15 Jan 2026 01:09:12
Anyone else think we finally got a good performance from Gyokeres tonight?

He still looks unconvincing when coming short, but when he makes those angled, aggressive runs, defenders get really unsettled.

That's exactly where Saka, Odegaard, Trossard etc should be looking to play him in or use him as a decoy. Fingers crossed we figure out how to consistently get more out of him because the power and the effort are there.

And no lemon talk ed025!

{Ed025's Note - he certainly knows where the goal is Wire, its finding it thats the problem mate, a tap in from 6 inches is not going to convince me just yet, i could be wrong though i suppose...but we all know thats highly unlikely.. :)

1.) 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 09:29:56
Doesn't matter how you get them!
I will say, if he approached getting on the end of crosses with the same bloody-mindedness he has with pressing, he'd have 20 goals by now.

Still, I can't think of many players who have come to Arsenal and not improved under Arteta in the last few years, so we'll see what comes of it. I have to imagine he's working hard in training and isn't an idiot who can't take instruction.

{Ed025's Note - im a big believer in natural talent Wire, i see myself as a bit of an expert when it comes to forwards and over the years have seen some of the greats, the likes of Latchford and Sharpe at Everton, Fowler and Rush at Liverpool and Henry and Wright at Arsenal, great players with that certain trait of getting you off your seat mate, i have also seen a lot of duffers i must say and the chuckle brothers at Everton (Beto and Barry) are certainly two of them...and Victor im afraid is in that category, he could come good though i suppose...and i could get a letter from Rachel Riley begging me for a date.. :)

2.) 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 10:07:55
Hello Wire and Ed 25, hope you are both good.
I thought Vic had his best game in a Arsenal shirt. Like Ed said the goal was a tap in but he was in there to get the touch.

Another in the first half when he held off a couple of Chelsea defenders and shot. Small things atm but he certainly puts in a shift
Take care everyone.

{Ed025's Note - Hi Bill, i have no agenda against Victor mate i just dont think hes a very good player, by the way the postman has just been and still no letter from Rachel.. :)

3.) 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 10:37:41
He got man of the match guys ?.

{Ed025's Note - really Sally??, who was the judge...Stevie Wonder?.. :)

4.) 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 14:21:30
Harsh ed025, very harsh lol. Do you know if we are in for any players this transfer window?

{Ed025's Note - not really Sally, i think the focus is on keeping what you have and keeping hold of them, a few clubs are interested in Nwaneri and White on loan but Arteta wants to keep hold of the mate, i believe you have enough with what you have because its a very strong squad...i just wish you were more adventurous and went at teams rather than this tippy tappy pass the thing to death..

5.) 15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 19:29:50
If Sanchez holds onto that cross which he would normally do, then Gyokeres has another game where he does pretty much nothing. To say a player has turned a corner off the back of that seems wild to me.

{Ed025's Note - im with you Fuser..

6.) 16 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026 05:38:44
I would of preferred us to have gone for mateta from palace I think he would of done a better job for us I don't think gyokeres has a very good first touch we needed more of a giroud type of player in my opinion.

7.) 16 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026 13:29:07
I have not seen anyone claim that, fuser, but it's not a bad thing to look for green shoots when you see them.

8.) 16 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026 19:48:03
I was watching some highlights of him playing for Sporting last season and he looked slimmer and was moving a lot quicker than now.