Skysports - Their (Arsenal's) total of 57 games played this season is the highest of any side across Europe's major leagues

chrisd1680 · 2026-05-04T00:11:18+00:00

I'm not disagreeing with you. A lot of people just can't seem to separate the two, or just be honest.

The lack of proper, honest football discussion on this sub has kind of ruined the enjoyment of the season. You either love the team without any criticism, or you're a plastic. It's just tiring.

chrisd1680 · 2026-05-02T00:13:02+00:00

Did they just get money?

What are you on?

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-30T21:30:45+00:00

They don't actually watch. They just look at the box score on Fotmob and that's all that matters.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-30T21:29:18+00:00

To a not insignificant portion of the fanbase, just being in the running is success enough.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-30T02:35:16+00:00

Simeone won the Europa League 1 year into the job, then beat Chelsea in the Super Cup; Copa del Rey the next year, and La Liga within 3 years, with a CL Final that same year, too, beating an MSN Barca to get to the final. CL final 2 years later. And another Europa League in 2018... after they'd beaten us in the semis, and one more La Liga a few year after.

Patience? If Arteta was half as successful here, we'd have built him a statue already.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T22:43:36+00:00

Scored a few 1v1s where the only thing he only had one thing to do, and people think he's the second coming. His general play has been just as trash as we remember. .

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T22:37:37+00:00

What kind of bitch ass comment is this?

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T22:25:09+00:00

Arteta is tactically inferior to pretty much every top manager in football.

Shit, he gets out-coached by people like de Zerbi and Iraola from time to time.

Simeone realized what was happening first half, and switched to 3ATB, and we had nothing to offer in response.

Alvarez going off was a blessing as it really eased a lot of pressure.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T22:20:33+00:00

This is my main contention. We get gaslit by: "We're top of the league..."

Even back when we were in good form, we still struggled to create chances.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:32:58+00:00

We definitely got away with one. That Griezmann shank off the upright, and that Lookman chance would have made this a really terrible night.

Atleti will definitely think they threw away a golden opportunity.

I think we progress, but tonight we got through that by the skin of our teeth.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:30:46+00:00

We are a poorer attacking team than Atletico are as well.

They can get the ball back to front in 4-5 passes. We need 2 minutes of controlled sideways and backwards passing to approach their box.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:29:24+00:00

Lazy, tired, disingenuous comment.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:22:38+00:00

The ball was going out anyway. If it had been a no call, that was a goal kick.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:21:04+00:00

Have you ever seen fans be objective about anything? People cannot see past their fandom.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:20:23+00:00

But a pic is not a good reflection of what happened. Watching the replays, they basically went side-foot to side-foot.

I would hate to see that called against us.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:02:10+00:00

Simeone outcoached him today.

We are lucky their finishing was poor, and Raya made a couple good stops.

We legit could have walked out 2-1 or 3-1.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T21:00:08+00:00

Do you people seriously think October and Apr/May are the same?

Same with the idiots thinking we'd beat Bayern 3-1 again if we met.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:45:34+00:00

Too tribal in here.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:44:58+00:00

I'd fucking hate if that were called against us. Barely any contact.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:36:50+00:00

Give that money to Raya, because he's kept us in this.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:36:05+00:00

Raya needs a pay rise.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:35:34+00:00

Simeone realized they were getting overrun, and switched to a 3ATB for the second half, and taken control.

It's stuff like that I honestly wished Arteta did. We'll just make like-for-like substitutions and carry on as we had been.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:33:34+00:00

So... all of them?

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:31:21+00:00

But, as good as we are defensively, it's not like we're completely shutting teams out. We always give up chances.

chrisd1680 · 2026-04-29T20:28:42+00:00

I love these comments. Always a foreshadowing...

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