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Red flags again tonight about the mentality of some of the players and the team in general. Yes the tie was all but done, but to put such a pathetic performance in the second leg in the league cup semi final shows how far off we are from a belief perspective.
February 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Red flags again tonight about the mentality of some of the players and the team in general. Yes the tie was all but done, but to put such a pathetic performance in the second leg in the league cup semi final shows how far off we are from a belief perspective.
Another performance which just wasn’t good enough unfortunately. Today it was the defence that let us down with a subpar performance. My Arsenal player ratings vs Villa in 2-2 draw:
Raya 6
Partey 2
Timber 6
Gabriel 6
MLS 7
Rice 8
Merino 5
Odegaard 4
Martinelli 7
Trossard 8
Havertz 6
Sterling 2
Raya 6
Partey 2
Timber 6
Gabriel 6
MLS 7
Rice 8
Merino 5
Odegaard 4
Martinelli 7
Trossard 8
Havertz 6
Sterling 2
January 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Another performance which just wasn’t good enough unfortunately. Today it was the defence that let us down with a subpar performance. My Arsenal player ratings vs Villa in 2-2 draw:
Raya 6
Partey 2
Timber 6
Gabriel 6
MLS 7
Rice 8
Merino 5
Odegaard 4
Martinelli 7
Trossard 8
Havertz 6
Sterling 2
Raya 6
Partey 2
Timber 6
Gabriel 6
MLS 7
Rice 8
Merino 5
Odegaard 4
Martinelli 7
Trossard 8
Havertz 6
Sterling 2
Made life difficult for ourselves with our profligacy up top but a win’s a win and always nice to get one over the scum. Arsenal ratings in 2-1 win vs Spurs:
Raya 7
Timber 7
Saliba 7
Gabriel 10
MLS 9
Partey 6
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Sterling 3
Havertz 3
Trossard 7
Martinelli 4
Tierney 6
Merino 5
Zinny 5
Raya 7
Timber 7
Saliba 7
Gabriel 10
MLS 9
Partey 6
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Sterling 3
Havertz 3
Trossard 7
Martinelli 4
Tierney 6
Merino 5
Zinny 5
January 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Made life difficult for ourselves with our profligacy up top but a win’s a win and always nice to get one over the scum. Arsenal ratings in 2-1 win vs Spurs:
Raya 7
Timber 7
Saliba 7
Gabriel 10
MLS 9
Partey 6
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Sterling 3
Havertz 3
Trossard 7
Martinelli 4
Tierney 6
Merino 5
Zinny 5
Raya 7
Timber 7
Saliba 7
Gabriel 10
MLS 9
Partey 6
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Sterling 3
Havertz 3
Trossard 7
Martinelli 4
Tierney 6
Merino 5
Zinny 5
Another laughable performance from pretty much all Arsenal players. Don’t know what to think any more to be honest. It’s just not good enough and there are no excuses. PUT THE BALL IN F**KING NET.
Over 5 years on and we still have long periods in the season where we continually attack like that.
Over 5 years on and we still have long periods in the season where we continually attack like that.
January 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Another laughable performance from pretty much all Arsenal players. Don’t know what to think any more to be honest. It’s just not good enough and there are no excuses. PUT THE BALL IN F**KING NET.
Over 5 years on and we still have long periods in the season where we continually attack like that.
Over 5 years on and we still have long periods in the season where we continually attack like that.
Diabolical performance from an end product perspective. No composure by any player. We’ll continue to hear how great we played and how we dominated the opponent. Our lack of ability to play against a low block is our biggest weakness. It’s a massive problem for us that we have no answer to. #Arsenal
January 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Diabolical performance from an end product perspective. No composure by any player. We’ll continue to hear how great we played and how we dominated the opponent. Our lack of ability to play against a low block is our biggest weakness. It’s a massive problem for us that we have no answer to. #Arsenal
1-1 vs Brighton. We only really showed up in the first 25mins. Dreadful second half. Lack of quality from midfield onwards was staggering. Arsenal player ratings:
Raya 7
Calafiori 6
Gabriel 7
Saliba 6.5
Partey 6
Jorginho 5
Rice 5
Merino 6
Nwaneri 7.5
Trossard 2
Jesus 2
Martinelli 3
Odegaard 2
Raya 7
Calafiori 6
Gabriel 7
Saliba 6.5
Partey 6
Jorginho 5
Rice 5
Merino 6
Nwaneri 7.5
Trossard 2
Jesus 2
Martinelli 3
Odegaard 2
January 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
1-1 vs Brighton. We only really showed up in the first 25mins. Dreadful second half. Lack of quality from midfield onwards was staggering. Arsenal player ratings:
Raya 7
Calafiori 6
Gabriel 7
Saliba 6.5
Partey 6
Jorginho 5
Rice 5
Merino 6
Nwaneri 7.5
Trossard 2
Jesus 2
Martinelli 3
Odegaard 2
Raya 7
Calafiori 6
Gabriel 7
Saliba 6.5
Partey 6
Jorginho 5
Rice 5
Merino 6
Nwaneri 7.5
Trossard 2
Jesus 2
Martinelli 3
Odegaard 2
Well that was rubbish. 1-0 vs Ipswich. Average again from an attacking standpoint. Slow and laboured. My Arsenal ratings:
Raya 5
Timber 7.5
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Odegaard 6.5
Havertz 7
Martinelli 6.5
Trossard 7
Jesus 6
Merino 6.5
Partey 6
Up to second and onto the next.
Raya 5
Timber 7.5
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Odegaard 6.5
Havertz 7
Martinelli 6.5
Trossard 7
Jesus 6
Merino 6.5
Partey 6
Up to second and onto the next.
December 27, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Well that was rubbish. 1-0 vs Ipswich. Average again from an attacking standpoint. Slow and laboured. My Arsenal ratings:
Raya 5
Timber 7.5
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Odegaard 6.5
Havertz 7
Martinelli 6.5
Trossard 7
Jesus 6
Merino 6.5
Partey 6
Up to second and onto the next.
Raya 5
Timber 7.5
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Odegaard 6.5
Havertz 7
Martinelli 6.5
Trossard 7
Jesus 6
Merino 6.5
Partey 6
Up to second and onto the next.
3-2 and onto the semis. Jesus remembered how to play football and Kiwior turned into prime Mustafi. My Arsenal ratings vs Crystal Palace:
Raya 5.5
Partey 5
Timber 7
Kiwior 2
Tierney 7
Jorginho 6.5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Sterling 6.5
Trossard 3
Jesus 9
Saliba 7
Odegaard 9
Saka 7.5
MLS 6.5
Gabriel 6
Raya 5.5
Partey 5
Timber 7
Kiwior 2
Tierney 7
Jorginho 6.5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Sterling 6.5
Trossard 3
Jesus 9
Saliba 7
Odegaard 9
Saka 7.5
MLS 6.5
Gabriel 6
December 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
3-2 and onto the semis. Jesus remembered how to play football and Kiwior turned into prime Mustafi. My Arsenal ratings vs Crystal Palace:
Raya 5.5
Partey 5
Timber 7
Kiwior 2
Tierney 7
Jorginho 6.5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Sterling 6.5
Trossard 3
Jesus 9
Saliba 7
Odegaard 9
Saka 7.5
MLS 6.5
Gabriel 6
Raya 5.5
Partey 5
Timber 7
Kiwior 2
Tierney 7
Jorginho 6.5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Sterling 6.5
Trossard 3
Jesus 9
Saliba 7
Odegaard 9
Saka 7.5
MLS 6.5
Gabriel 6
An all round dreadful display. Slow, placid and not good enough. 0-0 at home to Everton shows us where we’re at. Arsenal Player ratings:
Raya 7
Timber 6
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Merino 4
Odegaard 4.5
Saka 5.5
Martinelli 4
Havertz 4
Nwaneri 5
Jorgi 5
Jesus 4
Partey 5
Tossard 5
Raya 7
Timber 6
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Merino 4
Odegaard 4.5
Saka 5.5
Martinelli 4
Havertz 4
Nwaneri 5
Jorgi 5
Jesus 4
Partey 5
Tossard 5
December 14, 2024 at 5:09 PM
An all round dreadful display. Slow, placid and not good enough. 0-0 at home to Everton shows us where we’re at. Arsenal Player ratings:
Raya 7
Timber 6
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Merino 4
Odegaard 4.5
Saka 5.5
Martinelli 4
Havertz 4
Nwaneri 5
Jorgi 5
Jesus 4
Partey 5
Tossard 5
Raya 7
Timber 6
Saliba 7
Gabriel 7
MLS 7
Rice 6.5
Merino 4
Odegaard 4.5
Saka 5.5
Martinelli 4
Havertz 4
Nwaneri 5
Jorgi 5
Jesus 4
Partey 5
Tossard 5
Great 1st half. Struggled early 2nd half but the subs brought us control. Havertz, Jorgi & Timber did v.well. Arsenal ratings in 3-0 vs Monaco.
Raya 7
Partey 7
Saliba 7
Kiwior 7
MLS 8
Rice 7.5
Merino 7
Odegaard 6.5
Saka 8
Martinelli 6
Jesus 7.5
Trossard 7
Timber 7
Jorginho 7
Havertz 8
Nwaneri 7
Raya 7
Partey 7
Saliba 7
Kiwior 7
MLS 8
Rice 7.5
Merino 7
Odegaard 6.5
Saka 8
Martinelli 6
Jesus 7.5
Trossard 7
Timber 7
Jorginho 7
Havertz 8
Nwaneri 7
December 11, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Great 1st half. Struggled early 2nd half but the subs brought us control. Havertz, Jorgi & Timber did v.well. Arsenal ratings in 3-0 vs Monaco.
Raya 7
Partey 7
Saliba 7
Kiwior 7
MLS 8
Rice 7.5
Merino 7
Odegaard 6.5
Saka 8
Martinelli 6
Jesus 7.5
Trossard 7
Timber 7
Jorginho 7
Havertz 8
Nwaneri 7
Raya 7
Partey 7
Saliba 7
Kiwior 7
MLS 8
Rice 7.5
Merino 7
Odegaard 6.5
Saka 8
Martinelli 6
Jesus 7.5
Trossard 7
Timber 7
Jorginho 7
Havertz 8
Nwaneri 7
Really stupid not brining Martinelli off at half time. Why take the risk?
December 11, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Really stupid not brining Martinelli off at half time. Why take the risk?
Some thoroughly good performances that first half and could be 4 or 5 nil up.
MLS superb 🔥.
Jesus, albeit wasteful, has looked switched on and dangerous,
Rice in the 6 👌🏼.
Let’s hook Martinelli before he does something stupid and keep the pressure on.
Odegaard needs to get some sleep 👶
MLS superb 🔥.
Jesus, albeit wasteful, has looked switched on and dangerous,
Rice in the 6 👌🏼.
Let’s hook Martinelli before he does something stupid and keep the pressure on.
Odegaard needs to get some sleep 👶
December 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Some thoroughly good performances that first half and could be 4 or 5 nil up.
MLS superb 🔥.
Jesus, albeit wasteful, has looked switched on and dangerous,
Rice in the 6 👌🏼.
Let’s hook Martinelli before he does something stupid and keep the pressure on.
Odegaard needs to get some sleep 👶
MLS superb 🔥.
Jesus, albeit wasteful, has looked switched on and dangerous,
Rice in the 6 👌🏼.
Let’s hook Martinelli before he does something stupid and keep the pressure on.
Odegaard needs to get some sleep 👶
Not good enough. Poor first half. Subbed Trossard when he started to look most dangerous. All the subs were poor. 1-1 v Fulham.
Arsenal player ratings:
Raya 6
Timber 7
Kiwior 5
Saliba 8
Partey 6
Jorginho 6
Odegaard 6
Rice 7
Saka 6
Trossard 6.5
Havertz 5
Jesus 5
Martinelli 5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Arsenal player ratings:
Raya 6
Timber 7
Kiwior 5
Saliba 8
Partey 6
Jorginho 6
Odegaard 6
Rice 7
Saka 6
Trossard 6.5
Havertz 5
Jesus 5
Martinelli 5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
December 8, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Not good enough. Poor first half. Subbed Trossard when he started to look most dangerous. All the subs were poor. 1-1 v Fulham.
Arsenal player ratings:
Raya 6
Timber 7
Kiwior 5
Saliba 8
Partey 6
Jorginho 6
Odegaard 6
Rice 7
Saka 6
Trossard 6.5
Havertz 5
Jesus 5
Martinelli 5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Arsenal player ratings:
Raya 6
Timber 7
Kiwior 5
Saliba 8
Partey 6
Jorginho 6
Odegaard 6
Rice 7
Saka 6
Trossard 6.5
Havertz 5
Jesus 5
Martinelli 5
Merino 5
Nwaneri 5
Great second half performance. Rice & Kiwior were fantastic. Don’t get the slander by some of Kiwior. Arsenal ratings v Utd:
Raya 8
Timber 7.5
Saliba 8
Kiwior 8
Zinchenko 6.5
Partey 7
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Saka 7
Havertz 7
Martinelli 7
Trossard 6
Merino 6
Jorgi 6
2-0 vs United. Onwards and upwards 🔴⚪️🔴
Raya 8
Timber 7.5
Saliba 8
Kiwior 8
Zinchenko 6.5
Partey 7
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Saka 7
Havertz 7
Martinelli 7
Trossard 6
Merino 6
Jorgi 6
2-0 vs United. Onwards and upwards 🔴⚪️🔴
December 4, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Great second half performance. Rice & Kiwior were fantastic. Don’t get the slander by some of Kiwior. Arsenal ratings v Utd:
Raya 8
Timber 7.5
Saliba 8
Kiwior 8
Zinchenko 6.5
Partey 7
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Saka 7
Havertz 7
Martinelli 7
Trossard 6
Merino 6
Jorgi 6
2-0 vs United. Onwards and upwards 🔴⚪️🔴
Raya 8
Timber 7.5
Saliba 8
Kiwior 8
Zinchenko 6.5
Partey 7
Rice 9
Odegaard 7
Saka 7
Havertz 7
Martinelli 7
Trossard 6
Merino 6
Jorgi 6
2-0 vs United. Onwards and upwards 🔴⚪️🔴
5-2 vs West Ham away. Great 35 mins yet I’m feeling frustrated. My Arsenal ratings:
Raya 7
Timber 8
Saliba 6.5
Gabriel 8
Calafiori 5
Jorginho 8
Rice 7.5
Odegaard 8
Saka 9 🌶️🔥
Trossard 8
Havertz 7.5
Kiwior 7
Zinchenko 7
Sterling 6.5
Jesus 6
Nwaneri 6
Calafiori looked suspect again… concerning!
Raya 7
Timber 8
Saliba 6.5
Gabriel 8
Calafiori 5
Jorginho 8
Rice 7.5
Odegaard 8
Saka 9 🌶️🔥
Trossard 8
Havertz 7.5
Kiwior 7
Zinchenko 7
Sterling 6.5
Jesus 6
Nwaneri 6
Calafiori looked suspect again… concerning!
November 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM
5-2 vs West Ham away. Great 35 mins yet I’m feeling frustrated. My Arsenal ratings:
Raya 7
Timber 8
Saliba 6.5
Gabriel 8
Calafiori 5
Jorginho 8
Rice 7.5
Odegaard 8
Saka 9 🌶️🔥
Trossard 8
Havertz 7.5
Kiwior 7
Zinchenko 7
Sterling 6.5
Jesus 6
Nwaneri 6
Calafiori looked suspect again… concerning!
Raya 7
Timber 8
Saliba 6.5
Gabriel 8
Calafiori 5
Jorginho 8
Rice 7.5
Odegaard 8
Saka 9 🌶️🔥
Trossard 8
Havertz 7.5
Kiwior 7
Zinchenko 7
Sterling 6.5
Jesus 6
Nwaneri 6
Calafiori looked suspect again… concerning!
Two back to back good performances - great European away day. 5-1 v Sporting. My Arsenal ratings:
Raya - 8
Timber - 8
Saliba - 8
Gabriel - 8
Calafiori - 6
Partey - 8.5
Rice - 7
Odegaard - 8
Saka - 9
Martinelli - 7.5
Havertz - 7.5
Trossard - 7.5
Nwaneri - 6.5
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
Merino - 6.5
Raya - 8
Timber - 8
Saliba - 8
Gabriel - 8
Calafiori - 6
Partey - 8.5
Rice - 7
Odegaard - 8
Saka - 9
Martinelli - 7.5
Havertz - 7.5
Trossard - 7.5
Nwaneri - 6.5
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
Merino - 6.5
November 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Two back to back good performances - great European away day. 5-1 v Sporting. My Arsenal ratings:
Raya - 8
Timber - 8
Saliba - 8
Gabriel - 8
Calafiori - 6
Partey - 8.5
Rice - 7
Odegaard - 8
Saka - 9
Martinelli - 7.5
Havertz - 7.5
Trossard - 7.5
Nwaneri - 6.5
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
Merino - 6.5
Raya - 8
Timber - 8
Saliba - 8
Gabriel - 8
Calafiori - 6
Partey - 8.5
Rice - 7
Odegaard - 8
Saka - 9
Martinelli - 7.5
Havertz - 7.5
Trossard - 7.5
Nwaneri - 6.5
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
Merino - 6.5
3-0. Best team performance of the season. How good is Odegaard?! Here are my Arsenal ratings v Forest:
Raya - 7
Timber - 7
Saliba - 8
Gabriel -7.5
Calafiori - 7
Jorginho -7
Merino - 7.5
Odegaard - 8.5
Saka - 7
Trossard - 6.5
Jesus - 6.5
Partey - 8
Nwaneri - 8
Havertz - 6
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
Raya - 7
Timber - 7
Saliba - 8
Gabriel -7.5
Calafiori - 7
Jorginho -7
Merino - 7.5
Odegaard - 8.5
Saka - 7
Trossard - 6.5
Jesus - 6.5
Partey - 8
Nwaneri - 8
Havertz - 6
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
November 23, 2024 at 11:13 PM
3-0. Best team performance of the season. How good is Odegaard?! Here are my Arsenal ratings v Forest:
Raya - 7
Timber - 7
Saliba - 8
Gabriel -7.5
Calafiori - 7
Jorginho -7
Merino - 7.5
Odegaard - 8.5
Saka - 7
Trossard - 6.5
Jesus - 6.5
Partey - 8
Nwaneri - 8
Havertz - 6
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
Raya - 7
Timber - 7
Saliba - 8
Gabriel -7.5
Calafiori - 7
Jorginho -7
Merino - 7.5
Odegaard - 8.5
Saka - 7
Trossard - 6.5
Jesus - 6.5
Partey - 8
Nwaneri - 8
Havertz - 6
Kiwior - 6.5
Zinny - 6.5
In the spirit of a (much needed) international break, here’s my era (since 1994) multi-national Arsenal 11 of all time.
Lehmann 🇩🇪
Lauren 🇨🇲
Toure 🇨🇮
Gabriel 🇧🇷
Ashley Cole 🏴
Cesc 🇪🇸
Odegaard 🇳🇴
Alexis 🇨🇱
Ljungberg 🇸🇪
Bergkamp 🇳🇱
Henry 🇫🇷
Who makes everyone else’s?
Yes… I left Adams out 😬
Lehmann 🇩🇪
Lauren 🇨🇲
Toure 🇨🇮
Gabriel 🇧🇷
Ashley Cole 🏴
Cesc 🇪🇸
Odegaard 🇳🇴
Alexis 🇨🇱
Ljungberg 🇸🇪
Bergkamp 🇳🇱
Henry 🇫🇷
Who makes everyone else’s?
Yes… I left Adams out 😬
November 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM
In the spirit of a (much needed) international break, here’s my era (since 1994) multi-national Arsenal 11 of all time.
Lehmann 🇩🇪
Lauren 🇨🇲
Toure 🇨🇮
Gabriel 🇧🇷
Ashley Cole 🏴
Cesc 🇪🇸
Odegaard 🇳🇴
Alexis 🇨🇱
Ljungberg 🇸🇪
Bergkamp 🇳🇱
Henry 🇫🇷
Who makes everyone else’s?
Yes… I left Adams out 😬
Lehmann 🇩🇪
Lauren 🇨🇲
Toure 🇨🇮
Gabriel 🇧🇷
Ashley Cole 🏴
Cesc 🇪🇸
Odegaard 🇳🇴
Alexis 🇨🇱
Ljungberg 🇸🇪
Bergkamp 🇳🇱
Henry 🇫🇷
Who makes everyone else’s?
Yes… I left Adams out 😬
Loving Bluesky. Threads is very meh - too meta for my liking.
The Arsenal community here seems to be growing rapidly and the app has such a nostalgic Twitter circa 2012 vibe.
Hopefully the wrong-uns keep away.
#arsenal
The Arsenal community here seems to be growing rapidly and the app has such a nostalgic Twitter circa 2012 vibe.
Hopefully the wrong-uns keep away.
#arsenal
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Loving Bluesky. Threads is very meh - too meta for my liking.
The Arsenal community here seems to be growing rapidly and the app has such a nostalgic Twitter circa 2012 vibe.
Hopefully the wrong-uns keep away.
#arsenal
The Arsenal community here seems to be growing rapidly and the app has such a nostalgic Twitter circa 2012 vibe.
Hopefully the wrong-uns keep away.
#arsenal
Wondering where to go for sensible Arsenal chat following the exodus from Twitter/X. Have given Threads a go, but this platform feels like it has more potential for engaged Arsenal chat. Give me a follow!
November 15, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Wondering where to go for sensible Arsenal chat following the exodus from Twitter/X. Have given Threads a go, but this platform feels like it has more potential for engaged Arsenal chat. Give me a follow!