@DPJHodges@Greg_P_C You’re confusing ‘winning is a that matters’ with ‘we will definitely win’. It’s not illogical to believe winning is all that matters and then go on to lose
It’s because Arsenal are nearly always the protagonists in media narratives, vs other clubs as the antagonists. They’re perceived to be the central character in the story, so failings are somehow more a choice when compared to other clubs
Man City spent another £200m in January, lost to Forest this weekend, are 8 points behind us, and all I see is negative Arsenal press (who despite the crisis, are 2nd in the league).
Strange.
🔺UPDATED: Michael Oliver will not referee Arsenal's home game against Manchester City this weekend. The referee's family home is under police protection.
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It’s Rice’s relative lack of ability to receive on the half turn that is one of Arsenal’s biggest problems. If there’s an opponent close to him he will generally only pass backwards again - unlike Partey who is one of the best at beating that first press
I used to do this job for the Indy and it’s seriously unlikely this would have been done intentionally. These fuck ups happen a lot but usually fixed before many people notice
Bukayo Saka’s game by numbers vs. Tottenham:
82% pass accuracy
55 touches
18/24 final third passes
3 ground duels won
3 dribbles
3 fouls won
3 ball recoveries
2 key passes
Electric on the right-hand side. ⚡
@Zonal_Marking Even the idea of ‘consistency’ is massively misused in football. If the fourth best team win around half their games, they’re going to lose/draw to lots of teams beneath them. It’s not a failure of consistency but of not being good enough to win more
Risk and costs are higher now because the "reasonable" people in the West always choose lower risk today to guarantee higher risk tomorrow. Clearing the UKR skies after a warning period is risky. Letting Putin destroy Ukraine is riskier, & a human and moral disaster. 8/13