Let’s get right into it, the reason Emery played Mikhi is because he didn’t know the player was heading out to Roma on loan. The player found out AFTER the game.
I don’t really care either way, why would you bring on Mikhi regardless?
It seems more and more like young kids are being pushed onto Emery.
Telling that the manager had to be convinced by the stats guys at Arsenal that LT was a better choice than Nzonzi. Great to see that someone at the club was taming Emery’s inner Tony Pulis.
Ultimately, there’s no point in trying to flog a dead horse. I understand why Emery would rather bet his house on experience, but for me, when that experience consistently lets you down, why not try something a little more unpredictable… something that actually has something to prove.
There are now no excuses for Reiss. He is going to have rough games, but he has to deal with that. He has to build mental toughness quickly and he simply has to take his chances. A few goals under his belt or an elite assist should have him on his way.
He needs to be the best he can be and leave himself no excuses come the end of the season. I guess the folly of youth is you don’t realise that a little more focus can have a chain effect on your life. I’d imagine the worst thing for an elite athlete is think they blew a football career because they were chasing babes in Basildon.
Same goes for ESR, Gabriel and Saka. Take those opps and make it impossible for the manager to ignore you… just like Matteo and AMN did last season.
Granit Xhaka had a message for the haters (worst turn of phrase ever).
“Of course critics are always here. The North London derby, I think we had a good game. I made a mistake with the penalty but if you saw the game, we could have won.
“We had a lot of chances but this is football. Nobody speaks about the chances, nobody speaks about how many we missed. They always speak about the mistakes.
“This is part of football.”
Come on Granit, the only reason we talk about your mistakes is because they are so regular.
I think we all understand that we’re overweight, slow and shite at sport… but come on, if Fat Dave in your Sunday League team did that, he’d be getting a bus back home and you’d piss in his kit bag.
What, too far?
Another player who made a mistake was Bernd Leno. It looked like he was caught off guard by the lacklustre pace of the Lamela strike and couldn’t change his palm to a catch.
‘I think the first goal was a little bit unlucky. I couldn’t catch the ball completely and then I tried to get up but Eriksen scored, it was unlucky but that is the life of a goalkeeper. For me it was then like the team, I had to stand up. It is not a big problem just because we conceded a goal, I had to stay positive and I thought after that I did a very good job.’
He’s a great shotstopper and he did a good job the rest of the game, but he really needs to have a few quiet games. He was bullied by Burnley and my worry is that’s an opening for teams like Watford to target him. The toughest thing for a keeper in the Premier League is the highballs, namely because you get charged down by thugs. He’s clearly a confidence keeper, I just hope he doesn’t have a dip like he did at his last club.
I have faith…
What I am wondering is whether Emery is going to persist with the 3 man midfield that looks basically like three holding midfielders. The decision to do that doesn’t seem to be paying any dividends. We give up creativity moving forward and we’re viscous through back. Quite incredible how easy our three holding players were to play through in the first half.
There needs to be a solution. I think having a more attacking threat could help. Still not quite sure what the best midfield is, but it’s looking more and more like LT, Matteo and Ceballos… though I wouldn’t be shocked to see Willock given more regular game time. Emery likes powerful players and you’d be hard pushed not to feel that Willock is stronger than LT.
We’ll see though… right, that’s all I have.
Big love to Alex Cutter from the comments. A laser-focused beast to everyone, always on the edge of a ban, long may that continue. x
4th
Bankz… DM
clean sweep
hahahaha
back to back wins.something the professor couldn’t do
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Morning peter
Morning All,
Yep agreed Pedro!!
As I said yesterday if we play a three it looks like Dozi, LT, Dani is the combo of choice. That would be my first choice midfield away from home, 100%.
At home against teams that don’t want to play I’d maybe have mesut in the middle(slightly higher up), with Dani and LT/Dozi to the left and right of him.
Our best 3 man midfield …. hmmmm 🤔
Pedro Yesterday I wrote a post highlighting the problems with Arsenal’s defence and also the lack of defenders produced by our youth programme. I made the case that a defender could play okay individually for 89 minutes and then in a single minute make a critical mistake costing us a goal or match. I am in no doubt that Arsenal’s weakness at the back is down to collective failings including lack of discipline and organisation. We may not have on our books today a CB of the class of Adams or Campbell, but no-one is going to suggest to me… Read more »
Sorry lads, I’m on holiday for the next week and a bit. Enjoy ur tr4phies without me 🙂
PS Pedro-
Caught a glance at your post yesterday. Be v careful with CBD oil, a mate of my mine spent nearly 5 years doing a research PhD looking into the stuff and warns that it is at best snake oil, at worst a very dangerous substance. Not gonna debate it on here, because I myself know nothing about it, but he’s a very clever chap who literally did a doctorate in the stuff (along with other stuff!). So be warned!
Still a bit disappointed from the draw….
Hey ho.
Hold tight this could be a wobbly ride…
Alex Cutter,
Good luck, good luck and good luck.
Wishing you well in your fight against the big C.
Dissenter “Regardless of what anyone thinks of Emery, if he decides to tie his fate to an error prone midfielder [Xhaka] then he deserves his fate. I write this then I realize that we are not that strong in the midfield. Willocks was inured on Saturday, Torriera is just that [he too has his limitations] and ????We don’t have that many options, do we?. Ceballos isn’t cut out for this role Maybe Chambers can be drafted there. ESR is too green and is just returning from long term injury. Anyone else I’m forgetting? David Luiz ..that’s not his best role… Read more »
Alex Cutter
Sorry to hear this. Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery, mate. Be strong x
Best 3 man midfield?
Who knows
Depends on the opposition really.
Torreira at the base
Guendouzi alongside
And either Ceballos, willock, xakha or ozil depending on opposition.
One thing is certain, willock will be getting starts in cup games.
Our problem in midfield is that we have lots of defensive-ish midfielders and not one true DM. For me, Torreira is our best bet at a proper DM, and I’d like to see him played simply to protect the back 4 and not given any freedom to go forward/drift out wide. I know he can be effective going forward, but we need SOMEONE who will stay back and see the half-way line as their stop sign 🛑. He has the tenacity to patrol that, stop anything getting beyond him and play a simple, effective ball higher up the pitch. Then… Read more »
Emirates Stroller “Everyone knows that Xhaka is pedestrian and cost us a penalty in the game against Spurs. However, no-one discusses that Maitland-Niles was dispossessed upfield and left that flank exposed which then resulted in the Xhaka foul.” Everyone knows eh. So why do you feel it necessary to deflect. Why are you yet again still batting for Xhaka? How on earth are you comfortable with having a player in the team that is so poor off the ball? Is it because you have been completely Wenger doctrined like some other posters on here? You have been previously wrong about… Read more »
People have got it wrong if they think Torreira is a last man sitting DM.
He isn’t.
He is best pressing a bit higher up.
Best 3 midfield has to be Torreira – Guendouzi-Ceballos. It would be heavily right-footed but if defensively we drop to a 4 man midfield with Pepe, then it kind of creates a balance on the left.
Emery is slowly morphing into Wenger by playing his favourites while letting reason and logic fly out of the window over sentimentality.
He needs to be firm on who the captain/vice should be (IMO, C – Laca, VC – Guendouzi/Torreira), be firm on his starting 11 (particularly mid 3 or 4) and stop tinkering the bloody team so much with negative tactics.
As I said yesterday, AC keep pushing on!
Here’s something radical and unworkable but what the hell, I’m in a positive mood.
Home. Play Cabellos and Ozil with Gued and Torrier in a 4.
Away. Play Torrier, Gued and Cabellos in a 3.
I love fail vids. Just watched an old duffer get kicked in the stomach by a pony. Hilarious.
Dm
Exactly
Stroller.
Yes AMN lost the ball. Big deal. Do you expect him not to attempt anything with the ball? The rest of our team still needs to be in position to defend.
They weren’t.
Reaching hard to blame the penalty on AMN
You tried all this nonsense with holding and chamber over the last couple of years too because you clearly can’t spot a player.
Holding has already proved you wrong
Shad
When holding comes back he’s the captain for me
He’s vocal and plays like a leader
Lacazette after that. The fella bleeds for the cause
Shows his team mates the way forward
I’m very taken with Lacazette. A true favourite of mine
Guns
Okay a four yes?
Then who do you drop from ALP?
Ishola 70
I am not batting for Xhaka or for that matter Mustafi.
However, I want to pose a question to you. If Arsenal’s defenders are so bad in
recent years how come that Mertesacker played for Germany 100+ times including as a World Cup Winner, Mustafi also played in a German World Cup Winning team and Koscielny was for many years the lynchpin Centre
Back in a very good French National Team?
There is far more to Arsenal’s endemic failings than the performance level
or ability of individual players in team.
Change Poch for Emery and this could be an extract from a Le Grove blog. Obviously a cut and paste job from a spuds blog after the home defeat by NU.
“I’d say there was no plan B, except I’m not sure what plan A was. Poch’s formation changes shifted players along the same laterals without breaking the lines.”
Un na naai – I’d make Laca captain, looks like hes got all the tools in his locker for it, the only issue is Emery keeping him out of the side on occasion.
Menage et trois Dozi torr ceba with time they will get their rythm its a combination with stamina rotate with wilcock ….
Un
Dare I say it but play three at the back and go 343.
Or 442 and drop Auba.
Guen, Torr and Ceb for me
Marco silva’s football style has more sauce than El poch, telling you this for free
Hackney
We’d have zero width with a midfield diamond
Unless you’re planning to use Ceballos and ozil as wing backs??
Digital
I prefer the captain to be further back if the possibility is on. I tend towards the idea that strikers can get distracted with the armband.
Un na naii
The point I am making is that the players individually are not necessarily to be
the cause of our defensive problems, but rather the organisation and lack of
discipline imposed on team.
Let’s be clear there are plenty of teams with less talented players than Arsenal
who outperform us when it comes to defending.
“Telling that the manager had to be convinced by the stats guys at Arsenal that LT was a better choice than Nzonzi. Great to see that someone at the club was taming Emery’s inner Tony Pulis.”
We make top 4 with N’Zonzi instead of Torreira last season imo. Residual values and the like aside, our midfield would’ve gained more from him than fake Kanté.
We make top 4 with N’Zonzi instead of Torreira last season imo.
This!
Not sure that any of our current defence, possible exception being Luiz, would be taken up by many, if any, pl teams.
“I prefer the captain to be further back if the possibility is on. I tend towards the idea that strikers can get distracted with the armband.” Un – Any player in any position can get distracted with the armband, its about the makeup of the man in that regard. It’s true that it’s usually the case a CB or CM are best positions for captain simply due to the position on the field. You can generally see the whole pitch so can in turn direct and co-ordinate. But also if its about leading by example and consistency then a CF… Read more »
It’s pretty obvious where torreira’s best position is, sitting in front of the back 4 . He looks much more comfortable there , so let’s hope that the manager sees sense instead of persevering with the notion that he is a box to box midfielder when he hasn’t the legs nor the engine to play the role. It’s a worry the Ceballos didn’t start v Tottenham, the game was made for him , pity the manager doesn’t trust him enough to start him. Let’s hope this is not a common occurrence. Bellerin and Tierney should be ready to start soon… Read more »
Charlie
” We make top 4 with N’Zonzi instead of Torreira last season imo”
Nzonzi and Mings for 40/45 million would have sorted us out defensively .
Two 6ft 5 defensive based players is exactly what we need , that ship has sailed now.
Sid, Install Marco Silva as manager of Arsenal. Let him buy back Iwobi. Stand back and see LeGrove explode into full battle royale mode. Lol. I like Marco Silva. I believe that he is a good manager. Is he the best of the rest? Let’s wait and see what he does with Everton this season before crowning him above Pochettino who took a team that did not qualify for Champion’s League to a finalist. Contrary to popular belief, there is no dearth of talented managers. People confuse big name coach and good coach. Some of the old guard have shown… Read more »
“We make top 4 with N’Zonzi instead of Torreira last season imo. Residual values and the like aside, our midfield would’ve gained more from him than fake Kanté.”
Fake Kante how apt.
Many Arsenal fans keep seeing Kante in Torriera, that is the only reason he is getting a lot of leeway. Been average at best since January
I hate interlulls.
That’s the reason why I’ve not checked in as often.
Alex Cutter, bar none, THE MOST SARCASTIC poster on Le Grove. Take a bow.
No in all seriousness, cancer has affected my family more than once and it’s a horrible disease… but you don’t need to me to tell you that.
Wishing you the very best a full recovery.
Morning Good luck in your battle Alex Cutter, keep the dry comments coming if you can, most of us appreciate them! We should be able to switch systems for certain games. if we are away at the top six sides there is nothing wrong with an old school 541 or 451. as long as we have the pace to support the striker. it also means Amn and kola can play a little further forwards because there’s protection. Thats 4 or 5 away games max. Apart from that 433 4213 what ever way you want to play is possible even 442… Read more »
Xhaka is an error prone wannabe and he should have never been signed. His defiant comments in the face of repeated mistakes demonstrates he is unwilling to learn from them.
The only reason he keeps on being played is because he has height. As Arseblog commented the other day Emery likes big tall players… he reckons Emery doesn’t really trust Torreira.
Torreira isn’t perfect but he deserves more of a run in the team than Xhaka.
“It’s a worry the Ceballos didn’t start v Tottenham, the game was made for him , pity the manager doesn’t trust him enough to start him.”
Or it’s because he didn’t have a full preseason and is adapting to a new league.
No of course not, it’s the same bullshit you always starts the day with, that Emery hates technical players because he doesn’t play Ozil enough. Give it a fucking rest Pierre.
*and a full recovery…
Leeds I think it’s both height and experience. The rest of our midfield is basically made up of kids now. Guen, Willock 20, Ceballos Torreira 23. 2 of them are completely new to the league the other 2 only has a year behind them and Willock is also new to senior football. There’s been some issues with Torreira not being match fit at the start and Willock had a slight injury against Spurs. Ceballos needs to be eased in as well. I still have hope that Xhaka is going to be phased out in the next month or 2, experience… Read more »
Leeds spot on.
Even his height didn’t help with the spuds first goal getting out jumped.
i watched Paul Merson on the sky debate the other day and he just sat they saying what does he bring.
it was hysterical, problem is he plays for us!
Valentin
You are aware that Harry Redknapp took a lesser spuds team to two 4th pace finishes in three years and reached the quarter finals of the CL.
Let’s not turn another good day into a Poch-fest.
Leedsgunner
We can criticise ad infinitum individual players in the defensive segment of the team, but the facts are that we have brought into the club over last decade a large number of centre backs, full backs and defensive midfielders who were highly rated at previous clubs and international teams.
Yet when they arrive at Arsenal they are either underperforming or considered dogshit.
You have to ask the question why that occurs so frequently and more particularly the problem repeats itself ad infinitum?
Freddie,
With Holding coming back id rather see luiz play defensive midfield than xhaka.
i hope your right and the midfielders get up to speed quick so xhaka can be moved on in January with Mustafi!
Leeds
Torriera was a bit shitty in the NLD, don’t you think?
He too has his flaws, height deficits and a lack of athleticism.
There’s a possibility that he too needs to be moved on and we get a proper athletic defensive midfielder who can win 50% of aerial battles. Torriera gets beaten every time in the air because he’s so short.
I suspect we will be back in the summer looking for short term loans to sort out the midfield. Guendouzi seems to be raising his game but he’s still green will have those slumps at some time. Xhaka is Xhaka Ceballos is still new to the league and can go missing in bigamy’s games like we saw at Anfield. Torreira is limited too. Willocks is full of youthful energy. I’m not going to expect too much from him this season, setting my expectations lower for him. We moved out Elneny and Mykhi, surely the club knows we are short and… Read more »
Dissenter
“Torreira gets beaten every time in the air because he is so short”
That is not the case. Torreira may be small but he has got ‘spring’.
Great post. To me our best DM combo should be Guendozi,Chambers and Ceballos slightly up field distributing the balls and taking those long range shots. I heard that Chambers was Fulham best player last season, even though they were relegated, and he was mostly used as a Dm. He is tall, strong and disciplined .just what a premiership DM should be. Alternatively, Guendozi, Torreira and Ozil can also come in, especially at home against lower opponents. As for our defense, Rob Holding should be drafted inside as soon as possible. When Bellerin and Tierney returns ,we shall concede less goals.… Read more »
If you want ultimate hot sauce, it has to be Jose.
Jose would turn Arsenal nasty again.
Torreira, I suspect earned his place in the NLD, because of his dynamic cameo against Liverpool.
He was excellent for the first half of last season… and he faded away in the second half. To me, he looks match unfit… and he needs to be played in his best position as DM… it’s far too early in my opinion to write a player off after their first season.
Xhaka has had three or four season with the Arsenal, and he still makes the same mistakes and gives the same excuses. He, along with Mustafi should be shifted out in January.
Dissenter No need to go tire kicking in another window, we should have the funds now. Front line is fine for now, Defence will be ok after next summer, maybe another CB will be needed but that I think depends on Holding. The midfield should be our priority in the next 2 windows with a tall athletic CM and a CAM if Ceballos is not staying/doesn’t work out. Hopefully we go after that CM in January. Also don’t think we need or should have a sitting DM, 2 defensive minded b2b that alternates staying back would be better. Both Torreira… Read more »
Chairman Gallant Leno should play regularly in EPL. Martinez should play in Europa Cup and other Cup Games. My one criticism of Leno is his distribution, which needs to be improved. Arsenal need to find a Defence, which can play collectively together. Hopefully when Bellerin and Tierney return there will be improvement on flanks. The Centre Back positions need to be resolved both in short and long term. Midfield. Chambers is most certainly not a solution in Defensive Midfield and that applies also in wing back position. The only position in team where maybe he could have long term future… Read more »
Oh! so Xhaka is blaming the fwd line for not scoring from the opportunities. Pot calling Kettle …?
Playing Luiz or Chambers in the middle baffles me. Luiz he has no positional awareness as a CB why is its expected he’ll learn this in an equally hard position when it comes to defending as a DM?
Chambers was a relegated teams player of the season in that position. That is not a positive.
Both would be worse than dumb dumb Xhaka in that position.
Looks like Torr will be the whipping boy this season, I think he has fared reasonably this season and willing to evaluate after more of the season has progressed. Xhaka with his nonsensical take on criticism completely misses the point. There is criticism because he is repeating the same mistakes that has blighted him thorough his Arsenal career so far. He seems incapable of being able to rectify his mishaps. He will likely play himself out of the side, but I think he’ll be trusted until he makes one more mistake in a big game. I wouldn’t trust him in… Read more »
Guns,
Jose would split the Arsenal fanbase worse than infidelity does to relationships
An anti-Unai post from Pedro… it’s been a while.
(lol)
#xhakaout
Best 3 man midfield 1). guen/willock torreira/ceballos ceballos/ozil 2) torreira/guen torreira/willock ceballos You could even try out Chambers at DM in the cup games . He’s got the physical presence we sorely miss in our midfield. I also beleive Willock can be trained to play in the DM role just like City’s Fernandinho. Their physique is similar + willock’s got exceptional technical ability to play out from the back. Torreira can play there too but his short height and his ability to win the ball high + inability to play out from the back comfortably is probably why Emery seems… Read more »
Can we please stop with this Mourinho nonsense. The only sauce he has nowadays is fish sauce, it ruins everything it comes into contact with, keep that nutter away at all costs.
Xhaka is tall, but he is quite poor at heading the ball.
Against Liverpool both Willock and Guendouzi had more headed clearance and won more aerial duels than him despite both being on the wing. He had just one.
Against Spurs, Xhaka bad positioning meant that as usual he was never going to head clear the ball. I suspect that Sokratis saw that and decided to ignore Xhaka communication.
Surprisingly Guendouzi is much better at heading the ball away. His headed clearances lack direction but at least it is away rather than completely missing the ball.
Bojangle: ““I’d say there was no plan B, except I’m not sure what plan A was.” A lot of fans felt the same way. Here I am guessing what Emery’s plan A was. He wanted us to play like the Pool. – He fielded three CMs. No #8 and #10. – Laca dropped back a lot of times a la Firmino. – AMN is allowed to bomb forward. The problem is that we don’t have the same players like the Pool. – Torr is an average CM when asked to play higher up. Guen and Willock are faster and more… Read more »
“I made a mistake with the penalty ”
Mistake #399… and we still counting.
How can a moron like this being born in the same land than Federer ?????
Mourinho is the ultimate transition manager. Never there for more than 3 years.
Transform a cup team into a team able to compete for the league.
However tend to leave the club financially poorer, with an aging squad and mentally drained players.
Nelson
That quote was from a Spurs site in reference to Poch
If Xhaka and Mustafi can be sold for £20m each more than enough money to put toward a top young defender like Konate in January…
Yeah. But it applies to Emery also.
Left
I was heating. We can do better than Jose. He would have been good around five years ago but not now.
Also, Torrier deserves to be the scape goat. He flirted with other clubs, moaned about the weather etc and hasn’t exactly lit the place up.
He should shape up fast.
“moaned about the weather etc ”
Dixit GoH, who moans about everything, everyone, every time… (lol)
Arsene Wenger had it, I was no fan of his, but the guy carried a room.You don’t have to meet Jose to know he has it, he has a group of alpha males in that Sky studio totally humbled by his presence. Jurgen Klopp absolutely owns a room, he owns the touchline.
From last night. Apparently sauce equals owning a room. Not much to do with management that.
@Un Na Naai,
We need to start a petition #LacaForCap
Seriously, dude drips so much sauce and passion.
About Holding when fit, I think while he needs to prove that he wasn’t a flash in the pan. If he gets back to the level or higher to what he was playing, I’d make him VC. Oh I forgot about Bellerin as well. could be dark horse that one.
How many penalties has the Swiss md conceded?Add to the no of times he has been sent off and you will know how many points Arsenal could have won if none of this had happened.
Furthermore when you see how spuds scored from a quick breakout when the gunners were beseizing the enemy with quick strides. Compare this to the
gunners passing game. Why cant the gunners hit a long direct pass?
That’s why the gunners found it hard to score because the shot would have
stifled.
Shades of AW
Using the youngsters as back-ups instead of has-beens like Mkhi or journeymen like Iwobi or Elneny makes footballing and financial sense. Output is similar, they’re cheaper, and if they come good, great. If not, the exposure and experience means they can be sold off to someone else for a healthy profit. But that’s all this is, good sense. The young players we have are not the second coming or some kind of golden generation. Maybe one or two of them will nail down places in our first XI. The rest will go and play for the likes of Watford and… Read more »
“We had a lot of chances but this is football. Nobody speaks about the chances, nobody speaks about how many we missed. They always speak about the mistakes.” This is one of the major problems with this imbecile as a player. No acknowledgment that he has to do better no desire to improve it’s just on to the next mistake it’s instantly forgotten. Absolutely shocking player. Contributed next to nothing and is taking opportunities and missed chances by others as an example that it wasn’t all bad. This club cannot move forward as long as he’s still at Arsenal. The… Read more »
@Shad
Exactly agree with everything you’ve said there!
Jesus. I agree with Marko.
Woah.
He’s in Dublin tonight. I’d be tempted to go out and throw a can of baked beans at his head. Knock some sense into him
Emery has to start showing some balls. His lineups are predictable and boring. £200m of forwards…play them.
One of the best creators when in form, play him at home.
A shit defence always! Either pack it and play five or go three and try and outscore the opponents.
Emery must have splinters.
Come on Granit, the only reason we talk about your mistakes is because YOU ARE ONE.
Also very smart putting Saliba on the list of premier league players. By 21 him and Martinelli will be considered home grown.
Irrespective of whether you have a 3 man midfield or 7 man midfield. our midfield will always be shit if it includes Xhaka
And Edu tried to sign Vinicius? I’d imagine it was on loan but that’s ballsy. Very much looking forward to seeing what he’s capable of the next few years in the transfer market.
“An anti-Unai post from Pedro… it’s been a while.”
I guess Pedro was pissed from the day Arsenal Rejected Arteta,
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/heinz-baked-beans-one-bean-man-bristol-a9092346.html
This guy’s definetly got sauce!!!! think its Benny lmao
Ashwin,
Maybe, just maybe… Emery is bland and it’s as simple as that.
My hypothesis the day of his hiring has played out.
Take the L and join the movement.
Ralph Hasenhuttl Southampton manager reminds me a little of Liam Neeson. Bet he a nutter!
Cutter
Really sorry to hear, pray that you overcome it. Please stay strong, and do not yield…….battle it.
For me too, Nzonzi over Torreira if we wanted to battle for Champs lg last year. No contest.
Emery’s problem seems to be giving too much deference to the opposition. No reason to have played those 3 in mf against Spurs, especially considering Xhaka doesn’t provide much cover anyway.
Grant Hacker is very arrogant and lacks humility. There is nothing wrong in making mistakes as no one is perfect. What is unacceptable is for him not to show remorse and make effort to resolve his issues.
I guess he should be booed off the pitch the next time we see him on it.
Meanwhile #LacaForCap .
Grant Hacker is definitely not a leadership material.
There wasn’t a problem with the midfield against Spurs bar Xhaka’s brainstorm. Arsenal had easily the most standout midfielder in the set-up in Guendouzi and the team had enough chances to win the match and that was even before Ceballos came on. Spurs got the ball up quickly to their attackers. They did not win out in midfield . The first Spurs goal was an old fashioned hail mary kick upfield from Lloris. Nothing to do with midfield per se. The team has got to be able to defend. There is no such thing as going through a match being… Read more »
Think we need to include Wilcox in any team
Along with torr n mattie.
With Caleb on the 10 roll.
Joel Lopez is included in the Europa league squad, going to be interesting to see if he can step up this season allowing us to shift Kolasinac next summer. He’s still very young but you never know.
The more youngster stepping up even if it’s only as backups the more we can focus our budget on making the first XI as good as it can be.
My hypothesis the day of his hiring has played out.Take the L and join the movement. To be fair that is true. From the moment he was hired you’ve been very much against him even got in very early with the poor English stuff. I wondered though was it from a place or objectivity and genuine worry though from the get go. So me being me I went back and had a quick peruse and in the month of May last year there were 13 examples of whole posts or references to/about in posts to Mikel Arteta. A whopping 13… Read more »