Arsenal head out on the road this weekend after not winning in 6 games. Fear not, Emery knows what the double-flip is going down.
“My first critic is myself. We can make the top four, but we know it’s not easy.
“We are strong at home, but I think we need to do better away. We started very well, changing our mentality to get more points away. But now we need to recover our confidence and performance.
“Also we know defensively we need to do better. We tried to play with three and two centre-backs. Be passionate, be calm but above all work.”
Away form is an odd one. It’s all in the head. I find it interesting that something like that can impact elite athletes, you’d kind of think they were a bit above that? I understand the butterflies might be on fire in Istanbul, but at Huddersfield this Saturday, I’d hope less so?
We take on bottom of the table Huddersfield. They recently agreed to part ways with the excellent David Wagner. He was replaced by Dortmund first-team coach, Jan Siewart. Not sure I can speak about him with any sort of knowledge, so I won’t even try and Google research him. Huddersfield take chances on managers in the same way I would, and it’s paid dividends for little investment.
I have my doubts they’ll have enough to take down Arsenal at the weekend. We have Mikhi coming back into the fold, which I would hope could give us a little more width and creativity from wide positions. However, it’s clear that the most important thing is to keep a clean sheet. The team really needs to get back to basics. We were overrun by Cardiff at home a few weeks ago, that’s not a good look.
Emery needs to get his season back on track, he needs to get him best players on the pitch and he needs to find a system that he can roll with for more than 24 minutes.
Finally, Hector B has dropped a fan TV channel. He’s talking about his surgery, sure, I love that, but be real, when is the high-end fashion chat dropping? I wanna see the latest Balenciaga sneakers I can’t by because I’m old. I want to know about OFF-White print shirts. I wanna know when the male sarong is coming back?
Good luck sir, and don’t get downbeat about the muppets in the comments.
JUST KIDDING GUYS, see you in the comments. x
I also wouldn’t be quick to keep referring to AMN as shit, but I don’t think he’s the RB we are forcing him to be. He needs to play it simple, he’s too casual and is giving the ball away bit much, but he’s got good recovery.
Another squad player.
Marko
Keita would have been our best midfielder since Cesc
Meyer(who?) is better than anything we have in midfield and is tearing it up at palace
Marko
OK, are they pocketing that money, or are they going to use it to compete? If the former, they are “fleecing” the fans and the fans should organize a protest; if the latter, then this is simply the way it needs to be at the moment.
Based on what I see, it’s the latter. If someone can present evidence that it’s the former, they should do so.
AMN plays about once a month and across about 4 positions, be a different story if he’d been RB or CM all season and returning nothing.
I’ll try again:Can anyone think of a single positive kroenke has brought to arsenal?
Yes Bamford…
Let’s wait and see how much we actually spend net.
Or how much we spend…net or otherwise is irrelevant especially now because we wouldn’t be losing decent players anymore. Outside of two anyway
Bitching away……2-0 up be happy.
Bamford
Yes we may be trying to compete now but you know full well that we weren’t under AW.
Stop trying to be right and admit you are wrong. You have just been given numerous examples yet you are digging yourself into a hole.
“I’ll try again:Can anyone think of a single positive kroenke has brought to arsenal?”
A fish rots from the head down. Kroenke owns 100% of Arsenal FC.
AMN plays about once a month and across about 4 positions, be a different story if he’d been RB or CM all season and returning nothing.
He would play more and in one position if he was better and settled on a position. He’s isn’t and he hasn’t.
Marko
“70 quid for the cheapest ticket to see them just this preseason in Dublin”
That’s not Arsenal though
It’s the organizers of the International Champions Cup that charged you.
There was a famous game ion Ann Arbor Michigan that drew 110,000 in June 2014. The lowest ticket price was $150.
It’s not just an arsenal problem
Suarez is going to get a chance. Mkhitaryan will be taken off relatively early I would think.
Micheal
And this is what worries me with all this Monchi business. It reeks of them trying to have Emery our manager longer than 2 years.
Alexander Can you tell us of the positives the previous majority owner brought to Arsenal? Please do so. Then we can compare those to what Kroenke has brought. And by the way, I think gambon wrote a post where he laid out all of the positives (investments) that have occurred under Kroenke. You might want to look back at that comment. It was quite thorough. You won’t though, because you’re so committed to this narrative of yours that facts don’t really play a role in what you do. Tell us more, though, about how Kroenke prevented Wenger from spending more… Read more »
Dissenter expensive preseason totes are fine by me if the product they take on your is actually good
But I paid £200 for me and my wife to see arsenal show up bend over and spread their cheeks. They even handed out lube to willian and co
Arsenal being expensive and all this shit is fine by me – but then run the club properly, give the fans value for their money. If you serve them excrement and charge them hundreds of pounds what reaction can you expect?
‘Arsenal hasn’t played entertaining football for a very very long time so which is it results or sexy football’ Not entirely true, we did play good football in spurts. Emery has this total disregard for central midfield play. He lets the front 4 run up the field and plays two midfielders in deep positions. Except for long balls, midfielders have no recourse to get the ball up to front 4. A totally vacant central midfield gives the opposition more space and time on the ball to keep our defenders under pressure. If this continues, I.am afraid we will neither have… Read more »
*The United vs Real game at AnnArbor, MI was in Aug 2014, not June
Bamford
You realize that you’re being nudged to defend the indefensible?
Bat
AMN is suffering from being a utility player
He’s never played in a specific position for a sustained period of time which explains his inconsistency and failure to have improved further
He’s a CM(watch him against united at OT last season to get properly clued up)
He’s currently not a starter but absolutely a must keep for the squad
Better and more useful to us than the likes of Lict,Jekinson,chambers,elneny..etc
Jadon Sancho scored again today. Lad is mustard
Victorious
See Maitland just now… stupid giveaway and nothing to do with his position
What is wrong with AMN
Unprovoked and unchallenged give aways?
AMN finds all kinds of ways to fk his team up. Hes gonna go far,,,,,into the championship
We need to replace Monreal next season too…looks past it
Poor poor AMN.
Leno fast becoming our own DeGea…we could do better but hes also very good
Bournemouth getting a whipping at anfield
Btw, Ozil’s illness is timely he’d have been buried alive today with this sort of pressing by Hud…
Btw, again, are we playing City away??
This is is the perfect game for Suarez to come in and do an audition for a permanent transfer.
DB10 “Yes we may be trying to compete now but you know full well that we weren’t under AW … Stop trying to be right and admit you are wrong.” No, you’ve just misunderstood the arguments. If we weren’t trying to compete under Wenger, this wasn’t because Stan Kroenke wasn’t trying to compete, it was because Arsene Wenger wasn’t trying to compete. Kroenke kept Wenger on because he believed that Wenger was in fact capable of competing. He bought Wenger’s bullshit, just like many supporters did, including a couple of people who are posting here at this very moment. If… Read more »
And this is what worries me with all this Monchi business. It reeks of them trying to have Emery our manager longer than 2 years.
This is absurd. Emery was at Sevilla 3 and a half seasons while Monchi was there 17 years. Really fuck all to do each other
Anybody counting how many times Niles has given the ball away? Must be close to 10 plus now a yellow.
Is there’s game
ANM isn’t good enough…and never will.
He’s a rotation player level for Bournemouth etc
Swear Maitland Niles is just as bad as Leichsteiner
Dissenter
What is this “indefensible” POV you imagine I’m being pushed towards? Please tell me; then I’ll explain how I am in no way, shape or form endorsing any such POV.
I can’t even imagine the reaction of Licht had given away the ball as much as AMN. But as bad as he has been I still prefer AMN. Lol.
Oh great my favourite is on now.
Yea Torreira has looked knackered
Mykhi at least stands up to a physical challenge though you wouldn’t call him a physical player.
…unlike a certain player
Hahaha
Kongolo and Dhiakaby look pretty good players.
Kroenke obviously pays Bamford’s salary
Elneny showing why he doesn’t play.
WTF elneny did climbed over Laca. Idiot.
People can look at the potential hiring of Monchi anyway that they like can come at it from any angle they like put any spin on it and at the end of the day all he would be is a good appointment. He’s one of the very best at what he does. Would be a better appointment than Overmars and Edu
My problem with AMN is his attitude
He is so careless. That giveaway a few mins ago wasn’t simply unforced, he literally wasn’t even looking in the direction he passed
How can a teenager on such a grand stage have such little urgency in their game? It’s really concerning. He seems to think he’s a 3 time CL winner with nothing to prove rather than a kid whose career could very well go all the way to the top, or just as easily end up in league 1 playing for Bristol fucking city.
Sort your head out kid
Kos has looked good today which is promising. Get back Sokratis and hope that they can figure out how to play together.
Dissenter
How many games has AMN played for Arsenal before you’ve reached that definitive POV? I don’t recall him getting even 10 games in a row, might be wrong however.
Interesting to me as you’re noticeably down the throat of anyone questioning Emery on the basis of him not having enough time.
Kos has been fantastic today.
Bamford
Just re-read your post. You know full well that AW was only interested in self preservation at the end of his reign. His top 4 trophy bollocks was a way to temper fans expectations.
You are an impossible person to debate with. You always have to be right don’t you. Not knowing when to concede is a poor trait unfortunately.
Bacuna got away with a few this afternoon didn’t he?
C’mon. Let’s spice things up and score a few.
Wouldn’t mind seeing David S… perfect game for his induction. Pace, physical and winning…
Why can we not control the game against relegation fodder????????
Hahaha. Elneny has become a comedy show.
Bamford
You’re being framed unfairly as the kroenke ass-licker
At least admit that Kroenke is culpable for some of the mess that’s ensued since he owns the club. Then you can still make the points that making.
I think you’re being nudged to the extreme because you don’t preface your posts by acknowledging that the 100% owner can’t be excused from blame.
Why did we sign Suarez if he can’t be trusted against bottom feeding clubs
Kos has been fantastic today.
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Yeah especially his hand ball…….
Bloody hell… Kolac turned his back again to a shot. Thick.
CC
You make a good point about the paucity of exposure AMN has had.
My problem is his application and on-pitch attitude, other than his limited ability.
My favourite ever hand ball was kilo you’re diving arms out against man Utd which bizarrely was not given
Was a great save as well LOL
Kolo toure*
we still defend like kids. when huddersfield get the ball we always drop so much to the point where we bring pressure on our own penalty box. we need players in midfield who are more positive and go and win the ball and drive forward.
AMNs problem is the same as ith so many kids. They are never aware of the place time and opportunity life presents them. Kids everywhere would be busting a gut to make it at his age. But they just casually cruise. I takes a special mentality to give it your all when you are young…like Guendouzi. AMN is not the only one though. The things I wish I could tell my 18 yr old self,
Any win,no matter how it comes is a win I suppose
But is anyone really chuffed to bit with the way we play?
We’re literally just boring and scrapping up points like a poverty team
The lack of style and panache is worrying
Iwobi – shot of the season…….
This is Iwobi standard when matters.
LOL at Iwobi
Get Eddie on
China1
Yea, the FIFA license of that referee would have bee withdrawn on the spot.
He should have the badge wrenched from his shirt the moment he failed to call the Toure blatant penalty and red card.
Dissenter
I tend to agree with Victorious in his assessment that AMN is his own worst enemy as far as being ‘flexible’ goes.
He’s been used as a quick fix in almost all his appearances from what I’ve gathered, bar the odd cup game I’d imagine. Not for a second suggesting he’s headed for the top, but like Iwobi I think dismissing him is premature and over the top.
Both guys are home grown and useful members of the 23 man squad. When players like Elneny are still a thing I’d worry less about the likes of AMN personally.
Why can we not control the game against relegation fodder????????
Answers on a postcard
I don’t recall him getting even 10 games in a row, might be wrong however.
Maybe if he was good enough to get 10 games in a row. I can see already AMN is becoming something of a pet project for certain types but outside of being a bit fast what exactly does he do well? He is at best a squad player and a sub and nothing more. Anything else and you’re deluding yourself
LOL at Iwobi again!
Victorious I’ll take 3 points any which way by deary me emery has to be able to put class Huddersfield and Cardiff city. This is just embarrassing
Well… I repeat myself.
This is Iwobi standard when matters.
Two poor shots. Last a sort of 1 v 1.
Might as well pass ffs
Out class *
The great klopp is doing his best wenger (latter year) impression again
Top for a couple of weeks then blew it all in February.
I’ll wager £200 right now with anyone that they blow it and possibly drop down to 3rd.
If iwobi could shoot he’d be a world beater. no composure in front of goal. (yes I know he scored today)
Head shake
How do you make these lot better
Comedy hour
Iwobi and Mkhitaryan….
Gazz his passing sucks too
yes I know he scored today
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with a huge deflection.
We’ve found our level again under emery.
Oops another clanged from Leno. He just loves to spill shots and crosses at the feet of advancing forwards this fella.
Thank god we aren’t in the champions league with old butter fingers
Bring back almunia
R to 4 good and half chances last 10 min.
In his interview, Iwobi said he’s involved in goals…
Is this how??
Sub iwobi and mikki already my eyes are bleeding dear god
Un na
What are you on about with Klopp? Aren’t they winning today?
God emery has us playing like hull. We are so devoid of personality in this side.
Its hilarious debating AMN while we have Elneny, Licht, Mhiki, Ozil, Jenko and Iwobi in team.
Iwobi in some normal team could be usefull as benchwarmer allthough id sell him and let some of our youth get that role, other 4 should be rid off imediately.
DB10 “You know full well that AW was only interested in self preservation at the end of his reign. His top 4 trophy bollocks was a way to temper fans expectations.” One, I’m not sure I agree with this assessment of what Wenger was up to in his final 6-7 years. Two, I don’t see how the above would touch my point at all; my claim is not about what you or I believed but about what Kroenke believed. Your claim is that Kroenke wasn’t trying to compete during the later Wenger years (though, oddly, you’ve said that Kroenke IS… Read more »
Guendouzi Is very lightweight
Dissenter
Sorry, but I have never said Kroenke is not to blame for some of the mess we are in. Of course he is; he is the one who kept Wenger on and allowed him to run everything.
Cardiff beating Southampton away
The Ralph Hasenhüttl bubble has burst?
The great klopp is doing his best wenger (latter year) impression again
Top for a couple of weeks then blew it all in February.
Odd considering they’re winning. Hardly insightful considering they haven’t won the league in nearly 30 years or whatever it is
I think that we are beyond the excuse that it is not the coach fault if we can’t control the game against the worst team in the league.
We are ahead, because we have better player, definitely not better setup.
Bam
I know but sometimes it comes across as if you’re waiving away blame from kroenke.
I’m just saying they hem you into those types of positions
China
Exactly, you know there’s no much sauce in a manager of a top 6 club if he can’t dominate poverty sides like Huddersfield and cardiff
We know we need better players and all that but where is the FVCKIN style of play
Why are we playing shit football like a relegation fodder?
What happened to midfielders controlling the play
We’re really playing dreary football and as such we’re honestly just a painfu sidel watch
Emery is clearly not elite which is exactly what we need to go back to the top
Still no answer to my question regarding kroenke.
He’s been a shareholder since 2007, majority shareholder since 2011 and now is sole shareholder.
How has arsenal fared since he got involved?
Can anyone provide any examples of anything positive he’s brought to the club… Anything at all?
Notice our CBs don’t move up at all today, probably under instruction. Good tactic.
Goal line save by Monreal….
Seeing Iwobi fk about the place gives me hope i might still be discovered and Im in my 40`s.
Doing our best to give Huddersfield a goal
I love how Alexander ignores comments he doesn’t want to deal with.
Watch as we concede
Elneny ….@#$%^&&*()