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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by doctore212(m): 11:04pm On Mar 22

FutureFocus:
Meet me at the Hisbah Office , we will show you around the city

Ok sir, should I come with the oloshos or should I come alone.?

And how much do u suggest i pay for TDB.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Sonofgod1990(m): 11:09pm On Mar 22

Sccarrr:
is that the competition una dey play this season? How many cup how u win in the past competition 😀

I don't know how you people feel supporting a club that has never won champions League. You people dey try aswear

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Sonofgod1990(m): 11:15pm On Mar 22

Chydon888:
Our first cup this season COYG💪

How market chief grin

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Sonofgod1990(m): 11:30pm On Mar 22

Sccarrr:
is that the competition una dey play this season? How many cup how u win in the past competition 😀

Make I allow you sleep grin

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Freshtruth(m): 11:34pm On Mar 22

Peacecore:
But that's truth bro
You see Danna today?

oga pep started it by informing the media that Trafford will start that means he has the right to pick Donna if he chooses is not a rule.

Artera who is yet to win a trophy with is multi money squad chooses to copy pep the guy na ote

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Indigbo: 1:02am On Mar 23

Carabao Cup is a bonus trophy for Arsenal. Regardless, Arsenal will still win the league this season. Take this to the bank. As you can see, Arteta prioritize the EPL today.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by placeofallure(f): 1:07am On Mar 23

fergie001:
I am proud of lamasta and numerouno.

God, please i I need Arsenal to lose all 4 trophies, one is out already.

He who laughs last, laughs the best. I'll refer you to this quote.

As una know football reach, you suppose know say it's the league that's of utmost importance this season for us. Not Karambani Cup, not even Champions League.

Enjoy your sleep.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by PlutoPJ: 1:08am On Mar 23

Peacecore:
I'll celebrate when we win EPL come May.

Dey play, na Assnal get EPL

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by placeofallure(f): 1:13am On Mar 23

frankson1:
Coca-Colza wants to make arsenal bottling fc as its franchise

Nobody wins it all.

Just last week, City was beaten blue black and lost a chance to win another cup. You didn't press your wailing button then. A whole Guardiola, your beloved City losing by a mauling of 5 -1.

Don't wail just because you can, make it valid.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Peacecore: 1:49am On Mar 23

PlutoPJ:
Dey play, na Assnal get EPL

Depending on how they handle this defeat sha but they should win it before the last day.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Peacecore: 1:49am On Mar 23

Freshtruth:
oga pep started it by informing the media that Trafford will start that means he has the right to pick Donna if he chooses is not a rule.

Artera who is yet to win a trophy with is multi money squad chooses to copy pep the guy na ote

okay o

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Peacecore: 1:51am On Mar 23

Sccarrr:
😂😂, City wey I dey knack 5 with my full squad too dey feel den be something after playing kepa

Winning once after many years and I also played Trafford without a single change against you. That shows class grin

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Peacecore: 1:52am On Mar 23

Sccarrr:
fail attempt to clinch or we left it for 115 charges fc for bigger cause

From quadruple it will end with Nothingpule grin

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Peacecore: 1:53am On Mar 23

Sonofgod1990:
You dey mind am? Dat guy no go fit sleep dis night

make pain Kpai am grin

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by sunnyprof: 2:30am On Mar 23

Love800:
Who cares about EFL!

Arsenal's solely goal this season is to clinch this season Epl trophy.

Just patiently wait and watch the 2nd leg of arsenal vs city in the premier league and you will wonder whether this was the arsenal that played today.
That day, city will be teared down like the wall of Jericho.

Perhaps, in cup final like today's own, anybody can win. Cup final don't cares about who is in form or not.

NOT WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY A FINAL MATCH TO PLAY ......

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by sunnyprof: 2:35am On Mar 23

placeofallure:
He who laughs last, laughs the best. I'll refer you to this quote.

As una know football reach, you suppose know say it's the league that's of utmost importance this season for us. Not Karambani Cup, not even Champions League.

Enjoy your sleep.

NOT WHEN YOU
HAVE ONLY A FINAL MATCH TO PLAY ....... YOU PLAY DIRTY

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Sccarrr(m): 2:53am On Mar 23

Peacecore:
From quadruple it will end with Nothingpule

it's just EFl calm down

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Sccarrr(m): 2:55am On Mar 23

Sonofgod1990:
Make I allow you sleep

it's just EFL...calm down

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by seunmsg(m): 3:48am On Mar 23

fergie001:
My good friends, seunmsg and press9jatv

Take heart, I am hopeful Arsenal will do better next season.

Man Utd fans self dey troll Arsenal? Omo, the audacity is beyond comprehension. Arsenal is in a very good position to win the EPL and also has an easy path to at least a Semifinal finish in the UCL this season. Your club on the other hand is out of all competitions and may not even play UCL football next season. So, what’s a league cup for us? Buddy, when Arsenal dey talk, Man United people suppose dey hide face grin

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by enemyofprogress: 4:47am On Mar 23

placeofallure:
He who laughs last, laughs the best. I'll refer you to this quote.

As una know football reach, you suppose know say it's the league that's of utmost importance this season for us. Not Karambani Cup, not even Champions League.

Enjoy your sleep.

after thought. What happened to all the noise about winning the Quadruple?

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by enemyofprogress: 4:48am On Mar 23

seunmsg:
Man Utd fans self dey troll Arsenal? Omo, the audacity is beyond comprehension. Arsenal is in a very good position to win the EPL and also has an easy path to at least a Semifinal finish in the UCL this season. Your club on the other hand is out of all competitions and may not even play UCL football next season. So, what’s a league cup for us? Buddy, when Arsenal dey talk, Man United people suppose dey hide face

win it first make we see. No be by cho cho cho.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Shonghai(m): 4:55am On Mar 23

Sonofgod1990:
I will only do the giveaway to arsenal fans. If you are one of them make you drop akant

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by mjblinks(f): 5:22am On Mar 23

Win12345:
They capitalize on the left back on yellow card untill they score both goal. Arteta what was he watching?

I get the frustration, but from a coach’s perspective, it’s never that simple.

Look, when a player is on a yellow card, yes—he’s vulnerable. But football at that level isn’t just about “keep attacking him until something happens.” There are risks.

First, if you over-focus on one side, you become predictable. The opposition can adjust quickly—drop a midfielder to cover, double up, or switch the defensive shape entirely.

Second, you have to consider game management. Maybe the team was trying to control possession, avoid turnovers, or protect against counters. If you commit too much to targeting that full-back and lose the ball, you could expose yourself defensively.

Also, players aren’t robots. Decision-making on the pitch depends on positioning, timing, and what the player sees in the moment. The opportunity to isolate that left-back consistently might not have been as clear as it looked from outside.

And sometimes, you trust your structure more than chasing one tactical angle.

So it’s not that the coach “wasn’t watching”—it’s that he was weighing multiple factors at once: risk, balance, and the overall game plan.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Love800(m): 5:22am On Mar 23

Lol.

Kalulu44:
Is it only Jericho wall you like, you don't like China wall hahahaha

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by mjblinks(f): 5:24am On Mar 23

press9jatv:
Arsenal🤔 Home of Disappointing Fans
Am quite sure if it was United V City in the final, United will Win the Cup simply against the struggling City....

Just managing players unnecessarily, he's a baby Coach.... 💔💔

Just no any updates about Eze and Timber Concerning their Fitnessz and they are absent, Since they take part in the final training, why are they not taking part in the final Squad??

Arteta is the Arsenal problem and He can't trust his Benches.

I prefer even Skelly at the Left back than Hincapie, thats why he is Outshine by semenyo, just taking him from length to length ( a player that just came back with no fitness)

Mosquera Came in for Timber in several Matches why just Trust him and give him Chance?

Kepa just make mistakes, but consider how pep rotate he start Trafford Instead of Donarumma, He's done enough to be given chance like Kepa.

At the Midfield zone you just don't need to start a player like Hervertz, he is not well fit to start like that.

Trossard didn't perform as effected
We can't take Our chances 💔
We can't make opponent look bad
We can't Outshine and beat opponent
We can't score and defend like other team
When we score first, Opponent reply immediately.
This is Arsenal FC .

In short Arteta is over managing and over protecting the Players even if they will manage to play part in an important match like this Final and he deny them chance. This is the reward of an Empty brain Coach 🙏

I therefore hate you Arteta Jaki Kawai 😅😅

Allah ya Isa bamu yafeba 😅😅😃😃
#highlightseveryonefollowers #everyone

I get the frustration — losing a big game always brings out everything fans have been bottling up. But calling Mikel Arteta an “empty brain coach” might be going too far, honestly.

From a football perspective, some of these decisions aren’t as simple as they look from the outside.

First, on injuries — players like Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber being in training doesn’t always mean they’re match-fit. Final training sessions can be more about assessment than readiness. A final is high intensity — one wrong decision and you risk a long-term injury.

About trusting the bench — it’s easy to say “play Mosquera” or “start Kepa,” but managers see these players daily in training. Pep Guardiola rotates because he has depth and players fully integrated into his system. Not every squad has that same balance or readiness.

On tactics and selection — players like Kai Havertz or Leandro Trossard may not have had their best game, but they’re often picked for specific roles (pressing, positioning, off-ball work) that fans don’t always notice immediately.

And truthfully, this isn’t just an Arteta issue. Arsenal FC have struggled with:

finishing chances

game management after scoring

handling pressure in big moments

Those are team-wide problems, not just coaching decisions.

The truth? Arteta isn’t perfect — he can be cautious, maybe even overprotective sometimes. But he’s also the same coach who rebuilt this Arsenal team into title contenders again. That doesn’t happen by accident.

You don’t have to like his decisions, but it’s probably more “frustrating coach with limitations” than “clueless coach.”

Football pain go make person talk plenty sha 😅💔
But if we’re being real — this Arsenal team is close… just not fully there yet.

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Love800(m): 5:27am On Mar 23

In epl matches, yes.

Peacecore:
So una nor get d best defense for EPL again??

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by mjblinks(f): 5:32am On Mar 23

Win12345:
I wont be surprise if they bottle the league, Arteta is not a serious coach. Man City saw that Hincappie was on yellow and capitalize on that wing to pressure arsenal and score two goals from there,, while arteta has a backup that can do even better. Zubemendi is lost the midfield and attack collapsed yet no tactical input to change the game at all. Arsenal please sack Arteta

I get the frustration, but calling for Mikel Arteta to be sacked ignores the bigger picture a bit.

As a coach, you don’t just react emotionally to moments—you manage the entire game structure.

Yes, Manchester City targeted the weakness on that flank, especially with Piero Hincapié on a yellow card. That’s smart coaching from Pep Guardiola—identify risk, overload that zone, force errors. But reacting isn’t always as simple as “just sub him off.” You have to consider:

Match rhythm

Defensive balance

The risk of disrupting your system

On Martin Zubimendi—if the midfield looks lost, it’s often not just one player. It’s about spacing, pressing triggers, and support angles. When the front line disconnects, the midfield will always look exposed. That’s a team structure issue, not just an individual failure.

From a coaching lens, Arteta likely trusted his setup to correct itself rather than over-adjust too early and create bigger gaps—especially against a team like City that punishes chaos.

Now, is criticism fair? Yes.

Could he have made earlier changes? Possibly.

Could he have protected that flank quicker? Maybe.

But saying he has “no tactical input” isn’t accurate. This is a coach who built Arsenal into title contenders again. You don’t get there without strong tactical identity.

Football at that level is a chess match. Sometimes you lose a phase, not because you did nothing—but because the opponent executed better in that moment.

A better question is:
Should Arteta be more flexible in-game when Plan A is clearly under pressure? That’s a real coaching debate—not just “sack him.”

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Love800(m): 5:34am On Mar 23

Which yeye final match!

Is EFL a cup!

sunnyprof:
NOT WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY A FINAL MATCH TO PLAY ......

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by God2man2again4(m): 6:06am On Mar 23

Something is not clear to everyone, why did Arteta use Kepa and left Raya?

Eze scored during their last game. Why did he put him out of the field of play?

Man city also used their second goal keeper.

Could it be that the game was won before getting on the field of play?

Is this a new rule?

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Noblex2011(m): 6:48am On Mar 23

Bimpe29:
Bring your fact to counter it. This isn't a beer parlor stat for God's sake.

You should listen to correction and stop embarrassing yourself.
He has lost 3 to 4 finals in Wembley
Manchester United still beat in two seasons ago in Wembley

FA Cup Final(2024)
Stop drinking tajutaju joor

Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by Lamasta(m): 7:14am On Mar 23

placeofallure:
He who laughs last, laughs the best. I'll refer you to this quote.

As una know football reach, you suppose know say it's the league that's of utmost importance this season for us. Not Karambani Cup, not even Champions League.

Enjoy your sleep.

All the quadruple noise una they make all this while na wetin huh

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Re: Arsenal Vs Manchester City: EFL Cup Final (0 - 2) On 22nd March 2026 by seunmsg(m): 7:51am On Mar 23

enemyofprogress:
win it first make we see. No be by cho cho cho.

EPL and UCL titles are now won in March.

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