Once Mitoma was injured all European hopes went with it.
We were never in a month of Sunday’s going to win the EL. It was lovely whilst it lasted, especially for those who boozed round some amazing cities.
Once Mitoma was injured all European hopes went with it.
I agree with those points and especially the last one. Just closed down the space we like to play in. A very well drilled, capable and particularly, motivated team.It’s a 3 horse title race for a reason tbh. All 3 have top players suited to the way they play. Arsenal were far more athletic, strong and speedy across the pitch in general. Saliba and Gabriel are top quality CBs. They played really well and deserve 3 points. They shut out Man City fairly comfortably a week or so back and beat Liverpool as well in February. They have a CM who cost more than our starting 11. Realistically they are probably the worst of the top 3 for us to play based on how we play and how well drilled they are with all there obvious strengths.
Silent until 2-0 up. TwatsAll so predictable, I left as Trossard was racing through…..
As I’ve said before I’m done with this season and it seems the players and manager is.
What’s happened to Pascal he was scoring at the start of the season, much further forward and would have a dig.
Disappointed
Arsenal schooled us, also controversial here, best fans so far this season away here.
Always. It’s always his fault.I blame @Simster
That definition is for a card, not for a foul.
To be fair, the North Stand were singing ‘Trossard’s a c***’ when he was warming up on the touchline .. don’t think there’s too much love lost there anymorePatted his badge like a good ‘in.
They don’t support their local team. Newcastle fans, louder and more passionate and they support their local team.controversial here, best fans so far this season away here.
So why didn't he let Pervis take them.. he took them for one game and looked 100% better.Didn’t even have the strength to beat the first defender from his corners. He’s looked knackered for weeks and is being overplayed. I get the impression that RDZ can’t implement his plan without him. Give the guy a rest and come up with a new plan - perhaps a midfielder playing forward a tad.
Have your opinion all you like, but f*** right off with your 'so called fans'.We were certainly in it first half but Arsenal’s intensity at closing down the gaps in midfield was so impressive. I haven’t seen a team play against us with that level of intensity for over a year.
They are the best team I’ve seen us play against this season. Better than Liverpool and Man City.
I actually thought we did ok for the first 60/65 minutes but they just gave us no space.
Yes, we are off last season’s standards but margins are small at this level and what I saw throughout was that we kept playing ‘our way’.
I really struggle with the mentality of some of our so called fans who turn on the team when they struggle against a team put together with significantly higher resources.
I’ll be at Burnley next week wanting a win and if we can get one a top ten finish shouldn’t be out of our reach.
I think that could be summised in two words, glass ceiling.Roberto de Zerbi
"The effort was good, good enough to decide this game. We played a good first half, until the second goal we were in the game and then finish."
"This moment without a lot of important players it is tough to create a chance to score."
"We played against Arsenal and they are top of the table. Especially in this condition then we can lose against Arsenal at home. We are sorry for ourselves and our fans."
"Maybe we will not close the gap, I don't know. This gap to close with Liverpool and Arsenal we are not in the condition to close this gap, especially with all our injured players."
"I don't know what the club wants to do [in the future]. My problem is on the pitch, to improve my players and my team. The other things are not my business."
Fair point - we're all fans, but some make a song and dance about losing to a far better side on the day.Have your opinion all you like, but f*** right off with your 'so called fans'.
We did lose to a far better side, but played like we did when Hughton's reign was ending. Had they not conserved energy and taken off their key players, the scoreline would've been very ugly. They did what they had to do and we just let them. That's the bit that sticks in the craw for me.Fair point - we're all fans, but some make a song and dance about losing to a far better side on the day.
Didn’t hear a peep from them until they went 2-0 up.All so predictable, I left as Trossard was racing through…..
As I’ve said before I’m done with this season and it seems the players and manager is.
What’s happened to Pascal he was scoring at the start of the season, much further forward and would have a dig.
Disappointed
Arsenal schooled us, also controversial here, best fans so far this season away here.