WELBZ via @Arsenal insta
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So, I think we’re making progress with Uli Hoeness of Bayern Munich. The man-child finally admitted he took things too far with ol’ Mesut when he described his abilities.
“I should not have said sh*t’
Well, there’s somethi…
‘…but crap,”
“My opinion of Mesut is clear: I wanted to make a point of diverting the conversation back towards sport. I wanted to divert it away from racism and integration.”
What a fucking awful thing to say. I’m not fan of Mesut these days, but saying he said Mesut was shit because he wanted to divert the conversation from something important, like racism in sport, is heavily Trumpian. Would he have said it pre-2016, probably not. But society has now fully regressed to the good old days of saying what you want and no one really giving a fuck is the thing.
I know what some of you are thinking, ‘Pete is just so fucking woke he’s not slept for 4 days.’ Come on… this isn’t arguing the merits of gender neutrality in everyday discourse. This is a furious old man unwilling to discuss legitimate causes that impact people on a daily basis.
Can’t he just stfu and talk about how he’s going to sign Arsene Wenger to replace Niko Kovač. I made a joke about it yesterday, but there are rumours floating that an announcement is coming. 6th in the table with that squad is shocking even if you are only 7 games in, but Arsene Wenger to the rescue? It’s f*cking banter. Mind you, not as banterful as Madrid signing Lopetegui when Sam Allardyce was available.
I’ll tell you who is a decent chap, Unai Emery. He was asked about the now infamous chant at Fulham.
“I am not agreeing totally with the response of the supporters,”
“I think we need to improve a lot. I think we have to continue doing a lot of the things to get better.
“Our demands need to be very high. The supporters can enjoy it with us but also we’re speaking with our reality every day. We need to improve because for example the match against Fulham was a very good result and a very good game for 90 minutes, but in the first 45 minutes I thought we needed to do better.”
Now, firstly, I think it’s great that Emery doesn’t think Arsenal are back. Ballague reckons the coaching staff is attributing a lot of our success down to great keeping from Cech, and I know the backroom team is under no illusions that top 4 is going to be easy this season. We’re riding a wave, the hope is that things start to click and we can ride it some more.
Where I think the coach is struggling a bit is that he doesn’t quite understand the chant. The fans weren’t singing ‘we think we’re title contenders’, I think they were singing that they felt the club had been restored to something that was recognisable as a sporting entity on and off the pitch.
Arsenal stopped being Arsene FC this year. The club is now being run to win. The fans can all see that huge strides are being taken all over the place to make sure we’re in a constant cycle of betterment.
We’re a long way off, but at least now, for every mistake that happens, there will be a consequence. If a player is out of form, he’ll not play. If we have a player that doesn’t perform consistently, they won’t be given a new deal and they’ll be sold. If there are clear gaps in the squad, they’ll be filled within 10 years. If we have fitness issues, there will be a real investigation. There will be no rebranding of failure. Forget your Top 4 trophy and the pathetic projects used to deflect from the club lacking ambition. We’re trying to be a real power player.
That’s what having your Arsenal back is. Knowing the club care as much about future success as you do.
Well, those are my two pennies anyway, if you don’t like it, you’re not shit, but you’re certainly crap.
Back to Emery, he’s focused on making sure we play better than we did against Watford.
“If we are remembering the last match at the Emirates [against Watford], we won but not playing like we want, with the control against the opposition. For me now, the most important thing is not to rush.
“The next game against Leicester is very big, very difficult. Leicester are a very good team and play with a clear identity under Claude Puel. They are very competitive, have very good players and we need every single player, and our mentality together to be stronger than in the last match.”
Harry Mcguire at the back post is a big worry, no doubt. Outside that, they’re just a really solid team that’s organized and capable of an upset. We have to be on our game. I’m hoping the extra few days training might give us an edge.
Questions will still buzz over whether Ramsey will start, the manager giving nothing away.
“I want his performance like the other players,”
“For example, in the last match he started on the bench, then he played 25 minutes with this performance. On Monday it’s the same if he starts in the first XI or on the bench, to come with the focus for this match to help. It’s not different [than it is] for other players.”
It’s a bit of nonsense that we’ve got to play the following Thursday in Europa. Sporting are currently 5th. Regardless, that’ll be a tough game away from home after the international break. No doubt there will be some strong rotation in order.
Right, that’s me done. See you in the comments. x
P.S. Read this if you’re still thinking xG is footballing hipsterism.
Bankz is here for the tr4phy again
1st
BOOOOOM
Tr4phy
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Ha!
Bayern top brass in full meltdown mode:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45915862
Threatening legal action against negative reporting. Absolute shambles.
Nice one groovey.
Pedro please do fix the comments session.
There’s something wrong with it during posting, since yesterday
It’s annoying filling out the name and email every time you comment…
What’s annoying? Is it not letting you log in via gravatar?
Pedro doing his best to level the playing field for the comments tr4phy champion by making everyone enter their name and email with every post.
test
10th for our 10 wins in a row
Come on you Gunners!
We’ve got our Arsenal Back!
That chant is the best chant we’ve had in ages!
yep need name and email refills eith every comment
HELLO
Usually the fields (name, email, website) stayed filled in.
Now they reset after I post.
So now if you leave the name and email fields blank, it submits the post as anonymous rather than prompt you to fill in those fields.
There’s a bug somewhere for sure.
Joke Friday –
What does the sign on an out-of-business brothel say?
Beat it. We’re closed.
What’s the difference between a tire and 365 used condoms?
One’s a Goodyear. The other’s a great year.
What did the banana say to the vibrator?
Why are you shaking? She’s gonna eat me!
What’s the difference between a hooker and a drug dealer?
A hooker can wash her crack and resell it.
A man goes to his doctor and his doctor says to him “listen, you need to stop masturbating.” The man says “why?” And the doctor says “so I can examine you.”
How is a girlfriend like a laxative?
They both irritate the shit out of you.
‘But society has now fully regressed to the good old days of saying what you want and no one really giving a fuck is the thing.’ Kleenex just had to drop ‘man size’ and Waitrose has to change an ingredient in one of their sandwiches because it said something about manly. You have to be frigging joking if you think you can say what you want in society. There is an entire generation of people who are trying to feel worthwhile and validated by going around and calling out ‘prejudice’ etc in things that 99% of people could not give… Read more »
why is Monday so far off like this
I updated wordpress and it has that EU law thing.
See if I fixed it?
Testing testing 1,2,3.
Nope. Fields still blank after post submission.
Some kind of javascript bug.
HELLO HELL
Great post Cesc, all this namby pamby snowflake stuff gets on my moobs. That’s man tits for all the flakes!
Testing Testing 1-2-……..Nope!!
Fixed you propa diamond geeza
Did it work CC?
GDPR killing me
ANy of you fuckers sue me and I’m done with this shit…
Check check one two one two
Sorry, I jumped the gun with praise there. That’d be a no..
Still doesn’t work for me. No biggie.
I don’t know how the fix this.
I think I need a pro to help.
This chit went haunted on me for a second!
Admitting you need help is the first stage of recovery mate good for you.
Was the interface there something to come? Little vote system and the like?
Nice Pedro with the Twitter sign in link
I don’t know how the fix this.
I work in that industry you need any advice holla at me.
FYI — your previous post briefly showed an entire “new” interface in the comment section — with “+/-” comment ratings, and DM functionality.
Now it’s gone back to the regular, 1992 interface without any of the additional functionality one would expect from a blog in 2018.
“I work in that industry you need any advice holla at me.“
Hit me up for adult entertainment
Good effort, Pete.
Does your office have a tech department? Any tech grad should be able to look at the source code and find the bug pretty quickly.
Seems like a javascript error to me. The name and email address we all input should be stored in a session object somewhere, which either isn’t being stored correctly, or fetched correctly.
“I am not agreeing totally with the response of the supporters,”
In my mind that’s him knowing full well that there’s still work to do we’re not a 90 minute team yet and we need to continue to work as hard as possible and that’s why I think he’s doing a good job at the moment. He’s not getting ahead of himself and that’s a good thing
‘He’s not getting ahead of himself and that’s a good thing’
His realism will serve us well in terms of transfers as well. He won’t be fooled or hide behind form in terms of not buying.
A quick double tap for me and the name and email go in because it’s kind of saved. Ya herrrr
Linked with a Sampdoria CB who’s 22 today. Seems Anderson is being tracked by Juve and Roma too.
Emery
What a breath of fresh air.
We’ve got our Arsenal back
I wasn’t aware Champagne Charlie worked in the porn industry.
Rambo
He’s the fluffer. Gets the dudes “revved” up and ready for the action
Rambo
Part time to help pay med school, Joe’s dad a regular recipient of the guy on guy material.
Your Arsenal was never gone, you just got caught up in the other things…..
Charlie
He said you gave the best blow job he’s ever had.
Said you were a real pro and you must have had a lot practice sucking dicks to be that good at it
Bravo Charlie. Knew you were good at something
Must have been all those years sucking off wenger
Dale
I enjoyed and looked forward to watching my arsenal.
That wasn’t the case for the last 7-10 years because you knew what was coming
Sorry but we NOW GOT OUR ARSENAL BACK
Joe
That’s weird, I just managed distribution and never appeared on set. Your Dad must have a few activities beyond indulging in a dvd or two of gay porn. You mean he goes all in and takes part? Fascinating.
That explains a lot with how you turned out.
Like I said CC
He said it was you who gave the best blow job he’s ever had
Nice work dude. Glad you took the time to get great it
Practice makes Perfect in your case Charlie
Charlie
He said it was you who gave the best BJ he’s ever had
Guess practice makes perfect in your case
Joe and CC are pure comedy.
Joe
Pipe down, you’ve had a mare trying to banter me. I said your Dad bought some DVD’s and you have him getting sucked off by strange men. You’ve lost mate hahaha put the shovel down, not my fault your Dad loves the meat lolly.
Nothing wrong with it CC.
Guess who no girls were coming your way, you had to do something
I’m sure you’re a hit at all the theatre parties with all the male actors
You’re the one giving CC
Joe
Theatre parties? Is that a Canadian thing?
Gay dvds
Love the Idea of me
Sliding down a greasy pole
Hmmmm where there is smoke CC
Like I said. Nothing wrong with it if you like some meat in your mouth 🙂
Oh CC. Claiming you “ won”
At banter doesn’t make it
So. Just shows how insecure you are when you have to claim that shit yourself to make yourself appear like a big man
Haha hilarious. “ I’m the greatest” says CC and trump.
Just ask them. They’ll
Tell you
Takuma Asano…..one for the future..lol
Wow Le Grove…wow
Joey
Are you doing a parody of yourself here?
Pretty sure anyone who randomly chucks their dad in going all George Michael is a bit lost on the banter front. Lol but by all means crack on and state me saying something doesn’t make it true….only to rattle off a half dozen things you say posing as truth 😀
Oh the facepalming irony that is joe.
Joe, LOL “That wasn’t the case for the last 7-10 years because you knew what was coming” Lets be real, yeah wanting Arsene gone was probably very popular 6-7 years ago, but you didn’t enjoy winning FA Cup? beating Barac 2-1 (RvP and Arshavin), Arshavin scoring 4 goals at Anfield, smashing teams 6-0 and looking good? Don’t get me wrong, the embarrassments were huge! 8-2 at the hands of United was awful and depressing till today, but lets not act that All of Wenger’s tenure was pure misery….that’s what I meant by your Arsenal was always here aside for the… Read more »
Jesus Christ Charlie
Do you even understand banter?
Sit down and shut up mate
Tell us how you “ won “ again
It’ll make you feel better about yourself
Bit to close for comfort I guess isn’t Charlie
It’s ok. Come out CC. Le Grove will welcome you.
We are a liberal bunch!
happy to join the Legrove family
Haha
Charlie are you denying you’ve never mentioned me
Sliding down a fire pole. Hahahaha
Now that banter
Funny how every time you get called out you deny saying it
It’s happened over and over.
Own it you wanker.
Most people would be out with mates on a Friday night
CC is here trying to banter on Le Grove
Says all we need to know about it
Crack on mate. Crack on
You and Pierre should hang out
Two lonely souls.
Joe
Someone’s triggered, who would have thought it hahaha
Give the blog some peace from your staggered responses laid out like a child. Write what you have to say in a paragraph and be done like the other adults on here. Did your dad not show you how to use a computer between zipping up his dresses and polishing his “special beads”?
I’m at work mate, got one of them annoying jobs.
I’m with your interpretation of “I’ve got my Arsenal back,” Pedro.
I really don’t understand how anyone can look at how things are done now v. how things have been the last ten years and not say how much better the process is now.
When Wenger supporters say, “But the FA Cups!!!!,” I just don’t understand how one can make oneself ignorant of boundless evidence that Arsenal were an incompetently run organization under Wenger, and how winning the FA Cup does not change that.
Cesc
Re: 16:34 post.
Hit the nail on the head.
Too many people bleating on about what you can or cannot say.
But that’s enough about Le-grove.
CC:
Spot the control freaks.
Freedom of speech = freedom of layout.
As I said, too many people telling you what you can and cannot do.
What’s wrong with bulletin point communications?
Rather pedantic don’t you think?
We’ve got our Arsenal back basically means we have a sports club back, a club where there are a collection of football experts all having an input all using the resources we have to give ourselves the best chance of success going forward. Are we guaranteed success? No. Will we try everything we can to be successful with the resources we have? Yes. That is more than can be said for years gone by. That is what it means to have your club back, arguing about individual results is irrelevant and misses the point. It is about direction and intention.… Read more »
Graham
Not
Understanding
Again
Same old
Same old!
Graham62
Oh
Nothing
Mate
This
Way
Isn’t
Obtuse
At
All.
Joe
If you’re out there, just ignore the pompous condescending ones and carry on with what you’re doing.
Loving it!
Natural comedians.
Lol!!
Chips on shoulders very evident on Le-grove.
We’re so much more intelligent and knowledgeable than you, so do as we do.
Tossers!
CC
You take things far too seriously.
Chill out!
Back to Footballing matters.
Isn’t it wonderful to have a manager in charge that doesn’t accept failure as progress?
Strange feeling.
Hope Wenger gets the job at Munich and we stuff him 10-3 on aggregate
Is that issue still happening?
Cesc Appeal
Spot on. That’s all I ever wanted from The Arsenal. To actual make a genuine attempt at competing.
With Unai, Sven and Raul in charge this is genuinely looking like it is the case.
Onwards and Upwards The Arsenal!
Petr
Yep. One post then have to reload details
Peter
Yep issue is still ongoing. We have to input username and email each time.
At least in my case browser is remembering imputed details which makes this a little easier.
Marko After some grimandtubing of Andersen I like what I see. Strong, tall (6’4) comfortable in possession, great long range passing, can see that Emery would like him for the way he wants to play. My only worry is that he’s only 22 and we already have Holding and Mavra in that age bracket (not counting Chambers anymore) but maybe it will give us a chance to loan Mavra to a team in the championship or lower down the table in the PL to regain fitness and get some experience, and then get rid of Mustafi in the summer? Talks… Read more »
What is going on with Malcom? Left out of the Barcelona squad, doesn’t seem to be rated.
Got to say I was never keen on him but a bit surprised to see strong links with him moving away from Barcelona already.
Arsenal finally doing it right
Graham
What are you talking about? You’re the one ranting about your deluded freedoms and claiming folk are condescending/chips on the shoulder blah blah.
I was busy winding Joe up and watching him wobble about the place, there’s nothing I could take less seriously than this. Put the cape away, take your underpants off from over the top of your trousers, and shut up. Good grief
Was always a strange buy for Barca with the talent they already had, especially with Dembele just finding his way back from injury. Would say he was badly advised as well, should have gone somewhere he was guaranteed playing time. Hard to say no to Barca though I guess. He’s not my top pick either but if we can’t buy a top winger in January a loan would be nice. Leaves us money to strengthen one of the other positions in need, like CB with Andersen if that’s what Emery wants to do. Get rid of Ramsey and Welbeck.and we’ll… Read more »
Rooney: “People talk about our team – especially in relation to Manchester United now – and say it was attack, attack, attack. But we actually weren’t,” he said. “A lot of games we played on the counter attack, drew teams into us and then broke with pace. We did it to Arsenal.” Fk me. The pain that game after game after game Wenger would have no answer to Ferguson, no answer to mouninho. Any top team knew how to play against us. And how we are going to play. And how zero measures would be taken to nullify the opponent’s… Read more »
CC
There you go again, telling us what to do.
Lol! + shake of head.
I don’t know what’s worse
Joe and Graham saying they hate Arsenal or saying they love Arsenal ..they seem to have gone from one end of the spectrum to the other ..
I’m not even sure they realise how ridiculous they are making themselves look.
Would love to put stefano in a room with the both of em…could get very messy.
Graham,
One post you call people tossers, then the next post you say chill out, I’m confused? Are you basically saying chill out tossers?
Pierre,
I’m thinking tattoo parlour, love/ hate….they’ve got enough knuckles.