i was also praying brother

For all the, we just need a striker chat I actually think we're a lot worse because of this exact striker. Can't remember too many games (especially at home) with Havertz upfront where we've created as little as we did today.

Have to say, this has been a really uninspired start to the Arsenal season. We're not evolving.

Pep Guardiola has gone Big Sam.

I think Gyökeres is crap I do not get what he's supposed to do with this midfield

Eideball. Wow guys. so so good. so so good. the structure, the pressing. one-touch passing. wow guys.

He looks like a huge dork.

jessie fleming's just a really weird player

Really under appreciated player who is still adding levels to her game

Ruben Interim.

Portland Thorns Updates #BAONPDX Laila Harbert traveled with the team & WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION #AWFC Valerin Loboa - NOT AVAILABLE "With everything going on in the world & all things immigration, it's not easy right now. But, we're hoping for some news on Valerin next week." -Rob Gale

Good riddance.

Really impressive cameo from Mead off the bench. Excellent final ball.

Obvs we’ll have loads of preview content for the upcoming WSL season on Arseblog News. Transfer window rundown (once it’s over!), squad preview with @jamiespangher.bsky.social @beltransoldmole.bsky.social and I. Jamie and I will squeeze a podcast in somewhere!

Delighted they didn't get Guehi.

Well that's Thompson to Chelsea then.

as for how this plays out: don't think their midfield is as good as ours can be, don't think their full backs are great, but their attack is a lot better. the hope is they drop points in the way that we did in 2022-23, lots of 2-2s and 3-3s.·

Mo Salad was calling the Redmen underdogs literally the other day. They're a very dishonest club.

the cope about liverpool getting the best striker in the league is amusing

God forbid you say starting a midfield 3 of Merino, Rice, and Zubimendi was a bad choice. Can't do that!

Think this is spot on. This isn't the game to decide the league title. But it's a marker. A bit like the 3-2 win at home against these guys in 22-23.

Havertz the big miss here, and I think it's why he played Merino. But part of the issue is Gyökeres really isn't offering anything in terms of a release valve.

Just don't think the approach for this game was right. They have vulnerabilities that we could've exploited. Just weren't able to.

This Gyökeres performance. Jeez.

9 shots to 4 btw. "Cowardly."

We really miss Havertz here.

done v well to restrict Liverpool, just think we need to balance out a bit more. Martinelli...it honestly feels like the best for everyone if we all move on

If you keep getting injuries it isn't bad luck

people are blaming the fact that arnold was in goal, lmao.

maybe he can miss every game for the rest of his contract 🤞

they gave an actually cool and fun team to a fucking used car salesman who is cosplaying as a football genius #baonpdx

MY BRAND

Losing Saka, very bad. But if you want my glass half full take: Saka and Ødegaard came off, Havertz is out, and Martinelli didn't even get off the bench, with Eze to come.

We're trying new things - a left footer on the left, Zubimendi, Gyökeres. But I was hoping we'd see more offensively. Feels muddled.

NEW: Arsenal did nothing after injuries in January and it was costly. Signing Eze continues a summer approach of being decisive and adding different options in attack. It now's Arteta's luxury problem to figure out how that attack should look and how the pieces best fit together.

no one giving a fuck about chelsea’s invincible season and treble is cracking me uuupppppp

if the "big summer" was Madueke and Gyökeres why on earth did Arsenal not do anything in January

I'd start Havertz for all of the games in this run

Gyökeres, basura

Gyökeres. Yikes.

old trafford hoodoo ffs. we stink

Macca's save was a good reaction save (had to adjust her feet really quickly) and i'm not Bixby does that

two cracking headers. This is Our League. This is BARCLAYS

Don’t think Potter lasts the season at West Ham

Skipper 🫡🫡🫡

zubi zubi zoo

Doubt they would go to this point if the player herself hasn't essentially been tapped up, that's how this all works