Arteta hype kicks up a gear

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We’ve moved into the final stretch of the hiring process.

Well, that’s what people will have you believe.

The internet at this point is a massive guessing game. Everyone wants to be the person that announced #WelcomeMikel. I’d take all of the nonsense with a very large pinch of salt. It’s clear that now there’s a favourite, and people are just looking at that and making educated guesses so they can say they landed there first.

I’ve no doubt Mikel is front of the queue at this time, but I have my doubts that he’s signed, sealed and delivered.

We’ll see though, the embarrassing desperation people have to be seen as ITK is quite incredible.

One article that really did get my back up was the one doing the rounds on Goal.com. Again, clearly there aren’t many journo’s who have an inside line on this deal, the club are playing their cards close to their chest on this one, so that either leads to people saying little or simply making it up.

Goal went all in, stating that not only had Arteta been hired, he was actively culling coaching staff and was responsible for the firing Head of Medical Services, Colin Lewin. Because he didn’t like him!

I went on a bit of rampage about this story yesterday, and they’ve changed it. It was really sloppy journalism that was sensationalising a manager who likely hasn’t even signed on yet.

Just to be clear. The new manager will have ZERO say on the clubs choice for medical services unless we’re hiring an elite manager with the qualifications to have a valid opinion. The club did not get rid of an all-conquering manager, simply to replace him with another all-conquering manager. Outside that, does anyone really think someone desperate for a new role would be making demands to sack a well-liked club medic as his first port of call, based on feelings? It’d not only be daft, it’d be incredibly petty.

The person in charge of firing anyone in the performance arm of the business is Darren Burgess. I’m not sure of exact reporting lines, but my guess is he’ll be feeding directing into Raul. The Spanish Sporting Director type figure will be in control of that side of the club. He’ll likely be responsible for hiring in the coaches. Our new manager will likely have a selection of names he can bring with him, but the team will be small. The club need to own the setup, so when a manager goes, he doesn’t bring the whole backroom staff with him.

Sven will also have his own group of staff that report into him, I’d guess mostly scouts and maybe some data analysts.

The club is moving towards a new model, and that’s been clear from last October. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, we’ve been writing about how proper clubs build out their infrastructures and we appear to be following a more modern path of decentralised power.

I find it really poor that when your one job is writing about football, you still can’t get it right.

One person who does get it right is David Ornstein, he wrote yesterday that the deal isn’t done yet, and there’s still an outside hope that Allegri is in the running. He also made note that all candidates will have been told of the transfer targets, and have agreed with them. As someone pointed out, when you’re looking for a new job, you’re unlikely to say, ‘fuck that mate, those names are shite.’ The rumours are we’re looking at a centre back, a holding midfielder and a world class keeper.

Another agenda item I want to quash is that the club knew they were going to hire Arteta, they’ve just gone through the process of speaking to people for the sake of it. Firstly, we haven’t hired anyone yet, secondly, I think that’s another guess from people disappointed in the prospect of hiring in a manager they know nothing about.

Remember this, United have hired 3 exceptionally experienced manager. Two out and out winners. One being Jose Mourinho. They’ve spent £600m and they’re still shite, finishing a mile off the top of the table, playing garbage football, getting knocked out of the CL by Ben Yedder, not knowing how to play with Sanchez, Lukaku and Paul Pogba. A ‘big name’ is a feeling of security, it’s not a guarantee off success.

Anyway, a fairly short post today. I’ll be back tomorrow, in the meantime, just remember, 16-year-olds on Twitter do not have a direct line into the club, insiders have been so off the mark the whole way through this process, so take their exclusives with a pinch of bollocks, and don’t believe anything that says people are already being fired by a manager who hasn’t been signed.

SEE YOU LATER x

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Ishola70

I don’t think Campbell or Adams would be suitable.

Campbell is too introvert and Adams is too far up his own arse now after beating addiction. Nothing worse than a ex-addict thinking the world is all about himself.

Now Bergkamp would be a good idea.

useroz

“I just hope our decision is not based on people’s ego and persona battles.”

It is, mate. That’s sad but…

* the useless old fools on the Board know nothing about football

* Gazidis our experienced Chief Entertainment Officer (CeO) had fought and won a battle and is busting his guts to consolidate. No way the snake would cede any powers to the manager/head coach.

Ishola70

Why not Keown?

He was praised for his involvement and input when Arsenal reached the CL final.

Although some of these guys prefer the easier task of Tv punditry now.

Leedsgunner

Fekir apparently close to a Liverpool move. Uggh, it would be a shame if we couldn’t replicate the Fekir Lacazette partnership…

He would be a able replacement for Wilshere and bring out the best in Lacazette and a brilliant first signing of intent for the post Wenger era.

Pierre

Ishola
” Adams is too far up his own arse now after beating addiction. Nothing worse than a ex-addict thinking the world is all about himself.”

With stupid comments like that ,I would say the only person who is”too far up his own arse ” is you …

Ishola70

Oh Pierre bless.

Again fans taking offence at comments on players.

I have the utmost respect as Adams as a football player and what he done and achieved at the club but we were talking about suitability of being a top coach at Arsenal and I don’t think Adams is suitable. He very much fits the ex-addict caricature of me, me, me.

How about Merson? lol

Pierre

Sanchez leaves Arsenal for United and playing with no confidence, struggling to make an impact , and is now a shadow of his former self even though he played under an Arsenal manager who is considered on here as …….

Mhkitataryan leaves United for Arsenal and is now looking like the player of 2 seasons ago , creating and scoring chances , playing with confidence and that was under an Arsenal manager who is considered on here as ………

Victorious

think everybody need to calm down and give this new structure a chance for success or at least the benefit of doubt on why we want Arteta as the man in charge .. laughable to see so many so called ‘ITK’ on legrove passing on opinions like they know more than those who are privy make decisions of what might take us back to the top level. surely they understand the current apathy in the fan base and how hungry the fans are for success,we’ve sunk so low that the only way now is looking up and see what happens,your… Read more »

Moray

There’s definitely a new generation of managers out there. Guardiola is the most accomplished example so far. These managers are comfortable coaching and motivating well remunerated spoilt kids, they understand the physical pressures of the game at the top end these days as well as the analytics needed to find an advantage. At their best they also, importantly, are capable of creating teams which can adjust tactics in flight and adjust to differing opponents. Arteta may be one of this new generation and I suspect this is what Gazidis is banking on. The hope is that he makes up in… Read more »

Pierre

Victorious
That why they should change from being wobs to knobs ( know nothing only bullshit )

The crap they come out with is amazing …

Redtruth

Sanchez is suffering from Wengeritis a debilitating condition which affects a players ability to score goals.

Redtruth

Victorious.

Fans are not going down the path of blind loyalty again.
We tried that trick before and failed miserably resulting in 10 wasted years.

Redtruth

Whoever takes charge needs to prove to the fans that he’s up to the job.
No giving him time bollocks…

Ishola70

True though that Arteta hasn’t got that much to improve on really.

Arsenal are at their lowest ebb for many years lagging behind badly in a top six league.

So all fans will get behind him and see what he can provide.

Also true though that there are unquestioning fans. They remind me of the Kings courtiers who daily washed their masters feet.

Uwot?

It looks as if the f***ng mickey mousers are going nab “fekir” why the f* aren’t we all over that? Thought we were interested.we don’t need to wait for a new manager for that do we?afc going backwards as per usual.theyve also got nobby Keita lined up for next season.another player we should have been all over.

Jeff

Maybe my suggestions on here in the past that Mickey Mouse would do a better job than Wenger has been taken literally by the members of the board. But of course they realised that was just a joke so after giving the matter very careful consideration they settled on the closest possible alternative which was Arteta.

Redtruth

Managers are two-a-penny and are hired and fired.
What matters is the Club not a Manager..

Redtruth

Why would any sane fan get behind son of Wenger.
The nightmare continues: Invasion of the body snatchers.
The protests must resume immediately.

TR7

No surprise Arsenal missed out on top 4 the two seasons Santi was out injured

https://youtu.be/99x-5-DBD3o

SUGA3

Mickey Mouse was considered, but then it turned out he had some temper issues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83kwNkSXtU

Ishola70

Santi Cazorla worked because he had adequate back up defensively in Coquelin.

If Cazorla would have been paired up with Xhaka not much difference.

Still suffering defensively.

Gunner2301

My analysis on the Sanchez situation. I believe the problem with sanchez is he struggles with structure. He didnt fit Barcelonas style even though he had a successul season there. When he left Danny Alves said you cant only be a great player at barca you need to be able to play in that structure. This is what he struggled with and Pep who brought him in had left so he was the natural fall guy to bring in suarez who was a similar player. So he comes to Arsenal and hes largely able to play anywhere up front and… Read more »

Victorious

“That why they should change from being wobs to knobs ( know nothing only bullshit )
The crap they come out with is amazing …”

Exactly Pierre,looks to me the set of fans most enthusiastic of getting Wenger out are still same fans not willing to give the new manager a chance,so what is it exactly they want?

almost like they really weren’t against Wenger really but just being pompous ‘knobs’ who now hate the club cos of Wenger.

TR7

Sanchez was losing his mojo even at Arsenal but many thought it was due to his lack of motivation and contract issues. His best days are behind him. He was a tad overrated anyway.

Gunner2301

Victorious

What position do you think Wenger left us in?

TheBayingMob

VictoriousMay 20, 2018 09:39:19 “That why they should change from being wobs to knobs ( know nothing only bullshit ) The crap they come out with is amazing …”Exactly Pierre,looks to me the set of fans most enthusiastic of getting Wenger out are still same fans not willing to give the new manager a chance” Again, bullshit and painting everyone with one brush to suit your agenda. I’ve wanted Wenger out in a linear and increasing sliding scale of distaste for the man from 2008 ish onwards, to the point where I even felt the fanfare the greedy cold cunt… Read more »

Gunner2301

TR7

I understand what you mean. I think he could still be a player if he can play his way. I prefer players who.can do a job for the team. Different games require different things of players and they need the intelligence to play differently when required.

The impact of Pep recommending Arteta and everyone getting on board with it means if he wanted Sanchez, who are we to say hes overrated? 🙂

Gunner2301

TBM

Well said that man.

Worse comes to the worst we can sack him, which will be a novel idea. I like that weve been relieved of the Arsene is bigger than the club syndrome.

loyika

The proof in all of this will be in the eating. We will all see how united or divided we are firstly when whomever (seems it will be Mikel) is announced and there after following the results of the first half of the season.

Eitherways unless we pull off a “Leicester” I doubt Citeh, United or Pool will be worried about the goings on at N5.

We are basically turning over a new page and starting from scratch. (somewhat) Lets all hope for the best and deal with whatever comes our way.

China

Actually victorious the fan-club relationship is supposed to be symbiotic. If fans feel the club doesn’t support them, they are under no obligation to grin and bare it. The frustration and lack of United was we’re seeing now stems from two things: 1) arteta is very much a left field solution at a time when we need major improvements. It might work, but you can’t exactly blame people for having major reservations 2) before we can give anyone the benefit of the doubt, it’s nornally a given that they have to prove themselves. Certainly in Ivan’s case it took him… Read more »

Redtruth

The board are clearly hiring Son of Wenger, a yes man, someone who will continue to do the bare minimum lol….joke club joke fans..

Redtruth

Any manager worth his salt and ambition would refuse the Arsenal gig which is why we are left with no credible candidate other than the joke on offer.

Redtruth

If Conte is sacked it will show the FA Cup.is not a significant trophy

useroz

If rumours are to be believed, Keown had helped coach the team that reached CL final without conceding a single goal. When the media started talking Keown’s contribution, he was promptly ousted by the tyrant. I am all for Keown back in there and drill some steel and ArsenAL values into the babies. Wenger did not hire Cech’s long time Chelsea keeping coach and preferred his loyal friend. Frankly if money is tight get his old coach in to rejuvenate Cech who could .be our second keeper for couple of years. A bonus if Cech agrees to reduced wages? It’s… Read more »

Graham62

TBM Well said. The likes of Victorious/A14/Pierre(The 3 stooges), have their own set agenda. They seem to think that now that Wenger has gone, all WOB’s want perfection. I’m more than happy to have Arteta. No one knows what will happen. As you said, it “might be a disaster or it might be genius”. The fact that Wenger’s disruptive ways are dead and buried though, makes me far happier. Like yourself, I look forward to the changes, no matter who steps in. I can now relax, enjoy the WC and, for the first time in nearly ten years, have no… Read more »

Paulinho

Sanchez is simply not that good. I stated his strengths and weaknesses from day one, and it always only a matter of time before the weight of trying to overcome those limitations became all-pervading, and eventually those weaknesses would supersede his strengths on the pitch in terms of impact on a match. That’s what we are seeing now. He can’t do the same old one pony trick of cutting in and shooting, and now the complete lack of substance to the rest of his game is being exposed. It was always there to see for anyone objective enough to see… Read more »

Graham62

After the Royal Wedding, we should all be a bit more tolerant and upbeat about things.

What a great occasion.

Redtruth

One step.forward and two steps back.
Sacking Wenger and then hiring his clone is fucking ridiculous lol lol.lol lol.lol lol

Jim Lahey

@TR7 –

My favourite Arsenal player post invisibles, so sad to see him leave.

Graham62

RT

Clone? Where’s the proof?

Just because Arteta played under Wenger and has been endorsed by the man, doesn’t mean he is a “clone”.

I hated Wenger with a passion and most of that passion was based on his disrespect and condescending arrogance towards us at fans.

Don’t paint Arteta with the same brush, especially when you know absolutely nothing about him.

Redtruth

Cazorla was an on his day player which rules him out from being a valued player..

Guns of Hackney

Red truth Surely any employee is technically a “yes man”. What makes you think Allegri would be a complete maverick who went his own way…and why would that be good? We’ve just got rid of a man who listened to no one. Where did that get us? Grow up. If you are employed by someone, you answer to them. Got it? It’s the way things have always been. If you don’t like the possible Arteta appointment, go and spout your one liners at another club. It’s starting to grate that everyone thinks Arteta is a Wenger clone. What does that… Read more »

London gunner

Problem with the argument that its Ok to hire Arteta because anything better is wenger is that its a nonsense argument. We want to be a top club again nit a slightly better club than what we are now. Where is the ambition from some of you fans.? We should be demanding the top quality next level is the next level type of managerial signing as the sooner we get in an elite manager the sooner we are likely to get back in contention with the great clubs of Europe. Come on guys let’s aim higher than the Arteta he… Read more »

Graham62

RT

The way I look at it, with Wenger gone, it’s a hundred steps forward.

Let’s see what happens.

Redtruth

Graham

Enlighten me, what is his football philosophy ?

Guns of Hackney

London gunner

Why haven’t arsenal signed Messi or Ronaldo or Neymar or Bale or Pogba?

Answer that and you’ll have your answer re Arsenal’s manager appointment.

It bothers me that so many people don’t get it.

Guns of Hackney

Graham

Do not address RT until he steps up and answers my question.

RT stop evading.

Graham62

London gunner

Point taken, but who’s to say that Arteta isn’t the man?

Wenger set the club so far back over recent seasons. We need to go back to the basics and start afresh. If it’s going to be Arteta, then give him a chance.

We are not as great a club as some of you think we are. Wenger’s actions and ways over the past decade set us back a long way. Arteta saw this for himself.

He may be exactly what the club needs.

Redtruth

Where’s the direction and vision in hiring an unknown quantity….answers on a postcard, please.

Graham62

GOH

Okie Dokie.

Guns of Hackney

This is the crux of the problem. The majority of people on here think we are at Real Madrid levels of size and wealth. We are the sixth placed team in our league, our European kudos is laughable and the talent we do have is…not very good.

Get your head out of the sand and start realising that our club is not as important as you think it is.

Jim Lahey

In my own opinion how I would like to see our summer go. Already gone: Santi Cazorla – No Fee Per Mertesacker – No Fee Must Go: David Ospina – 2m Jack Wilshere – 10m Alex Iwobi – 5m Danny Welbeck – 10m Carl Jenkinson – 2m Total = 29m Can Go: Shkodran Mustafi – 15m Mohamed Elneny – 10m Lucas Pérez – 10m J. Campbell – 5m Total = 40m So 5 players that NEED to go could bring in around £30m + about £250k+ a week on wages and 4 more players that can leave and bring in… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Red

We’re waiting. I’ve called you out. Come on big mouth, get your answer out there.

Stop the one liners and actually write something we can get our teeth into.

Graham62

Are DB10/TH14/PV5 Wenger clones?

Of course it doesn’t make sense.

Sorry GOH.

Redtruth

The Wenger clone talks a good game just like his predecessor.

Graham62

Anyone who knows anything about Football, are well aware that AFC have become the laughing stock of the world game over the past decade.

Christ, even my 87 year old Mother- in- law, who’s legally blind, knows it!

Redtruth

The Wenger clone was a shit player who had no.positional sense and had no.leadeship qualities to influence a game.

And now we are supposed to take on board a manager who as a player was bereft of vision and tactics while on the field of play …lol joke club joke fans

Guns of Hackney

Maradona was IMO the greatest player of all time. Where are his managerial credentials?

Does being a great player automatically mean you are a great manager?

Mindless.

London gunner

Guns of Hackney and Graham 62 Guns you like to falsely represent people’s arguments I never said we are going to be the next real Madrid and I’m not asking us to sign Pep as a manager or any other nonsensical move. I’m just asking us to sign a tried and tested experienced manager and better yet one a manager whose one some type of honours and trophies. Jardim is a key example and is definitely a manager we could have poached. Graham62 The thing is I wouldn’t have minded Arteta if the club was on a stable footing and… Read more »

Redtruth

So the powers that be at Arsenal sent the Wenger clone off to Man City to learn under Guardiola the art of football forgetting Guardiola spent a fortune for Man City to reach the summit lol

Marko

Reports Arteta wants control over transfers…It’s all just an endless cycle until you die really. Sure fuck it give him what he wants just be done with it

HillWood

Ishola
Unless he has conquered his fear Bergkamp won’t fly anywhere
Remember all his epic journeys across Europe by train or car?

Redtruth

Arsenal will continue to be less important if they appoint a bargain basement manager.

China

The irony of the situation is that apologists tried for years to shift blame towards Ivan, Kroenke the board for major demise of our club.

Now they’re asking us to trust these very same people who they’ve been blaming for years.

For anyone who is so quick to put their faith in people who have typically done a dismal job spanning a solid decade, I have a bridge to sell you

LINP

It is a good thing that the club takes its time to hire the next manager. The person who is hired will most likely get the full support of the club. I want him to instill discipline and get ride of all the dead woods.
As fans I want all of us to give him full support and be patient. The AKB and WOB should become Arsenal support clubs.

Gunner2301

Guns Surely any employee is technically a “yes man”. I don’t think we necessarily have to see it this way. A good example is Pochetino he’s done well his stock is high he’s in demand. If he were a yes man he’d just continue on as he is underinvestment, low wage bill, unable to mount a serious challenge, threat of having to sell his best players looming. But what he’s done is he’s using his standing to put pressure on Levy to provide funds. He says Spuds have to be brave (not the bullshit brave Gazidis is talking about). He… Read more »

Freddie Ljungberg

Jim Lahey All those valuations are way too low in todays market, except Wilsheres, we’ll get 0 for him if he leaves. Iwobi is homegrown and young with a long contract, we would get significantly more for him if we wanted to sell, I don’t mind keeping him as backup though, we have no one else on the wing even if we buy another winger. You forgot Xhaka, he is in the first category for me if we want to improve. We could get 100m just selling underperformers to increase our budget. Xhaka, Welbeck, Mustafi, Chambers and Ospina and the… Read more »

S. Asoa

Arsenal Board are SENILE OLD FARTS messed up all these years collecting their pay without responsibility.
Arteta might succeed on a remote chance, but Leonardo Jardim is well within budget ( buyable) ,works on a budget, can do tactics, discipline. With our lot of spoiler babies at AFC is a no-brainer.

Gunner2301

S.Asoa

The argument against making that appointment will be his English isn’t good enough and we need someone who can communicate with the players or it’s better for someone who knows the Club. Forgetting about Contes English for instance. An excuse will always be found not to do the obvious.

Marko

Courtois thinks Chelsea who finished 5th and won the FA Cup needs to spend big this summer to compete with City next season also said he’ll discuss his future after the world cup perhaps to force them a little, Meanwhile at Arsenal reports of a 50 million budget…oh and. when our two best players tried to force us to be better we got rid of the better one and got worse

Jim Lahey

@Freddie Ljungberg – “Iwobi is homegrown and young with a long contract, we would get significantly more for him if we wanted to sell, I don’t mind keeping him as backup though, we have no one else on the wing even if we buy another winger.” I think anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes watching the guy play would conceded that £5m is more than a fair price for him. I have set his value at what I believe would be reasonable for a Championship side to pay for him, which is his level. “You forgot Xhaka, he… Read more »

Jim Lahey

Has anyone else had the situation where they have typed a paragraph or two, posted it only the have the post rejected because a word within the paragraphs contains the letters J O E in sequence…. like say Jo.el Campbell…

Pedro, could you please post a section where all banned words can be viewed.

Jim Lahey

@Marko

A different time, a different king…. hopefully!

Marko

Liverpool are not fucking about they already have one of the signings of the summer wrapped up in Naby Keita and are apparently close to singing Anderson Talisca and Canal+ in France say Fekir is 99% done. Thats the thing with hiring a top manager they demand more they attract top players too

Freddie Ljungberg

I’m not a fan of Iwobi at all, I think it’s a high priority getting a winger so I don’t have to watch him start every week. At the same time we sold 3 wingers in the last year and replaced them with Mikhi. We have no backup. Nelson and Welbeck are the backup wingers now. With a new winger and if we sold welbeck and Iwobi we would have Nelson being the backup on both flanks, hardly ideal. Iwobi is a starter for Nigeria and does well for them so hopefully there’s something in there. Of the 2 I… Read more »

manager vacancy

For what’s it’s worth Henry winter feels arteta will be to soft for arsenal , now I’ve not much time for the media’s opinion but any comment like that at the moment worrys me The last thing I want at this club is another comfort manager , I’m sick to death of comments from players saying “wenger was like a father to me ” and ” wenger made me a man ” , I want the new manager to walk in the dressing room and let the players know that easy street is no longer an option or give them… Read more »

Jim Lahey

@Freddie Ljungberg

“I think it’s a high priority getting a winger so I don’t have to watch him start every week.”

I think we need to see who takes over at the club and how they will set the team out before we decided what our priorities are.

Jim Lahey

@Marko –

Never thought I would see the day where I am jealous of Liverpool… it feels unclean..

HighburyLegend

“Reports Arteta wants control over transfers”
As a wenger clone, it seems pretty normal that he ask for having the same power.

By the way, why the board’s pussies are still waiting for the official announcement ?? Are they afraid of something ?? (lol)

Dissenter

Liverpool are really operating like a big. club these days. They are bringing in top quality players and Klopp,is using the academy to bring up youth players that can challenge the top signings.

French tabloids are reporting that the Fekir deal is 99.9% done.

Moray

“We would also be fools to let Fekir go to the scousers, with him and Keita they’re they’re right up there with City next season.” Haha we can’t rival Liverpool if they’re in for a player. They’re about to win the Chanpions League again and have a well respected manager as well as a dynamic, well drilled team. There’s a reason we’re signing players who are personally linked with our chief scout and DoF. Arsenal are not much of a draw these days. We have a Long history and a home in London but little else to attract ambitious players.… Read more »

Marc

The comments on here are a joke. All of a sudden Arteta is a Wenger clone – where the fuck did that come from?

Every single negative story in a paper is treated as 100% true but a story that paints a positive view is completely dismissed.

Fact is no one outside of the inner circle at the club know what’s going on.

No wonder the conspiracy idiots out there make such a good living.

Dissenter

Fekir is headed to Liverpool.
Can you imagine a combination of Mane, Fekir, Firmino and Fekir in front of a midfield that includes Naby Keita.
They’ve been doing simple things right since they got Klopp.
Buy the best young players on free transfers and sell off to talent for record fees when push comes to shove.
The only error they’ve made is letting Caan run down his contract to leave on a free transfer

Freddie Ljungberg

Moray

That’s what’s so annoying, we have been linked with Fekir for years, his dad/manager has said he’s interested in going to Arsenal.

Doesn’t help that we’re in 6th and the club is fucking about hiring a novice manager and we’re being linked with another Dortmund player in his twilight years and Johnny fucking Evans.

Doesn’t exactly scream ambition …

cezan1afc

I dont understand why so many on here are so keen to let got of pkayers such as mustafi xhaka iwobi etc have you forgotten how weak our bench looked ? As 2nd or 3rd choice to come on they are good options or have you already forgotten last season where we had literally no half decent players to come on in any game? Get rid of welbeck get rid of perez and campbell jenkinson and maybe ramsey and bring in a mid a cb a keeper and a winger. Keeper can be young so relatively cheap ime a leno,… Read more »

Pierre

Graham
“Anyone who knows anything about Football, are well aware that AFC have become the laughing stock of the world game over the past decade.”

lets analyse that statement…

Probably the most knowledgable people in football are managers of top football teams.

Pep,klopp,Jose,pochettino ,conte …I would put them as pretty knowledgable about the game ….do you honestly think they are ” well aware that AFC have become the laughing stock of the world over the past decade”.

Maybe you should stop listening to talksport and you may start talking a bit of sense.

HighburyLegend

@Pierreakbnosebest: you seems to be the only one who is not aware of that fact.

Freddie Ljungberg

Cezan1afc

It’s reported we can spend 50m net this summer.

Leno 20, Sokratis 20, Seri 35 + a winger.

Even if that’s all we bought it’s still more than 50m, hence the need to sell some players…

Jim Lahey

@Pierre –

“Pep,klopp,Jose,pochettino ,conte”

Do you think any of those names you mentioned consider Arsenal any real threat?

I think what is more pressing is when players are laughing at drawing Arsenal in the Champions League, or making statements that “its like a holiday” to play against us.

Pierre

F Lundberg
” We have no backup. Nelson and Welbeck are the backup wingers now.”

That makes sense!!

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Am I alone in thinking the longer this goes on the less I’m getting excited for Arteta ….

I looked at all the pluses when it was sort of announced .
No I’m a bit blurr about it

It’s staying in the wenger mound to m3 the club

Moray

Freddie, I don’t rate Evans at all but I would take him for a couple of mill as we have a little cash that need to go a long way. The pigeons of summer transfer windows past are coming home to roost. As did waiting until Wenger had run the club into the ground before sacking him off (he will be paid around 10m next year which would otherwise have gone to our transfer chest). This is why there is such a big job ahead for the new guy as well as Ivan’s back office (though they presided over some… Read more »

Jim Lahey

@Freddie Ljungberg –

For me personally:

Leno – 20m
Sokratis – 20m
Seri – 35m
Max Meyer – Free

That would be a great start to the new era.

Moray

Also, Arsenal has never been an ambitious club.

Jim Lahey

People who are worried about lack of depth on the bench (which is absolutely a legitimate concern). How about

Bernard – Free
Kwadwo Asamoah – Free
Oguzhan Özyakup – Free
Yohan Cabaye – Free
Sung-yong Ki – Free

Jim Lahey

To be honest, bringing in Sung-yong Ki for free would be a great bit of work!

Pierre

Jim
“I think what is more pressing is when players are laughing at drawing Arsenal in the Champions League, or making statements that “its like a holiday” to play against us.”

What players are those then Jim …..

Who do you think have been a threat to city this season Jim ……Spurs ,Chelsea , Liverpool , United ……

Jim Lahey

@Pierre –

“What players are those then Jim …..”

Manuel Neuer for one..

“Who do you think have been a threat to city this season Jim ……Spurs ,Chelsea , Liverpool , United ……”

Not what I said Pierre, I said do you think any of those clubs find US a threat?

Pierre

MorayMay 20, 2018 14:03:57
“Also, Arsenal has never been an ambitious club.”

Correct…..