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Pre-Season 2025/2026

Klaus

Horrible game. Hopefully we don't look like that when the season starts.

Gazza M

Doc harsh. he actually did something on the 2 occasions the ball found him in the area. he'll have to get used to making the most of 2-3 touches per half

we don't look ready for our tough start to the season. hopefully we make it through with some draws, and the fans still on board

Doc

Gazza M maybe is, but regardless of what I think of him, this is what we are going to see if the 5 behind him can't carry the build up and creativity in the team.

tazmania

Dowman is playing minutes this year. Arteta can't ignore his talent

DiabyKungFu

Lukazan Downman should be a serious option off the bench in the league.

Off the bench? If he improves his cardio we should try Dowman on the right and Saka on the left. I mean that completely sincerely.

Lukazan

Speedster Interesting you say that because it's exactly the way he moves that makes me confident he's gonna be an absolute monster player. Just something about it.

DiabyKungFu I didn't want to push it too far but why the f not. Good enough old enough and all that. It's not like our current attack is anything inspiring.

DiabyKungFu

Doc unfit and shit

I don't think he looked unfit.

Speedster

GooneriC

Moves like a top talent. I chatted to he top university guys that analyze movement in athletes these guys do the movement screen in medicals for top prem teams. Can't give player info here.

But from the top people in the game they measure the perfect angles for everything and after decades of analysis it always matches Federer. And Salah is the same it's why he looks like he has more time. He moves his COG before his torso/limbs.

Panda

Rice absolutely whipped the ball into the corner for his penalty. Very nice. Kepa should have just saved 1 that crept under him boo. Merino with a poor miss.

Panda

Villareal hit the bar with their 5th penalty. So Gabriel steps up to win it for us and omg keeper saves it onto the bar and it bounces on the line. What drama. Lol.

daredevil

My prediction is that this team has peaked - a lot of players whose best years are likely behind them.

Our chance creating machine has always been our press - many years of doing it will take its toll. We haven't brought in any creative players and I suspect Arteta's methods are stating to become jaded.

Speedster

daredevil

Theirs pros and cons of change so when Chelsea change players all the time they look shit off the ball. We've had the same front 3 for ages so we're fire off the ball.

We needed new players and we need to be grown ups about it. The player we have took 2 years to press like the best team in Europe. No matter who the manager is it'll take time. Would you rather spend that time on someone who taught the best press in Europe or someone who hasn't ?

Gazza M

daredevil 23/24 felt like the peak of cycle that would normally be rewarded with a title, but we were up against a cunty man city team. playing this style of football, turning up every season and trusting in the process of pressing like madmen for 9 months - the enthusiasm starts to subconsciously dip as the years tick by without a trophy. I've been concerned about a dip in appetite, which is why a raft of new recruits is so important to re-energise our established guys

Speedster

I played rugby for 8 years before moving to football. From being the kicker in rugby the oval ball the way it spins the way the wind reacts to the spin.

After switching to football I couldn't understand how they can fuxk up a penalty from a few yards. The balls static circular and only a few yards out.

Panda

Madueke misses his penalty very casual and soft loll so we lost penalty shootout and the game.

Big Willie

Panda Madueke misses his penalty very casual and soft loll

Same guy who tried to fight 2 of his team mates to take one 😂

JazzG

Merino and Madueke with poor penalties.

Thought Zubimendi looked class when he came on, this guy is going to be one of the best signings of the summer imo.

JazzG

Gunner89 Respectfully shut the fuck up. It was a sarcastic message which as usual goes over your head.

Sicario2

JazzG calma. It’s going to be a long season by the looks of it.

A loss to Utd and we will be in crisis mode after 1 game just because there is far too much pressure now. Every loss is not a loss for one season, it’s a loss in the Arteta overall context of trophyless season after trophyless season. Everything will be magnified.

An Eze signing is the only way out of this shit.

Gunner89

JazzG

Respectfully fuck off yourself, your tirade on gyokeres has been ott while you are harping about Madueke's non productive stats, which you have consistently shared to the point that you have some agenda

I know you long enough from 2 decades here and Arsenal mania that you aren't man enough to claim you are wrong anyway

JazzG

Sicario2 We'll be fine, it is pre-season and we are just experimenting and easing players in.

Gunner89 So that gives you the right to hurl out insults because my views on the player hurts your feelings now? I don't rate the player, tough shit if you don't like it. He looked dreadful out there today but I'm not gonna go out and start putting him down or saying I told you so, I want him to do well for us.

If Gyokeres works out great, I'll happily take all the shit people throw at me because Arsenal would be doing well out of it. I'm an Arsenal fan first not a Gyokeres hater first. What if Madueke turns out a success, I assume you'll be happy to take the abuse for it?

I've known you long enough to know you are an argumentative little shit who goes around arguing over complete bullshit so I'll be leaving at that.

awooga83

Gazza M yeah my worry too this type of football has a limited timeframe because what it requires in energy and requiring almost everything to be perfect from opposition to our players. I think there is a risk it's run it's course. For me this season has to be deliver the trophy or maybe in some exceptional circumstances you could accept not doing that otherwise I think it will be time to move on and look for a different manager as he's had more then enough time.

Speedster

awooga83

The obvious alternative is we buy more skilful players but we're up against actually countries. So I think for the time being well have to work harder if we want to compete.

MistaT

Speedster -- I don't get the comparison.

Saka has never played with the high tempo run at players verve that Dowman does. That's not to critique Saka who regularly beats his man, but he does it in a far more regimented style.

Rohit

MistaT We also have no idea what Saka would look like under a manager that allows more freedom, to move, to express. I think Saka has more to show as an individual and he puts team above himself.

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