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Leeeet’s start with a bang.
SIX Arsenal players are back in the mixer for Arsenal.
- Koscielny
- Mustafi
- Bellerin
- Mavropanos
- Monreal
- Ozil
That is great news. I mean, you kind of have to discount Ozil, he’ll be back on the medical table at the next rumour of being dropped, but the others will all help us.
I’m intrigued to see what the plan is with Mavrapanos. I remember when he was signed above Wenger’s head, there was a lot of concern the manager wouldn’t like him… then the story was that he was very impressed and he started giving him games. He looks a good player. He’s absolutely huge, he’s pretty quick from what I remember he knows how to play the ball from out from the back.
Is the future him and Holding? We’ll find out.
Matt and I speak at length on the podcast about the reality of Arsenal and how we tackle the rest of the season.
The true reality of Arsenal is we’ve emptied out the piggy bank by making incredibly short-sighted decisions over the past 5 years, which were further compounded last year when we decided our strategy was a short term BURST for the Champions League spots. We didn’t sell Ramsey in the summer, we tied Ozil down to the most outrageous contract of all time, we gave Mikhi £170k a week despite him playing like a Championship player for years, and we amped up everyone’s deals.
The reality is that now we have the highest wage bill in the Europa League by quite some margin. That’s not sustainable by any stretch. It’s so unsustainable, we had to pull the Aaron Ramsey deal and let him go for nothing.
To make things worse, it’s clear we’re very unlikely to make a go for the top 4 this season. So that gives us one route out of this mess. We have to greatly reduce the wage bill. To put things into perspective, our wage bill is 260m euros, the next richest Europa League side is Milan on 163m euros! Now, we don’t have to drop that low, but it gives you a little perspective as to why we’re strapped.
As Matt said, we’ve experimented with what a ‘no wage cap’ looks like, and it’s a bit shit (because it’s been poorly executed).
So that opens up a scenario for the rest of the season. Do you gun for the top 4 positions and chop in players that don’t have a future with us in the hope something miraculous happens (CFC looking decidedly toothless of late). Or do you write the season off and see what the kids can do?
Maybe it’s a blend of both. But simply put, our strategy moving forward has to look smarter than the half-baked thing we have going on now of buying in some young talent and peppering it with ok experienced players.
I also think it’s that time of the year when we call for real solutions for the defence.
Yep, I’m gonna say it… GET STEVE BOULD ON THE JOB!
He knows how to organise a defence. He’ll literally tie them together with electrical cable, everytime Mustafi dives into a challenge that might not even exist, BOOM. They all suffer. We do that in advertising when we’re practicing a pitch.
‘Thanks for reaching out’ ZAP
‘Ummmm’ ZAP
‘Holistic’ ZAP
You gotta learn ’em good people.
Harry Kane took an embarrassing tumble to win a penalty and take Spurs within spitting distance of their first trophy since time began (if you were born March 2008). I’d love to see them lose again.
PETA France has bantered Franck Ribery by sending him a basket of vegan snacks coated in gold after he dropped a £1000 on a salt bae steak. Good work. I think the player was also fined heftily after he went nuts on people criticizing his choice on the menu. Bellerin is a vegan… you know who isn’t? The bellends that protested outside Greggs because they lauched a vegan sausage roll. Imagine being the kind of person that’ll march for something like that.
Finally, before we go. Myles Palmer, I thought we were buddies? The fireside chats at AGMs? The casual exchange of e-mails about the Gooners?
IT WAS ALL A LIE. How could you give a regular column to a resident crazy over here that sends me actual hatemail? This is the biggest betrayal since Wenger told us he had a surprise signing we’d like in 2008.
I would love to share some of the contents of the e-mails I have, but I’m not that mean. But damn, does this guy cover some topics. Rape, Zimbabwe genocide, hatred for millennials… quite the roster of topics let me tell you.
Anyway, the whole thing has cut deep Myles, you were my blog hero. Tears all over the keyboard.
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Hope that’s not true, Payet’s still far too good for China.
Why would that bother you? Especially if it meant we could nab Carrasco
Sane has already scored 10 goals this season and has yet to even really get cooking.
Martial has scored 9 goals and 8 in just 16 PL apps , not much of a stretch to think that he can score 15+.
Richarlison has already scored 9 goals, just 19 apps.
The rest of that list literally have scored 15 plus on multiple occasions.
The question is simple
Which one of this makes our current starting 11 better?
Lacazette or Sane
We got him for 46m because there was no other takers, athletico was willing to pay more till they couldn’t.
Atletico were willing to pay 35 million for him untill they got their ban.
Marko
Love watching Payet play is all.
I don’t see us moving for Carrasco, you’d have to question his mentality too seeing as how Simeone gave up on him and he opted for a China move at the age of 23.
“As top a player as Coutinho is, Liverpool with their front 3 bit the bullet and sold him at a time when he was their best player or 2nd best at least, and have drastically improved the overall balance of the side with VVD as he has literally made their defence more than twice as good.” really different scenarios. Coutinho was sold a season after barca made first contact with Liverpool. He was effectively replace by Salah and Keita’s announcement before he was sold. This is different to what will happen with us. No one as of yet is banging… Read more »
I’m not sure why that should puzzle you. Aubameyang has 26 goals in 40 appearences while Lacazette has 26 goals in 65 appearences. It’s obvious as to who is the slightly better striker. Instead what you should be asking is why did you know who picked Lacazette over Aubameyang in the summer? I’d also ask why he didn’t sign him up in 15 but whatever Marko Your stats are misleading With Aubameyang in our side our play slows down and is one dimensional. He offers nothing at all in build up and requires too much from his team mates to… Read more »
“Atletico were willing to pay 35 million for him untill they got their ban.”
simply not true. Lyon wouldn’t have in a million years sold Laca for 35. Also ATL bought Lemar for around 60m
you’d have to question his mentality too seeing as how Simeone gave up on him and he opted for a China move at the age of 23.
Would you still question his mentality if he wanted to leave and join Arsenal? Besides he was more forced out of Atletico they’d just bought Costa for 50+ million and brought in Vitolo for 30+ and needed to sell someone. He was one of the more obvious choices.
I concur with Marko
We all like and rate PPA
But the new numpties in charge bought him needlessly
55mill for a 29yr old – when u have laca ( 25)
Their biggest folly was He was Europa cup tied. We would have won that if we had kept Sanchez and giroud and Walcott WHO WERE NOT CUP TIED.
We win last season’s Europa
We would be a 100 mill richer.
The new regime are making the Wenger regime look positively brilliant.
Your stats are misleading
With Aubameyang in our side our play slows down and is one dimensional…We should have kept Giroud. Silly move letting him go
Don you are the gift that keeps on giving
Really, with Laca being injured and us competing in the EL at the time, for the new team to now go and buy Auba who was cup tied and really the same type of player as Laca was really stupid. If we had hot a winger then we would have been better off.
instead we are now faced with selling a very good striker to fund a needed winger
Dum dum
Ooh er. Says you
Mystic
I get that but at heart, both teams would be losing a very good player that they could keep in an ideal world for the greater good of balancing out the team and it worked remarkably well in Liverpool’s case.
Somebody would come in for Lacazette/Aubameyang, I mean one is a well rounded 27 year old CF that guarantees 25 plus goals a season if played correctly and the other is a world class goalscorer that guarantees 35 plus goals a season if accommodated right.
Marko
Am I wrong? We drop lacazette and our form goes to shit
We reinstate him and we bang 4 past Fulham. Coincidence??
Our win rate with lacazette starting is much higher
Alone
“Pierre we’re currently in mid-season transfer window and it’s natural to talk about how to fix things from the outside when we can see the inside is not adequate enough.”
I get that but harping on about players wages is pointless….all I’m reading is about offensive players ….buying and selling.
Surely there is only one area that should be looked at …defence
Pierre
There you are!!
Do you have those stats on lacazette and our win/goal ratio with him in the side??
Marko
He was only an obvious choice because he was a temperamental type and consistently inconsistent to boot.
His end product has always been erratic, you see it getting much better out of nowhere at 25?
Pierre
We have defenders coming back.
I’d wait til the summer and get what we REALLY NEED.
Carrasco and Suarez are clearly being brought in to bring the best out of Aubameyang and I hope they do because so far I’m unimpressed with his performance level
“Somebody would come in for Lacazette/Aubameyang, I mean one is a well rounded 27 year old CF that guarantees 25 plus goals a season”
I really hope so. We need a winger or two and we need him fast.
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Really great news that our players are getting back from injury. The defence going down really disrupted our play and results more than I imagined to be honest
We 1. Is Aubameyang a world class goal scorer? I don’t think so. He scores goals but only against the shit sides. How many winners or equalisers has he put past the best sides in the league 2. Let’s say he is a world class goal scorer He’s 29. So we really want to build the side around a man who has 2 years left at the top of his game if you’re being generous. 3. His lack of anything but a finishing touch means he is totally anonymous throughout the game and we are effectively playing with 10 men.… Read more »
I’m dubious of Auba’s staying power at the top end of things, his ability seems more geared to fall off at 31 than Lacazette.
So are we saying Arsenal are going to get a team in order to magnify Aubameyangs strengths within 18 months? Not seen any signs of that personally.
Auba stinks of Ozil-like showmanship from the club. A “look at us” moment we’re going to have to figure out a bit down the line.
Pedro,bit erroneous in your post. Chelsea has a bigger wage bill than us and are in the EL. Or am I wrong?
UNNAi
They are being bought not for auba. They are brought in to kick start our offense, score and assist more than we are doing already. I agree with you on the defenders- wait until summer unless we snag a really good one now.
In order to crack top 4, we also need our offense to really spark on, when we are up against tough defenses and our EL run
Unn
I was never Auba’s biggest fan and share some of your concerns but fact remains that he’s averaged 2 goals in every 3 matches for us over a 40 match period and broke the 40 goal barrier on multiple occasions for Borussia Dortmund he”s clearly a world class goal getter.
Lacazette’s all-round game is better but the way some are carrying on you would swear that he’s the PL prime Benzema, he has limitations himself.
Un
Sorry mate …no
But I do know that we haven’t lost a game that Lacazette has started and we are better offensively and defensively with him in the side .
Emery has only started Lacazette once against the top sides ( Liverpool 1-1) but for some reason ( not sure why) Emery doesn’t trust him in the big games .
Apparently sarri is contemplating spending 50 million on Calum Wilson… that’s insane.
This country has really gone to the dogs… emigrate any where us can …
If you do remain
Don’t ever vote again , let’s hope there is a less than 20 % turn out so is not valid. Mp want anachary let’s give them anachary old School style,
This is not a democratic country
Kim jong un is more democratic than our mps
Auba’s pace already looks to have deteriorated.
You could make arguments for keeping Auba over Lacazette or vice versa really.
WE
Tbf you put way too much homage to Bemzema. Guy never fully delivered and this is showcased even more now that Ronaldo has left. No more excuses f0r him to hide behind.
Benzema is the definition of cliche hipster Ardenal fan favourite.
Marko
‘It’s weird how you write something like that but dismiss the idea of Aubameyang being better even though he’s got better output than Lacazette. ‘
Let me put it this way – if PEA was a striker in the mold of RVP, sellling Laca would be prudent. PEA like Ozil goes completely missing in certain games which makes having Laca in our squad essential.
auba is in the red zone
Need a rest.
Charlie George
“Not sure if u were in agreement
I just don’t understand why our dopey Emery
Does not play laca and PPA together ever game for 90 mins to boost their goal tally and reputations ?
(Could get us top 4 -that combo)”
yes…In agreement.
Weagle
Auba certainly doesn’t look like he has burners, he’s quick but he’s not shown Mbappe levels of pace he was famed for.
I just think Auba is a short term burn, and if people want to suggest Emery needs 3/4 windows to make the team his own then we’re going to have a 31 year old Auba before this side is worth a lick.
“I’m dubious of Auba’s staying power at the top end of things, his ability seems more geared to fall off at 31 than Lacazette.”
I am for Laca over Auba but I think you got it the other way round. With their respective styles Laca would have to change his game as he ages, Auba won’t. He relies mainly on movement and finishing abilities
Guns of sf
Aubamayang is fine …he paces himself In a game ,uses his brain , uses his energy when he needs it ……many on here call it lazy …..I call it intelligent.
LG
Why do you think that more big clubs are getting reckless with their money?
Barcelona up until recently have bought terribly post Suarez, Bayern Munich have brought down the quality of their squad to an unrecognisable level when compared to Jupp’s team/Pep’s teams and Chelsea in recent seasons have followed suit with weird purchases like Giroud, Drinkwater, Kepa, Emerson, Zappacosta, paying out the ass for Morata and now possibly Wilson.
Un na naai I don’t follow your argument at all. Arsenal are not short of goals and the club will have on its books until end of season not only the 2 strikers, but 4 offensive midfielders in Ozil, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan and Iwobi. Moreover it was not so long ago that many posters acknowledged how important it was to have Welbeck as a third string striker until he got injured. The reality is that Arsenal’s defensive resources are poor. Lichsteiner and Koscielny are not good enough to play in EPL and the same applies to Jenkinson. Moreover Holding is out… Read more »
“Benzema is the definition of cliche hipster Ardenal fan favourite.“
Oh dear..
You been getting striker tips from Banford? That’s a woeful assessment, guy has had a superb career and spent his best years playing a fake 9 to supplement Cristiano.
“Apparently sarri is contemplating spending 50 million on Calum Wilson… that’s insane.”
And yet some morons think we won’t get 15m for iwobi. Bournemouth just splashed 19m rising to 26 on a striker that has just 1 pl goal in his career at 21
LG
Disagree, he’s simply aged and lost his powers, it hasn’t coincided with Ronaldo’s departure as he was actually significantly worse last season if you would believe that, he’s already matched his goal output a week into January.
Prime Benzema was an absolute beast, you don’t stay leading the line throughout the Ronaldo era at RM unless you’re exceptional.
So far, PEA has been a great player- works well with Laca and is a positive influence in the team- always smiling and works hard. He is getting knackered- playing literally all games in the league and most cup games Losing Danny is a blow. We need a winger/fwd player to help with rest as well! I think its easier to find attackers in Jan versus Defenders – bar the washed up ones or old ones My only issue with PEA is he needs to get better at taking on defenders- and get better with the ball when he is… Read more »
The defense will stabilize a bit simply based on the fact that there are more bodies available. By no means is the defense any good but the showing at Anfield is mostly an outlier.
Mystic
I don’t see how?
Laca is an intelligent footballer, not blessed with any elite-level physical prowess like Auba with his pace. I see Laca declining less with age personally (probably go a bit Higuain and gain 5kgs), but it’s a bit besides the point as he has 2 years on Auba anyway.
‘Bournemouth just splashed 19m rising to 26 on a striker that has just 1 pl goal in his career at 21’
Solanke is just dirt, I’d say that Klopp could barely hide the smirk when informed that they offered 20m for him.
I’m dubious of Auba’s staying power at the top end of things, his ability seems more geared to fall off at 31 than Lacazette. I’m not sure of that if anything he chooses his moments rather than being full on in games. Play like that can last longer. People were expecting him to drop off in the more physical premier league but he’s right up there with the best. PEA like Ozil goes completely missing in certain games which makes having Laca in our squad essential. I seem to remember Lacazette goes missing in certain games too. Let’s put it… Read more »
Losing Holding was a real blow.
” How many winners or equalisers has he put past the best sides in the league”
2nd goal against spurs or that doesn’t count?
CC
You in the sell Auba and keep Laca camp to reinvest in a better wideman or keep both camp and sign Suarez?
One also has to factor in given Lacazette’s age he’d fetch more than Auba if we were willing to sell.
Aubamayang is fine …he paces himself In a game ,uses his brain , uses his energy when he needs it ……many on here call it lazy …..I call it intelligent.
I see what you did there. Difference between him and your boy is he’s actually contributing
Lacazette when impacting a game does more things to impact the game, but there are times where he is anonymous too. He is more capable than PEA of dropping back into the center of the field to receive the ball, which he has had to do because of our lack of presence in the AM areas, so obviously when he plays the team will have had better balance on the field. But the answer to this isn’t to keep Lacazette, it’s to get better AMs. This is while acknowledging the best moments of the season have come with Laca on… Read more »
The quality of CF’s in Europe peaked around 2016/2017, back then you still had prime Suarez, Lewandowski, Cavani, Benzema, Falcao, Ibrahimovic, Diego Costa, Kane, Aubameyang, Aguero, Higuain.
Level have fallen off as of now as half of these players have declined.
Marko can’t spell there. Haha
We- you can’t argue with the goal tally but the rest of his game stinks for me. He’s carried for 88 mins
Stroller
And what if the target you want isn’t available in January
Just buy anyone??? We’ve seen how that philosophy doesn’t work for us over the past 5-6 years haven’t we?
Really, with Laca being injured and us competing in the EL at the time, for the new team to now go and buy Auba who was cup tied and really the same type of player as Laca was really stupid. If we had hot a winger then we would have been better off.
100% CORRRECT MYSTIC LEAVES
“You in the sell Auba and keep Laca camp to reinvest in a better wideman or keep both camp and sign Suarez?“ If we’re selling either it’s Laca because he’s more valuable. I don’t care so much what we do in pursuit of the end game, I’m just a bit unsure we know what that end game is. If China wants Auba for 60 mil then I’d do that and build a very Liverpool-like front 3 with two additions wide. Laca as the Firmino glue. I don’t see us thriving as anything other than a counter attacking side with Auba… Read more »
The quality of CF’s in Europe peaked around 2016/2017, back then you still had prime Suarez, Lewandowski, Cavani, Benzema, Falcao, Ibrahimovic, Diego Costa, Kane, Aubameyang, Aguero, Higuain.
Couldn’t get one of them to arsenal.
Not one
35 mil from China for Arnautovic, make that 90 mil for Auba
Dum dum I see what you did there. Difference between him and your boy is he’s actually contributing We haven’t lost with lacazette starting. We score more goals and concedede less when he plays. By any metric that has to be considered a contribution. If not his goals surely count as contribution don’t they? What about his assists? Or the sheer pace and energy he brings to our attack when he’s on the field? Notice how our losses this season came when he didn’t start? Every time he’s dropped we lose City Chelsea Southampton Liverpool Where was Aubameyang then? Aside… Read more »
Should have paid the fee for Higuain before he went to Napoli. Was in the works for £24m, and of course we balked when Madrid asked for more money. Should have still paid it. Still only 25 at the time. Sold to Juve for £75m a few years later.
It really is amazing how we’re seemingly the only club unable to profit off the volatile player prices we’ve seen the last few years with emerging markets.
That’s why I bemoan Stan, he’s content with the club as is instead of turning over talent at minor losses for speculative gains. Arnautovic was bought for 20 mil and will go for double that. He’s better than anything we play left wing, can also play Cf.
Should’ve sacked off Ramsey, Elneny, Chambers, Cech, Ozil in the summer and gone hard. We’re so boring.
That’s an interesting one CC, 35 million isn’t even that much money nowadays as we’ve seen so what would you do if you’re Pelligrini?
Arnautovic is their 2nd best player after Felipe Anderson. Averages a goal every other game since Moyes bumped him up to CF and has played very well there.
“Aside from missing two sitters agaisnt the Chavs he might as well have had his mug on a milk carton.“
😀 lmao
CC
Wages our biggest hurdle in clearing out that lot.
Can thank AW for that.
Even though we have many on the verge of returning from injury ,I can still foresee problems on the pitch in the next few weeks.
Players need time to get back up to match fitness , can take 2 or 3 games to get up to 100% speed…
Emery will have a difficult job bedding the injured players back into the team as we have a difficult few weeks ahead.
Dropping Lacazette was not the reason why we lost to City, Chelsea, or Liverpool. To say so is ridiculous and full of agenda.
Weagle
It’s been rejected, the opening offer by all accounts. If he’s up for it the cunts off for circa 45 mil. Madness
You take that and spend it on two speculative talents and go again. Can bully French sides with 20-odd million for good young players.
I dare say raul/Emery are NOT aware of our utterly apalling defensive record, this season – worst since the 1960’s – BUT they must be aware Holding is out for the season. -AND kos, is on his last legs. It is now the middle of the transfer window. I wish they would Do there bloody jobs and get a ready made replacement defender in now.( preferably someone young from england ) Rather than adding ridiculous layers of support staff- entrenching their positions. IF They get Banega/Suarez or any other unsuitable La Liga guff. They will be officially the worst management… Read more »
Weagle
That’s why I’m saying we make minor losses for eventual gains. You take 20 mil for Ozil so his buyer can pay a chunky sign on and big wages. Same with the rest, get them out and start again.
CC
I’d be down with that but what club pays Ozil 300k a week that isn’t in the top tier? The next highest earner probably wouldn’t even be on 1/3 of that unless we’re talking about shipping him off to China, one can hope.
No other top club is even remotely interested in Ozil.
Aubameyang, like ozil, needs too much of the side geared towards his game to have a positive effect on a match. You want players who make things happen not players who wait for others to make things happen for him.
Weagle
I’d be amazed if Ozil isn’t in Turkey within a year.
If he’s a 50 mil player in this market we sell for 25, he gets 10 mil sign on fee, and 150k wages. Saves the buyer money, Ozil gets his coin, we get his wages off the bill. Nobody is paying him 300k except China, and he doesn’t strike me as the sort to go there.
“The reality is that now we have the highest wage bill in the Europa League by quite some margin”
Chelsea anyone?
I don’t agree with Pedro that we’re unlikely to go for top 4 this season. I’m not sure why you’re cashing in your chips, but we’re right in the mixer. There are no grounds for saying we can’t do it. You obviously might not bet FOR it, but it’s foolish to bet AGAINST it.
Oh heaven.
Sell a younger well rounded striker for an older one-dimensional one whose state of athletism next season isn’t a given due to his age and most importantly whose game is solely based on speed
CC I predicted Turkey too but he’d need to take a serious wage cut which would be an ego check for him, likely still sees himself as one of the best CAMs in Europe. Also even in Turkey who can afford those wages even reduced to 150k? Besiktas are broke, Pepe was talking about paying the staff’s wages there and he left to rejoin Porto, they’ve also had to sell Talisca to China. Gala are broke too, had to sell Gomis to ME. Fenerbahce are shit right now so kind of leaves Istanbul Baekshesir or however they’re spelled, could possibly… Read more »
Weagle
I think one of them would fudge it for Ozil, maybe he’d get an average basic but retain his image rights or percentages of shirt sales or something to boost it. Most likely is Arsenal dropping the fee to accommodate a sale.
If Arnautovic is 40 mil, Ozil is 100 mil on talent. Clearly he’s not for output, but in those leagues he’d look like Zidane.
Charlie Youre being massively disingenuous with this… “That’s why I bemoan Stan, he’s content with the club as is instead of turning over talent at minor losses for speculative gains. ” He clearly isnt content. – He sacked the longest serving manager in European football – He hired a Director of Football – He hired a Director of Recruitment – He hired a Contract Specialist – He hired a Director of Development to provide technical leadership from U10 to U23 level – He spent £45m redeveloping the training and academy complexes I dont like most of what Stan Kroenke has… Read more »
Quick look at IB and I forgot that Turan was on their books.
Guy doesn’t even play football anymore, complete mess.
CC
Some complicated deal that, hope that you’re there to broker it at least. 😀
Stan K ain’t the problem. !
Only criticism of stan K is his aloofness and distant way of being now solely in charge
My criticisms are of Gazidas picks:
Raul/Emery.
I think they are worse than than had Wenger been promoted to DoF.
Gambon
Stans been here a decade mate, he’s changed things at our lowest point in 22 years so you’ll have to forgive me for not patting him on the back for it.
Players have been a different level of currency in football for numerous years and we still haven’t adopted that norm.
Stan is passive, and it simply doesn’t work in premier league.
I’m thinking that any sane ARSENAL fan would want the club at the elite level. Gareth Southgate can’t do nothing.
Stan is not a fan. Thus he treats us like an business asset. He cannot even name two players in our team I bet.
Owners who are fans, tend to have the passion and put in the $
Forget Stan- dude is a douche
Weagle
Mate some of these contracts in football are unreal, the clauses and rights to X and Y is staggering. Not my bag at all, let the suits crack on with it haha
“…due to his age and most importantly whose game is solely based on speed”
given that since he came to the pl every defender he has had a foot race with has either equalled him or got the better of him I wouldn’t be bothered about him losing pace at all.
The key to shipping Ozil out is to make it clear he has no future here.
Tell him and his agent he wil not play for the club again. Tell them he’ll be training woth the U14s.
His agent will soon start looking for options.
This will eventually lead him to China.
Ozil is more o a brand than a footballer these days…and i’d be willing to bet a lot of his fans are in the far east.
RSPCA
What are you going on about with your post? May is looking at calling a general election to push through a no deal brexit. The remainders will kick and scream but it’s what the rest of the country voted for.
Not a bother
Gambon
He and Aubameyang should never have been signed.
We should have sold sanchez instead of swapping and we should have sold Ramsey while we could have in the summer.
Just awful from the club
Talk about stan and lack of investment all u like.
Did Dein put his own money in?
Did Bracewell Smith?
Did fizman?
Did hill woods?
Chips Keswick?
All put £000000 in!
All took a lot out..
Fans have been brainwashed by Chelsea and city’s way .
There way ain’t The Arsenal way.
We just need a great,innovative, exciting and radical management technical team
Instead we have Raul / Emery
Zzzzz
Wake me up- when Watford overtake us!
Gambon
Not sure that’s a tactic for 2019. It could alienate other players who get along with Ozil, and any potential player we buy is going to know we’re capable of a level of fuckery that many don’t go near.
It’s a more delicate one I think, but he needs encouraged onto pastures new.
Charlie
Agreed you have to play it delicately.
The first step is to demote him from the first team….thats been done already.
Otherwise we have to plan how to build a good squad with a £17m pa squad player.
Im not sure thats possible.
As i mentioned earlier…if we sign a wide player in the next 2 windows we may have a situation where 3 of our 4 highest earners dont even start games.
Until that is resolved were fucked.
well were getting some first teamers back in the team it seems.
Please whatever happens that little rat Nasri cannot score against us… !
If we buy another player with no PL experience again after the 6- the new regime have signed . I will have a heart attack.
“If we buy another player with no PL experience again after the 6- the new regime have signed . I will have a heart attack.”
You better speak to your GP right now or get a live in care giver.
That’s why I bemoan Stan Why bemoan Stan the buying and selling of players was solely in the hands of Wenger. I know you’re allergic to any sort of Arsene criticism but if you have an issue with the caliber of players we’ve accumulated over the years and our inability to fetch a really good price for our players then I’m afraid your beef is with him. He bought players like Gervinho over Hazard or Xhaka over Kante. He allowed Ozil, Sanchez, Ramsey and Welbeck to wittle down their contracts (his excuse was priceless by the way) and it was… Read more »
Everything Arsenal do these days is so transient.
Constantly fire fighting.
Scanning the loan market.
Invest in young British players. Who are going to be here,like Ramsey ( for 10 years)
And build a club.
British players playing in a tough British league
Not just being happy to be a better Watford /Everton.
Ps. I am on medication, as it is.
Nice one, Pedro, not a single dig at Emery. Makes a pleasant change. And you evidently don’t need me to tell you that he had nothing to do with the dreadful mess Arsenal is in. How to get out of the horror story would challenge Pep, let alone the run-of-the-mill manager you think Emery is. You call a mix of young talented players and older experienced players half-baked, but I’d like for you to tell us all what alternative he has. A recipe, I might add, prescribed by Raul and Sven, the guys you were going potty about a few… Read more »
Also with regards to the Ozil situation and how it plays out with some of his friends on the team who gives a flying fuck. They get paid to do a job and as far as I can tell his dropping recently hasn’t been a problem with team morale. Nothing like winning games to make a player feel happy.
Arsenal fans in 100 yrs will still be talking about Wenger and his early teams
Arsenal fans in 100 days will be glad to see the back of Emery !
Hey Pedro am from Zimbabwe…is Zim a hot topic that side?