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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Jasongms Wrong wrong wrong son 32. Run my own business. Nobody has employed me since I was 22. You’re correct in that I chose not to go onto further education but I certianly had the grades and the options but not the will to do so. And you’re right. I did vote against my own interests in the short term for a better future for my children. Wannae Tory?? Haha. Nope. I just don’t buy the vacant smoke and mirrors from the Marxist propaganda machine. The working classes voted to leave the Eu beacuse they are precisely the people who… Read more »
Ideological ramblings. God, politics is a tedious discussion at time
CC
Lovely distraction from discussing arsenal boardroom politics though
“Lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments.
Corbyn is a liar
Yesterday he had the opportunity to give us his version of brexit. To have a real say in what happens to this country in such a crucial hour and true to form he went for leadership instead. Which I’m delighted about.
If he can’t topple Teresa mayhem in her weakest hour he will never ever make it to no10.
Creep.
Un an
I have no issue with the topic itself mate, i’m Not interested in driving the discourse. But I do find the ideological ramblings of some painful to hear/read on the matter.
Substance is missing from so many views in modern politics, just a flag waving exercise in who can represent a ‘side’. Massive yawn to me
I prefer James to ozil. He may not have as much talent but neither did Alexis and he was by far the most effective player we’ve had since rvp and for me the best player in the country during his arsenal years
If hazard or pogba was dropping his numbers they’d be player of the year every year
“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 .”
Well how about being 6 points better off this season compared to last in the comparative fixtures?
Cc
What would qualify as political substance in your view? A more in depth critique?
I’d say it’s all rather more nuanced than flag waving even if most people fail to grasp the intricacies of our economy and Parliament.
For most people it’s much more primal and tribal. Which is just an inherent part of humaitny the world over.
Un na I’m beginning to wonder if Corbyn would actually want to be Prime Minister. It’s far easier to stand on the side shouting abuse and all about how you’d fix the problems and solve poverty etc than actually putting yourself in the firing line. He must also realise the moment he was elected the FTSE would tank and 95% of overseas money would run for the hills. The country would lose it’s credit rating so he wouldn’t be able to fund any of his plans either. I actually think if he did get in power the country would grind… Read more »
Receding t hairline “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.” Do you think it could be a possibility that giroud and Alexis Sanchez are finding it dIfficult to play anywhere near their full potential because they don’t have the intelligence of Mesut Ozil in their team to get the best out of them. I have to say that I expected it to click with Aubamayang /Lacazette and ozil but… Read more »
We’re six points behind Chelsea. Goal difference in their favour effectively makes it seven. If we lose on Saturday, CL qualification thru the PL becomes extremely difficult. We still have away days at the Spuds, City, Leicester, Watford, Wolves and Everton.
Pierre
Giroud does have this player called Hazard feeding him now – you may have heard of him.
Corbyn is so popular that You Gov poll showed yesterday a 6% margin in favour of Government despite what is going on in Parliament. If you take a look at Polls since beginning of December only one pollster shows Labour in the lead and that is on a fairly small sample. Leaving aside margin for error, which I accept makes polls fairly unreliable these days you would at least expect in the current political climate any other Labour leader streets ahead in the Polls. The simple fact is that there are plenty of mainstream Labour Supporters who detest and more… Read more »
Marc
“Well how about being 6 points better off this season compared to last in the comparative fixtures?”
Marc ..are you seriously saying that the above stat proves we are better without Ozil this season .
If anything that stat proves the opposite because ozil played more games last season and you are saying we were better last season .
Thanks for confirming that.
Do you think it could be a possibility that giroud and Alexis Sanchez are finding it dIfficult to play anywhere near their full potential because they don’t have the intelligence of Mesut Ozil in their team to get the best out of them. How does this possibility improve us Arsenal FC as a team, Giroud and Sanchez do not play for Arsenal FC, Ozil does for a kings ransom and is not pulling his weight. We can see his under performance on the pitch before our very eyes even before Emery came here. I have to say that I expected… Read more »
Emirates
I also think you have to bear in mind if there was a snap election the Tory voters would come out in force. At the last election no one thought Corbyn would do very well, with the serious chance of a genuine monster raving looney job getting in the moderates would be out in their droves.
Un na What you offered up was palatable and fair imo. I don’t necessarily agree with your political views, but I can see they’re formed with respect to your experiences and knowledge of how differing systems impact your life ‘in theory’. I get disillusioned reading people’s representation of an ideology with no understanding of how it translates to their life and/or society in general. I’m aware people exaggerate the opposing view to a detriment for effect, but some really don’t and genuinely see a view in the slanderous light it’s presented. That’s when I palm my face and digress back… Read more »
Marc God knows what would happen with him in charge. He is certainly not equipped to run a country but then neither is Teresa May. What I expect is taxes would rise. Growth would slow,big businesses would leave, immigration and crime would rise and the housing crisis would increase dramatically. If anything sums up Corbyn it’s the free tuition facade. Do these students not realise that they may not be paying for their university education today but they would be paying for future students for the rest of their working lives? Oh and the speech at Glastonbury. Middle class white… Read more »
Pierre
I never said we were better off last season we have 6 more points this season being the giveaway.
Charlie, if I did political substance I doubt you could keep up. I kept it simple instead of reeling off a list of unfunded commitments Corbyn put in the Labour manifesto. That isn’t ideological. It’s a criticism of a man making promises he had no ability to fulfil in return for votes. My political ideology isn’t represented by any political party and I’m not going to bore people by outlining it here.
I’ve noticed fans hang on to the past way too much. If a player/manager has done great things in the past, some (most) of us are prepared to wait centuries for said player/manager to “come good”. The most painful example was Torres, but examples are all around. Mourinho is another example.
I admire the ‘loyalty’, but it’s a process that is wayyyy too emotional. I think the untested with potential , the failure and the player/manager in a rut should get the same amount of time to prove themselves.
Marc
“Pierre Giroud does have this player called Hazard feeding him now – you may have heard of him.”
You’re not doing very well here are you .
If giroud has hazard feeding him then shouldn’t he be scoring goals for fun ….has he not scored just one goal in the prem this season whereas ozil knew how to create goals for giroud by “floating cowardly crosses into the box for him to attack.” as receding hairline stated earlier…
Ironic that Morata is leaving this week.
His movement against us has gotten us at least four chances per match in previous fixtures. He had three 1v1s he fluffed against us in the corresponding fixture the previous January.
Un na
You haven’t even covered their response when they find out that the government they were begging for is going to take the vast majority of the inheritance they would be due when their middle class home owning parents die.
As always with the left it’s always about someone else paying the bill and fuck the consequences.
Cc I completely agree. Probably not for the same reasons but I do agree that most people fail to grasp the reality of what they voted for. On both sides. Which is why there is such doubt and trepidation on both sides. What brexit has done in effect is extract the nuance from british and maybe wider politics. The grey areas have been swept aside like the parting of the Red Sea now. Obviously I voted leave and it never ceases to amaze me how a remainer cannot see it refuses to admit that the behaviour of the Eu from… Read more »
Marc ..why don’t you check which games ozil played in last season to this season, then you will get the answer.
EmiratesstrollerJanuary 17, 2019 11:26:26 Many have very limited education and virtually none have any expertise or serious business or professional backgrounds outside politics, trade unions or public sector.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. If Corbyn is elected Prime Minister he becomes the first in modern times without a Degree. —————- Wrong,wrong,wrong… John Major left school with 6 O’levels ….He wasn’t university educated and was… Read more »
IR
I think i’d manage mate, but thanks for the concern nonetheless. Maybe it was unfair to consider your comment as I did, but your choice of language was indicative of someone uninterested in nuance and detail.
If you’re offended I take it back wholeheartedly.
Pierre
I’m doing very well on this. The point is maybe Giroud isn’t the player he was he is getting on now.
For the record the FTSE 100 will not tank if Jeremy Corbyn comes to power, because most of the major companies listed generate their earnings overseas and in some cases their revenues are in US Dollars. The FTSE250 and the small number of utilities in FTSE 100 will of course be affected because they are more reliant on domestic business. What will of course be impacted is Sterling and the level of investment and number of jobs delivered in this country. For the record I had lunch with a Director of FTSE 100 company before Xmas. He is of course… Read more »
Marc
That’s the point though isn’t it?? These middle class kids will be the primary source of income for Hmrc in future. They just don’t know it yet. All of the policies they are advocating will hamstring them more than most of us as they will likely be in that £55k upwards tax bracket.
If they are on salary then that’s it. They’re paying 40% tax for the education, food, shelter and clothing of others. Not to mention the foreign bribes, I mean foreign aid we pay out.
Good post PhD, agree with everything except the Uni standard via reputation stuff. I think Uni reputations are heavily influenced by marketing, and whilst they give an indication of quality for sure, it’s not simply a matter of ‘better rep = better uni’. Again it’s a bit more nuanced imo (theme of the day 😀 )
Agreed Gove does make sense and always seems the most composed and measured .The political gene pool is way past a joke but come on Corbyn
is an absolute joke and what with his defense secretary
Un na
The other thing that pisses me off is the media constantly reporting the public being behind a second referendum whilst ignoring the fact that in the 2017 election the Lib Dems and SNP who are for staying in had poor performances. The Lib Dems picked up 4 seats and the SNP lost a third of their seats. 80% of the votes went to parties committed to leaving the EU – if everyone wants to stay why didn’t they vote accordingly?
Stroller
Me and the wife are already looking at Oz or Canada.
I’ve got til I’m 40 with Oz looking the most likely destination. I’d have to leave my business behind but we’d be mortgage free and could afford a beautiful house there with a better quality of life for the kids.
Charlie, I’m not offended mate so don’t worry about that. For what it’s worth we’re good, but I appreciate your kind words nonetheless. I’ve probably spent too long doing nuance and detail on the Telegraph comments thread, where it is completely lost on tribalists on all sides, so I just didn’t bother with it here. I feel responsible for some of what’s happened as I worked as an advisor on policy and issues on the election campaigns of three different sitting MPs. Each of them has done a reverse ferret on their commitments and promises to constituents hence my negativity… Read more »
Marc
The one that does me is that we didn’t know what we voted for.
Stroller:
Stick to football. Politics is obviously not your natural game.
“I feel responsible for some of what’s happened as I worked as an advisor on policy and issues on the election campaigns of three different sitting MPs. Each of them has done a reverse ferret on their commitments and promises to constituents hence my negativity to the lot of them.“ Very interesting stuff, I don’t think i’d have the fortitude to cope with that level of involvement at all. Can only imagine grievances are magnified tenfold, and you must see all kinds of insidious characters time and again. Apologies for dismissing your original comment as some skimmed version of political… Read more »
Phd2020 Yes you are absolutely right about John Major. I forgot about him, but he did have proper jobs outside Politics in contrast to Corbyn. He worked for LEB and then as an Executive of Standard Chartered Bank. I made it also clear that it will not be just the tax avoiding super rich who will leave this country, but also many hard working professionals as well. Even McDonnell expects that to happen, because many top earners are more mobile than ever before. If you want evidence of what can and will happen take a look what happened in France… Read more »
Either way,Labour are screwed anyway you cut it.
Ole’ Jeremy is just a ageing hippy on crack with crazy policies.The current government is in total disarray.Quite frankly,Labour screwed up many years back,by electing the wrong Milliband.If David Milliband won the Labour Leadership contest,I think the Tories would currently have every reason to panic with just cause.Their time in office,would be over quite soon-should May call a General Election.
But with Jeremy as opposition leader-all the Tories have to worry about,is who challenges May from within.
PhD
John major
What a shining example of what not to expect from your prime minsters
Corbyn and Major.
You’ve almost proved strollers point for him
And you’re wrong. I’m 32 and all of my friends and relatives and acquaintances voted leave and agaisnt labour (not for Tory).
Most working class lads don’t want a socially government. They want the opportunity to climb up the social ladder as opposed to punishing the rich.
I wonder if any political forums are discussing Denis Suarez, or xG per 90 mins.
Gambon
We’ve agreed to don him ‘Cesc’ heir’ to inject some much needed excitement
Has anyone taken a look at ‘expensive manchild’ Rodriguez’s stats:
18/19 8 matches, 3 goals
17/18 23 matches, 7 goals, 11 assists
16/17 22 matches, 8 goals, 6 assists
53 matches, 18 goals, 17 assists
Ozil:
18/19 13 matches, 3 goals, 1 assist
17/18 26 matches, 4 goals, 8 assists
16/17 33 matches, 8 goals, 9 assists
72 matches, 15 goals, 18 assists
What’s James on again, £100,000-£125,000 a week? Or am I mistaken?
Not the worst we could do if we are supposed devoid of creativity. Also, bear in mind, James is supposed to be in a lull.
I don’t know a working class bloke under 35 who would vote for labour. Not 1
Saw this on Twitter. If we loan Denis Suarez this window, it means we’ve signed an entire XI in the last 18 months
Leno
Kolasinac
Sokratis
Mavrapanos
Lichsteiner
Torreira
Guendouzi
Suarez
Aubameyang
Lacazette
Mkhitaryan
am I the only one who doesn’t give a toss about xG? How many times over the years have we seen a team dominate a game with more than 10 shots on target only for the game to end 0-0 ?
gonsterous
“How many times over the years have we seen a team dominate a game with more than 10 shots on target only for the game to end 0-0 ?”
Probably far far less than you think.
Thats the whole point of it.
If you win 3-1, but the xG was 0.4 – 3.2, you should probably be pretty unhappy with what happened out there.
In the long run xG and goals scored will converge. Not perfect, but a lot better than just guessing how good your team is.
Phd2020 No-one in their right mind will want to become Prime Minister before Brexit is resolved. As I said it is a “poison” chalice. I had thought that May would resign this week, but she is so stubborn that it does not seem likely now until after March 29th. The Conservatives in contrast to labour do have a number of potential well qualified candidates on sidelines, but not likely to put hat in ring at moment. Labour by contrast have very limited number of candidates primarily because most of the able ones sit on the right of party and will… Read more »
Charlie, it’s my own fault. I can’t help myself and keep going back in to the nuthouse for more. I’m longing for a new political party with different ideas to come to the fore.
Until then all I can say is the Heir to Cesc doesn’t fill me with boundless joy.
Especially odd when Emery has such a poor track record of dealing with players and their egos Does he? Poor track record… consisting of Neymar one or two of his indulgent Brazilian mates and Ben Arfa at a club designed around making one player happy in the hopes that he’ll stay with them and not go back to Spain. Not surprised that you bring up the English bit with Emery it was expected. It’s going to be a daily thing with you now so buckle up. Just for the record Allegri only started learning English inside the last year (dunno… Read more »
Southgate?
Eh? What??
You have to say, at this point we dont know if Emery is capable of managing bigger players/ego’s.
Certainly he’s made an absolute mess of a lot so far this season.
Gotta say, I care little for Mesut Ozil, but the pattern of behaviour with big stars is a worry… especially if Raul is looking at loan deals like James.
Marko, he’s getting eviscerated by Thiago in L’quipe. How much more evidence do you need?
Gambon but you were behind the Ozil treatment not long ago. You were behind having him train with the under 15’s or whatever it was if meant forcing him out.
This on his time at PSG:
PSG have long needed a coach capable of managing personalities rather than players but the shrinking management style employed by Emery and Laurent Blanc has led to an ingrained culture of player dominance. This remains the source of the glass ceiling that PSG continually crash their heads against.
When it matters most, the team lacks a winning mentality and that is something Emery and Blanc have done little to change.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/11/psg-champions-league-unai-emery-ligue-1
Marko
If he leaves, I agree with it……if.
If he just sits there running his contract down, its a horrendous decision.
Any how, I wasnt actually talking about Ozil.
Emery has made a mess of pretty much everything.
How about this quote?
‘Neymar demanding to be the centre of attention is hardly surprising but Emery’s passivity and his eventual solution of allowing the players to sort out the disagreement between themselves only played into the culture of player power. There is no fear of rebuke for poor displays or selfishness as a significant chunk of the first team will be picked no matter what. As a result PSG lack any semblance of rigour or discipline and players dally in possession and struggle to find any intensity.’
Marko, he’s getting eviscerated by Thiago in L’quipe. How much more evidence do you need? The only evidence it provides is that Thiago has no class and is simply sucking up to the present gaffer. When Tuchel moves along and he is still there he will be telling the world how they are more comfortable with the new man Pretty standard talk Like how you are running with what he has to say as gospel but dismissed what Neymar had to say on Emery few weeks ago as “politeness” Falling out with Ben Arfa is actually a plus for any… Read more »
Pedro
Chance of Suarez joining, 30-70, 50-50 or 60-40?
Emery has made a mess of pretty much everything.
Yet is still very much on course to achieve his one target this season..Champions league football next season
If this is what his mess looks like then i dare say we are in for some good times when he does get it together
Dream, I have no idea. I’d imagine quite high. Barca don’t want him.
“‘Neymar demanding to be the centre of attention is hardly surprising but Emery’s passivity and his eventual solution of allowing the players to sort out the disagreement between themselves only played into the culture of player power”
He has been decisive in dealing with Ozil, so its either the article is wrong or Emery has learnt from his mistakes at PSG (which is a good thing).
suarez and carasco are there for the taking. only problem, we are broke. you can go to the market but if you are broke you can’t buy that sandwich.
Track record though Pedro? I suppose depending on your agenda you could just as easily bring up players from Sevilla and Valencia who had positive things to say about him. How about instead of highlighting the pissed off remarks of Thiago Silva you ask how Marquinhos felt playing for him and how Kimpembe felt about being brought through and given starts alongside Marquinhos (thinking long term I’d guess). See how Mbappe felt about Emery instead of Neymar. Track record indeed
Tuchel solves the Neymar problem by sucking up to him- have you watched their matches?? I don’t get this idea of “player x says this so it’s a fact!” Ex players bigger than that crying CB have torn Pep to bits. Mourinho has a country of players he’s pissed off. All I know is, PSG won the league with Emery and didn’t win the CL, and with Tuchel? They’ll win the league and won’t win the CL. If Neymar and Ozil are the Calibre of players Emery is fighting with, then I applaud him. We’ve gone from saying Wenger was… Read more »
Always be wary of buying anything- when you are the only one doing the bidding!
Art of the deal basics….
Out of interest: are other clubs sniffing around Denis Suarez?
Surely ( don’t laugh) Jack Grealish would be a better investment..
Certainly if he does well. You will find a buyer from him( i know profit and Raul have little in common)
Won’t sell Suarez for money than we buy him for…
When it matters most, the team lacks a winning mentality and that is something Emery and Blanc have done little to change.
Don’t you get a winning mentality by winning? If that’s the case then Pep is failing at City until he wins the champions league. They’re lacking a winning mentality see.
gonsterous
“Where’s the fudging money?”
Oh that’s right, wasted on player salaries and contract cock-ups.
Silly me.
Un na naaiJanuary 17, 2019 14:08:59 And you’re wrong. I’m 32 and all of my friends and relatives and acquaintances voted leave and agaisnt labour (not for Tory). Most working class lads don’t want a socially government. They want the opportunity to climb up the social ladder as opposed to punishing the rich. ————– From memory(might be wrong),if you look at the demographics of the country that voted to leave the EU in the referendum a few years back,the picture that emerged was of a heavily polarised country.Where every region of the country,except Northern Ireland,Scotland and “LONDON” voted to leave.… Read more »
Charlie George
How much do you think Villa would want for Grealish?
Exactly.
Emery has made a mess of pretty much everything
Vague enough to be true. But just so I understand you correctly you agree with the treatment of Ozil if it means he’s gone at the end of it but if Ozil decides to stay then it was a horrendous decision. What was the proper course of action then? How to get rid of a problem like Özil?
Don’t you get a winning mentality by winning? If that’s the case then Pep is failing at City until he wins the champions league. They’re lacking a winning mentality see.
Failed Miserably at Bayern for three years too if we are going that route
Negation “If Neymar and Ozil are the Calibre of players Emery is fighting with, then I applaud him.” Why on earth do you want Any coach to fight with his players? They are on the same side… We want them to cajole, inspire, educate, learn,motivate and embrace their maverick skills into an exciting Winning team. I thought these post Wenger days – that was the idea. A coach solely focused on the players he has has. And the scouting team sending over to him , exciting young hungry talent. That seems to have fallen to the wayside so so frighteningly… Read more »
Always be wary of buying anything- when you are the only one doing the bidding!
Literally every signing Wenger ever made was a player no one else wanted at the time.
Why on earth do you want Any coach to fight with his players?
If they are lazy. If they can do better. If they are a bad influence.
Did you see what Neymar did to Cavani? Is the manager supposed to smile and say nothing? No! If you are a problem you will be dealt with like a problem. Every successful manager has dealt with players like this. What, SAF never had to clash with egos?
Graham
Oh that’s right, wasted on player salaries and contract cock-ups.
wait a sec, you are telling me we spent our war chest ? oh boy, how Did that happen ?
We were led to believe we had massive amounts of cash sitting in the bank, and this doesn’t even take into account the players wages.
PhD Yes and it’s also well known that school leavers start off is ideological puppets ripe for indoctrination at their university of choice but when they leave and have to start paying bills then frequently abandoned their ideological position for a more conservative capitalist approach. ie. I can’t get free shit any more so why would I vote for labour now that I have to pay for some spotty arsed puff head. Factor in that gen Z is massively conservative and your “facts” put into context seem rather weak. 24yrs-49yrs:54% voted to Remain vs 46% Leave This one is rather… Read more »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/psg-star-kylian-mbappe-praises-arsenal-boss-unai-emery-for-teaching-him-to-be-decisive-a3850411.html%3famp
Known twat and serial primadonna Neymar doesn’t like Emery but lovely kid and Donatello lookalike Kylian Mbappe likes him. Who to believe…
Literally every signing Wenger ever made was a player no one else wanted at the time. Literally. That’s the point people don’t get when they send screenshots of Klopp’s first team at Liverpool or other foolishness: Wenger didn’t buy players like he was building a team, he wanted to assemble a creche of his dream players and then have them run around making things happen. That’s why we have two world class strikers, few wingers, and ozil. I used to reason that if Wenger if got a whiff that another team was on a player he was recommended, he’d pull… Read more »
EmiratesstrollerJanuary 17, 2019 14:19:54 Phd2020No-one in their right mind will want to become Prime Minister before Brexit is resolved. As I said it is a “poison” chalice.I had thought that May would resign this week, but she is so stubborn that it does not seem likely now until after March 29th.The Conservatives in contrast to labour do have a number of potential well qualified candidates on sidelines, but not likely to put hat in ring at moment.Labour by contrast have very limited number of candidates primarily because most of the able ones sit on the right of party and will… Read more »
Pedro has dug his heels with this whole Emery thing so don’t really expect him to change his tune anytime soon because ” he doesn’t speak the language ” is probably the most unreasonable excuse one can come up with to bash a manager
One of fergies greatest sayings was:
Don’t go looking for confrontation- because it will come down the line in spades.
Emery has gone in looking for it
See the early dropping of Ramsey , Ozil, Laca,cech
All popular amongst the players. ALL pround internationals.
He will soon have a tsunami of crap coming his way.
Watching and observing this guy.
He really is an appallingly poor leader of men.
Gone by Easter.
Marko
“Gambon but you were behind the Ozil treatment not long ago. You were behind having him train with the under 15’s or whatever it was if meant forcing him out.”
That was before he came to his senses ( due to our 4 recent defeats without ozil) and now realises that without Ozil we are a team lacking in intelligence, composure and patience ….3 qualities that are severely undervalued here on le grove.
“One of fergies greatest sayings was:Don’t go looking for confrontation- because it will come down the line in spades.”
Oh, really?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/Sir_Alex_Ferguson/10396043/Alex-Ferguson-describes-breakdown-of-relationship-with-intimidating-and-ferocious-Roy-Keane.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/24629351
https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/news-gossip/424796/sir-alex-ferguson-fell-out-man-united-best-players/
Pierre
We’ve finished 5th and 6th with Ozil’s intelligence, composure and patience in the last 2 seasons
I will admit that of course we are a better team with Ozil in it.
Hes undoubtedly in our best XI players, as is Ramsey.
That said, with £350k pw we could have a much better player. We could actually have 2 Sane/Mane/Salah level players.
I really, really cannot understand why Ramsey isnt playing. He cant be sold now, he may not be staying, but Emery has to get results.
Charlie George
“We want them to cajole, inspire, educate, learn,motivate and embrace their maverick skills into an exciting Winning team.”
Exactly..
Bat
Like there is a huge number of coaches who have come over here and not spoken English and done well!!
Santini, Scolari, Pepe Mel,
Only two exceptions ( possibly Poch and Kenny Dalglish)
Whatever job you do – how tougher would it be – to do In Italy, e.g.
Total valid point-pedro made here.
How about Bielsa?
No, he’s probably pretending. To gain an edge or something
Marko
““Gambon but you were behind the Ozil treatment not long ago. You were behind having him train with the under 15’s or whatever it was if meant forcing him out.”
gambon dislikes Emery more than he dislikes Ozil
He knows it’s easier to sack Emery right now, Ozil…not so much.
It’s another way to cripple Emery, force him to use the great pretender.
And PhD
That’s half the problem
People who disagree with your narrow viewpoint are automatically chavs??
Aren’t you meant to be well educated?
Jury is still out.
At any top club.
Would have been sacked for spying shenanigans.
Is the jury still out for Pedro? You sure?
Emery sacked yet?
Batistuta
“We’ve finished 5th and 6th with Ozil’s intelligence, composure and patience in the last 2 seasons”
You are right …imagine how much better we would have done it ozil hadn’t been out injured or dropped from the team in the last year.
Thanks for pointing that out.
With all the talk of politics on here today, I thought of a way of trying to tie that in with Arsenal news.
With a No Deal Brexit, maybe we’ll be able to bring in work permits like for non EU players. Since typically that involves playing internationals, he’d fail to get one! No work permit, no contract, so we could fire him for free.
NO DEAL! DEPORT OZIL!
Was just an idea :-/