Have You Enjoyed This Season?

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Wouldn't say it's been top class, but I do love the endeavor from players like Arteta, Sagna and Kos, who have all shown a bit of bollocks. Something we've lack for some considerable time.

Sagna's "right let's stop fucking about and twat the twats" goal against Spurs is my number 2 highlight of the season

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Originally Posted by fakeyank

Dismal season for glory hunters tbh.

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It was a pretty poor season to watch tbh, there were a few really good moments (like Spurs at home, Chelsea away and the first half against Milan) but it was extremely frustrating watching us make the same mistakes that we've been making over the last 5 years, and Wenger continuing to pretend that we've actually improved our "mental strength" and defensive capabilities when we've conceded more goals than many mid table sides this season. It didn't help that the football itself was pretty dull for the most part. There were so many games where we seemed to lack any imagination or idea of what to do. This was punctured occasionally by an excellent pass by someone like Song to create an opening (like against Everton at home in a game we seemed to have no idea how to create a chance) but in general, it was turgid stuff for the most part.

We need to improve a lot next season, for one thing it is unacceptable that we got outplayed by teams like Swansea, QPR and Wigan. It would be slightly more acceptable if we were banging on their doors and someone lost those games despite dominating, but we deserved to lose those games. We do need to bring in reinforcements in the summer to make us more competitive, otherwise I don't think we'll get so lucky next season. We relied on Chelsea and Liverpool having extremely poor domestic seasons, while Tottenham had an incredible collapse. All three teams will improve their squads in the summer and if we stand still, they will overtake us.

I hope Wenger's not deluded himself into believing that finishing 3rd was justification for his belief in the squad. We had to rely on other teams to bail us out.

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Originally Posted by Letters

I kinda have :lol:

It's been a ridiculous roller-coaster but after the horrible start we got it together and in the end we've finished 3rd.

We finished below Utd who have a lot more money than us and, frankly, a better manager and a side who have just gone and bought the title (the price tag is a billion pounds now, bit pricey but I guess if you’ve got it, flaunt it). I don't think that's such a bad outcome, especially given that at one point we were 10 points behind Spurs, 3 behind Chelsea, and 2-0 down to Spurs at home. We shouldn't be as far behind the top 2 as we are but it's no disgrace to finish below either. I note that some of the people who were predicting a mid-table finish all season are now dismissing 3rd place as not being much of an achievement.

We've rather stumbled over the line and partly because of other teams' failings but it was a run of 9 wins in 10 which got us in a commanding position and that shouldn't be dismissed. Some of the same failings are still evident - defensive lapses, a worrying mentality which saw us only just limp over the line having had plenty of chances to make the last couple of results moot. Overall though I think a 3rd place finish is pretty respectable having lost our two best midfielders last summer and the car-crash of a start to the season.

There have been some awful moments this season but some great ones too (Spurs at home, the late Newcastle winner, the late win at Anfield, the AC Milan home game, City at home, the crazy game at Stamford Bridge). In a strange way I've kinda enjoyed it. What about you?

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its had its moments but only because we'd been so inept. Its like saying its a great feeling to learn that, having tested positive for lung cancer, and thrown yourself in front of a bus, you never had it cos they mixed up your scans with someone elses,and the bus somehow swerved past you.
This season has been piss poor.

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Originally Posted by Alan B'stard

its had its moments but only because we'd been so inept. Its like saying its a great feeling to learn that, having tested positive for lung cancer, and thrown yourself in front of a bus, you never had it cos they mixed up your scans with someone elses,and the bus somehow swerved past you.

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it's been absolutely nothing like that.

One of the most traumatic seasons ever. But yeah, still kinda enjoyed it :lol:

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Originally Posted by Letters

:shitpost:

it's been absolutely nothing like that.

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piss poor season. Though it throws into Sharp relief how smalltime spurs are when its still better than their bessiest ever season of all time (TM)

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Originally Posted by Letters

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WUM of the season tbh.. You show Joker what a novice he is!

Other than the odd moment like beating Spurs 5-2, not enjoyed it at all, like most people it seems. All those defeats and awful draws not to mention being knocked out of everything by February really was woeful, we got 3rd but almost gave that away after getting a helping hand from the press it seems.