Arsenal v Southampton

Where the £#%&! has 8 mins come from

Originally Posted by Vedder

Where the £#%&! has 8 mins come from

Southampton’s ridiculous time wasting.

Originally Posted by ErikvanHaaksbergen

No. Performing to the mean for players like Holding, Xhaka, Gabriel, Nketiah etc. Unless you think those players are the makings of a greater side than the Rooney/Ronaldo/Tevez/Berba team or their “Invincibles”?

Do you think the league now is as competitive as it was in the 2000s? I’d say the quality has drastically decreased in the last decade across the board. It’s why even if City were to win the treble (God forbid), it wouldn’t be as impressive as us doing it in the 90s, as I think the standard in Europe was far higher, and the league itself was far more competitive.

The reality is, no matter how you try and dress it up, Arsenal were in prime position to win the league, in that they had a healthy gap between them and City. “Performing to the mean” at this point = bottling it.

They’re bottlejobs.

Or are they?!

@#%&!s

100% in city’s hands.

It’s done.

Cracking finish to the game tbf

They’ve massively bottled this title race.

Just realised there are two ex United assistants on the arsenal bench.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Do you think the league now is as competitive as it was in the 2000s? I’d say the quality has drastically decreased in the last decade across the board. It’s why even if City were to win the treble (God forbid), it wouldn’t be as impressive as us doing it in the 90s, as I think the standard in Europe was far higher, and the league itself was far more competitive.

The reality is, no matter how you try and dress it up, Arsenal were in prime position to win the league, in that they had a healthy gap between them and City. “Performing to the mean” at this point = bottling it.

They’re bottlejobs.

Or are they?!

Arsenal were never in prime position to win the league. As posted weeks ago, all they needed to do was to drop points at either Anfield (where Liverpool have beaten City, Newcastle and us) or St James’ (where Newcastle have beaten us and should have beaten City but drew) and at City (where City beat everyone ) in order for it to be in City’s hands. This is why City were such a good bet. Arsenals away fixtures where one would expect them to drop pts were all backloaded .. on top of that there was only so long they could keep spawning late goals against probability (see: Bournemouth)

When a side takes the most points from losing positions in the top 10 and is on course for 17 pts more than start-of-season consensus, that’s not bottling. It is mean regression. Nights like tonight are akin to Palace away for scousers under Rodgers — fun to watch them squirm but wouldn’t have changed the outcome either way

If City beat them it’s over of course.

Anything else and it’s still game on though even though the draw isn’t as good for Arsenal now for obvious reasons.

Originally Posted by Stickman

If City beat them it’s over of course.

Anything else and it’s still game on though even though the draw isn’t as good for Arsenal now for obvious reasons.

Presume you’ve changed your mind about who’s going to win this now?

Hugely entertaining and no good to either of them.

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

100% in city’s hands.

It’s done.

How are you coping?

I’m going to sleep role-playing being a scouser/city fan when we did it. Pretending not to be arsed. Will welcome it in a way. A fugitive, finally captured.

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

Presume you’ve changed your mind about who’s going to win this now?

Yep, I have.

Thought Arsenal would steamroll Southampton but the fact they’re going 3-1 down at home points to their mentality for me.

Winless in 3 possibly 4 coming up too….

Originally Posted by Stickman

If City beat them it’s over of course.

Anything else and it’s still game on though even though the draw isn’t as good for Arsenal now for obvious reasons.

Are you high? It’s over ffs. City will be eight nil up at half-time.

Mad game
Football is some sport isn’t it

Arsenal should have won that at the end

It’s a bit like 2012. We were way clear, 2 shocking results at Wigan and v Everton meant we had to get a result at City. Same here. Cup Final on Wednesday. Don’t think Arsenal have it in them.

Originally Posted by Knockers

Are you high? It’s over ffs. City will be eight nil up at half-time.

Stickers has been refusing to acknowledge the inevitable for a long time bless him. Admire his optimism but come on. The lad had arsenal as favourites up until the last set of fixtures I think

Originally Posted by dunk

It’s a bit like 2012. We were way clear, 2 shocking results at Wigan and v Everton meant we had to get a result at City. Same here. Cup Final on Wednesday. Don’t think Arsenal have it in them.

Not bad it’s the amount of goals they’re shipping.

City will be looking at that and thinking win that and it’s job done and they’ll be licking their lips.

still got Saliba to come back.

Originally Posted by Knockers

Are you high? It’s over ffs. City will be eight nil up at half-time.

The FA cup final could be worse

Originally Posted by Stickman

still got Saliba to come back.

Yeah you’re not winning any league title with Rob £#%&!ing Holding in the heart of your defence

Is Saliba back Wednesday?