Spanish media stoke Jardim fires

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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!

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Guns of SF

well we made 2 subs with Kos
needed another attacker about 30 mins ago

Chigooner

Mesut Ozil is a complete fraud of a footballer

TonyD

1 shot on target from us in 87 minutes

Coach 15

On his haunches wringing his hands,because he’s all out of ideas and has finally been found out and ousted.

HighburyLegend

Lol victorious is right, they are clearly parking the bus…

Guns of SF

would be nice to get a shot off

useroz

Fuck o welbeck can’t do a simple ball back to Laca

Zfree

One shot on target, from Xhaka well outside the box. Weak players not shooting when the opportunities were there (hector and mesut), exposed at the back numerous times, midfield shit touches all game. Merci wenger the fuck out

E54_

Once again all you football boffins are being shown that all that ither shyte don’t mean anythinh if you can’t score goals. if Lacazette can’t score.. who else will? HAVE YOU SEEN OUR midfields goals contribution?? Shocking!

Marko

Ramsey has been shocking tonight. I mean dogshite doesn’t begin to describe his performance. Give him 200,000 a week

Ishola70

Welbeck robbing Thomas.

Done that a few times tonight

Alex Cutter

“Lol victorious is right, they are clearly parking the bus…”

If there’s anything Clitorious would know about, it’s a bus.

A short bus.

Victorious

Tony not sure we’re watching same match,Athetico are horrible to the eyes,they’ve succeeded in making a potentially exciting match a bland affair.

gazzap

overpassing in the the 89th minute!! NO arsenal.

Arsene's Nurse

Shoot! FFS.

Danny

Monreal must be on drugs

useroz

Still no one taking shots

Tomtom

Monreal is a joke but at least he’s trying

Paulinho

They’ve all been fucking terrible.

Wenger really is something.

Guns of SF

someone aim at their hands in the box get a penal

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Monreal an average journeyman who some supporters think is good,

How low our exptatcions have dropped

BillikenGooner

Seems very Arsenal that we got rid of our aerial threat, and now all we are doing is sending in cross after cross to no one and not shooting.

Ishola70

First defensive mistake by Koke

Not a good clearance inside his own penalty box

Berg

If anyone thinks thing will get better I wouldn’t hold my breath, not with the leech of an owner we have

E54_

This is light work for their defence.. we think we’re getting close but ATLETICO deal with these lame attacks all the time.. We need Quality, invention, Magic! Wheres our WORLD CLASS players?

TonyD

Victorious
Agreed but they are pressing high and attacking more than us not parking the bus.

Believe me I’m as gutted as you and everyone

HighburyLegend

We will bounce back this week end.

Coach 15

You

Zfree

Who said ATM parked the bus? It’s called getting men back and into shape. They have far more chances on the day.

Samesong

Any team that has Danny Welbeck in will never win anything.

OleGunner

Ohhh do get over yourself Victorious.
We’ve lost fair and square, not to some nebulous spirit of the game to make an entertaining semi.

Jesus.

gazzap

you feel we’ve had as many chances as they were going to allow us. We just didn’t want to take them. ie fucking shoot!! It’s not going to come fucking gift wrapped Arsenal!!

Tomtom

Typical Wenger performance.
Hateful man

gambon

Per Mertesacker article titled “We will learn from this” incoming….

Berg

Ramsay the captain. What a joke

HighburyLegend

Me ??

Marko

Tony not sure we’re watching same match,Athetico are horrible to the eyes,they’ve succeeded in making a potentially exciting match a bland affair.

Don’t you mean us you fucking idiot. One single shot all game and Atletico have succeeded in making it a boring match. Fans like you victorious

E54_

Once upon a time. A World Class Manager said “you’re only as good as your bench”

look at our flipping bench???

Tomtom

Welbeck is an utter fraud, I won’t be watching if that idiot is involved next season

leftsidesanch

Can the season just end tomorrow, what a miserable 9 month’s its been watching this lot.

Guns of Brixton

All over.

What crap.

What dross.

Uninspiring

E54_

Wenger. You failed. Thanks for the memories. Goodbye.

gazzap

Chambers MOTM BTW

WengerEagle

Both legs sum up AW’s last decade at the club.

First leg was basically the good times of Wengerball era with Cesc and company, dominate with a host of chances, fail to convert and get brutally punished by Atleti in the last few mins with their only sight at goal, coming from our howler of course.

Tonight on the other hand was just your typical tepid, limp and uninspired performance that we’ve become accustomed to in recent years, never once looked like scoring despite needing just ONE goal.

azed

I stopped watching from the 30th minute and it looks like I made the right decision.

Danny

Well wasn’t that fun?
Can’t wait for the new season to start.

HighburyLegend

“Who said ATM parked the bus? ”
Clitorious ??

kc

Th-The, Th-The, Th-Th That’s All Folks!

Alex Cutter

Bye bye Wengie!

Leave in shame, as you should.

Black Snake

Given the season is over can we just sack le cunt now?

WengerEagle

No European trophy for AW then, after 20 plus attempts.

TonyD

We all knew we wouldn’t get past AM but we held onto blind hope because we love the club.

I don’t know about you guys I don’t feel numb, just pissed off with Wenger and at least half the rubbish players who had no clue or passion to win.

HighburyLegend

@azed : beware, clitorious will think you are a false fan.

Chigooner

Samesong,

Danny has already won the champs league!

Elmo

Pretty much went to script.

At least one goal to any given opponent due to a defensive calamity, and not enough quality or decisiveness going forward to punish well drilled opposition.

We never looked like going through tonight.

Freddie Ljungberg

That was terrible, will affect the budget for next season and maybe the kind of players we can attract.

Maybe it was for the best so the board/Kroenke can’t pretend that we’re competitive and actually invest in both a great manager and in the squad. So much work to do over the summer…

Ishola70

No upset then. And it would have been an upset if Arsenal got through this tie.

Predictable outcome.

Atleti too muck know how and mentally stronger than Arsenal.

How good is Godin. Supreme defender.

Individually Xhaka had a decent match but we all know these type of games suit him better where the opponents are sitting back more.

Chambers did ok but would want to see more of him doing better on a consistent basis to lose my doubts about him

gambon

Actually really glad we didnt win tonight.

We dont deserve anything this season. I hope Burnley overtake us.

I dont want Wenger reinventing history and claiming he left a great team behind.

I dont want any of these players to stay at the club. Not a single one of them. Sell every single player apart from Aubameyang.

Arsene's Nurse

A deserving end to Wenger’s reign.

Benjamin

Soooo glad the cunt is gone, he didnt deserve his love story to end on a high! He should take Welbeck, Bellerin, Mustafi and Xhaka with him!

leftsidesanch

These absolutely useless lot couldn’t even be bothered to put in a shift for the one underachiever who’s given them a bly and they can’t even be bothered to make a new impression on whoever the new manager may be.

Bob

Please Wenger take this crap of wilshere and Ramsay with you

HillWood

Ze Specialist In Failure Exits In Failure

Elmo

So Ligue 1 get the extra CL spot then?

Chigooner

actually don’t think he made any appearances in europe but he was in the squad that year

TonyD

Season over, you can leave now Wenger. No point you hanging around any longer

salpardisenyc

Absolute nothing performance for Wengers swan song in Europe.
Ozil utterly pathetic beside Monreal and Bellerin.

Implications huge, no Champs league for new players/new manager.

Wenger argument for leaving club in better shape than when he took over limping out the door alongside him.

azed

@Highbury

F**k him. I’m currently at work so I was watching on my phone. There’s no way I’m getting a query because of Le fraud.

22 years, 2 European finals, 0 trophies, over a 100M made. Arsene scammed us.

useroz

Fuck off Wenger.

The team played exactly like you. Past it. No guile to win anymore.

Look at Ozil, Ramsey, Welbeck… pathetic

Defence was poor anyway. Sell most of ’em.

200m+ wage lol.

GoonerGaz

Bring on the new Arsenal please!

E54_

How many shots ON TARGET????

How many Subs used????

Marko

And that’s that then. Out on a whimper. Not surprising Wenger’a team’s have been poor away from home for years now. Zero fight for years now. Major changes needed this summer because there isn’t a manager in the world who can turn these fucks into anything halfway decent

Victorious

Moan-arko
You’re an idiot if you think they’re parking the bus. They’ve had the better chances and better possession. Only a MORON would think they’re parking the bus

get your head out from your ass and just maybe you’ll grasp my point,that a team is set out to park the bus doesn’t mean they wouldn’t create chance or play a bit,they just didn’t play like a home team would,you really are a prick with your ott hatred on everything Wenger,remove the blinkered glasses and reason like an objective fan,it works for me alright.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

That performance to Sunday was Cham n cheese
Sunday we wanted it

Yoot

Ishola70

This is officially the end of Wenger then.

No more meaningful matches left. End of the season can’t come quickly enough.

Two seasons now out of the CL and it needs to be addressed and some sort of clear out to occur or else a couple of seasons out of CL will end up multiple seasons out.

steve

Is there even any point in Wenger coaching the last three games?

Bob

Captain Jack Wilshire wad shit again tonight

Chigooner

gambon,

100% agree

The wage bill of this squad and the quality of this team tells you everything you need to know about just how past it wenger is. men v boys out there

leftsidesanch

We had more of the ball and only 1 shot on target?

E54_

TonyDMay 3, 2018    21:05:57

Season over, you can leave now Wenger. No point you hanging around any longer

//

exactly this! If its anyone else they leave now and the caretaker (Bould) takes over till end of season

james wood

And their talking about tickets making big money
for Wengers last home game.
Beggars belief.

GalaxyGooner

Gazidis has his work cut out for him this summer.
How he is going to clear out garbage players with world class contracts given to them by Wenger, I do not know .
I foresee tithe same difficulties we had getting rid of Bendthner, Denilson and co .
The easier ones first
No new contract for Wilshere and keep Ramsey on same wages . If he insists on more , then he can eff off.

Guns of SF

fuck wenger announce the new coach now, or say something to piss off this imbecile

Ishola70

Vic

No-one should care about your bitter ramblings.

We all knew what Atletico would do and it turned out predictable.

That you don’t like how they win is irrelevant.

They know how to win at the top level. Arsenal at this time do not.

Chigooner

had same amount of shots as we did subs i believe

Elmo

I guess with this result we should expect Zeljko Buvac to be appointed in the morning.

HighburyLegend

Is there any point in wenger coaching the last 10 years ??

Alex James

Awful. No passion again. Let Bouldie take over for the last few pointless games.

Berg

Did Ramasay get man of the match?

Hitman

Good riddance. The end. Thankfully.

steve

I was actually torn today. Do I want Wenger to go out on disgrace or do I want CL football for the new manager? I’m actually glad Wenger didn’t sign out in glory. He didn’t deserve that tbh.

luke

one shot on target…pathetic.

Guns of SF

Poor planning and poor team selection from Wenger. thats what made the mountain bigger to climb
Ozil dissapered and sulked
Ramsey?
Mikki had a shot!
xhaka had a shot!
Danny- please leave now
Defense – had more of the ball than our midfield-buffooons
Laca vanished- not getting the ball
this was just exasperating to watch

HighburyLegend

“And their talking about tickets making big money
for Wengers last home game.”

Around 1800£… victorious got one.

gazzap

this was lost last week in the first leg far more than it was lost tonight. should have easily been 1-0 last week probably 2-0.

WengerEagle

‘Is there even any point in Wenger coaching the last three games?’

You know how this goes mate, he wins the next 2 games and gets his Arsene Wenger day send-off with a win at Huddersfield. All the failures forgotten and he’s eulogised.

Ozil will probably bag a hat-rick of assists.

leftsidesanch

No point in Bouldie either, may as well have the chairs empty for the last few games of the season. I’d rather Burnley usurped us to 6th, no EL next year for us.

Marko

The performance summed up Arsenal under Arsene perfectly if we’re honest. All the hallmarks of Wenger on display. Aaron Ramsey was absolutely appalling all game but yet he lasted the whole 90 minutes not least because the options on the bench weren’t good enough (220 million in wages) but because he’s a favourite who must always play no matter what. Now before someone has a go at me or starts talking about Xhaka or Welbeck or Ozil Ramsey was worse don’t deflect just accept it

Victorious

‘Actually really glad we didnt win tonight.’

Stopped reading right here,actually can’t stand comments such as this,night night fellas.

leftsidesanch

Vic f*ck off you prat