Devil 1,179 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Throwing this out there, if Aubamayang got a long term injury this Arsenal side could possibly be dragged into a relegation battle. They just dont seem to have any quality. I was gobsmacked to see Chambers not only still at Arsenal but starting. Mental how far they've fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,186 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Arteta's a really bad manager, imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Striker 134 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Brentford could do a Leeds or Sheffield United. Crazy to think Brentford sold Ollie Watkins & Said Benrahma not that long ago. It is good to see a club building a side, with affordable, available, high potential, young players. Though still 2, even 3 divisions now within the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 The thing is, is anyone that surprised by this result? A newly promoted side who play good football and use their strengths to their advantage against a side with a culture of having a soft underbelly, it was all too predictable which really sums up Arsenal as a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Nice opening result for Brentford... Arsenal look like they are in for a rough season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,384 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just now, Smiley Culture said: The thing is, is anyone that surprised by this result? A newly promoted side who play good football and use their strengths to their advantage against a side with a culture of having a soft underbelly, it was all too predictable which really sums up Arsenal as a club. Nope. You love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,402 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just remember... Arsenal were one of the Super League clubs. They thought they were better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, The Palace Fan said: Just remember... Arsenal were one of the Super League clubs. They thought they were better than this. The narrative would only have been topped had Arsenal, who were starting the season on -20pts alongside the other shithouses, lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,827 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Arsenal's next two games. Chelsea (H) Man City (A) It's going to get worse before it get's better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey 1,192 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Take away the Arsenal badge and that's a team who's entering a nailed on relegation scrap. They just look totally shite and as I put on Twitter, it's not as though they can just sack Arteta and make things better - their squad is just so poor. Chelsea & City next, 0 points and bottom as the transfer window closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,310 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Fair play to Brentford, they deserved the win but I don't think this result can really be used to determine how well they'll do. Real story here is how shit we were. This team hasn't played that often together but you'd still expect better than what we saw. Don't even have an issue with any specific player as Arteta really doesn't know what he's doing. Maybe he'll become a good manager in the future but at the moment he's an assistant manager at best. The club need to snap out of this idea that Arteta is the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,310 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Whiskey said: Take away the Arsenal badge and that's a team who's entering a nailed on relegation scrap. They just look totally shite and as I put on Twitter, it's not as though they can just sack Arteta and make things better - their squad is just so poor. Chelsea & City next, 0 points and bottom as the transfer window closes. A half decent manager will be able to do much better in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,310 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: Just remember... Arsenal were one of the Super League clubs. They thought they were better than this. No we didn't. The teams that were the driving force behind the Super League just wanted teams with big fan bases to join and the board thought we hit the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,186 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Whiskey said: Take away the Arsenal badge and that's a team who's entering a nailed on relegation scrap. They just look totally shite and as I put on Twitter, it's not as though they can just sack Arteta and make things better - their squad is just so poor. Chelsea & City next, 0 points and bottom as the transfer window closes. I think a manager with more experience could do a better job than Arteta. I said it when he joined Arsenal, I think he's over his head and it would be a hard job for any manager. And that's all still true. But Arteta's got no coherent playstyle for Arsenal and they've got no identity. They've got the soft underbelly they've had for... a decade now... but that didn't stop him last year from setting up his Arsenal side last year like a poor-man's Simeone Atletico Madrid playing in the CL... just with a fraction of the defensive ability and pretty much none of the character found in that Atletico side. Which is also a bit fucking weird because he was made out to be some sort of Pep prodigy... but his brand of football is a million miles away from Pep's. Arsenal's squad isn't great, but I think it's better on paper than it's been performing over the last few years. I think he's out of his depth entirely and I doubt Arsenal look any better in the long term until they get rid of him. But I also think Edu needs to be booted out of the club, he's an awful DoF tbh and Arsenal's recruitment has been wasteful and shite. Lotta problems at Arsenal that need addressing, there's no easy fix for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,186 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, 6666 said: No we didn't. The teams that were the driving force behind the Super League just wanted teams with big fan bases to join and the board thought we hit the lottery. I think all the UK clubs with US owners, Arsenal included, the real driving force from the UK clubs - alongside Perez from Real Madrid. It was guaranteed money for the "founding clubs" regardless of how ambitious (or unambitious) they are - which for owners like FSG, the Glazers, or Stan Kroenke is more in line with what they're used to in US sports. Giving them a financial advantage to the smaller clubs in the country, to allow them to better keep their "dominance" as our league's TV deal structure has given smaller clubs more resources to grow and become competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,206 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Like a fish to water. Arsenal terrible first half, decent second but could not break our defence down. Desperately need an in form Auba. One thing you can take away from watching Arsenal live, is they got truly swindled over Pepe. 2 hours ago, LFCMadLad said: Brentford Fans belting out 'Hey Jude' is fantastic. It’s been a long, long, long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Blue 1,899 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, 6666 said: Fair play to Brentford, they deserved the win but I don't think this result can really be used to determine how well they'll do. I love the knee jerk reactions at the start of a season ..i expect us to start poorly too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Funny to think that amid the Arteta sacking rumors last season, Tuchel was rumored to replace him. Arsenal beat us at the Emirates and they stuck with Arteta. We sack Lampard and got Tuchel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,662 Posted August 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted August 13, 2021 Nobody should be surprised by this result. Wish I'd put money on it. I see so much of Everton in Arsenal. Disjointed team with no direction or joined up thinking that have a certain minimum level of attainment just on account of how much money they have. Nobody from the club's owners down to the under 7s coach has any idea what steps the club have laid out to get where they want to be over the next 3, 5, 10 years and it shows every time they take to the pitch. It's tempting to call for Arteta's head and it's probably true that he doesn't have the experience or impetus to take any sort of leading role in restoring Arsenal to where they need to be but at the same time, he's surrounded by such dysfunction and mediocrity I think it's hard to even tell whether he's actually a decent coach or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,827 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 "Yeah we lost to Brentford but there's no reason why we can't still challenge for the title" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Man literally threw the armband and mocked the fans and he is still their captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,310 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Cicero said: Man literally threw the armband and mocked the fans and he is still their captain Aubameyang is the captain. But Xhaka should definitely still be the captain. Him telling our fans to "fuck off" was fair. I'm always in favour of players responding to abuse from pricks and that's whether it's our fans or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, 6666 said: Aubameyang is the captain. But Xhaka should definitely still be the captain. Him telling our fans to "fuck off" was fair. I'm always in favour of players responding to abuse from pricks and that's whether it's our fans or not. Weren’t they booing him because he was walking, not running off when you were down a goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,918 Posted August 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted August 13, 2021 20 hours ago, Dan said: I really think Brentford win this. Yep yep. Never felt in any serious doubt. Really enjoyable game to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,384 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted August 13, 2021 Very happy for the Brentford fans to witness that in the stadium. They certainly made it sound loud and created that atmosphere all game. No doubt helps the players in that situation. Will see how it goes for them when it gets a bit tougher as the season goes on but can't fault them with how they backed their team on what was a milestone occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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