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22 Feb 2024 09:47:59
Morning all Ed's and fellow gunners, hope alls well. now the dust settles from last night. just wanted to say. it was a worldy of a goal. ( champions league, you just can't switch of for one second) . but porto are a typical Portuguese team / real anti football. but it works for them. watching the game last night especially the first half reminded me of the 1-0 loss to Aston Villa, porto played such a high line/ like villa do. and the ball over the top was on time and time again on a few occasions our players made a run. Whoever was on the ball wasn't switched on enough to ping one over. I know we like to try score the ultimate goal. but for me personally the ball over the top and one of our boys running on to it and bending around the keeper is just as ultimate as the 20 pass link up goal. so now we know what we have to do and what expect in the return leg. porto sitting in and trying to hit us on the break. protecting thier precious 1-0 lead. hope we have a stronger ref for the return leg, as last night's ref was very weak. (loved the sound of his own whistle) , & bought all the porto theatrics, hook line and sinker. thought we had a clear shout for a pen second half when their lad went down and handled the ball under little pressure from odegaard. But we are still in with a shout. in 2 weeks time early goal required get the crowed bouncing. it's going to be tough but we can do it. COME ON YOU GUNNERS. 🔴⚪️ ONE TEAM THE ARSENAL/ ONE ❤️. P. s loved Declan's post match interview. we've had a great start to 2024 and we won't let our heads drop at all.

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22 Feb 2024 11:09:41
There were theatrics at the corners Gabi, they knew the our threat from them.

22 Feb 2024 15:59:55
Yeah tough to take a last minute goal like that. Have to give Porto credit they had a game plan to make it a scrappy and disruptive game and it worked with ref helping in that matter.

Think there were more fouls recorded than tackles made at one point which tells of a poor ref falling for their antics. We have to rise above it though and find the answers as it will be more of the same from them as they know we will out football them if they went toe to toe with us.

Need to speed up our play and vary the short and long balls more in behind a bit more. I am confident we can turn it around though with the fans behind the team.

21 Feb 2024 22:01:01
OUCH. ☹️.

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21 Feb 2024 22:32:03
What is wrong with Arteta. Clearly Harvez is struggling upfront and he chose to keep him there for 90mins, whilst Nketia is on the bench.
At least, give smith and nelson an opportunity so that we will have fresh legs coming in. I just don't understand.

21 Feb 2024 22:32:57
Still doable but not anything like a formality. Am away goal in the 2nd leg could prove costly overall.

21 Feb 2024 22:57:12
I think they've done away with the away goal rule.

21 Feb 2024 23:10:19
Bit harsh that AO.

21 Feb 2024 23:51:16
Very naive going for the winner in the last minute of the first leg. Porto masters of anti football, going to be a very tricky return leg.

Honestly though why did we have the draw the Portuguese team? I literally fell asleep.

22 Feb 2024 07:25:11
They have done away with the away goals double rule.
I was saying on live chat last night that we could win 3-1 and put the tie to bed, how wrong was i.
The whole game was poor but what a goal to win the game.
I am still confident we can do the business on the second leg.

22 Feb 2024 08:19:39
I thought havertz was our best player last night

I wish people would watch him rather than slag him.

22 Feb 2024 09:08:27
I did not think he had a poor game Mal mate . Porto done their homework and nullified us especially from corners. We have to be positive and patient in the second leg. A couple of mistakes at the end of the game cost us, but i am quietly confident we can go through.

22 Feb 2024 09:17:55
Thank you Eden and Bill, I didn't know this, now that is excellent news for us 👍👍👍, well actually it's only really excellent news for me as it seems everyone else already knew it 🤔🤔🤔🤔.

22 Feb 2024 09:22:33
I know what you are saying Mark, people hey! There are even those who like to diss Martinelli at every opportunity would you believe 😊😊😊😊

People hey 🤔.

22 Feb 2024 10:48:35
Haha John

You got me😀.

22 Feb 2024 11:21:57
We are a beautiful but strange species Mark mate, all 8 billion of us Basically we are all exactly the same yet we all have our very own unique quirks that make us individually interesting 👍👍👍👍.

22 Feb 2024 14:10:47
I keep saying that to the wife John mate that i am uniquely different but she ain't having none it.

22 Feb 2024 15:52:06
IT wasn't a great game, and perhaps a lesson to a lot of our players about the top level of European football, its not just about your quality with the ball, the dark arts tactics and how to control them, or more importantly how not to let them control you.

we have been great a corners for a while now, we had 9 of them. and hardly looked like scoring because we let them get into our heads with all the theatrics in the box.

Having said that Porto are notoriously good at home and not very good away and I do think we can win the home game comfortably.

Agree with you Mal, I thought Havartz was one of the better performers yesterday, but he will always be an easy target, just like Raya, we had 2 opportunities to clear the ball, but the blame will land with him.

22 Feb 2024 16:54:02
People keep telling my wife just because works with people who have special needs she wasn't forced to marry one Bill mate, I beg to differ with them because not only is she gorgeous looking she's also a gorgeous person with the ability to see past my many many faults and limitations, she not prefer of course, even she sometimes questions her own judgement and feelings 🤔🤔🤔.

22 Feb 2024 18:14:39
Did you not see at least 3 tackles what havertz could have made but bottled out of them?

22 Feb 2024 20:13:19
Wilfred your so predictable, you only come in here when we loose

Get a grip lad.

23 Feb 2024 10:56:40
Yes Wilfred I saw them and after the cheap cheap yellow he got for a player running into his arm I’m not surprised he pulled out of what could have been a second yellow offence I don’t think that means he was poor. Think about it properly.

23 Feb 2024 17:56:53
The problem for us all is once we've made up our minds about a player one way or another it's a bugger to get our minds to change their first opinions. Look at Mark with Martinelli?, now there's a pooly mind if ever there was one 😊😊😊😊.

24 Feb 2024 20:31:48
Malaga tell me what he done at Chelsea to warrant spending £60m on him? And I’m here all the time don't bother with the live chat because it’s more like a meet and greet than talking about the game.

21 Feb 2024 21:56:08
Raya with a s. t clearance again leading to their goal.

{Ed014's Note - Martinelli gave the ball away with a stupid pass to Saka.

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22 Feb 2024 08:01:57
Just don’t rate martinelli, his first touch and decision making is awful.

22 Feb 2024 09:10:03
I would like to see him cut inside more Mal mate. He was poor first half.

21 Feb 2024 11:58:04
Afternoon lads n sally

It will be a hard game tonight, but I think we will come out on top

See you all on live chat.

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21 Feb 2024 12:48:21
Huge game for us, personally I feel its so important we make the last 8,obviously last or the final itself would be unbelievably brilliant but even the last 8 alone would be significant in our exiting journey back to being a real force in the game again.

21 Feb 2024 15:30:07
Portuguese opposition will be a good test for us, they are masters of breaking the game up into frustratingly infrequent snippets.

21 Feb 2024 18:55:03
Evening all, will be a tough game tonight. porto have a few decent players we will need to keep under manners. we can definitely get a result, but will have to be bang at it from start to finish. fingers crossed 🤞 for no injuries and in the mix for the return leg at the emirates🔴⚪️❤️🎶🎶COME ON YOU GUNNNERRRRS🎶🎶 💪🏻💪🏻🔥🔥🔥🫡.

20 Feb 2024 21:55:26
Just looking at the run in some cracking games stil to come no clear winner at the moment and everything to play for. As someone already said. Top 4 should be celebrated as a great achievement top spot always has luck involved and if it's your day you'll be number one. No matter what arsenal have given me another season of great entertainment. Let's all stay behind the team and manager regardless of results.

{Ed014's Note - good to see Partey and Vieira back out training with the rest of the squad today too.

Tommy, Zinchenko and Jesus not far behind them!

Be great to have everyone ready for the run in.

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21 Feb 2024 00:40:42
Did Tommy get injured again? He played all the games for Japan, I think.

{Ed014's Note - he’d picked up a slight niggle, not sure what though.

Arteta said after the minutes he’d played he hadn’t wanted to risk him.

21 Feb 2024 15:45:29
Can’t wait to see partey back on the pitch.

19 Feb 2024 08:53:34
Hi all Ed's and fellow gunners, hope alls well. another great away win yesterday. Totally dominated and totally deserved to win. Just wanted to say, each and everyone of our lads has been on it, and playing with real confidence and trust in one another. But I have to say odegaard. (captain fantastic).

What a player. now he's been injury free for a while. And he is back in the groove. He's football I.Q is of the scale and his work rate and determination to help this team tick is unreal. His performance levels recently have been very impressive. he is leading by example and the rest of the lads are happy to follow. we really are clicking into gear at the right time.

I'm not going to say we will win the league. (I so, so much want us to). But it will be very difficult. But the fact is these boys are going to bust a gut trying to do it. for themselves, this great club of ours and, of course, for us lot the fans.

I'm super proud of the progress of our great club in more recent years. it's so nice to be back in the title race and having a serious chance of doing so. Instead of being dead in the water by Christmas. with the progress we have made in the last couple of seasons and the path we are on.

There is going to be some real good times ahead for us gooners. I've got a good feeling that with a decent summer transfer window this year. We will see THE ARSENAL really explode into life for 24/25 season. beast mode on. COYG / VTH ONE TEAM / THE ARSENAL / ONE ❤️ 🔴⚪️ ✌🏻&🫶🏻 to you all🫡.

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19 Feb 2024 10:46:37
100% agree Gabi, great time to be a Gooner. :)

19 Feb 2024 10:50:23
Just a question for the panel 👽🎅💀😕👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨😎🍺

Are we a better team with or without Jesus? Don't get me wrong he's a brilliant player but personally I think we are possibly better without him than with him in the team.

Certainly results during his injuries both last season and this season suggest this might be the case, what da yuall think?

19 Feb 2024 13:29:15
Personally, i think we are better with him in the team but I think what it shows is that Arteta is trying to build a squad where if a play comes out then the replacement is of a similar style/ level. (other than Saka)

We don't have a Haaland this is team, but it's harder to replace than when they are not in the team.

Regarding the actual question I have just asked myself if we only had one and they were fit all season would I prefer Jesus or Trossard, and I would prob just edge toward Jesus.

{Ed014's Note - I was only thinking that same thing yesterday as we’ve been smashing the goals in.

I was considering if using him as a super sub would be a great option.

He is such a menace on the pitch and last season seemed to open up opportunities for others to score.

I’m glad I’m not having to make the choices!

19 Feb 2024 14:01:14
Hi sally, hi G62. hope alls well. great question G62… I think Jesus is a top player. I don’t know the answer to your question. I suppose it’s just a matter of individual opinion. but what I would like to think… is…if Mikel is picking his teams on form. then Jesus is going to have to up his levels to get back in. which can only be a good thing for THE ARSENAL. imagine Jesus steps up another level and starts banging in the goals on a regular basis… sweet dreams are made of this. 🔴⚪️❤️.

19 Feb 2024 16:40:46
Hi Gabi mate, Jesus stepping up his goal scoring in order to regain and retain his place in starting 11 would be the absolute perfect outcome mate 👍

Hi Hampshire although I personally think Jesus is a better individual player than Trossard I actually think we are a more effective team with Trossard than we are with Jesus, I don't know why this is the case but it I just seems to be that way.

It was similar with England and Emile Hesky for some reason results and performances were better with him in the team than without him playing, he wasn't the greatest player ever but he certainly added something somewhere that made a difference to the team.

In the words of Toya " it's a mystiwy, it's a mystiwy "

19 Feb 2024 17:53:26
Good question G62. I don't have a clear opinion to be honest but what caught my eye against Burnley was the partnership between Trossard and Havertz. When one was dropping deep the other was filling the resulting space etc. I'd like to see more of this setup for sure.

20 Feb 2024 22:00:54
Hi Ice mate, personally I'd like to see us keep this team that's not just winning but is currently blowing opposing teams away.

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19 Feb 2024 07:39:12
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18 Feb 2024 18:48:19
How good has Lokanga been this afternoon?

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18 Feb 2024 23:25:10
What a clearance he made Oleary!
I love watching Luton. Shame they didn't get a draw, they really deserved it.

18 Feb 2024 23:49:16
Hi O5. agree… sambi has been getting regular starts at Luton. which he was not getting at the ARSENAL. and is now getting used to premier league football. Has been looking really good lately… there’s definitely a player in there… given the chance.

And from what I’ve read lately is… the Luton boss absolutely loves him and thinks he is top draw. But only Mikel knows if sambi will get another chance next season with the gunners… even though Luton lost today. They had a real go at Man Utd. could have even rescued a point at the end.

17 Feb 2024 22:59:37
6 0 last week, 5 0 this week, thing's are getting worse 😢.

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18 Feb 2024 00:11:00
We're going backwards! No progress! Arteta out!

18 Feb 2024 10:54:14
I'm ready with the Arteta OUT! banner. Have RG's plane on standby to fly it. 6 0 and then 5 0? They should be ashamed.

17 Feb 2024 14:58:21
🎶🎶COME ON YOU GUNNNNERRRRRS. 🎶🎶 🔴⚪️❤️.

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17 Feb 2024 17:17:40
We`ve had worse weeks Rodders COYG.

17 Feb 2024 18:00:04
Unbelievable Jeff Unbelievable, and a better goal difference than both City and Liverpool, very very impressive stuff no question.

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16 Feb 2024 07:39:09
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