Arsenal riding the luck train

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It’s very interesting reading the different perspectives on what’s going on at the club at the minute. The general notion is Arsenal are winning ugly and we’re shithousing our way up the league.

I’m not quite sure I buy it.

This bit of analysis from Gracenote was very interesting.

Now, you can take a few things away from this.

We’ve been ruthlessly efficient in front of goal to start with, and we’ve had some luck. Yesterday we only managed two shots on target and we claimed an own goal.

Defensively, we’ve been shite, but thankfully, the teams we’ve played have been useless in front of goal (and our keepers have been good).

What this table tells you is we’ve been very fortuitous. The idea that we’re ‘shithousing’ teams doesn’t really sit right with me. This isn’t doing what you have to do to win, like Inter Milan in the semi-final of the CL against Barcelona. This isn’t United under Mourinho. This isn’t Ramos like evil genius. This is Arsenal playing really badly and falling up the stairs.

We’re not creating good chances moving forward, and we’re terrible at the back… but we’re 4 points off the top of the table, so it’s hard to be real about the situation without sounding like a brat. But, you know, I am a brat. I think a big reality slap is heading our way if we don’t quickly improve.

We’re 9 competitive games into the season and we’re still shite. That’s with the players training almost every single day (which comes with its own issues, usually in December). The ideas, whatever they are, aren’t settling with the players at the minute. We’ve seen Bielsa at Leeds turn them into a spectacle, they’re scoring freely, 2 a game, and they’re conceding less (a goal a game last season, 0.8 a game this season). I mention Bielsa because he’s bringing elite level ideas to very average players. Emery took over from an artist, not a butcher, it shouldn’t be taking this long to see an identity.

The play has to get better if we’re going to make it into the top 4 this season, because luck won’t carry us through December. Emery has either got to make changes to the way he’s setting up so he can get the team clicking from the off, or we’re going to have to do some reshaping in the January transfer window.

Starting Ramsey seems like a bad idea. The club withdrew the offer because they didn’t see value in Ramsey signing a £300k a week contract. So it’s not about the Welshman, it’s about Arsenal making an aggressive call on his ability. No wonder he looks pissed off, he’s just been told by the clubs hierarchy they don’t rate him. Here’s the thing, I absolutely agree with that decision. Trouble is, now he’s going to be uninterested for the rest of the season. He’d be a useful player if he was on top form.

Mesut Ozil needs to play as a #10, or it’s simply not worth it. Emery is going to have to work out a way to make him work harder for the team, or he’s going to have to build the system to be able to deal with his lack of defensive work. He’s the most creative player in the league, we’re not creating anything, let’s make it work.

We also need to work out why our defence is so poor. Is it a back to basics kind of issue? Who knows. But it shouldn’t take more than 3 months to see an improvement. I mean, it doesn’t help having someone like Xhaka protecting you, but honestly, I don’t understand how we’ve regressed so badly at the back.

Anyway, a little bit of a moan this morning.

What do you think about it all? Let me know in the comments! x

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Leftsidesanch

Vic, you getting in your tough guy insults until your net connection fail you again you POS

VicVic

Michael24, ‘Based on your 11:45 post alone, you have made it perfectly clear to one and all, that you have absolutely no concept of what is going on at the club and also, more significantly, what went on for many years prior to Emery’s arrival.’ Of course I don’t have any idea because I don’t work inside the club, but you, on the other hand, have the whole picture clearly laid on your table because you not only work there but they carry you along and report to you on every decision taken and about to be taken? In fact,… Read more »

EdTheRed

Pedro posting alternative tables….just like Wenger used to.

People need to stop expecting us to look like Arsene 2.0 version – IT WILL NOT happen. What we are getting is Graham 2.0 and I’m loving it.

Micheal

Azerbaijan:

This season’s final of the Europa Cup is being played in Azerbaijan. I am not putting the cart before the horse, but theoritically what happens if we managed to reach the final ?

Micheal

* theoretically

Peter

https://twitter.com/simongleave/status/1046374291355422720?s=21

I was looking at the right data, but posted the wrong table.

Apologies.

Leedsgunner

Why is winning with clean sheets important? Have a glance at the table…. We are behind Tottenham on the basis of goal difference alone. The Telegraph article I posted above said the following, which definitely rings true. “As Arseblog’s Tim Stillman pointed out, Arsenal’s next three league opponents have proven finishers in Aleksandar Mitrovic, Jamie Vardy and Wilfried Zaha who will surely not be as wasteful as Watford and Everton’s strikers. ” I personally would shift out Mustafi and bring in Sokratis as soon as he’s fit and partner him with Holding. Forget where Fulham, Crystal Palace Leicester are in… Read more »

Leedsgunner

Looks like Chambers, (whom I’ve had lots of hope for) has truly fallen down the pecking order at Fulham. Is he injured? Anyone know? If his form doesn’t pick up dramatically he’s another we should sell in the summer when he comes back from the loan.

China

Those 3 are not really any better than Everton or Watford so even if they take their chances, we should still have enough to beat them all

We need to play well though. Make no mistake about that. For now let’s just worry about the next game tho

VicVic

Is the team attacking with more flow than before? Is the team defending better than before? Is the team playing better in the middle than before? You would have to say no to all these or you would be a liar! The emotions of some guys here are easy to explain. We were all warned that it might not get better post Wenger, and these funny guys would deny that a woman is female just to prove that things are more beautiful after Wenger’s exit. For the record, I WANTED WENGER GONE TOO, but I’m not too corward to face… Read more »

China

Vic

Cech has been a better shot stopper recently, yes or no?

Bellerin has started to look a little more solid recently? Yes or no?

Xhaka has actually be alright recently when partnered with torreira- yes or no?

Torreira is an obvious upgrade on our DM setup than we’ve had for years – yes or no?

Pappa looks like an upgrade on Mustafi – yes or no?

Iwobi looks a bit stronger and better this season – yes or no?

Peter

I’m with Vic.

Emery is bland.

Alex Cutter

“I’m willing to wager we get soundly beaten by dippers”

Keep in mind that any wagering with a Nigerian like Vicki would most likely involve a goat and one or more chickens.

Emiratesstroller

Leedsgunner Clean sheets is not of itself an imperative, but conceding 50+ goals as we did last season and 9 goals in first four games this season is a problem particularly if they cost us wins and points. Arsenal’s defence needs to improve. I don’t think that there is anyone involved in football whether a spectator, poster on Le Grove, media pundit or journalist who does not recognise the problem. It is not just about the calibre of players, but there is a lack of discipline, concentration and communication, which is part of the problem. That needs to be resolved.… Read more »

China

Also is kinda funny that people here would have you believe that good defensive teams give the opposition zero opportunities per game

How many teams, even those with an excellent defense, restrict the opposition to zero good chances per game?

Mourinho gets credit for his defensive solidity with utd a year or two ago. Absolute nonsense lol. They depended on De Gea like it was nobodies business. De Gea single handedly stoke them how many clean sheets and points? LOADS

The last team that you couldn’t create scoring chances against in England was Chelsea in mourinho’s first stint.

Negation

Pedro, I know you own this blog, but wow, you complain too much. Are you trying to appease Wenger’s slaves (who spend their evenings stabbing their Emery voodoo dolls)? I read a comment above about how Emery hasn’t improved Arsenal. After TWO months. Is this what passes for analysis these days? That’s it – Arsenal aren’t playing better than they were last season, therefore….. Zzzzzzzzzz Anyway, I’m going to ignore the moaners and the people who have been dying to post their “Wenger is somewhere laughing…” comments. I have no idea where Arsenal are going right now, but I’m sure… Read more »

China

Peter I’m not really bothered if emery is bland or not

We’ve suffered through an entire decade with an ‘interesting’ loser and it stopped being fun or interesting a very long time ago

We need some results. We’re a football club not a fashion show!

Leedsgunner

When is Mavropanos due back into full training?… shame that he has been injured during this spell because we could have done with him especially for the Europa League.

China

The thing that annoys me is how the goal posts have suddenly been moved

A year ago if you offered these guys wenger and Gazidis out. Emery with 7 wins on the bounce. Ramsey on the way out and aspects of progress for several players whilst the rest remain a work in progress, most or all of these guys would’ve bitten your hand off

Now it’s here and they’re moaning like a spoilt kid whose dad traded in their 94 ford escort for a 2018 Audi A4 and they’re upset that it’s not a Porsche.

Michael24

VicVic

You’re a teenager and have little or no experience of life.

That’s the only explanation I have.

HighburyLegend

“I’m with Vic.
Emery is bland.”

Arteta in!!

Pedro

HL, he’d be offering up better football than Emery, that’s for sure.

Pedro

China, you’ll soon change your mind on that. This is football. There is no point in bland football. It’s about entertainment. Shoot for the stars.

Pierre

Emery has done well to put this winning run together considering Aubamayang is not quite so good as last season. Ozil is not quite so good as last season Mhkitaryan is not quite so good as last season and Ramsey is more shit than ever. So well done to Emery for reducing the quality of our play but keeping Arsenal at the same level as the previou s manager.. But wait ,there are apparently 2 offensive players who have improved under the new manager….welbeck and iwobi.. Problem is,I doubt if they have played more than 2×90 .minutes in the league… Read more »

China

Pedro I am not finding our matches bland.

They’re not swashbuckling attacking, dominant and certainly don’t have me purring, but the matches have mostly been pretty interesting and we’re winning.

What on earth makes you certain that arteta would bring us better football after 9 games with this squad?

China

Arteta must be a bloody hypnotist considering he’s managed to absolutely convince quite a lot of people that he’s quality without ever actually doing anything to prove it

Sanmi

Legrove just has to find a negative.. lol Emery is not a defensive coach, he said so himself, expecting the defense to be better is a wishful thinking. I don’t buy the notion we are a shambles. We played and beat westham (they drew Chelsea and battered man utd), Everton, watford (beat spurs) etc. In all those matches bar man city and chelsea we were by no means the worse team, we were better than the opponent. This wrong notion stems from your expectation of the opponent not creating any chance, that Era is long gone. Every team can give… Read more »

Sanmi

How could a team have scored atleast 2 goals every match aside the opening season match and you claim they don’t have a good enough attack?

Bob N16

People love to moan, that can be the only conclusion about some posters. 7 PL matches and people are moaning that they haven’t seen enough signs of improvement. Is this a legrover condition? Bamford 13.02….you say you’re worried about Kroenke/AFC being misrepresented. You cannot deny that Kroenke has complete control over Arsenal, you can’t deny that AFC would benefit from two windows of enhanced spending to more easily compete (say + £100m above self-sustaining budget) and you can’t deny that Kroenke can afford to give his club a boost. This would also have the likely (not guaranteed) outcome of CL… Read more »

China

The only way emery can please these guys is by giving the opposition no chances whilst pummeling them at the other end, pretty triangles through the midfield and more than 15 points at this stage

Anything less is just bland lol

Bob N16

By the way, is Azerbaijan really in Europe?

Bob N16

Pedro,

‘HL, he’d be offering up better football than Emery, that’s for sure’.

A coach who’s never managed a football team and you’re sure…..okay if you say so.

Jamie

Lampard > Arteta. No question, and by every playing and managerial metric ever recorded.

If his first job is a big one, he’ll be found out quicker than G.Nev.

Joe

Bam Chelsea Is playing better yet we are only 2 points back and they’ve dropped points the last 2 matches Pierre The difference is we knew with wenger that we would be double digits points back of league leaders by Xmas because he was a loser With Emery there is hope and excitement I’d say Watford were lucky that laca didn’t score that early break away as that would have opened the game right up for us. Sorry you don’t win 7 in a row being lucky. Maybe if it’s the end of the season. And all teams have taken… Read more »

azed

I thought the defence did pretty well against Watford. We defended the theirs crosses very well and not a single one caught the defence off guard.

Did we gift them chances? Yes but expect you are ultra defensive these days, you will give up chances.

Joe

Arteta will be no where near managing city after pep.

He has about as much chance as wenger

Sanmi

The only reason I can give for this article is, Pedro has discovered only negativity sells.
He’s trying to find another sustainable negativity

China

Azed, holding sniffed out a lot and was calm on the ball

Monreal was Standard monreal

Bellerin wasn’t bad (progress)

Mustafi was a mixed bag but was clearly the weak link

I fucking hope when all the defense are fit we have Kos + pappa and holding as 3rd choice

Mustafi doesn’t look like he’s going to make the required steps with emery.

Joe

‘HL, he’d be offering up better football than Emery, that’s for sure’.

Like he served up V Lyon? With a crazy amount of more talent than we have.

Keep digging Pedro. This is up there with your Gazidis love in. We all know how that ended up. Quit while you are somewhat ahead.

China

Also lest we forget we beat the high flying Watford team with both of our best CBs out injured

Take the two best CBs out of any top 6 PL side and see if they keep a clean sheet without giving away any opportunities at all to Watford. Far easier said than done

Pierre

Joe
In your Comment directed at me you mentioned “luck” 3 times to prove a point whereas in my earlier post “luck” was not mentioned.

Maybe you believe that luck is part of the reason for our successful run of wins.

Joe

What game(or games) have you enjoyed this season?

Enjoyed them all. It’s exciting to be an arsenal fan again. We’ve won 7 in a row. Should have beaten or at min drawn with Chelsea.

4 points off the top of table

You not enjoying that victorious??? I know you miss wenger Vicky boy. But let it go.

Joe

Pierre

Is reading comprehensio not your strong point?

azed

“HL, he’d be offering up better football than Emery, that’s for sure.”

Arteta is so good no one in Europe wants him yet. Must be because of his amazing football no one can understand.

Joe

No Pierre.

It’s 1) because Emery is our manager
2) because wenger is not.

China

When ozil, a player who I really dislike btw, scored the killer blow the other day it was probably the most satisfying and animated moment for me as an arsenal fan in as long as I can remember. I’m not bored in the slightest

Negation

“When Xhaka plays bad, it’s on Wenger’s head. When Laca plays good, credit to Emery.” This type of logic really belongs on twitter. Let me help you correct it: “When Xhaka plays bad, it’s ‘f**k Xhaka! Drop him!’ Then yes, some might mention the fact Wenger bought the player. When Laca plays good, ‘Ya gunners Ya!/ ‘I’m so happy Emery’s here’/’How could Emery have dropped him at the start of the season??'” If you are not happy that Wenger isn’t at Arsenal, or if you want to make a point of letting people know that things aren’t better yet, or… Read more »

Joe

Arteta played for Barca, psg, rangers and Everton.

All were looking for new managers.

Not one of them even interviewed arteta.

But he’s the next big thing. Since pep. Haha

Right.

Micheal

“By the way, is Azerbaijan really in Europe?”

Azerbaijan is at the cross-roads of Europe and Asia and I believe it is a member of the Council of Europe but equally was a member of the USSR until break-up. But boundaries count for nothing with the football authorities. For example, Israel is not in Europe and Australia is not in Asia – but both compete in competitions outside their natural continents.

Joe

Let’s see if Gazidis hires him as manager of Milan since that’s who supposedly wanted him at Arsenal.

Jamie

Imagine the scenes if Arteta was at Barca coaching Messi and Suarez.

“Leo, Louis, I came from La Masia and won an FA cup, follow my tactical instructions!”

Now imagine him at Arsenal trying to get the best out of Mustafi.

Both ludicrous.

Pierre

Azed
I agree, our defending from corners is pretty good it’s from open play where we appear to have the problem.
The balance is not right.. It probably doesn’t help playing our no. 10 so far forward as it often leaves us short and probably doesn’t help having our full backs so far forward that they are often out of position when the opposition has a counter attack so it’s best not to mention it as it looks like we are criticising Emery.

Joe

Jamie

Imagine in the arteta interview

“ wenger taught me everything he knows”

Hahahahaha

Joe

Pierre

We’ve won 7 in a row with our “#10 so far forward”

Must be luck.

Joe

Pierre

After 8 matches gone, where do you feel we will finish this season?

How many points back(approx)?

Jamie

Joe – Too funny. The fact that he’s still hiding behind Pep when people say he’s ready for Arsenal makes him either sackless, or acutely aware of the holes in his tactical knowledge and his desire to learn more from Pep before he flies the nest. At best, even he recognizes he’s not ready for a top job. At worst, he’s an unambitious coward. He could’ve thrown his hat in the ring for any number of managerial vacancies this summer. He didn’t. Guess he doesn’t want to ‘do a Porto’ with another club and win the CL as an underdog,… Read more »

Joe

I mean putting out cones for pep looks a lot better on the CV than managing derby to a win over Man U.

But that’s just me.

Champagne charlie

MIchael24

Disagree on Woods, think the sudden body language expertise is a weak line of critique. Many around the US camp say him and Phil are great personalities to have about the place. In this case Phil didn’t have close to his A-game, and Tiger was pretty understandably jaded – whilst his pairings were NOT the best.

azed

Pierre The balance is not right because we don’t have the right players and it would be hard to fix without getting the right players. Ozil is not a winger neither is Aubermayang. Ramsey can be a no 10 for Cardiff but not Arsenal. Emery likes his no 10 to start the press (I have no idea why) but we both know Ozil can’t do that. Playing Ozil as a winger limits him because he drifts, rarely tracks back to help Bellerin. Then there’s Aubermayang on the other wing, slow mo Xhaka who can’t cover much ground. Emery is not… Read more »

Bankz

Pedro’s willingness to paint Emery in a bad light this early on in the season is becoming boring.
I commented on it yesterday that his agenda of shoving Arteta down the readers throats is ludicrous.
I will bet anything on Arteta not managing an elite team anywhere across Europe in the next 10yrs.
There is absolutely nothing that points to that, he wasn’t even an inspiring captain ffs!

Jamie

Damn it, Bankz! Don’t you even want ‘exciting’ football?!

China

It doesn’t matter that he’s a rookie with no experience left in charge of a car crash staring over the precipice of genuine footballing irrelevance. That doesn’t matter at all. It also doesn’t matter that we’ve no idea if he’s any good. What matters is simply that we *hope* the football would be exciting and the appointment would’ve been bold.

I swear I left Bristol to get away from hipsters and their thinking but the internet means there’s no escape

China

The day anyone can tell me 5 key properties of artetas management qualities/attributes is the day I’ll stop laughing at these people

I’m afraid ‘but bold’ ‘but exciting’ isn’t good enough

Bankz

LOL
Jamie, giving Aguero hugs when he’s subbed off and carrying Pep’s handbag around the training ground must be really ‘exciting’.

Victorious

Joey You’re lying to yourself when you say you’ve enjoyed all our games this season surely you know nobody believes that nonsense? I mean not much different from last season, probably worse when you literally pilloried the team in every fvcking match, shows you up for not being a true supporter of the club rather basing your support depending on your likeness or dislike for certain employees No wonder people barely take you serious when come you come out with stuffs like this Nothing has really changed except a different man in the dug out so cut out the bullshite… Read more »

China

Traditionally what formations does arteta tend to prefer? – BOLD ONES

Is he the kind of manager who likes to build a rock solid defense first, emphasis on attack or a balance of both? – EXCITING

does he follow the recent trend towards sweeper keepers or think this is a bit unnecessary? – EMERY IS BORING

China

Fucking lol that you think we play football the same style as graham

Absolutely hilarious

On the one hand we keep being told nothing has changed since wenger and the other we now playing boring boring football like George graham

Which one buddy?

Victorious

Nobody really know how arteta could have done,its all speculative, he could have us playing decent football,ugly football or could have tanked badly, but to be so dismissive of what he potentially can bring to the table is foolhardy at worst and ignorant at best,It definitely would have been a different feeling altogether

Wenger,Pep have come out to stick their necks out on him having potentials to be a good hire,I mean these are top football minds

Forgive me if i take them a little bit serious than the know it all jackass we have on display in here

Jamie

Bankz –

It’s very exciting. Handbags for men are bold. We need that kind of fresh thinking. I don’t even think Emery has a handbag. Boring boring Arsenal, am I right?

Victorious

China

Wenger’s arsenal in the last few years became boring also hence the anticipation to cease the opportunity of his resignation to make a seismic hire that can potentially bring us back to what he offered in his hay day
Emery is just a carry on from that no pattern,no excitement, nothing. same old, same old

Hope that helps you understand better.

Olumide

China On the one hand we keep being told nothing has changed since wenger and the other we now playing boring boring football like George Graham. —- People just like to moan unnecessarily. I like your Porsche analogy. 9 games, 7 wins, and someone said we’re playing worse than last season. Emery has not gotten us to play beautifully but he’s winning while making the necessary changes. People like to underrate us while they overrate our rivals. For all Klopp’s genius, he’s not gotten a better position than 4th in the league since he came. Now, everyone is saying Liverpool… Read more »

Leftsidesanch

Olumide, I wouldn’t bother. Your damned if you do and damned if you don’t with this lot on here.

Olumide

Victorious
Wenger,Pep have come out to stick their necks out on him having potentials to be a good hire,I mean these are top football mindsForgive me if i take them a little bit serious than the know it all jackass we have on display in here
—-
Yeah Pep and Wenger’s words probably mean more than Emery’s record of winning 8 major trophies in 5 seasons.

Forgive all of us for being so stupid.

Pierre

I’m not sure that Emery is looking to address our defensive issues anytime soon. If that was the case then why would he think playing Ramsey ahead of aubamayang,ozil and Lacazette for large parts of the game would make us more compact…..because he doesn’t think it would and he is not concerned in the slightest. Why would he have the full backs so far forward …..surely he should be saying if one full back is overlapping then the other should sit to avoid being short on the counter attack…. So we may as well forget about having anything different to… Read more »

Leftsidesanch

Ozil is already have way to his pathetic goal tally for the whole of last season so how has he regressed Pierre?

Champagne charlie

Yea i’ve got to echo (at least partially) what Pedro is saying here, you can’t simply hold up “7 wins” and stick your fingers in your ears.

We’ve not been fluid, or impressive from what i’ve witnessed. Not saying that won’t change over the course of the season, but so far we clearly have issues with our approach that is yielding inconsistent play both offensively and defensively.

But right, that makes you a hater or other such bollocks so dare comment such things right?

China

Nobody thinks arteta is shit. They think he’s an entirely unknown quantity which makes him a ridiculous gamble for a club in our perilous circumstances. The dude MIGHT be good. Great so might every ex professional. Let’s make every ex pro who is an assistant top of our list like arteta next time then eh? WHO KNOWS they all might be the next pep!!! Or you know they might be a Ryan giggs, Alan shearer, or Gary Neville but never mind that mate. It’s bold! We’ll be enjoying the rollercoaster regardless amirite??? And regarding wenger and pep saying he’s legit.… Read more »

Joe

Victorious So now you’re telling me whether I’m enjoy the arsenal or not Get fucked. Don’t tell me what I’m enjoying or not enjoyin I’ve enjoyed every match. End of I have hope. I have excitement I’m getting up early to watch the matches because I am excited to watch arsenal play again I haven’t really given a fuck in years So yes victorious I have enjoyed all the matches. Too bad you can’t. Maybe you should go support someone else Don’t. Worry. Wenger will be managing another team soon. Probably some 3rc tier Chinese team but at least you… Read more »

Olumide

Pedro Olumide, they don’t like the moan, they like to analyse.You can’t just look at the result. You have to look beyond that.If we were crushing teams, looked great going forward and we were defending well… no one would be ‘moaning’It’s shite and Emery would admit as much. —- Yeah we aren’t playing beautifully right now. Forgive Emery for not getting us to play like Man City. However, we can just look at the results. 7 wins in 9 games while playing ‘badly’ after taking over a club that had a single manager for 22 years? I’ll take it any… Read more »

Leftsidesanch

Wenger also blamed our injuries on players taking hair pills, so not everything he says should be taken as gospel. It’s well known that Victorious is an imbecile not worth paying any mind to.

Champagne charlie

Pedro That was always my concern with Emery, if you remove his PSG tenure where trophies are almost a byproduct of managing there it was never CV built on domestic league success (which I happen to consider a more accurate measurement of success than cup football). He’s a great Europa record, but we got to the semis last season and were fucking shite truth be told so I’m not certain how reliable that is as a point of reference. I said to someone else at the time, what does Emery offer that Rafa wouldn’t? This with the leanings toward Rafa… Read more »

Joe

If City are offering Arteta the gig next, you can bet he’s probably pretty good

Pedro, id stop saying that if I were you

1) you have absolutely no idea what city is thinking. They probably don’t even know as they probably want pep to stay for a decade

2) you’re gonna look like a fool again aka #gazidisgate
3) no club bar arsenal showed interest in arteta even though there were dozens on dozens of clubs looking for a manager.

China

Pedro where is the evidence that arteta is next city manager???????

Olumide

Pedro
Who are those interesting managers with a better trophy haul than Emery in the last 10 years?

China

If you promote Rafa, ancelloti, jardim etc as better choices than emery at least that’s a serious conversation and I wouldn’t shit on those guys

But arteta in summer 2018 would’ve been n unbelievably careless gamble

Joe

Haha China exactly

Pedro. We all know you hate being wrong but let it go man.

You have no idea about what man city is thinking

Champagne charlie

Pedro

That link highlights what I felt I could see live, a real imbalance up top and in particular having a team that includes both Ramsey and Ozil.

For me, Ramsey gets the boot and Mesut stays. This brings Guendouzi into the middle and you can narrow our CM to accommodate Laca and Auba up top with Ozil ‘in the hole/floating’. Right now Auba is playing as a wide left and not a wide forward where he was producing under Wenger. Ramsey too is stifling Ozil impact on matters with the eating of space.

Olumide

Champagne Charlie
I guess Emery was picked as PSG manager while strolling on the streets of Paris.

It had nothing to do with his previous record.

And Europa league was so simple the Emery beat Klopp (who’s the greatest genius ever) with Sevilla to complete his hattrick.

Pierre

Olumide “Yeah Pep and Wenger’s words probably mean more than Emery’s record of winning 8 major trophies in 5 seasons.” Interesting……8 major trophies?(1 league title) So are we admitting that winning FA cups are now major trophies You are also saying that the trophee de champions is a major trophy (league winners v cup winners= community shield) …I’m sure they were not even considered a trophy let alone a major trophy . If my memory serves me right,the Europa cup was belittled on here last season but now it’s a major trophy. Personally,I think winning any of these trophies should… Read more »

Olumide

Pierre
You are also saying that the trophee de champions is a major trophy (league winners v cup winners= community shield) …I’m sure they were not even considered a trophy let alone a major trophy .

If I included these 2, it would be 10 not 8.

Olumide

Pierre
If my memory serves me right,the Europa cup was belittled on here last season but now it’s a major trophy.

Even though we didn’t want to be in that competition, I bet most Arsenal fans wanted us to win it. Especially after it was announced Wenger was leaving.

Michael24

So according to some on here, including Pedro, “Emery is bland”. Personally, after years of predictable carnage and clueless leadership, I’ll take “bland” all day long. To change a complete operating structure, as well as the mindsets and methods of the players, will take time. If it means therefore that our “take the game to the opposition and suffer the consequences” philosophies are undermined, then I’ll take that all day long. To be honest, I’m getting more joy and excitement out of just anticipating that something may eventually happen in a game, rather than knowing the outcome in advance. If… Read more »

Pierre

Joe
“I’m getting up early to watch the matches because I am excited to watch arsenal play again”

Oh dear ,how deflating for you ,waking up in the middle of the night full of excitement……and then the match kicks off and you must think to yourself ,why did I bother.

China

Wenger being called a great mind of the footballing world in recent times literally got a belly laugh out of me

Don’t make me post some of the genius quotes that guy came out with. Our very own very stable genius Jesus Christ

Batistuta

Jeez

This place is like a coven for bitter witches when Arsenal win these days, bet some of you are licking your lips for when we finally lose another game so they can say ” we told you so”

Pierre

Olumide
You said 9 so did you only include one of them .