He'll be fine if the game is similar to how the City game went. Arsenal gave a good account of themselves and would probably have salvaged a point if Gabriel didn't lose his head.
I’m still mad in the manner in which we lost that game. Even a draw would’ve been a terrible result. City had no right getting anything from that game and we gifted them three points. That soft underbelly being exposed time and time again.
I think that's a bit much.
Outside of Saka, if you looked at this team on paper, there's no way it should be competing with the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and City. And while those clubs are miles beyond Arsenal, Arteta's done well. I don't think anyone expects the Gunners to be on the same level as those three teams either. I think they will lose and I don't think that would be unexpected. This isn't a title winning team, so why would you expect them to do more that what the team is?
Hell, I had Arsenal making Europa League...BARELY. And now, they control their own destiny for UCL. That's an overperformance given the roster & circumstances.
How long will we settle for mediocrity? We spent years fighting for top 4 and just making up the numbers in the champions league.
We got rid of wenger because we were pedalling staying still. We replace him with Emery, and stay in the same position. We spend millions and bring Arteta and take two steps backwards.
We need to stop acting like we can’t compete with the big boys. We have spent a huge amount on transfers over the past ten years; Sanchez, Ozil, Lacazette, Auba, Pepe, Ben White etc. Yeah, we can blame our owner all we want but let’s not act like we haven’t spent big bucks.
There’s zero excuse to not challenge for the title after all these years. Liverpool have done it and they haven’t spent as much as City (although they have bought expensive players too). Honestly, what’s Arsenal’s excuse?
Either our scouting system is flawed or our managers are not getting the best out of our talent?
