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Three points, one concern: AFTV wants Arsenal starting quicker

Robbie's Forest reaction joins player ratings, Kelechi's finishers verdict and a Fourever Arsenal celebration of Noni's decisive moment.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Can We Start Games QUICKER! (Robbie) | Nottingham Forest 0-1 ArsenalCan We Start Games QUICKER! (Robbie) | Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal

Winning at Nottingham Forest hasn't closed the discussion about how Arsenal begin games. Robbie's "Can We Start Games QUICKER! (Robbie) | Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal" drew nearly 29,000 views in its first nine hours, the biggest new audience among AFTV's fifteen uploads this week.

The title's concern runs through another fan-cam upload about only turning up after halftime. In Robbie's comments, viewers debate whether a valuable away win is enough or whether Arsenal need a quicker attacking tempo. Others point to Saka facing close attention and recall defensive interventions that made the afternoon feel less comfortable to them. It's a discussion about the performance, not just the result.

There is room for other readings. Stricto gives Arteta the credit, Kelechi celebrates the finishers, and Fourever Arsenal Podcast puts Noni's moment of magic at the center of its verdict. AFTV, an independent supporters' platform rather than Arsenal's official channel, has made the same narrow victory into several distinct conversations.

The player-ratings upload and Robbie's reaction are almost level in daily viewing momentum, with Stricto's assessment next among the currently busiest videos. Across the channel, weekly views rose by roughly 1.7 million while the subscriber count remained unchanged. Daily viewing is currently well below its usual level; nearby football channels talkSPORT and The United Stand had substantially larger weekly audiences.

For AFTV's viewers, the useful disagreement is more specific: take the clean sheet and the points, or ask why the attacking urgency takes so long to arrive.

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What viewers say

  • Clean sheet. One goal. Three points. Not a bad game!
    @ganasonnadason4438See it on YouTube
  • It was a valuable win, but the performance was nowhere near convincing!
    @WilliamHolmes-r4bSee it on YouTube
  • I love Lee Judges man, he is such a genuine man and really has his heart in the right place
    @whitterzz2145See it on YouTube
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  • Saka had 2 on him the whole gmae
    @kurtkerr7136See it on YouTube
  • Marathon is on, sprint time will arrive save energy for sprint moments
    @AfriAusWalks4KSee it on YouTube
  • We don't need to start games quicker we need to keep finishing games on the winning side ,don't forget we have alot of expectations to win the league and champions league 😎 COYG let's win 🏆 again and again
    @mahlimaankhkabara1355See it on YouTube
  • This is a system issue. The defence is overprioritized at the expence of slow attacks. Quicker tempo up the pitch. Take some more attacking risks. Sometimes a 50/50 cross is worth it. Its too much possesion ball agains these teams.

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The facts
Channel
AFTV
Subscribers
1,840,000
Channel views, last 7 days
1,729,334
Videos published this week
15
Video published
October 18, 2026
Video views so far
28,660

The numbers

Here is AFTV's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
talkSPORT
14,585,787
The Overlap
8,953,968
Overlap Daily
5,894,364
ESPN UK
5,050,116
AFTV
1,729,334
FOX Soccer
463,419
subscribers
1,840,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
1,875,802,292
views per day
68,021
typical day: 255,091
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
talkSPORT
1,970,000
AFTV
1,840,000
The Overlap
1,800,000
ESPN UK
1,610,000
FOX Soccer
1,580,000
Overlap Daily
1,540,000
As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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