He joined in Dec 2019, so it'll be 5 years at the end of the year.
We've definitely improved. Let's not forget - before Arteta we hadn't been in the CL in almost a decade. He's got us to a QF in his first attempt, and unlike in the past, the tie...
I don't know why people underestimated Bayern so much. In the CL, few teams have more experience and even though you've had a poor season by your standards, it's a cup competition and anything can happen. Though, in the end, the result was pretty...
I think we did well in general but faded in the second half. It was similar vs Villa, edged the first half but kind of fell apart in the 2nd. I think we're running out of steam (and to be fair both are tough games against very good teams) at the...
Think CM is just as important as a CF. With Partey done I think, our CM options have really just been Rice and Jorginho this season and we have faded in the second half of our last 2 games. Albeit they've been tough games vs Villa and Bayern, but...
Aye, which is why I never understood why we were supposedly favourites over Bayern. Yes they've had a poor season by their standards but they have an excellent team. When they went 1-0 up I knew that was it for us and they weren't going to give...
Was expecting the loss, unfortunately. Knew we had to score first and when they did I knew they'd shut us out. Thought we fairly well overall, maybe edged the first half but we faded in the second, much like what happened vs Villa on the weekend...
I think he does have the ability to play the 8 role but is obviously better as a 6. Against Villa though, Rice wasn't really the issue. Our midfield and overall play wasn't as good as it has been recently because Arteta took Havertz out of CF and...
Thanks for the compliment, I guess. :lol: I do agree that we're better than Pool but what they have over us is experience. Klopp has pipped Pep to the finish line before and they know how to handle a run -in and Europe. We don't, though I think...
Yeh I agree. IMO Liverpool "bottled it" more than we did by losing to Palace at home. I was anticipating potential dropped points vs Villa, but was not expecting 15th place Palace to beat Pool at Anfield.
Some of the overreaction after losing to a 4th placed Villa team in a tight game is a bit surprising. This is our first loss this year, we have been on a great run. It's almost like people were expecting us to go unbeaten the rest of the season...
I wouldn't disagree re: Barca but if they win CL two years in a row (and two trebles), it's not a crazy notion. Well everyone (myself included) is already talking as if they've won the league. They have the edge over Real in the CL and are strong...
They are beatable of course (we have beat them ourselves for the first time in a long time) but their superior squad depth shows over the course of the season. Completely agree we lack the mentality at this stage - and that's where our...