If Jesus was out for the season they’d have had a better shot at the title imo. They’ve lost that someone simply being in the box for them, it’s too condensed with Jesus floating around
Mikel Arteta | Lego Pep watch
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are joined by special guest Anders (@Lyng) to celebrate the news that ETH is staying put! They also talk about the Euros so far, with special attention on England, Scotland and Denmark. They then finish with some transfer talk and the potential comings and outgoings at Old Trafford.
Bricking it lego style, hahahaha! They obviously still have a chance, but his fragile mentality has caught up with his team.
He was ever present in the box. He just messed up when the ball get to him.
I want Arsenal to win the league but if they don't, drinking Arteta's tears would be a good consolation 
So unlikable isn’t he
Did anybody hear his interview? Sounded so down and almost defeatist
He's gonna offer cuddles to anybody that wants them? What?
He's gonna offer cuddles to anybody that wants them? What?
He’s a bottler plain and simple. Bottled top 4 last season. Bottled the league this season. Bottled getting a proper hair cut too.
The only way I’d be happy if arsenal bottle it is if city don’t win the CL. Cba with a city treble. They didn’t even look at their best either at the beginning of the season.
Didn't Colina feck them with some weird refereing decisions?
Gary Neville completely vindicated saying they'd bottle it
- Avoiding every cups like a little biyatch (putting all eggs into one basket)
- Signing players mid season after being ahead 8 points. Among them are top players from direct rivals
- Has a good injury record this season
- Chelski, Spurs, Pool are all having nightmares
- United has just started again after getting absolutely destroyed last season
- Comparatively easier schedules that most team in PL
Did anyone else find his post match comments utterly bizarre? Going on about how he loves his players and wanting to give them cuddles reeks of a desperate man who has seen his team lose 6 points in three games from a title winning position.
He’s too emotional and his team don’t know how to approach a game when Arteta’s instructions don’t work.
He‘s had a good season and deserves praise but they’ll be average again next season I feel.
He‘s had a good season and deserves praise but they’ll be average again next season I feel.
The weird lap of honour they did after the game was strange. Was it to thank the fans for helping them come back? Most of them had pissed off at 1-3
I doubt anyone else is winning it while Pep's still there, can't see anyone being as consistent as them over the course of a season. Think Liverpool have peaked and I think the rest will all fall short. For any to have a chance, forget the rest having poor seasons, you need City to really fall back, and not got 90+ points.
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Such clueless tactics.
Behaving himself much more tonight with Daddy on the touchline too.
Horrific how he's set his team up mentality and tactically. All talk and show when a front-runner, but now they are fecked. Need a massive response to score let alone get a point from this.
I don't think any tactics can deal with this City tonight. Everything they do is such high quality.
Out of interest though, what do you propose he does?
Can't blame him tonight. City are in a different league altogether. United got whooped here 6-3. Any team coming here with city in this form is not going to get anything. Whatever tactics you have. City will drop points only when city themselves take the game lightly.
Yeap, very much this.
What do you think he could have done? This is the way we've played all season, problem is it doesn't work anywhere near as well with our 4th choice CB. City are just in scary form right now while we're stumbling.
I remember in that period in January to February when teams were stopping the supply to Haaland and they seemed to be struggling with form (we did it too with Shaw covering Haaland and everyone else pressing the midfield). Have they adapted to that or did teams just stop defending them that way?
Low block and counter attack or set pieces?
Your 4th choice CB hasn't been the issue. Problems all around the park, none of your "star" players showing up.
No, Holding individually hasnt done much wrong, but the drop off is huge and we can't get out of their press. Holding doesn't have ball playing ability of Saliba. Our forward players can barely get the ball. But I don't disagree with you, we are second best in all departments, by far. I just hope we make some fight of it at some stage, very limp right now.
Xhaka is far too up the pitch and leaving Partey on an island and he's confused. CBs need to be mindful of the space behind them and in front of them, but Partey is so confused with the areas KDB is picking up. There's so much space and City are happy to manipulate the space between the lines that is occupied by KDB and Partey cannot handle the movement.
The buildup is too slow as well. Get the ball to Saka and isolate and see if you can get overload, while City have packed the midfield.
The buildup is too slow as well. Get the ball to Saka and isolate and see if you can get overload, while City have packed the midfield.
This is how we play, with Zinny slotting in next to Partey and Xhaka pushing up. The problem is without Saliba we can't deal with the transition if we lose the ball. Holding doesn't have the pace or physicality. Odegaard again gave the ball away in midfield and we got caught out in transition (he did the same vs Southampton) for their third.
He looked like a lost child at the Etihad tonight.
He’ll be remembered for bottling the title with arsenal. Being top for the majority of the season. Shambles
“Arteta out” will be ringing around the emirates in a couple of weeks time.
Youngest manager to win the PL would've been some achievement.
Literally let Saka get totally marked out of the game today.... I don't get why he didn't react in the slightest to the 442, I mean maybe he thinks they can't do anything else well enough, but that's pretty worrying going into a CL if they are that one dimensional outside of ultra desperation against very weak teams.
I overrated him. He has been overrated by the majority too much, was being put in the same line as the best managers, etc. That was laughable.
But I actually thought he would win it this season. You can lose to City and not win against Liverpool at Anfield, but not winning against West Ham and Southampton directly afterwards when you are in the title race is unacceptable. And all this while being out of every other competition.
But I actually thought he would win it this season. You can lose to City and not win against Liverpool at Anfield, but not winning against West Ham and Southampton directly afterwards when you are in the title race is unacceptable. And all this while being out of every other competition.
I’m holding reservation on his managerial ability until I see his Arsenal team juggling a Champions League match and a Premier League match in a week regularly next season. That’s usually a good acid test of someone’s staying power at the top echelon. Plenty of managers look great when they’re playing one game a week most of the season.
They looked off for a while and, from speaking to City fans, they said they thought they were still a good team but had dropped off previous form as they were figuring out a be way of playing. It looks to me like it's started to click a bit since the new year.
And how you play in the run in has handicapped Arsenal. Same thing over and over while other teams have gotten into your face and made it uneasy.
If you're missing key players, you either adjust accordingly or alter your ways to give yourself a chance to win. But Arteta is stubborn, ignorant, and too arrogant. His antics on the touch line, his post match comments, they are so off putting.
He didn't adapt jack shit during the run in and, especially today against City.
You can't play the same "let's shove Zinchenko in CM at times" and hope that the guy you learnt from doesn't get the trick, it's stupid.
You can't play the same "let's shove Zinchenko in CM at times" and hope that the guy you learnt from doesn't get the trick, it's stupid.
Don't be so fecking naieve for one if you're Arteta. Trying to play the same way that's gotten you tonked 3 times against City is idiotic. Swallow your pride and accept a more reserved style looking to hit them on the break. It's not rocket science, no one is holding a gun to Arteta's head making him play the exact way they have all year.