30 May 2026 20:06:33
Obviously wasn’t rooting for Arsenal tonight, but I do kinda feel for Gabriel. Penalties are absolute cinema but completely heartbreaking if you lose. Top class by Marquinhos to go straight to him afterwards. That all said, I’m happy PSG won, and deservedly so I think.
30 May 2026 20:18:32.
Yeah, it's hard on anyone who misses. Arsenal executed their game plan excellently, but they were hanging on by the end, so it was a fair enough result. We've a lot to do to get to that level when you see the squads used by both sides.
30 May 2026 20:24:44
Long way Don, but they're an example of what needs to be done. Find it amusing that they've cleaned up in every competition since Mbappe left and Madrid haven't won a thing.... ??
30 May 2026 20:27:43
Delighted PSG won. Arsenal are mind numbingly boring to me. How many passes did they complete today?
30 May 2026 21:12:33
I wouldn't say Arsenal executed their game plan because they conceded.
Their plan was a carbon copy of what Jose did at Inter. They had 11 men behind the ball for most of the game. No attempt to control things, or go for a second.
Just park the bus, anti-football. The frustrating thing is they have a squad capable of playing good football.
Look, it worked this year because they won the league, but I don't think that anyone can honestly say they enjoy watching that.
30 May 2026 21:14:36
Couldn't have happened to a better player. Football won tonight.
30 May 2026 21:59:59
No matter your allegiance, you surely must feel for players missing penalties in such high profile matches, unless they are really not good people or are arrogant.
That said, I am glad PSG won because they were definitely the better team and tried to win it.
Saka and Rice had OK games, but neither gave me reassurance that they have what it takes for the World Cup ahead to help England win it.
Although Arsenal deserved the Premier League title yet again, the biggest club cup doesn't come to England. How many of Arsenal's players would get into the PSG, Barca, Bayern, or Madrid teams? I don't think many.
For me, that is quite telling.
Lastly, (and best wishes to Mal Gooner, who appears regularly on this site and seems to be a decent, level-headed bloke), I have several friends who are Arsenal friends, and throughout this season they have been really, really quick to moan about Arteta and sideways football, and then praise him as the messiah when things were going well. They would have been insufferable if they had won tonight.
31 May 2026 02:46:23
Wow Gabriel, the guy who should have had 3 reds.
Watching Rice run the pitch, arms up, and finally get a yellow was joyous.
Haha Gabriel, karma hit you.
31 May 2026 14:22:49
Couldn't give a toss about how hard it is on Gabriel. He's a piece of s*** on the pitch - his demeanor is of a multiple CL winner, but the trophy cabinet of Luke Chadwick. Arteta is Simeone in disguise. Won a PL and will never win the CL because of the mind numbing anti-football they play. Would not be surprised if Arsenal don't win the PL for a while again. They've got a good squad, much better than ours at the moment, but although they won the PL this year, it was a terrible PL in so much that even we finished in third place.
Arteta's only saving grace for the next season is City, Liverpool and Chelsea will all have new managers, and with a WC this year, pre-season will be different. United have continuity, but our squad is well below par and suspect we will do well to finish top 4 again next season.