Jonathon Prested

If a person was asked to draw what someone would look like if they ate a mixed grill for every meal for a year I’d imagine that face comes close. Somehow not even the most disturbing part of the interview.

I still don’t get this picture since he never changes tactics, there is no need for a tactics board.

Lovely piece Tom, we are all guilty of not seeing the wood for the trees sometimes and social media exacerbates that.

Wonder how me compares in G/A per 90 to the others. Very impressive final action player

Thought his positioning was too deep and a bit too safe in his passing but plenty of time to develop there

Doesn’t matter we are phenomenal vs the top 6 😀

Why doesn’t this surprise me in the slightest

Excellent work highlighting the nuance and blind spots of data.

Just the most boring template answers should do the trick. “No comment” or “didn’t see” controversial decisions, how work to do on training ground etc etc give them nothing, good luck making headlines out of that

I largely agree, usually he does but vs Newcastle (twice) and PSG (best team didn’t win comment) he needs to basically say nothing when he’s fuming and the media manager needs to step up. You want your defeat pressers to be the most forgettable not the stick used to beat you with.

As an Arsenal fan living in Newcastle it’s tough batting for him in “debates”. He’s seen as a whiner and Arsenal as “soft” in general. I love Arteta but he could take a leaf from Eddie Howe in post pressers for winning hearts and minds. When you lose unjust-Ly just play it with a straight bat fella

He’ll be forgetting about dementia next

The best of football is playing as close to the fire without getting burnt

Who’s your team James?

Ben Thatcher-esc

All fur coat no knickers

He has to bin that scoop pass from outside the box along with a few others, it must have an awful completion and shot creation %

Yep my thought also, looking over our shoulders is more sensible at this point.

Fair point 👴🏻

Seems a bit strange to me. Youngsters aren’t going to want to go to a place aimed at “oldies” no need to ban them 😂 let the odd few old souls in I say.

I think what we’ve learnt this season is Arsenals “floor” is probably the highest in the league (look at Citeh this yr, Liverpool last yr) Our ceiling however is probably 3rd. Big summer…..raise the ceiling

Spot on, bloke with too many spinning plates to specialise in any one area

Merino does share a lot of similar traits to Giroud

He strikes me as a man with so many irons in the fire(business/media etc) he can’t reach a level of the competence required. Carragher is flawed via his bias but his analysis and critique is likely better as he’s more dedicated to his role.

Unselfish, great decision making, but pundits are blinded by the fact he’s not a natural finisher so they put 2+2 and get 5.

Trossard doesn’t have the explosion to play right wing going on the outside I’d be very surprised to see it and it work

Superb work 👏🏿

Thanks Nick, informative thread for a pro moving to Ireland in 2026

Have that Michael Oliver you absolute melt. I hope your dinner gets burnt, your boiler breaks down, your garden fence gets blown down in the wind and your dog has a shit on the carpet and the robot hoover accidentally turns on and spreads it round the house. #arsenal

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