I feel the same. My head says no but the heart says we have got a chance.

*sound of goalposts being shifted* You utter loon go away. Making stuff up is spamming the forum.

Gabriel picked up a yellow card playing for Brazil which means he’s suspended for the next Brazil game so has returned to Arsenal. Nice work

Well done MLS

Very proud of you

Saka still has the most big chances created in the league this season, he’s missed 3 months of the season

I'm unsure why my question to you is you thinking I'm 'making stuff up' ......See, the beauty of debating in a forum is anyone can just look back through the history of what has been said and choose what side to fall on. I've been pretty consistent here. Here are the 4 headlines in my posts I've said on the matter, the last 3 questions to you to answer if you choose/could.....

"More on MLS. The ‘mainstream’ media and pundits are absolutely culpable for this kind of reaction from rival football fans who sit behind a keyboard"
"Any evidence of a young 18 year old player playing for a big team receiving his first call up to the England squad and getting the abuse MLS has under a picture of him arriving at the training camp?"
"Any evidence of a young player being told to get back in his lane and to stop being cocky after scoring his first senior goal and celebrating it?"
"Show me examples of a young kid breaking through at a big club who has been given the mainstream media sh*tstorm and debate over his ability and character as MLS has?"

Ash, Zed, Decaf, Mcquilkie have all responded broadly in agreement, or at least on 'this side' of the above. There is no shifting of goalposts, its an opinion, a consistent one and I've put up countless quotes and pieces from journalists, pundits and even now rival fans who agree the treatment of MLS went way over the top and out of line with anything we've seen of footballers in a similar set of circumstances.

It is quite hard to actually get an opinion on football out of you but when we do squeeze something out you often find yourself in the minority of 1 on here. The forum has long since declared you a troll, whilst we don't know for sure, it is better to think of you as a troll because the alternative is someone of incredibly low intellect. 'Ignore the Troll' is what people will say, but it is more fun this way.

I have absolutely no problem with people disagreeing with me, but offer a reason why, surprise us - damn, even post an actual opinion on football or Arsenal that isn't one just arguing against the opinion of others.

*preparing oneself for a carefully crafted and eloquent response.....*

Zubimendi is an intriguing one. I think some of our fan base are put off by his lack of 'all action' approach and lack of physicality. Both are true to an extent, I think he's certainly far more Jorginho than Partey. A few areas Zubimendi excels in that we don't have in our squad as his intelligence and anticipation, he makes a huge amount of interceptions - placing himself in the right place at the right time, and crucially for us he is a better and quicker distributer from deep than we currently have. I think part of Ødegaard's problem this year is he's dropping too deep, and in deep wide channels. Part of that is the lack of link up with White/Saka, but we need to be getting Ødegaard back in traditional No.10 spaces and having someone as technical assured as Zubimendi in front of the back 4 who is trusted in the build up so Ødegaard doesn't have to go back there as much will help.
That said if Zubimendi does sign I think he'll have to get used to the pace, high press and physicality of the league pretty quickly. I can certainly envisage some early away games where he's left on the floor appealing for a free kick as Joelinton clatters him and teams break dangerously on us.

https://x.com/GoalsXtra/status/1904261058782761287
Nwaneri scores his trademark goal 10 minutes in to his debut for the England U21's. I think he can play at this level for the next 4 seasons

These *%^@ers are dangerous.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... aders.html

He wont play at that level for 4 years, He’s going to be called up to the full squad in next to no time if he keeps hitting 25 yarders every other week. If Bowen gets in the squad there’s a chance for him.

Former Arsenal star's value hits all time low almost six years after £72m club record transfer

Latest Arsenal transfer news as former Gunners star Nicolas Pépé's market value has dramatically decreased since his £72million move in 2019

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/ ... s-31271826

I did a 'Full Coverage' Google Search in the news section yet that news item is nowhere to be found on Faux News.

It's probably fake news then.

It's not going to end well, is it? The mixture of stupidity, belligence, and incompetence on display is very worrying indeed.

I just hope Trump is too much of a pussy to take on China directly and contents himself with easy targets.

And what is going to happen with World Cup? Who will the yanks be on speaking terms with by 2026?

I noticed that Trump tried to deny it saying the Athletic was a failing publication

I attended a speaking event where Dame Stella Rimington gave a speech. This was pre trumps first term close to the election. She was head of mi5 and basically the Judi Dench character in the more recent Bond Movies was based on her.

Basically she predicted all this stuff. Practically said “we won’t be able to share intelligence with these clowns anymore” obviously not in those words.

Trump claimed he knew nothing about it. That might actually be true but is no less of a failing. Hegseth actually claimed it was a hoax. These people are dishonest to the core and incompetent to boot. Vance and Trump have some bizarre loathing for Europe.

Also shouldn’t be ruled out that it’s some kind of deliberate leak to show some kind of intent to the Russians. Probably unlikely as they are all morons but possible.

I think there is no question we need another player in the mix who can intelligently distribute the ball and break lines with passing. Ødegaard is having to drop deeper and deeper to take receipt off the ball. Zubimendi played very well versus England and is press resistant. I can understand the logic in it as he seems a logical replacement for Partey and Jorginho. Brings options to the table although I would say selling 2 players and signing just him might leave us short when the inevitable injuries hit.

I have to live here!

They are,as has been correctly pointed out, incompetent…..but they also lack sophistication….this ain’t a sophisticated country….75 million people voted for this idiot…..at the highest level they do not have a diplomatic bone in their bodies….the Trump team do not understand the nuances of a diplomatic approach and so they just do stuff that they know will be like red meat to their base…..ask any of them to give you a reasoned essay on….
Naval Activity in the South China Sea
Indian army expansion
Reduction of the Polar cap
History of Crimea
Future of Taiwan …or any other global subject….
….without using AI and they’d struggle…..now we all know that for most of us all politics is local ….but at the highest level of the leader of the free world we need some clear eyed strategic world view not bellicose b%*&s%*^

You won’t get it from this lot and the way America is turning inward maybe never…particularly as the Dems cannot put together a compelling rationale for them to be in power

I think it was because of a DEI policy somewhere.

At least now that trans people can no longer use the bathroom, eggs will be cheaper, so there's that.

Plus The Canadian drug barons won’t be able to flood the US with Fentanyl anymore. It had become a major issue apparently

And apparently Putin's a really great guy, so they should be able to iron out all these bothersome misunderstandings pretty easily.

Oh look. The no wars president just started bombing another country.

Decaf,
Suppose they give a World Cup and nobody shows up?
Not that nobody would turn up necessarily, but sponsors, journalists, merchants, betting sites and a few politicians already have plans in place. Who knows? By 2026 all may be forgotten. Diplomacy between all 3 nations will be highly on display on the world stage.

Assume we don’t win the CL, and Man Utd win the Europa ( thereby qualify for next years CL): does that mean they have had a more successful season than us.

The US is scheduled to Co-Host the World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028. Why would thousands of athletes and millions of fans from around the world want to come to a country where tourists, asylum seekers, and visa holders are being disappeared to foreign prisons ?

I am doing some major modifications to the backend of the forum via the server.

This shouldn't affect anything here but ....

Anyway, if something breaks, I'll get it back up as fast as I can.

Quite. Score a goal against USA! USA! and you might find yourself breaking rocks in Tecoluca or Kigale.

... if by 2026 Trump and his clowns have somehow miraculously not accidentally nuked everyone.

Say hi to Kiwi while you're there.

technically yes. But actually no. Coming second in the league is more of an achievement than winning the Europa which is almost like winning the second division (although we always bungled it).

Hitler and Stalin were able to do so in 1939 so I see no problem there. WHat could go wrong?

No words, Andy

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The world watches slack-jawed as this confederacy of dunces flex their dribbling muscles while exploring the limits of deniability, credibility and indeed responsibility. They already believe they are bullet proof in terms of accountability - "didn't happen, wasn't me, nothing to see here". Impossible to imagine what we're all in for in the coming years.

The World Cup will be interesting. Team USA is as poor as it's been for a long time. We know Trump has no time for non-American sport generally and we also know he only respects 'winners'. He will soon find himself firmly on the side of the 'losers' in a competition that has lost a lot of its marketing attraction and revenue due to his 'America First' agenda.

I wonder what it would take for Trump to pull the plug on the whole American involvement in the tournament?

The US getting drawn in a group that contained the likes of Mexico, Denmark and Canada. That would do it.

The optics of it would be truly amazing

A bout of indigestion? A spat with Melania? Noticing soccer's Kick racism out campaign?

I honestly don't know what motivates / triggers this jackass.

Yeah. The only way is up.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/footbal ... r-AA1BGAo4

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