I always love seeing Arsenal fans going into the season upbeat and super positive!
Mikel Arteta | Lego Pep watch
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What about the second woman? A friend of hers?
He conveniently left that part out. I hate arsenal fans. They’re all elitist scum bags.
Do most football fans not go in like that? Are Utd fans not going in upbeat and positive? You want us to go in all depressed with no hope? At least let us get a few games in before the misery takes over!
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Yeah i agree with you. What's the point if you are not optimistic about new season, especially after adding new players.
Christ this threads gone off a cliff.
Using a rape allegation for one upmanship is stellar behaviour.
Using a rape allegation for one upmanship is stellar behaviour.
Exactly, its a pretty miserable existence as a football fan if you don't have hope. Lots of supporters from lots of teams on here, Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Palace, Everton, to Barca, Bayern, Real, Ajax, Celtic, Rangers etc, and nearly every single 1 of them will live in hope that they are in for a good season.
The reality will kick in after a few games, then we can bitch and moan then when it goes wrong!
Yup it's probably the best part of being a football fan.
The hope.
Unfortunately it's also the hope that kills you
I'm not talking about wanting what other fanbase or United fanbase to do or anything to do one specific individual. I myself always go into a new season positive. I'm specifically talking about a fun phenomenon I've observed with Arsenal fans. In the recent times, whenever they've been very positive going into the season, the bigger the downfall have been. Cue the last 3-4 seasons (at least from my vantage point); last season Arsenal fans were very reasonable going into the season, and the season for them itself was reasonable. The 2-3 seasons before that Arsenal fans were very very positive about their chances, and the downfalls were quite seismic. So, as a United fans I love you guys being positive about your upcoming seasons and hoping the phenomenon continue. Thats it.
These rumours will appear every time a famous person is accused of a sex crime. They’re spread by incels on the internet who for some reason love the idea of vindictive women making false rape accusations all the time, when in reality such instances are rare in the extreme.
Well put. My buddy got his info from twitter so I wasn’t sure. Dude quoted my post earlier and apparently there’s another woman too.
The only report floating around is that it's his girlfriend and it states he rejected her proposal of marriage. All could be BS ofcourse because legally you shouldn't be reporting on such matters
But there's also video with him with her where he's looking like he's getting the Amber Heard/Meghan Markle treatment with her too.
Also if you don't think certain women won't make up charges, think again if it ever happens to you. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'
I never said it doesn’t happen. I said it’s rare in the extreme, which it is. Statistically speaking, you as a man are more likely to be raped than you are to be falsely accused of raping someone. That’s how unlikely it is.
So hopefully no excuse for this manager if things go south.
I understand this feeling I really do. I love seeing Utd with its billion pounds spent struggling to qualify for the EL. It gives some context to its pathetic fans like yourself laughing at us.
what is the fun in being a football fan if not laughing at your rival's miseries regardless of what your club is doing. More pathetic is trying to be high and mighty and pretending you have no right to have this laugh.
Where are these statistics? Because you can't say whether a claim is a false claim or not without proving it is a false claim. And if only proven false claims are considered false claims, it stands to reason many more that can not be proven are also false claims.
You want to talk about a fun phenomenon and very positive attitude going into the season, a good percentage of you lot thought you were in a title race last summer
And with my United mates it's typically year on year that you have high expectations. I mean most of you think last year was an abhoration and you don't actually have problems with your squadWhere as, I don't think most Arsenal fans have had a high expectation of where we'd finish in a long time. For instance most were expecting top 6 at best last season and no one thought we were pulling up trees with Emery
Okay, I will attempt to bring this thread back on track.
It seems the view points of Arsenal fans and opposition fans are distinctly different. I am pretty sure the expectation from most Arsenal fans is that Zinchenko will be a utility player. I will be surprised if he is a bona fide starter unless he is a real upgrade over our current midfield pairing. He could be ahead of Tierney at LB however as his form looks to have dropped even in pre season.
Why is he moving to Arsenal you may ask?
- He will obviously play a lot more games compared to city
- He salary is almost quadrupled
- New challenge and London lifestyle
- Sometimes players are not just fussed about being at the top club. Look at Ozils transfer for example.
He is literally the replacement for Martinez who we failed to get. I don't think Arsenal are willing to match the bid Utd proposed and it seems he finally made his choice anyway. Fair enough we failed there (and with Raphina) but the general perception is that Arsenal fans are very happy to have secured Zinchenko as the replacement at half the fee. If he is a starter then even better because it means he will be outperforming our current options.
Now in terms of top 4 chances, I don't think we are there yet. Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool all have stronger squads and more importantly world class players which we lack. I wouldn't say Chelsea are 'miles' ahead of us though. That's an overstatement. I actually rate Spurs squad above Chelsea.
I do fancy United to compete with top 4 based on other conditions though - hence the omission from the above. As everyone knows, factors such as sorting out the drama, settling in players, manager living up to his reputation are some of the objectives you must resolve to improve and compete as a functioning unit. Teams that already reached the top 4 have already proved this last season. Arsenal & United have not.
For us, I feel we need to make at least 1 more statement signing for us to compete with top 4. Preferably a hybrid winger/striker, a Gnabry level player. So far on pre season alone I can see Saka being a level above most players in the squad and it looks like we will rely on him again. For all the signings we've made, key injuries to one of a MF duo and Saka, and the quality has already dropped. If we can ship Pepe out and get a ready made player I will be a lot more confident. My gut feeling is that we are done for the window and will be looking to get players out, such as Mari, Torriera etc.
I'm also hoping players and especially Martinelli, Nketiah and Odegaard step it up this season. The whole point of a young squad is that they improve each season.
It seems the view points of Arsenal fans and opposition fans are distinctly different. I am pretty sure the expectation from most Arsenal fans is that Zinchenko will be a utility player. I will be surprised if he is a bona fide starter unless he is a real upgrade over our current midfield pairing. He could be ahead of Tierney at LB however as his form looks to have dropped even in pre season.
Why is he moving to Arsenal you may ask?
- He will obviously play a lot more games compared to city
- He salary is almost quadrupled
- New challenge and London lifestyle
- Sometimes players are not just fussed about being at the top club. Look at Ozils transfer for example.
He is literally the replacement for Martinez who we failed to get. I don't think Arsenal are willing to match the bid Utd proposed and it seems he finally made his choice anyway. Fair enough we failed there (and with Raphina) but the general perception is that Arsenal fans are very happy to have secured Zinchenko as the replacement at half the fee. If he is a starter then even better because it means he will be outperforming our current options.
Now in terms of top 4 chances, I don't think we are there yet. Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool all have stronger squads and more importantly world class players which we lack. I wouldn't say Chelsea are 'miles' ahead of us though. That's an overstatement. I actually rate Spurs squad above Chelsea.
I do fancy United to compete with top 4 based on other conditions though - hence the omission from the above. As everyone knows, factors such as sorting out the drama, settling in players, manager living up to his reputation are some of the objectives you must resolve to improve and compete as a functioning unit. Teams that already reached the top 4 have already proved this last season. Arsenal & United have not.
For us, I feel we need to make at least 1 more statement signing for us to compete with top 4. Preferably a hybrid winger/striker, a Gnabry level player. So far on pre season alone I can see Saka being a level above most players in the squad and it looks like we will rely on him again. For all the signings we've made, key injuries to one of a MF duo and Saka, and the quality has already dropped. If we can ship Pepe out and get a ready made player I will be a lot more confident. My gut feeling is that we are done for the window and will be looking to get players out, such as Mari, Torriera etc.
I'm also hoping players and especially Martinelli, Nketiah and Odegaard step it up this season. The whole point of a young squad is that they improve each season.
Look out lads...
Martínez vibes
Oh dear. Time for bed Robbie Boy, you've had a shocker son. Having a player that creates lots of goal scoring chances is a GOOD thing buddy, if you don't get that then maybe try another sport.
You keep believing Odegaard would be wanted by top teams
That wasn't even your original point. You said he is an absolutely nothing player.
You go on the Madrid forum or Madrid SOFIFA section or anywhere you find Madrid supporters and they're annoyed they sold him.
But.. yes again you tell yourself that.
Anyhow.... this thread is about your average manager, not your bang average noggie.. so I better let all ya'll keep on discussing Lego Pep
Anyhow.... this thread is about your average manager, not your bang average noggie.. so I better let all ya'll keep on discussing Lego Pep
Genuine question for yourself and others on here. What would turn 'Lego Pep' from an average manager to a good manager on here?
Can he do that at Arsenal alone, or would he need to do it across a few jobs to get a bigger body of work?
Seeing as the actual Pep is regarded as a Pep Guardiola is my idol around here, I highly doubt that Lego Pep is gonna get positive reviews any time soon.
Does "B a l d F r a u d" autocorrect to "Pep Guardiola is my idol" on this forum? If so, that hilarious.
I love what he’s doing at Arse.
I think he’s actually building a great young side there who play ‘the Arsenal way’ - actually doing what deluded people claimed Ole was doing at Utd.
I think he really needs CL footy this season. But even if he were fail with that (City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Utd…) I think a good cup run and good showing in the PL would be a success in my limited opinion.
It’s amazing the extent to which he’s lowered expectations. Next season will be his 4th season in charge. He’s spent vast sums of money and been allowed to bin any player he wants. And people still think missing out on top 4 could be a successful season.
So what's their lineup looking like? They have some good attacking players but their defensive options look garbage aside from Tierney. Same with deeper midfield. I dunno. Can see them being a decent fun team to watch but also just not as good as the rest of the big 6, both on paper and with their coaching.
Hard to say, but we'll cross that bridge once he's turned from a massive spoofer to an average manager first.
Which is funny, because his side don't play that way at all, they are extremely dull. People think he is going to be like Pep eventually because he was his assistant. He is more like Moyes as a manager than Pep.
That total spoofer has managed better head to heads vs the Utd managers, the Chelsea managers, Rodgers, Moyes, Bielsa to name a few in the time he's been here. Doesn't say much for them then.
Someone posted it on the last page. It's a bit of guesswork just now as well don't know where Zinchenko will play or whether we sign a new midfielder or wide player yet.
I actually think he's doing an ok-ish job tbh.
However; I get Ole vibes about him, in that he will be a passable manager for a period of time, but ultimately not good enough. I'm happy he's there, which kind of says a-lot, as it's how most rivals seem to view him.
I think Arteta has surely got to deliver top 4 this season minimum no?
He’s been at the club longer than Tuchel, Conte and Ten Hag whilst spending a fortune on players. Yes, there was a big job to do but any bigger than whats been going on at United and Spurs?
I don’t think he’s a terrible manager but like others I see many parallels with Ole. I appreciate he won the FA cup but it seems with Arteta there’s always a false dawn. A great winning streak followed by form dropping off a cliff. It happened yet again at the end of last season during the battle for top 4.
Perhaps they’ll overcome that drop/dip and have a successful season, who knows, but I won’t be fully convinced until they have done as it’s been a repeat problem for nearly 4 years is it now?
He’s been at the club longer than Tuchel, Conte and Ten Hag whilst spending a fortune on players. Yes, there was a big job to do but any bigger than whats been going on at United and Spurs?
I don’t think he’s a terrible manager but like others I see many parallels with Ole. I appreciate he won the FA cup but it seems with Arteta there’s always a false dawn. A great winning streak followed by form dropping off a cliff. It happened yet again at the end of last season during the battle for top 4.
Perhaps they’ll overcome that drop/dip and have a successful season, who knows, but I won’t be fully convinced until they have done as it’s been a repeat problem for nearly 4 years is it now?