So here we are again, Mesut Ozil drops out of the Arsenal trip to Liverpool complaining of a pain in his knee.
Is it real? Could be. Is it made up? History would suggest that when Mesut thinks bad news is coming there’s often a reaction. Whatever it is, I’m not really surprised that we’re here talking about the mercurial German again.
It’s quite interesting watching a certain group of fans use this issue as something to pin on Emery as bad management.
I think fans need a reminder of what Mesut Ozil has been for Arsenal.
This is the most expensive player on our books by about £150k a week. I know people don’t like the fact I mention the figure, but that’s because it’s a baffling number when you consider his drawbacks. It doesn’t matter how you package money, in football, it should be related to what you consistently deliver to the team. ‘It’s not his fault he’s paid that much’ isn’t an argument I’m afraid.
Mesut needs perfect conditions to perform these days. Nice weather, preferably a little break before he plays, he’s no good away from home, doesn’t like to play bruisers or teams that drop a heavy press, and he also doesn’t like to have to muck in for the team, nor will he play out on the right.
We thought his issue before was having to play with Giroud, so Lacazette was going to unleash his creativity. Didn’t happen. Then we thought signing a striker with pace would help him. Didn’t happen. Then we thought it was Wenger, so we waited for the World Cup, where he tanked. Then we waited for Emery, and he once again tanked.
Not to get into the weirdness of him being given tough away days off by TWO Arsenal managers. Imagine that, being 30 years old, the highest paid player at the club, and you’re given tough games off because the manager thinks you’re lightweight? Embarrassing…
Anyone who thinks the Ozil situation under Emery is weird hasn’t been paying attention to what’s going on in football or on a personal level with the player. The game does not allow for passengers, especially when you’re a Europa League side trying to climb into the Champions League. Mesut is a passenger these days, he’s a quarterback who only wants to do what he wants to do. How does Emery have any other choice outside moving him on?
Can we beat Liverpool away in the Premier League? Likely not. Is taking Mesut there going to change things? Unlikely, he couldn’t make it past 45minutes against Brighton.
Be on the lookout for Arsenal fans using this to go at Unai Emery. The careful-what-you-wish-for contingent are stinging after their summer humiliation. They are softening fans up for questions over the manager because he’s taken all the bold decisions most people who have really been paying attention tend to agree with. Mesut Ozil has been a disaster signing for Arsenal and Emery is addressing that problem as we speak. That’s decisive, it’s bold and it’s the right decision.
If we’re going to beat Liverpool this afternoon, it’s going to be with a team of professionals dedicated to the cause. It’ll have to be a full-throttle performance from every single player. We are capable of such a game as you saw in our destruction of Spurs a few weeks ago, but even if we fail, we’re playing the Premier League leaders with two of our most talented player unavailable because of form or contract troubles.
Our defence looks ripe for destruction. I have no idea how Lichtsteiner and Koscielny are expected to survive an onslaught from the outrageous pace of the Liverpool side, outside a very deep block. In midfield, we don’t have much choice outside a bland offering of three defensive midfielders and up front, our hopes and prayers rest on Auba and Lacazette having an outrageously potent day at the office.
Liverpool’s unbeaten run can’t last forever, but I do think they’re too much for us to handle as a team today.
But, it is what it is, and I don’t think there’s any brand of Mesut Ozil that would help us through today.
Torreira has been dreadful. Tough day at the office for the young man
Auba looking very sharp.
Joe
Fuck off, will ya?! Never ever in 20 years of following Arsenal I wanted them to lose. Emery is a clown, and you are an idiot.
Freak first goal for Liverpool totally handed the impetus to them.
We had control them and started attacking so well, we literally hand the initiative to teams on a silver platter.
gambon
Jeeeeeeez
You’re widely over the top.
Hope you have your tampons on because that menstrual cycle must be heavy.
Joe go and have a seat, what an idiot
Fuck off upstate
Go back to Untold you akb cunt
You see us concede 2 goals in the manner we did and still think Emery is the man to take us forward ? 3-4 defenders tumbling on the ground like that suggests not much is being done in training ground.
Was not convinced by Emery even during our unbeaten run ,now I am reasonably certain he was a poor appointment.
raptora
Another cunt. Read my response to Joe.
Ps. I’m not Victorious
Yeah you expect it from the pro-Wenger agenda driven fans but some of you need to have a word with yourselves.
This is the best team in the country we’re playing right now and we’re a 5th/6th placed team missing the bulk of our defence.
Dissenter stops his email scams long enough to insult people I see.
Calm down Boko Haram
The two goals are embarrassing o say the least.
Have you noticed..anytime Lich is in there, the defence gets so terrible as a unit.
Licht makes me nervous
Lichtsteiner is just atrocious. Has been every game he’s played. Terrible signing.
joe fuck off and go bake a cake, don’t come here trying to be the big boy fan, that you are simply not.
gambon
Let’s sack the manger after one transfer window, shall we.
Is that the only remedy available?
No upstate
You’re just a fucking cunt. With your other buddy dale
‘You see us concede 2 goals in the manner we did and still think Emery is the man to take us forward ?’
The second one was bad defending, the first was a total fluke and a huge slice of fortune for Liverpool.
Lets see what an Emery defence looks like when he’s been allowed to spend more than £12 Million on it.
Shall we?
We seriously need a better right back in January…..even better than Bellerin
Never been to Untold, Joe. I’m here to stay now just to piss asswipes like you and raptora off.
We slowed down. Only chance is to hit ’em quick.
Despite the goal. AMN does show pace nor positioning, yet.
I hate seeing this Lich guy..what stupid passion is he showing leaving the ball to complain about handball that wasn’t blown for..Idiot
Liverpool may win the title come May but they won’t win any facetime awards. A team full of faces for radio.
gambon
You don’t need an email scam to be silly.
Even Pierre and the chaps you like to call “AKBS” are not calling for Emery to be sacked.
Who would you appoint?
Your left testicle?
We were playing very well up until the individual mistake.
It’s why we need better players. Better players make less mistakes, AND fix teammates mistakes. We have far too many players with the usual error in them to be considered a solid team. Players like that will not improve. They need to be moved on and changed.
I dont trust Emery to buy a proper CB if he wants to replace Ozil & Ramsey with Banega.
2-1 down and clowns like dale and upstate are having a tantrum. Hahaha
Throw gambon into the mix too
Settle down you drama queen cunts
Gambon with his usual shit anti Nigerian quips
Dissenter
Emery specifically said he was going to bring more balance defensively
We are worse than we have ever been.
Therefore how can you come to any conclusions that Emery knows what he’s doing?
“Work work work” and “improvement” are his buzzwords…..we’re seeing none of it.
He doesn’t know what he’s doing.
Liverpool are just lucky. Mustafi should have brought down Firmino outside the box and gotten himself an yellow.
3rd goal conceded at anfield all season. Games not over people.
Upstate
I wouldn’t even brother wiping my ass with anything you say.
You’re a wannabe arsenal fan akb cunt
laca and guen will help off the bench at halftime
Ramsey slow in everything
Cesc Appeal
“This is the best team in the country we’re playing right now and we’re a 5th/6th placed team missing the bulk of our defence.”
We have our first choice goalkeeper, our first choice centre backs and Kolasinac at left back who could be regarded as first choice…….
So we are missing bellerin ….that’s it
Tumbleweed when Torreira gifts a goal, maybe a reality check to those who’ve put him on a pedestal already.
We are all over the place defensively, and slow as fuck.
We all know Mustafi is shit in defending. Is Emery getting 70 Million to get a Virgil Van Dijk?
Emerys hands are tied in terms of selection at the back currently we know. How is he at fault for Litch’s braindead decisions that have been costing us recently. His UFC presser bad boy imitations will never mask his limitations.
Thought gambon was a little bit of a rational poster.
But he’s showing he’s not better than the likes of Pierre. Dale. Upstate
Throwing his toys out
When gambon gets called out, he squeals like a little piggie and starts to hurl nativist abuse.
Take a break and go change your tampon.
Our worst defence in PL history last season.
Emery brings in a first choice keeper, a first choice CB, a first choice DM, and a RB and we are even worse.
There’s no question that he doesn’t know what he’s doing.
We seem to hold a lead on average for about 4 minutes.
gambon is just a pathetic excuse for a human being, always quick to throw around his racist jibes. Bloody 🐖.
Arsenal have a good defensive coach Bould . When things used to go total shit , Wenger used to step back and used to trot out 1-0 wins on a run. Scoring was poor,but defence was tight. Looks like that was the reason Bould is maintained. Emery has come with his own stupid defence so does want to use Bould
There you go. Torreira down nursing groin.
Pierre,
You can see Lichtsteiner. Guy is enough to destabilize any defence. Fkin hell, how is he even allowed to play. He’s cost us several goals already.
I actually see Liverpool getting a bit nervous and desperate.
Throws those jibes but I know a weasal like Gambon would never say that to anyones face. Typical bigoted idiot online.
Licht is like Squillaci
anxiety provoking
Licth’s clearance was almost an OG. Pathetic.
Auba hasn’t touched the ball..
60 minutes left and some so called fans think the match is over
Showing your true colours you pathetic wanna be arsenal supporters
Joe
Biggest idiot and cunt if I ever seen or heard one. Spurs is the team you need to support. Seriously, fuck off. Watch the game and pray it’s not another 8-2 drubbing because Emery is just as clueless as you are.
Gambon is a joke.
Klopp and Pep wouldn’t have been managers at City and Liverpool. He’d sack them in their first season.
Fucken disgusting
Leichsteiner a fucking disaster again.
Joe
It is now.
Lichtsteiner playing Salah onside. Another top play by the guy.
We are in for a rough ride. … I am really starting to fear that we are in for a drubbing.
Game over.
Not the game for us…..who ever thought we would be scouser today is having a laugh
Our CBs guilty of all 3 goals
We are always second to the ball versus pool
I hope your watching AFC board. This side is not good enough.
Emerys amazing. What a manager.
Just the 3 goals in the first 32 mins.
This journey is exciting….the improvement is significant
Lichtsteiner again at fault
Mane could of made a cup of tea before scoring that.
Emery’s one selection mistake was Lichtsteiner, he is a disaster.
Off the pace against lesser teams, this was never going to end well.
Xhavka again with his angry bullshit. Weak weak player. Childish
Cesc
We can’t be accusing Wenger of not doing ‘tactics’, not working on organization of defense and positioning of our players for years and then excuse Emery for the same mistakes until he buys his ‘own’ players. Our defenders are no worse than Leicester and Wolves defenders who look far better due to proper coaching and organization.
And we concede another ….
Sanchez not on the bench to laugh and yes no ozil aswel today.
Xhaka showing how big of an idiot he is yet again. That had to be a second yellow for him in under 30 seconds.
Gambon
Go throw your toys out elsewhere you fucking baby
“60 minutes left and some so called fans think the match is over”
Lol this aged well you cunt
TR7
10 years vs 6 months is a bit different to be trying to compare criticisms, isn’t it?
Not to mention how many RBs, CBs and LBs did Wenger get to buy in that time?
Turned it off. I can’t stomach watching us get smashed by these fucking cunts
Why is Lichtsteiner advancing so far forward?
He has no recovery pace.
Lichsteiner needs to come off
Gambon
Want a hanky to cry in you fucking baby.
Waaaaaaah
no lazy ozil today
who else do we play instead of Licht?????
All the things you expected lichsteiner to excel in he is fucking useless at.
It’s pretty apparent that Lichtsteiner is past it for this level of football. Let’s replace with a significant upgrade in January. We ain’t coming higher than 6th this year anyway but let’s try and plug the very obvious holes in the team.
gambonDecember 3, 2018 10:39:26
I think yesterday has put to rest any idea that Emery isnt the right man for the job.We have a lot of issues if we want to compete for the PL again, but there is no doubt we have seen improvement.
I respect your opinions on a lot of things but relax with the histrionics will ya.
Emery..what a pity.Hes not improved anything honestly.
Lacazette was so important to this team but he knows best.Emery isnt top notch.Just an OK coach honestly.
It’s not even this easy for smaller teams that have player Liverpool at Anfield.Just same way it looks with Wenger
Joe
I don’t want you Wank Hanky with the picture of Emery on it.
You sad little fan boy. Putting the man above the club.
All 3 conceded were all self inflicted.
Exposed quality or the lack of we have in defence. .
“Xhaka showing how big of an idiot he is yet again. That had to be a second yellow for him in under 30 seconds.“
Reach further, nice to see one of them is fucking angry at the situation and willing to rinse his teammate.
who else do we play instead of Licht?????
Mate…….. choose a fan.
ozil would not have made an ounce of diff today
‘who else do we play instead of Licht’
I said Maitland Niles, it’s still a risk defensively, but at least he has legs.
Hope this game prompts the team of Raul/Sven and Co to buy a Proper defender.
Liverpool only have to punt it forward or dribble forward and a goal is imminent. The worst arsenal defense I can remember. This really is men v boys. But I refuse to blame emery. If he persists with lich then maybe he will have a massive blind spot…but until then or at the seasons end I reserve judgement.
Samesong
My 46 year old legs could do a better job.
gambon made to look like a fool. Crybaby would be an insult towards babies.
Predictably PEA totally anonymous but people want us to sell Laca.
They should have been in no doubt before the game that we need defensive reinforcement. We can’t keep leads because of needless mistakes; literally handed Pool a lifeline and they’ve more than taken it.
Gambon
Think you need to take a break again off here
No one is going to take you serious after your little 3 year baby tantrum you’ve been throwing on here lately.
Maybe suck to playing rolly ball with daddy
Fucking drama queen baby
it’s best if Ramsay stays down for him and arsenal
Xhaka is a fucking liability. He is a brainless twat. I don’t think what we get from him justifies his place in the squad.
This scoreline isn’t Emery’s fault. Under Wenger we would be even further behind.
The defence has been in decline for years and there wasn’t the money to get the kind of defenders we need. Wenger is responsible for the failure to fix the all too obvious problems. It was always going to take more than a few low cost signings and playing the press to fix the shitshow Wenger left behind.
It’s not the end of the world.
I approached this game the same way I prepared for the first two games of the season.
Losing to City and Chelsea didn’t faze me, this loss, regardless of how bad it is won’t sen’t me crying like gambon.
Keep the faith, if emery hasn’t gotten it right by December 2019 then the club can start planning for life after him.