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re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND

Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:06 pm to
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:06 pm to
He also just did his ACL, so we may have seen the best of him
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:38 pm to
I think it's over to be honest. This manager and squad have not proven they have what it takes.

Obviously they can prove me wrong but they won't.






Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:41 pm to
That may be true, and I can take it if they continue to play well the rest of the season. If they'd played like that against Wolves, Brentford, Bournemouth this game wouldn't have mattered at all.

You can excuse other teams being better and getting a result, but playing like we have at times this year just isn't really acceptable.

Some of that is on Arteta for choosing the lineups he did, some is on the players for playing like shite

My expectations now are so low, so it happening again won't pain me much to be honest. But they'll have to change things in some form or fashion, and maybe for this group of players/coach it's the end.
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 3:43 pm
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 4:22 pm to
Also, just for conversation sake:

All of our remaining games are against bottom half sides, and all but 1 of City's are against top half sides (and sides fighting for CL/EL quals)
Posted by joshyc2
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 4:57 pm to
Today was a great game to watch us attack at City. We have never done that since we last won there in 2015.

Should’ve scored 4. It is what it is.

Just give it a go and win out. City have some tough fixtures coming up so you never know. Just keep the pressure on and force them to win on GD if they are gonna do it. Don’t give them another lead in dropped points.

The world did not end today. We gave it a good go and should’ve got something, but that’s life sometimes
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
28783 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 5:15 pm to
Need Timber, Cala, Saka back next weekend, even if only available on the bench. Need everyone for these last (at least) 7 games.
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 10:00 pm to
After thinking about it all day, I am proud of the boys today. They (outside of Noni and Martinelli) were great IMO. The only thing left to do is score a frick ton the last few weeks. Eze needs to start at LW the rest of the season. He's arguably been our best player since March
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:48 am to
I still think we can beat atletico over two legs if we play our game. I just don't see us winning 5 premier league games and city dropping points.






We don't have enough of this in our team. Our attack is missing real quality. Our wingers are actual dog shite. Without Odegaard and saka we just suck.


This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 7:33 am
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
28783 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:13 am to
Kai/Odegaard/Saka haven't started together since Dec 24. Crazy stat

I think if you get all of them with Eze LW it's our best out and out technical group and probably goal threat group
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:10 am to
At this point I'm all for rolling with Rice/Odegaard/Eze midfield in the prem to try and push as much offense as possible.

Leave Zubi to rest for champs league
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
7943 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:00 pm to
Just 3 weeks PL morning show had you winning the treble.
You're out of 1 for sure MC still has a game extra on you and a favorable schedule while your in the CL.
May lose the PL and I dont see you winning the CL
0-3
KTBFFH
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 12:01 pm
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
89811 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:58 pm to
Yeah, really shows how shite the other PL teams are that Arsenal are the only ones to make a champions league semi final.

The difference between a zubimendi minutes and a Silva or O'Reilly are the 2 extra CL matches we played.


Posted by tiggah1981
Winterfell
Member since Aug 2007
18303 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:34 am to
Citys last 10 PL games in each of the last three season have a combined record of 25 wins, 4 ties and a loss

so far this year they are 2 wins and 2 draws


they really know how to close out a season on a high note

Need an absolute miracle of all miracles to happen

Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 10:12 am to
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Clear change in how we've played for most of 2026 calendar year.

No surprise, we hoof it down the pitch far too often. A lot of that is Rice/Zubi lack of build up prowess combined with Odegaard/Cala/White out with Vik starting majority of games.

Forgot about Merino too
This post was edited on 4/21/26 at 10:14 am
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
89811 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 11:53 am to
Just going by our history.

We draw against Newcastle, title over. We then go win our last 4 games and lose the league by 2 points because the pressure was off.


Posted by ATLienTiger
NOLA
Member since Oct 2006
27278 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:58 pm to
-3 goal differential

Need to put the best attacking lineup out there each match and go for it. Swing for the fences.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
89811 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 4:06 pm to
Well GD is even right now but they win the goals for and head-to-head tie breaker.


GD
GF
H-2-H
H-2-H away goals scored
Playoff match








This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 4:08 pm
Posted by ATLienTiger
NOLA
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 4/22/26 at 4:11 pm to
Still an avenue to go ahead in either of the top 2 since its so close
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
89811 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 4:23 pm to
Yeah, I was just clarifying if we score more than them but concede more, we could still lose on GD. If that game did finish 1-1 we could get a playoff match. But impossible now because they have the H-2-H. The H-2-H away goals is even tied.




Too close for my liking. Draws against Sunderland, 10 man Chelsea, this liverpool team, Wolves, Forest, Brentford have cost us.








This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 4:31 pm
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 4/22/26 at 5:21 pm to
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Brutal luck (23-24) and run ins (22-23, 25-26) for us.

If we don't manage to do it this go round, I fear the worst
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