Arsenal swatted Tottenham aside in one of the best North London derby days of the last 5 years. We didn’t have to bet on Spurs dropping their level. We didn’t win on luck. We outfought one of the best teams in the league and dished out a deserved destruction.
The game had everything you could have hoped for. The atmosphere in the ground was venomous, the players were hyper-charged, and some of the goals were sublime.
Things were looking pretty good early on in the game, Arsenal were in control for the most part. We even managed to pick up an early goal. Vertonghen swiped the ball from Mustafi’s head from a corner, Mike Dean of all people was paying attention and the penalty was granted. Auba stepped up, looked immensely nervy, but sent Lloris the wrong way after one of those awful slow run-ups.
The good vibes didn’t last all the way until half-time. Arsenal would be 18th in the league if there weren’t a second 45minutes. We made sure that poor record carried through with a bit of help from Son’s dark arts. The first of their two goals came from a dubious foul on the edge of our box. The Eriksen freekick at the front post caught the slightest of glances from Dier, he was helped along by some poor keeping, Leno failing to get his body behind the ball, palming it into the net.
The impending OTT celebrations caused a massive ruckus on the touchline. Aaron Ramsey, Guendouzi and Lacazette all involved in some serious handbags, notable was Eric Dier telling Aaron to sit down.
Things went from bad to worse 4 minutes later. Arsenal allowed Son in on the back post, Hector and Holding were jockeying the South Korean, but Holding slid in and grazed a standing foot. Son collapsed in a heap, there was no doubt Mike Dean would blow up. Super harsh in my opinion. Should contact not be meaningful? I find the ‘if there’s contact, he has every right to go down’ mantra so tired these days. You go down if the contact is heavy, otherwise it’s cheating. I hope VAR stops this nonsense. Anyway, Harry Kane sent Leno the wrong way and we were 2 down heading into halftime.
The manager made some ruthless decisions. He took off Iwobi and Mikhi, who by their standards were not having particularly bad games. Lacazette and Ramsey came onto the pitch, Emery obviously admired the touchline aggression his bench was offering up.
The decision paid dividends. Bellerin played a beautiful ball into Ramsey who cut back to Auba on the edge of the box, the man from Gabon delicately curled a first-time strike into the bottom corner. A second assist followed, Ramsey counter-pressed Foyth, released Lacazette who cut the ball back on the edge of the box, set himself, then placed a shot expertly off Dier’s shin past Lloris. BEAUTIFUL.
The final goal was my favourite of the day. Aubamayeng slipped a perfect pass between 3 Spurs players, Torriera kept himself onside, bore down on goal and instead of squaring the pass, he unleashed fury across Lloris into the bottom corner. An absolute pearler. What a goal.
The game got better for Arsenal. Vertonghen was sent off for a sloppy challenge on Lacazette.
Arsenal took the spoils. North London is red again. What power shift?
Concluding points:
That was the big one for me. That was how you measure your success. We lost to City and Chelsea earlier on in the season, but you could forgive because the games were literally our first. Yesterday, we played a team that destroyed Chelsea last week and beat a solid Inter Milan side midweek. That was an immense victory and no one can take that away from Emery.
We had everything we’ve been crying out for packaged neatly into a 90minutes that’ll stick hard in the throats of anyone who uttered ‘careful what you wish for’ over the past ten years.
Ruthless Decisions:
Mesut Ozil didn’t make it into the squad. Rumour has it the German wimped out with back spasms when he heard he wasn’t starting. Not like we haven’t been here before, is it? Remember Wenger’s last game at home? Emery has sussed Ozil inside three months. There’s no fucks given for your Twitter following or commercial star at Arsenal. It’s all about what you give. Big question is what do you do with the biggest white whale in the Premier League? I think Emery’s press conference tells you a lot about the rumours.
That decisive thinking carried through into the game. Mikhi and Iwobi were having pretty ok games. Some sloppiness in the final delivery and finishing, but not terrible. Emery yanked both of them off and put on the bad boys from the touchline scuffle. A masterstroke. We’ve been dining out on the ‘it’s 70mins, maybe we’ll make a sub’ line for 20 years. Great to see someone manage the game and the tactics on the fly.
Paaaashun:
If a fan says they hate transfer windows or paaaashun, it tells you a lot. But there was a lot of that over the past ten years as people tried to make sense of the cold blue lips of our squad and manager. Not anymore, Emery’s face is all of us. That guy feels every strike of the ball, every missed shot, every goal. I love him on the touchline. It’s sunk into the players. Everyone is fighting. It’s like a brawl out on the pitch. We will not be bullied. We are a team of fighters, and if I’m honest, we were shithousing today… and I fucking loved it.
The Arch Bishop of Shithousery is certainly Sokratis. He’s a real piece of work. An absolute man-beast on the pitch. Getting in people’s heads, gouging at their shirts, niggling all game long. He fucking LOVED yesterday. I love him. But they’re all at it, even Aaron Ramsey was giving it on the sidelines.
Also, look at those celebrations. That’s team togetherness. That’s love for what you do and a belief in what is going on at the club. Beautiful to watch. I’m falling back in love with the club again.
Aaron Ramsey:
Gotta give it to the man, who wouldn’t package Ozil’s contract up in a bow and hand deliver it to the Welshman on your knees? He put in a fantastic 45minutes. He was electric. A total professional. He understood the gravity of the game and put all his feelings to the side. An unreal display given the circumstances.
Performances:
Xhaka was excellent the whole game. I loved his smirking when he’d caused a melee. Torreira embodies everything I admire in the new setup, what a signing. Auba proved he’s more than just an outrageous scoring record with a cracking display. Kolasinac continues to look fantastic. Hector Bellerin was a beast out on the right, so much good stuff game from the floppy-haired boy wonder. Leno made a couple of outrageous redeeming saves. Mustafi and Holding kept Spurs quiet. They all done good people. All of them.
Fan Vibes:
You know what heals divides? Winning. A project to believe in. Knowing your club is doing everything in its power to succeed. We have that now. Everyone can rally round the new regime. It’s wonderful to see.
The only thing that could top this is burying United on Wednesday. Ending Mourinho would bring tears to my eyes. It’d be a thing of beauty.
Let’s pray it happens!
Onwards and upwards! x
Dissenter If you read carefully what I wrote in my last post I said specifically THIS SEASON. I made the case that Arsenal are not going to write off both Ramsey and Ozil in the same financial period. I went on to say that the club will have to find a club, which is prepared to pay Ozil’s wages and more importantly the player will be prepared to move to. Somehow I don’t see any club in a major league to take on that responsibility. Also I doubt that Ozil will go to China. The one option which might be… Read more »
You mean like the way you waited for him to have a rare good game before making this agenda driven comment?
Rare good game??
And i am the one with an agenda ..carry on
Can we have a list of the bad games he has had all season, yes we already know about the lapse in concentration against Wolves and the penalty playing left back at Palace, can we have more from you…
“Even Wenger managed to win the corresponding fixture last season. Still some people are celebrating like they won the league.”
That’s why we need to press on by getting a result against Man United. It’s only three points at the end of the day, an important three points, but still only three points.
@ cesc….. Agreed as usual.
Whichever way you look at the comparison between Emery and Mr Magoo, you find a massive difference in quality.
Tactics, man-management (ozil, Ramsey, iwobi, xhaka) , fitness, substitutions, touchline inspiration and in-game coaching.
FOr some strange wenger-acolytes on here 19 unbeaten isn’t convincing at all.
@Thomas : we are not on Untold.
Are you lost ?
Receding
I would say the most errors leading to goals of any outfield player in the PL since he joined the PL is more than enough evidence that Xhaka is a liability.
or are you just kicking out at me for advising today doesn’t turn to another boring Ozil and his pay bashing session
I would say the most errors leading to goals of any outfield player in the PL since he joined the PL is more than enough evidence that Xhaka is a liability.
And i would say the man he is out to impress has not seen him as a liability in anyway this season, rather he is one of his go to players..so there is that
Im glad Emery texted you to tell you Xhaka is a “go to player”.
That’s why we need to press on by getting a result against Man United. It’s only three points at the end of the day, an important three points, but still only three points.
We need to beat Man United, there are on their knees, we have to strike the final blow and reduce the teams realistically competing for the top four players, Mourinho said they would be in the top four by the end of December, he has followed that up by failing to win a game, now is the time to finally end those hopes
Emirates
“I made the case that Arsenal are not going to write off both Ramsey and Ozil in
the same financial period.”
That’s precisely the point I’m making.
Ozil leaving to save wages wouldn’t be a “write off”
We have the “write off” situation already in place. He’s the highest paid players who’s not earning his wages on the field. It’s all about a negotiated exit for me, one that probably halves our losses.
We aren’t going to agree on this. Have a great day and I mean it.
Im glad Emery texted you to tell you Xhaka is a “go to player”.
i’m glad you are glad
First name on the team shirt, relied on to play multiple positions, doesn’t get more “go to” than that
Seems you are only happy when you are bashing players
Emiratesstroller
“Clearly there are now questions about Ozil’s commitment to the team if not selected for starting lineup.”
Ozil has been a passenger for 5 years and you talk of lack of commitment lol lol lol
@HighburyLegend
I’m not some akb if you thought that. I don’t even like Wenger. Just saying the jury is still very much out on Emery. We’ll see.
The United game is a banana peel.
It’s still a very difficult place to go to and United have some good players on their books.
The squad will still be buzzing after the derby win but we ran ourselves to exhaustion yesterday so that hard pressing game isn’t possible twice in three days.
Emery will have to find another way to beat them.
Receding
How far?
Why are you so averse to referencing Ozil’s performance to his wages?
There no envy amongst most of us who do so.
Mark Hughes has been sacked yet again
He will soon find another club willing to hire him in the good ole boys network.
…and some will still use “merit” as a way to bash the Rooney rule.
Can’t believe that there are some on here who are actually promoting the fact that we beat Spuds last year, so why all the hype?
Of course, it is true, we did beat Tottenham at home last season, but, and no disrespect intended, if you can’t see or feel the difference between then and now, you must be either blind or deluded.
Thomas Precisely. Too many defensive characters on here clinging to absolute views on this or that. Arsenal are reaping a lot of the benefits of modern management plain and simple. It’s the exact sort of improvement you’d expect to have seen irrespective of the managers name, it’s one of the biggest missing elements of Wenger in his stale ending as a manager. We needed new, fresh, modern, flexible. That’s what we’re getting and it’s having a marked (predictable) improvement. That’s where we’re at though, no further. Stating absolutes about Emery is premature, same as it is about players under his… Read more »
Xhaka had a good game, and this marks his second good game (at home) against a good team, but this doesn’t erase or negate the bad mistakes he has made or the poor games he has had. He remains a player to watch: how he plays going forward and on a consistent basis will be the determining factor. As for Emery selecting him, sure, Emery rates him to an extent; but everything is relative; if Emery had a better collection of holding mid’s to select from, he might not select Xhaka for his starting XI. Good on Xhaka for having… Read more »
Thomas
Welcome to le-grove.
Graham63
“Of course, it is true, we did beat Tottenham at home last season, but, and no disrespect intended, if you can’t see or feel the difference between then and now, you must be either blind or deluded.”
The momrnt we signed Emery, i saw the difference, so i don’t know what you are on about.
“Just saying the jury is still very much out on Emery.”
Really? After 19 games unbeaten, including Liverpool and Spurs? Jury still out? You know what, feel free to stay out, that’s your choice but no need to chastise people for enjoying a beautiful win.
Why do some seem bitter about an arsenal victory? I mean we are all supposed to be arsenal fans right?
“The great work Unai Emery is doing although it’s worth noting some think it is premature to give him credit but not premature to criticize him”
THIS.
Spot on Receding.
Why are you so averse to referencing Ozil’s performance to his wages?
A. It’s been talked to death
B. He did not force anyone to place him on those wages, he was always hot and cold so whoever decided that warranted 350k a week should be the one getting stick
Bamford
Are we supposed to give you a cookie for finally saying something nice about Xhaka? 😊
He’s had more than two good home games. The only poor/subpar game at home was against Wolves.
Well take the improved attitude from you though.
@Graham
Like I said I don’t even like Wenger. Should’ve fucked off a long time ago since you’re implying I’m from Untold.
“Rightly too because this is Arsenal and the demands should be sky high.”
Very admirable stance but has this always been your stance or is that just for Emery??
Thomas No one here is celebrating as if we won the league. People are just happy to have won the NLD in excellent fashion. No more, no less. We came back from 2-1 down on fantastic goals from Aubameyang, Lacazette and Torreira. Spurs were higher than us in the table and most observers saw them as the stronger, better team. Our players showed passion, grit and unity and gave Arsenal fans a memorable win. What’s not to celebrate? Nobody is saying we won the league. What people are saying is that we saw things from Arsenal yesterday that we haven’t… Read more »
Champagne charlie
Surely you and your ilk would not deprive Emery of his ’19 unbeaten run’ trophy.
He’s had more than two good home games.
No Dissenter, they will have you believe he has only had two good games, Man has been a leader for us all season but we are not supposed to say it without having an agenda
RT
Based on a couple of comments from other posters earlier today.
Dissenter
You really need to read more carefully. I have said positive things about Xhaka previously. Indeed at the half against Liverpool and afterward I probably praised his play as highly as anyone here. One or two good games does not a good player make, however, not when said player has had so many poor games and has made so many key mistakes in the past. My position on Xhaka is the balanced, fair and reasonable one. Many more games to come. Let’s see if he can play well on a consistent basis and eliminate the big mistakes.
“Very admirable stance but has this always been your stance or is that just for Emery??“
Always thanks, just seen my POV twisted by a good many on here because I didn’t want to piss on Wenger to be edgy. You included, so maybe save it? Not really in the mood for another one of your breakdowns over something rationally stated about Emery.
Loyika I think you reacted to Dissenter’s claim as you did because you don’t like the idea that Emery might have already bettered Wenger (late Wenger, that is) in some way, i.e., in giving Arsenal fans a better NLD win than Wenger managed in his last ten years at the club. In dismissing Dissenter’s claim that this was the best NLD in ten years, you were really defending Wenger and his legacy. You don’t like the idea that people might already be saying that Emery is better than late Wenger and is giving us better things than late Wenger did.… Read more »
Not really in the mood for another one of your breakdowns over something rationally stated about Emery.
There is nothing rational about your attitude towards Emery
Jury is still out on a man who has not lost a game since August in a new country and new league ..right …very rational.
When will the jury come in..when we finish top four?? We have done that many times before
When we win the league?? been there done that
Champions league victory?? The sky really is the limit
That Ramsey post I must say is brilliant. Rewatching the highlights and I swear I’ve never seen the crowd at the Emirates like that before. And the bench going ballistic after every goal. Something special going on at Arsenal and it’s just getting started
Banford
I imagine I’m not the only one who doesn’t give a flying fuck about what you like to “think” other posters intend with their posts. It’s a pathetic little habit you have on here.
You’re not some perceptive scholarly figure, you’re a narcissist intent on sculpting the landscape how you see it – even for everyone else which is the biggest issue. People say what they mean by and large, there’s no requirement for your shit “analysis” of comments to provide a banfordist view of things.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11570694/tottenham-fan-who-threw-banana-skin-on-pitch-at-arsenal-is-banned
lol
Marko…I agree…sometimes there’s something more going on than goals, results etc. I feel there is a committed family type of strength going on.
Emery has galvanised the club…..he is totally trusted so that if the subs don’t play they are still committed super-fans.
Now whether this is because of the depression Wenger put into the club and therefore we are on a slightly exaggerated “high” or its an affect Emery has instilled right through the club.
Receding Can’t help but have a meltdown every time Emery praise is tempered eh? I objected Gambons idea that Emery was unquestionably the right man for the job. Nothing more. What is the job? My understanding is the job of taking us from here to champions of England. So how the jury *can’t* remain out is something I don’t understand. Unless that win over Spurs sealed the title and I’m just oblivious to that? “Jury is still out on a man who has not lost a game since August in a new country and new league ..right …very rational.” Is… Read more »
@ Bam That thought is wrong. The fact is people criticise Arsene all day long on Le Grove and I don’t bother myself with such as its their held belief and if thats how they want to roll then so be it. (Its their opinion in the end) My thoughts are that any Manager’s legacy will define itself in time to come and so no need havimg those discussions over such trivial (to me) issues. What my issue was, was with the – Wow this was the best NLD in years comment – being made, (not specifically by Dissenter alone… Read more »
My step is light and I feel jumpy and energized. Wonder what happened between yesterday and this morning.
Emery has galvanised the club…..he is totally trusted so that if the subs don’t play they are still committed super-fans. I think this is the sort of thing that gambon was alluding to earlier when he said Emery is the right man for the job. Don’t know why Charlie got so worked up about it. We’ve never seen a game like that in god knows how long and we’ve never seen the crowd and the squad like that before in god knows how long. We’ve lacked character, togetherness, fight, hunger and desire for about 10 years and Emery has brought… Read more »
Dissenter
While I agree that it’s crazy how some shit managers keep getting jobs, I don’t in any way agree with the Rooney rule.
Am I right in thinking the rule is that you have to interview a black manager as part of the hiring process?
If so, it’s a stupid rule.
Marko
I’m not worked up over anything, I objected a POV. Grow up, you’re a shit troll
I objected Gambons idea that Emery was unquestionably the right man for the job. I mean I don’t know how you can object to it considering the options for us were Emery or Arteta. Unquestionably the right man for the job. I mean you’re pulling out the old judge him in may stuff which is quite laughable coming from a not an Arsene apologist who never really judged him in may and was quite happy to give him more time. Poor start to the transfer window? Give him time wait until the end of the transfer window. Poor start to… Read more »
Don’t know why Charlie got so worked up about it.
I am the one having a meltdown apparently
He is the police once it comes to Emery praise, he can criticize him after two games against City and Chelsea, but cannot praise him for a 19 game unbeaten run, yet i am the one having an agenda
He is desperate to be proved right on some stuffs he said with regards to Emery earlier, yet he berates Bamford for same desperation, so he is always on hand to temper praise on Emery
Mystic
No, I have always had firm belief in the ability of Holding, never asked for him to be sold even when he was out of favor. As for Mustafi, again never been convinced by him. He is too reckless for my liking. I do not have any strong view one way or the other on Chambers.
My missus definitely feels Emery’s methods have improved my performances since August.
I do wonder if it’s because Emery is doing a better job than Arteta or that he’s doing a better job than Arsene the last few years. Hard to know
Gambon
It won’t be long where you will have to interview at least one from each minority group.
Marko
Not very good at reading then if you equate what I’ve said to negative about Emery, quite literally called him excellent to date. Another shit attempt to troll.
You’re dragging Arteta into an Emery discussion, peak agenda. Emery will prove himself ‘the man’ when he achieve the clubs goals, it’s not a difficult one to comprehend, nor is it inflammatory. For you? Naturally that’s a head scratcher and reason to start the Arsene/Arteta garbage. I’ll be skipping you cheers, broken fucking record.
… and if you’re in more than one minority group you will go to the top of the list.
“He is the police once it comes to Emery praise, he can criticize him after two games against City and Chelsea, but cannot praise him for a 19 game unbeaten run, yet i am the one having an agenda”
I never criticised anything Arsenal related after two games, and I just waxed lyrical about Emery thus far. Pedro was spot on with you, you’re fucking juvenile.
Some on here do love a good bicker and a tussle don’t they Charlie? Can’t we just all get along?
Pedro was spot on with you, you’re fucking juvenile.
Are you appealing for a ban??
Receding
Did I mention anything about a ban? Or did I quite clearly call you juvenile for your puerile response?
Emery is unquestionably the right man for the role. He doesn’t need to win us the PL. He needs to improve us. He needs to stabilise the club, and he needs to get us in the CL again. If he isn’t capable of more, he gets replaced. I don’t think people accept how bad things had got. We won 4 away games last season, every player in the squad was under performing, the environment was toxic. Emery has immediately put hard work in place, the players are both engaged and excited, the fans are back on side, we’ve finally bought… Read more »
No one should be entitled to a job due to the color of the skin
On the other hand no one should be denied a job for the same reason
It’s a delicate balance
Did I mention anything about a ban?
well you invoked the name of the owner of the blog so you must be appealing for something
Pedro was spot on with you, you’re fucking juvenile.
Don’t you give Bam a hard time for name dropping?
But in all seriousness you have to ask yourself why you of all people had a problem with what gambon said in the first place. I mean he’s clearly doing well and if our options were him or Arteta then quite clearly he was the right man for the job. What’s wrong with saying that? Why did you have such a problem with the statement? I mean it’s obvious to me
What was great to hear yesterday was Gary Neville bigging up the atmosphere at the stadium saying the place was” literally shaking” & it was like a “ bear pit”-how we have longed for that emotion from our fans at the stadium (I’ll include the Liverpool game here as well to be fair) to get the “ respect” back.This is what Emery “ The prince of darkness” has done in such a short time.long may it continue….
Is Klopp the right man for the job at Liverpool, i mean he hasn’t won anything yet Is Pochettino the right man for the job at Spurs?? He hasn’t one anything either Emery came in here and said the only thing he can promise is that we will work hard and we will compete in every game, he has so far delivered on that promise Teams now fear playing us, its never over until it is over Say what you like about a jury, that your opinion, majority of Arsenal fans and non Arsenal fans alike can attest to the… Read more »
@Receding I was pointing out that even Pedro, who is about 5% as active as any other regular, can see your approach. Should tell you something about how you act re:Emery. @gambon “Emery is unquestionably the right man for the role.” “He needs to improve us. He needs to stabilise the club, and he needs to get us in the CL again.If he isn’t capable of more, he gets replaced.” So he’s the man for the job, but if he’s not capable, he gets replaced. Glad that was cleared up… You could almost say, excellent so far Emery, jury is… Read more »
Therese a lot more potential banana 🍌 skins to come before the end of the season …that’s for sure.
After Emery’s hiring, I expect that it’ll take at least 2 to 3 transfer windows to re-model the team and play his style of football. It really surprised me that he acts so fast. Firstly, he doesn’t want Ramsey. Now, he is pushing Ozil out. I don’t think Mikki and Iwobi are good enough to win anything. I can’t wait to see what type of attacking players he’ll sign to play his game.
Gambon
The Rooney rule is really innocuous and tepid.
All it says is bring diversity to the selection process
It hasn’t stopped the knee from hiring whomever the so choose.
***It hasn’t stopped the owner from hiring whomever he/she so choose.
I was pointing out that even Pedro, who is about 5% as active as any other regular, can see your approach. Should tell you something about how you act re:Emery. Charlie every one knows where Pedro stands with regards to Emery, so i would not use him as that much of a reference. He believes the man failed at PSG and cannot take us to the next level. he was simply protecting his own POV, knowing fully well he can simply ban me if i take him up on it that forcefully You are simply leveraging on that now, invoking… Read more »
“Before I started the match I prepared in my mind different situations in the match. One was this. Why? Because Lacazette has very big efficiency in scoring against every team and because Aaron has experience against Tottenham and in derby matches.” The above quote, for me, epitomises the difference between Emery and Wenger. When events turned against Wenger, he often blamed injuries, long trips in Europe, referees, the lack of atmosphere, the home fans, the away fans, oil money, putting on the handbrake, BAD LUCK… What does Emery do? He prepared in his mind for this eventuality and responded to… Read more »
To the London fans
Has there ever been a more boisterous environment at the Emirates since it opened 12 years ago?
Receding
I don’t want you banned, grow up you melt. I just told you precisely why I made that remark. I’ve never seen Pedro say anything along those lines to someone on here so you must do a bang up job on the subject. Another ‘perceptive’ poster clearly you are.
Another 6-pointer on Wednesday, gents.
Let’s put the disagreements to one side and try to stay cautiously optimistic about how things have been going recently, and revel in the notion that if we stuff Utd at OT, Mourinho will surely get the sack. That would make it a hattrick of 3rd year meltdowns for that horrible slag.
COYG
I’ll rather read 1000 Ozil bashing comments than be forced to scroll through another Champagne vs Receding slugfest.
C’mon guys, can’t we all just get along?
We know where you both stand.
Here’s me donning my bikini superhero gear
Rooneys Rule.
Is that the one where she has to be over 60?
Just like Man Utd fans sang gleefully at us “WE WANT YOU TO STAY” at our previous manager, if we do well at Old Trafford and get a result, I want all our fans to return the favour and serenade Mourinho. Please, could you do that for me?
The longer he stays at Man Utd the weaker they become. I want Maureen to have a long drink of that bitter medicine that he delightfully heaped on Wenger.
Emery’s scratching of his chin at 1-2 showed us all that this guy knows exactly what he’s doing.
Already planning, already thinking ahead.
How refreshing.
Rooneys Rule.Is that the one where she has to be over 60?
Or the one where she has no front teeth?
If I were Ozil now. I’d be very worried. Instead of proving all the doubters wrong. He is confirming all the assumptions about him. He is becoming the 5th finger on a Kit Kat bar. Totally unnecessary.
Personally I would like Arsenal to review their contract negotiating position with Ramsey. He may not be the most gifted player on the planet, but he has shown loyalty, commitment and passion to the cause not least in yesterday’s game. We do not of course know exactly the terms which were originally discussed and the precise size of his remuneration package, but I would certainly consider paying him £150K pw when I factor in the cost of losing him on a Bosman and the cost of having to buy a replacement. It is conceivable that if negotiations were reopened the… Read more »
We are progressing significantly quicker as a team than I expected under Emery.
I’m thoroughly impressed and really enjoying The Arse again which is all I ever wanted during the dark years
Give him a decent budget moving forward and not this £50m nonsense/let him suss out the remaining duds in the team (cough Ozil cough) and we’re onto something potentially special.
Bamford is stubborn(aren’t we all) but he very rarely loses his shit and is pleasant and gentlemanly for the most part.
In no way should he be compared to Champagne Charlie.
“If I were Ozil now. I’d be very worried.”
Yeah me too… especially with all that money on my bank account.
Anyway like i said earlier, i am over yesterday’s win and i hope the players are too
Now is time to do something we have not done in a long long time..go to Old trafford and leave with three points ..now that will make my week
If we could create thst atmosphere every game we would be unstoppable. The players fed off the fans something I’ve not witnessed before at the Pop Arena. Big Dick has done wonders with a team he inherited and who were all nicking a living and lost.. Remember we’ve only had 4 months and yesterday showed whst the man was all about. Torreira is superb and sets the tone. Others can’t hide no more. Fuck bug eyes I hope there’s some Chinese team who takes him in January. We’re not perfect and undoubtedly need maybe 5 or 6 players to put… Read more »
Emery is proving game by game that appointing him was a masterstroke. And some of you need to get this into your heads- With Arsenal’s self-sustainable approach, Emery was as good as it was going to get.
Pundits on MOTD 2 last night made the usual short sighting point in the “can’t slag the Spud’s off” media campaign. Alan Shearer asked why would you leave Alderweireld on the bench – he’s their best defender yada yada yada.
Small point his contract runs out in the summer and he’s repeatedly refused to sign a new one. So their best defender is about to fuck off also with the financial position the Spud’s are in ie fucking broke can they afford to lose him on a free in the summer?
RH, I don’t ban people for disagreeing with me. I’d have no commenters if that were the case. I ban them for acting like children though.
Rambo
I’ll ask this as I’ve asked many other before and never get an answer.
Please name current PL clubs outside of Man City that do not run on a self sustaining basis?
Graham “Emery’s scratching of his chin at 1-2 showed us all that this guy knows exactly what he’s doing.” You’re doing your “it’s a sign” shit again Graham …… My take on the substitutions at half time were Very brave(Ramsey player well) but showed no sign of working until Aubamayang’s wonder strike ,in fact we were being outplayed up until that point. In fact , our most effective substitution was after the unfortunate(or fortunate from Emery’s point of view) injury to Mustafi and Guendouzi came on and from that moment we dominated the game . on Guendouzi’s arrival ,Emery changed… Read more »
Pedro banned me the other week for saying he had a daft haircut!
Quote of the day –
“The jury is still out on Emery”.
Lol!!!!
At no point in yesterday’s match were we being outplayed, yes they had their moments but that doesn’t always mean outplayed
‘We had the fans behind us and we had power, we felt strong’- Auba
I love this man. I think I’m gonna fashion my new moniker after him. Any suggestions lads?
‘Fear the Pierre’ ?
Anybody that we could perhaps pick up from Southampton in their present state of chaos?
If Fulham and Southampton become resigned to relegation they might be open to a bigger club taking their best players to raise money for life in the Championship.
For me, if we are talking of Southampton, we should look at Alfie Jones and Mario Lemina.
Marc,
What does that matter?
I’m saying Arsenal will never be able to sign a Pep Guardiola.
So who else would have been better than Unai ‘serial winner’ Emery?
Marc, that sin bin is waiting again…
i don’t really get this acting like a child bit ..am i not meant to defend my opinions anymore?? Am i supposed to cave in once Charlie starts throwing his weight about?? Should i not laugh in Pierre face when he is simply out to troll?? Cos i have never called anyone names on this blog, i have simply defended my viewpoint with regards to Arsenal, i cannot pretend all is well when certain posters who never saw anything wrong in the way Wenger ran the club suddenly demand the sky should be the limit when a new man steps… Read more »
Sorry Pedro – you should do shampoo adverts with that magnificent haircut!