Arsenal vs Manchester United 12.01.2025 KO: 15:00 GMT

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BTW, I'm really thinking we should make Gabriel the captain of this side, he's single handedly carrying us this season..... and to think he's probably the worst remunerated among our undropables.

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[HCZ_Reborn]

BTW, I'm really thinking we should make Gabriel the captain of this side, he's single handedly carrying us this season..... and to think he's probably the worst remunerated among our undropables.

Whats the point. Apart from writing in the matchday programme, you’re either a leader on the pitch or you’re not. And you don’t need an armband for that. The only thing I can see this achieving is alienating Odegaard who hasn’t been great since he came back….but this idea that players suddenly become shit rather than low on confidence. If he was being a prick or something like that, I could see the argument for stripping him of the captaincy but he’s not going to get dropped because we have no one else to play there.

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Whats the point. Apart from writing in the matchday programme, you’re either a leader on the pitch or you’re not. And you don’t need an armband for that. The only thing I can see this achieving is alienating Odegaard who hasn’t been great since he came back….but this idea that players suddenly become shit rather than low on confidence. If he was being a prick or something like that, I could see the argument for stripping him of the captaincy but he’s not going to get dropped because we have no one else to play there.

Odegaard has always reminded me of a tortured artist....how anyone can look at him and the way he plays and burden him with the captain's armband is beyond me.

Taking that penalty was showing who's the boss. He had no business taking it when we had Jorghino still on the field.

But you are right, he won't lose the armband, only a new manager would have the balls to correct this and identify proper leaders.

[Marc Overmars]

6 points from Spurs and Villa and we can move on from this woeful week hopefully.

Or just embarrass ourselves further. Who knows.

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6 points from Spurs and Villa and we can move on from this woeful week hopefully.

Or just embarrass ourselves further. Who knows.

At this point, I'd be happy if we just don't get beat against both of them.

I really wish there was something we could inject Saka with so he could get back....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think there's horse placenta potent enough to get Saka back before the March international break.

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I don't think there's horse placenta potent enough to get Saka back before the March international break.

March???!!!

......serves us right for expecting one guy to repeatedly do the job of 4 other highly paid individuals week in and week out.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Odegaard has always reminded me of a tortured artist....how anyone can look at him and the way he plays and burden him with the captain's armband is beyond me.

Taking that penalty was showing who's the boss. He had no business taking it when we had Jorghino still on the field.

But you are right, he won't lose the armband, only a new manager would have the balls to correct this and identify proper leaders.

As said above, I’m glad you’re not the one who makes decisions for this club.

Because apparently there are ways to make things worse. I would have favoured Jorginho taking the penalty, but in the absence of Saka it’s Odegaard who takes penalties and actually stepping up to take a penalty (not only that but taking the first one in the shootout after having missed) does show both courage and leadership.

Gabriel has had a great season I agree with you, but he got himself a bit too involved in that Melee prior to the penalty, and he’s always been combustible and easy to provoke. I don’t know if we need to look at the captain role at some point, but the last thing I’d do at this moment in time is to fuck up morale anymore than it is. Arteta has done that enough by running his team into the ground. One of these competitions (if not both) should have been sacrificed especially given the squad available.