Felt like I was being gaslighted by the US commentary praising Chelsea's tactical approach while simultaneously creating nothing going forward.

Do you think we could reverse the champions league fixture to play away so we could stop in Dubai on the way back from Kazakhstan? @gunnerblog.bsky.social @arseblog.com #arsecastextra

Is Odegaard’s subpar performance in recent games due to fatigue, bad form or other tactical/team related reasons?

Jacob
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We are never going to see anything about those 115 charges are we…

As is Merino. I think arteta is making these subs way too late. This game is crying out for Gyokeres on the transition.

@arseblog Have a feeling I know what his player rating will be after this one

@gunnerblog.bsky.social What was your feeling when Martinelli went to the corner to celebrate his goal rather than getting the ball. I'm happy for him but I was a bit annoyed that the instinct wasn't to go and win the game. Anything less than 3 points felt like a disappointment. #arsecastextra

@gunnerblog.bsky.social @arseblog.com Do you foresee Maduekes defensive weakness inhibiting his ability to break into the first 11 as LW. He was beaten twice quite easily by Diallo during his brief appearance. Small sample size but do you think Arteta will prioritize this for the LW?
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And finally, maybe Howard Webb should stop sensationalizing the refereeing in this country with his propaganda-driven show every week. Whether it’s actually the case or not, it gives the impression that the refs are making on field decisions to drive media engagement instead of justice

Also, the PGMOL should put an emphasis on player safety over the other ridiculous initiatives they introduce at the beginning of each season. Two-footed lunge tackles by Estupinian and Lisandro Martinez go unpunished while Lewis Skelly is sent off for a professional foul you see every week.

You’ve given one anecdotal example to dismiss a reasonable idea. The player pool is incredible diverse but the referee staff is quite the opposite. The EPL has the resources to pull the best refs from other countries around the world in the same way the champions league does.

Worth mentioning that @arseblog.com also spoke about the Joao Pedro swing at Yermolik on his podcast.

It boggles my mind how you refuse to acknowledge that the referee standards can be drastically improved in the premier league.

@gunnerblog.bsky.social @arseblog.com Watching Sterlings cameo reminded me how important it is to have players who can run at opposing defenses. Do you think this missing attribute in the squad (besides Saka) is due to coaching or not emphasizing this with our transfers?

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I feel like we’d be better off playing Lewis Skelly off the left and Timber at LCB for Kiwior. Hes frankly not good enough for this league and it’s hard to commit players forward with a liability like him in the back

@gunnerblog.bsky.social Given our recurrent injuries to our fullbacks, do you think it has anything to our style of play? I know Arteta emphasizes getting back into shape very quickly after losing the ball, but is there anything else about our play style that could be contributing? #arsecadtextra