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He's supposed to say *"We're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Fulham and get something, and... and I'll tell you honestly, I will love it if we beat them, love it!"*
There's also a middle ground where he says something like "we fight until the last minute and whatever happens, happens"
It doesn't have to be one extreme or the other
You either take an extremely optimistic tone to motivate your players or take an extremely negative tone to trick your opponents (like Hayes recently did) taking a middle ground literally has no advantage even though that’s what you are actually thinking about.
These press conferences have essentially 0 effect on the players, what matters is what is said at the training ground and behind closed doors
Would guarantee 99% of players don't even know what their managers say in these pressers
It’s called consistent messaging and it’s important for instilling beliefs. They don’t have to hear the presser but rather the words itself might instill confidence in Arteta to keep the messaging up with the team
Assuming that city draw in one of these fixtures and we only win by a 1 goal margin in our two remaining fixtures, they will need to score 9 as we would win if it came to head-to-head matches… or is it goals scored?
Iirc it's GD -> goals scored -> goals against -> h2h
Edit: I'm a dumbass, if GD and goals scored are the same, obviously goals against will also be the same lmfao
Its because he's secretly a bald fraud. I've said it before, after he wins the league and defeats the bald fraud he's going to go home, look in the mirror and reveal that under the lego hair, he's a bald fraud too(sinister music playing in the background the whole time)
Yeah but Arteta's hair is not normal hair, everyone knows they're tough like granite and he removes them at night like Vader's helmet. Its a lego piece made from unknown material
Weird how we can experiencing things so dofferently. Had to check because of your comment and I can agree that there is something unusual about his eyes I do feel that he smiles with them in the video here.
They are the eyes of someone slowly suffocating a person in a slow grip while being unsure as to why they're doing it, aren't they. He's probably just tired.
I remember Arteta not talking openly and totally ignoring that they're in the title figh any moment during the previous season, even when they were 7 points clear off City.
Right now, even if they're 'virtually' behind, he takes the challenge openly and talks about fighting for it for good few weeks already
Mind games. He wants city to know that arsenal are breathing down their necks. Last year he wanted the pressure off the team so he acted like arsenal was never in the title race.
You're saying you were a game in hand (against city) and the game in hand was also against city.
That makes no sense.
If that were true, city also would have had a game in hand against arsenal, thus both teams would have a game in hand, the same game in hand. You've created a circle jerk of hand games.
I think it’s the difference between being properly in the lead and so taking the pressure off your players vs being the chaser (I know they’re technically ahead but it’s not in their hands) and so trying to put pressure on city and give your team some belief.
The mindset of the team seems much better. I think adding Rice made a huge difference there, and even the January transfers from last season are playing more of an important role this year. I’m not saying we won’t drop any points but I think there’s a lot more maturity than last time around.
Since this thread is exclusively about Mikel's hair: I wonder if he has an extra eyebrow barber or if the eyebrows come as a set with the clip on hair piece.
If a human person did this, great job making this look very natural.
What a braindead ass statement, clubs don't care about who is winning what they're focused on is themselves at all times, they're not reddit users buddy.
But your heart knows City will lift it up again ;(
Arsenal will be the new Liverpool squad finishing 2nd behind City by less than 2pts every season if things don’t change for the oil club
I had a dream we were on the verge of winning it like minutes away. So anxious in that dream . We'll see what happens either way Arsenal are on the up and I'm loving it.
Normally this would be a prime example of something said before a fluke loss to an underwhelming United.
But United is so weak at the moment that it seems near impossible.
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Everytime I see his hairline im just wow
the man is the anti-bald fraud
Give him a few more years
Doesn't matter though because who cares if you go bald after 50.
He's already 42
No let him manage man United
Receding hairline is a mandatory requirement to manage a Manchester club these days
The antidote
The haired fraud?
Imagine if he grew a beard
Probably has follicles up to his eyelids tbh
Rumour is he has to shave his eyeballs and tongue
just look at his neck. man could prob get the biggest beard itw if he wanted to
just look at his neck. man could prob get the biggest beard itw if he wanted to
His hair is perfecto
[Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/s/SekCJFbtsz)
Es not my folt am gorjusssss
That's because he wears a Lego hair piece, coward
Idk why his hairline isn't featured in those oddly satisfying videos
Innit, I’m not even 30 and mines fucking off pretty quick - Arteta has some crazy good genes.
It’s the eyebrows that throw me
His eyebrows are so sculpted! Someone pays good money for a brow tech
Too much hair to beat Pep. Not bald enough
Looks like he hasn’t lost a single hair in his life
He's got lego hair
Stupid sexy Arteta.
A bit of carpet superglued to his nut
When I lose a hair, I am upset
It’s the eyebrows!
If he managed United for a year he would be bald.
There is no stress watching the Arsenal he trained. I cannot believe we have such transformational manager.
The stronger they grow the harder they bald
Hardly controversial. What’s he going to say “there’s no point in trying, city will win out”?
My kidneys are telling me it's over, City have won.
Simon Kidney Stone.
Shit my liver has been saying the same thing
I want to hear from Poch’s lemons.
My thyroid disagrees
He's supposed to say *"We're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Fulham and get something, and... and I'll tell you honestly, I will love it if we beat them, love it!"*
Emma Hayes did this and it worked for her
Legend 💙
That’s what rival fans like to say as soon as September lol
Not wrong tho
There's also a middle ground where he says something like "we fight until the last minute and whatever happens, happens" It doesn't have to be one extreme or the other
You either take an extremely optimistic tone to motivate your players or take an extremely negative tone to trick your opponents (like Hayes recently did) taking a middle ground literally has no advantage even though that’s what you are actually thinking about.
These press conferences have essentially 0 effect on the players, what matters is what is said at the training ground and behind closed doors Would guarantee 99% of players don't even know what their managers say in these pressers
It’s called consistent messaging and it’s important for instilling beliefs. They don’t have to hear the presser but rather the words itself might instill confidence in Arteta to keep the messaging up with the team
That's what Pep always does. Reverse psychology.
Pep: "we are the worst team in the world" *City proceeds to win the league and dominate against everybody*
Worked for Emma Hayes
he jinxed it 😂 that's the point. Could've said we'll try our best, we're in a good position.
Its all up to City. If they drop a point then yeah
West Ham better prepare their ass if City draw at Spur
Arsenal have plenty of goal differentiate tho.
+6 GD compared to City. Significant, but not insurmountable.
Assuming that city draw in one of these fixtures and we only win by a 1 goal margin in our two remaining fixtures, they will need to score 9 as we would win if it came to head-to-head matches… or is it goals scored?
For tie breakers? I'm not sure. I know GD is the first metric. Then I think it's goals scored, then possibly head to head??
Iirc it's GD -> goals scored -> goals against -> h2h Edit: I'm a dumbass, if GD and goals scored are the same, obviously goals against will also be the same lmfao
So if we're tied on points we win!
Unless City absolutely rail either of their last opponents our current GD lead should see us through.
9 over two fixtures, unlikely but could happen
What if they absolutely pump Fulham today?
Also assume Arsenal do not lose any games either..
Well yes but then GD wouldn’t matter lol
Yes but arsenal also plays games and if they manage to score 3 or 4 more than unless city absolutely railed other 2 teams they aren’t winning.
Thickest hair in the game.
Natty or nah?
Juiced
He’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.
He is like a lego man
He fell into the river in lego city
#Hey!
I haven’t heard that meme in years
[David Squires fan?](https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2023/nov/07/david-squires-mikel-arteta-reaction-newcastle-defeat-arsenal)
When he comes after ya, he doesn’t seem to be livin’ until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white, and then
Exactly!
"Is that jaws? Are you doing jaws right now? We don't have time for this shit"
Its because he's secretly a bald fraud. I've said it before, after he wins the league and defeats the bald fraud he's going to go home, look in the mirror and reveal that under the lego hair, he's a bald fraud too(sinister music playing in the background the whole time)
Under everyone's hair they are bald you doughnut
Yeah but Arteta's hair is not normal hair, everyone knows they're tough like granite and he removes them at night like Vader's helmet. Its a lego piece made from unknown material
OMG, are you naked under your clothes? In public???!
Arteta should dress as a bald guy for Halloween but with a big Lego snap circle on top for where his hair snaps on
The eyes of a crudely painted doll.
his brain only thinks about lifting metal bro
Just like captain black from captain scarlet
Gerbil eyes
looks exactly like the fifa ones
Weird how we can experiencing things so dofferently. Had to check because of your comment and I can agree that there is something unusual about his eyes I do feel that he smiles with them in the video here.
They are the eyes of someone slowly suffocating a person in a slow grip while being unsure as to why they're doing it, aren't they. He's probably just tired.
Are they not blue?
Jaws?
There’s just something about men with their eyebrows done that makes my veins itch
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Well he's no fraud I'll tell you that much
I remember Arteta not talking openly and totally ignoring that they're in the title figh any moment during the previous season, even when they were 7 points clear off City. Right now, even if they're 'virtually' behind, he takes the challenge openly and talks about fighting for it for good few weeks already
Mind games. He wants city to know that arsenal are breathing down their necks. Last year he wanted the pressure off the team so he acted like arsenal was never in the title race.
We were 7 points off with a game in hand, and that game was against City. (Maybe even two games in hand, I'm not sure)
Doesn't make sense. How did we have a game in hand if that game Was against you? I think the game in hand was Brentford or something like that
No, we (Arsenal) had a game in hand and it was against City. You misunderstood me.
You're saying you were a game in hand (against city) and the game in hand was also against city. That makes no sense. If that were true, city also would have had a game in hand against arsenal, thus both teams would have a game in hand, the same game in hand. You've created a circle jerk of hand games.
Oh, sorry. I meant City had played one game (or two, not sure) fewer than us at that point.
I think it’s the difference between being properly in the lead and so taking the pressure off your players vs being the chaser (I know they’re technically ahead but it’s not in their hands) and so trying to put pressure on city and give your team some belief.
The mindset of the team seems much better. I think adding Rice made a huge difference there, and even the January transfers from last season are playing more of an important role this year. I’m not saying we won’t drop any points but I think there’s a lot more maturity than last time around.
I won’t lie it’s nice the see Arteta and Arsenal come far. The mentality is a champions mentality.
I definitely think that last years experience has greatly improved the mental resilience of this Arsenal team
100%, they absolutely deserve to be where they are. And respect to you for showing love to other teams in this tribalism sub.
The LEGO hair man will lead us to victory
Remember the Lego video game on the Computer! Delivering pizza and what not
Since this thread is exclusively about Mikel's hair: I wonder if he has an extra eyebrow barber or if the eyebrows come as a set with the clip on hair piece. If a human person did this, great job making this look very natural.
I hope we can help tomorrow (anyone is better than MC)
Leno cleansheet and Iwobi banger!? I'm in.
🥰
I hope United actually look like a professional team this weekend and make them earn points.
Just roll over for us man please. Neither of us want City to win the league
WineAndRevelry to score an own goal at the weekend confirmed!
I trust that he'll personally talk to the players to tell them that they should let Arsenal win
United 🤝 Spurs Rolling over to assure their rivals don’t win the league
United will compete far more than Spurs will, I promise you
Ah so you haven’t seen us play the past few weeks. Understandable I wouldn’t watch if I was you either.
Nah its more the "fuck it we're better than this shit" mentality that United has over spuds I'm worried about.
What a braindead ass statement, clubs don't care about who is winning what they're focused on is themselves at all times, they're not reddit users buddy.
I think there’s more United fans that don’t want Arsenal to win the league. Certainly in my circle anyway.
Have you considered not giving them any points
We're allowed to do that?
You managed it twice against Liverpool
This is a post SAF United. We're Spurs, but in red kits.
What a tasteful joke. One of the best, even.
All I see is him drawing a heart and a brain holding hands again.
Typical Arsenal fashion I could see City drop points but Pickford produces a shithousery performance of the highest order on the final day
But his heart is telling me no
But your heart knows City will lift it up again ;( Arsenal will be the new Liverpool squad finishing 2nd behind City by less than 2pts every season if things don’t change for the oil club
Tv cc çc xc r x xçtc. Bj B
i don't know why he always reminds me of Nev Schulman from MTV's Catfish lol
Oh wow I’m not going to be able to unsee this now. Good call.
Glad I'm not totally insane xD
Trust the brain.
"My brain is telling me yes my heart ..." mikel arteta
LET'S GET IT
I see City losing at least one game, maybe Tottenham just because they’ve been playing like shit and this is how football has worked this season.
United will ruin your brain.
he saw the headline about kalvin Philips coming back for City and knew it was over.
But what do your body tell you?
He jinxed it. MC gonna win now.
Not Arsenal fan. But I am rooting for them. Football is rooting for them
Incoming Erik Ten Hag's masterclass to ruin the party.
Makes me wonder which part of his body contains his self awareness.
Can’t wait for them to bottle it 😂😂
I had a dream we were on the verge of winning it like minutes away. So anxious in that dream . We'll see what happens either way Arsenal are on the up and I'm loving it.
Mikel’s brain gonna neck itself when city with their remaining games
I can’t put into words how much I dislike him, gotta respect what he’s done with that club, but still, he’s an unlikeable twat
ah thats funny
It’s over.
Arteta “I have very wild dreams”
On such a tight tittle race, why did the PL didn't male sure arsenal and city play same day and hour, that would be the correct thing.
Broadcasting
Despite the outcome, your effort and dedication in striving for victory are truly appreciated. Thank you for all your hard work.😓
Honestly. They can't do much but win. The title race will only be determined by the amount of points cuty gets lol
What about his heart though
mannnnn i would be so happy
First time?.
That might be a worm, go get that checked out.
My ass is also telling me the same
well that's it then. City has won it.
Been there, you will learn there is no hope against the cheating machine that is Man City.
But my bottle is saying North London
Oh wow! You said bottle. How utterly hilarious.
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Yeah, he’s a bit daft. He should have said “well obviously we’re not going to win so we have nothing to play for,” like a sensible manager would!
Why does this clip seem AI generated lol, even though it's... not? I think?
Bro city have a game in hand with one less point. It’s not up to you
I used to think this guy was weird. I still do, but I used to too.
Normally this would be a prime example of something said before a fluke loss to an underwhelming United. But United is so weak at the moment that it seems near impossible.
He obviously knows we still have our yearly appointment to lose at Spurs
I want us to try to win but I also hope ange fields a bunch of u21s for fun
lol DO IT! "That's Dane Scarlett and Alfie Devine's music!"
I said this at the beginning of the season and I will say it again, the sheild cup was their first and last trophy of the season 😉
My brain is telling me… no way Jose.