Defensive reinforcements incoming

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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

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bennydevito

RedTruth,

Lol! Not eaten any magic mushrooms yet as I can’t find the right ones yet but have been out looking and will go out again once this sunny spell ends tomorrow. They like coming early in the morning after a spell of warm weather followed by rain.

Here’s a link about Josh K but not the same one I read this morning.

http://www.footyextras.com/the-gunners/arsenal-transfer-round-up-emery-future-under-consideration-gunners-suffer-blow-szoboszlai-bid/

PieAFC

I’m sorry but I hate this trend of analytics to a crazy degree like North American sports like baseball and NFL creeping into our game.

There is a stat for everything, drives me mad.

More to the game than just stats and other science.

Anyway, good to see the kids praising FJ. Great news, I think he’d be happy as a number two, before taking the proper job anyway.

Good thing with him, as a player he had a temperament, I’d hope that would correlate to good fight and talks when the chips are down as a a manager.

Paulinho

“Anyone else think Brendan rogers is a quality manager?”

Well, he was my first choice outside of the real big ones.

Provoked some derision at the time.

Marko

Brighton all over Newcastle here. Potter does have them playing good football as opposed to the dire stuff under Haughton. It helps having a mobile striker like Maupay playing instead of a lump like Glen Murray

Paulinho

Stop comparing Willock to Ramsey please.

Be doing Willock a big favour.

He’s absolutely nowhere near him at the same age.

salparadisenyc

“I think there’s three players who will let us down this year – the cause, the fight, everything. And I have written them down already in the envelope.”

Cringe from Brenda.

Marko

If he took the Arsenal job that envelope would have about 10 names in it. And he’d be right

Pierre

Paulinho Ramsey looked like he had the world at his feet when he was a teenager . Its just a shame that he didn’t push on to be that top quality player. I think if he had his time again he would have like to have learnt how to be more, as dissenter pointed out, “positionally astute” in his play. His desire to get in the box , some would call it glory hunting, became almost an obsession for him His problem was he was not quite good enough to play as the no 10 and he didn’t quite have… Read more »

Batistuta

azed

Don’t think anyone anywhere is still defending, definitely not me, man’s a clown, all i said which Pierre alluded to was that it’s pure fantasy to think a new manager comes in and we start pressing properly, not with this set up players we won’t. It’ll probably start all well and good and then it will stop and not because the manager is not good enough but because he’d have figured out he doesn’t have the right players at Arsenal to implement a press on a consistent basis

Gentlebris

‘For me it would be Vieira, Allegri, Simeone, Ljungberg, Arteta’

They all don’t have a CL among them.

But no to Jose of course, the man who won the CL with an unknown Porto side and an aged Inter side. Not to mention lots of success in the EPL. No to Mourinho…..he is toxic!
We need jolly good fellas……. like Emery and Wenger!

Dissenter

Paulinho
You’re still quick to squelch any anti-Ramsey post 🙂

Dissenter

Gentlebris
You’re still looking for evidence that Jose is toxic?

Marko

Yes, I believe he regrets not being more positionally astute , if he had I believe he would have stayed on at Arsenal and would have naturally been given the captains armband.

I’m not sure he’ll have many regrets he’s likely to win his first league trophy this season.

Paulinho

Pierre – There was the small matter of him getting his ankle smashed at 19 that affected him just a tad.

It’s probably impossible, but I would recommend you watch that Stoke game he got injured in, and see how he completely dominated the midfield,of a team that were completely hyped up all week to smash us, and did in previous years. They were like little kittens until Shawcross’s thuggery. Simply didn’t have an answer to our dominant display.

Pierre

Marko
He could and should have been the main man at Arsenal this season, he had that very good short spell last season in centre mid where he showed that he is more than capable of playing a disciplined role .

I am sure Ramsey would rather be plying his trade at Arsenal than sitting around picking up win bonuses in Italy as a bit part player.

Pierre

Paulinho
I’m not disagreeing with you ..
At that time ,Ramsey had the world at his feet .

Sadly, He did have his leg smashed and he came back from it well but Wenger allowed him or asked him to play a role that was often( not always) detrimental to the team .

Paulinho

Pierre – He didn’t come back from it that well initially. At least two or three lost years and took him a while to get going (2013-14).

He’s still quality but he could’ve been quite a bit better.

Gentlebris

‘Gentlebris
You’re still looking for evidence that Jose is toxic?’

Dissenter, not really. I’m just struggling to decide which should be given priority, professional ability or friendliness; a winner or a jolly good fellow.

TR7

If we can do a Sol Campbell on Spurs and snare away Pochettino from them, we will be sorted.

Marko

I am sure Ramsey would rather be plying his trade at Arsenal than sitting around picking up win bonuses in Italy as a bit part player.

Sounds more like your man Ozil a bit. Don’t worry about Ramsey King Pierre he’s gone and I personally wish him the best of luck and don’t have any regrets about him. Of more concern is some of the players still here and ghosting a living instead of contributing

Marko

TR7 care to explain away their appalling away record this year under one of the best managers in world football. Doesn’t seem right does it

Batistuta

Yea you want us to snag a manager who’s won nothing and seems to be in a bad place form wise with say a better squad to come over here? Very weird pochettino love in TR7 has got going

Batistuta

Lots of much younger and lots of winners out there I’d touch before pochettino

TR7

Marko

Nothing to do with Poch’s managerial ability, it’s just that their team is unsettled. Poch is angling for a move away from Spurs. Alderweirald, Vertonghen and Erikson are unsettled too. Lloris although bang average thinks he is too good for them.

Cesc Appeal

Pochettino ends up at PSG and Spurs get Howe I think

Marko

Nothing to do with Poch’s managerial ability, it’s just that their team is unsettled

Yeah nothing to do with him. Really it’s all the players fault. Sounds familiar and with that in mind I would avoid despite him being one of the top 3 managers in the world.

Chris

Reading the #PochOut thread on Twitter, hilarious!

Their tiny little club was nothing aside from a flash in the pan with Redknapp et al. He has given them their most consistent and successful period, perhaps ever. They are in a rut right now with this years league form, but I would back him to turn that around.

Cesc Appeal

I really hope Emery doesn’t go with the diamond formation tomorrow.

Batistuta

That’s some excuse you’ve got going for Poch Tr7, very very weird stance you have re a manager who’s never looked like his team is about to do anything meaningful when it matters the most and he’s been there a while now. I mean if anyone came last year and said oh Ramsey- About to leave Cech- Retiring Welbeck- Injured/leaving Ozil- ???? Mustafi- Toilet Xhaka- ???? Iwobi- inconsistent Mikhotryan- Wouldn’t be bothered I could go on and say those are valid excuses but we’ve now all agreed that Emery is just not good enough but not Poch, not with a… Read more »

Marko

Just to get this straight but Alderweirald, Verthongan and Erikson are unsettled and Lloris is average it’s not Poch’s fault. Meanwhile Emery has his fair share of average and error prone players and he’s fair game. It’s the consistency I tell you.

Pierre

Marko
“.Sounds more like your man Ozil a bit. ”

Possibly, Ramsey and Ozil are in a similar position .

Would Ramsey have signed for Juventus if he knew Sarri was to be manager , probably not.

Would Ozil have signed on for 3 more years if he knew that Emery was going to be manager, probably not.

At the end of the day it’s the manager who can decide a players fate.
It’s very difficult for any player to make sufficient impact in a side if they are marginalised from the team.

Pierre

Sometimes it’s all about being in the right place at the right time in management. Pochettino , in a different era would probably have won trophies, as the competition was nowhere near as fierce as it is now. Ferguson and Wenger were in the right place at the right time. Would Ferguson have won so many trophies if he had begun his managerial career 3/4 years ago …I doubt it. He was able to build a team in the 90’s without a serious threat until wenger came on the scene. He wouldn’t be afforded that luxury now with teams like… Read more »

TR7

Marko

‘Just to get this straight but Alderweirald, Verthongan and Erikson are unsettled and Lloris is average it’s not Poch’s fault. Meanwhile Emery has his fair share of average and error prone players and he’s fair game. It’s the consistency I tell you.’

Spurs’ players dreaming of move away to the likes of Real Madrid, PSG, United and 200 percent jump in their salaries is really Poch’s fault. I don’t know why you bring in Emery in to the debate though who has done nothing but taken Arsenal backwards from a rock bottom position.

salparadisenyc

‘If he took the Arsenal job that envelope would have about 10 names in it. And he’d be right’

That argument is like a tired old wheel that has no rubber but continues to roll.

Pierre

Would also add that the arrival of abramovic at Chelsea and then city derailed Wenger’s plans as we were unable to compete financially for about ten years and it took its toll and we were unable to financially reward them as city , Chelsea and United could.

Of course, we then went completely the other way by giving long contracts to average players like bentner and jenkinson.

Redtruth

TR7
“I don’t know why you bring in Emery in to the debate though who has done nothing but taken Arsenal backwards from a rock bottom position.”

That’s factually incorrect, Emery improved Arsenal from 6th place to 5th last season.

Ishola70

Dissenter “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.” Still over-rating this present Arsenal though in regards to what Allegri jumps from Allegri was managing a team that win their domestic league every season and were disputing CL semi-finals and couple of finals on quite a regular basis. In comparison Arsenal last won their domestic league title 15 years ago and disputed one CL final 13 years go. He might still be reluctant to dip his toes in the Arsenal water. What… Read more »

Redtruth

Pierre
“Pochettino , in a different era would probably have won trophies, as the competition was nowhere near as fierce as it is now.”

Lol ..Say’s the man who forgets Pochettino came 3rd in a two horse race against LEICESTER…lol

Ishola70

foreverinourshadows
“and the hapless Xhaka as captain is an insult”

I’m insulted.

Pistols at dawn. Me and Unai.

Dissenter

Ishola
I’m referring to a backroom that has a good know-how of the market, not like we used to have before.
Raul [mainly] and Edu found a way to stretch the summer budget to set off meaningful change. People in football were aware that we were being mismanaged- its doesn’t take a genius to know we were overpaying average players and giving Leo Messi salaries to dopes like Ozil.

Gentlebris

‘Would Ozil have signed on for 3 more years if he knew that Emery was going to be manager, probably not.’

Really Pierre? You see Ozil in that light? So now that Emery is here why doesn’t Ozil bin the contract he ‘mistakingly’ signed and find a new project?

I have never seen anyone so obsessed like you are with Ozil.

Marko

That Sensi lad looks a tidy little player

HighburyLegend

Lolz at the Spuds and lolz… at Watford!!

Gentlebris

‘Pistols at dawn. Me and Unai.’

Unai seems like a guy who will shoot himself in the leg while trying to aim at you.

Arsnil

Apart from the welcome return of Tierney and Bellerin last night according to all reports Mavropanos also had a very strong 90 minutes. Looks like we could do with all three very quickly.

Wasi

Ramsey couldn’t find a space in Wenger’s eleven because he mostly used the 4-2-3-1 which comprised of a conventional no. 10 and 2 Holding Midfields. Ramsey is the type who fits in a 3 man midfield like the one at Juventus rn. I beleive he’ll become a huge success there. CL glory? With Ronaldo there its definitely possible. Someone saying Getting late into the box was Ramsey’s obsession but that is also a very rare quality for a midfielder. Not many midfielders can score as many goals as Ramsey does and he is a proven big game player. Juve need… Read more »

Trask

CA

He is going with the diamond mate.

I would be shocked if he did otherwise.

Dude is on safety first mode rn. Will go with tried and tested instead of playing a young winger 《martinelli perhaps as I think Nelsin is a waste of gametime》

Pierre

Gentlebris
You’re not really getting my point are you.

Strange how every one else rattles on about Ozil all day long and you say nothing and the fact that it was Marko who brought Ozil into the conversation seems to have escaped you , of which I made one quick reply.

Leftsidesanch

Wanyama was a horrific sub by the all conquering Poch too. He played a part in both of Leicesters goals and helped take the game away from Sp*rs.

Wasi

I think tomorrow Emery going with a 4-3-3
Leno
amn-sok-luiz-kola
grant hacker-matteo/torreira
Mesut
Pepe-auba-reiss/ceballos

Midfield cant be predicted accurately because nobody knows what the tinker man is capable of

Also i think Tierney is going to be our signing of the summer. Tucked shirt .Great attitude.
In Fm19 he develops into an elite fullback that too very quick. I hope he does in the real world too. I beleive he will.

Nelson

“You’re still looking for evidence that Jose is toxic”

Jose and Wenger are both has-been. In his later years, players in Madrid, Chelsea and Manu all revolted against him. He is always looking for confrontation. The only thing i give to him is that his team has solid defense.

Wasi

Should we add Soyuncu ro our just signed XI. Looks a baller.

Wasi

Also a shoutou to James maddison. Can add that creativer spark to England in the upcoming Euros.

Wasi

Also a shoutout to James Maddison . Can add that creative spark to England in the upcoming Euros.*

Graham62

Pierre “Onwards and upwards” has always been the case since Wenger left the building. So we’ve hit a trough with Emery. No big deal. We can ditch him within a few weeks/ months if necessary. The worst case scenario he will be gone by season end. With Wenger you genuinely never wanted that to happen. Even when it was blatantly clear he was not fit for purpose in about 2009 you and many others stood by him. Bad judgement call wouldn’t you say. You loved Wenger, just like you love Ozil. Strange that. The thing is, they both followed the… Read more »

Leftsidesanch

Sp*rs not winning an away game for 8 months and excuses made by Arsenal fans but with us the likes of TR7 will stick the boot in any chance he gets.

Cesc Appeal

Trask It just doesn’t make sense. We don’t have full backs and struggle for width, we finally land a winger and he’s being played as an ST. A position it’s well documented he struggled in at Lille. Not for the best of the team and not the best for Pepe either. Despite having an extra body in midfield we don’t look anymore secure on or off the ball either. It’s literally pointless. There is absolutely no need to be negative. For one we’re playing a team we should easily beat at home and secondly the negative tactics don’t actually achieve… Read more »

Redtruth

“The only thing i give to him is that his team has solid defense.”

You’d have a solid defence if you spent half the amount he has

Nelson

Red

If you want to play for Mou, you’ll have to think defense first, whether you are an attacker or a midfielder. The problem with our current team is that a few players prefer attack than defense. Our midfield is so open on counter is because Torr and Willock like to advance into the opposing box and take ages to move back. Kola is another one who prefers going forwards than coming back.

Pierre

Gentlebris
Read Graham’s post…see what I mean …

The Wenger obsessives have become Ozil obsessives.

He has taken the place of Wenger
Of which I predicted.

PieAFC

He’s got to play the same kind of team that played against Frankfurt.

This is villa at home for fucksake. You just know we’ll probably concede first while dominating play before we even remotely click into gear.

I want to see us push them on the back foot and boss the whole game.

Play natural wingers either side.

Redtruth

Mourinho got sacked for being too defensive lol

Gentlebris

‘Jose and Wenger are both has-been. In his later years, players in Madrid, Chelsea and Manu all revolted against him. He is always looking for confrontation. The only thing i give to him is that his team has solid defense.’ Yeah Nelson, his team has solid defence but then solid defence is not what we have been lacking for many years now is it? Pierre, you don’t give yourself a chance about Ozil again, you have overdone it to the extent that one can hardly read your Ozil comments with objectivity. And you are to blame….. for trying to paint… Read more »

Nelson

When we were defending a 2 – 1 lead, Emery subs in Reiss Nelson. That is what thinking about offense can give you.

Nelson

Lukaku has just scored for Inter. Sanchez is no where to be found.

Redtruth

All great Managers win something in Europe, this joker won bugger all.

Un na naai

Rt

A new team wins the champions league every year
There will only ever be one invincibles

Redtruth

Un na naai
“A new team wins the champions league every year
There will only ever be one invincibles.”

Two Preston were the first Invincibles.

Un na naai

https://mobile.twitter.com/ThrowbackAFC/status/1174563813263364097

Won’t see a goal like this from us this season

Redtruth

Winning the Champions league should of been a doddle for a team hailed as the Invincibles.

Un na naai

Rt

They only went 28 games unbeaten!!
Hahaha
We did that twice
30 the season before then the 49game run
Hahahaha

What a plonker

Un na naai

Rt

Yeah. But you need luck to win a cup tournament. The best wins the league and the best of the best was arsenal 04 and untied 99

Redtruth

Un na naai

How many league titles have Arsensl won since the best of the best in 04…

Pierre

Gentlebris
“. And you are to blame….. for trying to paint a picture of Ozil exactly opposite of what the guy is.”

Will be interesting if you can prove this..

If you look back at the comments all you will find are other posters ( including you) ranting about Ozil and I will give the odd reply .

Un na naai
Un na naai

Rt

Hiw many world class and financially knee capping stadiums were we building at the time?
Shhhhhhh
3 league titles
7 fa cups
49 games unbeaten
2 doubles.

Shhhhhh
Not even Graham stands up to that

Un na naai

https://mobile.twitter.com/ThrowbackAFC/status/1162576044899090432

Ah this one nearly made me weep. The memories this man gave me. The best the prem has ever seen.
Fortunate enough to see him play live so many times at Highbury.

Graham62

Pierre

There you go again, bringing up the “obsessive” excuse.

As I highlighted before Pierre, it’s rather strange that your love affair with Mesut Ozil follows along the same lines as your love affair with Mr Wenger.

You seem to go for the deluded narcissistic type.

Both became/have become an embarrassment to themselves and the club.

Maybe you feel sorry for them. Is that it? I really don’t know.

As for me, not being obsessive at all.

Just highlighting the truth.

salparadisenyc

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hsw9RCH-Q

According to Dissenter this guy wouldn’t make it in the side.

Pierre

Lucky deflection..

Joking..reminded me of cesc goal away to ac Milan a few years back.

Good for him.

salparadisenyc

Totally fortunate kind of goal Pepe needs to open the gate.

Point is Rambo looked very comfortable in that side.

raptora

Just saw that BHA had 74% ball possession at St James’ Park. Woah. How is that even possible to have the ball for 26% at home vs a team like Brighton? Insane win for City vs Watford. Imagine some people thinking that Watford could get a draw or even upset City and get all three points, then see the result of 8:0. In form (aka healthy) KdB is the best player in the league. Easy. His crosses/passes are basically a touch away on an empty goal. By far the best passer of the ball in the history of the Premier… Read more »

Bojangles

Emery accepts blame for collapse at Watford and playing from the back. A step in the right direction I guess.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/21/unai-emery-arsenal-watford-aston-villa

Tony

“Shhhhhh Not even Graham stands up to that” Er for starters Un no European trophy by Wenger Graham 6 trophies in 9 years = 66.6% Wenger 10 trophies in 22 years = 45.5% (excluding worthless community shields and Emirate’s cups) Wenger no PL trophies for 14 years just 3 FA cups Maths and reality are not your best subjects UN. Yeah GG was shit UN. Until you do the maths. Guess you were too young to really appreciate GG’s 9 years. GG may have taken a bung but the club was in better shape when GG was dismissed compared to… Read more »

Tony

Unai Emery’s Arsenal risk being shot to pieces: It’s very hard to argue that he has improved the Gunners defensively

Arsenal have endured much difficulty defensively under head coach Unai Emery

The Gunners faced 31 shots in their 2-2 draw away to Watford last weekend

After five games this season, no team have faced more shots than Arsenal
They conceded as many goals in Arsene Wenger’s last season as Emery’s first

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7490027/Unai-Emerys-risk-shot-pieces-hard-argue-hes-improved-Arsenal-defensively.html

Tony

Much more worrying with Emery than arguing the toss about Wenger et al.

‘To build up with the keeper and centre back is going to be our identity’: Unai Emery vows by his Arsenal philosophy despite defensive errors… but admits they’ll sometimes take goal-kicks long

Arsenal boss Unai Emery wants his side to continue playing out from the back

They were caught out playing in their own box last weekend against Watford
Emery said: ‘To build up from back is our new identity but we’ll go long at times’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7489981/Arsenal-boss-Unai-Emery-insists-playing-new-identity.html

Tony

So much to thank youth visionaries Wenger & Gazidis for!

“Arsenal ‘consider resigning Donyell Malen from PSV for £50million two years after selling him for £500,000’

Arsenal are reportedly considering resigning Donyell Malen from PSV

The striker left the Gunners for £500,000 in 2017 but is now worth £50million
20-year-old has scored ten goals in 13 games for PSV so far this season ”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7490169/Arsenal-consider-resigning-Donyell-Malen-PSV-50million-two-years-selling-him.html

I don’t remember him does anyone else?

Wolfgang

Watford were hit for 8 goals and had less than 10 shots against MC compared to the 30 plus against Arsenal.Why is this so?Perhaps MC have better players or why couldn’t WFC replicate the draw?
Emery better analyse the results and games.The epl is different from the Spanish league.
For starters the average epl guy is bigger and stronger.
Our South Ameican maybe a pitbull but against a St Bernard he would be foundering as can be seen in the 50/50 tackles.
I have nothing against him but overall size wise Arsenal are easily bullied .
Food for thought.

Bojangles

Tony

Where were you yesterday, missed your jokes.

Tony

Sorry Bojangles busy with family and the builders of our extension.

Will do a belated Joke Friday today

Dream10

Tony

Malen was a promising youth player.
Offered a new contract, but Mino Raiola, who is also Pogba’s agent, had other ideas.
This one isn’t on the club.

Tony

Thanks for the update Dream10.

What was the contract offered to Malen?

If it was derisory, then Mino did his best for his client and his own pockets.

Be interesting to see if we buy him back.

Tony

Belated joke Friday: A plane was about to crash and there were 5 people on board and only 4 parachutes. The first person said. “I am Roy Keane, one of the best footballers in Ireland. I am worth a lot of money and my fans need me so I think I should be saved.” The others agreed and gave him one of the parachutes and off he went. The second person said “I am Gerry Adams, a radical Irish politician who can really help my country and I think I should be saved.” The others said “OK” and gave him… Read more »

Tony

A prisoner escapes from his prison where he had been kept for 5 years.As he runs away, he finds a house and breaks into it. He finds a young couple in bed. He gets the guy out of bed, ties him up on a chair,, ties up the woman to the bed and while he gets on top of her, he kisses her on the neck, then gets up, and,goes to the bathroom. While he is there, the husband tells his wife: “Listen, this guy is a prisoner, look at his clothes! He probably spent a lot of time in… Read more »

TallestTiz

Tony

I remember Donyell Malen very well. A tricky guy with good footwork.

I thought we inserted some clauses in his departure contract? If not, then Ivan should be shot.
I knew the boy will come good, just didn’t expect him to be a worldie, not so soon either.

Freddie Ljungberg

I’ll be pissed if we waste anymore money on literally the only position in the team where we are not only fully stocked with seniors but where our best youth team prospects might step up in a couple of years and replace them. That’s not where the focus should be at all. Would have been different if Wenger and Gazidis were smart enough to put in a cheap buy back clause for Malen but that was predictably a step too far for them. We absolutely have to focus on fixing our midfield and probably add another CB and look at… Read more »

Tony

Thanks Tallest T

Shoot Ivan anyway – he more than deserves it but also getting his penance at Milan so maybe he wants to be put out of his misery.

Tony

Yesterday, University scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. Men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption. The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain phyto-estrogens) and that by drinking enough beer, men turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men were fed 8 pints of beer each within a 1 hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects: 1.) Gained weight 2.) Talked excessively without making sense 3.) Became overly emotional 4.) Couldn’t drive 5.) Failed to think rationally 6.)… Read more »

Dream10

Freddie

I think we’ll constantly be linked with strikers till next summer. I expect at least one of Lacazette/Aubameyang to be sold in 2020.