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Hudson Odoi… he’s the boy!

Oh and we sung…

5-1 against Montenegro. What a night. ENGLAND are gonna win the next World Cup, aren’t they?

… back to Arsenal news. Big Kike Marin has BACKED Le Grove and the stance on hiring in your mates to do a highly specialised job that could impact the club for years to come.

“With all due respect to them, but that Andoni Zubizarreta and Robert Fernandez are sounding for the yes I find disrespect. Raül Sanllehí should consider where he is and have someone who knows the Arsenal and the Premier. It’s The logical thing, I say.”

Amen, let’s not get in there and raid Barca for the people they didn’t want. We don’t need a Barca-light model at Arsenal, Wenger tried that and failed miserably. Let’s try a modern Arsenal and hire the best man or woman for the job… not the only person out of a job in Raul’s Rolodex.

Amy L has a great piece on integrating girls into the boys training sessions at Arsenal.

‘This initiative is based on the simple principle of putting young prospects in the best environment for them to flourish. Per Mertesacker, head of Arsenal’s academy, is keen to point out it is not a token gesture. He feels there are benefits in both directions. It is not just the girls who are being challenged. “It started off by thinking of our club and what we stand for,” he explains. “How can we integrate everyone a bit better? We love the variety and we love the different challenges that you sometimes face – that a girl can take you on and sometimes win a duel against you. All these things struck me. It is lovely to see this thriving environment.’

“I remember back in my days it was normal to play with girls in opposition teams. I got on with it and it helped me to understand from the very beginning how important it is to be first of all capable but also to be humble and respectful and disciplined. That’s what we are trying to achieve with these youngsters, to prepare them not only for a football career but also for reality. Women and men are both highly capable.

Sounds like a mighty fine idea to me. If it’s fair, why not? It raises the bar for everyone if the best talent is playing together, and it also ensures the girls land the same opportunities to receive great coaching as the boys.

This is WELBZ dropping some banter… little bit stale now mate, but look, you’ve had a rough time, so we’ll let it slide. Just don’t bring me the Fortnite dance tomorrow or we’ll have to have words.

There’s a delightful story doing the rounds that Liverpool are going to ditch Naby K for very little this summer. Sure, he’s been average, but he’s an explosive player. If we’re thinking about replacing Aaron and he’s around, I’d be all over that sort of a move. Surely a nonsense though? Just an agent trying to force the club to commit? Probably…

We’re tracking Charlton player, Joe Aribo, who plays in left midfield… Jenks is at it again, right?

I haven’t seen him play, but the last time I got excited about a lower league talent it was Bramall and that didn’t really work out, did it?

Right, that’s me done. I am so over you and your attitude. Let’s thrash it out in the comments once and for all.

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Banklz

Bankz is here for the tr4phy again

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Tr4phy

Boomslang

Trofee

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HighburyLegend

Aribo, like the candies ??

Emiratesstroller

Pedro I am all for buying bargains from lower leagues or from other parts of the world if there is a clear strategy and it does not impact on our transfer budget and wage bill. You need to speculate to accumulate. Kola Toure cost us a “bowl of rice” and was a great buy. I think also Holding was also good value and will hopefully make the grade. On the other hand Jenkinson and Bramall are both not up to the plate and should have been offloaded a long time ago. The real concern is that the club is not… Read more »

HighburyLegend

Kola… like the drink ??

Nelson

Hudson Odoi is going to be a star. He has good speed. When he plays as a left winger, he has an accurate shot. Chelsea has those old wingers,Willian and Pedro. Hazard wants to leave. They would not let Hudson leave.
I also like Rice. I want him to replace Xhaka.

HighburyLegend

Like the rice ??

Nelson

Declan Rice

gambon

Putting girls in with the boys is all very noble for the Social Justice weirdos,

But clearly a bad idea for the boys teams.

If putting girls in with better players improves them, then the reciprocal must be true, the boys playing against inferior opponents will hurt their development.

Dreadful idea. We’re not here to change the world.

gambon

Rice has gone off the boil.

Words on a Blog

Don’t say that to Rice Gambon, he’ll be steaming

gambon

thats just Pilau talk

Rocky7

Boys, boys, boys ….. what do we have to grain with all these rice puns …

Jamie

Girls playing youth footie with boys is nothing new, and certainly not ground-breaking. There were girls in my youth league in the 1980s, and them being included didn’t restrict the progression of any boys.

Vintage Gun

I don’t mind cheap lower league prospects coming into the club even though i’m aware enough to understand that the vast majority wont make it with us. Where we need to improve in this area is to extract better fees for the ones that fall just short of making our 1st team squad. Take Liverpool for example, signied Solanke for pennies, realised he lacks 1st team quality for them, sold him on a year later for £20m. Whereas with us it seems as if our kids that fall just short we just practically give them away for nothing. Hopefully Recent… Read more »

Vintage Gun

You guys are gonna start a Rice War with all them comments

Zimmie2652

Now for the hard hitting question… You think Mustafi would lay out a lady after she embarrassed him for the 32nd time in training?

Frank Mc

Yea all this rice talk is aborioing…

Vintage Gun

Watched the England last night and have to say was pleasantly surprised. Good squad Southgate’s brewing there it seems. Although, i still think GK, CB, CM are lacking when Tourmement time comes around. but the fact that they’re watchable (Outside of tournaments)is a clear improvement in itself.

DM

Sorry but those rice puns were a paella crap

KAY Boss

Naby Keita will come good for Lipool.
Not all players are able to adjust to systems easily. It took Nasri 3yrs to be what he was. Others can also start well and end badly like Michu and Benteke.
Hope our fire isn’t quenched for the top 4 battle.

HighburyLegend

lol Michu.
What a legend!!

Drey

I’m suprised Pedro is not throwing this caption game of Unai and the Arab prince to the comments today

https://twitter.com/ArsenalFC_fl/status/1109949278670200832

Bamford10

Longest inter-lull ever.

gonsterous

gambon

I agree, boys and girls playing together is okay at school or the local sports club but not at the level arsenal are playing or even the championship level.

HighburyLegend

Is the Prince was surprised not to see Arsène ??

gambon

“There were girls in my youth league in the 1980s, and them being included didn’t restrict the progression of any boys.”

What team do you play for Jamie?

Arsenal? UTD?

No….

Jamie

gambon –

Not sure what your point is, because I didn’t claim to be a professional footballer who trained with girls when I was a kid.

How many 12 year olds playing for Arsenal will end up Premier League players? The one kid who makes it won’t have been affected by playing with girls before he reached puberty.

Cheers

Marko

Raül Sanllehí should consider where he is and have someone who knows the Arsenal and the Premier Actually some of the very best candidates for the job neither have a connection with the premier league or are not remotely connected to Arsenal except maybe Paul Mitchell who’s worked at Southampton. Edu and Overmars have got a connection but I don’t think they’re on the same level as a Monchi, Berta, Campos, Henrique or Marrotta. I also am not keen on Zubizurretta but clearly not in the same way as the author of this blog. Not sure if it’s simply because… Read more »

Bamford10

Uefa has just opened an investigation into the alleged racist chanting at the England v. Montenegro qualifier.

Marko

I’m sure the girls boys training sessions in particular to the senior team is a once in a while thing and not the least bit regular as it sounds so it shouldn’t be a problem. We’re 4th ffs it clearly isn’t an issue. And if you’re someone who has a problem with this that is on you. Once in a while they’d also ask a youthful prospect who isn’t the least bit ready to join in and it doesn’t seem to diminish the overall level of the squad. Sometimes even an ex player/retired player would join in and again no… Read more »

Words on a Blog

Marko – re the author of this blog’s reasons.

It’s pretty clear that it’s nit that he has anything against the Spanish, nor indeed any other nationality.

It’s because he doesn’t want a situation where, on the football management and technical side, The Barcelona Elite go to Man City and the Barcelona Rejects and Secind Stringers come to Arsenal

Guns of Hackney

1. Game fucking over! When a piece of shit cunt footballer starts doing these stupid internet fucking things, it makes my blood curdle. I don’t care that he’s having fun, he looks like a chump.

2. Hiring mates. Shit idea. ALL THE TIME.

3. Does anyone except gas fitters, painter and decorators, plumbers and the jobless care about Enggurland? God.

Fucking Welbeck.

Bamford10

As for the best girls in the youth set-up training with the boys, we’re talking about 10 and 11 year olds, not older youth players. And the male youth coaches interviewed in the piece seem to think it’s working quite well. I think I’ll trust their judgment over those who tend to denigrate any and all women’s sports.

Guns of Hackney

The problem I have with the Spanish is thus:

They still think that the torture of an animal for ‘fun’ is cool. That makes them utterly indefensible.

No one likes terracotta tiles everywhere! There are other tiles, guys. Use them.

Words on a Blog

Guns talking a paella crap again

Uwot?

Yeah if it’s true that the mickey mousers might offload “ nobby keita “- might be worth a punt.but unlikely to say the least….

HighburyLegend

GoH is back with a bang lol

Marko

Naby Keita will not be leaving Liverpool. He wouldn’t be joining Arsenal anyway.

Guns of Hackney

No one leaves a better club to go to a worse one unless their knees sounds like a cement mixer and want a pay off or…significantly more cash and they have no shame.

DM

Words on a blog

Pretty sure I already made that exact joke.. lol

Jamie

Imitation is the the highest form of flattery.

Words on a Blog

DM – the best ones are always worth stealing!

Left testicle

Are they running a football club or a hippy social experiment?

Left testicle

What about the gender fluid players?

Words on a Blog

Left – no need to cater for them. The gender fluid players just go with the flow

Marko

You’re probably talking about something that happens a handful of times in a season it’s really not a big deal.

Graham62

B10

Sanctions are totally useless.

Ban any team from future competitions until they get their house in order.

This is a mindset and attitude that is common across Europe. Financial penalties are useless. Ban the “country.”

End of.

Nelson

Interesting setup for today

Arsenal: Leno, Jenkinson, Mustafi, Mavropanos, Medley, Gilmour, Sheaf, Amaechi, Ozil, Suarez, Lacazette.

Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Maitland-Niles, Pleguezuelo, Osei-Tutu, Thompson, Olayinka, John-Jules.

We got to see Mavro, Medley, Suarez and Amaechi. I hope that they could help us in the run in for Top 4.

Marko

Ban any team from future competitions until they get their house in order.

Zero tolerance. Does that only include racism? I’m just wondering because if there’s a zero tolerance policy for the actions of fans for any kind of disturbance I think England would have been kicked out of every single tournament they’ve been in the last 15 years.

Eduardo

Girls and boys playing sports together before puberty hits makes some sense. Once their bodies start changing, less so.

Guns of Hackney

incel. Lolz.

Whenever the word ‘subculture’ is mentioned to describe a thing…you got trouble.

Women’s sport, I find, is 8/10 times more exciting than male sport. One could say the women have bigger bollocks to put themselves on the line more readily and take chances.

Micheal

“Are they running a football club or a hippy social experiment?”

Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the 19th century.

Left testicle

Pedro,
I don’t need to do anything. My opinion just happens to be different to yours.

useroz

Anyone watching the game on arsenal.com?

Danny S

i’m hoping when they talk about the girls training with the boys that they mean up until the U12 sort of age, where there is very little difference in their physical abilities.
Anything above that would hamper the boys development imo.

Nelson

useroz

I am. The pitch looks in good shape.

Graham62

Marko

In some respects you are correct.

Guns of Brixton

“Putting girls in with the boys is all very noble for the Social Justice weirdos, But clearly a bad idea for the boys teams.If putting girls in with better players improves them, then the reciprocal must be true, the boys playing against inferior opponents will hurt their development.Dreadful idea. We’re not here to change the world.”

Exactly.

Lets not bog ourselves down in tokenism for goodness sake.

Their is a clear biological physiological difference between boys and girls here.

We doing no favours to either gender here.

Nelson

We are playing 4 2 3 1 formation.
Back four: Jenkinson, Mustafi, Mavropanos, Medley,
Midfield: Gilmour, Sheaf
RW: Amaechi
LW: Suarez
AM: Ozil
ST: Lacazette.

Arse&Nose©

I’ve played mixed football and I can tell you 100% that the intensity naturally drops from the most competitive male players. Sometimes it actually helped the game as there was less kick and rush and more skill involved, it also took out most of the bitchy comments and whinging we got in mens only games. I’d say it’s fine to mix it for kids, when you get to the top level we know that the competitive edge makes all the difference.

Nelson

They score

DM

Lol we’re 1-0 down in Dubai

Victorious

Naby Keita will not be leaving Liverpool. He wouldn’t be joining Arsenal anyway”

Surely if he were to join, he’d be our best midfielder since Cesc?

Nelson

Typical Mustafi. Dived in and missed the tackle

Guns of Brixton

Replicate how it will be for them in the pro world.

Getting the boys to face the girls on the pitch sounds like their trying to replicate a Saturday morning TV show vibe of “boys vs girls”.

Its not rational.

NW 9 gooner

Suarez is playing well- looks like he will replace Ramsey

Jim Lahey

“Surely if he were to join, he’d be our best midfielder since Cesc?”

Ever heard of Santi Cazorla?

Guns of Brixton

1 0 down

🤨

Victorious

Three certainties in life.. Death, Taxes ND Mustafi making brain dead errors in literally every match he plays.

Can’t wait to see the back of him

Victorious

Jim

Lol,you haf missed the point completely

It’ more of a swipe at Marko who made the embarrassing claim initially

HighburyLegend

No need to sell Mustafi, just give him to any club.

Jim Lahey

@Vic –

Apologies, I didn’t see the original post!

Left testicle

Mustafi can play with the girls and boys.

Jim Lahey

I was thinking some of the girls could help Mesut with his upper body strength.

Nelson

Unfortunately, none of our youngsters looks ready. Only Suarez can break into the starting 11.

Drey

Any hope that Mustafi will miss the flight back to London?

Nelson

We score.

Mr. J

1 – 1 Jenkinson

Nelson

I don’t think Ozil will play in the 2nd half. His face is already burning red.

Mr. J

To be fair, Ozil hasn’t really featured… not too sure it would be a loss

vickingz

Mustafi can’t even defend well against al nasr or what,,, smh

Marko

Surely if he were to join, he’d be our best midfielder since Cesc?

Yep. Far better option in CM than Ainsley Maitland Niles who might I add is nothing like Ndombele.

vickingz

And that goal scored by jenkinson,,,, these players shouldn’t be donning arsenal shirts I swear

Mr. J

First 15-20min the defenders were all over the shop.

We could have been 2-0 down in under 10mins.

Mustafi is supposed to be leading that defence… well he certainly wasn’t then

Marko

Naby Keita hasn’t even been that bad this season it’s just for the fee came expectations straight away. There’s still every expectation that he’ll be one of the best midfielders in Europe

HighburyLegend

They are in vacations, it’s only a training match to them…
And to be honest, they may be right.

vickingz

Lacazette continuing his profligacy in front of goal even against al nasr.

Micheal

“If Arsenal’s academy want to produce the best then they need to do away with Mertasacker and his girly ideas.”

I didn’t realise the internet existed in the 19th century.

Globalgunner

All hurricanes and Cyclones in the northern hemisphere should be named after Mustafi
Just call them Mustafi 1…2 etc. The chap is a natural disaster

Nelson

Suarez is technically sound. He likes to cut in to the middle. He didn’t play like a winger.

Nelson

AMN looks good

Receding Hairline

Macho men offended by the thought of boys training with girls occasionally U12.

Much ado about nothing

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