Mikel Arteta: Aston La Vista To The Title?

[Mrs Bergkamp]

It’s a complete mess and next season will be down hill when he’s got to cope with Europa.

The sensible decision would be to throw the EL or leave the reserves to do as well as they can. At least by Christmas, we could go back to playing on a Saturday. Oh, but wait. We had this opportunity this season. Its going to take humiliation to get him out isn't it?

 

[Baki]

The sensible decision would be to throw the EL or leave the reserves to do as well as they can. At least by Christmas, we could go back to playing on a Saturday. Oh, but wait. We had this opportunity this season. Its going to take humiliation to get him out isn't it?

He needs Europa as he knows he will struggle for top 4. He has a better chance for CL through Europa.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

He needs Europa as he knows he will struggle for top 4. He has a better chance for CL through Europa.

I'd like to agree but then I remember Olympiacos. You look at this guys pedigree and there's a concern everywhere. He's broken every negative record. I wouldn't trust him to get out of the group and I doubt he'd have us playing as well as Rangers are atm. He cannot coach an attack.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Fair points but imagine Poch breaking his trophy duck with us whilst Sp**s won nothing. I'd love to see that.

Hadn't even considered that to be honest. That's all I need to hear!

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Married with six kids, yet still a virgin.

That's impressive, tbh!

@Baki did some serious sleuthing & it turns out James is the C-word. No not THAT one, the other one. When you look at that hairline & those glasses, it's not much of a revelation though, is it?

 

[Sapient Hawk]

I'd like to agree but then I remember Olympiacos. You look at this guys pedigree and there's a concern everywhere. He's broken every negative record. I wouldn't trust him to get out of the group and I doubt he'd have us playing as well as Rangers are atm. He cannot coach an attack.

So does @A__G & boy didn't he love to remind me of that fact

 

[AbouCuéllar]

Dominate for a half, lol, you should watch the match then. Guimares and the other Newcastle midfielders danced around our midfield and dominated us. We were lucky it wasn’t out of reach by halftime. Our midfield was dominated and quite predictably our attackers were completely starved of service, ESR touched the ball like 6 times.

Yeah, I watched it. At halftime Newcastle had a 67% possession. They finished with 51% to our 49%, that is, we had something like 65-66% possession in the second half.

That's why I said a half. Because we were dominated in the first half. Our second half performance wasn't good enough to make up for our first but my statement was correct.

Anyways, like I said, that we have seen halves like that various times this season against teams like Newcastle or Brighton is cause for concern. A top manager should find a way to ensure that doesn't occur, especially with the philosophy of play we have.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Yeah, I watched it. At halftime Newcastle had a 67% possession. They finished with 51% to our 49%, that is, we had something like 65-66% possession in the second half.

That's why I said a half. Because we were dominated in the first half. Our second half performance wasn't good enough to make up for our first but my statement was correct.

Anyways, like I said, that we have seen halves like that various times this season against teams like Newcastle or Brighton is cause for concern. A top manager should find a way to ensure that doesn't occur, especially with the philosophy of play we have.

@Makingtrax What do you think of the length? I figure this can pass the New Yorker's rigorous submission process

 

[14Henry]

The Europa League shouldn't affect the PL until the quarter finals or so. And even then it shouldn't make much difference.

We will literally be up against teams like Dundalk, Rapid Vienna, Genk, Bate Borisov etc etc.

That will require maybe 3 or 4 first team players and and rest squad players.

We should be taking it serious. I hate it as much as the next person but it's am opportunity to win a trophy. Even though knowing our luck next year it will be the hardest EL in years. That said we did get put out by Olympiakos so who knows.

 

[Batman]

The sensible decision would be to throw the EL or leave the reserves to do as well as they can. At least by Christmas, we could go back to playing on a Saturday. Oh, but wait. We had this opportunity this season. Its going to take humiliation to get him out isn't it?

*more humiliation

 

[Sapient Hawk]

*more humiliation

Part & parcel of the modern Arsenal diet

 

[Batman]

Part & parcel of the modern Arsenal diet

About 90% with the other 10% being a mix of false dawns and easily avoidable mistakes.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

About 90% with the other 10% being a mix of false dawns and easily avoidable mistakes.

I must ask. You've taken down **** like Falcone & co. Why is it that you're allowing Tets to walk free seeing as he's committing far more heinous crimes? (at least from where I'm standing )

 

[Farzad Stoned]

Yeah, I watched it. At halftime Newcastle had a 67% possession. They finished with 51% to our 49%, that is, we had something like 65-66% possession in the second half.

That's why I said a half. Because we were dominated in the first half. Our second half performance wasn't good enough to make up for our first but my statement was correct.

Anyways, like I said, that we have seen halves like that various times this season against teams like Newcastle or Brighton is cause for concern. A top manager should find a way to ensure that doesn't occur, especially with the philosophy of play we have.

Oh so we mindlessly had a ton of possession which created nothing once Bewcadtle was 2-0 up. We didn’t dominate squat, not the first half and not the second. There is difference with the team letting you have the ball so they can sit off and protect a 2 goal lead and the word domination. We had more possession in second half because they let us as defensive strategy to protect points, you call that dominating possession in the second half, do we get a cookie for it?

 

[AbouCuéllar]

Oh so we mindlessly had a ton of possession which created nothing once Bewcadtle was 2-0 up. We didn’t dominate squat, not the first half and not the second. There is difference with the team letting you have the ball so they can sit off and protect a 2 goal lead and the word domination. We had more possession in second half because they let us as defensive strategy to protect points, you call that dominating possession in the second half, do we get a cookie for it?

It's not quite as simple as you put it, we certainly had a much strong foothold in the game in the 2nd half, even before their goals.

Regardless, being dominated like that in the first half wasn't acceptable. Like I said, a top manager with our principles should be able to get the team to react and change the tide tactically before a whole half passes like that.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Oh so we mindlessly had a ton of possession which created nothing once Bewcadtle was 2-0 up. We didn’t dominate squat, not the first half and not the second. There is difference with the team letting you have the ball so they can sit off and protect a 2 goal lead and the word domination. We had more possession in second half because they let us as defensive strategy to protect points, you call that dominating possession in the second half, do we get a cookie for it?

People were using the possession excuse last season not willing to allow for the fact that the other team had the game won. We were battered.

 

[Baki]

It's not quite as simple as you put it, we certainly had a much strong foothold in the game in the 2nd half, even before their goals.

Regardless, being dominated like that in the first half wasn't acceptable. Like I said, a top manager with our principles should be able to get the team to react and change the tide tactically before a whole half passes like that.

Newcastle goals came in the 2nd half LOL. They dominated us across the entire game.

 

[Baki]

People were using the possession excuse last season not willing to allow for the fact that the other team had the game won. We were battered.

Newcastle goals came in the 2nd half. 55' and 85'. So @AbouCuéllar comment about dominating the 2nd half is bullshit lmao.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

It's not quite as simple as you put it, we certainly had a much strong foothold in the game in the 2nd half, even before their goals.

Regardless, being dominated like that in the first half wasn't acceptable. Like I said, a top manager with our principles should be able to get the team to react and change the tide tactically before a whole half passes like that.

It isn’t though, they were up 2-0 and played it conservatively hoping to catch us out on break or just ride out a 2-0 lead. That isn’t the same as dominating the possession, the term of art you looking for is that Newcastle “let us play” as a strategic choice we were gifted the ball and could do nothing with it. We could of easily been 2 or 3 down at half

 

[Baki]

Lads, Artetasexuals are now claiming the rebuild only began this year and you should blame Wenger for us finishing 8th place last season.
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