Emery’s statistical savaging

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Unai Emery is like one of those rich billionaire folk that falls off a boat in a hooker accident. The family are waiting for the major payouts only to find out the whole wealth game is a fucking charade.

Arsenal sit 19th in the league for pressing, almost twice as ineffective as the leaders (Leicester I think).

Data via @UtdArena

Data:

  • 8.30 – Manchester United (3rd)
  • 8.38 – Liverpool (4th)
  • 8.72 – Manchester City (5th)
  • 10.20 – Tottenham (9th)
  • 10.39 – Chelsea (10th)
  • 14.71 – Arsenal (19th)

That is some stat. But what does it mean? It’s hard to know, because really, what does Emery mean in general? Who is he? What does he stand for?

Some rumours are doing the rounds that the players say he doesn’t coach the press in training. Why would you take that approach in the Premier League? I thought he was a drill sergeant?

Could be worse though, he could be asking the players to press, but they’re not listening.

Whatever the deal, we’re absolutely awful without the ball moving forward and when we defend. Our transitions from deep, which you’d imagine he is coaching, are horrible, the players don’t know where to stand to create passing channels.

Sky Sports also ran a horrific set of numbers.

That is since Emery took over. Rumours are that the internal numbers the club has are even more depressing.

Fans went from, ‘give him time, it’ll come round’, to, ‘FUCK PULL THE  RIPCORD WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE.’

Truth is, we’re somewhere in the middle. We might not die, but it’s looking increasingly likely we’re going to sprain an ankle out here if he doesn’t stop the rot soon.

Thing is, none of this is new. It’s been happening since our 22 game unbeaten run when we ignored our eyes because, you know, victories do that to a man/woman/child. I think it’s fair to say that we all wanted to believe as well. We used to do it under Wenger, we’d win ugly 9 times in a row and convince us that the shitty underlying performances were ‘exactly what we’ve been missing’, then the correction would land.

There is a familiar tipping point for nearly all Arsenal fans: Xhaka.

As Aash said on the podcast, the saddest indictment of the weekend was listening to OUR CAPTAIN tell the press that Arsenal were scared. That is an abomination. You can’t read that in a postive light. There are serious issues on the pitch, but even bigger ones off it if that’s an acceptable line to roll out to 100m people. Unai Emery told us last season he wouldn’t let players behave like cowards… a year on, it’s looking like that’s par the course when the going gets tough.

Auba was caught leaving a club at 3am looking very dazed.

I don’t blame him.

His goals should have us top of the league. If our pragmatic manager was good enough to, you know, park a bus properly, we could feed off his elite finishing all the way to fourth. But things are so bad, we can’t even stop the flow of shots with 3 holding midfielders in the team.

I repeat: We can’t park a bus.

The odds on Emery leaving before Christmas are increasing. I was told it was unlikely, but I can’t see Arsenal sitting on their hands if things don’t improve drastically.

It’s interesting to strategise what the club does. I think Freddie would be tempting based on what Chelsea have done, but please, look at what Chelsea have done. I don’t think you can let Freddie pick up December misery. That’d be like throwing on a kid to chase a game in which you are being beasted. Lots of fans talking about Jose, I’ve flirted, but I have my sensible hat back on and it’d be a disaster. He’s toxic, he’d make it all about him, and I don’t think players care for him anymore. He’s mean and he’s been a disgrace to Arsenal over the years. I think the smarted move would be Allegri. An elite Sam Allardyce. Strengthen the defensive structure of the team and create a system that can feed our finishers. The saucy Italian is out of a job, it’d make a lot of sense. Let me know what you’d do should the best worst happen.

We have Frankfurt away from home on Thursday. The season isn’t over. We can use that competition to inject a bit of form into the legs. Well, not with the first team, that should be a reserves exhibition. Still, any victory would be an exciting one for me at the moment.

A performance is needed, I’ll talk more about what that looks like tomorrow.

See you in the comments. x

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Dissenter

People need to exercise some restraint in pushing this narrative that Tierney-Holding-Bellerin returning to rescue our defense. One player has never played a single game in English football. He may turn out to be Cafu-esque but will certainly need time to find his feet. Another player has shown substance in bursts and is still considered a young defender. One of the trio was never a great defender to start with and his main strength – his speed may have been curtailed by a knee injury. They are going to be placed into a vacuous mold of chaos that Emery has… Read more »

Gentlebris

‘As well as the obvious player there is no way as well that Papa Sokratis should be in the first team now. He was meant to be stop gap. Stop gap meaning one season as first team player.’

Papa the wrestler! But trust Emery, Papa plays the next game.

A manager who thinks there is nothing wrong in making Xhaka captain shouldn’t be expected to know Papa is a wrestler with no footballing brain. Remember that first goal the noisy fellows scored against us in our last encounter? That was Papa’s excellent rapid fire brains at the peak.

Graham62

Marko

I said all along that all these players needed was a positive, structured approach that was simple to adhere to.

From afar, I would say that Emery is promoting the complete opposite. Over complicated and dysfunctional would be my take on things.

Dissenter

Marko/Paulinho
How much more time are you willing to give Emery before writing him off?

I don’t think the return of Bellerin and Holding, or the debut of Tierney will immediately rescue our defending they way some are hoping. It will still be a work in progress with these three for a while.

Gentlebris

‘Why did he pull off Ceballos on Sunday?’

He already explained that…..he said the weather was too hot. What other explanation do you want?

Marko

I think as manager he’s responsible for the following: – having a vision for the team Not sure given that they gave him a two year deal. – hiring staff around him to enable that vision See point one. – educating the squad of their roles and training them to execute under pressure Sure I’ll give you that one. – being tactically flexible As flexible as they come to the detriment of the team. – identifying strengths and weaknesses of our own squad and playing to/from them Not sure how you can play to our weaknesses. This point is the… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Has emery been sacked yet?
Has anyone done racism?
Talked about global warming?
Brexit?

Gentlebris

‘He is the king of deflection and WhatAboutism when cornered.’

At least he’s a king at something.

Guns of Hackney

Did anyone know that Ralph Machio the Karate Kid was 51 when he did the first movie?

N5

LT Out of interest was you told that you’ve got a ban and for what rule you’d breached and for how long you were banned for?

N5

Guns are you sure that’s not for the remake, or is he 90 now?

Guns of Hackney

Oh man, Left Testicle is banned?

Guns of Hackney

N5

Ha ha. The original! He has that Benjamin Button disease.

BTW it’s not a remake it’s a series set now or so I’ve heard.

Still one of the greats of the 1980’s.

“Get him a body bag”.

Un na naai

Still waiting for your idea of what a manager does at a club. Go on, what’s Emery getting paid 6 mil a year for?

Champagne

Er team selection. It takes a tactical genius to pick 11 players supplied by the club suits and hope they don’t lose week to week
Wake up and smell the hummus man.

What’s all this old fashioned, traditional, coaching speak? This ain’t the 90s mate’s
You still watching ricki lake? You got a set of curtains dangling above your ears?

Marko

How much more time are you willing to give Emery before writing him off? I’ve already written him off. You must have missed where I’m constantly talking about how they don’t believe in him hench the two year contract and how I’m counting down the days until Nagelsmann or Vieira arrived on a shiny white steed and obliterate the likes of Xhaka and AMN from the Arsenal team. I’ve also made 5 or 6 references to Marcelino’s availability since Sunday. No my argument is with the notion that a simple change in manager is all it takes to improve the… Read more »

Left testicle

N5
I don’t recall there being a warning. My comments just wouldn’t post, then old posts disappeared. I believe the ban was between 1 and 2 weeks. I don’t agree with it but it’s Pedros site, so Pedros rules. I thought it wouldn’t bother me but it was frustrating not being able to post.

Gentlebris

‘Emery doesnt have a plan B. I dont think he has a Plan A as well’

Emery might not have a plan ‘A’ but he sure has a plan ‘B’ and even ‘C’.

Plan ‘B’ is to pick at his hairless jaw when things turn sour and if that doesn’t work he goes to plan ‘C’ which means hauling off one of his best players in the game to save him from the hot afternoon.

Champagne charlie

Marko A vision is a picture of what you’re all about, it’s not considerate of time. You need no time to have the vision in mind, time comes with implementing that vision. If Emery didn’t have a vision day one then he was always doomed to failure, because what the fuck has he been working towards on a day to day basis. That’s where philosophy is so key despite its constant dismissal. Also, being tactically flexible doesn’t discount competency. Changing formations and tactics isn’t applauded if you’ve patently not taken care of the ‘educating the players’ part. Trust you to… Read more »

N5

Ha ha fear does not exist in this dojo does it? No sansei!!

Un na naai

DissenterSeptember 18, 2019 15:00:02
People need to exercise some restraint in pushing this narrative that Tierney-Holding-Bellerin returning to rescue our defense.

Dissenter
Mate
Couldn’t agree more
But you’re flip flopping a lot. Stay on point. You’re letting yourself down.

Micheal

It is very tempting to argue that the repeated mistakes by some players is simply all about the player himself. Or that the presence of Holding, Bellerin and Tierney will rescue the defence. I don’t believe it. Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac and Mustafi are all seasoned international pros with over 200 international caps between them. Xhaka has played over 75 times for Switzerland and even Monreal had over 20 caps. These are not untried kids finding their way in the game. These players have performed at international level for other teams. Why not for Arsenal ? Why do they consistently under-perform… Read more »

Un na naai

off?I’ve already written him off. You must have missed where I’m constantly talking about how they don’t believe in him hench the two year contract and how I’m counting down the days until Nagelsmann or Vieira arrived on

Marko
Haha
Funniest 180 I’ve witnessed since Joe after Leicester

Almost gave me whiplash that one marko.
All while trying to go covert

I’m Carl Weathers in predator

I seeeee you mutherr fuckerr
Shhhhh

Guns of Hackney

Unless we have a drilled defence a la the famous 5 our lot ain’t solving shit.

I hope the return of fashion man, the pikey and TA mk VIIII change stuff but emery couldn’t defend a bag of sweets from a toddler.

Emery has to go.

Guns of Hackney

Un

That wasn’t Carl Weathers quote…it was Bill Duke’s character.

Un na naai

A vision is a picture of what you’re all about, it’s not considerate of time. You need no time to have the vision in mind, time comes with implementing that vision. If Emery didn’t have a vision day one then he was always doomed to failure, because what the fuck has he been working towards on a day to day basis. That’s where philosophy is so key despite its constant dismissal.

Charlie
Start your own blog mate
Next level

Un na naai

Goh

Haha
Sorry mate. It was.
Carl has his arm blown off shortly after.

Dissenter

Marko “No my argument is with the notion that a simple change in manager is all it takes to improve the defense given the error prone individuals at the club. ” Nice of you to clarify that. I will take any type of bounce right now – a new manager bounce will be welcome if it gets us the CL. If a new manager re-institutes pressing, stops us playing out of the back like slugs and gives the likes of Martinelli a fair shake, then the fillip may be enough to get us back on track Emery does know how… Read more »

Un na naai

Bleed? I ain’t got time to bleed….

Guns of Hackney

Un

I’m the 1980’s movie master.

Just watching karate kid right now. Classic.

Someone needs to sweep Emery’s leg.

Marko

A vision is a picture of what you’re all about, it’s not considerate of time. You need no time to have the vision in mind, time comes with implementing that vision Ah bullshit mate. How can you implement a vision on a two year contract? Where’s the belief in said vision? On a two year contract any notion of a long term plan or vision is gone out the window and replaced with results and here and now. Why was Klopp and Pep not given 2 years instead of 3 and 4 years and told to prove their vision before… Read more »

Un na naai

Goh

Mate. Unrivalled cheese. Love the karate kid.

Just introduced my kids to the never ending story.
The youngest is fucking nuts about it. That and sword in the stone
Loved the squirrel scene. Not gonna lie
She’s got impeccable taste.
Eldest is a little squeamish. It’s all butterflies and rainbows in her world

Guns of Hackney

How long is long enough or short enough to implement a ‘vision’.

I think what we are referring too and Peter has on many posts is that although Pep and Klopp didn’t get it right immediately, we all saw what they were trying to do. Yes it took a season or two, players in and out but ultimately there was some sort of a plan.

In a year, Emery has made us worse defensively, ugly to watch and has almost no idea what team or formation works.

It’s a shambles.

Marko

If a new manager re-institutes pressing, stops us playing out of the back like slugs

The first part can only be implemented with better players and the second is here to stay. Everyone’s doing it unless you want to take a punt on Sean Dyche or Tony Pulis

Guns of Hackney

Un

Sooooo…I’ve never seen that movie. Sorry. My wife tells me I can’t call myself a 1980’s film fan if I haven’t seen it…I need to sort it.

My baby is too young for movies alas but I can’t wait to get him into Harry Potter. I make no excuses, HP is AMAZING. Currently he watches about 20 mins of baby tv every morning. It sucks.

Paulinho

Dissenter – Who is saying anything about them rescuing us? Ties back to my earlier point about us being tied level with Chelsea and United and not adrift at the bottom of the league. The season hasn’t been a complete disaster thus far that people are trying to paint it as. We need those players back to move up us somewhere about top six level (our midfield is mid-table at best). They will not just improve our defence but improve the overall collective, so everything will move up a notch: Pressing, intensity, compactness between the lines, attitude, passing, off the… Read more »

Un na naai

Ah bullshit mate. How can you implement a vision on a two year contract? Where’s the belief in said vision? On a two year contract any notion of a long term plan or vision is gone out the window and replaced with results and here and now. Why was Klopp and Pep not given 2 years instead of 3 and 4 years and told to prove their vision before getting more time? Marko Well You buy yourself time by displaying an aptitude to the task in hand and then build on it This is true in all walks of life.… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Can’t wait until Auba injures himself dancing on a table after a night out.

Goals post Auba = 0.

Marko

Pep and Klopp didn’t get it right immediately, we all saw what they were trying to do. Yes it took a season or two, players in and out but ultimately there was some sort of a plan. Hence the new guy having to hit the ground running. Funny thing is the next manager of Arsenal will be walking into a far better scenario than what Emery walked into. He’ll have proper football people running things on long term contracts and not to mention a squad with an actual winger in it as well as a keeper and finally one or… Read more »

Paulinho

We’ve got shit-player induced glaucoma then.

Leedsgunner

Errors leading to shots and goals — 1st
Penalties conceded – 1st

We’re not learning from our mistakes… that alone should be a reason to sack Emery. Why are mistakes being allowed to be tolerated? Didn’t we have enough of this garbage when Wenger was here?!?

Marko

Dissenter is really trying to put a dampener on Tierney he’s been at it for months. I personally have high expectations on him and Bellerin once they’re back for the simple reason that they’re actual fullbacks and should be significantly better from the off than AMN and Kolasinac.

Guns of Hackney

Wenger with this squad would probably get us 2-4th place.

He’s crazy now but still has sauce.

Emery is floundering and someone needs to step in a sort it out. We need to start acting ruthlessly.

Wenger earned his stays of execution, Emery hasn’t. He has to go.

Un na naai

Goh
Have you read the books?
I’ll admit I haven’t. But I was biased
I read his dark materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman so wouldn’t lower myself.
The last game out when I was 16 and they literally change my life
Growing up a catholic they made me revaluate the church and theology. Society and how we view ancient structural power.

Can’t wait until my little ones fire up and start reading

Liked the Harry Potter films but always views them as action Star Wars vs cerebral Star Trek

Guns of Hackney

Where’s mavropanos?

Normski

Marko

Genuine question..

Are you an actual r@tard? Or have you no education?

Normski

Marko

It was a rhetorical question.

Marko

Don you should know by now that I completely skip your comments whenever you try to talk about football because you’re so basic and dense it’s unreal. If you want to talk about movies I’ll engage with you but on football your opinions range from the stupid to just plan regurgitating what others say. And in a totally unrelated topic can you kindly stop rimming Charlie and come up with an original thought. It’s nauseating af

Guns of Hackney

Un

All the books including the latest Cursed Child. All great for what they are. Love the films, went to Harry Potter world.

If HP can make you evaluate religion…wow.

Too much snobbery when it comes to JK Rowling. You know she also wrote Strike? That British TV show recently on BBC.

I think she had to write it under a pseudonym to avoid the HP connection.

Gentlebris

These guys saying Emery is a short term appointment must be pals with Raul or Josh. Because I don’t know how you know that unless one of the guys who run things has spoken to you. But since nobody has spoken to me from the Arsenal hierarchy, here is the only rational scenario I can see: Emery was given a two year deal with an option for a year extension just like any club hiring a new manager should have done or do these brilliant souls claiming Emery is a temporary appointment expected him to be given a 7 year… Read more »

Normski

Marko

Sorry to bombard you like this but it has been such painful reading when people with a little bit more of an idea than you are trying to educate you to no avail and your lack of self awareness is almost as bad.

‘Don you should know by now that I completely skip your comments whenever you try to talk about football because you’re so basic and dense it’s unreal.’

Maybe take a time out and you talk about movies. On another site.

Gentlebris

‘Marko Genuine question..Are you an actual r@tard? Or have you no education?’

Marko works at the post office, so obviously he has at least elementary education.

Champagne charlie

“Ah bullshit mate. How can you implement a vision on a two year contract? Where’s the belief in said vision? On a two year contract any notion of a long term plan or vision is gone out the window and replaced with results and here and now. Why was Klopp and Pep not given 2 years instead of 3 and 4 years and told to prove their vision before getting more time?“ Hold on. Who said anything about the magnitude of a vision? A vision is the actionable plan for whatever the circumstances are, it’s jot cookie cutter stuff. Pep’s… Read more »

Un na naai

marko

No worries
I’ll not address you again
Cc has you on toast anyway
Hate to make you bring your coffee to the big again

Marko

I know I shouldn’t but gentle if you can’t tell the difference between a 3 year deal and a 4 year deal as opposed to two I can’t help you. Klopp was guaranteed 3 years and pep I believe 4 whereas we put in the option of letting him go after two. That is short for a manager.

Un na naai

Bog

Ishola70

Michael

Xhaka gets booked enuough times for Switzerland and many of them are the same foul that is carded which is holding which again shows that he is poor off the ball.

Just because the clock makers are content with having a player that is poor off the ball it doesn’t mean Arsenal have to be.

Please, please don’t go down the old tired international player must be great route again. We had enough of that with Mustafi.

Normski

CC

Good posts but I find your level of patience and willingness far more impressive to be honest 🙂

Marko

Hate to make you bring your coffee to the big again

Yep.

Guns of Hackney

Agreeing with each other on here is like delivering Brexit: a mess.

And to think that when Wenger left, we would all get along and marvel at New Arsenal. Lolz.

Bantz FC.

Ishola70

Fuckin ‘ell

Fans are actually convincing themselves again that the club are absolutely stocked with “world class” players.

Guns of Hackney

Ish

Who mate?

No one in their right mind thinks we have, I’d say honestly, one genuine world class player. But when he fancies it…not a popular choice but it’s Ozil and only Ozil.

The rest are average or slightly above but not WC.

Champagne charlie

Normski

Haha cheers mate, in fairness I’m off today and doing little else at my laptop before going about with some leisure activities. So patience in abundance vs the norm!

Un na naai

Who is normski?

Fucking legend!!
I don’t have the patience for the anymore.

Marko

I know Charles hence the two year deal. Hence him not likely being here next summer. Again I don’t think he was hired for his vision or long term philosophy.

Ishola70

Hackey

“Who mate?”

Tell-tale.

Michael innit.

He was telling us how many international players we have.

Bosnians, Armenian, couple of hybrid Germans and a toblerone.

Gentlebris

‘I know I shouldn’t but gentle if you can’t tell the difference between a 3 year deal and a 4 year deal as opposed to two I can’t help you. Klopp was guaranteed 3 years and pep I believe 4 whereas we put in the option of letting him go after two. That is short for a manager.’

Yeah you shouldn’t Marko so why bother?

Of course you are so brilliant that you could easily see that managers like Pep and Klopp had the same pedigree as Emery that was just freshly fired for underperformance at PSG.

Minden Raider

Ceballos was pulled “because it was too hot”. Isnt he a Spaniard ffs. I live in Spain and its 29 degrees today.

Guns of Hackney

Ish

Hybrid Germans.

You win quote of the day.

Played!

Gentlebris

‘Just because the clock makers are content with having a player that is poor off the ball it doesn’t mean Arsenal have to be.’

Tell them for me.

The clock makers’ captain is not wanted here 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

Ishola70

Oh no racism needle pointer out again I suppose.

These Balkans have beem shit for us really.

N5

I don’t get why Marko gets stick for working in a post office. Like we’re all rocket scientists and surgeons. Most of us spend every day on here arguing between our boring work so I guess most of us work in similar work. I’m a Civil Servant. Yes I’m like James Bond and really cool, but my point still stands!!

#MarkoMatters

Ishola70

Mustafi is German but is really Balkan.

Xhaka is Swiss but is really Balkan.

We all know this really.

Where are the top class Balkans in the game?

Champagne charlie

“I know Charles hence the two year deal. Hence him not likely being here next summer. Again I don’t think he was hired for his vision or long term philosophy.“ I just explained how a vision isn’t a cookie cutter term used to compare to one grandiose idea of a club turning into title challengers over a period of time. His two-year deal suggested there was scope for measurable growth. That growth should’ve been achieved via implementing a vision that saw us go from where we were to much better than that. We aren’t much better than that, hence the… Read more »

Gentlebris

Play Chambers at right back.
Play Luiz and Holding as CBs.
Never ever again play Xhaka.
Don’t always play from the back.

Uwot?

As if leaving the club & playing staff a complete mess & then jumping ship.Gazidis the snake oil salesman parting gift was the manager HE CHOSE .we should be worried.v.worried.

Champagne charlie

“I’m a Civil Servant. Yes I’m like James Bond and really cool, but my point still stands!!“

Mi5 will be at your door this evening for divulging such info.

Also, Marko isn’t a postman, he’s unemployed and has been given a profession out of pity on here. You’re welcome Marko lol

Guns of Hackney

Gonna dive in as well and say that calling out a persons career as a negative isn’t cool.

Anyway, as a postman (not sure if that’s what you do Marko) he’s probably a back door man to your wives and girlfriends.

Watch out.

Un na naai

N5

Because he feigns intellectual superiority and then he’s a muggy little post man.

Factor in the abuse, the bitchy comments, the refusal to see reality
He’s a rather polarising individual

Un na naai

#markomatters

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaahhahahahahaahahhahahaha

Like a pudgy autistic Norwegian girl with malnourished hair who claims she understands the environment

#pray4mongo

N5

Ha ha Hackney. He’s a proper Cheeky Cockney Postman. I’ve got a package for you madam. I’m going to have to empty my sack and etc.

Un na naai

Ishola

Balkan

You mean Muslim?

Hardly been a revolutionary transition at Arsenal

Guns of Hackney

N5

Insert slide whistle.

Micheal

“Please, please don’t go down the old tired international player must be great route again. We had enough of that with Mustafi.”
Ishola:

The point I was making is that these are experienced, international-level players who have performed elsewhere – but not for Arsenal. I am not defending them !

Un na naai

Michael
Brilliant
Keep them coming

Guns of SF

Im also getting a little concerned about our lack of attacking cohesion. In the past, our attackers had a style and understood their respective positions and where to go and what to do Cesc was the perfect orchestrator back in the day… as was TR7, etc. Now its what others have called just “opportunity” attacking We are in shambles at the back and just pray that Auba and co, can score something out of nothing. Outside of Kola low crosses and AMN driving into the box, there doesnt seem to be a middle of the park style or attacking style.… Read more »

Normski

Daamn Marko getting lit up likes its bonfire night!

He’s definitely unemployed. Feigning intellect the true sign of an idiot with no job.

Normski
Silverhawk

Normski

Even those in arguments with Marko never addresses him as such. Pipe down.

Silverhawk

I have a feeling this Normski fella is someone on here using another username.

All his posts have been about Marko.
At this point, I’ll say you need to get a life.
Your idea of fun is attacking Marko online. What a sad indictment of where you are as a person.

Guns of SF

From the Sun Even AMN is calling out the entire “PLAYING FROM THE BACK SHIT” the North London side were firmly in control until a wayward pass from Sokratis Papastathopoulos allowed Tom Cleverely to score. And Maitland-Niles believes Arsenal should have been streetwise enough to have mixed up their game-plan of playing out from the back. He told Sky Sports: “Words can’t describe how I feel about it. “I don’t think (that the team was scared), I think we tried to play the way we played. We should have changed it instead of being so persistent and trying to play… Read more »

Gentlebris

‘Gonna dive in as well and say that calling out a persons career as a negative isn’t cool.’

More of banter than anything else, I have a brother who is a high school teacher and who I like to refer to a lot as ‘teacher’ because he seems too meticulous.

Marko talks out of his ass most times and one has to find a reason why he seems so thick, the post office job comes to mind.

But nothing beyond bantz though.

N5

Agreed with the others. Just ignore Marko if you don’t like his posts Normski, but your posts are making you look unstable.

Marko

Remember saying Allegri lived off of Conte’s good work at Juve? Well whoever follows Emery won’t be thanking their lucky stars for the foundations laid, that’s the point here.

It’s still possible that the next manager of Arsenal will inherit a team that is in the Champions League and not the Europa League so I’d imagine the next guy at the very least will be thankful for that.

N5 I do not work in a post office I don’t know where it came from. I have a boring office job like yourself.

Gentlebris

‘We should have changed it instead of being so persistent and trying to play out from the back.’

That’s directly fired at Emery!

Good times these days.

Guns of Hackney

I writing this from the ISS. 18,000mph.

Astronaut.

Marko

Im also getting a little concerned about our lack of attacking cohesion.

That is the most worrying aspect of Emery.

Tony
Guns of SF

What the fuck is the point of playing from the back?
It seems to be counter intuitive if you really think about it.
Yes there are occasions when a pass is better than hoofing it.
However, this consistent style of play is easily readable, and comes with great risk if not done well. WE DO NOT DO IT WELL

Both Wenger and Emery seem married to doing things “their” way only.

Call Emery a pragmatist, but his playing from the back is Wenger like idealistic

Guns of Hackney

Tony

Yes, debating about watching it and trying to find the time. Thanks for the link.

Pierre

Marko “Well whoever follows Emery won’t be thanking their lucky stars for the foundations laid, that’s the point here.” Oh yes they will. Any new manager that that comes in and does a half decent job will be labelled a genius. It will not take much to sort out this squad that’s for sure . Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang, ozil, Ceballos …what a dream for a manager coming in …add saka, Nketiah , Nelson and Martinelli as back up and he would have no need to change anything. Set up the team with discipline behind them and you will see an… Read more »