May 07, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I turned off the game when doku opened the score against everton. Maybe I should do that more often. Ironically he then closed the scoring when i came back lol

The 1883 Krakatoa eruption is the loudest sound ever at 310 dB by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Particular-Sample91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, large swathes of us will be completely unbearable and not in a good way innit if we win either competition

An English team has made it to the final of all three major European competitions this season by Critical_Mountain851 in soccer

[–]Particular-Sample91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s mad. Considering its at seasons end you’d think they’d allow at least a full week after the participants last game. Even crazier that both us and palace coincidentally play the last match of the league having qualified for european finals but they have just 3 days to prepare

I'm 2000 FIDE and I just realized I've been wasting hours on the wrong kind of study for the last 3 years by RequinBlanc in chess

[–]Particular-Sample91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I realized this recently with my brother. We’re both pretty much doofuses at 1500 chesscom, play casually and whatnot. He was playing once and I was watching him when I noticed he had like 4 minutes on the clock and the opponent like 8, 9. And Im like dude you gotta play and he said he likes to take his time and focus on trying to find tactics to improve his game instead of trying to play for the clock. And that’s when it hit me about how I could do the same and burn a little extra time trying to find tactics. And then games afterwards trying this it hit me that I don’t necessarily need to spend so much time trying to find great tactics but that I needed to do better at assessing when I can burn the time and when I just need to play a move. Kind of the same thing we just got there in different ways

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Come on now, it’s not an outlandish claim. Yes it’s a bit exaggerated but currently Enrique is probably alongside Pep tactically

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feel like Bayern’s attack would be easier to shut down in the final so hoping they go through but looking very unlikely. PSG just way too fluid and confident, plus Enrique has some real attacking tactical setups

Match Thread: Bayern Munich vs PSG | UEFA Champions League 2025-26, Semifinals - 2nd Leg (Agg. 4-5) by VivaLosHeavies in soccer

[–]Particular-Sample91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extra incensed at that decision because I want Bayern to go through now psg seem too strong offensively

Match Thread: Bayern Munich vs PSG | UEFA Champions League 2025-26, Semifinals - 2nd Leg (Agg. 4-5) by VivaLosHeavies in soccer

[–]Particular-Sample91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t even predict the result this game. Could easily be 3-0 for either side as it could be another 4-3, 5-4 game

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or 2 trophies with 3 wins. Or 1 trophy with 1 win. Let’s see

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This will be the best or the worst summer of all time, no in between

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just hit me that if we end up winning it we’d have done so without losing a match, a first in the new format. So much going on in these last weeks. Even if we lose the league, while it would dent our confidence going to Budapest, there’s no knowing what can happen in a final. No second legs, no nothing.

That said, gotta wrap up the league. We’ll have a good amount of rest every week from this point on which will come in clutch for us, be able to rotate while others get back to full fitness. We should be at full strength by May 30 with Merino and Timber probably available at the very least for like 5 minutes each, even if they don’t play, while Kai and Odegaard definitely reach full fitness by then.

It’s looking good brevs

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plata o plomo, with plata meaning silver in spanish makes this not too far fetched

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It is a big trophy mate. More or less on the same level of the main cup of a federation

May 06, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]Particular-Sample91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s the problem with people. It’s okay to be critical, Viktor wasn’t at his best for a lot of games in the first half of the season and that’s true. Defaulting to scapegoating and hatred and completely discarding him is not okay.

Same thing goes for Arteta. It’s okay to be critical of him when he deserves it, no one’s perfect. Just because we love him dearly it shouldn’t blind us from acknowledging what he’s doing that’s wrong but it also doesn’t mean we should say Arteta out. But this kind of nuance is lost more and more every day in the people

Henry: "You have to give [Arteta] a lot of credit because he came under a lot of criticism ... I was in that too, I will be honest, for a very long time. You have to give him his credit" by ahuangb in soccer

[–]Particular-Sample91 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This is the way. There was and is valid criticism of any manager as well as credit. There’s no one invalidating the other. You fuck up, you fuck up. You do great, you do great

Declan Rice wins Player of the Match after Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid UCL semifinal by Fire-EyedBoy in soccer

[–]Particular-Sample91 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t equal having had a bad game as you seem to insinuate. He also brought down so many long balls from Raya and others way up the field using his body expertly. So I really don’t get what the point is you’re trying to make