• The Arsenal

  • Arsenal v Nottingham Forest - Sat 23rd November 1500 KO

Would have liked Saka off a little earlier if he's been struggling.

Clrnc By construction, we have one creative midfielder in the entire squad that is not a literal child.

      We looked better with Jorginho. His positioning is almost always perfect and his connection with Odegaard and Saka is much better than the other CMs.

      We need a younger Jorginho next summer as much as we need an upgrade on Martinelli.

        Clrnc used what squad? We’ve been decimated by injuries. And have had meet players ramping up.

            Dom — better than with whom? Or vs who?

            Partey had a bigger game than Jorginho. Rice offers far more vs top teams. This was just the perfect game for Jorginho, wouldn’t read more into it.

            • Dom replied to this.

                Claudius Nwaneri and Jorginho have been fit and should've played a lot more.

                  Was at the game and honestly it’s a pleasure watching Odegaard when he’s on it. Against average/shit teams at home is his bread and butter.

                  He was absolutely sublime, our engine and coaching players what to do positionally. The way he plays is infectious and we clearly missed his presence.

                  Nwareni looks like a baby Odegaard the way he plays, his ceiling is enormously high.

                  Merino is slowly, slowly getting better 5 percent every game.

                  Loved that Partey scored, that’s how you shut the haters.

                    Just back from the game. Thought Saka and Odegaard were brilliant, Merino was again very good and it's early days but I'm a little bit in love with Jurrien Timber.

                    Is it weird to say that, at the age of 17, it feels like Ethan Nwaneri's first Premier League goal has been coming for a while?

                    MistaT

                    Forest have been in decent form so you can read a fair bit into today's performance. There was a zip and invention to our passing in the first half that's been missing this season. With everyone fit, Rice obviously starts but Jorginho should be playing more than he has been and offers something that Merino definitely doesn't.

                      lorddulaarsenal -- had some good moments early, but then drifted out of the game as we mainly played on the right.

                      Noticeably, he tracked back and stopped a potential breakaway.

                        QuincyAbeyie

                        He was booed the second he came on the pitch (by the Forest fans but in sure a few secret boos by those closer to home)