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The world is fretting over Arsenal's play-style as if it's not just the counter to the previous most successful style of play. Chelsea, Leicester and Chelsea again implemented a very successful counter attacking style of play that relied on defensive solidity and pace in attack to win titles in the mid-2010s. Other teams then try and replicate this success. Man City then turned that on it's head with Pep Guardiola's Tiki-Taka style of play that ensured the counter attack wasn't successful because you simply couldn't get the ball off of them in dangerous areas. Other teams then try and replicate this success. Klopp's heavy metal football was the counter to this by pressing these teams to within an inch of their lives until they made mistakes. Other teams then try and replicate this success. Pep then reinvented his Tiki-Taka by employing defenders who could push into midfield. With extra men in midfield it makes you very press-resistant. Other teams then try and replicate this success. Arteta is now relying on big athletic lads who are desperate to head the ball and who can turn every set piece into a huge opportunity. When you're playing teams who fancy their chances as mini-Man City then you're easily bullied and you can't do much with the ball when it's almost never in play. Other teams will try and replicate this success (some already are). I'm not clever enough to predict the next change in the game but you can bet that in a couple of years time, those who want to play with 4 centre halves and 60 minutes play time per game will be found out at the top level. If I were to guess though, it wouldn't surprise me to see the classic counter attack come back into fashion. I'm sure our 15/16 team would beat this current Arsenal team.

Yep bloke at work has said as much to me too. Also said they really don't like Rowett there. They think it's got all the hallmarks of us going there and reviving our season with a statement win. Trouble is that I think the opposite.

I fully believe him that he won't bring the likes of Ayew and Winks into the team until they've proven to him that they don't care. I just worry he's going to give them 3/4 games first.

Boxing is a ****ing mess. Horrible to see idiots like these drag the sport through the mud.

We have to view this game as winnable. They're even worse than us at the minute with next to no games available. If we are comfortably beaten in this then I think it's Goodnight Vienna. I'm really not sure what Rowett's track record is with playing inexperienced players but I think he has to given how out of form our experienced players are. I think he'll play the following; Begovic Ricardo Okoli Nelson Thomas Winks Skipp Fatawu Mukasa Mavididi Ayew and that makes me ****ing weep. Just have to hope he's seen enough of us play or that the likes of Andy King have been honest with him with regards to players like Thomas, Winks and Ayew.

Give us a clue

Sat here for ages trying to work out who the **** Bueno is.

I've just seen the goals he conceded. While he doesn't cover himself in glory I think they'd have been good saves if he'd made them. They're the sort of goals we were conceding under Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen where every goal gets a full investigation. What I mean to say is that none of them are howlers by any stretch. The problem for Iversen and Ward is that for every goal they conceded like this (where they might have been able to do a bit better) they did concede a howler. I haven't been watching Celtic play often enough to know Kasper has been doing there regularly but ultimately I don't think you can be shocked when you sign a 40 year old keeper with 800 games played and he can't quite regularly save low hard shots anymore.

I think the problem with the squad is that they think they're talented individuals. None of our players bar Fatawu (and James if we sign him permanently) will go to a bigger club.

Football continues to be ****ing shite.

How good is curling man. What a sport. Come on GB.

How is any of that nonsense? The entire football world is laughing at Leicester City. Do you honestly not care about that? What has happened before to other clubs before us is completely moot because the only clubs to be charged with points deductions by the Premier League for breaching PSR are Everton and Forest and both cooperated entirely. I want us to get away with it but only if it is in keeping with the rules. The club have spent years and lots of money to avoid the rules and penalties. It's about time they accepted responsibility and moved on. The entire situation is ridiculous and entirely in keeping with our idiotic nepo baby owner. Refusing to take accountability is his personality.

I'm positive we'll buck that trend but also if he does keep us up I am certain that we'll offer him a 4 year deal.

I think the following are all very good reasons for the club not to appeal: The wider football world believes we got off lightly. There’s a risk that putting this back under the Independent Commission's nose could lead to a worse outcome. Appealing suggests the owner is still unwilling to take accountability for the situation. It comes across as arrogant and as though the club feels it is above the rules. It gives the impression that the initial deduction was harsh or unwarranted. Which many would say is delusional. It drags Leicester City’s name through the mud even further. It distracts from what really matters now – survival. Yes, from a strictly legal point of view it makes sense to appeal but there's a lot more to it than that. Drawing a line under it all, learning from our mistakes and moving on is the right thing to do.

Is that Lascelles who just watches that go in?

Leicester are showing the rest of the football pyramid that it’s pointless to try to cooperate. The Premier League need to stand up for themselves and ensure Leicester receive the strictest possible punishment, otherwise every other club will follow the same approach we’ve taken. Why would anyone cooperate with PSR/FFP again when we’ve fought the rules at every stage and still received such a lenient punishment?

It's not bitterness at all. The Premier League have to protect their own rules.

Please focus your anger on the source of the problem. Aiyawatt and Rudkin knew the rules, tried to play dumb and have had their fingers burnt. We've flagrantly broken the rules and have gotten of lightly despite consistently making it hard work for everyone. We've not cooperated at any stage and should be made an example of.

He's an arse but he does know. Everyone knows. It's been widely covered in the press about what has happened and what is happening behind the scenes. Aiyawatt is running the club's name through the mud to try and save face. It's blatantly obvious.

We've gone from the entire world being jealous of us to laughing at us in the space of 5 years.

Each day under Aiyawatt is worse than the last. Get that clown and his puppet out. Nothing improves until they're gone.

Worth noting that they might have done if financial rules were as strict as they are now.

No you're the only one. Nobody else is upset.

When you know you know. Everyone is putting effort and fight in but our sorry lot. They do not have the guts to compete. I can’t even see it being close. Down by the end of April.

I look forward to the club announcing this in September.