GoonerBear
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Its not the goals anyone can score 2 goals in a few minutes, its the approach. City were terrified of Liverpool and while they very rarely got the win at the Etihad, they were rent free in City heads so much so they just demolished us at Anfield everytime. You guys don't create that fair factor. Madrid when they beat us in the CL semi went head to head in a 4-3 loss here but again, we were terrified of Vinicius and Rodrygo so much so we threw away a game we should have won to them.
Not to be an asshole as you're quite a calm poster for a gunner, but we've went behind in every home game this season including Ipswich, teams going ahead at the Etihad is nothing new or scoring 2 goals.
Lets try and move this back to a sensible discussion.
There's a few different factors at play here. Those teams and managers are and were more experienced than this current Arsenal team and manager. They had a recent history of winning leagues and Champions Leagues and we currently don't.
By the same token, they didn't go into this with the same PTSD that we do. We're having to try to rebuild our confidence and mentality basically from the ground up. They never had to do that.
Even saying that, i watched Real Madrid & Bayern try and take City on toe to toe in recent years. The results, 4-0 & 3-0. So much so that Madrid & Ancelotti's approach totally changed last season and they played a lot more cautiously last season at The Etihad...big defeats often do that to even experienced managers and teams. And playing that way worked in their favour, even though they needed a bit of luck to get through the tie.
Also, you admit to being scared of Vinicius & Rodrigo. Likewise, Salah & Mane were fearsome in the past. It's obvious Arsenal still lack the X-Factor player up front that scares opposition teams, it's been what we've all been wanting this summer as well.
I also still admit that Arteta is currently a lot more cautious in these situations than a Klopp or an Ange would be. Whether that develops or is still seen as the correct approach only time will tell.