Arsenal

[wev]

I was thinking in the first half that White was struggling against Rashford and wondering if Tomiyasu could secure that side

[Silent Runner]

Give Saka a million quid a week - whatever he wants. We're well worth that goal for the second half pressure. 

[wev]

Just lovely

[wev]

EDDDDDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE

[wev]

I keep saying it but I'm so, so happy for Nketiah during this run

[Art Vandelay]

Signature win, the intensity was absolutely unreal in that second half. 

[Silent Runner]

1 minute ago, Art Vandelay said:

Signature win, the intensity was absolutely unreal in that second half. 

 

The pressure they had them under was relentless - so impressive to see. 

 

Another 10/10 performance from Zinchenko - guy is on the same technical level as Odegaard at the moment. 

[Art Vandelay]

Zinchenko was daylight robbery, he’s one of the most technically gifted footballers I’ve ever seen. What were City thinking letting him go.

[wev]

 

 

 

 

[The Fox]

Huge result and thoroughly deserved. Zinchenko was creating overloads all over the pitch and was technically flawless. Saka is the best player in the league.

[KRP]

Huge win, absolutely huge. Thought today was the first game I’ve seen us play where we know the pressure is on us and we still somehow came through it. 

[SeanR]

I stayed quiet the whole game, just willing a result. At the final whistle I think I started breathing again.

[Gotters]

Settles that debate

 

 

[wev]

How long before Twitter start deleting players to "prove" it was offside?

[Larsen B]

My coach didn't arrive and only got there for the second half. Hugely relieved one rocked up when it did because I was seriously considering watching at home, come 2pm.

 

Think I lost my voice in a single roar at the VAR onside.

[humdrum]

3 hours ago, Larsen B said:

My coach didn't arrive and only got there for the second half. Hugely relieved one rocked up when it did because I was seriously considering watching at home, come 2pm.

 

Think I lost my voice in a single roar at the VAR onside.

Yeah, the roar when the VAR onside was made was mental where I was. voice is absolutely gone now I am home. 

 

Worth noting that the support from the fans every time we have conceded this year has been mental! the fans are now really trying to lift the team. such a contrast to previous years when it would be groans and moaning...

[Art Vandelay]

[Gotters]

Football Farage is a brilliant nickname I've seen given to him.

 

It's just a shame that despite him remaining incredibly bitter at what he thinks was his mistreatment over here he gets to stew on a fat contract living a millionaire lifestyle over there.

 

[Gotters]

I know Arteta is rightly taking the plaudits at the moment but worth recognising that the Kroenke's who we all wanted rid of, actually got this going buy learning on the job & spending money we didn't have, but spending smarter with a decent management structure in place.

 

On top of that what looked like a terrible decision in doing All or Nothing actually galvanised the fanbase around Arteta - results help massively of course this season but after watching that nobody doubts the blokes commitment for a second or the calls made on booting out Aubamyang. 

 

A lot of things that aren't blind luck are coming together at the same time. 

 

I'm still expecting City to go on a relentless winning run and take the title, it's hard to stop that happening at this point of a season it seems. Just hope we keep swinging for the wins and don't blow up in a way that damages the players mentally. It's fine not to win a title but you don't want to go to pieces in doing so. 

[The Fox]

1 hour ago, Gotters said:

I'm still expecting City to go on a relentless winning run 

 

Won't matter when we beat them home and away.

[Petrousgyre]

One for @Gotters - United put 5 past us this season with a combined xG of 1.69 - efficient.

[Gotters]

3 minutes ago, Petrousgyre said:

One for @Gotters - United put 5 past us this season with a combined xG of 1.69 - efficient.

Almost like we outplayed them twice.

 

They got 2 yesterday from something like 0.4 xG, and the xGOT was only 0.6 (quality of the shot not the chance). 

[Petrousgyre]

1 minute ago, Gotters said:

They got 2 yesterday from something like 0.4 xG

 

0.27

[Gotters]

19 minutes ago, Petrousgyre said:

 

0.27

There isn’t just one xG model, different models slightly different numbers.

[Petrousgyre]

Sure, which highlights why xG isn't quite as powerful as some imagine it to be - it's flawed in a variety of ways and still largely subjective. Makes some interesting points but I'm not sure it has any meaningful predictive powers. Teams that under or overperform xG aren't neccesarily going to revert to a mean - it's more likely that their style of play just exposes the limitiations of xG. As to why United seem much more efficent against us than other teams who knows - perhaps, in this instance,  just pure luck.

[Gotters]

Like all data it needs context to make it informative. As a 90m measure it’s nothing more than an interesting aside, over the longer term it, along with many other measures, are far more interesting and useful.

[wev]

[Stagger Lee]

 

Has everyone seen this? Definitely worth three mins of your life.

[Gotters]

Reports we are trying to hijack at the last minute Leeds’ deal with Juve for Weston McKennie

[Art Vandelay]

Hmm, righto. He's definitely versatile but not exactly the sort of technician Arteta is usually after. He never seems capable of trapping a bag of cement so I do wonder what the thinking would be there. It's a shame Elneny is out for a while and Lokonga is completely ineffectual as they'd probably rather sort it out in the summer. Still, if they did this they'd still have spent about £30m shy of what Mudryk would've cost and if it gets us over the line then that's sensible I suppose.