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Spy360:
It's all Arteta

Look at how Pep reinvented his team after Haaland dropped form. He started using O'Reilly as his joker.

Arteta should have changed the way his team plays after losing Saka and Odegaard

He cannot expect Havertz to play like Odegaard, or White like Timber

People think I just hate Arteta.naaa. I just need him to start taking some serious accountability for why we are where are now. Stop throwing players under the bus, pitching certain players against fans or demanding more and more from the fans who have remained loyal to the club but actually taking full responsibility and owning it.

For example, there is absolutely no justifiable excuse for why a proven EPL player and former captain in Noorgard has seen only 56 minutes this season. While I have been hard on Zubi, I also recognize he may be fatigued and mentally fried considering the number of minutes/ games he has played this season.

We go into every game using the same tactics. It is 2026 and we are still stuck with inverting fullbacks! Like everyone has moved on from it. Come up with something new! Adapt to changes during the game. The cautious approach is a reflection of Arteta's mentality towards winning. He needs to get out of his own head.

@Lana,

Just lose dis match fess

raumdeuter:
Arsenal have Sporting this midweek, It isnt a serious game like that. Before they play Barcelona or Atletico in 2 weeks time.

I think Arsenal can lose to City and still win the league, This city does not look like one that can go on a 10 match winning run

I wouldn't call the Sporting game a walkover or an unserious game. We are quite vulnerable right now and any well coached team can get a result against us.

Spy360:
That loss is the motivation Man City has now. They are just simply motivated.

I hope thee boys can gather some momentum and face City like men.

They play with fear and that fear comes from the manager. I need players that will go direct. No dressing of ball. Too much dressing makes it unpredictable for your team mates to receive the pass and that's what is causing them to lose the ball. Hit the ball to your man. Once. Let them progress with it.

I'm happy fans are criticising their back passes. Hope it speaks to their heads and they correct the nonsense

Spy360:
Our attack has been poor all season despite signing a new striker.

That's because we felt we could scrape wins knowing our defense is solid. But solid defense don't win games. It's attack that win games.

We have the personnel, but lack the approach.

The first thing to do is to go direct. Arteta should warn his boys to avoid ball dressing. Kick the ball to the man in front. Once we have the ball, I expect men to start running forward not backwards.

You have raised some really good points but to be honest, they all point to one person, Arteta!

Our lack of direct and quick attack is by far our biggest problem and it is hurting every part of our play.

larride:
JB proved that he deserve that contract.

Absolutely! He is so motivated and I love how he has played this season. He essentially muscles his way to the bucket. We have seen fewer jump shots, spamming of 3s and more drives to the bucket. He is also finally getting the foul calls which makes it even better. He just needs to be consistent with making his FTs. He is shooting it at 79% which is low.

greypencils:
Mr Meerkat has really suffered. When does he lose the name? He has impressed enough na!

I was asked this question 2 seasons ago before and after he won the title and I said, until he wins a 2nd. Infact, I relaxed my expectation because I originally said back to back. He has to win a 2nd title before he gets a reprieve from me. He has 2 top 7, in some books, top 6 players in the league, young and in their prime...One title isn't going to cut it for me.

Can’t praise JB enough for the incredible work he has done for us in what was supposed to be a gap year. Man has shown he is a credible option 1. Credit to the Meerkat for also keeping JB as the number 1 option even after Tatum returned. We go into the post-season with a lot more confidence than any one of us had when the season started.
#Greenrunsdeep

KingTom:
Baba this thing wey Eleniyan talk na true, make we learn to work smart

Baba Nla pon d beat!

Baba no get time to type litany, e dey use few words enter him enemies soul!

popizaino:
This guy should leave the club ASAP.

You no know ball!

raumdeuter:
Next Sunday Arteta will revive Osama bin laden tactics

If Arteta needs me to join the wall he is planning to build at the Etihad, abeg make e come carry me. I expect nothing but total Haram, as long as we no lose.

iamoyindamola:
Spuds must relegate seh
Then the rent boys miss out on europe too and we win the league

Omo the kain joy wen go overtake me if Spuds relegate in my life time ehn! Better still, we come win EPL and UCL… Oooooo Lord!!!!

iamoyindamola:
Be like everyone is tired
Get it done or get embarrassed out

Make all of dem Soro Soke!

bolu96:
Oga Roland17, If Arteta eventually wins the EPL and/or UCL, would your opinion about him change? Would you want him to remain next season?

Absolutely not.

From the start of the season, I have always maintained that he must win the EPL AND the UCL to get a reprieve from me. Winning one or the other wouldn’t cut it for me, especially the EPL.

I have never seen him as a great coach or tactician, never wanted him as our coach, because I saw this from the start.

After 7 years, he hasn’t proven me wrong. Winning the EPL won’t even prove me wrong because we crawling and begging for the finish line at this point.

daveP:
igwe jst want EPL. He doesn't care about the rest. Check his reactions to epl loses and the rest. Difference dey. He's happy if ucl go dey but he accepts better teams dey for that UCL

Na, for a while, he has avoided making critical and strong statements like this because he doesn’t want to divide the locker room or distract the team. In the past he had been careful with his position even when we lose in the EPL.

iamoyindamola:
Rodriguez sang it to our ears they will be doing it again starting from tomorrow

Henry had been disguising for a while now because he doesn’t want to distract the team.

Soro Soke!!!!

Omo I just dey chop L everywhere.

Gabzy1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Jq3A0OJ7g

Watch this Pedri video to see what a truly press resistant midfielder looks like

These are the kind of moves that barca academy boys do for fun.

I was genuinely excited about the Zubimendi signing. I thought he would be the second coming of the technically gifted Santi Cazorla. A player known for his quick feet, close control, and ability to wriggle out of pressure.
Instead, it feels like we signed an average side-pass and back-pass merchant with limited technical ability to be truly press-resistant.

Zubi is just enjoying San Sabastian/ Spanish tax, that’s it.

Allegri has come to his senses today.

Switches from a back 3 to a back 4 and starts Leao/ Puli and finally benched Fofana!!!!!

Never thought this day will come.

In the lead up to a crucial game today, Arteta decides to show his team their mistakes on the big screen as his own way of motivating them!

Alaye when will you show them your own mistakes on that same big screen? Shouldn’t you be correcting those things during training?

And many of you expected the players not to play scared? He killed whatever was left of their confidence with that nonsense but many go dey celebrate rubbish!

All those hesitation to pass the ball or the decision to pass back, “make e no spoil for my hand” na from where?

Arteta is a mid table coach!

Gabzy1:
“Pep did say to me before the game ‘Zubimendi will be man marking you so tight; you’re stronger than him, you’re bigger than him — go and win those headers.’ People always tell me to go run into the box, head the ball, head down. I’ve had a lot of advice on that, so that’s what I try and do.”

This is a direct qoute from Nico O'Reilly after the Carabao Cup Final

Guardiola clearly figured out our weak point. He knew we struggle to build from the back under pressure. That’s why he disrespected us so much by starting an attacking front line of Cherki, Semenyo, Doku, and Haaland.

Rice was trying his best to drop deep and receive the ball, but he doesn’t have the technical ability to spin and turn with ease under tight marking.

Zubimendi, the player we signed specifically to relieve Rice of some of those deep-lying duties was basically hiding throughout the game.

The highest we can realistically hope for against City is a draw, irrespective of their result against Chelsea.

But he has been nominated 50000 times for EPL player of the month. Opposing coaches are seeing what some of us have been seeing since he joined and are pouncing on it..

bolu96:
Iamoyindamola was right about Arteta, about this game. He said early kick-oof could be tricky. Who knows, Atletico may pose serious problem to you guys sef.

Early kickoff oh, late kickoff oh, midnight kickoff oh…It doesn’t matter. Whose job is it to prepare this team for the run in to the season? This team look horrible and this isn’t new. Any Arsenal fan that tells you this is new or that we haven’t seen this since Arteta’s tenure is just lying to him/herself.

Even Dowman is beginning to look like Saka.. Timid, unsure, not taking players on.. just cut, cross/shoot and Insha Allah

When exactly has Arteta been the difference for this team when it matters the most?

This guy is bang average, nothing special.

Just vibes and aura.

I have said it, he needs to leave this club. He should have never been hired and he has remained poor.

iamoyindamola:
We blame players from A to Z but nothing allocated to this man
He has everything but they still blame injuries what of his tactics we are so poor going forward teams with good defence can also match us.
How can a manager have no plan B if nothing is going tactically he will just throw in the kitchen sink and hope on Insha Allah
The only reason we are topping is because other teams were terrible not because we played outstanding football
They will come and gaslight us now how he picked us from dirt.

I say just wait for it.

After 7 years, u go still see people blame players.

Gyokores shoot ball make thunder no fire you!

Leyqute:
And you will chop am. League gone 😀

I no sabi deceive myself. I have identified the common denominator but many are still held hostage by aura.

AirBere:
Roland was right about Arteta. I actually used to rate him but he's far too cautious ⚠️

They will still blame all the players he has had for 7 years now.

He hasn’t proven me wrong still.

Na trailer we dey go park against City next week.

We don’t look like a team that wants to win the EPL.

We are just crawling at this point.

That should be a CK

Finally relieved of his misery..

Just look at the ease…

Remove this Zubiscamdi