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Two points dropped. Right?
The story was a familiar one. A Granit Xhaka mistake costing us a needless goal. Two if you’re being very harsh.
The first came when he and Sokratis made a total mess of a clearance inside 11 minutes. The whole team folded allowing Lamela to fizz a shot across Leno, he parried it into the path of Eriksen, and we went one down.
The second mistake was an inexplicable lunge in the penalty box. Careless, unprofessional, but oh so very Granit Xhaka. Kane buried the penalty like a robot was a two-step special.
I don’t even want to get into the needless fouling towards the end when we were trying to chase the game. He wasn’t even playing players and he was slowing down the play.
It’s all so avoidable. Just don’t pick him. Emery has watched him make mistake after mistake for an entire year… he knows that he can’t stand up to pressure… he knows that he does dim things very consistently… so what does he do? He picks him against Spurs and gives him the captains armband in some sort of weird masochistic show of authority.
The midfield he chose was quite odd. Basically 3 deep-lying midfielders. Very little creativity. It didn’t really give us much solidity, as we were all over the place in the first half, and it gave us real trouble transitioning the ball forward. Lacazette was constantly dropping deep to collect the ball, sometimes from our own penalty box.
Thankfully, the Frenchman came through to save our half. Pepe sliced a ball into his path, he took two very good touches and forced the ball past Lloris from close range. That goal gave us a much-needed boost heading into the second half.
We came out a much more forceful side. The halftime team talk must have focused on urgency, pressure and more adventure moving forward. The game suddenly clicked into a proper North London derby, there was next to no structure, the ball was travelling end to end at a ferocious pace, and defending went out the window for both sides (not like it was ever in the window for us).
The manager introduced Ceballos for LT, and that gave us a different sort of energy. It introduced a link between attack and midfield, and it gave us a bit more mobility in midfield. Still didn’t stop Harry Kane waltzing into the box and ripping a shot off the inside of Leno’s post.
Still, you’d be hard pushed to convince me Arsenal weren’t deserving of a goal, the winds blew heavily in our favour and we looked far more menacing than Spurs.
The goal that levelled it was a thing of beauty. Matteo G threaded an outrageous pass that levelled the whole Spurs team, Auba gliding it past with the lightest of touches. It was out of this world.
We still had time for a Harry Kane dive, he shifted his body inside Sokratis running path and threw himself to the ground. It wasn’t even clever. It was pure out and out cheating. It really, really, really needs to be dealt with. His cheating is out of control. If he weren’t English, he’d be getting lampooned by the media.
So what can we conclude?
The Xhaka thing
Emery has to stop relying on Xhaka. He’s slow, ponderous, bad under pressure and he makes massive errors more often than any Arsenal player I can remember. I can give a pass to him for last season, but now it’s starting to look like a real blindspot.
Bland Midfields
Additionally, the manager needs to start being more aggressive with his line-ups. That midfield was always going to be bland. We shouldn’t have to watch strikers drop deep to make up for a lack of creativity. It made little sense to have 3 similar midfielders sitting in a flat line yesterday, especially when Spurs were there for the taking. We gave them far too much defensive respect and it didn’t even pay off, we conceded 8 shots in the first half, with 7 of them on target. An abomination.
The Masterful
I think that Matteo G just announced himself on the world stage. That performance was nothing short of sensational. He was at the heart of everything. His passing was good, he ran with the ball well, he was ambitious and his attitude was absolutely exceptional all game long. That should be the standard for every game moving forward. Incredible that he’s only 20 years old. A megastar in waiting.
Pepe
I’ve seen some tasteless Arsenal fans comparing him to Gervinho. Utter drivel. The man hasn’t clicked yet, but you can see he’s going to be absolutely class. He has that air of unpredictability we need in that front line, he’s fast, he can pass, he reads the game well and I think he’s going to be capable of explosive moments of brilliance. He just needs a bit of luck, then he’s away.
Defence
Spurs had a lot of good chances yesterday. I think if I watched that game again, I’d be appalled at some of the defending. We are going to need to sharpen up, we are too easy to get at, and we gave key Spurs players far too much time to do their thing yesterday. Leno kept that scoreline acceptable yesterday, but he won’t save us like that all season. David Luiz also needs to be pulled to one side… that’s 4 errors in 3 games from him. Not good enough.
Top 4
I think we’re nailed on for the top 3 this season. Spurs don’t look the same, Chelsea will struggle, and United are utterly average. It’s basically ours to lose, I just hope that isn’t an invitation to coast. Emery needs to tighten the ship and he needs to find a way of unlocking the magic more consistently.
Right, that’s me done, see you in the comments. x
Goonah
Why Benitez? My manager of choice is Allegri, has been for a while.
Both are at a different level but work from similar perspectives. With Allegri I’d be confident of good progress towards title challengers with a longer term vision in place.
With a Rafa it would be shorter term and more a question of giving us an astute pair of hands that can offset our weaknesses whilst we make the elite moves in recruitment. Top 4 status reclaimed and cup runs etc.
CC
Cos Allegri turned us down
Simeone and others tied up
Goonah
Allegri turned us down two years ago, the playing staff has seen a 200 mil investment since then plus whatever he’d have access to that summer. Not the same beast at all.
Simeone and Conte might have clubs, but 12 months is a long time in football – outside the consideration for what Emery should be afforded, which is time upon time, with some added time.
Paulinho
But do you agree he has a defined and solid style of play ?
tbh i wouldn´t mind Rafa at all to sort out or pathetic back four.
we have enough sauce upfront
Pedro- Good post today… I agree with it… 99.99% I think what a lot of people wont admit to you. is you have been spot on in regards to Emery from the beginning and it is being proved out.. Extremely average manager. Wont be here long. As for Poch… can I just say I wouldn’t want Poch or Emery… they both aren’t cut out for the PL… cant hack the strain and both have shown no ability to win the games that matter. Takes a special manager to be able to handle the stress and expectations at the top leve… Read more »
Yeah I guess both Pochettino and Emery are just one and the same – pathetic loser of the European cup final.
Just compare how the campaign of each club for that tournament.
Silverhawk
You won’t get answers to a question like that.
All you’d hear is that Poch has a style of play and trophies don’t matter because Tottenham are a small club.
Sevilla must be a big fvcking club for Emery to win 3 trophies there.
Goonah
Next manager needs to address the defence, period. We can’t continue this embarrassing status quo that is Arsenal = fragile
true
and it can´t be freddie or viera or bergkamp. what the fck do they know?
TR7 it’s called a counter attack for a reason, means one team were on the attack lost the ball and were countered. Why were Spurs carved open in normal play if they had one of the best managers in the world up against a clueless idiot?
Erm
Because we’ve got the better squad and spurs are all over the place with malcontents aplenty
MidwestGunSeptember 2, 2019 21:51:16
Pedro-
Good post today… I agree with it… 99.99% I think what a lot of people wont admit to you. is you have been spot on in regards to Emery from the beginning and it is being proved out.. Extremely average manager. Wont be here long.
Midwest
You’re always honest man. Good fella.
He’s not the only one though.
We were light years behind them now we have the better squad…seems the great things Poch built didn’t take much to catch up with eh Don? By the way we don’t have the better squad we just have better options upfront. There is more to a squad than having two supposed potent strikers. We might end up with the better squad though if our returning full backs live up to our fantasies of what they can do. No one has still explained why a world class coach with a defined style of play drilled over five years is finding it… Read more »
I wonder if this is an Arsenal blog. We (some of us) slated Wenger for not winning a trophy in about 9yrs yet people on here are praising a so called saucy coach who has won nothing in his managerial carrier. Question to all. If it were Emery who surrendered a two goal lead, what will have been the reaction of Poch lovers. Look, Poch is good but IMO Emery is far ahead of him. Most Poch lovers have either been poisoned by the love of the media toward Spurs or just your disdain for Emery. It’s just four games… Read more »
Goonah- They know about as much as Klopp did when he took over for Dortmund after getting Mainz relegated… they know about as much as Pep did when he took over Barca from the youth team. Y’all act like managers just appeared out of nowhere at the top level. Freddie has experience managing youth side… like Pep.. Vieira is managing a team in a top league like Klopp. . Id prefer not to rehash a manager with a bunch of baggage to be honest. Its a risk sure but so is doing nothing and clogging along with no chance of… Read more »
Midwest’s point of view I get. You can’t on one hand call Emery average and clueless while on the other call Pochettino world class and third best in the world ..just doesn’t add up.
Un na na-
Pedro is the only one with a blog… I know Gambon’s negative azz was too.. lol But Pedro was the only one putting it out there.. for all to read in the goonersphere and opening himself to twitter hate. So I give him credit. Would be easier to ride the fence.
Yep.. I’m not down with the Poch love either … for me … Emery and Poch are peas in a pod. Both seems to have similar fatal flaws.
Olumide
Tbh I wasn’t aspect expecting a reply from any of them. I’ve already nullified their points with such question.
Receding HairlineSeptember 2, 2019 22:17:23 We were light years behind them now we have the better squad…seems the great things Poch built didn’t take much to catch up with eh Don? Hairline If you go back to last season I clearly stated that I I rated our squad at least as good as united, Chelsea and spurs. Now I consider ours better Poch was clearly working under considerable financial restraints to fund the stadium too yet still produced a side capable of challenging for honours while we tread water Most of spurs’ side have been gems and youth promotions. He’s… Read more »
He’s turned an underdog into a force in Europe on a budget.
And by Europe I mean it’s premier completion. Not the also ran cup
Silverhawk
I’ve downplayed Poch on here while others were putting him in the bracket with Klopp and Guardiola.
But the man did only concede 26 goals in the EPL a few seasons back something that Emery can only dream about at this point and Arsenal are crying out for a manager that can put these defensive woes of the club behind them.
Poch does have something about him if he can accomplish this in one season with a club such as Spurs who like Arsenal have been seen as soft touches defensively in the past.
Midwest
I beg to differ.
There was a real split here over emery. Myself CC Pierre Tr7 Valentin and Gambon were all very vocal in our disappointment and skepticism upon the announcement of emery as new head coach.
Competition- not competition
Don
You’re deluded if you think Arsenal had an overall better squad than Spurs last season.
But then again probably not deluded just you putting put a falsehood so you can bash Emery.
“Emery trumps Poch in all measurable categories. You mention it.
I’m not talking about silly tags like sauce or hot or some shit. I’m talking about tangible stats.”
Silverhawk
This has been my argument all day long. You cannot say Emery is trash and still say Poch is good…. It defies logic
The same people who expect Emery to produce magic are making excuses for Poch.
Ishola70September 2, 2019 22:36:00
Don You’re deluded if you think Arsenal had an overall better squad than Spurs last season.
Ishola
Care to expand on how the club forces emery to pick xakha as a homage to Wenger??
Looooool
Hey ishola, the moon, is it real?
Hey ishola, is the queen a lizard?
The same people who expect Emery to produce magic are making excuses for Poch.
How? Did you not watch spurs last season?
Or the season before?
Have you been watching how shit we’ve been since emery joined? With a bigger club and a bigger budget not to mention a better playing squad.
All this talk of who is better is by the by.
Better in what way? What they have acheived previously in the second tier cups?
What the question should be is who would be the better manager for specifically Arsenal FC.
And I’m sorry but if Emery can’t improve on this awful defensive record this season then people will naturally lean towards Poch as being a better choice to manage Arsenal than Emery.
“There was a real split here over emery. Myself CC Pierre Tr7 Valentin and Gambon were all very vocal in our disappointment and skepticism upon the announcement of emery as new head coach.”
Actually Gambon thought Emery was a great appointment.
Don
Answer the question and stop trolling.
In what universe did Arsenal have the better squad than Spurs last season?
Mr bland is such a dud and it’s just so painful we will continue to witness such show of fear and timidness in his team selections until the end of season Playing Mikhi a day before binning him was just so idiotic,Mihki is a terrible player, a truly cumbersome wanker, has a touch of a rapist and it’s just so infuriating that he had a couple of decent chances to really win that game for us Nelson or Martinelli would have been so much better, Sanchez was shaking all match and Mr bland subs in a static Mikki to ensure… Read more »
Un na na –
Can’t count Pierre sorry he would have criticized anyone not named Wenger, he was just here initially to troll his be careful what you wish for agenda. I can not count people who were never even remotely objective.. I know Pedro enough to know he would at least take in opinions before deciding. Pierre is one crazy pill away from being CG. 😀
lol
Vic just wants to see the Charge of the Light Brigade Wenger style.
“With a bigger club and a bigger budget not to mention a better playing squad.”?
Lol
Lloris vs Leno
Toby vs Sokratis
Vertoghen vs Luiz
Sanchez vs AMN
Rose vs Kolasinac
Sissoko vs Torriera
Winks vs Winks
Ericksen vs Xhaka
Kane vs Lacazette
Son vs Aubermayang
Lamela vs Pepe
TR7 – No I don’t. He adapts to what he has available. If people peg him as someone that likes his team to pass and keep it on the ground, then Emery should get that tag as well. Spurs were good and exciting to watch when one of their deep-lying centre mids was Dembele, and he dribbled from deep with great effect, and as soon as he departed they started plodding through matches. I often remark during matches on their shoot-on-sight tactic with Eriksen and that’s what a lot of their matches seemed to have devolved into. That’s not necessarily… Read more »
I will put money on it that the “fans” who are bigging up the spuds and poch in this debate weren’t at the game yesterday. Fuck Tottenham and their “overachieving” manager, I couldn’t give a monkeys.
why would you need to defend a Tottenham manager to showcase an argument that you don’t think Unai is good enough ?
So Mustafi still here? What a blow
Un
“gambonMay 22, 2018 09:08:06
Is that the sound of Arsenal hipster tears falling into their Eucalyptus Macchiatos with Armadillo Milk? Fantastic appointment of Emery.
We’re not in a position to be winning back to back leagues and the CL. Emerys job will be to put structure in place, get us back into the CL and clear up Wengers mess.
As for Arteta, what an absolute joke of an idea that was.”
I went on Glory-Glory and here is a comment from one of their fans: Poch is going through a new phase of his career. For the first time now, he has a group of experienced players – some world cup winners, all seasoned internationals and now champions league finalists. They are not all 22 year old kids you can absolutely flog to death. “So far, I’m yet to see that he can find an alternative to the high-octane, all-action pressing style that worked well in the first couple of seasons with a youthful, willing squad and a small & compact… Read more »
Ishola70May 22, 2018 09:10:28
Very good post from Pedro today.
Heart felt stuff and that’s even if you don’t agree with him.And he may unfortunately be correct in more than enough of his analysis.
The hiring of Emery says more about the Arsenal football club of today than it does about Unai Emery.
HighburyLegendMay 22, 2018 09:13:42
“Arteta has as much charisma as a cup of piss. ”
lol“Emerys job will be to put structure in place, get us back into the CL and clear up Wengers mess.”
Spot on gambon, that’s all we need from him for now.
“Freddie LjungbergMay 22, 2018 09:15:55
Guns
I don’t mean succeed as in winning the CL and the title, we’re so far away from that atm it’s not even funny. His first priority is building a good squad and move us up the table, after that we’ll see where we’re at.
I think he’s more likely to do that because he’s an actual manager you know, as opposed to Peps nr 5 assistant coach.
You know, logic.
“Ishola70May 22, 2018 09:17:48
I would be very surprised if Emery gets CL football by league placing in his first two year stint but he could pop up with a Europa League and get back in CL through the side door.
But then again was surprised at his appointment in the first place.”
Emery out
Mourinho in
“Mourinho in”
Ha ha.
For those who think Marko is an EKB
“MarkoMay 22, 2018 10:18:04
The other thing with Emery is that if things don’t work out I see no reason why we’d have a problem sacking him. He’s been sacked before and with some of the backroom staff departures we’re seeing maybe Raul is a little bit more ruthless too. Cause you just know with Arteta we’d just kick the can down the road even if it obviously wasn’t working out he’d be given an extra couple years. He’s dreamy looking you know”
“champagne charlieMay 22, 2018 10:34:25 Pedro I get the deflating nature of Emery when compared to the myriad of exciting options Arsenal had at hand, but you’ve got to shelf that when appraising his work. You’re going OTT about losing the league to Monaco, there was no ‘one horse race’ there and you’re certainly smart enough to appreciate that cmon man.You’d be an incredibly harsh judge to pick apart his undertakings at PSG, that place may have all the ambition and money in the world but the structure is nonsensical. Neymar was bought and he instantly was a bigger influence… Read more »
David Luiz has worked under some of the best coaches who have been unable to curb his rashness. Point being, players are to hlame not Emery.
Emery needs top quality players to win honours.
azed what’s with all this creepy regurgitating of posts from way back.
What are you trying to prove or point out.
As you see from my two posts that you felt you needed to haul from the past archives I have hedged my bets on Emery lol
In fact I have overwhelmingly been neutral on Emery on here. Always advocating to give him some time before tearing him apart.
Don’t try to paint me as a hater of Emery because that would be another falsehood from you tonight om here and others will vouch this as untrue as well.
Lol Thomas is at least consistent with his love in for Mourinho.. and all things Chelski .
lol azed
That is a funny one from Charlie though I’ll give you that.
Ishola70
Some people are trying to rewrite history…. There’s literally no EKB
Most posters who currently support Emery said his remit was to allow us put the structure in place and qualify us for the top 4.
No single person expect us to challenge for the league with Emery in charge.
Charlie!!!!!!
Explain yourself.
Oh I see azed.
Fair enough then.
It’s no surprise one Emery’s buys shined the brightest on yesterday
Midwest “Can’t count Pierre sorry he would have criticized anyone not named Wenger, ” You couldn’t be further away from the truth if you tried. My argument from day one against Emery has always been his failure to improve us defensively. I was desperate for pep to come to Arsenal 5 years ago which totally refutes your claim that I would criticise anyone not named Wenger. Many on here have belittled Peps success but to me he is far and away the best coach/manager in the world and is a visionary in his approach to the game. I said recently,… Read more »
Gambon the OG EKB!!
Funny how things change so quickly in football.
“Receding HairlineMay 22, 2018 13:21:25
i don’t actually understand why people view Leonardo Jardim as a better manager than Unai Emery.
He was not my choice for the Arsenal job but to simply disrespect the man’s achievements is insulting , he has won more than Jardim even if u ignore his PSG days. He is just 3 years older than Jardim yet he has more experience working in the game and working with what he has. Same as Jardim.I always felt Emery didn’t do himself any favors taking the PSG job.”
“No single person expect us to challenge for the league with Emery in charge.”
I do and he will when he sorts out the Midfield.
“KayMay 22, 2018 14:17:21
Lets take up the pitchforks if he falters in the next 2 seasons”
Pierre
“I was desperate for pep to come to Arsenal 5 years ago which totally refutes your claim that I would criticise anyone not named Wenger”
He would of bankrupt us, you silly sausage
Remember Guardiola had taken over Man City with two recent league titles under their belts.
Had he moved to Arsenal his spending would have been double the colossal amount he has spent at City………Pierre you thick c***
So Tottenham are a force in Europe now are they ?
You muppet.
Pedro and Sal have been against Emery from day one…
We all know Pedro’s reasons, why Sal has always thought Emery was a poor manager.
Ruth
Could the reason pep didn’t come to Arsenal be that kronke wouldn’t release the funds to improve the squad.
Kronke has loosened the purse strings 5 years too late …the horse/s have bolted (city and liverpool) I’m afraid ..
that could have been us sitting on top of the league if our owners had shown some ambition.
Thank you and goodnightMay 24, 2018 09:07:25
Well said Pedro. The funny thing is is that I don’t expect much from his first season as there is a lot of work needed doing at Arsenal. But I have to say I’m genuinely excited for the start of the season and can’t wait, first time in about 8 years I’ve felt like this. Come on NEW Arsenal
There is so much more that is wrong with his management style but deep down mid west , you know he is not the right person for the job. ___ Can’t say as I ever thought Emery was more then a caretaker manager. So not sure what your point is.. there. Sorry but I don’t believe anyone who goes on about Wenger obsessives and attacks Le Grovers by calling them Le Grovellers when they were correct about Wenger for years whilst you ignored all the criticism. Bottom line I don’t believe you sorry. Your too bitter. I for one do… Read more »
personally I see him as a transitional manager before we really go full tilt into a new direction, so don’t write it up as the big opportunity gone. It’s not.
I agree 2018 Charles
Yeah the whole I’m not an AKB I’m objective because I really wanted (insert name of top class manager) hired years ago is nonsense. Pierre is fully married to the idea of all things Wenger to the point that he’s become so fixated on the most Wenger type of player still at Arsenal
azed
You are the boss man for today.
Those are nice nightcaps to end the debate.
Damn…… really sad what happened to the Abacos Islands.. Just saw the pictures. I spent a summer there once in Marsh Harbour and Elbow Cay. Pretty well wiped out now. Talk of evacuating some Islands entirely. Anyhow looks like it will miss US mainland perhaps. East coast traffic will be a nightmare though for about a week .. Hope RSPC gets his travel plans worked out ok.
Alright… end weather update
Sad we couldn’t move out Mustafi.. I guess Juventus came to their senses.
Mid west
“Bottom line I don’t believe you sorry. Your too bitter”
Reading your comment , one can feel the bitterness oozing out of your every word….
” AKB’s just wont let it go ” …is a comment only a Wenger obsessive would make.
the last person I would want back is Wenger but you keep believing I’m bitter because we finally got rid of a manager who was on the decline.
Fuck Mustafi is still here. Won’t surprise me if Emery drafts him back in.
Mustafi shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the playing squad. He can spend the rest of the year with the under 23 so we can bin him off in January.
Icardi to PSG with option to buy, how did I miss this. He’s a solid striker and a good replacement of Cavani.
Pedro
‘I think we’re nailed on for the top 3 this season. Spurs don’t look the same, Chelsea will struggle, and United are utterly average. It’s basically ours to lose’.
No.
We have a decent chance of getting in the top four. That’s it. We are better than last season but there are still too many issues in the squad, namely the triumvirate of ozil, xhaka and mhiki.
I wish we’d managed to move them on. Also I’d much rather have given the above three away for nothing and kept monreal.
Pierre- No your bitter because people criticized Wenger and you took it personally for too long. Anyhow.. why would I be bitter .. I got no connection to any manager, we are moving out all the chronically bad overpaid players and older players with nothing left in the tank.. playing some youth players, promoted Freddie… spent some money got Pepe, Saliba, Martinelli, Tierney.Re-ogranized the structure so we can’t have another Wenger situation. . I’m pretty well happy as long as we can put all the pieces together and get a manager who can make it happen in regards to tactics… Read more »
Matteo Guendouzi compared to his Arsenal colleagues in the Premier League in 2019/20, courtesy of
@OptaJean
9 interceptions (ranked 1st), 5 tackles achieved (1st), 43km ran (1st), 19 interceptions (2nd), 46 duels won (2nd)
Midwest “. You seem overly angry about a manager most likely to be here very short term” Replace “angry” with disappointed and you won’t be far from the truth. And don’t be too sure that he will only be here” very short term”. Everyone seems to assume that he will be gone at the end of the season , I’m not so sure . Maybe the club think Emery is doing a very good job and see him as the man to take Arsenal forward. You say words like “caretaker” and ” short term” but I don’t see it ,… Read more »
What I like about Matty G is he could be the Pied Piper with young players from France along with Saliba and Lacazette.. Along with Arsenal’s history… could be very productive recruiting regardless of who the manager is. Gives us a unique advantage if he can maintain and improve his level the next few seasons. As long as we avoid the Sanogoal’s of the French footballing scene of course.
Pierre- I don’t think you are giving Edu and Raul and Josh K enough credit in regards to accountability seems like the are making headway. I don’t think they will be satisfied with average. I guess we will see..I have no fear whatsoever with Emery being another manager hanging on way past his welcome.. and don’t think he can hoodwink the likes of Edu for long. to get contract extensions based on doing the minimum requirement, . he seems very savvy. And Raul seems like he can be ruthless. Anyhow I call a truce on calling you an AKB if… Read more »
I was surprised to see that Pepe was given an assist for Lacazette goal.
Looking at the goal, to me it looks like Pepe was trying to pass to Torreira, Lacazette just intercepted his pass and scored.
I am not sure in those case if an assist should really be given.
I thought so too Valentin.. but the announcer.. can’t remember who… called it an assist right away. I suppose in theory had he not passed it across… Lacazette can not score… Laca had a lot of work to do as well once he got it.. took a couple of touches.
That’s the problem with stats though and letting computers make player evaluations.. still need human eyes and scouts. Moneyball signings like Xhaka and Mustafi can come back to haunt you.
Valentin
The Laca goal is what you call a self-made goal [if there was ever such a term]
He made it from nothing, a scoffed pass from Pepe that he controlled at close quarters
I was surprised to see that Pepe was given an assist for Lacazette goal.
Right so Pepe passed the ball to him. Without the pass there would be no goal. Sounds like an assist to me
David Luiz on Matteo Guendouzi to Canal Plus: “He’s a youngster with a lot of talent. He’s young but he’s a great player… He’s going to do great things not just for Arsenal, for France, but for the world.”
That’s right. Matteo is going to save the world
One final comment from me on the Poch Love in People always seem to think he worked miracles as tho spurs are traditionally some lower mid table jobbers Harry Redknapp got top 4 in 2 of his 3 seasons with an inferior team to the one spurs have now and made a CL quarter final Over the years spurs are expected to come top 6 and have a history of edging into 4th some years – without major expenditure. That they have been consistently top 4 recently is in part because they improved a bit but in part because the… Read more »
I’m expecting a lot from guendouzi this season.
He needs to maintain his good form, protect the defense, transition it forwards and save the planet from global warming
Had to double check I hadn’t come to a spurs blog this morning (my time.) Excuses made for Poch, shit raining on Emery. No I’m not an Emery apologist (it’s fucking sad when you have to add that each time. ) We finish a point behind spuds last year with an inferior team and did so because of a missed penalty. Excuses made for Poch because he was concentrating on the CL. Same could be said for Emery concentrating on the Europy thingy. But what this is really about is some here wanted someone different and spat the dummy over… Read more »
Azed, are you highlighting the consistent nature of my argument? And how correct my assessment was?
Thank you.
Pedro
I said you and Sal have been consistent in your Emery hatred for different reasons.
I also did that to show that there’s no EKB here, folks like Marko, Freddie and some others have always said Emery is a transition manager and he will only get a 3rd season if he deserves it.
Bojangkes too much truth
At the end of the day, he’s a spurs manager and he isn’t winning anything despite a good squad. And a lot of people here seem to be defensive about that rather than laughing at them
We are arsenal fans. Why?
So
Clearance wise ,,,,
China1
I wish I knew. Things have changed greatly over the years, maybe they have passed me by. Only thing I can think of is that the demographics of the fan base has changed considerably since I began following Arsenal. I used to laugh when I read about Arsenal fans being “entitled”, after a month here I can kind of understand where they are coming from.
Valentin, careful there – one may begin to think you have something personal against Pepe if you keep this up.
Bojangles and China, right on the money for me.
Left spot on. Pepe didn’t scoff Anthony, he played the hall with the outside of his foot into an area with three Arsenal players.
Probably annoyed Pepe and Auba haven’t collided yet, and they had 90 minutes together again, not once were the medics called in to treat concussion
Good work yesterday azed
Put to bed all this EKB nonsense. I wouldn’t have hired Emery simply because everyone has PSG and the Barcelona collapse on their minds when they think of him not his positive achievements. Its like someone else beat Barcelona 4-0 playing great football then he took over and messed it up.
The discussion lacks substance when words like clueless and garbage surface.
*scoff anything not Anthony ffs