Ohhhhh come on, still salty about that Jose comment? Forgive me, you know I only have eyes for the pristine haired one.
Onto TODAY.
Two people have been charged for an incident at Mesut’s home. I hope it’s Fortnite related, you know what those gaming lunatics are like.
‘You stole my skin’
Ten minutes later, the flying squad’s at your damn door threatening to shoot. It’s called Swatting, Derek, look it up.
Jokes aside, this is no joke-able matter. The two names sounded very Turkish… which, call me mental, seems to weirdest thing to do. It’s like me finding UK based New Yorkers and terrorising them with really witty tweets. I just wouldn’t do it.
Anyway, whatever the weirdness is about, I hope the punishment is swift and strong. Like a Kolasinac left-jab.
Big question on everyone’s lips is this: Will the fracas make Ozil think twice about hanging around this year? Or will he take that move to Washington D.C.?
We’ll see. He’s a great player, hopefully, the good preseason form can carry us through the season. It’d be great to see him play in a system that’s loaded with pace and ball carriers. Kind of feel this is something a little like United fans thinking any player they sign is going to help unlock Pogba, but whatever, an on-form Mesut is a force. I would also hate to think anyone could be bullied out of London.
Auba, the greatest striker on the planet right now, reckons the partnership with Pepe and Lacazette is going to be crazier than Emanuel Eboue on the touchlines.
“I don’t want to compare it [to other strike partnerships I have been a part of] but it is going to be crazy,”
“Everybody is excited about that. We will have time to play together and we will see. I am looking forward to it.
“The next game we play at home [against Burnley on Saturday] and we will see what is the coach’s decision. It will be difficult for him [to fit us all in] but that’s the game. When you have a good team it is like that and you have to make choices.”
HELL YES IT’LL BE BLOODY MAD MATE.
Get a threeway bromance going, it’s all the rage over here. You can do cool things like only go to bars with round tables. You share Lunchables and only eat one of the three-part snack. You can also do way fun Insta Stories stuff as well.
Key thing though… goals and assists. That’s what we need.
We also need more of Unai Emery living menacingly in a hood (trolling Mesut) cheering big JOE WILLOCK for making BIG BOY TACKLES on JONJO SHELVEY.
Unai Emery’s reaction to Joe Willock’s recovery tsckle on Shelvey.#afc pic.twitter.com/YE887NAPF2
— Gilles 🇳🇬🏴 (@GrimandiTweets_) August 12, 2019
I’m welling up. He loves to PUT IT UP THEM. What a talent I think we might have.
Hard truth is this: We’re going to have to shut up and support the kids this season. Starting life in an unsettled team is tough for any level of player, but I think Reiss, ESR, Saka, and Willock could add a lot of value to our season, we just have to be prepared for some stinkers. Kids make errors, they swing in and out of form, but at some point, they come good.
I would love to have them as squad mainstays next season.
SHEESH, I’m forgetting the bag of crazy that is Gabriel. Outrageous pace, huge confidence and loads of rough diamond talent. Most exciting player since Anelka? Hold your horses… but maybe?
I’m pretty sure that’s me done. Why not tune into ANOTHER podcast because I’m crushing them out like a bloody MACHINE this season.
I read that one of the attacker is from Tottenheim. Do I small something?
Bayern is such a shitty club or Germany is a corrupted country not sure which one. But Werder bought Gnabry for €5m in 2016. Gnabry, 21 at the time, scores 11 goals in 1971 mins (which is roughly 21 games of game time) in the BUNDESLIGA. In 2017, a 22 yo Gnabry moves to Bayern for €8m. 8 bloody million. How is that even possible?! How much better of a season can you have than to score 11 goals in 21 games as a 21 yo?! And his price raised by the enormous €3m?!?!?! WHAT?! He’s loaned to Hoffenheim where… Read more »
Not to single any poster out, but
Potential mistakes over the last half-dozen years by selling/releasing youths too soon:
Jeff
Gnabry
Bielik (hilarious)
Players we should’ve been rocking in the starting 11 in order to give them ‘more of a chance to develop’:
Bendtner
JET
Benik Afobe
Fran Merida
Isaac Hayden
Ignasi Miquel
Stephy Mavididi
Dan Crowley
Luke Freeman
Zelalem
Gilles Sunu
James Shea
Conor Henderson
Jay Simpson
Kyle Bartley
‘Dench’ Frimpong
Cool story.
Jeff Recine Adelaide is a better player than you’re willing to admit. He wasn’t given a proper chance because, sadly like so many others, he kept getting injured. First off it’s irrelevant my opinion on the player what’s being discussed is the obvious blunder it was to let him go and as you said he was always injured and never really impressive so at the time it was not a blunder to sell him. People tend to forget at the same time we signed Jeff we also signed some lad called Fortune or something and he too did fuck all… Read more »
the fact the academy system has failed to develop decent defenders/defensive midfielders, as Dissenter and Valentin have pointed out.
It’s actually a common theme in big clubs throughout European football honestly so I wouldn’t just single us out.
Jamie,
Not sure anybody has mentioned any of the names on your extended list (Bendtner/Afobe to Frimpong) as players we should have kept on to,develop, although somebody might have mentioned (another one prone to long term injuries) Zelalem –
Marko,
Not sure I entirely agree with your assertion but if as you say clubs around Europe are all failing to develop decent young defenders in their academies, then that’s obvious gap/opportunity for a club like Arsenal to address.
Some things are just too conspicuous only the blinds can’t see. I’ve asked the “player did fuck all at arsenal” gang, these players they are claiming did fuck played how many matches for arsenal but they’ve unable to answer but instead kept wallowing in their shallow mindedness. You can’t say a player ain’t good enough when the same player hasn’t been given enough game/play time. Would bielik have performed worse than lichsteiner last season? Wouldn’t we have gained from bielik playing rb in place of licht? Wouldn’t he have become a better and reliable rb for us this season? Would… Read more »
Are Arsenal still paying these two pussies?
I can’t believe a couple of moped jerks have sidelined £500,000 pw of players…better than a bone cruncher tackle.
These two fannies should be sacked for being flanges.
Marko “This statement in itself would be even more ridiculous if it didn’t come from you Pierre. Yes how wrong those “know nothing’s” were to comment on the blunder that was Gnabry. It’s ridiculous how wrong they were when you see him starting for Germany and winning titles for Bayern Munich. Those pesky “know nothing’s” Of course, you missed my point. It was a blunder to let a player of the quality of Gnabry leave and it is beginning to look like a blunder to let Adelaide go , though time will tell if he proves to be as much… Read more »
Words there’s plenty of medium to small clubs producing good young defenders but there seems to be a bit of a struggle for some of the bigger clubs honestly so we’re not alone in that regard. United are an example buying Maguire and co with no one really coming through. Barca bought Todibo cause they had no one coming through. Real’s last defender to come through is looking like Nacho not sure they’re too keen on Vallejo. Bigger clubs tend to emphasize on midfield and attack
Speaking of defenders…
Roma have agreed terms with Juventus for Daniele Rugani. The Giallorossi will pay an initial £4.5m to take the centre-back on loan with an obligation to make the switch permanent next summer for £23m.
At the tym when jeff left how many of yall felt that we should have kept him. !!! None right. Or maybe a few but not many. Thats cuz he had done nothing of note other than a good pre-season. Also he was plagued by injuries. Nobody had the hindsight that he was gonna actually fulfill his potential. It was a move that suited all three parties at the tym. So please stop crying that we shouldn’t of sold him.
WOAB
“Not sure anybody has mentioned any of the names on your extended list”
That’s the point. No one mentions the failures with 20-20 hindsight. The one kid who moves for a bit of cash and performs a few neat step-overs in his first few appearances, and all of a sudden we’ve let the next Ronaldo slip through our fingers. Nah, mate. I’m not buying.
Plenty of elite clubs looking for attacking midfielders, and Jeff gets his ‘big move’ to Lyon for less than we flogged Iwobi to Everton.
Bayern just signed Perisic on loan. Haven’t they seen Jeff play?
I prefer £7 Million for Luiz over £4.5 Million for Rugani and then potentially paying another £23 Million more.
What is exciting is I think with the Iwobi money and possibly more sales (Mustafi etc) we can possibly expect something in January.
Lyon also have a lot of money burning a hole in their pocket from the Ndombele sale and there’s an upside to them signing him. Good luck to them I’m sure he’ll do well competing with Bertrand Traore for a starting spot. Or is it Terrier? Aouar? Anyway
CA
Probably but only if Holding,Luiz Chambers all prove to be just as bad as Mustafi. If they play well then maybe we’ll for the summer TW.
“Roma have agreed terms with Juventus for Daniele Rugani”
Shit! I was hoping that Roma would select Mustafi.
Oh go away with the Jeff chat he did nothing and is not good enough to play for us
CA before you jinx it I doubt Upamecano is going to move midseason but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of us working on a deal to bring him in next summer ala Liverpool and Naby Keita. He certainly seems like a long term target. As for January I’m calling it now Reinier Jesus. There looks to be a real strategy behind bringing in an 18 year old and having him trained at the club for three years before he becomes “home grown” at 21. It’s actually genius
Marko
Yeah but the 18yo has to be bought on his birthday . Not to mention his birthday should coincide with the TW for that to happen otherwise he cant be homegrown.
Jamie/Marko, Regardless of the merits of whether any given young player should have stayed or been allowed to go, I do prefer the “Iwobi model” of giving a half-decent Young player the chance to showcase (or not showcase as the case may be) his talents in lesser EPL matches and the secondary competitions. Even if the player in question (e.g Iwobi) gets pilloried as being “not good enough” or a “headless chicken”, the chances are we might be able to extract good money for him if we sell him to an Everton or a West Ham if doesn’t quite cut… Read more »
Mustafi to Dortmund maybe? They have 3 senior CBs with a youngster with Wiegl being decent as CB last season.
They get experienced German CB and for all his fault can provide decent cover for Akanji and Zagdou.
Price being rumoured at about 15 mil
Watford are doing something similar with this lad Joao Pedro who’s 17 joining in January when he’s 18. Probably slightly different in that they’re likely to cash in on him rather than treat him as a long term project.
Brooklyn
Whose price? Mustafi?
And with Reiner Jesus theres also going to be the Work permit issue i beleive.
Willian of Chelsea is also a possibility if Mkhitaryan leaves in January/July. Believe he has 12 months left on his deal
Yeah but the 18yo has to be bought on his birthday . Not to mention his birthday should coincide with the TW for that to happen otherwise he cant be homegrown.
Reinier Jesus turns 18 January 19th.
Marko
Lucky for us if we are after him. Granted he secures a work permit.
And with Reiner Jesus theres also going to be the Work permit issue i beleive.
Martinelli got a permit and he’s 18 coming from effectively the 3rd or 4th tier in Brazilian football. Shouldn’t be an issue honestly
Pedro, you called Willock meek yesterday but today he’s up for the fight, which is it?
And we seriously are short at attacking options. This is also I think only opportunity for Reiss Nelson as he will get lot’s of minutes.
We will definitely buy another winger and/or winger/CAM hybrid next season with Mikhi’s contract and Ceballos loan ending. Nelson will not get better chance than this season to stake his claim as at least first backup for winger role, with Saka, ESR and Martinelli coming along as youth backups and him being the one likely to generate higher transfer fee.
Marko
I think Martinelli didn’t need a permit as he’s also got an Italian passport if I’m not mistaken
Marko
Apparently Martinelli didnt require a work permit bcoz he secured an Italian passport.
How is Jesus’s contract situation anyways.
Wasi,
Yes Mustafi’s fee rumoured at 15 mil.
Marko,
Think Martinelli got work permit due to him being eligible for Italian passport after turning 18.
Jeff Rene Adelaide was a nothing player for Arsenal the few times he played for is. Better things to discuss and good luck to him and Lyon
WOAB – Elite clubs can’t give countless opportunities to youth players in order to either improve them or increase their resale value. That’s the quickest way to dropping 3 points. Plenty of youths on display against a cack Newcastle, and we almost blew it. Special talents always get minutes. Playing Iwobi for 3 years so he ‘could develop’ was a mistake. We got £30m for him all the way to finishing 5th, 6th, then 5th, instead of binning him for £10m years ago and buying an actual winger who would have helped up advance rather than tread water. Jeff is… Read more »
Oh yeah the Italian passport. Still though there was links before so maybe there confident of getting the work permit. I think price comes into it.
Reiner Jesus does seem to have tools to play as Emery’s 10. Press, get in box and seems to be quite physical.
Source: Extensive YouTube scouting
Playing Iwobi for 3 years so he ‘could develop’ was a mistake. We got £30m for him all the way to finishing 5th, 6th, then 5th, instead of binning him for £10m years ago and buying an actual winger who would have helped up advance rather than tread water.
Yeah, iwobi was the cause of finishing 5th, 6th and 5th. Good rationale
vickingz –
No, you’re right. Without Iwobi’s 10 career goals, we would’ve been in the shit. He improved us, and we’re worse off without him.
Tell us more.
Never trust youtube they say. But i think the quote only seems r8 for defenders .
Marko
Links were ever-present but also it was continually stated that the move would happen after Martinelli securing Italian passport.
Wasi I can see us looking at South America and maybe buying from there and perhaps we could see a deal in January for the summer, if you get what I mean? Lock someone in from January even though they arrive in June. Likely depends on whether there’s an opportunity, whether we spot someone we like and want to get ahead of everyone else and avoid a summer auction, whether there’s an injury or whether we’re bad in one area. The great thing about the new regime is no one knows. They are very good at their jobs and I… Read more »
Jamie,
If you haven’t already noticed I have no interest whatsoever in finding sticks (new or otherwise) with which to beat the new regime.
What I’m interested in is the best way in which to develop and/or extract value from young Arsenal players.
Iwobi can hardly be seen to be personally responsible for the recent failures of Arsenal to get top 4, and his reasonably limited playing time and sale for £34m should be seen as a win for the new regime
CA
Thatd be great
Id take the 15 mil an run. for mustafi
WOAB –
We’re in agreement. I wasn’t levying the ‘stick-beating the new regime’ directly at you, just stressing the point that those who are championing Jeff’s talent are, by and large, anti Raul/Emery. No objectivity.
Iwobi wasn’t responsible for our failure to get back into the CL, but he was a clear symptom of the malaise at the club. An average player regularly selected to perform a job outwith his capabilities. Jeff would’ve most likely offered a similar return. A few fancy tricks with no end product.
That’s all.
“Jeff Adelaide was not an Arsenal mistake. He did NOTHING of note in an Arsenal shirt, absolutely nothing.”
This statement is true.
If there was ever a time to activate: Chelsea Mode, with him was the time.
New deal, and send out on loan with a view of seriously considering him for the following season or sell.
I suppose the problem in doing that is the fact that we’ve used this method with the likes of Asano, Campbell, Wellington which failed miserably.
Marko, I am glad you have now seen the light. Six month ago when I mentioned Jean Clair Todibo as an example of a CB, we could have purchased on the cheap, you went ballistic. And now you use him as an example of buying good cheap CB! The point of the discussion Dissenter and I were having was about two undisputed facta. Point 1: Arsenal academy does not produce any defensive players. Clearly something must be wrong with the setup. Point 2: Talented players don’t seem to be able to find a path to our first team. Losing one… Read more »
“I made the same points when Wenger and Gazidis were in charge.”
Under which pseudo exactly ?? lol
Jamie, If we listen to some of the people here, all our young academy are crap. None of them will ever make it as professional footballer. The fact that clubs are willing to pay good money for them is just proof that this is a fallacy. The issue is not just the quality of the players, it is the way we bring them into the first team. Whenever somebody make a criticism of the management, some people take it personally and accuse others of agenda. The same way some AKB were not Arsenal supporters but Arsene supporters, some here are… Read more »
Carts,
Emery had a few days of training with him and decided that he did not fancy him. Everybody could see that the boy was talented. So a good DoF would have sit with Emery and Jeff and devise a plan for him to reach the first team.
Even if he does not make the grade at Arsenal, A Loan deal would have mean that instead of receiving a sell-on fee, Arsenal would have pocketed the full amount.
‘Go and get a club!’: Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says transfer-listed players refusing to leave is annoying him ‘immensely’ as he tries to enforce a squad clear-out after promotion
And they said Emery was wrong to publicly call out Mustafi?
Really could Jeff Adelaide had done any worse than Mykhi did last season?
I’m not so sure.
Having a DoF will make it difficult to sell decent talent for chump change.
Dissenter,
Loyalty is a two way street.
Chris Wilder would be very annoyed if one of his player suddenly refused to play because they wanted to move to a better opportunity.
If mid way through the season, the club were to decide that they no longer wanted him, would he leave without compensation?
Valentin,
I think the fact that the club now has a dedicated loanee manager and that Ljungberg is now Assistant Manager of the senior side with a special responsibility of looking after the promoted Under 23s shows that the club is taking the issue of the transition to the senior team seriously.
The defenders absence issue looks more structural and long term and hopefully is now being addressed.
I am glad you have now seen the light.
Six month ago when I mentioned Jean Clair Todibo as an example of a CB, we could have purchased on the cheap, you went ballistic.
Again I think you’re confusing me with someone else. Also he would have made fuck all of an impact.
And now you use him as an example of buying good cheap CB!
That’s not what we were talking about. He was used as an example of Barcelona having no Defenders coming through their system hence they bought him.
Why loan Suarez and Ceballos if our own academy players have better career two years later.
Talking absolute nonsense.
Also there is a clear path to the first team now that Wenger is gone you’re just struggling to see it and that’s okay
Valentin,
Ceballos is here to ensure a smooth and gradual integration of Willock into the first team, not to supplant him
WOAB,
Yes, the lack of any decent defensive player produced by the academy is structural. I have touched on it earlier with Dissenter.
It does not look like a problem that will be resolved any time soon.
Hopefully with Steve Bould as U21 coach, more emphasis and work will be done on that subject.
Per is an intelligent man and as a former CB, he must have noticed that obvious blind spot.
Emery had a few days of training with him and decided that he did not fancy him. Everybody could see that the boy was talented. So a good DoF would have sit with Emery and Jeff and devise a plan for him to reach the first team.
But of course you’re not blaming Emery. Worth noting that between Emery, Raul, Ivan and Sven they decided to sell him and not keep him or loan him. But what do they know. I’d say quite a bit
Ceballos is here to ensure a smooth and gradual integration of Willock into the first team, not to supplant him
That’s not true. Short term wise he’s here to improve our midfield and help us get into the Champions League. After that if he stays it’ll be to help make us better for years to come. Willock is a good prospect and if he’s good enough he’ll make it here irrespective of the likes of Ceballos
WOAB, Ceballos is here to ensure a smooth and gradual integration of Willock into the first team, not to supplant him. I am not sure that everybody here agree with that sentiment. According to some, we should sell Willock to raise fund to buy Ceballos. I see them as slightly different type of players, but where I can see the use of a player like Willock in the EPL, I am ambivalent about Ceballos. Player of his ilk needs to be very good and play at a much faster speed than they use in Spain, especially as central midfielders. David… Read more »
Think Gnabry was the bigger miss than Jeff and more endemic of a club-wide issue that has hopefully since been rectified. Even the best scouts will miss a gem once in awhile. Impossible to know whether each and every player in the system will become worth something or not. Players get missed all the time. The fact Jeff is not with us anymore is not something I am losing sleep over. A player may have turned out to be more talented that some at the club thought, it happens. But Gnabry was a talented player that left by choice because… Read more »
Would like for many of our kids to become first team regulars at the Emirates. However, many of them, including some of our favourites will go. Some like AMN is more likely to be here in three years than Willock as he’s more versatile. Stints at both fullback positions and wide areas.
Willock plays a premium position in CM. Guendouzi is the stand out (imported) youth prospect. I like young Joe and hope he breaks all the records, but top teams like ours will continue to recruit players especially in premium positions.
I’m not getting the fuss over Jeff. Whilst he was here, he had a lot of injuries, seemed lightweight and did not particularly impress beyond flashes in friendlies. Emery and the team had to make a quick decision, rightly or wrongly. In this business you get some decisions wrong, just have to aim to get a lot more right.
You can’t even compare him to Gnabry, who had already shown he had the tools. It’s not like missing out on Zlatan or Yaya.
Getting rid of Mustafi is sending a message out to other players.
The core at Arsenal has been too soft.
Unfortunately Emery is a softee so it’s muddled.
Ozil is finished he’s off to Turkey with the dictator who will cover his paycheck.
We do need a better manager , this squadcan do things with the right set up.
Freddy is the next manager. Edu will see to it.
Valentin/Marko
Wow I managed to get both of you to agree on something re Ceballos!
Jus I clarify that I do t see Ceballos as a like for like replacement for Willock.
It’s just that with many different types of matches being played, and (almost) an equal number of formations tried by Emery, Ceballos’s mere presence should ensure that Willock does not get overplayed
Players get missed all the time…But Gnabry was a talented player that left by choice
This is it in a nutshell. For better or worse the club decided to let Jeff go whereas they knew how good Gnabry was and didn’t convince him to stay whether it was through a lack of playing time/opportunities or because he wasn’t convinced to stay under Wenger but he decided to go. Which is a shame because if it was a few years later under the current regime they likely would have convinced him to stay.
Jus I clarify that I do t see Ceballos as a like for like replacement for Willock.
He’s neither a replacement or there to supplant him because Willock was never Integral to the team and he’s just a prospect
Valentin: “When I look at other top 6 clubs, the only other players of the same playing style is Jorginho and the jury is still out on him.” Tell me how many times you’ve seen Jorginho right at the corner kick exchanging passes in close range, give and go to look for a position to receive then move right in front of the box and look for a through pass? Well Ceballos did that and more several times in 20 mins vs Newcastle away. Jorginho is a deep-lying playmaker (and I grew to hate this term cause of Xhaka), type… Read more »
Oh lawd. That was me.
So Emery now telling Mustafi to move on is wrong Valentin? Same with Wilder at Sheffield united??? Loyalty is not a football word regardless of contract, you are either wanted or you are moved on.
Managers should not be meant to keep players they don’t want out of loyalty.
Spanishdave It’s not just a question of “the core at Arsenal being too soft” it’s the plain simple fact that some of the players just have not been good enough, Mustafi being a prime example. Mustafi looks like he could probably win at arm wrestling but unfortunately his brain or, should I say, lack of a brain, lets him down on the field of play far too often. This seemed to be the prerequisite over the past decade or so with so many of our players. Looking the part but on far too many occasions making basic, fundamental, errors at… Read more »
So we shouldn’t have signed a player who Spurs wanted and who has played 100+ La Liga matches because we have Willock??
I’m glad you have nothing to do with the running of Arsenal or any other football club for that matter Valentin.
Playing at a slower tempo gets the players to analyse and think about things. That’s why watching the game against Newcastle was quite interesting.
As you improve so does your speed of thought and muscle memory. Players like Willock, Nelson, AMN, Martinelli etc need to be taught good habits.
Maybe the “process” has begun.
Phil Folden is twice the player Willock is yet you don’t see Pep making it easy for him to walk into his first 11. Beat the competition, prove you are better
Cesc and Anelka came to us at 17 and 19 years old.
They played a whole season in the first team.
Now we discuss loaning out players older than that.
If they are good enough they are old enough.
Graham “Playing at a slower tempo gets the players to analyse and think about things. That’s why watching the game against Newcastle was quite interesting.” Do you mean playing the game as per the Ozil way . Obviously not, but if Emery has decided the headless chicken philosophy is not for him anymore then that’s fine by me. It was only Newcastle but the team was much more controlled in the style of football that were playing compared to last season , which was basically shit or bust football. Guendouzi would have learnt a lot from last season , his… Read more »
It’s almost as if Pierre is playing a drinking game by himself where the objective is to include an allusion to Ozil whenever there is no necessity for it at all.
Fabregas was the midfielder we had who controlled the tempo of a game not Ozil. You can’t control a game you refuse to get involved in. There is no such thing as playing football the Ozil way.
Smart players know when to speed it up and slow it down. Ozil just drifts in and out of matches. Even at his peak he rarely controlled a game
Pierre
The difference with Ozil is that he can still be a liability, specifically away from home, irrespective of the tempo.
Control is key and you’re right, it was clearly visible against Newcastle that the players were following a more disciplined system and style of play.
Pierre
Let’s not forget, Ozil didn’t play at the weekend.
City avoids ban. Now there is more pressure on Emery to get into top 4.
Football aside, I sincerely hope all this shite with Ozil and Kolasinac is sorted out soon.
Is there two investigations with City?
One for buying youngsters that FIFA was looking at and one for misleading UEFA as to their accounts under FFP?
How could they ban MC when RM and Barca have been manipulating FFP for decades?
Spanish Dave “”””Getting rid of Mustafi is sending a message out to other players””””” It’s not messages we should be worrying about….its basic numbers we should be concerned with. When/If Mustafi goes. And with the Window firmly shut. We will have x 3 Central defenders and x 1 auxiliary one in C. Chambers. Who ,himself has not played there for 12 months. I shudder to think a Sok,Luiz,Monreal and AMN back line at Anfield… And then Spurs to follow.. Does any one pay attention around here. (Man Utd have x7 centre backs ) We are shipping a minimum of 6… Read more »
Fail to Prepare.
Prepare to Fail.
Khaldoon Al Mubarak is an exceptionally shrewd businessman.
He could eat UEFA for breakfast
Question him at your peril.
Ceballos has an outstanding season here then we will go for broke in trying to sign him permanently, whether Willock progresses or not. If Willock becomes the supreme player within the year, then we won’t. Otherwise Willock is cover or is sold when the next best CM comes along. The decision process is actually simple – at all times we are looking for elite players at the cheapest prices – there is no room for sentiment.
“One for buying youngsters that FIFA was looking at and one for misleading UEFA as to their accounts under FFP?”
That’s my understanding
If, and I say if, UEFA were to ban MC, all hell would break loose.
Mark my words.
City avoids ban. Now there is more pressure on Emery to get into top 4.
Brilliant. In other news a panda in a zoo somewhere gave birth. Now there is more pressure on Emery to make top 4.
Wading on on the youth set up discussion. Arsenal is an elite club. As such, very few players will be good enough to enter the starting 11 from the youth set-up. Not great not are few good enough, but they also need an opportunity. Look at other elite clubs. How many of their players come from the youth academy? We are not going to turn that model on its ear. That said, if we can sell players at a profit, it feeds funding into the senior club. The Iwobi sale pays for years of the youth set up. I feel… Read more »
CG
“How did you feel back in August 2011 after we got humbled 8-2 at OT?”
Never did get your honest feedback.
Cheers!
CA I believe that there is in fact two investigations yes. One into manipulation of funds or whatever you want to call it and one which was related to signing up young players. One could lead to a European ban while the other one led to a fine but it could have been a transfer ban.
Yeah I have no trust in UEFA to do anything, there seems to be a lot of dodgy dealings between FIFA, UEFA and Middle Eastern individuals, doubt very much anything will happen to City or a team like PSG.
Couldn’t they have scheduled Liverpool further down the line?
Bloody conspirators!
Going to play Liverpool away…… like going to the lion’s den.
Not sure that we’ll go in for Upamecano again anytime soon with the signing of Luiz. Depends on if we can get him for a reasonable fee I guess if he doesn’t sign a new contract and they have to sell, even then it’s going to be a lot of competition for him. We now have Luiz, Holding, Sok and Chambers with Mavro and Monreal as 5/6th choice which while not looking great should be enough bar a series of injuries. No calamity Mustafi in there which automatically saves us a couple of goals. Next year I have no doubt… Read more »