You know when people are like, ‘Christmas has started because the Pret Christmas Latte just dropped’ or something nauseatingly basic like that? The football equivalent is, ‘you know summer has started when Ornstein drops a bombshell that Arsenal will be shite in the transfer window.’
He’s only gone and done it AGAIN.
Top level: ‘It’s going to be a bit bland’
If we lose against Chelsea, £40m is our starting point.
We’re going project youth with a bit of experience (same as last summer).
We want a centre back, an Aaron replacement, and a winger type entity.
Additionally, if there is an extra special deal, we’ll chase a left back, right back and a striker.
ARSENAL WILL NOT BREACH FFP
Thank fuck for the last snippet, I know there’s been a lot of grumblings in the community of late about making sure we don’t EVER break a single rule, right now, I’m just letting off a massive sigh of THANK FUCK that we’re going to play it safe.
So what to make of this goss fest?
Well, don’t wet those panties you absolute man child. Also, why are you wearing panties? Grow up and step away from your mum’s lingerie drawer you 35-year-old freak. Get your 2001 Beano branded specials on and let’s dive into the mixer like peak Bobby P against Pompey.
If we are a Europa League club, blasting money away isn’t sensible. The MIGHTY Swiss Ramble has some analysis on how badly we’ve been rocked by the step-down.
So the benefits of qualifying for the Champions League over the Europa League are clear. As it stands, English CL clubs have earned well over twice as much as EL clubs – even though 2 have reached the final:#LFC €107m#THFC €102m#MUFC €93m#MCFC €93m#CFC €40m#AFC €36m pic.twitter.com/r82tADlaaN
— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) May 13, 2019
We have a lot of expensive dross in the squad and I’d imagine Stan is asking Raul to realign the wage bill and move on the shite before we start going nuts again. £235m a year in wages is outrageous for the return.
Secondly, there’s some heated debate over whether the Ornstein budget figure is right. Some say we’re hiding our improved financial success, some say the number is what it is.
This is Gambon from the comments on where the new cash is coming from.
💰New club level seats £5m
💰Adidas £30m
💰Emirates 12m
💰Visit Rwanda £10m
💰New TV deal £10m
I’ve heard the lower number since November, and I’d say if we were looking at a £100m starting point, we’d have loosened the purse strings in January. Telling that we didn’t do that, isn’t it?
It’ll be interesting to see how hard we go at freeing up cash this summer. Mustafi and Xhaka should surely be heading for the exit door, there should be £70m incoming for those two alone. Auba is being linked to Madrid for £85m. Love him to bits, he’s helped shape our season, but he’s 29 so don’t be sentimental about this. The biggest travesty of the latter years of Arsene is his hoarding of players. We need to learn how to sell at peak, he’s hit peak, so we should absolutely take that cash if it’s on offer and invest like Liverpool did when they earned a big windfall. I’d take losing a 29-year-old versus having to lose a kid to find the next step.
Also, don’t moan at me and starting bleating on that he’s our best player… who did you vote for in the Arsenal Player of the Season Award?
What?
Speak up?
Thought so.
You hypocritical disgrace.
Drop transfer exits like I’ve laid out and you’re at £190m for spending power. You can buy many nice toys with cash like that. Then think of all the other players we could shift on… Elneny, Chambers, Mikhi, Jenks… there’s £30m in that mix.
Basically, don’t read into the £40m like that’s as far as the summer goes. It simply says to me that selling players is key to a hype summer execution.
Cut away all of the speculation, which could be spot on, or it could be really badly wrong (Ornstein had us with a £100m budget in January), the real story for me is that Edu only has an offer on the table, he hasn’t said yes.
Emery and Raul are at the wheel. We know they like sniffing around that bargain section. They’re the footballing equivalent of yellow sticker sandwich eaters. They don’t even like medium rare beef and Stilton… but if that sticker says 26p, it’s in the basket, no questions asked. Denis Suarez was a brown banana that was found under the fridge, the yellow sticker was just bants… but someone bought it, you know who? Yep. Yep.
So our summer is going to happen without the future architect of the club sailing the ship. Sven, love him or hate him, helped navigate us away from players like Banega, Nzonzi, Malcolm, and Denis Suarez. What is going to happen now? I like Cagigao, he sourced Santi, Bellerin and Cesc… but how much power will he be given?
Emery isn’t good at spending money if you look at some of the players he’s been responsible for in the past, he likes old and slow… or just utterly Suarezy. Raul wouldn’t be hiring a TD if he knew how to build a squad. Seems like a recipe for expensive mistakes. It looks like we’re going to head into next season without a vision or direction again. It’s spend and hope. I hate that. It is never going to work when those above us are driving towards an exciting vision mapped to a plan (Not Chelsea, lolololol).
Hopefully, I’m wrong. Nkunku looks a player when I’ve watched him. Djené has a lot of hype around him and £13.5m seems a bargain. However, there’s a bad stench of Rabiot-to-Arsenal everywhere you read, the guy has a piss poor attitude and didn’t like Emery last time around. Then I worry we’ll rekindle bland dreams of the past, Perisic or Carrasco are weighing heavily on my mind. Players past their prime, or with Ozil like attitudes to the game.
I don’t want to fuck about with talent that has temperament issues. Just give me young prime meat that wants to explode onto the scene. £75k a week or less. No mega contracts that make them fat and lazy. Let’s operate on a lean model and make sure hunger is central to their MO… just like it is at Spurs. I read a Poch article the other week that said he loved the players who want to leave because they care about success, be wary of those who thrive in comfort. Who is begging to leave Arsenal? Says a lot… right? A few too many just in it for the cashed paycheque.
Anyway, a real mixed back. Needless to say, summer will be busy. x
P.S. Souness and Keane FURIOUS that once again, they are proved wrong by a foreigner with better ideas of how the game should be played (tackles number). Arteta helping to architect one of the smartest off the ball sides the Premier League has ever seen, I’m welling up everyone, someone pass me a tissue, so emosh.
Yes Pierre, it’s going to be very difficult to replace Ozils massive input of 2 assists. Again, Emery doesn’t identify or sign the players although I’m sure he has some input. Suarez was a loan, after we failed to loan other players because we didn’t even have enough money for that. Stop being so disingenuous . Don’t think we have to subsidize Mikhis salary, it’s not that crazy and with a low fee there should be takers. Ozil is another story, going to be very hard to get rid of. Hopefully we buy a starter in his position regardless and… Read more »
Fred unless you were walking around with your eyes closed last season , you would have noticed that Emery’s already tried marginalizing Ozil and guess what , it didn’t work. We lost 7 out of 14 games during the period when Emery marginalised Ozil and Ozil did not start a single one of those defeats…..it didn’t work In the end Emery had to eat humble pie and reinstate Ozil in the side to get our season back on track… Strange that you are advocating that Emery repeats this action , personally I would have thought the better option would be… Read more »
He wasn’t marginalised, he just pulled sickies, didn’t put any effort in and was generally very Ozilesque in his behaviour. The bad run had more to do with our other injuries than to Ozil staying home playing fortnite.
We do lack creativity in the side though so sadly Ozil has to play sometimes, that won’t be the case if we sign someone like Brandt and a creative winger. Maybe he can still play at home against the bottom 5 if he stays, the only games he’s still moderately effective in.
Pierre Mate, the ship has sailed. You must be the last arsenal fan alive who thinks that ozil shouldn’t be replaced. He’s been an absolute failure of a signing. Up there with santos and stepanovs as wenger’s worst Mystic Lovely anecdote on Eboue. I remember the time when he was subbed on for about 12 mins and booed mercilessly by our “fans”. I’d never felt so sorry for a professional footballer like that. An absolutely shameful act for a young fella who tried his best and was clearly very short on confidence at the time. When he first burst on… Read more »
Pierre
I think we can do better with spending that 200k of savings, that’s all.
With this kind of money, it is either Emery or Ozil. I think Ozil doesn’t suit Emery’s style, but I don’t think Emery is this insidious puppet master as you allude to.
Even with the bad season behind him, I think Ozil can still command a sizable salary at some glamour club.
But another season like this and it will be even more difficult to shift him.
Un naa
Yup, I remembered the Eboue of old.
I think the Sagna signing really hit his confidence. He was doing very well in his debut season prior to that.
No regrets though. Sagna was an excellent defender.
Every single article I read is reporting a £40m transfer kitty.
Walter Kannemann for £10.5m
Dark hei
Of course but booing the lad they way they did, there’s no justification for that. Was heartbreaking to watch.
https://www.offthepost.info/blog/2008/12/football-video-emmanuel-eboue-jeered-off-the-pitch-by-arsenal-fans/
If I was in the crowd that night someone would have got a slap. Still makes me angry watching it now.
Pierre, at his best Ozil is a wonderful player to watch but everybody should be able to recognise that he is not performing at his best often enough. You can blame the coach, the players around him or whatever but the reality is he’s not producing enough for us. This insufficient contribution is coupled with his being paid by far the highest wages in the club, wages commensurate with one of the top players in the world. I would love to keep a pair of rose-tinted glasses on and just purr at the memories of Ozil’s finest touches and exquisite… Read more »
Unai, yea. I loved Eboue too. For 2 seasons he was a delight to watch. And from all accounts he was a lovely character to be around. Shame it ended the way it did for him
Lol Ozil needs to go. Even Pierre knows.
I was there when Eboue was subbed and lets not beat about the bush he was bloody awful and in a 20min cameo performance he gave the ball away at every touch. Let us not forget how shite he was.
But must say to boo him was harsh but let us not pretend here.
It was a disgrace when Eboue got booed. I remember being disgusted in the stadium when it happened.
I once went to one of those pre-season open training sessions at the stadium. The main memory of a fairly uninspiring session was the way Eboue interacted with the fans. Nothing was too much for him and was incredibly friendly and outgoing. He came across as a genuine bloke.
Really sorry to read about how his life appears to have hit the rails.
Davey, you’re right he was terrible but applaud the substitute/substitution was surely the way to go.
It was painful to see Eboue trying to play as a winger which Wenger was doing to him at times.
That’s on the manager.
“Lol Ozil needs to go. Even Pierre knows.”
Pierre knows, but, as Ozil’s agent, he definitely can’t let that happens…
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11717383/mesut-ozils-agent-insists-player-will-see-out-arsenal-contract-until-2021
Graham
Arteta who?
To be honest I’ve been following Gerrard and Lampard to see if they can improve on the many ex player failures.
Both appear to be enjoying what they do and doing it well.
Both were top players, leaders on the pitch and mostly level headed.
I would imagine if they continue their growth with an upward trophy trajectory both Liverpool and Chelsea will no doubt be seriously looking at them.
Now all we need is Arteta to do the same, but don’t hold your breath.
Arteta is single handedly responsible for city’s success imo. I don’t even know why they bother with the billions in transfer outlays and world class managers around the guy. He’s the fundamental piece of the puzzle. Take him out of the club and they’d probably be in like league 2… or France… or something
I wonder how long it will be until arteta is willing to actual get a job where he. Can sit in the big boy chair and be accountable
I will wholeheartedly applaud him when he finally is brave enough. The sooner the better
Do you think Gerrard or Lampard would have tolerated six years of Wenger?
Definitely not.
Davey
Nobody is pretending anything. To abuse your own player like that is nothing short of wanker behaviour and deserves a back hander to the chops. Wallop 👋
Agree China, the time is coming when he will have to step out of Guardiola’s shadow. I’m sure it will be with Guardiola’s blessing and he’ll be able to accept an attractive offer to start his managerial career.
When that happen his progress will be forensically assessed on Legrove, that’s for sure!
ES I’m not calling for Emery’s head, just don’t rate him on his 1st season’s offerings. My concerns are with management and owners, which I don’t need to repost about. Emery’s here for next season or certainly the first part if he doesn’t decide to jump ship during the summer. Who knows with this comedic soap opera club? At least we have the final to look forward to where the result of which will dictate our summer and what Emery has to work with. I have always maintained that next season will be Transition MK II. Whether that is an… Read more »
BobN16
Spot on with your take on Ozil.
Ozil is one of the world’s most underwhelming footballers Pierre. All the talent in the world but an absolute petal of a player Why is it so hard to just admit you like his playing style even though he’s a horribly flawed player? I liked senderos a lot in the old days as a player and a footballer. But I didn’t pretend he didn’t shit the bed against imposing CFs because…he did. Some people here have way too much pride to call a spade a spade. Ozil is literally a sporting genius imo. His brain is simply better than 99.9%… Read more »
Thanks Graham
The booing of Eboue was reprehensible, but that shouldn’t obfuscate the fact that Eboue was absolute garbage for 90% of his career. His signature move was to gallop past opposition players with the ball, get tackled, and fall over with his legs flailing like a fawn on ice and pleading with the ref for a foul.
My fondest memory of Eboue was during a national team game vs N.Korea when he pretended he could understand the tactics the N.Korean coach was giving one of his players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5mj0Huxajk
Ah ah ah!!
http://africa.espn.com/football/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/3851357/things-man-united-fans-can-do-instead-of-watching-rivals-in-ucl-europa-league-and-fa-cup-final-action
That’s cruel
Ishola
“It was painful to see Eboue trying to play as a winger which Wenger was doing to him at times.”
Yah, his confidence was so badly damaged, he couldn’t even play RB properly when Sagna was out injured.
He is like the opposite of Bendter.
Since the Bosman verdict, the final decision to leave or stay is always the player. Ultimately short of sacking a player for professional misconduct, from a legal perspective a club cannot unilaterally kick a player out anymore. A club can only offer a choice: do you accept to join the other club or do you intend to stay. They may have a preference for the player to leave but the player is the one making the decision. Arsenal may reach a deal with another club, but Özil has already made clear via his agent that he intends to see his… Read more »
This Arteta nonsense is driving me mad. As for Ozil, we all know the solution to that problem( sorry Pierre).
Find both subjects tedious and irrelevant.
Let’s all look forward to the EL Final and focus on a huge moment in the clubs recent history.
We need this.
When was the last time we had to play such an important match?
“That’s cruel”
That’s trully deserved.
“Let’s all look forward to the EL Final and focus on a huge moment in the clubs recent history.”
In fact, almost (?) the only huge moment in our recent history.
Eboue was a comedy act. He must have been taught somewhere that the objective of a football match is to see how many free kicks you can con the ref into awarding. Arsenal fans hate divers including their own. He, instead of rising to the challenge of Sagna descended into fakery. Poor excuse of a player. Still feel sorry for him in his present misery though.
Don’t stress, Graham. Arteta will get his shot, and we’ll soon see if he can deliver the goods without pissing all over FFP regulations like his mentor.
My guess is that he’ll tank no matter where he takes his first job as head coach, and the excuses will start rolling in (poor players, not enough financial backing from the board, inept board, bad weather, …).
It was wrong to boo Eboue or boo any sub coming off.
Everyone has a bad day at the office from time to time except Xhaka & Mustafi’s gaffs-a-game predictability.
Our fans must be much more tolerant these days or just kind of anesthetized to a lower expectancy.
Thus far Emery has not been able to sustain any fans’ higher level of expectancy – just the occasional injection of ‘what could be’ and then onward with peaks and troughs.
Mostly troughs for away games.
Loftus-Cheek was injured in Chelsea’s friendly in Boston yesterday and he had to be helped off of the field. If both he and Kante are unable to play in the EL final, that will help us a great deal.
Davey
Erm, insult? When I did I indicate I thought you were booing? I didn’t. I agree with you. I’m merely saying that those who did were tossers and deserved a slap.
Please read next time before insinuating someone is insulting you
Tony
If they’d used their energy to actually cheer the team on from time to time maybe our crowd might cease to be the laughing stock of the premier league. Too busy booing players, taking selfies, slating the team and eating prawn sandwiches. The spurs bowl atmosphere puts ours to shame.
Kante has never really bothered us in games against Chelsea
I mean if Ozil was such a creative force of nature we will not be finding it hard to move him on nor should he be working overtime to stay.
Ozil is not a winner nor a fighter. His creativity amounted to 3-4 assists over the course of a season. One of his supporters is already threatening us with employment tribunals, all this is unnecessary if the player is actually productive, he isn’t.
ESPN says United are looking to replace Lukaku with Moussa Dembele. The latter is 22 years old, had 14 goals in Ligue 1 for Lyon and would cost £40 million. Ole at the wheel. 😉
Un I have never said Ozil shouldn’t be replaced..it really doesn’t bother me either way. The common theme on Le Grove is that he has been a failure, I’m not so sure. In his 5 years at the club we have reached 5 cup finals ( winning 3 ,losing 1), the 5 years previous to Ozil arriving , nothing … Eriksen,who is so lauded on le grove has been at Tottenham about the same amount of time and has won nothing and has just reached his first cup final . Taking into account that according to many on Le grove,… Read more »
@Bamford, you were on the pitch last night, as Leeds has lost vs Derby County.
In exclusivity for Le Grove, what is your first reaction ??
I predict some suicidal thoughts for Pierre the day Ozil will leave…
Tony I have spoken to a sports journalist on a number occasions who follows Arsenal probably more closely than most of his colleagues and football pundits. He attends most of the club’s games and follows also training sessions and the youth section as well. Interestingly he followed closely also Emery’s career in Spain as well. His view about the Head Coach is completely different to that of people who post on Le Grove. He rates him highly. Emery is clearly not articulate in the English language and as I suggested previously he is not “glamorous”. The reality is that he… Read more »
Pierre Sanogo won a cup final too, doesn’t make him better than Harry Kane I’d say it has more to do with how Eriksen influences his team and the matches in which they play. Ozil rarely steps up. Rarely scores. Goes missing completely for big games and away days. The evedince against him far outweighs the positives for me. Yes there are stats but for £43m I’d want a player who is a protagonist. He doesn’t dribble, constantly looks for an easy pass. Sometimes he’s up for it and it’s so noticeable beacuse it’s so rare. The fella just doesn’t… Read more »
United are also apparently looking to sign both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Patrick van Aanholt from Palace. Solskjaer clearly interested in having a lot of pace in his side next season, which is smart.
RH
“Ozil is not a winner”….
Many players in world football would love to have had the success that Ozil has had in his career.
You do not achieve what Ozil has achieved in his career unless you are a winner.
Pierre is totally correct with his Ozil post. Ozil is not the problem- Emery is the problem. Ozil has footballing Pedigree-Emery probably eats it. Ozil has won The World Cup. Emery lives only for The Loosers Cup. Ozil is a younger version of David Silva. The Pep and Arteta Tag Team seem to get the best out of him Likewise- Klopp with the mercurial Shaqiri. Raul The Spiv- signed off Ozils very lucrative contract. Raul the Spiv – green lights Emery appointment. Did – it not occur to him the two might not be compatible?? Raul the Spiv – is… Read more »
HighburyLegend,
Bamford’s reaction to the Leeds loss: “Well Highbury, it was a game of two halves….”
Well said Pierre
Ozil with the right coach.
(And espcially without the drain of international football)- can still be a top player.
I for one hope he stays- and outlasts Emery
sorry Un, you are talking like the KNOBS ( know nothing only bullshit) crowd.
Marko or receding hairline would come out with the sonago comment…you’re better than that.
Ozil has won honours at every level….voted best German (world champjons) player 5 years on the bounce so to compare Ozil with sanogo is futile.
Higbury
Painfully disappointing. Beyond words. We thought we would be playing in the Premiership next season. Now ….
Has it always been the case that there is a playoff for the third promotion place out of the Championship? Why would the third place team not simply get it? I guess I have never paid attention to this.
Marco Reus recently stated – Ozil is the best player – he has ever played with.
No more Ozil debate required.
In our current state- he should be the first name on the team sheet.
A coaches job- is to get the best out of all his players.
If he cant do that basic requirement. Get another Bloody coach.
Plenty about this summer.
Benitez
Jose
Wenger
Arteta
Vieria
Conte
Southgate
Dyche
Howe
Favre
Henry
Lehmann
The playoffs for the third place qualifier has been a popular staple in England for about three decades. It generates lots of revenues and excitement. They even give a trophy afterwards.
Pierre,
In the past Ozil was an ultra talented and visionary player with a tendency to disappear in the really big matches, and in matches against physically imposing opponents, or teams that press effectively.
For the last couple of seasons his productivity and his output in terms of assists and chances created has been on the decline. This decline predates Emery’s arrival.
He is paid shedloads and doesn’t want to leave, so Emery will have to find a way to use him effectively.
Isn’t the play off final billed as the most valuable match in the world?
@Receding, Where in my previous comment did I argue in favour of Özil suing us at a employment tribunal? Again specialist in misrepresenting what people are saying. I stated that whatever you think of Özil, he is not leaving. His agent has made clear that he intend to see his contract out. We can’t even try to make his life miserable, because that would backfire against us. The only he will leave is either at the end of his contract or if we pay him to leave. Clearly to pay his reminding wage so he can play somewhere else is… Read more »
“Marco Reus recently stated – Ozil is the best player – he has ever played with.
No more Ozil debate required.”
lol
Wenger started last season that an Ozil that has withdrawn for the German national team set-up is one without motivation
Ozil is now semi-retired and will finish out his contract whichever way It comes
It has nothing to do with the manager.
Pierre Ozil was once a great player, however he has not been that player for a long time now, and this has nothing to do with any manager. Ozil was a mercurial talent, one with enormous abilities in certain respects (intelligence, touch, polish) but real limitations in others (mental toughness, physical strength, attitude). His career is over for all intents and purposes, however, and I think it is time for you to move on. Same goes for your defense of Wenger. Find a new cause. It’s mid-2019, not 2016. Look forwards, not backwards. This endless attempt to win arguments long… Read more »
Pierre,
On other thing re Ozil.
In the past, Ozil had a great intuitive, almost telepathic, understanding with Sánchez, which created lots of chances and goals. Since Alexis has gone, he doesn’t have a similar level of understanding with any other player.
At the moment the only two similar understandings we have are
Laca/Auba, and
Kola/Iwobi
This is a byproduct of lacking the cojones to make tough decisions
If the club had simply let his deal run out and he walked on a free we would not now have a 350k/week problem on our hands.
Sure we would have been criticized in the press and social media but that would have been better than having a problem no one seems to know how to solve.
The G
“”””Instead of concentrating on trying to kick him out this summer, Arsenal should then accept the situation and make use of him for next season””””#
Off course we should.
Any other normal club- does this.
Why does Emery Go Out of his way- and continually look for strife?
He is the worst coach -I have ever come across
“Why does Emery Go Out of his way- and continually look for strife?”
He doesn’t. You’ve invented this fiction out of whole cloth.
Thanks for that, Dissenter.
RH “”””If the club had simply let his deal run out and he walked on a free we would not now have a 350k/week problem on our hands.””” Raul signed it off. And then appointed a coach in Emery – and didn’t think – there would be a personality clash? Raul is now in total charge of footballing policy. He has never done this job before He has no experience of English football. he has never given an interview- in what his vision is? he thinks a Brazilian – arriving late in mid summer- as tech Dir- is sensible. his… Read more »
glad to see things have changed at UEFA now Blatter has gone lol…………………..lol Baku is just dumb no matter how you slice it, maybe they should get wenger in to sort it out lol…………………………..lol they can’t be any worse really
Sport Witness UK says Lyon is looking at Arteta for manager. Interesting ….
Personally FIFA should create a new Central European and Eastern Asia section.
I can’t see the point in having clubs closer to India in an European competition. Nor do I understand why Qatar and Saudi Arabia are in the same continental competitions than Japan and China.
That would also limit this ridiculous travel journey for clubs competition and country qualifiers.
Arteta could be a good fit at Lyon.
They have a good squad, expectation are high but not unreasonable.
He could concentrate on coaching rather having to straight build a new team and buy players.
They are likely bro be in the Champion’s league next season, so that would also give him some exposure.
Lyon is actually a perfect place for him if as we are told he is Pep lite.
Lyon recruit very well. Have always liked them as a football club dating back to when they always bullied Real Madrid
Wenger only a year or two ago compared wilshere to Messi and I seem to recall did the same with sanogo and wenger was FUCKING INVINCIBLE
So no further debate required
Lyon is a fantastic place to cut your teeth as a manager
If arteta gets offere dthat he’d be mad not to take it if he is serious about becoming a manager
If it’s true I’ll applaud him openly if he takes it, even more if he does a great job and I will welcome him back with open arms in a couple of years if he looks like the bees knees and we recruit him
I just wanna see him prove himself and step out of this comfort zone
Really hope the Arteta to Lyon thing is real.
Sounds like it would be the ideal place for him to establish himself – a much better environment than dysfunctional Arsenal, and with less unrealistic expectations.
Arteta will have learned mountains from his time under Leo I don’t doubt, but it’s the law of diminishing returns. The benefit you get from following his lead is awesome but he will likely be learning less and less in real terms with each passing season, especially because it’s kinda more of the same Like even if he didn’t take a manager’s job, he’d probably actually learn more as an assistant manager to anyone else next year rather than staying with pep – in part because you can only learn so much from always working with the same people and… Read more »
The only caveat to Arteta to Lyon being a good opportunity is that Lyon is also changing the structure behind the scene. It look like they are going to appoint their former player Juninho as Director of Football.
Anyway Arteta has also competition for the role in Tiago, the current Athletico Madrid’s assistant. He has the advantage of being a former clubmate of Juninho.
“Arteta could be a good fit at Lyon.”
lol imagine for one second Pedro’s reaction if that happens.
Pierre
Ooooh well sorry for not being bi- partisan.
Wow, Arteta to Lyon would be fantastic. Just the other day, I think there were comparisons made with the stature of Lyon and Arsenal in European football.
Really hope this happens. Let’s see what he’s made of. Unless he’s still a puss happy to keep hiding in Pep’s shadow. What more can he learn from Pep? Maybe he’s a really slow learner.
@China1 Pep can’t help you to coach average, ageing journeymen into world beaters because pep never needed to depend much on such players. That has been one of the force of Guardiola. He improves players whatever their initial level. Forget about the world class players, he has always been able to transform average players via coaching into dependable professional. He successfully transformed Fabian Delph the typical journeyman into a competent left back. Anyway, Lyon don’t have a lot of journeymen, they have mostly upcoming talented youngsters. Yes Guardiola never had any experience in dealing with relegation fight, but I am… Read more »
Any Brazilian here who can help with any info on Walter Kanneman being linked to us.?
Djene going for £13.5m is a bargain in today’s market.
Ain’t u guys tired of constantly slugging each other out just to prove a point. Anyway it helps, it makes the blog interesting and boring at the same time. Also exposes ignorance of some posters. Cheerio!!
I’ve never fancied ozil. Di Maria was on offer at the time and he’d have been fantastic for us. United destroyed him. Could you imagine him on one wing and Sanchez on the other? We’d have won the 2016 title I’m sure.
Jamie
You don’t really think he’s there due to being afraid to take a job when he was desperate for the arsenal job?
I’ve now doubt he wants to manage himself and isn’t afraid. We shall all watch with baited breath I’m sure.
Djené, Rabiot and Kanneman for £23.5 million wouldn’t be bad business at all would it?
Lyon would be good for him
I’m sure Arteta could get the best out of Ozil. Actually……come to think of it ., I could get the best out of Ozil by simply asking him when and against what opponents he would like to play. No away games to physical teams ( 90% of PL matches), no games in sub 50 degrees conditions or rain, no defensive assignments , have him take all set piece plays to get his assists up. Easy peasy lemon squeezy I’m a coachin genius. Marco Reus was probably right when he said Ozil is the best player he’s ever played with. Eden… Read more »
Chitom I’m not sure you cater to such an obvious declining player. Just bin.
Must say how truly pathetic it was earlier to see Pierre in a panic at the thought of losing Ozil and Mhiki. Irreplaceable they are
I would hope that if Wan Bissaka is available that we would at least try to sign him. That’s two seasons now that he’s finished in the top three for tackles and interceptions in the league. He’d be perfect at RB for us
It hasn’t really been one of the forces of guardiola thoigh if were being serious Pep has been managing for more than 10 years and in that time, how many average players have been coached by him into being top end players? As well it’s an awful lot easier when the entire squad around you (and bench) is world class. Back in the old days you could put any kid from our youth academy into our first team and they’d look the part give or take. But when you are playing in rampant teams surrounded by workdies (and in 2/3… Read more »
Pep’s entire management is on fine margins to separate his team from the other dominant, elite ones He’s the guitar player who will agonize over the advantages of the nuances of the new strings he’s just bought as he’s trying to get that *perfect* tone – but he’s never played guitar through a shitty little amp. Can he make that work too? He’s the guy in waitrose trying to pick out the cut of beef with the perfect marbling, but could he cook well if he only had a microwave? I don’t say this to shit on pep. I think… Read more »
“I don’t say this to shit on pep. ”
Too late.
You will be binned.
Now I get it.
CG stands for “Complete Garbage”.
The wind-up-merchant of le-grove.
“Ozil is a younger version of David Silva” proves my point.
I know you don’t give a toss what you post CG but please, stop acting the fool.
“Ozil is a younger version of David Silva”
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(I forgot the usual lol)