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Arsenal Women fan and lover of football history. Writer for @thehalfwayline.bsky.social and @beyondthepitch.bsky.social. Currently in the process of rewriting Wikipedia. Was once called the Modern Day Shakespeare of Women’s Football
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Or maybe my mind is just scrambled from the night shifts this week…
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Whilst I wouldn’t quite wipe the slate clean, I do think there are question marks over the defence that need resolving. The lack of Nighswonger since her arrival has been mystifying. She did at least come on today, but by then, the horse had bolted. We also need to find another ‘unicorn’ LCB.
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I think they’ve grown so accustomed to playing with DVD, that they expect the same from Manu, which I think is unfair. Could Manu have played better? Yes. Could the defence have held themselves together better. Absolutely. There is fault across the board here. 9 goals in 2 games is not acceptable.
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I can’t see Manu staying for next season, she needs game time. Hopefully, she can find a club where she will start regularly and has a backline that is compatible with her skill set.
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The defence has been wretched in front of her everytime she plays. But when DVD plays (see Lyon away), they look competent and comfortable. I think this is a defence that is now comfortable with one keeper and not with another, which is a shame.
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DVD is clear as the number one, and if she’s fully recovered by next weekend, I fully expect her to start against Man United. The fans showed their support, they serenaded Manu at full time, which was a nice touch. I would not be surprised if that was her final game between the sticks for the club.
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Villa could be treated as an exception due to the rotation and the fatigue from Lyon. But we are now over a week past that, and this is now alarmingly looking like a trend that needs arresting. Thankfully, we have a week to reset before Man United, and another two after that before Barcelona.
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Europe is thankfully guaranteed already, but the difference between 2nd and 3rd place for next season is huge, especially in a summer tournament year. We don’t want another Paris FC disaster.
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Arsenal have had two games to wrap up second place, and they’ve blown both through their own ineptitude at the back from players who should know better. Now it’s all in on Man United at home on the last day of the season.
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Thankfully, Foord has got Arsenal on the scoresheet, and Arsenal have offered enough of a threat to suggest they can turn this around. Sophie Baggaley has been inspired between the sticks for Brighton.
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I don’t mind the lesser activity. On Twitter, it can feel a bit overwhelming at times, because there is so much extra noise around what you want to read. BlueSky is basically your own personal bubble. Slower paced, but only sharing what you want.
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BlueSky is where I go for my logical and reasonable takes. Twitter has become has cesspit of immature attention seekers who’ll do anything to increase account interaction.
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The shame of when I got called out for what I’d written will stay with me for a long time, and I vowed then never to do it again. And already tonight, we’ve seen the collateral damage this can sadly cause.
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But as cheap as the laugh might be to you, the damage it does to others is ten times worse. It creates confusion, it spreads lies, it risks damaging the reputations of others and causes a lot of upset to those you’ve lied about in the name of ‘comedy’.
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I was getting flashbacks to the 2020 winter of discontent…
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I’d be madder about their winner if it wasn’t for the fact that they deserved it and we deserved nothing. Last season, that team was motivated by the title charge. With no title to fight for now, the team seems to have lost all fight.