21 Sep 2025 23:33:38
Gyokeres 90 minutes in a nutshell
24 touches on the ball, fewer than any other outfield player on the pitch.
zero shots
zero dribbles
lost possession 13 times
passing accuracy of just 62%
Hmmmm - find that hunger young man and put yourself about better.
22 Sep 2025 06:43:17
Hi SY
Firstly is that his fault though? Is it the way we set up that denies us getting the ball to him?
I also have had my doubts about him, if he is that good why didn't other clubs sniff around him when he was at Coventry. Don't get me wrong but 2 against newly promoted Leeds and a 5 yard tap in against Forest isn't frightening anyone, I really hope hope he can get going though.
Funnily enough I bet a work colleague that Havertz would score more than Gyokeres. he still could :)
22 Sep 2025 08:20:27
Hi Banbury mate, I must admit I was concerned at the time that signing VG might be an appeasement signing to get the fans and pundits off the clubs/ managers backs about not signing a striker rather than him being the type of striker who would naturally blend in with our team.
Hopefully he will come good for us but at the moment he looks lost and we look like we are playing with 10 men with him in the team. If that's the reason for Arteta trying to play safe then double shame on Arteta because he should have signed a striker for less money who he thought could fit in with our style of play.
22 Sep 2025 08:41:34
I just love it how easily people can turn on our players. He got no service what so ever. Now not good enough. I mean city parked the bus yesterday and tells a lot how even city and Liverpool scared to give us any space.
Its becoming a moaning site rather then banter unfortunately. You win and you play good and no one has a thing to say and suddenly something goes a little wrong and everybody jump on to criticise anything just for the sake of it.
Yes arteta got it wrong yesterday and against Liverpool for playing safe where he should have more gutts. Yes he nade a mistake with beanching Eze as its obvious we need a creative midfielder to unleash iur striker. But it was obvious we were miles better then them.
Its not the end of the world and we can only learn and move forward and I hope arteta recognise his mistake too.
So all this becoming a bit too boring.
Everyone entitled to thier opinion, but wheres your opinion when the team wins and do good.
Sorry for the rant but i think that the last thing I will be posting.
Have faith in your team and I believe we are that good to win it this year and have no doubt about it
COYG.
22 Sep 2025 09:26:24
Hi Moe I hope you will keep posting mate. For me and i think for some other people it's not about not taking all 6pts from Liverpool and City 1 point from those games can happen no matter how well your manger sets up the team or how well the players play, it's all about Arteta fear of going for it against our biggest rivals despite us having the squad to so.
Results don't always go the way any of us want them to that's football but the intent to perform at your highest possible level should always be there mate. I can understand mangers with less talented squads taking a safety first approach against City and Liverpool but we are now City and Liverpools equals and shouldn't be afraid to go toe to toe with them anymore.
22 Sep 2025 09:38:20
Hello Moe hope you and family are safe and well.
I beg to differ mate sorry.
Its not moaning its difference of opinions. If we won and I came on here, people would be saying what are you moaning for. The performance in the week against Bilbao was poor but we came away with the points and that's what I posted next day. Awful tactics against Liverpool and bad team selection yesterday and Arteta needs to be held to account over it
Take care mate.
22 Sep 2025 10:45:20
Im with you 100% Bill mate. If we don't play well and will Arteta will I get away with it but when we lack intent and fail to win with the squad he now has at his disposal then quit rightly he should be held accountable.
He's had the backing from most fans pundits and the club while he's collected all the pieces to complete the jigsaw but if he insists on putting the wrong pieces in the wrong places and keep making the picture look awful then its got to be adios amigo.
22 Sep 2025 11:38:27
It's an opinion MOE and it's facts and they don't lie, winning is ok and trophies always are key so let's see. I am not turning on Gyokeres as I had doubts from the start but if we aren't getting him the ball he has zero chance to prove himself.
We have a very strong squad and I expect a trophy this season for sure. as for praising when they win hmmmmmmm really, as Roy Keane says " it's their job " :)
5-0 v Leeds expected 3-0 v Forest expected, I haven't seen a performance that raises the brow yet, but for sure we have the squad to do it, an excellent squad it is.
22 Sep 2025 11:41:47
Hi Bill, i agree with you and 62, atreta got his tactics wrong for both city and Liverpool games. But the way some are coming cross as if we were absolutely shyte, slating this and that. Who ever was on the pitch yesterday put some shift, its not easy as people think to beark the city bus, all 11 were defending. Yes we needed the creative player on to create. But I don't think arteta was expecting city to lie thay deep from early on.
22 Sep 2025 11:59:00
The way that Arteta set you all up against us and City doesn't benefit Gyok at all. Arteta played what is essentially four CBs and three CDMs against both us and City so of course your attack is isolated. Gyok has shown that when the team plays more openly and with more fluidity, he can do a job.
Arteta needs to stop having this mentality of bunkering down against the bigger teams and just go for the win. The Arsenal squad is just as good as any and can give any team right now a run for their money.
22 Sep 2025 13:17:06
Gyokeres like any other typical no9 needs service to do his job, whether its a tap in or not. Banbury mate you might have your doubt in him but as long as he's not getting the service right how on earth can he be judged too early.
Also, its not because keane said so that means he's right. there's absolutely nothing wrong with praising your team effort and commitment.
I just see most on here concentrate on the negative rather then the positive. And don't get me wrong I'm with you all that arteta got it awfully wrong again and I freaking hope he does recognise that.
And yes liverpool and city were there for the taking and that's on him.
Lets see what he'll do away to Newcastle.
22 Sep 2025 14:09:48
Hi Moe mate, our player's always put a shift in these days, we can definitely rely on that and that's to theirs and Arteta credit. I think we all agree that it's the fact that we have the players at our disposal to play top quality proactive football but Arteta is chosing to use those players to play a cautious reactive game that's upsetting everyone mate.
If he loses it's job because he was incapable of trusting the wonderful squad he's put together that would be sad but it's ultimately his choice.
22 Sep 2025 18:52:15
Hi Moe, hope you are well.
Viktor hasn’t helped himself and Arteta hasn’t helped him either. He needs to show more hunger and work on getting into more dangerous positions and force the creative players to find him. Did Eze find Martinelli because of an intelligent run or did Martinelli run into a hopeful ball? I genuinely hope he does well but he needs to look at himself and do more. He’s a big guy and doesn’t create enough danger in the box or beating the CD to the ball plus his touch was poor. To give the ball away you have to have had it. I haven’t turned on him but both him and Arteta need to do something different.
I haven’t turned personally posted positive stuff but unfortunately I’m not going to post a lot about us beating Forest who also had their chances. I don’t think we’ve started well, I don’t think Arteta is playing to the squads strengths or addressed things. It’s an opinion - I’m not posting stuff on their social media. I posted plenty positives about Noni, Eze etc but if I feel the cannon is too heavy for someone’s shoulders then I will say it.
I don’t doubt the guys put a bit of a shift in but so does every player and athlete. Winners make tough decisions and will be criticised more especially if they are at a big club. I would say they are lazy passing sideways or backwards - it’s a lazy ass pass. Letting Haaland rip you apart when he was miles away was lazy. We are talking elite athletes on elite pay ar an elite club - that comes with the turf. If they can’t handle it then they should clear off as we won’t win the league that way. We also can use a gazilion subs now - Saka wasn’t tired but I wasn’t super impressed with his input or effort. I’m not turning on him. It’s an observation and opinion.
Ode - I’m not turning on him. I think he slows us down, runs in circles and takes too many passes. Esp in last 14 months. I think he goes missing in big tight games unlike Kevin De Bruyne who turns up and impacts big games. that's the standard if we want to win leagues.
Look at a highlights real of Eze and tell me if his thought is forward, sideways or backwards first. Look how he turns, controls, let's ball run etc etc. then look at Ode. The difference is huge and that’s why I want Eze as he’s that star man who can change a game.
Who else tried to drive our team forward yesterday by actions? Rice at times. Noni most of the time.
I feel I am a miserable poster and repeat myself and have high standards. So certain players get it, Arteta does but certain players on certain days get huge praise and rightly so.
We’ve strayed poorly and the new striker isn’t delivering and Artetas tactics suck. Not too many positives to post but I’m sure I’ve posted some and will do. I’m not turning on our players - I have an opinion and expectation.
Sorry - another long defensive non/ positive repetitive post.
22 Sep 2025 21:59:58
Alternately Arteta is the first manager to go 5 consecutive games unbeaten against Pep, and that's the first time I ever saw a pep team play like that.
Criticism and suggestions are fair, I was thoroughly disappointed when I saw our starting midfield as i want gungho attacking football, but certainly it does seem a few people have forgotten what being a supporter means. We drew at home to city and lost a tight 1-0 at anfield, keep your toys in the pram.
23 Sep 2025 08:05:38
Good morning Sir! You have an element of truth in there and yes that’s a great record but it’s how you do it, what’s the performance like, how many of the 6 points against our rivals who were there for the taking did we get? Also even against Forest at 1 nil - what did he do and where are we learning. Arteta played with 4 center backs and 3 defensive midfielders. Did he think 6 or 2 points were on the table. It bit us last year and will do again.
23 Sep 2025 08:34:02
Hello SW. Hope you are good mate.
Just like to comment on your post some people forgetting what a supporter means. I am 69 I have supported Arsenal since I was 7, was 8 when I saw my first match, travelled all over the country even been to Europe, seen the good, the bad and the ugly, made some great friends. Over the years I have criticized them when criticism is due like now and if we end up having a bad season I will criticize them but I do not repeat do not stop supporting them, if you think my posts fail the definition of a a supporter then your entitled to your opinion but I am entitled to mine.
23 Sep 2025 13:54:07
What's all this 4 CB and 3 DM talk
Are we suddenly saying that Timber, White, and Calofori are not good enough to play full back and should be removed from the team?
We have the best defence in the league for 3 seasons and one of the best in Europe, but for these 2 games thay are classed as 4 CB with the narrative being that arteta doesn't know what he is doing?
and 3 DM's, when has merino been a DM, he has never been that. and his GS form has been good, Rice yes started as a DM at west ham, but certinaly is not that for arsenal for over a season, and is not for england anymore also.
are we suggesting that we only play one of Rice, Zuba or merino as they are all the same player?
both the liverpool and city performances were good (the outcomes were not) , when do liverpool get restricted to mimimal chances at Home? when have city been reduced to parking the bus? never.
both were certinaly missed opportunities, but only because of how well we played in those games, making both those very good teams look ordinary and giving the impression that we should have taken more from the games.
we had chances in both games, but defently not enough chances, and certinaly not enough for what our dominace in both thoes games warrented.
Rant over, haha.
I absaloulty reespect everyones has different opinions and we are frustrated due to dropped points. but let's not get distracted from what has been a decent start to the season, without playing anything like what we all know we can, which is athe same for most teams at the moment.
23 Sep 2025 18:50:03
Hi Bill
I am saying we don’t play stereotypical fullbacks. We buy players that play CD / FB or even convert CD to fullbacks. They aren’t your bombing up the wing fullback like Cole. More defence minded. Believe that’s accurate. The fullback that did - we never played and is at Celtic.
The 3 midfielders are they more work horse / Defence minded bearing in mind the alternative was 2 of the 3 plus the creative Eze. It was a defence minded and workload orientated set up.
Is that not true?
It’s not been a great start - sorry. We got 1 point from our rivals out of 6. What’s decent about that. Although I’m more bothered about the performances to be fair.