GoonerTastic72

Just 10 Premier League games left for Arsenal now.

Only two of those are outside London.

Brighton (A) and Man City (A).

I think he's great and plays the "no fear" game... In the early matches, it was probably communication issues that made it harder for him, but now that's much better, and we can see it in his gameplay and more.

Mosquera ..... the silent warrior.

Similar vibes to when Seaman made a similar type of save against Sheffield UTD in the FA Cup years ago. 👍

That Raya save on the line was massive

100%. Rice is a true leader - admitted his mistake and was so much involved in getting us back to winning, etc.

100%. Eze plays directly and also wants to be in the box, ready to shoot or pass forward - he is what he has been missing for a while... And when he passes directly to Gyökeres, he just needs to turn and shoot... it was great seeing all this!

The day Arsenal went on the attack “We showed what we are made of but then you have to show it again and again and again,” says Arteta

Arsenal have waited ages for the attack to catch fire. Eze and Gyokeres, uninhibited and aided by Saka's renewed excellence, looked like the players Arsenal always wanted them to be.

May not be such easy pickings every week so let's see if it is a turning point.

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This is bullshit.

Arsenal are on top here and there's a stoppage because of a fucking headset? Fuck off.

Thomas Frank in the Arsenal end at the North London Derby 😭

Told you it's 'Sol greatest Mind in Football Day'...

He knows nothing about what a derby is all about.....fool

Gyokeres had so much work to do today. Not everything came off, but he kept going and going and ultimately got the goals his endeavour deserved. Happy for him.

When we score goals we are a different beast.. sounds simple but it just shows

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I’m not even nervous for the game today. Feel like that time has passed now, the equation is simple - we’re better than them, so go and win. No excuses.

Nervous about this afternoon? Bad as we've been this year, we are still top of the league. We're top because we have been the best team in the country this season.

So let's get the existential crisis out the way & go & beat a genuinely awful Spurs team. They're shitting it even more than you. COYG

It really is the hope that kills you…

I realize it’s not the best moment for us to be laughing at anyone but … fuck it… I’m having a good laugh at Chelsea and Villa

Regardless it is Spurs but is anyone looking forward to the match on Sunday?

10 Years of Poorly Drawn Arsenal On February 20, 2016, I woke up, as most humans tend to do, except that I was frozen to my bed. Unable, or unwilling, to move. My palms were sweaty. The back of my neck was hot. I was breathing rapidly. This had unfortunately had become my routine; I was having another panic attack. This day roughly marked a month of this routine. Most people after day 5 of this routine would logically think to themselves "I really hate this, something needs to change," but me, not wanting to be burdensome to my own emotions, decided that another 25 days of this would be polite and really let me know if I in fact do like this or not. Day 30 told me the same information that Day 1 did, which is that I really do not like this and something needed to change. I impulsively, as most decisions in my life are, decided to reconnect with a childhood activity I really loved. Drawing. And so I reached to my nightstand, grabbed my Nexus 7 tablet, and decided to draw about my favorite sports team Arsenal. I was going to set a daily routine, something to look forward to, and draw Arsenal every day for a year. I would post this online as a way to prove to myself that I can do something, people can look at it, and it doesn't have to be perfect. The first drawing What Poorly Drawn Arsenal has meant to me has always been hard for me to explain. Partly because, as my teacher when I was 10 years old explained (with negative intentions): "Jacob is a bit of a renaissance man. He has a lot of interests and thus struggles with putting his thoughts into written word." And while there is some truth in that, either because it's something I actually struggle with or these are the standards that were put on me at 10 years old by a teacher and I've carried that through my entire life, let me try. This project was born out of a moment of crisis for me. While Poorly Drawn Arsenal is not the sole reason I’ve gotten better, I did go to therapy and address the underlying issues, it has always been a reminder to me. A reminder that I can make something and it doesn’t have to be perfect or even good. That I can post that unfinished thing online, people can see it, and that’s okay. That I myself can be unfinished, people can see that, and that is okay. I’ve gotten a lot out of Poorly Drawn Arsenal over the years. More than I would have ever dreamed of. I’ve won awards, met players, toured London Colney, met Win, done work for the club, done work for Adidas, been in the NYTimes (technically it was The Athletic but gonna call that a win). I don't feel the need to accomplish more. At this point, I think the most useful service that Poorly Drawn Arsenal can provide is that someone out there reading this, struggling in the way that I struggled, has realized that there's a path out of that cave. To clarify, the path doesn't have to involve silly doodles. But, if this helps one person realize that it gets better, that you don't have to wake up to a panic attack every morning or however your demons are manifesting themselves, and that I am proof that you can get out, then I've done my part. As a quick aside, while I'm honored to have done all the things I have with Poorly Drawn Arsenal, the one thing I treasure the most is the people. The community around Arsenal is truly special, both online and in person. Online it reminds me of what the promise of what the internet is supposed to be. A place to find like-minded people to fill a void that you might not be able to find locally. Bare with me here for a second, but I just read a book about the Enshittification of the internet. For those unfamiliar with the term, it's basically the process of services maximizing profits over user experience. I fear this is happening to our sport. As the absolutely blind optimist that I am, I believe, perhaps foolishly, that the Arsenal community has the ability to keep our club in check. It's becoming harder, but we've done it before. The people are what makes the club what it is. 10 Years of Poorly Drawn Arsenal To wrap this up, thank you for following along for the last ten years. In the last 10 years I've gone through a break up, met a girl, lost a dog, lost a cat, got a dog, got two cats, proposed to the girl, married the girl, and as of this week we are on the waiting list to adopt a baby in the next year or so. This has been a truly humbling experience. Thank you so much for being here. Finally, to my fifth grade teacher, I hope this is okay. Reading this back, I realize that this sounds like I’m ending this project. And while I don’t know how much longer I will be doing this, I am still having fun. I’ve done a lot of performing of comedy over my life, I was on a Saturday night house team for 7 years, and one of the things they instill in you is this concept of “follow the fun.” I'm still having fun and I'll keep following it. **React to this** 👍 👍 👍 - 👍 👍 - 👍 Poorly Drawn Arsenal is free, but there are other ways to support what I do. ****Share the newsletter:**** tell your friends (or your enemies) about it. ****Buy some merch:**** I put a lot of my drawings onto shirts, mugs, posters, stickers, etc. This helps keeps the lights on at PDA Headquarters and you get something in return. Neat! ****Leave a Comment:****leaving a comment just lets me know that you like what I’m doing which is sometimes hard to know when you are sending out emails into the ether.

Today marks 10 years of Poorly Drawn Arsenal

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Same. it's a part of my life I will erase.

Feels impossible to play it cool after last night. That was a sucker punch. Visceral. Felt physically sick when the equaliser went in.

This is the kind of game from which a team either goes mental & wins 10 on the bounce… or, more often than not, crumbles.

We can do nothing but wait and see.

Still in our hands.....

I can see why Chelsea were happy with that.

Seeing “it’s in City’s hands now” and I guess sure but it’s not out of Arsenal’s hands either now.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If there is a game we can redeem ourselves, it is this Sunday! But again... it's the hope... that ........