Victims of a Campaign- The Other Footy Teams Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by GunneRy, Mar 25, 2015.

  1. NorthBank

    NorthBank Moderator
    Staff Member

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Indeed. We have many things we can say to belittle their history. And I implied above that today's victory might have ironic overtones of their "deficiencies". But that won't stop them from crowing and signing about the accomplishment. Especially when they play us. But you're right we need to be ready with a good retort when that happens.
     
  2. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    I didn’t watch a minute. But I just looked at the stats, what happened to Ange’s “beautiful football”? Sp*rs were outshot 16 to 3 and had 27% possession.
     
  3. footykid

    footykid Member+

    Jan 10, 2005
    Mississauga, Ont
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    I don't like Spurs winning anything but this is gold.
     

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  4. gunner7

    gunner7 Member+

    Jul 27, 2008
    Sunshine California
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Damn they did it. Sucks.
     
  5. Jamooky

    Jamooky Member+

    Mar 24, 2006
    Cleveland, OH USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To switch gears . . . finally looked at the upcoming Club World Cup happened here next month. What a steaming pile of dogshit. Too many matches, too many teams, too long a tourney.

    Red Bull Salzburg? what?!?!
     
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  6. Tonerl

    Tonerl Member+

    Arsenal
    May 10, 2006
    Cincinnati, OH
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They’re putting matches down here in Cincy. BvB and Bayern, I guess thanks to our German heritage (?), and Salzburg because close enough. Between them they’ll play (checks notes) Auckland, Pachuca, Mamelodi Sundowns and Ulsan HD. No, I’d never heard of the latter two.

    Can’t wait for no one to show up at these matches and have Cincinnati get written off for future actual matches. At least they’re playing these in the soccer stadium and not trying to fill a 65k seater. :rolleyes:
     
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  7. DaPrince84

    DaPrince84 Member+

    Aug 22, 2001
    MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    He did what he should have done over season ago, joined Al Qaeda.
     
  8. Plumstead Common

    Arsenal
    Dec 27, 2024
    Lol
     
  9. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No way Ange will stay as manager. His team would get blown out in CL and fight for relegation in PL. They could like string 3 passes together yesterday and were painful to watch.
     
  10. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    62% pass completion....This was comical.

    100%
     
  11. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like this tittle from So Foot a French football magazine.

    Tottenham vainc l’ennui et s'offre la Ligue Europa
    (Tottenham beats boredom and gets the the EL)
     
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  12. And_ROOS

    And_ROOS Member+

    Dec 30, 2006
    Melbourne, Aus
    They sat off a bit but went for counters when they could, shithoused a goal right on HT and then parked the Mou-Bus.

    Was a hard watch. Reminded me of a preseason match in Asia or Australia.
     
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  13. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 16, 1999
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe we'll all be winners and they'll keep Ange on.
    :D
     
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  14. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Indeed.... Apparently, the trend is that Ange will keep his job!
     
  15. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    I'm worried Man Utd will sack everyone
     
  16. Jamooky

    Jamooky Member+

    Mar 24, 2006
    Cleveland, OH USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They're gonna overpay to get McTominay back.
     
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  17. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Why did elite midfielder Mainoo not get on until 90 mins in?
     
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  18. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    I thought Ange was anti bus, have 21 league losses brought out a practical side?
     
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  19. DaPrince84

    DaPrince84 Member+

    Aug 22, 2001
    MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    they don't have the money for it.
     
  20. gunner7

    gunner7 Member+

    Jul 27, 2008
    Sunshine California
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Remembered back in 2020 when we were sitting in 8th place and won the FA cup. We said a trophy is a trophy. This one hurts. And it’s a Europa league trophy. We had the opportunity to get two times but couldn’t. Spurs are terrible, but still going to be a long summer
     
  21. footykid

    footykid Member+

    Jan 10, 2005
    Mississauga, Ont
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    It was a different tournament. I'm fairly certain we lost to teams that dropped out of the CL each time.
     
  22. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 16, 1999
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes as to Atleti, no as to Chelsea. The latter I had to look up, as I also assumed they had parachuted down, but they hadn't. Nevertheless.....still a huge money bags team. Also, not that I think he would have been a game changer, but it's ridiculous when you recall one of our better attackers at the time, Mkhitaryan, couldn't even travel because of "political" reasons. :rolleyes:
     
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  23. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    After being denied in European and domestic tournaments as well as the league, Pep can win his annual Trophy:rolleyes:.

    I just looked at the schedule, it’s a month long tournament. If a team makes it to the final they have 7 games in a month. Depending on how far a team goes, they will have 4 to 6 weeks before league games start. I’m pulling for a City vs Chelsea final. Their players will get a minimal break between the final and preparation for the start of the new season? Maybe one week, maybe two. In a World Cup summer not every player on a club team will make the final, so you can give those players a little extra time off. If a club team makes the final, they don’t have any leeway for extra rest for their players. This is insane.
     
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  24. CarlosKaiser

    CarlosKaiser Member+

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jul 30, 2018
    Kansas City
    Salzburg got in as the 9th best UEFA coefficient team, and only then because there is a cap of 2 clubs per nation because they are currently ranked 44th. Chelsea get in because they won the CL 4 years ago when they had a completely different squad. Inter Miami got in because they have Messi.

    32 clubs is way too many with too many matches as @casoccerdad47 said, but when the main purpose of the tournament is a cash grab, Fifa gonna Fifa.
     
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  25. And_ROOS

    And_ROOS Member+

    Dec 30, 2006
    Melbourne, Aus
    Thing is, they were in the Europa League because they weren't good enough to qualify for better.

    Would be like Leeds trying to flex on us because they got a trophy for winning the Championship while we didn't get a trophy for 2nd place in the EPL.
     
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