re: Arsenal 2024/2025 Season Thread: It’s time

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Break the bank and go after Isak this summer.

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Guys I'm telling you, be disappointed.


We are not getting Isak.

We had to settle for sterling because the club felt like they put up the money to overpay for Rice. There was a fight over the merino deal too which is why it came so late.


Arteta wanted watkins, a win now player, club wouldn't make that deal happen. And his cost will be 1/3-1/2 of Isak's.



Just saying, be ready to de disappointed in the summer window.

Newcastle out muscles & hustles the hell out of us every chance they get. Seems like they only play this hard against us

They’ve lost to Bournemouth & Fulham by a combined 2-6 in 2 of their last 3 PL games, but have beaten us 2-0, 2-0 in last 2 games, and 1-0 in Nov

They have our number, for sure. They set the tone early on being very aggressive and physical daring the ref to call fouls, which no ref really wants to do early on. I think it gets in our guys’ heads and they focus too much on that and less on what they need to do

Has there been a single knockout that we’ve played well in recently?

0-2 Newcastle
1-1 penalty loss to United
0-2 Newcastle
0-1 Bayern (never threatened)
2-2 Bayern (home game at looked like arse)
1-0 Porto (won on penalties)
0-1 Porto
0-2 Liverpool
1-3 West Ham
1-1 Sporting (lost on penalties)
2-2 Sporting
0-1 City
1-3 BHA

That’s 13 games in cup comps since 2022 and we’ve scored 9 goals and given up 21

This team plays like arse when the pressure is on since 2022

This goes without saying but we desperately need attacking threats that can create off the bounce and have good ball striking qualities. We’ve got 1 of those guys and in just about every one of the games above, he gets neutralized and we are hapless to do anything but pass the ball back and forth and kick into 8 man boxes.

It’s fricking embarrassing that we are still running out Trossard, Martinelli, and Jesus (when healthy). I like all of those guys, but they’ve either regressed or were never good enough quality to start for top clubs. Not a single one of those guys would start for Pool, Forrest, Chelsea, City, Newcastle, Bournemouth, or Villa. Yet the club thought that it’s ok not bringing in a single attacker in during the last 4 windows besides washed up Sterling on a loan

If Odegaard doesn’t get it together after this little break, we’re going to have to have some serious talks about him.

Hes great out of possession when we’re pressing, but he’s been woeful in possession, even before the injury. I don’t know if it’s a lingering thing or what - but he’s been not good

That list of knockout games and results gives me sever PTSD over the last few years. It is so brutal every year making it far in some cup competitions just to lose the really big games.

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11v11 Arsenal have lost 4 games. 3 times to Newcastle. Once to Inter from a dodgy penalty.

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Newcastle owns us

That Martinelli injury news is no bueno for sure.

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EXC: Arsenal striker Kai Havertz suffers worrying muscular injury scare on the club’s winter training camp in Dubai. Sources indicating the issue is hamstring related, but full diagnosis unconfirmed. Players and staff returning from UAE today.

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WE ARE HAVING FUN

FIRE THE ENTIRE frickING BOARD

That is horrific news.

I guess Leo false 9 it is