February 18, 20214 yr On 1/30/2021 at 1:59 PM, Ted Lange said: I can’t remember a player for a team I root for I have disliked more than Willian. Absolute shit. Quote Criticism of Willian's performances for Arsenal this season are not "unfair" but the club have to "protect" the player, says Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. The Brazilian, 32, joined Arsenal on a free transfer from Chelsea last summer but has failed to score in 24 games and provided only three assists. Arteta said Willian will return to his best form with the "quality he has". Arsenal face Benfica in the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday, in Rome due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Londoners go into the game on the back of just one win in their last four games, while the Portuguese side are fourth in their league, 13 points behind leaders Sporting Lisbon. When asked about criticism levelled at his player, Arteta said: "I won't say it is unfair. Expectations of Willian are really high in terms of the goals he can score, assists he can create. We have to protect him. "What he is doing at the moment, the way he is training, the way he is willing to give everything to the team is what I demand. "Whether he is successful in the game is another matter, but it will come with the quality he has." Midfielder Thomas Partey is out of the Benfica game but full-back Kieran Tierney is in the squad after recovering from a leg injury.
February 18, 20214 yr Author plus Martinelli at CF. need them to get us one more goal, please and thank you.
February 19, 20214 yr Author should have been a 3-0 victory. we're going to regret ducking up a game in which we dominated like that; i guarantee it.
February 19, 20214 yr Author how much you wanna bet that Benfica scores an early goal in the next match and we just watch our boys unravel? fuck that was frustrating yesterday.
February 25, 20214 yr Author welp; the day has arrived. we either knock out one of the main threats to winning this entire thing, or we bow out disgracefully after having completely furked the first leg of this tie. it should be 2-0 or 3-0 heading into today, but it's not. because of our own blunders it is 1-1, which has me 100% prepared for a 3-1 type of loss. teams who screw the pooch the way we did seldom get rewarded, and i expect today to be our last match in the competition for some time.
February 25, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, shadow_operative said: welp; the day has arrived. we either knock out one of the main threats to winning this entire thing, or we bow out disgracefully after having completely furked the first leg of this tie. it should be 2-0 or 3-0 heading into today, but it's not. because of our own blunders it is 1-1, which has me 100% prepared for a 3-1 type of loss. teams who screw the pooch the way we did seldom get rewarded, and i expect today to be our last match in the competition for some time. Yep. Arteta called tonight a "final." He's probably right. We're 6 off 7th (and Everton have a match in-hand), and I'm not even bothering to consider 4th. Should be well ahead but...Arsenal. That said...COYG! Get it done.
February 25, 20214 yr Anyone watching this? Since I refuse to pay for CBS' shitty streaming service, I'm following a MBM.
February 25, 20214 yr Author Auba! some dynamite passing these last several minutes. let's keep it going!
February 25, 20214 yr 1-0 to The Arsenal. Auba with, from the description, a fine finish from a nice attack. COYG!
February 25, 20214 yr Author we bring on Willian but leave Martinelli, Pepé, and Laca on the bench. 🤦🏼♂️
February 25, 20214 yr Just now, shadow_operative said: we bring on Willian but leave Martinelli, Pepé, and Laca on the bench. 🤦🏼♂️ SMH...We need two goals, so... Willian is the obv choice.
February 25, 20214 yr Author wow, helluva comeback. first time we've showed character like that in a long while. LFG!! COYG!!! 🔴⚪️
February 25, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, shadow_operative said: wow, helluva comeback. first time we've showed character like that in a long while. LFG!! COYG!!! 🔴⚪️ Yup. Dug deep and found some intestinal fortitude.
February 26, 20214 yr A rerun of last season's Round of 32 in this year's Round of 16. In other news, Utd - Milan should be an interesting tie.
February 28, 20214 yr Big win today. Missed the first half, too damn early. Impressive with Auba & Saka not starting.
February 28, 20214 yr Watched on delay, guess that probably puts any of the faintest glimmer of Leicester winning the league in the morgue. We looked good, nice to see Sideshow Bob put one on the board.
February 28, 20214 yr Just finished watching. Great recovery, great win. Dominated after conceding. Pepe especially had himself a match: won free kicks, the pen, scored one, looked dangerous throughout. Only sour note was ESR leaving early. Hopefully he isn’t hurt or misses any time.
February 28, 20214 yr I’ve grown to almost loathe Willian, but that was a very good shift he put in today. Pepe played great as well.
February 28, 20214 yr Author yeah Pepé was awesome today. great comeback after conceding early with a rotated squad. if Willian can continue to bag assists then that will seriously help. hope he's coming out of his funk.
March 3, 20214 yr Author raise your hand if you had Willian and Pepé in the TOTW. 😂 good for them. Pepé needs to be starting every match at this point. Pepé, Tierney, and Saka need to start as much as possible. Edited March 3, 20214 yr by shadow_operative
March 3, 20214 yr Not me, but it was nice to see Willian put in a good shift in addition to his contributions to the win over Benfica. We'll need him the rest of the way. A club's record-signing needs to be a regular force in the side. Hopefully Pepe has turned the corner as well (yeah, we've all said that before).
March 6, 20214 yr Author holy shit what a frustrating match. from all of the missed chances to that blatant handball not going called, that match was a shitshow. FAK.
March 11, 20214 yr Author FA Cup: out Finishing high enough on the table for European football next season: done well boys, this is it. this is the last bit of hope we have left for this season. hold onto your butts.
March 11, 20214 yr Author we have basically tried to hand Olympiakos goals all game long and we finally succeeded. fucking stupid.
March 11, 20214 yr Author i mean we have dominated them, save for three unbelievable turnovers in our own box. to just own a team like this all day and find yourself tied is getting fucking old.
March 11, 20214 yr Author credit to Willian, another assist. great job taking the quick corner, then an awesome ball, and an even better run and header from Gabriel. Edited March 11, 20214 yr by shadow_operative
March 11, 20214 yr Author Mohamed "Bangers Only" El Neny!!! I was screaming at him to take the shot, and he had so much time on the ball that I actually was able to say out loud, "Do it El Neny, shoot the ball, this is what you doooooooOOOOOO!!!" lmao. what a guy.
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