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He is finishing what he's saying: "did arsenal play differently against palace than they did last season? No!" Obviously we know he'll never back down now, but I do think he was right in the first place, and I'm literally an Arsenal fan lol
@@hardy_har when Dan asked if they improved, the first thing Stevie said was no 😂 they just didn’t have the audio play the beginning of the clip when they replayed it but check the beginning of the whole video
And see, I AM an Arsenal fan and I think he was totally right 😂 Our weakest performance of the season so far was that first game against Palace. Since then we've looked better, more cohesive, even when we lost to man u. He literally says "did they play any differently than last season against crystal palace? No." And he's right! Obviously now it's a giant clusterfuckk and he's too stubborn to back down but I genuinely don't think he has a bias against us.
Did you watch the palace game, played like Brazil in the first 30 minutes, could have been 4 up. After that they tired out due to lack of match fitness. The vast improvement from the previous season was clear as day.
That's not a long shot, that's a miracle. Tottenham have more chance of winning the Premier League than Arsenal IMO, but neither are beating City as long as Haaland is fit.
Why not? They are playing like champions. They have so many options almost in every position. We started to see more leaders in the team. They lost 1 game and almost everyone agreed that they played well and deserved more. And they learn fast. But it depends also on other teams like City and Spurs. Man City always drop points when reaching big stages in UCL. And Spurs may stay Spursy.
It's baffling how Arsenal are put to some insane standards whilst the same standards don't seem to apply to other clubs according to these guys. For example, Stevie says they've had one major test and they've failed so Arsenal won't finish in top 4 based on that result, does that mean Liverpool also won't finish in the top 4 according to that logic? I don't understand the blind hate Arsenal gets
@@JayB948 haaland hasn't played against a top 6 team. Btw haaland has scored against a big 6 team. Against liverpool (get this) when he was at slazburg and you think he won't do it now at man city? Yeah right.
@@VLAD_P_ My point is Liverpool have 19 league titles and 6 champion league trophies. Close to 20 years since Arsenal won the league and have 0 champions league trophies!
Am a Gooner and I cant hate this guy, its amazing how we fans are so grounded about our improvement and care less really about what loonies think,,,cheers mate
"They played the exact same way as last year" CP won 3-0 last year. Then lost 2-0 this year. Stevie's punditry & his hate for Arsenal cause of '89 Anfield is 2 of few amazing things about this show. Keep it up Stevie 🤣🤣🤣
I like how Stevie is being called out for his bias against Arsenal. I used to dislike him, but now it's just funny. The grudge will never die..... Also, Stevie conveniently chooses to ignore the fact that Arsenal can beat ManU, Chelsea and Spurs at home. They've consistently done that for so many seasons. And also, unlike last year (when their wins were scrappy 1-0s and 2-1s), they've beaten the non top six sides convincingly this time.
The United game wasn't a test for Arsenal. They played out of their socks. United literally stole 2 counter attacking chances and won the game. Give me a break. When was Arsenal under any immense pressure in that game? Yeah they didn't get the result but so what? United at Old Trafford had to park the bus against Arsenal. Let that sink in.
@@jeffrejr1 tbf I like Madrid but every game they played in the CL they looked like they were going to lose and played pretty bad but they came out on top some how. It was frustrating to watch as I knew they should have been destroyed so many times but missed shots by other teams allowed Madrid to win. The Man United game was different. Arsenal were the much better team and could have won it comfortably if they weren't playing naively. Still it wasn't stolen though, Arsenal should have defended better then it would have been an easy win.
@@theone4808 de gea had to make only one save they had less shots on goal than united and created less clear cut chances having possesion doesn't mean your the much better team.
@@firasjoseph372 Are you seriously that brain dead?? Arsenal haven't won at Old Trafford in a long time but we have taken 4 points from United in the last few seasons. We drew a couple times away and we've beaten them at the Emirates under Arteta every time... So what nonsense are you on about? How are they suddenly a test? A test is beating Liverpool and City who we never beat. We beat United and Chelsea back to back last season with no Partey and Tierney and Tomiyasu injured. You lot talk alot of rubbish.
As a gooner, I literally care less about others bias opinions towards Arsenal. The more we prove them wrong the sweeter their tears and we gat absolutely zero room for hatred for them.
Don’t be so harsh, yes sometimes he’s too deluded but Stevie is so much fun and he brings a lot of laughs into this show. If you want cold analysis you can watch sky sports, and by the way it’s still a debate which pundits make more sense
I think he did say some good things about Arsenal when they were talking about Arsenal and United before that game, and he said Arsenal would win. And then Arsenal loss XD He is cursed.
Stevie reminds me of an old friend that would always back his argument to death, even when you show them the facts in front of their face they are still in denial 😂
im an arsenal fan & top 4 is what i want. city are miles ahead but i belive our starting 11 only city ahead of us so theres 3 places avalible this year & hope we can grab 1 of those places.
Stevie: “But if all the other teams are beating who they are supposed to beat” Me: Well NONE of the other teams (ie.the other top 5 teams) have NOT beating all the teams they have supposed to beat so far. In fact so far they have ALL dropped points against the teams they are supposed to beat. Only Arsenal have won ALL the teams they have so far played and are “supposed” to beat.
LOL..this is getting hilarious. Stevie see improvement in AFC just like how Gary Neville cant see MA's long term vision & process..lol Stevie does souds lesser and lesser convincing after every couple of games where AFC still up there. The host is speaking louder and louder now..regardless, as a gunner fan, i jus enjoying how we are playing now so lets keep it going and look forward to next month. All thess talkspf AFC can challenge for titia ao that later on they can agai saying the same old Arsenal when we din play well. I am used to these.
Why this is a topic for discussion is this...No one gave this team any chance of doing anything meaningful this season. Now everyone is scrambling for clauses and phrases to explain what's going on at Arsenal. This same pple saw Arsenal recruiting good players and still felt it will remain as usual. This is exactly how they all felt in 2010 when Man City came on board. Now Man City is beating everyone blue black. Arsenal will surprise all the naysayers this season
Tbh to ask Stevie about other teams except Liverpool is a crime! Dan should have know better! I mean This is the same guy who said VVD is the GOAT defender 😅 On a serious not, I have seen 2/3 Arsenal matches this season, they are way better than the other EPL teams except City!
Stevie is the most biased person on this show...im not even a arsenal fan. I hate them and even if i can say they have improved. Like he makes himself look foolish. He is just a liverpool fanboy on tv. Ridiculous
This is getting old. Stevie is not fit as a pundit. How can Arsenal play the same as last year and not improving when they lost to the same fixture last season?
... so from Steve's premise, if Arsenal keep up with all they are doing now, they will win the title!... but on that point the likes of Steve will argue and say no, it has to be Citeh or Liverpool. The bias is awful!
There is no “agenda” against Arsenal. The team is simply bottlers and people have a hard time seeing them finishing top 4 despite how well they are playing.
"I never said they haven't improved" replays the clip "Arsenal played the same way they played last year" which means you basically said they haven't improved... Stevie man lol.
stevie is honest in his opinion and they taking his statements out of context .....im an arsenal fan and i share his same opinions ....im glad that they at the top and playing real good football.....lets wait till the new year and we will get a proper assessment
Im an arsenal fan an I have nothing against Liverpool but Im so curious to see Stevie reaction if we beat them. Which at the moment is looking more possible than beating Spurs or City but who knows we are also in better shape than United and they beat us 3:1..
Liverpool had 2 real test and they failed to win any of them, oh and also Liverpool draw with Fulham ham and Crystal palace which Arsenal beat those two teams.
The literal first thing he said was “no” in the clip 💀 if Arsenal beats Liverpool he’s gonna have to call in sick
He is finishing what he's saying: "did arsenal play differently against palace than they did last season? No!"
Obviously we know he'll never back down now, but I do think he was right in the first place, and I'm literally an Arsenal fan lol
Doesn't mean anything even if they do beat liverpool. Arsenal are not champions
@@hardy_har when Dan asked if they improved, the first thing Stevie said was no 😂 they just didn’t have the audio play the beginning of the clip when they replayed it but check the beginning of the whole video
@@Nathan-zd8ew it’ll definitely mean something to Stevie 💀
@@hardy_har didn't they completely destroy Brentford? So by his own logic they have improved, why give examples of gameweek 1 after 7 games?
I’m not an arsenal fan but his agenda against them is really weird.
Its the ghost of ‘89. Still haunts him. 😂
Ever since Arsene Wenger upset the apple cart when he brought his "weird foreign ides" the media have had an agenda about arsenal.
Stretches back to 1989 when we (3rd biggest club in the country) beat higher giants Liverpool to the title
And see, I AM an Arsenal fan and I think he was totally right 😂 Our weakest performance of the season so far was that first game against Palace. Since then we've looked better, more cohesive, even when we lost to man u.
He literally says "did they play any differently than last season against crystal palace? No." And he's right!
Obviously now it's a giant clusterfuckk and he's too stubborn to back down but I genuinely don't think he has a bias against us.
Did you watch the palace game, played like Brazil in the first 30 minutes, could have been 4 up. After that they tired out due to lack of match fitness. The vast improvement from the previous season was clear as day.
I’m a Liverpool fan but Stevie as a pundit is a clown
hes an ignorant and grumpy clown. If I was a co host I would be fired for assaulting him on set.
It's like he's arguing against himself half the time
Biggest 🤡 on espn FC .....he's actually trying to defend his 💩
Yeap, I watch him for pure comedy 🎭 😂
I'm an Arsenal fan and I love it, but only after winning😂😂 I come here after every win, content.😋😋
He saw himself say no and still doesn’t believe it 😂
the ultimate ignorance
The first word Steve said is "no" and still can't admit. 😂
Alejandro is literally all of us, just laughing at Stevie’s deluded opinion. 😂
After 30 games..stevie will say..we are only 30 games in
We are only 30 games in, but they haven’t won the champions league have they? 😂 ridiculous man
Happened last season 😊
And yes they're better, but so's everyone else in the top 6.
@@FountainOfYoot definitely have to disagree with everyone in the big 6 being better
0:03 Have Arsenal improved?
Stevie: No!
Whoever replayed this clip did Dan dirty!!
They really did
Lol... i think they just could not embarrass stevie more than that
That replay vexed me. Cause they are insulting the audience by not replaying the relevant part of the video.
The hate against Arsenal is baseless sometimes. Just for the sake of it.
Gets clicks
The hate is not baseless. He hasn't recovered from being thumped by the gunners in his playing days
Saying that arsenal will not finish top 4 is hate now??
@@user-rq5ee5ks9l saying that haven’t improved is
@@user-rq5ee5ks9ldid you watch the video?
I know it’s a long shot, with Man City…… but just imagine if Arsenal won the PL🏆
Dan would never let Stevie forget it lol
That's not a long shot, that's a miracle. Tottenham have more chance of winning the Premier League than Arsenal IMO, but neither are beating City as long as Haaland is fit.
@@thecountofmontecristo8280 Arsenal in their banter Era won four trophies 🏆 and spurs in their best Era won nothing, I rest my case.
I dont believe its a long shot
Why not? They are playing like champions. They have so many options almost in every position. We started to see more leaders in the team. They lost 1 game and almost everyone agreed that they played well and deserved more. And they learn fast.
But it depends also on other teams like City and Spurs. Man City always drop points when reaching big stages in UCL. And Spurs may stay Spursy.
@@lennox9660 you didn’t have to do them like that lol
Love Dan bringing receipts with him 😂
Steve says "they've had one test and failed." I wonder what his opinion was when Liverpool beat none of the top 4 last season. Is that 6 failed tests?
It's baffling how Arsenal are put to some insane standards whilst the same standards don't seem to apply to other clubs according to these guys. For example, Stevie says they've had one major test and they've failed so Arsenal won't finish in top 4 based on that result, does that mean Liverpool also won't finish in the top 4 according to that logic? I don't understand the blind hate Arsenal gets
Nobody is talking about the fact Haaland hasn’t scored against a top 6 team. People just like to move the goal posts
@@JayB948 haaland hasn't played against a top 6 team. Btw haaland has scored against a big 6 team. Against liverpool (get this) when he was at slazburg and you think he won't do it now at man city? Yeah right.
@@haaland1746 lol you missed my point completely 😂 arsenal have only played one top 6 team away and suddenly people are drawing conclusions
We also didn’t lose any those games, so how is your point relevant?
😂 😂 I love how this is gonna be a weekly segment 😂
Arsenal could get 100 points this season and he'd still say they haven't improved 🙃🙃
Man this guy needs to be humbled, i want arsenal to smash liverpool so bad
They will still have zero champions league trophies!
@@dreddmann6532 and Liverpool will still have one premier league trophy in the last 30 years . So what’s your stupid point ?
@@dreddmann6532 clown 🤡
Yes me too hope gunners smash livefool like stevie lie what he say .
@@VLAD_P_ My point is Liverpool have 19 league titles and 6 champion league trophies. Close to 20 years since Arsenal won the league and have 0 champions league trophies!
00:04 Sounds like a "no" to me🤷🏾♂️
Stevie’s salty tears sustain me.
For those that don't know Stivie hates arsenal from the time we won the pl in 1987 🤣
89
Am a Gooner and I cant hate this guy, its amazing how we fans are so grounded about our improvement and care less really about what loonies think,,,cheers mate
"They played the exact same way as last year" CP won 3-0 last year. Then lost 2-0 this year. Stevie's punditry & his hate for Arsenal cause of '89 Anfield is 2 of few amazing things about this show. Keep it up Stevie 🤣🤣🤣
Love this! Steve is like that stubborn rich kid in the playground that won’t admit to anything 😂
Dan is crucifying Steve on the show and I LOVE to see it!!
I like how Stevie is being called out for his bias against Arsenal. I used to dislike him, but now it's just funny. The grudge will never die..... Also, Stevie conveniently chooses to ignore the fact that Arsenal can beat ManU, Chelsea and Spurs at home. They've consistently done that for so many seasons. And also, unlike last year (when their wins were scrappy 1-0s and 2-1s), they've beaten the non top six sides convincingly this time.
Stevie found guilty!! 🤣🤣
Have Arsenal improved ‘NO’ he said no so quick 😂
Arsenal have improved massively
Steve just a hater
The United game wasn't a test for Arsenal. They played out of their socks. United literally stole 2 counter attacking chances and won the game. Give me a break. When was Arsenal under any immense pressure in that game? Yeah they didn't get the result but so what? United at Old Trafford had to park the bus against Arsenal. Let that sink in.
Stole 😂😂😂 So did Madrid steal the champions league
@@jeffrejr1 tbf I like Madrid but every game they played in the CL they looked like they were going to lose and played pretty bad but they came out on top some how. It was frustrating to watch as I knew they should have been destroyed so many times but missed shots by other teams allowed Madrid to win.
The Man United game was different. Arsenal were the much better team and could have won it comfortably if they weren't playing naively. Still it wasn't stolen though, Arsenal should have defended better then it would have been an easy win.
@@theone4808 de gea had to make only one save they had less shots on goal than united and created less clear cut chances having possesion doesn't mean your the much better team.
Realty.. it was a test and they failed plain and simple.
@@firasjoseph372 Are you seriously that brain dead?? Arsenal haven't won at Old Trafford in a long time but we have taken 4 points from United in the last few seasons. We drew a couple times away and we've beaten them at the Emirates under Arteta every time... So what nonsense are you on about? How are they suddenly a test? A test is beating Liverpool and City who we never beat. We beat United and Chelsea back to back last season with no Partey and Tierney and Tomiyasu injured. You lot talk alot of rubbish.
As a gooner, I literally care less about others bias opinions towards Arsenal. The more we prove them wrong the sweeter their tears and we gat absolutely zero room for hatred for them.
Preeeeaaaach
Shouldn’t stevie be living in a nursing home by now? “If they keep winning games they will be in the top 4.” What insight from this legendary pundit.
Legendary pundit he a dicksplash
Don’t be so harsh, yes sometimes he’s too deluded but Stevie is so much fun and he brings a lot of laughs into this show. If you want cold analysis you can watch sky sports, and by the way it’s still a debate which pundits make more sense
He said "NO" 6 seconds in 🤣🤣🤣
I always enjoy the show when Dan is around, that lad is funny 🤣
You guys should know Steve by now, he would never say good things about Arsenal 😂😂
I think he did say some good things about Arsenal when they were talking about Arsenal and United before that game, and he said Arsenal would win. And then Arsenal loss XD He is cursed.
They didn’t even show the full replay when he said no now he thinks he’s right 😂
The thing is, Steve Nicol never actually does any football analysis. Honestly, sometimes I'm not even sure he watches the match.
Last year Arsenal had a terrible record at this point, this year they are top of the table and are doing good. They have improved a lot.
Stevie reminds me of an old friend that would always back his argument to death, even when you show them the facts in front of their face they are still in denial 😂
This arsenal team will surprise many like the Brentford manager was shocked at what he saw
im an arsenal fan & top 4 is what i want. city are miles ahead but i belive our starting 11 only city ahead of us so theres 3 places avalible this year & hope we can grab 1 of those places.
Ale was pure gold in this clip and didn't even have to say anything 😂
Stevie: “But if all the other teams are beating who they are supposed to beat”
Me: Well NONE of the other teams (ie.the other top 5 teams) have NOT beating all the teams they have supposed to beat so far. In fact so far they have ALL dropped points against the teams they are supposed to beat. Only Arsenal have won ALL the teams they have so far played and are “supposed” to beat.
Stevie did say no. May Arsenal continue doing what they have been doing to keep this as entertaining as it is now🤣🤣
To say Steve Nicol is petrified of admitting he was wrong is the understatement of the year!
At exactly 0.04 seconds, Steve said no....I almost laughed out my lungs watching this video,......🤣🤣🤣🤣
He’s still have nightmares about 1989 and 1991😂😂😂
1:36 Ale is everyone watching this video right now 😂😂
I await till when Arsenal beats Liverpool then I will say something about Stevie
Liverpool due a trashing at the emirates
Respect
I love how Dan always have receipts with him
Stevie has amnesia. He said no and lied 😂😂
As an Arsenal Fan,I think Stevie is being as honest as possible
lmfao he is deluded
The Ghost of 89 is still holding Stevie back
Stevie always makes me laugh 😂 we will prove him wrong! COYG
he actually did say no but the second time they played the clip they turned the audio on after he had said it lol oh stevie
Dan is at the peak of his trolling time, as was predicted. We will see after World Cup, when Arsenal defence will be tested...
LOL..this is getting hilarious. Stevie see improvement in AFC just like how Gary Neville cant see MA's long term vision & process..lol
Stevie does souds lesser and lesser convincing after every couple of games where AFC still up there. The host is speaking louder and louder now..regardless, as a gunner fan, i jus enjoying how we are playing now so lets keep it going and look forward to next month. All thess talkspf AFC can challenge for titia ao that later on they can agai saying the same old Arsenal when we din play well. I am used to these.
Why this is a topic for discussion is this...No one gave this team any chance of doing anything meaningful this season. Now everyone is scrambling for clauses and phrases to explain what's going on at Arsenal. This same pple saw Arsenal recruiting good players and still felt it will remain as usual. This is exactly how they all felt in 2010 when Man City came on board. Now Man City is beating everyone blue black. Arsenal will surprise all the naysayers this season
I would love a Ty vs Stevie debate 💥
Tbh to ask Stevie about other teams except Liverpool is a crime! Dan should have know better! I mean This is the same guy who said VVD is the GOAT defender 😅 On a serious not, I have seen 2/3 Arsenal matches this season, they are way better than the other EPL teams except City!
Dan Thomas is so pissed lol "yep, uh huh, right"
Stevie is a whole mood
💔😂😂😂😂💔
He has never gotten over Arsenal winning the league at Anfield, sad old man stealing a living.
Stevie is the most biased person on this show...im not even a arsenal fan. I hate them and even if i can say they have improved. Like he makes himself look foolish. He is just a liverpool fanboy on tv. Ridiculous
0:02 Stevie saying "no" when asked if Arsenal have improved. Although to be fair, he says it more like "no?" than "no."
Stevie, it's been 33 years ... ffs man, let it go...
This is getting old. Stevie is not fit as a pundit. How can Arsenal play the same as last year and not improving when they lost to the same fixture last season?
as an arsenal fan; im loving this
October is the actual test
Wouldn't be ESPN FC without Stevie talking nonsense. Him and Carragher, must be a Liverpool thing
craig burley is bad too. so annoying and ignorant.
Sourness ain't far behind
They're always obsessing over my club! COYG! 😂
... so from Steve's premise, if Arsenal keep up with all they are doing now, they will win the title!... but on that point the likes of Steve will argue and say no, it has to be Citeh or Liverpool. The bias is awful!
November the 6th we will all know wether they will be challenging this season
There is no “agenda” against Arsenal. The team is simply bottlers and people have a hard time seeing them finishing top 4 despite how well they are playing.
Arsenal had inverted fullbacks against Palace, right? I don’t believe they employed that tactic of tight fullback play last season…
Stevie is the worst football pundit I’ve ever watched
1989 still hurts him
I just love Steve Nicol. He reminds me of Louie Anderson's father.
If they can keep players like Zinchenko and Party fit for majority of the season they will finish top 4
He’s still bitter about what happened in 1989 at anfield,final game of the season and we nicked the title
3:40 Stevie started hesitating when putting Liverpool in the same bracket with Man City.
"I never said they haven't improved" replays the clip "Arsenal played the same way they played last year" which means you basically said they haven't improved... Stevie man lol.
stevie is honest in his opinion and they taking his statements out of context .....im an arsenal fan and i share his same opinions ....im glad that they at the top and playing real good football.....lets wait till the new year and we will get a proper assessment
Still hurting from 89
They passed the test that Liverpool , Chelsea,Man utd failed like Fulham, Bretford
This say a a lot about the management of this show. Proof of incompetency is right in front of them and stivie still continues as their pundit.
The 'no' was said. They didn't go back far enough when they played it the 2nd time
Steve Nicol is fears still haunted of arsenal in 1989 😂😂😂😂
I remember when this exact argument came up about 3-4yrs back and arsenal ended up not making the top 4
Im an arsenal fan an I have nothing against Liverpool but Im so curious to see Stevie reaction if we beat them. Which at the moment is looking more possible than beating Spurs or City but who knows we are also in better shape than United and they beat us 3:1..
Liverpool will kill you love how cocky you Arsenal fans going to so sweet when you get spanked by them.
Stevie said "NO" right at the beginning
Bad job from the video crew. He says "no" to the question "Have Arsenal improved?" at 0:04 and they replayed the clip after after he says no.
Steve makes Ty (of AFTV) look very smart.
He got Anfield 89 trauma. Man was in starting line up
Ale is enjoying this 😂
Dear ol' Steve. Never change - Sad!
"No" was literally the first thing he said! hahaha Hilarious! and he denied it!
That Steve guy is definitely smoking some trees
How r ppl like him on ESPN😭😭😭
Steve said they didn't improve he just can't say he's wrong
Lolol Ale is enjoying this so much
And here I thought Ty of AFTV was deluded. Stevie is on another level or maybe can't remember anything longer than 10 seconds 🤣
Liverpool had 2 real test and they failed to win any of them, oh and also Liverpool draw with Fulham ham and Crystal palace which Arsenal beat those two teams.