Nathan Phillips
@nathanphillips.bsky.social
Just a city boy born and raised in west Detroit forever halfway to heaven under horsepower of my own
Arsenal, St Pauli, and other things from Asheville
Arsenal, St Pauli, and other things from Asheville
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When Jesus came on today, we had the full Gabriel Union on the pitch together - Jesus, Martinelli, Magalhaes.
The last time that happened?
Exactly one year ago today, against Ipswich Town.
The last time that happened?
Exactly one year ago today, against Ipswich Town.
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
When Jesus came on today, we had the full Gabriel Union on the pitch together - Jesus, Martinelli, Magalhaes.
The last time that happened?
Exactly one year ago today, against Ipswich Town.
The last time that happened?
Exactly one year ago today, against Ipswich Town.
Tuesday's game will be two sides fighting for top of the league, neither of which's underlying statistics make sense, both destined for course correction at any moment, meeting for the ultimate match to prove all the stats nerds wrong!
I predict a 1-1 draw with one own goal and a combined xG of 8.7
I predict a 1-1 draw with one own goal and a combined xG of 8.7
December 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Tuesday's game will be two sides fighting for top of the league, neither of which's underlying statistics make sense, both destined for course correction at any moment, meeting for the ultimate match to prove all the stats nerds wrong!
I predict a 1-1 draw with one own goal and a combined xG of 8.7
I predict a 1-1 draw with one own goal and a combined xG of 8.7
Saka hitting double digits for the season after 24 games
Rice up to 3rd place, tied with Merino & Eze on 8
Odegaard must be looking at the 4 defenders above him with a bit of envy
Yes, Trossard still has the most goal contributions in all comps
...just as we all predicted in August
Rice up to 3rd place, tied with Merino & Eze on 8
Odegaard must be looking at the 4 defenders above him with a bit of envy
Yes, Trossard still has the most goal contributions in all comps
...just as we all predicted in August
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Saka hitting double digits for the season after 24 games
Rice up to 3rd place, tied with Merino & Eze on 8
Odegaard must be looking at the 4 defenders above him with a bit of envy
Yes, Trossard still has the most goal contributions in all comps
...just as we all predicted in August
Rice up to 3rd place, tied with Merino & Eze on 8
Odegaard must be looking at the 4 defenders above him with a bit of envy
Yes, Trossard still has the most goal contributions in all comps
...just as we all predicted in August
No movement at the top but nice to see Odegaard get on the list of goal scorers for Arsenal
*Honorary mention for Own Goal with 4
*Honorary mention for Own Goal with 4
December 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
No movement at the top but nice to see Odegaard get on the list of goal scorers for Arsenal
*Honorary mention for Own Goal with 4
*Honorary mention for Own Goal with 4
Not sure if that's how it's officially counted but I'm giving Rice the assist for the Own Goal
Puts him top of the list across all competitions
Puts him top of the list across all competitions
December 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Not sure if that's how it's officially counted but I'm giving Rice the assist for the Own Goal
Puts him top of the list across all competitions
Puts him top of the list across all competitions
Correlation or causation? We may never know.
December 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Correlation or causation? We may never know.
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Just a friendly reminder that Hurzeler still doesn't have a win in December in the Premier League since he started at Brighton
December 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just a friendly reminder that Hurzeler still doesn't have a win in December in the Premier League since he started at Brighton
Hearing rumors that Own Goal is in talks to sign a 5-year contract.
Chuffed for the lad. Didn't cost us a penny and has really stepped up and key moments recently.
Chuffed for the lad. Didn't cost us a penny and has really stepped up and key moments recently.
December 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hearing rumors that Own Goal is in talks to sign a 5-year contract.
Chuffed for the lad. Didn't cost us a penny and has really stepped up and key moments recently.
Chuffed for the lad. Didn't cost us a penny and has really stepped up and key moments recently.
Really looking forward to when a win feels like a win again
My blood pressure can't do this for another 5 months
My blood pressure can't do this for another 5 months
December 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Really looking forward to when a win feels like a win again
My blood pressure can't do this for another 5 months
My blood pressure can't do this for another 5 months
Arsenal are simultaneously underperforming and overperforming at the same time.
Might forever change the "games champions win" saying to "trophies champions win"
Might forever change the "games champions win" saying to "trophies champions win"
December 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Arsenal are simultaneously underperforming and overperforming at the same time.
Might forever change the "games champions win" saying to "trophies champions win"
Might forever change the "games champions win" saying to "trophies champions win"
With each passing day I am becoming more convinced that Arsenal are the Detroit Lions of the Premier League.
Great coach who's unafraid to play an aggressive game, a deep squad constantly wrecked by injuries, mystery calls from refs that derail games, and the crushing inevitability of near success.
Great coach who's unafraid to play an aggressive game, a deep squad constantly wrecked by injuries, mystery calls from refs that derail games, and the crushing inevitability of near success.
December 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
With each passing day I am becoming more convinced that Arsenal are the Detroit Lions of the Premier League.
Great coach who's unafraid to play an aggressive game, a deep squad constantly wrecked by injuries, mystery calls from refs that derail games, and the crushing inevitability of near success.
Great coach who's unafraid to play an aggressive game, a deep squad constantly wrecked by injuries, mystery calls from refs that derail games, and the crushing inevitability of near success.
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The mental gymnastics of folk trying to work out the positions of Zubimendi/Rice/Merino while accepting Calafiori will play CB, LB, CM, LW, CF throughout the game.
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The mental gymnastics of folk trying to work out the positions of Zubimendi/Rice/Merino while accepting Calafiori will play CB, LB, CM, LW, CF throughout the game.
Ok I'm gonna be that guy...
Why tf isn't Lewis-Skelly starting?
He's proven himself at levels higher than Brighton but Arteta is going to trial a mystery unproven whatever instead of playing MLS.
Not a good week for young players at Arsenal.
Why tf isn't Lewis-Skelly starting?
He's proven himself at levels higher than Brighton but Arteta is going to trial a mystery unproven whatever instead of playing MLS.
Not a good week for young players at Arsenal.
Arsenal: Raya, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres
Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Gabriel, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly
Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Gabriel, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly
December 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ok I'm gonna be that guy...
Why tf isn't Lewis-Skelly starting?
He's proven himself at levels higher than Brighton but Arteta is going to trial a mystery unproven whatever instead of playing MLS.
Not a good week for young players at Arsenal.
Why tf isn't Lewis-Skelly starting?
He's proven himself at levels higher than Brighton but Arteta is going to trial a mystery unproven whatever instead of playing MLS.
Not a good week for young players at Arsenal.
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Arsenal team to face Brighton is out.
Gabriel is back - and makes the bench.
No Timber in the squad, so hard to call rest of XI.
Only three defenders in the team: Calafiori, Hincapie and Saliba.
Rice in defence?
Gabriel is back - and makes the bench.
No Timber in the squad, so hard to call rest of XI.
Only three defenders in the team: Calafiori, Hincapie and Saliba.
Rice in defence?
December 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Arsenal team to face Brighton is out.
Gabriel is back - and makes the bench.
No Timber in the squad, so hard to call rest of XI.
Only three defenders in the team: Calafiori, Hincapie and Saliba.
Rice in defence?
Gabriel is back - and makes the bench.
No Timber in the squad, so hard to call rest of XI.
Only three defenders in the team: Calafiori, Hincapie and Saliba.
Rice in defence?
Michigan doing the classic "divorce the girl you were supposed to marry, date the party girl, then marry the church girl" pipeline
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Michigan doing the classic "divorce the girl you were supposed to marry, date the party girl, then marry the church girl" pipeline
Recent? RECENT!?
lol ok buddy
lol ok buddy
December 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Recent? RECENT!?
lol ok buddy
lol ok buddy
But of course they built a barn on the only site in the world where an ultra-rare plant had just been discovered
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
December 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
But of course they built a barn on the only site in the world where an ultra-rare plant had just been discovered
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
Despite numerous attempts to do so, I still don't fully connect Noah Eagle's voice to Noah Eagle face and body
December 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Despite numerous attempts to do so, I still don't fully connect Noah Eagle's voice to Noah Eagle face and body
Watching the AKC Agility tests where dogs navigate a maze of physical and mental challenges at blinding speed while my dog is struggling to navigate the space from her favorite chair to the couch
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Watching the AKC Agility tests where dogs navigate a maze of physical and mental challenges at blinding speed while my dog is struggling to navigate the space from her favorite chair to the couch
Every year I buy half my Christmas presents early thinking I'll wrap them early...
So this morning I went Christmas shopping and am now surrounded by bits of paper and desperately looking for bags for everything.
So this morning I went Christmas shopping and am now surrounded by bits of paper and desperately looking for bags for everything.
December 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Every year I buy half my Christmas presents early thinking I'll wrap them early...
So this morning I went Christmas shopping and am now surrounded by bits of paper and desperately looking for bags for everything.
So this morning I went Christmas shopping and am now surrounded by bits of paper and desperately looking for bags for everything.
To go from 39 appearances for a team that finished 2nd in the league and semi finals in the Champions League
To 165 minutes played halfway through the next season
Would mess with even the most seasoned player's head but Ethan Nwaneri is just a teenager
To 165 minutes played halfway through the next season
Would mess with even the most seasoned player's head but Ethan Nwaneri is just a teenager
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To go from 39 appearances for a team that finished 2nd in the league and semi finals in the Champions League
To 165 minutes played halfway through the next season
Would mess with even the most seasoned player's head but Ethan Nwaneri is just a teenager
To 165 minutes played halfway through the next season
Would mess with even the most seasoned player's head but Ethan Nwaneri is just a teenager
From 9 goals in 37 appearances to not even starting in a Carabao Cup game.
What tf did Nwaneri do to deserve this?
There are better players than him and he needs a lot of work but how is he supposed to improve without playing time!?
Really, really baffling the way he's being managed right now.
What tf did Nwaneri do to deserve this?
There are better players than him and he needs a lot of work but how is he supposed to improve without playing time!?
Really, really baffling the way he's being managed right now.
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
From 9 goals in 37 appearances to not even starting in a Carabao Cup game.
What tf did Nwaneri do to deserve this?
There are better players than him and he needs a lot of work but how is he supposed to improve without playing time!?
Really, really baffling the way he's being managed right now.
What tf did Nwaneri do to deserve this?
There are better players than him and he needs a lot of work but how is he supposed to improve without playing time!?
Really, really baffling the way he's being managed right now.
Well this is no way to end a yea...
*checks notes from 2025*
Ok yeah that tracks
*checks notes from 2025*
Ok yeah that tracks
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Well this is no way to end a yea...
*checks notes from 2025*
Ok yeah that tracks
*checks notes from 2025*
Ok yeah that tracks