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  • A bit of a humblebrag, I know. But had to share. Talked the missus into an extended layover in London on our European honeymoon. COYG!

  • texanbychoice
    texanbychoice

    Tough loss, guys. Go get ‘em next week.

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    Motion to retitle thread.  Arsenal 2020-2021:  Well Fuck

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A couple wins in a row after the crap start is nice.  Also, finally getting healthy.  I’m ready to get let down on Sunday. 

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i'm so nervous about Xhaka tomorrow. we're 3-0-0 while he's been suspended. i understand that starting Sambi or AMN is a risk in a match like this, but i DO NOT WANT Xhaka anywhere near the starting lineup. beyond his terrible decision making and penchant for getting red cards, he's slow, he's a ball stopper, he's not athletic, he's not progressive, and he holds us back. i have to assume that he's going to start, but if i had to pick the starting xi i think i would go:

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Auba, Pepé, and Martinelli (among others) available off the bench.

Not expecting to see Texan by Choice today.

Finally healthy.  FINALLY playing with purpose. This is awesome,   Fuck spuds they are shit 

All gas, no brakes. COYG!!!

If this result holds, Arsenal passes spuds in the table.  If Arsenal had beaten Brentford in the opening match they’d be a point out of the top 4.  

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after match day three, Spurs were on top of the table, and Arsenal were at the very bottom. after match day six, we are now ahead of Tottenham. COYG!!! 🔴

28 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

SHIT!

WHAT DO WE THINK OF SHIT?

SPURS!

1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

Finally healthy.  FINALLY playing with purpose. This is awesome,   Fuck spuds they are shit 

All of this. What a difference from the No-show performance vs City to today. Pride, energy, purpose.  Ramsdale… what a save. ESR…goal and an assist. Tomiyasu…another outstanding shift. 

GOYG!!! LETS FUCKING GO!!!

Without the fumbled snap in the WVU - OU game this would have been a perfect weekend.

Live look at North London:

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What’s up with our goalie situation? Why/who is Ramsdale and what’s up with Leno?

35 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

What’s up with our goalie situation? Why/who is Ramsdale and what’s up with Leno?

Ramsdale has played with Bournemouth and Sheffield, Arsenal signed him for 30m.  Leno will be sold this winter or next summer and is now the backup keeper. 

Xhaka... don't think I can recall more of a Jekyll/Hyde player in any sport.  At his best (as he was yesterday), he's world class.  Controlling midfield, creating chances. At his worst, he's a red card waiting to happen.  There's not much middle ground.  He put in a shift yesterday. He's getting scanned today for that knock on his knee, but Arteta stated it "doesn't look good at the moment." 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/26/masterful-granit-xhaka-the-living-embodiment-of-arsenals-dream-derby

22 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Xhaka... don't think I can recall more of a Jekyll/Hyde player in any sport.  At his best (as he was yesterday), he's world class.  Controlling midfield, creating chances. At his worst, he's a red card waiting to happen.  There's not much middle ground.  He put in a shift yesterday. He's getting scanned today for that knock on his knee, but Arteta stated it "doesn't look good at the moment." 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/26/masterful-granit-xhaka-the-living-embodiment-of-arsenals-dream-derby

 

He is a bit of an enigma.  But I think it mostly comes down to him simply not being fast/athletic enough for the EPL, and a lot of teams successfully exploit that.  He always looks good in international games, and I bet he would look great playing in the Italian or Spanish league.  I don't think he is ever going to be a consistent performer in the EPL.  

Speaking of Xhaka… right after he looks solid for a match, this happens:

On 9/28/2021 at 6:41 AM, dbecks said:

Speaking of Xhaka… right after he looks solid for a match, this happens:
 

Yeah, really sucks for him  Club confirmed he'll miss three months today. Thomas doesn't have the best record injurywise since he joined... he goes down, and we're really hurting in MF.

 

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time for Sambi and AMN to step up. i'd like to see AMN get an extended run of games in the midfield. ive always felt like he gets better the more he plays. he has real class, but he also can be erratic and out of control sometimes, which i feel is due to him never having had a long, consistent run of games. let's give him some run and see how he fares. 

Here's to this trend continuing...

Starting Oct with a performance of the same energy and drive we showed in the NLD tomorrow @ Brighton would be nice.   

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Tomi, White, and Gabriel already paying dividends. Also, jesus we've come a long way since 2018:

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i don't know what we expected running out a squad like that. 

What a crap first half performance.  Very very lucky to not be down 2 or even 3 

What an underwhelming performance.  Just tepid all the way around. 

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eh, i'll take it. Brighton have been good this year, and that was a well-earned point on the road. this season is all about cohesion- players staying healthy, and getting acclimated to both one another as well as Arteta's system. i just want to see growth and development from the team in its understanding of what we're trying to do. top 4 is a total fantasy, so finishing in a Europa league spot is the goal. after starting 0-0-3 and looking totally inept, i will take Arsenal being on 10 points at this international break. we are still in a good position to finish the way we want to. let's just hope that Saka is alright.

So 7 games in, what are our reasonable expectations.   For me it’s top 6.  

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yeah, i'm thinking 6 or 7 is where we end up if we play to our ability and avoid the injury bug. if we have another good window next summer i could definitely see us competing for the Europa League. 

Agree. I’ll take top six or seven with steady progress throughout the year. Get the young players experience, add two more good transfer windows, and then push for too 4 in 22-23. 

Follow up. What’s the spot in the table we move on from Arteta.  For me it’s 8.

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