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germaphobe:
I share your sentiment and thoughts but I can't just concluded that we're all about the top 4 just now. The season is still young and a lot more can happen before May. Top 4, title, all of it is aside for now, what matters is for them to wins their games and leave the fate of others to them.

I absolutely agree with your last sentence. This team needs a win from anywhere at this point and then build from there.

afrodoc2:
You guys should take care of him for us abeg. We are coming for him when he turns 16.

Thunder where are you when I need you? Wetin do una own academy? Abi na sickbay specialists una dey raise there?

Roland17:
Thunder where are you when I need you? Wetin do una own academy? Abi na sickbay specialists una dey raise there?

We don't raise much there, just 2 Ballon d'Or winners, 85yrs unbroken of academy graduates in the matchday squad, with our academy graduates having played the most minutes in premier league history, won the most FA Youth Cups in history, and current Under-18 premier league champions averaging 4.8 goals per game.

We are successful but greedy. Hmmm, maybe we are successful because we are greedy.

Roland17 are you seeing our women
Ever since that fraud left they have been reborn

Reports say contacts have been made with Sane, Kudus and Osimhen.

It will be annoying if Kudus ends up being more expensive than Osimhen. 100m?

For all this season is worth, 2/3 will be a great addition to this team. If we can woo an Odegaard deputy on loan too, e no go bad.


We need this January window than anyone else.

iamoyindamola:
Roland17 are you seeing our women
Ever since that fraud left they have been reborn

Im glad the goalscoring is back. E remain the men's team laidis. So happy for the ladies. They'll use this new form to contest big for the WSL title as well.

iamoyindamola:
Roland17 are you seeing our women
Ever since that fraud left they have been reborn

I was going to call your attention to our game against Brighton where we scored 5, I think on Friday. Also, our defense has improved and we are keeping clean sheets. Today, we scored 4 against Juventus who are table toppers in Italy. Na ogun go continue to strike that werey!

Isn’t VAR supposed to remove the human error dynamic in officiating? How are they still getting it wrong this much with VAR?

A journalist needs to conduct a serious underground investigation focused on officiating, including the application of VAR in the EPL.

PGMOL needs to be overhauled because it is making a mockery of officiating under Howard Webb’s leadership. It’s a big shame referees continue to get a pass for some of the most absurd calls ever seen in the game.

The officiating standards have declined significantly in the EPL. I would like to see FIFA punish the FA again by not selecting any English referee for the next WC.

daveP:
Im glad the goalscoring is back. E remain the men's team laidis. So happy for the ladies. They'll use this new form to contest big for the WSL title as well.

Thry can't win the wsl again
City and Chelsea are in mad form too
But hopefully another trophy won't be bad

Roland17:
I was going to call your attention to our game against Brighton where we scored 5, I think on Friday. Also, our defense has improved and we are keeping clean sheets. Today, we scored 4 against Juventus who are table toppers in Italy. Na ogun go continue to strike that werey!

That fraud really mess up the team big time

Roland17:
Isn’t VAR supposed to remove the human error dynamic in officiating? How are they still getting it wrong this much with VAR?

A journalist needs to conduct a serious underground investigation focused on officiating, including the application of VAR in the EPL.

PGMOL needs to be overhauled because it is making a mockery of officiating under Howard Webb’s leadership. It’s a big shame referees continue to get a pass for some of the most absurd calls ever seen in the game.

The officiating standards have declined significantly in the EPL. I would like to see FIFA punish the FA again by not selecting any English referee for the next WC.

The inconsistent level of var is becoming alarming
Some officiating officers will follow while some will ignore

iamoyindamola:
Thry can't win the wsl again
City and Chelsea are in mad form too
But hopefully another trophy won't be bad
That fraud really mess up the team big time

He really did. Painful. 15games to go though. They can only catch up if they win 13/15.

And that's the same thing we saying about the men's too. 10points gap done too long. Anyways

daveP:
He really did. Painful. 15games to go though. They can only catch up if they win 13/15.

And that's the same thing we saying about the men's too. 10points gap done too long. Anyways

The good thing is we can still qualify for the champions League

Roland17:
This is the mistake we have made over the last 2 seasons and the mentality has carried on to this season. The idea that everything will fix itself come next year and other teams will stagnate or drop.

The points total for the winning team do not suddenly appear on the final month or day of the season. These points we keeping dropping become consequential in April, especially if the race becomes tight.

We cannot continue to pretend like the league starts in May or April of 2025. We are not taking advantage and that is a serious problem we must address.

Again, Liverpool and City will drop points but can we take advantage? Can we raise our game to get those points? Yesterday was an improvement but for a team with title ambitions, we needed all 3 points, especially when you consider City dropped points.

If Arteta started the season saying we need to be perfect to win the EPL because of the tight margins, shouldn’t you be bothered about the points we continue to drop?

I am not giving up on the title run, we have the team and I believe both Liverpool and City will slip but[b] I don’t trust us to raise our game [/b]and I am going by history and what this team has shown me.

So its a question of trust

Spy360:
So its a question of trust

I have never and still don't trust Arteta.

Nwaneri scored the only goal for England U19 today.

Roland17:
Nwaneri scored the only goal for England U19 today.

Arteta will be the architect of his own downfall if care is not taken because another coach will take up this present arsenal team and win a major trophy the fans have been craving for. You can't have Nwaneri in your team in the absence of Odegaard and you keep on playing 2 blocking 4 with the same outcome. He should give the boy the chance even if Odegaard is fit.

mine3112:
Arteta will be the architect of his own downfall if care is not taken because another coach will take up this present arsenal team and win a major trophy the fans have been craving for. You can't have Nwaneri in your team in the absence of Odegaard and you keep on playing 2 blocking 4 with the same outcome. He should give the boy the chance even if Odegaard is fit.

I was happy the lad will get a chance when our Skippo was out but our coach had other plans

Shegzdave:
I was happy the lad will get a chance when our Skippo was out but our coach had other plans

Initially I thought he didn't want to rush him. But after his performance in the Carabao cup and some PL in came in as sub, I wondered why the manager was reluctant.

Spy360:
Initially I thought he didn't want to rush him. But after his performance in the Carabao cup and some PL in came in as sub, I wondered why the manager was reluctant.

I think Arteta is always afraid to take a risk and this is bad cause against Southampton, he ought to give the lad a start cause he performed in the carabao cup despite scoring two goal, even sterling was given a start in the Southampton match.

Also, I don’t know what Arteta always hope to achieve when he always bring those lad whenever we’re losing a match or at the verge of drawing the match, look at what he did with Lewis skelly, he did same mistake twice (against city and pool) and it cost us cause he brought in the lad and we ended up drawing the match with both goals coming from the lad end thereby causing unnecessary pressure on the lad

Just watched a Cali and Timber comp.

Get these 2 a proper striker abeg.

These guys will drift forward and the person that ought yo be making movement into the box while these two have dragged heads their way, will be static. 😤

daveP:
Just watched a Cali and Timber comp.

Get these 2 a proper striker abeg.

These guys will drift forward and the person that ought yo be making movement into the box while these two have dragged heads their way, will be static. 😤

Oshimen

In as much as i like King Kai and what he has to offer(though I think isn't always enough), I also do think we need a striker, at least majority of us here advocated for that signing in the summer but it couldn't happen. We couldn't get one in the last window doesn't mean we need to remind each other here why we need one after each poor output. Having a striker doesn't mean our attacking short comings will be solved automatically, all the forwards needs to proactive and I know Arteta won't sign a striker just because of cross and nod. Liverpools deadly attack of MFS didn't have any outstanding striker but Arnold and Robertson dey rake up assists year by year. The working formula needs to be sort out by Arteta and I believe with Odegaard back, Timber and Calafoiri available, some magic can be cooked. White being out for long leaves us with only Cala and Tomi, glad both will be back after internationals.

Shegzdave:
I think Arteta is always afraid to take a risk and this is bad cause against Southampton, he ought to give the lad a start cause he performed in the carabao cup despite scoring two goal, even sterling was given a start in the Southampton match.

Also, I don’t know what Arteta always hope to achieve when he always bring those lad whenever we’re losing a match or at the verge of drawing the match, look at what he did with Lewis skelly, he did same mistake twice (against city and pool) and it cost us cause he brought in the lad and we ended up drawing the match with both goals coming from the lad end thereby causing unnecessary pressure on the lad

I think you're right. Arteta does love taking risk

NLD
we are lead by 2 goals
Sacking that fraud is the best thing to happen to our women

iamoyindamola:
NLD
we are lead by 2 goals
Sacking that fraud is the best thing to happen to our women

That’s why I told you I am not giving up on the league just yet. If we can get results against City and Chelsea and our form, we are in play.

Roland17:
That’s why I told you I am not giving up on the league just yet. If we can get results against City and Chelsea and our form, we are in play.

It's not that easy
Chelsea have 2 outstanding, city have 1 and we only have second leg against these 2 sides
City and Chelsea match will just decide where the league is going

iamoyindamola:
It's not that easy
Chelsea have 2 outstanding, city have 1 and we only have second leg against these 2 sides
City and Chelsea match will just decide where the league is going

Chelsea won and now tops the women's league with an outstanding match.

Werey no go think am it can never happen
Be drinking your goals in eredivise
The man utd you asslick sef no reason your matter, your own go worse pass wetin them do nasri

germaphobe:
In as much as i like King Kai and what he has to offer(though I think isn't always enough), I also do think we need a striker, at least majority of us here advocated for that signing in the summer but it couldn't happen. We couldn't get one in the last window doesn't mean we need to remind each other here why we need one after each poor output. Having a striker doesn't mean our attacking short comings will be solved automatically, all the forwards needs to proactive and I know Arteta won't sign a striker just because of cross and nod. Liverpools deadly attack of MFS didn't have any outstanding striker but Arnold and Robertson dey rake up assists year by year. The working formula needs to be sort out by Arteta and I believe with Odegaard back, Timber and Calafoiri available, some magic can be cooked. White being out for long leaves us with only Cala and Tomi, glad both will be back after internationals.

We have strikers.

The reason you guys don't see it is because of the position they play.

Our strikers are the inverted wingers.

This is the formation you see

....................Raya.......................
White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber
........ Partey.......... Rice.............
.........,....... Odegaard..................
Saka.......... Havertz.... Martinelli


This is what Arteta sees,

....................Raya.......................
White.........Saliba........Gabriel
........ Partey....... Timber.........
Odegaard. Havertz........ Rice
..........Saka........ Martinelli......


The fact is that there's a lot of movements within the team when with the ball and without it, when pressing and when defending etc
Some times White can overlap while Timber joins the back three.

If you take your time to check you will confirm what I have said.

Spy360:
We have strikers.

The reason you guys don't see it is because of the position they play.

Our strikers are the inverted wingers.

This is the formation you see

....................Raya.......................
White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber
........ Partey.......... Rice.............
.........,....... Odegaard..................
Saka.......... Havertz.... Martinelli


This is what Arteta sees,

....................Raya.......................
White.........Saliba........Gabriel
........ Partey....... Timber.........
Odegaard. Havertz........ Rice
..........Saka........ Martinelli......


The fact is that there's a lot of movements within the team when with the ball and without it, when pressing and when defending etc
Some times White can overlap while Timber joins the back three.

If you take your time to check you will confirm what I have said.

bro I don't agree with this. Martinelli and Saka are too wide to be considered as strikers, and that is exactly what Arteta wants from them, to be wide and drift inside from the lines. What you said is same as saying Neymar and Messi were strikers during MSN era or Mane and Salah were strikers too. I choose to humbly disagree with you on this one. King Kai drops into the midfield since the absence of Odegaard because of how trossard plays but now that Odegaard is back he won't drop so deep when playing up front again.

iamoyindamola:
Werey no go think am it can never happen
Be drinking your goals in eredivise
The man utd you asslick sef no reason your matter, your own go worse pass wetin them do nasri

Make e no use ejo wewe pa mi. Make e find him way to Old Trashford go find attention. Awon werey! They say they don’t care but they are always explaining.

Spy360:
We have strikers.

The reason you guys don't see it is because of the position they play.

Our strikers are the inverted wingers.

This is the formation you see

....................Raya.......................
White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber
........ Partey.......... Rice.............
.........,....... Odegaard..................
Saka.......... Havertz.... Martinelli


This is what Arteta sees,

....................Raya.......................
White.........Saliba........Gabriel
........ Partey....... Timber.........
Odegaard. Havertz........ Rice
..........Saka........ Martinelli......


The fact is that there's a lot of movements within the team when with the ball and without it, when pressing and when defending etc
Some times White can overlap while Timber joins the back three.

If you take your time to check you will confirm what I have said.

You dan start again to they exonerate kaikai
How many times do you see martinelli or saka in box 18 to consider them strikers