📺 152 | Familiar Failings As Another Opportunity Missed

Описание: Post–Forest (A) • Pre–Inter (A) “Another 0–0, another missed chance… and yet another point gained on City.”

Tabs and Kuziva unpack a deeply frustrating 0–0 draw away at Nottingham Forest, a match that offered Arsenal a golden chance to stretch the gap at the top after City’s shock defeat — only for the team to fall short in the final third yet again. Despite dominating the ball, creating four big chances, and allowing zero shots on target, Arsenal couldn’t find the breakthrough.
This episode digs into the execution issues, the psychology of missed opportunities, the rotation decisions, the defensive positives, and the growing tension of a title race where Arsenal keep doing everything right… except scoring. The pod closes with a look ahead to a big Champions League trip to the San Siro to face Inter Milan.

📌 Topics Covered

🔴 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal — Reaction
Two Premier League 0–0s in a row
Four big chances missed60% possession, 2.1 xG, zero goals
Forest offering no attacking threat but defending for their lives
Why this felt like Everton at home under Dyche all over again

🧠 Execution vs Mentality
Is this pressure or just poor finishing?
Why Martinelli’s miss wasn’t about nerves
Gyokeres’ big chance and the confidence gap
The difference between “afraid of winning” and “not executing”

⚽ Player & Tactical Notes
Madueke and Martinelli starting over Saka and TrossardTimber at left‑back and the defensive structureRice + Zubimendi + Ødegaard controlling but not incisiveSubstitutes struggling to impact gamesArsenal’s goal distribution problem across the squad

🛡️ Defensive Positives
Back‑to‑back clean sheets
Zero shots on target conceded
Saliba–Gabriel hitting 100 Premier League games together
Elite xGA numbers despite recent frustrations

📈 Title Race Context
City losing changes the psychology
Arsenal extend the lead… but not enough
How long can City stay this bad?
Why fans feel the tension more than the players

🌍 Inter Milan Preview
Rotation decisions ahead of the San Siro
What Inter will try to do
How Arsenal should approach the away leg
Why this match could reset the mood

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