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07 Apr 2026 07:04:05
Morning All.
Thought I would calm down before I posted. :)
So back in January I was called negative / pessimist / defeatist or whatever when I had a dig at Mal because Mal had posted what an excellent season we were having.
We had won nothing so how could we be having an excellent season.
The fact is I was being realistic, and this will upset 99% of you on here with this statement BUT, to me Man City have all the momentum now, I am not saying they will but do not be surprised if they win the Treble and we have nothing.
It just wasn't sustainable for us to keep winning matches from set pieces, we struggle to score from open play.
I have said it before and say it again VG isn't then man under the leadership of Arteta, he can score at International level but not through Arleta's style of play.
Look at Saturday, Martinelli had the ball on the corner of Southampton's box, instead of crossing it, 5 passes later it ends up with Kepa. Wtf
So we go again tonight, we still have a chance for glory and I maintain the CL (everyone being fit) is our best chance of glory as it's a trophy we don't have on our CV, Rice and Co will be back, we are good enough but for me the question is. Is Arteta good enough?
We shall see.
07 Apr 2026 08:46:47
Good morning Banbury mate, hope you are well and you have had a good Easter.
Like you, I was so disappointed about the Carabao final, but the Southampton performance made my blood boil. We have put unnecessary pressure on ourselves. The injuries, that's down to the rub of the green. VAR is down to whether you got competent people or idiots running it. But your performances are down to players and managers.
We have to lose sometime, but there's a way to lose, and the way we have lost our last 2 games is unbelievably arrogant to the fans who spend their hard earned wages watching them last 2 performances. After the Carabao, I posted a very positive post defending the team, believing that we would bounce right back against Southampton, which didn't happen.
The team we put out against Southampton was on paper good enough to win the game, and that is no disrespect to Southampton, who deserved to win the game on their resilience and attitude alone. A lot of people were saying that the quadruple was never really on. Yes it was.
9pts clear
Final of Carabao
A relatively easy draw against Southampton apart from Port Vale and qf of the CL so the quadruple was definitely on.
So why in the last 2 performances have we played like that, why did Mike play Arrizabalaga twice, play Havertz in midfield, which doesn't work, why drop Vic when he must have been buzzing coming back from international duty, and why did the fringe players, when getting a chance to shine, play crap.
I just cannot get my head round it.
07 Apr 2026 09:07:45
I'm with you. Is Arteta an over-thinker? Probably. Should Kepa have in either game? No, not a chance, play to win and stop being so bloody nice.
Havertz isn't a midfielder and if it was me, I would have had some bug boys on the bench, but you are correct that starting XI was more than good enough to win at Southampton.
Fingers crossed for tonight, eh.
06 Apr 2026 17:08:12
Some weird training drills going on at Colney 😳.
06 Apr 2026 07:39:17
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05 Apr 2026 08:40:46
What does that mean, Mikel?
I will defend my players, some of them didn't have to be here. 🤷🤷
Obviously a lot of them didn't want to be there, you could see that in the way they played.
05 Apr 2026 09:47:48
What the hell did this mean - did the League Cup mean nothing? Is that why we kept your best keeper on the bench, or why we didn't turn up.
Surely that was difficult & required a reset.
"You always have moments - normally two or three. This is the first moment that we have with a certain level of difficulty, we say difficulty when we're going into the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the runner-up for the League.
It's a difficult period - I believe that's it - there are many others that are even more difficult. So, stand up, make yourself accountable and deliver like we've been doing all season."
05 Apr 2026 10:35:23
I just assumed he meant some weren't 100% fit. I think Saliba was one of them..
05 Apr 2026 10:55:12
The players have to take their share of the blame as well. Jesus should never play for us again; he was awful, and Havertz, apart from the assist for the goal, was just as bad.
05 Apr 2026 11:31:11
Not happy with the result, performance of players, team selection last night, but it's happened. We can only concentrate on what's ahead. Bournemouth game is turning into a must win now, and a result against Sporting.
The team needs us, the fans, behind them coming into the final stretch. We must stay behind the team and manager, and analysis and verdicts should wait till the end.
Carabao Cup Finalists. FA Cup Quarter Finalists. Champions League Quarter finals.
Premier League currently top of the table with 9 points, and 7 games remaining. Already looking better than last season.
Let's get behind the team and hope Arteta can fix the team to perform at an optimum level. Man City look like they are clicking at the right time, we need to make sure we dont fall apart. I believe victory will be ours and we will be crowned the Premier League 25/26 Champions (of course depending on injuries to key players) .
05 Apr 2026 18:49:50
I'm with you, G4E, but do wish he, as mist on here saw, addressed the issue months ago, as it was obvious. If a cup final isn't a reset (he doesn't seem to care about that) then why is this a reset??
COYG - right behind you, but reserve the right to complain where readily able. 👍
05 Apr 2026 06:35:30
Utter s****.
Step in Josh, you've given him the tools and he has let us down.
I am livid.
05 Apr 2026 08:35:38
Same here, Mal, mate, inexcusable s****. I defended him and the squad after the Carabao, but obviously lessons have not been learnt.
Ie playing Arrizabalaga.
Playing tippy tappy football, I had enough of that with Wenger, and that's what we have come to, just like Wenger, playing tippy tappy sideways football and having no plan b.
Tits up on Tuesday against Sporting, and a loss against Bournemouth on Saturday will derail the season.
F****** livid.
05 Apr 2026 02:17:51.
I had this feeling before the game but didn’t want to say it and here we are. Big question is where do we go from here and what impact it will have for the rest of the season? There is no confidence we can dust ourselves and have a good end to the PL or the CL and who is the leader who’s going drag the team and put some sense into the players to take responsibility and accountability.
It will be a bigger embarrassment than Spurs getting relegated if we end up with nothing and to rub more salt on it City may end up with a treble.
I have lost hope!
05 Apr 2026 07:39:16
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04 Apr 2026 22:12:33
Well done Southampton - completely outplayed us and kept attacking.
Well played Max - you didn’t deserve that result.
Bottle job Arteta - wake up mate. Get people around you who will give you a shake. Pathetic.
You must break the habit of your Arsenal manager career and not keep bottling when anything gets serious.
Our style of play, attitude, backbone and tactics are as embarrassing as the riches you have at your hands. Yet - still need a Lw, striker and creative spark.
Josh - step in and get some star quality in attack, a number two that will ruffle feathers and demand some style. Even if we hobble over the winning line - make that change.
04 Apr 2026 22:09:16
Quote from Arteta
Carabao defeat will make us better.
04 Apr 2026 22:08:12
Really tepid performance. Southampton had a game plan, stuck to it and got what they deserved (a semifinal place) . So credit where credit is due… and if we keep playing how we did against City in the final and Southampton this evening. We are in for some serious heartbreak. Come on the Arsenal, get your act together. COYG 🔴⚪️❤️.
04 Apr 2026 22:04:06
Livid.
The only player who showed anything was Max.
Havertz, Jesus, Martinelli, Ode etc should hang there head in shame. As for Arteta I backed him on here after Carabao but f*** me play your Strongest side or at least your No 1 Keeper.
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