Oh, man, too much excitement.
We’ve pretty much landed Denis Suarez. There was some worry, mostly fueled by me, that the deal was going to fail because Barca dropped the announcement of their homepage… however, there has been no noise about a failed medical.
Ornstein reckons Perisic and Carassco deals are very unlikely, but the Nkunku deal is 50/50.
So we have a wide left player who can give Emery more finesse with touch and a bit more energy moving the ball and potentially a utility midfielder who can play right back.
There is a horror thread from David Cartlidge on Suarez.
Some thoughts on Denis Suárez to Arsenal. First of all, a loan without the obligatory purchase option isn’t a bad deal by any means, as he’s only really produced one good half a season in his career to date. It’s low risk.
— David Cartlidge (@davidjaca) January 30, 2019
If you click into it, he basically says Emery didn’t know how to use him, the player is no more than a cog in a machine (our machine is bad), and he has issues like a lack of personality and the inability to impose himself on games.
Well, he has it all to prove at Arsenal. At least if it goes badly, we can send him back.
In other news, ESR has moved to Leipzig on loan. A bloody excellent move. Nketiah has gone to work with Jens at Augsburg in Germany. Ben Knapper working that new loans job well. GOOD LUCK CHAPS.
In footballing news, Arsenal moved back into 4th after Chelsea took a SPANKING at Bournemouth. Other good news stretched to Liverpool drawing.
For all the shrieks of ‘Emery can’t compete for top 4’, it appears that with a squad of supposedly shite players, we’re in 4th heading into February.
It’s all about coaching now. If Rafa Benitez can beat Pep, then there’s no reason we can’t. Apparently, we have the same points total as them since late August.
Just don’t play a high line… please, please, please don’t put us through that.
Right, that’s me done. I did a podcast for your ears. I’m alone.
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I think the team should watch the video of the game between us and Chelsea. I was impressed to see our two strikers coming back to our own half and do the pressing. They have to do the same thing against MC. MC is going to have most of the possession. We should go for defense and then fast counter. We should not have our strikers standing up front with the back to the goal waiting for a pass. And then we blame the midfield of not providing service to the strikers. Against a strong team, the strikers have to… Read more »
PhD
Do you remember the comedian Dick Emery from the 70s
My view is Wenger had to be replaced and we could have done better than Emery
However he somehow stumbled through a 22match unbeaten run with some fantastic wins eg the magnificent performance against the Scum
Some of his selections and tactics have appeared to me as bizarre
But here we are in the top 4 in Feb
So I was just interested in your thoughts on his performance so far
Carts
Curious to see how decisive club will be if Emery finishes worse off than Wenger last season. Playing bland football.
I’m not sold on him by any stretch. Hoping its a brave new world at Arsenal with a bit of ruthlessness shown towards the mediocre.
Thought which Alexander Henry was proposing that Emery may walk this summer if not receiving decent backing from club / Kroenky in market, I don’t buy in to. Emery and his boys are on good money in the Prem, they won’t find better.
CG, You obviously don’t listen to any of Pedro’s podcasts because he explained in a recent one that Sven is leaving because he didn’t get the technical director position he was promised post Wenger because the board, not Emery, weren’t impressed with his output in the year of his employment and he was barely there, they didn’t feel he was deserving of it. You really should do a modicum of fact finding old chap before you start casting incorrect aspersions around. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed your steamed spotted dick and custard pudding after your fish n chips and didn’t… Read more »
Bd Why would the scout be there? He would be out scouting,perhaps…. If the board as you allege were not happy with Swen- they surely can’t be happy with Raul? Why do they think Raul is performing and Swen underperforming..? Let me remind you. Swen finds dembele for Dortmund for 10 mill Raul buys Dembele for Barca for 130 mill I won’t be the only one thinking -keeping and promoting Swen and ousting Raul would have been the better move. After all he finds the players and makes the money to buy more players. Raul just spends it ( badly)… Read more »
Bamford10February 1, 2019 19:16:50 So we signed Aubameyang as a 60m back-up? No.We signed a 60m CF in order to deploy him wide? No.We signed him because Lacazette has been thoroughly underwhelming up to that point. Prior to that January window, for example, he had gone eight games without a goal and had only recorded seven shots in that time.Lacazette also went straight to the bench upon Auba’s arrival. So, sorry, but you’re wrong. ————- I don’t wish to engage in tete-a tete with you,given your track record.I know you have this uncanny ability to remain steadfast in your beliefs,despite… Read more »
Raul, the guy who refused Varane and bought Jeremy Matthieu!
The guy who gazumped Roma for Malcolm whom six months later Barcelona can’t even resell at half price.
I understand that some are willing to give him the benefit of the doubts but you have to admit that his previous dealing does not inspire confidence.
Bennydevito
Stick to being second in command
You don’t have the brains to be Top Cat
Valentin,
Astounding post ,as always
Unfortunately but understandably as all football fans naturally want the best for their teams- earnestly believe Raul has the Midas Touch.
I am afraid as you have pointed out on more than a few occasions this is far from the truth.
The more research and analysis of his time at Barca shows what another appalling decision Gazidas made by appointing him into his DOF posting.
Maybe you can help me out:
Has Raul EVER made profit on a transfer?
I think . Raul – pound for pound is the worst football administrator there is around..
Is he actually capable of selling a player for few quid?
He has been here a year. Not earnt Arsenal a penny?
HillWoodFebruary 2, 2019 00:24:28
Bennydevito
Stick to being second in command
You don’t have the brains to be Top Cat
😂😂😂
And what would you know of my brains sunshine?
2nd in command of what exactly?
What a weird little comment.
Benny
A weird little comment to a weird little racist prick
“I won’t be the only one thinking -keeping and promoting Swen and ousting Raul would have been the better move.” I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I didn’t make or was privvy to the thinking behind the decision not to promote him. Nor were you but that doesn’t stop you from speculating and passing it off as fact does it? And that is my point. I’m just going by what Pedro said in the podcast. What Raul did or didn’t do at Barcelona is irrelevant to what he’s doing now at Arsenal. So far during Raul’s tenure we’ve signed Aubameyang,… Read more »
HillWood,
How am I racist you dumb fucking cunt??? Because I’m using ironic sarcastic English national stereotyping back at the Spanish hating classist Charlie George?
You really are one dumb cunt! 😂😂
I’m English myself!!! 😂😂😂😂
Stick to being second in command sunny jim because you haven’t got the brains to be top cat.
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
😎
Looks like Suarez will play some part in the City game.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6657905/Emery-Suarez-Arsenal-baptism-fire-starting-Manchester-City.html
Interesting Amy Lawrence article: “Six months since Emery’s first Premier League match, a free pass at home to Manchester City that ended more or less as expected with his experimental side dominated by the serene champions, Arsenal face City again. It seems like a useful time to try to assess the level of progress. We can calculate the tangibles: they are five points better off than this time last season and two positions higher in the table having snuck a little fortuitously back into fourth at Chelsea’s expense. They are not quite so far behind the league leaders (14 points… Read more »
I was expecting more severe weather for the game tomorrow especially in light of the snow and freezing temps the UK has been having:
https://www.bbc.com/weather/2643123
Looks like a light breeze with the odd light shower and 3*
Game favours City even more if the weather forecast is correct, so my prediction of a draw seem very far fetched and in need of divine intervention.
So I’ll adopt this thinking: WTF if Newcastle can get a result, then so can we!
Charlie George, You keep spouting on about the Raul/Emery power grab. Were you not around for Wenger ruling this club for years because of fans like yourself, which is ironic as you allow a Frenchman to take full control but not a Spanish duo if that’s how you think this club is run now. Don’t get me wrong I don’t think we are quite in the right direction just yet. But we were sinking fast under the Wenger regime in its final years, so at least things are changing. For me it’s now about a little trial and error, but… Read more »
Also Mr George, Everything you’ve been saying about the new regime was occurring under Wenger and Gazidis. It’s not even been a full season yet. Ffs this whole comment makes sense about Wenger’s last 5 years minimum… “I just know – they will be detrimental to Arsenal in the long term. I do not rate them one iota (they might be successful in tandem in Spain.) I think they do not have a clue -what they are trying to do.And We have clear evidence of that,I have not seen one player improve. I see grinding football crowds dwindling/apathy no public… Read more »
Tony
Arseblog were asking the same questions on our identity under emery. It seems to be the question on most people’s lips now.
What is exactly is this arsenal side? I don’t think emery even knows himself at this moment in time.
11 new players in the last 18 months would indicate that the squad has had a 50% overhaul on wenger’s favourites with rambo on the way out and ozil seemingly next
Ozil can get bent.
Would definitely keep Ramsey, but not on what was after (not even sure how true his 200k+ per week demands were).
Why is Ozil captain for games if the manager dislikes him?
Has he really just been injured (too much fortnite and his body can’t handle the physicality anymore?) ?
And did he actually reject a move to psg?
Emery has come into one of the shittest situations in world football. A club with a long and strong history in the top flight. One of the more global entities of the sport in terms of international fanbase. A former manager that is a club legend (despite his second decade; though he still did win fa cups). And a fucking entitled fanbase where trophies are expected (where we are hamstrung compared to the new top 4; not including spuds, where money is spent out their ass) and a positive/attacking gameplay is expected. Both Gazidis and Emery said they wanted to… Read more »
Also forgive me, a few IPAs have gone through me, and I love this club as much as everyone else on here.
I don’t mean to be disrespectful. At heart all we all want to do is win.
I would gladly buy a beer for and chat arsenal with anyone on this blog.
Especially you Pierre you fucker.
Un Sure I agree with what you’re saying, but injuries have also played a part in Emery failing to establish a real identity. Equally key positions are yet to be filled, such as a CAM and wingers although Suarez may well fit one such void. I’ve been saying I’ll wait until the summer TW is over and then see what Emery does. If there’s no evident identity materializing then serious questions have to be asked; ditto if Emery’s team selections are still all over the place and obviously wrong for certain games. What is also a series consternation for me… Read more »
“I would gladly buy a beer for and chat arsenal with anyone on this blog.
Especially you Pierre you fucker.”
I suspect that would be a very short conversation.
However Goober you ever come to Thailand I would be happy to meet you but I’m a Long Island Tea guy myself and there are some great mixologists in the rooftop bars here.
https://www.therooftopguide.com/rooftop-bars-in-bangkok.html
The Spasso in the 4/5* Grand Erawan Hyatt Hotel might be more your cup of tea.
http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/spasso.htm
It’s where the Leicester players stayed after they won the league.
Goobergooner
“Emery has come into one of the shittest situations in world Football”
Very true. I doubt though that this was conveyed to him at the job interview.
It would have been all about maintaining the values and philosophies established under the previous regime.
Mines a San Miguel.
Cheers.
Tony, The upstairs brigade also has to come forward with a blueprint of what planned direction the club is expected to go and honours they demand to be seriously challenged for. That’s just not going to happen as much as it should, it’s just not the way we do things. It would take the heat off, well on legrove anyway if the club was more transparent but not sure it’s the most professional way or the best for business. The club has said nothing of note about Sven’s exit and it’s left room for speculation but would it be fitting… Read more »
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/02/unai-emery-can-take-us-europes-super-bowl-champions-league/
Worth a read!
I certainly feel the club has become more ruthless and conserned in its own interests than at any other point since we moved to the Emerates. We have sacked the king. The king’s aid was moved along with his backroom team. Contract rebels have been put on ice and premadonnas droped to the bench. No promotion for people who have not made the grade book (Sven). We’ve made demands of clubs during transfer business, stuck to our guns and got the results we wanted. It’s a stark contrast to the way the club has been run for the last 10-15… Read more »
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/01/sport/stan-kroenke-rams-owner-super-bowl-arsenal-owner/index.html
Nothing new here but not a bad summing up for us ‘ soccer fans’.
Comments have been hilarious to scan through thanks to PhD and Un nai. Enjoyed reading some of Tony’s stuff too, he’s plenty tolerable when he’s not costing himself to the size of his biceps or cinema system.
Good stuff Le Grovians.
**of course the usual prized pricks still spatter the pish on here enough to certify their damning lack of intelligence. At least they’re keeping all informed of their commitment to the moron cause. God speed spastics
*We can calculate the tangibles: they are five points better off than this time last season and two positions higher in the table having snuck a little fortuitously back into fourth at Chelsea’s expense. They are not quite so far behind the league leaders (14 points compared with 23 last time).*
@Radio
But, free flowing football, identity, values…. Gareth Southgate, jumpers for goalposts, old firm derby.
What about that?
“”Emery has come into one of the shittest situations in world football””
Goober.
DO you mean this?
He inherited x 20 £50 mill forwards
Ozil,Ramsey,Miki, – and a team of burgeoning talent albeit a lopsided squad
A team that has not been out of European football for a quarter of a century and 70 mill to spend.
Any coach worth his salt would have made a better fist of their first 7 months.
( certainly on the defensive side) than Emery.
That’s the correct verdict – not your above nonsensical appraisal.
CharlieG, if anyone is talking nonsense it’s you with your narrow, xenophobic, unfounded dialogue passed off as insight.
I know we’ve been here before but, who’s the coach you pine for? Who is worth his salt?
Clearly, to qualify the need to qualified, be available and want to come to us?
Unai
Ridiculous, isn’t it?
Emery needs to go now, preferably straight to the Gulag. We’d be playing in League two if he lasts the season.
We need Alardyce or a polished Spanish version in Benidyce (sp) to have arses well tightened to stop those unwanted leakages.
#nohermanosjustbrits
Un I want a PROVEN coach who has WINNING track record IN English football and has the gravitas required for the elite position of Arsenal FC ( Ancelloti, ) Or an internal appoitment who has the instinct and feel of Arsenal FC and knows English football – like the back of their hand (Arteta,Vieira,Lehman,Henry) What I DONT want are mediocre people with patchy CVs ( has Emery already been sacked from management positions x 3 times?? and has very little grasp of the language and no experience of our tough league Likewise- with Raul No experience No knowledge of British… Read more »
Emery is a journeyman coach- who ventures from France to Russia to Spain.
Getting sacked from one post to the other.
He will no doubt be in Scotland next year
China and Qatar years after…
Is that who we want at Arsenal ?
You might- I don’t!
I’m up for having an debate on our current performance, I’m am conserned about our defence and lack of general flair but I feel the majority of that is a personell issue. Going forward we need to finalize the backroom restructuring, complete the project around squad quality and wages and we really need that top 4 slot. Once this is done we will have more clarity on Emery and his viability because what’s going on above him will directly help or hinder him. Of course, Stan could chuck some change into our Starbucks cup and fix this in 6 months… Read more »
CG
A bit like AW when he first joined Arsenal. He had a proven track record in the EPL beforehand didn’t he?
You say you want a proven CV but disregard Emery’s achievements and suggest Arteta and Lehmann yet they have no CV.
Raul comes from the biggest football institution on the planet yet is not qualified.
You don’t want a patchy CV but will accept Henry.
I think your confused.
Emery should start with Ozil and captain him, if we lose then he has a ready-made scapegoat. I’m hoping Ozil can prove some people wrong though.
Good to see some chap called Michael Budgen challenging myles palmer on his over the top love of Spurs
I’d love Ozil to come good, I imagine Emery would too as currently he’s a burden to the club on and off field.
Problem is, I don’t think he has the tools in the locker to do it, if he found 90mins in Spain tough how was he ever going to make it in the prem. I just don’t think he’s built for it phisically or mentally.
I’m with CG on this, some players are just not cut out for English football (regardless of nationality). It’s a bit of a shame really.
LDB10 “”A bit like AW when he first joined Arsenal. He had a proven track record in the EPL beforehand didn’t he?”” Wenger had won the league with Monaco- He already had turned Bayern Munich down. He had never been sacked 3 times previously~! He spoke impeccable English. Wenger made us look up the word ‘gravitas’ again: And most importantly he was working in tandem with David Dein.( to assist him his lack of English footballing know how) He was dropping us Vieira – before his arrival. Previously we were all aware he had discovered George Weah….he had a clear… Read more »
Tony “Just like you to have the notion that other people come to my house to watch football with me and my son at 10pm, 11pm, 12:30am and around 2:45am. Why because we are 6/7 hours in front of you. Arsenal has very little brand awareness in Thailand: the Thais support United, Liverpool and Chelsea in that order or Barca & Real Madrid. It’ll probably take a while Pierre for you to understand, but my son only gets to watch the early Sunday UK time matches. He’s too busy with keeping his grades up to eventually go to university because… Read more »
Great comeback from the Welsh last night in the Rugby
Brought back memories of those great Arsenal capitulations under Wenger.
It must be a French thing.
Gobbygooner
“would gladly buy a beer for and chat arsenal with anyone on this blog. Especially you Pierre you fucker.”
Will gladly have a drink with you ,as you asked , I’m sure we will get on just fine, …..do me a favour , don’t bring Tony .
Graham, French with a couple of own goals. Thought Wales took what was on offer but French undoubtedly should have won. Great result for the Welsh though.
UN”
“Raul comes from the biggest football institution on the planet yet is not qualified”
He is indeed qualified; Qualified to spend , spend and spend some more. Because that is what Barcelona do…..and always do
We do not .We need to be resourceful.
Resourceful and Raul do not go together…
He has been in his post- unless I am mistaken -have we sold any player for cash in his first 12 months?
Are we the only club in England in the last 12 months who have not made a solitary pound on player transfers???
@ Leg Thats a wrong comparism because 1, Arsenal then had visionaries running the club in DD and Fizman who were on ground to guide Arsene and 2ndly it was a different time in football to what it is now. Is it not telling that Ivan G left the project even before it started? And Arsenal FC are a bigger entity now as a club (interms of World club footie) than they were in the 90s (I would say only Liverpool and United really had a big rep outside English footie) The game has really moved on from the 90s… Read more »
Charlie, you make my brain hurt, nothing you say ties up with reality, it’s just one big contradiction. If by being resourceful you mean not bowing to extortion by average players and not promoting people who have not met expectations then Raul has done just that. We’ve also added players that have appreciated in value and will return a profit. The rest of your waffling lies at the feet of the previous regime as we have very few remaining assets from their tenure and the ones we could sell we need. I do feel sorry for you, it must be… Read more »
BobN16
You’re right, it was a case of France having a mental breakdown and throwing it away, rather than Wales playing outstanding rugby.
Now for Ireland v England.
For those who want an insight in the Kronke’s vision for Arsenal and LA Rams you should read Jeremy Wilson’s article in Daily Telegraph where Josh Kroenke has been interviewed. He outlines the material changes made at the LA Rams and the vision of both Owners and Manager for the club. Kroenke points out diplomatically that Arsenal are now in transition after 20 years under Wenger. He rates Emery highly and states that he has very similar persona and vision to McVay the highly rated coach in LA. Both coaches will apparently meeting up in spring when McVey plans to… Read more »
@Emirates, I think that’s what we’re seeing in action, it’s no surprise that much has changed since Josh’s visit recently.
I’m not even sure if Ivan left of his own accord or was simply shown a future that didn’t involve him and given a choice.
I respect much of what is written on this blog and in the comments but all this talk of power plays and a Spanish takeover seen wild to the extreme. I think we’re now dancing to Stan and Josh’s tune now.
Question is, will it work?
There is also another article today in DT about the trend towards loans as opposed to transfers in the January window as the preferred option for many clubs. It allows “buying” club the opportunity to look at a player and see whether he settles and is worth the investment and more importantly defer investment and regulate cash flow. I think that Arsenal in hindsight made the right decision in announcing that they had no money in January for transfers. It made it clear to potential sellers that there was only one way a player join the club in mid season.… Read more »
Unai
Based on the interview I think that the Kroenke are now much more hands on
than previously assumed now that they own the club rather than being majority
shareholder.
What is also materially different in their culture, which will need to be adapted is how money is being invested in the clubs they own. They are
allegedly spending £3.79 billion on building the new stadium in contrast to the
£390 million cost of Emirates!
Charlie George, You really are thick as pig shit aren’t? Lichsteiner wasn’t signed by Emery he was signed by Raul and Sven – how many times do you need to be told that? Seriously? Are you thick or just a bit slow? Or are your senior years finally catching up with you and your rationale isn’t quite what it was? You really are a special kind of stupid. Wenger won the league with Monaco yes, but he also got sacked for selling off all their best players and bringing in a load of shit. They plummeted fast. Emery got sacked… Read more »
That’s why I’m not on the root and branch change approach, we’ve only just done it.
It’s about refining the system now and mid to long term gains.
It’s not very attractive currently but feel it will show fruit in 2-3 years and by fruit I mean consistent top 4 and a better on field product, titles are probably further down the road unfortunately.
Un “”If by being resourceful you mean not bowing to extortion by average players and not promoting people who have not met expectations then Raul has done just that””. Raul extended Elneny/Xhaka/Iwobi/Lichsteiner contracts. those average players- have all extorted more money from the ever resourceful Raul he has failed to raise a penny from player sales in his 12 months he has under his watch – lost a very highly rated scout he has not been able to agree a contract with Ramsey. He leave for zilch….well played Raul, there.. he has failed to address our defensive frailties (worst since… Read more »
Agree ES, the obvious key is how well we spend our budget.
Clearly our resources have been for the most misspent. The Liverpool model is the way to go. My concern is Minslat’s departure. If we’re to believe the hype, golden eye was going to guide us to significant squad improvement. He obviously didn’t feel he was going to be influential enough but can we be confident that the much needed acquisitions in the summer, not only the right age, quality and position, are being identified right now without his input?
Charlie, your an idiot.
I have nothing further I can say to you other than I feel for you, your family and legally appointed guardians, my thoughts are with you and I hope you get better soon.
Good luck.
“”Emery got sacked from PSG after winning the fucking treble you rambling idiot!””
Why did he get sacked after winning the treble Bd?
After all, That is a quite a unique achievement…
“Nicolas Pépé tremendous again for Lille last night. Only Messi has been involved in more goals than him this season (16 & 8 assists). Superstar in the making, and likely to be the transfer story of the summer.” – @mattspiro
Bob, I guess that depends on your take on him, did he leave because of lack of ambition or lack of promotion?
Was he pushed out by Emery’s men or deemed unsuitable by the club’s management?
It’s all speculation and as long as we continue to unearth gems like Toz and Guen, does it really matter?
Unai “I’d love Ozil to come good, I imagine Emery would too as currently he’s a burden to the club on and off field.” I have my doubts if Emery wants Ozil to come good , nothing I have seen so far makes me think that. If you look at and try to analyse what has happened so far this season regarding Ozil I would say that up until the Liverpool home game , ozil was an integral part of the team , the team was playing well , ozil was playing Ok , nothing brilliant , had scored 4… Read more »
“West Ham fear Jack Wilshere’s season could be over as he struggles to overcome a persistent ankle problem.” – SkySports
Wait, what was it we said about Wilshere here, Un Na? Oh right, we said he was crocked. And we were right.
Tip: Don’t take any of what Josh says seriously. It’s all designed to keep the restless natives quiet. His idea of ‘cross-pollination’ between Unai Emery and Sean McVay is for the birds.
I can imagine Emery thinking, ‘Stop reading comic books, Josh, and show us the money.’
ozil got the hump …. And at this point it’s his fault entirely.
He had a choice, knuckle down and earn his slot or fade into the background, he made the wrong call.
Emery has no reason whatsoever to indulge Ozil particularly with back drop of petulance and as you say, a less than favourable output.
Agree with you Unai, if we acquire well it doesn’t matter who is identifying the talent. You mention Torreira and Guendozi, do we know who was chiefly responsible for getting them in? Obviously it’s not a one man operation but every club is looking for these same players and if we out perform our competitors we’ll flourish, so it’s key.
All the some on here gnash their teeth saying we’re finished as a top club that’s clearly nonsense. We are attractive to players, for a variety of reasons. CL would help mind you!
Predictions for tomorrow?
I feel we can get a result should Emery gets his tactics spot on and has the boys fired up just like chavs and united away, but even I fear he might start with 3 DMs again and have us in the back foot from the off.
Anything but an embarrassing lose will be a positive I guess
Bennydevito
“Charlie..You really are thick as pig shit aren’t? Lichsteiner wasn’t signed by Emery he was signed by Raul and Sven – how many times do you need to be told that? Seriously?”
Serious question….do you believe that Emery has no say whatsoever as to who the club signs.
Personally,I would be amazed if the manager of a football club doesn’t have any input on who we bring in.
Victorious
“”Anything but an embarrassing lose will be a positive I guess”
And people- think I am crackers!
What have we become- when this is allowed to go unchallenged!
Pierre
Any input on who else was available on a free in a position where all we needed was experienced backup?
I’m not saying it turned out good, because clearly Licht is past it but it’s a very weak point to bash the manager with even if he was responsible for bringing him in.
Also, CG is clearly an idiot, that’s not even debatable anymore.
Bob – do we know who was chiefly responsible for getting them in?
I think all we have is speculation and paper talk (happy to be corrected).
How do we know these 2 signings were not the result of a data driven approach with multiple inputs from the scouting network and management team? It’s just as likely as it to say ‘Sven signing’.
Unai “ozil got the hump …. And at this point it’s his fault entirely.” A lot of players get the hump if they are substituted or dropped , it’s how the manager deals with it that will show if he is up to the job. If the team benefits from Emery leaving Ozil out of the side then he should be commended for his actions but as we all know , our performances and results have taken a dip so maybe Emery should look at the situation and be more flexible for the benefit of the team . That’s what… Read more »
Fred
I wasn’t against the signing of lichsteiner, I thought he would benefit the team but I was just raising the question as to whether the manager has an input .
Freddie L
Agreed. The fact that he actually believes what he’s writing before hitting post comment is beyond fathom. He’s elevated himself as the supreme troll of LeGrove, above even Pierre and I didn’t think that was possible.
He’s the Donald Trump of LeGrove and probably wears a read MAGA cap but has changed the first A to Arsenal.
Pierre, I won’t argue too much over Ozil, your views on him are well understood, what I will say, under his last 3 managers he has either fallen out of favour or been frozen out.
He’s also fallen out of favour with his national team.
You could criticize all those managers for failure to extract the best from him or you can look at the consistent in the whole equation, Ozil himself.
Unai,
Well said. The quicker we get shot of Ozil the better. It’s because of his obscene wages that we couldn’t afford more signings this winter because of our wage bill and FFP.
Banford
Why do you align yourself all the time with a collective “we” as if that somehow validates a point? Really odd trait you have going for you, and stands out like a sore thumb on here, can you not just have your own POV?
You’re like some weird dictator type speaking on behalf of folk, have to start calling you Maduro.
Unai
“under his last 3 managers he has either fallen out of favour or been frozen out.”
if your comment was remotely true it may have some substance …….Will leave it there I think .
CG City is very much fallible, they’ve lost at home to palace and just got turned over by mid table plodders Newcastle in their last match We know even with squad we have we’re capable of getting a result when we fancy it just the question of how fired up Emery has the boys how tactically astute is he on the day does he continue with his negative tactics and field 3 DMs or a bit proactive and let them go for it In any case any fan that try peddle this mock fear and make it seem we stand… Read more »
Your correct Pierre, what I meant to say was Ozil has failed under his last 3 managers not fallen out with, apologies.
Victorious
I agree that Man City are fallible. Every team is….
I just do not understand then- why you posted this :
“”Anything but an embarrassing lose will be a positive I guess””
One minute you are making a case that Newcastle can beat them – and then you say it will be a positive thing if we do not get thrashed….
contradictory view points…
Pierre The only way that Ozil can come good under Emery is if we play a diamond formation with 3 hard working midfielders playing behind him. The reality is that Ozil does not work defensively, which is clearly a problem for Emery. On the other hand it is abundantly clear that in Ozil absence we do struggle because of lack of creativity in team. Messrs Guendouzi, Ramsey and Iwobi are not remotely comparable in that department. What is abundantly clear is that Ozil is hard to shift so perhaps Emery will eventually compromise and adopt the diamond shape with 3… Read more »
Charlie GeorgeFebruary 2, 2019 11:03:21 Un “”If by being resourceful you mean not bowing to extortion by average players and not promoting people who have not met expectations then Raul has done just that””. Raul extended Elneny/Xhaka/Iwobi/Lichsteiner contracts. those average players- have all extorted more money from the ever resourceful Raul >>>>>>>> Oh dear CG, oh deary, deary me. You continue to make yourself look even more foolish with each comment you make than before, an amazing achievement considering your already stratospheric stupidity. How have Iwobi, Xhaka, Elneny and Lichsteiner “extorted” more money? First of all Lichsteiner hasn’t been here… Read more »
Ozil’s problem is clearly a lack of commitment. No one doubts his ability.
He is potentially a passenger in every game he starts and playing him against City is a huge risk witht he game being played around him.
Personally I favour ES’s diamond formation of 1-4-3-1-2.
My preference is to drop Xkaha who is too slow and potentially another passenger against high-press, quick passing sides like City. I suggest Guen, Torriera and Ramsey behind Iwobi or Suarez with Auba and Lacazette up top.
CC
Your such a pernickety little shite.
Then again, I knew that long ago.
Unai said it all.
One other thing, if, in future, you’re going to use derogatory words( “spastic”) to describe other posters, can I suggest you pick them wisely.
You’re
Charlie George, The hyperbole is maybe too much in what I said that it’s the shittest in world football. But I definitely mean that in terms of the elite clubs. He has fans on his arse about winning a trophy that hasn’t been won for 15 seasons like it’s ours to be won. We are comparing ourselves to Chelsea man U and city when in reality we have been well off them In terms of squad and management for the decade and a half we haven’t truely competed. And I agree to an extent that it’s still there for the… Read more »
Tony, you I’d definitely buy a long island!
Graham 62
Can you point out where I have used any derogatory words.??
Certainly not “spastic”
Think you need glasses…
Bd
I used the word extort- because Un Introduced it – in his previous post
Please read for yourself.
Sorry Graham
I need glasses ( not you)
You were referring to CC not CG- ‘re spastic slur!
I said “we” Charlie because a number of us here said that Wilshere was crocked. Yes, I was one of the more vocal posters on this point, but I didn’t want to make it sound as if I were the only one here who had said this. You took this meaningless little remark as an opportunity to be a prick, which is very you.
Micheal “Ozil’s problem is clearly a lack of commitment. No one doubts his ability. He is potentially a passenger in every game he starts and playing him against City is a huge risk witht he game being played around him.” I have always said that there are certain games that Ozil is a liability , when we play Liverpool,Tottenham and city away we are normally srarved of possession which renders ozil ineffective…..wenger used to play him , a mistake in my opinion. Ozil has commitment( don’t laugh) but his commitment is to finding space, getting on the ball, bringing his… Read more »
Charlie George
Not you…..”CC”!
As I highlighted.
It’s not me who needs glasses.
Champagne
And by the way, Maduro is the democratically-elected president of Venezuela. He is not a dictator. That is pure US propaganda, which apparently you’ve naively swallowed. The US is looking to carry out a right-wing coup in Venezuela. This is so obvious it should not even need to be pointed out.