We were going to lose again this season. We weren’t going to like it when it happened. Losing away to a top 4 side with a depleted squad at the end of a brutal set of fixtures is one of the most acceptable ways to do so Still top of the league. We go again.

Midweek: Martinelli - Gyökeres - Madueke Norgaard - Zubimendi - Nwaneri MLS - Calafiori - Saliba - Timber

Mosquera will be the 13th Arsenal player to have a multi-week absence this season. Literally over half the squad.

Both center backs out. White looking shattered because we literally have no one else. Don’t even know who we play at RB midweek. Need to rotate as much as possible. Saliba should be back. MLS, Nwaneri, Gyökeres, Norgaard, Madueke, Martinelli all need to start in Bruges.

Let’s see it, Headband Boy. © @clivepafc.bsky.social

Ask and I shall receive.

Leo and Gyökeres for Eze & Merino, sooner rather than later. Merino has been great for us, but he hasn’t fully added carried a heavy load for the last month for club and country and may not quite have enough in the tank today.

HLTCO warned us in a podcast that Eze is a great player for clutch moments but there will be a lot of games where he will drive you completely insane. Today is another one. Whole team off it to be fair.

That was my primary concern about Ebere Eze when Arsenal signed him. He's not quite at the defensive awareness level of the rest of the Arsenal squad, and it cost the Gunners on that goal.

Eze and Raya both needed to do better there.

Fuck off, Rogers.

It's like the musical equivalent of fake gold decorations and ketchup on well-done steak: just endlessly clueless and tacky.

The fact that Trump's favorite song is a gay anthem that he doesn't know is a gay anthem just never stops being equal parts cringe and funny.

Now we're into the teams that would not have been in past World Cups.

Here's the idiocy of this World Cup format: 8 of the 12 Pot 1 teams would be in groups with each other before. This is so watered down.

Spain-Uruguay and Germany-Ecuador are the toughest duos so far.

Rio Ferdinand is likely the only person on that stage who could name even half the USMNT's starters.

I think you should go back to doing him a squeaky voice with a Russian accent.

So wait a minute... he's asking Roberto Carlos questions in English, but Roberto Carlos isn't answering them in English. He clearly understands him! Why can't he answer in English?

Going to be hilarious when they give it to MBS in 4 years. It's a prize that will be given out ironically to the worst, most despotic head of state in the field.

There is a definite President Snow quality to the man.

Jesus Havertz Gyökeres Martinelli Saka Trossard Madueke Ødegaard Norgaard Gabriel Saliba Hincapie 1/3 of the way into the season and over half of Arsenal's squad has already missed multiple games to injury. Mosquera will be the 13th.

#2 misery provider, too, though.

He was tied with Giroud. If he stays fit, by the time he's 27 he should be behind only Henry & Bergkamp.

I am not going to watch them give Trump a fucking Peace Prize just to stroke his ego so he'll reluctantly allow in a mass of foreigners he and his cult don't want here. I'll see the draw when it's done. Not need to watch this.

Typical Americans.

Not even a joke. Gyökeres and Jesus are back now, Kai in a few weeks. And Merino has played CB more recently than Rice or Norgaard.

Things going from bad to Wirtz at Anfield.

That Malo Gusto decision will leave a bad taste in Maresca’s mouth.

Need Norgaard for him

Jordan Henderson is still a thing?

Announcers on US broadcast pretty unabashedly rooting for Brentford.

Think Norgaard is going to have to start training at center back.

Man, Calafiori’s defense has improved since last season.

What the fuck is Calafiori even doing in that spot? 😂😂😂

Impressed with Kayode’s versatility. Narrating “The American Revolution”, playing for Brentford…

Or if we never needed Gyökeres at all. 😂

NOTIONS HE'S NOT A STRIKER DOWN THE DRAIN, AS MIKEL MERINO SCORES AGAIN 😤

Noni Madueke is what y’all wanted Nico Williams to be.

I mean, at what point do we just have to look at Merino as a center forward - and a pretty good one?

Noni to worry when Saka gets a rest.

City have conceded 6 to Fulham & Leeds. Arsenal have conceded 7 all season.

Would be easier if they had loads of cameras and a team looking at such things.

The PL can sanction Enzo after the fact for this, right? It's violent conduct and leaves no doubt that it was intentional.

By my calculations, ball in play time in the 2nd half was 27 min and 18 sec. The first half was a bit more at 23 minand 37 sec. Overall, it was 50 minutes and 55 seconds of ball in play time. Chelsea did a good job of killing time and the referees here didn't punish them putting it back on here.

Enzo, Martinelli, Zubimendi… people who sound Italian but aren’t.

Relax everyone. Most PL sides would bite your hand off to trade their CB’s for Hincapie & Mosquera.

Or Nelli. I wouldn't hate swapping out both wings. Saka looked a bit off it midweek.

T. Johnny Reindeers sounds like a Christmas album from a bluegrass artist.