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YEEEEAAASSSSSSSSSS!
What an unbelievable night for Arsenal.
We went away to one of the most devastating attacking teams in world football and nullified them.
We made them look average.
Arsenal used their physical advantage and made a Carlo team look like a group of school kids.
Emery out thought one of the greatest managers to have graced the game.
Our players held their focus and kept a clean sheet over 180 minutes.
We landed our SECOND clean sheet away from home in a week.
We took on a high-pressure game and DID NOT bow.
The players everyone said were Wengerfied stuck a big middle finger up to world and showed the way forward.
Arsenal demonstrated that they can rise to the occasion. We showed that we want to be in the mixer come what May. We delivered a stunning result.
I don’t want to overegg this, but fuck it, I am going to. This is what we bought into. This is why we changed manager. This is what we wanted.
The most important part of this week for me is that it is clear we have a manager that doesn’t have an ego when it comes to his methods.
How many seasons have we watched the same mistakes made over and over again? About 10. I almost couldn’t fathom the notion of a manager that would pivot. Someone who’d assess what’s going wrong and make a better choice. Someone who’d suck up their pride for the greater good of the club.
Last night was all about Emery for me. That’s his imprint on the team. It was fucking majestic.
Now we have to go on and make it happen again in semifinals against Valencia. Our season can still go to shit. The players need to retain focus. Nothing is won in Aprill.
However… I will savour this moment. That was a big night in Europe and we shone by playing the game, not the team. A tactical masterclass. ARSENAL DOING A TACTICAL MASTERCLASS.
Wonderful.
See you in the comments.
Hello
Hello beanchees
Everyone enjoyed the game ?
1st?
No Ramsey :(((
Fucking hell, still can’t get 1st comment even after all these years.
1st my Arse&Nose :)))
@Arse&Nose that’s like Tottenham trying to win anything
Lol it’s a meaningless competition anyway 😋 the intertoto cup of the internet
I want us to run the table.
8 wins out of 8! (5 in the league + 3 in the EL)
I could go for that.
We should start looking to play some mind games on the Wolves and Leicester players. Pick out one or two players and start leaking (false) rumours that we’re going to spend big on them in the summer. See if we can turn their heads.
Thought we were okay yesterday. Quality strike by Lacazette which did the job. Koscielny and AMN good again. We did look stretched at times. Very happy that Napoli were below average for a large portion of the 180 minutes. If we play like this against Valencia, we’ll be knocked out.
Ramsey struggling for fitness at the wrong time for us. Xhaka and Torreira carrying knocks too. We’re likely to see a Elneny/Guendouzi pairing in a match over the next couple of weeks.
VHope we get atleast 75 mil in the summer
to bolster our squad n& let Emery have his way
Well said Peter/Pedro, Bravo
Marc,
Yeah, get John Cross to write about how we’ve upped our “war chest” to £100m and we’re looking to buy James Maddison and Ruben Neves
Pedro,
I’m disappointed that you’re not taking in all the relevant lessons from our resident tactical experts, headed by Pierre.
His line is that we were average last night, for the following reasons:
1) ?
2) ??
3) ???
Ramsey is more disciplined but run more. He also run more as a CM than a CAM Yep. Especially recently in CM because he was getting forward and helping in attack and then getting back. Whereas when we play him or people like Mhiki and particularly Ozil they’re given more of a free role. This is all pretty obvious by the way. But nothing new there, when the facts don’t support your argument, the facts must be we wrong. That’s rich coming from you. Again yet to prove double training sessions. Yet to prove that Steve Rowley is back at… Read more »
Parshad
Even if we only have the £40 million that has been quoted (which I think is wrong) then with the sales of some Elneny and Chambers you’d not be far short.
Pedro
CG is not going to approve of this post.
WOB
“His line is that we were average last night”
Average?…I never said we were that good!
Azed.
Charlie George: “A skittish and misguided post by Pedro today. After a valiant period of resistance, he has finally been tempted by the bribes and the coercive tactics of the Spanish/Catalan/ Basque mafia who have taken over our beloved club.”
Vive l’Alsace! Vive la resistance!
Pierre ,
Sorry for putting words into your mouth!
Joke Friday –
There once was a man from Nantucket
Whose dick was so long he could suck it
He said with a grin
As he wiped off his chin
“If my ear were a cunt I would fuck it”
There was a young man from Belgrave,
Who found a dead whore in a cave.
It must have taken pluck,
to have a cold fuck
But think of the money he saved!
There once was a man named Cass
He had big balls of brass.
And in stormy weather,
They clung together,
And lightening shot out of his ass.
There was an old man of Duluth
whose cock was shot off in his youth.
He fucked with his nose
and his fingers and toes,
and he came through a hole in his tooth
There once was a fellow McSweeny
Who spilled some gin on his weenie
Just to be couth
He added vermouth
Then slipped his girlfriend a martini
There once was a fellow O’Doole
Who found little red spots on his tool
His Doctor a cynic
said Get out of me clinic,
And wipe off that lipstick you fool!
A totally indulgent hyperbolic post by the clearly over excitable PedRo- but netherless I thanks him for it. To describe this Napolese team as one of the most dangerous attacking forces in Europe – is balderdash of the highest order. We did make them average Because they are average Their scores all seasons are testimony to their averageness. Liverpool 5 Napoli 0 But – to be fair it was a controlled , energetic and very successful Italian Job. Emery is clearly more George Graham than Arsene Wenger in his managerial philosophy. But. As Gambo (??) rightly stated weeks ago. Is… Read more »
The key now, is to maintain focus for every game and not get over excited.
Im sure Emery has had spies at Valencia matches for about a few games already with his meticulous prep.
He knows the team and style, etc. Im sure he will be working to nullify them and strategize
Marko The problem is , Ramsey has never been able to manage his own body , he is in his late twenties now and he still pushes his body to the limit in games when he doesn’t have to . How many times over the years have we seen Ramsey making lung bursting runs to get into the box even if we were 2/3 goals up just to get on the score sheet… Funny thing is , you never see him making the same lung bursting runs to get back into defensive positions. He needed a manager to restrain him… Read more »
LOL, how salty was Mertens after the game? I’m quite okay with being the underdogs against Valencia because that can actually help us.
Methinks we should also start a rumor that Arsenal are interested in signing Mertens. Would be hilarious to see if he gets flattered and gets his agent to look at making this happen.
charlie George…. you junkie
who brought arsenal to the Europa league, twice in a row??¿
you fool.
I hope I was not too harsh on our author PedRo.
But -when the day arrives and when we finally win the Champions League- I do hope he has a good nurse on standby.
He seems a very excitable and easily pleased chap!
the team whose going have a tough match getting to the Europa league final is going to be Chelsea… Frankfurt are a goal scoring side… and I expect them to give Chelsea all sort of problems in the semi’s…
I’m expecting sarri to start all his big boys in the first leg… since it the best chance of getting cl football.
CG
Get over yourself you wenger loving fool. Be happy for the team even though the incompetent doesn’t manage us anymore.
God is this even an arsenal blog. Salty posters after we win against a top italian team.
We will make mince meat of Valencia. They have had an average season.
I like Valencia but I can definitely see us putting 3/4 past them at home easy enough
CG
No rush to win the CL.
Wenger didn’t do it in 22 years.
Actually, he never won a European trophy of any sorts.
Not a bad track record for an elite manager.
Pedro
Great post. Very positive and upbeat.
Just what the doctor ordered.
London Gunner
I am guessing it comes down to a binary choice.
Pragmatic Soccer ( emery)
Versus
Artistic /Excting Soccer( Wenger)
I prefer caviar you can have your Macdonalds.
Artistic /Excting Soccer( Wenger)
Huh? Wenger didn’t do exciting football since the summer he sold Cesc Fabregas.
London Gunner
I’ve come to the conclusion that CG is an imposter.
He is not who he says he is.
How can he be? Who in their right mind would continue to spout out to much nonsensical garbage on a daily basis and claim to be an Arsenal supporter.
50 years an Arsenal fan. I don’t think so.
so much
Marko
I accept that
And Wenger should have gone a few seasons ago.
But all the good stuff Wenger incorporated is now being erased. And we are SLOWLY reverting to Mourinho/Graham tactics- and most are lauding this change of tact.
I think we should aim to play attacking, artistic, winning football with youngsters from our youth team every game and not all of a sudden revert back to circa 1980s football
Because thats where we are heading….under Emery…
How good will it feel to win the Europa league in the 15th Anniversary since we last won the Premier League. These are milestone years. The next 5 years are huge for the board. Emery won’t be here to see out all 5 years. So the next few players bought/renewed on 3 or 4 year contracts are going to be the ones to either win us a league before 20 years (smdh) or they will be the ones to bear the burden. Players like Koz ozil mikhi mustaphi cech Monreal probably won’t be here in 5 years. This is why… Read more »
Graham
Is Charlie George another of your Alias’s , his comments on Emery are very similar to your condemnation of the former Arsenal manager.
You do seem to be making a meal out of his comments
You say “He is not who he says he is., He is an imposter” ..Maybe you know something we dont.
CG Firstly Wenger didn’t have loads of kids that came through the youth system in any of his successful seasons. As for attractive football firstly Emery is having to rebuild a team from almost scratch let’s judge him on the style of football when he’s had another summer, secondly it’s subjective and ultimately about goals scored. Arsenal goals scored at end of season: 18 – 74 17 – 77 16 – 65 15 – 71 14 – 68 13 – 72 12 – 74 11 – 72 10 – 83 Arsenal currently have scored 66 if you pro rata that… Read more »
CharLie GeOrgy
Graham
He said in the comments section of the previous post he’s from Alsace. Once you know that it all falls into place. He’d never heard of Arsenal until Wenger joined us, he supported Arsenal because we had a manager from where he was from. The Charlie George moniker is his desperate attempt to cover up the truth of what he is.
Guy’s full of shit and needs to fuck off to either Untold or preferably another team when Wenger get’s a new job.
Graham
One imposter here.
You ‘imposing ‘yourself as an Arsenal fan.
You do not love The Arsenal.
Because if you did – you would appreciate and marvel at the brilliance and (weakness )of our Greatest Manger.
Your contempt for a man of such integrity and decency ( Wenger) is shameful.
Totally shameful.
Unai Emery has more wins than any other Arsenal manager in history after their first 50 matches following victory No 32 against Napoli to secure passage into Europa League last four.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6938559/amp/After-50-games-Emery-wins-Arsenal-manager.html
Guys, be pleasant to each other.
No one is an imposter.
But all the good stuff Wenger incorporated is now being erased
You’re not getting it dummy they were erased years ago by him. We’ve been playing shit football by and large for a few years now.
How do we really know you’re Pedro?
How does legroan find a way to always bash arsenal after a good win?
Charlie George is French? Quelle surprise.. No wonder he’s infatuated with Arsene Wenger. Another one of these “I’ve supported Arsenal for 50 years” assholes attempting to give themselves some credibility when really they’ve only known the Wenger years. Embarrassing carry-on.
Sanmi
Post = Arsenal blog
50% of the comments section = Spud blog
https://arseblog.news/2019/04/emery-im-continuing-arsenes-work/
Also says he hopes Ramsey is back in 2-3 weeks.
I am not French
Saying I was born in the same city as the previous manager was my failed attempt at irony..
Words …. have a word…..
“I am not French
Saying I was born in the same city as the previous manager was my failed attempt at irony..”
Talk about all over the place. I suppose if you tell enough lies eventually no one knows if anything you say is the truth.
So another known bullshitter… shocking
CG Thanks for the compliment. Just for your information, I respected Wenger once. However, I came to realise long ago he was leading us down the garden path. You, and a few others on this planet, didn’t. He may, in your eyes, be this super duper human being that deserves our utmost respect for what he did for the club but, as far as I’m concerned, he was guilty of so many misdemeanours and embarrassments over the past decade of his tenureship, that any respect I once had for him completely evaporated because of this. The problem is my falling… Read more »
Graham
Fair rebuttal and a very conciliatory tone.
Charlie George 1 Graham 1.
Charlie George win on pens.
Pedro
Is this le-grove or Untold?
“Charlie George 1 Graham 1.
Charlie George win on pens.”
Are you a fucking child?
We are very disjointed going forward , crosses are a waste as our players do not jump, Mikki never jumps. Kos doesn’t look up he just hits and hopes.
Emery has no plan in the last third
“Emery has no plan in the last third”
Err third highest scorer’s in the league ahead of the amazing Spud’s. I don’t know whether we have commenter’s who don’t think, don’t know or don’t read the comments they make.
I really fucking wonder some days.
Marc and Marko
The self professed paragons of virtue.
It must be such hard work being so perfect and honest.
Pity you haven’t a sense of humour .
Pity you haven’t a sense of humour .
What are you talking about every single day I’m laughing my ass off at the diatribe you constantly write
Pierre
I’ve never said I’m perfect, I never claim my opinions as fact unless I can back them up with numbers etc.
The only posters I go after are the clowns who are clearly looking to undermine the club to promote Wenger.
If SpanishDave had said we need to improve our attacking and get it more balanced I’d agree in an instant. We desperately need some width who can dribble etc – that’s my opinion anyway.
You should try and grow a pair and be honest before accusing anyone else of anything.
Strange thing is me and Marko don’t agree on much – it’s just a few of the fucking idiots on here that bring us into line.
PedroIs this le-grove or Untold?
Funny u didn’t ask this under the previous manager
Oh no you were busy hating on the club and literally wishing for us to lose games
Marc
Spanish Dave has a point actually.
We do look disjointed going forward ….maybe after years of watching the Arsenal play with such style , imagination and quality , the football isn’t quite so easy on the eye these days.
A bit hypocritical the usual suspects are in haste to reach for the pitchforks in lambasting CG
He’s literally doing what the likes of J. oe was going to the previous manager except same lot were calling him a hero
Normally you would laugh over it if it wasn’t so painful
Pierre
It was a piss poorly made point – hence my previous comment.
Saying it’s fucking shit when clearly it’s not it bollocks. As I said pick up a point about where we need to be stronger or could improve and I’ll agree or disagree.
What do you think of the Spud’s attack?
Pierre
By the way do you realise that you just paid Emery a huge compliment?
Strange thing is me and Marko don’t agree on much
Really… news to me
Vic what you going to do with Huddersfield in the championship next season. Poor lad
”He’s literally doing what the likes of J. oe was going to the previous manager except same lot were calling him a hero”
It’s not even the same and you know it. Emery just came. considering conditions he met, has hardly put a foot wrong. But Wenger, even excusing the austerity years, still fuck up 3/4 years.
Marc
He didn’t say it was shit , he said it was disjointed , and it is.
Yes we have scored a number of goals because we have very good offensive players that have by and large remained fit all season.
The problem is the chopping and changing of formations and personnel makes it very dIfficult for offensive players .
Hence we look disjointed , or course one may say that the chopping and changing may be one of the reasons why our strikers have stayed fit. .swings and roundabouts I suppose.
Pedro was so good that he was called Pete the Feet Wood in his goalkeeping days……..Joke Friday 😀
“Yes we have scored a number of goals because we have very good offensive players that have by and large remained fit all season. The problem is the chopping and changing of formations and personnel makes it very dIfficult for offensive players . Hence we look disjointed , or course one may say that the chopping and changing may be one of the reasons why our strikers have stayed fit. .swings and roundabouts I suppose.” Emery is doing well with a severely unbalanced squad something he inherited from your “dear leader”. Not a single genuine wide player with pace in… Read more »
Around 75 minutes into the match, I turned to my 12 year old son and said ‘this is such a boring game. Isn’t that great?’.
We made a nasty looking fixture look like a stroll. AMN continues to improve and I just wish the Kozzer/ Sokratis partnership had started 7 years ago.
Marc
I’ve paid Emery many compliments….earlier I congratulated him on his tactical masterclass in playing 2 holding midfielders, wing backs not so advanced , a CAM and our 2 strikers together ….
Even your friend Marko couldn’t dispute that I have been advocating playing that way since the beginning of the season ( especially away from home)😉
Bac
If another team had done what we did we’d get it rammed down our throats for weeks.
Pierre The problem is the chopping and changing of formations and personnel makes it very dIfficult for offensive players . The problem is also down to the fact that the majority of the team (who played under AW) never learnt tactics until now. It is all very new to them. So yes they are confused as they have had so much to learn, but they are slowly grasping all the subtleties of changing tactics mid game. Cf last nights game where the team did what was asked of them. These two away wins, particularly last nights, I hope, will have… Read more »
Victorious
Who is Pedrols?
Never hated the club. Never hated Wenger. Yes, to end his tenureship and destruction of the club, considered losing games to end the nightmare.
Shoot me!!
As for CG:
Remember, Emery 11 months on the job. Wenger 22 years. Slight difference don’t you think?
Joe based his perceptions on years of failings, whereas Charlie is just annoyed that Emery is not Wenger reincarnated.
“The problem is the chopping and changing of formations and personnel makes it very dIfficult for offensive players .”
Wasn’t Pep praised on here for his fluid approach to tactics, how he’d get his teams to change formations several times a match to keep the opposition on their toes?
Guy’s spent a fortune, had 3 summer transfer windows and gets all the praise in the world, Emery gets 8 months give or take and isn’t good enough.
The players could help Emery enormously by stop missing sitters
Red
Don’t over complicate matters!
lol I think Pedro is a little too “expansive” in this post…
Good performance from the lads, but Napoli are now the ghost of the team they were during the first part of the seaon.
So let’s enjoy this result, while keeping our feet on the ground.
Red Telling the truth as always (I’ll avoid the CG sucking up as much as it sounds like it 😁)! Auba, particularly, but Laca as well are indeed really wasteful. The problem, as has been mentioned before, is that other players in the team are also guilty of not helping out enough. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/top-scorers These stats show the drop between Auba (top scorer this season so far) and Laca, who have 23 and 16 respectively, and the following two who are Mhki (!) and Rambo who are both on 6 goals so far this season. We need the other players in… Read more »
DB
Give us a wide player who gets into double figures and a CM / CAM who can stay fight and contribute throughout the season and we’re on City / Liverpool levels of goals scored.
The summer is going to be interesting. First and foremost though is to focus on Sunday, dropped points against Palace will not only be a knock to confidence but undo all the work of the last week or so.
Redtruth,
On point and concise, as always.
Marc This summer TW is so crucial on so many levels. As you say, and I can only agree, that having a winger and new CAM/CM who can contribute goals will be more than welcome. But this TW will also reveal the clubs/ Paul’s ambition this summer. I think ES assessment this morning more or less points to the minimum that must be done for the team to get stronger in terms if defence. As much as you are right, I do hope that we keep our focus on our defence this summer so that we can have a solid… Read more »
Paul should read Raul. lol.
I think a Paul would be more to CG’s liking than a Raul!!!
DB10
CG will like the Spud’s signings more than ours.