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Capaldi:
Something we have known ever since. Nice to see others are waking up.

Lol, just go tell your brethrens say Jorginho can play forward passes and he can also play as a DM in a 433 highline formation.

The two things they claimed he can't

Spy360:
I hope I have been able to convince you and not to confuse you my fellow codebators and panel of judges

No, actually you're confusing me.

You and who follow do Jorginho?

E be like say you no read am well. I said Make Havertz shine like Jorginho so dat him work go dey speak for himself instead of needing you and spiritual eyes analysts as his defendants

mostob:
1. D.aveP will be smiling right now. man was hammering on the GD thing weeks ago.
2. The way we have been scoring lately is actually surprising. Nobody saw it coming. To think we wanted to have Arteta's head because he did not sign a striker in january.
3. Jorginnho has always been good in a double pivot where he does not have too much defensive responsibility.
4. Havertz needs to be clinical. At least he dey try small at that CF position. He should just completely convert to CF jare
5. ESR? SMH
6. That their ojoro first leg really pained me eh. I wanted us to show them who is the senior and the boys did. Gutted by the goal we conceded but as i checked say na Willock, my anger came down a bit. He is a former gunner. He probably forgot to score in the right goalpost E remain Porto. 5 goals or nothing.
7. Spine! They are the spine.

One step at a time for that Porto sha but omorr, we really need to eliminate Porto ooo.

Anyways, it's a good feeling arsenal is giving us

BlueRayDick:
Talking of Jorginho , he gets the deserved MOTM

Motm against Liverpool
Motm against Newcastle.

Even Chelsea fans suppose shock


Na so dem deh shock haters. Make Havertz try him own too. Him work go speak for himself. Him no go need Spy to deh do Attorney defendant for am every Matchday

BlueRayDick:
Exactly ! That's what have quality options in a team can do . This would've saved us all these years we were in the wilderness when we refused to spend money to get quality players .

We are ally suffered sha !

Wherever Kolasinac and Mustafi are; I hope they keep seeing Schalke 04 fans in their dreams pursuing them with eggs

True talk.

As for the bolded, today's Sunday na. Try and forgive them

BlueRayDick:
I was thinking we would fold in the middle with Dr Partey busy in the hospital for most of the season . Jorginho and Rice have really made us not miss Xhaka-Partey partnership thus far

Me too.
To show you how good they are, we (and Arteta too) are not even rushing for Partey for Partey to even start. At least let him heal completely. If this was like last season or 2 seasons ago, by now Partey would have been rushed, then he'll break down in the next match and that's our Partey cycle will continue

Now he just needs to chill for the crucial part is the season

BlueRayDick:
I like players like Saka who do their talking on the pitch

Hausa will wait for Saka to be out of form and then come and start telling us Saka and Odegaard are not good enough for a team like arsenal .

Odegaard has the most through pass for any player this seaon now o; Hausa no go see that one . Saka has 20 GA contribution already he won't see that one .

I tell you. The guy really dey do talking on the pitch.

Guys like Hausa mostly deh make me laugh. When we were on a high last season, I didn't see him. Immediately we experienced some downturn, he came out all gun blazing on how this team lack winners and how most of them should be sold or benched. Now dem don pick again, him don disappear till the next eke market day

Arsenal players no deh try for Odegaard. I know how many big chances our players don miss directly from him. Imagine this one Havertz missed in the second half. That kinda pass wey dey rival Kdb pass naim Havertz just troway like that kai

Oasis007:



Arsenal dey tear teams apart, but our yeye team dey labour to win week in week out, thanks Jah dey labour in vain today.

Make Una give am time.

Remember say na time we give Arteta and his first two years was shiittt.

Make Una give Pep lite time

Ray07:
Arsenal the ball sha.
Can't wait make them use koboko chase that bald man way from United.

E just the give United gans fake promises like APC.

Lol, so you Sabi confess like this

BlueRayDick:
Starboy for a reason

from the day wey Ferdinand talk say he's not world class, him just dey bang goals back to back


Hausa no go come now oo. He won't talk about how Odegaard and Saka are balling now.

BlueRayDick:
I was one of Jorginho's critics and I must confess I'm surprised he has turned out good for Arsenal.

It is not a misconception that he doesn't play forward passes. I watched him really well when he was at Chelsea and even as a rival fan I get pissed when he hesitates to play some forward passes but instead pass back to defensive line while they are building attack. He was more of a ball recycler and seldom make forward passes. However, when he decides to make forward passes they are always good passes and u begin to wonder why he doesn't do it often.

Our set-up under Arteta really favors Jorginho and I'm glad he's putting his best in not just playing, but also helping other players be at their best. I appreciate how he communicates with other players on the pitch and even suggest passing lanes to them at times. It is also important to command how he has put in serious shift into defending in the middle of the park. He's now less of an escort like he used to be at Chelsea

Yeah, I believe our setup favours him well. Sometimes I dey wonder whether na the same Jorginho be this?

Maybe his backpass and sideway passes is the Chelsea coach and environment who wants him to be doing that in order to exert control cos I know he wasn't like that first season at Chelsea. Omorr, kudos to Arteta for bringing out the best version of him. I've been watching him this season and the way he's impressed me is 5x more than what I really expected from him. He seems to also feel at home here too and I think that plays a part. His leadership skills is also commendable and really really needed

Roland17:
Dan Burn made that goal line clearance and e pain my soul. A goal will do a lot to his morale. Big credit to Arteta for taking his starters out early and g Inc the bench players more minutes. In the past he would have kept them on until late 80 minutes. He was perfect with his coaching today.

When Newcastle were pushing for a goal towards the end of the first, he played a flat back 5 with Jorg joining the back 4 and Rice sitting in front, I thought that was a successful tactic that ensured we finished the first half 2-0.

Omorr, immediately burn cleared that ball off the line, I wan cry for ESR. Lol.
I know the world of good it would really do to him.

Yeah, Arteta is really learning and adjusting well. He's improved in his in-game management. I guess now he knows what we're aiming for reason why he's benching most of the starters. Kudos to them also for making it easier for him too by closing out the game before the 70min mark

Hopefully, he makes more good decisions going forward and crown it all with a trophy or 2

1. Amazing how we're topping the Gd by this stage of the season when no be say Klopp and Pep don retire.

2. The way we've been scoring goals and set pieces is really commendable esp the first goal. Newcastle thought it's at the far post as usual only to switch it up and play it near post which caught them off guard. Smart move. If we can be switching it up like this we'll certainly be more unpredictable and dangerous. We only switched it up once against Porto and we saw the big chance it created which unfortunately Trossard missed. More of that!

3. Shout out to Jorginho. I know most of us didn't want him at first but mehnnn, he's really been good for us. His penetrative passing to break the wall, the forward passes(very instrumental to the 2nd goal) and the way he marks and read the game is top notch. There was a lot of misconception about him from "he cannot pass forward" to "he can't play without his team parking the bus". This season bar the Tottenham match he's proved to be a very very good player. Tbh, if this was the lineup we played against Porto, we would have seen at least a point. We lacked forward and half space passes which opened up the game and forced Newcastle back while we also lacked Havertz presence on that CF position to trouble their defence. Also Rice driving and progressing of balls is something Havertz isn't good at. I'm guessing this is what Arteta would do during the 2nd leg or Partey for Jorginho.

4. Havertz missed a very big chance but thankfully he scored one before that. He needs to work on his One Vs one sitters cos he misses quite a lot for a forward player. Good pressing even tho sometimes he slows the game down but then there's still hope for improvements

5. Is there anyone who felt sad when a Newcastle player cleared Esr ball off the line. Omorr I felt sad for him. We could see that he lacks sharpness yet he's still dangerous. I wonder how a sharp and fit Rowe will be. Can't wait to have him back towards this crucial end of the season.

6. Mostob, I'm sure you'll be glad with the whipping this boys did today after they heard your plea
Anyways, no clean sheet, the only blemish of the game. Still amazed how we played Newcastle off the park.

7. 1st in set piece goals (excluding penalties), different goalscorers, high scorelines, fluidity in our players movement, this is the arsenal I always ask for.
Last of all, Odegaard, Saka, Rice and our two CBs. You see this guy, they should be wrapped in gold. They deserve all the praise and hype they get.

Onto the next one and let's keep on applying the pressure

COYG!!

We need that 3pts today oo

afrodoc2:
Ammunition wey go scatter for him hand. Ibime wan carry am go where e no know.

Bayer Leverkusen's name is derived from Friedrich Bayer who established BayerAG the parent company and has nothing to do with Bavaria as he was from the same North Rhine-Westphalia region.

His name (as many German surnames do) derives from the profession of his ancestors. In this case bell ringer.
Other common examples are Muller, Koch, Wagner, Becker, Schumacher, Weber.

Lol... True.
I just read more about it now on Google too and I see what you mean

CAPdan21:
Be like say popi go for praise and worship session...

Spy360:
I am not against you but all you have said are mere speculations. What if we had changed and it led to conceding two or three goals?

Assuming that goal didn't come late, your point would have made more sense. But at 0-0 it does not make sense to me really. And I am even trying to be a bit emotional here

I know most arsenal's fans blood dey hot but I really understand his substitution of Jorginho and pushing Havertz forward as Cf (for winning aerial duels) especially towards the end of the game. It's just to emphasize on control then try to see the game out through a nil draw. Since there's no away goal rule, it would have been a good result to see it out but Galeno had other ideas

mostob:
Yea... That was smart from Rice. I wondered where Jorginho dey at that time.

I jus want us to score first. Thank God Jesus and Partey will be back by then.

Jorginho still dey coordinate players na.
You don forget who coordinator Jorginho be?

We really need Jesus second leg and games like ystdy Is the reason why Partey is truly missed. They played a mid block (wall) in the midfield ystdy yet we were only able to penetrate through that Midfield once. If there's something Partey is head and shoulder in above Rice, it's in giving that forward pass in half space no matter how much wall opposition mount. All the sideway and back passes in midfield wouldn't have happened with Partey present.

Stivoh:
Lmao😂
England press are clown🤣🤣

The person who wrote that nonsense must be high on weed

Small price to pay ke?

mostob:
We have never beaten Porto at home and they have never won in our home. Another reason to be optimistic but seeing that European KO matches are Arteta's banana peel, the second leg is a 50-50 for me.

I read the Porto's coach interview and he proved me right. Using the same lineup in 3 consecutive matches has its consequences. A little shake up yesterday and Porto wouldn't have any 'answers'.

I believe the boys will learn their lessons second leg. Thank goodness no more away goals, we need to be ruthless come second leg.

Also, Rice said it was the yellow card he was on that prevented him closing down on Galeno because the way he(Galeno) shaped his body, any contact with him would result to another yellow card and he doesn't wants to risk it. Fair play to him there.

Anyways, we still have the 2nd leg to play for

CAPdan21:
Why u won chop L by all means?...when Dem don give you ammunition

E be like say Popi never see the ammunition Ibi.me give am.

Big opportunity to faya Raum.deuter hot hot

Ibunkun1:
i think you guys will win sha. People wey go comot una dey front

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Ibunkun1:
No worry if una lose we dey for you

I no wan even think am

Martinelli and Saka not beating their man time and time again when set up one on one with them was one of the big reasons we couldn't win ystdy.
For long we've always been complaining how our wingers are double-marked which makes it difficult for them to be effective (understandably since they're not Messi or Ronaldo) but it's really frustrating if a winger can't beat just one defender he's up with.

So many times ystdy Martinelli and Saka was being isolated with just their man to beat and if that happens chances will be created from there yet they couldn't even beat their man once. It's just so so sad!!

The game needed a Gabriel Jesus ystdy

Shegzdave:
Similar to the goal Ramsdale conceded last season at the Europa league

Exactly,... It's just painful to see

Anyways, we just need to win the second leg. I would have really been happy with the nil draw since there's no away goal but mehnn... It's what it's.

daveP:
Man saw no shot on goal till half time and 5 mins into 2nd half not even an attempt? I miss Xhaka and Partey. They notice these things and take matters into their hands. Rice needs to be in such positions abeg.

Tbf, our players no carry "shot on goal boots" come.

Even the few shots we were taking were either blazed high or nodded wide. Trossard was just off in terms of his shooting ystdy. His two shots ought to be on target esp the 2nd one (that came from the corner kick). For someone with such good shot technique and accuracy, him fall my hand.

daveP:
Raya's positioning....

They fit use am measure great khali's height.

The distance he played that ball from naim deh surprise me reason why I dey look Raya positioning one kind eye
... Still not taking anything away from that kick tho, It was executed with perfection.

Roland17:
Also, can we stop Rice fro taking corner kicks? He should be inside the box contesting aerial balls. He has the size and length to dominate the box.

I was against him taking at first but I noticed he's the one and possibly only player whose set piece kick have pace and accuracy in his delivery compared to his other right legged counterparts.

Ibunkun1:
Hmm, una coach love secret with Havertz go still leak 😂

Lol... Even guys for our thread don even taya to deh talk about their bromance.

Lol, Anyhow dem wan do make dem do, my own be say make dem just deh bring win deh come

These Porto guys were really disciplined and their game plan worked to perfection. They really cut off all passing lanes for Odegaard to have an influence on the game especially the first half and it worked really well.

This game needs our wingers to dribble and drive into the 18yard box cos most of our wingers just have only one defender to beat one on one yet Martinelli just deh play nonsense. To me, he ought to be the worst rated player. Can't dribble his Man, his first touch is very very wrong and most of the time he even miscontrols the ball. and worst of it all is his decision making. It's Just so bad. I just hope GJ should play the second leg and on the wing. We need a dribbler to be able to cause chaos in the defence. Martinelli no try at all

Our set pieces was good even though Porto came prepared for it, yet the final execution was just bad. Our players were unusually guilty of missing good chances. It's very shocking how we have headed corners yet none of our players who successfully nodded the ball could put it on target. Saliba, Havertz, Kiwior all couldn't put the free headers on target from corner. Then the innovative corner we had that freed Trossard to shoot with the goal at his mercy, yet he couldn't even aim it on target. Gabriel's free header towards the end of the game from a free kick was another potential goal which he couldn't even aim on target. It's shocking how we have up to 5 cool set piece opportunities to score yet we couldn't even put one on target not to talk of scoring one.

Could have been an okay to good result with a nil draw but this dying minute goal looks really bad. I just hope we'll be able to turn this around 2nd leg.

COYG!!!

EmmanuelScott1:
Porto chop unah today

Second leg day

Same Line up.

Hopefully we get a win

COYG!!