Arsenal v Southampton, 20:00 BST (21/04, SS Main Event).

[HCZ_Reborn]

it’s only a game.

But put up a real good fight

I’m going to be snookering you tonight

[Marc Overmars]

Has the phrase “still in our hands” ever felt more meaningless?

Is there a person alive who thinks Arsenal are going to take 3 points at the Etihad?

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

The old Arsenal is back. Its like Wenger never left. Only difference is that old Weng would insist after the match that we were the better team. "Just Unlucky". I await Arteta`s interview.

it really does feel a bit like deja vu...but TBH, nothing is as bad as the last days of AW.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Has the phrase “still in our hands” ever felt more meaningless?

Is there a person alive who thinks Arsenal are going to take 3 points at the Etihad?

Well maybe if Citeh went 7 goals ahead in the first 10 mins... we should then be able to nick it....no?

[dostoy]

Has the phrase “still in our hands” ever felt more meaningless?

Is there a person alive who thinks Arsenal are going to take 3 points at the Etihad?

Would you feel more confident if Arsenal were 2-0 up or 2-0 down at half time?

Its impossible for this team to win next Wednesday.

[Letters]

What is wrong with you lot?
Win at The Ethiad and it is ON!

[HCZ_Reborn]

To think some are of the opinion that subs can't make that much of a difference.

IMO its a crime that the sane set of players were given almost 270 mins unfettered to kill our title dreams

Should a positive player like Nelson not have had more time in the last 3 games?

Should Trossard have at least not started one game?

Well, its still in our hands if we beat Citeh methinks.....and like I said before we crave punishment and love to do things the hard way!!

I should be thankful though, at least I won my punt!

Don’t want to get into silly rows with you again, but no one has said Subs can’t make much of an impact…they’ve observed that in the last few games they haven’t always tended to. Nelson of course got the shot away that was rebounded for Saka to bury, but the late rally came about by Odegaard just taking a punt

We both agreed that the starting lineup should have been different and that could have made a difference but it just feels like altitude sickness is setting in.

There’s been a lot of talk about how we’ve been too casual in games but I think it’s a confidence thing…they are trying to be nonchalant to hide the fact that they are shit scared. Maybe that could be alleviated by picking a different lineup but I just feel that this is psychological as much as it is tactical.

[Marc Overmars]

There’s been a lot of talk about how we’ve been too casual in games but I think it’s a confidence thing…they are trying to be nonchalant to hide the fact that they are shit scared. Maybe that could be alleviated by picking a different lineup but I just feel that this is psychological as much as it is tactical.

Agree with this. I think it’s painfully clear they’re shitting bricks.

That Ramsdale mistake set the tone for the whole game. Can’t fucking believe that, what an utter calamity.

There’s a reason why City aren’t involved in games like this and we so often are.

[Letters]

City are a level above us. They’re a level above everyone. And we all know how they’ve got there.
It’s disappointing to hand it to them like this though

[HCZ_Reborn]

it really does feel a bit like deja vu...but TBH, nothing is as bad as the last days of AW.

There does seem to be this deep seated nervousness within Arsenal that goes back many years

In one of my favourite films of recent years Grand Hotel Budapest - Ralph Fiennes’ character describes someone as “shaking like a shitting dog” and that whole 2-0 down, 3-2 up affair in the fa cup final was a case of nervousness…especially given we’d lost at Wembley in a final previously to Birmingham City and were taken to penalties by Wigan.

This feels to me like Shaking like a shitting Dog syndrome. Now this absolutely does not absolve Arteta….for me he should have recognised it after the Anfield game and looked to address it, but it seems like he’s a rabbit in the headlights…sticking with the same team because he’s afraid to change things up at this late stage