Media Tears

[Rex Stone]

Bullied Richard into this

 

[Badger_Revenge]

I've been watching Craig Burley in the US for nigh on a decade. He kind of pulls for Arsenal a bit, but that is the first time I've heard him talk like that about the gunners.

I can't agree more with him. When we think of Arsenal the end of last year, this squad is miles better. It's better than earlier in the year. Do people remember Leeds or Southampton away? Look at what has happened since.

And I personally have made the comparisons to Leicester in my head. Arsenal beat Leicester twice the year the blues won the PL, but we weren't good enough elsewhere to take advantage.

This year, I don't see where this team falls down. What part of it crumbles? Nothing has looked vulnerable. Everybody has expectations based on past years, but this is a different squad and a different manager. The whole organization feels different.

I guess the only possible situation is if Nketiah goes down (Martin is insane to compare him to Kane though). Even then, there are potential options given the current squad makeup.

Interesting…

 

[bergholt]

I've been watching Craig Burley in the US for nigh on a decade. He kind of pulls for Arsenal a bit, but that is the first time I've heard him talk like that about the gunners.

I can't agree more with him. When we think of Arsenal the end of last year, this squad is miles better. It's better than earlier in the year. Do people remember Leeds or Southampton away? Look at what has happened since.

And I personally have made the comparisons to Leicester in my head. Arsenal beat Leicester twice the year the blues won the PL, but we weren't good enough elsewhere to take advantage.

This year, I don't see where this team falls down. What part of it crumbles? Nothing has looked vulnerable. Everybody has expectations based on past years, but this is a different squad and a different manager. The whole organization feels different.

I guess the only possible situation is if Nketiah goes down (Martin is insane to compare him to Kane though). Even then, there are potential options given the current squad makeup.

I mean the obvious problem is that if Partey or Ødegaard are unavailable long-term then we don't have replacements. Jorginho might solve some of that, fingers crossed, but it still seems like Partey is much better than him at 6.

Apart from that it feels like we can keep going but injuries are just an imponderable.

 

[Pulp]

Bullied Richard into this

Him liking this signing makes me unwary

 

[Sniper Mik]

The man is washed now it's sad. But a lot of us remember Martin Tyler at his peak. I would still probably take Martin Tyler at his peak than Peter Drury. Tbf it helped that Martin had Andy Gray alongside while Drury has dross like Jim Beglin and Lee Dixon. There is a game that Arsenal played at Highbury against Villa and we won 3-2 from 2-0 down. Maybe @Riou can find it. Tyler's commentary on our 2nd goal when Vieira wins the ball on the wing and plays an almost blind cross into the box for Henry is absolute poetry and what peak commentary sounds like.

EDIT: Found the game but this one unfortunately does not have Tyler's commentary

On this day - 9 Dec 2001: Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa

Thierry Henry scored a brace and a last-minute winner as the Gunners came back from two goals down at half-time

www.premierleague.com

 

[Riou]

The man is washed now it's sad. But a lot of us remember Martin Tyler at his peak. I would still probably take Martin Tyler at his peak than Peter Drury. Tbf it helped that Martin had Andy Gray alongside while Drury has dross like Jim Beglin and Lee Dixon. There is a game that Arsenal played at Highbury against Villa and we won 3-2 from 2-0 down. Maybe @Riou can find it. Tyler's commentary on our 2nd goal when Vieira wins the ball on the wing and plays an almost blind cross into the box for Henry is absolute poetry and what peak commentary sounds like.

EDIT: Found the game but this one unfortunately does not have Tyler's commentary

On this day - 9 Dec 2001: Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa

Thierry Henry scored a brace and a last-minute winner as the Gunners came back from two goals down at half-time

www.premierleague.com

For season review DVDs back then, Tyler recorded different commentary, so footage of the original is hard to find sadly.

If you look up the Premiership Years 01-02 on Sky, it's on there...but can't find it on YouTube.

Here's the winner with the OG commentary, as Gray and him were the best at their peak...



...look at that beautiful 144p quality vid too, perfect days

 

[Sniper Mik]

For season review DVDs back then, Tyler recorded different commentary, so footage of the original is hard to find sadly.

If you look up the Premiership Years 01-02 on Sky, it's on there...but can't find it on YouTube.

Here's the winner with the OG commentary, as Gray and him were the best at their peak...



...look at that beautiful 144p quality vid too, perfect days

Brilliant find. The equalizer is even better because of how well he anticipates danger despite Vieira winning the ball in a non-threatening part of the pitch. Then his change in pitch when the cross is played for Henry and then he goes "Thierry Henry the right man at the right place" before Henry has even put the ball in the net. It's beautiful. This makes his current decline even sadder.

 

[Camron]

Brilliant

 

[A_G]

 

[db10_therza]

And people were wondering why some of us got triggered when doing deals with Chelsea…

 

[GoonerJeeves]

The man is washed now it's sad. But a lot of us remember Martin Tyler at his peak. I would still probably take Martin Tyler at his peak than Peter Drury. Tbf it helped that Martin had Andy Gray alongside while Drury has dross like Jim Beglin and Lee Dixon. There is a game that Arsenal played at Highbury against Villa and we won 3-2 from 2-0 down. Maybe @Riou can find it. Tyler's commentary on our 2nd goal when Vieira wins the ball on the wing and plays an almost blind cross into the box for Henry is absolute poetry and what peak commentary sounds like.

EDIT: Found the game but this one unfortunately does not have Tyler's commentary

On this day - 9 Dec 2001: Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa

Thierry Henry scored a brace and a last-minute winner as the Gunners came back from two goals down at half-time

www.premierleague.com

All mere apprentices to the great Brian Moore.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

And people were wondering why some of us got triggered when doing deals with Chelsea…

Why are we listening to this racist again? Never did a club and a player deserve each other more.

 

[A_G]

@Nacho

 

[Macho]

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@Nacho

He makes my skin crawl man someone just give him a job at Arsenal already

 

[BaZZe]

Guy has the audacity to speak after he literally went into hiding in Dubai for the NLD

 

[2Smokeyy]

Look at how they’re celebrating the only thing it shows is Arsenal are backkkk

 

[Batman]

Look at how they’re celebrating the only thing it shows is Arsenal are backkkk

That 3 weeks as a "pro boxer" really damaged his brain and he didn't start off the brightest.

 

[Iwobeast]

Guy has the audacity to speak after he literally went into hiding in Dubai for the NLD

So two people at Talksport are tweeting each other and Talksport proceeds to make an article out of it? Making clickbait out of this is genuinely embarrassing.

Who even cares what Jamie O'Hara thinks, he's stealing a living. People should stop giving attention to his irrelevant opinions

 

[DJ_Markstar]

That 3 weeks as a "pro boxer" really damaged his brain and he didn't start off the brightest.

Surprised we didn't see this

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Yeah, they will definitely underestimate us before next season start. Chelsea and United will splash the cash for a new shiny toy that will surely cover the cracks, Liverpool will be bigged again as they're the media darlings on a notion that they can't be that bad again, can't they? Tottenham will re-hire Poch which will surely revive them and Newcastle will bring some plumbers for 50M each and get a lot of attention. And that will be a narrative of clueless and biased pundits like Carragher to focus on other teams and discard what we've done this season and how much room we have to grow next season with only a few solid additions. Because Leicester also did it, so it's going to be the same as it was with them. Blah blah blah.

But I like it. We will fly under the radar which is always good and then actual season will start and everybody will be surprised again.

Yeah the Leicester comparisons have to be one of the most braindead takes I've seen from pundits in a while.

There's almost no similarities whatsoever other than we're a bit better than people thought we'd be.