The JP autosubs are fucking annoying though aren’t they

Jesus will go which means there will be some squad room for another attacker, but I expect the big signing will be LW.

This is a genuinely shocking stat

Pretty sure that’ll be impossible sadly, he has a big long contract and a sizeable amortisation left over on his fee.

I think that’s a pretty important caveat though isn’t it given without it it completely distorts the picture?

It’s just not something I’d expect from a fan of the club, whether you have your impartial hat on or not 🤷‍♂️ I can understand it from journos that have an agenda.

It’s bad enough seeing it from every other corner without our own doing it as well

OK - you’re an Arsenal supporting journalist writing a piece. Why are you leaning into incorrect narratives pushed by others that want to make us look bad?

We just have to win the games. Worry about GD later if needed - Burnley at home and a highly distracted Palace the last 2

I don’t think that form table suggests we’ve been found out any more than they have.

Bournemouth game happens, we were missing half the team and played awfully. We lost a v narrow game away at City. We had 4 consecutive wins before that.

Just needs a little calma.

Man City’s 2026 PL form: DDDLWDWWWWDDWW

27/42 points.

7* point lead, and yes other teams are allowed to be good. I think we bottled it against Bournemouth, but then City bottled it vs Forest and West Ham too.

If City were having to play Savinho Marmoush Nico and Reijnders now they’d be nowhere near us.

All of them were huge money signings that are good players in their own right. They’re just nowhere near the main guys - they’re there to make sure the bottom doesn’t completely fall out.

Man City have dropped more points than us to worse teams than us. It happens to every team.

Interesting choice of tweet to embed for the Haaland goal replay

I get that you’re coping at the moment but I guarantee you if we win at the weekend you’ll be hoping again 😂

And of course would be great for Man City because instead of Bournemouth going into their game with 10 days rest/prep they’ll be going into it with 3.

Yeah I think 7 after the Forest draw was as big as it got

Bring him on when the game is super stretched or we have a last minute penalty

Even our own media is pushing it 🤦‍♂️

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It’ll be ‘Can Arsenal hold nerve and get over the line’ - nothing about City

It isn’t every time, it’s twice now. It didn’t happen in 23/24 and 22/23 was an unlucky Saliba back injury for the most part.

Just to say if Brentford, Bournemouth and Everton aren’t motivated now they never will be

Did we ever have a 9 point lead with equal games played? I don’t think we did.

Controversy has followed Pep his entire career - he was a drugs cheat as a player, Barcelona paid the refs whilst he was manager there and then there’s the obvious City stuff.

It's worth separating absolute from conditional expectations. We weren't favourites going into this season: not defending champions; not highest wage bill; not highest transfer spend; not predicted by many to be in the top 2.

Once we had a lead at the top we were expected to win the league.

Their 5 year net transfer spend is lower though

OK now you’re accusing me of arguing in bad faith I think we’re done here 👍

Arteta was right when he said it’s like a new, mini league season. City have to play a game more but that will/should help them with goal difference.

Absolutely everything to play for. Nothing in it aside from historic narratives and ‘form’

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