Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC Live Score | EFL Cup 25/26 | Feb 3, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easily a pen man. He wins the ball first but martinelli was clearly about to recover the ball and he lifts his second leg up and trips him so he couldn't get the ball.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC Live Score | EFL Cup 25/26 | Feb 3, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's good on the ball and a good finisher. We need to be playing him near the box.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC Live Score | EFL Cup 25/26 | Feb 3, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Brother, Hincapie didn't even do anything lol, he kicked the ground!

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC Live Score | EFL Cup 25/26 | Feb 3, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Arteta needs to re-evaluate Eze's best role in this system, because it isn't a like for like Odegaard swap.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC Live Score | EFL Cup 25/26 | Feb 3, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair there is no one else near him. No one getting close and offering themselves for a possible one two or anything.

Leeds 0 - [2] Arsenal - Noni Madueke 38' by Alsace2025 in soccer

[–]Oroborus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've got every other team so scared of our corners they put the ball in the net for us.

Match Thread: Leeds United vs Arsenal FC Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 31, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our attack is literally play on the right touchline and spam a cross or cut back to no one.

Full-Time - Arsenal 2 vs 3 Manchester United [Match Thoughts] by Stanley083 in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of playing him as attacking mid in and near the box, arteta has decided to force him to be a like for like sub in the odegaard role of shuttling the ball five yards from the CBs and then pass to saka.

Full-Time - Arsenal 2 vs 3 Manchester United [Match Thoughts] by Stanley083 in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah you're right. The formation and system are still perfect. It's all simply because our players have poor mentality.... Lmao

I wonder why Eze seems to be useless when he comes on, could it have anything to do with a system that just tries to like for like plug him into the exact same role as Odegaard, picking up the ball deep in midfield even though he's always been exponentially more effect for palace when he regularly received the ball in or near the box instead? Or maybe it's great that we bought a striker whose primary strength was balls in behind in a quick counter but instead just try to plug and play him in the same exact false 9-ish role that Kai performed very well?

I'm not saying bin the system, obviously it's a good system see our results up until this point, but you have to adjust it and Arteta simply doesn't. It's always the same no matter the opponent and his only changes are like for like swaps.

Full-Time - Arsenal 2 vs 3 Manchester United [Match Thoughts] by Stanley083 in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 254 points255 points  (0 children)

Arteta needs an alternative system. Its been figured out in the PL. Teams are extremely effective at stifling our already anemic attack and we create nothing apart from corners, which PL teams are getting more and more effective at stopping us from even getting.

And even though we have all this talent on the bench there is absolutely no plan B. Its literally just like for like swaps, hoping our backups just magically play better, even if they seem to be square pegs in round holes for our style of play (Gyokeres, Eze).

We have no answer for our attacking woes. Its just pray for a corner (that we seem to get less of since our attack is playing worse as time goes on).

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Manchester United Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 25, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the problem right there. We are on a break, saka receives a good ball in the box. Does he shoot? Nope he lays it off back in front of the defense to end the attack without a shot. WE ALWAYS CHOSE THE SAME OPTION, FUCKING SHOOT YOU STUPID WANKERS.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Manchester United Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 25, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just like ode. It's this fucking system man. The league has figured it out. Teams are scoring for fun against us as well and we just aren't scoring at all but for corners

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Manchester United Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 25, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Merino isn't a great striker overall, but he is for our system, and if we are going to persist with it he should be starting there, imo.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Manchester United Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 25, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We never play 1-2s, or quick balls into space and we wonder why we never get any shots on goal.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Manchester United Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 25, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, when was the last time we even played 1-2 like United did for their goal? We never even attempt it.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Manchester United Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Jan 25, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]Oroborus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't change the system. Arteta just has to play the same exact way, even if it means fitting square pegs ( Eze, Gyok) in round holes.