11 Apr 2026 16:48:05
League is finished, we really are in freefall and have zero confidence and no clue how to put it right, in total contrast confidence is sky high for City, they have a trophy in the cabinet, virtually a gimme in the FA Cup and now 2 games in hand over us. A miracle is need for us to win the league.
Blame Arteta. Some of his selections have been bizarre; he has totally over played players and hence playing them into exhaustion.
Eze doesn't look the player he was, Kai has to go, Vic was never the solution.
For Raya has been brilliant.
Saka - poor.
Odegaard - v poor.
Rice has had less influence as the season has gone on.
Back four less solid since Xmas.
Jesus - has to go.
Max needs to be careful. It could have a detrimental effect on him.
As I said in the week, don't be surprised if City win the treble, that is looking highly likely now.
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11 Apr 2026 15:10:41
If City beat Chelsea, Burnley and us which I now expect them to, when we play our next Premiership home game against Newcastle will be level on points.
11 Apr 2026 16:11:18
Bill, mate, I will say the PL is out of our hands if we don’t beat City, which is very unlikely, and we would be very lucky to get that result. A draw is also not good.
We have been lucky to get some of the 1-0 wins, as we aren’t able to create or score goals. Not only that, we can’t keep the ball and thread a 3-4 pass sequence, and with this dent in the confidence, I don’t think we will be any different, if not worse.
Same in the CL, without scoring goals, we don’t have a chance. I can’t imagine our situation at the end of May, where we won’t have won a trophy. How will we build on for the next season.
11 Apr 2026 16:17:12
Everything you say there, Highbury, about our performances in the prem is absolutely spot on, mate.
11 Apr 2026 16:58:27
You're fully in squeaky bum time now. I'd argue next week is huge not just for this season, but for Arsenal moving forward. Lose that, and not only will all momentum be with City, trust me, at that point there is no going back. But you will have a bigger bottler tag than Spurs, and for any future squads it will be a huge thing to overcome.
This week, I'd expect the press will encourage Arsenal to be brave and say they need to go for the throat. But that will play right into their hands, and in a back and forth game, you will lose.
It really is a must not lose game for Arsenal. A draw sets you up and leaves it firmly in your hands and yours alone. If you do lose, I don't see anything other than a City title win.
Try and enjoy the build up, and we will see how it shakes out next week.
And Highbury, if you do get to the summer trophyless, Arteta has to go. I can't see one argument to keep him if that is the outcome. I'd even argue if it was the FA Cup only he should still go.
11 Apr 2026 17:53:22
Definitely red, mate, I have been an Arteta supporter and one reason for the support was that I do think managers need 3-4/5 years to really assert their stamp on the team. If we don’t win anything, he will have to go. I would resign if I were him. If we win any of the two trophies, I will give him until Christmas to improve performances, else make a change.
Bill, mate, don’t think Fabregas will be any different to Arteta, he will also be cautious to prove himself. We need an established manager who can win trophies, along with putting fear in the opposition. Klopp won’t come to us, but we should go for Enrique if Arteta goes.
11 Apr 2026 14:42:12
I’m an honest fan. That just was not good enough at all. No cut, no thrust, no invention, no cohesion. Bournemouth were way better than us and deserved the victory… We have opened up the door for Man City now. They will beat Chelsea tomorrow and then they will be bang up for facing us at their place next week and the way we are playing at the moment.
I can’t see us beating them next Sunday… (sorry to say that guys) . Hope and pray we find a way to get this title over the line. But we seem like a marathon runner who has hit his brick wall with 3 miles to go… We really have hit our worst patch of form at definitely the worst time. 🔴⚪️❤️.
11 Apr 2026 15:36:57
Hello Gabi, mate, what I cannot get my head around is we are a different animal in the CL.
We are confident and look like we are completely mentally, physically and tactically on the money, and then the Prem games come along. 🤔 🤔 🤔
Take care, Gabi, my friend.
11 Apr 2026 16:11:02
We are way too nervous to play out from the back at the moment. Take our chances and get the ball up the pitch. That will give us a 50/50. We really have to find a way to negate the teams that press every ball.
Well done to Bournemouth. I wouldn't be surprised if City trip up against their style of play.
well I wish lol.
It says something that Raya had the most passes of all the Arsenal players. I want my keeper to have the ball at his feet as little as possible.
Can we hold our collective nerves, both players, manager, and fans? Up in the air, I reckon.
11 Apr 2026 14:39:18
Today is the day it all goes pear shaped!
I see a big loss to City coming next week and don’t want to think about the CL.
If you don’t score goals you don’t get points and don’t win anything!
11 Apr 2026 14:59:25
Really poor set up from Arteta (again) . Playing a high pressing team, he should have looked at creativity through the lines from the start. That means starting Kai in midfield was just a terrible decision. Eze should have started, but by the time he came on, Bournemouth were completely on top.
11 Apr 2026 15:20:10
Raya had the most touches today after Dekkers. Says it all.
11 Apr 2026 15:45:33
Starting Kai at all is a terrible decision, same as Madueke. Both Chelsea, both no end product.
11 Apr 2026 14:36:13
Embarrassing is the only word I can say. Any visiting team who defends well and we are bolloxed. No plan b no nothing. Their was no desire, leadership absolutely f*** all.
City will smell blood and we are the prey. No lessons have been learnt.
So miffed.
Different team different desire in the CL. Why.
11 Apr 2026 14:55:50
Plan A - Corners
Plan B - Throw ins
Plan C - Waste time & play 4 centre backs.
11 Apr 2026 11:47:47
We Are Going To Be Champions This Season and Many More. We Are Going To Be Champions This Season and Many More. We Are Going To Be Champions This Season and Many More.
Nothing is a given until we have not crossed the line; the players, the fans, the backroom staff, and the ball boys must understand that.
Today is another massive game, hope the boys and the fans turn up. Nothing but three points.
11 Apr 2026 12:06:50
Let's hope so!! Big, big game today.
Statement to the EPL & pressure on City - that's the job today.
COYG!!
10 Apr 2026 18:45:36
Was watching the Porto vs Forest Europa highlights for the own goal, but couldn’t help notice the football Porto played and the chances they created. They were fast, one touch and opened up Forest so many times, but then couldn’t find the end product.
Hope to see something similar (bar the end product bit) from the beloved Arsenal for the rest of the season. Somehow, we still are the best team in Europe so far. 😄
10 Apr 2026 21:01:46
A treat to watch, great movement and use of space.
10 Apr 2026 07:39:18
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08 Apr 2026 09:08:13
I was so bored last night I fell asleep and missed the goal.
Come on Arteta stop with this negative football.
08 Apr 2026 09:31:18
Why do we have to have a thousand touches and passes inside the opposition half just to create one chance?
08 Apr 2026 09:43:51
The tactics and approach are seriously baffling. If Raya didn't have the best of the nights, we would be 3-1 down.
What chance will we have against Barcelona or Bayern, even if we progress on a 1-0?
We have the players to play fast, attacking football, but it looks like they have been coached to pass around for the sake of it, and even then we are not able to keep hold of the ball, losing possession easily.
Odegaard has lost his touch, and I still haven't seen Zubimendi make a forward pass. We blame Gyokeres, but what service does he get, and how are we going to score goals?!
08 Apr 2026 10:37:09
I think fans HAVE to understand Arteta isn't the man, he isn't brave enough.
We sorted Bayern out last year 3-1, where has that level of performance gone?
08 Apr 2026 11:40:51
Bloody doom gloomers. :)
08 Apr 2026 12:59:55
Lol G4E
It happens when we haven't won trophies in a long time and come ever so close every year only to miss out some way or the other. We were in for four this year, and when two are taken away in quick succession, panic kicks in (at least for me it does) .
On top of that, there is no case of "We played brilliantly but lost to a better team" which aggravates everything.
There's still hope, so COYG!
08 Apr 2026 13:51:04
You are spot H, it's sickening to keep hearing "second again ole ole". If we don't win anything this season, then we will be the joke of the PL. That can't be argued.
08 Apr 2026 13:58:31
The fact of the matter, we are not playing to our strengths, and I can't see why.
The bosses can't be happy with 80s style play.
I honestly think he will be gone at the end of the season, even if we win the 2 trophies we are left in.
Enjoy your week, lads and lasses.
08 Apr 2026 16:47:09
I am still hopeful we will at least win one trophy, and I am leaning towards the Premier League (as long as we can sort our injured players out) . Bournemouth will be a strong indicator for that. Although not essential, 3 points is a must for me.
This is the season the boys will show they are now men (child-adult, not being sexist) . If they fail, then we really need to look at the team we have, as they don't have it in them and have been wrapped in cotton wool for too long. I'm still with Arteta. I think he has done an amazing job with where we were and where we are, but things will need changing.
As for a better style of football, I am expecting that flair to come back to us once we have more confidence and experience with playing together in training, and now, with so many players added last season, we have not had a series of training sessions together to experiment with them. Dig in deep, and be ready for the final stages of the rollercoaster. All together now. We will win the Premier League this season, and we will win it in style next season.
08 Apr 2026 19:41:38
Good chance we can crawl over the line, however, it's been painful, and City have been poor. We haven't addressed goals, LW, or CF. If the boss can't get that right, & we will face a tougher City next season - we need to change.
We don't have a winning attitude, and that comes from the boss.
He's done well, lovely guy & loves the club, BUT he's not a winner and not tough enough or tactically aware. Leaving Raya on the bench demonstrated that - big clubs want trophies.
10 Apr 2026 10:21:38
Correct, SY. :)