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Shegzdave:
I think he’s awarded the goal

Btw, rice is a better CK taker

Yes sir!

Roland17:
Even our fans clap for am

Na just pity

Nelli don comot field since yet he has the most touches in opponents box(30)

What can be done to unlock this guy inside box abeg? Porto definitely noticed this and did allllllll to make sure he didn't have in box touches. It worked. Can't be having all those touches and still not be getting GAs. Kai was great tonight. 2G/A is 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Na clean sheet pain me. Infact that's what's paining me lately.

Great win disappointed for the bizzare goal
What a way to respond from midweek nonsense


We move

See as we tear Newcastle apart with their gra gra physical football.

I hope we can finish up Porto as well with their ultra-aggressive defense and their fast physical players upfront

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!!

Jodera:
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!!

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.

Jodera:
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.

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

Starboy for a reason

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

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

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.

Jodera:
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.

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 .

Jodera:
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

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

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

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

Jodera:
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

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

Talking of Jorginho , he gets the deserved MOTM

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:
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

Jodera:
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!!

1. DaveP 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.

BlueRayDick:
Starboy for a reason

FA Player of the month on lockdown. Arteta and Rice will pick Manager and goal of the month. O pari

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

Haba shey na only kola and Mustafi suffer us
What about the rest like David luiz, and the rest
Pity them na😂😂

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.

Also when they were planning to pin down Saka, in the second half he moved him centrally. The ability of this team to shape shift is a big plus for Arteta.

Jodera:
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

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

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

Na Iamoyindamola MCM be that. We really suffered, you no lie. It was like going into every game knowing our defense was going to concede a comical goal. When Ebening tried playing from the back with Mustafi and Mecho was the worst thing I have ever seen. His facial expressions after every calamity still cracks me up!

Jodera:


True talk.

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

Sunday na holy day , na why I dey talk truth

iamoyindamola:
Haba shey na only kola and Mustafi suffer us
What about the rest like David luiz, and the rest
Pity them na😂😂

In all honestly they are not the only one; most of the team was actually not good enough but na those two be the major culprits most times followed by David Luiz the Greek gift from Chelsea.

One minute Luiz will play well as a senior man and the next minute he's either collecting red card or causing a bloody goal .

We suffered that period no be small

Roland17:
Na Iamoyindamola MCM be that. We really suffered, you no lie. It was like going into every game knowing our defense was going to concede a comical goal. When Ebening tried playing from the back with Mustafi and Mecho was the worst thing I have ever seen. His facial expressions after every calamity still cracks me up!

The thing was so frustrating . Those were really dark days

Roland17:
Na Iamoyindamola MCM be that. We really suffered, you no lie. It was like going into every game knowing our defense was going to concede a comical goal. When Ebening tried playing from the back with Mustafi and Mecho was the worst thing I have ever seen. His facial expressions after every calamity still cracks me up!

Ebening is a stubborn coach
You have some set of nuisance players and you are forcing them to play from back even cech wasn't comfortable with it too
Glad we are pass those agbako players

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

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