Mikel Arteta: Aston La Vista To The Title?

[samspade]

Leaders in compact state, you’ll never sing that

What you talking about? I’ve been belting that one out for years

 

[grange]

Leaders in compact state, you’ll never sing that

Can you explain this to me like I'm American?

 

[A_G]

Can you explain this to me like I'm American?

The amount of times our team was compact with smaller distances between each player was greater with Havertz as a #9 than when he plays in midfield.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

The amount of times our team was compact with smaller distances between each player was greater with Havertz as a #9 than when he plays in midfield.

Have you ever considered not being a colossal nerd?

 

[A_G]

Have you ever considered not being a colossal nerd?

It says right there on the screenshot you dinosaur.

 

[El Duderino]

Can you explain this to me like I'm American?

It's rather ironic, given "compact state" sounds exactly like one of those useless stats you get during NBA matches.

"Kai Harvetz is the only vegan player to average a 50.9 compact state on a saturday match" is your Capital One Stat of the MatchTM

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

It says right there on the screenshot you dinosaur.

No-one has time to read essays on a football forum mate.

 

[jones]

No-one has time to read essays on a football forum mate.

@Blood on the Tracks complaining about essays. Think we're about done here at AM

 

[Sanchez11]

No-one has time to read essays on a football forum mate.

Talk to @drippin bout that mate, fml!

 

[Heskey]

Talk to @drippin bout that mate, fml!

@drippin catching strays like

 

[LookingForEric]

Can you explain this to me like I'm American?

HUT HUT, egg ball.

 

[DUFFMAN]

A phenomenon. A god amongst men, terrestrial talent and managerial brain.

Still seem a bit of a wanka tho

You’re soooooo edgy.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Love this

Learnt from the master....

View attachment 24080

I knew his Mr. Magoo schtick was bollocks but knowing the man himself admitted it makes it sweeter

 

[Sapient Hawk]

But let's change managers because we lost a few games we shouldn't..

No one's asking for him to get the sack. All I want him is to stop trying to be early 2000's tinkering Ranieri & play his best team.

Had he done that against Villa, we'd be lauding him a lot more.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

People are dumb. Anyone who doesn't think the Invincibles would ruin Manchester City is out of their mind. Haaland can't handle playing Saliba and Gabriel. Sol Campbell would eat him alive. Kolo would laugh at him trying to outpace him. City let an out of form, fresh off the treatment table Martinelli beat them at the Emirates. What are they doing with Prime Henry and Pires? Declan Rice outplays Rodri every time they meet dating back to Rice being at West Ham. Patrick Vieira would send him to therapy. Let them play a CB at LB and see if Freddie doesn't skin them. Let Doku, Bernardo, Foden or whomever spend the afternoon trying to do something against Ashley Cole.

The Invincibles were the best team on earth in the transition phase in their day and the way you beat Pep has always been a solid defense that can counter quickly when City are pressing for a goal and make a mistake. Just like boxing styles make fights, the Invincibles were the exact kind of team that Pep has always struggled against in addition to being more talented man for man.

Excellent retort!! What makes it sweeter is that this would happen to City exactly as you say it & we still haven't factored in one Dennis Bergkamp & how he could dismantle city's shape with one deft defence-splitting ball.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

No one's asking for him to get the sack. All I want him is to stop trying to be early 2000's tinkering Ranieri & play his best team.

Had he done that against Villa, we'd be lauding him a lot more.

He's lost one game in 2024 where he played Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Ødegaard, Rice, Havertz, Trossard, Saka and Jesus. Had Trossard scored that tap in you'd be lauding Mikel for rotating a bit.

Get off your high horse. Sometimes you lose a few. It's not like he rotated and played Nketiah, ESR, Nelson, Kiwior, Vieira.