GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL!!!

Leo!!!

Oh I really really really hope this foul leads to the goal

Who are players from previous World Cups that are missed this time around? #1 on my list has to be Angel de Maria. Amazing for his country and at every club ... except complete shit for 1 year at ManU 😂 Also miss Chucky, but not his game -- just hearing his name from the Telemundo announcers

Ugh. I'm rooting for Mexico in this one but I hate to see it happen like THAT

Definitely not generally true b/c, 5 championships and all, but it's true tonight:

This sounds like a question for @500songspodcast.bsky.social @andrewhickey.500songs.com All the musicians mentioned have been discussed multiple times in the great 500songs podcast, but if the info is collected into a single book, I would be interested to read it!

TIL that Lake Erie isn't really a lake, but instead is a sound that's part of the Atlantic Ocean

Love you Ebs but as soon as I saw that stutter step I knew you were doomed

We have to win this if only by virtue of our goalkeeper being FAR more handsome than theirs

Summary of minutes 106-120 of this match

From the FanDuel "first goal" odds, it's clear that PSG are favorites, which is fine. But I found it strange which of our players have the shortest odds I stay far away from these sucker bets but it's a special occasion so I put $2 on Leo at +1100 & $2 on Big Gabi at +1900

Here's why I'm chill about today: Given how good we've been in CL over 3 seasons, & given overall PL dominance in Europe, we should be in the mix every season PL felt more "now or never" w/ other clubs in flux & w/ it in our hands for so long. Was that irrational? Probably, but it felt that way

Gotta say I'm relieved that we won the title before the war with Cuba started. It woulda been really distracting on Sunday to try to watch the game and keep up with war news at the same time.

@onepointsevensixacr.es @kellywood.bsky.social @4jinxremoving.bsky.social @scotttbeard.bsky.social @goonersanti.bsky.social Would you guys be willing to beta-test this form I created to quantify: "which former players most deserve to share in this?" docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Need this guy right now

Between Pool, CFC, and AV, I'm legit unsure who I want to miss out on CL. Pool not offensive but would be HILARIOUS after how they spent last summer. CFC a rotten organization, but fun players. AV less loathsome as a club but Emery hatred remains strong.

Get in

I'm surprised to not see more chatter #onhere about the ESPN list of the 50 worst PL transfers www.espn.com/soccer/story... I'm pleased to see Pepe as the only (well-deserved) Arsenal entry on the list, in contrast to 10 ManU transfers out of worst 50

@scott.cannonstats.com After listening to @arseblog.com Arsecast, I've been contemplating which pairs of players are more or less similar. Did you ever address statistically simply by putting all data in a table, running PCA or tSNE, or maybe using a clustering algorithm?

I want to see Unai Emery suffer, but I refuse to devote valuable time each weekend to rooting against Aston freaking Villa. If they somehow pip us, so be it, although that might make me give up the sport.

www.google.com/search?clien... I'll probably be the only one who answers that, but it's such an amazing album

Repost with some art that you may have enjoyed, back in the day, but can't anymore. This song is so good until he starts talking about a woman from a different part of the world ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqi_...

They are supposed to be the biggest club in London but they still haven't beaten us in something like 5 fucking years

Here comes a retaliation red

We really want 5-2

Repost with an iconic fictional band Can't believe I went through that entire chain without seeing these guys:

@orbinho.bsky.social @scott.cannonstats.com Either of you have good stats on getting and conceding corners? B/c I feel like that's often missing from the Set Piece FC discourse: you need to give yourself chances to score from a corner & it's great if you don't leave yourself vulnerable

Gotta give huge credit to Merino there. He catches a lot of slack for stuff he doesn't do as well as some others, but that was great.

That's why he's our best player

Very happy to say that this team indeed showed what it's made of.

Okay, let's see what this team is made of now. We have been playing really well and creating chances. There's no reason we shouldn't be able to put 3 past them in the remaining time.

I wish this weren't true but Port Vale look more likely to score than we do.

Bud Light ... I guess I get it even though I think it's gross that people react this way. But what did Cracker Barrel do to enrage the fascists? This one I don't understand at all.

Farthest I have been: North: Reykjavic, Iceland East: Vienna, Austria South: Juquei, SP state, Brazil West: Oil City, Washington, USA I guess this demonstrates which direction I need to travel next 😂

@adam.cannonstats.com Before today, what was Palmer's recent record scoring from open play? A friend on a group chat just called him England's best player, and I want to remind everyone of the cold streak.

By bizarre coincidence, I happened to just read "The Soccer War," about the 1969 Honduras-El Salvador conflict, on the exact same day those 2 countries are meeting in the Gold Cup If you don't know Kapuscinski's classic piece of literary journalism, (I didn't until recently) I HIGHLY recommend.

I feel bad for the Knicks, but these finals will showcase the most exciting young teams in the league. If you care about smart team building you have to love this matchup.

Big. Dan. Ballard.

This is exactly why we bought Declan Rice. He's a Champion of Europe (😜), and having someone with that experience is invaluable in moments like this.

Serie A is so weird How bad are Juve to get knocked out by that lot? And if guys like Mkhi & Kola are still thriving in Italy, then the whole league must be shit OTOH, Inter & Atalanta handled a closer-to-full-strength AFC, & Inter were in final 2 years ago. So actually pretty good?

I love Myles but he should really come off RIGHT NOW. We have 4 left backs on the bench and we're in control of the tie.

I love this stadium. In the state of Texas, this would be a small venue for high school football.

I was starting to worry (not really) that Odegaard might never score for us again

My 8-year-old has some thoughts about The Arsenal he wrote down in art class today 😬

Cedric obviously put a curse on this club as he was cleaning out his locker last June. The fact that he seems likable and appears to get along with his teammates is all part of his nefarious ways. You should never underestimate that man's capacity for evil.

Hope I'm wrong, but at this moment our chances of scoring look quite slim

@7amkickoff.com Tim I wanted to share something with you that relates to both Arsenal & something else we have in common. It puzzled me, but you may know better than me. Hit me up if you don't mind.

Yes Fulham! Not only are they my 2nd team, since I've been to a game there plus all the Arsenal guys, but I also happened to place a small wager on a draw 😀

At this time of year I feel like there's only one correct answer. For Gen X at least. Although technically that's 2 famous dead guys if you want to include Jim Henson