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my Kesvick >> friday may 18 - 11:17

I'm not entirely against Mikel Arteta, to be honest. There are all these accolades from the people he has worked with that I don't simply think it is because they are only trying to blow his trumpet.

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eng holt >> friday june 1 - 17:35

But the players supposedly didn't wan't him.

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my Kesvick >> saturday june 2 - 13:52

Well, that debate is not relevant anymore.

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my Kesvick >> wednesday august 8 - 12:33

DEMBELE PLS.

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my Kesvick >> monday august 13 - 04:40, Edited monday august 13 - 04:40

My main thought for the Manchester City game: Cechplsfuknplsnomoarheartattacks.

All things considered, it was an okay performance from Arsenal. For me, if Arsenal scored at least one goal and kept the scoreline to at most a one goal deficit, this would have been a good game.

One of the main things I was looking for as a fan was a clear sense of what Arsenal were trying to do. I felt that I got that. We had a clear defensive plan and we caught them a few times; too bad that we could not finish. There were mistakes, but individual performances as a whole were good. Standouts are Matteo Guendozi, Sokratis Papastathopoluos, Ainsley Maitland-Niles (up until he was injured). Mesut Ozil was good.

Of course, there were some individual mistakes: Xhaka deserves some benefit of the doubt but his comfort zone is closing quickly with Lucas Torreira, and Mkhitaryan probably should not be in the same line-up as Ozil. Cech...doesn't fit our current style of play; I fully expect Bernd Leno to play the next game.

Furthermore, City's flawless pressing meant that we could not purely follow our plan to build from the back, while we ourselves were lagging behind in a few instances in attempting to close down all of City's options, but otherwise, this is very much a team in transition, and I fully expect Unai Emery's style to gel with the team as time progresses.

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eng holt >> monday august 13 - 08:06

Did Lich play ?

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my Kesvick >> monday august 13 - 08:19

Yes, Lichsteiner played. He put in a good shift when he was brought on.

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eng holt >> monday august 13 - 11:27

Playing against City is a tough match for anyone..........................................but Liverpool

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my Kesvick >> wednesday august 15 - 05:47

@holt: If Liverpool do not finish the season at least a few points short of City...would you consider the season a failure?

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eng holt >> wednesday august 15 - 06:27

If they don't reach atleast semis of cups then maybe.

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my Kesvick >> saturday august 18 - 16:57

WELL F**K ME!

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eng holt >> monday august 20 - 10:16

AUBA

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my Kesvick >> monday august 20 - 10:41, Edited monday august 20 - 10:41

There were positives. I could copy what I said from the City game and paste it for the Chelsea game. I see what they are doing, but they need time.

I will add that I think Hector Bellerin's days are numbered unless he really shapes up.

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eng holt >> monday august 20 - 12:00

Nah .Bellerin will do a Alberto Moreno.

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my Kesvick >> friday january 25 - 03:58

Well...I'm back.

I'm under no qualms that this is going to be a hard season.

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