chiatus.bsky.social
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We’ll be saying this next season too. It’ll be the defenders.
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Collective shrug of shoulders at season being over in Feb thanks to a few red cards and a bunch of muscular injuries. This season is more than a blip, it likely has serious ramifications going into next season and for the project. Left ourselves too much to do in the summer.
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Eddie bagged too? Hmmmmmm
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If we can’t trust a quasi centre back left back to defend 1v1 then what are we doing?
I maintain that Calafiori was a poor use of funds (0 for 3 in summer) in fact I would go as far as to say Nuno Tavares is a better player.
Unacceptable to be a fullback that can’t defend, sprint or cross
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Read Seattle Times story yesterday about Delta trying to get rid of pilot who complained about safety.
The brilliance and competence of the women was used as proof of her psychological sickness
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We’re not winning the league next season, not without 3/4 summer signings all being hits, good injury luck & Hale end breakouts kicking on. Btw we went 0/3 on summer signings last summer and did nish in January. You tell me the “we’re fucked” odds 🤷🏽♂️
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JP Mateta, Chris Wood, Muniz, Beto are likely more suited for the way Arsenal play (crosses to the back post). And affordable.
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Isak and Zubimendi can’t happen in one window, not without significant outgoings. Even by himself, not sure Arsenal can afford the fee Newcastle will demand. Can see Liverpool challenging us for his signature as well. Plus he’ll break every bone in his body when he sets foot in Colney.
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It’s also why people who pull up Nico Williams g/a to compare with Martinelli are the same ones who turned their noses up at Isak 4 goal season, they are totally missing the point. Talent is talent.
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Keep coming back to this from @billycarpy.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/bill... - can’t help but think this team was built to stop the 5-0 drubbings of the past, but we haven’t evolved beyond that
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Conveniently left out whenever someone posts the unbeaten vs top 6 record and goes “Wenger made us weak” etc
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Full opening paragraph:
"The suburbs dream of violence. Asleep in their drowsy villas, sheltered by benevolent shopping malls, they wait patiently for the nightmares that will wake them into a more passionate world."
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Forget how open they are, they’ll rip us to pieces either way.
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Early to say Willock is back but encouraging signs… 🧑🍳
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Everyone has their preference about how they want football to be played, but it is horrible having only 1 forward that knows how to time a run in behind (and having that player be the only one that can consistently create from wide as well).
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When we win the ball back in the opposition third, it’s sickening to watch us spread out and reset. Enjoyable football is high risk high reward and we play the lowest risk football I’ve ever seen from an Arsenal team. I’m not sure a single player, no matter how talented, can fix it.
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You can be elite in high press but it’s not worth much if you’re not aggressive and decisive in transition.
Can create that by signing elite attackers (not one signed under MA) or committing more numbers forward when the ball is won. We have average forwards in a risk averse environment
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What are we actually elite at, besides set pieces and defending? We’re not creative in the central areas, and the only thing we do from wide is cross to the back post.
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Sign Sterling and hope that Jesus stays fit (famously available). Sterling basically never plays, Saka run into ground after busy Euros. Jesus does his usual crock routine, Havertz run into ground after busy Euros. So avoidable but arsenal fans think injuries are bad luck.
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Arteta is a great coach. He’s not a manager. He probably is into his last chance saloon to win a significant trophy with arsenal.
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And the preparation for this was, Sterling, Merino, Calafiori. I note two of those also played in euros. What did we think would happen?
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Like, I get the January market is hard, but it’s not some magical unforeseen event, and if you think nobody was available to give us another dimension compared to Sterling or Trossard then power to you, enjoy next season
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Losing the people we’ve lost is what, bad luck? 3 hamstring injuries in a forward line, cosmic powers really working against us there. Nothing to do with abject failure in recruitment and questionable squad management. There’s too much that needs fixing in summer. Clock is ticking on project.
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A decade ago, it was “get out while you can, Joel” and booing of our greatest ever manager. Derisory comments about champagne football on a shoestring budget
Talk of liberation now, collective shrugging of shoulders and “when it rains it pours”. 6 seasons on, 1 trophy with leftover players
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No action (therefore expecting our barebones forward line to shoulder all the minutes) is also a choice that risks jeopardising the project, unless the goal is to spend as much money as possible on players we don’t need.
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Not only persisting with a rapist (and therefore utterly devoid of moral fibre) but also playing him at right back for most of the season is pure idiocy and it gets brushed under the rug.
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Seasonal collapse under Wenger, not spending much, top four every season and good football along the way - not fucking good enough with your outdated medical staff leading to injuries, get out
Season collapse under Mikel - these injuries are truly unlucky and unforeseeable. We’re actually very good
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You can keep your hypothetical Arsenal league title, add it to the others. Injuries are partly down to some bad luck but mostly down to our shocking squad management, recruitment and planning. We’re just not good enough for a big trophy. That’s it
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First arsenal player ever to have a child. Are we sure he wasn’t the one giving birth? You’d think so with the way people keep going on about it
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6 seasons of being backed more than any other arsenal manager ever, all for a commendable effort. You’re right, that does make it better
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He’s only 22 mate
Yeah, why is MLS better at 18?
Still though, he’s so pretty. So it’s okay that we signed him.
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Fellaini elbowed people and that seemed to do things. Merino doesn’t even kick anyone.
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Our problems were created by a disastrous summer! If only there were a window of time to correct that disaster but fortunately we kept the powder dry and we get to watch a Spanish Fellaini up top
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Love a struggle. Said no one ever.