That’s unexpected and yet the club released pictures of him training with the squad today which is odd

In the ground last night, the first 35 minutes we had something like 15 shots 12 on target, Kai looked great, Gyok fed off him well. Mosquera & Norguard, solid. 2nd half the changes happened & it dried up. The urgency went, the join up went, leadership went with Ode on & we seemed to lose motivation

There’s the usual hysteria over on X, you’d think we’d just been relegated, however, lately we are way too risk averse & other clubs are figuring out our Kryptonite before we are. This is a tactical issue, this is Mikels Achilles heal & it gives the fans nervous Deja Vu which transmits to the pitch

Fate can be a completely unpredictable science sometimes, and to be fair, after the interference of PGMOL & injuries last season we are due some good fortune

I guess when you’re involved in the professional analysis of a club week in week out AND a fan the mood must become more focussed than being able to appreciate the general direction of travel. I get some of the anxiety, not winning clean, but the hysteria on the socials by some fans is exhausting.

Good shout Nathan

That’s a ridiculously negative take on it Phil! Look at the fixture list since November - absolutely relentless. Any Prem club can put in a shift at home on any given day. We’ve played better, sure, but where the objectivity, where’s the positives??

Fair play & thank you Utd. Where did that come from…. No wait, back to chaos next week please

There were no VAR decisions in the FA Cup at the weekend and guess what, the games ran absolutely fine… and no goals disallowed…who’d have thought…

Is that even allowed?

He definitely has some odd rough edges but there’s a raw talent in Noni that when it comes together is a joy to watch. Hopefully Mikel’s team will polish him up a bit

Martinelli needed that today after the noise of Thursday, great to see Kai back & Ethan plying with maturity & confidence but most pleasing of all? Hearing ‘Gary Neville is a w*nker’ loud & clear!

Double posting today Phil?

Hope youve wrapped up warm & dry!

What is it about Liverpool that makes us go into our shells. We play an unnatural passive game against them - don’t get it at all

In the last two seasons we have seen a shift to officials allowing all sorts of grappling & contact. Saka will automatically get two defenders on him every game intent on hauling him to the ground or kicking him (& it’s working). Does Arteta change his game, role or position to protect him?

I am absolutely ecstatic that we turned that round - for the officiating allowing the WWE tackling (again) Jarred Gillet’s best efforts to affect the outcome and the hateful Newcastle fans. Now we move