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Post #537721  Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:03 pm 
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Pleasing to see the women’s team beat Manchester United 0-2 away today. It was live on the BBC as well.


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Yesterday’s result does not make us a poor team. All it showed is that currently Liverpool are way ahead of us. But we all knew that anyway.

Spot on Bernard. And I’m hoping that our emergent players will have learned and benefitted from the masterclass.

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The top 3 each have a full back (or two) who are technically brilliant and as creative as a No.10! Reece James, Trent and Cancelo are quite brilliant. I like Tierney, Tomiyasu and Tavares but none of them are close to the quality on the ball those 3 have. Full backs tend to get more space and time on the ball so having that ability on the ball in those positions is a huge assist to those 3 teams.


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Post #537724  Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:29 pm 
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Bernard wrote:
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Gidday G7 ..... it a collective thing not a question of Ødegaard too lightweight Aubameyang passed his best , swap both of them into a Liverpool shirt and they'd have performed well .

We need to function as a team , everybody playing their role .
When you display as many weaknesses / basic errors as we did today the introduction of Messi , Ronaldo in their prime wouldn't have made any difference .
Liverpool's play today is a model we should aspire to .
The spat between Arteta and Klopp seemed to galvanise them into action we were quite comfortable up to that point . :laughing7:

I think you’ve made some good points there kiwi. I was surprised by gooner7’s description of Ødegaard as too lightweight. I actually felt he did well after coming on and did enough to count as one of our better players on the day.

I always think there’s a tendency in some fans to overreact to bad defeats, or indeed any defeats - even narrow ones. gooner7 is right that Tavares and Lokonga’s performances were disappointing. I think it’s guaranteed that Tierney will come back into the team for the Newcastle game. I don’t know how close Xhaka is to fitness but when he is I reckon we’ll see him back in the side too. But had Tierney and Xhaka played yesterday I still think we’d have lost, albeit 3-0 instead of 4-0 as I doubt Tierney would have given Liverpool their second goal as Tavares did.

Yesterday’s result does not make us a poor team. All it showed is that currently Liverpool are way ahead of us. But we all knew that anyway.


Thanks Bernard ...... I'd be very interested in listening to both managers half time instructions

... guessing I'd think Klopp thought "Okay they held us pretty much in the first half how can I change things" whereas Mikael thought we did well there carry on the same .

van Dyke said they were told move further forward concentrate on pressing us , which worked a treat Tavares and Lakonga confirming their youth .

Very interesting match against the Geordies .... have we taken this match on the chin and moved on or do we wilt like a two month old floral display ....?

Right on about the fans one defeat and .......... "spend some f(*(*&&^money " becomes the catchcry .

Brighton , Palace , West Ham have all got good results against Liverpool and haven't spent truckloads of cash .

It's all about getting the team to collectively function well rather than installing individually brilliant players .


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Strange that Klopp was so adamant there was no foul in the Mané challenge on Tomiyasu that sparked the touchline argument. I thought it was a clear foul as Mané led with the arm in to the face and could have easily been a yellow.


I thought it was a clear foul but Klopp can be quite rabidly passionate , getting his gonads in a real Gordian knot .

Part of his reaction was fueled by some earlier match [ think versus Real Madrid ] where play acting got Mané a yellow .

Jurgen then had to replace for fear of another yellow leading to a red . He figured the same was happening there .


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The way I saw it, Ramsdale kept it at 0-0 for a long time. We could have been 2 or 3 down even before their first goal.
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Little educational post here for you young Singaporean ......... Ramsdale is our goalkeeper , stopping the ball going into our net is his job . :icon_mrgreen1:


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I disagree. Was it the season we lost 6-2 or was it 8-2 to United that we went on and won the league, or was I dreaming?

This will put people's feet back on the ground. Make us play better. Liverpool always pull a brilliant game out of the bag against us there aren't many teams that would have not lost to them in this form, they were awesome much as I hate to say it.

Everyone knows our problem now is up front. I believe most want Aubameyang and Lacazette moved on as soon as possible and a new front 2 bought or brought on. For me it would be Balogun and Nketiah week in week out till they click then *%^@ me we'll be so proud of OUR team.

Partey is a problem methinks is it fitness or not quite what we need, We have the attacking options now we need a Kante or a Bissouma to shut things down and win games for us.


I think our main problem yesterday was in midfield. An unfit partey and lokonga just totally out of his depth like a rabbit caught in headlights. We just didn’t show enough gumption and bravery on the ball in this part of the pitch. Technically as we know we could do with some more passing ability here as well.

You are right a new striker is required that provides some new options but generally a valid and true post from you here.

We all know a bit more surgery is required and if you can get Lacazette, nketiah and elneny off the wage bill your saving best part of 300k a week for the new players we need


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John while I am in a goodish mood sincere belated condolences on the death of your father.

You were very lucky you had your rock for so long. Mine passed over 30 years ago and I still miss him so much. God bless ya and have a good Christmas.
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John while I am in a goodish mood sincere belated condolences on the death of your father.

You were very lucky you had your rock for so long. Mine passed over 30 years ago and I still miss him so much. God bless ya and have a good Christmas.
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Hopefully at some point we'll exact our revenge against Liverpool. The club I want to get revenge the most is Man Utd. I want to put 9 past them and I hope I live to see it.

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Bernard wrote:
Yesterday’s result does not make us a poor team. All it showed is that currently Liverpool are way ahead of us. But we all knew that anyway.

Spot on Bernard. And I’m hoping that our emergent players will have learned and benefitted from the masterclass.

Newcastle next.

Agree with you both. I think it also shows the gulf in class between the top 3 and the rest. We've caught them all on a good day, and us on a bad day or fairly weakened for a few of them and got pummelled 11-0 on aggregate. It is easy to look at other teams picking up points against these 3, Burnley drew with Chelsea, City were beaten by Palace, Liverpool drew at home to brighton - but these results are real bonuses for the teams that do it and realistically being consistent against all the similar teams from 4th-10th is what is going to make a great season for us rather than a poor one.
For me, certainly this season, the joy of beating Leicester away 2-0 far outweighs the disappointment of losing 4-0 to Liverpool as it is a matter of expectations.
Newcastle at home is a must win and we should win and have won that sort of game pretty consistently with good and bad Arsenal teams - where we can judge ourselves much better is the upcoming away game to Man U and Everton and the home game vs West Ham. Take 7 points from those 3 games and top 4 is a more serious possibility.


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Hopefully at some point we'll exact our revenge against Liverpool. The club I want to get revenge the most is Man Utd. I want to put 9 past them and I hope I live to see it.

The frustrating part for me is we've had some pretty heavy defeats against these teams for some years now but when we were top dogs I don't recall many thrashings we handed out to the other big teams. Like you, I'd love to give one of them a big thrashing soon!


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Things go in cycles. I wasn't around but I have to think it looked like Liverpool was going to win titles for ever if you watched them in the 70s and 80s and if someone said they'd go about 2 decades without a title, you'd get laughed at.

I also have to assume, anyone who saw Man Utd in the 70s and 80s and said they would go on a 2 decade run, winnin CLs and a treble, they'd laugh their Arsenals off.

It's been about a dozen years or so that we were really good. We'll get there I think despite the present ownership.

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AmericanGooner wrote:
Things go in cycles. I wasn't around but I have to think it looked like Liverpool was going to win titles for ever if you watched them in the 70s and 80s and if someone said they'd go about 2 decades without a title, you'd get laughed at.

I also have to assume, anyone who saw Man Utd in the 70s and 80s and said they would go on a 2 decade run, winnin CLs and a treble, they'd laugh their Arsenals off.

It's been about a dozen years or so that we were really good. We'll get there I think despite the present ownership.

The game has changed since those days. It's almost fully financial now. Newcastle will be up there in the next five years due to their newly aquired financial capabilities, that's nothing to do with the natural cycle of football. I'd be happy getting back into the top 4. I think this is as good as we can hope for for the foreseeable future.

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I saw a tweet this morning that said it's weird to see Utd, Arsenal, Milan, Barca etc all being mediocre as you just assumed theyd always be amongst the best in Europe. It's down to money - despite a few outliers like Liverpool - who are still a very wealthy club. PSG, City, Chelsea, Newcastle (soon) etc. It's just the new order now. Big, state owned or state backed owners. We're not winning the league for years IMO.

EDIT -obvs Utd are down to rank mismanagement too, but egenerally speaking you get my point.

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Bernard wrote:
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Gidday G7 ..... it a collective thing not a question of Ødegaard too lightweight Aubameyang passed his best , swap both of them into a Liverpool shirt and they'd have performed well .

We need to function as a team , everybody playing their role .
When you display as many weaknesses / basic errors as we did today the introduction of Messi , Ronaldo in their prime wouldn't have made any difference .
Liverpool's play today is a model we should aspire to .
The spat between Arteta and Klopp seemed to galvanise them into action we were quite comfortable up to that point . :laughing7:

I think you’ve made some good points there kiwi. I was surprised by gooner7’s description of Ødegaard as too lightweight. I actually felt he did well after coming on and did enough to count as one of our better players on the day.

I always think there’s a tendency in some fans to overreact to bad defeats, or indeed any defeats - even narrow ones. gooner7 is right that Tavares and Lokonga’s performances were disappointing. I think it’s guaranteed that Tierney will come back into the team for the Newcastle game. I don’t know how close Xhaka is to fitness but when he is I reckon we’ll see him back in the side too. But had Tierney and Xhaka played yesterday I still think we’d have lost, albeit 3-0 instead of 4-0 as I doubt Tierney would have given Liverpool their second goal as Tavares did.

Yesterday’s result does not make us a poor team. All it showed is that currently Liverpool are way ahead of us. But we all knew that anyway.


Bernard, I'm still hoping we can find a Vieira type attacking mid. Ode is good but not a game changer. Lacazette imposes himself on the game better than Ode, IMHO.

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kiwipete wrote:
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The way I saw it, Ramsdale kept it at 0-0 for a long time. We could have been 2 or 3 down even before their first goal.
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Little educational post here for you young Singaporean ......... Ramsdale is our goalkeeper , stopping the ball going into our net is his job . :icon_mrgreen1:


hey Kiwi, you are not playing fair :icon_mrgreen: you didn't read the entirety of my post.
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Quick story from my trip to Anfield. 20 or so minutes in the stadium was quiet, the Arsenal away fans were in good voice again and sang "where's your famous atmosphere" to the Liverpool fans. I think the Kop must get this a lot because it seemed like they were ready for it and it felt like every single fan in the Kop roared back a chant which I couldn't make out but must have been something along the lines of "here it is!".....to which the Arsenal fans applauded. I thought among all the over the top passion football creates in some fans it was quite a nice bit of shared humour. It went quiet again after


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Quick story from my trip to Anfield. 20 or so minutes in the stadium was quiet, the Arsenal away fans were in good voice again and sang "where's your famous atmosphere" to the Liverpool fans. I think the Kop must get this a lot because it seemed like they were ready for it and it felt like every single fan in the Kop roared back a chant which I couldn't make out but must have been something along the lines of "here it is!".....to which the Arsenal fans applauded. I thought among all the over the top passion football creates in some fans it was quite a nice bit of shared humour. It went quiet again after

I can recall enjoying (sort of) being at Anfield whilst we lost 4-0. It was in 1998 and we had a cup final to look forward to.

All the scousers seemed to be delighted that we had stopped the mancs from winning the title.

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Bernard, I'm still hoping we can find a Vieira type attacking mid. Ode is good but not a game changer. Lacazette imposes himself on the game better than Ode, IMHO.

Must admit I don’t think Lacazette does impose himself on many games. He’s also leaving, that’s clear. I simply think you underrate Ødegaard. Okay, he’s not as good as Vieira. But let’s be realistic. I haven’t seen an Arsenal midfielder as good as Vieira in nearly 54 years.

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Rich wrote:
Quick story from my trip to Anfield. 20 or so minutes in the stadium was quiet, the Arsenal away fans were in good voice again and sang "where's your famous atmosphere" to the Liverpool fans. I think the Kop must get this a lot because it seemed like they were ready for it and it felt like every single fan in the Kop roared back a chant which I couldn't make out but must have been something along the lines of "here it is!".....to which the Arsenal fans applauded. I thought among all the over the top passion football creates in some fans it was quite a nice bit of shared humour. It went quiet again after


I've been to Anfield a few times over the years. I remember as a kid being stunned by the noise of the Kop. However, on subsequent visits the overall atmosphere was no better or worse than at any other ground.


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I've been to Anfield a few times over the years. I remember as a kid being stunned by the noise of the Kop. However, on subsequent visits the overall atmosphere was no better or worse than at any other ground.

I must have missed the game when you were stunned by the noise of the Kop. I’ve never found Anfield out of the ordinary for atmosphere, to be honest. Nor have I St James’s Park.


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We have the toon next, right? We need a win to erase the last match. Not a draw, a win. Need to keep the momentum going. And then NOT lose at Old Trafford.

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A few articles about players Wenger almost got. The one that stands out is Ronaldo. He would likely have been a game changer for us. He came to the PL in 2003. It's almost a certainty I think we would have extended our run at the top with him. He was obviously that special and transformational as a player. I also don't think we'd have been able to keep him for a long tme. Man Utd had him 6 years.

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Bernard wrote:
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Bernard, I'm still hoping we can find a Vieira type attacking mid. Ode is good but not a game changer. Lacazette imposes himself on the game better than Ode, IMHO.

Must admit I don’t think Lacazette does impose himself on many games. He’s also leaving, that’s clear. I simply think you underrate Ødegaard. Okay, he’s not as good as Vieira. But let’s be realistic. I haven’t seen an Arsenal midfielder as good as Vieira in nearly 54 years.

https://www.90min.com/posts/mikel-artet ... -of-season


Yes, I do not rate him.
He is neither a fast mover of the ball, like Lokonga, White, even Tomiyasu & Tavares. (need not mention for our 2 current stars, Saka & Emile Smith Rowe)
Nor a maestro in the centre of the field for us.
I see him re-distribute more often than initiate an attack.

Just my opinion. And I would be very very happy if he would eventually prove me wrong.

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Must admit I don’t think Lacazette does impose himself on many games. He’s also leaving, that’s clear. I simply think you underrate Ødegaard. Okay, he’s not as good as Vieira. But let’s be realistic. I haven’t seen an Arsenal midfielder as good as Vieira in nearly 54 years.

https://www.90min.com/posts/mikel-artet ... -of-season

Yes, I do not rate him.
He is neither a fast mover of the ball, like Lokonga, White, even Tomiyasu & Tavares. (need not mention for our 2 current stars, Saka & Emile Smith Rowe)
Nor a maestro in the centre of the field for us.
I see him re-distribute more often than initiate an attack.

Just my opinion. And I would be very very happy if he would eventually prove me wrong.

Sorry, I just think your continual criticism of Ødegaard is so unfair it makes you look small minded. He is a player of tremendous talent and creativity. We were hammered out of site at Liverpool where he came on as a sub and in that time actually looked one of our better players (not that that took much compared to the others) and you insist on singling him out for spiteful criticism. Try giving it a rest.


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Bernard wrote:
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Yes, I do not rate him.
He is neither a fast mover of the ball, like Lokonga, White, even Tomiyasu & Tavares. (need not mention for our 2 current stars, Saka & Emile Smith Rowe)
Nor a maestro in the centre of the field for us.
I see him re-distribute more often than initiate an attack.

Just my opinion. And I would be very very happy if he would eventually prove me wrong.

Sorry, I just think your continual criticism of Ødegaard is so unfair it makes you look small minded. He is a player of tremendous talent and creativity. We were hammered out of site at Liverpool where he came on as a sub and in that time actually looked one of our better players (not that that took much compared to the others) and you insist on singling him out for spiteful criticism. Try giving it a rest.

As Gooner 7 said he would be happy to be proved wrong. I think there is some talent in him but there is in Pépé and others. But they need to prove it. He is a long way from that position at this time IMO. You can live him all you like but criticism is currently justified.

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As Gooner 7 said he would be happy to be proved wrong. I think there is some talent in him but there is in Pépé and others. But they need to prove it. He is a long way from that position at this time IMO. You can live him all you like but criticism is currently justified.

I find it strange that some people moan about our lack of creativity when we have Saka, Smith Rowe and Ødegaard. I realise games can pass them by. But that’s the nature of many creative midfielders. It’s what tends to happen with them, or most of them. If we only had creative players in the front six we’d lack balance and be much lower than we are, in my view. Look at Maddison, and he’d have cost twice what we paid for Ødegaard.

I’ve said often enough that people are often driven by what happens in the last game. I didn’t see much to moan about Ødegaard in his substitute appearance at Anfield. He did more than all of Partey, Lokonga, Saka and Smith Rowe that day.

I don’t really like or dislike him as an individual (although I find his comments responsible). That’s my middling outlook on the huge majority of players these days. If Steve Williams joined the club now I probably wouldn’t have liked him so much. But Ødegaard is a special talent and I think we’re lucky to have him.


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We have the toon next, right? We need a win to erase the last match. Not a draw, a win. Need to keep the momentum going. And then NOT lose at Old Trafford.

Brilliant. A true masterplan.

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Yes Ødegaard has disappointed so far. Clearly talented but seems to struggle to impose himself on games enough right now. This may change in time as he adjusts. I don’t think he’s to be written off but really he’s on the fringe of games and you can’t make a case for dropping lacazette or smith Rowe for him. Likewise Pépé who I thought did well last season and yes we don’t really play to his strengths but eventually you have to say there must be something within the character of these guys that they aren’t imposing themselves on these matches.

It makes me laugh that Arteta was getting routinely accused of tinkering too much changing the side and now this agenda has changed to him picking his “favourites” only. Really the bloke can’t win.


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Things go in cycles. I wasn't around but I have to think it looked like Liverpool was going to win titles for ever if you watched them in the 70s and 80s and if someone said they'd go about 2 decades without a title, you'd get laughed at.

I also have to assume, anyone who saw Man Utd in the 70s and 80s and said they would go on a 2 decade run, winnin CLs and a treble, they'd laugh their Arsenals off.

It's been about a dozen years or so that we were really good. We'll get there I think despite the present ownership.

The game has changed since those days. It's almost fully financial now. Newcastle will be up there in the next five years due to their newly aquired financial capabilities, that's nothing to do with the natural cycle of football. I'd be happy getting back into the top 4. I think this is as good as we can hope for for the foreseeable future.


Good point. Will City ever have a long spell out of the top? Hard to see that happening. Still, I think we are more than capable of getting back into the top 3 or 4 and with some luck have a title winning season.

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We have the toon next, right? We need a win to erase the last match. Not a draw, a win. Need to keep the momentum going. And then NOT lose at Old Trafford.

Brilliant. A true masterplan.


LOL...one has to wonder why I'm not in Arteta's war room.

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I've been to Anfield a few times over the years. I remember as a kid being stunned by the noise of the Kop. However, on subsequent visits the overall atmosphere was no better or worse than at any other ground.

I must have missed the game when you were stunned by the noise of the Kop. I’ve never found Anfield out of the ordinary for atmosphere, to be honest. Nor have I St James’s Park.


It was Liverpool vs Man U and I was probably 10 years old so not surprising you missed it. We had seats in the main stand right next to the Kop. It was only my 2nd ever football match.


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Post #537754  Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:46 pm 
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I am reduced to cheering for Bayern and PSG to stop the Chelsea juggernaut and the jammy manure.

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I must have missed the game when you were stunned by the noise of the Kop. I’ve never found Anfield out of the ordinary for atmosphere, to be honest. Nor have I St James’s Park.

It was Liverpool vs Man U and I was probably 10 years old so not surprising you missed it. We had seats in the main stand right next to the Kop. It was only my 2nd ever football match.

Do you think your youth and lack of experience in going (as it was your second match) made you stunned by the Kop? I remember in my first game at Highbury, I was stunned by the noise. It was the loudest thing I’d ever heard at that time. Looking back (it was December 1967 when I was at Primary School but a fair bit younger than the 10 you were), I don’t suppose for one second I’d have found it stunning later.


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Yes, I do not rate him.
He is neither a fast mover of the ball, like Lokonga, White, even Tomiyasu & Tavares. (need not mention for our 2 current stars, Saka & Emile Smith Rowe)
Nor a maestro in the centre of the field for us.
I see him re-distribute more often than initiate an attack.

Just my opinion. And I would be very very happy if he would eventually prove me wrong.

Sorry, I just think your continual criticism of Ødegaard is so unfair it makes you look small minded. He is a player of tremendous talent and creativity. We were hammered out of site at Liverpool where he came on as a sub and in that time actually looked one of our better players (not that that took much compared to the others) and you insist on singling him out for spiteful criticism. Try giving it a rest.


Just expected a lot more from him. It is not a witch-hunt on him.
Spiteful? Well, if every critical review is spiteful, then I am. And you are being spiteful with me, with your criticism of my opinion. It's ok, does not stop me thinking the same of Ode until he becomes the type of game changing player we need when chips are down.

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Sorry, I just think your continual criticism of Ødegaard is so unfair it makes you look small minded. He is a player of tremendous talent and creativity. We were hammered out of site at Liverpool where he came on as a sub and in that time actually looked one of our better players (not that that took much compared to the others) and you insist on singling him out for spiteful criticism. Try giving it a rest.

As Gooner 7 said he would be happy to be proved wrong. I think there is some talent in him but there is in Pépé and others. But they need to prove it. He is a long way from that position at this time IMO. You can live him all you like but criticism is currently justified.


Gaz, don't be small-minded :42laughter:

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As Gooner 7 said he would be happy to be proved wrong. I think there is some talent in him but there is in Pépé and others. But they need to prove it. He is a long way from that position at this time IMO. You can live him all you like but criticism is currently justified.


Gaz, don't be small-minded :42laughter:

I will try and improve my mind. But my mouth just opens and out it comes. I don't think I can change after 65 years.

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Bored wrote:

It was Liverpool vs Man U and I was probably 10 years old so not surprising you missed it. We had seats in the main stand right next to the Kop. It was only my 2nd ever football match.


Traditionally, it was the biggest game in the country so it wouldn't be at all surprising to me if the atmosphere wasn't crazy.

Same with any big rivalry. Any sport frankly. The surprising thing is if it wasn't loud and boisterous.

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Just expected a lot more from him. It is not a witch-hunt on him.
Spiteful? Well, if every critical review is spiteful, then I am. And you are being spiteful with me, with your criticism of my opinion. It's ok, does not stop me thinking the same of Ode until he becomes the type of game changing player we need when chips are down.

Maybe spiteful was too strong a word to use. I thought it shortly after making the post, but not within the hour we have to edit posts. So I apologise for using spiteful. Perhaps unreasonable would have been a better word than spiteful. I just think it’s a bit unfair to keep moaning about Ødegaard. There are far bigger negative issues facing the squad than him.

I think his talent is such that there is so much to be pleased about having him. Yes he’s been inconsistent. I’m sorry but that is the nature with so many creative players. Even our own Saka and Smith Rowe, but as academy graduates their poor displays are ignored more. And they have had them. In saying that, I’m not claiming Ødegaard has been as good as either. If we were to sell all three in January I would expect a lot more for Saka, then the second biggest fee for Smith Rowe, then the lowest fee for Ødegaard.

But Ødegaard doesn’t, in my view, deserve the criticism he got from you after the Liverpool defeat when I would say he did more in his.time on the pitch as a substitute than Saka and Smith Rowe did in their time as starters. Also, look at Maddison. The phrases ‘a bit on the edge of things’ or ‘often fails to affect the game’ could have been invented for him. But whereas he would have cost £60+m, at least Ødegaard cost about half that.

I’m more than happy we’ve got Ødegaard and think he could easily become a big part of a more successful future for the club. You imply you’ll continue your criticism until he becomes a game changer when the chips are down. Your moans suggests you were expecting him to change things radically at Anfield. Come on, let’s be realistic. The game was over well before he came on.


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