Arsenal defence to face powerful test + Mini Cesc Tribute

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It’s going to be a tough away day at the worst new stadium in the country. We head east to play WEST Ham. There’s a confusing one for you non-London folk.

Anyway, I’m worried about how our defence is going to hold up tomorrow. On the one hand, I’m excited to potentially welcome back Hector Bellerin, on the other, I’m deeply concerned about how we’re going to deal with Mustafi, Koscielny and Monreal playing together.

Arnautovic is a man-beast and unplayable when he fancies it. Felipe ran rings around us last time he played. Antonio is also more than capable of causing us problems. If you remember last time we played West Ham, we really were lucky not to come away from the game losing. Now Pelligrini has had more time, we should expect just as tough a game as before. Our last 4 away Premier League games have seen 2 draws and 2 loses. We really need to get back on track and it’s imperative we don’t lose more ground on the top 4.

We have a squad as fit as it can be at this stage of the season. Will he play Ramsey? Will he go with two up front away from him? Will he start Auba and Laca? So many questions that need answering.

In other news, Cesc Fabregas has ducked out of the Premier League to join Monaco on a 3 and half year deal. Thierry has dropped a steal there… not quite sure I’d be giving someone with his injury record and pace that money, but whatever. I loved Cesc. One of my all-time favourite Arsenal players. When you talk about attacking footballers playing in a banter team, that was Cesc, and he fucking owned it. No bitching, mincing out or failing to score goals because that’s “not his thing.”

I remember him bursting on the scene with his mullet and rat tail. He looked like he was going to sell you a banging pair of fake Rayban’s, and he defo knew someone who could by you some South African skunk. But as his hairstyles improved, so did his ability to control games on the pitch. He was a revelation, one of the first midfielders of his type in the league. He had no pace, no physical presence, he just had this incredible ability to always find space… and his range of passing was out of this world. Then the goals came… then the interest came.

I don’t want to talk about how he left. I think the strike thing was massively overblown. Really though, who can blame him for going to play in that Barcelona side? It was the greatest of all time. Doesn’t matter that he didn’t really break into it. He went there to win trophies and that’s what he did.

Would I have wanted him back at Arsenal? For sure. We held out for him for a summer and didn’t fill his position because Wenger didn’t want him going to United. He kind of strung us along to get assurance from Barca, then he stayed and was fucked over anyway. We eventually moved hard on Mesut Ozil and that was that. Cesc was over for us.

What a career he’s had regardless. He’s lived in London, Barcelona and now Monaco. I have so much love for how that guy has run his career. A true role model if ever there was one.

Good luck Cesc!

Finally, Bielsa admits to hiding a spy in a bush and there are people out there defending the actions like that isn’t utterly abhorrent behavior. I saw a French publication justify the Leeds managers decision by saying there is no law against spying, and it was basically fine because he was chasing perfection.

Hmmm… pretty sure the police wouldn’t have picked up the perpetrator if there wasn’t something legally dubious about what he was doing. Additionally, don’t be a cu*t and play the strict interpretation of the rules card. Life is not about living by a strict legal code, there’s such a thing as norms, if you think there is anything upstanding in spying because no one thought there was a chance an opposition manager would go to those lengths, you’re full of shit.

Someone could stab someone in the leg before a game and there’d be a dickhead on Twitter lining up to tell you that taming player passion was a bad thing and if we punished the stabbing, it could be the end of the game. Not all opinion is born equal and the internet levels a cesspit of horrific views.

Right, that’s me done, enjoy the West Ham game! x

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Paulinho

Sorry, 4-2-4 or 4-2-3-1 not 4-4-2.

Samesong

Azed
You need to press “play ” ….you’re on repeat mode….. ” One assist all season ” and repeat

The irony lol

Redtruth

Wenger inherited an experienced back four and Bergkamp
What did Wenger leave Emery….lol lol lol

Un na naai

It’s just not arsenal any more

We’ve lost our identity

Just a uppity foreign owned club with foreign players and no link to the lifeblood.

Who gives a toss. Our only british player played as a third choice auxiliary wing back

This isn’t arsenal
It’s kroenke plc, no it’s not a public company any more. It’s private. No more ast meetings. No more intrusions

🤮🤮🤮🤮

Utter disgrace. As long as they sell out their Malaysian tours though.

Bob N16

Paulinho, playing 4 at the back and two holding CMs mean that you can play a
4 2 1 3 if you like, with the ‘1’ being the attacking midfielder. We lack attacking cohesion without that player. Bringing the best out of Lacazette and PEA has to be a priority.

Cesc Appeal

I wasn’t sure about throwing Mavropanos in for Chelsea but it might not be the worst idea. I don’t want to see Mustafi and Kozz keeping getting played, we know what we get from them. The former is just an error prone defender and the latter is on his way out as a serious player. Mavropanos will have been training for 3 weeks by Chelsea but crucially Chelsea don’t really have a ST to worry about. It’s more the wingers for Chelsea which is a job for the full backs and also Torreira watching Hazard drift into the CAM position.… Read more »

Un na naai

Rt

Wenger inherited a team that finished 12th the season before he was hired.

A team with 4 international players

Is our backline not experienced?? All of them are internationals except holding.

Back in your box fool

azed

“Maybe the team as a whole need to pace their game a bit more , they were like a boxer who was trying to deliver the knock out punch in the first few rounds then run out of gas as fight goes on .”

Maybe that’s why Emery leaves Lacazette on the bench sometimes.

That’s what people like Gambon and myself say the club might have to sacrifice Lacazette in-order to raise money to improve the squad.

PS: the only two players who missed out today were Ozil who has no spine and Mhkitaryan who is past it.

Champagne charlie

Dissenter I see what you’re saying, apologies if I’ve taken your point too literally. I agree with the premise of an overhaul, but I don’t think it requires the sacrifice of a couple of seasons etc. I think if we outline a plan, and back a guy with scope to achieve it, we can be stimulated enough with the excitement and anticipation of it all coming together. I’m like you, utterly distraught at just how clueless and directionless we are. I’ve no ill-feeling at some of the players we’ve bought etc but I don’t understand some of the decision-making. Misdemeanours… Read more »

Nelson

At least there are still four NFL playoff games this weekend to drown my sorrow. Let’s see how LA Rams does. Maybe I see our club owner on TV.

Receding Hairline

Well Pochettino didn’t build spurs in six months, he has practically changed the entire squad he inherited over the years and no you couldn’t figure out spurs will come good under him. I am not surprised with some of the reactions here, some believed we were a Wenger sacking away from being contenders, they were wrong. Others believed he should never have been sacked but given more money to waste, they too were wrong. Come the summer, if we don’t see a clear out, and I mean a real clear out of players, then Emery is just in this for… Read more »

azed

Is our backline not experienced?? All of them are internationals except holding.

Un

Koscielny is 33 just coming of an Achilles injury.
Monreal is 32
Mustafi can’t defend to save his life.

Our CB choices are bad.

JAMES WOOD

Things will definitely not improve while you have the three
BLUTO BROTHERS defending.
Google if your not sure BLUTO.?

Big ugly and useless.

Redtruth

I tell you what Wenger left Emery:
A geriatric keeper
Coco the Clown defenders.
A second rate midfield and overpriced and overrated forwards.

Paulinho

Bob16 – I know the argument behind the formations, but I was referring to the practical application of it with our squad.

I always felt we needed Ramsey supporting from a deeper role because our forward options were not good enough while most thought Iwobi, Ozil, Laca, Auba, Mikhi were enough on their own and we didn’t need any deeper runners to leave us ‘exposed’.

So, if you were in favour of us playing two holders in a 4-2-3-1 then there is no reason to not be if we are playing a 3-4-3.

Paulinho

Also our deeper options are incapable of joining the attack effectively. Torreira looks to have emptied the tank already trying to rectify the problem.

azed

“I’m like you, utterly distraught at just how clueless and directionless we are. I’ve no ill-feeling at some of the players we’ve bought etc but I don’t understand some of the decision-making.” CC I think the lack of direction is down to the fact that everyone from the coach to management is new. The squad is filled with average players on super star wages and an owner not willing to spend his own money. The only two probable starters who didn’t play today are Ozil and Mkhitaryan and if we are to be honest, neither of them might have made… Read more »

Dissenter

Receeding
I think that’s the mindset that guided Raul to make the decision to pull the Ramsey deal.
At some point we had to press the reset/reboot switch.
They need some wriggle room to make difficult decisions in the summer.

This is not an Emery-show. It’s a triumvirate and they all have to be judged together.
Last summer was all about transitioning – we changed a manager in May but the CEO didn’t leave the building until the autumn.

Pierre

Samesong
I could repeat what I have been saying all season about Emery,his tactics, his formation and the personnel but I will leave it up to le grove now as they are nearly all in agreement with me now…

off the pitch,I did also predict that the club would be in turmoil come January and, sad to say , this week has been a disaster for the fans in that firstly we had another defeat today and secondly the announcement that we can only afford loan deals in the transfer window.

azed

Paulinho

I don’t think you can play Ramsey in the middle in a 3-4-3. He’s not that disciplined.

Receding Hairline

Dissenter that’s what many on here don’t get, its not an Emery show.

Three men have been tasked with picking up the pieces, he isn’t one of those men. Many arsenal fans are still reacting to this with the mindset of one omnipresent manager, that’s not the case.

This is a job of patience regardless of who the manager was.

Some even want a sack of manager and accusing him of not having a vision, it’s all well and good having a vision but where are the tools?

Redtruth

We’d be fighting relegation if Wenger had inherited the mess Emery has.

azed

Also apologies to Upstate for calling him retarded.

Sancho Monzorla

It’s a triumvirate and they all have to be judged together

I agree with this and I think it’s highly improbable that everyone involved will be incompetent, which is why I am trying to be patient. That’s the hope at least.

James.wood

Transitioning for fucks sack were lost Only
Bellerin is half there.?😂

Un na naai

Rt

That’s not what you said though. You said an experienced defence.
This defence is plenty experienced

Don’t try and move the goal posts you melon

Bob N16

I suppose we’d both agree that if we were winning then we wouldn’t give a flying f**k what the system was. The fact that we’re dropping so many points, we analyse every aspect to work out how we could improve. We were conceding too many goals last season and now this season, same bottom line.

I suppose that’s where I’ve been dissappointed with Emery that he doesn’t appear to have been able to influence things a whole lot. Even with the obvious weaknesses in the squad, I feel he’s still tinkering after 30 games in charge.

Receding Hairline

And this bring back ozil nonsense has to stop. We were a sixth placed team with ozil supposedly pulling the strings in the heart of an attacking team filled with joy…that’s the version of Wenger’s arsenal this past two seasons Pierre is trying to sell…no sane person is buying

Bring in any serious manager and ozil is one of the first three out the door, he is an embarrassment to himself and his talent

Un na naai

Rt

He did. He inherited glen helder and Scott Marshall!!!

Danny

Wenger inherited a team that finished 12th the season before he was hired.
—————————-
Rubbish, we finished 5th under Rioch.

Redtruth

When the whole club is conditioned to accept second best, it’s going to take longer than 6 months for Emery to exorcise Wenger’s evil spirit.

bunga party

Wenger left the club in ruin? Perhaps he did.

Why is Unai making the same Wenger like mistakes over and over again?
Thought he was supposed to be an improvement on Wenger. Proof is not there.

bunga party

Even shit teams like Brighton cn play toe-to-toe with pool? Why can’t Unai’s Arsenal?

He’s a shit manager just like Wenga.

Dissenter

Pierre
Did you see a proper attacking midfielder defending
Dod you see Felipe Anderson tracking back again and again?

Dissenter

*Did you see Felipe Anderson tracking back again and again?

Un na naai

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/latest-arsenal-transfer-news-kroenke-15660696.amp

Read this

Us and boro are the only Orem club who’ve had NO OWNER INVESTMENT in the last 10 years

Swansea
Stoke
Wigan
Wolves
Sunderland
Hull

All had owner investment except us and boro

But yeah. It’s all wengers fault

We’ve sold off rvp, cesc, hleb, song, nasri, adebayor, Giroud, Theo, ox at serious profit. For what? Who wanted this? Who asked for this? The money men. Not the fans, not the managers. Not the players.

Un na naai

When the whole club is conditioned to accept second best, it’s going to take longer than 6 months for Emery to exorcise Wenger’s evil spirit.

Red truth

Hahahahaha

You aren’t the little old lady from the poltergeist are you??
When will this house be clear?

Walk into the light Aubameyang.

Un na naai

Danny

We finished 12th in 95 Wenger was hired 96

Mmmmmmmm……….

Un na naai

Do you muppets remember how shit we were before Wenger??
We were fucking toilet. Bet most of you didn’t even watch us from 96-04

Redtruth

Bruce Rioch gave Wenger a good platform to build on.
Rioch changed Arsenal’s playing style and diet and signed the excellent Dennis Bergkamp.

Paulinho

Bob16 – Yep, it’s a complete mess.

Pierre

RH If you remember,ozil hardly played ( according to marko) in the 2nd half of last season. He has not played in any of our recent 4 defeats so yes I will call for his reinstatement to the team . The games he was subbed off we did not improve ……Palace ,wolves and Brighton were all games that the performance deteriorated after ozil went off ….that is a fact. I am not saying he is this fantastic works class player ,I am saying that the team is better with him than without him plus I think the other players enjoy… Read more »

Redtruth

We finished 5th in 96 Wenger was hired the following season on 1st October 96

Un na naai

Azed Our center back choices aren’t that bad They are coachable. So far we’ve gone backwards since Wenger left. I’ve no doubt it was the right decision to let him go but to Emily a coach who’s not as good was negligent. Make no mistake Wenger is better than emery. Make no mistake Wenger would win the league with psg. We’ve been unlucky with injuries but why emery do this? Have a £25m gk on the bench for the old war horse Cech if he was better? Cech performs brilliantly and is our best player in the first 8 games… Read more »

Un na naai

Rt

And the summer before we finished 12th

Suck it up

Un na naai

Rt

Hahahaha

Wenger won us 3 titles and built our best teams ever

But Rioch did all the leg work

Fucking wurzel gummage get back in your field

Bob N16

I almost feel Pierre, that Ozil needs to play too. Before the season started, Emery talked about winning 5-4 rather than 1-0. Our defence can’t keep a clean sheet so full on attack then! Ozil in the hole with no defensive remit, go out and assist the front men.

If their relationship is too toxic now then let a couple of youngsters have game time ESR for example and force Ozil to leave in the summer.

Play him or ostracise him, that’s the choice. I’d give 5-4 a go!

Un na naai

Where’s joe??
Come on muffin man. Tell us about how great we are doing under snozzball emery. Zzzzzzzzz

At least under Wenger we had some exciting displays and cup finals

Catholic mass is more entertaining than the Emirates these days

Pierre

Dissenter
“*pierre…Did you see Felipe Anderson tracking back again and again?”

yes I did and what an excellent signing he is for West ham.

What I also saw was Samir Nasri playing in a similar role to what ozil plays and he linked West hams play excellently and made the goal with a short 2/3 yard pass that although looks a simple pass ,it was the right pass at the right time with the right pace on the ball …..the sort of assist that Ozil normally is derided for .

Dissenter

Pierre
Problem is Nasri does a lot more than just make an assist. He too was pressing like possessed.
Maybe now you can see why many here have disdain for Ozil.

Un na naai

Dissenter

Preach brother

I’d take Nasri or Cesc now over Ozil. No doubts

Pierre

BobN16
“Play him or ostracise him, that’s the choice. I’d give 5-4 a go!”

agree …

I have said all season that I want our best 4 offensive players starting…Aubamayang,Mhkitaryan,Lacazette and ozil….
They have only started once all season ( v Liverpool) and it worked ……

I would also bring Ramsey back into midfield as he looks much more disciplined of late.
All out attack v Chelsea and United to get the fan base back onside .

I just hope that Emery is prepared to swallow his pride regarding ozil.

Un na naai

Pierre

Ozil is cack mate

He is an unappreciative prick.
Like many ex arsenal players he’ll regret his choices when he’s gone

One thing wenger must take e the blame for is the comfort zone these pampered man children fell into
That’s on his watch

Pierre

Dissenter
“Problem is Nasri does a lot more than just make an assist. He too was pressing like possessed.”

I think you need to watch the game again if you really believe that …..his energy was used when on the ball for the majority.

Pierre

Un
I think it’s best that we agree to disagree on ozil and leave it at that …..where’s Joe ?

Un na naai

I took my afghan hound to the dole office this week to see what he was entitled to.

They said sir. He’s a dog and we do not pay benefits to animals

I said he’s Middle Eastern, , he’s never worked a day in his life and he can’t speak English!!!

He said ok he starts Monday

Guns of SF

Where do we go now? My gut is telling me that Emery has got the best out of his bunch already. at this rate, we stay put in 5/6th place.
Who, and how is this going to change?

Im getting the feeling we get one player in Jan.. Suarez- but it was clear today, that a middle creator for the team is needed. Ozil will hardly play this season. that is for sure.

It is just depressing… We sorely lack creativity

Un na naai

Bet I get banned for that

peanuts&monkeys

Kolasinac got that golden chance to shoot and score with his string left foot. Yet, he crossed. That shows the drop of confidence in this squad. Emery has to fix that first.

Un na naai

Sf

You’re a nice fella. A genuine sf guy who’s isn’t a self important virtue signaller. I think you actually really care about people
They do exist

Un na naai

Peanuts and monkeys

Where the hell have you been??
Monkey brain

Guns of SF

Will stan invest his hard earned dollars back into the club?
If he does not help us, we will slowly wither away.
Im so pissed I hope the Rams lose just to spite his ugly mug

Even though LA is my old hometown.
Go chargers

Samesong

1-1

Un na naai

Gwan the toon

Guns of SF

We really need another striker. Danny is gone…
What happened to the massive Brazilian guy?
Just utterly depressed.
f–k

Upstate Gooner

RH
“And this bring back ozil nonsense has to stop. We were a sixth placed team with ozil supposedly pulling the strings in the heart of an attacking team filled with joy…”

You forgot to mention that we were the 2nd best scoring team after City last season. Should Ozil get some credit for it perhaps or do we only blame him when he doesn’t track back? What about our shitty defense now? Ozil’s fault again? Ridiculous to say the least.

azed
Apologies accepted

Redtruth

What Brucr Rioch did for Arsenal – looking back 20 years on from his arrival The hard-nosed Scot gets a bad rep for his ill-fated season at Highbury, but Jon Spurling says plenty of good was done too… by Jon Spurling Published 17 June 2015 Twenty years ago, Bruce Rioch was unveiled as Arsenal’s new boss having guided Bolton to successive promotions. His one-year tenure is hardly remembered fondly, punctuated by bust-ups with senior pros including Ian Wright, and a frosty relationship with vice chairman David Dein. Thus, the former Bolton manager has been virtually airbrushed from Gunners history. Rioch… Read more »

Moray

Somebody at the club needs to come out on to the balcony soon and tell the fans what is going on. What is the short and long strategy? What is the plan for clearing the overpaid and undermotivated players out? How do the club look to build on our corporate sponsorship and marketing deals? What is expected from the coach, the DoF? The scouts? Who is in charge? Show some accountability, some fucking leadership.

Pierre

Obviously Ruth is a sweaty sock what with his infatuation with Rioch

azed

What about our shitty defense now? Ozil’s fault again? Ridiculous to say the least.

But playing Ozil in midfield doesn’t help our Midfield when defending, he’s limited playing on the wings so what do you want Emery to do?

Sancho Monzorla

There’s a porn star on Twitter calling out Guendouzi for going down too much.

Upstate Gooner

SF “Emery has got the best out of his bunch already. at this rate, we stay put in 5/6th place. Who, and how is this going to change?” Emery is just as stubborn as Wenger was. I absolutely hated his favoritism towards certain players and treatment of others, and our crooked teeth Dracula is doing the same thing. I don’t think he’s getting the best out of this bunch. He could and should be doing much better. We’re still scoring plenty of goals as we did last season but our defense has gotten even worse. Give this team to someone… Read more »

Upstate Gooner

azed “But playing Ozil in midfield doesn’t help our Midfield when defending, he’s limited playing on the wings so what do you want Emery to do?” I hope you saw what I did today, and that is the lack of creativity up front. We were fucking toothless. Would Ozil have made a difference? You might disagree but I think he would. He’s been called the best number 10 in the world by many so play him in that role, give him some freedom. I agree, he doesn’t do/add much defensively so put 2 defensive mids behind him. Xhaka is horrendous,… Read more »

Champagne charlie

Azed How can you put a lack of vision or plan down to the structure of the club being new? If anything it should exaggerate the emphasis of a plan. In any leadership role you absolute must have a clear scope, and a method in achieving such. Anything else is totally unacceptable, and doomed from the start. The very first meeting with Stan, Raul, Sven, and Josh should’ve outlined where they see Arsenal now, then where they want to see Arsenal next year, the year after. How to do so is a crucial aspect, and it’s these questions that are… Read more »

Dolomite

Crux of the matter

Somebody at the club needs to come out on to the balcony soon and tell the fans what is going on. What is the short and long strategy? What is the plan for clearing the overpaid and undermotivated players out? How do the club look to build on our corporate sponsorship and marketing deals? What is expected from the coach, the DoF? The scouts? Who is in charge? Show some accountability, some fucking leadership.

Great Post Moray.

Dolomite

From the playing side of things, attacking wise we don’t get the transition from defence to attack right – our midfielders are capable of build up play but lack the incisiveness to create clear chances

englandsbest

Coming back to today’s game, there was a period of about fifteen minutes in the second half when the team played splendidly, when they came close to scoring two goals. The difference was that they attacked at speed and passed to each other with pinpoint accuracy. Most of the rest of the time they were carap. If it had been the other way round – fifteen minutes carap, seventy-five minutes mostly brilliant – they would have won the game comfortably. It’s a conundrum that every coach faces. There are many factors, tactics is only one of them. Whichever he uses… Read more »

steve

Emery out Mourinho in

Benkamp

I don’t know why anyone is not talking about the performances of AMN. I can’t remember the last time I saw a player lose the ball this consistently game after game apart from pascal cygan being thrown into the squad. He is not strong in defence and gives us nothing going forward constantly spraying wayward balls about the pitch. I do see some potential there and I’m all for giving youth a chance but playing players who aren’t ready for first team football it of position just makes no sense. Also one of Iwobis best games all season he held… Read more »

Un na naai

Rt

Woooo
Thought you only posted in 20 characters or less

Un na naai

Sancho

No such thing as going down too much
Ask Michael Douglas

Moray

I liked Rioch. He brought Bergkamp into the club, if nothing else. People seem to forget that Bergkamp was pure fantasy for us at that time. A top top world class playmaker who we never would have dreamed would sign before it happened. This was the start of modern Arsenal. Bergie’s my favourite generational Arsenal player by a country mile.

Un na naai

Steve

You fanny. Typical chav. Enjoying Jorginho and sarriball?

Un na naai

Moray

No DD brought bergkamp and platt

Burleydave

The problem is that Ozil as been given chance after chance to prove himself and has failed time and time again. Particularly in big games where big reward demands big performance and contribution. I challenge anyone to name the last big game he had an influence on. And please don’t say Leicester. The question for a world class player should be – name the last game he didn’t have an influence on. With Ozil it is the other way round. So he is useless to ud

Un na naai

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0dbGGvsjf8

If there are any music fans Out there

True legend. Nobody since has this level of talent and charisma

God rest Freddy.

steve

@Un naa naai

I’d rather have Mourinho at this stage. At least he can coach a defence.

Emery doesn’t have a fucking clue about coaching a defence.

Un na naai

Steve

Get bent you chav

Un na naai

Sinead occonner and Natalie Portman are the only women I’ve ever seen who still look beautiful with a skin head

David Smith

Tim Stillman has a point, Stan gambled the transition money on giving Wenger two years, and now emery has no money.

azed

Upstate

Ozil is finished at the top level, you might not agree but the fact that no club has been in for him since last year says alot.

Even Wenger didn’t trust Elneny over Xhaka.

We have such a bad squad that we can’t afford any more passengers.
Kolasinac is a liability defensively, same as Mustafi, Xhaka and Koscielny. Adding Ozil to the mix means we have half a team with defensive issues.
The problem with the other 4 is they have to play because there are no replacements for them.

raptora

My number 1 realistic choice of manager was Conte but fk me he would have been back to Italy already, crying out loud that the club hasn’t given him any dosh. And rightly so. We desperately need wingers. Hazard, Willian and Pedro won yet another game for Chelsea. We don’t have a single winger of similar quality. Not one. That’s up to the management of the club. Yeah, we are skint, but you’ve got to make some decisions if you want to progress. I don’t see the club being too active on looking for a solution to a big chunk… Read more »

Pierre

If no one came in for ozil then why offer him 350,000 a week …we could have offered him less than half that and he would have taken it if ,as you say , no other club was interested in him .

Obviously there would be clubs interested in him on a free ,same as clubs are interested in Ramsey on a free ….would be stupid to think otherwise.

Wenker-wanger

Emery has no chance managing Wenger’s calamitous dross. Wenger somehow Spunked loads of cash up the wall, but emery is only allowed loan transfers. Whether emery can take us to the champs league level remains to be seen…but whilst his hands are tied by the money-mad kroenke, we won’t know. Kroenke I’m sure has the belief that spending £50 million on a player only has marginal effect…he has seen wenger spend big and the result at the end of the season is a massive deficit in points to the prem league winner. I would say that wenger has negatively influenced… Read more »

TheLegendaryDB10

CC The very first meeting with Stan, Raul, Sven, and Josh should’ve outlined where they see Arsenal now, then where they want to see Arsenal next year, the year after.  And they most probably did. But it was just all about getting back into the top 4 (status quo) with whatever money we have. No putting the hand in the pocket. This will be Kroenke’s downfall if he does nothing about it. Josh probably liked Emery as he won’t complain. Any way we cut it there will need some money invested in the team to help move us forward if… Read more »

steve

Emery looks to be an even bigger fraud than un na naais child snatching loverboy Wenger.

TheLegendaryDB10

Pierre

If someone had approached Ozil, we would have heard about it by now. That’s the kind of stuff that’s not even remotely close to being a close guarded secret in football. Certainly for the likes of Ozil.

Even if it was the case, his agent would have boasted about it by now to show how popular he really is.

Un na naai

Steve

Hahah

Enjoy Jorginho. Be brilliant when hazard fucks off to Madrid

Wenker-wanger

No manager is more PATHETIC than wenger,,, he couldn’t manage the zip on his match day coat.

Pierre

The leg db10

Every word of your last comment was pure speculation