meyers7
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Besides, he's a Gooner.
We do live a sad life. At least we get that 4th place trophy on occasion.I feel sorry for him then.
Mourinho's showing-off his 'strenght' to te Man U team by benching Pogba for a game did not work out as well as he hope as Man U fall to Championship side Derby 2-2 (8-7 on Pk's) in the Carabao Cup. That's got to sting.
Derby shock United on PKs, add to Mourinho's misery
Jury's still out. They were gifted a draw a home.Time to see if the 2018/9 version of Arsenal is for real, Liverpool today...
Jury's still out. They were gifted a draw a home.
Interesting season so far. Even tho they’re all close on points, City, Liverpool, and maybe Chelsea all seem to be a step above. Spurs are just Spursy. They’ve looked terrible at times, but somehow are still top 4 and off to their best start.Arsenal looks very good, much better than I thought.. and United is an enjoyable train wreck to watch... and yet only 4 points out of top 4.
I think it’s City, Liverpool 1-2 (could go either way), and then Chelsea, Spurs and that other team in North London battling it out for 3-4 spots.
Interesting season so far. Even tho they’re all close on points, City, Liverpool, and maybe Chelsea all seem to be a step above. Spurs are just Spursy. They’ve looked terrible at times, but somehow are still top 4 and off to their best start.Arsenal looks very good, much better than I thought.. and United is an enjoyable train wreck to watch... and yet only 4 points out of top 4.
I think it’s City, Liverpool 1-2 (could go either way), and then Chelsea, Spurs and that other team in North London battling it out for 3-4 spots.
That was a lot of fun.Now, that was one heck of a North London Derby.
Passion, drama, a few brawls, a lot of goals, even more Yellow Cards, managers trying to play chess with each other (looked like 5 formations combined were used by the two teams), come controversy, and an electric Emirates Stadium that savored the win well after the finals whistle blew. The win puts Arsenal into 4th place ahead of Tottenham on goal differential.
I am hopeful that Arsenal can carry this energy into their mid-week match against Man U on Wednesday. Not long after, Arsenal gates another shot at the Turkeys on the 19th for the Carabao Cup semi at Emeriates. I wonder if both teams will bring in their A-team for this or look to rest some key players.
- I was surprised that the Gunners game-up hot. Tottenham gave the Gunners too much space ont he wings. But, Tottenham fought back. Wegner's Arsenal teams would have collapsed after the 2nd Turkey goal as both were as a result of questionable officiating on dives by Son.
- Leno should have stopped Dier's header on Tottenham's first goal; but, he does a much better job in distribution than Cech. Dier, of course, paid things back when the edge of his sock gave Lacazette's adventurous shot just enough of a push to kiss the inside of the post
- Aubameyang continues to prove that if given good service, more time than not he will score. That's his job and as seen with his second goal, he can do with relish.
- Glad to see Torreira get his first EPL goal, at 22, he is quickly becoming a fan favorite and team favorite as the center of Arsenal's engine.
- Vertonghen had a bad night foolishly threw his hand-up on a set piece gifting a PK for Arsenal and then seemed to forget that he was already carrying a Yellow when he slid in late, cleats-up on Lacazette, he earned a well-deserved early shower.
- Props to Kane, cool on the PK and understanding the tension at that time due to questionable call from the Ref, walked away with minimal celebration to avoid another scrum. He was also one of the players in the scrum separating everyone.
- On the other hand, Son's diving antics need to be penalized, not rewarded. He's not Neymar.
- Ozil missed the game to 'back spasams.' He was not missed. No one, including Emery, could give a straight answer on said injury, where Ozil was (even injured, you figure a good teammate would be on the sideline rooting for his club in a North London Derby match), or when he would be back in the line-up. I hope the Gunner off-load Ozil (rumors indicate Inter Milan) and use that money to keep Ramsey or, should that not be attainable (rumor sis that Real Madrid want Ramsey), Ramsey's replacement, who rumors state could be Lyon's Houssem Aouar (Lyon has a heck of a pipeline considering the players they have sold lately and still remain competitive in Champion's play) or Roma's Cengiz Ünder.
That was a lot of fun.
Supposedly they had Ramsey secured. But I guess his people went shopping around after they got what they wanted from Arsenal to see if they could do better. I love Ramsey, one of my favorite players, but I'm kinda glad Arsenal is playing "hard ball", instead of all those years of being nice (Diaby, Walcott, etc.).Of course, in England, sometimes there's too much fun.
FA charges Arsenal, Spurs for unruly players
Its a bloody Derby for goodness sake and this is noting compared to the hooliganism from the '80's
I am actually more worried that the Gunenrs are going to let Rmsey walk away. It would be shame as he fits well with what Emery is trying to create. I would prefer to see Arsenal off-load Ozil as he's too much of a prima donna for my tastes and use his money to secure Rasmey for the long-term.