So I did some further digging on the Sven story and it would seem that the narrative on his departure is geared around promises of being made the Technical Director when Arsene left the club. From what I can gather, Sami Mokbel (the heir to David Ornstein if he ever retires) nailed the story here. Our chief scout wasn’t putting a shift in at Arsenal and didn’t impress the hierarchy enough to make the jump to a role he’d never done before.
No one knows when the departure date is yet, but it’s pretty clear he’s not going to hang around in a position he feels is beneath him. With news that Edu has rejected the Technical Director role, that gives us two major hires to replace over the next few months. It’s not easy hiring big names, because there are so few that are good, so there’s a real worry this is going to eat into our summer plans.
It’s also worrying because Raul is old school. He’s not going to want another data nerd at the club, because his contact list is where it’s at. The man at the top is a political beast with a backroom deals vision of football, and he has no oversight. Stan K has no time for Arsenal, we are an ugly stepchild that he’s keeping in the metaphorical basement. So as long as Raul doesn’t bankrupt us, he can hit the reset button every season with a new batch of excuses… Wenger’s mess, Ivan’s contracts, Sven’s mess, Emery’s mess and so on.
We’re already underway with the new transfer strategy which seems to be geared around seeking out players that are of a similar or lower quality to what we have (bad), but will supposedly work better in a system the manager likes (good). It’s like we’re buying in discipline. Denis Suarez doesn’t move the needle for me. He moves with the ball with more finesse than Iwobi, but I’m not sure the output is much different. There’s talk of James Rodriguez, which seems like exactly the sort of short-sighted deal someone who likes to brag about connections makes. He’s a sublime talent when he’s not fighting with managers, suffering from a lack of motivation, or being accused of poor fitness. Why would we try so hard to shift a problem child like Ozil, only to replace them with someone with less talent and just as much baggage?
Especially odd when Emery has such a poor track record of dealing with players and their egos. This is Thiago doing the real-life equivalent of subtweeting when talking about Neymar.
“Of course. He understood as everyone understood because these are things that you tell him directly. It is not behind that you have to say “We have to do this!”,And then in front of the player you do not speak. No, no … Respect is to speak directly and the coach does it very well. He is very strong on the technical part but especially on the “outside” part (on the field) to manage those who do not play. He tries to motivate everyone to be ready, that’s the difference. “
What a total bitch, but it gets worse.
Yes, because I’ve heard a lot of things that sometimes hurt you. We all know that in football you can win, you can lose. It’s normal. But the most important thing is to get up as quickly as possible when you fall. That’s what I tried to do. I heard a lot of things: “I’m not a leader, I’m not that or that …” It touches you but afterwards, it’s also the kind of thing that motivates you the most. I’m happy to have a staff that gives me confidence, a team that respects me.
Incredible that his comparison point is Thomas Tuchel, a manager notorious for falling out with players. I think PSG have done a very focused job on hiring good people around him to take the edge off some of his wilder impulses.
The key part of the Thiago story is communication. This is something I banged the drum for at the start of the season. Emery didn’t speak English before he came to Arsenal. His press conferences are garbled and it’s very hard to decipher what exactly he’s trying to communicate. Is that impacting his players? How is the message carrying under pressure with adrenaline pumping? Do his coaches sprechen de lingo, por favor?
Emery has come into this new job determined to bust balls, and he’s doing that. I think he’s running the risk of spoiling his season and losing the faith of the squad. Belief is a fragile thing. The players did not go into that Liverpool game thinking they could come out alive. It must be difficult to go through a poor patch knowing top talent that can help is not being used.
Additionally, it’s clear that the decision to let Emery bring in his own fitness coach was a disastrous decision. Burgess and Shad should be running the show. It’s a bit of a coincidence that injury pile-ups are a thing again and it would seem the much leaked DOUBLE sessions are taking a huge toll on the intensity the team can deliver in games. West Ham ran us ragged, that shouldn’t be happening to a £220m squad in January, it should be the other way around.
Simply put, Emery needs to try something new.
We need to see a reaction against United, Chelsea, and City. All three games pose exciting mile-markers in the evolution of Arsenal.
Chelsea up first is a good opportunity to see how two coaches that picked up teams on the floor have handled their evolution of football. Sarri is a master of creating a style built around an artistic view of the game, he hasn’t blown it out the park and there are questions marks over his talents. Can Emery contain Hazard? Can he rattle Chelsea? Can we deal with chubmaster Higuain?
United in the cup is HUGE, because OLE G is a young manager with no elite level experience and he has United playing with joy and climbing the table. He has the same amount of clean sheets as Emery, but delivered in 6 games. The media will build the narrative big time for this one, because United were in shocking shape, now they’re level points with us. Also, the FA Cup is a realistic competition for us to challenge for, so it’d be nice to win it.
Cardiff at home should be a banker.
Manchester City is not. No one is expecting us to go there and win, which is great for Emery. What they will expect is a strategy to stifle and disrupt Pep G. We cannot come out of that game taking a pasting.
We hired a coach. It’s time for him to earn his money and start coaching. Solve the problems the system is creating. Take some risks, play some kids, do something different, work with what you have. Better defending, more style and creativity is needed.
Let’s buckle up and pray to the footballing gods.
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Tr4phy
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Papering over the cracks has never been more relevant here..we need reconstruction.
Yes Pedro.
Your last paragraph “work with what you have
“More style and creativity needed .
But from who we have one creative player and he
Is on a part time contract.
Part time 350k a week is surely one of the world’s best part time deals haha
I used to work part time at the co-op for £6.07 an hour. I wasn’t 1% as talented as ozil but I did work (a little bit) harder
I want me 350k bro
Pedro “Solve the problems the system is creating” and here, ladies and gentlemen, lies the problem. Emery has devised a system that has created problems, rather than fix them. Prior to his arrival Arsenal were lacking structure and consistency defensively. Now we look slow, ponderous and incapable of defending as a unit. Where are the basics? Surely you look at the abilities of the players to perform the key tasks before asking them to adopt a completely new system. Do the players look comfortable? No they don’t. Do the players genuinely believe in what they are doing? Imo, they don’t.… Read more »
Emery should find and nurture players that fit into his desired style of play. We can all blame it on injuries and lack of transfers, but he shouldn’t expect any sort of patience beyond next season.
“Let’s buckle up and pray to the footballing gods.”
Footballing gods don’t answer our prayers anymore as we sold our souls to the devil for an unbeaten season in 2004.
“Don’t blame emery…he isn’t a miracle worker.”
You don’t need to be a miracle worker to perform better than a coach described as a senile old cunt.
Emery seem to be quite rigid.
Pedro You have more or less reiterated what I wrote yesterday that the management structure was a matter of recruiting a large number of personnel without much thought how compatible they would be as a collective. One would hope that in due course a system would evolve and the club will recruit and retain the right people. As I suggested yesterday and you seem to agree Sanllehi who is by far the most experienced person in the management team appears to be the team leader and will ultimately take control of the operations at the club. My guess is that… Read more »
I’d like to see us play a 4-3-1-2 formation with Ozil and Ramsey both starting. You might not fully trust these two but at least you know their capabilities.
We’ve looked too lethargic and boring recently. Saka should get more minutes too.
Apart from crying a lot and that goal at the World Cup 12 years ago…what has Rodriguez actually done? No.
Ole has no top flight level experience but has turned united around. Fact. But then apparently you need to have managed 20,000 games to be able to be a manager. Right?
Chelsea will beat us. United will beat us. City will pull out pants down.
Arsenal are like a digestive biscuit that’s been left out overnight. It looks okay but the moment you need it to ‘biscuit’ you just know something isn’t right.
Theresa May is the Arsene Wenger of politics.
Tactically clueless, hubris and one dimensional.
This situation is a real opportunity for Emery to make his mark. The odds are all stacked against him, and he can go out there and really achieve something. If we come out of this situation, finish in the top 4 this season, you’d have to doff your cap. Over to you Unai…
Red
Better than a terrorist supporting Trotsky loving traitor.
Catalyst “Emery should find and nurture players that fit into his desired style of play” will repeat what I said after the first game of the season ….Arsenal have hired a manager who has a football philosophy , but doesn’t have the players to implement that philosophy, and the club will not provide the funds for the manager to bring in the players to implement his philosophy………and there lies the problem and is the one main reason why the process of hiring the manager was flawed.. If the club said to Emery at the job interview we will provide 2/300… Read more »
Terrorists have more integrity than Mrs Theresa May.!.
We brought needless additional pressure on ourselves with that pathetic performance against West Ham. It still irks me, we were well rested but our endeavour was awful. Emery also got his team selection wrong, unless Torr is nursing some kind of injury I’m not sure why we left him on the bench.
We did look marginally better when Lucas and Ramsey came on, I’d start with them and Guen against Chelsea. Home games against Chelsea and United – we need to get something from both games.
Pedro, you always come to the same conclusion: sack the manager. And yet everything you write leads one to the opposite conclusion: he is our solitary hope.
What you describe is something akin to chaotic infighting between the people running the Club and an owner who doesn’t give a damn provided they stick to his bottom-line policy.
In contrast we have a man who is a coach, not a manager doing his level best with what he has, a clear end in view, which is to create a unit which wins matches.
“Yes, because I’ve heard a lot of things that sometimes hurt you. ”
So Emery is a bitch, while wenger wasn’t harsh enough.
Hilarious to say the least.
You have to wonder what kind of sex Emery have to the board to score the Arsenal job.
Wenger is the Theresa May of football..lol lol lol
Any news of Arsène by the way ??
Still saying that he will work again soon in a big club ??
HL
Arsene is finished at a big club.
That’s why Arsenal will rehire him for 2019/2020.
I can see Emery being gone by May if this doesn’t work out. There seems to be an extra pressure on him that wasn’t on Klopp and maybe it’s because of the football being served up.This season is the most times I’ve seen Arsenal play love and the football bar a few games has been turgid. Originally I saw the half substitutions as bold but now to get 60mins into a game having used all three subs I beging to wonder if he is just clueless. It’s clear Lacazatte and Aubamayang cannot operate in the same system effectively and consistently.… Read more »
“That’s why Arsenal will rehire him for 2019/2020.”
Is the Janitor retiring ?
Pierre I agree with you. Wonders will never cease. The thing is, we all know that the interview process was always going to be flawed, no matter who we got in. When you have an owner and board (notably Mr Gazidis) overseeing the process, and not one of them has a clue as to what was needed, things will never work out for the good. My elation at disposing of Wenger consumed my initial reaction of getting Emery in. I admit I was blinded by the joys and relief of change. However, in recent weeks, my thought process has changed… Read more »
Pedro has a new devil to center his diabolical posts against. Emery wasn’t enough for him, now the target point is Raul. Just like when Gazidis and Wenger were working together for a decade but he thought that Ivan is the knight in shiny armor fighting the big evil Dr Evil. With the connection he has one would thought that he should have seen further than his nose like 90% of the blog was repeating time and time again. 28/11/2018 “It’s another Christmas stocking filler for Le Grove. We’ve hired Raul Sahnelli, the transfer fixer of Barcelona. I can’t tell… Read more »
From this “He’ll have a deep knowledge of what a great player looks like. He’ll know what modern value means. He’ll make Arsenal a serious entity in Europe.”
To this “Raul might be many things, but he’s no expert in the world of player recruitment. Raul is old school. He has no oversight.”
In a year.
Can’t disagree with a single word there Emery has to pick up the ball starting this weekend. He’s let himself down over the Christmas period but he can pull it back. It’s not like we are an exciting attacking team so theres not much to stifle going forward with a bit of defensive work and fine tuning. I do agree that the injury situation is a worry again. It should be taken off of his hands and let him and his team focus on in match coaching. This isn’t la liga, this isn’t ligue un bankrolled by Qatar. We don’t… Read more »
“Ole G has the same amount of clean sheets as Emery, but delivered in 6 games. The media will build the narrative big time for this one”
You mean just like you did right now?
Shane
I tend to agree with you.
After 22 years of Mr Wenger, of course there’s going to more pressure on him than Klopp.
He has to simplify the process and stop trying to prove to people how clever he is.
Apply the “Gordon,down the Dog and Duck, Footballing philosophy”
Keep if fudging simple. Defend as a unit, communicate, work hard, move the bloody ball quickly and ensure faster transition to benefit our strikers.
As I said, ” not bloody rocket science”.
“Mines a pint of Guinness Gordon”
Cheers!
Those ‘blinded by the joys and relief of change’ should open their eyes now. Another new manager won’t help because the circumstances he finds himself in will stay the same.
Whatever happens it won’t matter
The best we can hope for is top 4 no matter who we hire until kroenke is gone
Cast your beady eye higher Pedro
The king of the hill must go. Your site should be dedicated to making it happen instead of the manager merry go round.
We are stuck until then.
Raptora, pedro might been an arsenal fan alright, but he is a journalist firts and foremost and we know how they roll, i’ll advice you take every word he says or writes with a pinch cus must times he’s just stiring where the wind blows
This Denis Suarez loan feels like signing someone just for the sake of it. The last time we did that we signed Kallstrom on loan. If we really don’t have the money just save it and go spend in the summer with a plan and a purpose. This James Rodriguez deal for me is not what we need, it sniff of signing a big name just to quell dissent. The last thing we need at this club is another public relation exercise. In retrospect, that’s what Özil was. Back in 2013 Wenger was attracting criticism for signing freebies like Sanogo… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcGaph1XNPk
Why letting Sven Mislintat go is a very big mistake. He is a world class expert in this new era of scouting.
Regardless of who we bring in why haven’t we gotten rid of anybody yet? Especially if we are so short of funds… surely we should want to sell well so that we can add those funds to the transfer pot in the summer?
Elneny, Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscelny all need to go.
Selling well is just as important as buying well especially if our glorious owner expects us to run a self sustaining model.
@GoH : between you and me, it’s hard to know who is the most ironic person.
(lol)
Interesting that the word now is that people at the club are not necessarily overly impressed with Mislintat. If they feel he is not experienced enough to fulfill this Technical Director role and there is a good reason for having it then fair enough. I like Mislintat, I will be gutted if he leaves because in terms of football and finances he is important. But we can’t have a situation where every time someone new is hired or we buy someone he doesn’t like he throws a massive wobbler. From this and BvB he does sound like he has some… Read more »
Leeds
I think Arsenal’s efforts at the moment are geared toward getting rid of Ozil.
Higuain to Chelsea??
Have they seen him play for over a year now?
james is a talented lad, no doubts about that but I would prefer Isco.
that’s my 2 cents, now can the club go about getting some business done.
HL
I am definitely more moronic…oh, wait.
RT Teresa May may not be a great Prime Minister but she has been handed a poison chalice in having to handle Brexit, which requires frankly immense stamina and fortitude. Yesterday I listened to the Parliamentary Debate in House of Commons as opposed to the selective extracts shown by Labour Loving newscasters on BBC News and Political Shows. The standout performance was from Michael Gove. He may not be the most popular politician in the House of Commons or in the Country as a whole, but his grasp on political matters and more importantly on his analysis of Jeremy Corbyn… Read more »
we sold our souls to the devil for an unbeaten season in 2004
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Classic!!
City will pull out pants down
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Another great one, you lads are on fire today!!
Cesc
I personally think if there was any justice in the world, Ivan Gazidas should give us £70m for Özil and take him off our hands. He, with Wenmger, created this mess, he should be made to endure it.
gonsterous,
Between Isco and James it’s Isco all day long. After the era of Cesc, Cazorla, David Silva and Mata he is the new guy that will do very well in the EPL for whoever team gets him. We should be all over him, but sadly a lot of teams will want him. Not sure if we are big enough for him at our current state.
As long as it’s not Morata. lol
Leeds Put simply we havent got rid of anyone because its January. Nothing really happens in January. People are losing their shit far too much in this window. As I said many times, the mstakes were made in the summer. I said so many times that we needed more at centre back, we would be short of a left back, and that we needed at least one, if not 2 top class wide players. Also said Leno was far from the answer. Its crazy that Emery compiled a 1million page dossier on the players, is paid £6m pa, but he… Read more »
The only thing I’m taking from this post is that Mislintat is leaving because he was passed over for the position of Technical Director, and that he was passed over because Sanllehi and others don’t think he’s up to that role. Everything else is unsubstantiated, agenda-driven conjecture. Transitioning to the new structure was always going to involve hiccups. The new structure is the right one for the club to adopt, though, and the men who have been hired are quality. Emery his work cut out for him, no doubt. He is working with an inadequate squad, a limited budget and… Read more »
“and that has led to a wasted year.”
Why are you speaking like if it was the summer already ??
All sounds wonderful, but that’s where it ends. On paper…
Emirates
“Corbyn’s politics and loyalties are anathema to the vast majority of the country apart from the hard left and the idealist youth of the country.”
Really? Because the article below says that polls show that the vast majority of the British public supports Corbyn’s policy agenda.
“Voters overwhelmingly support Jeremy Corbyn’s policy agenda, poll finds”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-labour-poll-policies-support-voters-latest-a7949471.html
Emiratesstroller, fuck off with your Corbyn Bs… Because the guy isn’t a sycophantic royalist you choose to bury your head up your arse. Thank goodness you lot are a dying breed, take your royalist conservative insecure garbage and fucking do one.
China1
“You don’t need to be a miracle worker to perform better than a coach described as a senile old cunt.”
imagine the reaction on here if I had said that .
Cesc Appeal
“I think Arsenal’s efforts at the moment are geared toward getting rid of Ozil”
CA Still trolling
Don’t bite!
Bamford
You are just wrong about Corbyn, maybe because youre not over here.
He is seen as a shabby old protester with no real political beliefs.
This is a shocking Tory government, and Corbyn would still lose a GE if it was held tomorrow.
Emery did decide to give everyone a chance – which is fair enough. With a new system and tactical outlook it may have rejuvenated under performing players. It looks like it hasn’t really worked out that way, as yet. And so maybe yes we may have wasted a season to find that out. But in Emerys first seasons in charge of Sevilla and Valencia, in both cases, after the first half of the season of poor results, the team gelled more and turned that around. The ideas bedded in and players adjusted. In out case however we may have layers… Read more »
Jasongms
Hahahahaha. Stop behaving like a little bitch. They said conservatives were a dying breed in the swinging 60s. 60 years later it’s ruling the west again. Gen z is projected to be the most conservative generation since ww2.
Also. Corbyn is a busted flush. He’s made two plays for leadership now and twice he’s been swatted aside agaisnt THE WORST conservative prime minster in living memory, and that includes John major.
Like I said some days back, Emery is doomed.
Does he play Ozil against Chelsea know Ozil doesn’t help with defending?
Does he play Aubermayang and Lacazette together even if they don’t really function well together?
Does he start Ramsey?
Whatever Emery does at this point will always be used against him especially when we lose. If we win, Arteta’s men would still find a way to fault Emery.
The only good thing is he has a 2, year contract and he’s almost halfway there.
Why are you speaking like if it was the summer already ??
With a whopping 16 matches to go most have already written off the season.
Welcome to the new era
Really? Because the article below says that polls show that the vast majority of the British public supports Corbyn’s policy agenda.
Haha
Bamford
Polls predicted a Hillary landslide and a majority vote vastly in favour of remain
We aren’t known as the silent majority for no reason. Guy.
Shane
“It’s clear Lacazatte and Aubamayang cannot operate in the same system effectively and consistently.”
no it’s not clear at all …
“With a whopping 16 matches to go most have already written off the season. ”
Ok… so we are throwing away the Cup and the Europa League ??
Good to know…
Azed
“Does he play Ozil against Chelsea know Ozil doesn’t help with defending?”
I’m not sure if you realise this but we have conceded fewer goals per game with ozil in the side than without him .
£I’m not sure if you realise this but we have conceded fewer goals per game with ozil in the side than without him .”
Also lost far more games with Ozil than without.
Even if some of his policies are popular – he isn’t.
Corbyn is just an ageing hippie. He has had sex with Diane Abbott. Just think about that. DIANE ABBOTT. You have to question the sanity of the man.
Because the guy isn’t a sycophantic royalist you choose to bury your head up your arse
Who mentioned royalty Jason? And how is that in any way a political argument? It’s just another doped up socialist jumping to conclusions and regurgitating rhetoric spoon fed to him, most likely from his mummy or his Marxist proffessor.
Now put your dummy back in little boy.
‘P’ always disregards the opposition Ozil is selected/trusted to play against which distorts the numbers.
Shouldn’t we be in for Malcom from Barca given that we are in desperate need of a winger / wide forward?
Jason, does your girlfriend have dyed blue/pink hair?
“No-one suggests that the entire parliamentary system needs to go to University, but at least I would hope that a solid nucleus have done so and
managed to at least attend a first division university or at least studied a worthwhile subject.“
Emirates I have to say, I find this quite an odd POV. Competency for politics isn’t displayed/earned in part via a degree in some stuffy Uni course of some stuffy Uni vs another. That smacks of elitist exclusivity, UK politics has too many disassociated Elton-cunts (new verb) as is, hardly doing us a justice.
“It’s clear Lacazatte and Aubamayang cannot operate in the same system effectively and consistently.” no it’s not clear at all …
A silly celebration handshake does not mean two players have an on-field understanding..they don’t. It’s actually pretty clear
Nor has Ozil exploded having Auba and Lacazette to feed like we have all been meant to believe he will, he actually prefers Giroud as he can simply float cowardly crosses into the box for him to attack.
If Corbyn is elected Prime Minister he becomes the first in modern times without a Degree.
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So having a degree means everything? Does Bill Gates have a degree? Did Steve Jobs get one?
Do me a favour……..
**Eton-cunts
Elton-cunts is a wholly different matter…
I didn’t see Sven’s departure coming. What he does next will be very telling. I could see him ending up at Liverpool, working with Klopp again. Peak Dortmund, in Liverpool. That’s not a very pleasant thought. If that happens, with Sven being a scout still, it shows that it was likely nothing to do with the Technical Director job and to do with him being forced out. If on the other hand, Sven does go and become a director of football or similar at another club, it would likely indicate that it was about a snub. That would be disappointing… Read more »
Another very good piece by its author, Pedro. I am glad- it not just me now – that He too Realises the absolute folly of hiring a coach Who does not speak the language in which he operates in. Thats is always a recipe for failure. The definition of insanity is expecting different results whilst doing the same thing repeatedly. And this applies to Arsenals and their fixation in buying in Spain. ARSENALs recent record of buying La Liga cast offs: Mustafi £35 mill Perez £20 mill Paulista £15 mill You could argue even Ozil and Sanchez- although sporadic success-… Read more »
@Raptora
Great couple of posts.
I am glad it is not me that is frustrated with the contradictions of the blog at times.
When Pedro starts to push his narrative too much the blog gets a bit …meh
Gambon
“Also lost far more games with Ozil than without.”
not even close
The last time we lost a game with ozil starting was Manchester city ..the 2nd game of the season .
‘ “It’s clear Lacazatte and Aubamayang cannot operate in the same system effectively and consistently.”
no it’s not clear at all …A silly celebration handshake does not mean two players have an on-field understanding..they don’t. It’s actually pretty clear”
Receding on a rampage, arguing against points not being made. Perpetual state of angst masquerading as sense and well-centered commentary.
Left testicle
“‘P’ always disregards the opposition Ozil is selected/trusted to play against which distorts the numbers.”
ozil has started games v liverpool,Chelsea and city so not really that distorted are they .
Pedro,
Are you going to report on Ornstein’s view that the hierarchy are with Emery over his Ozil treatment? And how Ozil is training harder now? Let’s be balanced at least, the source is pretty credible, right?
Jim Callaghan and John Major didn’t go to university. What point are trying to make Stroller?
Un na naai
You’re living proof that people will vote against their best interests. I guarantee you’re working class with limited education and therefore employment options. Probably in your 60’s, a burden to yourself and your family. Go read a little mate and self examine.
Here’s some free advice, turn off fox and friends and go talk to your neighbours, you xenophobic wannabe Tory.
Pedro
James Rodriguez is my favourite player in the world. I wanted us to sign him since he was languishing at Madrid ca. 2015. He would instantly be our best player and would bring us back into the CL single-handedly.
Ozil is training harder only to beat the Fortnite world record.
All the stats prove that We are better with ozil starting than without him …
4 defeats without Ozil in the last month says it all really.
Receding on a rampage, arguing against points not being made. Perpetual state of angst masquerading as sense and well-centered commentary.
Not my problem in your haste to land cheap jabs you neglected reading
no it’s not clear at all …
above is the counter point i was replying to but u can choose to display your pettiness, last response to you today. You are only worth one a day
I know Pierre likes a wind-up about Ozil and what have you, but i’m with him in defence of us being ‘worse with Ozil’. I don’t see that being the case, we’re clueless most of the time and defensively absent all of the time.
Mesut Ozil is at the very least offering the potential for a stroke of genius in a game. Not going to get that from any other player operating behind the striker.
Bamford. Find me an opinion poll where people are promised shed loads of free stuff and reject the agenda of the person offering it to them. During the election campaign Corbyn hoovered up younger voters because he promised to scrap tuition fees and cancel debts. It was only months later that is was quietly admitted it was just an ambition. Corbyn hates Britain. That’s why he sides with any group that has a beef with us and tries to undermine us. He claims to be all for democracy, but you only need to witness the purges by his Momentum mates… Read more »
If anyone can find a stat to prove that the team functions better without Ozil in the side this season then let’s see them .
Receding
Give punctuation a go, does wonders on a platform where writing is the meta. Do you mean like the jabs you’ve been offering daily about being up Emery’s arse? Oh nvm that’s it, back up on your high-horse as if you’re not full of contempt
“Shed loads of free stuff”
Ideological ramblings. God, politics is a tedious discussion at times