We're so back

obviously I just have the yips and on paper you’d say we have a gentler run until Spurs away, but I’m kecking myself over Leeds and Brentford away.

feel like it’s been quite a common theme in the recent era that we’ve reached a point in the season where we have run out of legs or ideas. think the only time we’ve really cracked it is 23/24.

(criticism of Gyokeres on my timeline very strange btw. he’s crap but he was much more useful today than Jesus, who was an absolute passenger. anyway.)

Whichever players play, however, and this is worse, we always seem to attack by taking 5000 crosses. We have no real influence over games in the most important part of the pitch: the top of the box. The only exception was a Merino/Eze combination. We haven’t seen it since.

the benefit of the 7 point lead was that it allows matches like Spurs and City away not to matter. now they do. can’t lie, I’m pretty worried. every good side has a period when things dip, and maybe this is just that. but I fear we just can’t cope with the pressure. that’s what today looked like.

honestly might just have a little cry

hmm, Brazilian Steve is good isn’t he.

Tomiyasu on the bench

incorrect.

here’s maybe what I’d do today against Man Utd’s counter attack. idk tho I’m not Mikel Arteta Amatriain. Raya White-Big Willy-Big Gabi-Timber Rice-Zubi Ødegaard Saka-Dan Merino-Tross just kinda feel it’s not a Big Vik Gyok game and also I’d continue with the kid gloves for Middle Gabi.

he’s obviously just saying stuff here, but also he is obviously right. if somehow we conspire to not win one of the major trophies despite being the best team in the world I might genuinely sick up my lungs.

Tottenham don’t desperately need experienced players they desperately need good players

this is good and you should read it

I really get the desire for Jesus to start against Man Utd. he’s such a good player when he’s on it, so much better than Big Vik (and i dont even mean to be disrespectful to BVG there, Gabby Jesus is much better than the vast majority of footballers). however:

Gabriel Jesus should specify which Jesus he means btw.

look, there is no Hinrunde of the champions league. but there should be and we should get a trophy presented to us before the Kairat Almighty game.

look, I get that you’re all enjoying it but imo we shouldn’t want Manchester City to use up their mess in Europe. they should save their mess for the Prem.

anyway, in the spirit of Discourse here’s how I’d go against Inter Raya Timber-XL Billy-XL Gabi-MLS Zubi-Merino Nwaneri Saka-Grok-Eze

thought experiment. would you rather: (a) win the league with 92 points and win nothing else (b) win the league with 86 points and also win the Caribou Cup

probably the worst thing about yesterday’s result is the amount of Opinions it has caused people to have.

we’ve been Dyched.

Utd have managed to go 15 minutes without it looking like they are totally out of their depth so of course they are now trying their hardest to get a red card.

I used to be a bit sad that Arsène wasn’t a fixture at every Arsenal game, given some talent development role upstairs. but the lingering spectre of Fergie at Utd, the idea that whatever follows must be In His Spirit has been quite damaging to Utd I think. your philosophy cannot be nostalgia.

here’s how I’d go—— Raya Timber-XL Billy-Gabriel-MLS Rice-Zubi Ødegaard Noni-Grok-Eze

great finisher I hear www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gianluca-cum...

I saw it in my head and now you get to see it too

I highly recommend this feed. I find that it generates a steady stream of interesting skeets.

this week really has been the story of the three Martins: Ødegaard, Zubimendi, and Elli.

mfw I watch Italian football

pfff, I can read it easily. “Michael Carrick”. done.

here’s how I’d go against Chelski: Kepa White-Timber-Gabriel-MLS Rice-Zubimendi Saka-Odegaard-Eze Grok basically a bit of a mix. torn on goalkeeper. do sort of feel the cup goalkeeper should get the good cup games as well as the bog standard ones.

annoyingly think Gallagher is quite a good signing for tottingham

quite funny that our top scorers this season so far are Martinelli, Gyokeres, and Trossard. each a player that at least one cohort of fans would have had thrown in a pit at some point or other over the last 6 months.

Danny Welbeck should go to the World Cup.

hope we draw someone absolutely dreadful in the next round. maybe worse than dreadful.

do we want Frank to still be in a job when we play then or not? what’s for the best here? what’s for the funniest? I’d rather avoid a dead cat bounce.

assume he’s not ready to start but tbh I would treat this one like any behind closed doors friendly and throw him in for 60 mins: Kepa White-Saliba-Gabriel-MLS Nargle-Dan Merino Nwaneri Madueke-Havertz-Eze

find the Gyokeres analysis quite tiresome tbh. don’t think he’s very good. but he has been an ever present part of a side 6 clear in the league and top in the CL. whatever he’s doing obviously isn’t hurting *structurally and overall*.

Daniel Sturridge v good on Gyokeres there

the best team won today (weather)

me @ Arsenal players every five minutes this season

Everyone who’s ever tried to put an unwilling toddler to bed

even the weather is against us

it’s funny that any moron with a phone could have predicted the issue with this Wirtz offside goal. say, seven years ago. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

oh no, the scientists have found me!

satisfactory.

in my opinion Brian Brobbey’s real name is Ryan Robbie and he was just too polite to correct someone once.

good to see my non-union Mexican equivalent doing well

regrettably I have been watching the game with my “family”. I will do better in future 😔