Bit embarrassing, right?

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I am leaving emotion at the door. Yesterday was hard for me. Firstly, being taken down by the Emery Ultras over my love affair with Thomas Tuchel (‘Who lost worse?’ the shortest lived attack of all time), secondly, having to bear witness to another Arsenal away day disaster.

Here are some of my opinions dressed up as bona fied facts.

Arsenal will win the return leg

Don’t fall for the drossy idea that Rennes are some sort of secret team of elite mercenaries that were placed in France just to show Arsenal up for one game. They are 10th in an inferior league, their squad cost about 50 pence to put together, and they are more than capable of being beaten by two goals in the return leg.

Emery has to rally the troops, get a decent game plan together, and make the magic happen. I can tolerate exiting the last 16 in the Champions League. The Europa League? No flipping way. Winning Europa is literally Emery’s only speciality. Make it happen.

Relaxed Attitude

Emery needs to inject a bit of fear into the players. Our lads make so many dim mistakes game after game, and it’s starting to look like a focus issue. Sokratis was sent off for what looked like a clumsy error versus an intent-laden foul, but when you’re on a booking, don’t do something rash in the first half of leg one, away, in a cup competition.

Mustafi is a lost cause, so why do we continue to play him? Could a youth child do any worse? Xhaka, a serial offender of ‘WHY WHY WHY’ moments, tends to drop a terrible performance that usually coincides with a Four Four Two hot take patronisingly headlined ‘WHY XHAKA IS UNDERRATED AND ARSENAL FANS ARE DUNCE PERVERTS.’ Wake up chaps, he’s not underrated, he’s an error terrorist that earns a pass from the ‘I WORE COPA MUNDIALS TO MY WEDDING’ journo crowd because who the fuck would dare challenge a pass completion percentage on the Stats Zone app?

Guendouzi being outpaced by a player 10 years older who has signed a deal with another club… shocking, really shocking. I love him, but that sort of carry-on is a very new issue. What’s going on?

We are in March. It’s hard to say that focus is beyond these players because they went 22 games unbeaten and put in a brilliant performance away from home against Spurs. Whatever the mental block, it needs to be addressed by Sunday.

Bad Strategies

Emery once again went all guns blazing in a cup with a first team, once again coming up woefully short. Why did he pick such a strong side? One would assume to DESTROY Rennes in the first leg. So what happened? I can understand that a red card against Manchester City is likely a death sentence, but Rennes? Embarrassing. Did the changes Emery make look smart or feel ambitious? Not to me. Auba didn’t have a great game, but why take him off for a full back when you could do with a second goal on the counter?

Bad Vibes

I heard whispers that the manager dropping Auba and LT for the Spurs game wasn’t communicated optimally. Whatever is going on, both players were utterly miserable. Auba looked like he’d just been sent down by kangaroo court for whistling too loud in the toilets at a Mick Hucknall gig. So much anger in his benched face.

I hope that the training camp is strong because if there are fissures appearing at this stage of the season, we’re in trouble when United come to play this weekend.

Consistency

Tough to call last night a freak accident. We did almost exactly the same against BATE. We’ve come off the back of a fairly glorious run against teams that are in bad form or just, you know, poor. Rennes wasn’t even a test and we flunked it. We’re not doing well away from home. Now we’re in a situation where our best shot at CL football is… qualifying via the top 4.

Here is the absolute craziness about it all. Who would be surprised if we dropped an incredible performance on Sunday? I wouldn’t. There’s no consistency or rhythm to our season. Our mental strength is determined on a whim. Our tactics are either bang on or non-existent. Sometimes there’s a style formed, sometimes it looks like cat faeces on a lightly toasted cream cheese bagel.

Who knows what’s coming… but unpredictable it shall be.

Anyway, like I said. No emotion from me (ish). You know my opinion. He’s not going anywhere, just pray that better players solve issues like defensive solidity, on-field identity, and squad mentality.

HUGE game on Sunday.

Let me know YOUR thoughts below. x

P.S. Monchi is heading over… more on him tomorrow.

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jwl

The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

jwl

I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

jwl

I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

jwl

God must love stupid people. He made SO many.

jwl

The sole purpose of a child’s middle name, is so he can tell when he’s really in trouble.

Guns of Hackney

Peter is hitting the pipe hard in NYC.

Arsenal are too lightweight and powderpuff to trouble United.

Man yoo for the win. Easy peasy.

jwl

Emery does not get enough credit for doing slightly better than last year. Normally when long term, influential CEO retires or is fired, things can get quite bad for company for 3-5 years until they regain equilibrium.

Emery is expected to work miracles with a bunch languid players who were happy to be over paid to play half assed football under semi retired Wenger. Teams are only as strong as their weakest links and we have at least a few players who are dreadful.

Receding Hairline

“Dissenter, Marko, RH, DaniAltos, Azed, Mystic and a whole host of others who have been fiercely loyal… have gone from dominating the comments to hibernation?” Am i supposed to be on here discussing what young manager has the most sauce?? I have already said my piece on last night and the season at large, you and your camp choose to fixate on the manager, i choose to look more at some characters who have been letting us down long before he even came here and who will continue to let us down no matter how much sauce you pour on… Read more »

Receding Hairline

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11861/11658452/monchi-to-leave-post-as-roma-director-of-football-on-friday

At least the whole TD mystery is solved. Let’s see if he comes here determined to show them in Rome.

jwl

And Pedro’s Arsenal mole sounds like traitorous cunt sending gossipy emails to Arsenal bloggers in order to stab new manager in back.

Leedsgunner

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-vs-manchester-united-epl-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-unai-emery-mikel-arteta-manager-fixtures-when-a8813366.html

Oh please.

Stop this utter nonsense!!!

Arteta was one of the most inspid, bland, and indifferent captains we ever had at Arsenal.

If they want a true comparable to OGS I think they would do better to bring to mind Kanu or Giroud… not Arteta.

*FACEPALM*

I really don’t understand this incessant Arteta love that some people have. He was over the hill by the time he came to us… an average player at best.

Receding Hairline

“I really don’t understand this incessant Arteta love that some people have. ”

Sauce..he is allegedly dripping sauce

Graham62

The perfect fit always works with me.

Wenger was the perfect fit after GG(and Rioch).

OGS is the perfect fit after JM.

Emery, for me, was never going to be a perfect fit.

My head still says that Carlo Ancelotti would have been the perfect fit.

My heart said PV4

Leedsgunner

RH

If he’s that prone to dripping he needs to see a doctor, no more no less.

Leedsgunner

Have we hired Mochi yet?

Alexanderhenry

Into the red

So, arsenal sack Emery and then what?

We’ve already lost our CEO and head scout.

Do you really think there are that many managers out there who could do better with the current squad.?

Also, if these hypothetical managers are so good, why manage arsenal ‘there’s no money’ football club.

Receding Hairline

“Also, if these hypothetical managers are so good, why manage arsenal ‘there’s no money’ football club.”

We are a London club..thought that was all that mattered. The city London.

Arsnil

To say that Mustafi is awful ….. we are all agreed. Same with Xhaka …. we are all agreed. That Auba gave the ball away and looked as disinterested as Ozil ….. we are all agreed. That Sokratis went around all night doing his best impression of a clumsy bull in a china shop until his inevitable sending off ….. we are all agreed. But this is compounded by thse kind of performances happening week after week. These players keep being picked game after game to do the same negative things despite all available evidence that these problems just won’t… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Peter

Nothing wrong with mother’s little helpers!

Arteta has wound the whole site up. Now we absolutely have to hire him. He’s a shaker maker. The hot sauce guy. The pizazz man. The master of disaster. The king of sting.

Receding Hairline

I am beginning to see Dissenter’s point with regards to Mavropranos , what exactly is the sample size of performances by which he is being judged??

Do you have any evidence he has been training well??

He played two games for us, one went well, the other an early shower, then months out with a groin injury, and now he is this mythical figure being held back by a sauce less manager.

Receding Hairline

Can we do better from a player recruitment and squad perspective??

YES YES YES

Paul Mc Daid

Club is run by Losers and have been since Stan took over, Nothing changes till we get Owners who care, Everyone is on easy street, Coaching is non exsistant , How come clubs like Utd can bring in 18 year olds against PSG yet our boys are still trying to get up to speed at 23, It’s a joke.
It might take 5 years to get rid off the stench Wenger left around here, Whole brand is a shambles from top to bottom.

Guns of Hackney

Mavropanos is gay. That’s why he isn’t playing. Emery has something against the shirtlifters.

Versus

Hmmmm

Valentin

I still don’t understand Emery’s treatment of the youth players. He teased them by giving them a bite of first team, then he closed the lid on the box. Nkethia holding play is much better than Aubameyang and he likes that kind of game. Why not give him a g rather than a disinterested PEA. Why not involve Jordan Osei-tutu as right back, when the alternative are average (AMN) bad (Jenkinson) or extremely bad (Lichsteiner)? He is quick and positionally he will not be worse than the other three. Rennes had a team full of 19 to 23 years old,… Read more »

Arsnil

@Receeding “I am beginning to see Dissenter’s point with regards to Mavropranos , what exactly is the sample size of performances by which he is being judged??” Actually he played three times and was excellent in all games. MOTM if memory serves me correct vs Man. Utd. Just last week Sokratis talked about how impressed he was with him at training and how he will go on to be a much better player than he ever was. So he is training well and in the limited time that he has been given a chance has done really well on the… Read more »

Arsnil

Or maybe he could draft in Lichsteiner as centre half instead!!!!!

Valentin

@Receding Hairline,

Mavrapanos may not be the answer to our woes. But we already know that Mustafi is definitely not. There is not a lot to lose to at least try him.
This is a guy who impressed so much Wenger in a few training sessions that he convinced our stubborn manager to change his mind and keep him in the first team.
Even if he is bad, I do not believe that he could be worse than Mustafi.

Valentin

Good news, Chelsea transfer ban is upheld.
So we may be able to pip them on shared targets.

Guns of Brixton

Emery Ultras = EU

😂😂😂😂😂😂

PRO EU no emxit

Versus

I hope the players realise what they are walking into vs. Utd Ole gunner is from the RIVALRY ERA. He was there when we would be challenging against Fergies Utd. So it’s safe to say he has been indoctrinated by fergie to destroy Arsenal. That was the remit back then. Don’t just beat them, destroy them. Rough them up, leave a bit on, follow through your tackles, using all the dark arts to gain an advantage. Our boys back then could handle that kind of approach. I don’t know about now. I’m looking at this game against utd, and to… Read more »

Receding Hairline

“This is a guy who impressed so much Wenger in a few training sessions that he convinced our stubborn manager to change his mind and keep him in the first team.”

Mustafi impressed Wenger so much he spent 35m on him….just saying.

Words on a Blog

I think, regardless if you’re an Emery-outer or an Emery needs-time, the decision to omit Mavro from the Europa squad and not play him ahead of the universally derided Mustafi in the PL is, frankly, odd.

Receding Hairline

Anyway i think it’s also odd we are not seeing much of the lad, seeing Mustafi playing for us is stressful, would rather it was a kid and we can all say well he is learning.

Saka should also be more involved in the first team, i liked the little i saw of him.

Emery is not being very bold and decisive with his selections, the same players keep getting rewarded for being rubbish. Reaching for his Guendouzi yesterday who isn’t particularly good at tracking runners was a silly move

Words on a Blog

I’ve seen lots of lists in here on who we need to sell next year.

Quite a few would be happy getting rid of well over half the squad – unrealistic, but I sympathise.

One thing I think we can all absolutely agree on is that Mustafi needs to be the first to go.

James.wood

I’m looking at Auba’s face in that opening photo.?
Very similar to Laca’s when taken off by Emery previously.
I just feel a tension rising in camp moody players don’t like to be
taken off and subbed.
If Emery is pushing players to hard and I believe he is.???
Then expect similar performances from the side as when
Wenger left.?
I would love us to beat MU in style but I just don’t see it a draw is the most we can hope for.
I see problems ahead.

Terraloon

Valentine

Still wouldn’t be counting them Chickens.
FIFA have indeed refused to suspend their ban pending appeal but suspect that they will simply apply to CAS unless of course FIFA agree to or are able to complete the process within a very short time frame.

Irrespective do you think that Arsenal will really be shopping in the same market as Chelsea?

Guns of Hackney

If arsenal beat united, I’ll support Labour.

into the red

AlexanderHenry I didn’t say sack him. But the board, or whichever of the myriad of high paid executives pretend to be in charge this week, have a big decision to make in the summer – stick or twist. If those closer to the players and the coaching see the same as we are – incompetent and poor decision making – then it is pointless persevering and better to cut your losses. It also matters whether he is allowed to bring players he likes – Suarez is not a good sign. As for who replaces him, I don’t have a list,… Read more »

Nelson

RH
“monchi-to-leave-post-as-roma-director-of-football-on-friday”

We should hire him ASAP. We need to have a kick start to plan for our Summer signings.

Guns of SF

We need Monchi yes- and we need to plan for summer NOW
With CL and without CL

We need young fast defenders
you heard it here first
😛

Words on a Blog

Guns – I’ll remind you of your pledge to vote Labour in that (unlikely) event.
If we draw, would you vote Lib Dem’s?

Words on a Blog

Guns – I’ll remind you of your pledge to vote Labour in that (unlikely) event.
If we draw, would you vote Lib Dems?

Guns of Hackney

Words

No dice. The deal is win or lose. No draws.

For me to support labour would be like turkeys voting for Christmas.

Guns of SF

GOH
Even worse for the Turkeys is the American holiday Thanksgiving
As we speak littleturkeys are being fattened up for next November.

Words on a Blog

Hoping we beat Man U.

Then we can expect to see Trump negotiate the long-awaited political truce between Guns (of H) and RedTruth!

Guns of SF

GOH- its Friday bruh, cheer up

Micheal

“But the board, or whichever of the myriad of high paid executives pretend to be in charge this week, have a big decision to make in the summer – stick or twist.”

This is the heart of the problem. We have an owner who is not interested in football and who is happy to rely on the clipboard warriors or spreadsheet nerds. Lroenke is indifferent to what is happening becasue the financials have not changed drastically.

Leadership comes from the top. Until we are owned by people who want to drive the club forward, Arsenal will be mid-table also-rans.

Kronkees wallet

What is alarming is the lack of pace and raw acceleration in the side. Sure auba can run fast, but his overall link up play is barely adequate. Pace is essential……the more players in a team that have it, the more likely they are to win matches. We have slow players that foul as a consequence…it’s not going to get any better than our current inconsistent form. Nothing Emery can really do about it….sure he isn’t perfect, but playing with Wenger’s hand-picked duds, he can’t work miracles.

Leedsgunner

Pedro Arteta has done nothing to me. In fact he has done nothing, that’s the problem. I don’t understand why anyone would want Arteta at Arsenal with his complete lack of experience. OGS actually had experience managing a club… even a small one like Molde. In fact he also had experience failing at a club too, in Cardiff City. I agree we can do and must do better than Emery… however the answer is NOT Arteta (until he gains more experience). Arsenal should not be a first job to a complete novice in which he has the freedom to make… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

I am cheered up. I have my new baby boy in a sling and he’s crying his eyes out. Amazing. Living the dream. It’s raining, the wife is moaning and I still want to be a rock star.

What’s there to be unhappy about?

Guns of Hackney

Me and that SOB irritant will never truce. Fundamentally, we’re are too far apart. I am a Jew and he hates them.

Up 4 grabs now

Congratulations guns on the new baby, sleepless nights don’t miss them at all.

Leedsgunner

Ironically, with Raul controlling the levers of power at Arsenal, I can see Arsenal turning to Arteta as the solution if Emery is let go. They will be hoping that Arteta will be Arsenal’s answer to OGS… and as he fumbles and bumbles… excuses will be made for him.

Guns of Hackney

Up 4.

He was born on Christmas Day. Just 10 weeks and the little guy will not sleep in a cot. My wife and I are on three hour watching shifts while he sleeps on us…he’s worth it so I don’t care.

Alexanderhenry

Into the red

I agree, the people who have run arsenal for the last ten years at least are an absolute crock.

They have overseen the club’s slide from a top three club to a top six club.

That’s the only stat that matters.

The only realistic way of getting back into the top four let alone actually win the PL
, is to spend some effing money.
That’s it.

Chopping and changing managers, backroom staff, management structure or fruit juice won’t do it.

Guns of SF

GOH you need a hit of some good weed and a Karaoke night out to get your inner rock star out.

im living the dream too. son 8 daughter 12

Its like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer daily. Living the dream too!

Valentin

@Teraloon,

We can always dream that UEFA and FIFA will do the right thing.

Words on a Blog

Guns – congrats on the baby, and I’ll hold off the call to The Donald and the prospective peace negotiations.

Will still hold you to a switch to Labour though if we win!

Guns of Hackney

Guns

I’m late to the party with the kids. I would have had them years ago but circumstances etc. 8 and 12! I can handle that I think…it’s the newborn stress that is driving me crazed. We will get there. It cannot last forever!!! As for weed…tried it after about 25 years while the missus was pregnant. It did not go well!

Words.

Ha ha. The Donald and I are in constant contact regarding Arsenal fc. He’s a big fan.

I think my Tory supporting ways will stay in tact after the man yoo game.

Guns of SF

GOH did you inhale?
😛

Graham62

Let’s put things into perspective here, OGS is a MU legend that players and fans can relate to.

Arteta, on the other hand, is not and never has been an Arsenal legend and, because of this, players and fans are unable to relate to him.

OGS is the perfect fit.

Arteta would not be.

Up 4 grabs now

I’ve had 24 hours to watch the game over and come at this with a level head……. Doomed!!!!!!!! Doomed I tells yah!!!! Just kidding, for the first 40 minutes the game was fine. Team selection great, tactics great, even ozil looked like he fancied a kick around. Then it’s Xhaka time! 30 minutes in,he gets caught on the ball in a dangerous position and from that Sokratis gets his first yellow. A little unfortunate for the Greek considering it was a slip . The second yellow he’s fouled before he pulls down the rennes player but he has to take… Read more »

James.wood

Ah the old American turkey and his dinner of steroid pellets
and then nicely bleached lovely.

Luteo Guenreira

Joke Friday John decided to go golfing in Scotland with his buddy, Keith, so they loaded up John’s minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard, so they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door, if they could spend the night. “I realize it’s terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I’m recently widowed.” she explained. “And I’m afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house.” “Don’t worry.” John said. “We’ll be… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

GSF

Yes! That was the problem! I’d forgot what it was all about. I stopped smoking fags 15 months ago so I was totally out of practice on anything rolling or smoking related. I was a total chump. Ha ha.

I’m sticking to the booze which I do really well. Until I don’t.

Up 4 grabs now

Guns my eldest wouldn’t sleep for the first two weeks unless it was on mine or my wife’s chest.
Then it was only if she was in the car seat.
We ended up putting her in the car seat then into the cot.
We did that dor two weeks, finally she slept directly in the cot.

I know what your going through.

Guns of Hackney

Up 4 grabs

Thanks for the moral support. We need it! It’s bonkers how many blogs and posts you start reading about baby sleep…I must have read a million!

I think we have a high needs baby. He will either be a brain surgeon at 11 or a total moron. No middle ground. This little guy is ride or die.

Up 4 grabs now

Pedro, I’m not ready to give up on emery yet, but if he goes we need to go for PV4.

Honestly can’t see a big gun coming, and paddy at least has 4 years experience of managing.
Not doing badly in France at the moment. Could see him and Freddie making a good paring.

Chris

Yesterday was a bad result, obviously. But it’s far from tie over. I happen to think we will go through. Emery got it wrong in executing his idea but it was the right thing to attempt to do, damage limitation. I have read other places that he got it wrong and should have gone on the attack like Wenger used to, and I don’t even have to remind anyone here about some of our infamous results form the last when he did that. Laughable. I share the sentiments of some where players like Mustafi we should simply give up on… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Peter

I can’t imagine the dream maker being nasty. That hair! Those teeth!

It makes me want him more! I am like a battered spouse…Arteta will always make me come back to him regardless of how brutal he is.

Arteta for Arsenal. ‘The Arteta of War’. That’s mine from ages ago. The papers can go fuck themselves. GOH original.

Luteo Guenreira

Asked a Welsh friend of mine how many sexual partners he’s had over the course of his life.

Started counting then he fell asleep.

Guns of Hackney

Luteo

That’s actually good.

Up 4 grabs now

I see Chelsea have been told that they can’t buy anyone while there appealing the two year ban.
That’s nice if it stays like that.
Hazard either gets sold or walks in just over a year with no replacement, marvellous.

Words on a Blog

Pedro , the only problem with PV O4 is the language barrier.

As far as I’m aware he doesn’t speak Spanish….

Guns of Hackney

Paddy and Arteta mash up.

Ebony and Ivory.

Lenny and Karl.

The place would implode.

Champagne charlie

Give me someone with ability in spades over a fluffy fan connection, not a lover of that shortsighted nonsense.

Arsenal need smarts and execution. Not some Hollywood style return of the king shit.

Luteo Guenreira

I got a vasectomy thinking it would stop my wife from getting pregnant. Turns out all it does is change the color of your baby.

Up 4 grabs now

Pedro, I just think PV4 brings all the factions together, he’s got managerial experience. He worked at city as well as in the state’s and doing a good job on limited resources in France. Good stories about Freddie as well. As I said I think emery needs a fair crack of the whip and some decent cash before I’d pull the rug though. Season could be over by 10pm on Thursday. Or we could be back on track with a win against utd and rennes torn apart with us in the next round. Guess it depends on what arsenal shows… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Dench.

Upstate Gooner

Arteta – comes in for injured Flamini, scores an own goal, and goes out injured himself – sums up his Arsenal career for me. Thanks … but No thanks. I’d rather give Emery another year. Jardim was always my number 1 choice to replace Wenger.

Too bad it looks like Monchi is coming. Would have preferred Overmars with his Dutch connections. Wouldn’t mind even giving Frank de Boer another shot, especially if DB10 came over too.

Guns of Hackney

Upstate

You have to be joking right? You are basing Arteta’s managerial skill on his perceived lack of football ability. Do you know how mad that is?

If that equation was real, maradona would be the greatest manager ever. He isn’t. Likewise, Ferguson was a pedestrian footballer and is probably the greatest manager of all time.

Arteta’s managerial ability should never be read parallel to his football skills.

Guns of SF

Nice one Luteo

Guns of SF

Ill take an Seville attacker at this point. not bad at all. Def not bad
If its Monchi- so be it…. lets raid Spain for all their young talent. Fine with me as long as we win, win and win

Jeanette Kliger

I don’t know if anyone else has suggested Arsenal should do an OGS and give Fredrik Ljungberg the manager’s job. He seems to be doing pretty well with the U23s.

Guns of Hackney

Freddy is a good shout. Anyone with pizazz gets my vote.

Upstate Gooner

GoH
I couldn’t stand Arteta as a player. That’s mainly the reason I don’t want him as our next manager. Having said that, if he goes out and proves himself at another club first, then I’d be more than willing to give him a shot. As of right now, he’s a nobody in a world of football managers. Sorry but sitting next to Pep for a couple of years doesn’t really make him the next big thing in my eyes.

Upstate Gooner

GoH
Congrats on the new baby, by the way. My wife and I were lucky to have both of ours sleep thru the night (7-8 hours) when they were both just 5-6 weeks old. The trick was to NOT let them sleep after about 7pm. It took a few days and it was a little tough at first but then they got used to it, and by 11pm or so were completely out. Wouldn’t wake up until 6-7am the next morning. You gotta train them 🙂 .

azed

I’ll rather have Conte or Spalletti before Arteta.

Elmo

Can we flog some of our overpriced, unwanted sh*te to Ivan in Milan? PEA for £50m? Ozil for £20m? Mustafi for £20m? Looks like they’ll have some CL money to throw around next season.

azed

“Can we flog some of our overpriced, unwanted sh*te to Ivan in Milan? PEA for £50m? Ozil for £20m? Mustafi for £20m? Looks like they’ll have some CL money to throw around next season.”

How about we just give Milan the 3 for 50M for old times sake?

Leedsgunner

Pedro “Despite what Leeds thinks, his biggest problem, from people I speak to, is that he was quite unpleasant during his time at the club. I think you can put a lot of that on being injured, but he was a bit vindictive and arrogant.” I can understand Henry being arrogant. I can understand Patrick being arrogant. I can understand even Robert Pires being arrogant. Why? They had the ability and the trophies both domestically and internationally to back up that arrogance. If it is true that Arteta was acting in such a manner, for what reason? He was a… Read more »