Well good morning to you all.
Big thanks to Jonathan for the guest post yesterday, hopefully, more from him soon!
Also, I hope you tuned into our podcast yesterday, big thanks to Ash and Matt for that.
So what’s news?
Reiss Nelson is apparently going to sign a new deal with Arsenal then go off to continue his education in the Bundesliga with Hoffenheim. The English attacker has clearly been getting good intel from Jadon Sancho over at Dortmund and I’d imagine minutes at a high-level is exactly what he needs at this time. Great thing about this story is I think it tells you how much better English kids are getting these days. Championship loan moves are no longer viable, they want to give it a crack in a top league against great players. That’s a positive for the national team. Also interesting that Real Madrid is eyeing a move for Raheem Sterling. English galacticos finally a thing again.
The BIG news is that Arsenal is close to agreeing a mega-deal with Adidas to take on the shirt sponsorship for next season. They’re rumoured to be ploughing £60m a season into Arsenal, giving us another £20m to squander on Dortmund players next summer.
I don’t mean to bang on about this, but there will be HELL to pay if Adidas don’t give us the modern take on the bruised banana kit. I remember going to a Futureheads gig once, only for them NOT to play the Kate Bush cover. Who do bands think they are not playing their classics?
Adidas, I know you’re all fucking urban-b-boy-hip-hop-street-art-vinyl-mod-scene-street-wear’d up to your eyeballs… but be real with the fans, give us the hit songs we’ve been praying for, and maybe I’ll hand over £90 (don’t make it too skin tight).
I really hope Adidas signs off a new era. Puma felt like the nearly kit, it was ok, it had promise, but up close it just didn’t really deliver. We need to rock a shirt that speaks to the future, whilst having some respect for the past. I really, really hope our new kit is good.
I have to say, when watching Mourinho crash to Spurs the other night, I was taken by both teams kits. Very nice.
Also, look at me coming through with the goods on Jose. Who told you he’d be shite at United? I did. Apparently, he has 10 games to save his career. Then its international-jobs.com for him.
I have to say, I was having this dark thought the other day… wouldn’t it be incredible if Arsene Wenger took over the reins for the rest of the season before Pochettino ducked out of the Spurs rebuild to takeover next summer? That’d be so fucking grand. The job is perfect for Wenger. Low expectations, a group of players who’ve been disciplined, shouted at and called fat c*nts… the club is ready for some of that fatherly love. Some of that sweet, sweet tactical freedom. He could possibly be a force. Similar to when he took over from GG (be real, it was GG). The tough work had been done, he just need to sprinkle expression and love on the side.
I would LOVE that because you know Mourinho would DETEST it.
Amusing that publications are running with ‘ARSENAL HIERARCHY BACK EMERY’ over the decision to not play Ozil. What the fuck else are they going to do, pick the team for him?
It’s also pretty clear that the issue is that Ozil has fallen out over being asked to play wide right. Just as he gets the number 10 shirt, Rambo gets put in his position. Must be a stinger. A real wet towel to the cold arse. Ralgex in the eye.
Also, word to Oziltoligists who have more excuses for their messiah than anyone… it’s really fucking distasteful to spread rumours that the reason for his sick days are centred around depression. I appreciate that it’s a positive that it’s now acceptable to talk about mental health in sport, because who hasn’t had to deal with issues themselves or with loved ones. However, it’s not cool to self-diagnose a player from your computer just to shut down the conversation. It is not an argument to say, ‘hey, imagine if he was really depressed, maybe just don’t criticise him’. It’s the 2018 version of ‘Arsene knows’… super grim. Shame on you if you’re saying it.
Happy to revisit the issue if there is one, but it’s unfair on the player to start hawking that theory around unsubstantiated.
Anyway, that’s me done, catch you tomorrow
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I think we have better players than almost all but Citeh but they need leadership. I think Emery can give them the leadership they need but only time will tell if this is the case. The fact His first signings were cover for all the weaknesses in the team says a lot. Cech can not afford to be complacent anymore Bellerin will be dropped as soon as Leichsteiner gets his chance Sokratis is underrated and will settle the CB’s Torreira will be a regular once he breaks though and Guendouzi is a great find. Auba will score plenty that is… Read more »
Wish I had your faith in our personnel El Tel. Do think much of what you say is true, lot more to come from Aubameyang, Lacazette and hopefully Toreirra and Guendouzi settle quickly. Have little to no faith in our defenders though, Hector can’t defend his own arsehole of late and Sokratis screams soft like Mustafi. GK situation also a concern with Leno in limbo until Cech fucks up so bad he has to be pulled which is more reactive than I’d have hoped for us Next couple of months are huge for Emery, really needs to get the group… Read more »
EL Tel
I think it’ll take Emery a good few months
To get his ideas to bed in. You can’t compare conte and Chelsea as they were a league winning team not a year before.
Emery has a lot to fix. A lot of bad habits to work out of some players.
Needs to try to install a winning mentality.
When you’re managed by a loser, that’s what the players mentality goes too as well.
I think Emery will be great. Just needs some time with the players to bed his philosophy
I accept I may be wrong on this however it does seem a bit weird that formerly one of the world’s best keepers, who is in his mid 30s and has probably been pro for over 15 years needs a goal keeping coach to tell him how to stop being shit
At this age and with this experience cech should be good enough to coach others. Why he is hapless without the help of others at this age? It’s a bit pathetic wouldn’t you say?
Campbell and keown turned an attacking midfielder in toure into a quality CB overnight.
Keown oversaw the CL run defense as well with a pretty much joke back line
But cech has forgotten everything he learned from Chelsea and prior in a few months after joining arsenal?
China Regardless of a GK’s experience, you’d have to think the level of training they’re subjected to would affect their reflexes and concentration levels. In Cech’s first year with us, he commented on some of the things he did training with Lollichon (implying that he no longer did them with us). For example, having to call out the number of fingers Lollichon held up (standing somewhere out in the periphery) each time he made a save. Did you happen to see that recent video of some Italian team training their GK’S with some sort of contraption that deflected each shot… Read more »
What I’m getting at is that the level and type of training would certainly have in impact, especially in terms of marginal gains/losses, which in a GK’S case could make a world of difference.
You might be right, I just think last season he was a bit of a joke and I dont know how much that can be attributed to coaching when someone with so much ability and experience is involved Maybe another way for me to put it would be that if coaching at his age is still so fundamental to his performances then I wouldn’t trust him to become a good coach himself in the future That fingers task sounds good but there’s probably nothing much stopping him from giving himself similar challenges whether the coach is knowingly and actively involved… Read more »
The first thing top management in my company said to me when I met them is the same thing they say to me every time I have meetings with them, which is do you need any support do you need from me to do your job? And if so, what do you want? This is basic shit frankly and if I wasn’t getting that I’d be the one going to them saying what I need. If I can do this why can’t a 35 year old CL and PL winner earning over 100k a week? Wenger or no wenger, our… Read more »
Lol I mistyped that quote from my bosses horribly!
They ask if I need any support from them for my job.
They don’t ask me if I need them to do my job for me LOL
You’re absolutely right, but AFC was hardly a typical working environment.
The culture of complacency was so pervasive that no one was prepared to rock the boat until, predictably, the results became disastrous.
*I was using the past tense there^^^ in the hope that things will change for the better.
Remains to be seen, though…
It does seem that things are moving towards accountability There can be no meaningful progress without accountability unless your team is just awesome and there’s nothing to be accountable for I don’t know how quickly arsenal can turn this ship around but I do believe the fundamental direction is now positive even though we may experience a lot of growing pains I expect the wenger babies to suffer a lot because those who came to arsenal young and don’t know anything else at this level must find it horrible to be accountable and even to get subbed early if they… Read more »
He had a decent second spell at Chelsea but think it’s fair to say that Cech never fully recovered from the Stephen Hunt knee to the head all those years ago.
Before that he was a force between the sticks.
I agree that he wasn’t quite the same but he was still a guaranteed 8/10 on a weekly basis until perhaps his final season with them For me, I think at the time his signing made a lot of sense so I don’t blame wenger for going for him. On paper it was an unmissable opportunity imo considering who he is and the price involved. Retrospect says he hasn’t worked out though. Probably an improvement on our polish guys from those times and alumnia but not a lot. The weird thing is that if you go back to the post… Read more »
Here’s a question, if you could take 3 players from any wenger era team and put them in the current lineup, who would they be and why? For me: – Henry (for obvious reasons) – Campbell (tank, main leader of the invincibles and a wonderful defender) – I’m torn between Sagna for complete defensive stability, Vieira for dominant CM and Pires for quality out wide. I’d probably go for Sagna tbh. Between Campbell and Sagna I believe we would elevate the back line enormously. I’d give Torreira and Guen a shot in CM and leave Henry to offensive devastation. We’d… Read more »
My formation would be
————-——-Cech
Sagna-Campbell-Koscielny-Monreal
————Guendouzi-Torreira
Ramsey——————————-Mikki
-——————————Henry
———————Auba
China Henry and Sol no question, as for the third as tempted as I am to include Vieira I would have to opt for pre Barcelona Cesc, from 2006-2010 he really was sensational, best CM in the PL at a time when Lampard and Gerrard were in their prime. He made Flamini look world class ffs, that in itself is worthy of an accolade. As heartbreaking a season as it was, 2007-08 is to this day the best football I have ever seen us play and imo is second only to last season’s juiced up Citeh side in terms of… Read more »
Henry was ridiculous, the stats alone simply do not do him justice.
Despite not averaging far off a PL goal a game throughout his prime years, he was one of a handful of players that could have a profound impact on the match without even registering on the scoresheet.
Were it not for RVN pipping him by a single goal in 2002-03, he would have won 5 Golden Boots in a row, FIVE. And he wasn’t even a penalty-box CF ala Aubameyang, spent more time out on the left flank/picking the ball up from the halfway line.
Sanogo was a decent striker…….Holy Shit. No wonder we find ourselves fighting for 6th now when Pool and Spurs, with much less resources are shoo-in for Champs Lg
Look no further than Sanogo to see why Arsenal are in such mess. No sane manager would have stuck with Sanogo for more than 2yrs, but our arrogant know-it-all. And we’ve had many Sanogos.
Yes, we all hate Jose, and are happy to see yet another probable self immolation, but boy did he ever have Wenger’s number.
No way you can leave Vieira out.
He could literally play midfield by himself…and boss it!
China
Assuming Koscielny is still crocked……I would pick Adams, Keown and Cazorla.
Basically I am targeting our weakest links plus we need a real captain in Adams.
Viera is great but I think a Cazorla-Torreira mid would be better than a Viera-Torreira mid.
Joe
Half the current starting lineup hardly knows Wenger.
I don’t know whats there to unlearn.
I think it is perfectly legit to say that Emery needs time to implement his ideas but you can’t say his job is so tough because Wenger makes the players stupid?
Black Hei
It only takes a few players, who have been programmed a certain way, to have a massive affect on Emery’s ability to implement new ideas.
I believe Emery will sort it out, but I’m also a firm believer that players like Bellerin for example, need to sit back and watch the likes of Lichtsteiner for a few games, to get to understand and appreciate their role within the team.
Cardiff this weekend should give Emery the chance to test certain ideas and I also hope that Lacazette starts because, based on our first three games, he deserves to.
What’s the latest on Lacazette?
Was that all just rumour?
I think Lacs will be back to France by tomorrow
For about 56m
Then that leaves
Auba
Welbeck
Eddie
Plus money for January
Lacazette is going nowhere….anti Arsenal media bullshit aimed at disrupting team spirit and creating negativity amongst the fan base.
Michael
Do you realise that you and Joe cannot post anything on here without making a reference to the previous manager .
How about trying something different for a change and come up with some worthwhile points of discussion……
Try talking about Emery’s tactics and formation and give us some insight as to how you think he is doing ,if they are working .
And remember Michael,you are allowed to criticise the new manager if you feel that some of his decisions are baffling but try doing it without referring to our previous manager .
that’s some funny shit for sure no wonder arsenals fan base is all over the place , guess I must be mad but there is no way in hell fab gets in the arsenal team over vierea in his prime …not a chance in hell and to leave out Berkamp absolute madness ..and what do you need auba for when you have the original in henry . the team we have now is just not comparable in talent, tenacity or power
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/29/joachim-low-reveals-snub-mesut-ozil-after-international-retirement
Why am I not surprised little Mesut is the type who hides under the blanket when the phone is ringing… You’ll find more spine in a jellyfish
Get rid ASAP
I have post a link yesterday about that…
OZIL OUT ASAP!!
Michael24
Why can’t you just admit that the nuances of Emery’s style need time.
Emery’s methods are VERY different from Wenger’s. His playing style is however not VERY different. High line, attacking football, being the protagonist…..that is music to Wenger’s ears.
He even has 3 ex-Dortmund players on his team and Dortmund is schooled by Tuchel and Klopp, proponents of pressing.
You know what is a contrast? AVB post Mourinho. Now that is really night and day.
Who knows? Maybe Emery might do a Conte. Conte won the league in his first season, after getting hammered by us 2-0.
The more time passes, the more you understand why Maureen once called him a “coward”…
The question related to players for our team now, simply think Cesc would be a better fit than Vieira and is more needed as we have absolutely nobody who can dictate the pace of the game, construct attacks and dominate the ball, prime Cesc ticks all these boxes not to mention being a goalscorer.
Not diminishing Patrick’s ability in any way before you go off on one.
And Henry is our best ever player, simply can’t be left out. Could play with anyone, Aubas a penalty box CF anyway so partnership could actually work well.
Pierre Criticized Emery yesterday regarding Lacazette and will continue to do so until he starts with him. Criticized Emery with his decision to start with Ozil against Chelsea. Will criticize when and if necessary. As for Wenger, that’s in my remit. Those that do feel talking tactics and formations should be a daily topic of conversation, that’s their prerogative; as is mine and others with our Wenger pointers. Suck it up and accept that some of us will never see Wenger in quite the same light as yourself. By the way, this is an Arsenal blog and we all have… Read more »
Pedrophile your back, how did your kiddy diddling go, I’m sure you enjoyed it with the rest of the men in the UK that have given there balls up to PC & Islam.
Your Comment Here
Michael,
I may be wrong but I think the issues with referring to Wenger constantly are that there is nothing new to be said as it all been said before (frequently) and that we have a new manager/ tactics/ strategy to discuss which many find more interesting.
If it is your ‘remit’ ( not sure what that means) to go on about Wenger I suppose scrolling down without reading your posts is always an option but you may have something to offer other than ex-manageritis, in which case your thoughts might be wasted.
Wattup with the new profile pic placeholders though. HighburyLegend’s one oddly resembles a d*ck. What the f*ck?!
Patriot,
I’m sure you can find some like-minded people up in the Appalachians. Don’t forget to buy loads of cans of food and some burkha wearing piñatas to practise on. Have fun
If there ever was a choice of bringing back one player , just one player . I would in a heartbeat bring Bergkamp . That guy is a magician. No disrespect to Henry but Henry played with Bergkamp and I’m sure if you ask him he’ll tell you Bergkamp was fucking awesome .
There are some.interesting stories regarding Arsenal football club that are doing the rounds .
Make of them what you will.
“Arsenal ace Lucas Torreira’s agent drops shock claim as he regrets lack of talks elsewhere”
“Arsenal news: Tottenham star Lucas Moura slams Unai Emery after PSG ‘nightmare’
“Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette ‘considering’ exit by this end of this month”
“Arsenal news: Joachim Low reveals Mesut Ozil ‘snubbed his calls’ after Germany retirement”
Nothing changes does it …..negativity rules in the media in regard to Arsenal.
And yes ,people do read it and believe it.
Why doesn’t Myles Palmer just swap the word ” Arsenal” for ” Spurs” in his blog title ?
Pierre, we are living in an era of fake news, we all better get used to it.
Henry and Campbell the two players that would improve this side the most. Thierry would make this current Arsenal title contenders. He was that good.
Being very good both finalthird/penalty boxes can get you far.
I don’t think it’s fair to shit on fab in comparisons with Vieira. They were very fundamentally different players but same ball park in terms of ability and quality Fab was also less injury prone which goes in his favour though Vieira was more imposing. Different qualities, both world class. Imo it’s more about who you think suits our system better than who is a more talented player (a much harder one to call imo) For me vieira’s height would be especially handy right now and he was defense first despite being very dangerous carrying the ball forwards. I think… Read more »
David,
I used to visit ANR regularly. Palmer almost proudly states that he never has been an Arsenal fan. It seems these days he just prints correspondence’s comments. A neat way of not writing much. He has been interesting but his heart doesn’t really seem into it anymore.
Even Mustafi would look class playing between sol and Sagna
Vieira, Vieira and Vieira. Would take the team ( and the midfield) by the scruff of the neck. No need to have five captains if you had him at the front of the line in the tunnel.
China, Sagna ahead of Vieira…..Bellerin isn’t great but really?!
Adams keown and Vieira if you want an overnight culture change at arsenal haha
“The question related to players for our team now, simply think Cesc would be a better fit than Vieira and is more needed as we have absolutely nobody who can dictate the pace of the game, ” completely respectfully disagree ….so Cesc is gonna tell mikki and ozil to step up is he and if they don’t he is gonna dominate the Oppositions midfield by himself WHAT ON EARTH MAKES YOU THINK VIEIRA DID NOT DICTATE GAMES maybe we are watching different arsenal teams as this team is crying out for a vieira in his prime athletic ground eating beast… Read more »
Fair enough Bob N16. Can be some interesting stuff on there but what you say makes sense, just seems very Spurs focussed for a supposed Arsenal blog though, whatever his allegiance, if any.
I totally agree with your selection but cesc was so much more than a goofy talented playmaker and he dominated countless midfields by himself. He didn’t do it byphysically imposing himself he did it by being unplayable on the ball.
There was no solution to what cesc offered. If you press him he’s turn you on your ass and carry the ball into the space behind you before picking out a killer pass. If you didn’t press him he’d just freely turn and play said killer pass anyway. Guy was a total magician make no mistake
Pierre and BobN16 I think Torreira’s agent just making sure his client feels valued after early struggles. Like most south American players,if he does well at his current club, he’ll like push for a move to Real/Barça. It seems that Emery is a safe coach who prefers two #6s in the pivot with the #10 as a runner. He suits the narrative the club were heavily pushing in the summer of hard work, perseverance and togetherness. Doesn’t have the presence of a Mister Wenger or Conte (who was available), so he can be controlled to an extent. He tasted the… Read more »
Ah ah ah @raptora, so true!!
Raptora
I think these new avatars/ profile pics are the icons from the original Space Invaders game (Atari).
I really wish Joachim Low had spoken out earlier about the Ozil situation. His silence at th Stimson amounted to cowardice in the face of fire. That said, his statements today are pretty interesting about Ozil. ““My only intention was to prepare best for the World Cup. This issue also cost us energy because it was always there. It is no excuse for our performance. That was not the reason. His claims of racism are exaggerated. Nowhere within my team during my time – there has been not even a hint of racism.” Ozil hasn’t taken his call. We’ve got… Read more »
“Emery has introduced strict weighing sessions, body fat measurements and other scientific processes to monitor fitness levels and cracked down even more over nutrition with juices – which contain a lot of sugar – being replaced by plain water”
Nagelsmann: “In Reiss Neslon we’ll have a player with great pace who can do a lot with the ball.”
Patriot blood
August 30, 2018 10:16:11
Pedrophile your back, how did your kiddy diddling go, I’m sure you enjoyed it with the rest of the men in the UK that have given there balls up to PC & Islam.
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It’s ‘you’re’ and ‘their’. Educate yourself, fool. The political point of view of a clown who doesn’t understand elementary school grammar won’t be taken seriously, clown.
Maybe the shorter transfer window this year put the English clubs in a bit of a handicap compared to the rest of Europe, but f*ck me, does it feel nice to start the season and completely forget about transfer bullsh*t?! They need to push this change to the rest of Europe’s top leagues and set a universal date for everyone. It would be a huge benefit in the long term as playing football while you don’t even know if tomorrow you’ll be in the same club/country is garbage. Definitely a change I like. If VAR was introduced this season it… Read more »
Maybe ozil has changed his phone number.
The transfer window change was a good move….the next thing they need to do is remove the international fixtures during the early part of the season .
Maybe have the international qualifying games in the pre season
grooveydaddy,
Looks like you are right. Top game though. Childhood memories…
They did well with their picks though. HL definitely is a bit of a d*ck.
Wenger eagle.Th14 all day long.in yesterday’s mirror on line a poll with regards to prems greatest ever player.That biased muppet Neville (Gary) had his two bobs worth opinion.which didn’t even include Th14 in top three! Had to be a wind up or can’t let go of Arsenal hating history.for the record he had shearer top van Horse face & whoever.By the time I left the voting Th14 had three times more votes than any other player from any club.An absolute walkover.cRragher was dumbfounded Neville did not include Henry.I assume he won the vote(Th14)by a mile…..
Frankly I would like Emery to select on Sunday an attacking team against Cardiff and not the one which has picked as a starting lineup in our first three fixtures. Aubameyang playing up front on his own is far too limited. Once we played a combination of two forwards the dynamic of the game changed. Lacazette can play alongside Aubameyang because they are essentially two different players. Another change I would make is the introduction of Leno. Whilst Cech has not played badly he is no longer world class and struggles with ball to feet. He was at fault also… Read more »
Uwot, I read that too. Here’s a link: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-neville-names-three-best-13147398 At the bottom is the poll that is still active and TH14 is first by a country mile with 46% with Shearer at 14%. Neville had Shearer and Rooney as his picks. Carragher asked him why would he overlook TH14 and he said that “Just classic centre-forwards, I also think of centre-forwards as being – Shearer’s goals were unbelievable.” In which bloody world is Rooney considered a classic centre-forward?! What a dumb argument. Adding RVN just added more laughs to what it is a laughable opinion. Shearer is no better though:… Read more »
Dissenter, Loew/German federation did not come out once to support Ozil, while German media made him worst German player in world cup. While not good enough there were atleast 4-5 regular(senior) player worse then him not to mention Loew’s team selection and tactics. Right wing’s in German were pretty loud to criticize Ozil. Any German player of Turkish heritage good enough immediately leaves German league(Ozil, Gundogan, Changlou etc). After all this, since he is retiring and will have no professional relationship with Loew, should he bother informing him about his retirement. Also, all of Muller, Kroos and Loew has mentioned… Read more »
**why should he bother informing…..
** have mentioned no racism within…
BobN16/Pierre/victorious etc As long as people realise that highlighting our present status and Emery’s task ahead, will involve bringing up our past predicaments under Wenger, then I will continue on my merry way. It’s like you’re saying, forget it, it was just a minor blip in the clubs development. Remember, every step taken by Emery will be scrutinized by those of you who gave Wenger the freedom to do as he pleased. The reason for this……….. guilt and shame. Like many others who pointed out the reasons for our fall from grace for nearly a decade, I will not brush… Read more »
Brooklyn
Low and Ozil worked together for more than 10 years and were part of the World Cup winning team. Retiring by dropping a bomb in the press and then not picking up the phone reeks to high heaven.
Moreover, since Ozil will still play football and Low will keep managing they could at some point end up at the same club.
This kind of story goes to suggest that Ozil is either a weak-minded individual or a liar who is afraid of being confronted. And this is our top earner….
Has Wenger joined the coaching team for England’s opening batsmen?
“Maybe ozil has changed his phone number.”
He don’t have a smartphone. Smartphones can makes you sick.
That’s a fact.
Oh, I am sure they will have some contacts in future when all this cools down.
I think Henry broke all the records and had the force of excellence. Very Very talented. He deserved to be the best player the EPL had seen but always thought Dennis Bergkamp was more talented than him. I can’t remember a Bergkamp goal that wasn’t a classic and he made them look very easy.
People only remember his Newcastle goal but I am not even sure that’s his best goal for his because they were just too many classy goals. His plays also were extraordinarily creamy and easy on the eye but very difficult to execute.
It appears that le grove is frequented by a bunch of pansies …getting their knickers in a twist because ozil doesn’t return a call or messagē
lolZ pierre the clown in full show mode.
My favourite bergkamp goal was his back to goal turn and shot against leverkusen I spent the next 3 weeks at school going for the same shot. Glorious effort His Newcastle one was absolutely special though. For 99% of awesome goals you can find duplicates or very similar goals from someone else sooner or later but I’ve never seen anything genuinely like that Newcastle one Arguably his best was the goal against Argentina but he scored a carbon copy only a few years later (ridiculous ability to do that twice lol) All the more reason why the Newcastle goal was… Read more »
“~ Michael24 That position is flawed. Arsene got his connection to the supporters due to his successes from when he took over the club, I do remember he also had some difficult periods as well, and unfortunately (or fortunately for him) we are living in a new era in terms of Social Media and the 24 Hours news circle, so obviously Arsene was a product of his time where regardless of the fact that people still had their strong opinions on him (there were as many back then that doubted his appointment and also didn’t believe he would do any… Read more »
Chop s uey
“Low and Ozil worked together for more than 10 years and were part of the World Cup winning team. Retiring by dropping a bomb in the press and then not picking up the phone reeks to high heaven.”
You really do need to find yourself something else to whinge about ..
There’s no way in hell ozil has the stomach to play until he’s 33/34 unless he mails it in for some league in the arse end of nowhere like China, America or turkey
Unless he turns a corner this season which has never looked less likely, he’s basically done
Calm down sweetie,the melt will be sold within the next 2 transfer windows and you’ll need something else to asphyxiwank about.
Michael you seem determined to miss the point. You associate people being bored with old news about Wenger as people who still revere Wenger. That is certainly not the case with me.
Lol if I wanted a good wank I’m not sure that old bug eyes would suffice
Former futher arsenal and England captain Jack wilshere,left out of the England squad again, who is fully fit.
“Anthony Martial is one of four players Ed Woodward will ‘never sell during his time at United’, according to reports.”
The end is near for Maureen… to bad, I wants him to stay!!
Woodward simply didn’t do his due diligence on Mourinho, if we’re being entirely honest. On face value, Mourinho is capable of managing any side in the world. But he’s a narcissistic cunt, who will eventually drive a wedge between the dressing room, as well as piss someone off, upstairs. Let’s not forget how much Mourinho has spent, while not exactly improving the state of Utd’s football. Again, Mourinho has never been a manager famed for his style of football, though he does know how to win silverware Something tell me Utd are ruing the fact that they didn’t move for… Read more »
As for Emery, I can’t, for the life of me, see how he doesn’t make substantial changes for the Cardiff game. Get this potential banana skin wrong, and he, as well as the team, cave in. Early doors, I know, but another shit show could really ramp up the pressure.
Torreria and Lacazette must surely start this weekend
China
I wish we would get someone like Bergkamp again.
As for 3 players from the invincible era i would take (I believe that was the question), I would pick Sol Campbell, Cesc Fabregas, Freddie L.
Would pick the ice man but we don’t play 2 strikers anymore. A winger is a must and Ljunberg will own the right flank and provide goals. Campbell will bite Mustafis head off if he misbehaves.
Peak Cesc is the best creative central midfielder of modern times so he’s really a no brainer. Makes everyone better.
Guendouzi needs to be pulled from the firing line and made to learn the game. He’s proven he is talented but so far he does too much and seems to get im everybody’s way. When he exited against Westham there was the kind of calm that overtook our midfield.
I would rest him from here on and teach him a definite style. While that could curb his all action displays, it could benefit others around him.
Mystic
Ironically, I’d opt to leave Guendouzi in the starting line up for this upcoming game. But I do see your angle
“Guendouzi needs to be pulled from the firing line and made to learn the game. He’s proven he is talented but so far he does too much and seems to get im everybody’s way. When he exited against Westham there was the kind of calm that overtook our midfield.”
Lol
That’s funny
I thought it was the entrance of Lacazette that changed the game.
You keep showing your bias towards this kid and we will keep reading. Aren’t pu the one who thinks Elneny is quality?
**Aren’t you the one who thinks Elneny is quality?
can we get anyone in, this window ? or are we done with shopping and only want to sell ?
Peak Cesc was absolutely mental though. 2009/10, 27 games played, 15 goals, 13 assists, 11 MotM awards. As a midfield player. Absolutely mental. Such a shame he had to play with core players back then like Almunia, Denilson, Bendtner and Silvestre. Two of our team only managed more than 30 games in the league – Sagna and Vermaelen, which was another reason not to achieve something. Our reserves were so poor they wouldn’t want them in Championship. Excellent players like Nasri, Rosicky, RvP, Eduardo etc missed half of the campaign so by the end of March we were 2 points… Read more »
Carts, I think he will play against Cardiff. I think the coach likes him. Its hard not to like him though.
Dissenter, I think every Arsenal players have uses. Have you actually seem me blast any arsenal player senselessly like you lot do?
El Neny could do a job for us no doubt. That doesn’t mean I won’t prefer other players to him.
My take on Guendouzi isn’t to trash him. Anyone not obsessed with my opinion on things on le grove concerning a particular player would see that.
well the thing is, cesc hit his ceiling with us. Couldn’t go any further, part of it because Wenger didn’t know anyway to use cesc. When he went to barca he was tried in the false 9 which messi took over later. Cesc was very good but all he got was sub appearances. He is still one of the best buys of wenger though….
Cesc was 100% world class. An easy 9/10 player and consistently beastly in his contribution m. Kid also bled for the cause.
I was all for getting cesc back but Lord Wenger just wanted the cash. How many fock ups did Wenger do just to prove he’s the boss around arsenal. (more reason to hate the guy)