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texastiger38
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re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/18/26 at 9:11 am to dgnx6
Newcastle already have more open play xG vs Bournemouth than we did in 5 min.
I just don't get it
I just don't get it
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re: DAT 4/17: Cardinals (Leahy) @ Astros (Lambert) 7:10 pm
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/18/26 at 12:42 am to wahoocs
At least Abreu kept his ERA under 15
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/17/26 at 4:02 pm to dgnx6
Got to figure out how to get healthy. At least we've got no midweek game coming up.
Only 2 more weeks of the last 5 that we have a midweek game
Only 2 more weeks of the last 5 that we have a midweek game
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/17/26 at 12:59 pm to dgnx6
If they don't get at least a point this weekend, I think most of the fans are going to fully turn on them. Especially if we look as inept as we have the last few weeks
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/17/26 at 10:58 am to joshyc2
Saka is for sure out, Noni they don't know.
Odegaard/Timber/Cala are "close"
0 chance we win this game running out Trossard & Martinelli as wingers
Odegaard/Timber/Cala are "close"
0 chance we win this game running out Trossard & Martinelli as wingers
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/16/26 at 8:53 pm to dgnx6
re: DAT 4/15: Rockies (Quesadilla) @ Astros (Spaghetti) 7:10
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/15/26 at 9:06 pm to speechles
Is spaghetti good? Or smoke and mirrors?
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/15/26 at 5:52 pm to glassman
Got to figure out how to get 3 pts this weekend.
Hopefully Saka/Cala/Timber/Odegaard are back
I'd like to see a front 3 of Eze/Martinelli, Kai, Saka.
Hopefully Saka/Cala/Timber/Odegaard are back
I'd like to see a front 3 of Eze/Martinelli, Kai, Saka.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/15/26 at 3:54 pm to dgnx6
Well I didn't get to watch. Glad we're through.
Looks like more of the same offensively. Can't produce anything in great quantity.
Looks like more of the same offensively. Can't produce anything in great quantity.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/15/26 at 1:28 pm to ATLienTiger
We've got the shite front 3.
So that sucks
So that sucks
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/14/26 at 9:45 am to dgnx6
I've got to imagine Rice is okayish, he hurt himself in the 65' minute and played the game out.
Reality is, if we win 2 games this week, we're in a great position. Just no idea if we can actually get it done :lol:
Saka & Timber we're still out as well, so that sucks
Reality is, if we win 2 games this week, we're in a great position. Just no idea if we can actually get it done :lol:
Saka & Timber we're still out as well, so that sucks
re: DAT 4/13: Astros (Who Cares) @ Mariners (Not Me) 3:10 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/14/26 at 5:16 am to Uncle Mike23
We have the most runs scored in baseball, but also the worse record. :lol: :lol:
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/13/26 at 7:05 pm to dgnx6
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know no one wants to hear this, but from a footballing standpoint it makes sense why wanted to extend Partey now.
We were close to last in central progression last year as well. This is a footballing philosophy and nothing else. Like it or not, Mikel has coached these guys to be risk averse when in possession. He doesn't want basketball games, and frankly we absolutely suck when they turn into that.
The biggest problem that I've seen since the turn of the year at least, is we just stop doing what we are good at (being compact and dominating 2nd balls). Some of that is definitely a direct result of injuries suffered along the way, but I have to imagine that because of the OOP demands and the constant focus needed to play and position yourself in the perfect spot all the time has caused lots of these guys to be completely mentally fatigued.
The other piece (Injuries) has clearly been a big deal as well. Timber & Saka have both been out for a month. Their replacements (Noni & Ben) don't have the chemistry for the out of possession play, or in possession for that matter. Havertz has been a shell of himself since he's been back, Trossards purple patch in Oct/Nov/Dec is long since gone, Gabriel has been snatched of his recovery pace. Cala not being out there for months, Odegaard, Merino, etc, etc
It's just compounding, but we just haven't been good enough at what made us good when we only allowed 1 SOT in a whole month: Winning 2nd balls and OOP compactness.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/13/26 at 5:31 pm to glassman
[embed]Arsenal average 1.04 open play xG per 90 this season. When Martinelli and Gyokeres share the pitch, that number drops to 0.29. In a small sample size it’s even worse with Madueke in too. On Arteta’s weird, unsticky attack & other thoughts.[/embed]
Brutal
Brutal
re: DAT 4/13: Astros (Who Cares) @ Mariners (Not Me) 3:10 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/13/26 at 5:28 pm to wahoocs
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 4:36 pm to texastiger38
Just have to hope these guys wake the frick up. Slim chance, but that's the hope
re: DAT 4/12: Astros (Bolton/SDGAF) @ Mariners (Gilbert) 3:10 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 4:01 pm to TigerFan91
If you don't laugh, you'll cry
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 2:39 pm to Bottom9
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The entire fanbase. It is wild. I think the missed opportunities from the past 3 years are the reason why. We just need to win one to ease the fricking nerves
Because we're going on 4 years running with the team not showing up when it matters most.
Arteta has rightly been given a lot of leeway with spending and the benefit of the doubt with results. People are tired of it because we lose in the same ways over and over again. If we lose the league again, and once again go out of the CL, there is 0 chance they can bring him back and things not get progressively worse.
The way we play is completely counterproductive to the players on the pitch like half the time. When we had runners to start the game, we tried to keep it on the ground and play through the press, he brings the ball to feet guys on and we boot it up the pitch every chance they get.
Even if he is a great coach, he's not getting the best out of this bunch. They have 0 nerve and melt down at the first sign of adversity important game after important game, year after year.
re: Arsenal 2025/2026 Season Thread: There is Noni to Be Upset
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 2:02 pm to tiggah1981
It's over guys, you can hope otherwise, but this group just don't have it in them.
Sad day.
Sad day.
re: DAT 4/11: Astros (McCullers) @ Mariners (Castillo) 8:40 CT
Posted by texastiger38 on 4/12/26 at 8:37 am to NIH
We're not having fun
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