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Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 4:52am On Dec 16, 2021
Arteta on Martinelli: "His overall understanding of the game is getting much better. He is able to put some gears into his play instead of doing everything at 100mph. The energy and the quality he shows, it’s top."
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 4:53am On Dec 16, 2021
Arteta on Lacazette relishing being captain: "You see the way he acts with the young players, how willing he is to help. It’s in his nature. He’s not a selfish player. He’s happy when he makes the rest better, & he’s like that in the dressing room as well" #Arsenal
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 6:45am On Dec 16, 2021
Yes we made it to the Top 4 placement.

Oya by fire by force, let Manchester united loss today

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 6:59am On Dec 16, 2021
ARSENAL'S next 5 matches.

Note that all are Nigerian time please

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 7:15am On Dec 16, 2021
Gabriel Martinelli makes Arsenal statement of maturity

But a month ago you couldn’t make out where Gabriel Martinelli’s minutes were going to come from. Fast forward to mid-December and you can’t leave him out of the Arsenal team.

It was a landmark evening for the Brazilian against West Ham as his inclusion in the starting lineup marked the first time he had started in four consecutive Premier League matches.

He made every second of the 2-0 victory count.

Like a lit match in a bank vault, he was burning through the numbers: sprinting, tackling, pressing and challenging. The fire in his belly is one money can’t buy.

Under difficult circumstances, the performance from Arsenal was one of the finest seen during Mikel Arteta’s reign. Coming up against a team who would set up in an entirely different manner from the previous outing against Southampton, the intent from the side from the off demonstrated the focus.

Few epitomised that quite like Martinelli. The manager has been reluctant to instill a high pressing system with more focus on counter-pressing under specific triggers, yet the approach on Wednesday was designed to be proactive instead of reactive. Fronted by Alexandre Lacazette, Martin Odegaard and Martinelli, the hunger to attack was as evident as the bit between the 20-year-old’s teeth.

Your eyes are drawn to him. He sucks you in with his energy and leaves you infatuated by his presence. Arteta said it best post-match, and it perfectly summarises the improvement in how he projects his exuberance on the pitch.

It’s exactly that. Previously too intent on getting his head down and his name on the scoresheet, Martinelli’s performance against the Hammers saw no drop in vitality, but saw him harness it in a more measured and mature manner.

There were bending runs and constant tracking back to recover possession blended with composure in situations where he knew waiting for reinforcements could sustain pressure instead of heading straight for the jugular.

The maturity aspect is crucial. That’s what he’s needed to inject into his game. While he kept his mileage up, he managed his tires like Formula One champion.

You wouldn’t go as far as to say this was a coming of age display, but to be handed the chance once again even with Smith Rowe fit and to keep his place in the team as Martin Odegaard made way instead was a credit to how he conducted himself.

Just like the onlooker, Arteta didn’t want him out of his gaze.

So, just a month on, with Smith Rowe suffering a minor knock and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joining Nicolas Pepe in the wilderness, the opportunity that seemed beyond his reach has been cherished, nurtured and claimed as his own.

You can’t drop this level of talent. Martinelli is on an effervescent trajectory in a youthful team he belongs in.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:38am On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
ARSENAL'S next 5 matches.

Note that all are Nigerian time please
13points
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:45am On Dec 16, 2021
Roland17:
This guy is a CF, I don't care what anyone says..See finishing

#COYG
He is better placed on the right as an inverted winger where he can make runs with his pace into scoring positions as he did last night. Martinelli is the type of player that needs space and he uses it very well because he has pace. Opposite is Lacazette who prefers to be in tighter areas.

The fact is that, Laca's presence at the centre is what gives Martinelli the impetus to shine. He won't do same if a similar mode of forward is alongside him. Martinelli will be of less threat in a CF position that is already packed with bullying defenders.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:49am On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League this season:

9 matches
7 wins
1 draw
1 loss
17 goals scored
6 goals conceded
+11 goal difference
22/27 points (joint-most home points with Manchester City)

#afc
We have been good at home because we play a high line of defense. Arteta does the same against lower teams away. But he is too cautious against bigger teams especially playing away even when he is capable of taking them heads on like against Man Utd and Everton.

I want MA to maintain a high line of pressing in away matches or if not, he must know the right set of players to use in a deep set up.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 8:51am On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
Arteta: "We’ve made some progress, but there is still a lot to do and we have to be aware of that. We’ve had some bumps in the road, but we’ve learnt a lot from them and we have stuck together, from the top of the club to every member of the team and staff."
We are all learning. We are not trying to scam you.

Cc Roland17
grin
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Lush100(m): 9:26am On Dec 16, 2021
Lush100:
Thanks sir,
I av said it severally,
Martinelli is a CF,
He can beat his man on very short pace and shoot,
But his shot is of no use as a winger cos the post is to far that is why after beating his.man on the wings like twice he looses ideas and crosses to nobody.
I also.said severally that laca is like a false 10. A striker but likes to play deep.
Very good team player that passes the attack well.
For pepe to shine, arteta has to change formation and bring him closer to the 18box where there will be no room to "over dribble" but rather to shoot.
Arteta is still very young in tactics and coaching,
if u give pepe to klopp,
Salah will be childs play or just the same
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by iamoyindamola(m): 9:54am On Dec 16, 2021
By the time amazon finish this season all for nothing Arsenal fc
They will sue spuds for wasting 1 full season on nothing, the kind drama they are seeing in arsenal it will surely have s2
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Lush100(m): 10:06am On Dec 16, 2021
Lush100:
Any body that doubts Martinelli as CF , there u have it.
How MA put Martinelli on RW is amazing and wasting his talent.
The guy is a pure striker, the kind of laturo to lukaku combo with Martinelli playing laturo.
Abeg they should not waste this guy talent on either RW or LW , play him as a CF
Cc spy360
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Nobody: 10:13am On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
ARSENAL'S next 5 matches.

Note that all are Nigerian time please
1st of January, they just like doing this shii all the time.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 10:30am On Dec 16, 2021
Spy360:
We have been good at home because we play a high line of defense. Arteta does the same against lower teams away. But he is too cautious against bigger teams especially playing away even when he is capable of taking them heads on like against Man Utd and Everton.

I want MA to maintain a high line of pressing in away matches or if not, he must know the right set of players to use in a deep set up.
Don't worry again because the problem has been Aubameyang because you can see all what I have been preaching about Gabriel Martineli blending and gelling with somebody else in the team like Saka and ESR does which was exactly what he is doing now with Lacazette as Aubameyang has always remained useless if and when he doesn't score unlike Lacazette
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 10:33am On Dec 16, 2021
Gabriel Martineli celebrated his goal with a kiss for his girlfriend in the stands

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 10:38am On Dec 16, 2021
Spy360:
13points
No 10 points possibly out of 12 because Sunderland game is a knock out carabao cup quarter finals game on Tuesday next week the 21st
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 10:47am On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
No 10 points possibly out of 12 because Sunderland game is a knock out carabao cup quarter finals game on Tuesday next week the 21st
Ok thanks.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 10:51am On Dec 16, 2021
Lush100:
Cc spy360
Martinelli's best performances that you have referred to were all in the RW position. Mind you, playing from RW doesn't mean he is a winger. Nketiah plays there too. It's all about tactics. Arteta places them there so that they can find space. That's how to get the best from them.

Martinelli is a modern inverted winger. Not a CF.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 10:55am On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
Don't worry again because the problem has been Aubameyang because you can see all what I have been preaching about Gabriel Martineli blending and gelling with somebody else in the team like Saka and ESR does which was exactly what he is doing now with Lacazette as Aubameyang has always remained useless if and when he doesn't score unlike Lacazette
I agree with you about finding partners. It has always worked and many managers look for such. Klopp has maintained Mane and Salah for years now and still counting.

But Lacazette needs to add goals to his game. That's where Auba becomes invaluable. When a coach places you at the tip of the formation he is actually expecting you to score goals.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 12:29pm On Dec 16, 2021
Don't just Love them. Adore them, cherish them and wish them well always.

Saka ESR and Gabi

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 2:08pm On Dec 16, 2021
Gabriel Martineli and Thierry Henry Esquire

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by BlueRayDick: 3:05pm On Dec 16, 2021
Hoping one can see exactly this Saka gear in Nigeria soon .

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 4:31pm On Dec 16, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester city has been postponed too making it 3 outstanding matches for Tottenham :

1. Vs Burnley

2. Vs Brighton

3. Vs Leicester city

Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by iamoyindamola(m): 4:47pm On Dec 16, 2021
Nawa ooo
This postponement is too much jare, they should draw or lose the 3
Kbs468:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester city has been postponed too making it 3 outstanding matches for Tottenham :

1. Vs Burnley

2. Vs Brighton

3. Vs Leicester city
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by BlueRayDick: 4:51pm On Dec 16, 2021
Nobody is even talking about Tomiyasu’s impact in that second Goal scored by Smith-Rowe ; Tomiyasu practically wrestled with the West Ham player till the ball was won before Saka made a run with the ball .

God bless whoever identified Tomiyasu as a good option for our RB position considering the rubbish Bellerin and Chambers served us in the past.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:55pm On Dec 16, 2021
BlueRayDick:
Nobody is even talking about Tomiyasu’s impact in that second Goal scored by Smith-Rowe ; Tomiyasu practically wrestled with the West Ham player till the ball was won before Saka made a run with the ball .

God bless whoever identified Tomiyasu as a good option for our RB position considering the rubbish Bellerin and Chambers served us in the past.
ESR too showed a lot of confidence gliding through that defense and slotting home the goal.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Spy360(m): 5:58pm On Dec 16, 2021
BlueRayDick:
Nobody is even talking about Tomiyasu’s impact in that second Goal scored by Smith-Rowe ; Tomiyasu practically wrestled with the West Ham player till the ball was won before Saka made a run with the ball .

God bless whoever identified Tomiyasu as a good option for our RB position considering the rubbish Bellerin and Chambers served us in the past.
The team is gelling up gradually. But they need to improve in their away games.

ESR too showed a lot of confidence gliding through that defense and slotting home the goal.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Roland17(m): 6:04pm On Dec 16, 2021
Spy360:
He is better placed on the right as an inverted winger where he can make runs with his pace into scoring positions as he did last night. Martinelli is the type of player that needs space and he uses it very well because he has pace. Opposite is Lacazette who prefers to be in tighter areas.

The fact is that, Laca's presence at the centre is what gives Martinelli the impetus to shine. He won't do same if a similar mode of forward is alongside him. Martinelli will be of less threat in a CF position that is already packed with bullying defenders.
All that you just described is what Titi was doing with Monaco/ Juve until Wenger. Also, I disagree that Martinelli needs space, if anything, it is the opposite.

He has great abilities in small, closed spaces and we have seen a ton of that over the last 3 games. He has the technique to maneuver close markings, we saw numerous dribbles to evade defenders even when he had to go deep in the middle.

If we play like we played yesterday by having numerous offensive players attack the ball with movement and fluidity in the 3rd, there is no way he will not succeed as a CF. His movement and ability to make behind runs and take on defenders is a killer instinct of Striker.

I have seen enough to give him opportunities in that position.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Roland17(m): 6:07pm On Dec 16, 2021
Spy360:
Martinelli's best performances that you have referred to were all in the RW position. Mind you, playing from RW doesn't mean he is a winger. Nketiah plays there too. It's all about tactics. Arteta places them there so that they can find space. That's how to get the best from them.

Martinelli is a modern inverted winger. Not a CF.
Nketiah is a box poacher, he has no business playing anywhere else. He does not have the pace or superior ball technique to maneuver and that is why he is typically inside the box. He has a great sense of positioning but still struggles with his conversion ratio.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by johnjunior39(m): 6:38pm On Dec 16, 2021
Kbs468:
Don't just Love them. Adore them, cherish them and wish them well always.

Saka ESR and Gabi
The present n the future mehn.... this peeps are a joy to watch...


I love how Lacazette connect with this players. He was instrumental to our win yesterday forget his pk miss.
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by johnjunior39(m): 6:39pm On Dec 16, 2021
Roland17:
Nketiah is a box poacher, he has no business playing anywhere else. He does not have the pace or superior ball technique to maneuver and that is why he is typically inside the box. He has a great sense of positioning but still struggles with his conversion ratio.
Nketiah was playing as if him don swear say he will not score
Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Kbs468(m): 7:07pm On Dec 16, 2021
iamoyindamola:
Nawa ooo
This postponement is too much jare, they should draw or lose the 3
They are definitely dropping points because it's 2 away and 1 home match
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