Fixtures Sunday September 24th - Tottenham Hotspur - Emirates Stadium - 2:00 Pm

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Post #564881  Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:33 pm 
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Rich wrote:
You can just see with Vieira that he has a different level of confidence this season.

I thought Havertz showed his best when he went up front, some nice touches and hold up play

It feels like its coming ... and when it does he'll be a great asset,

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Post #564882  Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:38 pm 
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Swashbuckling performance. Some of our attacking play was electric and our finishing, for once, was clinical.

Ødegaard was mesmerisingly good and Rice is a colossus.

Havertz grew into the game and showed glimpses of those exquisite touches he is capable of. Needs to start adding goals and assists though.

Emile Smith Rowe and Nelson both looked sharp and Vieira continued to look the part.

Felt a little sorry for Ramsdale, given he did so much to get us into the CL, but Arteta is just ruthless and Raya did little to suggest he is not a slight upgrade.

If to nitpick a bit I thought we were a little too open at times and White struggled a to cope with the pace and trickery of Noa Lang. Better teams might punish us.

I think the last issue was at least partly because they kept throwing numbers forward. Dest and Lang was good going forward but they were so open at the back.

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Post #564883  Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:27 pm 
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Going forward its hard to see how this Raya Ramsdale thing will work for any sustained period. Both are topclass keepers with international ambitions and will want to be playing ahead of the euros. I suspect one of them may go on loan somewhere in January if not getting games.

Can a club loan out a loanee, given that Raya is on loan from Brentford? Has the makings of a problem needlessly created by Arteta. Why fix what ain't broken etc... Ramsdale is a top keeper. He'll surely want out before long if this continues.


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Post #564884  Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:16 pm 
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This is brave, trail-blazing stuff Arteta is doing. You have cover for every outfield position, but your only decent keeper gets injured and you are left with a second string bit-part player and you pay the price! It's a new world and keepers have to be looked at like outfield players - interchangeable! Pundits are whining that it is unfair to Ramsdale, no question, but in the ruthless/cut throat multi-million (billion?) pound world of top level football - it totally makes sense!


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Post #564885  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:38 am 
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Top 4 teams are on 13 points or better. Chelsea and Man Utd are on 5 and 6 points respectively. It's very easy to write them off from the top 4 but its only 5 games in. Newcastle have 6 points as well. Of those 3, I have more faith in Newcastle getting closer to the top for than the other 3. I can never count Man Utd out, but Newcastle seems better managed to me.

back to back bad games by anyone in the top 4 and back to back wins for either of the former and they are back in business.

We haven't seen how bad we'll be without Saka nor do I want to but at some point it will happen. I am not as worried. I think Trossard could play his position and we not lose much in attack.

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Post #564886  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:52 am 
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https://x.com/gunnersc0m/status/1704612 ... -j6VVZXEoA

Saliba is arguably the best CB in the league. He’s certainly the most valuable due to age.


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Post #564887  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:22 am 
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A nice start to the ECL, let's keep the momentum going with a win on Sunday!

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Post #564888  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:17 am 
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Everyone knows I have always rated Eddie, but I have to concede that our best performance of the season coincided with the return from the start of a fit-again Jesus. Sorry, Eddie but he's what we've been missing.

Bodes well for the next few games.


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Post #564889  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:56 am 
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Everyone knows I have always rated Eddie, but I have to concede that our best performance of the season coincided with the return from the start of a fit-again Jesus. Sorry, Eddie but he's what we've been missing.

Bodes well for the next few games.


Yes indeed DHD.

Eddie is good at what he does, but for me Jesus does a lot more, and better.

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Post #564890  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:09 am 
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This is brave, trail-blazing stuff Arteta is doing. You have cover for every outfield position, but your only decent keeper gets injured and you are left with a second string bit-part player and you pay the price! It's a new world and keepers have to be looked at like outfield players - interchangeable! Pundits are whining that it is unfair to Ramsdale, no question, but in the ruthless/cut throat multi-million (billion?) pound world of top level football - it totally makes sense!

Fine in theory but the only trails you will see blazed will likely be those to the exit door by the likes of Ramsdale. He has his eye on Pickford's international jersey and will want to be playing week in, week out. What then if he goes? Find another keeper for next season close to Raya's level to maintain the 'interchangeable' revolution? It'll be a revolving door of keepers, not practical.


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Post #564891  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:43 am 
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over in tenerife for a bit of R and R so didn’t go. (it’s a bit of a khazi if i’m honest, imagine everything wrong with britain plonked on a volcanic island and you get the picture )

Anyway however imagine popping into the dubliner for a few pints and catch the game to watch such a comprehensive victory. Front 3 were superb especially jesus and Trossard.

gabby adds a different dynamic to our team when he plays. we become more decisive and pacy with our transitions and just look a different side entirely with players bursting forward.


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Post #564892  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:46 am 
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How great was it hearing the champions league anthem again!?
Gave me goosebumps.
Felt we allowed them a bit too much freedom attacking us in the first 20 or so but we were brilliant , clinical and efficient playing some lovely stuff as well.
Ødegaard's left foot is like a wand. He is so precise with his shooting. Last night was another drilled precise finish. What a player. Absolute bargain 34 million was it??
Rice what a player. So efficient with the ball and hardly ever loses possession. Absolute class and really coming into his own now. So happy he chose us and not city and that we persisted. Soon that 105 million if he keeps going like this will look a bargain.
So happy seeing Emile Smith Rowe get some minutes and he and Nelson linked up well.
Viera looks a different player this season , more aggressive , more confident. Long may it continue.
Feel sorry for Ramsdale but Raya just exudes calmness and doesn't look like he is going to make too many mistakes. Big call from Arteta but looks the right one.
Trossard. Brilliant signing and for 27 million!!! 72 less than we were willing to pay for Mudryk. Blessing in disguise Chelsea trumped us because we would have missed out on the superb player in Trossard. So adaptable and skillful. Another great goal.
All in all a great night and great return.
oh and what about that piece of skill by Saliba when we took about 2 or 3 players out with a stunning piece of skill.
Trying to find it again on you tube.....


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Post #564893  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:53 am 
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on the Raya thing it’s quite simple, he’s here for Rambos place. artetas comments in a press conference this week when he indicated he had few regrets apart from on 2 occasions when he wished he subbed his keeper. People are speculating it was the PSV game last year. no manager wants to sub his keeper and it’s telling a new keeper has come in.

On Raya i think he looks decent and has done well in his 2 games for us but i can’t yet see much difference between his game and Ramsdale so far. Very difficult one but i like others can see Aaron being sold next summer


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Post #564894  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:20 pm 
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I thought Martin Ødegaard was fantastic against PSV.


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Post #564895  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:03 pm 
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i expect us to start the NLD with the energy the occasion demands. Coming off a huge opening CL season win has got to be added bonus going into the game. I am happy to know Kane won't be playing, even though Son is just as dangerous.

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Post #564896  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:10 pm 
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First team to come at us and play an attacking open game….they got tonked 4-0 and it could have been more.
Spurs have been allowed to play so far this season by their opponents because their opponents don’t treat them with the same fear and respect as they do us.
Will spurs have the balls to play their attacking style against us? Will they try to invert both their full backs? I’m hoping for an open attacking game because I think we’ll run out easy winners of it is even if they might give us a couple of scares


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Post #564897  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:29 pm 
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Roastbeef wrote:
This is brave, trail-blazing stuff Arteta is doing. You have cover for every outfield position, but your only decent keeper gets injured and you are left with a second string bit-part player and you pay the price! It's a new world and keepers have to be looked at like outfield players - interchangeable! Pundits are whining that it is unfair to Ramsdale, no question, but in the ruthless/cut throat multi-million (billion?) pound world of top level football - it totally makes sense!

I'm inclined agree with you in principle, but it will be a tough one to pull off if they both stay fit. Arteta does seem to be good at keeping players who aren't started happy, however.

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Post #564898  Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:31 pm 
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Rich wrote:
First team to come at us and play an attacking open game….they got tonked 4-0 and it could have been more.
Spurs have been allowed to play so far this season by their opponents because their opponents don’t treat them with the same fear and respect as they do us.
Will spurs have the balls to play their attacking style against us? Will they try to invert both their full backs? I’m hoping for an open attacking game because I think we’ll run out easy winners of it is even if they might give us a couple of scares

I was impressed by Zinchenko's defending last night, a couple of screwball moments aside.

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