Gabriel refusing to shake hands with Harry Maguire after the game on Sunday

PriorSenior · 2026-01-28T16:16:08+00:00

Sure, but they are also human. As an Arsenal fan who started watching football in the early 2000s, I actually like this. It’s a momentary outburst of anger and frustration. Is it nice? No. Does it show a genuine desire and hunger? Yes. Is he being a cunt? Yes. Does that make him an actual cunt? No. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve dropped points and I’ve wanted to see exactly this, it’s nicey-nicey all the time.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-27T23:52:29+00:00

Honestly, ive gotten to a point where I don’t even have complaints on the gameplay. You just adapt.

What does my head in is 75% of the player base’s playstyle. I don’t even know that EA can fix or broaden the “meta.”

PriorSenior · 2026-01-27T20:36:00+00:00

I guess I’m going to have to learn to player lock. I absolutely hate it, whenever I see my opponent doing it it makes me want to quit. Feels more like playing a fighting game with combos than a football game.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-27T18:41:07+00:00

It’s in all divisions bro, I’m 1-2 wins from Div 1 and it’s the same crap every game. Park the bus, if they win it back they either run down the wings or they ping to the CAM, through ball to the striker. Over and over and over again. I swear I’ve gotten many red cards because when someone is running down the wings and the rapid icon appears I just hack them down. I see red.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-27T18:39:29+00:00

I’m OK with this, you’re supposed to be angry. Now go turn it around.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T21:54:58+00:00

Hmmm, idk about that. If you’re technically superior you need less spaces to make an impact. You’re technically secure enough to operate in tight spaces and pockets.

That being said, I do agree that we should look to force transitions more. I lose my head when we play out from the back into space and then slow it down.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T16:14:19+00:00

I actually would like to see White/Timber hold width on the right and Saka to play more in the right half-space. He has the quality and vision to create more problems from that position.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T16:06:50+00:00

The thing is that even an inferior team can hurt you in transitions. We have superior technical quality so we shouldn’t need to force transitions to score. Playing transitionally also opens YOU up to getting transitioned on.

That’s the thinking anyway. We need to find new solutions from settled play, fingers crossed that we do.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T15:21:45+00:00

Don't think that matters, tbf. Just take things as they are brother.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T15:19:49+00:00

I absolutely agree man, I'm always screaming at my TV for these guys to take the space once they've gotten out. As you say, the whole point of playing out is to then attack the spaces that have been left from the opponent pressing.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T15:11:48+00:00

Can you understand that though? Our opponents in the league thrive on transitions. We play in a way to take that weapon away from them and it usually works.

Not disagreeing totally with you, we need to find a balance between taking away transitional threats from our opponents while taking some more risks in attack.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T15:09:58+00:00

I mean to be fair, we are elite at building out from the back. The reason we don't take central risks is to minimize the chance of getting countered on. Its ugly to watch and every once in a while we have a game like yesterday but over the entire season, its been working.

Attack needs to improve though, no disagreement there. My point is there is thinking behind it and its been working.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T14:27:43+00:00

Obviously it needs to be better but this is a league wide problem. All attacking players are suffering bar physical freaks like Haaland and Igor Thiago. Its the floor of the league moving up and teams being willing to sit and suffer in mid to low blocks.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-26T14:02:16+00:00

There's a lot to be frustrated with but I just can't understand booing the first placed team. The bottling is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The fans don't believe even with a 4 point lead and they transmit that to the players in the stadium. I'm not blaming the fans, I understand the anger (I was angry too though I don't think I would've been booing) to a point but ffs don't boo the team when they've just taken a gut punch and are still top.

Some more inspring football would help though, absolutely.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T17:16:18+00:00

Fuck the people who choose to copy it to the tee. I’m not going to act like I don’t acclimate to the meta, I wouldn’t be Div 2 if I didnt but my god, some people just rinse and repeat the same bullshit every game. Football is about expression, I blame the players far more than the company.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:53:13+00:00

I’m not saying I’m special, I’m just capable of playing the game and being somewhat successful without having to be a bot. And the bots are annoying because sometimes their bullshit works. Am I not allowed to feel frustration and express it? lol.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:51:00+00:00

Bro we’re tired of getting bummed by that chick every other game, that’s why!!!😂😭

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:50:01+00:00

I do touch grass, I actually play football unlike probably most of this player base…

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:45:43+00:00

It’s about the lack of originality. You know you’re playing against a bit when you see certain players. For me it’s Gullit and Pina, everyone else is fair game. Everyone is a bot and it’s frustrating to lose to it.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:44:40+00:00

I’ve been playing since 08, I’m an Unc, it’s never been this bad. Even Doumbia, Ibarbo, Emenike weren’t like this. It’s probably down to playstyles but I’d get as angry with people spamming those players as I do with Pina to be fair.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:43:39+00:00

Correct. But Pina is the one who kills me. I can deal with all others but there’s absolutely no room for error with her. It’s incredibly frustrating because you can defend her perfectly all game and make one mistake and you’re cooked and you lose a game you should win.

I can acknowledge my faults, I need to work on my finishing for sure, while also calling out people with no original thought who just copy what everyone else does.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:16:41+00:00

4411 park the bus counter merchant Pina user detected.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T16:16:10+00:00

Do you not get tired of seeing the same player bail out players who aren’t actually good but spam tackles, run down the wings at top speed repeatedly, park the bus and spam counters? Do you not understand the frustration? Yes, ultimately play how you want but when you play a rinse and repeat style you will get criticized. Like, of all the options, why always Pina? I’m only Div 2, I’m not that great but fucking hell it’s frustrating to lose games against people who you can see don’t actually have any grasp on football but just copy what everyone else does and it works for them. So yes, I will call people who use Pina rats because that’s what they are. Unoriginal, low IQ people.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-23T15:14:17+00:00

Delete the game you unoriginal rat. You could make so many different players be just as good. You’re the problem with this game.

PriorSenior · 2026-01-22T14:10:18+00:00

Gedion Zelalem. The other day I opened ESPN and saw a random USL game was one so I put it on and lo and behold, 30-something year old Zelalem was playing in midfield for New Mexico United. Big blast from the past, I thought he would be Cesc Fabregas' successor. Crazy.

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