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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yeah... Think this was a bit of a Mikel error tbh. Not the right game to give him his first start for us at all.

bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Elliot, this could've been 5 or 6 without exaggeration. For a team who's "superpower" is their defensive solidity, I don't think being a little worried about how undercooked we looked is an overreaction tbh.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Once again I am going to bang the drum - have a challenge system. It resolves about 85% of the issues with VAR. Given that VAR ain't going back in the box (see that Villa Spurs carabao cup game) this is the next best thing.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Badly morning gents. Do you have any explanation for that Martinelli 2nd half performance? I know he's had plenty of ineffective games for us in the PL but rarely has he been so damaging defensively and with turnovers. Was it a mentality issue, fitness or something else? #arsecastextra

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Maybe it's immature but human nature to seek blame but... Where does the blame lie for that if not the manager with all the control? Who's decision was it to spend on a lower level Saka back up instead of a ceiling raising LW?

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I think it's clear we've been the best overall team in the league so far this season. The worry is if City now click with a rejuvenated side and those two signings, are Arsenal good enough going forward to stay with them? Maybe a 2-0 win over Wolves shouldn't worry us though.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Statsmuse - open play xG of 20.81 in 7th no?

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I dunno if 7th in open play xG is necessarily good enough tbh. We create plenty of turnovers we are just awful at converting into big chances.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I'm not sure we can lose 4 more games and win the title unless you believe City truly stink...

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I think you nailed it in your previous comments though - not *when* they get back... *If* they get back and we manage to keep the other key pillars of the squad fit (Rice, Zubi, Saka, a striker would be nice). If we can't, it ain't gonna happen for us.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I don't think you need to take this with any salt. The term "sterile domination" has been around for years to describe exactly this, and our team has been guilty of it too frequently. Or as Clive would say, we play 4-0 football at 0-0 and 1-0 far too often.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Why do you think Mikel has been so reticent to select a more "protagonist" 11 in the first half? And do you think this game may change his approach in future matches?

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Why do you think Mikel is so reticent to pick a more "protagonist" lineup? We probably all could've predicted this, but most of us would have picked different. Is it just the inevitable David Moyes in him?

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It's fine, if we win all of our matches and beat them at our place we still win the title because their GD will be poor 0.o

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Basically because they've won the league and we haven't. Therefore we still have to "prove" we're good enough to do it. And losing 1-0 away to your title rivals playing pretty negative football doesn't necessarily do that. I kind of get it tbh.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I've said all season, not hyperbolic, we are easily the worst team in the top 10 of the league at scoring on attacking transitions. We leave so many goals out there by being so poor at it.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Maybe that ~200 minutes an option takes out of the legs is the tipping point, maybe not? None of us can know. Point is when you've done nothing to try help the situation my sympathy is basically 0, and I'm not minded to give benefit of the doubt. If they'd done something, I'd be more sympathetic.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Well we could adapt to the reality of the situation that our players are likely overloaded and invest in sufficient rotation options up front (or make short term mitigation with loans) but we didn't do that. I agree playing the players isn't a mistake.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

He had the summer off though didn't he. Suspect those seasons he's down include AFCON.

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bfongo.bsky.social @bfongo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Ødegaard was bad luck. Saka (to an extent) was bad luck. Jesus was terrible luck. Martinelli and Kai are not. That's just what happens when you overload players as a result of not reinforcing properly.

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