Toothless Arsenal Crash Out.

[@skillbomb8823]

List of needs for Arsenal: - Striker - Saka backup/competition - Someone who can play the left 8 properly (should've been Havertz but he has been poor there this season)

[@morgan3714]

Gyokeres Neto Douglas Luiz

[@SamiNourish]

also a proper lb that can attack and defend unlike zinchenko

[@morgan3714]

@@SamiNourish timber

[@alexbrown975]

​@@SamiNourish That will be Timber when he's back from injury.

[@dev.on28]

What about someone on the lw martinelli isnt intimidating any defences out of the bottom half of the premier league

[@CallumWith2Ls]

MØ and Saliba can fly home with their heads held high, only players fit to wear the badge today. MØ was swamped with 3/4 Bayern players the second he got on the ball and he worked his socks off. Saka unable to beat the first man with the last kick of the game sums us up tonight. Toothless! I fully agree Jim!

[@stewylambino4925]

MØ was swamped bc he sat on Diers shoulder majority of the match. Then when Saka picked up the ball he'd drop back for a passback, when he needs runners. Asking too much of Saka. Martin is a player that should be much more involved in the buildup, not playing second striker waiting on the last line. Jesus had to be subbed on as a f9 to help the buildup bc Martin couldn't penetrate Bayerns defense off a dribble. He was the wrong personnel for tonight.

[@jdsky2758]

@@stewylambino4925he didnt, dont read silly tweets and watch the game

[@stewylambino4925]

@@jdsky2758 He didn't what? Please inform me bc thats exactly what I saw.

[@IrfanulKarims]

​@@stewylambino4925 Don't defend saka.. He has 30 g/a but ghost when we need him the most

[@gomeze8230]

​@stewylambino4925 you have your televsion turned the wrong way round. Theres no way anyone who watches football could have that take

[@omaritaylor9280]

Perfectly said a lot of system players no individual brilliance

[@omalone1169]

Where was the bravery

[@HaveABilly]

saka passing the ball when we could have had the last shot in the game sums up the problem, just no one in our team wants the responsibility

[@HeisenBird]

I feel Arteta needs to take some blame for tonight for not rotating enough over the last month or so. We've had a full compliment of players (bar Timber) available but he has hardly used them and as a result the first XV look absolutely shagged. Partey has hardly played and is such an intrinsic part of our atttacking play but Arteta has seemingly refused to use him, favouring Jorginho's more cautious control over Partey's direct linking of the midfield to the attack and I think Odegaard has suffered as a result. Smith Rowe, Vieira and Tomiyasu have been available since February. Saka, White, and Rice can barely run and it's played a huge role in tonight's result and to a lesser degree the Villa defeat.

[@joshuapinder8603]

You just lost to Aston Villa you can't afford to rotate your squad right now

[@triplemoyagames4195]

​@@joshuapinder8603we lost to Aston Villa because of the lack of rotation

[@fpldirectory6753]

Yea, last two seasons he's turned to the likes of ESR and Nelson when desperate, but if you want them to be sharp when you need them, you need to integrate them (and others) better when things are going well too

[@artmichael5270]

Most of the squad players who were good enough to rotate with have been mostly unavailable through injury. Partey, Vieira, ESR, Tomiyasu. Arteta is doing great with the resources he has at his disposal

[@triplemoyagames4195]

@@artmichael5270 To a point, With the exception of Timber, from around Feb, all of those players were back from injury. Arteta just refused to sub

[@cgrarsenal1153]

Flav on this weeks JAFFN episode: “got to go hasn’t he?”… we’re mudded.

[@Joeie-xv5px]

great analysis jim

[@Hbellzzz24]

That jesus moment even as a neutral is so frustrating hes gotta bury it If u drop toney watkins osimhen kane haland etc they win that tie and maybe the whole thing

[@NorthLondonForeverCOYG]

It was offside anyway.

[@musondamusonda1205]

I wasn't expecting us to win, but when he missed like that, my soul left my body , pathetic.

[@anishpatel344]

It was offside anyway, but I agree

[@jeffblaxk2970]

Haaland and Osihmen have ghosted every big game this season

[@Hbellzzz24]

@jeffblaxk2970 but they have a clinical instinct and it's the ability to in difficult games take a half chance and score that sets them apart

[@deploy_leroy]

Another Der Klassiker final? We will be there.

[@musondamusonda1205]

Nah madrid have proper wingers

[@omalone1169]

3:10 do you take chances

[@YraGaha]

No it will be real madrid vs psg. Bayern and burrusia will be eliminated

[@Pranjal_Sharma_Sports]

James is my favorite creator hands down, sometimes i have taken personally the criticism towards Arsenal not to say the number of videos he has made giving praise to Arteta's tactics in The Premiere League which is why when I saw the title I was a bit pissed but as I went though the video I realized I witnessed all of this yesterday by my own eyes so I cant deny it, in the big chances our players needed to bury it and they just didnt!

[@benward2404]

yeah bayern deserved it, id absolutely love tuchel to pull out another champions league masterclass, if he can beat real madrid then they have a massive opportunity and id absolutely love kane to get his hands on a champions league

[@peshfra6026]

Spurs fan with more dreams

[@benward2404]

@@peshfra6026 i support liverpool mate, just like harry kane and think he deserves a trophy 👍

[@omalone1169]

​@@peshfra6026Watkins

[@YraGaha]

They wont make it past madrid. It will be real and psg in the final no bundesliga

[@benward2404]

@@YraGaha stranger things have happened mate, absolutely would not be surprised if bayern beat them, tuchel did it with chelsea and their team was worse

[@timothymulungi5753]

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!!!!!! Arsenal lacked the killer instinct and mentality to win the game. All World class teams have this, Man city, bayern, real madrid, barcelona....they all win not because they are that good but because of their unwavering mentality. I personally think Arsenal is better than very many teams in Europe, all they lack is that mentality and drive and killer instinct to win important games. Individual brilliance is lacking. They need to learn that when the game plan fails, its up to you as players to produce one moment of brilliance. That is what De bruyne did and that is what Kimmich did. That is what makes you great. Like you said, their belief is/was tested in this game, and well, we saw what happened. They are not yet there mentally. Hopefully Arteta can instill this in his players. They will get there.

[@CallumStephens2705]

Raya - a good prem keeper, not on the level of the best in Europe White - a solid up and down right back, doesn’t particularly impact the game like some of the best full backs in Europe Gabriel & Saliba - great when part of a system but have shown at times when expose that they aren’t on a truly truly elite level Tomiyasu - solid player, playing out of possession but Arsenal lack a quality left back Rice - world class talent, but can’t do everything Odegaard - a part of a system who can provide world class moments Jorginho - good controller but past his best and doesn’t bring anything outside of his basic role Saka - still only 22 and drastically over performing his xG and xAG. A lot of pressure on him when he’s clearly not the finished article yet, despite what the G/A tell the average viewer Havertz - Jack of all trades, master of none. Definition of a luxury player. Arsenal desperately need a striker Martinelli - similarly to Saka except his purple patch lasted 1 year rather than 2. Been relied upon too heavily in the past for a player still developing his game Arteta - still forging his own style away from the influences of Pep Even as a Liverpool fan, why are people (especially Arsenal fans) expecting Arsenal to suddenly be world class? They’ve got half a team of players good enough to be challenging for titles and the other half including the manager are still finding their feet in their roles. The issue with clubs with such recent history of success in the TV era such as Chelsea, Arsenal and Man United is that their reputation, expectation and fan base drag them down at every occasion. Time will tell whether Arteta’s mind and Kroenke’s deep pockets can change that narrative

[@AshUnearthed]

I have never seen a team of players back out of every challenge. Havertz is literally scared of any contact.

[@bravinonwonga]

Same problem in the Villa game and we had before the start of the year.

[@mikeanthonyjr6067]

Jim, great analysis! Your channel is one of the best footy analysis channels on KZbin. As an Arsenal fan, I’m proud of the team and how far we’ve come. Still have to grow. Arteta has said the club needs to be ruthless, interested to see what comes this summer. I think the squad needs are clear. Also how big of baller is Musiala?

[@joer6730]

This might be a bad take but I genuinely think our best “striker” is Nketiah, he’s a natural goalscorer. Havertz is better at the press and link up, Jesus is better at the dribbling side but unfortunately that’s not what we need. I’d love to see Arteta rotate Nelson in instead of Saka sometimes too as I think he’s much more direct

[@etiennesmith1715]

We need some forward superstars to win games on their own when it’s ultra tactical and tight. The only goals we seem to score are well worked and well coached moves, or well coached set pieces. We need individual brilliance on the big occasion.

[@perezteejay2945]

Thank you for the honesty, most fans don't want to see the truth because of their faves

[@jondoe-du2fr]

The fact that we went one-nil down in the 63rd min and did not muster a single shot on goal in half an hour says everything you need to know about the mentality of our players and Arteta's tactical adaptiveness.

[@jenniferandoh6412]

what football app do u use

[@kangnico]

Very apt analysis. Players have to take a bit of responsibility too.

[@Ciaronski11]

I don't think we can play our game for a full 90 at this point. Team looked dead on their feet in the second half. Same against Villa. Similar to last season, City's ability to rotate will win them the league I reckon. And yeah we bottled it last year but i think stronger depth is needed. Plus a proper no.9

[@RRP6632]

It's summed up perfectly. I always said that this team relied so much on system (credit on arteta) and they lacked that magical moment in them. There's no one, apart from ødegaard and saka from last season that gonna said "give me the ball and i will make something to happens". Also there's a lot of bad decision making upfront, whether trossard missed an absolutely sitter against villa, havertz always tries to pass the ball, and martinelli kick the ball straight at neuer. Seriously, arteta gonna kill himself if he's so brickheaded for not signing prolific striker again this summer

[@DCJimS]

I’d like to know what everyone is so upset about. Did you all really think we were going to waltz into champions league our first time in X amount of years with a 24-year-old team and win the damned thing? Same with the league. Did you all think we were going to win our last 8 games to make it something like 17 in a row to win the league? C’mon folks. Be real. This season is much better than last. We have champions league money to help with our finances, and looks like we will have it again next year. That will help us build a stronger team. It took Pep like seven times to the champions league before he won it. Stay patient, and stay supportive. If we keep improving every year, we will get there.

[@BDAShadow1]

It’s crazy that they set a record for goals scored in consecutive games like a month ago, they were blasting teams away for a sustained period.

[@test_case_7036]

lmao bottom of the table teams in epl at the same time struggled against porto

[@Belligol.]

It's just fatigue really

[@BDAShadow1]

@@test_case_7036 Newcastle, West Ham, Crystal Palace are not bottom of the league mate.

[@omalone1169]

11:20 where did Rice win it

[@okunorenadebayo9803]

The best analysis so far arsenal are a very well coached team but our players are bang average , Saka martinelli and havertz are very average. The sooner arsenal fans realize the better

[@froodlenoodle]

sounds really cliché but I think we're tired. Villa beat us because we didnt keep our press up for 90 minutes, and it really didnt help that we were too tired to press for most of that game. The lads need a proper holiday

[@Belligol.]

That's why we were all excellent after dubai, we need the squad rotation

[@crystalneth994]

Same goes for Liverpool - neither of us have Man City’s depth

[@georgeh5446]

​@crystalneth994 lfc have the depth but their way of playing is so high intensity that they get a lot of injured - and of course just bad luck with some long term injuries. arteta has no excuse. practically no injuries and hes refused to adequatly rotate the team. if arsenal had the injuries of liverpool theyd be 5th.

[@crystalneth994]

@@georgeh5446 yeah you’re not wrong

[@omalone1169]

​@@georgeh544604:45 I'm sure Madrid tried the same

[@jareth6711]

Could not have put it better myself james

[@aloysiusthefish7076]

6:31 Jim is right! The thing Arsenal are missing is Gaël Clichy.

[@omalone1169]

12:30 world class Saka

[@jojolouis]

I think that sums it up quite well: Martinelli and Saka are regressing (at least not improving); too tired??. Jesus hasn't been the same since his injury, Havertz is a useful player but not a striker. N'Ketiah haven't been able to take that step up etc...there's money to be spent in the summer...ans spent wisely

[@seunmoses]

They're exhausted, Arsenal play a high press and wingers are expected to double to assist the full back, it's hard to beat but it tires out the players quickly, you need a deep squad, and arsenal does not have a deep bench to properly rest Saka and co.

[@omalone1169]

​@@seunmoses10:30 Toney makes the difference

[@dtaafe2857]

Bayern dominated the ball in the second half, and didn't really need to do much to win the game. Hard truth. Arsenal offered nothing, and after the goal their players looked shell-shocked and devoid of any ideas. The Kimmich header was sensational though it has to be said, one of the best headed goals in recent memory.

[@albertomondy2964]

The biggest reason we lost is poor condition. Saka was exhausted. Odegaard for all of his pressing was exhausted and could barely get on the ball. Rice was poor and could barely keep it in control. White could hardly run up the line to support any attacks. Jesus and martinelli being in and out with injuries isn’t helpful and I don’t know how much that comes down to rotation, but it’s pretty clear the team is tired and running out of ideas. Not surprising our best run of form came directly after the warm weather training vacation

[@trevorlewatle1886]

well said and yep we now need a player who can win a game by himself while the team still suffocates the opponent as usual

[@GarySinghgsin3725]

No apologies for the team we just weren’t good enough. But rice white saka looked knackered. I think arteta needs to manage minutes better

[@mlfc1632]

James, havertz has scored a champions league winning goal. Let us not forget that in our review of him as a personality!

[@lukelocks9083]

Trossard did the same v Villa on Sunday, had 3/4 of the goal to aim for, a simple pass into the net from 5m's, but froze up and aimed centre, hitting the GK. Ben White v Bayern 1st leg, had a chance to put us 2-0 up, but he's a defender so is not expected to be a cool, calm, collected finisher. The difference at this level, in the tight games when a chance occurs, the top dogs score them. This team has to win something next year, even a domestic cup to get this 'won nothing' monkey off their back, or it will become a King Kong and the best of them will seek honours some where else. Arteta has overall done wonders for the club, but after 4 yrs & 420m, to have Havertz, Jesus and Nketiah as our CF's is poor management.

[@rld1982]

Especially when there have been players available who we've turned our noses up at that turned out to be good (and in some instances now seem to want them).

[@jeffbeasley8283]

The team played great all season but you have to remember this is only the second time this team have been in a title race, and the first time they've been in the Champions League. Reaching the quarter finals in your first Champions League is not bad, it took City 6 or 7 tries to win it. But ppl will pile on and overreact like always because when its Arsenal everyone loves piling on

[@brianrichardson3253]

i’m an arsenal fan and when i saw jesus coming on i knew we had lost the match. watching him jog around allowing bayern’s defense time to think and compose themselves was aggregating

[@artmichael5270]

I must concede. Arsenal only has 3 world class players. Ødegaard, Rice and Saliba. Saka has the potential to become one. Martinelli... Not so sure. Arteta is a brilliant manager. Reminds me a lot of Wenger making use of average players to achieve way beyond average. I mean, look at most of the players that have come in recently. Most of them were deemed surplus to requirements at their former clubs. Trossard, Jorginho, Jesus, Zinchenko, Havertz. We must begin to make statement signings. Signings like the Declan Rice signing. And the first one this summer must be a striker.

[@jareth6711]

It’s not even a hammering us its just james feeling bad for us

[@alexbrown975]

The players and manager will grow from this. With a killer striker and back up for Saka I have no doubt we will be contenders again.

[@nicksundae5499]

As a tottenham fan, keep your heads up guys

[@Karg537]

I wad thinking - Why not switch odegaard to the left. Kai to the right, just play without striker. They did play a bit of that last season.

[@outofthefoxootf979]

They deserve praise when they earn it and criticism when they don't. The last 2 games have been absolute rubbish. Unsure why the players suddenly collapse and crumble at this stage every year? Every team faces fatigue. Look at Villa. They played a day after us in europe and looked brand new unlike us. Today we respected a Bayren team that has been awful all year. This tie was lost in the first leg when we gave Bayren 2 soft goals.

[@ShyGuyTravel]

Arsenal lack that maverick/selfish player that on his own will terrify defenders, do something, unlock a cagey game. They have ballers, but all equally or more suited to being facilitators, and very unselfish. The key signing will be an Alexis Sanchez type (but of course someone who will still do the off-the-ball work).

[@zingrock]

Eric Dier knocking Arsenal out of the Champions League will never not be funny

[@yashjoshiiii]

the jesus chance had me almost break my tv… altho in hindsight he did stray offside, what was brother even doing man…

[@doodlez33333]

A sad day for James his favourite team mudded

[@bna919]

Saka needs to improve technically and be more aggressive as a goal scorer. Its frustrating because he has shown glimpses of being that game winner but when push comes to shove he never wants to be the game winner. He needs more arrogance

[@EGALTALKSFOOTBALL]

No need for a psychological breakdown today just there was no Arsenal star to show up everybody buckled

[@bigno1900]

Arsenal need a striker who can score. I like Jesus because of his chase and press but we need him to score more goals instead.

[@IBeLoling]

Should have picked up Cole Palmer, guy is a match winner

[@FPL_worm]

‏‪1:34‬‏ city were the better side over the tie but were unlucky they dominated the game it's less down to individual abilities.

[@CallumWith2Ls]

Couldn’t agree more with you Jim. We were absolutely pathetic tonight and Arteta needs to take accountability along with the players. £65m on Havertz who produces nothing. Saka was an absolute joke and has been out of form for WEEKs but has no competition… why? Because £65m was wasted on Havertz, £100k a week was given to Nketiah, Nelson was given a new deal to sit on the bench week on week because he’s no where near this level. Jesus signed a couple seasons ago to be our Aubameyang and Lacazette replacement but “goals aren’t his strong suit” which HE admitted. So many poor decisions from the players and manager. As you mention Jim MOMENTS MATTER! And in the key moments the players make the wrong decisions, the manager makes the wrong substitutions and ultimately we’ve come up short AGAIN. We spoke on one of your livestreams on discord a number of years ago and I wanted Arteta gone and you raised a great point about the contract mess at Arsenal which on reflection you were bang on about but we’ve fixed that problem and then created an even worse problem with horrendous recruitment. Havertz, Viera, Nelson, Nketiah, Cedric, Kiwior, Mari, Zinchenko, Jesus.. all bought or resigned by Arteta and are not good enough to get us over the line in their respective positions. Lost for words. 4 years trophy less. It’s harsh but he’s the Spanish Brendan Rodgers. He’s done amazing things to get us out a mess but I don’t think he’s good enough to get us over the line, it reminds me of Rodgers at Liverpool and Klopp came in and took them from strength to strength.

[@benjamin86]

This is our first year back in the champions league since 16/17. We've not been in a quarter final since 09/10, what were you expecting? The main issue with the AFC signings you mention is we've outgrown them too quickly.

[@CallumWith2Ls]

@@benjamin86 We’ve outgrown the signings too quickly is one of the wildest things I’ve ever heard in a long time but I respect you having your own opinion and mine is mine. What I expect is effort, fight, commitment, rigour, grit.. I don’t expect not reacting to going a goal down, no one attempting to dribble past anyone, everyone playing backwards or side ways passes, players hiding.. professionals being unable to beat the first man on a corner. The second half in particular was pathetic. If we had gone down fighting and really put pressure on Bayern and played our best then I’d say well done lads, not our time and we’re not good enough yet. To go out like that shows the mentality and level most of these players are at.

[@robhans5]

​@@CallumWith2LsWell, yeah, we bought Jesus and Zinchenko when we were mid table, get them to fight for Top 4. Thos team is build on rejects from other clubs and our star player is academy bottlejob. Also, you support the right club? Couse the hell are your expectation? This club never done anything in Europa for... 120 years. Even recent history, 20 years of being mid, 7 years being mid table, 9 years trophyless in the middle. Arsenal is no elite club and your expectations are like if we are Bayern or Real. We are not, 0 success in Europa and in league the only success was short Wenger period and 1930 (Between those years we were mostly mid table club). Thats the reason why we are called the most deluded fanbase, thinking we are some elite club nit se never was. Hell, even money wise, we are the poorest from Top 6.

[@pamplona8377]

I think you're being too harsh, and too inpatient. Last night was poor, yeah, and Saka / Jesus / Martinelli have been particularly underwhelming recently, but fact is we are still on an upwards trajectory, and have come a long way in the last 5 years. First UCL quarters in a decade. Not sure which other manager (that we could reasonably get) would do any better?

[@arran6032]

You need a Mane to Win these Ties not a Martinelli. Think about Manes performance at Bayern Away in 2019, that’s the top 1% that’s needed

[@HaiLeQuang]

Blaming "killer instinct" is the most viable way to find reason after a loss. Yes, but in the end, this is all you got. The team is too consumed with EPL race. And after a surprising but costly lost to Aston Villa, it's hard to focus on Champions League

[@preethamhazard]

"It is the history of the Arsenal"

[@thomaswiedner2524]

This

[@charlielamperouge4152]

As a Spurs it really brings a tear to my eye to see Kane And Eric knock Arsenal😂

[@rld1982]

It's not like you've got any success of your own to get excited by.

[@nifrain9494]

Why don't they move Sake to the left or middle sometimes in the game I wonder. Clearly doubled by guerreiro and mazroui, if he goes left he at least binds Sane to him who is also not the best defensive..

[@hepker]

Sure - a striker would be great. Right NOW, what Arsenal needs, is for one of those extremely capable attacking players to hone that “f*ckit-I’ll-do-it-myself” instinct that game-changers have. Henry had it in spades. Foden has it. De Bruyne has it. Lacazette and Alexis had it. Ozil didn’t have it. Odegaard doesn’t really have it, although with more courage and a quicker trigger he most certainly could have it… Martinelli kinda has it, but I think he’s forgotten where he put it. Trossard kinda has a lite version of it, and that is why he is an effective impact sub. Jesus has everything except the finish. The skillz. The desire. The attitude. No composure in front of goal. How do they acquire this skill? By playing fearlessly. Not being afraid of trying, and failing. Being encouraged to take their chances. Not sure that having a HAALAND (if there even is another to be had) is the answer… We need our Odegaards and Havertzes and Rices to morph into Bergkamps, Fabregases and Pireses: players who want to see the net rippling, and not their assist stats climbing. Great post though. Really enjoying your analysis.

[@stewylambino4925]

Saka/Martinelli criticism is just pure silly. Martinelli is provided no service (switch ,ball in behind, creative midfielder by him, etc.) and Saka is expected to 1v1 every time when he has no runners at all. People only blame the ones with the ball for not succeeding bc thats the only thing they pay attention to.

[@alexkilgore]

Agree. Saka is stuck 1v2 all game, yet we force the ball through Odegaard on the right and the only play from there is to give it to Saka out wide who has no chance of ever being progressive there. Havertz and Odegaard playing the way they do leaves us weak in the middle so teams can be aggressive out wide when defending the wingers.

[@stewylambino4925]

@@alexkilgore 100% bro. Guirreirro ( a Lb) literally started specifically with the intention of double teaming saka. Then bc he has nobody to drag his defenders people wonder why its so static so it must be sakas fault. Its a joke. Odegaards usage has been a big problem in our offensive progression but people disregard it no matter the performance given. Also, no help Neuer has been absolutely elite at getting the ball past havertz into his widemen.

[@electrucution]

martinelli is beyond average, stop the meat riding.

[@jh5809]

Game was lost in the first leg - Arsenal were clearly on top and Ben white had a massive chance to make it 2-0 and then went on to concede from two mistakes. It is what it is but it wasn’t the second leg that has cost us

[@shaungranger2166]

Unpopular opinion, if Auba and Pepe were still part of this team we would be talking other stories.

[@Jim_Milton29]

The reason is we planned for a midfield trio of Rice, Partey & Odegaard for this season. Which we got to play ZERO times.

[@haseeb1599]

Excuses excuses 😂end of last season Arsenal fans were screaming for Partey to be dropped 😂

[@Jim_Milton29]

​@@haseeb1599 He was the second best DM in the league last season. Go waste someone else's time.

[@seanmcdonald2310]

@@Jim_Milton29Best rapist in the league.

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

Excuses If a Ballon D'or podium finisher having to come in is the sole reason for a tie to fall apart, maybe that says a lot on its own

[@nelsenp2014]

lol you can not be serious

[@puffin7285]

Players like Saka are playing poor because Arteta never rests or rotates. He doesn't trust or use his squad effectively. He didn't learn anything from last season, it's the same point as last season where Arsenal are hitting the wall

[@lukel6161]

A conversation needs to happen regarding Saka.... He's good....but he's not ELITE, and time again, his choices are damaging his team!

[@kiyu_u6009]

We really need a backup for Saka. He keeps getting ragged on online, but give him a break. He plays way too much. Look what happened to Pedri and others

[@adambradshaw4442]

Jesus is a good player who will link midfield to attack. But he will never be clinical enough or play as a 9 for a CL or PL winning team

[@alexkilgore]

Really really really disagree with saying Odegaard was one of the only ones not playing safe. He played a safe easy pass instead off playing in rice in the middle was our best chance of the game wasted. Odegaard added very little value with his passing and the stats back that up. He should not be the focal point of the attack on the right hand side because his final ball is not elite. Let Saka be the creative force on the right and get a more dynamic player around him. Odegaard still has a great place in the team, but not as the focal point of the attack.

[@LegoZone82Bro]

ydkb

[@bna919]

You basically said Saka has a better final ball than Odegaard. You're crazy

[@alexkilgore]

@@bna919 where

[@gtavpodiumvehicle8165]

Jim I’m not in the mood for the click bait title at the moment

[@fordy423]

You shouldn't be on youtube then

[@JamesLawrenceAllcott]

Soz x

[@LangfordShowcase]

I think you’re extremely harsh to Arsenal! First time back in the Champions League and reached the quarters against a Bayern side who are constantly in the competition. City is a way worse loss, they won the competition last season and were favourites this season. Why aren’t they put under the same microscope, they completely bottled it. Doesn’t matter how many passes you play if you can can’t put the ball in the net. You’ve given City a free pass when it’s them who were expected to win the competition. Arsenal were never expected to reach the Semi’s let alone the final. I’d like to your analysis on City.

[@DK-nc9wr]

Pray for Arsenal.

[@rjd543]

Any difference between Emirates era Wenger and Arteta’s Arsenal? Guaranteed top 4 but crumble and never come close to actually winning the league, quarter finals of the champions league, and a chance of winning a league cup or fa cup

[@bjorn2970]

We keep falling back in to that lack of ruthless clinical finishing. Arteta has made the "team" great but he is not bringing out the individual brilliance in our forward players. They have plateau'd

[@floameyo6358]

Toothless is your first name

[@ryanthomas9800]

I find it it funny how jesus and zinchenko revolutionised Arsenal last season, and now they are our weakest links 😭

[@fillipe4700]

"give us bayern" "pray for Bayern"

[@lewis9954]

No actual Arsenal fan said that

[@dominiklemke3726]

I mean City squandered more big chances than Arsenal did, no? So the individual bravery and brilliance didn't con through either. At least if we talk second legs of the two ties

[@under.rate_d]

why is everyone hating on Martinelli . He legit had a better game Saka and Havertz. Both of them were just terrible

[@Growlizing]

It is not that I disagree with you, but Arsenal made two incredibly costly mistakes in the first leg. Without those, Arsenal are fine.

[@tobyhellewell5981]

Oh dear

[@pedropierre9594]

Is da history of de Arsenal

[@DawnKing]

Simple, they don’t have game winners

[@niijosiah]

Anyone who thinks artetta should leave is dull

[@darren223]

Eric Dier 👏👏

[@jovsta]

Jesus isn't good enough as a No. 9. Absolutely, when it matters, Arsenal was toothless, lacking killers in front of goal.

[@Do27gg]

They’re just not as good as their fans think, spent much more than Bayern have as well

[@jonpaul3868]

Kai is a player with great intellegent run, but with no clinical tendency. Seems that even modern football no matter what the game plan is, chaos (gegen or counter) and possession, still needing for goal scorers 😂

[@tomskovgaard2103]

They dont have a plan B

[@seanmcdonald2310]

Everywhere they go. Arsey.

[@KnowhereClue]

🙄

[@seanmcdonald2310]

@@KnowhereClue😢

[@MargoGuryanFan1]

They just can’t get over the line in a European competition

[@leonbelvit5312]

Well it was moments of brilliance that kept us in the tie from first leg. We all need to just admit it’s a toothless Arteta! Having viera on the bench whom he bought, who is better with the ball than havertz, having partey on the bench which is one of the best defensive midfielders who can unlock defenses, who played the ball in for our equalizer in the first leg, is just purely Arteta’s arrogance at its best!

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

Right now Arsenal were what city were the season before haaland. If they get osimhen they’ll be man city 2.0

[@addictedgamer626]

Gutted but expected unfortunately

[@JamesLawrenceAllcott]

Expected?

[@ajs17897]

@@JamesLawrenceAllcott This is an Arsenal team that haven't been in the UCL for 7 years+ and at this stage for 14 years+. Why is it that we're suddenly favourites against one of the best teams in Europe? Yes Bayern haven't been as amazing as they were in the last few years but they're still a great team. Bayern were always the favourites for this leg, even the bookies had them as favourites.

[@sylvesterrobson963]

​@@JamesLawrenceAllcott expected because bottlers bottle big moments.

[@robhans5]

​@@JamesLawrenceAllcott We always bottle stuff, 20 years now, its predictable. Plus we always overrate our players. No, Saka is no where near world class, no, Havertz wasnt a good signing etc. This game show it - the worst Bayern in like 15 years is still much better than our Best team in 20 years. We are just not that good

[@JonStephens145]

A team in process, yet also toothless? Which one is it? You categorise Harvertz as someone who’s not a natural striker, but yet in the same sentence call him out for not making the right runs etc. Completely agree with a lot of the points but the use of the word ‘toothless’, seems completely over the top in my opinion. Fine margins dictate these big games and the lack of experience did not help us. You’re pointing out misses from Martinelli et al, but didn’t mention Sane skying one over the bar from the penalty spot. Feel like this is being made into something it doesn’t need to be. Mistakes were made and you have to learn from it, but that’s just football. Upgrades certainly needed in the summer to get us to the point where we can dominate these games, but I am (and a lot of other Arsenal fans are) still enjoying the process even with these setbacks. Enjoyed the video and big fan of the channel 👍

[@Alexander-kc8oq]

Two former Spurs players booting out Arsenal of the CL and one of them is Eric Dier 😂

[@ajs17897]

Up there with one of Spurs' best achievements in the last 10 years, congrats

[@skillbomb8823]

Warra trophy!

[@seanmcdonald2310]

Arse fans can dish it but can’t take it. As usual.

[@ajs17897]

@@seanmcdonald2310 Spurs fans dish it out like they've achieved anything in the past 30 years

[@seanmcdonald2310]

@@ajs17897no they don’t.

[@eiofe3597]

Bosh

[@JamesLawrenceAllcott]

Arsenal fans. Talk to me

[@ajs17897]

Still progressing, disappointing because we shot ourselves in the foot in the first leg but Bayern were the bookies favourites coming into the tie and have gone through by 1 goal so can't be shouting and screaming about being "toothless", it's football, it happens. Anyone calling for Arteta's head is ridiculous, first time back in the UCL in 7 years, Artetas first time in the UCL and trying to compete with an Nation state in the prem Any Spurs fans (including Flav) trying to take a dig, you've spent more than Arsenal since Jan 2019 (check it yourselves, 674m vs 690m) and are still worse off👋

[@IrfanulKarims]

Arsenal need a Striker & Also a winger. Someone who can come for saka & make a difference

[@robhans5]

Buissness like always. We are bottlejobs, why everyone each year act so suprised? Until proven otherwise, we can be 10 points clear, having amazing tigh in UCL I will feel nothing, since we always bottle stuff, its 20 years of the same.

[@pwrofmusic]

The goal was a chaos goal. As Raya makes a save and the ball lands to a Bayern player. So don't put that on arsenal. Yes arsenal also had chaos but didn't capitalise on it. Bro please don't go alone with your ESPN crap.