Man City vs Arsenal 26.04.2023 Match reaction and player ratings

[Letters]

If Toney didn’t have a ban looming I would definitely suggest trying to sign him. Watkins would also be a good alternative.

We need another source of goals up front. Jesus is a busy body and can make things happen around him but he’s rarely going to be the difference maker. Martinelli is our best forward because he’s a little more selfish and has a nastiness about him. We need a bit more of that from everyone.

Another striker in a different mould would also help change things up in a game when things aren’t working out. Something we lack the ability to do at the moment.

Time for Kane to come home?


What?

[dostoy]

[QUOTE=Letters;4573289]Time for Kane to come home?


I wonder what will happen with him.

It will be fascinating, not that he would come to Arsenal or go to Chelsea.

Will Levy let him go ?

Will he want to stay in England ?

Will he try to force a move ?

Do Man Utd or Liverpool want him ?

In a way I hope he leaves Spuds but in a way I hope he stays and has another poor season.

it will be very interesting.

[Letters]

I have a feeling he'll stay tbh. He doesn't have many options and he seems content to go down the Le Tissier road of being a club legend rather than being a bit ambitious and going somewhere he might win some major trophies.
Which is fine I guess, it's his career.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I have a feeling he'll stay tbh. He doesn't have many options and he seems content to go down the Le Tissier road of being a club legend rather than being a bit ambitious and going somewhere he might win some major trophies.
Which is fine I guess, it's his career.

He will go to Man United, they are going to be bought out by some sports washing, human rights abusing conglomerate and then spend like drunken sailors

[dostoy]

He will go to Man United, they are going to be bought out by some sports washing, human rights abusing conglomerate and then spend like drunken sailors

Maybe, but what if Levy doesn't let him go.

Will he force a move ?

I know he is stupid but surely he is not stupid enough to want to stay and sign a new deal.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Maybe, but what if Levy doesn't let him go.

Will he force a move ?

I know he is stupid but surely he is not stupid enough to want to stay and sign a new deal.

He’s going to be 30 in the summer. It’s very likely that it will be Spurs’ last chance of getting a big fee for him. I think Levy will let him go.

[Letters]

It's down to Kane really, but my gut feeling is he'll stay. Utd is certainly an option - possibly the only one.

[Mac76]

Aye, solid points, man. I think Xhaka deserves extra criticism though. He's a CM, not an attacker, so the isolation/lack of service doesn't cut it for me. I'm not being hyperbolic, that is the single worst performance I've seen from Xhaka. Even when playing poorly a CM can put a foot in or summin and for all the criticism of Partey, he did that at least, with a number of tackles and fouls.

Completely agree on Jesus. I just don't see it. Clearly talented but I don't see how he improves this team/system. Apparently he wanted to be a striker at city. Well why the fuck is he never in the box? Probably because he knows how poor his finishing is. I'd happily see him out on RW and a more typical striker in the middle.

agree re Xhaka, my fear was his being sent off (which tbf he did try to do at some point by having yet another pointless row which you could clearly see the City players were trying to provoke him into) but I didn't expect to forget he was on the pitch most of the time

and yes Jesus is far too often out of position - i get bored of seeing us moving the ball forward, looking to see if Jesus is in the box... and then seeing he's halfway back down the pitch

[fakeyank]

I blame Arteta for the manner of yesterday's loss. The fact we were gonna lose was a foregone conclusion but the manner of it makes me angry. Quite why we werent utilizing a different system against City away from home makes no sense? You know that Holding will be bitch slapped by Haaland all over the place, yet we played a high line. Play on the counter, move Partey in CB and play Jorginho in the middle, play 3 at the back etc etc... Arteta went with exactly the system that didnt work the last 3 games before yesterday. Makes no sense!!

Having said that, we have made tremendous strides this season, especially in the quality of our attacking game, so I am going to cut him slack and acknowledge what a great job he has done. He does need to learn though... horses for courses, having a plan B and C is going to be extremely important if we are to even consider that we will be in the title race in the coming seasons.

[IBK]

Aye, solid points, man. I think Xhaka deserves extra criticism though. He's a CM, not an attacker, so the isolation/lack of service doesn't cut it for me. I'm not being hyperbolic, that is the single worst performance I've seen from Xhaka. Even when playing poorly a CM can put a foot in or summin and for all the criticism of Partey, he did that at least, with a number of tackles and fouls.

Completely agree on Jesus. I just don't see it. Clearly talented but I don't see how he improves this team/system. Apparently he wanted to be a striker at city. Well why the fuck is he never in the box? Probably because he knows how poor his finishing is. I'd happily see him out on RW and a more typical striker in the middle.

Fair enough re Xhaka - but in mitigation maybe he was still feeling the effects of the illness that kept him out against Southampton (where we clearly missed him).

And I agree 100% that we need a Toney type striker...and that Jesus should be tried out wide. In the meantime I would try Eddie up front next game. I agree also that we should cash in on Balogun. He may be better than Edddie but Eddie has shown he can do it as a second striker while Balogun is an unknown quality in the EPL - despite doing well in a weaker league. We will get more for Balogun right now, IMO.