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1 minute ago, RS said:

The reality is that come the new year we could be adrift again. Some massive performances needed against top opposition. 

We’ve just gone 14 games without a win and weren’t cut adrift.

Five games until the new year, 4+ points from those and we’ll still be within touching distance ahead of a favourable run of fixtures and a transfer window.

Everton, Man Utd and Leicester are absolutely nothing to fear and Brighton, Palace, Southampton and Brentford proving Liverpool and Man City aren’t impossible either.

Said it numerous times but we’ll be absolutely fine. We’ll finish closer to 11th than 18th.

2-2. 

Absolutely shite again. Literally always one result or goal off.

Needed Man City -3 to land a 65/1 bet builder. They were cruising and missing multiple chances at 3-0 and then Ederson hoys one in his own net.

Needed Blackburn v Preston to be Over 2.5 to land a 30/1 Over bet. Course they didn’t.

And if that wasn’t bad enough, Brighton scoring in the 98th minute sank my 43/1 six fold of Southampton, Newcastle, Sevilla, Shrewsbury, AC Milan and Leverkusen.

I don’t know why I do it, but I bet on Man City to win big and they always seem to go 1 or 2 ahead and completely stop scoring.

Either take their foot off the gas, or like today they miss a million straightforward chances.

Just now, Astroblack said:

Bayern in front - Coman. 

Didn’t know you wanted them to win.

Grealish has been absolutely awful, somehow, in a team that’s dominating the game.

Edit - he’ll score now.

Lock the thread, it’s done. We’re safe.

Just now, HaydnNUFC said:

Lack of Fernandez aside I don't mind that. Fucking come on, man.

Agree.

If Lascelles has to come back in, should’ve been for Schar.

Just now, HaydnNUFC said:

Siuuu dunno why it's so funny

There is something incredibly cringeworthy with grown men shouting it.

1 minute ago, Astroblack said:

I thought he would be the next Ronaldo. There was a point where their goals to age ratio was the exact same. He’s become a real disappointment for me. 

Didn’t even realise he was on the pitch in that first half.

5 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said:

I thought it was, why didn't VAR look at it ? 

Because it was against Man Utd at Old Trafford.

Absolutely disgusting scenes on the touchline where Carrick cheered the Man Utd goal.

Does he not know Arteta might hear him?

 New levels of shit posting from Froggy.

Managers not allowed to celebrate goals at Old Trafford anymore.

1 minute ago, midds said:

On what grounds did Atkinson even blow his whistle? Other than 'oh fuck, have I missed something here? Keepers down better blow just in case"

I actually think he did well here.

I think he thought it might have been a foul, but did the right thing and blew after the goal had been scored. That’s why when he went to blow his whistle before the shot was struck, he stopped himself.

He then asked VAR to check if it was an Arsenal or Man Utd player who floored the keeper. If it was an Arsenal player, would’ve been disallowed.

2 minutes ago, kisearch said:

Kind of feel like the sporting thing there might have been to give a goal back like. Not because Arsenal did anything wrong but just in the spirit of the way I like seeing the game played more than anything.

 

Probably the sort of thing that would be done years ago that's now just a 'fair enough' though. 

 

 

 

 

And next week whenever a team is under pressure, a goalkeeper will throw himself to the floor.

Maybe Man Utd should’ve, you know… blocked or stopped the shot.

Anthony Taylor would’ve blown and given Man Utd a pen at the other end.

Just now, Sean said:

The way De Gea went down you'd have thought his leg had snapped in 2. The fact he's fine makes it even more hilarious

It is incredibly painful when someone in football boots stands on your achilles tbf.

The quality of the matches on Prime is class but it’s totally unforgivable how delayed the stream is.

Should never be watching a live football match and getting notifications on your phone over a minute before something happens.

1 minute ago, Smal said:

Listening to Michael Carrick talk about football doesn’t give me much hope for his future prospects. Sounds like such a PFM.

Gives me massive PE teacher vibes.

1 minute ago, 54 said:

Spurs winning.

It was a fantastic own goal  

20 minutes ago, neesy111 said:

 

They aren't following the rules a supporters trust should be doing hence that Twitter thread before.  Nevermind the fiasco with Alex Hurst being let back on which is a farce.

Weren’t they the same rules that they tried to use to defend allowing Alex back?  
 

Strange that they’re picking and choosing which rules to follow.

3 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

So basically in some strange Everton and Arsenal combined XI (why not, they’re all the rage these days). You’d only have about 3-4 Arsenal players and the bench would be made up of mostly Everton players and all? 
 

Wow  
 

Coleman better than Tomiyasu? Maybe 5-6 years ago, aye. Keane better than White? Partey not as good as Allan? 
 

Shite like Lacazette and Martinelli  

So despite completely disagreeing with my assessment, you can only pick out three questionable comparisons as being wrong?

Still hardly this massive disparity in quality between the two squads.

It’s not a combined 11, it’s a direct assessment of their squads as to who is better or if they’re pretty similar. Made easier by grouping two players together.

As I said, the squads are fairly similar.

5 minutes ago, neesy111 said:

Martinelli is shite

 

I've heard it all now, he's 20 years old.

 

 

 

He’s totally unproven.

Third season at Arsenal and he’s got six goals and one assist. Hardly setting the world alight and good enough to justify stating Arsenal’s squad is stronger than Everton’s.

Interestingly, Iwobi’s stats over three seasons are remarkably similar. Despite being used above as an example of a shocking squad.

36 minutes ago, Pata said:

Arsenal’s squad is so much better than Everton’s that it’s unreal. DCL has been out for a while, Richa has been in and out and Doucoure had an injury. They have to play shite like Gordon, Iwobi, Davies as there simply isn’t anyone else. Rondon and Coleman both look finished but they don’t have any other options. I’ve watched them quite a but this year and I don’t think he’s lost the dreasing room either outside Richarlison who seems to think he has outgrown Everton which tbh is probably fair.

 

Rafa could easily get the boot but I doubt there is a manager who would have done any better with that squad and Gray and Townsend have been their best players available all season.

You say Arsenal’s squad is so much better and justify that by saying Everton’s is weak if you take their top three players out?

Take Smith-Rowe, Saka and Aubameyang away from Arsenal’s team and you’re replacing them with shite like Martinelli and Lacazette who have scored a whopping two goals between them this season.

If you went through the teams: 

Pickford and Ramsdale are probably on par.

Keane and Godfrey are better than White and Gabriel

Doucoure and Allan are better than Partay and Lokonga

Coleman and Digne are better than Tomiyasu and Tavares

Saka and Smith-Rowe are better than Gray and Townsend.

Richarlison is better than Odegaard

Aubameyang and Calvert-Lewin are pretty close.

Arsenal may have one or two better options from the bench, but nobody is telling me they’re miles ahead of Everton as the table evidences.

Just having one is an immediate improvement.

I would imagine they’ll start to do serious work in the off-season.

They’ve had to pull that together quickly to just provide a basic facility.