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Fkforyou:
I don talk this thing tire!! Timber is exhausted for fvck sake, give Ben White run of games so that he can be up to speed but that one too no want dey fit to save his life.

Arteta just likes running players to the ground.

Hervertz, Saka, White and now he is doing the same thing with Rice, Timber and Saliba.

Noorgard was supposed to play yesterday match, nothing anybody want tell me.

Our problem is Arteta at this point.

Our right hand side has been targeted for like the past 5 games or so. They pressure applied to that side of defence Is clear to show that opponents now knows that's our wea link.
Yesterday wolves coach said, he knew we are under pressure and that we would succumb eventuallyfor them to capitalise, he's happy it happened earlier than expected.
You don't fix anxiety with fake persona. You have to calm down and not try to go bang for bang with your mind.

mostob:
Be like na by rotation. Na Calafiori dem go push to the media by Sunday

MSGAMBLE9 still dey talk about that Nottingham draw as if his argument was not about starting Madueke ahead of Saka. MSGAMBLE9, bro, they're all the same bunch of shits. Just like Deeney of Watford said then, "they have no cojones". A lot of them feel so cool stepping down the level once the game is nearing the finish line. You held your own still you scored two goals, instead of still applying pressure or even trying to control the midfield and hold possession, you decide to defend, and as the pressure kept coming, you still sat back. The fear in their mind and heart is more than the belief they have. But they will come out and be talking tough, when their performance on the pitch says different.

2023 it started with Ramsdale
2026 it is starting with Raya.
If they want, let them bottle the league. It's only 2 points now.
They have given City a fuccking morale boast. Watch city go on a winning streak from now.
No epl is enough reason to let Arteta go cus he has all the tools he needs to go as far as possible to bring it home.
In anything they do, they should try and make sure they're still ahead of City in the league before that carabao cup final. Cus the outcome of that final, either way it goes, would be essential in the title race.

Fkforyou:
Do you think someone like Guardiola can win a trophy with these players?

If Guardiola was in our current position, what would he have done differently?

I am trying to believe this statement is more of sarcasm than real talk.
Cus Pep would have been 16 points above us with this kind of squad we have.
Yesterday was on Arteta first, and then the bunch of weak players we have. I think Timber had no business playing the minutes he did, same with bringing Eze on. In the first half of the season, we won more difficult games because everyone held their own, that is not something that can be coached into your mind, as tough as you preach to be, you should always be focused. Norgaard for Zubimendi was needed Yesterday, but Arteta only trusts his first eleven favourites.
Saka talking tough again like they always do only to repeat the same mediocre again. They only game they have played since this second half that they all gave their best was against villa. Just to revenge and them switch off again.

iamoyindamola:
I feel we should have waited before offering saka a new deal, he's been performing below par since last season

Saka is the face of this club, no other player deserves to be kept than Saka. Form is temporary, but class is permanent. No be today Saka start to dey give mix feelings. Last two season was towards the end of the season dat he was off. Last season was early in the season. Just dat this season has been accompanied by injuries, but I am sure he will turn up. Over 5 years of consistency isn't something that can just vanish like that.
He deserves the contract. And he will come through like he always does.

Fkforyou:
Norgaard cook for yesterday match.

E be like say we Dey under rate that guy.

he is just a professional. No noise just doing his job when called upon. I know it is just wigan but he played so cool as a lone dm. Yesterday we attacked in a diamond formation in the first half, the forwards wasn't hugging the touchline which made the central passes to be effective. Wolves won't give us such opportunities on Wednesday, but let's see how it will turn out. No matter who plays and the formation, we just need the 3 points, even if it is half a goal, and clean shit is really important now too.

iamoyindamola:
Make city and Newcastle kpai themselves

that's like 6 matches already this season between them. Make Newcastle win at least 3 and make epl next weekend be part of it. It is not easy but possible. Then anything can happen in their fa cup tie.

iamoyindamola:
I want lfc at anfield

you get mind oo

iamoyindamola:
That Keeper suddenly remember how to catch ball

unto the fifth round for the first time in a long time. Dem fit give us Chelsea again.

Skelly was good today. Nice to see him play some good balls. He still has that roughness that can be useful and ugly at the same time, one reason why I fear playing him in midfield with how our defence is set while on progression.

iamoyindamola:
That wigan keeper turn donnaruma for second half after chopping 4

Eze really wanted to get on the score sheet today, the keeper said no!!!.

iamoyindamola:
Quick question guys
Can Arteta ever free the boys and take less risk approach in matches?
I am very sure this wasn't the game plan today, watch wolves on Wednesday and see my point.
Eze is having the freedom he craves for today look at everyone and tell me Arteta can allow such freedom in epl

When Arteta was asked one thing he has learned from last seasons, he said the tactical part of the game, he said sometimes he realise that it can be overwhelming and players not understanding their roles. And Eze also agreed with that when he said the tactical part of the game is where he is having issues. Today he played more freely from start to finish and you can tell it was the game plan. And Wigan didn't press us as much as epl teams do, their low blocks wasn't so deep and there was always space especially in that first half.

mostob:
He fit no affect him sha. That man get some football demons inside him 🤣🤣

He has been playing with spittle lately. Maybe na otumokpor

Pep na mad man, curses no dey affect mad men nau 😁
I was telling a fan yesterday that I believe city would lose a match first before we do, i don't even know where the belief is coming from, but I really think they would lose first in this race.

mostob:
Newcastle wey go open yansh for City. Let's just win our matches biko. Although I'll be happy if City lose.

the main thing is for us to focus on ourselves and continue getting maximum points. But you can't remove that thought of seeing your rival drop points. Newcastle is not a team you can just write off on paper against big teams, the won the first leg after all, and almost won us too. Let's see how it turns out, regardless winning our matches is the goal.

iamoyindamola:
They will beat them jare
Newcastle are useless

i feel like it won't be that easy for them to beat Newcastle, considering that Newcastle already lost two successive matches against them. It will probably be a tight game like that of City and Liverpool.

mostob:
This MOTM curse eh... Villa just dey suffer unnecessarily.

Who won last month own biko? Be like na Carrick. Poor fella

Newcastle needs this confidence boast heading to etihad next weekend. If they can match City's energy, then they can get a result there.

mostob:
With what I saw yesterday, he will definitely improve on that too. Yesterday's showing implied he has been working really hard.

of course he will turn up. We just need Kai back more than anyone else now, I feel like kai upfront would have offered more with Brentford setting and pattern.
Ps: Trossard needs to up his game, this isn't time for that kind of ball play.

mostob:
The ball was on Rice' weak foot so he had to lay it off for Gyokeres who was in a better position. Unfortunately, Kayode cleared the ball.

But in the scenario I shared up there, Odegaard should have made that pass quickly.

yes, I also think he should have acted quickly with Gyokeres having just person on him. But I also think that ball not being on target is on Rice. He has and can shoot that ball without trying to pass.

iamoyindamola:
Was past season unfortunate too?
Players are dropping every GW and you its unfortunate, arsenal aren't the only club affected by injuries na
Most of our injuries are during training and you say unfortunate
Norgaard hardly miss minutes for Brentford he was their captain sef, he hardly play for arsenal but always injured.
You and I know one or two Players that featured in yesterday match won't be available for Wigan and even wolves.
Is that unfortunate too?

aside from our reserve players, I think every other first team player had their injury from match day and not training. We can create a theory that the training pattern might be having an effect on match days, but if that is the case, then majority of the injuries should be muscle related which is not the case.

mostob:
Madueke can't last 90 minutes bro. He was already tired which is why he was substituted.

I am a big critic of Gyokeres but he played his heart out yesterday. A big improvement from recent showings.

My own na why Rice and Zubi no dey shoot. Frustrating lads

Gyokeres has improved but his positioning is still debatable. For instance, when madueke had the ball and two players in fron of him with Gyokeres in the midst, instead of Gyokeres moving to the left to drag one of the players out and create space for either Madueke to shoot with his strong foot or pass to him to finish with his own strong foot, he choose to run to the same left side that is already congested thereby limiting Madueke's chance of taking a shot or him doing something meaning when the ball was finally passed to him.

BlueRayDick:
Below is your initial post tackling me when I said we have been unfortunate with injuries



You said most of our players' injuries was during training which I disagreed with. I have gone ahead to share with you a list of our regular starters who have picked up injuries in different matches and not in training like you claimed earlier.

You mentioning Kepa and Norgaard has not in any way change the fact that most of our players picked up their injuries on match days and not in training.

Like I said earlier, no reasonable coach will set up a training regimen that will cause his key players to always get injured in training. It just doesn't make any logical sense. You may have issues with Arteta and his methods, tactics and results, but the fact is nothing suggests that his training methods and cause our players 'injuries. It is a mere speculation that is not backed by verifiable data.

i remember an interview where Arteta said they have tried to sort out the reason for the constants injuries and still can't tell how it happens. Said they have adjusted training patterns and even nutrition for players, players outings and gym time yet the injuries are still happening.
Injury to players is the main reason why we were so active in the summer market but somehow they players choose when to be proactive and when not to.

It's funny that most of the fans that criticised the coach for playing Madueke ahead of Saka against forest even though the whole 45 minutes of Saka playing didn't yield any result are they same people complaining about subbing Saka for Madueke. Dem put our best legs and yet we are complaining about the decision.
That chance by Rice and Martinelli that they couldn't convert killed the game offensively.

mostob:
Make we sha wobble and hobble and win this EPL first. There are some frauds we might need to let go in Summer.

Like the one below

we can argue about odegaard not passing to Gyokeres one touch, but the pass to Rice was a perfect goal scoring opportunity that he has scored from couple of times. Him choosing not to shoot but touching again and even passing to Gyokeres was the issue, not the pass.

COYG
It's coming home this time.

Saliba out due to injury.

Fkforyou:
We need to win Brentford to unsettle this lousy man city team.

I pray a day never comes where we would miss Merinos' clutch moment and Thank God Trosaard is healthy and not injured as I had feared earlier.

Merino and Kai are among the top players that understands what they need to do in each set up. With Gyokeres and Havertz fit, I don't think we would miss him much. Gyokeres positioning and all round of play has greatly improved and kai in midfield suddenly unlocked his Leverkusen days, so I can only wish for a run of games that none of injured players would be missed.
PS: Odegaard and Trossard are both included in today's squad list.