Good draw. There isn't a joke group this year. G is probably the easiest, but those are quality clubs. Tottenham got screwed, but that could be the unofficial motto of the club. Roma got a rough draw, too.
After the Stoke game, I thought Arsenal would be okay this year. They lost, but it was just one of those days when the ball bounces the wrong way and the refs make dodgy calls.
After today, I'm back to my preseason belief that Arsenal is in a death spiral. Arsenal '18 may be Chelsea '16 -- flirting with relegation and ending up a bruised mid-table club.
After the Stoke game, I thought Arsenal would be okay this year. They lost, but it was just one of those days when the ball bounces the wrong way and the refs make dodgy calls.
After today, I'm back to my preseason belief that Arsenal is in a death spiral. Arsenal '18 may be Chelsea '16 -- flirting with relegation and ending up a bruised mid-table club.
The Stoke game kind of typified Arsenal, yeah you can have the lion's share of possession, but it's a useless statistic if you don't do anything with it.
Looking at us now, the defence has conceded 8 in 3, the centre of the park looks soft, and Wenger's decisions are still as mystifying as ever. Add in that numerous players seemingly want to leave, and the fan base is more anxious and frustrated than ever, and you can see why it's not a good situation at all.
Had tickets for the game, so glad I let my bro take his mate instead of going. Wouldn't really have fancied a three hour drive home after watching that. _________________ Lakers, Chargers, Dodgers, Arsenal FC.
Trouble is, while it's nice to win the FA cup, it's not what it once was in terms of prestige, and it certainly hasn't appeased the majority of our fan base either.
When you have a stadium that sells out every week, and you charge the highest ticket prices in Europe, you don't really get to make excuses for not spending that money in line with other so called big teams. Arsenal fans mostly hate the ownership and more and more are growing to hate Wenger too. Shame really, longer he stays the more he taints his legacy. _________________ Lakers, Chargers, Dodgers, Arsenal FC.
It's going from bad to worse man, they're now saying Sanchez has submitted a transfer request too.
If they sell these 2 and don't replace with quality before the window ends, next home game will be unbearable, the negativity in the crowd will be at an all time high, I might not even go to the damn game _________________ Lakers, Chargers, Dodgers, Arsenal FC.
While I am tempted to make another Arsenal joke, the truth is that the whole roster needs to be cleansed and rebuilt under a new manager. I don't know that any new manager could do a lot with this group of players. Wenger might be able to finish 6-8 in the league (and, yes, make a run in the FA Cup), but there is a real danger that the club could spend a long time in the wilderness like Liverpool.
While I am tempted to make another Arsenal joke, the truth is that the whole roster needs to be cleansed and rebuilt under a new manager. I don't know that any new manager could do a lot with this group of players. Wenger might be able to finish 6-8 in the league (and, yes, make a run in the FA Cup), but there is a real danger that the club could spend a long time in the wilderness like Liverpool.
In truth, it's a huge few days for the club, How they finish out this transfer window will either give them hope or condemn them further. I suspect it's the latter, which gives them another early season mountain to climb. What they can't do is sell Ox & Sanchez and get nobody in, that's a hole you can't get out of, talent wise and in the court of public opinion and fan perception. Would be damning for the players as it sends a loud and clear message about ambition or lack thereof, and also shows the board to be liars because they promised change.
Should've let Wenger go this summer. There was a time where he was great for the club, sadly the game has left him behind over the last few years and he hasn't evolved with it. _________________ Lakers, Chargers, Dodgers, Arsenal FC.
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