courtesy @allthatchas
The final hurrah of Nacho Monreal sadly will NOT be scoring a 32-yard screamer against Spurs tomorrow. The Spanish left back will instead be heading back to sunnier climes, choosing Real Sociedad to see out his career.
I think I speak for most Arsenal fans… no… ALL Arsenal fans, even you @BREXITGOONER1 (my dad), when I say: Bit of an odd one, this.
We’re banking on Kola learning how to defend, and we’re putting a lot of chips on Tierney 1) Adapting to the league like VVD 2) Breezing past his fitness challenges of the last year.
Still, it is what it is. Nacho is getting on a bit and his hamstrings and body parts will all be a touch more brittle than in the past. I’d imagine he’s at that age when you grunt when you pick up a slipper and he’s at that age when the slipper is probably his. He’s also probably wearing those slippers to the newspaper shop as well. Age is a bitch, but damn, we’ll do it in M&S levels of comfort.
I get the logic behind not having 3 left backs as well, we can’t keep pumping money into the ether. I just thought that if anyone set a great example for professionalism at the club, it was Nacho. He never let us down. He was a true warrior. He was an excellent player.
I remember about 5 years ago, Arsenal let a bunch of us interview him. His English was a bit broken and he was asked a question about what he thought we needed.
‘Someone who can score more than 20 goals a season regularly’, then his agent whispered something to him and he backtracked as hard as his words would allow. We went off the record so as not to cause a stir. But today, I’m causing a stir because Giroud is at Chelsea and who really cares this far out?
Manchester United drew with Southampton today. A great start to a big weekend for Arsenal. Only thing that’s bothering me there is that OGS is going to end up getting sacked before Christmas if he doesn’t pick things up a little. Would love him to have the whole season. Give him a chance, Ed.
The news coming out of the Spurs camp is delightful. Poch is unhappy. His team is disrupted. He has four players angling for an exit, names like Aurier, Eriksen, Vertonghen and Toby. Their squad is finally picking up injuries, there should be no Ndombele, Dier or right back tomorrow. The press were asking if he’d leave this week.
Spurs are there for the taking.
My hope is that Emery can avoid being timid in this game. I don’t want to see us lined up with a deep block on the edge of our box. I don’t want to see us persisting with playing out the back if it looks like Spurs have that sussed. I don’t want us playing for a quick counter-attack at home.
We have the tools in our squad to play to win. Spurs are in a bit of a hole, if we gift them too much respect, we’ll make it hard for ourselves. When confidence is shaken, strike hard and strike first. Test their collective resolve.
I talk like Spurs are totally shite, chances are they’ll turn up because of the magnitude of the game. I just hope we’re positive. Emery plays with too much fear and indecision in big games. I hope that’s just Liverpool jitters… because the fans are not going to gift him a 50/50 split on tomorrow regardless of what he does tactically. It’s a must-win against a team that finished 1 point ahead of us last season.
Win this, and we’re telling the league that we’re here for the top 3 this year, lose, and you’ll start to worry if Emery has the beans to push the squad forward this season.
Our underlying stats have been poor this season. You only have to take a cursory looks across the numbers sites to see that we’re not in great shape. This from Statsbomb.
‘It’s well known that shot rates tend to increase as matches progress, so even when you see a 30-plus shot beatdown, most of the time, the shots get racked up in the second half. And that’s true here. Only four times in 2018-19 did a team reach the half time point having allowed 15 or more shots.’
That number above is quite staggering to read when you’re setting up to stifle attempts at your goal. Add to that, Arsenal has turned the ball over in their own half more than any other team in the league, and you can see a problem brewing. I say brewing because Liverp0ol was a particularly bad execution of what could be passed off as a new strategy against a new rule (I am reaching so badly for the Emeryista here).
A pal in my ArsenalMensSupport chat groups pointed out, Arsenal’s lack of expenditure at the back this summer points to a club not taking defence particularly seriously. The statistics early on this season point, mapped against last, point to a manager not capable of creating a defensive structure that can serve an elite team.
I don’t know what the exact solve is, but my amateur thoughts have led me to this:
- Be less predictable. If you play out the back every time, you make it easy to set up against. Being dedicated to an idea is commendable, but if it’s not working, mix things up. It shouldn’t take 80mins for a keeper to go long once. Even mix up the variety of how you do it. You can play from the back and have a more vertical approach.
- Do it faster. If you are slow and methodical at moving it out the back, you let teams reset, which again, makes it easy to play against you.
- Stop playing staff that are prone to being targeted. Xhaka is well known to be awful when put under pressure. Stop playing him.
Let’s see what Emery has in store tomorrow. He’s a tactically flexible coach, he needs to think a little deeper about what he wants from his defence this year. Hopefully, there’s a simple solution he can adopt.
In other news, Elneny is off to Turkey. Nice guy, about as useful to the squad as a motivational bus driver. Mustafi did not leave, an absolutely disgraceful indictment on his passion for the game. I really hope Emery doesn’t start using him. Keep him frozen out. Mesut Ozil also didn’t leave, he’ll be a bit part this season until he moves on to DC. Say what you will about the German, he’s at least useful.
Finally, listen to our pre-Spurs pod.
Thanks Raptora for confirming that Valentin was less than complimentary about Guendouzi prior.
No worries though really because Valentin overall is a good contributor.
But I hope he doesn’t become a serial fibber like Pierre.
That would spoil his good posts.
Son thrives better in the team when Kane isn’t playing. it’s almost like he’s always trying to find a pass to him rather than doing his magic stuff.
Well this is Laca from January 19th apparently
https://mobile.twitter.com/patricktimmons1/status/1086707785314824193?lang=en
Don
Emery’s remit was to contain certain elements of Wenger. Gazidis made that public when hiring Emery. Doesn’t matter that Gazidis has left.
Well he’s nowhere near Wenger at his best offensively of course or on the ball.
So this token gesture to Wengerism in the side is even more stupid.
The Swiss lump is evidence of this token gesture to Wenger.
A deep lying “playmaker” who is shit defensively sitting in front of the central defence.
Think I read a stat saying only 4 of 18 players that were in the squad against Chelsea in the cup final 2017 are here now.
So no, not a Wenger team. You can jog right on with those soft blows.
Ishila
So who exactly is now forcing this on emery? Wenger? Gazidis? Kroenke? And why?
This is hands down the most peculiar claim I’ve seen in or grove and that’s saying something
Son is much better than Mahrez.
Far more influential than Mahrez.
Arsenal defence was shitting bricks every time Son got in an advanced attacking area with the ball today.
Yeah he’s 6 in 11. Aubameyang is 4 from 14. He’s also 44 in 69 compared to 38 in 91 for Lacazette.
A player that regularly does his thing though – “Since his Premier League debut in August 2016, no player has conceded more penalties in the competition than the five by Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka.” Not even counting his horrific errors that have cost us god knows how many goals. At one point I was hoping that spuds score from one of his insanely stupid fouls that cut our tempo, gave spuds good chances and made it look like we were pushed in our half at the end. I hoped if we get punished by another of his “mindless lunges” (quoting SkySports… Read more »
Same
‘Son thrives better in the team when Kane isn’t playing. it’s almost like he’s always trying to find a pass to him rather than doing his magic stuff.’
Right on the money
DonEmery’s remit was to contain certain elements of Wenger. Gazidis made that public when hiring Emery. Doesn’t matter that Gazidis has left.
Ishola
Any credible citations?
Don
For someone who was an Xhaka apologist on here until today you seem quite sure of yourself about Xhaka.
I wonder what made you a Xhaka apologist in the first place?
I think you liked aspects of this deep lying playmaker notion regarding Xhaka.
And of course Wenger brought this deep lying playmaker to the club.
And boy is this guy a headache to the side and prolongs this Arsenal are soft defensively aspect that haunted us under Wenger for so long.
Son is in the top bracket of wingers for me alongside Mane, Sane, Sterling and Salah. Salah is getting more and more predictable with every passing week but still good enough.
“Well if Emery keeps persisting with Xhaka, sadly he’ll be a goner in no time.“
What’s sad about that? If the manager can’t learn from his errors and display some evolution then he’s not good enough for us. Nothing sad about that other than his employment status while actively manager.
Dele Alli today – as shit as he was in the World Cup. Is there another more overrated footballer? Gooners rejoice – the voices of shite hart lane are still quiet!
Son is a wonderful player…really wish he played for us.
Mkhi is retired but Emery still fancies him for some reason, pity because he used to be some player.
Ozil has his work cut out to get games this season.
Ishola
Don’t change the subject
Who is forcing emery to play xakha
And yes I think he’s got certain qualities that were even on display today that nobody else in our squad possess but I’ve grown tired of the give away goals
Ishola changing the subject? There’s a novel concept.
A bit off topic but still nice to see Leclerc win his 1st ever F1 GP today after Hubert’s fatal accident.
AMN was very quiet offensively today and Arsenal were attacking and on the front foot for long periods of the match and this is meant to be AMN’s best aspect his attacking play from fullback.
Well as Receding said AMN was invisible today offensively.
It was all on Kola today to attack frpm fullback and even though it didn’t come off for him at least he gave it a go unlike AMN.
Son is immense. One of Wengers biggest blunders was not trying to sign him and letting him go to that lot. Up there with Gervinho over Hazard for me he was that good and obvious at Leverkusen
I can comment on other matters of the game. So funny that the two posters that are taking umbrage at the notion that Xhaka is the last vestige of Wenger tokenism of the side are CC and Don. Very coincidental. Wenger fucked us over for years by not taking the position of DM seriously enough in regards to defensive capabilities in that position. We still have a player who is shit defensively sitting in front of the central defence brought in by Wenger. Emery should take the bull by the horns ditch Xhaka and stop this worthless tokenism to Arsene… Read more »
Guen stats
1 Assist
1 Key pass
74 touches
82.8 Pass accuracy
2 Intercepts
2 tackles won
6 Ground duels won
When Emery came to Arsenal he said he’d rather win 5-4 than 1-0
This is crux of the problem
He’s not that bothered about defending
I’m still disappointed by the game today. Losing by 2 goals and then winning a point to a team that finished ahead of us last year and played a final in the UCL should have been a good result. But I can’t keep myself from being disappointed. Spuds have not been all that even though starting Eriksen made them a much better team than the one that played vs Newcastle. Why do we even allow the opponent to score 2 retarded goals? They were there for the taking. But suddenly we find ourselves chasing a game… Don’t play the mindless… Read more »
Guen stats
1001 Slowed the game
100001 Sideways pass
It was a good effort in the second half but it felt likein the last 10 mins of the game we were happy with the draw. I’m certainly not.
“So funny that the two posters that are taking umbrage at the notion that Xhaka is the last vestige of Wenger tokenism of the side are CC and Don.“
Not taking umbrage, just laughing to myself at the lengths you go when talking of Xhaka. Now Wenger is getting brought in? There must be a sock of yours that’s going to get it good and proper tonight following todays game eh
Slowing the game was fine when the player on the ball was Ceballos……
Back (via the pub) from the Emirates. A few observations: 1) Xhaka should not be playing big matches. Too slow, too cumbersome, and consequently fouls too much – also prone to Mustafiesque brain farts. Is not a defensive midfielder, but doesn’t add anything to the attack. Ceballos should have been on instead of him. 2) I was really, really impressed by the energy and tactical awareness of Guendouzi. He was a colossus, by far our best player. comfortably man of the match. 3) can’t wait for Tierney to displace Kola, who today was (just about) ok defensively, but not good… Read more »
Emery has to “do an Ozil” on Xhaka. His game play should be severely restricted to “safe” matches against 3rd tier opposition.
Wenger is being brought into the discussion about Xhaka.
How crazily weird isn’t it considering Wenger brought him to the club.
Hill wood
Had he played Ceballos from the start, it might have been the correct score line.
Shame he didn’t
Words on a Blog
“Emery has to “do an Ozil” on Xhaka. His game play should be severely restricted to “safe” matches against 3rd tier opposition.”
‘Solutely.
AMN gets a lot of stick on here. But today he was by far (defensively and going forward) the better of the two fullbacks.
To be fair there’s plenty of blame to go around for Xhaka still being at the club but for the player himself that’s solely his fault. There’s not a manager in world football who could get better defensive performances out of him. He’s just not suited to the league. They may have made the same mistake with Torreira as well (though I’m not giving up on him just yet) analytics isn’t everything. Flip side of that is analytics may have given us Guendouzi
Mhiki should be a parliamentarian in Yereman now.
That is how much worth he is to Arsenal.
Yerevan even.
Benedetto is going to score 20+ goals in France this season, just a pity he didn’t get to come to Europe earlier.
Passion and determination
WOB
If Ainsley can’t be better defensively than kolasinac, he may as well just give up on football.
I’ve said for weeks now that now that Mustafi is persona non grata at the club Xhaka is our biggest problem, once Ceballos and Torreira are up to match fitness there are no excuses to play him in the league, hopefully that will be right after the international break. The only reason I can see why he gets game time is because he’s the most experienced midfielder we have and all the rest are all young and new-ish to the PL, he’s still shit though. Both Torreira and Guen are better passers than him, the only thing he does better… Read more »
Lee Dixon , Nigel Winterbourn and Big Tone weren’t the best footballers on the planet but George Graham drilled them endlessly into the best defensive unit in the League
Obviously Emery has different views
Some opinions:
– For the first goal, people blame it on PapaSok. I blame it more on Xhaka. He should be aware of the situation. PapaSok is the CB. He has the responsibility to cover Kane. Xhaka should let PapaSok jump against Kane.
– Sub in Micki as left wing is the worst decision. A complete waste.
– Our team will get stronger once our two starting FBs are ready.
– Pepe needs to practice shooting. I am not worry. He’ll continue to get his chances.
– If someone keeps making mistakes, Those are not mistakes. Xhaka is shit.
Is emery out yet?
Mostly disappointment mixed with a little relief today.
Mhki got the ball in space regularly and regularly gave it away.
Pepe was dangerous but his final ball was all over the place.
Two great goals.
Xhaka doing a mustafi impression.
Papa sok shithousing it up and I thought Luiz was really good today.
Kola was lazy today. His offsides on the goal was a back breaker. He also jogs back on defense which is terrible considering he’s a defender.
Mhkitaryan was a wrong sub, he was awful. Worse than Xhaka, who had a good game apart from his usual failings and his continued presence is the coach’s error. I don’t care what anyone else thinks but until I see a double pivot of Maitland Niles and Torreira, I don’t think we can write him off. He was harrying and tackling all over we just lacked the conviction to make a difference because it was the first time the 4-3-3 was used. Consistency is important and we still have the fullbacks yet to get into the team. I reckon if… Read more »
Torreira is quality but is being messed around by Emery’s tinkering. Don’t understand why he’s attracting criticism on here. Some people being sizest maybe. Xhaka deserves all he gets though!
Without Lacazette we would have lost this game, so we need to be accept this. Aubameyang will only thrive when we have a stronger team able to play a 4-5-1 and we are just making it up as we go, with every game.
When the front 3 are synced perfectly then we will score loads of goals.
Ishola
Stop moving the goal posts
Hold still and explain what you mean
Who at arsenal is forcing emery to play Granit Xakha? Share you’re Publicstions on emery being forced to keep the playing style “wengerized”
If that’s the case he’s failing harder than at actually getting the club any closer to the league than Wenger at his worst
It kinda turned out like I feared, xhaka played and yet again he was a fucking liability, he disrupts our flow in midfield. Emery yet again chooses the wrong mix in middle of the park.
Happy with a 2-2 draw for obvious reasons, we should scrape 4th but emery is not the man to take us further than that. Early days I know but signs are unai is not big enough for Arsenal FC.
Good atmosphere at the Emirates.
Ishola
Emery has been here for 3 transfer windows and two pre seasons. He could’ve had Xhaka sold after interest from Inter this past summer, or he simply didn’t need to start him.
You’re a loon if you’re harping back to the time Wenger bought him having any relevance for today or subsequent poor performances.
But therein lies the issue with you, Xhaka is your life. Fully expect you to follow his career until the hoots are hung up, odd obsession. You live for days like today which is odd.
I have faith that Pepe will come good.
He needs to get acclimatised to the EPL… I seem to remember it took Henry a while before he got going… and look how he ended up.
Don Emery fails if he can’t get this team to defend better. He will fail in this for sure if he keeps playing Xhaka. This is not about deflecting blame. The blame goes on Emery no-one else. But there can still be elements seen here that Xhaka is being persisted with in regards token gesture to Wenger. Maybe Emery’s comments that he prefers to win 5-4 than 1-0 was also in reference to Wenger. Who knows. You yourself liked the concept of Xhaka until today. You liked the concept of Xhaka because it tied in with Wenger’s belief about “total… Read more »
Monaco yet to win a game this season
No one is suggesting who gets the blame now, not Jardim surely
Un,
Nobody forced Emery to play Xhaka. It is an example of what I would call Emery’s “stupid cautiousness”. Xhaka is our most experienced midfielder, so he gets selected. Unfortunately, he is also our slowest and most error-ridden midfielder (I think he is the player with the most errors-contributing to goals in premier league.)
If Emery keeps selecting Xhaka in big matches, I’ll join the ranks of the Emery outers.
If Emery keeps selecting him in big matches, that’s not in Wenger, Gazidis, or whoever: it’s on Emery.
“But there can still be elements seen here that Xhaka is being persisted with in regards token gesture to Wenger. ”
Why would he bother unless he was being forced by someone else?
Yet Charlie you have always been here to defend Xhaka. What is the “worst” crime?
Even today on the posts when the subject was quite correctly Xhaka and his brain dead challenge in the box you were all fir deflecting away from Xhaka like you have done so mamy times before.
Don has binned him today. Receding has binned him today.
You can bin him too. You know you can.
Bin him.
No one is suggesting who gets the blame now, not Jardim surely
A certain poster with trusted contacts was blaming Michael Emenalo for Monaco’s failings last season but has been mute since.
Also waiting for those who thought Jardim would have been a better choice than Emery.
PS: I am one of them… I wanted Allegri or Jardim.
Ishola
Right. How else can I put this so you will understand??
How is emery playing xakha as a gesture to wenger and who is enforcing this?
Why would he do that? They sacked Wenger
He’s gone
Severance pay and all
They owe him nothing
Nobody who was with him at the club is there any more bar kroenke
So one more time. Who is enforcing this token gesture to Wenger when games need winning and if they are why are they not being held accountable.
Try again
Forced by gunpoint?
Maybe he feels some sort of obligation.
He was after all taking over from someone who had been over two decades at the club.
Always gets lost on people that one.
Anyway the outcome wil be eventually that Xhaka will be scrapped in time and thank god for that. If not by Emery the next in.
If Emery keeps selecting Xhaka in big matches, I’ll join the ranks of the Emery outers.
Words
Emery contract is up end of season and yes Emery is at fault for selecting Xhaka.
Going forward, the midfield should be Torreira/Willock – Guendozi-Ceballos.
Words
I know but thanks for taking my hand on this one
What’s being argued here (I think) by ishola is that emery has agreed to play xakha as a gesture for Wenger and that Wenger is subsequently holding back our team in the process without even being at the club.
Please somebody explain this one to me. Even marko and Freddie couldn’t produce this gold.
Christ ishola you’ve got to go to the top of the le grove nut case chart for that
Ishola70September 1, 2019 21:31:07
Forced by gunpoint?Maybe he feels some sort of obligation.
Ishola
Maybe?
Ok. A few comments up you said it was an official agreement
Backpedaling much?
Inter were never in for Xhaka. They preferred Sensi and Barrella instead. Younger cheaper. Atletico also went the way of younger and cheaper in Llorente
Oh and better
How can anyone criticize AMN for not offering more going forward knowing Son was on his side of the pitch.
Staying back was a mature decision. At least to help out.
Had he bombed forward getting caught out loads, everyone would still criticize him.
He’s not the best, we all know. But he cares for the club and he’s a local lad. For that, playing out of position is least can do is cut some slack.
There is a lot of ex players and pundits wondering what Xhaka offers.
Emery will soon realize or he will soon feel the effects from poor mismanagement.
You yourself liked the concept of Xhaka until today. You liked the concept of Xhaka because it tied in with Wenger’s belief about “total fotball” all over the team. Ishola Nope. I didn’t like the “concept” of Xakha I just saw what he brings to the team. I still see it but we had fuck all else going on in midfield and I thought a lot of the criticism was harsh when by and large he performed well with the odd mistake He still is quality at what he does but just is never going to be cut out for… Read more »
Taxi for Zidane.
Don
Less of the cockiness.
You were a Xhaka apologist on here until today and now you want to give it large on why Xhaka is being picked every week.
In fact you liked the concept of Xhaka.
How daft of you.
It’s not beyond the realms that Emery is still giving deference to Wenger in relation to him picking Xhaka.
Now go listen to some Alan Watt.
Pie
Agree but don’t waste your breath. The usuals hate him and that’s that. It’s bordering on something akin religious fundamentalism.
“Always gets lost on people that one.”
I don’t think it’s lost on me, I just don’t understand why he would. If Emery was a competent manager and can see Xhaka is a liability, he wouldn’t play him regardless of whether he wanted to pay respects to Wenger.
It seems like a real reach to me.
He’s not quality at all Don.
If he was he might be forgiven for his brain dead errors.
Ishola
So you aren’t going to unpack your claims that Wenger is still haunting the midfield and that emery is kicking xakha out of service to Wenger and that the club made emery agree to this?
Oven never seen such an idiotic attempt at smoke and mirrors
You’re like the wizard of Oz behind his curtain.
You’ve been rumbled.
Arsenal need to get to the point where Bellerin, Guen, and Holding are seen as back up or for rotation. Only then would we be relevant again on the world scene.
You’ve been rumbled Don.
But not hard to do is it.
A Wengerite troll on here still in love with his hero and gets all uptight when Wenger is mentioned along with Xhaka. A player you had time for up until today.
You’re daft aint ya.
Now go listen to some Alan Watt.
???
What’s wrong with Alan Watts? Man was a pioneer. Was that Intended to insult me?
😂 Keep landing then killer blows Ishola. You got me on the ropes
We can all argue about Xhaka, but it is clear that despite most of us thinking that he is unsuited to the premiership, inexplicably Emery likes him. I think that he see Xhaka as a senior player and a security blanket rather than the inexperienced youngsters. Like Gary Neville said, Xhaka may have a lot of experience but he has not learn anything from it. Emery is a Wenger Mk II in the sense that he has blind spot for some players. Excusing their flaws and still playing them despite their abject performance. Xhaka is the 2019 Denilson, a nothing… Read more »
Bale to the rescue hahaha, perfect.
“Bale to the rescue hahaha, perfect.”
Ha ha, Headbutt that Zidane.
lol Alan Watt.
Philosopher for teens Don.
Wish I could be like Alan Watt. Wish I could be like.
Everyone to their own of course though.
Ishola70September 1, 2019 21:44:17 You’ve been rumbled Don.But not hard to do is it.A Wengerite troll on here still in love with his hero and gets all uptight when Wenger is mentioned along with Xhaka. A player you had time for up until today.You’re daft aint ya. Erm….nope. I’m just asking you to back up your wild assertion that Wenger still has a hold on our midfield. Or that emery picks the team out of service to him Can you do that or were you just talking utter garbage with a view to bringing an ex manager under a negative… Read more »
Son was on Kolasinacs side second half and first half when he was on Niles side he skinned him for fun. If Bellerin played today difference would have been night and day going forward, for a supposed top winger being played out of position Niles isn’t anything special going forward.
Both our full backs today should be second choice, we will get stronger as a team. Sokratis should be benched by the way
Then Emery has to go then Valentin.
Emery Out!
Emery is not learning from mistakes.
The draw papers over the cracks…great game today and great atmosphere but the manager just doesn’t get the premier league.He is not maximising the players he has at his disposal.
Ishola70September 1, 2019 21:46:45
lol Alan Watt.Philosopher for teens Don.Wish I could be like Alan Watt. Wish I could be like.Everyone to their own of course though.
Oh sorry ish. Hadn’t realised you were the resident philosophy professor!!!
But before we get philosophical would you care to expand on your previous unfounded and childish claims?
Really painted yourself into a corner with that one eh?
Valentin who do we blame now for Monaco being rubbish… You have been quiet on that front.
Nice to see Viera coming from behind to beat your Buddy at Rennes.
If Emery doesn’t want to use Torriera at the base of the midfield in a pure dm position, then I’d rather he doesn’t start.
Anything asides
Willock/Guen Torriera Ceballos in a midfield 3,then Emery should be booted.
He should also look for ways to use Ozil in some home matches.
Ozil can be class on his day..especially against lower caliber teams.
“Even today on the posts when the subject was quite correctly Xhaka and his brain dead challenge in the box you were all fir deflecting away from Xhaka like you have done so mamy times before.“
What are you taking about now?
PK the draw doesn’t paper over anything.. We should have won today. It was all us second half, the performance was OK. We were unlucky to draw and our captain for today was practically playing against us. I expect to see a response, Ozil got his for being a sissy, when does Xhaka get pulled off for Sabotaging our efforts ? Who lunges in like that in his own box? Who commits foul after foul to gift opponents free kicks they can score from? Emery needs to sought out his Xhaka fixation, needlessly rushed him back against Liverpool although to… Read more »
I think Emery needs to grow a beard and some balls. We could have steamrolled Tottenham today. He is a serial bottler whos grimace on the sideline inspires no one. What bothers me is that he will fist pump willock getting back and slide tackling shelvey yet plays a tosser whos idea of a tackle is taking out a man and giving our rivals a penalty. If you are playing a 3 man midfield you need people who can defend, pass, dribble and attack. You have that with guendouzi and torreira. All he had to do was play Willock and… Read more »
Monaco now have Golovin, Gelson, Slimani, Ben Yedder and Augustin is on his way.
They should be fine rather soon.
Ishola having a fucking meltdown here 😂
Emery is playing Xhaka to pay homage to Wenger? Go on JK Rowling pen another fantasy
Emery’s not going to be given the boot at least not until the end of the season.
Bale two goals and a soft red. Might as well make him player manager
Painted in corners. This blog is full of them with you leading the list Don. Now get your head around the notion that Emery may be playing Xhaka in some deference to the past set-up. Protaganists, on the ball, dont give a fuck about defence. Why did Emery even say he would rather win 5-4 than 1-0 when he first joined? Why even say that? He only says that if he thinks he can get away with those remarks at his new club. Well his message to the fans of winning 5-4 rather than 1-0 will come to fruition nearer… Read more »
rotflmao,
did someone actually said Emery is forced to use Xhaka? like keep using him out of service to Wenger?
this is one of the comments that make it hard for me to stop reading le-grove.
Next you will read “wenger, hidden in leno’s gloves made him to spill the ball for the first goal.”
Charlie
You are always deflecting away from Xhaka on here.
Bin him like others have done here today.
You can do it.
We will forget your past posts rating Xhaka.
Don has done this. You can too.
Receding, As usual you are not looking to start an argument, aren’t you? I have not watched a full game of Monaco this season, so I won’t comment. All I know is that Jardim is not happy with the team that he has. Looks like their new recruitment has been either poor or late. For example their new goalkeeper Lecomte has received very bad reviews when a few months ago he was on standby for the French squad. Also they have been at the end of some poor refereeing decisions. I believe it was 3 red cards in the first… Read more »
Emery’s decision making isn’t getting any better.
He has Nelson available to replace Laca, instead he chose languid Mykhi. Mykhi looked so lifeless when he came on.
He won’t be at Arsenal after June 2020.