Day one of the season is about to start. This year it’s exciting. The major worry on my mind is that despite having a very good window, we had a very late one. The majority of our BIG signings aren’t match fit and all of them will need more time to integrate.
Additionally, it’s going to be a bumpy few months as the team gels and a new style emerges*
(*prays there’s a new style emerging).
Unfortunately, we don’t really have time on our hands. We have a beastly opening 6 weeks, Liverpool and Spurs are the two really tough games, but we also have to deal with Burnley and Watford away. There’s a huge Manchester United game at the end of September, that one really will be a tone-setter for the top 4 race this season.
Tierney is going to reintegrate into training in 4-6 weeks, so our left side is going to be a bit of an issue. Hopefully, David Luiz can start a little sooner having had a full preseason with Chelsea.
Looking at the squad, the only new player we’re likely to see start tomorrow is Dani Ceballos, and even then I’m not totally sure of it. If we’re rolling with the same players from last season, there’s a risk it could be a bit of a grim start as others work on their fitness.
What I am FASCINATED about is which young kids are the chosen ones. You could argue that Iwobi was a useful player that we didn’t really plan to lose, so, therefore, don’t have a backup for. We are certainly looking light for experienced players upfront.
So who takes his back-up role? Will we see ESR this season? Will Saka land some minutes? There must be an anointed successor because Pepe can’t play all the games.
I also really hope that Willock is a regular fixture this season. He looks ready, he had a great preseason, and I think his mobility and attacking threat could be very useful.
It’s also a big year for Mesut Ozil. He has a great squad of players to work with now and he appears to have put his EMERY OUT banner back in his Fortnite rucksack (did you see the kid that won the world cup of Fortnite earned $3m?). We know he can be the best in the business when he wants it. What will we see in November? Fannying out of challenges? Or racking up assists to feed his militant army of believers?
The exciting thing about this squad is we have an entirely new dynamic built around pace and an attacking threat… even our new centre back drops big game chances. It’s a tantalising thought that a defender like that will reduce our reliance on Xhaka.
A lingering problem that Emery is refusing to address is the captains’ armband. The group captaincy approach really is an odd way to think about leadership, especially after it worked so badly against us in the last campaign. The current group sits at three, Emery assuring us he’s going to wait and see who exits the building in the next 20 odd days before he decides.
“At the moment we have three captains: Xhaka, Mesut and Nacho, and I want to take two more because my opinion is the same as it was in the pre-season with five.
“I want to be with my squad clearly to have two more. At the moment we have three captains and I think they have the capacity to give us possibilities as captain.”
Even the most ardent Emery fan must be scratching their head at that list. You have one of the most error-prone players in the team on the list, someone who can’t go to big away games, and a left-back that is a true warrior, but also getting on a bit and quite injury prone.
David Luiz looking like the most standout figure when it comes to the armband, even if he is green to the club. #5 should probably be Hector Bellerin. He’s everything you want from a leader and I think there would likely be universal approval for a move like that.
Broader point… a leadership shared is a leadership that is NOT respected. Hierarchies in sport and business are important, this hippy commune approach to a badly damaged institution at Arsenal seems more about not making a decision than anything else.
At the time of writing this, the season has started and it appears Liverpool and City will be good this season. Some great goals in both games, the real concern early on is the way the Premier League is implementing VAR.
‘YOU WANTED ACCURATE FUCK WE’LL GIVE YOU ACCURATE’ is maybe a touch too extreme when it comes to the enforcement of the rules.
In the City game, every goal was checked, the keepers footwork on the penalty and the fouls inside the box. All the decisions were correct, but the time lag was inappropriate. Calling an offside for millimeters felt petty, but again, correct.
A few thoughts on this.
If we’re going to get militant about decisions, we have to bring the fans along. That waiting screen is the equivalent of internet buffering when you’re trying to watch your AV videos on Youtube… just show me the fucking Dreamliner stupid internet. Show the fans what the refs are looking at, give a little transparency, otherwise the in-ground experience is going to drive people away.
I also think cross-checking every single goal is a bit extreme. I don’t know how you get around that. There’s no middle ground when it comes to fact. I wonder if they work a Hawkeye sort of system where managers get two calls a game? I also wonder why they’re still allowing humans to manage the process. Shouldn’t IBM have Watson looking at these decisions? Why do we need a layer of officiating over the game? If we’re going black and white, let AI work it out.
I will say that the penalty save from Fabianski was rightly called back. For me, it’s baffling that refs and linesmen almost NEVER call the encroachment out of the box. But again, why did we need to wait so long to call it, the player left the line, you don’t even need a video ref to call that out.
All in all, we need VAR. Too many big decisions have been incorrect over the years. They just need to be flexible in ironing out the kinks. They also need to address them rapidly, let’s not wait a year to deal with the elephant in the room. If it’s laborious or boring to get to ‘right’, then the argument will be that maybe we should just accept injustice.
I truly believe they will find a middle ground. Well, I hope they do, otherwise the game is in trouble.
Right, I’m off to watch the MIGHTY VILLA spank Spurs this afternoon.
See you in the comments x
That was a shit attempt, just give it up
Yes Holding is no1 choice at centre back. Luiz is our auxiliary He’s our replacement for Mustafi. We aren’t playing 3 at the back any more. He’s 32. He will get game time but I’m not expecting him to be first choice once everyone is back and fit. Ah would you stop you’re embarrassing yourself now. He’s absolutely going to be a starter for us. What does his age matter he played in all but one league game last season for Chelsea. Honestly just stop now you look foolish thinking Chambers and Holding will be Arsenal’s first choice. You’re also… Read more »
Got to feel sorry for Lamps.. Lovely chap
You know you’re dog shite when the likes of Gormford and D James are havung your defense for toast,what do you do when you meet the bigger boys?
I mean where’s the goals coming from?
Seriously wish we were playing them next,Auba and Pepe would fancy some of those shares
OGS probs feels real prestige and elite now. 😂
Fsaf.
Yeah Pogba has been turd for Man U
For 100m I’d be expecting Roy Keane
They got Djemba djemba with an attitude
In all seriousness though he’s been a massive waste of money
Very good here and there but he was bought to be their midfield lynchpin
United are the major threat for top 4,they have a better defense now
Bissaka and Maguire are huge upgrades for them
Chavs will finish a distant 6th
Now you are just typing for typing sake
Luis played 50 games for Chelsea last season under the present Juventus manager
That the former Derby County manager came in and decided he didn’t want to manage out spoken Characters and a former team mate to boot does not make Christensen and Zouma better defenders
You seem to struggle with context Un na nai…you are just obsessed with Nationality. Would you type all this nonsense of Luiz was English??
Frank clearly made huge a mistake letting Luiz go, as evidenced by the 0-4 drubbing today. Poor lad.
Lesson for the weekend – bet against everything CG predicts will happen. He soils his pants on the regular. Pretty gross.
Bellerin chambers holding tierney 🇬🇧
Brilliant. Yeah I doubt we’re going to see that “British” back 4 anytime soon
United defence top 3? Lol do me a favour.
Dissenter you’re always knee jerk in your post match takes, chance stance on a weekly basis.
United got torn apart for large spells by the Chavs who hit the woodwork twice and missed guilt edge chances galore.
A proper team would have stuck 3 or 4 past them today.
Dissenter and Vic going mad over the top. Did you see how Chelsea were carving United open at will? It ultimately didn’t matter because they didn’t take their chances. As mentioned all summer, Chelsea are going to struggle for goals.
A serious side doesn’t get dealt with like this by United.
29 goals, 25 assists in 106 games since he joined manure for the 2nd time btw. Along with being their leader, playmaker, solid in defence and in attack.
9 goals, 14 assists in 122 games for our boy Xhaka and conceding as many as that cause of his mistakes.
Why all the hate guys? If chambers proves to cement a starting spot alongside holding and Luiz is bench warming then who cares if we are winning right?
Wouldnt bother me if Luiz transforms our defence and we finished top 3
But yeah It does please me to see a few British lads in the team and doing well.
Well done chambers and AMN
Boys dun gud
fsafAugust 11, 2019 18:38:00
29 goals, 25 assists in 106 games since he joined manure for the 2nd time btw. Along with being their leader, playmaker, solid in defence and in attack.9 goals, 14 assists in 122 games for our boy Xhaka and conceding as many as that cause of his mistakes.
Fsaf
Yeah and Pogba cost nearly 3x what xakha cost yet his stats are comparable with Pogba being their main attacking midfielder and xakha rarely crossing the half way line.
You’ve actually served to further illustrate my point
Thank you xx
Chambers had good match, glad to see him doing well. I got a couple of mates who support Saints and they were gutted when Arsenal bought Calum all those years ago even tho he was behind Clyne at the time. Chambers is competent defender, he learned much past few seasons, he will do well for us.
One nil to the Arsenal, one nil to the Arsenal!
Luiz had 20 clean sheets in 50 games last season. Even though he’s 32…and dead on his feet apparently
Lads, put the game in perspective. It is the 1st game, man utd at home. Chelsea fielded championship level players: Abraham is Swansea level, Mount is derby county, kovacic is a nothing player, Jorginho is not a DM, Zouma is Everton, Christensen just did 1st 11 last season, Barkley is overrated.
That’s effectively a mid table team
Frank clearly made huge a mistake letting Luiz go, as evidenced by the 0-4 drubbing today. Poor lad.
Yeah. Defensive lynchpin that he is
Didn’t you watch the Brazil, Germany semi final?
If he couldn’t get into this defence…
Un
We’re going to have you going on about Luiz and Ceballos all year aren’t we. Facking hell when some of you want to make a point you’ll go on and on.
Left
Goals makes the difference not chances created United are far better from last season losing Donkey Lukaku and giving flair some chance with Rashford and Martial
Bissaka is the best RB in the leauge,Walker is an attacking RB,does his best work there while Bissaka is just so solid,very young too
They certainly have a better defense than us
That man utd attack, can’t do shit against any top 6 side (arsenal included) because we will all over run the midfield. No way that man utd midfield can contain Ceballos, Ozil and Xhaka
Exactly Sanmi, but the premature ejaculation from the usual suspects is just that, premature.
No one can actually prove Luiz is better than Christensen and Zouma. Luiz major strength is passing and playing with the ball. He’s not actually a very good defender. I wouldn’t have bought him and would definitely start Holding over him.
Chambers today, put no foot wrong and looked more assured than Sokratis. If he continues like this, I don’t see how he’s not going to start matches. It seems he’s already ahead of Mustafi (who is actually a better DEFENDER than Luiz).
Un –
Zouma had a good game today. Stopped it from getting embarrassing for Frank’s first day at school.
I’d rather be optimistic about Luiz than assume he’s worse than anything on show at Chelsea. Sue me.
“Yeah and Pogba cost nearly 3x what xakha cost yet his stats are comparable with Pogba”
3 times as many goals and almost 2 times more assists is comparable.
Guess we should have bought Mitrovic. Scored 11 goals last season. Definitely better than Aubameyang for us.
Comparable stats also.
What exactly did wanBisaka do? He’s playing against a toothless attack yet Emerson was having a free smash at post. I counted four strikes. And it was Awb job to prevent that
“Gormford” being Rashford I presume?
An excellent player.
Daniel James will cause problems for any team.
Oh well on to next week … going to be a rough 6am kickoff for me.
Got to keep the momentum going though, before the Pool, Spud’s matches. Scheduling God’s doing us no favors.
Ah would you stop you’re embarrassing yourself now. He’s absolutely going to be a starter for us. What does his age matter he played in all but one league game last season for Chelsea. Honestly just stop now you look foolish thinking Chambers and Holding will be Arsenal’s first choice. You’re also setting yourself up for a shock when you realize that he’s coming back from an ACL injury and he might not be back to normal for a further few months Marko Holding is 100% a starter Chambers……lets see. Not saying he will become Tony Adams but Luiz is… Read more »
Jamie
Yeah. You’re right. I hope Luiz does well. Just having a bit of fun.
I do believe chambers is a good defender though. He’s just starting to prove it. Holding will be a starting 100% as soon as he’s fit again.
Vic you haven’t seen our first choice defence yet, so lets press pause on definitive conclusions after one game.
They put 4 past a very inadequate, naive Chelsea side on show today. I’m not sure if they’re better without Lukaku. Comical, immature defending by a very inexperienced side. Lets see how they fare against other opposition before we start championing them.
Lots of Legrove love to go overboard over every team apart from the team you guys claim to support. Cucks.
Chelsea looks like Arsenal toward the end of Wenger reign.
Play football easy on the eye but can’t conclude. Too easily pushed off the ball. Can’t handle well drill defense and pacy counter-attacking teams.
Arsenal 1 Chelsea 4 ( their last game, last season)
Man Utd 4 Chelsea 0( their first game ,this season)
(Only 2 competitive fixtures apart)
Arsenal wont make the top 4 for a Decade.
The next time we are in the CL – we will have a different owner.
Lol Mustafi a better defender than Luiz
That’s me done for today
A Newcastle team that had very little interest in scoring is now the litmus test for Arsenals defense.
Anyway I will be skipping any Luiz or Ceballos posts from a certain poster going forward.
Mystique Luiz didn’t form an integral part of multiple title winning sides by being poorer than mustafi
When the dust settles.. Our first choice CBs will be Holding and Luiz..Sokratis is always looks an accident waiting to happen
Emery will think that way too since he’s bent on a system that builds play from the back
Holding and Luiz are the best playing CBs we presently have
I’ve never liked people with extremist views. You’re either a shit player or a top player is not how it works most of the time. But some people know what they know and there’s no changing their opinion.
It basically all stems from Luiz not being English with regards to Don. If his name was David Lewis there’d be no issues. Like I said 20 clean sheets in 50 games last season. At best he does a job until next summer when we’ll hopefully see Upamecano starting and Saliba pushing for a start. Worse case scenario he’s still better than Chambers and Holding
Chambers has always been a good defender. Hardly makes errors but not flashy. Has a good cross too. But Wenger always play him at RB. He lacks pace and that gets him exposed.
Luiz is better than Zouma. What else would Luiz have done worse than Zouma today? Zouma put Chelsea under pressure by mispassing, and later commuting a penalty.
Fsaf
Yeah and pogba is their attacking mid.
Xakha rarely crosses the half way line.
‘Arsenal wont make the top 4 for a Decade.’
Can you honestly go and play in traffic. Your not even witty or humourous like RT your just a shit troll who begs for attention.
You sad old git. Get back in your cage.
Sorry, what are you talking about?
You mean Hazard FC 4 Arsenal 1.
Big difference.
Apparently we tried signing Luiz in 2018 as well.
I would think Arsenal fans would love their players to prove they can succeed at the club. Chambers just had the dip that comes with youth when he came (he was excellent before that). And due to one reason or another wasn’t given a proper chance again. I would love for him to make it here and become a legend.
Scrapping the barrel now.
It basically all stems from Luiz not being English with regards to Don. If his name was David Lewis there’d be no issues. Like I said 20 clean sheets in 50 games last season. At best he does a job until next summer when we’ll hopefully see Upamecano starting and Saliba pushing for a start. Worse case scenario he’s still better than Chambers and Holding
Haha
You’re a very bitter little man aren’t you Marko? Fingers crossed eh?
“Mystique Luiz didn’t form an integral part of multiple title winning sides by being poorer than mustafi”
And a UCL trophy btw. But Zouma is the preferred choice of Lampard. Poor Arsenal bought a player that has won it all and played 50 games last season.
Graham I can’t stomach him at all.
I absolutely have no patience for intentional stupidity and childlike attention seeking.
We are definitely making the top 4 then. Thanks CG!
MysticleavesAugust 11, 2019 18:51:44
I would think Arsenal fans would love their players to prove they can succeed at the club. Chambers just had the dip that comes with youth when he came (he was excellent before that). And due to one reason or another wasn’t given a proper chance again. I would love for him to make it here and become a legend.
Mystic
No. He’s English. These fans want their shiny new toys with fancy names.
fsafAugust 11, 2019 18:14:45
Echoing on Grahm’s words, it feels like Chelsea lost same way we’ve been losing away to manure for 10 years +. Pretty football, number of chances missed + good/top saves by De Gea, naive defending, conceding 1 goal, going forward to try to equalize and instead getting back home with a bag full of goals.
Exactly what I was thinking,we use to lose like this to man utd and Mourinho Chelsea,nice football no end product,I prefer dross,scrappy, laborious fight till the end than being battered playing nice football..
Pedros been something of an enigma for the last 14 months but the most puzzling decision is to continually enable a poster who brings the quality of the Legrove comments section down rapidly, to frequently post his nonsense.
Apparently we tried signing Luiz in 2018 as well.
Yeah rumours for 20 million. Sarri was smart enough to say no and use
I would love for him to make it here and become a legend.
Mystic
That makes you a proper fan in my book. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Receding, IKR. By watching the two of them extensively I always thought Mustafi was better at defending. yes he makes mistakes, lacks concentration and all that. But Luiz makes worse. Remove his ability on the ball and you have a panic filled defender. Doesn’t time his tackles well, always looks like he’s going to fall over WHEN DEFENDING. Always easily dribbled.
Whenever he plays for us, I want him to do well by the way but I won’t lick arse
Yeah rumours for 20 million. Sarri was smart enough to say no and use
Marko
Yeah. So smart he got the bullet and his only success was beating Emery senseless in the final
Un –
Of course, I’d rather Chambers, Holding, and Mavro stepped up with consistent performances too. Add Saliba and we have our CBs sorted for 5 years. We’ve seen this from young players before, though. 3 good games, then 6 poor ones. Not good enough.
Luiz’ record at the top level shouldn’t be sniffed at. He’s a stop-gap who will hopefully do a job for us.
Left
I make our first line defense as.. Bellerin, Luis Holding,Tierney
United ..Bissaka, Maguire Smalling,Shaw
United better on paper
I mean I know its a different ball game on the field and without proper effort and application might not translate to desired results.
But you’ve got to agree with that, no?
Don: “So smart he got the bullet”
“In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio [Sarri] made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native country, explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant,” added the club statement.
“He also believed it important to be nearer his family, and for the well-being of his elderly parents, he felt he needed to live closer to them at this point.”
stop yourself please
Cheers UNN. Marko (and others) has a way of dismissing even players of sufficient talent that haven’t been properly tried.
Also, however good y’all say Luiz is, he’s past it now. 32 and counting. Of course his abilities must have taken a hit. Apart from Hazard, Chelsea,under Abramovich, has never sold any player they still needed. Let that sink in.
Good one?
Don serious question but are you mentally ret@rded? No ones rooting for this player or that player to succeed or fail except you and the non English players. It’s more about actually acknowledging facts and reality. The fact being that Chambers hasn’t been good enough for Arsenal and the reality that he isn’t likely to be good enough for us.
Vic
I like Bissaka and Maguire but I’m not sold on the others.
On paper I make our best 11 superior to theirs all around.
That Man utd defense is all about speed yet Lampard prefered to play an open game at old toilet. And was Kante not starting? He could have protected that poor defense from those counters.
Left side Wally
I have been supporting Arsenal longer than you can even dream off.
If Graham gives me a hammering- I’ll accept it.
But , you dear boy,
You are a complete imbecille*
*With the Greatest Respect.
Not sure how you can think that in the end last season was not a successful for Chelsea given their situation. They are no longer in position to compete for the EPL and still got a European trophy and finished 3rd in the league. They had the season we dreamt of basically.
“Luiz’ record at the top level shouldn’t be sniffed at. He’s a stop-gap who will hopefully do a job for us.”
This.
“If Graham gives me a hammering – I’ll accept it.”
Maybe buy him dinner first.
On performance, only De Gea and Maguire could start for us from the man utd 11. People that have seen Tierney extensively say he’s a beast so that’s that about Shaw who is yet to really impress consistently.
CG
Makes sense that you would accept a hammering from Graham. Wasn’t it you talking about Grealish’s succulent calves you weird weasal.
Secondly, you have no idea of my age and you are no supporter. Your just a strange man who bases footballing ability on how white mens teeth are and how strong they’re calves and thighs are.
Wank off in your own time.
Marko (and others) has a way of dismissing even players of sufficient talent that haven’t been properly tried.
Chambers has made 83 appearences at Arsenal. How many more games does he need before people can kinda properly judge the player. Make no mistake about it he shouldn’t be at the club and if we had an even better window the likes of him wouldn’t be here. But we need someone to fill in at likely 4/5 choice CB
one?Don serious question but are you mentally ret@rded? No ones rooting for this player or that player to succeed or fail except you and the non English players. It’s more about actually acknowledging facts and reality. The fact being that Chambers hasn’t been good enough for Arsenal and the reality that he isn’t likely to be good enough for us. Marko Forgive me but didn’t you say arsenal had no saleable assets? That coaching is fanciful? That we should have signed fekir this summer That me rating holding was delusion of grandeur which actually means rating ones self? Arent you… Read more »
Chambers has made 83 appearences at Arsenal. How many more games does he need before people can kinda properly judge the player. Make no mistake about it he shouldn’t be at the club and if we had an even better window the likes of him wouldn’t be here. But we need someone to fill in at likely 4/5 choice CB
At right back for a manager you hated and claimed was totally useless.
Of course he didn’t perform well.
Mystic: ” Apart from Hazard, Chelsea,under Abramovich, has never sold any player they still needed. Let that sink in.”
You mean Robben, de Bruyne, Lukaku, Salah, Diego Costa, Matic, Courtois?
Okay,
On paper I make our best 11 superior to theirs all around.” Again how? I mean you’re allowing sentiments get in your way,i know it get difficult being a fan of the club and all that but you’ve got to allow yourself call it as it is and be objective as much as possible,does’nt make you less of a fan,your views regardless Think if our attack clicks as much as we all hope we better them there hands down But not so sure in defense and Midfield You say you like Bissaka and Maguire and thats enuff said..we dont have… Read more »
Little G
And if I was an old man who had nothing better to do than spend timing trolling on an online blog I’d drink bleach.
My garden shed just collapsed!
one?Don serious question but are you mentally ret@rded? No ones rooting for this player or that player to succeed or fail except you and the non English players. It’s more about actually acknowledging facts and reality. The fact being that Chambers hasn’t been good enough for Arsenal and the reality that he isn’t likely to be good enough for us. You failed to mention that mystic just did the same thing and then called me a retard 😂 😂 😂 Self awareness isn’t your strong suit is it smart guy?? Tell me. How long did it take to earn your… Read more »
Left side Wally
If you are an older Arsenal fan
And you support The Spiv and His Clown
Gawd helps us.
Forgive me but didn’t you say arsenal had no saleable assets? Nope. That coaching is fanciful? Nope. That we should have signed fekir this summer Should? Nope. Maybe would have. I don’t get this point though anyway. That me rating holding was delusion of grandeur which actually means rating ones self? Yeah. I may have used it wrong I’ll have to check it out if it can also be used how I said it. I certainly won’t trust a known dummy’s word on the matter. Arent you just a man who works in a post office?? Big nope on that… Read more »
In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio [Sarri] made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native country, explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant,” added the club statement.
“He also believed it important to be nearer his family, and for the well-being of his elderly parents, he felt he needed to live closer to them at this point.”
So he got the bullet…..
Gonna take another coffee to the bog again? On you go. We all like a hot beverage and a shit.
It was one after the other. Like I said dumb and lacking basic comprehension
I mean he upgraded from Chelsea to Juve, but believe what you want. doh
At the start Vic if you asked me, I’d say that their defence was superior to ours. I don’t rate their midfield over ours and our attack in my view is superior to theirs. I’m not waxing lyrical after one performance and I think you should hold off from making premature predictions until more of the season has passed. Lots are already eulogising Chelseas season but they were without Kante for large parts today, RLC, Rudiger, Cho, Willian, James etc. They are better than they’ve shown even if their attack is looking limp and toothless without Hazard. Again its too… Read more »
Let’s be clear this is the first weekend of the season and we won a game in difficult conditions despite starting with only THREE players likely to be regular first team players. Bellerin, Luiz and Tierney will be almost certainly our first choice defenders when match fit. Holding and Kolasinac were also missing in this department. Torreira and Ozil were also missing in midfield and both Pepe and Lacazette can be also expected to be regular strikers up front. Let us judge Arsenal after the games against Liverpool and Spurs when we will probably have most of our players match… Read more »
CG you and me are never the same, I’d never describe another man’s anything as splendid, succulent or beautiful.
So the day that I gain your approval, I’ve done something wrong. Now run along troll. Its time to ignore such an ignoramus.
Graham,
Sorry to hear that. Was it a because of wind?
As
“”””””Based on what I saw this weekend Spurs are not going to be significantly better than us if at all”””””
Total BS
Spurs are streets ahead of us
To say they are not – is total delusion
31 attempts on goal against a vibrant Villa team
No Son, Erikson ,Alli from the Off.
Why do folk- delude themselves ???
Why???
Bizarre..
Spurs will finish above Arsenal.
I know it
You know it.
fsaf
A combination of wind and neglect!
Anyway no excuse now.
Down to Haskins Garden Centre tomorrow to pick out a new one.
May go for the @Tony design, with the gym extension and heated pool.
You mean Robben, de Bruyne, Lukaku, Salah, Diego Costa, Matic, Courtois?
Yea. They haven’t sold anyone they needed. All those players were ostracised by coach or management. Maybe add Courtois to Hazard. But Chelsea have always sold players on their own terms.
Yeah yeah
Whatever you say Einstein. ☕️ 💩
CG
Your analysis of football is complete bullshit.
We played today with three teenagers Martinelli [18], Willock [19] and Nelson [19] plus two other youngsters in Guendouzi [20] and Maitland-Niles [21].
These are not players likely to play on a regular basis in our starting lineup.
Last season we finished 2 points behind Chelsea and 1 point behind Spurs with
a much weaker squad than we have got this season. Also we produced 4 points
[1 win and 1 draw] against Spurs.
So please stop spelling out your perpetual crap about our team and prospects.
“I mean he upgraded from Chelsea to Juve, but believe what you want. doh”
Sarri was absolutely going to be sacked by Chelsea. It was everywhere. If he didn’t receive the letter then it’s because he left before they gave it to him.
I think most people are going to look past the opinion of someone who genuinely believes Watford will finish above Arsenal.
At the start Vic if you asked me, I’d say that their defence was superior to ours. I don’t rate their midfield over ours and our attack in my view is superior to theirs.” Fair enough Left, you’re a good man At the very least we have a fairly comparative and competitive squad with our direct rivals now which should make a load of difference for us this season, we had our best result in almost 5years in head to head records against them last season with a shit squad so I like our chances this season Can’t wait to… Read more »
Es
THE ONLY REASON WE ARE PLAYING WITH 5 SPOTTY KIDS UNDER 21-IS BECAUSE OF GROSS SQUAD MISMANAGEMENT*
We are The Arsenal..
Why are copying Crewe Alexandra’s tactics?
Wally!**
*Sorry to shout
** with the greatest respect.
Why are copying Crewe Alexandra’s tactics?
FFS 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Why are copying Crewe Alexandra’s tactics?”
Good grief. Have a night off CG for crisakes
Whatever happened to sanchomonzorla? Loved that guy.
CG
We won the game with those kids!!
Stop spouting your rubbish. You are only aggravating most other posters.
‘Spurs are streets ahead of us To say they are not – is total delusion’ Yeah CG, considering they tore us to pieces in the two league games against them last season. And kudos to the dude hyping Mustafi over Luiz, how I envy your knowledge of football. Then shit show today from Arsenal, no speed of passing, no ability to open up Newcastle at the back, no superiority in possession. You would have been forgiven if you had thought we had no pre season. Mikki seems like something needs to be screwed properly in his brains. One moment he… Read more »