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    • SundayLeagueStocko@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      Booked a 2-week holiday earlier this year and it just so happens to fall in that break. Absolutely delighted. No having to get up at the arsecrack of dawn to watch Arsenal from the other side of the world. And I can completely ignore whatever shite games england are playing.

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    11 months ago

    when i see coys talk about romero vs saliba its like i am stranded in another universe. the delusion they have about that man…

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      11 months ago

      I know right. I went on their sub a few weeks ago and they were all talking positively about how pretty much every one of their players is the best in the world.

      • JoshyRanchy@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        Objectivley,

        Son and maddison are Gems. Debatable agaisnt our squad.

        Richarlison, Romero are good players but not WC.

  • Ife2105@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I feel like I’ve missed maybe 7/8 games total in the Arteta era and at least 3 of those were against Chelsea. Missed the ESR breakthrough game, missed the 4-2 win, missed like 80% of the 1-0 win last season. Did watch us pump 3 goals in their net in 30 minutes though.

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    11 months ago

    I bet Martinelli is licking his lips at the thought of going up against Cucurella or the ghost of Reece James, need to remind that lot they have nothing to celebrate outside of the transfer windows

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    11 months ago

    I didn’t see Eddie’s Arsenal debut so I was never as high on him initially.

    It was the Chelsea game at the bridge where he took Christensen and Sarr’s lunch money and scored where I was instantly an Eddie propagandist

    • JoshyRanchy@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      I have fiven it some thought.

      He is good enough as a 2nd option. Problem is Jesus is often unavalible and we need another competitive option

      We could get an older striker or someone who wants to level up from a mid table club out of spain, italy etc.

      Maybe we get the big signing in Summer and someone leaves.

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    11 months ago

    Is Reece James’ body even suitable to be a sportsman? I’ve never seen an athlete who gets injured so easily. Surely he has some serious fitness issues?

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    11 months ago

    How long of a ban tonali is going to receive? He bet on milan games while playing for them. Dont remember if toney’s case was practically the same

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      11 months ago

      He didn’t bet on Milan games, its based on him using an illegal betting platform, Fagioli took a plea deal to pin it on Tonali and got 8 months, usual ban is 3 years before mitigating circumstances

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      11 months ago

      If we’re going off Fagiolis punishment, 2.5 years.

      3 years for betting on other clubs, 5 years if it includes your own, but 50% off if you plead guilty and cooperate.

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    11 months ago

    Thank fucking God jude Bellingham chose real madrid over citeh. Can you imagine this citeh team with a rodri kdb and Bellingham midfield

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      11 months ago

      It’s absolutely mad how good he is. Him and that kid Lamine Yamal at Barca are both tearing it up right now. Hope to see Nwaneri and MLS doing the same for us soon!

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        11 months ago

        People think the debate will be Haaland v Mbappe, but I think Jude has to be there. Jude is already doing way more this season, and plays for a club that can win CLs and a country that can win the WC. He can have the greatest legacy of them all if it all aligns.

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    11 months ago

    Chelsea fans are getting wayyyy too cocky because Reece is fit again and Mudryk scored a banger against Malta lol.

    This is Arsenal, Mudryk isn’t getting close to the amount of space that he did last night and almost like they’ve forgotton Reece actually played when they held 4 to us at Stamford Bridge season before last.

    Never seen a fanbase have so much chest when sat in 11th despite having the easiest first 8 games of any team in the league.

    7 of their 11 goals this season came against the promoted teams ffs. 4 goals in their other 6 games.

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    11 months ago

    https://twitter.com/HarveyDownes92/status/1713958012879081831

    We’ve gone exactly 100 games in all competitions without a direct free-kick goal (since Ødegaard’s v Burnley in Sep 2021), failing to score with any of our last 41 attempts. We haven’t had a single DFK attempt yet in our 12 games this season.

    Didnt realize it was that long ago Arsenal scored a direct free-kick (excluding friendlies)

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      11 months ago

      how does that compare to the rest of the world?

      Messi is still the last Barça player to have scored a DFK (technically raphinha had one but was deflected in)

      FKs in general are very rare, let alone FKs in good positions to score. I don’t think players even practice it a lot anymore

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      11 months ago

      I’ve felt that the team has missed a dead ball specialist for a while. We’re scoring a lot from corners now, imagine how many we’d score with Trent-like delivery.

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          11 months ago

          Vieira seems like the best at the moment but it still doesn’t feel like a strong point in our squad.

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            11 months ago

            I still feel Viera is a kind who needs to be airdropped into a wilderness alone with no hair mirrors for a long weekend followed by shoulder barge drills by , m, wild bears?.. he needs toughening up is what I’m saying

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              11 months ago

              How does toughening up have to do with his dead ball ability. So tired of this narrative being spun whenever Vieira is mentioned, no matter the context

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            11 months ago

            Well the stat can only go up so, let’s take this an area for more goals this season… hopefully…

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    11 months ago

    Tonali admitting to betting on AC Milan games while he played for them, you’d think this would end up being a harsher punishment than Toney.