Sunderland v Arsenal, Saturday 29th October, 12.30pm, SS1

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

I'm not talking about just this game. It's the mentality and the uniformity and predictability of it all. Don't stop playing when you have an advantage. Press it. And by the time we were 4-1 up we weren't playing Sunderland any more, we were playing the gypos.

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Wenger has been in the job twenty years, without doubt he's the most conservative manager in the premier league. He's the managerial equivalent of Harold McMillan.

So in terms of a lot of what he does it's frustratingly predictable, substitutions like middle aged bowel movements always done at the same time. The same substitutions etc

The same too conservative instinct

I just don't buy that needing to try and score more at 4-1 up with ten minutes to go in any way lays down a marker to city. As long as they are still level with us on points by winning, they aren't going to give a flying fuck if our goal difference is marginally better at this stage.

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Originally Posted by fakeyank

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Title contenders :haha:

People shitting their pants on the run of 5-6 games :haha:

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Originally Posted by Letters

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My account was hacked

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I hope you appreciate the irony of you accusing others of over-reacting to a good run and then having a tantrum when we get pegged back with 25 minutes to go in a game.
I don't actually think anyone has over-reacted. Of course people are pleased with the good run we're on and personally I do think we have a squad that can win the league.
Mentality is the key, do we have that sorted out now? Until we actually go and do it that will always be a question mark. Right now though we're in the mix and at this stage of the season that's all you can ask.

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Originally Posted by Letters

I hope you appreciate the irony of you accusing others of over-reacting to a good run and then having a tantrum when we get pegged back with 25 minutes to go in a game.
I don't actually think anyone has over-reacted. Of course people are pleased with the good run we're on and personally I do think we have a squad that can win the league.
Mentality is the key, do we have that sorted out now? Until we actually go and do it that will always be a question mark. Right now though we're in the mix and at this stage of the season that's all you can ask.

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Tantrum = 10 years of seeing us throw games away like these. I agree with the rest of your post though. However, my money is on us folding up and dying by March. Unfortunately this makes me not be able to enjoy these 'runs' as much as you or others.

The fact that you don't think any of us think it will probably all go pear shaped at some point is amusing

But might as well enjoy it whilst it lasts.....beating Sunderland isn't an achievement but it was necessary to keep us in contention. If after playing Man United, West Ham, Everton and Man City away from home we are still in contention than better still.

If not than it will be the same old, same old and I'm kind of desensitised to that so shrugs shoulders.

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Originally Posted by Letters

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WTF :coffee:

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Originally Posted by fakeyank

Tantrum = 10 years of seeing us throw games away like these. I agree with the rest of your post though. However, my money is on us folding up and dying by March. Unfortunately this makes me not be able to enjoy these 'runs' as much as you or others.

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I think we pretty much all think we will probably balls this up at some point but I do think finally, FINALLY we have a squad which can properly challenge.
The fact that Giroud is now mostly on the bench tells you something. Anyway, enjoying it while it lasts. I think that's all I can do for now.

I reckon we've had the squad to win the league for 2, maybe 3 seasons now. Maybe I'm overrating us I don't know, but if we fall short again I don't think it will be because of a lack of depth and quality.

It's all about mentality and application with us.

We probably will cock it up in fairness but you have to enjoy these patches of form though, otherwise what's the point in following a team?

I guess you have to say we did last year, given that Leicester won it :lol:

I do think we have more depth this year though.