Feels a little bit weird going too hard on the game when the backdrop was the tragedy of Emiliano Sala’s plane crash last week. Arsenal put his name on the program, a lovely touch. The minutes’ silence was also fitting.
The game was pretty grim. So grim, the illegal stream I was watching switched to the City game. Arsenal weren’t at the races. Emery rolled out a 4-3-1-2 formation to begin with, opting to make a player he’s ostracised the captain for the night (OZIL). The formation didn’t work, I’m not sure why Emery thought 3 defensive midfielders was going to be the key to anything interesting, especially against Neil Warnock’s Brexit express.
However, you have to hand it to Cardiff, they had the best chances. We didn’t hit the target once in the first half. Very sad times.
The second half was a little better. We changed the formation to 4-3-2-1. Iwobi coming on for Elneny. JENKS EMERGING A HERO FROM THE ASHES OF MORDOR. Things perked up, we began to create more, delivering a whopping 4 shots on target. Yay Arsenal. Really hate that I wrote yay, but it’s staying.
The breakthrough came from a penalty that Iwobi assisted. Kolasinac was clattered, Mike Dean couldn’t say no. Auba couldn’t miss.
The second was a fucking masterpiece. Lacazette out on the far right found himself tripped over, he managed to get back up, find his balance, power through the whole Cardiff side and drill a low shot under the keeper. What a season that man is having, I think I’m attracted to him, and I don’t think anyone would say that’s anything other than fully justified.
We still took time out to concede at the end, Mendez-Laing embarrassed the team in the box with a devastating cutback and a curling daisy-cutter into the bottom corner.
Whatever… 3 points will do.
Things went nicely for us in the other games, United dropped two points to Burnley, and Manchester City fucked the title with an unbelievable loss to Newcastle United.
I can’t really be arsed to keep on banging the drum about the bad football. That’s ours for the foreseeable. However, one consistent worry is the schizophrenic nature of the tactics. There’s no through thread of how Emery wants the team to play, so the constant chopping and changing has a negative impact on how to operate because the players don’t seem to understand the system, an issue which is exacerbated when we change in rusty players.
It took ten years to change formation once, now we’re rotating through 2-3 different systems per game, and it’s a bit of an abomination to watch.
Bright sparks… Mesut had a pretty good game, Matty G had a really strong second half (WHAT A PLAYER he’s going to be), and no one had a career-ending injury.
All eyes on the Sunday prize of Manchester City. If they lose, it’s season over, if we lose, it’s… well, probably highly irrelevant as everyone around us seems capable of folding this season.
Right, that is me done, see you in the comments!
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Another bright spot is that Jenks was actually serviceable against the likes of Cardiff.
We would need every fit body we can muster.
test
“What is wrong with you and why is this allowed on this blog?? I have had less offensive comments deleted Pedro, why are you playing favorites on your blog??”
receding airline’s very good impression of Bamford.
I am going to start a “Free Mavropanos” club
Apparently Arsenal have the best shots-to-goals ratio in the league. Who’da thunk it?
Not sure we can look too deep into it, but interesting nonetheless.
Dark Her “We just played with 3 DMs against Cardiff!” 4-4-2 diamond does not feature “three DMs,” nor is Guendouzi a DM. The two sides of the diamond are supposed to play as box-to-box CMs, not DMs. If we lacked attacking dynamism last night, this is due to the weakness of our personnel, not the formation. That said, there is a lack of chemistry between our midfielders and between our midfielders and forwards. Our combination play is very limited and very uncreative. Ozil played with energy last night but created fairly little; Ramsey was ultimately more effective when played in… Read more »
Is anyone else concerned at the sheer number of horrific challanges Matty G is on the receiving end of?
And the France under-21 international’s agent has provided an update on current talks on Canal + show Late Football Club on Tuesday night. “I am here (in the studio) tonight, which is not a good sign,” Fanfan told Canal +. “There is a real interest from Arsenal for Nkunku, but the discussions are quite complicated. There are restrictions from Arsenal’s side, they cannot do a transfer in the middle of the season. “It is still being discussed with PSG, things could still happen in the next 48 hours, but as I said, the fact that I am here means that… Read more »
Guendouzi’s passing in the first half was brilliant, btw.
That said, there is a lack of chemistry between our midfielders and between our midfielders and forwards. Our combination play is very limited and very uncreative.
Yes that worries me too. No one seems to be building any understanding with anyone, The constant changes in personnel is the only reason i can come up with.
Receding
Constant change in personnel is what I was thinking as well.
Who is gilmour wearing number 43 for us …?
Bamford10
Alright, I will cut Emery some slack.
I think he is also hampered by the busy schedule. And maybe the wingers are the magic sauce that turns the dish around.
But the football has been dreary.
I was the one who said I was ok with the “grind it out” football until Emery gets his folks in.
But I am slowly losing it and my sanity is crumbling.
This force feeding of Jose Mourinho and LVG type football is just shit hard to digest.
Dark
It will be ok..
I trust emery
But jury out on Raul the fat controller
“Is anyone else concerned at the sheer number of horrific challanges Matty G is on the receiving end of?”
Guys with the glorious half turn usually are at the receiving end of those. Like a certain shortie currently playing for Villarreal.
My only problem with Unai Emery is that he has failed to address the obvious problems from Wenger’s reign, especially the defending. I am not buying that narrative that he doesnt have his own players in place because I am pretty sure Big Sam Allardyce can organise our back four into a propa “Brexit express” and make Mustafi look like prime Tony Adams.
What’s with the Matt G and Mike dean embrace at the end of the game last night
Very funny pic
Dark
Jerks had a good season under Sam at West Ham… so maybe with instruction he could do a job till may…
I am pretty sure Big Sam Allardyce can organise our back four into a propa “Brexit express” and make Mustafi look like prime Tony Adams. Sam Allardyce does not rely on his back four for defending ..he relies on almost 8 of the outfield players to clog the box. If you watched Everton last season you would know that, there is a reason he was booed out of the club by the fans. Mustafi can never look like Tony adams under whatever manager, we can afford to defend in banks against Chelsea but you do not expect us to do… Read more »
Dark Hei
I agree that the football has been pretty dreary. At the moment I think we have to focus on one thing and one thing alone, though: getting CL football. Be it by the PL or the EL. If Emery can get us that, he has done his job; if he gets us that but can’t get us to play attractive football, we can replace him with someone who can.
That’s my view, at least.
Guendouzi and Torreira are our future. The reason why they are here is because Sven brought them in.
Now, we’re letting Sven go, most likely to an EPL rival .
A big big mistake.
Guendouzi could be as good as Patrick Vieira(almost) in another 2/3 years taking into consideration how big a personality he already is now on the pitch at the age of 19.
He will only improve and get physically stronger the next few years plus his awareness on the pitch will grow …
With Torreira alongside him protecting the defence they could prove to be an asset for Arsenal football club for years to come.
How can you say Guendozi had a good game, when he seems to be unable to find
a forward pass of 5-10 meters ? If ramsey stays we dont need to buy only
terminate özils contract if that is possible
Also, re United, contrary to what Paulinho and a few others said last night, in no way does the draw against Burnley suggest the Solksjaer turn-around has been over-hyped. Not at all. He tried switching things up a little — playing Pereira rather than Herrera, and not starting Lingard — and it backfired a little. These things happen. They still managed to come back from 2-0 and draw, which shows the spirit in the team, something like the old come-back spirit under SAF. I am not saying they are at the level of City or Liverpool or the level of… Read more »
I don’t know how you could watch last night’s first half and not think Guendouzi was good. His passing was fantastic. You may need to re-watch, and this time more carefully.
Compared to previous seasons, we don’t create enough. Two strikers and two or three CMs playing behind the ball (Xhaka, Torreira, Elneny & Guendouzi) limits us.
We will always give up chances with the way Emery wants to play. We look like a stiff outfit with no movement.
Personally would like to see Ramsey, Guendouzi and one of Xhaka/Torreira with a back four. Or a back three with Ramsey and one of Xhaka/Guendouzi as two CMs with Lacazette, Özil behind Aubameyang.
Will create more offensive output.
4321 4312….. Surely the use of tactics and formations should ony come into play- when the team You are player are better than you….e.g. Man City/Liverpool, etx.(. and to Emerys credit against Chelsea…) Otherwise -When you play the likes of Cardiff at home – get all your best players on the pitch. ESPECIALLY attacking ones. How Emery chooses Elneny over the likes of AMN or Ramsey is startling…? PedRo- sagely mentioned in a blog post a while ago- that The Kroenkes will eventually have to deal in their Arsenal “in-tray” with the issue of falling attendances.. More of that dirge… Read more »
Receding
“we can afford to defend in banks against Chelsea but you do not expect us to do that against Cradiff and the likes”
I agree, but I just want Arsenal to defend better. We should not be conceding silly goals or at all against the likes of Cardiff
I will repeat some of the points I made in my last post on previous thread since Pedro has published shortly afterwards a new thread. 1. Arsenal have scored 50 goals this season in 24 games and therefore averaging more than 2 goals a game. 2. Our midfield has been below par not just this season, but also last season as well because both managers have tinkered too much with that department. Torreira for example is a holding midfielder who played very well in that role earlier in season and also compensated for periodic mistakes of Xhaka. 3. The club… Read more »
Pedro, Why are all your posts so negative? We won. The manager has been in charge for half a season. I know you didn’t want him but lets get behind him and give him time.
From Football London—- “Unai Emery confirmed after Tuesday’s 2-1 win against Cardiff that Denis Suarez was being brought in as Arsenal are in desperate need for wingers. It could be that Suarez is not the only addition before Thursday’s transfer deadline who arrives to provide some extra width, with Arsenal still pursuing deals for at least one other player. And the way Emery’s side struggled to break down a resolute Cardiff team at the Emirates was an example of just how much they need an injection of quality in the wide areas. Arsenal lack players who can get on the… Read more »
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Compared to previous seasons, we don’t create enough. Not even close. We are struggling create chances this season. Some games we create a lot others we can barely create an opening. Again it boils down to the tinkering. Also notice chances are at an all time low when we play two upfront. I agree, but I just want Arsenal to defend better. We should not be conceding silly goals or at all against the likes of Cardiff In fairness it was a perfectly placed left footer, bit unfair on the Cardiff player to call it silly. Kolasinac should have pressed… Read more »
“Mesut had a pretty good game”
Pretty logical, considering the high level of the opponent.
(lolz)
Charlie George
I agree , against the weaker opposition we should always play with 4 offensive players on the pitch ..
Against the stronger sides we need to be a bit more pragmatic .
Repost from previous post: Sure we can get top 4, but it won’t be “despite of” Emery, it will be because he overachieves with the 6th best squad if that happens. How anyone can watch our turgid attacking play yesterday and conclude our offensive players are good enough is beyond me, we had 0 creativity except for Guendouzi and Iwobi when he came on. Ozil was mediocre as always. Ramsey leaving and is good in 1 out of 5 matches. Those complaining that Emery plays boring football are also the ones most against us getting in attacking additions, makes sense,… Read more »
At lest we have something fresh to moan. First we had customary 70min substitution and 0 tactical flexibility, now we have formation tinkering during games and halftime substitutions. Interesting that both approaches dont work flawless so there is obviously some problem with perssonel we have. If Emery drags us to 4th this way ill give him credit that he is better then i thought of him when we signed him. As per drab football, Arsene showed us you cant go both ways with this team, either we grind out results like this or go gung ho and get busted. He… Read more »
Again, from Football London—- “It’s easy to forget that Matteo Guendouzi is just 19. There weren’t many stand out performers for Arsenal against Cardiff, but the French teenager was certainly one of the players who rose above the mediocrity. Guendouzi plays in a style that makes you completely forget about his age and his level of experience in the game. For someone who was playing in the second tier of French football last season, the ease in which he has settled into top flight Premier League football is startling. There are still plenty of flaws in his game, as you… Read more »
Stroller
It is possible that the club are not willing to release funds for Emery as they are not sure he is the right Man for the job and they don’t want to compound their error by wasting millions on transfers so they will ‘re evaluate at the end of the season .
.plausible
Pierre
Until he plays for France then all the vultures will fly over an tap him up….
He will be sold by time 22 …
to real or braca for about 50m…
That’s what the club will do… buckle
No, Pierre, that is clearly not what is happening. What is happening is the club is being intelligent and saving its money for the summer, which is a much better window in which to conduct real squad-building business.
And you continue to be a troll here, the definition of a troll.
Free
“How anyone can watch our turgid attacking play yesterday and conclude our offensive players are good enough is beyond me, we had 0 creativity”
Our last 5 home league games last season with the same offensive players.
5-0
4-1
3-2
3-0
3-0
Bamford
I didn’t say it was happening but it is a possibility..
How many times auba had that same left footed shot chances that cardiff scored with but had no idea what to do? I’m of the opinion auba shouldn’t play against man city cos he’s likely not gonna offer us a thing same as against Liverpool at anfield
Bamford
If the crowds continue to dwindle due to the bland football on display then they may decide to change manager so in that respect ,yes it is a very sensible approach not to give Emery any transfer funds.
Jenkinson over Lichsteiner any day of the week. The guy doesn’t have the legs anymore to be playing football, never mind as a fullback… I appreciate his experience but he has to be able to cope with the intensity of the EPL.
I’m of the opinion auba shouldn’t play against man city cos he’s likely not gonna offer us a thing same as against Liverpool at anfield
Depends on the players we have on the flanks
If come City game we have two genuine wingers to play with i will start with Auba, he has a knack for getting into position, that takes nothing away from Lacazette
No, Pierre, that is not a reasonable supposition at all, and you are making it here only to advance an agenda, as is your wont. This is what makes you a troll.
Pierre: It is possible that the club are not willing to release funds for Emery as they are not sure he is the right Man for the job and they don’t want to compound their error by wasting millions on transfers so they will ‘re evaluate at the end of the season ..plausible I think its plausible but unlikely. Its not really the new system is it? We have Raul in charge of the playing list now. So his job is to build that so that we are competitive no matter who the manager is. We had to pay out… Read more »
“And you continue to be a troll here, the definition of a troll.”
Just because he’s still in love with Mesut ?? That’s a bit harsh…
Pierre
“”I agree , against the weaker opposition we should always play with 4 offensive players on the pitch ..Against the stronger sides we need to be a bit more pragmatic “”.
Sage words Pierre.
Thats why the constant criticism of Ozil on here- is so misplaced.
Ozil should play at home against the likes of Cardiff/hudds/Fulham
Ozil should be on the bench against the likes of Man City/liverpool/Spurs.
Emery is one of those folk- who complicates everything.
How many captains have we had?
4 in the last 2 games alone?
CHOOSE ONE- and be done with!
Bamford
The club has already assured the manager he will have funds come summer which has always been the plan from the get go, i will suggest you ignore him. They have a way of dragging everyone to their level
^ He also has regular company now that back him up. This place resembles a lunatics asylum now.
the biggest concern at the moment is the way teams are just strolling through our midfield and defence and creating great chances.
We got lucky yesterday because a team better than Cardiff with better finishers would have been a goal or two up in the first half.
The manager really needs fix our structure because it is looking very wenger-ish at the moment
“And Unai Emery inherited a deeply dodgy squad that’s still very unbalanced. It’s not his fault that AFC wasted so much money on players who do not produce.”
From Myles on ANR
But hey we have a great squad who won games after the season was done and dusted last year and everyone was on holiday. They were so great a squad they finished sixth on 63 points
Bamford
no agenda ,it’s just a very sensible decision not to release funds this window for whatever reason.
Of course if Emery does well and either wins a trophy or top 4(plausible) then he will probably stay …If however our form takes another dip (plausible) then his job may be up for discussion especially if the Emirates is half empty.
“AT good analysis. Question: what do you make of farcical clown sites like Le Grove blaming Emery for everything? Have these people even the remotest idea of financial management and football structures? I see Le Grove shat their nappies after exiting the FA Cup to Man United and called Emery a “high level pundit”.
Also from AT – the new lunatics that have joined here and the regular idiots are bringing the good rep of our comments section down rapidly.
Receding Hairline
Emery’s funds will depend on CL football.
I’m not as optimistic as some on here who are much better than me in reading financials. If we don’t make CL football, I think we will be spending in the 50-70m total next summer. Closer to 50m if Denis Suarez is a permanent signing (more than likely since Emery & Sanllehi have kicked out Mislintat)
One down, 14 to go……….
Sad we’re so shit and that the stadium looked half empty, the club must’ve lost a ton yesterday but that’s the only way to get rid of Kroenke.
Ivan,
I was thinking the same, Pedro used to moan about no in game tactics and changing formations, now we have someone who tries it and manages to win the game and he still moans !
He wants Ozil to play, he plays, we play shit, he gets hooked and we win.
Cut the man some slack FFS.
As for those final home matches last season — a season in which we finished sixth, were abysmal away from home and sacked our manager — well, it’s nice to score goals against the likes of Watford, Stoke, Southampton, West Ham and Burnley while enjoying the comforts of the Emirates, but in the same time period we lost away matches as follows: Brighton 2 – 1 Arsenal Newcastle 2 – 1 Arsenal United 2 – 1 Arsenal Leicester 3 – 1 Arsenal And we lost 3-0 to City at home. I don’t know why anyone would be looking back fondly… Read more »
Leftsideanch
Did you want Emery as Arsenal coach?
And if you did not – why are you such ardent supporter of his?
its lemming like….behaviour
Why did Emery play with three defensive midfielders?
To prepare the team for the city game, in the end it didn’t matter.
Emery’s funds will depend on CL football. I’m not as optimistic as some on here who are much better than me in reading financials. If we don’t make CL football, I think we will be spending in the 50-70m total next summer. Dream if we spend 50-70 million next summer then we have no business being a champions league side. We should concentrate on getting rid of players, certain players should not be here next season if we want to move ahead as a football club regardless of who the manager is. These players have been put to test time… Read more »
“Medical scheduled for Suarez today. Arsenal still attempting to get another winger in. Carrasco being discussed after Perisic talks inevitably ground to a halt. Feels a bit desperate that one. Agent has been trying to get him to Europe all month. Tough deal to get done this late”
Charles Watts of Football London
Highbury
No, that’s not why he’s a troll. You clearly haven’t been paying attention. He’s a troll because he makes unreasonable arguments in order to advance contrarian agendas and in order to annoy and irritate. If his arguments were reasonable, then he’d simply be a contrarian. But they’re not, so he’s a troll.
I have little confidence in the city game.
We all wished Emery does well but I’m a less optimistic well.
Also less enthusiastic about Denis Suarez.
Don’t see much quality for the hype.
QNA “I think its plausible but unlikely. Its not really the new system is it? We have Raul in charge of the playing list now. So his job is to build that so that we are competitive no matter who the manager is.” I do understand that but one would presume that the .manager has a say on which players he wants and what positions he wants filled, otherwise Raul could go and buy another Ozil who would totally unsuitable for Emery . To be honest ,I see a little bit of Ozil in the way saurez plays though possibly… Read more »
Dissenter
He also didn’t play with three DMs, a point that was already made.
Pierre: Of course if Emery does well and either wins a trophy or top 4(plausible) then he will probably stay …If however our form takes another dip (plausible) then his job may be up for discussion especially if the Emirates is half empty. How is it possibly Emery’s fault that the Emirates is half empty? Even if we accept your idea that Emery is not a good enough manager, do you seriously think that there are managers out there that could take the squad of players that Arsenal has, and the injuries that we have, and do such an improved… Read more »
Leftside
Yeah, Pedro had a few days there where he was being really unreasonable. I’m not surprised he has taken some criticism for that. And yes, we have inherited a few crazies here of late. Hopefully they thin out at some point.
I understand Inters reluctance to let a 30 year old go on loan. He is a starter at Inter and they rely on him a lot. It’s either we are willing to buy him or at least loan him with an obligation rather than an option to buy.
The deal we are proposing does not benefit Inter Milan in anyway
We can have the best offense in the world but if you have one of the worst defences you are going to end up drawing and losing games more than winning them…
However, conversely, if you have the best defence in the world but an average attack you’ll end up drawing and winning more games more than you’ll end up losing them.
That’s why if you want to win titles you always build from the back to front.
Pierre
As I said before Arsenal’s management team is in transition and that applies to head coach as well. The club have already lost Mislintat so it follows that they
do not want to make any serious investments until the summer until hopefully these matters are resolved.
Personally I don’t think that Emery will go after 1 year. That is not Arsenal’s
style and I suspect it applies to Kroenke as well. I assume that Emery has at least a 2 year contract. The club spent already enough on compensating Wenger.
Pierre: I do understand that but one would presume that the .manager has a say on which players he wants and what positions he wants filled, otherwise Raul could go and buy another Ozil who would totally unsuitable for Emery .To be honest ,I see a little bit of Ozil in the way saurez plays though possibly more dynamic, but that remains to be seen. Possibly? I dont know. I thought that we specifically moved away from that model because of the shit Wenger got us into. But I suppose if the manager isnt going to pay your 350k/wk player… Read more »
Bamford
I was making the point that scoring 18 goals in 5 games is evidence that we have the players up front to create and score …
Of course, our away form was dire which was probably in the main down to our poor defending so I’m not sure why that is up for discussion.
Qna,
I was beginning to think it was just me who thought exactly that, I’m glad someone else is actually watching the games and the individual players !
Did you want Emery as Arsenal coach?
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Did you want Wenger back in ’96?
“Guendouzi could be as good as Patrick Vieira(almost) in another 2/3 years taking into consideration how big a personality he already is now on the pitch at the age of 19.” FFS Pierre! This is why we can’t have nice things. Talk about mounting pressure on these guys when they’re still so young?! I’d love you to be correct, but so fed up of how we do this with every promising youngster, just to then slate them 2 years later when they haven’t reached the ludicrous heights we’ve forecast. It happens over and over again and we never learn. Can… Read more »
Why Emery is not getting money he needs for buying players. It is simply this. This Club is rudderless, there is no one now ( previously there was Wenger and Ivan, the Terrible, Gazidis who knew Stan Kroenke well) who can call Stan Kroenke. The MD is the Indian Vinai Venkatesham, who hardly knows Stan Kroenke , and Raul Sanllehi, the Spaniard who likewise does not know Stan Kroenke either personally. Both were appointed by Ivan , the Terrible Gazidis. Unless, Josh Kroenke takes over as the CEO, the situation will not change. Dick Emery is just a coach, and… Read more »
Bamford
Very well, correction accepted.
I think Emery got too cute trying to use the Cardiff game as prep for Sunday’s game against city.
QNA
“As for Suarez being like Ozil. That would be great because then we could give Ozil the arse. Ozil is a luxury that a team that cant afford anything but loans simply cant afford.”
Good in theory but not in reality as no one will pay his wages …I’m not sure how this one will end…
Leeds
“That’s why if you want to win titles you always build from the back to front.”
I said from day one that Emery was doing it arse about face and he’s still doing it .
We have score 50 league goals this season
4 short of Liverpool
More than Chelsea, Spurs and United
We are not struggling for goals
Brexit’s finest/CG I was happy with Emery and said I’d give him a chance (a chance meaning at least a season and not two games which your mates Pierre and that weasal Vic gave him). Now, two transfer windows later we are level on points with 4th place Chelsea and have as much a chance as they do, alongside Man Utd to qualify for the Champions League. We are also in the Europa League. I’m not wedded to Emery, I’m wedded to Arsenal so I want to see Arsenal do well. If Emery can’t fix our issues and make us… Read more »
I don’t think we were ever committed to getting Perisic.
We went around.Europe putting out feelers that we were seeking loans with no commitments to purchase in the summer . We couldn’t hav4 known that the player was so desperate he would submit a transfer request.
His legshas started to wane and hisnumbers aren’t great. I’m glad that we’ve dodged a big one.
Pierre. Ozil to China?? Anywhere else its harder to imagine.
I just dont know about Mesut. He is an unbelievable player on the ball. An absolute genius. Isn’t there a club out there that can afford him that needs a player like that, but can compensate for him defensively. Its hard at Arsenal because we have lightweights all over the park. Surely there are some well drilled clubs with money. What happened to AC Milan’s billionaire owner. He’d do alright in Serie A in a well drilled team.
Qna
“How is it possibly Emery’s fault that the Emirates is half empty? ”
It depends how the club looks at it come the end of the season..If they believe Emery can progress the club then he will stay but if there are doubts and the fan base lapses into complete apathy and can’t be arsed to turn up then they may look at things differently.
They may look at United and see what’s happening there and follow in their footsteps .
http://africa.espn.com/soccer/blog/the-match/60/post/3762168/unai-emery-formation-personnel-alterations-pay-off-again-for-arsenal
Nice summary of the game there
Danny
“”Did you want Emery as Arsenal coach?
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Did you want Wenger back in ’96?””
Good question:
The BIG difference here- is David Dein who selected Wenger stayed with him and assisted him. THEY were a duo,
Gazidas picked Emery and departed immediately.
So we are left with a coach NO ONE wanted chosen by a man who has scarpered!
Fans Backing Emery regardless of this fact- are in Stockholm Syndrome territory!
Pierre
‘They may look at United and see what’s happening there and follow in their footsteps’
You’re comparing our situation to how Mourhino was brazenly destroying. United?
It’s hard to read your post these days.
Take a good hard look at yourself because you’re coming across as a vindictive old dude on a destructive mission.
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The big plus lst night was that we play so much better without Xhaka in the side. Even Elneny contributes more – and that is not saying much. At least Elneny runs around. Xhaka is too slow for a central midfielder in the Premier League, he cannot tackle without risking a yellow and he rarely scores goals. His only strength is long passing, which is often very good. However Emery negates that tactic because of the slow, one-paced build-up of cross-field passing which limits Xhaka’s options. The game improved immeasurably when Torriera moved into his natural position as defensive midfielder… Read more »
@Bamford : my comment was ironic.
Pay attention, please…
Hlf-empty Stadium has ramifications. It means absentee fans and also means they are not customers to local shops who protested when it became norm under Wenger ‘s last months. The Stadium won planning permission to be built arguing that it will bring new businesses and customers when the fan base expands. Hence, despite presidents voicing against the Stadium build, the Council approved it , as against the competitor proposal of building flat complexes with a central leisure centre. Emery should start getting his first XI right, and tactics right. Otherwise, He will be in trouble. He is not Wenger and… Read more »