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re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/15/26 at 3:54 pm to dgnx6
Well I didn't get to watch. Glad we're through.
Looks like more of the same offensively. Can't produce anything in great quantity.
Looks like more of the same offensively. Can't produce anything in great quantity.
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re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/15/26 at 1:28 pm to ATLienTiger
We've got the shite front 3.
So that sucks
So that sucks
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/14/26 at 9:45 am to dgnx6
I've got to imagine Rice is okayish, he hurt himself in the 65' minute and played the game out.
Reality is, if we win 2 games this week, we're in a great position. Just no idea if we can actually get it done :lol:
Saka & Timber we're still out as well, so that sucks
Reality is, if we win 2 games this week, we're in a great position. Just no idea if we can actually get it done :lol:
Saka & Timber we're still out as well, so that sucks
re: DAT 4/13: Astros (Who Cares) @ Mariners (Not Me) 3:10 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/14/26 at 5:16 am to Uncle Mike23
We have the most runs scored in baseball, but also the worse record. :lol: :lol:
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/13/26 at 7:05 pm to dgnx6
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know no one wants to hear this, but from a footballing standpoint it makes sense why wanted to extend Partey now.
We were close to last in central progression last year as well. This is a footballing philosophy and nothing else. Like it or not, Mikel has coached these guys to be risk averse when in possession. He doesn't want basketball games, and frankly we absolutely suck when they turn into that.
The biggest problem that I've seen since the turn of the year at least, is we just stop doing what we are good at (being compact and dominating 2nd balls). Some of that is definitely a direct result of injuries suffered along the way, but I have to imagine that because of the OOP demands and the constant focus needed to play and position yourself in the perfect spot all the time has caused lots of these guys to be completely mentally fatigued.
The other piece (Injuries) has clearly been a big deal as well. Timber & Saka have both been out for a month. Their replacements (Noni & Ben) don't have the chemistry for the out of possession play, or in possession for that matter. Havertz has been a shell of himself since he's been back, Trossards purple patch in Oct/Nov/Dec is long since gone, Gabriel has been snatched of his recovery pace. Cala not being out there for months, Odegaard, Merino, etc, etc
It's just compounding, but we just haven't been good enough at what made us good when we only allowed 1 SOT in a whole month: Winning 2nd balls and OOP compactness.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/13/26 at 5:31 pm to glassman
[embed]Arsenal average 1.04 open play xG per 90 this season. When Martinelli and Gyokeres share the pitch, that number drops to 0.29. In a small sample size it’s even worse with Madueke in too. On Arteta’s weird, unsticky attack & other thoughts.[/embed]
Brutal
Brutal
re: DAT 4/13: Astros (Who Cares) @ Mariners (Not Me) 3:10 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/13/26 at 5:28 pm to wahoocs
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 4:36 pm to texastiger38
Just have to hope these guys wake the frick up. Slim chance, but that's the hope
re: DAT 4/12: Astros (Bolton/SDGAF) @ Mariners (Gilbert) 3:10 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 4:01 pm to TigerFan91
If you don't laugh, you'll cry
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 2:39 pm to Bottom9
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The entire fanbase. It is wild. I think the missed opportunities from the past 3 years are the reason why. We just need to win one to ease the fricking nerves
Because we're going on 4 years running with the team not showing up when it matters most.
Arteta has rightly been given a lot of leeway with spending and the benefit of the doubt with results. People are tired of it because we lose in the same ways over and over again. If we lose the league again, and once again go out of the CL, there is 0 chance they can bring him back and things not get progressively worse.
The way we play is completely counterproductive to the players on the pitch like half the time. When we had runners to start the game, we tried to keep it on the ground and play through the press, he brings the ball to feet guys on and we boot it up the pitch every chance they get.
Even if he is a great coach, he's not getting the best out of this bunch. They have 0 nerve and melt down at the first sign of adversity important game after important game, year after year.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 2:02 pm to tiggah1981
It's over guys, you can hope otherwise, but this group just don't have it in them.
Sad day.
Sad day.
re: DAT 4/11: Astros (McCullers) @ Mariners (Castillo) 8:40 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 8:37 am to NIH
We're not having fun
re: DAT 4/11: Astros (McCullers) @ Mariners (Castillo) 8:40 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 10:08 pm to Domeskeller
Lance being our best starter through 3 turns is not what I had on the bingo card
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 6:27 pm to dgnx6
Yeah, Zubi was billed as a press resistant guy, but he's even worse than rice in that regard.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 9:34 am to dgnx6
Not having Saka isn't great either
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 8:45 am to texastiger38
Just have to root for Chelsea to do something tomorrow unfortunately
And maybe that is the end of our usual 3-4 game stretch we have every season.
And maybe that is the end of our usual 3-4 game stretch we have every season.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 8:29 am to cwil177
You just have to bring in someone that can coach an attack. The players are good enough, they just aren't brave enough, maybe a new voice can get them over the line
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 8:27 am to dgnx6
.19 xG from open play.
frick this bunch of losers man. If we end up winning nothing again, Arteta is going to have to go.
It's great that we're competing again, but they just can't do it win in matters, you've got to go in a different direction.
frick this bunch of losers man. If we end up winning nothing again, Arteta is going to have to go.
It's great that we're competing again, but they just can't do it win in matters, you've got to go in a different direction.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 8:24 am to Bottom9
It's a disease with this bunch.
They'll never win anything
They'll never win anything
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/11/26 at 8:19 am to ATLienTiger
Just a brutal result here.
No stones from this bunch.
No stones from this bunch.
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