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Also frustrating that there are big grants for electric cars, nothing for cargo bikes. Same amount of money would basically cover the cost of cheaper models

Just needed to take one of the opportunities. Surprising off night for Trossard's finishing!

Thought Olympiakos played really well second half tbf, even if we could have put it away a bit earlier

Stings even more now there are eight group games

Would be better if each team still only played six games. Eight gives the big teams too many chances and it also drags on

Only one of Rice and Zubimendi needed, surely

Having watched those games, I think I'm convinced that there's a decent level of causation. But each to their own

Posted elsewhere but these are all clunky performances, at best

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I'm not sure it's the right midfield for any game, to be honest. Don't think Rice and Merino really suit each other at all, especially if Rice isn't playing deep.

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P4 is an amazing shout. Good range to have that and the 55 together

True, was really replying to the tone of the original post. Can't really expect him to catch too much flak. They're clearly not that good at the moment!

We've done exactly the same thing there. He nearly got a great result, hard to say the approach wasn't effective

Martinelli is a better striker than Gyokeres. You won't convince me otherwise

Obviously we're still good and the squad is amazing, but I do worry about the appointment of Heinze. Ex defender who seems to be obsessed with intensity etc. Is that what we needed more of?

Yeah it's mad. The whole point is to be able to play your best players in the biggest games regularly. Which makes you worry that these are the players Arteta thinks are best. Or that he's actually bought into the "finishers" shit

It's absolute dross. You can guarantee Trossard is the player Khusanov would most want to face

He doesn't seem like a great footballer, but presumably we knew that before we bought him so it should be baked in

I'd like to agree, but really can't see us leaving Gyokeres on the bench very often

Hahahaha saw it at 2-1, that is unbelievable

The dortmund penalty was ludicrously harsh!

It is weird when he was a passing midfielder himself. An expression of self loathing or something

Same as Bournemouth away last year

Ffs

No way he's still going?

Yeah for sure, but even then I feel like I saw him keep the ball under pressure really well. Guess I don't really know what a duel is!

Weird, I thought he looked pretty comfortable. Nothing special, but good. But was a bit distracted when watching so might have got that completely wrong

Got to be changing trains having come from Kent somewhere

Ah yeah, absolutely hate doing it!! Even when you have no choice I can't make peace with it

Want to stop people in the supermarket and ask what they're thinking