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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 3h

Anyone who read Arteta’s comments knew he was actually saying the right and moral thing, that fixture congestion affects all teams and clubs have to work together if the powers that be keep piling on more games in order to protect the players. Arteta has always prioritised player welfare.

Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 3h

Honestly, Welbeck makes *much* more sense than Henderson. He’s on fire this season, and other than Kane there isn’t an England qualified striker in better goal scoring form. Whereas England are pretty stocked with younger talented midfielders.

Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 3h

I don’t think Clive was suggesting Mourinho invented it, I think he was actually making the same point as you, that teams are more organised now and Mourinho was a manager who showed with Inter that organisation alone could beat a much more talented Barcelona side.

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 4h

Think a lot of our fans are taking Slavia and Brugge lightly. There’s a reason they’re in the Champions League and Sunderland needed the playoffs to get promoted. Not saying they’ll be easy to beat either, but I think a lot of our fans are too dismissive of clubs from “lesser” leagues.

Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 4h

The other way around for me. Take a draw against Sunderland knowing Liverpool and City play each other and someone (maybe even both) is dropping points. But if we lose tomorrow night, we likely have to beat Inter or Bayern or face an extra two games in February. Brugge away won’t be easy.

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 16h

Absolutely, and like I said, he definitely had his daft moments. Just wanted to point out that his cards record can be misleading.

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 17h

This is beautiful.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

This from @lewisgoodall.com

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 18h

Nope. We’d be 6th or 7th without set pieces. They’d be 14th without Haaland.

Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 18h

Brugge have been brutal in this year’s competition too. They battered a Monaco side who drew with City.

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 18h

Vieira got a lot of bogus cards, and players would deliberately target him to try and get him sent off or carded. He clearly had his moments of poor discipline but they were fewer than his number of cards would suggest.

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 18h

I think it’s a valid question. Only Vieira comes to mind as having the complete game Rice does and there are things (set pieces) Rice does that Vieira didn’t (admittedly he played in a team with Dennis and Thierry so set pieces were covered).

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Hazbro @hazbro.bsky.social · 18h

Once again, some absolutely sublime writing by @amylawrence.bsky.social. Evocative, original, creative, facts seamlessly woven into a beautiful narrative (a much nicer use of that word too). Many of her colleagues could learn from her:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...

Arsenal don’t give a damn

“I think the first half was one of the best that we've played,” said Mikel Arteta of a display of dominant relentlessness

www.nytimes.com

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