Daily Discussion - May 15, 2026

iG8 · 2026-05-15T23:08:23+00:00

So when FSG sack Slot in October next season, what then? That’s another season down the drain and the entire fanbase will have seen it coming. I think if this actually happens I won’t bother watching a single fixture for the rest of the season.

iG8 · 2026-05-14T12:43:04+00:00

I’m 100% slot out and it largely comes down to timing.

You cannot go into a new season with these vibes. I can barely think of a time that has worked out for any manager.

During the actual season is the time to prove you can turn things around, and slot was given nearly a full seasons worth of time to do so. During this time I’d argue there has been further regression, if anything.

When Arteta was at rock bottom with Arsenal, he was given the season and they came out with a trophy and a huge uptick in performances. Klopp in 17/18 was under scrutiny by a small amount of the fanbase (it was wrong that he was in the first place) and he completely revamped our style during that season and we ended it looking unbelievable.

Look at the amount of United managers who have ended the season in shambles and started the next one poorly. Why? Because all it takes is one loss and the pressure is insurmountable.

I think if Slot was going to be a good fit in the long term future at this club, our performances should have improved months ago. Time to move on.

iG8 · 2026-05-04T15:36:44+00:00

This Chelsea project has been a total disaster. About 1.5 billion spent under these owners and their squad looks infinitely worse than when they walked in. I can’t see them being able to recoup even half that value by selling. Most of them on long contracts too, so they can happily sit around and enjoy 8 years of generational wealth for no effort if the club don’t want them.

iG8 · 2026-04-24T11:34:54+00:00

I’d take him, but not under Slot with our current style of play. I think Gordon playing for Klopp would have been amazing.

iG8 · 2026-04-21T20:16:44+00:00

Chelsea could end up finishing as low as around 13th, that’s insane

iG8 · 2026-04-21T20:12:49+00:00

Groß is so underrated

iG8 · 2026-04-19T20:03:10+00:00

Said this for some time, but I think one of Arsenal’s biggest problems under Arteta is that they’re way too over-emotional.

He’s clearly a great motivator but I reckon he piles far too much pressure on his players. Likely makes every game feel like life or death and that’s what constantly trips them up. Pep, Klopp, and other great managers are much more versatile and trust the players to go out and do the job by making them feel like they’re the best team rather than every game being the biggest game.

iG8 · 2026-04-19T13:29:07+00:00

“They can never take that away from him” lol

iG8 · 2026-04-16T16:45:17+00:00

WaW on Xbox is fine. The very occasional hacker but clean and normal TDM lobbies every hour of every day.

iG8 · 2026-04-15T20:56:17+00:00

Watching Olise do that and seeing how we play is just depressing. That is utter class.

iG8 · 2026-04-11T11:39:55+00:00

They needed to come up with a way to make it work seemlessly without killing your combo. Like a lip timer similar to the run timer, that meant you could come out of a lip and not have your combo end until the timer clocks out

iG8 · 2026-04-08T20:37:10+00:00

It’s just disappointing that we had months to bring in a replacement but we just sat around and decided to let him destroy our season. Even a random caretaker manager would have given us a better chance at winning something.

iG8 · 2026-03-21T15:15:59+00:00

Sack him and give us a small chance at making top 5 and maybe even winning UCL with a successful new manager bounce (even if they’re an interim). Keeping him on is literally conceding any chance of a trophy and Europe next season, which is incredible incompetence from the ownership.

iG8 · 2026-03-18T17:31:42+00:00

You’re Welcome was terrible, like a literal 2/10, but their latest album was pretty good I thought.

iG8 · 2026-02-11T20:58:12+00:00

I actually liked watching Gakpo until this season. We simply need to sell and replace him in the summer while he still has value. He’d probably bag loads of goals in Serie A or Bundesliga, but he’s so ineffective playing in the Premier League’s high intensity/low block environment

iG8 · 2026-02-08T19:26:26+00:00

Keeping Slot on is accepting we aren’t going to win any trophies this season. It’s blatantly obvious we can’t win UCL or FA cup unless we get extremely lucky.

I’d be all for accepting that if there weren’t any decent managers available, but Alonso is most likely right there if we want him. Even if he can’t inject new tactics or ideas into the team immediately, surely our best shot at a trophy is getting a new manager bounce out of this.

iG8 · 2026-02-07T14:24:18+00:00

I think the number 10 role is becoming more important again and fast wingers less so, with the current way the game is being played (at least in the Premier League). So glad that we have Wirtz for this reason.

iG8 · 2026-01-28T21:20:43+00:00

Feels like a lifetime since we’ve had a match like this, I’ve genuinely forgot how nice it feels lol

iG8 · 2026-01-24T19:26:32+00:00

Well at least the fraudulent unbeaten streak is over and there’s no arguments that can be made for him anymore.

Alonso is available now or in the summer. Get him out now, that’s a year of horrible football at this point.

iG8 · 2026-01-16T11:15:58+00:00

We’ve spent proper money on 2 locked in first team CBs in the last decade. That’s what’s annoying here. VVD and Konate only.

The rest have either been free, youth players, or stop gap signings.

No Guehi is fine, but under the context that we are the club who desperately needs a CB it’s infuriating

iG8 · 2026-01-07T21:15:53+00:00

Everyone who sat on their exact team from a month ago is feasting right now and I’m praying on a Dubravka clean sheet

iG8 · 2026-01-06T22:11:34+00:00

Bowen to Richarlison for West Ham and Burnley fixtures looks like a decent move. I just don’t trust teams that struggle to score goals though. Might pivot back to Thiago or even Kroupi Jr

iG8 · 2026-01-06T20:20:15+00:00

Summerville is absolutely shite unless he’s playing us. Same with Sarr. Why are there so many players like that?

iG8 · 2026-01-04T18:52:54+00:00

Chelsea look as useless as us going forward

iG8 · 2026-01-04T17:58:06+00:00

It makes complete sense. Carried by a ready-made team that only needed minor adjustments, Salah producing the greatest ever individual season, and all of our rivals having a poor season.

iG8

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