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Whilst the results Xavi has brought have been concerning in Europe and cup competitions, the main reason I wouldn't give him that time or benefit of the doubt that some other coaches get is because our playstyle and general team direction sucks, to be frank, he's not building much of a project...

Do you know how long it's been since Arsenal won the Prem?

Of course it will be Ten Hag's fault if he doesn't play the right tactics. Nevertheless, I think what I said is true. If they opt for a more defensive tactic they have a very good chance of going through, whilst we could win rather easily if they press high and leave space behind for...

Just depends how much research they do/how much they care about the game. If they study our EL and CL eliminations under Xavi and try and set up to hit us on the break I doubt we win. We have a much higher chance if they try and play an open game and press high up the pitch.

Xavi looking to add another feather to his cap today when he loses to a team of stockbrokers.

This tie is more of a 50/50, give or take. Maybe we are slight favourites. Either way easily winnable. We are not a top team at the moment but at the end of the day, we are tied on points with Real in LL and Man U haven't been a strong opponent in Europe for literally a decade. They are showing...

This guy may not have the best statistics but just watching him, his dribbling looks fucking incredible. This guy glides around the pitch at 100mph always keeping perfect control of the ball and knowing where he wants it to go.

Messi is a world-class athlete who has played at the top level for decades. He doesn't need to 'save' himself at PSG for 6 games with Argentina, nor would only 6 games take so much out of him that he'd somehow not be a good player anymore. If he plays bad in the CL it is his fault, just as if...

When Xavi has to compete with Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham, Arsenal instead of tin cans then I will accept your comparison. LaLiga is very clearly a 2-team league so 2nd doesn't count for what it does in the Prem.. Additionally, the last time we had been grouped in CL before Xavi...

Do you mean over time or right now? It's really unfair to expect him to be competing for PL right now, what he's doing is already great considering he took over a broken club that has been in freefall for many years now. Only 1 point behind City as it stands today albeit their game in hand. He...

You don't show very much respect for a manager that won you a CL/League double, knocking out all the best teams in the world in the process. Wish we could swap Xavi with Carlo... Lol.

Cacereno (Tercera team) giving problems to Real Madrid.

Newcastle are a fucking tough team to play against. Jeez. Totally killing the game. Arsenal have hardly been able to put a couple passes together.

Try as a player might, you cannot demonstrate what you are good at if the system you're placed in doesn't allow you to do it. Evidently the tactics don't allow him and Gavi much movement or freedom and they have clearly been instructed to hold position, very rarely do you see either one of them...

Pedri might be 20 but he already has 150 career appearances, with Barcelona and Spain, a very high level. The vast vast majority of 20 years olds will not have played near that much football at the level he plays. Age in football is used as a predictor of how much someone can grow but it isn't...

Madrid are looking at the physical side of the game as well in midfield (Tchouameni, Camavinga, going for Bellingham), whilst we often come out with Pedri-Gavi-Busquets in midfield and Xavi even wanted to add Bernardo to that. Probably the worst midfield physically speaking you will ever see...

Ancelotti's work. Vinicius and Benzema went from memes to being considered the best in the world after he came. Guys like Valverde, Rodrygo, Asensio went from fringe players to playing important roles and putting in top performances. Not coincidence. He is an elite attacking coach and seems...

The main problem is that by all conceivable metrics, the eye test, points, xG, whatever, we are not any better than we were after January last season despite significantly improving the team. That is a really bad sign and would probably suggest the players that have been added are not suitable...

Total domination from Brighton in this last 20 minutes.

Arteta is in a good situation at Arsenal. Huge financial backing, great youth players, very long leash by the board who trust him unconditionally, freedom to mould the project as he wants, supported by fans. Barcelona is a more difficult and less attractive job at the moment with poor finances.