07, 2025
kodded:
My own be say why arteta sign sterling? huh
This answer go dey alongside why dem sign Debuchy and Lichsteiner that year. E no get direct answer.😂

Personnel and style of attack didn't evolve. Predictability just like the Bayern game. Im happy i didn't watch the game beyond 30mins. It's better that way


There's a way you'll play that you'll know a team means business in this uCL stages. Most especially after watching what football was yesternight.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 10:57pm On May 07, 2025
Chai.

It was a bumpy ride while trusting the process


Now its time to Trust the door, Arteta.

Getat!!!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by daveP(m): 8:51pm On May 07, 2025
Roland17:
This scam never learns. This is Bayern all over again.
me don face front since the Rice yellow. I no even see the goal. Make they do whatever they wan do. I don go watch feem abeg.

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