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Football’s converging moral panics hold up a mirror to our fractured world | Jonathan Liew From grappling at corners to VAR, the endless list of complaints reflects a wider sense of dislocation from ‘the product’ A terrible boredom stalks the land. Across the nation’s television studios and podcast armchairs, wearied men grizzle accursedly with forked tongues into branded microphones: entombed by a game they despise and yet are paid so generously to discuss. Out there in the wild digital beyond, the sickness festers still deeper. The game has gone, they type into a little white box. This is not the football I once loved, click send. The beautiful game is broken, pleads the Telegraph. They think it’s all over, and perhaps it always was. Arne Slot is no longer enjoying himself, and presumably a good proportion of the Liverpool fans at Molineux on Tuesday night know exactly how he feels. John Terry is no longer enjoying himself. Yaya Touré is “disappointed”. Ruud Gullit is so disgusted he has decided to stop watching. Chris Sutton thinks Arsenal will be the ugliest winners in Premier League history. Mark Goldbridge is bored out of his mind, albeit nowhere near as bored as you would presumably need to be to watch a Mark Goldbridge livestream. Continue reading...

Football’s converging moral panics hold up a mirror to our fractured world | Jonathan Liew

Yeah, but how long does he take for a corner??!!

What? Who have they fired now??

Morning

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@tim-stillman.bsky.social I am dying to hear you're instant reaction!!

#sameoldbrightonalwayswhinging

Beautiful, Ugly result for the mighty Arsenal!

7 points clear!

8 more games to go COYG!!!

😳😉😜

🤣

My god, this season is going to be the death of me.

9 to go, come on you Arsenal!!!

100% agree with Pep on this one, poor form from the supporters to boo this.

Woweeee Alex Iwobi!!!!

Massively overlooked that Netflix pocket $2.8b for "making a bid"

Premier league icon is a bit of a stretch...

Right, now I can breathe!!

10 games to go, come on you Gunners!!!

Zubi!!!

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Big Vik!!!!

Hook this into my veins 😂😂

This was a great pod and had me scratching my head as to why Arteta, with all of his focus on maximising every advantage, had not brought in this expert yet. Great job Agent Costa!

Bernardo Silva, all of three feet tall and looking like a novice monk in a Zurbaran painting, gets away with being a top candidate for the title of dirtiest player in the PL week after week. Even better at this than Casemiro was with Real. Never mentioned in comms either.

Always liked Chelski 😂😂😂

Crazy....

I am part of the 5%!!

We had 2.0 xG against Everton and only didn’t score a third against Brighton because Martinelli spurned one of the easiest finishes you’ll see.

Raya’s save was outstanding, but Brighton’s first goal was also ludicrously lucky for them.

We weren't poor against Brighton or Everton, we just didn't finish well in either match!

"Arsenal had fought their way to five unconvincing wins .... and with their title jitters growing as Manchester City have reeled off six successive victories, Mikel Arteta’s side needed a statement victory."

No mention of 1 goal victories for City vs Fulham, Leeds and Forest. Curious that...

What a ball and run, you beauty!!

#araenal

Missing Declan Rice like oxygen here.

#arsenal