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!
God that was awful. Why weren’t we peppering the goal at the end. Athletico just playing with us. What does bellend actually do? And where was ozil? Didn’t realise welbeck was playing till the 40th min when he fouled somebody. Useless
fellas… fellatio ??
Highbury
Thats the exact figure i heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rebR5V4G5GQ
Thank fuck Arsenal lost, Wenger doesn’t deserve to go out on any type of high.
Yep, it’s all about disgraceful money, right till the end.
Aren’t we in Europa again next season?
I can’t believe the crap that Savage was talking In commentary. He clearly has been blinded by all this possession none sense. There was a reason so man6 balls were over hit when the full backs got wide and that was because they were so solid , so well organised that the only option was a Hollywood ball. Did their keeper look troubled during the 90 minutes? One shot on target reflect on that .Jesus! Costa was far far too strong for verything he faced and Griezmann was pure class. Ozil is on how much a week.? He ain’t going… Read more »
You pay that much to watch that dross and to celebrate a manager that hasn’t been even slightly relevant for a decade that’s on you
@Same
If we remain in our current league position I think we are
Professional, direct, calculated.
That was Lightwork for Atletico.
I’d be looking to shift Ozil on for whatever we can recoup from him after the back 5 has been sorted.
Terra
Beating a dead horse here, but Ozil as our highest paid player is a huge problem. He should be sold this summer to fund a rebuild.
what bugs me the most I think is the lack of a game plan from wenger.
biggest game of his life, and seems like we had no plan at all.
I can imagine wenger hyping the arsenal way to his players and doing NO scouting, video, or chalkboard with the team
rubbish as they say in the UK
I cant wait for next season…. Im so done
Thankyou Ivan. You took your sweet time doing it but Thankyou!
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.
They dominated us you idiot. They played the better football they were better can you not grasp that you clown
And that, as they say, is that. No great turnaround, no last hoorah, no final gesture – just more of the same old same old. So far but no farther. Anyway, we all knew that playing Athletico for 80 minutes against 10 men and only scoring 1 goal didn’t bode well. I’m glad it’s over. It’s like the long prison sentence has come to an end and freedom beckons. Roll on new manager (no cheap shit please) and roll on new season.
Sal I bought that cd single
Played it on the night we won a euro trophy 1994
Class
Doubt anyone else is nutty/desperate enough to pay 30 year old Ozil £350,000 a week.
New manager needs to teach these guys about the fundamentals of football.
Ozil was a total puss, Bellerin and Rambo are easily sellable this summer, we don’t have a GK worth their salt.
Outdone by a team that all knew what they needed to do, and were willing. Biggest loss from this comes in the summer plans, restricts money further.
“Professional, direct, calculated.That was Lightwork for Atletico.”
So… they didn’t park the bus ?? I’m shocked.
Guns,
It seems that way because there is no game plan. At least not anything you or I could come up with ourselves. It’s a joke. Of course defense is a shambles but you can see in attack the players have no idea what theyre doing. Thank fuck that’s over.
Jenas pisses me off but he was absolutely right there. It looks like Arsenal were doimg bits, getting close, but Atleticonwere in complete control. They know how to defend. They don’t panic. And when the final ball came in.. THEY DEALT WITH IT!
RSPC
Haha excellent! … to better Arsenal days brother.
Leftside
We have no chance of shifting Ozil for the rest of his career.
Absolutely no-one would pay a transfer fee and £350k pw wages. The only way we could move him would be on a free transfer, along with subsiding his wages by perhaps £150k pw.
ozil is a mercenary
held us hostage
when he didnt want to play he had the “flu”
stupid….. im so sick of him.
we got this all wrong today….. we needed to attack yet were not even fluid enough to get more than 5 SOG
credit atletico too… they are a great defensive unit
Chi
The wage he is on no one is going to take him for the type of fee that would re build an outdoor shit house it certainly wouldn’t fund a rebuild of a team at any level above my grandsons under 11 team!
We should be looking to sell Ozil for 5M.
CC,
Agree. I’d like to see what Bellerin can do with new manager but the whole team needs a rebuild. We do have one legit piece in Auba.
Huge suspense in the other semi…
fuck thats what ugly pragmatic football is but it sure is effective
Still not so sure about Simeone taking over…
well then again I cant see him coming here
Sal
Meant to say you and old Danny boy did a slick jobbie job on Pedro’s podcast the other day, made for smooth listening.
HighburyLegendMay 3, 2018 21:21:09
“Professional, direct, calculated.That was Lightwork for Atletico.”
So… they didn’t park the bus ?? I’m shocked.
/
What Wenger boys call ‘park the bus’ Professionally coached teams with Intelligent managers call.. Organisation.
Simeone put Wenger over the barrel, Correa sub killed it. Bold move that.
Terra,
That’s true. Sell him for 10m and use that 350k for three players that are good instead of one that’s a complete joke of a footballer
We saw once again the difference between a team who are well organised and defend properly and our shower who were far too often out of position. Our full backs are clueless. Surely you don’t send both full backs upfield at the same time and leave us constantly exposed at back. However, the real question I would ask is why we are still playing Ospina in goal? His performance when Costa scored replicated exactly what he did against Man Utd. Out in no man’s land and falls over. A top goalkeeper in that situation would make himself as large as… Read more »
Respect what Simeone is doing. Actually hugely impressive considering he’s in league with Barca and Real.
That being said I’ll pass on him for Arsenal
Ozil can go to serie a
thats where he belongs…. with a Genoa or Fiorentina or something like that
Some, have called Wenger our best manager as some have done since his announcement.
Based on this season’s performance alone this is an absolute travesty.
Remember Man United won this tournament last season.
Merci Arsene? Oh please, this is nothing but sycophantic emotionalism.
No longer good enough — that is the real measure of Wenger’s legacy.
Be careful what we wish for we were continually told — anyone wish for this?!?
Thank goodness he is soon to be gone. Couldn’t happen soon enough.
Has Wenger started with his excuses yet!?!
Possible penalty shoot-out here if anyone is interested…
wenger is gone i keep reminding myself of that. its the only thing that makes me happy in this decade of decline
I hope Ivan gets the right man and opens up the checkbook. Sell 80% of the players please
“Wenger started with his excuses yet!?!”
We showed our mental strength.
Chi
No one is going to pay £10 mill for him. His wage is the killer . As someone said earlier he would have to go on a free with Arsenal stumping up a big chunk of his wage.
From back to front the bulk of that team will be at Arsenal next season they are paid too much and whilst they are simply not good enough Arsenal do not have enough resources to first move then on and secondly replace them
Puts a bit of pressure on the club to get a new appointment over the line, no EL distractions now.
Who’s next Ivan? Stan?
As I thought, Costa scored against us. He is Drogba Mark 2 as far as we’re concerned.
Good riddance
To be honest with any top manager who could be afraid of coming, there is a hell of a job to do, a complete rebuild.
Marseille v Atletico Final it is then.
*to be fair
Why on earth was Miki on the bench? How many times were passes into attacking positions pulled back rather than put in the box? Let’s not dissect Bellerin’s defending for the goal (and Ospina was on his knees before the ball legt Costas foot). Seriously 8 first team players tonight should be shitting themselves. For once I thought Mustafi had a decent game!
Sunday will be unbearable and from now until the end of Wenger with those same players who weren’t bothered tonight putting up their faux tributes. Let your feet do the talking.
Despite the complete mess wenger left behind him, the akbs hails his legacy, unbelievable…
So much for my lucky omen shirt today. Oh well. my 7 year old boy has practice today in 2 hours, and he will continue to wear that old vintage Arsenal shirt…. someday some kids in his generation will grow up to power this team to glory again. Heck he even plays with more heart than most of these idiots…
It’s not just Costa though, how many players have tormented us currently active in the Prem? Off the top of the head I can think of:
Firmino
Kane
Carroll
Rooney
Long
Aguero
leftside
DROGBA
I could add a lot more to that Guns, I mean currently plying their trade in the prem today though.
yes misread the post
Hope the interviewer asks som proper questions
Hazard, Crouchy…
“Hope the interviewer asks som proper questions”
Why didn’t you leave earler ??
Drogba easily the worst over the years followed by Rooney.
Messi in Europe.
Honourable mentions to that little prick Stelios the Bolton winger who used to dick us around, Abdoulaye Faye too used to be a constant nuisance.
*earlier
RVP scored on us a few times I remember
And Kevin Davies, goes without saying.
Keown giving Ozil and absolute shower on BT sport now.
And with that think we can now close the book on the Ozil vs Erikson argument
Bent used to get us a few times as well
Pretty much what’s killed the club’s medium term prospects is the last couple of years of recruitment and contract management under Wenger. If that had been taken out of Wenger’s hands in 2015 or 2016, we wouldn’t be in such a difficult position right now. We’d probably still be 6th under a terrible manager, but we wouldn’t be completely fked with a huge wage bill of old, soft, non-performing players with no re-sale value, with most of the proceeds of the flab in the squad already spent. With tonight’s result, I don’t think we’ll be back in the CL for… Read more »
Akbs really are a sick twisted deranged bunch.
why would wenger coach the last three games steve he’s not coached for about ten years now
Pointless, comfortable complacent.
In my mind, these three words describe the second half of the Wenger years. What a shame for a man who was a winner, genius and an innovator in his first 8 years.
Right now we have nothing to do in the CL anyway.
Our midfield will not cut it next year. No way. Auba and Laca will leave before anything else…. they are simply not quick enough or skilled enough.
ditto the defense
We need speed on the wings and creativity and players who understand defensive work
T’en more days remaining. That is the positive.
Van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo and Park loved scoring against us as well.
Results don’t lie…. Wenger made this bed, let him lie in it. Hopefully the stench of mediocrity will keep him away from us forever.
He is getting the send off he deserves.
@Tippitappi
“why would wenger coach the last three games steve he’s not coached for about ten years now”
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Haha true. I hope Wenger gets booed at the Burnley game.
Just when you thought there wasn’t anything else of concern and you’ve Burnley needing to be put away or as they have jus5 reminded qualifying games for the EUROPA league will be in around 80 days and at a time Whalen any players who are at the WC will still be on holiday
Ozil is a fucking fraud. Such a limited static player. He can pick out a pass when he has acres of space and lots of time. Useless otherwise. Can’t get by his man with dribbling skills. Gives up easily. Get rid!
How many players have tormented us?
Don’t forget all the keepers who would suddenly have worldlies when we rolled into town, despite playing like shite up until then…
Ozil has no excuses. So much rest., not injured. NO FLU
just fucking lame
Steve you are right…. static and can pass when given time and space
Slow,,,, Madrid saw this and bailed on him when they could
22 YEARS !!!!
NO EUROPEAN TROPHY
KEEP GLORIFYING HIM
the reason certain players always score against us is nothing was ever done about it on the training field or coaching a plan to prevent it wenger was a real lazy ‘coach’
Connor McNamara said on 5-Live that Atletico Madrid have had to do exactly the same as Arsenal, re moving to a new stadium, and yet they’ve remained competitive, finishing above neighbours Real in La Liga this year, recently been in two CL finals, and won multiple Europa League trophies. So how or what exactly is Wenger being measured against, and what will it take for all those who still defend the indefensible to see that he really is and has been a very ordinary manager who has been ridiculously over-indulged during the whole of Arsenal’s time at the Emirates. His… Read more »
lol auberjune…
Just when victorious has left the building, sighs…
Ozil knew that no big teams were after him in the Winter and exploited the Sanchez dillema to his gain.
Now, we are stuck with him.
We either find a coach to bench his sorry ass or make him a world beater
If he cannot perform, sit his ass down. Great motivation for the other players.
He is the perfect Wenger player..inconsistent potential, spoiled and soft
“The mess he leaves behind will take years to fix”
Unfortunately, Highbury will never be “fixed”.
Wenger was given more of a difficult time in the interview with ITV. Asked whether the best team won, whether the result vindicated his sacking, and how far behind the leading teams he was leaving the club. Obviously he avoided answering, but did say that the best team didn’t progress.
Oh look that daft akb cunt Aubergine is here.
“No wonder you work in a call centre you dopey cunt”
Call centre? Dude I’m a goat herder.
Now go wank to Ozil poster.
“Connor McNamara said on 5-Live that Atletico Madrid have had to do exactly the same as Arsenal, re moving to a new stadium, and yet they’ve remained competitive, finishing above neighbours Real in La Liga this year, recently been in two CL finals, and won multiple Europa League trophies…”
Never let actual facts and reality get in the way of blind and pointless devotion.
Speaking of Ozil
https://twitter.com/mrjakehumphrey/status/992163246063964161
*your
azed it sounded funnier without the your
Hilarious listening to a Spud being schooled by the Sports Bar.
“Arsene Wenger has won more trophies in the past three years than you have in the past twenty.”
Lol.
We’ve had a bad trophyless season.
Spare a thought for poor Spuds, this is the norm for them.
I can’t think of another manager in world football who has been given a free ride for as long as Wenger, or who has cost a major club vast fortunes for giving so little in return.
I bet none of AM’s players are on £350k a week, but they don’t tolerate passengers like Arsenal bend over backwards to accommodate, they’re a proper football club with genuine ambition.
So many frauds.. so so many frauds. They can all go except the new guys. All the rest have had their chance to prove us all wrong. They had the years, the Elite facilities, the huge wages and most of all they had the complete backing of the manager.
They failed.
Highbury
What the fuck are you on about
The current Arsenal are so weak and backward thinking in their whole football approach it’s scary.
Interesting Jenas argument about Ozil…. for about a minute I could see his arguing. However, any star player has to do the other things, the dirty work, the put the team on your back and make something happen. He is too one dimensional if he cannot do that. We do not need a great assist giver – only against shit teams and with lots of time and space. This team needs fighters and Ozil is not one of them. Shit, Henry would make tackles too…. Yes he has shit around him but for 350K, the entire world expects more. His… Read more »
I find that Ozil likes to be the one the killer through ball, or pass in the box for a goal…. fuck that! He needs to also be making runs into the box and getting open for shots…. the team defers to him plenty of times outside the box to “make something happen”
Too predictable. He needs to work harder off the ball on offense and defense