Arsenal (H) 20/4: Build-Up & Match Thread

[Johnny75]

What is worse

Our available squad in a game that means nothing to us v a team wanting to win the League or in an FA Cup Semi Final where we have paid a small fortune to attend and dreams of returning to spend a bigger fortune and then have to sulk over an £8 pint of piss in the shitty bars around the Stadium.

Would've been nice to have that option instead of being fucked over by a shithead named Jeff Shi.

 

[Lupo]

O'Neil: "For the starting XI tomorrow, I have 10 senior outfield players to pick from that can start. It's probably the worst situation we've been in, but the positives to come from that are that loads of young players will be involved and maybe a debut or two from the start."

 

[Kenny]

Would've been nice to have that option instead of being fucked over by a shithead named Jeff Shi.

Well I for one thank Jeff Shi for saving me money. Clearly thinking of the fans as success = £££££, not what you want in a cost of living crisis....

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

If we had scraped through against Coventry our team v United in the Semi would have been desperate (assuming the same injury issues)

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Ah Kenny made the same point.

 

[Kenny]

If we had scraped through against Coventry our team v United in the Semi would have been desperate (assuming the same injury issues)

I think if we had done that GO may have chucked the Forest game in the bin and not risked Cunha and given him another week and rested a few who were probably on the red radar.

Then in the final training session before leaving they all would have picked up injuries anyway...

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Yep. Similar to Coventry throwing their game last week against Blues and losing 3-0!!

 

[Tony Towner]

Semedo wouldn't have played at Forest, he's been saying for a couple of weeks that he's in the red zone

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yep. Similar to Coventry throwing their game last week against Blues and losing 3-0!!

Which I wouldn't have been too happy about as a Cov fan, basically ended their playoff hopes. They can only get 75 points now if they win the lot (unlikely) and Norwich in 6th already have 71 with 3 to play.

Promotion >>>>> whatever you do in the cups, on various levels.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Semedo wouldn't have played at Forest, he's been saying for a couple of weeks that he's in the red zone

Almost as if handing some shite, old lump a 3 year deal but we can't trust him to start any games in the position he supposedly plays was a stupid idea.

 

[Tony Towner]

Yep. Similar to Coventry throwing their game last week against Blues and losing 3-0!!

Did they? I missed that. We can add Blues staying up to Jeff's charge sheet then

 

[sycophantia]

It's not luck, it's a direct consequence of trying to play a full PL season with such a tiny squad.

Well I did mention that at the start of the post. The hamstrings to our forwards are obviously linked to that but to pick up other injuries after that while linked is also quite unlucky imo.
In no way am I trying to minimise the effects of the shitshow of our recruitment plan.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Almost as if handing some shite, old lump a 3 year deal but we can't trust him to start any games in the position he supposedly plays was a stupid idea.

Good job we did sign him the amount of games he's played....

 

[AndyWolves]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781319537771565056

 

[Kenny]

Half expecting GO and Derry to get a game

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Half expecting GO and Derry to get a game

If TWF favourite Owen Coyle had ever got the job, he would 100% have played

 

[Kenny]

FFS mate, get properly injured or fook off....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781335128767103128

 

[C.L.D]

Almost as if handing some shite, old lump a 3 year deal but we can't trust him to start any games in the position he supposedly plays was a stupid idea.

And yet the one position we have fit cover, he still uses Doch over Bueno. Going to be forced to play both now, but it's a weird squad move overall even if Hugo has had "attitude problems" or whatever.

 

[big mean bunny]

FFS mate, get properly injured or fook off....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781335128767103128

It's a fair point, literally no difference in demands or physical requirements between the Prem and tier 14 and Sunday league division 9, none at all.

 

[WVWolf]

FFS mate, get properly injured or fook off....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781335128767103128

Saw Martin Danks and a few others also mention this

Very strange one, questioning the commitment/durability of a player who was supposed to be out for 10-12 weeks with a hamstring injury but managed to come back a few weeks earlier, with O'Neil basically saying it was a miracle.