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1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Very true that you don’t want to be leading that metric, but being last by a bit isn’t good either. We can do with rotating a bit more to keep guys fresher at the business end of the season. That balance isn’t easy to find, though. Hopefully adding in the summer will get us closer to it.

I definitely agree.  Even early exits from other trophy hunts didn't leave is fresh enough to compete with City's depth.  We've certainly had worse seasons as far as injuries go, but they really seemed to impact us down the stretch. 

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The longer we go without “Saliba agrees new deal, final details being sorted, Arsenal to announce soon” the more nervous I get. His agent is absolutely doing the right thing for him, as his value to the club was made starkly evident after his injury.  He’s gonna get paid. 

But we do not want him to enter his final year w/no extension and have that hanging over next year.  

Easy for me to say since I’m not signing the check, but 

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3 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

LFG!

we're building something special here boys. 

Hell yes we are.

Ramsdale us in games this year, and he’ll hopefully iron out the mistakes. Goalkeepers reach their peak after age 28; he’s gonna be great.

Xhaka starting over Tierney, hard to see Tierney back next season, unless he has some sort of knock or sickness. 

He gone, and it makes me a bit sad. Mik and Edu better have a replacement in mind, because Zinny’s injury record isn’t great, and Nuno Tavares ain’t a backup for a title challenger. Yes, Kieran didn’t play well last week, but who did? 

It’s going to hard watching him for another club, bombing down the wings and whipping in crosses for waiting forwards to head in, but it’s what he’s great at. He’s not an inverted LB, which is how Arteta wants to play, and it’s obvious that’s not his skill set. He (and we) played well when Zinchenko was hurt in the 1st half of the season, had having a change of pace guy seemed a good option to have. 

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The guys have checked out and are already on vacation.

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Painful to watch.  Thank goodness Arsenal have Champions League wrapped up, because I have zero confidence in them picking up points.  Team looks tired and out of ideas.   

Partey is not doing well at right back. Everything stalls when it moves through him. 

Not watching since I’m at baseball with the boy. Is it that bad?

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2 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Not watching since I’m at baseball with the boy. Is it that bad?

jesus just got stone cold pulled down inside the box and anthony taylor booked him for simulation. fucking horrendous. right in line with how this day has gone.

11 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Not watching since I’m at baseball with the boy. Is it that bad?

It’s not good. Starting Partey and benching Tierney was fucking stupid. 

Saka is absolutely cooked, he’s been mid for a month yet Arteta refuses to give him a rest. 

And here comes the time wasting.   20 min left, I’d be surprised if the ball is in play for 10. 

On the whole it’s been an amazing season and credit to Arteta but this last month has been awful. 

you've got a great side and you're only a piece or 2 from really challenging city

the only mistake was declaring the title at christmas

Saka’s played 3k+ minutes. That’s 1-1.5k more than most. Mik can’t keep overcooking him. 

Lose the League to City if they close the season with 14 straight wins? Ok. They’re the finished article and know how to close a season. Finish strong on 90 points and set a tone for next year. But to collapse and check out mentally like we’ve done in the past two matches… man it’s worrisome. 

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They’re gassed physically & mentally.  I can’t believe they didn’t change formation at half.  It clearly wasn’t working.  How many relegation zone teams did we boost this season?

4 minutes ago, The Maestro said:

They’re gassed physically & mentally.  I can’t believe they didn’t change formation at half.  It clearly wasn’t working.  How many relegation zone teams did we boost this season?

Fifty points from the first 19 matches; 31 in the 18 since. We didn’t hit the wall, it slammed into us. Plenty of lessons, brutally painful lessons, from these final 9 matches; hopefully everyone at the club learns from them. 

Plenty of positives and growth this year, but damn it is ending badly.

 

At least City don’t get to celebrate on the field.

On 5/20/2023 at 11:58 AM, Ted Lange said:

Xhaka starting over Tierney, hard to see Tierney back next season, unless he has some sort of knock or sickness. 

 

 

I guess it could have been worse.  Imagine losing on the last day by goal differential (this is today in Germany):

 

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Bayern Munich won an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title as they beat Cologne to overtake Borussia Dortmund on a thrilling final day.

Dortmund would have won their first title since 2011-12 had they beaten Mainz, but a 2-2 draw opened the door for Bayern.

Or literally having the trophy in the center circle waiting for the other team to lose 2-1 with 85 minutes or so gone . . . 

 

 

 

Dortmund…. Yikes. Yeah that would have been worse. 

1 hour ago, The Maestro said:

COYG! Let’s finish on a high note now that it doesn't matter anymore!

 

Really, really happy for Xhaka. His arc could only have been better had he lifted the PL trophy today. 

Glad we ended the season with good vibes. Now, sign 3-4 players, get Saliba inked, and go win the motherfucker next year. 

Such a different vibe around the club than a decade ago, when everyone picked off our young talent. 

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23 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

About time for @shadow_operative to start the 23/24 thread.  

was just thinking that. on it. helluva season boys. better than any of us predicted heading j to the season. let's go take that next step forward.

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