World Cup 2026 Round of 32: Germany vs Paraguay

[Thrice]

John Terry said last week you have to respect players decisions if they don’t want to step up, if a guy is too nervous or doesn’t have the confidence there is no point going up.

When you look at it from that angle I don’t know why fans would be harsh on guys who aren’t going up.

Goretzka is a 31 year old who pretends to be a leader. What's even the point in having him in the squad if he doesn't even want to take a penalty? He's an embarrassment.

 

[Riou]

There is nothing wrong with missing, quite a lot wrong with not stepping up (especially if it forces a younger player to have to take one)

Penalties are horrible, but you just have to grit your teeth and deal with it as an experienced player.

 

[viktor]

When Kai is your best player the ting is cooked anyways.

correction : When kai & bum tesco is your best the is beyond overcooked anyways

 

[Riou]

correction : When kai & bum tesco is your best the is beyond overcooked anyways

Why are you posting on AM right now bro... shouldn't you be getting ready for Saliba to knock you out of the World Cup now?

 

[A_G]

 

[Synical]

 

[Makingtrax]

Name one game where White blocked the keeper with his hands last season.

Talk about falling hook, line and sinker for a medi narrative.

Probably only the United goal was a setpiece where hands were used by Saliba(?). Otherwise, standing in the path of a GK is completely different to physically handling them like they did to Raya and the Paraguayan GK. People who can't tell the difference between the two are frankly idiots.

I didn’t mention ‘with his hands: that’s your take. He takes up a position to block the keeper by backing into him. There was only a Sp**s game last season where he used his hands on the keeper to try and interfere with his gloves.

 

[Makingtrax]

White was barely fit, and was conspicuously keeping well away from the opposing keeper when he was, due to being done for it before.

Try again without sucking up to bullshit narratives

Chatgp, what position has Ben White taken up at Arsenal corners over the last couple of years.
“At attacking corners, Ben White is usually not one of Arsenal's main aerial targets. Instead, under Mikel Arteta and set-piece coach Nicolas Jover, he often has a specialist role:
He starts very close to the opposition goalkeeper, often behind or beside them.
His job is to block the goalkeeper's movement, impede their line of sight, or otherwise distract them without committing a foul.”
This is not a bullsh!t narrative. Arsenal fans may consider it smart, but it annoys opposing fans and managers. That’s why Klopp mentioned it. Part of the dark arts stuff.

 

[Makingtrax]

Absolutely shameless poster. "Multiple times"

I'm sure there are videos of all our set piece goals this season. Go through it and show all the "multiple times" we were blocking or holding the gk. Except for first game vs utd there's nothing. Even that one, it was before the ball was even kicked.

Shut up man, I’ve watch it dozens of times over the last couple of years. Blocking off the opposing keeper has been part of his job. You can be an Arsenal fan without denying what’s true. It’s clever stuff from Jover but true. You’re the shameless one. lol.

 

[Energoto]

Trax, don't be such a clown, man

 

[Makingtrax]

Trax, don't be such a clown, man

Like Reform voters on here, anything but the truth.

 

[outlawz]

I didn’t mention ‘with his hands: that’s your take. He takes up a position to block the keeper by backing into him. There was only a Sp**s game last season where he used his hands on the keeper to try and interfere with his gloves.

That’s obviously the difference though, blocking the path and using your hands are not the same.

That wasn’t last season.

 

[lomekian]

Chatgp, what position has Ben White taken up at Arsenal corners over the last couple of years.
“At attacking corners, Ben White is usually not one of Arsenal's main aerial targets. Instead, under Mikel Arteta and set-piece coach Nicolas Jover, he often has a specialist role:
He starts very close to the opposition goalkeeper, often behind or beside them.
His job is to block the goalkeeper's movement, impede their line of sight, or otherwise distract them without committing a foul.”
This is not a bullsh!t narrative. Arsenal fans may consider it smart, but it annoys opposing fans and managers. That’s why Klopp mentioned it. Part of the dark arts stuff.

Citing ai chat is not the big boy move you seem to think it is.

You said White's blocking got us over the line - implying this last season. Ben white started 7 EPL games last season, and came off the bench 5 times and in all the time in the league he was on the pitch in the league, we scored twice from corners, and on the first occasion he was outside the box and the second he was about 10 yards from the keeper and off the pitch at the time. Indeed, with our 2 left backs both havinv threat in the air, White has mostly been used as the defensive full back covering breaks when we have corners and he is on the pitch.

He actually stopped being used as a primary corner blocker for us early in 24/25 if you look the goals etc from corners over the last 2 seasons. We've moved to using Saliba for it most of the time (not always) because he's just bigger and much harder to move.

Feel free to look back and check, until you do and can prove me wrong (you won't) put down the Klopp/Sky Sports kool aid. And for the record, screw reform up the rear with a rusty spoon. I hope one day Farage falls out with his Russian handlers.

 

[Rain Dance]

Chatgp, what position has Ben White taken up at Arsenal corners over the last couple of years.
“At attacking corners, Ben White is usually not one of Arsenal's main aerial targets. Instead, under Mikel Arteta and set-piece coach Nicolas Jover, he often has a specialist role:
He starts very close to the opposition goalkeeper, often behind or beside them.
His job is to block the goalkeeper's movement, impede their line of sight, or otherwise distract them without committing a foul.”
This is not a bullsh!t narrative. Arsenal fans may consider it smart, but it annoys opposing fans and managers. That’s why Klopp mentioned it. Part of the dark arts stuff.

did you read what your own AI wrote?
it's not a foul to be around keeper, to contest that small box, Steve Bould used to be around there to make flick ons
Germany's disallowed goal had a guy holding on GK's neck similar to West Ham

 

[boonthegoon]

Shut up man, I’ve watch it dozens of times over the last couple of years. Blocking off the opposing keeper has been part of his job. You can be an Arsenal fan without denying what’s true. It’s clever stuff from Jover but true. You’re the shameless one. lol.

Sure if you have watched it dozens of times, then it should be easy to share it here. Especially this season when we got over the line.

 

[viktor]

“Kai would have scored vs PSG”

I guess we can put that to bed now

must be this little fraud @OnlyOne who said that, so so predictable

 

[boonthegoon]

Expected this

 

[jones]

Expected this

Watch Goretzka suddenly bulk up and get loads of acne everywhere next

 

[Rain Dance]

Watch Goretzka suddenly bulk up and get loads of acne everywhere next

I am not sure but I suspect that's STD

 

[Riou]

I used to always hope Germany failed, but now with Klopp there ..I hope they really fail