I woke up to the serenity of "not letting myself be emotionally affected by a team on the other side of the sea", just to be hit by USAs legal team managing to fumble a peace treaty for oil.
Sorry my sweet Skoda Rapid 1.0, we have to wait until the orange business man catches a soft ball.
Another display where wanting to win seems like 2. Priority. City came to conquer, and went into every duel and tackle with that intent.
Whatever motivates Arsenal to accept second best is beyond me.
Hey let's field a real with 3 forward runners - then let's not bank on the through balls in behind!
I lied. I almost fainted at the last rep
At least the deadlifts feel good
Gyokeres has been picking up steam, but he's still picking up scraps by a team that works like simple play is for simpletons.
But yes, if we can kill the game early I'd be able to sleep tonight.
This lineup will work if we expect a midblock that we need to dismantle. This doesn't work against a patient low block.
So let's just hope it's the right call, because I'd wait with that amount of sprint up front until the last 30 minutes
Prematch pump - but the catch is I've been sick and haven't been able to train even close to 70% capacity for 2 week, so every rep feels like it's going to be my last.
I feel like that emotional state fits very well to Arsenal's current form.
Omg we're synchronizing!
My daughters team won 3/4 of their matches. They had fun. We went out for sausages and chips afterwards. They got a medal. Her smile reached the top of her ears.
A football team who resides on the other side of the ocean, of which no one I know plays at, should change my mood.
I was blessed with watching my daughter play football yesterday, and as such missed the embarrassing ARS loss.
It's days like this I'm reminded that I'm a FAN of Arsenal, and neither financially or jobwise dependent on the success of Arsenal.
You can't die from second hand embarrassment
Someone tell the lads that the season ends in may, not april
It was so very important that we dominated that central space, but we vacated it almost gladly. Both Zubi and Rice took these dropped or wide position, which just meant we had no control.
Players didn't follow their man, generally just very sloppy play
I can't deduce what Arteta's plan was when they got out there. Because whatever it is, it wasn't working. Kai at the Shadow Striker position, but with no one to really pick it up. 4 v 2 at the front. City could attack our backline with 4 at all times.
Arsenal lost as a team. By that I don't mean that they fought together and were just beaten. But that they collectively just stopped pushing and let City dominate. Even before the goal, but at that point it just wasn't over yet.
This is what I mean. We surrendered midfield to push Kai up for the long ball. But we haven't gotten the second balls, so the whole thing falls to the ground
With how we played it was inevitable. But it feels so much worse when it's a drop by Kepa
Great ode to Arteta's road to where he is today! I do hope we have the ability to keep him at Arsenal just a smidge longer before Barcelona swoops in
You too! Prediction for the match?
I predict Terrier is going to force a save. And I predict it all revolves around our ability to release Gyokeres
It's the legend!
Fun fact:
Back when I wrote for Michael Price's YAMA, one of my suggestions for winger solutions was actually Martin Terrier. Especially because of his aerial presence
Just notice both of those dribbles. He feints his man on his body composition. First one says "I'm going to the right of you" second one he manages to feint going wide until the first touch, which sets him further behind than the defender expected.
Just poetry
I hope someone clipped that Dowman goal. Because that should be in the scrapbook. Martinelli scored a similar one on his first year against Chelsea as well
I like Havertz. A lot. Just not as a 9.
Exactly. I yearn for a White that tended to overlap wide and stay in the playmaker position of that half channel
It's not that he is taking up bad positions. But his decision making is far off. Forcing Madueke into areas he can't be effective, taking up slots where his abilities are less usefully.
Jurrien Timber is playing sub par. The game is moving around him and he's just a passenger.
Me: oh we look good. We've shaven some passes away and just played in behind, this will be a good game
Also me 10 minutes later: nevermind
We are failing at evolving as a team. Still slow and calculated in a game that calls for more physicality and fast breaks.
Teams just sit back and wait, because we play ourselves into stupid positions.
And I know everyone loves Timber. I do too. But this game, he's a reason we didn't win. Trying to make a smart decision, when a quick one was the right choice.
Everything is so slow and meticulous. It's just asphyxiating.
