Wow, wow, wow… Raul S has pulled off the shock signing of the summer, with Dave Ornstein announcing the Spaniard has reeled in one of the best talents in Ligue 1 with Nicolas Pépé.
I am SHOOK.
Pepe to Arsenal. Hahahahah
— Le Grove (@LeGrove) July 13, 2019
The above tweet is obviously a massive L on my part, but there are layers to my unprophetic words. Firstly, the fact we’ve managed to scrabble together €80m for a player is quite incredible. If there were a saying from this summer it’d be…
‘It’s all about the instalment plan, fam’
Secondly, I am HUGELY surprised that we were the only major club outside Napoli in for his talents. I know I have repeatedly defended what Arsenal is to players and managers around the world, but I didn’t think we were in that league of intrigue for names that had clubs like Paris and Liverpool sniffing. Just goes to show you, London is a huge pull, the full stadium is unique, the training ground is special, the chance to play must also be important, and the new guys must be able to sell a dream.
What a moment, I can’t remember Arsenal dropping a signing this major since we brought in Thierry Henry. He’s the right-winger of our dreams. The most exciting Ivorian since Yaya Toure stepped foot in Boreham Wood (Jokes Kolo, jokes). He scored 23 goals last season and gave 12 assists. He’s been making a contribution to Lille every 101 minutes, which is far more impressive than what Zaha has been doing at Palace over the past season. The best he’s mustered is a contribution every 152 in his best ever year last season.
The player himself is a joy to watch, for some reason I spent a lot of time watching Ligue 1 last year and he’s been one of the stand out guys. He’s powerfully built, standing at 6ft. I think he’s slightly lighter in frame than Zaha, but he’s electric on the ball. He has deft feet, he moves at pace, he’ll come deep, he’ll stretch teams and in front of goal last season he blew up.
We’ve struggled for years to add players with athleticism to our frontline, it’s great to see we’re finally moving in on players that are a huge issue for teams on the counter. When you have a shite defence like we do, the last thing we need is to be pressed into our own half because the only person chasing a long ball is Auba (who can be crowded out physically in big games).
Outside that, this has been a fucking great signing for the fans. This is a premium signing. I really think Zaha would have been good for us, but that could have gone the way of Welbeck, or it could have just been a move that was ok.
Pepe has a higher ceiling than Zaha, I think he’s better technically, and he’s 2 years younger. Our guy has resale value as well, which is super important when you look how we’re going to have to work the ins and outs moving forward.
It’ll also be good for the squad morale. No one wants to go back to preseason and have no new faces to look at. This will add the squad vibes and it’ll be just as fun for the players as it has been for the fans.
I know that a few of journos are saying the move favoured us because we were willing to give his agency team the commissions they wanted. It seems like the cost of football these days, but it’s dodgy all the same. We’ve lost out on lots of big names in the past because we’ve ignored the dark arts of the game, and now it looks like that’s where we’re playing them… but like most things in sport, you cease to care if you have a shiny new player rolling out in a redshirt.
I did think it was quite amusing that Raul and the exec leadership team spent an afternoon getting pounded at the fan Q&A for basically no reason… they could have just said we’d be signing Pepe this week and everyone would have shut the fuck up. It’s a bit like chewing out your partner for not doing anything for your birthday, then packing up your bags and leaving them, only find out their last-ditch attempt to meet you was a surprise birthday party with the Rolling Stones.
What I find particularly handsome about this summer is that the roof of the house has blown off and we’re out the front painting with a really nice Farrow and Ball shade of gray. Where are the defenders?!
Are we Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle? It’s looking that way… but hey, at least the players are exciting.
See you in the comments!
Moe
we’re still another excellent window or 2 away from competing for the title, Pool and City are years ahead of us in their squad building, our defense is still lacking in quality and depth and our midfield is not good enough, this takes us a step closer though and top 4 is a minimum this season.
Leeds –
If Pepe did come in surely that’s curtains for Iwobi
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Not really.
Iwobi can still play.. especially in a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2. It means curtains for Miki … I hope … Tired of seeing him in any capacity.. but on the wing he was a joke.
Auba …. Laca…… Pepe
Iwobi…..Xhaka………Ceballos
Teirney Holding Papa Bellerin
Its an option… Notice I have eliminated the Axis of Evil Ozil/Miki, Mustafi and if only we could replace Xhaka..
I’m not gonna get too excited until it’s a done deal.. though on Pepe… been down that road before.
I believed LEMAR and HIGUAN were already an arsenal players sometimes past. In fact they were in england completing their medical only for them to sign for other club. So forgive me for not believing based on onstein says so
Freddie
If we managed to offload
Jenks £5m
Elneny £10m
Asano £2m
Mustafi £10m
Bielik £15m
Koscielny £8m
Monreal £5m
In theory that’s £55m right there from selling off our deadwood… surely that’s more than enough to bring in one young class defender to bolster our defence now.
Saliba is good but we won’t have him until next year and to be honest I don’t think I can take another year of Mustafi… more than enough to by Konate or Upamecano.
Middy
I genuinely forgot about Mkhitaryan… I wonder if we could sell him to a smaller club like Aston Villa for £5m…
8m for KOS? A 34yrs injury plagued defender who only has 1 year left in his contract. Are you leaving in la la land?
I think they are keeping Jenks around because of Bellerins injury to be honest. And AMN getting abused at RB in preseason and EL final.
Rb is going to be a problem to start the season.. and depends on how Bellerin looks post injury but maybe longer. CB same thing … I think the are keeping Mustafi due to injuries. and MOnreal same thing due to Tierneys injuries.
I don’t like it .. but it’s how it is.. they can’t be considered deadwood because they are only backup right now until we get replacements.
Defense is still a hot mess.
Leeds Probably not going to get those fees for Kos or Bielik but add Chambers to the mix and we could get even more, doesn’t look like anyone is interested in any of our players though, understandably. Even if we managed to sell off a couple of them it’s still not sure it will be added to the budget, could very well be that we have counted on some of that as a way to keep our net spend lower. Leipzig wants ESR on loan again, I would use him to sweeten the deal for Upemecano (Konate has a much… Read more »
this is our problem we give to much valuation on our deadwood even when we know they are high wages. Know wonder no one want to touch them with even a broom stick
A very beautiful sunny day in Noo Yawk got even better. Gotta go back out to get wasted again. This is too good to be true.
Kike Marin reporting our bid for Pepe is less than being reported.
I had guessed so. I think the main media reported the interview from the Lille president about the €80m they had agreed with “Napoli “, thereby affecting all the other three parties. The figured was basically Napolis. He also didn’t say exactly the amount the supposed three bid. My opinion though.
Midwest
Torriera replaces Xhaka in your team! Axis of evil destroyed!
Freddie,
If we can get Tierney and a good CB, I won’t fear Pool one bit. City maybe, but defo no other team.
That is if the Pepe deal goes through. Our fire power would be insane.
GunnerJ.-
hmmmm yeah could be.. I didn’t put him in there because Emery tends to favor Xhaka but your right. There is light at the end of the tunnel maybe..
😀
Moe
Still soft as shit in midfield and 1 or 2 injuries and it all falls apart, we need more quality and a deeper squad to make a sustained challenge.
In one off matches we could beat anyone though, including City.
Agreed Moe – just drop Xhaka with any one I think we can compete with anyone – even MC
I hope we don’t get gazumped for Pepe
Could be the one…
Ignoring dismal
We are so used to failed windows all of us scared
Yep… like somebody said above.. Been too many times they were supposedly a done deal then ….. boom they are off to Juventus or somewhere.
Benny hill
Mind your language
Spartacus
Ozarks
The boondocks
Pepe would be nice signing but I do have reservation between him and Zaha as per our squad composition. Pepe will presumably play in right side where Auba seem better suited then on left when playing alongside Laca. Laca does provide something outside box but mostly Laca and Auba come alive inside penalty area same as Pepe it seems. Martinelli though young seems naturally aggressive goal attacking player compared to our other young players. I just think our problem in some games last season was invention when opposition parked around their bus so Zaha probably would have been better in… Read more »
Grumps
Yeah it’s not official so the ejaculation is certainly premature
Pepe could be signing for utd by Wednesday…
Un and Charlie Halt & Catch Fire The A Word Were 2 great series Guilty Pleasure: The Good Doctor My top comedian: Jim Jeffries BobN16 Sorry never answered your top 5 gigs: Genesis – Knebworth is my standout gig but because I was on the road for most of 9 years I got to see so many bands both obscure and through to mainstream. So very difficult to have a general top 5 with music being such an emotional animal. From smokey jazz clubs to the stadium gigs and festivals – all have different meanings and emotions to process and… Read more »
The US office is hilarious but the British office is an entirely different animal and better
Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Gavin Mcinnes? FFS is this an arsenal blog or an incel proud boy discord server?
Unless we can recoup 40m in sales I don’t see us buying another CB this window
And I don’t see us recouping 40m in sales
China
There is too much smoke with Pépé
There is first
I’m banking on it being legit
Really gutted for Marko. On le grove’s best day. A coming together of sorts by all the factions of the grove, he’s nowhere to be seen. Chai. Pedro, hope this is not your doing?
There is 🔥
Bring back Marko
If Pepe does come in I have to admit I’ll be very very excited.
We’ll have a front three to rival anyone in world football… including Liverpool and Man City.
This is why we moved to the Emirates!!
If Pepe doesn’t come in, the outrage and mockery will be huge… and the backlash will sting like something fierce versus Sanllehi. Ornstein has staked his whole rep on the line… he’ll hate Arsenal FC for the rest of his life if it fails. The Kronkes, in the meantime will have played an absolute blinder if this deal comes off. They have managed to convince the whole football world of our poverty without even giving a sniff away that this was in the works… for months. This summer will be a case study for years to come on how to… Read more »
Here’s a happy thought…
Maybe we DID bid £50m for Maguire after all…
😳😳😳
If nothing else, this one deal will make everyone sit up and take us seriously again… and it might have the happy effect of convincing our top targets to push to join us.
Think about it, Tierney will put pressure on Celtic to get the deal done…
“So weird to come here and everyone is being nice to each other.”
Are you too stupid to see the commonality between the right-wing twats participating in this circle jerk?
Squad is lot stronger with Pepe. It seems clear the objective is to get CL footie, but if we don’t win the EL this time round, I will be gutted. I supported Emery last season (though he made some dodgy decisions), because he did not have a squad good enough to finish in the top 4. But my expectations and pressure for the manager have risen. No EL and top 4 (yes, I believe we can achieve both) and he has failed for me. I think we will land Pepe, the days of dithering seem to have come to an… Read more »
Freddie/NW9 Agree with you both on our soft midfield/calamitous Xhaka, but hopefully we now only have to worry about Xhaka in the starting 11. I believe Ozil just got consigned to the bench especially in tough away games and with a new decent CB Mustafi is sold or gets relegated to the bench. I still like our chances with Torr and Cebalos as guaranteed starters. You will see how Auba and Laca step up once Pepe becomes the new kid on the block………goals galore. Finally, a wide player who can dribble and go at his man. Pool’s mf is full… Read more »
I cannot Ber-leed it Pépé coming to Arsenal. Just gonna have quick wank. Be back in 5 secs.
Not good etiquette to fire at someone who can’t fire back. Not bon maniere.
People talking of Milo,Shapiro and Peterson as intellectuals…. laughable.
If you want a good Joe Rogan podcast,check out his latest one with Dr Cornell West. One of his best,by his own admission
Milo is intelligent, even though he is mostly just an agent provocateur. And he is not wrong on most issues.
Shapiro is a zionist shill, but it is difficult to beat him in a debate. One would call him an intellectual.
Peterson has made a name for himself and now he does include some right bollocks in what he says these days. He is one of the ‘wheat and chaff’ types. Either making the chaff believable because he is credible and says it, or making the ‘wheat’ less believable due to association with the chaff.
I’m with Charlie＃ freejoe
Bamford not so much perhaps needs longer to see the err of his ways. Say 2021?
With Bamford and CG here there’d be no coherent space left.
Wonder what Emery has got in store for us against Lyon today?
“MysticleavesJuly 28, 2019 06:00:28 Really gutted for Marko. On le grove’s best day. A coming together of sorts by all the factions of the grove, he’s nowhere to be seen. Chai. Pedro, hope this is not your doing?” “Guns of SFJuly 28, 2019 06:01:02 Bring back Marko” Yeah, sad that Marko, Banford and Jo.e are all banned while ppl like CG are allowed to post. I am actually r.aptora but I got permaed months ago hence I stopped posting. No warning btw. Straight up permaban. All good though, no ill feelings. Happy that Raul, Edu and the rest are giving… Read more »
SUGA3
The only issue where I found Milo ‘right’ was his pushback against militant third-wave feminism.On every other issue,he speaks horse shit.
I suppose being an intellectual means one has to make intelligent points.Shapiro wins debates because he speaks fast and has gotcha points.
As for Peterson, I don’t think even his ‘fans’ understand what he’s saying most of the time.There’s a hilarious video on YouTube of a game in which people are given two quotes,one spoken by Peterson and the other by a random word generator,and the players have to guess which is which.
Cutter
Let me guess, you’re one of those twats that believes that you’re either in the Right or Left box.
Rap
Why you get banned? What did you say?
Rap
I am actually very amazed at the people Pedro choose to ban and those he allows. Bamford, you, Marko, solid posters that can go batshit crazy on their off day.
CG however is batshit crazy all the time. Go figure
prvhc
Don’t believe that I held them up as intellectuals [only pretentious people use this word anyway], just said that I like some of their content, Peterson more than the others.
Anyway I’m not going to stray into politics anymore because it always turns into a complete shitshow on here.
Cutter
We were actually expressing our love of comedy. Entirely wasted on you as you wouldn’t have a funny bone in your in your whole body
You’re about as cheerful as herpes
Marko ain’t banned is he?
I personally believe that Nelson will disappoint a lot of people this season. He’s not to the level that most people think he is.
Saka is a bigger prospect IMO.
I say loan out Nelson to a premier league club and let’s see what he’s got.
Leno
Bellerin Sok Holding Tierney
Torriera Ceballos CM
Pepe Lacazette Aubameyang
Gk – top 4 in the league
Defense – top 6 in the league
Mid- better than man utd and on par with Chelsea
Attack- top 3 in the league
This should guarantee us a top 4 this season.
My 2 cents.
We need a squad, Arsenal will play a lot of games this year. I’m happy with Nelson as a bench option in the league.
LeftSide
True that. But to me, an attack of
Saka Nketiah Martinelli is a better second string side.
A quick question about Nelson. Is he a good dribbler? I rarely see him dribble.
His skill set seem to be speed, quick one twos, lay offs, and good positioning.
He lacks physique, dribbling, and creativity(to a lesser extent).
Need Tierney now. Cannot have kola or monreal starting anymore
Silver,
That side will definitely compete for a CL place, it is needed so hopefully the Pepe and Tierney deals can get over the line. The club knows they need to deliver on those fronts.
There are a few clubs just outside the top 6 doing decent business a la Wolves, Leicester etc. I think West Ham could be one to watch this year they’re my ‘surprise’ package for the season.
‘He’s not to the level that most people think he is.’ And what level is that? I don’t recall anybody suggesting him as a legit starter but if he can come off the bench and score 7-10 PL goals then he’s a weapon in his own right. If we could get that return out of him and a further 10-15 from Pepe in addition to Aubameyang and Lacazette scoring 40-45 PL goals between them then we’ll be well up there in the CL hunt. Chelsea with the transfer ban are going to really struggle this season, where are they going… Read more »
Nelson should be kept
Heaven knows we might get an injury to our front line
We got lucky last year with auba and laca but Nelson should be good insurance
Anyone else get an Iheanacho vibe off of Moise Kean?
Everton in talks to sign him for 40m.
Did I seriously read we’re a CB away from a title tilt? The comedy chat must’ve lasted until this morning with that one, or the bevvy for some.
There’s nothing on record that suggests Emery will compete for a title, I think the season is a hopeful CL scrap and soft reset once again having negotiated a couple of years ‘new era’.
I’d thank him for his work if he got us top 4, but fully expect a better appointment, and a couple more stellar additions, before we went again the following season with proper impetus.
Silverhawk
“Leno
Bellerin Sok Holding Tierney
Torriera Ceballos CM
Pepe Lacazette Aubameyang”
If that CM would be someone like Sangare I would agree that top 4 should be nailed on, hell, even with Xhaka in there we should make it.
The defense is wafer thin though, 1 injury and it’s clown school back there again.
Weagle
Name the last good Italian striker…
Now tell me why Juve would want to volley the apparent next best thing? Reckon you’re bang on and they’re desperate for a prem club to come jizzing the pennies their way.
Charlie And Everton are the club that are more than happy to spaff away their budget on these kind of players, they’ve spent an outrageous amount in recent years and are barely a top 10 side even with that. Weird isn’t it about Italian CF’s? Belotti looked to be the one but he’s had an average couple of seasons after his breakout one. Immobile is their best CF and while very good, is far from world class. Used to be littered with world class forwards in Vieri, Del Piero, Totti, Di Natale, Inzaghi, Baggio. Even at that though half of… Read more »
Del Piero and vieri were ages ago
The tall skinny fella too
I’d rather keep Nelson as backup then loan him out
There will be plenty of chances to play and provide himself or improve. The cup games are ideal for him, and injuries will happen, that’s football. If he doesn’t take those chances or show enough promise then in December we could loan him out to the end of the season and use Saka as a backup option. Same story again then in the summer decide what we think for next season with those 2
Baggio was one of my faves
Silky player with great dribbling and vision
I don’t think penalty box poachers necessarily need to struggle in today’s game
I think the trend is simply away from this kind of player and setup, but a team that tries to accommodate one can still utilize that effectively
In one or two years Auba could begin to slow down and most of his goals will probably be tap ins. If you have great wingers and full backs putting those crosses in then auba will continue to be a huge goal scoring threat even without the ability to beat everyone for pace or run at people so easily
I think that we’re better than Chelsea with the transfer activity this summer and that United if they bring in a couple of players are our only real threat for a top 4 spot.
They’ve lost Hazard and replaced him with Pulisic and we’re potentially adding Pepe, Tierney and Ceballos while losing Ramsey.
Think Spurs will finish ahead of us again though as things stand. If they signed Lo Celso or Dybala, emphasize that even more.
Iwobi will be sold if there is an interested buyer out there. We have just signed 2 wide players in Pepe and Martinez with Saka and Nelson has back up fred says “Iwobi has been playing mainly on the left and Pep is a right winger, he’s also the only winger we’ll have outside kids so selling Iwobi would leave us with Saka as our starting left winger, or we have to play someone out of position.” Totally wrong. Firstly, whether we play 4-3-3: or 4-2-3-1 , Aubamayang will play as a predominantly wide left player , Lacazette will play… Read more »
China
Hinders you CM though as you can’t have three bodies in there unless you go with three at the back and wing-backs.
You have to really indulge a poacher just like you have to a pure 10 which is why they’re being phased out of today’s game.
Most of the world’s top CF’s are South American, just as it’s been for a long time.
“There’s nothing on record that suggests Emery will compete for a title, I think the season is a hopeful CL scrap and soft reset once again having negotiated a couple of years ‘new era’. ”
Lol lol. Emery can fully challenge for the title with a better squad. Nothing needs to suggest it.
Pierre So your plan is to run our only 2 strikers into the ground and have no one to come off the bench in any game that can actually score goals. I’m sure we will set up like that during the season, maybe even a lot because our best players needs to play, but with Pepe in there we’re not as desperate to field bot Auba and Laca always and can keep them fresh, would go a long way towards avoiding another season end collapse. I don’t know if I’ve said this before but thanks fuck that you’re not our… Read more »
Silverado
“Leno
Bellerin Sok Holding Tierney
Torriera Ceballos CM
Pepe Lacazette Aubameyang”
Good line up…I would put Willock or Guendouzi in there or both depending how Ceballos adjusts to the pace of the English game.
Nothing showed Pep could challenge for the title except he had the kind of players he wanted and played the game he wanted. And said players were at par/superior to other contenders in the league. Same for Jose, same for Klopp and every other person that has won or challenged for leagues. Except the exceptions to the rule like Leicester and sttuggart
Fred
Nketiah
Iwobi will be sold .
It’s a shame
3 of my fave players of all time were Totti, Del Piero and Vieri.
Did you know vieri is actually an Aussie
Speak English with an Aussie accent
Pierre
Ah, you’re pinning your hopes and dreams on Eddie, think you’re in for disappointment then.
You could be right, even a blind donkey and all that, but I’m doubtful we’ll sell one of our few serviceable home grown players that is also on low wages. Especially when most of the youngsters coming up is still a year away at least from being ready to start for us.
Think it’s much more likely he gets sold next year, if he gets sold at all. We’ll see.
Unn
He’s mental about Cricket too, much prefers it to football and is quoted as saying that he would have preferred to be a Cricket pro than a footballer.
Weagle Exactly, the Italians aren’t daft. Show some eh and get a desperate or “ambitious” English club with cash to buy a shiny new thing. Only for that new thing to be a bit meh. And too true, Italian CFs used to be a gold standard in many a sense, now absolutely second rate. Queer really. Mystic “Lol lol. Emery can fully challenge for the title with a better squad. Nothing needs to suggest it.” If you say so, but after a decade long career I’d argue he should’ve shown the ability to upscale a side. He hasn’t come close.… Read more »
I would say a playing squad at par/better than the rest of the league title challengers that will also play the way he wants to play. Emery is not Steve Bruce.
He will make top 4 this season. And within 2 seasons probably challenge
Mystic
If you’re making it all about the players then you’re dismissing managerial acumen altogether and basically arguing Sam Allardyce could challenge for the title at Arsenal if we had the players.
Pepe’s stats only start to look good just last season. The proceeding ones are very Jermaine Pennant.
He’s 24, not 18…
I hope he turns out good and not a one season french wonder.
We must sign a LB and another CB ASAP.
Really do think that Liverpool win the title this season. Were a cunt hair away last season and Citeh had to go on a ridiculous win streak to bring it home.
They’ll be obsessed with winning the CL this season, it’s getting to the point where Pep really needs it because even though he’s arguably the best manager on the planet, he hasn’t won it in nearly a decade and this is managing Barcelona with 73 goal Messi, Bayern Munich and Citeh with unlimited funds.
Whereas Liverpool would happily trade the CL for the PL.
I never really understood what you meant by upscaling
Mystic
How did Simeone manage to win La Liga and be a a genuine third runner for the title but Emery couldn’t get close at Valencia or Sevilla?
Your view is speculative, mine isn’t. I think it’ll be a certain way based on what’s occurred in a few different environments and the shortfalls he’s shown in each.
I’d be amazed if Emery is here 3 years from now.
Don’t forget Simeone getting to 2 CL Finals and losing one on pens.
LeftSide
The responses I got after posting about Nelson is exactly what I’m talking about. I don’t see him scoring 10 goals in the prem. If he scores 5, he’s done well.
And I’m not against him. I just don’t see him being all that. I hope he proves me wrong.
Emery isn’t winning any league title (other than Ligue 1) unless he can prove he can shore up a defence.
Hopefully he goes someday to doing that for us this season.
someway
Mystic “””” He will make top 4 this season. And within 2 seasons probably challenge””” He wont He cant. He didn’t last season…..when he had gilt edge chances. Emery can have 5 more £80 million pound players to call upon – HE would still mess it up. (It’s his Way.) He had better players than Pepe when he was in charge at PSG. He still finished second The only time PSG didn’t win the League in recent times?? That’s right- You Got it……. when The Clown was in charge. Emery is a Plucky Underdog manager With Pepe now on Board… Read more »
Silverhawk
He scored 7 goals in 630 Bundesliga minutes last season, equivalent of 9 matches.
Well worth having on the bench.
G of H
“””””I hope he turns out good and not a one season french wonder””””
If The Clown negates the Ivorian ‘s natural flair with his Chameleon tactics and His Clipboard Antics- Pepe will be the most expensive flop in the history of the Game.
For £80 million- you would want Ronaldo performances every week.
Arsenal have Chronically OverPaid if the £80 mill plus Spiv Fees are Accurate.
Give me £80 000 000 .
I would get a whole team on that
Mugged Off.
Outsmarting The Market?
Quite….
You been living under a rock CG? It’s not 2009.
full-backs are going for 50m a pop.
CC I would say by chance. Cos Madrid and Barca had the better squads the season he won it. But they lacked the tactical acumen to see it through. Simeone is a solid coach. Very good but 9 times out of 10 he needs to have a squad that’s better/at par to that of the competition or keep praying Barca and Madrid finish with 67 and 70 points every season. From experience that’s going to happen once in a very long time. Emery has shown he’s tactically aware and with the right tools can challenge for trophies cos of that.… Read more »
“Emery isn’t winning any league title (other than Ligue 1) unless he can prove he can shore up a defence.”
Only that he can’t prove it with this squad of defenders. No coach can. Our players aren’t at par with the class of the league. However it’s enough to make top 4. Our attack, with Pepe in it, is only comparable to city’s and Liverpool’s.
WE
Eh, the guy is mentally insane, he’s as likely to eat any rocks he finds as live under them.
Mystic
The way you’re talking it sounds a lot like the players.
Who do you rate as a better coach? Simeone or Emery.
Emery didn’t get within 21 points (if I remember) of the top two in Spain, at either Valencia or Sevilla. Simeone did that his first season, then won the league, then has kept Atletico right there as a genuine alternative to the title.
Wengle
“”””You been living under a rock CG? It’s not 2009.full-backs are going for 50m a pop”””
Tiernay The Injured Jock
Nor Tripper
Nor Delph ain’t..
The whole idea of The Spiv’s appointment was his contacts and his deal making.
Pepe for £80 million ?
Saliba for £30 million ?
Tierney for £30 million?
£130 million this summer
£70 million last summer
——-
200 million ?
And what have we got for it ?
Chelsea 4 Arsenal 1
Wolves 3
Leicester 3
Palace 3
200 million spent and mark my words
We will get worse.
T.h