Charles Watts spent some time inspecting the faces of the Arsenal exec team. Pen and pad in his hand this is what he saw.
Fahmy shook his head over and over again, Vekatesham slumped in his chair while an ashen-faced Sanllehi soon headed for the exit. This was not the result anyone had been expecting.
The vision that has been set out from the top brass has been clear. Champions League football is a must and winning the Europa League is arguably Arsenal’s best route back into Europe’s elite competition.
I mean, they’re not exactly going to be doing cartwheels and I’m not sure how much we can read into this, but it’s mildly interesting to know that the Emery frustration goes deeper than just a few fans in the ground and on the internet. Can’t remember Ivan Gazidis giving away this much emotion in 10 years.
It’ll be very interesting to see what the club do in the summer. Emery wasn’t given any money in January, no one really knows why, but it’s clear we can’t be broke. Maybe the club wanted to see what Emery was going to do with the squad, after all, he not only promised improvements to the fans in press conferences, he had a legendary PowerPoint presentation that he’ll no doubt be held to.
I would hazard a guess, but I would imagine coaching featured quite high on the short term objectives. Remember how keen he was to invite the press to watch his sessions? The club made quite a fuss about the job title being Head Coach, not Manager.
This is why the people claiming that a lack of identity doesn’t matter don’t understand what they’re saying. If your team stands for nothing, it means there’s no belief system in place. It means the players have no north star. It means you have nothing to fall back on when things slip. It results in confusing bland football that is no doubt a bore to play. Think about it, what is Emery trying to achieve? Fluid possession-based football like City? Heavy metal? Electric counter-attacking? Or just finding Kola on the overlap?
The biggest worry I have is the fans asking for more time and money seem to forget that he moved to a club that was a title-winning operation with some of the most exquisite players in the world playing for it and he tanked the first season. He had to bring in Neymar and Mbappe whilst counting on the simultaneous destruction of Monaco in the transfer market to win the league in his second season. He tanked twice in the Champions League, he couldn’t foster a collective and then he was let go at the end of the season because the players didn’t respect him.
That brings me onto my next topic of conversation, Mesut Ozil.
‘When you start supporting a football club, you don’t support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong.’ 🙏🏼 || #DennisBergkamp pic.twitter.com/kKM8kDhm8T
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) February 15, 2019
Mesut Ozil making a huge power play, whipping his base into a frenzy of ‘OZIL WE LIVE 4 U, EMRY DIE’, with the above pearler.
Now, it’s clear that I’m not a huge fan of the German. It’s also clear that he doesn’t really have any love for Arsenal unless it’s the love a 22-year-old beauty queen has for her 72-year-old billionaire lover. This is straight up manipulation of the media and it’s caused a right old stink on the internet.
It was a cynical move. It is clearly designed to disrupt Emery’s season that is tanking. It is supposed to be seen by the players who are no doubt wondering why they’re being asked to struggle away without support from the start names.
I thought this comment from Sal neatly summed up the debacle.
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. Don’t tell me Lacazette wouldn’t of welcomed him into the side, arms open. Emery put Arsenal behind his Ozil agenda.
More bizarre with Ramsay not traveling.
Now have open ware fare on the social between Ozil’s team and Emery.
As funny as it is, thats a sad indictment of his handling of Mesut Ozil, total mismanagement.
Emery is the unpopular kid standing his ground by taking the ball home. It’s an inability to be empathetic. It’s a character flaw in the Emery machine. This piece from GFFN on Thomas Tuchel gets under the skin of the problem and spells out that what we are seeing is not a one-off, it’s part of broader pattern of damaging behaviour.
“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”.
This is football. You are only as good as the talent you have at your disposal. Currently, Arsenal is trying to chase Champions League through the Europa League back door and top 4. We are desperately struggling for creativity because our two outlets are AMN and Kola. Would any manager in the world not at least try and build bridges with one of the most sublime creative talents in the world, even if he is lazy? Would you not try and work out a system that could protect against his weaknesses in some way? Could you not put your pride to one side to make some magic happen?
It’s even crazier that he can’t find a way to utilise Aaron Ramsey. The guy has his flaws, but effort and intensity has never been an issue. He can also score goals, run with the ball, open space and create. Yet we’re leaving him to rot on the bench? Make a mistake with one star player and I might be able to forgive, but to do it with two of them, when they’re both fit, as results and performances tank… well, it’s just negligent.
In allowing these problems to fester Emery has lost control of the media narrative. He’s allowed Mesut Ozil to play the victim with the fans, and no doubt his treatment in the face of a creative crisis will have the players asking questions. The worst part of all of this is the argument is affecting our ability to compete. We’ve struggled against Cardiff, Huddersfield and lost to BATE. We haven’t delivered a performance since Spurs in December. Things are in decline.
Emery needs a rethink. He needs to leave his ego at the Colney gates. He needs to show leadership.
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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 »
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The power play from Ozil is no power play. The manager will outlive him and it really doesn’t matter who the manager is anyway truly because he’s declined so much and has become such a hindrance to the club that we could be managed by anyone and his time would still be up at the club. Massive wages declining stats inconsistencies in performances and calling in sick so much have taken their toll. Whether you like Emery or not Ozil is finished
I’d like to point out that back in December that argument with regards to Ozil while acknowledged was a difficult one it was still made whatever is decided with regards to him you stick with it. Don’t back down. Make it clear you’re not wanted and that’s that. As gambon said in the past stick him training with the under 15’s
Ozil ain’t going nowhere. He’s gonna sit pretty with that contract and lap up London life.
Ramsey and Ozil are done as top footballers. Sure there will be flashes of brilliance or some Hollywood plays, but overall its slow game over. They will just milk it till the end.
Arsenal in big crisis. Summer will be new beginning or the end.
Pedro Spot on. This Ozil farce can be dressed up in whatever manner it wants to be. The club gave him a stupid contract with no clause for an “out” and now we’re unhappy he doesn’t want to leave the second we say so. It’s our famed leadership underlining their stupidity again just in case anyone had an idea they were competent Emery isn’t doing himself any favours at all either on the matter, he’s showing how incapable he is at “managing” personalities. Some players need a hug, a punch, their back scrubbed in the shower etc to play their… Read more »
“It is clearly designed to disrupt Emery’s season that is tanking” Pedro sorry but you need to keep some perspective – Arsenal are not performing as well I want and there are issues to be sorted but your constant narrative is so tied up with an anti Emery agenda you’re not seeing the wood for the trees. As a demonstration of this it is very likely that when the final whistle blows after our next league match we’ll be in 4th, clear of Utd by possibly 1 point probably 2. To claim a season is tanking after what will be… Read more »
Marc, the only agenda is a better Arsenal.
Who’s this Sal guy? Get him on the pod.
Pedro
I know you want that, just as I know that you know that I want that as well but do you not see my point?
As it stands the match against Utd is going to have a huge bearing on where our season ends up.
Pedro, in terms of points/league position it’s a better Arsenal.
In terms of style of play, sadly, it’s Spanish Stoke.
Marc is hoping that Southampton and Bournemouth are weaker than BATE. So do I 🙂
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2019/02/16/mutiny-arsenal-stars-respond-mesut-ozils-post-axed-unai-emery-8645200/amp/
Really doubt there’s a divide quite like is being touted, but the importance of handling high profile players in the right way can’t be understated.
‘Let him rot in the reserves’ and the like just don’t cut it in 2019. Suggest a few move with the times, players like Ozil have as big a following as the whole fucking club for christ sake. We could make a right pigs ear of this if not careful.
Nelson
The mid week performance was shocking but to be honest I’m writing it off down to crap pitch we didn’t adapt / couldn’t adapt to, freezing cold and the players didn’t look like they wanted to be there.
Now the above is piss poor reasons for a piss poor performance and should not be accepted but if we can’t pick up 6 points from our next 2 home matches we might as well pack it in now.
Emery isn’t doing himself any favours at all either on the matter, he’s showing how incapable he is at “managing” personalities. So what should he be doing differently with regards to Ozil. I somewhat agree with you on Ramsey even though it’s difficult to play someone who doesn’t want to stay at the club and it seems like a generic response to it even though from now on I’d play him constantly. But regards to Ozil what should he be doing differently? Honest question. Seems to me he’s doing all that he can really. For years one of the main… Read more »
What a massive flop Ozil has been.
We could make a right pigs ear of this if not careful. Which is? Worst case scenario for Arsenal football club he refuses to leave… which is what apparently he’s doing. So play him he refuses to leave or don’t play him he refuses to leave. A right pigs ear was already made when we signed him for 42 million and then gave him a new deal As for the mutiny stuff outside of a handful of players they can all fuck off. And nothing like a good signing to get people back on board. You think Lacazette would mourn… Read more »
Marko, as a manager, sometimes you just have to suck it up and make things work. The players are the most important asset at the club. Plenty of incidents over the years where managers have had to make a statement, but then forgive. Drogba when he went to the dentist in Italy, only to be caught out by Jose. Wenger has his back and forths with Thierry. Ferguson and Cantona. Even Messi and Enrique. Also, I’d understand ditching him if it was clear that what we were trying lent into some sort of elite vision for the future of our… Read more »
Ramsey has one leg out the door
Ramsey has every incentive to protect his legs, I would be doing the same if I were him’
That much is obvious to everyone but agenda-Pedro who will whip up anything to attack Emery with..
Why not use Ramsey more?
lol
Marko We’re not winning games, not playing well, not creating chances, and you’re wondering how to change the situation of freezing Ozil out? It’s called management, he’s an arsenal player, Ramsey is an arsenal player, and neither is getting a kick whilst we drop games away at pubs sides registering 3 shots on target. I’ve no issue freezing someone out, but you can only do it and offer up obvious change and winning football which will lead to a “we don’t need him moving forward”. What we’re doing is playing shit, benchin Ozil and getting fans and pundits going “why… Read more »
Dissenter, he was close to signing a new deal with Arsenal and we kicked him out the door. Have you seen anything about his game that suggests he’s going to play like that?
My guess is he wants game time so he’s match fit when moved to Juve.
Pedro
You’re not even trying to put up the pretense of rational skepticism any more.
You’re pretty much an Emery-outer at this stage.
Emery certainly gave you ammunition on Thursday so by all means run with it.
Dissenter, my thinking is rational, and that’s why it triggers you.
Ramsey will be daft to put his career on the line with 100% effort
Why go into 50-50 tackles?
Why give that extra burst that could wreck your hammies?
Why go for that dangerous block?
The human instinct of self-preservation has kicked in and rightly so.
It’s even unfair to be asking too much of Ramsey at this stage. This is his last hurrah and major pay day.
Dissenter, that’s nonsense. It’s not in his interest to not play football for the next 4 months. He’s an athlete, he will want to compete.
Emery needs to play Ozil pronto
Play him every game and let him prove him right or wrong. The cameras will be on him and we all know how he gets lost so easily.
We are not better off with him offensively, not this season anyway.
We aren’t better without him defensively
Enough of the nonsense, play Mesut Ozil
But Ornstein said Ramsey never intended to sign the contract offered to him.
Let’s see how this one plays out. Not sure if he will be fit for Thursday, he’ll be in the XI. Emery will not play Mesut. Will be thoroughly surprised if he does. He was not happy the way Neymar pushed him around in Paris. I think he’ll risk falling out of the top 4 and losing in the Europa. Of course, he won’t say that publicly. We’ve got three consecutive home matches against BATE, Southampton and Bournemouth. Followed by Spurs (A), ManUtd (H) and Wolves (A). Six matches in a month. Our season is on the line. momentum and… Read more »
Pedro
What happens when he gets majorly injured or goes into another injury funk with his hammies.
Who will compensate him?
His deal with Juventus is done, only a failed /unpassable medical can derail it. He doesn’t have to impress anyone else.
But Ozil is acting like a prat calling in sick and being in general a nuiseance and on 350 grand a week it is preposterous and all his Love for Arsenal he can stick up his arse he wouldnt give a shit if he played for Asenal,Newport or Adolf HItler FC as long as someone gave him 350 grand a week such a fucking hipocrite.
Dream
I don’t think Emery is the only higher-up who’s not impressed with Mesut.
This is not just an Emery vs Ozil problem.
The story about the club backing the freeing-out has legs to run.
Pedro
Please set your little birds in the club in motion.
‘That cute office assistant can keep her ears to the ground for you, c’mon 😁😁😁
Ozil bring nothing to the table and you would expect something special with a player on 350 grand,he is a huge diappointment.
Marko, as a manager, sometimes you just have to suck it up and make things work. The players are the most important asset at the club. Right but what if the player is playing poorly calling in sick and generally not doing enough to warrant a place in the team? I mean it’s ridiculous we can dislike the manager so much that we’re just going to forget about how bad and much of a problem Ozil has become. Those incidents with players cited have no comparison with what has become of Ozil. Averages about 4 goals a season and his… Read more »
In all honesty Ozil just cannot compete at the highest level anymore.
He slipped out of a faltering German national side by citing Racism.
He now slips out of the Arsenal side by waving his Blue Badge.
Folk on here raved about his Leicester performance ,but hey it was
a flash in the pan performance.
This guy will milk us till his contract ends.
He is already a multi millionaire he will probably leave Arsenal
and become a manager of the Turkish national team.
Pedro: The biggest worry I have is the fans asking for more time and money seem to forget that he moved to a club that was a title-winning operation with some of the most exquisite players in the world playing for it and he tanked the first season. Nobody is forgetting that. Nobody had him top of the list. All your hundreds of paragraphs of rhetoric breaks down when you have to name the alternatives that we had. Allegri, Nagelsmann, Ancelotti, Tuchel, Conte were all discussed but turned us down. Some because they weren’t interested others because we weren’t prepared… Read more »
Dissenter, his deal with Juve is signed. They can’t unsign it. Marko, if Wenger can get Ozil breaking assist records, then Emery should be able to muster something more creative than binning him. The club signed him to that deal. He knew who he was and the issues. The creative solution can’t be to bin him. This wouldn’t be an issue if the manager had a solve, but he doesn’t. We are not creating anything despite having two of the most clinical strikers in the league. If you give up on defensive structure, you have to at least counter that… Read more »
Like Ornstein, Tim Stillman believes Sanllehi is behind the drive to marginalize Ozil and move him on.
I’ve no issue freezing someone out, but you can only do it and offer up obvious change and winning football which will lead to a “we don’t need him moving forward”. What we’re doing is playing shit, benchin Ozil and getting fans and pundits going “why the fuck isn’t he in this team, they need something”. He has 2 assists on 17 appearences this season. He’s had one good game all season and much of his lack of game time this season has been down to him being “injured” or out with “illness” and you think we should be playing… Read more »
QNA, not sure I’m following. PSG hired Thomas Tuchel who’d never won a major trophy and had fallen out with Dortmund’s players and exec hierachy. They hired a manager with a thrilling vision of how the game should be played, and the bought into someone who told them relationships matter after Emery tried to do things the opposite way. Now everyone in France is waxing lyrical over the football, the press conferences and the feeling in the club. People snarked at me when TT was fired, now look at him. Emery was not the best we could have done. Carlo… Read more »
We have backed ourselves into a corner with Ozil. We lost out the day we gave him that enormous contrtaft for 4.5 season.
If you extend Paul Getty’s famous quote about “If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem”
Ozil is all our problems now. He’s an unmovable problem Emery is also making him a mythical legend whose reputation is growing in absentia.
#playozil
Marko, Raul is not making decisions about who the manager plays.
Raul sounds more and more like a dinosaur in the modern game, little black book of contacts, elbowing others aside for power, and bully tactics to get his way.
What can we expect from him moving forward exactly? Seems like a fat cat ready to nail down a corner office late in his career and deliver fuck all.
Pedro
“Dissenter, his deal with Juve is signed. They can’t unsign it.”
He still has to pass a medical in the summer.
He has a pre-contract subject to a medical.
He can’t have two ACTIVE contracts at the same time. FIFA does not allow this.
CC, agree. He’s in this for survival by the looks of things. Seems to have very little idea of how to push the club forward. A politician who won a job off the back his previous club.
Marko
I’m always objective, it’s a big part of my job you condescending twat. What’s clear as day is we’re playing shit, needing a spark, and our two sparkliest fuckers are getting 90 minutes a month.
Where did this “little black book of contacts” come from?
I ask because people like CC are running with it and using it as blow torches to smear a man he knows little about.
What agent or technical director does not have his contact lists filled with contact information about relevant people?
Man-management from emery is a real let-down.After neymar’s mischiefs i (we all) would have thought that emery has learned his lesson and should be a better man-manager but he isn’t.A man cannot have all the qualities.He is obsesses with football and he lives and sleeps football.He will definitely also improve the younger generation,as their egos are still very small(just look at the improvement of matty g ,alex iwobi,rob holding anf also heccy b before his injury of course).Man management is an important part of the game.Ole gunnar solksjaer turned man united’s fortunes around just by letting pogba loose and giving… Read more »
Dissenter, he’s already done his first medical in London. Outside getting hit by a bus, he’s joining Juve.
I don’t know that 2019 Ozil is all that much of a “spark”. Maybe, but probably not. Ramsey? Yes. 2019 Ozil? Meh.
If Raul Sanllehi was a pretty 125lb female, one might say she fu*ked her way to the job at Barca.
His did a pudgy stumpy fellow Geta. job at Barca if there was no merit about him?
Sanllehi is a dinosaur because why? Because he might want to move a way-overpaid Mesut Ozil on? Please explain.
Marko, if Wenger can get Ozil breaking assist records, then Emery should be able to muster something more creative than binning him But he can’t clearly. The last two years his stats (I mean real meaningful stats) have been declining and this season he has two assists AND he fakes injuries/illnesses. I get that you have this ulterior motive towards the manager but forget that for a minute and think about it what would you do with regards to such a player? For years we criticized Wenger for continuing to pick players who play poorly and contribute little and now… Read more »
I am no fan of Ozil but a smart manager would have played him all the games at Emirates and kept him on the bench for tough matches away to big guys in the league. Not only would it have prevented the whole thing from becoming a soap opera but would also have ensured we optimally utilized his strengths. As things stand now, we have a player sulking which sends out bad signals to any player looking to join us and further reduces our attacking options. Poor , really poor stuff from Emery.
Seems to have very little idea of how to push the club forward
Maybe. We’ll see what happens with the DOF hire that might confirm or make a mockery of this
Pedro
Essentially you’re saying Ramsey is registered by two clubs at the moment?
Pre-contract is different from a contract.
Ozil has had 2 PL assists since signing his contract extension. 1 for Wenger and 1 for Emery.
Ozil retired from international football and is just coasting through his last big contract. Whether it’s coming from Raul or from Emery, it’s the right thing to do. His time at Arsenal is done. He should enjoy his last couple of years back in Turkey. If he wants more money, try China. He is not a big club player anymore.
**How did a pudgy stumpy fellow get a job as DoF at one of the biggest clubs if there was no merit about him?
No dissenter. I am saying his deal will not be in danger if he pulls a hamstring. He should be playing. No excuses
What a joke. How long ago was it that Mesut Ozil was breaking assist records? Was he that player last season (under Wenger)? This summer at the WC? This is just more disingenuousness from certain folks.
PedRo Illuminating post. Thanks. “”Would any manager in the world not at least try and build bridges with one of the most sublime creative talents in the world, even if he is lazy? “” Yes. You would have thought so….. Unfortunatley we have own inadequacy- Emery – as our manager Glad to see Darren Moore of WBA continuing his excellent work. Another good result today. Moore – who like OGS at Man Utd shows an internal appointment- albeit if the candidate is inexperienced at managerial level- can work wonders. Having the feel, empathy and instinct of a club you have… Read more »
Bamford, what is disingenuous?
Charlie Champagne
“I’m always objective, it’s a big part of my job you condescending twat. ”
The fact that you say this means that you need to get some refreshers about ethics in your profession.
No one is ALWAYS objective.
You may be REQUIRED to be objective to be professional effective but there are always blind spots and biases that every one struggles with.
I’m always objective, it’s a big part of my job you condescending twat. Very pleasant. No you’re not being objective if you’re criticizing the manager dropping and not playing a player who’s playing poorly and who fakes injuries and illnesses. our two sparkliest fuckers are getting 90 minutes a month. Again only reason Ozil missed the Bate game was because he called in sick for the previous game. Missed the Spurs game earlier in the season made himself unavailable because he was benched against Bournemouth the previous game. See a pattern here. And you think we should play him? Objective… Read more »
TR7 because you generally seem like a reasonable poster say you’re manager would you play someone who’s clearly playing poorly contributing little and who fakes injuries whenever the going gets tough?
Marko
“Again only reason Ozil missed the Bate game was because he called in sick for the previous game.
You may want to repeat this to Pedro
I’m sure the famous Shad Forsyth wouldn’t want the manager playing a player who’s declaring himself as unfit on a bad pitch in Minsk.
Can you imagine the uproar if Emery played Ozil “injured” and he really got injured.
Pedro will write a three part series about Emery’s ignorance of soft tissue injuries.
Ozil sucks. But if Emery is going to need to play him, then he needs to bite the bullet in easier home games.
I also agree Rambo needs to be played more. Again, I dont care for either player but they are experienced bodies so he should use them when he can.
We are touching distance from 4th and Manu will slip up.
We need to play full strength here on out…. We cannot take chances anymore.
Go full bore to get results
Pedro: QNA, not sure I’m following. PSG hired Thomas Tuchel who’d never won a major trophy and had fallen out with Dortmund’s players and exec hierachy. Your not following. Let me make it simple. PSG would not have hired Arteta or Veiria. To suggest that Tuchel is equivalent to those untried managers is ridiculous. Tuchel did well with Dortmund. We wanted Tuchel over Emery. Tuchel was a manager that paid his dues and was on the up. Pochetino could be described by your words too. But he could easily be the next manager of any of the worlds big 6… Read more »
Bamford, what is disingenuous?
I suppose this idea of Ozil being decent and contributing. Last two seasons he’s had 9 and 8 assists and has 2 this and people make it sound like it’s a given that he’d make a difference.
Charlie C George
I’m pretty sure if Arteta was appointed , Pedro would be arguing that he needs time and 6-10 transfer windows to get it right.
QNA, I’m following.
United wouldn’t have hired Pep in 2008.
Chelsea wouldn’t have hired Zidane.
PV04 would have addressed the defence.
Arteta would have implemented an electric style.
Not sure what Thierry would have done.
Both could have been hired because of their history with Arsenal.
Dissenter, i’d give anyone time if the team was improving and the football was a notch above fucking boring
Marko
Yep, that’s pretty much what I meant.
QNA
Good point re Tuchel vs. Arteta.
Like many have pointed out already, there’s nothing wrong with Emery’s treatment of Ozil taken in isolation.His main problem is the quality of football on the pitch.The fans wouldn’t be clamouring for Ozil if there wasn’t a glaring lack of creativity in our play.
Ozil (or his PR team) using this latest turbulence at Arsenal to strengthen his position in the fight against Emery has made me lose a lot of respect for him.
Anybody backing Ozil in this should re-examine their loyalty to Arsenal.
Dissenter Yea I don’t need a seminar in objectivity from you on my job thanks chief, there’s numerous practices in place to make sure it’s very much the case. Stick to matters in which you excel, being blog hysterics and precious observations. Marko We’re playing shit and two of our best players have played 1000 minutes of 2340 in the league alone this season. Every pundit and ex-player is commenting on how Ozil is continually being left out and you’re talking about his form? He’s getting a game a month and just who the fuck is lighting it up ahead… Read more »
Qna
You do not value an internal appointment in any business organisation?
You don’t think that it has any advantages?
You just think external appointments( with no inside knowledge) is always best??
How obtuse ?
Surely, – if Arteta was manager- he would have known from day 1:
The players ( sherkers and hard workers)
The phsyio ‘s
The coaches
The young players
The training ground
The club’s history
The defensive problems we have had.
The injury problems- we have had.
Etc etc
Emery is learning on the job- and its costing us big time….
PV04 would have addressed the defence.
Hindsight it seems even though at the time most if not all on here were against his hiring. Lack of experience and they thought the job at New York wasn’t an indication that he was ready.
Arteta would have implemented an electric style.
Not a shred of evidence to back this up and not worth talking about outside of saying it’s a ridiculous statement that’s make believe inside the heads of new AKB’s