Sky Blue Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Kanji said: Man City taking the title. joke of a fan base man. Fickle lot. I almost switched to supporting Newcastle when George Hannah got that third goal at Wembley in '55. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I actually think they have a good core of a fan base by people who supported them pre-takeover. If we become successful under our owners, we’d face the same problems, a large amount of ‘new fans’ who only support us because of success. Even Spurs are suffering a similar fate, because despite their lack of success, Levy has somehow managed to turn them into a brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I felt a bit sorry for Arsenal, who deserve more from this season. Yesterday's game ended in some humiliation really. Their football is great to watch, although I wonder no whether it's a bit too off the cuff to survive a long campaign. Much depends now on whether City get hauled in over FFP. The gap they've created between themselves and the rest seems to be growing. That's not just between them and the Premiership, but between them and Europe's elite as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 20 minutes ago, Cronky said: I felt a bit sorry for Arsenal, who deserve more from this season. Yesterday's game ended in some humiliation really. Their football is great to watch, although I wonder no whether it's a bit too off the cuff to survive a long campaign. Much depends now on whether City get hauled in over FFP. The gap they've created between themselves and the rest seems to be growing. That's not just between them and the Premiership, but between them and Europe's elite as well. It is a bit unfair to dump on Arsenal considering City just blow everyone else out of the water by hoovering up the best players across the world. Not sure Arsenal's form has even fallen off that much, just City are winning just about every game like they seem to in the run in every season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I don't feel at all sorry for Arsenal, especially considering their antics of late. i selfishly want us to be the ones to eventually topple City and they can continue winning every title until we do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 37 minutes ago, TRon said: It is a bit unfair to dump on Arsenal considering City just blow everyone else out of the water by hoovering up the best players across the world. Not sure Arsenal's form has even fallen off that much, just City are winning just about every game like they seem to in the run in every season. Their form has definitely fallen off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 43 minutes ago, TRon said: It is a bit unfair to dump on Arsenal considering City just blow everyone else out of the water by hoovering up the best players across the world. Not sure Arsenal's form has even fallen off that much, just City are winning just about every game like they seem to in the run in every season. Agree. Their form has fallen off but they are 12 points better off than last year's total with two games to go. It's been a big year for them, they are just living in an era of an absolute juggernaut in Man City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, joeyt said: Their form has definitely fallen off Arsenal play a bit of a knife-edge game, demanding a lot of confidence and precision. Their attacks have an air of improvisation about them, and they need to be at their peak to bring it off. It's felt like that little bit of pressure has derailed them. City can be not at their peak, but it's still difficult to score against them, or even get the ball off them. I'm exaggerating to make a point, but I can see the same thing happening unless City are brought into line by FFP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Their play is very structured. Not ‘off the cuff’ at all. Their form second half of the season has been patchy. If they get 87 points you can’t criticise them too much. That is a big total. Considering they got 50 points in the first 19 games any less than 85 points total is a big drop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Arsenal have done really well IMO. It's a bit mad to hear a lot of people criticise them. They've pushed City almost all of the way. Their team is really young as well: Ramsdale (25) White (25) Saliba (22) Gabriel (25) Zinchenko (26) Partey (29) Xhaka (30) Odegaard (24) Saka (21) Martinelli (21) Jesus (26) Got to be one of the youngest in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 They've played almost a quarter of the season with Nketiah as their striker and surely their little dip can be directly attributed to Saliba getting injured as much as anything else? Zinchenko was obviously a miss against West Ham and yesterday, too. I don't like the way they go on and I really don't like the way Arteta goes on, but they've been fantastic. Easily the best side I've seen at SJP this season, City included. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) All about context isn't it? If Arsenal had had a late push and were behind Man City throughout, it's a remarkable season where they've pushed them all the way, similar to Liverpool's 97 point season. Totally different story and feel about it when you're 8 points clear with 10 games to go and end up 7 points behind 8 games later. Edited May 15, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Same with Leicester 2 years on the spin and us this year if we don't tie it up. It's only natural to feel disappointed when a precedent has been set for so long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Howay Leicester, sort yourselves out tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I'm a massive Leicester fan today like! Putting positive thoughts into the atmosphere in the hope of a shock result! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 If Liverpool draw then we only need one more win, goal difference notwithstanding. Doesn't seem that unlikely. Howay the Foxes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Today, I feel foxy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Today, I feel blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Today I hope Liverpool walk alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 46 minutes ago, gbandit said: Howay Leicester, sort yourselves out tonight They will be out of the bottom 3 if they win so hopefully that's incentive enough. Their defence is shocking though so they'll need to score a few. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Even a draw would be a huge help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, TRon said: It is a bit unfair to dump on Arsenal considering City just blow everyone else out of the water by hoovering up the best players across the world. Not sure Arsenal's form has even fallen off that much, just City are winning just about every game like they seem to in the run in every season. Are City really ‘hoovering up the best players across the world’? They’ve got a great squad and have strength in depth but there’s plenty of great players to go around and lots of other teams have spent a lot of money. Are we ignoring the ‘Pep effect’ here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Didn’t Wout Faes score two own goals then assist the third in the reverse fixture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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