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It's hilarious when you read the early pages of the Kieran Tierney thread here, all the snide negativity. This may be a relatively weak Arsenal team but he's probably the most important player at the club right now. He's one of the few in good form and he's showing leadership with his intensity, decision making and eagerness to attack. Everything good is going through him down that left side tonight.

I'm sure he would never have wanted to be at a struggling team but the bright side for his own career is that it's allowed him to become a central player even though he's young and hasn't played many games yet.

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Tierney has been magnificent
It's hilarious when you read the early pages of the Kieran Tierney thread here, all the snide negativity. This may be a relatively weak Arsenal team but he's probably the most important player at the club right now. He's one of the few in good form and he's showing leadership with his intensity, decision making and eagerness to attack. Everything good is going through him down that left side tonight.
I'm sure he would never have wanted to be at a struggling team but the bright side for his own career is that it's allowed him to become a central player even though he's young and hasn't played many games yet.
His first season was ruined by injuries, and I would think it's taken him the first few months of this season to get to 100% fitness and sharpness. He's been Arsenal's most consistent player in the games I've watched lately.
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12 minutes ago, Forest_Fifer said:

Nice stat from MotD. The last Scot to score for Arsenal?






Charlie Nicholas in 1986.

I’m pretty sure Paul Dickov scored for Arsenal in the early 90s.

Edit - He did. 3 PL goals in total.

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Unsurprisingly lazy stat from the BBC.

To think Tierney spent the first half of the season at centre half so Maitland-Niles could get a game.
He was very good at centre-back after the restart in June/July when Arsenal barely lost a game and won the FA Cup.
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14 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said:

West Bwom looking worse under Allerdyce than Billic.

Delightful.

There's not much difference to be honest. Since the start of December, their performances at the Hawthorns have been abysmal.

Allardyce's last two home results were 4-0 and 5-0 defeats. Bilic's last two home results were 3-0 and 5-1 defeats. That's 1 goal scored and 17 conceded!

Sheffield United is the only team that they've beaten at home this season. Both teams are not good enough to survive and rightly going down.

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57 minutes ago, craigkillie said:
14 hours ago, NorthernLights said:
Scott Marshall also scored for Arsenal in the league in March 1996.

The last Scot to score for Arsenal before last night was...Kieran Tierney. He scored at the end of last season.

I haven't checked, but some folk on twitter are saying the actual stat was that he was the first Scot to score in an away league game for Arsenal since Charlie Nicholas, and Lineker made a c**t of it. That would be supported by OptaJoe's take.

 

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He was very good at centre-back after the restart in June/July when Arsenal barely lost a game and won the FA Cup.
Indeed he was. Although Maitland-Niles was unimpressive at LB. Cup or no cup.

Having Tierney and Saka on either flank has immediately made Arsenal look a lot better.
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