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With #Arsenal through to the #UEL Round of 16, up next is a trip to a disappointed Leicester side, but one who is in great league form. Several of the Gunners’ best players need a rest, but will Arteta gamble with rotation while in 11th place? #LEIARS https://t.co/jzMxIGfXAN
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#⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝
Bukayo Saka is our King
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And saying, “but look they won” is circular reasoning.
Is Willian more likely to be the guy that he’s been all year - not effective OR the guy he could maybe be based on seasons past that hasn’t showed up this season?
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Said it yesterday, it’s a process vs. results thing. Just because the wrong move worked out doesn’t change the fact that it was the wrong thing to do.
You want your changes to give you the best chance of winning. I don’t think bringing on Willian does that.
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Y’all really still out here trying to tell me that just because Willian did one thing right (and it wasn’t even that hard of a thing to do) that bringing him on over Martinelli or Pepe was the right move? https://t.co/ebfEzKsqZC
*whispering*
Scoring a late (hopefully winner) doesn't change the fact that Mikel Arteta's match management was atrocious.
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Wonder what platform / mechanism #Arsenal use to give the players access to the photos from the match so quickly to post to personal socials. Club must have them packaged together, ready for each player to review the shots of himself, right?
Anybody in social care to shed light?
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@ Mikel Arteta: please, please, please rest Bukayo Saka at the weekend.
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Who do you want to see #Arsenal draw, Gooners? Some interesting potential storylines. https://t.co/1vnUR6K6q9
AC Milan
Ajax
Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb
Dynamo Kyiv
Granada
Man Utd
Molde
Olympiacos
Rangers
Roma
Shakhtar
Slavia Prague
Spurs
Villarreal
Young Boys
THE #UEL LAST 16 IS SET. 💥 https://t.co/MT9dpf5Zky
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It happens, mate. Players make mistakes. We've got you.
Just make sure you buy Bukayo, Auba, and Kieran dinner or summat. https://t.co/Oy4bbH3r9i
🔴⚪️🙌🏻👏🏼⚽️ This is football and you can always learn and make up for your errors! 💪 Up to the next round! Thank goodness😅! Let's go Gunners! Thanks @Aubameyang7 ❤️
@Arsenal #EuropaLeague #VamosGunners #NextRound #ArsenalVsBenfica https://t.co/VLbg0JCR6x
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I'm not sure anyone, ESR, MO, or even Arteta is "to blame" here. Anytime you add a new piece, there is going to be an adjustment period. https://t.co/eJuEFJT0lI
@TheShortFuse Don’t think you intended it but this is framed to blame Odegaard over Arteta for the imbalance. MO didn’t push ESR wide; Arteta chose that over Pepe. Im not sure MO has been an upgrade over ESR centrally (yet), but to play both I think MO would have to move deeper, not ESR wide.
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So if Lacazette had smashed that ball on the follow-up into one of the Benfica players in the goal, he could have gotten a red card for it.
Think the referee probably would have shown just the yellow, but striking an opponent with a dead ball is technically a red IIRC. https://t.co/MZjPVe6Ca2
Saka 🤝 Auba. CLUTCH. 🔥 https://t.co/uy8vnBL5td
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Wanted to circle back to this thread (make sure you read the thread, though). Thoughts? https://t.co/nJ3j2fzv6A
Here's a take: adding Martin Odegaard to the mix has actually hurt #Arsenal more than it has helped them.
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You know a dude is for real when other players are like "yeah, he's real good" https://t.co/w4hRrZTjNz
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Next time, let's do without the "almost heart attack" business, Bukayo.
You've got so many years of marvelous football ahead of you, and we'd like to be alive to see them! Our hearts can only take so much stress! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/0SlCyNlRXs
Yes we almost gave you a heart attack but we love you all ! 😂❤️ More nights like this please boys 😍🔥🔥 #COYG 🥳 https://t.co/hiZO95NzUT
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