Watching the Spurs game. VAR decision goes against them, then they drop a goal with some sloppy defending. Gotta love that.
VAR needs to have the kinks worked out. It takes too long and some of the decisions they’re looking at go against the spirit of the game. Why are football bodies so bad at implementing ideas? Then, why does it take so long for them to pivot?
The tech has to work for the fans in the ground. Getting to the right decision shouldn’t be so difficult. No one was complaining about millimetres, we mostly just too umbrage at obvious decisions, game-killing errors, and cheating.
In other Spurs news… there’s this:
Imagine KNOWING there’s a market for a book about a failed Champions League run.
What are you saying about your target? Imagine it was you?
Male, 20-50, low expectations, doesn’t value time, easily entertained, quite gullible, a loser
Unreal that there’s a book, absolutely unreal.
In Arsenal news, Hector and Kieran T made their U23 returns. The reports coming back are that Tierney is really fucking quick compared to Bellerin… which means he must be very, very quick.
Great to see our two full-backs heading back into the mixer. Look at Tierney’s leg muscles.
SPURS LOSING. Genuinely finding myself quite jealous that we didn’t hire Brendy. He’s a very good manager. Leicester compete. They have a balanced side. The players work for him. He changes things in realtime and it works. The football is attractive.
He’s just a bit of a donut.
Our new hero, Saka, had more to say on Freddie.
“He’s been with me since I was 15 and seen me do amazing things but he always tells me to stay humble and keep working hard because he really thinks I can be a top player,”
“He’s been a player before so he understands how I would feel. He’s played in my position and it’s just so good to have him there, an Arsenal legend giving me advice. There’s not much more I can ask for.”
The Swede really has impacted the kids in quite a way. They all love him. It’s great to see. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him as the Arsenal manager at some point, though I think it’d be a mistake post Emery. We’ll see though, United and Chelsea have made similar moves, though both clubs are struggling to find form.
I think the biggest job Freddie can do this season is keeping the kids grounded. Both sides of that coin as well. He needs to keep the Saka’s of this world focused on their game, avoiding the trappings of ego and money. On the other side, he has to make sure he helps the kids that are struggling. Reiss has bundles of talent, but he looks like he’s in a confidence hole.
Basically the only stat where Emery is winning this season is the amount of kids he’s having to use, I think we’re only bettered by Manchester United. That obviously comes with downsides, inconsistent performances and weakness when times are brutal.
We’re in for a ride this season… our biggest challenger for top 4 is looking like it might be Leicester. They don’t have a better squad, but they certainly have a better team than us.
Huge game against Aston Villa tomorrow. They’re going to have watched what Burnley, Frankfurt and Watford did to us in midfield. They’re going to know the patterns in defence. They are going to press us hard, with McGinn terrorising us like a lunatic from the off.
Emery needs a response. He needs to stabilise the squad. He needs to show the fans he knows what he’s doing.
Finally, I was talking about some of the fancy stats they’re using in football these days. Below is one called packing. It basically tallies the amount of players bypassed with passing for and against. It’s a bit of a weird one, but basically, it correlates quite nicely with winning. Liverpool is a bit of an eyesore in the validation of its usefulness, but it’s not shocking to see what our players are being bypassed more than they are bypassing.
What do YOU think about hipster stats like this? Tell me in the comments. x
P.S. Alex Iwobi on the bench.
P.P.S. Arsenal, 16 years ago today. x
When Arsenal were a national disgrace on the regular. pic.twitter.com/qlsHDUSLFs
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Marko,
I didn’t know that Nagelsmann couldn’t speak English, bigger issue is he’s having kids and wants to raise them in Germany.
Who are you going to put on your shortlist?
N5, all the best managers have.
I’m a little surprised and impressed that the coffee beans I have which are grown in China are really legit
There should be 11 Captains on the field not just one……Lol….next you’ll be blaming Emery for Glabal warming…lol
Still think it’s amazing that people were genuinely debating with a seriousness that Emery’s terrible English wasn’t a problem.
So no then to Nagelsmann who has zero English, Allegri who’s got similar English to Emery and Marcelino then. You’ll be happy to know Marco Rose has excellent English though
Pierre. I loved Ozil and used to argue for him all the time. But Wenger, Emery, Löw (later years) and Maureen (later years) all couldn’t get the best out of him.
When he was early 20s he was shit hot, but he got richer, more famous and lazy. He is just a spoiled shitbag nowadays. There was once a great player there, now it only rears its head when the game doesn’t matter. I wish old Ozil was still in there but I’m afraid he’s gone mate.
Emery IS to blame for Glabel warming truth.
Whatever that is?
Ha ha is that right Pedro. So that’s where Emery is going wrong, he’s not Fred West enough!!
N5, Emery doesn’t have the balls to put someone in a cellar.
Who are you going to put on your shortlist?
Vieira, Nagelsmann, Marcelino, Fonseca, Enrique. Conte would be a long shot. There’s actually a lot of managers I’d give a shot to just a big fat no to Tuchel and Arteta for me and an emphatic no to Mourinho.
“N5, Emery doesn’t have the balls to put someone in a cellar.”
Ha ha, quote of the day!!
Absolutely disgusted that we drew and almost lost to this shit Watford side
Should absolutely stay away from Tuchel please, can’t be hiring another ex PSG manager, he’s even made them look worse than they were under Emery
Marko, put a stake in the ground.
Who do you want as manager.
Allegri is learning English as we speak, he’s proper, so he’ll have better prose than Hitchen’s when he’s finished.
Let’s hire someone who writes and speaks the Queen’s English. to manage Arsenal…lol
Paolo Fonseca has started brilliantly for Roma by the way, another I’m definitely keeping an eye on this season
Fonseca would be a VERY good choice. Plays some stunning football
Ten Hag has to be in with a shout… Ajax have a vicious press.
Tuchel, Nagelsmann… at this point I’d take effin Big Sam over the clown that we have.
Listened to an interview with Pochettino before todays game. Couldnt make out a word of what he was saying…….After more than 6 years in the EPL
Global, think this is his last season there, looks very miserable.
I would also say no to that Lupeteigua or whatever his name is. Might consider valverde and would still be willing to give Jardim a go despite recent events. No to Marco Silva no to Zidane when he becomes available. Sceptical of Ten Haag after the Job he done at Dortmund. Xabi Alonso could be a dark horse.
Wow. Poor Watford.Emery should be sacked.
Aguero has weaker English now than when he first arrived on these shores…l
Alonso… interesting shout there.
Poor Norwich Guardiola should be sacked..
Pedro
As much as we need a manager from a team that presses well, we also have to make sure we give him the players that can do that consistently…. We do not have the personnel to carry out a press consistently if we are being honest with ourselves
Watford will go down in history for Shambolic performance with Emery and Xhaka the people who lack Cahones.
Yea yea we were poor against Watford e.t.c. topics gotten a bit stale now
Ten Hag and Nagel are the coaches I would love but errm Am scared after that former Ajax coach shat the place in EPL.
Bati, pressing is work ethic and discipline, we certainly have the players to do it.
QSF is probably looking at the schedule and circling the next game against Arsenal as I type. It can’t come soon enough for Watford as it might be their only win this season.
Marko, put a stake in the ground.Who do you want as manager.
Ah you see here’s the thing I personally don’t have much of a stake in any manager in world football and that’s the truth which made all the jabs about being a EKB all the more ridiculous. I’m 34 and from Ireland I’ve not got the slightest bit of love for any manager.
If I had to choose broadly I’d prefer one of Vieira, Nagelsmann, Enrique or Fonseca. Long term though I’d like to see Cesc Fabregas as manager of Arsenal
Redtruth have you ever got a point to make or are you just going to keep making little jibes at other peoples comments.
Pep won the league and the Norwich loss is a real rarity for him!
I’m shocked you’d keep using the Norwich loss as a deflection to Emery vs Watford. You’re no better than the Wengerites you spent the last 9 years picking on.
Ruth
“Let’s hire someone who writes and speaks the Queen’s English. to manage Arsenal ”
That puts you out of the running then ..
Ozil is as stale as the bread that got stuck in his grandmother’s buttocks during the winter.
Tierney will be a beast for us! He will bring some much needed aggression to our LB position ,Bye Bye Kolasinac 🙂
Aurier’s goal was legitimate!
Globalgooner
“Listened to an interview with Pochettino before todays game. Couldnt make out a word of what he was saying”
That’s because he was talking in his native language ,Argentinian.
Tierney tucked in, well groomed and no fricking tats!
Cork City Gooner. Do you think he’ll be fine in the Prem? the SPL is a different kettle to our league.
I wonder if he’ll need much adaption time?
Man City seven v Watford we scape a draw, says it all
Tuchel is the german slaven bilic good from far, far from good
As shite as Watford have been, that Deulofeu has had another good game for them. He’s better than them
By the looks of it Marco Silva will be looking for a new job soon. Might as well swap him with Emery. Same level.
Poch is a broke down Diego simeone
Wow. I think KDB just cost QSF his job. If Watford don’t win soon, and they won’t because the next game against Arsenal is on the last day of the season, he won’t last long.
The race is on
Marco Silva vs Unai Emery
Who gets the boot first?
Pedro where’s our p2p betting function?
Batistuta “As much as we need a manager from a team that presses well, we also have to make sure we give him the players that can do that consistently…. We do not have the personnel to carry out a press consistently if we are being honest with ourselves” I agree , we have signed pepe who is being played up top with Aubameyang , neither will press the ball with any enthusiasm, so it is difficult to press as a team if the front players are not up to the job. Lacazette is good, Ceballos ok , Ozil forget… Read more »
Agree Bamford, Saka should not be overplayed. That being said, he was excellent against and Frankfurt and is incredibly highly rated. Cup games will be ideal for him and if all goes well, some sub appearances in the PL.
Pierre
“Personally, I like the way Aubameyang saves his energy for when he needs it”
That’s called being lazy not clever.
N5 im certain once he gets a few games he’ll be one of the first names on the teamsheet,, the guy is a machine,,sure the spl is not as good as the premiership but he was hands down the best player in Scotland for a couple of years,,and he is not as injury prone as people think
I would start with Saka tomorrow and pull him off at 55 mins
Best to strike while the iron is hot, let’s see if he can go to the next level.
The squad dynamic needs to be upended a bit.
Batistuta
I was one of the people who defended Emery through out last season… Heck I was banned at some point but Emery has no excuse this season.
He’s had a year in the league, a year with most of the players and enough time to come up with a system that maximises the teams potential and so far this season, he has failed.
Emery has no excuses.
Azed, welcome to the light. P2P betting soon
Thanks for the reply CCG. I never watched him play for Celtic so really have no idea other than people’s opinions on what to expect with him.
Pedro
Take is easy with this “welcome to the light” thing. We were never in the dark.
We just wanted to give him time. It was always about process for many. Always said Emery at Arsenal is an orphan – no one is attached to him.
It could be worse, we could have Pochettino as manager.
Where would Giardiola and Man City be without the multi millions spent…..
Emery would piss the league with Man City.
N5
Regardless of how much you saw of Tierney at Celtic, we still have to gone him time to come to terms with a better league.
Robertson has Hull city and Steve Bruce to thank for his fine tuning. Tierney ought to have that “warm-up” too.
Marko disagrees … thinks the lad is ready to go from day one (of match fitness).
Redtruth
You must be the only dogged defender of Emery here
Dissenter
“You must be the only dogged defender of Emery here”
Come up with a viable option and not some knee jerk reaction panic hire.
Marko disagrees … thinks the lad is ready to go from day one.
Huh say what. Expecting him to hit the ground running? Nah he should be alright though I won’t be making any sort of predictions on how he’ll do I’ll leave the predictions to yourself.
“Where would Giardiola and Man City be without the multi millions spent….. ”
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Would you trust Emery with your millions?
Red though misguided is at least consistent. You dissenter read like a polygraph from Donald Trump. You’ve more flip flops than an out of business chalet at Brighton
Dissenter
The thought of Dick pulling off Saka is just……nasty
Having watched the U23 game yesterday, I thought both Bellerin and Tiernay looked understandably rusty. If you didn’t know anything about the players you wouldn’t have been able to say that they were first teamers. I would imagine Standard Liege 3rd October could be when we see one or other.
Has Emery sacked yet? He actually managed to fuck up a 2-0 lead against this mighty Watford team.
play Xhka, Guendozi,Luis and Sokratis, then we will struggle, I have never seen Arsenal so disjointed, Emery is a one trick pony who was out of his depth at PSG and is at Arsenal, no defensive qualities at all, and it will take Holding and Bellerin at least another six months before they are %100. We were lucky in the EL, it took the sending off to make it safe for us, make no mistakes were are in dire straits at the back, and the hapless Xhaka as captain is an insult
Dissenter, I understand he’ll need time. I’m not expecting instant impact. I’m just happy to hear he’s nearing return.
Been sacked yet*
“Dissenter
The thought of Dick pulling off Saka is just … nasty”
I agree with HillWood, if Emery going pull off Saka, surely it happens at half time in private, not in 55th minute on pitch in front of everyone.
No team are that bad!, Watford must of been drunk when they arrived at the Etihad.
Did not know Tierney is fast, I am delighted to hear it. If Tierney really fast, his 40 metre sprint numbers will be leaked soon and we’ll see how fast he is compared to Henry, Theo or Bellerin’s first season.
He can run the 200m with the ball in 9.27 seconds
Warp speed
Pedro
Considering you were singing Ivan G’s praises like a canary on drugs not too long ago you’ll forgive me if I make my own assessment on judging ability and potential… 😉
Although to be fair to you were probably starstruck when Ivan said hello and he knew your name… Lol.
Anyone else think Brendan rogers is a quality manager?
Brendan Rogers is quality coach, london Gunner, but he has a bit of self help guru to him as well. I am watching Derry Girls at moment and nun told girl that she would go far in life but she wouldn’t be well liked, and that describes Rogers as well.
People’s complaints about sauce and long term planning and philosophy wouldn’t be addressed by Brendan Rodgers.
“He can run the 200m with the ball in 9.27 seconds”
It takes Xhaka that long to figure out what his name is…
When Atsenal win 4-0 tomorrow, will the response be, it was only Aston Villa….lol
Potter is a decent manager. Might already be better than Howe in my view.
Man City: So How did you throw away a two goal first half lead, barely escaping loss in the end?
Arsenal: mumbles something about Watford having a new manager
Man City: Hold my Beer!
Marko
Nothing consistent about persisting with a belief when reality is telling you otherwise.
I didn’t want Emery, like you he wasn’t;t number one on my list
I did argue, often vehemently that he needed to get enough time and resources.
I’ve seen enough of him [and his lack of substance] to make up my mind.
Despite the presence of possibles “ifs” or “buts”, Emery is not the man for Arsenal.
Surely you can see that, even when you down the often ulterior criticisms of some here.
No more excuses for Emery from me.
Glad to see you posting here again, Redtruth, hope you well.
Dissenter
Who was your first choice ?
Shame about Joelinton. You can already tell he’s far too good to be at Newcastle but he’ll be priced out of a move so he’s kinda stuck there
Good ebening Grovers, Good post Pedro. I read an article earlier that stated word is that Stan K actually did invest some of his own money to finance our summer splurge and that they could have spent more, but Josh K in particular has reservations about Emery and wanted to save some of the money incase Emery bombs, which is looking more and more likely. I’ll see if I can find it. My choice originally was Allegri but I’ve gone off him now, especially after what all the Juve fans were saying about him and how drab and negative his… Read more »
benny
“For me it would be Vieira, Allegri, Simeone, Ljungberg, Arteta.Never Maureen but I’d choose him over Benitez.!”
What magic mushrooms have you been eating
Redtruth
Allegri was my first choice. I did know it was unlikely he will leave the safety of Juve to work with a nascent backroom that were had then, The backroom was untested then, no manager of repute will stake their reputation for a system undergoing so much change.
It’s different now. Raul and Edu can interview Allegri on the same level, after the summer transfer window they pulled off. They have earned their chops.
Guys, I thought we already decided the new coach had to be Fonseca?
Bielsa was my first choice and still is.
Red
Bielsa has a hit of Arsonist about him. I’m surprised he’s stayed that long at Leeds, must be something in the water there.
Bielsa would be interesting, although don’t see brand Arsenal testing those waters.
Ramsey has scored for Juve on his debut
Bielsa would be interesting but I don’t see Brand Arsenal testing those days waters.
Brighton looked properly coached. They look a lot better with the same personnel relative to last season.
Someone said Willocks has a lot of Ramsey in him.
I hope he goes a different path and learns how to control the pace of the game and be positionally astute.
Hopefully he hasn’t stoped growing yet. He lost every one-on-one with Doucore last week because of his boy-body.