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    11 months ago

    what’s one word for making people feel like whiners even if they are raising genuine concerns?

    X - “housing is bad…”

    Y - “Quit whining”

    Is this called gaslighting?

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    11 months ago

    Who is the most underated player in your native leauge?

    Can they fit in our squad?

    Im going for Levi Garcia From Trinidad.

    6ft tall , strong and can head the ball. Plays RW and CF. Would be a cheap Saka rotation and Plan B striker.

    Would give his all for a top EPL job like AFC.

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    11 months ago

    A guy in the office who i speak to regularly about Arsenal says he heard that the Odegaard concussion story may be a bit of a cover up for the fact that Arteta and Odegaard have had a falling out recently.

    I did call BS on this but wondered if anyone else has heard similar?

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      11 months ago

      Next time, ask what’s their source on these kinda news. If he can’t even give a source on it, most likely a lie or some waffle BS

      I remember the same thing was said in yesterday’s daily discussion as well.

    • SesameInvincible0349@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      I heard the medical staff found out he’s actually born in ‘89 and not ‘98 and the club is currently suing Drammen Hospital, Martin is going through shock and his parents are struggling to reach him, he’s refused to hear their explanations

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      11 months ago

      Heard they had a fight in the canteen and they both got covered in gravy, Arteta cheap shorted Ødegaard by hairbutting him, this enraged Ødegaard who was about to use his finishing move and suplex Arteta through a table but then Win’s distressed barking caused everyone to calm down.

      Hope the squad can get through this!

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    11 months ago

    I’m really struggling to see how the Douglas Luiz transfer is even possible. Villa are gonna put like a 90mil price tag on him. The only way possible is if he forces his way out like Trossard did. Even then Villa can still play hardball. The Neves loan rumour makes more sense.

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      11 months ago

      Does Neves really make sense though either? Why would Saudi let him go?

      I do kinda agree in terms of Luiz, I think that ship probably sailed (I wasn’t a huge fan of the deal at the time last summer, seems I was wrong there)

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      11 months ago

      I don’t even think that gets him through the door easy, unless he has some clause we don’t know about. Trossard had months left on his contract and was still expensive relatively.

      Caicedo threw one collossal tantrum and still went for £100M.

      We should take Neves.

  • itssmitesensei@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Arteta needs to pick an easily winnable game and instructs them to just pass to Havertz once he’s anywhere near the opponent’s box.

    “Havertz my dear boy, whenever you get the ball in the final third, just fooking shoot. Don’t pass. Don’t think. Just shoot.”

    Can we afford to do that? Luton game perhaps?

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        11 months ago

        I don’t know. He might’ve returned to his Leverkusen form. Or he might’ve just stalled. At least he’ll probably get some of his confidence back.

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      11 months ago

      Doesnt have to be an “easily winnable” game tbf, Havertz is constantly in good positions, up to his teammates to find him.

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        11 months ago

        So first off if he’s consistently in good positons and his team mates never find him is he actually in a “good” positon. Might look like it to you watching from up high but you’re not on the pitch. A good positon is relevant to what your teammate is doing, where they are and what they can produce.

        Secondly when he is found in good positons he doesn’t do anything with it anyway. He either tamely passes it on or doesn’t hit the target. I can think of two off the top of my head at utd and sevilla. Utd he didn’t even hit the fucking ball. At sevilla he at least got contact with the header but nowhere near the goal. In fact I’ve got a third, again against sevilla where he dallied on it until a player could block

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      11 months ago

      Havertz should have joined Reiss Nelson & Jeorginho or whoever it was and played with the U-21s yesterday

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      11 months ago

      How about next game Arteta just runs on the pich and keeps holding Havertz’ hand all game so he feels more comfortable and confident? That way he might get a shot on goal.

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      11 months ago

      Nah this pity goal stuff should’ve ended after the Bournemouth penalty. He needs to earn it like everyone else. He’s getting chances, he’ll eventually score through merit lol

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    11 months ago

    Anyone know what lowernorthbank is referring to on their IG story they posted this morning?…

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        11 months ago

        Posted a story saying:

        I want nothing more than Arsenal to release som premium clothing that isn’t cheap… gonna send my dad onto a podcast to see what can be done about it.

        well done for bringing Ramsdale’s dad onto your pod, and well done for gaining you clicks.

        pathetic

        I’ve missed the chat with Ramsdale’s dad doing podcasts but no idea why it relates to arsenals clothing line??

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    11 months ago

    Seen the audio for man utd’s disallowed goal against Fulham.

    The refs make a big deal in that one of saying its a subjective decision and calling for offside because they think maguire interferes with the play.

    Whereas in the Newcastle goal they state that the decision is subjective so they can’t interfere, and therefore side with the on-field decision without checking properly.

    Where is the fucking consistency? The refs have utterly ruined this game

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      11 months ago

      To be fair the woman avar was really good she called it first and VAR disagreed that’s when they called the ref in…

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    11 months ago

    Whenever I go on Twitter I always see some dumb cunt claim Foden or Palmer (or any flavour of the month player) is much better than Saka, it’s so infuriating to see. When will they give our starboy his flowers?

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    11 months ago

    Do you think the boys actually drink prime? Apparently it’s electrolyte make up is dogshit and it’s rife with artificial sweeteners. Wouldn’t that be dumb for a professional team to do

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    11 months ago

    Raya does not look league’s better than Ramsdale. I think the interview did not help him.

    Martinez is better than both, but we’ll leave that for another day.

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    11 months ago

    I’m 100% sure the Neves story is planted by PIF/Newcastle to make it seem like that Al-Hilal has agency and could do as they wish as an independent football club. This will conveniently be brought up when he ultimately signs for Newcastle “he chose Newcastle over Arsenal” as if we were ever an option.

    Neves & Al-Hilal have no choice, he is contracted to a PIF owned club, and will be loaned to a PIF owned club to skirt FFP rules or he will stay in Saudi Arabia.

    We have a better chance of signing the next Messi and if they played for Melbourne City or Troyes ahead of Man City lol

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      11 months ago

      Feb 24th. Like i want to win away at the Spur’s toilet but fuck me, we need to pound these tinpot cunts into the pitch. The games after that are Sheffield Utd away, Brentford at home and Chelsea at home but fuck me would i understand it, if we got a few reds. Think Keown against RVN, Lauren squaring up and scaring the shite out of a young CR7, these geordie fucks need to be brought down a level or two and be reminded where their station has been before the oil money takes over in the next few years.