Injury updates looking very positive!

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Goooooood ebening people!

How long before that gets the Fireman Sam treatment?

‘Pedro, Emery has lodged a complaint with WordPress’

‘What for?’

‘Racism’

‘WHAT? It’s how he says it.’

‘I mean inclusivity’

‘But, but, but’

‘Lots of pressure from groups that pronounce v’s with b’s. Huge twitter outrage about this sort of behaviour.’

‘IT WAS PHONETIC BANTER. Tomaaaato… tomato. Ciabatta… seeabatta.’

‘I see you’ve learnt nothing. Pack your box and take that fucking oatmilk with you’

Some good news on the horizon, it appears the mighty Rob Holding could be back in the starting 11 sooner rather than later. I am very happy to have a bit of competition for those two central roles. Neither our centre backs can boast of a solid start to the season, and from what I remember, Rob Holding was pretty solid last season.

I have no doubt the club will treat his return with due care and attention. I’m not expecting him to start any time soon, but I’m sure he’s going to be very hungry to land some minutes. He feels like another potential leader in the side. He’s vocal, has some of that north-west c*ntiness about his game, and I still have Baresi visions from the cup final a couple of years back.

Additionally, it looks like Hector and Tierney could be in the mixer as well. I am hugely excited to see what a full-strength defence is going to offer us. It’s pretty clear I have major doubts about what Emery is doing to Arsenal, but hey, better players never goes a miss. Having a double injection of pace on either side only going to benefit our style of play, which is anti-middle of the pitch play.

But think about how sexy that overlap is going to be…

On this day, 21 years ago, Freddie Ljungberg was fast-tracked to Arsenal after a ripping display against England. Those where the days when Wenger and Dein took gambles.

What a player he was.

He scored a great goal on his debut, but his finishing was very off for the first year.

He was working on the art of the late run into the box and his decision making in front of goal. The next season, he blew up. He formed an immaculate partnership with Dennis Bergkamp and was basically unplayable at times.

He was sexy too. No one rocked Calvin Klein pants like the man with red hair.

The one regret for me is that he was part of an era when sports science wasn’t particularly precise. He spent far too much time injured, which hampered his numbers and eventually impacted his pace.

Still, he won a bunch of trophies, he entered Arsenal folklore, and now he’s sitting on the bench again helping Emery run internal comms in the team. He looks elite in a suit, and be real, the man has sauce by the bucketload. I’d handover my girlfriend in a heartbeat.

Watford at the weekend is going to be slightly worrying. They’ve rehired Quique Sánchez Flores after firing the Gracia after a shite start to the season. The new manager kick is a thing, Watford firm up playing us, they have Danny Welbeck on patrol, ready with the most incisive hat trick of the season. Can’t say I look forward to this game, especially with a defence that’s been rattled in every game so far that’s involved strong pressure on our short passing out the back.

The Arsenal that appeared in the second half has to be the vibe. We need to have some creativity in the midfield, which to my mind means Ceballos starts. Emery needs to start being a little more positive. We’ve seen that adding defenders to the backline doesn’t help us, and we’ve seen that 3 holding midfielders also offers little protection. All that appears to be left is utilizing our attacking talents and causing problems using possession as a weapon.

We really need a performance to kick start the campaign. Watford are not a great side and again, they should be there for the taking based on what we’ve seen so far. At the very least, we should throw caution to the wind, play at a high tempo, and spend more time in their half than ours.

More tomorrow. x

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DigitalBob

Good to hear Ceballos is happy here, despite coming from the same place as Jose Antonio Reyes(RIP), he seems a more extroverted character which always helps when you move to a city like London. Laca being in his view best player solidifies my believe Laca should be El Capitan for us. Even if you don’t believe he’s our best player the fact he has the respect and trust of the players means he should wear the armband. Side note, we need to be patient with Tierney, Hector and Holding, while when fit they represent much better options than the current… Read more »

Marko

his arrival will be positive. In a few years Arsenal will be in the top 10 teams globally, competing for everything.

Sounds like he rates him

Receding Hairline

“In a few years Arsenal will be in the top 10 teams globally, competing for everything.’”

Is this effusive enough praise TR7?

Funny it was there in the same statements you quoted but your takeaway was “his arrival will be positive”

Dream10

Don’t CB play to.go up a level because of Holding returning. Like Mustafi and Sokratis ,.he is a squad level CB for a top 4 side. He is more composed, but the aforementioned two are better than him in certain aspects.

I like Hector, but I like AMN as well. Really excited to see Tierney to play. Lot of hype from what people who watch him regularly are saying.

Marko

Trust TR7 to pick up on the best player comment for Lacazette but somewhat downplay or dismiss his opinion that Emery will have us competing for everything in a few years.

If it makes you feel any better I think he’s wrong on both accounts

Receding Hairline

If Lacazette is indeed our best player is says more about Arsenal than Lacazette to be honest.

As an aside in 7 meeting Emery has only bested Quique Sánchez Flores once, lost thrice, drawn thrice.

Don’t expect him to go all guns blazing at him this weekend, things like that play on the minds of coaches like Emery unfortunately.

BacaryisGod

Interesting Arsenal-Man U video, especially considering the first goal from Adams was set up by a perfect free-kick by Stephen Hughes. Still baffled by Hughes. He played 16 times in 1998 and went on to play an additional 52 times in the next two seasons. Not sure where it went wrong with him for us-maybe he just didn’t improve as hoped.

Also love seeing a terrible Schmeichel performance on the first and third goals. Not quite at the level of Suker’s humiliation of him in the Denmark-Croatia match (if you haven’t seen it, you should) but still pretty good.

BacaryisGod
Marko

26. Surprisingly never thought of Ozil. Not bad for an obsessive

Guns of Hackney

I got 35 out of 30 on the test.

Marko

Tierney and Bellerin already back in full training. Let’s go

karim

Who else was surprised Koscielny had scored so many ?
How could I miss Rosicky and Podolski ?
And Arshavin ?

Valentin

Typed Campbell thinking of Sol Campbell got Kevin Campbell. Completely forgot about him as an Arsenal player in the premiership.

Blanked Samir Nasri and Rosicky.

karim

22 ffs ! Gonna throw myself under the next bus !

karim

Giroud not looking bad at all

Chris

Got 28, seems I have forgotten Adebayor and Koscielny ever existed!

Guns of Brixton

Eww Nasri

Batistuta

Got 17 wow

Totally blanked out Alexis Sanchez and Ozil

azed

Got 17 (missed the spelling of Podolski) blanked out Ramsey, Ozil and didn’t think PEA and Lacazette would be this high in the list.

Thomas

Got 26. Missed Walcott, Sanchez, Ramsey and Merson.

Valentin

Just realised that I got Paul Merson when I was thinking of John Hartson!
With getting Campbell thinking of Sol instead of Kevin, I got two names right thinking of the wrong players.
Lol.

TR7

RH and Marko

Fair enough if you think Ceballos meant Emery would take Arsenal to competing for biggest trophies in a few years time. My understanding is it was a generic comment on the direction AFC will be moving in to in a few years.

In other news, Arsene to take a technical role at FIFA.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

If you had the stats that granit has at work you would be called in to explain, then maybe get a warning…

Surely the club just ignore it.

Put him on baby leave for 8 weeks…

Joe mattie calebous amn could look after things…

Mark

@Left
” The Mrs also doesn’t have a clue on politics. Actually, come to think of it, she isn’t relatively intelligent. She’s a dullard! ”

Bet she’s fit as fuck tho , eh Left. Like most men we are blindsided by tits and beauty and booty. 😘

Marko

My understanding is it was a generic comment on the direction AFC will be moving in to in a few years.

It was specific to him and he clearly rates him hence the competing for everything in a few years. And he also thinks Lacazette is the best player. Which to believe…

Luteo Guenreira

Watched a replay of the goals from every match from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Watching the Brazil matches from that tournament, so many of the goals they conceded was the responsibility of David Luiz. Especially that seven goal assault from Germany, he was tragically bad in that one. Then I got to thinking, this was five fucking years ago that he looks like he should retire, now he’s at Arsenal as one of our top CB choices? What the hell is going on. Any infinitesimal part of me that was allowed to be convinced that this signing could… Read more »

Gentlebris

‘If you had the stats that granit has at work you would be called in to explain, then maybe get a warning…’

A warning?!

After costing your employer a major deal the previous year and then this year you lost an important company document at a night club…..and then a warning?

Most effective organizations wouldn’t stop at firing your ass, they would get you blackballed!

DM

Pedro

I know this is very late but only just had a chance to read the post – ciabatta is pronounced Cha-batta, not See-a-batta 🙂

As in ciao 🙂

Gentlebris

Then what the fuck would you expect Ceballos to say about his current coach who is showing him lots of love after being rejected by the cynical bald head?

Sweet words of course.

Doesn’t mean Ceballos rates Emery one bit. Just appreciation, which is appropriate considering the circumstances.

Bojangles

Never let a good word be said about the Spanish waiter

Nelson

Up to now, Raul has shown that he can act decisively. Last year, Iwobi and Micki were Emery’s favorites. They got traded. Emery wanted Monreal for the NLD and he was gone before. I wouldn’t be surprised Xhaka could get traded against Emery’s wish.

Gentlebris

Let’s look at the situation together again. We don’t have the finest defenders on our book yet, our midfield is average without Xhaka and poor with Xhaka. But then our forward line is as good as any in the world. What is our major weakness? Defence. What is our major strength? Attack. To play to our strength, what do you do as a coach? You play fast attacking football. You cut out playing out from the back(that style of play is for teams with excellent defenders and robust midfielders)and instruct the goalie to play the ball to midfield, you instruct… Read more »

Bojangles

Gentle

A man of your obvious tactical nouse and coaching insight is wasting his time writing comments on a blog. You should be doing something useful with them dude. The Watford job was quickly filled so you missed that one unfortunately but Leyton Orient still has an opening I believe.

Freddie Ljungberg

Bojangles

He’s only had his coaching badges for 15 months, just like so many on here.

Hope Tierney and Bellerin can get some minutes with the u23s this weekend, and maybe sub appearances against Frankfurt next week?

Looking forward to watching ESR getting some minutes as well, still the highest rated youngster at the club but he’s been forgotten about a bit after his injuries, hope that’s all behind him now.

Marko

I think Saka and now Willock are better rated. I see ESR struggling in all honesty because he either doesn’t know what his best position is or we don’t need him for the position he can play. Saka is brilliantly poised because he plays LW and currently that’s an area we’re lacking in so he can get game time there in the near future.

Silverhawk

ESR can be our de bruyne. He can be an understudy for Ceballos.

Freddie Ljungberg

Marko They only overtook him because he’s been injured for so long though. He’s a CAM right, that can also play on the wing? Even if we get Ceballos to stay or get another top CAM in we’ll still need a backup, we have no one else in the team that can fill that role so I think he’ll be fine if he can stay injury fee and keep progressing. All our other wingers/forwards are more direct now too so it doesn’t hurt having a no 10 type on one wing occasionally to mix it up a bit. I have… Read more »

Valentin

Bojangles/Freddie,

You don’t have to be a professional cook, to be able to spot the difference between an burnt burger and a fillet steak.
You don’t need to have coaching badge to realise that trying to play from the back with a porous defense and a slow ponderous Xhaka with the turn radius of a super tanker as your main central midfield player is just asking for trouble.

salparadisenyc

Interlul blues… Paul Weller just gets better, cant say that for most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7x5gHVDmYI

Valentin

I know a lot of people here pins their hope on ESR. But my honest opinion is that he is likely to have a career a la Wilshere. Full of promises but because of his style of play that invites opponents to tackle him he will spend more time injured than actually playing. That will ultimately affect his development as a footballer and in the end his body won’t handle it. I find him ahead of many going forward, but behind defensively. Like Ramsey he has a tendency to rush forward and abandon any tactical positional discipline. Maybe a loan… Read more »

McBright is Wright

Thanks Pedro…bringing back those nostalgic era of the Arsenal.
Can only hope for such Dennis and Freddie’s Bergerac again

Marko

We don’t really play with a CAM and he’s not really a winger. I see him struggling to hold down a spot honestly. Very good prospect though

Bojangles

Valentin

True, but if you have an agenda against fillet steak you will find plenty wrong with it while maybe finding many good things in praise of the burnt hamburger.

Nelson

Ceballos:” I feel the responsibility of leading, wanting the ball in difficult moments, not hiding, getting the team playing. That’s what separates the REALLY good players. It’s about saying ‘I’m here’ when the team needs you.”

I like him. He is my kind of player.

Tony

“Bet she’s fit as fuck tho , eh Left. Like most men we are blindsided by tits and beauty and booty. ”

Only those who use their dicks as brains get blindsided.

Except Pierre who thinks and talks through his arse. Essentially always talking shit!

Left T
Ask your significant other why we never see baby pigeons?

Tony

Pedro
If you throw your GF out get her to take your plants with her then problem solved.

Tony

Joke Friday

A doctor and his wife were having a big argument at breakfast. “You aren’t
so good in bed either!”, he shouted and stormed off to work.

By mid morning, he decided he’d better make amends and called home.

“What took you so long to answer?”

“I was in bed.”

“What were you doing in bed this late?”

“Getting a second opinion.”

Tony

One time there was an army camp in India that just received a new commander. During the new commanders first inspection everything checked out except one thing. There was a camel tied to a tree on the edge of the camp. The commander asked what it was for, one of the soldiers who had been stationed there for a while explained to him that the men sometimes get lonely since there where no woman there so they have the camel. The commander just let that go, but after a few weeks he was feeling very lonely so he ordered the… Read more »

Tony

One day the sheriff sees Billy-Bob walking around town with nothing on except his gun belt and his boots. The sheriff says “Billy-Bob, what the hell are you doing walking around town dressed like that?” Billy-Bob replies “Well sheriff, it’s a long story!” Sheriff says he isn’t in a hurry and that Billy-Bob should tell the story. Billy-Bob continues “Well sheriff, me and Mary-Lou was down on the farm and we started a cuddling. Mary-Lou said we should go in the barn and we did.” “Inside the barn we started a kissing and a cuddling and things got pretty hot… Read more »

Tony

One Fall day, Bill was out raking leaves when he noticed a hearse slowly drive by. Following the first hearse, was a second hearse which was followed by a man walking solemnly along, followed by a dog, and then about 200 men walking in single file. Intrigued, Bill went up to the man following the second hearse and asked him who was in the first hearse. “My wife,” the man replied. “I’m sorry,” said Bill. “What happened to her?” “My dog bit her and she died.” Bill then asked the man who was in the second hearse. The man replied,… Read more »

Tony

A guy can’t obtain an erection so he goes to the doctor. The doctor tells him the muscles at the base of his penis are broken down and there’s nothing he can do unless he’s willing to try an experimental surgery. The guy asks what the surgery is. The doctor tells him they take the muscles from the base of a baby elephants trunk, insert them in the base of his penis, and hope for the best. The guy says that sounds pretty scary but the thought of never having sex again is even scarier so go ahead. The doctor… Read more »

Gentlebris

What I want to see eventually is Saka combining with Tierney on the left and Bellerin combining with Pepe on the right. When Auba and Laca have to play(and they have to play a lot) play Laca as a 10 who enters the box. Auba is a poacher, his natural home is inside the 18 of the opponents.

This is a very good side and a brilliant coach would make people really fear this team.

But we have a tactical genius who is well supported here.

Gentlebris

I mean when Auba and Laca have to play together.

Tony

Corporate Lesson
——————————————
Usually the staff of the company play football.

The middle level managers are more interested in Tennis.

The top management usually has a preference for Golf.

The lesson?

As you go up the corporate ladder, the balls reduce in size.

Tony

Finally: Nowt strange as folk as they say in the north. ACTUAL LETTERS SENT TO LANDLORDS. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bathe the children until it is cleared. Will you please send someone to mend our cracked sidewalk. Yesterday my wife tripped on it and is now pregnant. I want some repairs to my stove as it backfired and burnt my nob off. This is to let you know there is smell coming from the man next door. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is running away from the wall. I request your permission to… Read more »

Gentlebris

Why do the fuckers on Skysports hate Arsenal this much?

Bojangles

Tony

Had a good chuckle over the letters to the landlord’s.

China1

I do think if auba is 9 you can try laca as 10. Laca isn’t an elite playmaker as his passing isn’t elite but much of his best work is in winning the ball back and forcing mistakes around that area anyway. He also would still get just as many chances to be a threat in and around the box on breaks, set pieces etc and isn’t really a poacher anyway. Laca is more a second striker anyway If you have him as 10 i think you have to put ceballos as b2b and in which case better have a… Read more »

China1

Pedro if your plant is still giving you headaches have my wife take a look at it. She’s managed to kill every plant she’s ever had and quickly too

HighburyLegend

“Why do the fuckers on Skysports hate Arsenal this much?”

Probably because they love Manure too much.

Dark Hei

Tony

I think you deserve a share in Le Grove revenue for trying to keep things afloat.

Unfortunately Pedro never fail to remind us that he is not getting paid to keep us entertained.

Sid

ESR will always be a crock. Youngsters with a history of injuries generally turn out to be crocks. loan him out and get rid quickly.
We need specimens like Dozi,

Tony

Dark Hei
Being in good company is reward enough for however my posts are perceived.

Luteo Guenreira

A woman wakes up from her nap and says to her husband, “I dreamt I was at an auction and they were auctioning off dicks. The big ones went for one hundred pounds and the thick ones went for two hundred.” Chuckling, he asked her, “How about the ones like mine?” She retorted, “Those they just gave away.” Not to be outdone, he said, “I had a dream too. I dreamt they were auctioning off pussies. The pretty ones went for one thousand pounds, and the tight little ones went for two thousand.” She quizzed, “And how much for the… Read more »

Pierre

Tony
“Being in good company is reward enough for however my posts are perceived.”

That’s very kind of you..

Dissenter

Listening to Tierney say; ‘c’mon gunners subscribe’ in that rhotic Scottish accent. That made my day.

Gentlebris

‘ESR will always be a crock. Youngsters with a history of injuries generally turn out to be crocks. loan him out and get rid quickly.
We need specimens like Dozi,’

A pity if that is eventually the case. That boy, Saka and Martinelli are the ones that really get me excited.

ESR if healthy is gonna make and break records. A proper baller that one.

HighburyLegend

“It’s pretty clear I have major doubts about what Emery is doing”
Nope Pedro, it’s not clear… at all.

“I am hugely excited to see what a full-strength defence is going to offer us. ”
In Mustafi and Xhaka you don’t trust ??

Bojangles

An timely reminder perhaps to temper our expectations of the return of Holding.

http://youaremyarsenal.com/rob-holding-the-next-player-doomed-by-high-expectations/

raptora

Read some sources citing that Simeone is earning more than 30m pounds pa in Atleti. Twice as much as Pep and almost 5 times of Klopp’s salary. Emery is at £6m btw, £1m behind West Ham’s manager Pellegrini.

Mysticleaves

I think that most regular women don’t know where countries are. We seem to know because we are football fans and pay attention to clubs. I still tell many people that Ethiopia is in Africa, for example.

I also think that most regular women don’t have a clue about politics. Except that of the home. That’s what’s most important to them.

I also think that some regular people get facts twisted cos of some weird beliefs or prior arguments. For example, I thought a spider is an insect.

So I think that LTs Mrs is regular and fine as is

Steveyg87

Tony

You joke @ 07:16

Pure gold mate!

Steveyg87

Your*

Leftsidesanch

Laca apparently out for the month

Silverhawk

Lacazette injured

Fire

Laca out… Chance for Ozil and Nelson

Micheal

Lacazette out for a month.

Leftsidesanch

That fully fit squad lasted a few days, Nelson or Martinelli or even Saka have an opportunity now.

Marko

An timely reminder perhaps to temper our expectations of the return of Holding.

Arsenal fans do that so much. Only the other day it was Wilshere was on course to be a top 5 player not just midfielder in the world if it wasn’t for injuries and now ESR is on course to break records if he stays fit. They never learn

Lacazette if out is a miss he’s started off the season well

Marko

Lacazette seems to be just resting that already injured ankle so it’s just a couple weeks not a big deal. Opportunities for Martinelli and Nelson hopefully

azed

“You don’t need to have coaching badge to realise that trying to play from the back with a porous defense and a slow ponderous Xhaka with the turn radius of a super tanker as your main central midfield player is just asking for trouble.”

You also don’t need to have a coaching badge to realize that if you boot the ball up field when you don’t have a target man, the ball is coming back to that same porous defence.

DigitalBob

Marko – I hope so. At the moment Laca is critical for us, but as you said its a good opportunity for Nelson or Martinelli to get extended minutes. Pepe should continue to start games over the next month which should also help him adapt.

azed

So the Arsenal update says
“Alex has been playing through this injury for several weeks. He is likely to be back in action in October.”

Pierre and UN owe Emery an apology.

Valentin

There is a midway point between restarting from the back with both CBs on the same level than the goalkeeper and booting the ball up to a short striker overlooked by taller opposition CBs. Instead of having the centre backs split beside the goalkeeper, you can one midfielder dropping to collect the ball. You can have Wenger’s favourite goalkeeper pass a long pass to the fullback placed 35 meter away near the touch line. Sagna used to receive it and head it forward or cushion it on his chest. The goalkeeper just need to make the pass long enough that… Read more »

Valentin

Azed,

“Alex has been playing through this injury for several weeks. He is likely to be back in action in October.”

That just confirm exactly what both Pierre and Un had been saying.
If Lacazette is not injured, then dropping him against Liverpool was a bad move.
If Lacazette is really injured, then using him would just aggravate the injury.

Looks like we have just repeated the issue we encountered with Ramsey last season, playing despite being in the red zone, leading to a longer indispensability.

Valentin

Longer indisponibility.

azed

“If Lacazette is not injured, then dropping him against Liverpool was a bad move. If Lacazette is really injured, then using him would just aggravate the injury.” Valentin If you go by that logic, you would end up using the under 13’s by February. Players play through injuries all the time and Lacazette did not start against Liverpool because he was not 100. I played basketball at college level and the only time I would miss a game is when I could not physically work. At one point, I had an injury on my left shoulder that I could not… Read more »

azed

“There is a midway point between restarting from the back with both CBs on the same level than the goalkeeper and booting the ball up to a short striker overlooked by taller opposition CBs.”

Valentin

Against the Spuds, I said it on the blog when Alderweireld and Vertoghen were standing beside Lloris during goal kicks and in one of those situations, we got the ball back.

The change of the rules means opposition players can tackle in the box so putting your defenders outside is a big risk.

Mysticleaves

Funny that laca out balances our attach atleast for 1 month.

Marko i see that you are coming around to Willock now? Don’t worry you will do the same with ESR

Marko

Looks like we have just repeated the issue we encountered with Ramsey last season, playing despite being in the red zone, leading to a longer indispensability.

Red zone in September my god. Sounds like he picked up an injury and he probably pushed himself too soon to be involved against Spurs. Of course you and your like will blame Emery or the conditions coach though I think in this instance the player himself has to share some of the blame. It’s not a big deal though it’s not serious and he just needs a rest

Marko

Mystic coming around to what I never made any definitive statements on Willock except to say last season he wasn’t ready despite the calls for him to play in a European final over certain players all in hindsight. His preseason and early form make him an option for us this season nothing really more. I’m not sure that he should be quite a starter for us. He’s probably in the exact same boat as Guendouzi last season where he wasn’t really ready and inconsistent but a year later he’ll be better for it.

Valentin

Azed, I am not saying that starting from the back is always wrong or that it is wrong for every team. Some team can play the start from the back and still look comfortable, because they have been coached for a long time and because they have CBs comfortable with the ball at their feet. Outside of Luiz, our defenders look like the ball is in fire and will hurt their feet. Restarting from the back also requires coordination with the midfield, so that they know when to offer an alternative. Outside of a few movements by Willock and Guendouzi… Read more »

Valentin

Marko, Last season the medical team informed both Ramsey and Emery that he was in the red zone. Despite that warning he played and got injured. Hence my use of term red zone. This season, Lacazette has a minor knock. Yes players should take responsibility for their body. They should be able to tell their manager, I have a minor knock and I would need 1 week of rest to repair the damage before it got serious. Questions how many do, very few. Those who do are quite often castigated as coward who can’t play under pain. See Daniel Sturridge… Read more »

Mysticleaves

Marko. I remember you and other people dismissing the notion that Willock or other youth players could be serious options this season. it’s probably nothing. But yes you are coming around Willock now and you will with ESR. 😁😁

TR7

Mystic

‘Marko. I remember you and other people dismissing the notion that Willock or other youth players could be serious options this season. it’s probably nothing. But yes you are coming around Willock now and you will with ESR. 😁😁’

Mystic, you were lampooning Guen in nearly all your posts last year too :p

Valentin

According to Marko, Willock would be lucky to get a career at League 1 level. That’s how far he has changed his mind on him. He was ready last season, it is just that Emery was too cautious. His performance during pre-season was just par with what he was doing in U21. Also and that is one of my pet hate with most managers, they keep using the excuse that they don’t really know who is ready from the academy. If they really want to know the players coming up from the academy, they should turn up at U21 games.… Read more »

TR7

New post

azed

Valentin

Emery’s biggest mistake was abandoning playing out from the back last season.

With Guendozi, Willock and Ceballos, we have midfielders that can receive the ball under pressure and turn.

Emery gets all the blame for playing Xhaka but with those three and Torriera, we should be more comfortable playing out from the back.

Dissenter

Valentin
‘Last season the medical team informed both Ramsey and Emery that he was in the red zone. Despite that warning he played and got injured. Hence my use of term red zone.’

Jezuz
Are you on the carbon copy list at Arsenal?
You stopped this ITK nonsense for a while, now you’re back at it again.
You don’t know the beginning of what you’re alleging.happened.
Don’t you understand that the info from the ‘medical team’ would be confidential, so much contradictions in your assertions.