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Spy360:
Playing that no8 is not best for Rice. He is a player that wants the ball not mark spaces. Jorginho affected Odegaard not Rice.

Odegaard needed a dominant DM who can hold the ball and drag players away. Without Partey or Rice, Odegaard will struggle.

With this docile Jorginho against press and compact Chelsea? Anybody will struggle in No8. What's amazing is how Rice still showed himself even with two poor Midfielders.

If Odegaard and Jorginho was poor in the first half against Man city, tonight they were 5 times poorer. It's that bad

iamoyindamola:
That penalty is very debatable unless the rule want players to cut off their hands

I don't think it was.

Ball was heading on target and Saliba hands was outstretched. Unlucky for Saliba but then he really denied a goal scoring opportunity

There is a big reason he wasn't carded at all

Lol... A game of Luck and dash

Mudryk Lucky goal
Saliba unfortunate handball cum penalty
Rice Capitalisation of Sanchez's blunder


Only Trossard goal was well worked and I'll give credit to Trossard for trying to reach to end of that cross after reading the game by Saka. The blindsided run to score must have shocked Gusto
But then, that's the quality Saka gives you even on his off day. Also, I didn't think he was fit. I think he was rushed. He doesn't look himself through out today's match except the dying minutes.

Well, I wasn't really surprising they pressed us today, I've been following their game and even though they do lose(or draw), it was just a matter of time before they clicked and seeing their last two results, I was a bit worried they're getting into form. Jorginho in that Midfield was just the deal-breaker for me and I was just hoping we play our game. Poch really red our game well and stifled our strength (Midfield). I think Saka not really fit gave them that edge too.

I've already counted the game as a lost game cos I just didn't see how we'll score any goal. Yes we were that marshalled.

Thank goodness to their overconfidence thinking they've won the game and their complacency. That really gave us a way back into the game through that mistake.


Hopefully we keep on grinding when it matters.

COYG!!!


NB: Chelsea fans have already decided about their mudryk and how to troll us but Trossard say Oga na master.

Spy360:
@Jodera as you can see we are wasting Rice in that no8 position. We need either Partey so he gets more comfortable or Havertz while he drops to DM.

He was not wasted there, instead we're just playing one man down in midfield because of anonymous Jorginho

Tbh, second big game in a row where Odegaard and Jorginho are underwhelming. Infact this is Odegaard's worst game this season

But I guess you'll see it as Rice struggling again

Roland17:
I am disappointed that Jorg is starting ahead of a healthy Partey. However, I am also thinking Arteta is trying to manage Partey's health because of how integral he is to the team and may have learned his lesson from last season. A healthy Partey will be instrumental in the 2nd half of the season.

Simon Murphy, our Physiotherapist travelled with Partey during this international break and that clues me into how Arteta is choosing to manage his usage this season. If this is the plan, then I "may" give him a benefit of a doubt. However, if it is not, then Arteta is just being Arteta is all I can say.

I just hope that's the plan then cause really, If we want to go all the way we need to be strong second half of the season.

Hopefully, I just pray that's the plan

So na like this Jorginho take bench Partey?

Anyways aside that it's a nice lineup plus I prefer it to Havertz starting in Midfield.

Saka and Martinelli is back. Bench Choke too

Matchday... I just hope the boys turn up oo.

Whenever anyone/everyone is expecting a win against the big boys from us, most of the times we falter.

I just hope this present crop overcome such mental block.

COYG!!!

mostob:
Thank You!!! It was a 5 vs 3 but there was an advantage in that one of us was free.

Yeah, the way the ball dropped, that was exactly what I expected. I see some post saying if it was G.Jesus that have such chance, he would have scored.


Lol... I laugh in Swahili

Spy360:
What I meant by the bolded is that Tomi came in as a left back and Rice was playing on the left. During the second half, Tomi was quite comfortable playing high up the pitch, this was possible because Rice dominated that side of the pitch from midfield to defense.

And let me reiterate that I did not say Rice was poor in that first half. Rather I said his second half was better than his first half performance. There could be several reasons for this, and I have attributed it to the difficulty playing that role.

Tomi was introduced just to combat against Doku who was sent to torment Zinny. When Doku found Tomi was tough, he switched opposite wing to face Ben White.
That was when Arteta sent sent Tomi towards attack to add height to our frontline. It was just tactical switch by Arteta due to Doku running away from his intended duel.


As for your second paragraph, I see you don deh lighten up on your talk. At least lemme accept that one and reach a compromise with you compared to when you were saying "Rice struggled a bit in the first half" or that "Rice didn't get his groove until the 2nd half"

Akinbahm:
Evening famz, unpopular opinion from a Man u fan who said and I quote "the pass laid by sir Kai Kai, he's meant to turn and make attempt on goal but his lack of confidence and or him not stepping up his game forced him to play simple by laying the pass to Nelli"... I need u all take.

Personally to me, Havertz made the best decision. The way the ball dropped and how Ake have already covered Havertz path to goal or dribble, it'll be very difficult for him to make that attempt on goal and if he does, Heavens know say I for insult am.

Best bet was hold the ball up and lay it perfectly for an onrushing player for a curler (or R2). That he did perfectly (he even laid it on Martinelli right feet sef, so that he doesn't need an extra touch). It's up to Martinelli now to execute the shot/curler perfectly, which to me he didn't do perfectly but then he was lucky with the deflection.

I'm still saying it, Martinelli should master that out of the box curler very well. Most wingers nowadays are known for that.

mostob:
But Chelsea get decent players sha especially in Midfield. Enzo, Gala and Caicedo are solid trio honestly.

Lol, na reason why I want Partey Rice and Odegaard to start.

I no want make dem use us catch form o. Our Midfield three supercedes theirs on paper and quality

mostob:
Arteta on if the team has trained yet;

"No, no we haven't and we don't intend to, it's Chelsea at Stamford Bridge we will train there"

#arsenalfanaticsnews













The first time Arteta would be making mouth. We better win if not eh

Lol, this is not making mouth na. He's just being honest.

You know match is by Saturday and most of our players will be coming in Wednesday and Thursday. They'll need to rest. Then Fri, they'll head up to Stamford bridge and that's where they will train

BlueRayDick:

This guy don start again; match wey all of us watch see Rice as the best player in midfield both first and second half.

Jodera u see wetin I dey tell you? This guy don dey fat; epp me choke am well well with those arguments make he lose flesh small.

Spy don come again. I no come understand which Rice him deh talk.
Because of this matter, I gatz scroll back to the pages of this thread when we played that match to see if really guys here praised/acknowledged Rice during that first half and I wasn't surprised as I saw praises from you guys acknowledging him. Even Iamoyin.damola that was skeptical about his signing and fee praised him that first half.

But but according to our dear Spy, he really didn't stamp his foot

Spy360:
It could be his best game but it was the second half that made it so. It's not like he was poor in the first half but he really struggled to stamp his feet like he usually does.

When Rice began dominating the game in the second half you saw how we pegged Man City back like they were Stoke City. At a point it allowed Tomi (playing where Rice was) to even take a high line which led to the goal.

By the way I am not arguing that Rice shouldn't start (God forbid), all I am saying is that no 8 role on the left which is a hybrid of DM and AM or simply a LCM is not an easy role.

Lol, how can you agree Rice played his best game against Man city but claim it was only second half that made it so?

The only player presently in arsenal who can make a second half game his overall best game is Havertz and that's because the bar he's set so far is too low. Why you dey talk like say you no know Rice? It's just surprising that na only you dey see say Rice no really play well against Man city in the first half

Moreover, Nobody says it's an easy role but as a top club what we wanted is someone who can replicate and even better what Xhaka did for us last season. So far, Rice did it in one match (and there was no excuses) more than Havertz whom you've been writing epistles on just to defend him.


And for that your quote saying Tomi was playing where Rice was. Make I just pretend say I no see am. I don dey suspect say e be like say you no really watch that match

FirstbornWds:
Lol. This side-statements is not doing enough justice..

Call him his NAME.

Make we just free am, Int'l break don finish sha. Him go so go back to dey press Bruno neck

Ellexy:
Something happened recently that made me lockup about this Ronaldo fan boys. I visited my Uncle and one of his wife's sister brought her kids over for the weekend. The first son in JSS2 just told me Ronaldo is the goat, na since that time I just lock up. No need arguing. Imagine me arguing Ronaldo vs Messi with the boy.

Where you wan even start sef

Trevor012:
All these Messi fans and their nonsense points 😂😂. Leicester won the premier league with so many unknown players. I guess the premier is very easy to win. France won the world cup and got disgraced In the Euros like Small boys. You all points are so laughable and easy to throw in the dust bin it's ridiculous 😂😂

Trevor my guy

Your own medicine dey different, I need prepare for you

larride:
That one no concern me ooo.

Any future argument against Barca bot, them must collect.

Englishisamust:
My point is euro is harder than world cup. Do you agree??

Use the same reasons I pointed out and you'll actually see it's the same thing.

No dey ever compare euros to World cup.

Euros were unknown and mediocre players dey shake nyash.
How many unknown countries and mediocre players don shake nyash for world cup?

larride:
A barca fan dunking on Xavi.

It will be used for future arguments.

Anyone who knows debr.oslink knows that he doesn't acknowledge Xavi one bit even during Xavi's prime.

It's like trying to save future arguments for Trevor for dunking on Bruno. E no go work

Ellexy:
I no dey follow them argue again. It's makes no sense chatting shit with them.

I been don talk say I no go too argue but mehn, they're so good at formulating a belief, stick with that beliefs and propagate it that if not taken care of, even you yourself will think it's true.

Something like "Portugal have no history thus it was very difficult for Ronaldo's Portugal to win trophy" , "no difference between Messi and Jorginho during their national win aside the Messi penalties". And so many other ridiculous talk that if not careful will become the accepted truth.

Omorr, it's not easy ignoring oo

larride:
Make una sha win else na you and every other goner fan go feel the heat.

larride:
Better call Arteta, i need you guys to beat Chelsea his weekend.

Izzou don too show me pepper.

Naahhh... Izz.ou must pay for this

I don laugh sotey I knack head

izzou:
[color=royalblue]No bro. It's much more than that.

Someone with a good education is telling you APC is the best

Infact, someone abroad will support APC and after 8 years, he will insult APC and support APC again.

It cannot be mudu of rice and garri

There's some mysterious shiiit behind it, and i am ready to do anything to learn[/color]

Ah ah.... Wetin be this na??

See how it got me cracking hard with laughter

Englishisamust:
In euro you won't face team like Honduras, Saudi Arabia,Bolivia, china, egypt,Cameroon, senagal, Bolivia, Below fifa ranking teams. .. small Serbia or Denmark will beat all this team I mentioned self..

In world cup we know it is Europe or south African team that will collect it...

In copa America it is either Brazil, Chile or Argentina

In Euro you can never predict it

Greece have won the Euros. Unknown Greece with unknown players. Same Greece couldn't qualify from world cup group stage ever. In fact they have to get their first WC goal in 2010 through daft kaita sending off(and consequently first win too).

But Yeah, Euros is very hard.

The day any small south America country would get 1 or 2 world class players, they'll always go far in world cup. But euros country would need a Star studded players before they'll go far in world cup.(Uruguay, Chile and Colombia are good examples)

No ever compare euros with South America again.

Ellexy:
Inspired d'Or

Na to dey give Goat accolades based on inspiration now.

I talk am two pages back say if no be Eder, Ronaldo fan boys go say int'l trophy and awards no matter. E no even reach 12hrs, one fan boy don talk say Balon dor no matter for Goat conversation, say na inspiration dem go chop

dreamxhaser:
Boss, Ballan whatever and some cups can not make you a legend.

You have to inspire young talents, and we all know CR7 is the idol of most young talents in this generation.

Some legendary musicians have never won the Grammy.

Ronaldinho during his days was an inspiration to most young talents. Nobody is putting him in Goat agenda

Even Okocha is an inspiration to most African talents, Nobody is putting him in Africa's Goat agenda.

The greatest low for Cr7 is for you Is to say "you don't need trophies or Balon dor to claim Goat".

Even known Cr7 fans like Trevor and Joker.man would deny you for that blasphemy you just spewed


Meanwhile, tell me which Goat musician haven't won Grammy?

Michael Jackson?
Madonna?

Anybody else worth adding let's see?

Who bikonu?

MorataFC:
The emboldened can't be true, Trevor ngbo?

MorataFC:
Qualifying for the World Cup is harder than the World cup gan gan

Trevor just needs a quote by Xavi to validate it

Spy360:
If he did we would have dominated the first half. Lewis and Bernardo were controlling the midfield as Kovacic was pressing. When Kovacic dropped deeper for fear of red card that was when Rice found his mojo.

Lol.... We have three Midfielders ( Odegaard Rice and Jorginho) and out of the three Rice was the one that played very very well with the other two not really excellent in the first half but you think just ONLY Rice's effort would be enough for us to dominate a Man city's Midfield coached by Guardiola. It's not as if those Man city's Midfield were even excellent sef with the way you're making it sound, it was just more of our duo in Odegaard and Jorginho being underwhelming. Odegaard with his rushed passes and hasty decisions while Jorginho with his safe passes and recycling.

The only reason why you felt Rice found his mojo is simply because others found their mojo in the second half and played up to his level. It's that simple.

Meanwhile, I never knew Rice was the second coming of Xavi

I still insist, Rice game against Man city Is the best game he had played in an arsenal shirt so far. If you watch him against Man u (which was actually his best game before this one), then you'll know the kind of quality he exuded that day against Man city.

mostob:
The way all these agbero boys dey brag eh.... a 1-0 win for us won't be enough.

I just wan see Partey, Odegaard and Rice.
And make God bless us, Saka is passed fit.


Chaiii

Roland17:
For the entire month of September, after they made team of the season, I used both guys as my screensavers. Main screen (Saka)/ lock screen (Saliba).

I sabi wetin my eye see for house with jealousy after I change am but it was worth it. E Dey do me like make I use dem again but I no get strength for wahala

But Madam suppose understand na