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20 Feb 2026 21:52:28
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20 Feb 2026 15:17:26
I reckon it's time for us gooners to hold our nerve as well as the players! š š š š š¤£ š.
20 Feb 2026 15:40:10
Yes definitely Sally, at 16.30 on Sunday I will be in a darkened room, hiding behind the couch, biting my nails šššššš.
20 Feb 2026 09:45:21
Tottenham away
Love it.
20 Feb 2026 17:35:42
Will we be their first team with the new manager.
20 Feb 2026 08:00:59
Anyway guys, onwards and upwards, Spuds away the Chelsea at home. we must get 6 points and I am sure the players know that.
We are really angry with the wolves result, they must be fuming, imagine what Raya is thinking, any pride in our players and we will see a top top performance at The Lane
One last big push boys.
20 Feb 2026 09:42:25
Absolutely definitely Banbury mate. If we cannot raise our game on Sunday for NLD wellš¤¬.
20 Feb 2026 13:50:35
Time for Eze to shine his boots again.
20 Feb 2026 06:43:49
Let's be honest and a few of us said it, we were robbed in our purchase for VG, we were blinded by stats from abroad, the Euro leagues aren't the PL, just look at the results the PL sides are picking up in Europe.
Iceman, look where Saka plays, if he was the complete player he would contribute more, his talent is in attack ( or supposed to be ) his goals total is horrific his assists? , if he wasn't playing for Arsenal he wouldn't be going to the world cup.
Saka isn't rubbish but he has to have more say in a game, maybe he will step up when it really matters, let's see, but for me he isn't doing enough and we have too many like that at the moment.
The trouble is Saka's stats are getting steadily worse, in his first season he scored 16 PL goals and 9 assists imagine where we would be now with that return, last season he scored just 6 PL goals with 10 assists, this season 5 PL goals and 4 assists , i am guessing the surprise element has gone and players know how to play him.
{Ed025's Note - for me hes a very good player BG and has been your major threat for a few years now, defenders know this and are doubling up on him and negating him somewhat i believe mate, there is also a confidence crisis at the moment with the team and thats effecting him as well, im not making excuses for him and yes he has to step up but so does everyone else..
20 Feb 2026 07:34:56
Yep I understand that ED but to be a great player, you still rise to the top and score and assist, currently he isn't. maybe wrongly we expected his first full season to be a rinse and repeat but currently it's not.
As you say it's not just Saka, the 2nd Wolves goal would never have been conceded 4 months ago when the defence was water tight.
{Ed025's Note - for me its down to nerves and a very negative set up BG, its all a bit too safe for me mate and the players seem scared to express themselves and that is killing you, also being top of the tree you are every other clubs cup final as proven against Wolves but thats the nature of the beast and the best teams overcome that..
20 Feb 2026 07:45:09
I think there are many factors in play when it comes to his reduced goal contributions. The most obvious one being injuries. Second is the way we play as a collective. Our style is now very safe and slow and that means that the forwards generally have less space and time when they get the ball. Third is all the other work he does in addition to attacking (of which i wrote more about below) .
So i don't think he's worse than before but i guess the amount of minutes he's amassed over the years has caught up with him in the last two seasons and in addition the way the whole team works doesn't make his job in attack any easier. That said he's not perfect. He doesn't have that much flair or blistering speed. He's more of a strong and balanced kind of a player. I still think he's one of the very best overall but that's of course just an opinion and just as valid as yours.
19 Feb 2026 16:31:44
Iām not going to lie the last two games the players should be ashamed of themselves, I personally thought by the time we played Chelsea the title was in the bag, how wrong was I, Iāll also hold my hand up about our number 14 he is absolutely crap, and donāt get me started on our āstarā boy 300k a week heās robbing a living, anyone who thinks saka is world class give you heads a wobble, 8 goals in 34 games, thatās nowhere near world class, also I seem some crap about him as a number ten pmsl he was nowhere to be seen after his goal, yes I know people are going to come on and say you slated everyone a few weeks ago, thereās only so much you can defend and Iāve done enough the players are cowards and bottlers if they lose the title this year, we need a new front 3! Wingers who can actually score more than 6 goals a season 300k a week what a fecking joke, star boy, he seriously needs to up his game if heās earning that needs to be 30 goals in all comps for that 3 forwards next summer is a must personally i'd cash in on saka and martinlli and tossard sorry trossard, I donāt think we will beat spurs the weekend either and draw with Chelsea then itās gone absolutely gutted Iām devastated.
{Ed025's Note - listen DG im as scathing as anybody and yes its doing my bloody head in as well..buts lets be realistic here, yes you are not playing well but you are still in 4 huge competitions, in one final and leading the league which is still in your own hands mate so its not catastrophic, but "now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party" its put up or shut up time, regroup and come out fighting i say and prove the nay sayer,s wrong...you have the talent..prove it..
19 Feb 2026 17:48:15
Yeah absolutely Ed mate. Nows the time to see what we are made off.
{Ed025's Note - it really is Bill, take the shackles off Mikel and play like you can do lads..its there if you really want it, be brave..be natural.. and show no mercy..
19 Feb 2026 18:33:03
I've seen a few posts like this about Saka now. Sure he has had less goal contributions than in previous seasons, but that doesn't automatically mean he's bad. Last night he was covering for Gabriel at one point. He regularly helps his fullback to defend. He drops deep in build up to provide an outlet. Further up the pitch opposition always doubles on him. And despite that he seldom loses possession and manages to constantly create chances.
Saka is great because he's a complete player. If we want him to score 30 goals then it's not fair to also expect him to defend at our own corner flag. We do need a 30 goals a season player but to me that shouldn't be Saka.
19 Feb 2026 18:59:59
Star boy to rubbish Dublin? I don't think so.
20 Feb 2026 04:55:36
Name a better forward at the club than Saka.
19 Feb 2026 19:21:43
Spot on ed let the breaks off its rubbish or bust time now, sally call him star boy if you want but he aināt worth 300k a week heās nowhere near good enough sorry! Ice man are you happy with a winger only scoring 8 goals a season on 300k a week I aināt thatās not good enough even if he does defend well, jus my thoughts thatās all, if we lose the title from here we are a laughing stock yes we are in for 4 trophies but we have seen this before once one crumbles they all do, I want nothing more than to win the 4 of them i'd give any thing for it Arsenal are in my heart thatās why it hurts to see this we need a new front 3 they just aināt good enough scoring goals wins games we came rely on our defence last few games show that kill the game off.
20 Feb 2026 06:55:55
Nobody and thatās my point if saka is our best and he scores 8 goals a season our wingers aren't good enough sorry if you donāt like it but itās facts last season i'm think he scored 8 goals if you happy with that thatās up to you because I think itās rubbish.
19 Feb 2026 11:23:21
As I said b4 don't win the pl or cl he has to go
End off for me.
19 Feb 2026 11:57:40
Just been saying that to a colleague, winning either of the domestic cups won't be enough Mal BUT, what's the betting he will still keep his job.
19 Feb 2026 16:32:12
They wonāt sack him he would walk before getting sacked.
19 Feb 2026 11:15:53
After spending 2 hours listening to my other half analysing the game last night, his main conclusion was nerves. In particular 2 titans Big Gabi and Rice. I had noticed this too in a few games previously.
I have a different take. I hate all the rhetoric of "best team in the league" "in for all 4 trophies" etc etc. I have never thought we are the best team in the league. City have by far the more superior team and manager and with a striker like Haarland I've always thought they would come back strong.
Does that mean we are rubbish? No. But City at the moment I believe will always steal our glory. Final of the Carabao Cup - City's to lose. League - they will be stronger. FA cup probably City again if thry prioritise this competition and CL, now we are at the business end, probably quarters or semi finals.
I've always been a realist, hubby is more emotion driven so we see and react to things a bit differently.
Will I still support Arsenal? - 100% through the good and bad times!
I won't take offence if anyone wants to shout at me š lol.
{Ed025's Note - no shame in being a realist Sally, i still expect you to win at least one trophy mate but which one im not sure now, i have to say im very disappointed with the way you have gone about things because you are much better than what you are showing at the moment, i dont know myself if its the manager or the players who insist on this passive style of play or if its just nerves but for me you have to snap out of it or what could be a stellar season could end up being a damp squib..
19 Feb 2026 12:00:10
Hello Sally, hope you are well and I definitely would not shout at you for voicing an opinion.
Where we are losing it is our tactics which are not making the best of the squad we have but City are streets ahead of us in their mental toughness.
NLD on Sunday and Spurs with all their problems will fancy thereselves.
They're be up for it and in our faces and be out to impress their new manager.
Mikel needs to look at himself and question his tactics and secondly read them the riot act because if we cannot respond on Sunday then in regards to the premier we will be the runners up again
Take care Sally.
19 Feb 2026 12:03:39
Hi Sal, I am with you City will get stronger in the next few weeks and a realist and yes I can be critical but it's deserved.
I'm not a believer in being nervous, not at that level and that type of fixture, a title decider last game of the season. yes or a CL final of course but playing Brentford and Wolves away, nerves shouldn't come into this, these are bog standard run of the mill fixtures.
BUT I stand by what I have said our best chance is the CL but only if we avoid a British side. but we have to be better than last night otherwise " The Fraud" ( as he is now called ) Arteta should pack his bag.
19 Feb 2026 12:28:18
Definitely no excuses ed, but as our midfield were getting pushed off the ball a lot last night, I wonder if any of Otimendi, Havertz or Merino were available if that would still have happened?
The next game against Spurs will be interesting.
{Ed025's Note - interesting...or frightening Sally?.. :)
19 Feb 2026 19:01:04
Bit of both ed lol.
19 Feb 2026 08:51:16
This team looked afraid last night. They have struggled to get over the finishing line for several seasons now. There's an issue that they need to resolve, and to resolve that they need to first acknowledge that.
Everyone has been talking how the title is ours to lose. But it's not like that anymore. We may have the best team in the league on paper but there's a mental hurdle that currently seems to equalize things between us and City.
I believe in this team. We have plenty of leaders in the playing squad. But the main thing is the manager and how he deals with this. If he solves this he will be remembered as a success, and if not he'll be the ultimate nearly man.
19 Feb 2026 07:42:31
Sure we are all very disappointed with the last few performances but here is my take on it.
I have been to nearly every Arsenal home game this year so far.
We have signed a striker that has absolutely no pace and cannot score goals to save his life.
Portuguese league IS NOT THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
He scored 66 goals in 68 games for CP and prior to that he scored 43 goals in 116 games for Coventry.
Yes COVENTRY.
He was hardly going to set the Emirates ablaze was he.
Iāve been an Arsenal supporter since I was 5 years old and Iām 70. Iāve seen some shocking recruitment over the years but I think Gyokeres is up there with the worst of them.
We seem to score goals from nearly every position except the position we have filled to do the job.
In my opinion Gyokeres needs to be replaced
as soon as we have the opportunity.
19 Feb 2026 09:39:46
He offers absolutely nothing and his hold up play is abysmal! I said it before he is a championship striker and one of the worst signings arsenal have ever made!
{Ed025's Note - i did tell you from the start that he was a lemon Oleary5..
19 Feb 2026 10:00:50
Yes ed you were spot on!
{Ed025's Note - there was a lot better out there for that sort of money mate..
19 Feb 2026 07:39:28
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