Rumours are heating up around Jardim, with Spanish and French outlets suggesting Arsenal prefer the Portuguese coach over Enrique. He has a contract with Monaco until 2020, so unless he quits, he might come with a fee. He’d make a lot of sense, the guy is understated and over delivers. He’d be perfect, and the career step would be on the ascension.
Chelsea are the immediate threat to this name if he does move, they’re in the market for a new person, and after the ego whipping they took from Conte, they’ll likely be looking for someone who can work in their well-oiled structure. I’d say they can offer more cash to a new coach, but they’re in the same boat as Arsenal. Chelsea operates like a business these days, so £250m net spend is likely off the cards.
If Jardim has any sense about him, he’ll want to work for a club where he has a future longer than 2 years. Arsenal are the plum job, lots of talent to work with, better young players, and the chance to build Arsenal into a superclub.
That said, he might fancy working with a club that’s very serious about winning things.
Either way, I’d be surprised if we don’t have a chat.
Here’s where we are currently:
Free Agents: Carlo, Enrique, Tuchel, Buvac
Contracted, rumoured to be available: Sarri, Allegri, Arteta, Vieira, Rafa, Jardim, Rangnick
Off the market: Nagelsmann
NO WAY DON’T: Brendy, Pards, Big Sam
Lots of movement, I just hope we don’t shit the bed and go for bland on toast.
A game that won’t have a hint of bland about it is the one tonight.
Arsene takes his team to the fortress of death… or something like that. He has one final chance at European glory, his odds are massively stacked against him. The only team to win at Atleti this season is Chelsea. Which means it’s possible, I’m just not sure it’s highly likely.
That said, we dominated the last game, with a bit more efficiency in front of goal, we’d have come away with a scalp. It was only a shoddy error and a hoof that gave Atleti an advantage. All we need is an early goal and we’re right back in the mix. No reason Ozil, Ramsey and Lacazette can’t pull something out the bag here.
It was interesting to read that Simeone planned to go to 10 men before the last game, rolling with 10vs11 in training. That’s mental preparedness.
Let’s hope this evening is an actual event, I can’t be dealing with a sloppy early goal and panic stations.
Give us hope Arsene, be a fucking hero, go out a king!
ONCE AGAIN BELLERIN RELYING ON HIS FUCKING PACE TO GET HIM OUT OF TROUBLE.. He caught up but hes to flippin WEAK to affect Costa anyway!!!!
@gambon
100% Spot on
This is no different to what Chelsea and UTD used to do to us.
Just wait for the inevitable mistake.
We wont qualify from any mildly difficult CL group, if we do win the EL
Wenger has crippled this club for the next 3-5 years.
Ozil has to be fucked off.
He will start feeling sorry himself and be even more pointless than he already is.
At least Welbeck has some work ethic and can get up and down that big pitch.
Who else. Unbelievable defending unbelievable one fucking ball and the back 4 fucking loses all sense of direction and positioning. Xhaka doesn’t know what he’s doing, Bellerin is the wrong side of the defender, Chambers gets dragged out of position by the ball and I’ve got absolutely no idea what the fuck Mustafi is doing he’s all over. Can people stop talking about him under a different coach he’s literally the dumbest idiot who’s ever defended
There is a bit of a possibility that Arsenal could nick one but Atleti are so patient.
In that first half they were not interested in pressing in midfield only getting behind the ball. They only pressed occasionally high up the pitch from the forwards.
They will be happy to sit and hit on counters.
After all which team is more likely to switch off and make defensive errors out of the two.
It changes a huge amount.
We cant go through 1-0 now.
1-0 is the most common score in football.
And that Arsene in a nutshell is why you’ve been asked to leave.
Well wilshere is captain just needs a new contract and all he needs to do is go to the pub and drink then he will become the next gazza
Bellerin has got off lightly for too long.
He has nothing about his game.
Can’t defend and can’t cross and is all round weak passer. Had no imagination or flair. Isn’t physically robust either.
Knowing Costa all we h h the weakest physical player marking him??? Where the fuck was Mustafi? Can’t contain a midget Grez and let him run??? Xhara I think.
Just rubbish. And in added time.
WtF is Welbeck the Manure reject on the pitch with Mikki fit?
Nobody wanted to take a shot. Even when Laca was played half thru (well on his left foot). Rather he blasted it to row Z than tippi tappi
That’s embarrassing costa holding him off with one hand
Can we sell Ozil please? £30M and the money we’d save in wages will do just fine
Bellerin is useless. Ospina went down way too early.
Oblak is horrible at penalty shootouts – this our only hope, but our boys would find a way to lose even if we get that far
Going out on a high…..
.LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Defensively weak minding defenders …
Bould should have been in charge of the defence for years an maybe arsene would have a
Crazy how similar(and limited) Xhaka and Ozil’s passing is.
Both limited to waiting for the obvious overlaps type runs on the outside.
All that rest for Ramsay to do fuck all on top of that he wants a new £200k aweek contract
Lol, we were never keeping a clean sheet though.
If we couldn’t at the Emirates vs 10 men what chance did we have tonight?
We ain’t even had a shot yet.
For this they destroyed Highbury…….
Bellerin has to be fucked off this summer. He’s so shite and again no accountability at the club he fucks up he’s back the next game.
We were never keeping a clean sheet in this, its an impossibility.
Now just need to be first team to score at the Metropolitano since January to stay alive.
another dreadful half of football in attack midfield and defense. sad but not in the least bit surprised.
the amount of standing around combined with the pace of buildup is an utter joke. so easy to defend against us.
when we do create a chance the technique of these players lets us down.
If we are heading to penalties, we would almost certainly score an own goal in the 119th minute.
Until Wengers influence is purged this team will always shit itself on the big occasion.
Here here Eagle.
Marko,
Bellerin has been so overplayed it’s criminal. How the fuck was this guy playing sunday. mostly because we literally have no backup right back.
he’s been terrible but he’s also been criminally mismanaged
Your Comment Here
How can we commit the same defensive errors game after game all year and it hasn’t been corrected is beyond me and beyond any rational belief.
Wenger is a mad man
laca had a chance to chip the keeper
will haunt us
Waiting for all those who ‘had a funny feeling we might just win’ hiding?
This is a Wenger side. Passpasspasspasspasspasspass, lose possession concede counter attack goal.
That was sort of predictable. Atletico are everything that Arsenal aren’t. They are well drilled,well balanced and not wasteful .
Griezmann and Costa probably can’t believe their luck they probably thought keep it tight and the spaces will occur as Arsenal chase the game at around 75 mins but hey AW saw that coming let’s leave the spaces there from minute one.
It’s now shit or bust . Might work, probably won’t but if they score again it could get messy
Bellend is just Gash
Hope he proves me wrong second half
Can we really win this?
Watch their body language at t start. Di look pumped up at all.
If these players don’t want to WIN it for themselves and resort to win for Wenger BS might as well don’t play.
Mikki MUST start in 2H. But fuckin Wenger probably won’t do it till 67″. Probably 2 nil by then…
Except Monreal, junk the rest of the defence incl GK.
Incredible the shite we’ve accumulated at the club. So many basic players on fat wages not contributing enough
Dearly beloveded
We are gathered here to day to witness the death of arsenal football club.
PaulinhoMay 3, 2018 20:04:45
Crazy how similar(and limited) Xhaka and Ozil’s passing is.Both limited to waiting for the obvious overlaps type runs on the outside.
What do you want Ozil to do?
Turn Wilshere to Fernando Redondo and Bellerin to Roberto Carlos ?
Shit team Assembled by a Shit Manager .
Your Comment Here
Talking bout chances
We have not created a chance
DW guys.
Wele will score a late hattrick
… all from a bellerin crosses
Lol Wilshere wearing the captain’s armbrand ???
How we miss Auba
Xhaka inside 28 seconds reminds us he’s still shit
PaulinhoMay 3, 2018 20:04:45
Crazy how similar(and limited) Xhaka and Ozil’s passing is.Both limited to waiting for the obvious overlaps type runs on the outside.
What do you want Ozil to do?
Turn Wilshere to Fernando Redondo or turn Bellerin to Roberto Carlos ?
You got a bunch of brain dead players on the pitch without Street football smarts .
Just garbage factory fitted academy dunces .
Shit team Assembled by a Shit Manager .
Guns,
His touch let him down. Look at the Atleti goal. Great pass, great touch, can’t really comment on the finish because ospina is a clown but you back costa to score those. which of our players do we back? In front of goal, only Auba in my mind
wonder why holding was not taken to Madrid?
not that it matters…. our entire defense is shit
Laca too isolated up front
lacking link play big time
lacking everything actually
Game is dead unless he brings on Eddie
Diego f**king Costa again and so close to half time,feels like a dagger to the heart,just stay in the and hopefully still see us pulling a goal back.
@RSPC : hopefully it’s mostly the death of arsene fc.
Victorious
May 3, 2018 20:12:27
Your Comment Here
Best thing that you said in months. Before you start…don’t start
On a serious note
To me it don’t look like the players want it .
No passion no desire
It’s all can’t do rather than can do
I said from the warm up we looked nervous and I must say although we had a few spells Ospina kicking it out like a dick kinda ruined that little play we had terrible keeper with his feet.
Ramsey anonymous tonight
I think Ozil is not paid well enough.
bullshite legend
@RSPC : hopefully it’s mostly the death of arsene fc.
why don’t you stfu you twat,can you not just make it about Wenger tonight and get behind the team,plastic bellend.
Xhaka covered well there admittedly
Get one of the keystone clowns off up front
lol Marko.
This ref is a homer that’s for sure
Well that was sort of a shot by Ramsey
Ozil and Ramsey are having no influence here. Please don’t wait until 67 minutes to bring on Mhiki
Good half chance but Ramessi didn’t connect with the ball.
Looks worse as time lapses………
Terraloon
Atletico weren’t waiting for a late goal. They’ve been playing speculative long balls all night and waiting for mistakes from our CBs. That’s the game plan and they’ve been sniffing around for it from minute one.
Ball bounced up awkwardly for Ramsey.
Again no panicking in the Atleti defending.
Calm and measured
lol vicuntious swallow it all before his master leaves for good.
There is no cohesion in the teams passing
Welbeck marking the defender not finding space
Marko
Can’t disagree with what you say about the shite at the club but when I read out your comment to my Missus she said have you ever thought that AW may be getting more out of them than another manager will.
Now that thought is chilling on so many levels.
It’s painful watching Bellerin
Told you the refs a homer
“Please don’t wait until 67 minutes to bring on Mhiki”
Why change the old habbbits right now ??
Ozil is on £350k per week.
He is better at hiding than Julian Assange.
However the AKB hipsters will all be cheering him when he gets an assist against Huddersfield.
Finally Ramsey waking up
Remove 1 “b” please.
Ffs bellerin can’t trap loo second ball
Laca can’t look for welbeck ffs. Waste of time
Put Miki on
Chambers showing yet again he’s our best centre back (not hard this season)
This is a pis poor performance
For anyone feeling sympethic bout wenger sacking
Don’t
I read out your comment to my Missus she said have you ever thought that AW may be getting more out of them than another manager will.
Tell the Mrs Marko said “Are you for real gurl? Nah he’s shit”
Loose pass from Xhaka, Give away in midfield.
That’s what Atleti waiting and looking for
Have we had a shot on goal?
“He is better at hiding than Julian Assange”
Priceless lol
Ozil disinterested.
would rather see AMN than Bellerin at RB.
Griezman reminds me of Pires a bit.
Criticism of our fish-eyed mopey CAM?
I won’t have it.
You simply don’t ‘get’ him, you don’t ‘get’ football…
this whole cup tied thing is utter bullshit
fucked up
makes no sense at all…. stupid ass fucking UEFA shitheads
An hour gone and their keeper has had fuck all to do.
“For anyone feeling sympethic bout wenger sacking
Don’t”
Victorious disagree.
Thomas makes a mistake.
Godin again with supreme defending
I knew Ozil would not shoot. no chance.
1st shot!!
Love a good pass this team. Petrified to actually fucking shoot
Fuck me a shot on target
At last – a shot on target!
Atletico just patiently waiting for the next mistake.
Its-a-coming!…..
Good hit from Xhaka. That was motoring
Incredible literally 1st shot on target, 63rd min.
Xhaka has a strong shot at this point shoot as much as you can dammit
Remember he didn’t make a sub all game ….last week
I’m a minute behind. Lalas just said Xhaka spanked it