Premier League Gameweek 8

Zebs

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Just turned the game on what’s going on with the dodgy camera angle when the ball gets to either box? It’s behind the play
Sky Sports Football is using an alternative angle today. Main Event or Sky Sports PL has the normal one.
 

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Sad realisation watching this that both of these teams are miles ahead of us.
Not saying they aren’t but we played better than these two teams today during our visit to the Emirates a few weeks ago.
We could keep the ball for one
 

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Will Arsenal get an apology from PGMOL then? It's only fair they do. Two red card decisions absolutely bottled by all the refs involved both VAR and the onfield one.
 

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Will Arsenal get an apology from PGMOL then? It's only fair they do. Two red card decisions absolutely bottled by all the refs involved both VAR and the onfield one.
Nah, they only apologise to Liverpool and minnows who have been wronged against man utd
 

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Remember when we were linked with Silva for 2 summers. Another player missed out on. Qaulity.
 

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Commentator just said a younger, more inexperienced referee might have sent Kovacic off. But surely that's a 2nd yellow? How do they end up praising Michael Oliver for bottling that decision?
It’s a joke. Certain fans and pundits think your foul count resets after a yellow. The yellow is the warning as in do not do that again. The second yellow should theoretically be easier to get because you’ve used all of your leeway getting the first yellow
 

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For this game maybe but he has missed a lot of chances lately.
The little that I watched, he was missing a lot last year also. He certainly doesn't come across as very prolific to me, though ofcourse xG and all those stats might thoroughly prove me wrong. Missed loads of sitters this year too.
 

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Haaland’s overall game is so so poor. It’s amazing how pep transitioned from having technical purists in his teams to having this lump leading the line.
2 banks of 4 and everybody behind the ball in defence, big lump up top.

He's slowly morphing into Jose.
 

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City are so so boring. At least in the past you could attribute it to them being a very good passing team with emphasis on controlling the game, now they just pass it around their midfield then try and fail to find their lumbering target man upfront.
 

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Sad realisation watching this that both of these teams are miles ahead of us.
City are, not the Arse, we almost beat them as shit as we were, and with a million injuries too.
We just have a shocking bottom level, when we are at full strength and not giving up, I don’t think there’s much between us and the rest of the top 4 chasers.
 

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City are, not the Arse, we almost beat them as shit as we were, and with a million injuries too.
We just have a shocking bottom level, when we are at full strength and not giving up, I don’t think there’s much between us and the rest of the top 4 chasers.
Arsenal are better
 

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Haaland’s overall game is so so poor. It’s amazing how pep transitioned from having technical purists in his teams to having this lump leading the line.
After the 6-3 game Ten Hag seemed to have figured him out over the next two derbys.
. A defender behind him and a DM in front and you kill all avenue of his chances bar crosses. He just stands still and doesn’t get involved or drops deep and simply passes it wide as he runs forward.
 

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Our matches with City are quite boring. Kovacic should have been off. I was willing to accept the first one not being a straight red but how is that not a second yellow for the lunge on Rice?

Raya is extremely lucky getting away with his rubbish distribution.
 

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Was not expecting Mourinho vs. Benitez with these two. Arsenal look tight and nervous, City look toothless without Rodri and KDB. This is a massive opportunity for Arsenal.
 

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You just know that the cnut Oliver would’ve given one of ours a second yellow there.
He sent off Herrera at Chelsea for team fouls the cnut.

My most despised ref in the league, mostly because he's rated highly for some reason
 

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One of those could go either way games.

City do very beatable but equally Arsenal could just gift Haaland or Alvarez a goal as Raya hilariously nearly did.

Think this one will be won from the bench with what's on there.