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re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset

Posted on 7/31/25 at 6:52 am to
Posted by saderade
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 6:52 am to
Game is on Amazon prime
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:04 am to
Just straight up refusal to do any passing through the middle. It’s why our wingers are constantly trying to perform miracle 2v1s.

With Zubi not in no one even attempts it
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:17 am to
And then we give up another goal when Raya is playing midfielder.

Awesome. So nothing has changed. Well just keep passing it around the horseshoe hoping someone pulls off a miracle, then give up stupid goals
Posted by saderade
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:18 am to
Well there are refs in other leagues worse than PGMOL
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:18 am to
Well this is really shite so far, could easily be down 3-0 and have not sniffed a goal
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:22 am to
I know it’s a preseason game and all, but this is EXACTLY the script we’ve had for the last 2 years:

We hold the ball, generate some corners, get nothing out of anything, then the other team gets a stupid goal because we are doing dumb shite. Just 0 creativity, pass it to the winger, pass it back to Odegaard, back to the cornerback, switch to other CB, pass to winger, pass back to rice, and just repeat the cycle until one of the wingers try’s a 2v1 or we put in a useless cross
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:41 am to
I agree the offense is predicated and putrid. Even the halftime crew called us out for it. Zero shots on goal
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:42 am to
Also, Saka still doesn’t look the same, and MLS has been pretty bad this preseason
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:47 am to
Yall getting too worked up about preseason baws. This is a fitness exercise and quite literally nothing else
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
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49830 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:47 am to
The book is out on Saka now and how to defend him. We have to be able to attack from the left and middle to help him out
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:00 am to
Zumandi in for one minute and we have two shots on goal lol
Posted by texastiger38
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27597 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:05 am to
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Yall getting too worked up about preseason baws. This is a fitness exercise and quite literally nothing else


Normally I would agree if not for playing the same exact way we have for awhile. We still struggle to break down defensive blocks because we just pass around it hoping for a miracle
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:07 am to
At least we’ll see a bit of Gyokeres
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:26 am to
1 shot on target and they score

Pretty shite performance. Zubi makes all the difference in the world.

We stay have 0 threat from the left and middle
This post was edited on 7/31/25 at 8:28 am
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:28 am to
My thoughts on the game. BARF!
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:29 am to
Let’s hope we have some different tactics for the real thing in 2 weeks
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:37 am to
As discussed in another thread Martinelli is part of the problem and not the solution. 10,000 dribbles, 1000 passes, and 100 turnovers per goal. Zero creativity and virtually same attack every time. He should get a yellow card for time wasting. We were immediately better when he was subbed.
Posted by texastiger38
Member since Sep 2007
27597 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:42 am to
Dowman might be our best player and he’s 15
Posted by texastiger38
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:47 am to
Also, I’m begging to try overlapping on fullbacks. It kills me seeing Saka and Martinelli just hanging out on the touchline while we’ve got nothing but defenders and Kai in the middle of the pitch. Let them play in the middle of the park and try some different shite
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:10 am to
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Also, I’m begging to try overlapping on fullbacks. It kills me seeing Saka and Martinelli just hanging out on the touchline while we’ve got nothing but defenders and Kai in the middle of the pitch. Let them play in the middle of the park and try some different shite


Feel like we got a lot of this when Benny was healthy two seasons ago. Him and saka on that right hand side was fun to watch
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