Spuds vs Arsenal (EPL) 15 Jan 2023

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  1. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    Gabriel hit 4 yellow in this name. The other player with 4 going into the spurs game was Jesus,
     
  2. yossarian

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    I really don't like him as a commentator. Defaults to the blood and thunder bullshit, rarely offers any real insight.
     
  3. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

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    Even though I’m still fond of him for being part of our Vaunted back four, I kind of agree. He doesn’t offer that much. In fact, After they lost video for several minutes and then regained it with the English world feed, I was thinking to myself how I liked Andy Townsend better.
     
  4. danielh

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    Let's just be glad arlo is gone
     
  5. Silva 5

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    Gabriel defintely did that on purpose. Gave Kane a bit of his own medicine.
     
  6. NorthBank

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    Arsenal; NYRB
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  7. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
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    Just finished watching the game. This team is good. The game was old men against boys, and the boys made the old men cry.
     
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  8. And_ROOS

    And_ROOS Member+

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    The celebration police nonsense is utter garbage. We weren't the only team this match day to celebrate a derby win but yet its over the top because its us?
     
  9. The Jitty Slitter

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    Martin O is certainly becoming one of the best midfielders in europe.

    Kind of vindicates that strategy of getting excess Madrid talent
     
  10. The Jitty Slitter

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    Richarlison is such a douche

    Can't wait till he is sold to some no mark Turkish club
     
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  11. The Jitty Slitter

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    The team is on track for 100 points which is unlikely - there is bound to be some reversion and I still expect City to go on a run sooner or later. You think around 88 points would be enough to win the league - so that is 'only' 2 PPG from here on.

    Obviously the best opportunity since Wenger messed up 15-16
     
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  12. TitoTata

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    Arteta has just said that he thinks 90 points will be enough !!!

    Guess it all rests on the two games against City and the one against ManU
     
  13. GunnerJacket

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    Sep 18, 2003
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    In Richarlison's comments he griped about Ramsdale celebrating in front of Spurs' fans. Uh, minus one section that happened to be on the other end of the pitch, the whole venue was Spurs fans. Are you (Richarlison) expecting your rivals to not celebrate when they beat you, cause I'm pretty sure I've seen you celebrate goals and wins in front of other fans.
     
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  14. DutchCane

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    As good as a person Richard Arlison is OFF the field, he's a complete d*ck on it.
     
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  15. maskito

    maskito Member+

    Jan 14, 2006
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    On replay I really liked Eddie's match in this one. He tracked back well and made several key tackles and challenges. His movements and runs helped our attack to keep them on their heels all match. And his touches are getting really smart and creative - his first touch right after 58' to create space for a shot was particularly notable.

    In summary - we complained about Jesus' lack of finishing before his injury, while recognizing he was doing everything else on the pitch incredibly well. By the same measure, Eddie's play has been very similar, which has helped maintain our attack or even to improve it in some ways.
     
  16. chjoak

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  17. ArsenalMetro

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    I don't agree with this at all, and the stats bear it out. Jesus created 22 chances in 1,225 minutes, or 1 every 55 minutes. Nketiah has created 3 in 499 minutes, 1 every 166 minutes. Jesus is literally 3 times the creative attacking force that Nketiah is.

    Nketiah also isn't anywhere near as strong as Jesus, and loses a ton of duels as a result. He wins about half as many as Jesus, which seriously limits our attacking options. He lost fully 2/3 yesterday, and his aerial duel win percentage this season is 18%.

    That's not to say that Nketiah is useless or anything. He defends pretty well and gets into scoring positions at roughly the same rate as Jesus. But the drop-off in other parts of attack is enormous.
     
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  18. maskito

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    I appreciate and enjoy the dialog here. Thanks for sharing the detailed stats.

    I didn't review any of the goal contributions or defensive stats by either player when I made my assessment, just stated general observations how well the attack is flowing with Eddie as the current starter compared to how worried the team would perform without Jesus. (For context, if we had Laca back in the team and playing, the attack and defense would not be moving in the same direction it is now.) As an obvious back-up, I'm just trying to state I'm very pleased with Eddie's production as the team's performance drop-off has been much less than I expected without Jesus.

    If I'm guilty of being too aggrandizing for Eddie. I'll owe up to that right now.
     
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  19. yossarian

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    Hmmm, that's not how I interpreted his remarks in the presser linked above. It was more along the lines of "it will take at least 90 points."
     
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  20. NorthBank

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    Agreed
     
  21. chjoak

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  22. NorthBank

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    Wow, he sure looked like a 16YO twerp to me. Definitely not 35YO. So this is now a quantum level more pathetic at 35 compared to 16.
     
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  23. NorthBank

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    Like all of you, I've heard & read quite a few reports of the match and one word that seems to be brought up more after this match than others is: IDENTITY.

    Hmm, I wonder if that might have anything to do with the pictures/videos of how we Arsenlised the away dressing room at the Toilet? ;)

    [​IMG]
     
  24. cooper7d7

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    #224 cooper7d7, Jan 17, 2023
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    SM2_2765_866813e1-ed6e-4603-b0c7-025df34e812b.jpeg.jpg There was also a UNITY poster
     
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  25. casoccerdad47

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    #225 casoccerdad47, Jan 17, 2023
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    If City, United, or Newcastle don’t drop another point for the rest of the season, they would finish with 99, 98, and 95 points, respectively. Since they all play each other at least one more time, only one of them could accomplish this feat and it’s not United or Newcastle, so 90 points should get Arsenal 1st or 2nd.
     
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