Via @Arsenal Instagram
Hello top 4 my old friend.
I’ve come to try with you again.
Here we are AGAIN people. Spurs shit the bed against Bournemouth losing two players to red cards. Chelsea has a London derby against Watford tomorrow morning. We have to face off against the MIGHTY Brighton at home in a later kick-off.
This goes down to the last day if we can pull off a win. It’ll be a classic top 4 face off where any of 4 teams could sneak it on the last day. Who really needs a title race when you have a battle like this going on?
United are taking 6 points, no doubt. FIXTURE FRAUD RIFE AS USUAL.
Last game for Spurs is Everton, which won’t be easy.
Last game for Chelsea is apparently one of the most underrated midtable teams in the world… Leicester.
We have to go away to Burnley, which is never easy… because 1) we are Arsenal 2) it is away from home.
All we can do is win both our games and pray for an upset. Incredible that we’ve lost 4 of our last 5 games. A travesty.
Still, worth remembering we have two chances at the promised land. Europa League is looking good for us. Mulling over whether I’d prefer Chelsea or Frankfurt… at least we know we’ll turn up if it’s Chelsea.
Alex Iwobi, had something to say on his record this season.
“I try to dwell on the positive and not dwell on the negative as much as I can. If I make a mistake I try to use it as a lesson and try to improve on it. We have a lot of good fans as well.”
“They are entitled to their own opinion and I am happy with the progress I have made this season. I have been able to get more goals than I had in the previous season and I have”
Not exactly a ringing endorsement of himself here. 4 assists and 5 goals across 48 games is a pitiful record in his third season. That’s the sort of return you’d expect from a decent full back. Not someone who in an attacking role for a team trying to be protaganists. If you’re brutally honest, it’s not good enough and it’s hard to see when it comes good. He lacks physicality, offers up little pace and the decision making hasn’t gotten any sharper.
As we rebuild this summer, the focus really has to be on players that aren’t happy with ‘a few assists’, we need to bring in electric pace, and a brutal winner takes all mentality. We’ve really struggled out wide this year and it’s the excuses are running out because he’s been given a huge amount of game time.
What would Saka have done with that many games? Maybe we should find out… or just pony up the money and bring in Pepe, Sarr, or Zaha?
Alex Lacazette took the player of the season. There’s been some fierce debates in my chat groups. No one really stood out majorly this season. There was a lot of ok or good form in spits and spats. Dare I say if Ramsey hadn’t have been benched for the first half of the year, he’d be taking that? Him or Leno for me. But hey, I love the Frenchman. He works hards, he makes so much out of nothing and he’s popped up with important goals all year. He and Auba have had a far beyond average impact on our conversion rate in front of goal and we are very lucky to have the both of them.
Emery was asked by a paid-up journo whether winning the remaining two games was important. Imagine that being the extent of your questioning when you’re handed the mic?
Good afternoon. We need to win the next match and if we win against Brighton we are going to the last match against Burnley with the possibility to be in the top four. It’s not in our hands, but we need to win our matches and the first is Sunday. It’s not easy to win each match – for us and for other teams – but the focus for us is to win against Brighton for different situations. We are going to play the last match at home. We are going the play the last match with Petr Cech, with Aaron Ramsey and also I think we want to finish at the Emirates with a victory. The first objective is to finish in the top four and it will give us the chance.
The ‘good afternoon’ is a lovely touch. Interesting that we might start Cech. He had a good game against Valenica, but this game isn’t a dead rubber.
The manager was asked if he thought we’d progressed.
Yes I am. Our progress I think – when we started the season we lost against Man City and Chelsea and we worked for this process, little by little and at the end of the season now we are with this possibility. I think when we started we would have been happy to have today these two opportunities in the Premier League and Europa League to reach our target.
I think he’s trying to say that we are competing for top 4 this season, which hasn’t been the case. He’s right. If we make top 4, it’s hard to argue about his success. It’s like the FA Cup final in 2005, it was grubby, but we did it. However, if you are into reality, he’s not progressed the club like most of us would have hoped. But, he’ll get the next season to stamp his authority… I’m sure there will still be those that can’t tolerate any critique until he’s purged every last binman that was under Wenger’s control, but there we go.
One step at a time… Emery HAS to put on a show tomorrow. Send the fans home with a smile and make sure they’re hanging back for that lap of honour!
Right, see you in the comments x
Nelson
Can’t see anything other than ManU winning their last two matches.
Lots of wingers cut in though and score goals and provide assists, Giggs, Pires, Overmars CR7 at Man utd, Robben, plenty of others. They start on the wing and run the channels but they don’t just cross or pass or stay out wide do they.
I expect Man utd and Chelsea to win. Was hoping for Watford to pull off a shock but now that Wolves have won and secured the final EL place I can’t see it now.
Benny don’t bother….
Wingers only hug the touch line, Aaron Lennon and SWP scored their many goals from the touch line, they never cut in field. Once they did they became midfielders.
The guy thinks he is witty and amusing but he is none of those things
Benny
I wouldn’t term robben an out and out winger though. His more of a wide forward or inside forward.
Super, super post by Pedro…(.my- he is in cracking form at the moment.. long may it continue.. ) And I thank him for it… I am glad he has touched upon the supine – frankly embarrassing journalistic angle and their line of questioning to managers/coaches and he also lays it on the line with the ridiculous Iwobi. Only at AFC – would this pathetic excuse of a footballer be allowed to be indulged. ( Wenger to blame not Emery with this one) His output stats are worse than that ridiculous haircut. This permanently glove wearing footballing imbecille- should be carted… Read more »
Now run off with your tail between your legs after another humiliation.
Don the only person you humiliate is the poor blind deaf and dumb wife of yours. And if you got any kids those poor little things
Origi the Liverpool Iwobi lol
CG,
Are you going tomorrow? Have you got your ticket and white t towel ready?
Hello,my dear old Bd.
Yes.
I think – I have chosen the most tedious match possible….
Handkerchiefs and Hipflask at the ready.
Win tomo- and we will finish Top4
No way- The Potatoes are beating the inform Toffees next week. ( no Son or Kane)
Tell me what has Guardiola has done that Emery hasn’t done.
Liverpool up to their usual dirty tricks again. This time Fabinho threw himself down to earn the free kick that got their 3rd goal.
Roll on VAR.
https://twitter.com/BennydevitoBen/status/1124794757992022017?s=19
Red,
Won a few Champions leagues? Spanish titles? Quite a lot.
Nitpicking to castigate Liverpools exemplary title tilt.( fabinhios dive)
They are deserved Champions of England.
Come Monday evening.
I think they will be in pole position.
Man City 2 Leicester City 2???
Guardiola last reached a Champions league Final 8 years ago.!
Emery has had more recent success in Europe with an unfashionable club.
Guardiola treble with Bayern
Emery treble with PSG
Correction:
Guardiola double with Bayern
Emery treble with PSG
CG,
I think now that Brighton are safe we will win comfortably. You’ll have a good game to watch and enjoy the end of season party.
Have a good one, I’ll look out for you and your white hanky on the TV.
@benny “now that Wolves have won and secured the final EL place”
Not yet. If Leicester city wins the last two games and Wolves loses his last game, Leicester city will take the 7th spot.
CG,
They’re not champions yet and I hope City crush Leicester although I’ve got a horrible feeling Leicester might pull off a shock.
Hope I’m wrong though!
And it’s not nitpicking – I can’t stand cheaters!
Start cech leading the line, it can’t be any worse
Everton’s last 4 home games has seen them beat Chelsea, Arsenal, Man utd and Burnley without conceding a goal. Makes our defeat not that bad in context when you consider we only lost 1 nil and had to make changes due to inury, illness and suspension. Losing to Palace at home also not as bad as being made out although not great, when you consider they beat Man city by the same score at home who have a much better squad, and we were also forced to change the lineup again due to injury, illness and suspension. I think it’s… Read more »
Benny
I hope Liverpool win the league, at least they don’t breach fair play rules
Redruth
Guardiola bought players he wanted
It would be so brilliant if we’re like 3 or 4 up tomorrow and the camera cuts to an individual wearing an Arsenal jersey foaming at the mouth and waving a hanky furiously
Benny, not sure anyone is going to go along with you saying losing to Palace at home… or the other defeats… were fine.
Talking of the mighty Palace.
3 scoring Roy’s Crystals Palace:
3@City
3 @Anfield
3@ Turf Moor
3@Cardiff
3@ Arsenal
lets for gawd sake recruit players with:
Pace
Power
Penetration
competitive spirit
technical ability
you do not need tactics – if you recruit the above.
No one can stop a runaway train!
I know that there is massive concern about our away form particularly in the last two games against Wolves and Leicester. However, there is one positive about our game against Burnley which may give us some degree of optimism for finishing in top 4 at end of season. Burnley have not beaten Arsenal in the last 12 games since they have played in EPL in all competitions. Our record against them is EPL P9 W8 D1 L0 F20 A4 FAC P3 W3 D0 L0 F7 A1 So if we can get through tomorrow’s game and win against Brighton we will… Read more »
Benny
Exactly. Palace also beat City, but Emery losing to Palace with a collection of largely inadequate players is an outrage and totally on Emery.
Makes sense.
Pedro
No one has said those losses were “fine”. What we’ve said is that those losses were the result of an inadequate squad, not the manager, and that those teams are better than some of you are allowing.
Largely inadequate players that if they win tomorrow, will be in the mix for top 3 on the final weekend of the season.
Not buying the absolving of Emery here.
This is all a bit Wengerish with the defence… it’s the manager when we win, the players when we lose.
Squad is top 4… always has been, bad decisions over the last 5 games have us where we are.
Pedro One, that we might finish top four could just as easily be an argument for the quality of what the manager has done with the players he has as I t could be an argument for the quality of those players. Why do you always assume being top four tells us something about the quality of the players and not something about the quality of what the manager has done with those players? I’ll tell you why: because you have an agenda. Every pundit worth his salt has said something along the lines of: “Emery deserves massive plaudits for… Read more »
“No, it’s not. It’s sixth best at best. And aside from you and two or three other agenda-driven posters here, the whole football world sees it this way.“
– “sixth best at best” means what at worst?
– anyone that’s doesn’t agree with him has an agenda
– has the football world in a WhatsApp group
– still oblivious as to why he has “haters”
With crap manager this team would be around 6th 8th, and out of Europe. Late Wenger would not beat Napoli over 2 legs
Arsenal Truth after Leicester City— “Arsenal have played double the games of Leicester this April and 12 more matches than them this season overall. Anyone who thinks that statistic is not factored into performance levels needs a word with themselves. Any complaints about lack of effort or ‘bottling it’ only displays an ignorance of the physical demands placed on a shallow squad, lacking confidence and physical attributes. Whatever way you want to wash it, the plain fact is, too many of these players are not good enough to play for Arsenal. You can’t trade on Arsenal’s history and use that… Read more »
Arsenal Truth after Valencia—
“Let’s be honest, what is Emery supposed to do? Guendouzi and Xhaka is no partnership, Ozil floats around in a world of his own and the wing backs offer absolutely nothing. AMN’s inexperience has really shone through recently, but I’m not going to criticise him for that. Kolasinac, meanwhile, is absolutely moronic. The Bosnian built some currency earlier in this season, but last night he was unspeakably bad.”
Interesting. Sounds like he thinks our issues are largely down to the inadequate personnel options Emery has, not down to Emery. Sensible guy.
Sunday 12th May will be High Noon.
Brighton and Hove Albion 15:00 Manchester City
Burnley 15:00 Arsenal
Crystal Palace 15:00 Bournemouth
Fulham 15:00 Newcastle United
Leicester City 15:00 Chelsea
Liverpool 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United 15:00 Cardiff City
Southampton 15:00 Huddersfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur 15:00 Everton
Watford 15:00 West Ham United
Pedro, since when was Watford a London derby? About the same time as Luton became a London airport I suppose, or Easyjet flew in to “Barcelona”?
One thing that has tested Emery is the weakness in our squad players. At the squeaky end of the season, this is when you need players like Elneny to come in and perform solidly. Unfortunately, the manager did not understand the physical demands of the Premiership and failed to keep the squad players involved through the the season. Therefore when we did need them they weren’t ready, weren’t good enough. I think the big learning curve for Emery this year must be around the squad. How to manipulate your team around the rigours of three games a week and managing… Read more »
Who’s up watching the canelo fight?
Can’t find a decent stream mate!
I heard He winning
Always back the Mexican!
Yes Pedro, interesting point there
Why is the fact we are in the mix for a top four finish testament to the quality of the squad and not the quality of the manager? Why is every defeat proof of his lack of quality?
You have decided to swerve that question, please do answer it.
Guardiola has lost at home to palace and away to Leicester.. These are suppose to be sure signs of the blandness of a manager and his lack of quality.
You have made absolutely no allowance for the fact that this man is in his first season in England working with a squad he did not assemble yet competing till the end for a top four place and a European cup. Apparently it is down to our world class players yet the other day Leno was the only one you would keep.
The author at arsenaltruth strikes me as a but if an imbecile but let’s put that to one side for the moment. His view is just that, a view. The MAJORITY of London gooners are of the opinion that losing 3 games on the bounce toninferior opposition is unacceptable. Especially when you factor in that they again put “fatigue” aside to raise their game against Valencia. That fact alone rubbishes Bamford Marko’s insipid suggestions that “fatigue” has reared its ugly head. What utter tosh.
Why is the fact we are in the mix for a top four finish testament to the quality of the squad and not the quality of the manager? Why is every defeat proof of his lack of quality?
RH
Could it not be that both the manager and the squad are more than capable of attaining a top four finish? Nobody is expecting this squad to win the title but we are expecting top four. Especially when our rivals are falling over themselves to let us back in.
Arsenal supporters are entitled to complain about all manner of reasons for our recent poor form. Let’s start off with scheduling. We are playing on average two games a week and in some cases up to four games in ten days. Second we have been playing without FOUR players since February i.e. Welbeck, Holding, Bellerin and Suarez. You can add since Napoli game Ramsey. Third we have got THREE other players in squad who are so useless that the Manager is unwilling to play them except in absolute emergency namely Elneny, Lichsteiner and Jenkinson. So we are effectively playing with… Read more »
Big talk of Lacazette of to Barcelona 70-80 million.?
And being the selling club we are you know what’s next..
I don’t really care if cech goes to coach at Chelsea. Is there any evidence that the guy will make a good coach?
He’s a footballer who didn’t even begin to learn how to pass a football with his feet before the age of about 34 or whatever he is now
He was a wonderful shot stopper back in his prime but his goalkeeping style is a bit of a relic and I’m not sure I trust him to coach our keepers when times have moved on around him so much
Bamford “Interesting. Sounds like he thinks our issues are largely down to the inadequate personnel options Emery has, not down to Emery. Sensible guy.” Leicester 3-0 Wolves 3-1 West ham 1-0 Bate 1-0 Rennes 3-1 Southampton 3-2 Everton 1-0 Palace 3-2 8 games …8 defeats Goals for 6 Goals against 18 —————————————— Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United Arsenal 2-0 Napoli Napoli 0-1 Arsenal Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool 9 games …6 victories ..3 draws. Goals for 15..Goals against 6 Bamford…these results are a pointer that it isn’t the inadequate personnel .… Read more »
To be honest with cech, his ability drifted away around the time he joined arsenal but he wasn’t even that old for a keeper at the time.
He was brilliant in his day but his star faded young for a keeper and I’m not sure he is the best person to teach our keepers for the future
CG
I would say complimenting tactics with players with the attributes you specified is the aim.
I actually think Graeme Souness had a point with his pen throwing rant in midweek. You can have all the tactical expertise in the world but if you have no application or work rate it doesn’t matter.
Man City and Liverpool are so far ahead of the rest because of their tactical awareness, positional play married with hard work and technical ability.
# Leicester 3-0 Wolves 3-1 West ham 1-0 Bate 1-0 Rennes 3-1 Southampton 3-2 Everton 1-0 Palace 3-2 8 games …8 defeats Goals for 6 Goals against 18 —————————————— Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United Arsenal 2-0 Napoli Napoli 0-1 Arsenal Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool 9 games …6 victories ..3 draws. Goals for 15..Goals against 6 # It would be great to see the difference in starting 11 playing in each of these lists, my gut feel is it would add to the arguement that our first 11, although not great,… Read more »
Stroller You shouldn’t really put our scheduling as an excuse for poor performances. Arsenal.should have no problem with fatigue and fitness. Most of our players had the summer off, we had no champions league and basically used the 2nd string players to qualify from the group stages in europa, plus we were knocked out of the fa cup early in the competition. Plus during the international breaks Arsenal had the fewest players involved so they have had many rest periods during the season. You touched on the fact that the manager has refused to use the younger players coming through,… Read more »
Pierre
Very well put
Chris
“with hard work ”
What a signing that Robertson was for them. He doesn’t stop running for 90 minutes and coupled with quality play.
This is what Emery was alluding to quite a lot when he first joined, the hard work and application,
Going to take a while longer to completely shake off that laissez faire attitude with some of the players that was present too much with the previous manager.
Well put Pierre Around Iwobi, I debate with my cousin that he isn’t good enough for us. My cousin argues he is our only direct players we have. But he has no end product. My cousin points to sterling and says he worked hard to get to that and Iwobi can. Iwobi could and I look back to his break through season and he had no issues with finishing. No pressure I guess. However he now needs to deliver being a first teamed and he just can’t hack it. Also he is too pamoered and that early stardem in the… Read more »
Our players shouldn’t be fatigued in all seriousness
If they are they’re not in shape… which may very well be true in the case of some of our fair weather players who only show up when the sun is shining at the Emirates
Chris I am glad you alluded to Graeme Souness. Toughest player ever. Absolutely fearless..Although our own notorious Peter Storey was no shrinking violet. He was 100 % right in his appraisal. “”Pressing”” “”Playing through the lines.”” Tech Directors All codswallop. All millennial BS. Good players working hard. Balanced teams ( 4 left footed players) Intelligent players. That’s all what’s ever is needed in football What the likes of Emery and Sorry of Chelsea are doing on the touchlines- is all for show. They look like Village Idiots. Never seen Fergie,Cloughie,Shankly and Wenger with a clipboard or a pen and paper.… Read more »
Second sending off for Spurs was harsh in my view
Un
With these refs today.
Peter Storey would only play 1 game a season……
CG
Sounded was an atrocious manager pal. I subscribe to some of his views as he was the best defensive midfielder of his era and you don’t get to that level without developing a great understanding of the sport but his views are too simplistic for the modern game. All sports have progressed technically since the 80s
Souness not sounded
Charlie George
Agree , storey’s north bank song of ” storey, storey break his leg ,a yard above his knee” was quite apt.
Dirtiest player I’ve ever seen over the Arsenal.
Cech is still a top GK. Adapting to Emery’s ‘keep ball’ tactic with our hesitant defenders proved a problem.
Pierre keeps alluding to Arsenal beating some bigger name clubs at home but not having the consistency overall. Well this was evident under Wenger as well in his later spell and the manager hasn’t had that long to make this team his own. There have been plenty of examples of teams especially at home who can beat some of the big name clubs but lack the consistency overall. Why can Wolves take these big name scalps at home but not be higher in the league? They lack goals compared to some of the other higher placed teams. How can Crystal… Read more »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/48162745
Lovely back heeled assist for super jack yesterday. I really Hope ha can keep fit now and prove his doubters wrong. Such a talented player. Still can’t believe we let him and Santi leave for free to stick with Iwobi and Mkhitaryan. Farcical
Un Other sports may have progressed.. But football is football. It’s a bloody simple game. Messi scored his 600 goal this week. No one can stop him…all the tactics and “pressing” in the world cant stop him. And no one can stop Palace scoring buckets of counter attacking goals. …( klopp/pep/emery/dyche)…because of their pace and power. I would go as far as to say. Experienced Professional footballers do not need coaching – they only need motivating and cajoling. Young players need coaching. Paradoxically- coaching a professional footballer- will make them perform worse. Let them be. Motivate and inspire and guide… Read more »
Cg Too simplistic a view for me. It’s a societal issue. Those views applied more a decade ago and still do to certain individuals but the modern footballer doesn’t think for himself. They aren’t natural leaders or even grown men in the true sense of the word. They are pampered boys who need constant reassurance and guidance which is why we’ve seen the rise of the micro-manager. Vieira, Petit you just let them play, Ramsey, guendouzi, xakha?? Not so much . This generation also coincideds with the loss of the multi faceted player. Too many Specialists in modern football which… Read more »
Ishola “Arsenal are failing overall because they are still too dodgy defensively and are too easy to get in against compared to the serious sides in the league. They compensate by having one of the best strike forces in the league bar the two runaway leaders in the league.” I agree that we are poor defensively( despite 5 defensive based additions) , we have actually conceded more league goals already this season than we have the 2 previous seasons despite the 5 additions. Why do you not think that our manager has not addressed these issues ishola…I often made the… Read more »
And this unbeaten run that is also alluded to was impressive on paper but under more scrutiny not as impressive as it seems. Not only were people saying at the time that the overall performances in that run were not wholly convincing on too many occasions but the run of fixtures in that run fell quite nicely. The only real notable result in that unbeaten run was the home draw against Liverpool. Spurs and United that were beaten at home show vulnerability. The away matches in that period they were weaker teams in the league. Then you had the results… Read more »
@Un
A healthy Jack and Santi are way better than Iwobi and Mkhitaryan. Who would have thought that Santi can still play this season.
I think it’s hard to make this team better defensively over just one season in relation to what occurred before under the previous manager coupled with defensively suspect players playing every week. And also that overall Arsenal have the need to be seen as the protagonists in matches even though the style of football has not been impressive.
As said before that unbeaten run had people thinking that weaknesses were really being addressed. In reality that run of fixtures fell very nicely playing teams of a certain standard overall coupled with being quite strong in home matches.
Pierre Sorry I have to disagree with you fatigue is a factor when you have such a limited squad as we have got. Currently we are operating with a squad of between 14-17 fit players each week if we discount the likes of Lichsteiner, Jenkinson and Elneny. For example against Brighton our defensive options could be down to Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal and Kolasinac. Maitland-Niles is suspended and Koscielny is unlikely to be match fit. We may land up having to select Lichsteiner or Jenkinson!! Our midfield has also looked fairly ineffective in recent weeks. Guendouzi, Ozil and Mkhitaryan have looked… Read more »
Brighton should not be compared to Crystal Palace though.
As disappointing as the Crystal Palace defeat was they are on a different level to Brighton overall as their away record testifies and with Arsenal not at full strength in that match.
Even under strength Arsenal should be putting away Brighton at home.
Un
“”””They are pampered boys who need constant reassurance and guidance”””
Liverpools current players don’t look – like what you are describing,
Leicester City nuggety title winning team – looked anything but- you are describing. Battled -scarred warriors of MEN- that lot.
Arsenals definitely do though.
Maybe its not a societal thing- Just an Arsenal thing
the indulgence of the pitiful Iwobi -confirms it,
Ishola
Robertson is relentless, his energy is fantastic.
To think Liverpool have two top quality full/wing backs and it cost them no more than around £8 million.
Hope we shop smart this summer.
Pierre
“”””Agree , storey’s north bank song of ” storey, storey break his leg ,a yard above his knee” was quite apt.Dirtiest player I’ve ever seen over the Arsenal.”””
With a Storey type figure protecting Ozil- Mezut would be breaking even more goal assist records,
Dream Combo,
Peter Storey & Mezut Ozil
Pierre,
Try as hard as you may to sound intelligent, all that gets highlighted is what a moron you are.
How are games against big opponents testament to ‘squad quality’ dumbass? Everyone naturally give it their 120% in these encounters, even donkeys like Iwobi can look good in these scenarios. All it proves is the team may well be a great cup team, that’s it.
The real measure of a squad’s overall quality is over a league season, fighting different kinds of opponents in differing circumstances.
I bet you and Champagne Crybaby’s collective IQs don’t cross the 100 mark.
“”””Robertson is relentless, his energy is fantastic.”””
he sure is Chris.
And there are’ Robbo’s’ peppered all over the UK- but the club is ‘too up its own Arse’- to go out and scout them…..
We could create a super team – just by scouting the lower leagues alone.
Look at the totally preposterous AND shameful Suarez deal.( £ 5 million????)
£5 million that could have helped the magnificent people of Mozambique- in their hours of need,
shameful arrogance from Raul.
I wouldn’t be surprised that the Brighton team celebrates last night knowing that they will be playing in the PL next season.
‘Dare I say if Ramsey hadn’t have been benched for the first half of the year, he’d be taking that?’
There no stopping Pedro it seems.
Just because you repeat it over and over again doesn’t make it true, same as your claim about double trading sessions.
There are more plausible options about why Ramsey didn’t play as much
It really doesn’t matter because Pedro is always right , even when he is wrong.
Robertson is opposite to AMN. One is so intense and the other is so relax. At least from the way they play.
Good to have Ishola back again, quality poster.
Bournemouth’s 19 yo goalie indeed looks the part yesterday, albeit on his PL debut. Tall, strong, agile, good reflex etc…and just got into the Irish national team. If he always turns up playing the Spuds, that’s a very good start. Feel he looks better than what we’ve got. Not sure a worthy deputy for Leno next season but reckon we should nab him asap. If the Emery team, with whoever he’d send out to battle, slipped again, that would be worse than laughing stock. 7amkickoff recently pulled the statistics on missing ‘big chances’. Guess what… Auba tops the chart! Auba… Read more »
“””Robertson is opposite to AMN”””
How about play AMN in his natural position.????
He ain’t a full back,- The Clowns bought Lich ,remember!!!
HE IS a centre midfielder. And could be our Steven Gerrard- in this position,
@useroz
Yea! He is what we need, a Spuds killer.
Andre Mariner was very lucky yesterday
Trent Alexander-Arnold handled the ball on the line against Newcastle and the referee didn’t call the foul because Newcastle went on to score the rebound.
So why didn’t the referee call the obvious red card offense?
I honestly think he was scared of sending off the wrong player again after his mistaken red card to Gibbs.
“Robertson is opposite to AMN. One is so intense and the other is so relax. At least from the way they play.”
Can’t agree more…. especially for young players.
Individuals or as a team, we simply lack that consistency in drive (desire) and intensity, and some poor results reflect that unfortunately.
Dissenter
What queer outrage are you displaying here with this continual snide remarks towards Pedro?
It’s his blog, so the article he writes is obviously going to be tainted with his opinion, and it’s up to you to agree/disagree and discuss. That quote you’ve earmarked about Ramsey there is a question too, so really not getting how you’re finding it pompous.
CC
I thought I reiterated that Pedro has the freedom to taint his blog with his opinion.
I was just expressing my opinion of his insistence on repeating something that not true.
Thanks for your opinion about my opinion..
Dissenter
Actually I asked a question of your opinion, a couple in fact. Seems you’re going out your way to find unassailable bias in what’s written from him.
What’s your view of Ramsey early season?
@CG, At youth level including his year loan at Ipswich, AMN was a rampaging right winger. Then he was coached into a more subdued player. He is still capable of moment without the hand break like his goal against Liverpool demonstrated. However those are becoming less and less frequent. Everybody seems to think that his best position is centre midfield. However he has never played there on a regular basis. He may become the next Gilberto Silva, but I don’t see it. He can do a job there, but IMHO he lacks some of the characteristics of a world class… Read more »
It is funny how some people have pivoted their narrative with regard to Ramsey and Özil. When Emery benched them, it was the right thing to do. At last a manager with the authority to select players on form. Neither deserved to grace Arsenal shirt.
Now it is, he did not bench them, they were injured. Injured While Ramsey sat on the bench! After he recalled them after ostracizing them, he never ostracised them, anyway they have changed.
PedroMay 5, 2019 00:48:16 Benny, not sure anyone is going to go along with you saying losing to Palace at home… or the other defeats… were fine. >>>>> Pedro, When did I say they were fine?? I didn’t. I said in context they weren’t as bad as being made out. And I am not absolving Emery. I have since reevaluated my opinion based on the season as a whole and how our defence hasn’t improved and how I don’t think the players respect or understand Emery and have said I think he should go in the summer have I not?… Read more »
Ashley Cole started off as a striker then turned into a very good left back.
Glen Hoddle and Lothar Matthias both started in midfield then dropped back as sweepers in their later years.
Players can change and develop into different positions, it’s the sign of football intelligence and the Dutch academics esp Ajax train all their youngsters in every position allowing for greater flexibility and interchangeable tactics as adult footballers.
Benny, really difficult for anyone to tell me that our squad isn’t top four material when we are literally in the top 4 race. It is top 4. Always has been top 4. Could be top 4 come the end of the season. I think Pierre laid it out pretty well on the previous page. We’ve had a great run against top teams this year, then we lose 4 games in 5 against bang average sides when it matters. That was mostly down to poor set up, bad tactics and players not being motivated. We have gotten worse at the… Read more »
Didn’t Gerrard start off on the right wing at Liverpool? Moved to the centre of midfield and became a great player. Bale from LB to LW/AM/RW. Pretty sure Bellerin played further up the pitch as a youngster. Players change positions in order to develop/improve, it happens.
AMN hasn’t shown any signs of being able to control the game from the centre of the pitch, so I’m not sure why some think that’s his ‘best position’. Playing as a RWB covers the deficiencies in his passing/vision/defending. Same with Bellerin.
Valentin, very true. Amazing that Emery managed to break Ramsey even though he’s only played him half a season.