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03 Mar 2026 22:02:00
Don't care about 'form' on paper etc we look poor even when we win we don't look dominate. Slot has to go, taking Gakpo and salah and macca too.
03 Mar 2026 22:40:37
Mac shirks challenges. You might as well have David Attenborough in central midfield instead.
03 Mar 2026 23:19:52
He can take Jomes too. Absolute liability him.
03 Mar 2026 20:10:46
Can I be added to live chat please.
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03 Mar 2026 16:26:00
Hi Ed033,
Is it possible to be added to the live chat option, I would like to participate, being in Scotland, I can't afford to go to games. I love the banter on the live chat and would love to join in.
{Ed033's Note - You're going to need to post/reply on the this site first before i make a determination about Live chat.
02 Mar 2026 20:21:29
I just wanted to give a shoutout to Luca Stephenson for being selected to captain Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. It's impressive to be handed the armband at just 22 let alone when you are only at the club on loan!
03 Mar 2026 15:28:23
A solid player with a great attitude. Good luck to him. Not going to be quick enough for the very top but should have a good career in football.
03 Mar 2026 17:20:56
Good player Stephenson. Hope his career goes well.
02 Mar 2026 14:46:08
Whether or not Arsenal go on to win the league, I think they will make this season memorable for a slightly different reason. I can see a change in the laws or, perhaps more of a change in the interpretation/ enforcement of the laws, coming about as a result of what is happening every time there is a corner or free kick around the box. There has always been grappling and shoving at corner kicks and all teams do it to an extent, but Arsenal have taken it to the next level and then some.
It's clearly a plan, probably something they actually practice and something that appears rehearsed and instructed, rather than players just losing their man and grabbing a handful of the shirt in a panic. You'd have to say they have executed it perfectly and why would they stop when it is not being penalised and it is propelling them towards the league title.
02 Mar 2026 15:42:53
They do need something to hold on to in all fairness.
02 Mar 2026 15:54:55
I agree. I also think something will be done. Premier League getting less entertaining by the week.
02 Mar 2026 16:56:16
One would hope they will be trying to make changes for next season. I think the only way that happens is when the numbers start to stall or decline.
The biggest issue the league has is the man in the middle. The players are only doing what the refs allow. I remember well when Jota was totally upended at Spurs 3 or so seasons ago, and no pen was given, as Tierney told Klopp, "He was waiting for the contact." Jota was cleaned out with what should have been a second yellow.
Now, not only waiting for contact, but trying to initiate the contact, is the new way. It is clear and obvious and needs to be officiated accordingly.
02 Mar 2026 17:48:58
Lay you hand on the shoulder of the attacker running into the box, it's a penalty. Half strangle an attacker at a corner while the goalkeeper tries to decapitate him, it's a great defensive tactic.
02 Mar 2026 20:41:40
I reckon you're right, rr. They will have to do something on it. It's getting more horrible by the week. I always loved to see a good headed goal, dunno if it was because they were rare-ish or what, but nothing beats watching a good header into the net.
Now the headers from set pieces are 90% just messes, and teams don't seem to cross the ball anymore in open play.
02 Mar 2026 14:30:38
Just think.
Pulis and big sam may need to quit the advertising gig and get back into manage. they are after all the kings of it.
Teams will use it whilst it works. defend it properly. stop goals going in. and they will be forced to change.
Can't wait. next season may return to 4 4 2. and the pass back rule comes back.
03 Mar 2026 19:16:38
They were ahead of their time, MightyR. They could have been dueling it out for the title. European nights next season in Bolton and Stoke.
02 Mar 2026 06:52:38
So I had to go check.
There's a table that shows the disciplinary record for a team, wrt yellow and red cards
No surprise Arsen-hole are the best rated team, 36 fellows and no red cards in the PL this season.
Then I checked out the penalties tables, and guess what, Arsen-hole are the ONLY team in the league to not concede a penalty in the league
Just shows, the dark arts actually makes you THE most disciplined team. Who would have thought.!
02 Mar 2026 07:36:00
That is remarkable discipline. Well researched! Reminds me of VVD, who has played 99 out of 100 games (missed one after winning the PL and was rested). Discipline over time.
02 Mar 2026 09:32:38
Kudos to Chelsea though.
It's a proper team effort to equal the record of most red cards for one team in a season. Not only that, but they have equalled the record with 10 games still left to play.
01 Mar 2026 22:47:03
Jesus what is going on with the VAR at the Arsenal V Chelsea. Rice strangling the Chelsea player at the corner the ball comes over and uses his arm to clear the ball. It went to VAR no hand ball.
If that does not show who they want to win the league Chelsea scored right away from another corner.
But VAR makes the wrong decision in nearly every game in my opinion. It has become a consistently poor decision after a poor decision it is killing football for everyone.
01 Mar 2026 23:44:18
No argument from me Albeydered.
01 Mar 2026 18:13:25
The club have a weak midfield and we've two midfielders looking massive contracts which will probably be given to them. Dominik and gravenberch.
Dom you'd obviously want him to remain and play his best years with us. Let's see what the club throws at him.
Gravenberch has never been a starter for me in an "ideal" midfield. By that, he can be improved upon. I'd want a top 6 coming into that midfield. We actually need two top midfielders. Maccas on his way out apparently but apart from Dom, those other two positions in midfield can most certainly be improved upon. It lacks physicality, real pace and honestly more quality.
We've a lot of players earning massive numbers and imo they're not warranted, Hughes and Edwards have been terrible appointments.
Slots football isn't great but this season we witnessed basically a team transitioning without virg and salah. Virg has been just OK this season with a good few poor performances.
Salah is on the other side now.
Konate should never been a offered another contract. It'll be justified if he's sold but I highly doubt he's signing a new contract to leave in the summer.
I look at our team now and away from the distraction of "it's down to slot".
Where's the top top players in that first 11? Who's our future core and aretthey top class and long term?
Allison's maybe one season more. How blessed we were. The other keeper is nowhere near him in quality. So?
The entire back 4, you could write an essay on each position and it's issue. Midfield I've highlighted.
Up front we have some very good players. One or two could become worldclass. A fit isak and an improved wirtz but we'll see. Ettike I really like. Left side, gakpos been found out and right side we have to address.
Alot of money reinvested but that squad needs a hell of a lot of money again.
01 Mar 2026 19:11:34
If we're talking until the end of the '27 season, the core is Alison, VVD, Szoboszlai and Ekitike, as things stand in my opinion. Ekitike over Isak this season alone. If Macallister and Salah are sold, they will be replaced; Wharton and Diomande have been mentioned. Add to that Isak and Wirtz, who are both on long contracts.
Jacquet, Leoni, Bradley, Kerkez, Frimpong and Rio are all of a good age. Beyond '27, who knows, but I can't see us not acting at the risk of not being competitive. Older guys in the squad, such as Robertson and Endo, can be replaced by youth.
01 Mar 2026 21:31:34
I'm really confused with Gravenberch. He was the best 6 in the league last season and I was really looking forward to him improving in the position and becoming one of the best DMs in the world. Although he was brilliant last season, he needed to work on the defensive side, but I thought they'd be drilling him on this, and in the next few years he could develop into something really special in that position.
Then we've decided to play him higher up the pitch where he is totally ineffective. It's baffling and extremely frustrating.
01 Mar 2026 21:54:42
Ron, an Optimist and a Pessimist, are walking down the road. The Pessimist says, "Things are awful, they couldn't possibly get worse." The Optimist says, "I believe they can."
These last few months have been difficult, but posters seem to find new ways of thinking things can only get worse.
Grav is still young. He was a revelation at 6 last year, but is being asked to get more forward this year, presumably because Slot is more concerned about finding openings against packed defences than he is about protecting the back 5. We can only hope that changes next season with either new players, a new manager, or both. He could be there for years; he is only 23 after all.
Kerkez is improving every game. I think he will nail down the LB position for the foreseeable. Wirtz has had a difficult first season. I hope he will be the orchestrator of our attack in the DeBreyne mould for the next 5 years.
Leoni/Jacquet look to have high potential levels. If either one or both develops as expected, they could be there for years. Ali has many years at the top if he remains relatively injury free. Ekiteke is 23, Isak is 26, and, with Salah, Gakpo, Mac surely leaving, there will, no doubt, be young, well-researched, quality replacements.
As anyone who has seen my posts knows, I am not a fan of Konate, but I am less of a fan of seeing a saleable asset leave for free. So I think it is good business to at least offer Konate a contract, not, of course, what he thinks he should be paid. I'm certain that is not a reflection of his talent.
So, to sum it up, there are top players, there is a strong core, the young players signed last season were the best available in their positions, and the age profile is excellent for the long term if you take Salah/Virg out.
Be good, optimistic Ron.
02 Mar 2026 00:47:09
Grav is definitely an interesting one to see what happens with him next season.
I wonder if he gets asked to play, like last season, in the deeper 6 role, or if we buy someone for that position, and Grav rotates with another player to cover the Macca position.
02 Mar 2026 09:50:40
I think I read on here a while back that Grav wasn't happy being asked to always sit so deep, and wanted to be able to get forward and score more goals. Presumably the club is trying to give him what he wants, but the problem is that Macca is usually his midfield partner and, instead of covering when Grav goes forward, he tends to be on the floor clutching his face or just jogging back in a half-hearted gesture.
It's quite common (and often effective) for a player like Grav to get forward when the opportunity arises.
You just need the setup, and players to accommodate it. As it stands, we don't, so, in my opinion, we either need to replace Grav with a proper DM who is happy to sit (unlikely whilst Slot is manager, but this would allow Grav to play further forward in the Macca role) or Macca with somebody more willing and able to provide cover when Grav goes forward.
03 Mar 2026 01:34:18
Shipley, Grav did say he spoke to his dad, and his dad told him he wants him to score more goals, so he's obviously said he wants to play further up, which is fine.
But, when it clearly weakens the team, you just tell him, "Look, mate, we've tried it and your best position is the 6, so we're putting you back there because it's best for the team."
You certainly don't let players dictate where they want to play if it weakens the team.
The manager's job is to play the players in the best positions to get the best outcome for the team.
01 Mar 2026 09:13:49
I don't want to start a conspiracy theory or something, but jokes apart, does Gakpo have a problem playing with Kerkez? Seriously, does he? Maybe Ed001 can comment on this when he has a minute to do his review [stay safe, Ed, as others have commented]; perhaps Ed025 as well as other Reds here have seen this as well.
Yesterday, there were several instances of this "blind alley" drive from Gakpo, especially one around the 60th minute (can't remember; haven't watched it back) when Kerkez was perfectly positioned and Gakpo had drifted in-field and should absolutely have laid it on a platter for Kerkez, who was screaming for the ball and pointing relentlessly for it to be laid on, but Gakpo simply chose to keep driving forward and passed the ball to someone else in the opposite direction, and I couldn't believe he did that.
I mean, shouldn't the coaching staff has got to be aware of this by now?
Even Van Dijk didn't seem to click or care for the kid earlier on in the season, and you could just sense the negative aura around them on that left side of our defense, plus the yelling and arms flailing and just outright passive-aggressiveness towards the kid, who's still so young and just recently joined us from a smaller club.
I think the relationship with Van Dijk has improved a great deal to be fair, but my goodness, Gakpo's stifling of that side of the field especially when Wirtz isn't playing is so obvious the coaching team should have spotted and sorted it out by now.
Happy to hear y'alls thought about this. Hope we can keep winning and nick a Champions league spot!
YNWA.
01 Mar 2026 12:57:50
Gakpo just doesn't have the awareness, or football brain, to realise what is going on around him whilst still controlling the football. Could be my least favourite player in a long time. The way he celebrated his horrible goal yesterday shows he is just trying to cling on to his stint as a footballer at the moment.
We have all found out he should be in another line of work. Fingers crossed, someone like Forest Green Rovers will still be interested in signing him come the summer.
01 Mar 2026 14:56:01
Gakpo is just not very good at link up play. I don't think it's a personal issue with Kerkez or tactics; it's just footballing awareness. Gakpo receives the ball and does his trademark dart inside to try to get the ball on his right foot. I genuinely don't think he even sees anywhere other than his direct line of vision.
He can be very frustrating, and I think he gets a lot of criticism because of his demeanour. He kind of ambles around the pitch, very low intensity, and, for his size, can appear quite weak in his challenges.
01 Mar 2026 14:59:54
FFS - Can we not have a moment when we're not slating these players!
Were you giving Gakpo pelters last season when he was instrumental in us romping to a title?!
Sure, he's had a poor season, but so have 75-80% of the set up, and we're still very much in the hunt for CL & 2 trophies!
I bet you were giving Konate dogs abuse without knowing the bloke's personal predicament in the months before!
Ten games to go - get behind them for the rest of the season & let's see how things pan out.
All the negativity after a 5-2! Sure, performance-wise, it wasn't top notch, but I'll take 3 points every day atm! Do you reckon Pep & Arteta are worrying about pretty football and horrible goals?
01 Mar 2026 15:22:40
No, they're just incompatible. Through no fault of Kerkez's, Gakpo simply doesn't have the situational awareness to play effectively with someone like Kerkez. I've always been critical of Gakpo's decision making and link up play. I find him incredibly frustrating to watch.
01 Mar 2026 21:16:06
Gakpo did pass on an overlap to Kerkez yesterday. Took me about 10 minutes to get the coffee stain off my shirt lol. Gakpo gets that tunnel vision, and it's over for his teammates at that point.
He's doing one thing, and one thing only, once his head goes down. Someone could be more open than a politician to a bribe, but Gakpo only has eyes for row z.
02 Mar 2026 00:56:24
I've seen him pass to an overlapping Kerkez/Robbo before, but nowhere near as much as he should.
Like other posters have said, I think he's just stuck in his habit to cut inside.
He seems to be the type of player who's constantly looking to shoot/score, so his priority is always to cut inside, and once he does, he looks to shoot or will revert to passing infield, since that's what he can see in front of him.
He is a very one-dimensional type of player, without much vision, who was very effective last season, but not so much anymore.
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