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Arsene Wenger is rocking the papers of the world hard, he wants in on ALL the jobs. Le Parisien is reporting that PSG are after him to replace the outgoing sporting director, Henrique. This is a really fucking weird move. If you’d paid any attention to Wenger over the past 15 years, you’d know firstly, picking out elite talent really hasn’t been his thing, and you’d also know that he was a world class ditherer.
‘Buying players isn’t like buying a loaf of bread’
Until we hired in competent people and reworked the entire spin of our team in 6 months and two windows. If the concern with Henrique is he didn’t get deals over the line, why would you bring in someone who let the contracts of Mesut, Sanchez and Ramsey crash into the danger zone?
The same paper also reckons Wenger is pushing for a sniff at Madrid and Bayern. I’d be happy to see him land both jobs. So would all the fans, regardless of the opinion they have of him. Let him go to one of those clubs, let him maybe win a trophy, just give him a little bit of a fun at a crisis club for a short amount of time before it all goes wrong and all the things that have degraded Arsenal hit him harder than a freight train at clubs that have seen what good coaching looks like.
Emery was in full on praise mode when it came to free-scoring Lacazette.
“When I arrived at PSG we were thinking about signing Lacazette. His quality & his characteristics we liked, & the people who were working at the club when we arrived, they said to us, ‘This player has the quality to play for PSG'”
“Last year was his first in the Premier League, it was a different to the French league, a different position for him, a different rhythm. Not a different mentality because he has a very good mentality & gives himself very good chances to score. He is very efficient”
Big words. He’s certainly been excellent this season. He’s the more well rounded of our strikers, he’s just not as physical as you’d like for the Premier League. That said, he scores bangers, he brings people into games and he looks like a great character to have in and around the dressing room. Hopefully, we get to see a bit more a plan about how to integrate him and his main bro, Aubameyang.
There’s a little transfer rumour going around that Arsenal are on standby to take Malcolm from Barca if the player continues to get the cold should from the manager over there. It was odd that he moved there in the first place, I’d have thought Arsenal or Roma were much more suited, and it’s clearly gone to shite so far. Could be a good loan move in January, where we’re really lacking true wide players.
That said, look no further than Reiss Nelson who scored two goals yesterday, taking his total to 4 in 4. Sancho and Reiss making a real point out in Germany, hopefully, their success points to a more traveled future for young English players. If we need to make a move on a wide player, why not bring back a superstar English kid working his socks off and delivering?
I really do think it’s a sign of the times that we have youth players good enough to be considered at other big leagues for loan moves. Smith Rowe is apparently on the radar of Thierry Henry, another move that’d make a lot of sense if he’s going to stay on the bench most of the season here.
Right, that’s me done, see you in the comments.
As you know Joe …I was on a wind up when I said that …but if you feel the need to keep repeating it then go ahead ..
Joe jumping on the ozil bandwagon….
Sure you were pierre
Every time you get called
Out you were on the wind up it seems
Funny that.
Jumping on the bandwagon
I called it BEFORE the match.
I’ve always maintained he just needs the
Proper manager other than the loser
Wenger.
I hope this game demonstrates to all why Özil needs to play in the centre behind the striker. He was our talisman tonight and he needs to use this game to push on.
Felt sorry that Lacazette didn’t get his goal especially in the second half when he shot straight at the keeper. For his sheer work rate tonight he deserved a goal.
What I noticed is that as soon as we conceded the goal we became much more aggressive in our play and attitude..
Maybe this is the key to get the team starting games on the front foot.
We are much too lacklustre at the start of games ,the movement of the ball is way too slow and there is no intensity in our play …this all improved as soon as we conceded ..
Hopefully there is no let down in Portugal
Or CP
Can’t become complacent or get too arrogant.
Hopefully Emery can keep the men grounded
Peckobill, emery is not only good, after PSG he has a point to prove.
Mark my words, after a season or two, the very elite rich kids will be chasing him, that will become a very real or Real issue, but one for another day
I’m the worst xhaka fan worldwide, but today, for the first time xhaka did me proud….made me had my heart in my mouth a few time but I couldn’t imagine xhaka at LB and on a yellow card, made 2 blocks and 2 clearance and 1 tackle….
as I earlier said, am an surprised…that’s the Emery effect
best time to be a true fan….
#onward and upwards….
Just returned from tonight’s game. Good result after first 30 minutes where we were frankly rather pedestrian and poor. 1. Leno and Torreira are most definitely excellent acquisitions. 2. Lacazette and Aubameyang when they play together in same team are absolutely lethal. They need to be playing together and not in isolation. 3. One other player who is looking much better than in last two seasons is Mustafi. I think that having Torreira playing in front of him makes all the difference. 4. Ozil was pedestrian until he scored the goal. Thereafter he looked a completely different player. The million… Read more »
https://youtu.be/Nvrm3qa5GC8
Graham the best commentator on Arsenal Fan TV… he focuses on the game and doesn’t have to draw attention to himself with silly antics.
No disrespect to the Licht, but I realized how much I take Nachoman for granted today. Such a unsong hero. Hope he’s fit and firing soon.
Also I’m enjoying Unai quietly bitch-slapping the twats who we straight at him from game 1. It was so obvious their agenda behind it but before a new manager even had 10 games under the belt? SMH
Joe Do you not realise how stupid you sound going from wanting the team to lose to being Arsenal’s no.1 fan. I feel no different today as I did a year ago when we beat Everton 5-2 away. Great result today and a great result a year ago . I am hoping we push on and compete for the title,just like I did last season … It may be different this season ,who knows , but I hope so ,why ….because I am an Arsenal supporter . I am just pleased there is a lot of positivity around the club……..the… Read more »
*went straight at him
Apparently both of our first team left backs suffered injuries in training yesterday. Anyone know how bad these injuries are?
No Pierre.
I don’t sound stupid.
It’s wankers like you who backed wenger for a decade too
Long. This change should have happened years ago. And we would have been much better off for it.
Me on Le Grove knowing we were going to lose isn’t on me
It’s on wenger you muppet. It was his fault. Not the fans fault
Like you are implying
We’ve got our Arsenal back.
No thanks to
Fans like you
I am hoping we push on and compete for the title,just like I did last season
Too bad for a decade we’ve known that we weren’t competing for the title, because of the manager in charge
Oh and by this time last year we were out of the title race. Well out of it
Stroller
I agree with you regarding Lacazette and aubamayang..Emery must find a way of getting them both in the starting line up…
Guendouzi really impressed me when he came on …
Pierre Yes Guendouzi looks to be an excellent addition to squad. He is young with a lot of talent, but at the moment I would still select Torreira and Xhaka ahead of him. What was not discussed too much tonight is the acute shortage of defenders tonight. Missing through injury were Cech, Koscielny, Sokratis, Monreal, Kolasinac, Mavropanos and Jenkinson. Our only defensive option sitting on the bench tonight was an unknown U23 player. My main concern was that we played Lichsteiner at left back. Bluntly at 35 he is not good enough to play for us. Left Back is one… Read more »
I agree with you regarding Lacazette and aubamayang..Emery must find a way of getting them both in the starting line up…
It’s called rotation. And it worked perfectly today
We have 3 matches this week. Why play both strikers all 3 matches. You’re just asking for injuries.
And then you’ll whine Emery over played them and got them injured. Like the previous wanker manager used to do
Emery is playing it brilliantly. Players won’t get burnt out.
Think he has it figured out more than you two do.
Watching on replay. 16 minutes in and Iwobi has given the ball away or had a bad touch five of the six times he’s had the ball. I am sorry, but this kid is not good enough and he continues to be over-rated by many here and elsewhere.
Bamford
I would watch the rest of the game first.
This match should show Xhaka lovers his inadequacies under the press. In the first half, we couldn’t get going as our midfield play broke down via Xhaka under their press till we had the Bellerin / Ozil combo that gave us the goal.
By swapping Xhaka to LB, and bringing Guendouzi yo play on front of Lucas, Ozil had more freedom, Auba ran riot and Iwobi too. We should have scored more but Lacca missed sitters.
Xhaka for LB squad player. Not good enough under the press. All teams do that to us because they know he is very slow.
Cesc
I will. But I’ve seen enough of him to know his touch isn’t good enough. Not enough quality, IMO.
Bamford,
First half we were barraged left right and centre. Our midfield overrun. We couldn’t find space. Iwobi our outlet was always swarmed on the ball.
Yes, that early part of the game was not inspiring.
Once Xhaka was swapped to LB, and Auba and Guendouzi came on, the game changed!
Bam
You’re so far off
Keep Your comments to yourself until you watch the game or you’ll winding up looking a fool like dale da goonerz
I will. But I’ve seen enough of him to know his touch isn’t good enough. Not enough quality, IMO
Just as well you said in your opinion
Marko
I was just being polite. He doesn’t have enough quality to be in the XI of a top team. Not nearly enough quality. Not really even close.
Well that was another 2nd half transformation ! 3 great goals and this can only serve to give the players belief. The emirates is also starting to be like a home stadium again…. well in the 2nd half anyway !
Great frickin’ goal from Ozil. 44 minutes in. Tons of running and energy from him on that play and a class finish. If he plays like this regularly, I will gladly sing his praises.
Iwobi is nothing more than a squad player, though. Sorry.
U tarse
The stadium was great all match.
There is an atmosphere there. Fans are vocal And behind the team.
It’s great to see and hear
Two good games against Ludugorets and Leicester does not make up for 5 years of Ozil dross.
@ bamford
You are fucked up 70yrs old slagging dick for all we care……
keep your opinions inside your rotten brain, shut your butthole(your mouth) and just read comments if you are so bored or lonely…. you le-fucking-grove keypad warrior…
I’d advice you go get married again, so you have some company and better things to indulge yourself into….instead of always seeing and saying the negative things….
YOU WHINING OLD SLAGGING CUNT
60 minutes in. Ozil and Torreira have been good. Everyone else has been meh.
This Leicester City team has little to nothing going for it. People need to chill on whatever praise they think we deserve for this match.
Auba and Guendouzi on.
Great pass from Ozil on the second. Best game from him for Arsenal in some time. Let’s see if he can play like this regularly, including against better teams.
Thanks for your input, DD, but I’ll keep doing what I do, thanks.
Bamford10October 23, 2018 01:29:13
60 minutes in. Ozil and Torreira have been good. Everyone else has been meh. This Leicester City team has little to nothing going for it. People need to chill on whatever praise they think we deserve for this match. Auba and Guendouzi on.
Is this cunt taking the piss?
We lit them up the 2nd half
Beautiful goal on the third. Brilliant from Ozil. Again, if he wants to play like this regularly, I will gladly sing his praises.
Iwobi is nothing more than a squad player, though. Sorry.
I mean I agree with that but you’re still criticizing him when he’s actually playing well and continue to blow hot air up Ramsey’s ass when he’s playing shite. You come across as butt hurt because a squad player like Iwobi is benching your boy A-a-ron
Bam
We’ve all watched the match thanks
We don’t need your commentary, thanks all the same though.
Especially with how bad you’re reading the match.
No, Joe. Just telling the truth, with accuracy and impartiality.
Bam
Ozil and most posters on here don’t care for your praises
No bam.
You’re not. You can’t read the game.
We played great from 40m(at least) on wards.
Marko
One, I’m glad you agree with me re Iwobi. Two, my view of him as absolutely nothing to do with Aaron Ramsey. Three, where and when have I recently been singing Ramsey’s praises? Nowhere. Do better.
* has
with accuracy and impartiality
If a person has to say that they’re being impartial it usually means that they’re not.
Bamford
“but I’ll keep doing what I do, thanks.”
You mean being wrong most of the time and having absolutely zero self awareness about it? Go on then.
we’ve won 10 on the trot. The last 2 8-2
And this cunt is saying :
. Everyone else has been meh. This Leicester City team has little to nothing going for it. People need to chill on whatever praise they think we deserve for this match.
Hahaha
Maybe we neutralized LC because they couldn’t get a touch in because we are playing them off the park you muppet
You mean being wrong most of the time and having absolutely zero self awareness about it? Go on then.
Haha spot on.
60 minutes in. Ozil and Torreira have been good. Everyone else has been meh.
… accuracy and impartiality alright
@bamford
Do you mind carefully watching your highlight reel and singing your self explanation on the match to your kids and grandkids as bedtime stories and stop disturbing the peace on le-fucking-grove for once….you lonely keypad warrior seeking for attention…
maybe bamford wants arsenal to beat someone or anyone 10 nil before he can be positive… you are so self deluded claiming to be self righteous…
Game was too late so I missed it but another great result My general feelings I hope emery can extract that extra 20% out of ozil on a regular basis. I think if you want anything out of him he must play behind the strikers, not out wide Bellerin has obviously improved a lot and seems like Mustafi is no longer one if the worst CBs in the league on current form Leno is doing well We just need to sort out these iffy starts to most of our matches. Emery needs to work this problem out before a team… Read more »
You’ve got to be a special type of prick to rehash the entire game to an audience who’s already seen it.
It’s almost like you’re trying to make this place your own. Sit and watch your recording yourself you lonely fuck, the rest made the effort to follow live and don’t need a time warp in the comments.
For the record, Banford wanted Morata over Lacazette, and maintains he’s a much better striker. He might have shaken the Benteke shit, but the guy hasn’t a clue about strikers. This much is clear.
just managed to listen to jack crawling wheelchair… about his departure connected to the fact that wenger was sacked…. For Christ sake, who is this kid??? Someone who without him been anywhere near the West ham match day squad, they managed to end their winless EPL run… and beat manure… someone who just spent a whole month nursing an unknown injury, only God knows how he got the the injury…. and yet advising ARSENAL to make aaron-fucking-ramsay fucking captain…. just hope he manages to get up his wheelchair and stair into his mirror, and see ramsey, Walcott and himself play… Read more »
Iwobi had one of his best games in his Arsenal career. His renaissance under Emery is a joy to see. Özil is rediscovering what he does best and if he continues it is frightening to think what we could achieve. (Plus he’s scoring!) We’re making a habit of finishing strong, and whereas we would have lost games like that last season, this season we’re making our own luck… Last campaign we’d have found a way to lose, this season we’re refusing to believe we’re beaten. We’re showing mental strength in our play rather than just talking about it. Night and… Read more »
Iwobi had one of his best games in his Arsenal career. His renaissance under Emery is a joy to see. Özil is rediscovering what he does best and if he continues it is frightening to think what we could achieve. (Plus he’s scoring!) We’re making a habit of finishing strong, and whereas we would have lost games like that last season, this season we’re making our own luck… Last campaign we’d have found a way to lose, this season we’re refusing to believe we’re beaten. We’re showing mental strength in our play rather than just talking about it. Leeds But… Read more »
Bamford10
You really should have listened to the advice to have watch the entire game before writing Iwobi off so comprehensively.
Do you enjoy shooting yourself in the foot?!
#Iwobigate
Joe
I personally don’t mind Bamford, but like Champagne Charlie says it takes a special breed to take a contrarian stance to an audience who already know the outcome.
*watched
The best is when he tells us then the subs are coming on.
We all watched the game!
Haha.
Charlie , I don’t agree with you much
Joe, when you starting the EKB hashtag movement?
Pedro
It’s already trending!
Get on the bandwagon now bruv
https://mobile.twitter.com/tsAdrianDurham/status/1054491527773335557/photo/1
Hahaha
Not hearing too much of the “we are playing garbage despite winning” or “have you REALLY enjoyed any of the games this season” rhetoric any more after the last two goal of the season highlighted W’s.
WE ARE ON TO SOMETHING!
I can feel it in my bones.
When you see how Torreira has made himself our midfield fulcrum you’ll realize we only need to add first teamers going forward. Some of our present first 11 can be converted into squad players.
Thomas Partey and Nicolas Pepe in the summer would be a brilliant way to start.
We got away with it last night but I’m not sure Lichtensteiner can play more than 1/2 of a game… especially in a position he was not comfortable with. If Monreal and Kolasinac were unavailable why didn’t AMN slot in? If this situation with the left backs persists we should play him on Thursday night. Sporting Lisbon away will be on paper, our toughest gig in our group. We need to keep it disciplined in both halves and wait for our chances. When our chances come we need to just finish them. We have a great chance to qualify for… Read more »
@ C.C fixed two of your statements…
“You’ve got to be a special type of CUNT to rehash the entire game to an audience who’s already seen it.”
“He might have shaken the Benteke shit, but the guy hasn’t a clue about FOOTBALL This much is clear.”
This man called Bamford is beyond redemption. I mean we all watched the game.. Why does he feel the need to come on here and tell us how we should or should not feel about the game. What law in football says team have to be on top for the full 90 to deserve a win.
You are not a normal human being bamford and I maintain you have no business being an educator
Respect to Emery for rebuilding the form and confidence of players like Iwobi to such an extent that he’s established players like Ramsey out of the starting line up.
We have a great group of Nigerians in our youth teams now and with Iwobi doing so well, I hope they will follow his example into our first team.
Apart from city Arsenal can beat anyone in that top pool. Emery has to find that solidity from the boys in first half of games. Fair play to Leicester they came with a game plan and they were moving our players around in that first half definetly lessons to be learnt from that game. Iwobi was great in the second half, I was one of his biggest critics but he did well in that second and even the first half he worked his socks off. We very much thrive in confidence and we looked a top team in the second… Read more »
“Thomas Partey and Nicolas Pepe in the summer would be a brilliant way to start.”
Agreed, but why wait until summer? If we sell Ramsey and Welbeck well we should be able to afford at least one of them.
New recruits in January of that quality would be shot in the arm and a statement of intent… go for it Arsenal!
Leeds I wouldn’t go into the January window with any expectation lest u be disappointed. Raul S the football director has already said he doesn’t really fancy the winter window for doing serious business and we will basically just be in standby mode waiting for special opportunities
Joe
You called it on Ozil. He was fantastic. Why can’t he perform like that more often. Just delicious to watch him play like that. Can the real Mesut Ozil please stand up. Maybe quitting the German side was the best thing for him after all.
Aubameyang can’t stop scoring braces from the bench either.
Loving being an arsenal fan again. The joy has returned
Roll on Thursday night.
Akbs running out of excuses pretty quickly. The “where’s the pretty football?” line seems to have vanished from them.
ozil dominated the highlight reel that I watched. But it’s only Leicester, hope he turns up in more games and consistently
The big difference for me is the vibe inside the stadium, the fans have a belief that Emery will make the necessary changes to suit the game and correct any tactical inadequcies.
There is also a togetherness I have not witnessed inside the stadium in a very long time. Let’s see how we get on against the scousers, that will be the next major test for Emery. Up the Arse.
A lot of. folks cannot really analyze a game well. Leicester came with the press and outplayed our midfield. They were all over us. We all saw the match. Their goal was always coming. Our equalizer came from a transition that Ozil masterfully engineered and a beautiful cross from Bellerin with a perfect Ozil finish. I watched our manager, he knew something was wrong in our midfield and our attack and he responded appropriately after some 2nd half minutes. That response changed the game. Our midfield resisted the press. O hoo! How come? Guendouzi is a fantastic baller. He handled… Read more »
Graham, no idea why you’re asking if people hold coaching badges. That’s veering into ‘if you’ve never managed a team, you can’t have an opinion territory’
RSPC, the players stunned the ball on 72. Took all the air out of the game. Keeping their legs fresh for the next game.
Wenger would be trying to attack in the 94th minute and wouldn’t make early subs to rest key players.
I am not a fan of Iwobi or Welbeck but if you start with those three upfront(laccazette ) you have massive menace and physical presence and pressing from the front which is what the manger wants he is using what he has and in the prem physical is needed I like what I see from Emery .throw in welbeck for mikki and the foxes would not have had anywhere near the start they had. bring on Auba ….game over