Utd have done the right thing knowing they are sh*te, no European football next season and concentrate getting their act together unlike our lot who it appears have put themselves who think they can take top 4 by cruising the last few games.  Looks we have to endure another gloating press conference from Arteta

 

 

26 minutes ago, Deino said:

But if we can get all 4 wins then we've secured CL football

Deino...on drugs 🤣 The way we are playing we'll be lucky to get 5th...

I could see Pritti Patel and the border guards stood on the beaches in Gooners shirts pointing to ‘Visit Rwanda’ as the illegals get out of the boats.

We really need to get a least 4 points from the West Ham & Man Utd games to ease any nerves.

And with the Rudiger news the last thing we need is end of season nerves with our biggest character on the way out.

Edited April 23, 20224 yr by 2211

11 minutes ago, charierre said:

Arsenal just 2 pts behind us. We have to beat the Spammers tomorrow to keep the gap and not leave ourselves vulnerable.

No one to blame but ourselves for that inept display on Wednesday.

Bruno Fernandes showing himself to be a fraud, I’m happy to be proved right 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Clear indication  that our teams heads are gone. United are showing how sh*t Arsenal, and themselves, really are here yet Arsenal put 4 past us when they could not score the 3 games before it.

Both were sh*t to be honest. The level of defending between the two were just comical. If that was pool that Arsenal played instead of United, they would put 4 past them in the 1st half. 

How in the hell we lose against this Arsenal team. 

at least City are 2 up

1 minute ago, mojo said:

at least City are 2 up

Them winning was never in doubt. Watford are awful. 

Just like Pool beating a poor Everton tomorrow is not on doubt either.

4 minutes ago, mojo said:

at least City are 2 up

Not anymore, 2-1 now.

5 minutes ago, 2211 said:

Not anymore, 2-1 now.

3-1

1 hour ago, CFCCAN said:

Deino...on drugs 🤣 The way we are playing we'll be lucky to get 5th...

drugs, faith, copium. All I know is we just need 4 wins. There's no way Arse n spuds win all 5 when they have to play against each other and a couple of relegation battlers

4-1 City.

At least some good will come out of this weekend.

Must be nice to have a real goalscorer. 

We really are miles and miles and MILES behind City and Liverpool domestically. Heck we might even be struggling with a resurgent United team (under a fantastic manager) and a Newcastle side inflated by a summer of transfers akin to us in 2004. We really have to be careful but every time I see our rivals, it just gets further apparent how far behind we really are. It’s just the basics of football that seem to be running at higher speed with those lot. Fair play City, a wonderful team.

15 minutes ago, thebluekid said:

We really are miles and miles and MILES behind City and Liverpool domestically. Heck we might even be struggling with a resurgent United team (under a fantastic manager) and a Newcastle side inflated by a summer of transfers akin to us in 2004. We really have to be careful but every time I see our rivals, it just gets further apparent how far behind we really are. It’s just the basics of football that seem to be running at higher speed with those lot. Fair play City, a wonderful team.

It's like I have been saying for a while, we have the talent, but we don't have the motivation to show it game after game. I look at Liverpool and they rarely pass backwards once they cross the halfway line. They are always trying to find their attackers, and they do it game after game. City are a possession team like us, but they move the ball with so much more purpose, they are constantly looking to make things happen, and again, they are motivated enough to do it game after game.

I have seen many of our players talk a big game over the years, but that is all it seems to be because by the end of the season, they always come up short.

Edited April 23, 20224 yr by Scott Harris

1 minute ago, Scott Harris said:

It's like I have been saying for a while, we have the talent, but we don't have the motivation to show it game after game. I look at Liverpool and they rarely pass backwards once they cross the halfway line. They are always trying to find their attackers, and they do it game after game. City are a possession team like us, but they move the ball with so much more purpose, they are constantly looking to make things happen, and again, they are motivated enought to do it game after game.

I have seen many of our players talk a big game over the years, but that is all it seems to be because by the end of the season, they always come up short.

Yes that’s the nail on the head. We have to give Tuchel the players he needs for his system this summer; if not, we can forget about it. If we do give him his players and we still feel short, he isn’t good enough to take use forward. The cookie crumbles in 2023. Just have to see if it’s on hard flooring or carpet.

 

PS I have no idea what the f**k I mean by that haha.

What a job Eddie Howe is doing at Newcastle.

Since Xmas, Newcastle are won 10 drawn 3 lost 3 in the PL. To match that we would need to win our next three PL games. All the more remarkable considering none of the players they signed in January are ones you'd get particularly excited about ... 

 

I’m hoping Brentford can find a bag full of goals again today!

22 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

It's like I have been saying for a while, we have the talent, but we don't have the motivation to show it game after game. I look at Liverpool and they rarely pass backwards once they cross the halfway line. They are always trying to find their attackers, and they do it game after game. City are a possession team like us, but they move the ball with so much more purpose, they are constantly looking to make things happen, and again, they are motivated enough to do it game after game.

I have seen many of our players talk a big game over the years, but that is all it seems to be because by the end of the season, they always come up short.

I think when we have a full team (even without Chilwell) we are good.

I don't rate City that much often as in big games if KDB is not playing they struggle or lose. Of course with Haaland coming you expect them to improve though I think Haaland may not prove to be a good signing for them. Even with such a strong team to beat the best they need KDB. 

Without Chilwell, Kovacic and Rudiger we are struggling.  

 

 

19 minutes ago, Mod said:

I’m hoping Brentford can find a bag full of goals again today!

Or at least more than their opponents 

59 minutes ago, thebluekid said:

We really are miles and miles and MILES behind City and Liverpool domestically. Heck we might even be struggling with a resurgent United team (under a fantastic manager) and a Newcastle side inflated by a summer of transfers akin to us in 2004. We really have to be careful but every time I see our rivals, it just gets further apparent how far behind we really are. It’s just the basics of football that seem to be running at higher speed with those lot. Fair play City, a wonderful team.

Absolutely are, and is very Liverpool of us to think our historic levels of strength under Roman means we have a right to compete with them.

They have spent mostly wisely on class and backed the 2 best managers in the game. So long as Pep and Klopp are there we won't be winning the title again.

40 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

It's like I have been saying for a while, we have the talent, but we don't have the motivation to show it game after game. I look at Liverpool and they rarely pass backwards once they cross the halfway line. They are always trying to find their attackers, and they do it game after game. City are a possession team like us, but they move the ball with so much more purpose, they are constantly looking to make things happen, and again, they are motivated enough to do it game after game.

I have seen many of our players talk a big game over the years, but that is all it seems to be because by the end of the season, they always come up short.

We play a bit like a team of kids, taught to protect the ball at all times in preference to making more risky passes with higher reward. Hence we are constantly recycling the ball instead of seeing the runner and playing it through. Our pitch dimensions at home are similar to Liverpool ( on the smaller size), Liverpool use this to their advantage and hem teams in, we though by slow buildup allow teams to use the less width to their advantage with a low block.

You get your pocket picked these days if you hesitate looking for a pass. 

They only have a second which is why they only have time to briefly look and suspect  they only look down one side of the pitch which is why so often it goes backwards and runs get missed.

Edited April 23, 20224 yr by strider6004

fakin spuds cheating as always, falling to the ground constantly, can’t stand them. they are second best but can see them win this all day long