More bad news leaks. Edu job looking disastrously tough

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Ohhhhh boy.

Everyone has just realised that we are in a tight spot with basically everything.

Ornstein echoed a bunch of the things that I wrote yesterday and none of it looks great.

Mustafi ain’t going nowhere because he loves his deal, but he now knows the manager thinks he’s shite.

Chambers wants to stay, but knows the manager thinks he’s average.

Koscielny is on strike, and we’re actually upset that a 33-year-old defender is not on the plane to America because he’s one of the best we have at the minute.

The only defender available for the first game of the season is Papa. Meanwhile, Villa have dropped £50m on 3 centre backs this week alone.

We can’t even organise next seasons defender. Stories emerging that Spurs are about to gazump us for Saliba.

Bad times indeed.

I can’t make this any better for you. I have heard from a lot of very good people that the club is in an incredibly bad space. The manager is a farce, we have no leaders at the training ground, and our approach to transfers has been so bad this summer, that we’ll likely end with very little to show at the end of the window.

It will have to get a lot worse before it gets better.

Edu isn’t coming in to make light tweaks, he’s going to have to come in with a wrecking ball. The job is going to be to flatten the whole thing and start again.

New vision. New manager. New squad. New energy.

This season is a write off before it’s even started. United might not have a world-class manager, but Mike Phelan is a great coach who has built winning machines before. Pogba now appears set to stay, they’ve added some good players and they already had a pretty good squad.

Chelsea were 4-1 better than us in April playing terribly. They have a young manager who knows the players, the club and the youth. He might not be incredible, but despite the transfer ban, he seems to be having a far calmer summer than us.

Spurs are adding good players to an already great squad.

I don’t need to go any higher up than that, do I? Could go lower though. West Ham are having a good summer, so are Leicester.

We don’t even really have a coach. People still bemoaning Wenger’s squad of players forget that those same players took us to 22 games unbeaten. The more Emery’s ideas settled, the worse things got. This season, he doesn’t have the new manager good will he had last year, he also doesn’t have political capital with the players, and he’s burned bridges with a fair chunk of a squad he’s likely going to HAVE to use.

That end of season review session looks even more nuts by the day.

So where do we go from here?

I have no idea. Edu; looking ragged already, is going to have to put plans in place very quickly this season. He really, really, really needs to be a good leader. Someone that’s here to succeed, not sit out a cushy highly paid job. A total driving force for Arsenal. Really, we need to hope he holds himself to a high standard because Stan K certainly isn’t going to.

A lot rests on the man from Brazil.

I have faith, because if I didn’t, we’d have absolutely nothing to look forward to.

See you in the comments x

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Bankz

Bankz is here for the tr4phy again

Bankz

Second…

Bankz

Let’s go for the BOOOOM

Bankz

Tr4phy

Bankz

Barca next season will be one to behold.
Easily going to have the best attack in Europe if Dembele and Coutinho remain.

Bankz

At this point the less said about Arsenal the better.
We’re having a shit package of a summer and nothing will make things better at their point.
It’s even too late to try and rectify things(even if we had the funds) at this point.
The season is less than 4 weeks away

Marc

Well it’s confirmed Pedro has a full blown case of the CG’s.

Marko

I mean that’s why he’s allowed to infect the space he’s basically the mascot around here.

Marc

“Spurs are adding good players to an already great squad.”

You left off the best manager the worlds ever seen – so good that he managed to finish a whole point yes 1 whole point above a team stacked with shit and who “don’t even really have a coach”

Marc

“United might not have a world-class manager,”

Fucking understatement of the century.

WengerEagle

July 13th in a few hours, still waiting for the photo shoot that Dissenter promised us for July 1st with our shiny new signings and a beaming Edu.

Paulinho

WE – Think Djokovic definitely has an argument for being the greatest, if you strip away aesthetics, romanticism, etc. What holds him back his tendency to shoot himself in the foot or lose focus when the stage seems clear to dominate and snap Grand Slams(2016). Even recently the way he lost to Thiem at the French was bizarre. If he can stay out of his own way for the rest of his career I think he will get the most Grand Slams and it’s hard to argue he’s not the best. Sampras on grass gives him fits but even historically… Read more »

Gooner Sam

Gotta hope our youth is top notch in real games. Gonna be positive: – we now have a technical director who has a history of winning – his job is playing style and bringing youth through (something he did previously) – we have Fredie who smashed it with the U23s – didn’t understand why Chambers was sent out on loan, he was starting to show consistency before ( I am thinking when Kos went off injured against Athletico). Could be an unexpected bonus. – with Ramsey gone we have to come up with a new formation. Emery has to innovate… Read more »

Paulinho

WE – Agree with New Gen. Dull as fuck.

Gbat

Pedro was bigging up Emery when he was at Sevilla. Now he’s bland. A farce. A disaster etc etc.

Marc

“Chelsea were 4-1 better than us in April playing terribly”

I must have missed that match in April – I thought we played Chelsea in late May.

Marc

“but despite the transfer ban, he seems to be having a far calmer summer than us.”

Of course he is there’s fuck all for him to do at the moment.

Marc

Pedro

Honestly I’ve never seen a post as wallowing in self pity as this one. If that’s the mood you’re really in you either need medication or some time off.

TR7

Pedro

Don’t tell me the ultra modern set up entrusted to take care of only transfers can’t do any better in TW than a relic of a manager who was supervising everything at AFC including transfers. Would be funny if the ultra modern set up ended up inflating our wage bill further by drawing handsome salaries themselves when they were entrusted the responsibility of optimizing it.

Marc

Gbat

Well clearly he had a different role at Sevilla – he’s not really a coach after all.

Gooner Sam

#bellerinforcaptain

Graham62

Pedro

Thanks for making me feel better.

Valentin

What are all three (Venkatesh, Raul, Edu) attending Arsenal’s training session in the U.S?
Should they not be working hard at recruiting new players?
Unless we intend to buy Rapinoe to replace Iwobi, I can’t see why all 3 need to be there at this time.

WengerEagle

Paulinho Yeah he seemed to lose his spark after finally winning the French in 2016, completed the year slam and had eviscerated the competition. I honestly feared [Nadal fan] that he would go on to win a silly amount of GS titles as Rafa looked so tepid then and Federer hasn’t won a Slam in years. I actually think that all three of their legacies have been greatly enhanced by the comebacks, especially Rafa who looked on the brink of was struggling to beat anyone only 3 years ago. 2017 was my favourite ever year of Tennis, Fedal dominated and… Read more »

Marc

“Pogba now appears set to stay”

And that’s a good thing? Guy changes his mood on “should I stay or should I go” more often than I crack open cold beers on a hot day. Let’s face it he’s not one to keep his head down once it’s not going how he wants it.

salpardisenyc

Reality can be harsh.

Regarding the tennis, having witnessed Fed in his pomp likely biases me into giving him the GOAT. But fucking hell his game is sexy.

As for Joker he could end up topping out above the rest or pull a Tiger Woods, nothing is certain with the majors. But 5 seems well within his grasp.

Graham62

Cricket WC Final on Sunday, Federer v Novak, F1 GP from Silverstone.

Not all doom and gloom.

Marc

Valentin

100% true – I can understand Venkatesh being out there (Corporate stuff) and maybe even Edu for a meeting with the Kroenke’s but that should be few days out there and then back. Sanllehi needs to be back here closing.

WengerEagle

Sal

Yep, if he wins on Sunday he’ll have won 4 of the last GS tournaments. He’s the youngest of the three, if you were a betting man you’d back him to finish with the most.

Federer is outrageous though, I mean it’s unprecedented what he’s doing at his age.

TR7

If Fed wins on Sunday then it will swing the GOAT debate massively in his favor.

Marc

Graham

I don’t do cricket but the F1 and Wimbledon final are worth a few cold ones!

Valentin

Raul is like the trust fund kid who has been cut off by hisbparent: suddenly discovering how the rest of the world lives. It’s dog eat dog. You don’t leak to the press you are interested in the player. Ask your player to talk about Barca DNA to unsettle the player. And then come with a low ball offer that the club is forced to accept. You conclude deal quickly and in secret, otherwise bigger club come and snatch your prey. Last year Barcelona snatched Malcolm from Roma. This year looks the shoes is on the other foot. Peter’s principle… Read more »

Nelson

Valentin

That are scheduled to meet with Stan.

WengerEagle

4 of the last 5.

Graham62

Bear in mind Federer is 5 years older and has 4 kids.

Marc

Graham

Yeah the 4 kids must mean a real pull employing 4 nanny’s!

Valentin

Nelson,

Venkatesh I understand, but the other two I can’t see what they can bring to such meeting.

What is Raul going to tell Kroenke? I nearly sign a player on which we banked the future of the club, but then because I tried to be too clever I lost the deal to our rival at the 11th hour.

What is Edu going to say? Hi my name is Edu, I started yesterday. I used to play in the great Arsenal team, but now We really are in shit without a paddle.

Paulinho

WE – I almost love Nadal as much as Federer. Didn’t like his defensive game at the start but he’s evolved and become much more aggressive.

My favourite match between those three that you don’t hear of in discussions about classic matches is the 2013 US Open Final between Nadal – Djokovic. 2nd and 3rd sets were among the best level of tennis I’ve seen.

Marc

Valentin

Edu could just be doing an intro – OK 1 day and an evening meal – then fly home. Sanllehi needs to get his shit together.

TR7

Krgyios is the only guy who can stop Fed, Nadal and Djokovic but unfortunately he is a lunatic.

salpardisenyc

Pleased Fed did Nadal after he complained about seeding, which I may of agreed with!

As for this shithouse, would love to think Stan gave them a proper ass scorching but something tells me it was a the elitest KC steak dinner w/ magnums of quality Burgundy for his yes men.

Regarding the club : NOTHING TO SEE HERE

WengerEagle

Kyrgios has a high ceiling but he uses the partying and goofing off as a convenient justification because he’s overrated himself and doesn’t hold a candle to the previous top gen.

What is it with Aussie tennis players being flutes? Hewitt was a dickhead back in the day and now you have Kyrgios and Tomic.

Un na naai

Just like I said We are fucked. Only hope of getting top four is shelving both emery and Raul Only hope of winning a title again is hoping kroenke sells or dies. Shit times to be a gooner CG was bang on the money from the off. As were many others, Pedro, Cc, Tr7, Pierre and Gambon. It was a terrible appointment and allowing Raul and emery to push Sven out of the door was even worse Do not tell me this is nothing to do with kroenke. He will know full well what a mess this is but won’t… Read more »

Pierre

Pedro
“People still bemoaning Wenger’s squad of players forget that those same players took us to 22 games unbeaten. The more Emery’s ideas settled, the worse things got”

Exactly what I have been saying since the start of the new year.

Valentin

Marc,

You are right.
I am unfair to Edu, because he needs time with the team to assess both the squad and the coaching staff.

However Raul should definitely not be there. The Saliba deal should have been seal and delivered weeks ago. That sheer incompetence. The only reason he is over there is to brown nosing to Kroenke.

WengerEagle

Paulinho

Rafa played out of his mind that year, I remember Djokovic having no answer for him at the US and his serve drastically improved.

The romantics cite the 2008 Wimbledon Final as the greatest ever tennis match but for me it will always be the 2012 Australian Open Final. Have never seen a higher level of tennis and for 6 hours was just absurd.

TR7

WE

Kyrgios has the game to be a real superstar. He is not overrated. Watch his 2nd round game against Rafa in this Wimbledon. He was casual and nonchalant but still gave a well playing Rafa a run for his money. He is legit.

Doyindav

Sad that Federer’s record of 20 grand slams looks beatable by both Nadal and Djokovic. (hopefully not)

He’s the greatest to play the sport for me. Djokovic showed immense character to come back from his slump though and Nadal is just a beast on clay.

Carts

Anyone see the clips of Emery orchestrating how to give-and-go from a throw in?

Atid

With the players we currently have Emery will hopefully go 433

Leno
Bellerin Sokratis Holding Nacho
Guendozi Torreira Xhaka
Nelson Lacazette Aubameyang

Martinez, Chambers, Niles, Iwobi, Ozil Mkhitaryan, Nketiah.

But I think he will pander to the remaining players and their experience and go 4231

Leno
Bellerin Sokratis Holding Nacho
Torreira Xhaka
Mkhitaryan Ozil Aubameyang
Lacazette

Martinez, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Niles, Guendozi, Iwobi, nketiah

Champagne Charlie

“July 13th in a few hours, still waiting for the photo shoot that Dissenter promised us for July 1st with our shiny new signings and a beaming Edu.“

Dissenter taking absolute waffle? No way, I won’t have it.

Still wondering what the fuck the new lot have done since their inception last summer. We’ve not made any discernible progress at all, in any capacity.

Genuinely leaves us hoping Edu is going to basically put us on his back, good luck lad.

WengerEagle

TR7

Nadal made fairly easy work of him last week. And Nadal has declined quite a bit.

He was losing to Dustin Brown, Rosol and Darcis too back then at Wimbledon. Wouldn’t read a huge amount into that match.

He has made it past the 4th round twice in his career and he’s 24. Surely if he was as outrageously talented as you say he’d have competed deeper into competitions on the virtue that the big three [four if you include Murray who was extremely consistent during this period too] all took quite a dip from 2015-2017.

WengerEagle

Nadal isn’t winning another title unless it’s on Clay.

Gentlebris

Glorious days. I don’t think Pedro’s account of things is off the truth half an inch. Arsenal are a mess right now, and to try and evaluate Arsenal would sound self pity full throttle. I don’t disagree with Pedro today but I disagreed each time he tried to take the blame off Kroenke, I mean how could you even project that with a straight face? Every Arsenal’s move starts from Kroenke. Who approved Raul and Vinai’s appointments and eventual promotions? Who gave the final approval on Emery’s appointment? And before that, who allowed Wenger sufficient time to bring the club… Read more »

TOLI83

Atid,

I agree it’s probably the latter.

How uninspiring!!!

Although Emery isn’t at fault this summer personally, you almost feel he’s on borrowed time already. The way this summer is going I imagine the ground to be toxic unless the signings come in.

Kronke is an American Mike Ashley.

Paulinho

Kyrgios’s backhand isn’t good enough. He guides it and he has to be ultra-switched on for it not be a complete liability. When he plays anyone not called Fed, Rafa, or Novak, he hasn’t got the discipline to keep that backhand side spilling errors.

TR7

WE

The guy doesn’t care about his tennis. His poor track record is more a reflection of his attitude than his talent.

CG

PedRo’s task is to Lay It On the Line.
He does so Again with candour.
A ‘Truth Hurting’ Piece.

And I off course, thank him for it.

And I will off course – give my views and thoughts in due course.

And its all:

FREE!
R
E
E
!

Marc

Valentin Sanllehi is not stupid – you can’t let the media run a story about only having a £45 million transfer fund and then not manage to spend it. He can’t also be seen to do a last minute Wenger buy and get a player for 95% of the budget who isn’t all that and not what we need. If that happens he’ll be out on his arse in no time. Whether you like the Kroenke’s or not the fact is they protect their investment, Wenger got one chance to get back in the CL and when it was clear… Read more »

WengerEagle

Safin didn’t give a shit about Tennis either and he won 2 GS titles as well as making 3 SF and 2 Finals.

T

pedro finally losing the plot hilariously… 😀

besides there are still plenty of good players in the squad left, even a couple outstanding ones in the likes of auba and lacazette.

it really is up to the management to make it work next season or get shown the door.

Ishola70

Pierre Pedro “People still bemoaning Wenger’s squad of players forget that those same players took us to 22 games unbeaten. The more Emery’s ideas settled, the worse things got” ”Exactly what I have been saying since the start of the new year.” The 22 unbeaten run where Arsenal didn’t play one team that finished in the top ten away from home. The unbeaten run where there were early phase Europa League games. The unbeaten run which included early League Cup matches. The unbeaten run where posters on here were saying the performances were not convincing in many cases. The unbeaten… Read more »

Gentlebris

Sorry to break the news, Edu is another creative concept to rub some balm on strained nerves while feeding the man some Arsenal usually loose millions in the process.
It has worked wonders on Pedro’s nerves from the look of things.

I would bet my breakfast Edu influences nothing big as long as Raul is here. Raul is the man and the man is shit.

Marc

Unfortunately patient zero is immune to the disease he carry’s and only spreads it to others who don’t know they should protect themselves.

Marc

“pedro finally losing the plot hilariously”

You shouldn’t laugh at someone infected with a hideous disease.

Remember pray for Pedro – he’s not beyond saving.

TR7

You wouldn’t believe it Safin was my favorite tennis player until he totally faded away and Nadal burst on the scene. Safin was outrageously talented. I mean as much as I think Kyrgios has it in him, he still is not anywhere close to Safin. The only weakness in Safin’s game was he couldn’t keep the ball within court’s boundary line ☺️. I still can’t forget his SF victory against Fed in Aus Open – a 5 set thriller, amazing match.

Mr Serge

Why all the tennis talk on a football blog tennis is wank now has been for years

CG

Walt

“”” Sanllehi is not stupid”””””

Sanllehi chose Emery.

Mmmmm!

Marc

Unclean one do not address me you filth.

You will burn in hell – all scum eventually do.

T

I think a lot of guys here forget that raul survived at barcelona for a _very_ long time and nobody is ever going to be alloved to stay there unless there is plenty in the locker.

thinking that he would be so daft to hire a useless technical director on which he has gone on record to saying of being “the most important piece of the puzzle” is very grim of anyone who critizises him or his choise…

Paulinho

“What is it with Aussie tennis players being flutes? Hewitt was a dickhead back in the day and now you have Kyrgios and Tomic.”

Kokkinakis only one who wasn’t a complete bellend. Shame about injuries because I always rated him much higher than Kyrgios.

Mr Serge

I think that is the most pessimistic post Pedro has ever done

Gentlebris

‘Unclean one do not address me you filth.:

Are you afraid of the bug that much?

‘You will burn in hell – all scum eventually do.’

CG is not beyond redemption anyway.

HillWood

Pedro
Unless I’m very much mistaken
Wasn’t this your ideal modern back room setup a few months back ?

Marc

bris

Maybe not but it would be amusing to see the ever loving shit beaten out of him.

I’d pay good money to watch that.

Marc

Serge

Pedro really needs to ditch the oat milk and have a Peroni.

Mr. Mark-Arthur Conrad Phillips

Why is our club in such a mess?!?!?! Stan is not not interested in making our club better. We need a total change from top to bottom.

Gentlebris

‘Maybe not but it would be amusing to see the ever loving shit beaten out of him.’

Aye!

You only flog that kind of patient with a frying pan to get good result out of the exercise though.

Gentlebris

‘Manchester United have told Inter Milan they will need to pay more than £79m to sign Romelu Lukaku, increasing the prospect of the Belgian staying at Old Trafford.’

And some smart professor wouldn’t stop lecturing here yesterday on how clubs in Europe wouldn’t pay £80m for a golden boot winner.

Even Laca easily goes for £80m in this crazy market.

CG

Edu and Raul will never work! Never in a Zillion Years!
Raul ‘owns’ him
(Edu is neutered because of it.)

But Edu and the manager of his choice would work.

Edu and Fred or Vieira for 18 months with a smattering of young players should be the answer.

Quite Simply.

Raul is and will always Be Toxic
He has To Go.

As for The Anglo/Indian Frank Spencer
He should concentrate on selling Executive Boxes -and keep his oar out of footballing matters.

Dissenter

Pedro setting us a 3-course agenda meal dripping with special sauce.
Just when I thought the summer was bad enough
… and then an opportunist hit post on Emery

englandsbest

Isn’t that what Arsenal needs? A fresh start, a clean sweep, a sense of direction? This summer is a ‘get rid of’ window. If we do that, get rid of the overpaid, the useless. the uncommitted, that is a giant step forward. As for signing players, the net transfer pot was bound to be pitiful. The only hope of top names was to raise money by selling players. And nobody much wants our players, and those that do will wait till the bitter end. That can all be changed for the better by reducing expense. Primarily salaries, and not just… Read more »

KAY Boss

Pedro, I’ll add u to my prayer list. You’ve been highly infested by you know who? For crying out loud, Emery has been here for year. Yeah, he messed up our chance of getting CL, but doesn’t mean he’s an average coach.
Is Kos, gone yet? Spurs trying to hijack Saliba deal? I think it’s an exercise in futility.

Ishola70

Emery will be a waste of time though if he can’t improve the defensive side of the team which at this time looks unlikely.

But in saying that to also throw other things at him like inherited a good squad is a bit stretching. Not terrible squad. Just not that good.

MidwestGun

Damn Pedro you seem very conflicted lately .. weren’t you the one preaching it would take Edu 5 years time and some time this summer to assess the damage? Just a few days ago I might add.. So you say this.. “The job is going to be to flatten the whole thing and start again. New vision. New manager. New squad. New energy.” Ok so I don’t disagree with that.. but then later on you say this.. “So where do we go from here? I have no idea. Edu; looking ragged already, is going to have to put plans in… Read more »

DPOD83

What qualifications does Edu have for this role? How relevant is South American football to European club football? How many successful managers / coaches have successfully transitioned from a role there to a role here? Any? Scolari was the best they had and he was a flop. This appointment is absolute garbage and a complete waste of time. Raul who? He’s another one failing to justify his wages at the club. Emery for me at least, has considerable European pedigree and deserves a chance. He needs better defenders and better central midfielders though. Without those Pep could do no better.… Read more »

Alexanderhenry

Pedro I’ve pointed this out before, but I think you should draw up a responsibility pie chart. This might help show exactly who is responsible for what at Arsenal. I don’t disagree with a lot of your post, but you’re putting most of the blame on Emery which is a little over simplistic and resorts to the meat ‘n’ potato fan solution of: ‘sack the manager’. Changing managers like a hyperactive kid changes channels on sky isn’t where we want to be. Then, regarding Edu you write: ‘He really, really, really needs to be a good leader. Someone that’s here… Read more »

Alexanderhenry

Midwest

It is a mess and a mystery.
Pedro is as bewildered as the rest of us.

MidwestGun

Alex-

Yeah I get that… it is a clusterF… but it just didn’t start yesterday and we aren’t going to fix it yesterday either… Your right abut Kroenke but he is never going to be a driving force in regards to winning.. unless it is so bad we get near relegation.

Anyhow.. not being able to get rid of the dross we have in our squad isn’t on Kroenke for what’s going on today or shitty negotiations. and that’s the thing this summer that is pissing me off the most.

Thomas

I still think Nadal can catch Federer in the all time GS race. He’s five years younger. If he plays five more years after Federer retires, that’s 5*4=20 GS chances. He should get at least five (French Open) out of those 20.

Marko

Good post mid. Yeah the big and small of it lies with the Emery appointment for Pedro. Which is really the least of our problems. Let’s be honest here it could be a different manager in this summer but the struggles in the market whether it’s the inability to get rid of overpaid players or trying to bring in a number of players on a poverty like budget would still exist. Club needs an injection of ambition and investment to get it out of the it’s current malaise

MidwestGun

You can’t change a football team in a day either .. Pedro.. there are contracts and such.. would be nice if you could.

Anyhow.. Your my dude you know that.. but nothing changed in the last 2 days. If your trying to make us drink more… it’s not going to work .. I/m at max drinking capacity.

Watermelon and Pine flavor doesn’t sound appealing … either.

Alexanderhenry

Pedro

Shouldn’t the owner set the tone for the future? I mean, it is his club.

Also, isn’t it a bit OTT to proclaim that Edu is now the most important man at the club.
He’s only just got here.

Alexanderhenry

At one stage I could have sworn gazidis was the most important man at the club, or was it mislintat?

Marko

Edu’s important when he shows his importance. Right now I couldn’t tell you who’s in charge because it looks rudderless to say the least.

MidwestGun

Edu is the most important man for catalyst to change in regards to the football product on the pitch .. versus what we have now.. that I do agree with Pedro. I just disagree he can do anything in 2 weeks. And I definitely know his first duty wont be sacking Emery tomorrow.

Words on a Blog

It really feels like Pedro has already reached his “one day my prince will come” stage with Edu, who has only been with us for a few days.

Prince Edu will come and save Arsenal, and save us all, by putting in place A Vision.

And he shall smite and banish the Evil Emery to the Land of the Basques

And he shall exile the wealthy dross to the Land of the Turks and Kosovars

And install a Saucy Manager With A Plan

And he shall entice the Best of Europe’s Players

All without Any Fucking Money.

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