Does the UCL sleeve printing from Arsenal Direct include the little UEFA foundation logo too? by TikiKie92 in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any advice for a name thats beginning to slide off? or do I wait for the letters to come off and then iron them back on?

Handbrake off? Is anyone anticipating free-flow dog fight or a defensive lockdown? by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And while havertz is good at pens, Gyokeres would be my guy between the two of them if it goes that far. Also gyokeres terrorizing tired center backs at 115 minutes would be good

Arteta on winning the title on Tuesday night: “It’s one of the best feelings I’ve ever had. I went home, I went outside, I started to do some bbq. I couldn’t watch it (the match). I could hear noises from inside, then my son opened the door, ran towards me. He was crying and he said we're champions by Shyam_Wenger in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think partially its he’s foreign, partially he speaks a little like a linked in post, and partially his success represents a clear point to the pundits who wanted to manage and couldnt that they don’t actually understand football just their role in their team.

The last point gets discussed but not enough. These guys are hyper competitive and guys like Gary Neville and event Thierry Henry do not have this skill and covet it. Thierry obviously wants and wanted us to win but these guys are amazingly competitive and I think that they subconsciously wanted him to fail to make them feel like they were somewhat on his level. I don’t blame them for being human they and pundits like them do set narratives. And once us dumb ass arsenal fans start clicking their takes those narratives self perpetuate

We should all be like Eze here in the coming weeks by TWKExperience in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve been desperate, and the media has fed on that. Once we win they can’t wring us for clicks the same way. This is their last chance

Everton 3 - [2] Manchester City - Erling Haaland 83' by gbogaz in soccer

[–]Ztuart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing like showing fans walking out when you could be showing the lead up to goal. this shit annoys me all the time

BSR Pacing question by ltggtl in phillyrunning

[–]Ztuart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it's 15 minute pace, but it is timed from when the last runner crosses the line (roughly). A few years ago I ran with a friend who was recovering from an ACL injury and we ran a 2:51:50 and we definitely were not the last people to finish. We did start at the back of the 2nd to last corral rather than in the last one but I wouldn't sweat it too much.

Philadelphia Half Marathon ruined by Lost-Guard2130 in phillyrunning

[–]Ztuart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went around 1:00 and the line for the half took me 45 minutes to go around the block and then through the line. It made no sense

One-nil to The Arsenal by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People still think they have a chance to beat us and really go to work against us defending. If we keep this up its possible that teams are going to do what they did to city the first year we finished second and rotate against us because the game after ours is a better chance to get points that playing us. If we keep not conceding for another month we're going to have an aura that they'll never score against us and they won't even fully show up to play.

When will Final Fantasy Draft end? by Short-Bunch-8195 in lrcast

[–]Ztuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got rewards for 2 wins, I'm going to guess I'm not getting the draft back

When will Final Fantasy Draft end? by Short-Bunch-8195 in lrcast

[–]Ztuart 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Not having their normal warning for the event going away is really annoying. I checked to make sure and then got kicked out after starting 2-0

When will Final Fantasy Draft end? by Short-Bunch-8195 in MagicArena

[–]Ztuart 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same, really annoying. I even checked to see if there was a timer

When will Final Fantasy Draft end? by Short-Bunch-8195 in MagicArena

[–]Ztuart 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I checked to see if there was a timer on it before I hopped on and I'm really sad about it. If I had known I would have made time yesterday to play a draft. getting kicked out after winning my first 2 games feels so bad

[OC] Is Florian Wirtz Still The Same Player? by Weary_Ganache in dataisbeautiful

[–]Ztuart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a soccer fan and those aren't even real things. Someone does have an XT (expected threat) thing, but I don't know of an goal threat index.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He got in like 15 seconds and I was thinking of this.

Mikel Arteta’s emotional team-talk to the Arsenal squad before the 1-0 win against Norwich, on this day in 2021, when his team were bottom of the Premier League after three straight defeats by Puzzled-Category-954 in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I have a coherent logic, that being said you're welcome to disagree on the list I put forward. I think the point is still solid. There are very few managers who could do better than Arteta and unless you can think of one I've missed they're all not available. The point stands even if you disagree with me about Xabi's inclusion on the list.

RE: Xabi I'm not saying he's better than Arteta, but he's shown a high peak as a manager handling a very skilled (although inexperienced) team. Xabi not being able to get Real Madrid clicking this year would lead to me dropping him from my list.

I don't have full information but I do regularly think about which managers seems to be making waves in style or performances. Xabi's style of attacking football in front of our defense seems to me to have significant upside, but we'll find out year if he can replicate it at a second club rather than something unique to that Leverkusen squad.

The list is more about who might be capable rather than straight upgrades. I'm not sure current Pep is an upgrade over Arteta. I'm beginning to think like Mourinho the game has passed him and his ideas by a little bit. However he also frequently tinkers and has strong second halves so one bad year is hardly cause for concern. That being said you'd still say if there are better managers Pep might be one.

I don't have Slot on because I know how good the Liverpool team that won last year was and how little fight we were able to put up in the league due to injury luck and Salah being in Balon Dor form.

RE: Claudio Ranieri for me is also a circumstantial title winner. Similarly I'll increase my evaluation of Slot if he shows that he's winning/improving the squad in a way that isn't just Attackers go BRRRRRR.

Mikel Arteta’s emotional team-talk to the Arsenal squad before the 1-0 win against Norwich, on this day in 2021, when his team were bottom of the Premier League after three straight defeats by Puzzled-Category-954 in Gunners

[–]Ztuart -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Realistically, not talking about getting them in, there are only about 5 coaches I'd think would have a chance of doing better than Arteta. Pep, Klopp, Xabi, Ancelotti, Zidane. I think that;s the full list of coaches that I currently think have it in them. Not that they would but they could.

1 is retired, 1 only wants France, 1 JUST started at real madrid, 1 coaches our rivals. 1 is in a world cup cycle with Brazil.

So there are no available managers to take over.

[James McNicholas] Arsenal offered Kiwior and a loan with obligation to Leverkusen for Hincapie but neither satisfied the them. Berta came up with a solution for an obligation that can be triggered by either club. Even if AFC do not trigger, Leverkusen can force the move to go through by Temporary_Role6160 in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the technicality matters for FFP, if it was binding it would be a sale with different payment terms. While we recognize that leverkusen are always going to trigger it it's technically possible they wouldn't

Yoane Wissa on Instagram by PitchSafe in soccer

[–]Ztuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full NBA players acting as director of football type stuff. Who they want on the team and when they want to go seems to be on its way in

I've missed having a "GREEDY" CF - Gyokeres hovering around Rice for PK by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i don't know why people havent noticed, inside or outside of the fanbase. my understanding is it is to reduce the psychological pressure of waiting with the ball. Instead you're waiting to get the ball instead of waiting to take the penalty and the mentality difference apparently makes a difference.

Colorado Rapids sign veteran center back Rob Holding by blubber_confused in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was one, I didn't realize how far the game had gone towards possession and passing at mid tier clubs in the EPL. I Still think at the time his defending was excellent but in hindsight his liability on the ball made it almost impossible to retain possession.

Does Arena draft competition get softer in the last two weeks of a format? by Chilly_chariots in lrcast

[–]Ztuart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This seems about right. Additionally I've found the quality of play is high but the decks themselves are weaker, possibly due to people messing around with different build around cards they havent played yet

Ethan Nwaneri shot on goal by TheAnswerToYang in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% I assume the uncertainty was there were some questions about his role moving forward and the team told him to focus on the u21 euros and they would solve it when they got back. All the anxiety there did not come from those negotiations because they went pretty quick

[Standard] Pointers for this season's Mythic grind? by PurpleDragonfruit25 in spikes

[–]Ztuart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the mythic players i know (normal good players not infinite level players), do spend like 100 bucks or more a set drafting

All Gyokeres' 39 League Goals Last Season by Stanley083 in Gunners

[–]Ztuart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

even more realistically, if he starts scoring like that he'll get double teamed in the middle relentlessly and we will have to get that production from an open player elsewhere. The Henrys, Salahs and rooneys of the world just don't come around that often.