’TIME and MONEY’ pleas lose steam after BATE nightmare

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Well, well, well.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a line of defence when it comes to the rapid decline of the Unai Emery maiden voyage. Last night’s loss to BATE is a tough result to compute for many reasons, but before we jump into the details, let’s be real here… we will beat them in the return leg. It’ll be a destruction.

I’m just going to bullet out some concerns that the game threw out.

  • Chelsea is in freefall, United were totally outclassed by PSG and have a nasty run of games that will leave them fatigued and sad. We have just clawed our way back into top 4 contention. It’s incredibly important that Arsenal remain fresh until the end of the season. Emery just tanked away from home against a shite team and now he’ll have to rescue the game with a hard return at The Emirates when he should be resting players.
  • BATE is an out of season pub team. Their last game was December 13th vs PAOK. How can there be any excusing a loss like this with a first team that is in PEAK fitness mode? We’d be furious if the kids tanked that game. Alex fucking Hleb played. This is what he had to say on the game prior:

‘Arsenal are at the peak of readiness – for them this is a huge plus,’ Hleb told Pressball, a leading sports newspaper in Belarus.

‘It will be hard for us, and very much so. But we will try to squeeze the maximum out of the physical form that we have gained.

‘We are not yet ready (to play at) 100 per cent, but the coaching staff decided not to force anything – realising that the guys had to rest after a hard season. And now we are working – in general, everything is according to plan.’

  • A lot of fans are blaming the TERRIBLE PLAYERS EMERY INHERITED from dear old Arsene Wenger. That excuse took a sharp slice to the jugular last night because Wenger put 10 goals past them, winning 6-0 and 4-2. In the 2017 6-0 game, do you know who scored? Debuchy, Elneny, Giroud, Theo Walcott, Giroud and Jack Wilshere. Emery added £70m worth of talent and still took an L away from home. To repeat: Wenger, with a squad that had given up on breathing, still managed to turn over a pub team twice.
    • Also worth remembering at the start of the season, the people celebrating the WINNERTIVITY Emery had brought to a limp squad of Wenger babies (me), are now saying nothing can be done with Wenger’s limp lizards (not me). Are we really blaming Wenger for an away loss to Bate Borisov in mid-February?
  • The manager didn’t take Mesut or Ramsey away (the Welshman damaged a knee carpet sliding after that deal), leaving our creative outlets to be our fullbacks again. This isn’t bearing fruit. Why does Emery persist? Why not use the players who can help? Mend those collapsed bridges, because we are literally throwing away any chance of success this season by leaning on failing strategies that the players seem to have given up on. This was BATE away from home. Emery can’t even be bothered to humiliate Ozil in the hope that maybe he’ll drop a performance worthy of a Premier League start (or, dare I say it, a performance that might invite a bid this summer).
    • When the players lose faith, it cannot easily be rectified with additions. You can’t replace an entire squad, gossip memory is a thing. That’s why it’s so important for Emery to turn this around. The cracks need to be filled this season with good coaching, adding a layer of class to proceedings in the summer. You can’t prop up a toxic squad with more bodies. That’s not how it works. If Emery doesn’t have the player believing by the end of the season, he’s done by December.
  • Additionally, does anyone think the effort output of anyone in the side is greatly outshining what Mesut would bring? Is Mikhi really putting in a shift? Iwobi? Is it not time to make Mesut and Ramsey work for their money. I’d prefer lazy and class, versus meh levels of effort and meh levels of ability. We had 3 shots on target today. In the second half, we didn’t hit the target until the 92nd minute. That is shite. We need to create. A lazy creator feeding outrageously clinical strikers sounds a better plan than average creators feeding nobody.
  • We are in February and the same predictable approach of using our fullbacks to create cutbacks is being used. We have no interest in working through the middle. We are so dull to watch. If you are predictable, you are easy to plan against. This used to happen under Wenger.
  • The players can’t motivate themselves for the small games. That tells you a lot about how interested they are in the manager and his ideas. Motivation should not be an issue with top level footballers. It certainly shouldn’t be an issue in a new managers first season.
    • Emery stands on the sidelines like he’s just found out The Daily Mail has accessed his ephemeral SnapChats from 2015. Zero sauce. Total panic. You might think that’s a minor observation, but come on, who isn’t going to be affected by the weak body language?
  • If Emery is such a demon with the video analysis, why didn’t he realise the pitch would look like a WWI trench warfare simulation rehearsal had taken place on it? Playing it along the ground was never going to work. As someone pointed out, Chelsea complained about the pitch. We had no plan to deal with it.
  • Suarez. Can someone hit me up with the ‘why’ here? Light-weight, weak passing, can’t even take a corner. Why did we bother with him if he wasn’t ready to hit the ground running?
  • Finally, a lot of folk gossiping that the lack of Emery funds were down to the board worrying he wouldn’t make it past this season. Does Raul see Emery as an Ivan signing? Does he identify the folly in giving a £100m to a man who needed £300m to rectify PSG taking a spanking from Monaco in his first season? Doubtful. But come on, it’s not unreasonable to be logical about Raul and his thoughts, is it? If you’re a real football man, and you watch the game with clear eyes, do you truly believe Emery is any good? Of course not. Zero vision or style in 9 months is alarm bells for real football people. Telling the world you’d be the protagonists whilst fixing the defence needed tangible results, and they haven’t come. Why waste a summer on someone who can’t craft a style or vision with a squad that costs £220m a season is a joke, especially when you can see what Bielsa did with Leeds (a 7th place team in a lower division that had never played expansive technical football).

Before you go, GFFN has a supportive article on Emery you should read here.

“There is no success without a real relationship with the players”. Right from the start, he has been making pain-staking efforts to create strong bonds with his players. For example, he went to meet Neymar before the Brazilian left for the World Cup. “That’s the great difference between him and Emery”, surmises Canal + pundit Eric Carrière. “The Spaniard saw players as “X”, like tools he could use to win. It is the opposite for Tuchel. For him players are human beings, with a name, a personality, a sensibility and proper characteristics”.

And to whom you must show affection through a little hug, a little text message or some extra holiday time. “His management relies on benevolence, which doesn’t exclude authority and discipline, just like Rabiot and Mbappé experienced after being late at the pre-Classique speech and therefore sent on the bench at the Vélodrome,” says Carrière. “The strength of this manager is his ability to unite. Today, if a player doesn’t feel the kindness or thinks it is fake, he won’t fight for you. And you can tell that it is not fake with Tuchel. It is way easier to win trophies with such a team… Emery was a good tactician but didn’t have this ability”.

My narrative on Emery is fueled by good intel, not gut feel. Watch this space, Le Grove will lead the way on this one, I can assure you. He’s the Spanish David Moyes, or hopefully, the 1996 Bruce Rioch. Either way, he’s not leading us to the promised land. Be sure of that my friends. x

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Pierre

Jamie
I see you are a member of the HCB .

TheLegendaryDB10

Pierre

I am a bit worried your post above is the first one this morning where you have not mentioned Ozil.

Pierre

Qna
” Emery is being too cute and most likely costs himself by having to have Ozil for another season”

Cute is not the word I would use for the situation he has put the club in .

Dr Emil schauffhausen

@pierre
I don’t agree with the situation at all , I want Ozil gone , unfortunately because of his wage it won’t be easy to do that .
If your right and it’s solely emery’s decision on Ozil and the club have no input then I’m sure emery will be sacked .
Lastly if you think Ozil is the answer to arsenal fc clubs problems on the pitch you are deluded , good day sir .

Pierre

Legdb10
I’m just supporting and highlighting the positives of one of our players unlike many on here.

You should try it sometimes.

TheLegendaryDB10

Pierre

I personally liked Ozil back in his early days. And I really enjoyed his performance vs Leicester. But the following game he just his bsck into his shell. At that point UE was still playing him.

I really didn’t like his reference to Bergkamp as this was a player who put a blinding performance in some games on a consistent basis. With Ozil, it’s once every blue moon.

TheLegendaryDB10

*just retreated back

Graham62

Pierre No Pierre, the stupidity was giving Ozil the contract in the first place. Ozil has talent, but he is a petulant, lazy and arrogant individual, who thinks the world owes him. He wants our sympathy all the time and basically, I’m pissed off with the guy. Emery has given Ozil numerous chances, but he fails to deliver on a consistent basis or show even the slightest inclination to play for the team. If Ozil was this wonderful player you promote him to be, he would pull his finger out and show commitment to the cause. Yes we need creativity,… Read more »

Jamie

Pierre – You should try highlighting the glaring deficiencies in our players for a more complete assessment of their return on the pitch. 11 Kantes would decimate 11 Ozils. You don’t need any creativity to walk through a squad of no defenders. Good luck getting through 11 Kantes and the work rate and tenacity they bring. That says nothing of the fact that Ozils don’t score goals, they always look for an extra pass. You can’t even build a team around a player who only has one specialist skill. Mark him out of the game and he offers literally nothing.… Read more »

G8

Emery made ozil a captain and gave him every chance, he failed spectacularly.
Back injuries, man flu, PMS, you name it.. He did fuck all when he was played, apart from one home game..
He Shouldn’t be anywhere near the 1st team..
Only problem is he is costing the club a fortune..but it’s the past hierarchys fault.

HighburyLegend

“I’m just supporting and highlighting the positives of one of our players unlike many on here.”
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!
To resume : LOLz

HighburyLegend

“Mesut Ozil is ready to complicate Arsenal’s plan to offload him by refusing to leave on loan this summer.”
Pierre’s boyfriend is not only a top world class player, he’s also a very clever boy.

gonsterous

what bugs me is that the club has a lot of youngsters with very good potential but are refusing to use any of them. Why is that ? why are we not looking for internal solutions instead of looking at the transfer window? We should be looking internally if we are skint. Not going around Europe for bargains. I don’t know if it’s emerys decision or someone above him, but we are a very poorly run club. Regarding ozil, he’s not great but we have no one else at the moment so it wouldn’t hurt to put him in the… Read more »

Dissenter

Pierre and his man crush for Ozil continues

That said, Emery has no excuse right now. He should release the kraken, he has Ozil where he needs him now;mOzil has to play to prove a point.

We don’t defend well,with or without Ozil. Give him a chance to play himself back in.

Pierre

ok , let’s keep playing football the way the headless chicken brigade want their football played and see where it gets us .

7 defeats (and counting)in 2 months without Ozil starting tells its own story.
Undefeated since August with Ozil in the starting line up tells its own story.

But no, the headless chicken brigade are happy to see our players play without intelligence , composure , patience and let the ball do the work .

Instead , what do we have , the best running stats in the league with the players running around like headless chickens .

gonsterous

the club has issues but firing emery isn’t going to solve anything. Which manager can come in ? Honestly think that arteta is a coward and wouldn’t want to get out of peps shadow just yet. Henry is another arrogant manager, I still cringe when I remember his “pull the chair” debacle. We need an elite manager who will work with no transfer budget. So I guess we can get the British david moyes as opposed to the Spanish one. I would still want to give emery time though. I still laugh at his “good evening everybody” lines, something a… Read more »

HighburyLegend

And what about Ozil leading us to victories vs. Manure, City, Liverpool, and even in the Europa League’s final ??

Wrong player ??

HighburyLegend

Pierre ?? Hello ??

Bob N16

G8, ‘he shouldn’t be anywhere near the first team…’ I think there is an argument that there are a fair few players who fall into that category.

Personally, against less ambitious, weaker teams who aren’t going to commit men forward, Özil should play as he has the ability to play a cute pass. Sure against better teams he may be too much of a luxury. Sadly at the moment Emery isn’t showing tactical pragmatism and seems lost in a 3 cbs, 2 wing backs system that is constipating our attacking cohesion.

GunnerDna

Perrie Everyday I read this blog you keep acting like you’re only Arsenal fan that ever watched Ozil play. Go and sit down somewhere, Ozil is bang average, and nothing you say will have anyone thinking differently. What is noticeable, is that all the AW fans calling for a change of manager to build a squad around a 30 yr old who plays when its convenient. And whenever he does its like Arsenal is playing with a player short. Everyone talks about lack of creativity when our attackers miss chances after chances. HM and AL scores both their chances and… Read more »

gonsterous

more than chances created, we need more players who can keep the ball, every time I watch arsenal play, they can’t keep the ball for more than 5 seconds.

Bamford10

“Özil played 90 minutes against Cardiff recently. That would have been a much better place for a crowd pleasing statement than his social media accounts.”
– Tim Stillman (on Twitter)

Bamford10

United will be without Martial and Lingard for three weeks. That could help us a little.

Nelson

Ian Rush reveals his talk with Ramsey:
“I spoke to him a couple weeks ago,” Rush told Calciomercato . “He’s always been convinced of this choice because he wants to win trophies and Juve has always been the first choice for this. He believes that they have more chances to win than other teams. ”

Looks like star players will not join Arsenal. We should focus on youth then.

Wengaball

It is amazing how people expect a player put in a dazzling performance after being thoroughly mistreated, then put back in the team for one game. And then when he doesn’t deliver, they’d say see, I told you so. He’s a wank. You guys have no idea of human psychology. And no, 350k a week does not alter millions s ofbyears of evolution. Emery I think knows that he has damaged Özil. The repair will take playing him consistently fir a string of games. And he can’t afford that, neither does he have the patience. Not only Emery is a… Read more »

Pierre

Wengaball
Well said.

China1

Lol @ Ramsey caring so much about trophies. If winning trophies was his first priority he’d have taken a lower salary in exchange for juve to pay a transfer fee to arsenal and join this winter. Then he’d win the league and god knows how many other trophies this season before the ink on his signature even dries Instead he put the bosman salary boost as his top priority and was willing to miss out on at least one major trophy in 2019 Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he was wrong to do that, but if he talks… Read more »

Pierre

Gonsterous
“more than chances created, we need more players who can keep the ball, every time I watch arsenal play, they can’t keep the ball for more than 5 seconds.”

I agree, passing the ball to a team ate and controlling the ball is a skill that is underrated on Le grove .

They used to call it having a good first touch and technique …I’m not those words are in our managers vocabulary. …..I think run, run and keep running are though

China1

Likewise the very fact that at his age he was still primarily wanting to negotiate to stay on at arsenal until only a handful of months ago says more about his real priorities than his words He’d have reportedly been happy to sign on for much higher wages at arsenal despite the fact we are an ongoing project and not close to competing for the biggest trophies any time soon. Where was his ambition for trophies when he was haggling towards 200+k at the end of the summer? Like I say, it’s his choice and I don’t blame him. He’s… Read more »

Pierre

Bamford
“Özil played 90 minutes against Cardiff recently. That would have been a much better place for a crowd pleasing statement than his social media accounts.”
– Tim Stillman (on Twitter)”

Didn’t we beat Cardiff …..it wasn’t one of our recent 7(seven) defeats .

China1

Emery does appear to have mismanaged the ozil situation, tho ozil is still a wanker who I can’t wait to see the back of, so I can’t say it saddens me

Bamford10

Wenga Complete and utter tosh. One, Ozil has been a mentally-soft, volatile, mopey, whiney player from the moment he arrived. Think of him being castigated by Mertesacker for not acknowledging the away supporters at City. If he is not responding well to adversity, this is down to his own mental fragility, his own psychological and emotional weaknesses. Two, Emery gave Ozil every chance to work hard, apply himself and produce at the start of the season — made him captain as well; Ozil clearly did not work or play up to the level needed. This is on Ozil, not Emery.… Read more »

Pierre

Bandied
I could prove you wrong on every on every count but I can’t be arsed.

You’re not stupid , you know he should be starting and you know the team will immediately improve offensively and defensively because we will keep possession of the football , which is a skill that is often underrated on Le grove.

Pierre

Bamford*

Bamford10

There is a correlation, btw, between having been an AKB and thinking Ozil is being wronged. Not one to one, but a definite correlation, I think.

Bob N16

Bamford, ‘mopey and whiney’ …’down to his own mental fragility, his own psychological and mental weaknesses’….

Isn’t that a bit close to home Bamford?

Bamford10

Pierre

No, I don’t “know” those things. Yes, he’ll slow play down in the attacking third, so we’ll probably have a bit more possession. And yes, maybe he’ll find a good pass or two. Maybe. But he no longer guarantees you great, creative #10 play — if he ever did. And while adding him back to the XI might improve our attacking play, it might not. I’d add that adding Ramsey to the XI would add more than adding Ozil, because unlike Ozil, Ramsey brings more than one thing.

So, sorry, but no.

Bamford10

N16

Have you ever contributed anything of value here? You like to talk to me or about me a lot, but I don’t know you, we have no relationship here, and you have never said anything here which makes me think I should even bother to reply to you.

I have an idea: contribute more; snipe at me in petty fashion less. Thanks.

Paulinho

Bamford – The Cardiff Captain Sol Bamba said the week after our game against them that the Cardiff players were happy when Ozil lined up against them instead of Ramsey. Ozil was easier to track, and sulked when things didn’t go well for him and retreated deeper into his shell.

Says a lot when Journeyman captains of clubs like Cardiff see Ozil’s threat as negligible and easily containable.

Bamford10

As for possession, Pierre, I agree we don’t keep enough of it, but this isn’t down to the absence of Ozil. I think this has more to do with the patterns of play that Emery has trained the players to play in. Under Wenger, we used to play the ball back and forth across the width of the field endlessly; the back four would swing the ball back and forth, the midfield would do the same, and we’d do the same in the attacking third. We don’t do this anymore, in large part, I think, because Emery wants them to… Read more »

salparadisenyc

I’m w/ China there. Emery came in with a supposed dossier on each player having done the research, knowing full well his highest paid player was Mesut Ozil, his attributes, weakness’s and knowledge he’d have to utilize him in some manner. That plan didn’t consist of freezing Ozil out of every competition hoping to shift him in the next transfer window, value having plummeted to rock bottom. We all know Ozil’s limitations we’ve beat them dead on here since 2013, there many. But don’t tell me he would not of added something to the shit show on display in Belarus.… Read more »

Bamford10

Paulinho

Yep.

qna

Bamford. I believe the reason there is a correlation between AKBs and people that still think Ozil is a top player are because their version of loyalty clouds their judgement. It’s not a bad thing to have in a person. The difference being loyalty to an institution vs loyalty to important individual. I’m loyal to Arsenal first and when a person like Wenger or Ozil becomes a detriment to Arsenal I withdraw my support for the person. I think some people have a different way of being loyal. Ozil used to be a very good player for us. Even then,… Read more »

Bamford10

Sal

I don’t mean to be difficult, but a genuine professional wouldn’t be tweeting out things that might publicly create division within the club, squad and camp. Ozil has done just this. The guy has always been a pissy little bitch, and this social media thing is of a piece with that.

G8

The reason why we can’t keep possession long enough is not because of ozil absence, it’s because we have really poor full backs and no wingers to run with the ball a bit.
Ozil get knocked off the ball like a little girl
We have seen it time and times again..
So please spare me the myth that he is the king of possession!

salparadisenyc

Bamford

I’m not backing what Ozi’s done there, in fact I don’t agree with it.
Fact it’s gotten to that stage is the key point.

Bob N16

It’s your self importance that I object to Bamford, that’s all. I have has much right as you have to comment on this blog. If you choose to ignore my posts fair enough, I often ignore yours. Sometimes your sanctimonious tone winds me up and I find myself typing a response. Suck it up….

Dream10

Joe Willock has scored 11 goals in 16 appearances for the U23s. He’s not as highly rated as ESR and Nelson, but there is something there. Scored against Blackpool in the cup as well. Should be getting minutes in the cups and if we’re in the Europa group stages next season. There’s room in the squad for a player of his profile. Good for him

Quality performance from Yves Bissouma in the middle for Brighton against Lampard’s Derby in the cup.

Bamford10

N16 Well, then, you misread my tone. I don’t think I’m any more important than anyone else here. I like to think about and talk about Arsenal and football. I like to read what others have to say here, to learn from them and contribute. Yes, I tend to think I dm right about this or that point — like every single other poster here — but I don’t think I’m any more important than anyone else. I am just one of a hundred or so interested, engaged voices here. As for you, from the moment you arrived, you’ve sniped… Read more »

Dissenter

Pierre
You must be the daftest person here if you think Ozil helps Arsenal “keep the ball”. The closest player that helps with ball retention and recycling is Xhaka and even he sucks at it.
We don’t have a Cazorla type of midfielder.
Wise up dude.

Bamford10

Guy on Twitter who calls himself ClubInsight (@TheSuccessorAFC) is saying that the club are furious with Ozil and “want him out” because of negative things Ozil said about the club in an alleged phone call with Kai Havertz. See below. “As you’ve might of seen we’re are highly interested in Havertz. Kai called Mesut and asked him if it would be good if he moved to Arsenal. Mesut suggested to him that it wouldn’t be the move that he would choose if it was him. Manager and club absolutely furious. #AFC #Ozil“ – @TheSuccessorAFC No idea if this is true,… Read more »

Dissenter

Sal
All the dossier research in the world cannot replace the actual knowledge gleaned from working with players as a manager..
It’s very likely that every candidate interviewed for the Arsenal chief coaching job professed to have a detailed understanding of the players.
How do you show up for a 6.5 million yearly wage job without output hime work.’
We need to stop knocking Emery for saying the basic stuff anyone would do at a job interview.

Marc

Bamford

If that is true and of course it’s a big if but I wonder if the club might decide to use that to go down a legal route of gross misconduct and terminate his contract.

In any other job slagging off your employer can lead to the sack!

Dissenter

Emery does have to play Ozil.
The argument that he doesn’t defend well doesn’t hold water currently because we re just as bad defensively when he’s not playing.
He needs to let Ozil prove him right or wrong.

Dream10

Bamford

Think that account is fake.

But it’s something we should we be worried about. Football is a small fraternity and they do talk. Post Emery, we want to be a destination for quality players.

Dissenter

I suspect that Ozil’s bonus pay and other appearance related benefits are being curtailed by not paying him.
He’s probably just earning his basics salary which is still massively huge tbh.

salparadisenyc

Dissenter

Im knocking Emery for his iron stance with agenda at the teams expense.
Letting this agenda take on run away train status.

Whats Emery’s managed to do, is put himself in a situation with no good outcomes. Thats not a good look for the manager of Arsenal FC.

Dissenter

If that story abut Ozil’s sabotaging of the club’s recruitment is true, then all bets are off. The club needs to drag him in the mud until he leaves.
No matter what the circumstances are, you still have to show some loyalty when you’re the highest wage earner
That story better not be true.

bunga party

” suspect that Ozil’s bonus pay and other appearance related benefits are being curtailed by not paying him.
He’s probably just earning his basics salary which is still massively huge tbh.”

And his jerseys aren’t selling much. Nothing at all in Germany.

So the whole 350K is probably 200K at most…..which is still mucho mucho…especially who doesn’t even feature on the bench.

Words on a Blog

Sad that we’re now at the Mourinho/Pogba media/social media war.

Not that Emery is Mourinho or Ozil is Pogba.

I feel it’s a terrible tactical error (i.e. stupid) by Ozil and his PR team to have piped up with a Bergkamp reference at this stage. Silence would have been far more effective.

qna

Lol. I’m not happy that we didn’t sell Ozil with 12 months left. But it was the club’s mistake. Now trying to blame Ozil for us not landing a player that we would not have landed anyway us just laughable.

Does that poster have a shred of history to even warrant posting that. Silly to even consider that could be true.

Nelson

We are used to Wenger’s interviews. He is an expert in communication and treated us fans like fools. On the contrary, Emery is more a straight arrow. Sometimes, it is difficult to understand what he wants to say. That fucking board and owner aren’t saying anything. There is no communication. A lot of things we are just guesting. A lot of fans are making their own judgements. The owner and the board need to come out and clear up everything. I have a feeling that they are happy to see the fan base is again divided. They won’t be forced… Read more »

Champagne charlie

Lol Ozil is being marginalised by the club and forced out for being on a contract they offered him, but the club wants him to offer a glowing view to a player asking whether to join?

Who the fuck is remotely surprised by that apparent response?

Words on a Blog

Keeping quiet whilst not being selected against a background of poor performances and results would have increased the pressure on Emery to have selected him. This way, the club and Emery are being backed into a corner and may well decide not to select him to asser their authority.

Zimmie2652

TR7 & Bamford
‘Bamford- I’m pretty sure you are wrong about this. The stadium debt has been paid off since 2014 if I recall correctly.’

“Stadium debt will be paid off by 2033.”

I stand corrected then, the articles I found were incorrect.

Thanks!

Charlie George

The most exciting performance of the season -was a Mesut OZIL inspired performance against Leicester City. This proves the player- far from being washed up – has plenty to offer. Any competent coach would be extracting more of these performances Emery has systemically gone out of his way – to sabotage Ozil s reputation. It’s an absolute disgrace. He just can’t handle him Clearly an inferiority complex has developed Ozil ( 23.5 twitter followers ) Emery ( 350 000) That really portrays their positions in the world game. One is a global icon The other is a non- descript nobody.… Read more »

Batistuta

Twitter followers? Seriously, that’s what we’re using to judge now….What kinda loons have started posting here recently

Batistuta

Have to say though, the club and manager have handled this whole Ozil situation quite poorly…It’s been embarrassing

Dissenter

CC
“Lol Ozil is being marginalised by the club and forced out for being on a contract they offered him, but the club wants him to offer a glowing view to a player asking whether to join? Who the fuck is remotely surprised by that apparent response?”

Because the club still considered him worthy of the largest pay package in out history. That’s why.
Grow up and stop your victory parade.

Champagne charlie

Dissenter

Your comment makes absolutely no sense, victory parade? I’m laughing at the idea anyone could be surprised a player being frozen out wouldn’t recommend joining us.

So jog on you ignorant twat.

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englandsbest

Why make such a song and dance about losing away to Bate? It will be righted at the Emirates. Buying Ozil was an ego-trip for Wenger. Liverpool had made him look foolish over Suarez, and he wanted to show he was still a big fish. And ever since, he was desperate to prove he got it right, even though he knew perfectly well that he got it wrong. Ozil does not suit Arsenal. Emery has inherited Wenger’s mess. If he could make Ozil vanish I’m sure he’d be delighted. Meanwhile Ozil’s £17m wage is reducing his options on signings. Similarly… Read more »

Siddharth14

Player power has taken a new dimension in the last 5-6 years. It has now reached a stage where they collectively can make or break any manager. Guardiola and Zidane have recognized this devil and taken their steps accordingly. Others like Mourinho and Conte have found it out the hard way but still refuse to learn. Tuchel it seems has learnt his lesson at Dortmund and altered his approach at PSG. Emery meanwhile having his hands burnt by star players at PSG is desperately trying to avoid similar fate at Arsenal. But it is never going to help and Emery… Read more »

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