Arsenal v Aston Villa. 19:30. 31st August

[Marc Overmars]

Should be 5/5 really, Villa are not very good.

Hopefully Partey and Zinchenko are back.

No silly mistakes this time please.

2-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny is injured for the foreseeable.

Might see Fabio Vieira maybe, with Xhaka not appearing quite so far forward.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Elneny is injured for the foreseeable.

Might see Fabio Vieira maybe, with Xhaka not appearing quite so far forward.

That’s the next two games wiped out if we do

Elneny playing is bad enough, but playing Xhaka as a holding midfielder?? :haha:

[Mac76]

i'd rather bring in Torreira to be DM - oh..

or Chambers - oh...

or Guendouzi - oh...

but we do still have AMN

[Mac76]

Oh and 0-3 Watkins hatter

[mandela8]

Elneny is injured for the foreseeable.

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Absolutely wonderful news.

[Letters]

Absolutely wonderful news.

If only it was Saka :(

[mandela8]

If only it was Saka :(
Imagine that, and we'd actually be able to field 11 players who actually contribute???

[mandela8]

Can actually see Saka getting a goal tomorrow, tbf.

You can sense people are waking up to him. I seen a meme about U2 in that no one ever actually thought they were good but they thought everyone else did so just went along with it because they didn't want it to be awkward if they pointed out they were shit. Was thinking you could swap U2 for Saka.

Anyway, goal tomorrow from him to do just enough to prevent the curtain being pulled back fully yet.

[Mac76]

Imagine that, and we'd actually be able to field 11 players who actually contribute???

only if they dropped Xhaka too

[mandela8]

only if they dropped Xhaka too

I don't think anyone can dispute Xhaka contributes...that's the fuckin problem with him.

[mandela8]

Lokonga in for Elneny is the only change from Saturday.


Incredible that the unknown, untested, don't even know where he plays, Lokonga has somehow made it into the team.

[Mac76]

No, he's been bought on the basis he's good enough, he needs games, if we don't play him now then when do we?

[mandela8]

No, he's been bought on the basis he's good enough, he needs games, if we don't play him now then when do we?

You know I was being facetious, right?

On account some people thinking the Belgium international, with c100 career appearences, arsenal bought for the best part of £20m not being ready for the enormity of Aston Villa at home.

[Mac76]

You know I was being facetious, right?

On account some people thinking the Belgium international, with c100 career appearences, arsenal bought for the best part of £20m not being ready for the enormity of Aston Villa at home.

Ok i get confused as to who hates which player on here :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

You know I was being facetious, right?

On account some people thinking the Belgium international, with c100 career appearences, arsenal bought for the best part of £20m not being ready for the enormity of Aston Villa at home.

Hard to tell given you’re a massive cunt

The fact that Xhaka is now taking up Partey’s position shows that he’s not even deputising for Partey

And you say we paid 20million for him as if it’s meant to mean something, we paid 16 million for Calum Chambers

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney, Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus.
Subs: Turner, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Soares, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Marquinhos, Smith.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Ramsey, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.
Subs: Olsen, Luiz, Ings, Chambers, Augustinsson, Young, Coutinho, Archer, Iroegbunam

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Digne takes Jesus out straight away.

Wanker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sambi elbows McGinn in the face. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great run from Saka, nothing happened at the end of it though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mings throws him doesn't he? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez saves from Jesus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gabriel shot, just deflects behind!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not a clue how we failed to score a few minutes ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka. :haha:

WTF?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GABRIEL JESUS!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez. :haha:

[dazthegooner]

Martinez. :haha:

Agent Martinez :good:

[GP]

LOL just LOL at Martinez

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why did Xhaka belt that pass at Saka?

Fucking daft.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chance for Buendia.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How has Saka not scored?

[Marc Overmars]

How has Saka not scored?

Mandela can answer that one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a strike from Martinelli.

[dazthegooner]

Isn't an Arsenal player supposed to lose form AFTER they've signed an improved contract? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT. Should be so much further ahead.

[Marc Overmars]

Decent for most of it but still too soft in front of goal. Need to kill this game dead before any silly errors occur.

If Man City played as well as we did in that half they’d be 5 up, we need to sharpen up.

[mandela8]

Why does Saka hate scoring??

Really weird trait for a forward.

[mandela8]

Decent for most of it but still too soft in front of goal. Need to kill this game dead before any silly errors occur.

If Man City played as well as we did in that half they’d be 5 up, we need to sharpen up.

Got 1-1 written all over it here, ffs. Absolutely dominated them and should be 3-4 up at least.

[mandela8]

Sambi slotted into Partey's role beautifully here, btw. Very impressed. Taking the ball in difficult positions and trying to be progressive with it.

Unbelievable given he'd never kicked a base before tonight, tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saliba booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Erm Odegaard.

What was that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Konsa booked.

Run at him!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great effort from Odegaard on the freekick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What did Jesus do wrong?

[HCZ_Reborn]

What did Jesus do wrong?

He once cursed a fig tree

[McNamara That Ghost...]

White off, Tomiyasu on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McGinn booked, awful challenge.

[GP]

McGinn should be off

[Marc Overmars]

Hit it Saka FFS, did all the hard work.

[Marc Overmars]

We so dominant but it’s only 1-0. Quite disappointing tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buendia and McGinn off, Douglas Luiz and Coutinho on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1, how has that gone in?

[Marc Overmars]

1-1

Luiz scores from a corner.

Pathetic.

[GP]

That's a clear foul.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MARTINELLI!!!

[GP]

Martinelli is a baller.

[Marc Overmars]

Get the fuck in.

Need a third. As that fluke goal from them showed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odegaard off injured, Smith Rowe on.

[mandela8]

That's a clear foul.

On Ramsdale?

Absolute nonsense.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nketiah looks so much better as a winger than a striker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Although that was really good 9 stuff. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh Eddie, leaning back.

Looks so assured on the ball though carrying it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 FT!

Should not have been that close but five out of five!

[GP]

5 in a row.

Top of the league. Get fucked.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Disappointing result to be honest but as you say it’s a win. I think VAR should have ruled out their goal but not the kind of decision we get

[Niall_Quinn]

Eddie looks like he could be a player. Martinelli, on the other hand.

Two terrible teams hacking it around the place and barely able to string a pass, except in a few rare moment where it looks like Gerrard might be drilling the basics into his bumpkins. Where was the City defender? Is he injured? Best player on the squad by a mile, excluding Jesus who is also best player by a mile, though criminally underutilised (he has to make it happen all by himself).

Liked the look of Eddie though, the first touch and the instinct to head towards the opponent's goal, which goes against everything Arteta teaches.

[LDG]

Got 1-1 written all over it here, ffs. Absolutely dominated them and should be 3-4 up at least.

2-1 (correction)

[Niall_Quinn]

2-1 (correction)

Tbf, Martinelli's backpass took Martinez by surprise.

[Marc Overmars]

First of all, delighted with the fact we’ve made it 5 out of 5.

However I’m a little bit disappointed that again we couldn’t make the dominance count before the game took a freak turn. City won 6-0 tonight and they would have won this game 6-0 too because shit teams aren’t afforded the privilege of throwing sucker punches at them.

On we go to Old Trafford. Where I’m sure it’s all going to end in tears.

[LDG]

Tbf, Martinelli's backpass took Martinez by surprise.

Unlike your rhetoric

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlike your rhetoric

I see what you mean. Which could also mean it will all be different this year. Worth a punt?

[LDG]

I see what you mean. Which could also mean it will all be different this year. Worth a punt?

On what?

I’d say they’re worth watching for the first time in 10 years (at least).

You either watch it, or you don’t.

I saw a player standing after being substituted still willing his team on.

Far better than watching Wenger chucking a bottle or Gallas slumped on his arse

[Niall_Quinn]

On what?

I’d say they’re worth watching for the first time in 10 years (at least).

You either watch it, or you don’t.

I saw a player standing after being substituted still willing his team on.

Far better than watching Wenger chucking a bottle or Gallas slumped on his arse

Jeez, it only took a multi-million quid contract for him to buy-in. Bargain!

I'm not fooled for a second and I judge things on what's watchable and what's not. When every moment is a moment in frustration (except when ex-City players touch the ball), and every frustration was predicted in advance then true, it might not be as blatant as Gallas but it's still very mediocre players wearing the shirts of those who could actually play.

Nobody is fooled here, right? 5 wins out of 5, like Norwich City did at the start of a season many years back. But nobody is fooled. You can watch the quality of the football and easily understand this is a long and inevitable season. Again.

But judge me at the end of the season. Only watched because I was sitting here thinking, what do I watch? Have you seen Netflix recently?

[Marc Overmars]

Jeez, it only took a multi-million quid contract for him to buy-in. Bargain!

I'm not fooled for a second and I judge things on what's watchable and what's not. When every moment is a moment in frustration (except when ex-City players touch the ball), and every frustration was predicted in advance then true, it might not be as blatant as Gallas but it's still very mediocre players wearing the shirts of those who could actually play.

Nobody is fooled here, right? 5 wins out of 5, like Norwich City did at the start of a season many years back. But nobody is fooled. You can watch the quality of the football and easily understand this is a long and inevitable season. Again.

But judge me at the end of the season. Only watched because I was sitting here thinking, what do I watch? Have you seen Netflix recently?

I don’t think anyone is fooled by anything tbh. People are just enjoying the fact that we have a team worth supporting again, you only have to listen to the atmosphere now to understand that. No moans and groans when mistakes happen, no split fanbase, no jumping on players backs, just unconditional support and I think you can visibly see the players feeding off that positivity now.

They’re nowhere near the finished article and I think everyone knows that and isn’t saying otherwise, however for the first time in years I’m actually looking forward to watching Arsenal play and that’s enough for me.

[LDG]

Jeez, it only took a multi-million quid contract for him to buy-in. Bargain!

I'm not fooled for a second and I judge things on what's watchable and what's not. When every moment is a moment in frustration (except when ex-City players touch the ball), and every frustration was predicted in advance then true, it might not be as blatant as Gallas but it's still very mediocre players wearing the shirts of those who could actually play.

Nobody is fooled here, right? 5 wins out of 5, like Norwich City did at the start of a season many years back. But nobody is fooled. You can watch the quality of the football and easily understand this is a long and inevitable season. Again.

But judge me at the end of the season. Only watched because I was sitting here thinking, what do I watch? Have you seen Netflix recently?

I don’t think you’ll find any gooner here getting carried away for one second. Once, twice, three….nine times bitten eh?

All I see is a group of players who want to win. Moreso than any other bunch for a long fucking time. Yes, it may come crumbling down, bug the point of a supporter is to get behind them to try and aid their cause.

Could I get behind a team who didn’t give a shit, a set up rotten to the core? Nah. Can I at the very least see that the playing staff want to win, yeah.

Or why would you even comment on it.

[GP]

The bottom line is, we've won the first five in a row for only the 4th time on our history.

If you can't enjoy it you're a dickless piece of shit.

[Mac76]

The bottom line is, we've won the first five in a row for only the 4th time on our history.

If you can't enjoy it you're a dickless piece of shit.

Correct

It was more nervy than it should have been but for the second game in a row we showed good character

Lokonga was very good and hopefully Arteta can start to trust him now

Hope Odegaard's ok, we need him for Sunday

[mandela8]

Jeez, it only took a multi-million quid contract for him to buy-in. Bargain!

I'm not fooled for a second and I judge things on what's watchable and what's not. When every moment is a moment in frustration (except when ex-City players touch the ball), and every frustration was predicted in advance then true, it might not be as blatant as Gallas but it's still very mediocre players wearing the shirts of those who could actually play.

Nobody is fooled here, right? 5 wins out of 5, like Norwich City did at the start of a season many years back. But nobody is fooled. You can watch the quality of the football and easily understand this is a long and inevitable season. Again.

But judge me at the end of the season. Only watched because I was sitting here thinking, what do I watch? Have you seen Netflix recently?

You'll probably have killed yourself by the end of the season.

You'll find a tenner and be so upset it wasn't a 20 that it'll tip you over the edge :(