Match Reaction v Southampton (away)

[Xhaka Can’t]

I just read Letters’ Facebook post about the result never being in doubt.

That’s true because I had no fucking idea we were playing today.

COYG!

[I am invisible]

Don't i know it, i guess i was just hoping against hope that Arteta had magically transformed us into some kind of properly functioning football team...

Me

To be fair, he had turned us into a functional football again team before the break - unbeaten in the league in 2020 up until the lockdown, and we were starting to string consecutive wins together. But functional was always going to be about as good as it was going to get with this lot - we’re just too unbalanced and lack too many attributes in too many areas to be anything more right now.

I actually feel for Arteta here - I think he’d performed something of a minor miracle just getting everyone back on board and pulling in the same direction again after Emery, but Covid-19 really has fucked him. Feels like we’re back to square one again with player commitment after the pay cut, and the contractual mess it’s left us with...

[Letters]

I just read Letters’ Facebook post about the result never being in doubt.

That’s true because I had no fucking idea we were playing today.

COYG!

Armchair fans

[Xhaka Can’t]

Armchair fans

I didn’t even make it to the armchair.

[Marc Overmars]

I just read Letters’ Facebook post about the result never being in doubt.

That’s true because I had no fucking idea we were playing today.

COYG!

I only knew we were playing when the match thread was created. In fact I only find most things out about results and games on here now.

[Letters]

If Maccy ever leaves GW Arsenal are fucked.
He's like the ravens at the Tower of London

[Niall_Quinn]

I only knew we were playing when the match thread was created. In fact I only find most things out about results and games on here now.

Same.

[Letters]

We're up to 9th place!

[Mac76]

This is annoying: "Also, Matteo Guendouzi was left out of the squad entirely. While manager Mikel Arteta stated that his exclusion was down to "squad management", he also did not entirely dismiss speculation that the Frenchman blotted his copybook by clashing with Neal Maupay at the end of the Brighton game on Saturday."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51893552

FFS, Arteta should be congratulating Guen for calling Maupay a c**t instead of penalising him, if someone gets told off everytime they stand up for a teammate we'll just carry on being the No.1 softies of the PL

[Marc Overmars]

I like Guen. I mean, he’s not a particularly great player but I like the fact he’s got a bit of fire in him and clearly he’s a massive troll.

Hopefully he can develop into a more rounded, polished CM. If he does he could nail down that position for years.