Pre-season stuff

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Arsenal played Ipswich at Colney today

https://player.arsenal.com/video/ipswich-h-highlights

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If we’re not challenging by the end of pre-season then Arteta needs to go!

#NoExcuses

[Letters]

How are you defining “challenging”?

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I think the very least we should expect is to be 12 points clear at the top by the time we kick off against Palace.

[Mac76]

How are you defining “challenging”?

:lol: Arsenal are always challenging one way or the other...

[Letters]

I think the very least we should expect is to be 12 points clear at the top by the time we kick off against Palace.

:lol:

[dazthegooner]

We're currently losing 2-0 at half time to Nuremburg and surprise surprise Tierney has gone off injured <_<

[GP]

We're currently losing 2-0 at half time to Nuremburg and surprise surprise Tierney has gone off injured <_<

No he hasn't. He was only going to play 30 mins.

[dazthegooner]

Well according to the commentary he went off injured my mistake.

Jesus with his first goal only took him 90seconds

2-2 Elneny

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Jesus and Mohammed on the scoresheet.

PBUH

[GP]

Jesus scores again

2-3

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And again

2-4

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3-5 currently

[Xhaka Can’t]

Jesus scores again

2-3

And for our third goal, he scored again.

[Globalgunner]

Jesus saves. For real

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2-0 vs Everton in Baltimore - Jesus and Saka (Jesus assist).

Strong debut from Saliba - dealt with everything.

Alli utter crap and complained throughout.

[dazthegooner]

Watched the first half one thing I did notice is that Alli has taken over from Richarlison as Evertons freestyle diving champ :good:

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Watched the first half one thing I did notice is that Alli has taken over from Richarlison as Evertons freestyle diving champ :good:
That’s all he has left now.

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Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea

Jesus, Ødegaard, Saka and Sambi :popcorn:

[Gooner23]

Only seen the highlights but we look sharp. Just praying Jesus stays fit this season because he looks really exciting.

Hopefully the starting line up last night will be the same as the one for Palace in a couple of weeks. White at RB over Cedric.

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Only seen the highlights but we look sharp. Just praying Jesus stays fit this season because he looks really exciting.

Hopefully the starting line up last night will be the same as the one for Palace in a couple of weeks. White at RB over Cedric.
Pretty sure it will be - I’m not sure we see Cedric starting games unless Tomi, White and Saliba are all out. Cedric means having to change the way we play - those first three don’t.

[selassie]

Only seen the highlights but we look sharp. Just praying Jesus stays fit this season because he looks really exciting.

Hopefully the starting line up last night will be the same as the one for Palace in a couple of weeks. White at RB over Cedric.

Our first XI when everyone is fully fit is decent and there is strong competition for starting places at Left Back, Tierney v Zinchenko and Centre Back, Saliba v White. Still think we need someone like Tielemans to come into Midfield to provide strong competion for Xhaka and Partey, would also like a decent Winger assuming Pepe leaves.

Like you, I'm still a bit concerned about Jesus breaking down, Nketiah is decent enough....but I don't want us to have to rely on him for an extended period of time.

[mandela8]

Only seen the highlights but we look sharp. Just praying Jesus stays fit this season because he looks really exciting.

Hopefully the starting line up last night will be the same as the one for Palace in a couple of weeks. White at RB over Cedric.

Jesus really does look good. So tidy on the ball. So e of his turns and moves last night were lovely.

He was dropping deep too often for my liking though.

[mandela8]

Last night also made it clear that we need a winger in.

Our quality out wide is really poor. Martinelli can be effective but nowhere near consistently enough to be relied upon and Saka was utterly abysmal yet again.

[Mac76]

When does the 'season predictions' thread start? we're not far off now ...

[Letters]

When does the 'season predictions' thread start? we're not far off now ...

You are allowed to start threads, you know!

[Chippy]

You are allowed to start threads, you know!

You sound like my Missus, Letters :haha:

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Our first XI when everyone is fully fit is decent and there is strong competition for starting places at Left Back, Tierney v Zinchenko and Centre Back, Saliba v White. Still think we need someone like Tielemans to come into Midfield to provide strong competion for Xhaka and Partey, would also like a decent Winger assuming Pepe leaves.

Like you, I'm still a bit concerned about Jesus breaking down, Nketiah is decent enough....but I don't want us to have to rely on him for an extended period of time.
Eddie’s no Jesus, but he’s one of the players I’m most interested to follow this year. From what I’ve heard he didn’t allow himself much of a holiday after signing that new contract and it looks like he’s used that time to hit the gym! I remember him being this little lightweight who didn’t really do much other than pop up in the area and poach the odd goal, but I’ve been watching him preseason and he looks aggressive and hard to knock off the ball now. He’s coming deep, holding the ball up under pressure, twisting and turning and actually taking players on, none of which he ever used to do. And he’s giving opponents a shove and leaving a shoulder on them, which I really like. It looks like he’s seen Jesus come in and he’s trying to copy bits of his game, which, again, I’m really happy about - not just because he now has a good role model, but because it shows that he’s sharp enough to read what the manager wants in a CF and is trying to add it to his game.

Bottom line for me: even if he’s not in Jesus’s league, he’s still a huge improvement on Lacazette, which is all we were willing to use as an option for most of last season, and both are an infinite upgrade on Aubameyang who was no option at all from the end of November onwards.

[Letters]

You sound like my Missus, Letters :haha:

So long as I don’t look like her :unsure:

[Chippy]

So long as I don’t look like her :unsure:

I think we are ok on that one :lol:

[Mac76]

You are allowed to start threads, you know!

yes i do know and sometimes i do, but for this i can't remember all the questions! :lol:

[Letters]

yes i do know and sometimes i do, but for this i can't remember all the questions! :lol:

There really should be a way of looking back at old threads... :p

Anyway, I've created one for you. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear orange Arsenal tops :cool:

[Mac76]

There really should be a way of looking back at old threads... :p

Anyway, I've created one for you. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear orange Arsenal tops :cool:

Well thank you sir :)