Arteta again described the situation as an "incredible opportunity" and reinforced that he wants to achieve something that "hasn’t been done in the history of the club"
Thia man bring us here, he has my confidence. Winning is hard but we’re near thanks to him
notthatbluestuff on
In a way, that might be the problem. Mikel is constantly running around the touchline screaming and looking out of control. Does that convey to the players a sense of composure?
CubicDice on
Stop making these type of battle cries publicly and consistently showing up spineless. If professional players require public appeal, I worry about their mentality.
liamjphillips on
Stop saying “people”.
It’s tiring to see the buck being passed onto fans when it’s his tactics and the players who have let us down.
Also, fuck the club for asking for a commitment to a 5%+ increase in my season tickets days before we crash out of 2 comps and put the prem on the line.
blueluster on
Proceeds to implement the most disgusting low block hoofball tactics the world has ever seen at the Etihad.
therocketandstones on
Fire as in burn out?
lolploxzomg on
Sick of hearing Arteta speak at this point. He is a class A bullshitter and can drone on about ‘fire’ and ‘passion’ but will still insist on making the team play like frightened schoolchildren, home and away.
HIEROYALL on
Big disconnect forming between Arteta and the fan base.
This was never about desire. I’ve personally never doubted anyone’s desire. In fact, they probably want it a bit too much. So much so that it’s paralyzing their ability to take any risk at all.
Something tells me the players are going to double down on caution and conservatism “fighting really hard” to grind out a narrow margin of victory.
And honestly, with the current squad we have available, that might be only the sensible thing to do now.
I’m prepared to be disappointed.
googlemynumber on
Boring and quite frankly a very insulting gimmick
OriMoriNotSori on

Ok_Dinner_ on
Teambuilding
chino17 on
My man, please stop talking
Self-righteous on
I mean, I’m all for it. But it’s hard to get fire when everything we do on the pitch is about control, slow methodical build up…
Nothing screams fire more than taking more than a minute to play a long throw-in.
CrimsonBeherit on

bdillathebeatkilla on
Immolating yourself and the entire team is a bit extreme Mikel
creamteam36 on
Less talking, more doing
Popular_Pie_3347 on
Bro is becoming a Targaryen
markismith12 on
Honestly, it’s tiring now. I wish he said sorry and that we are shit, and we will try to do better. But this motivational bullshit is tiring now
Super_Lead7272 on
Where’s that dog sat in a room of fire meme when you need it.
nikehair on
It does seem like they’ve been sleepwalking lately so hope this lights a fire under them.
JosephMerrikc on
Heard this one before
MathChief on
> Get up early, have an early breakfast, bring your lunch, bring your dinner, it has to be a big day!
You have seen this before. I have seen enough of this guy’s cringey bs. 24-25: PSG-Bournemouth-PSG fixtures. Before that: Bayern-Villa-Bayern fixtures. Never learn.
ThePresident26 on
I cant wait for the 0.7 xg at home against sporting
TranslatorOwn6331 on
Tired bullshit
JimThumb on
Bring your dinner, cook it on the fire
Local-Walrus2836 on
And then proceed to play slow side to side football with no urgency and or intricate fast passing to break the opponent’s defense
the_watcher_oo on
Play direct and go straight through the middle for once!!!
GreenBlueSalad on
Everyone so negative, im fully confident and support everyone until the end of the season. After that we see what to do
Jacameza on
I know it’s annoying that he keeps mentioning the fans, but we do have an effect, especially those who get to go to the games. It’s one of those things where, the more annoying and anger-inducing getting told to get behind the team is, the more likely it is to be important in order to turn things around.
JustGhostin on
“I want to see” implies he’s seen absolutely nothing of note in training then
raulmedez on
The same fire in your belly after the League Cup loss?
Aakashneel92 on

BLACCx on
I want to see composure & execution.
brownbeardgooner on
Sound bites like this don’t win games. Coach the team to play more forward thinking football and create chances
bawaman on
He needs to stop bringing the people into this. If you play like fire, the fans will have fire. Just focus on urself and ur players Mik
Curious-Elevator-387 on
Bringing our dinner was not enough guys. We need to set it on fire
tetvin on
ARTETA OUT
Kban90 on
Just win the games mate these soundbites have gotten tiring when we see the same Havertz at 10, Zubi running in treacle in the midfield etc.
Win the goddam games
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Win on the weekend or stop talking.
we’ve been on fire a lot in this sub mikel
Thia man bring us here, he has my confidence. Winning is hard but we’re near thanks to him
In a way, that might be the problem. Mikel is constantly running around the touchline screaming and looking out of control. Does that convey to the players a sense of composure?
Stop making these type of battle cries publicly and consistently showing up spineless. If professional players require public appeal, I worry about their mentality.
Stop saying “people”.
It’s tiring to see the buck being passed onto fans when it’s his tactics and the players who have let us down.
Also, fuck the club for asking for a commitment to a 5%+ increase in my season tickets days before we crash out of 2 comps and put the prem on the line.
Proceeds to implement the most disgusting low block hoofball tactics the world has ever seen at the Etihad.
Fire as in burn out?
Sick of hearing Arteta speak at this point. He is a class A bullshitter and can drone on about ‘fire’ and ‘passion’ but will still insist on making the team play like frightened schoolchildren, home and away.
Big disconnect forming between Arteta and the fan base.
This was never about desire. I’ve personally never doubted anyone’s desire. In fact, they probably want it a bit too much. So much so that it’s paralyzing their ability to take any risk at all.
Something tells me the players are going to double down on caution and conservatism “fighting really hard” to grind out a narrow margin of victory.
And honestly, with the current squad we have available, that might be only the sensible thing to do now.
I’m prepared to be disappointed.
Boring and quite frankly a very insulting gimmick

Teambuilding
My man, please stop talking
I mean, I’m all for it. But it’s hard to get fire when everything we do on the pitch is about control, slow methodical build up…
Nothing screams fire more than taking more than a minute to play a long throw-in.

Immolating yourself and the entire team is a bit extreme Mikel
Less talking, more doing
Bro is becoming a Targaryen
Honestly, it’s tiring now. I wish he said sorry and that we are shit, and we will try to do better. But this motivational bullshit is tiring now
Where’s that dog sat in a room of fire meme when you need it.
It does seem like they’ve been sleepwalking lately so hope this lights a fire under them.
Heard this one before
> Get up early, have an early breakfast, bring your lunch, bring your dinner, it has to be a big day!
You have seen this before. I have seen enough of this guy’s cringey bs. 24-25: PSG-Bournemouth-PSG fixtures. Before that: Bayern-Villa-Bayern fixtures. Never learn.
I cant wait for the 0.7 xg at home against sporting
Tired bullshit
Bring your dinner, cook it on the fire
And then proceed to play slow side to side football with no urgency and or intricate fast passing to break the opponent’s defense
Play direct and go straight through the middle for once!!!
Everyone so negative, im fully confident and support everyone until the end of the season. After that we see what to do
I know it’s annoying that he keeps mentioning the fans, but we do have an effect, especially those who get to go to the games. It’s one of those things where, the more annoying and anger-inducing getting told to get behind the team is, the more likely it is to be important in order to turn things around.
“I want to see” implies he’s seen absolutely nothing of note in training then
The same fire in your belly after the League Cup loss?

I want to see composure & execution.
Sound bites like this don’t win games. Coach the team to play more forward thinking football and create chances
He needs to stop bringing the people into this. If you play like fire, the fans will have fire. Just focus on urself and ur players Mik
Bringing our dinner was not enough guys. We need to set it on fire
ARTETA OUT
Just win the games mate these soundbites have gotten tiring when we see the same Havertz at 10, Zubi running in treacle in the midfield etc.
Win the goddam games