{"id":1147,"date":"2026-04-16T07:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialsport.online\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:08:05","slug":"arsenal-the-mockery-is-piling-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialsport.online\/?p=1147","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal: the mockery is piling up\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Fear? \u00ab Non \u00bb<\/em>assured Mikel Arteta in a pre-match press conference, even promising fire for the quarter-final return against Sporting at the Emirates Stadium. However, the fire never caught, and the public was even rather cooled by the performance of their team, once again very uninspired. And inevitably, the English press does not fail to highlight the notable difference between Arteta’s incantation and the result on the field. \u201cNo fire, fear but qualification for the semi-final\u201d<\/em>noted thus Sky Sports<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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The Sun<\/em> spoke about Gunners \u201cbelow their usual level\u201d<\/em>the Daily Telegraph<\/em> of a team \u201cwho shoots blanks\u201d<\/em>. Arsenal will not be reconciled with their detractors, more and more numerous and vindictive, at this end of this exciting season. The fear of winning and the fear of losing everything intertwine for a club chasing its first major trophy since 2004, the date of the last English championship title. So, if the players and fans retain the qualification, like Declan Rice, others insist on the lack of offensive energy which has characterized all Arsenal matches for several weeks. \u201cMikel Arteta called for fire this evening. It was more like torture.”<\/em>gently mocked the journalist from the BBC<\/em> present at the Emirates, who also noticed that some supporters were leaving the enclosure before the end of the match, when nothing had been decided. <\/p>\n

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What should we remember from this sad 0-0 offered to the Emirates? Qualification in the semi-finals, the second in a row for Arsenal, a record for the club. The fact that Arsenal is the last English team to qualify for the Champions League. Or the more than mediocre quality of the show offered. Chris Sutton, former striker and consultant for BBC<\/em>tried to qualify the statement. \u201cMany will demolish Arsenal for the way they attack, or rather, for their lack of attack. In the end, the important thing is to see it through to the end. The objective this evening was to progress and find a solution. It certainly wasn’t perfect, but defensively they did a lot of things well. It\u2019s been difficult for a while and things need to change\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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