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Only Palace and Westham(both 8 ) have dropped more points from winning position than Arsenal(7) this season in EPL.


I never even thought about this until i saw this tonight.

mostob:
His subs today was laughable. Aside Trossard and Saka who had to be subbed, removing Gyokeres that early was diabolical. Haaland do play 90 minutes back to back now. Look at those Liverpool players despite their high energy tactic they do play. Look at Gravenbach. What's the excuse for removing Gyokeres?

I was actually not impressed with the lineup initially. I don't fancy this Saka at #10 stuff. Just play Eze at left 8 and Zubi on the right (at the worst)

Please don't put Haaland in same sentence as Gyokeres who was very ineffective today as always falling like brother Bernard, Saka put him through in the 1st half and he couldn't even execute a cross in with 3 players waiting in the box and even fumbled a simple back-pass back to Saka...There are many times his poor holdup play gifted possession to Wolves today...

I won't blame Arteta for hauling him off but would blame him for negative tactics of sitting off Wolves with only 2-1 advantage, we did same in the 1st leg and it almost burned us then against Sunderland, Liverpool etc... defending slim advantages against less fancy sides with all the talents at his disposal is indictable or an indictment...

MSGAMBLE9:
Please don't put Haaland in same sentence as Gyokeres who was very ineffective today always falling like brother Bernard, Saka put him through in the 1st and he couldn't even execute a cross in witb 3 players waiting in the box and even fumbled a simple back-pass back to Saka...There are many times his poor holdup play games gifted Wolves possession today

I won't blame Arteta for hauling him off but would blame him for negative tactics of sitting off Wolves with only 2-1 advantage, we did same in the 1st leg and almost cost us Vs Sunderland, Liverpool etc... defending slim advantages with all the talents at his disposal

mostob:
His subs today was laughable. Aside Trossard and Saka who had to be subbed, removing Gyokeres that early was diabolical. Haaland do play 90 minutes back to back now. Look at those Liverpool players despite their high energy tactic they do play. Look at Gravenbach. What's the excuse for removing Gyokeres?

I was actually not impressed with the lineup initially. I don't fancy this Saka at #10 stuff. Just play Eze at left 8 and Zubi on the right (at the worst)

He's been playing Eze at 10 and he hasn't cover himself in glory at all. Remember the last match Saka played 10 and it was a good outing for the team. So u should understand why Saka was used as a 10 in this match considering we are even playing the lowest ranked team on the league table..

As regards taking Gyokeres off, if u noticed in the first half most of the balls that got to him were either drifting to the right or left and Gyokeres was struggling to dribble his way into the box. I believe the manager subbing him off for Jesus was because Jesus is actually a good dribbler who can move with the ball at his feet. Jesus even scored vs Wolves in the first leg after Gyokeres played rubbish in the same game.

We didn't start the match with the intention of loading aerial balls to our front man, so playing Gyokeres for the full match may seem like putting ourselves at disadvantage as at the team that decision was being made.

I honestly believe we were outdone by weak mentality in this match. The players were just too nervy and didn't get their acts together. All of the players we fielded today are capable of playing in a team that will drub Wolves as much as 4 unreplied goals, it was just the mentality with which they prosecute this match that is very stinking.

BlueRayDick:
We actually scored two goals and threw away the two goals advantage.

I mean in our general play towards some games this season, after scoring a goal, we'll relax, recycle ball in our half, sit back instead of looking for more goals

It's tiring

The league is almost gone and if care is not taken, Mancity could start the process of us going trophyless by stopping us in the Carabao Cup.

To me, I believe we have over achieved by being in this position in the first place.
There are numerous times that set pieces and own goals have come to rescue us.

Our attack is very average for a side that is trying to win the league.
Our left side of attack has been uninspiring, both martinelli and trossard are two hideous twins. None of them can comfortably dribble a cone to save their lives.

Madueke that is decent on the ball lacks end product and Saka our only hope in attack has been inconsistent largely due to injury.

Gyokeres has been having a poor campaign, I doubt he will score up to 15 league goals by the end of the season.

We need to start having conversation about Zubimendi.
He is mostly giving sideway passes and back passes. No initiative to give line breaking passes. He has papered over the cracks by scoring crucial goals for us. But he is still struggling in his primary role. When we are playing physical teams, he struggles a lot. His signing has been a step down when compared with Partey or Xhaka.

Overall, Arteta deserves the blame for not being brave in his approach. It is not every game you must pair Rice with Zubimendi.

Rice and Eze having a spat over that delayed corner kick that Eze ought to take before Ref ordered Rice to be fast. Jover was furious at the players and MA had to push him to the back to calm down.


Rice Pulling off his jersey in Anger.

He was average tonight
Let's sha pray nothing do this Rice.

This is the 3rd time o

Gabzy1:
The league is almost gone and if care is not taken, Mancity could start the process of us going trophyless by stopping us in the Carabao Cup.

To me, I believe we have over achieved by being in this position in the first place.
There are numerous times that set pieces and own goals have come to rescue us.

Our attack is very average for a side that is trying to win the league.
Our left side of attack has been uninspiring, both martinelli and trossard are two hideous twins. None of them can comfortably dribble a cone to save their lives.

Madueke that is decent on the ball lacks end product and Saka our only hope in attack has been inconsistent largely due to injury.

Gyokeres has been having a poor campaign, I doubt he will score up to 15 league goals by the end of the season.

We need to start having conversation about Zubimendi.
He is mostly giving sideway passes and back passes. No initiative to give line breaking passes. He has papered over the cracks by scoring crucial goals for us. But he is still struggling in his primary role. When we are playing physical teams, he struggles a lot. His signing has been a step down when compared with Partey or Xhaka.

Overall, Arteta deserves the blame for not being brave in his approach. It is not every game you must pair Rice with Zubimendi.

@bolded That’s poppycock and you know it.

You guys have been 2nd for 3 consecutive seasons. You haven’t overachieved. That’s stagnation.

You can say you’ve overachieved if last season you finished 4th or are way off the title race.

The fact that you’re dueling with a weakened City side makes it even worse.

You should’ve won it last season.
You should be winning it this season.
Yet it’s slipping away.

What you should be doing now is asking for blood.

iamoyindamola:
This is the 3rd time o

Na mentality. Una players and coach are weak in the mind. See that Raya panic that caused the second goal…You need a strong character on the pitch that others will look up to.

The first one is always the toughest.

Leyqute:
@bolded That’s poppycock and you know it.

You guys have been 2nd for 3 consecutive seasons. You haven’t overachieved. That’s stagnation.

You can say you’ve overachieved if last season you finished 4th or are way off the title race.

The fact that you’re dueling with a weakened City side makes it even worse.

You should’ve won it last season.
You should be winning it this season.
Yet it’s slipping away.

What you should be doing now is asking for blood.

Read his post again. Try and understand his context.

MSGAMBLE9:
Please don't put Haaland in same sentence as Gyokeres who was very ineffective today as always falling like brother Bernard, Saka put him through in the 1st half and he couldn't even execute a cross in with 3 players waiting in the box and even fumbled a simple back-pass back to Saka...There are many times his poor holdup play gifted possession to Wolves today...

I won't blame Arteta for hauling him off but would blame him for negative tactics of sitting off Wolves with only 2-1 advantage, we did same in the 1st leg and it almost burned us then against Sunderland, Liverpool etc... defending slim advantages against less fancy sides with all the talents at his disposal is indictable or an indictment...

Comparing Haaland to Gyokeres is like comparing panasonic to LG. I'm talking about fitness because the only reason he got subbed may be due to the spurs match. He could have finished the match yesterday and still play that spurs match.

The players are not really ready to win trophies. They're too relax and they always chicken out. Jover almost entered the field to fight them.

BlueRayDick:
He's been playing Eze at 10 and he hasn't cover himself in glory at all. Remember the last match Saka played 10 and it was a good outing for the team. So u should understand why Saka was used as a 10 in this match considering we are even playing the lowest ranked team on the league table..

As regards taking Gyokeres off, if u noticed in the first half most of the balls that got to him were either drifting to the right or left and Gyokeres was struggling to dribble his way into the box. I believe the manager subbing him off for Jesus was because Jesus is actually a good dribbler who can move with the ball at his feet. Jesus even scored vs Wolves in the first leg after Gyokeres played rubbish in the same game.

We didn't start the match with the intention of loading aerial balls to our front man, so playing Gyokeres for the full match may seem like putting ourselves at disadvantage as at the team that decision was being made.

I honestly believe we were outdone by weak mentality in this match. The players were just too nervy and didn't get their acts together. All of the players we fielded today are capable of playing in a team that will drub Wolves as much as 4 unreplied goals, it was just the mentality with which they prosecute this match that is very stinking.

It's so shameful. The present crop of players have brought nothing but shame to the fanbase. When you heard them talking tough on TV, you would expect them to show workings on the pitch.

Now, they have lost another EPL. Are they not ashamed?

It’s happening again, it’s happening again
Arsenal bottling club, it’s happening again

The only consolation I will take is winning cup treble
He is good with cups

Leyqute:
@bolded That’s poppycock and you know it.

You guys have been 2nd for 3 consecutive seasons. You haven’t overachieved. That’s stagnation.

You can say you’ve overachieved if last season you finished 4th or are way off the title race.

The fact that you’re dueling with a weakened City side makes it even worse.

You should’ve won it last season.
You should be winning it this season.
Yet it’s slipping away.

What you should be doing now is asking for blood.

You didn't get his point.

From 12 points clear to 2 points clear..

Now the title could be done and dusted before the international break

mostob:
Before, I would have almost smashed my phone seeing the nonsense they're doing from 80th minute or so. But I know my club. They don't disappoint.

Guess what, tomorrow these players will come out and be talking tough. Talmabout we'll bounce back blah blah blah

They have no moral right to say anything.

Even Arteta has admitted that we deserve whatever criticisms we get.

Fkforyou:
They have no moral right to say anything.

Even Arteta has admitted that we deserve whatever criticisms we get.

Exactly, I hope he takes full responsibility and do the right thing if things go south

iamoyindamola:
Exactly, I hope he takes full responsibility and do the right thing if things go south

Why won't he take responsibility? Them no born am well na.

Whats his excuse for this season? when he is not delusional.

Honestly, there a players we need to move on from the team.

1. G Jesus
2. Odegaard
3.Martinelli
4. Trosaard
5. White.

We need fresh energy and fresh ideas.

bolu96:
You didn't get his point.

mostob:
Read his post again. Try and understand his context.

My bad. I just think anyone giving excuses now isn’t being truthful.

Fkforyou:
Why won't he take responsibility? Them no born am well na.

Whats his excuse for this season? when he is not delusional.

Honestly, there a players we need to move on from the team.

1. G Jesus
2. Odegaard
3.Martinelli
4. Trosaard
5. White.

We need fresh energy and fresh ideas.

If White can resolve his fitness issue, I will still have him around. The top 4 can get out. We suppose get like 100m from their sales. A LW and at least two midfielders (AM and CM).

That match was an eyesore but when Jesus started fighting after the final whistle, I had to exit my streaming app. Like where was this fighting spirit during the match?

Fkforyou:
They have no moral right to say anything.

Even Arteta has admitted that we deserve whatever criticisms we get.

Arteta over pampered them too much. That's why they're relaxed. Jover wan enter field go fight them yesterday.

mostob:
Comparing Haaland to Gyokeres is like comparing panasonic to LG. I'm talking about fitness because the only reason he got subbed may be due to the spurs match. He could have finished the match yesterday and still play that spurs match.

The players are not really ready to win trophies. They're too relax and they always chicken out. Jover almost entered the field to fight them.

We don't need to be defending slim advantages with the talents we have got, the only reason we are still in the title race is down to our backline as I pointed out the last time the team general play has not improved from last season, it seems to be regressing for me especially with creativity...

People like Nelli, Tro would not start at Villa or Newcastle, we need an elite LW of Bayern's Diaz mold..

E pain me, na just to avoid social media and radio for the next few days :

Pep is that master that won't allow his apprentice to shine. He wants arsenal to sack arteta before he leaves epl

BlueRayDick:
He's been playing Eze at 10 and he hasn't cover himself in glory at all. Remember the last match Saka played 10 and it was a good outing for the team. So u should understand why Saka was used as a 10 in this match considering we are even playing the lowest ranked team on the league table..

As regards taking Gyokeres off, if u noticed in the first half most of the balls that got to him were either drifting to the right or left and Gyokeres was struggling to dribble his way into the box. I believe the manager subbing him off for Jesus was because Jesus is actually a good dribbler who can move with the ball at his feet. Jesus even scored vs Wolves in the first leg after Gyokeres played rubbish in the same game.

We didn't start the match with the intention of loading aerial balls to our front man, so playing Gyokeres for the full match may seem like putting ourselves at disadvantage as at the team that decision was being made.

I honestly believe we were outdone by weak mentality in this match. The players were just too nervy and didn't get their acts together. All of the players we fielded today are capable of playing in a team that will drub Wolves as much as 4 unreplied goals, it was just the mentality with which they prosecute this match that is very stinking.

You captured it right, he (Gyokeres) couldn't control most of the passes getting to him leading to turnover of possession to Wolves... I would not blame the Manager for his substitution, he was ineffective...

mostob:
Arteta over pampered them too much. That's why they're relaxed. Jover wan enter field go fight them yesterday.

Do you think someone like Guardiola can win a trophy with these players?

If Guardiola was in our current position, what would he have done differently?

See as my colleagues dey laugh me...
Abi which kain club be this na.. Shey na sin say I be football fan ni

Fkforyou:
Do you think someone like Guardiola can win a trophy with these players?

If Guardiola was in our current position, what would he have done differently?

IMO, yes. With the current situation and how City fairs so far, he would have managed to win this current EPL.

Fkforyou:
Do you think someone like Guardiola can win a trophy with these players?

If Guardiola was in our current position, what would he have done differently?

Yes, apari players are not better than ours apart from haaland
Arteta prioritise defence which is limiting majority of our attacking players, even wen wengay would have won 1_2 leagues this man bottled.
How can we approach wolves that's 20 in the league with defensive mindset, no line breaking passes no risk takers.

Gucciboy:
Pep is that master that won't allow his apprentice to shine. He wants arsenal to sack arteta before he leaves epl

I disagree. Arteta and Arsenal are competing against each other. I have always maintained this since two seasons ago that what other teams are doing ain't our business. Let's just win our matches.

In 2024, we lost needless points in the first half of the season and lost the league by 2 points.
In 2025, Liverpool were hobbling and wobbling but we didn't take advantage.

Where the Pep 'talk' comes in is in other league where you can afford to be lax and relax, you can't do that with Pep. That guy na demon. He go punish you. Arsenal's performance in the last 3 years would have won them maybe 2 league titles in other leagues but not in EPL where Pep is. You need to strive to be 100% to beat Pep.