Ain’t no party like a Thursday night party… was literally me until last night.
Overall, what a shite game that was.
The kids offered us up a prime serving of first-team-T-bone steak and it was not delicious.
Our midfield was porous, the defence was all over the place, and we made a pub team look as dangerous as the menace that was Sheffield United on Monday.
We went one goal down after 8 minutes. The familiar theme of having no midfield to protect the defence was apparent. Three of our ‘THEY’LL SAVE EMERY’ defenders conspired to give Edwards space to convert from 8 yards (Hector, KT, RH). Very embarrassing, but at least only 50% of of the stadium was there to see it.
You kind of hoped it was just a typical Emery start, that maybe we’d clunk back into gear and start treating the Portuguese outfit with the disrespect they deserved. We didn’t, we actually managed to make things worse. Zero shape in the middle, constantly exposed to the counter-attack, organisational chaos all around.
We clawed one back though, Kieran Tierney found the head of the Brazilian Kevin Davies, 5 goals for Gabriel. Sadly, it didn’t take long to gift the advantage back, AMN, sitting in centre midfield, turned into traffic, Vitoria broke against a weak damn and breached with a response within 4 minutes.
All I can say about the second half is the manager subbed in the correct players, namely, Nicolas Pepe. The much-maligned Ivorian showed his class with two brilliant freekicks from different positions. The first was from further out and curled precisely into the far left of the goal. The second was a rocket from closer range at the death from about 20 yards.
Majestic. BUT WHERE WAS THE GOAL IN OPEN PLAY?! Just jokes kids, I love Pepe.
So what did we learn?
Well, it seems clear that Unai Emery is losing the PR battle. He was booed fairly at half time by the 12 fans that bothered to show up to the game. His second string were as insipid as the regulars. We were a mess and my diagnosis is that the Premier League infection finally spread to the Europa League kids. We didn’t deserve to win, but we did. Last season, fans would have buried their heads in ‘BUT THIS IS WENGER’S TEAM,’ this season, I think people are wising up to the reality… performances matter and we’re still not delivering them.
The reality of the Emery is this: It doesn’t matter who he puts on the pitch, no one has a fucking clue what he wants. The gap between midfield and attack is so wide, it often looks insurmountable, the only option is a long ball… then when play switches, all our midfielders are behind the play. There’s no structure to our setup. Do we even bother playing between the lines? Our midfield seems offended by the concept, which makes our play incredibly one-dimensional.
Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin all add a bit of quality to proceedings, but they can’t fix an average manager that lacks the basic skills… like, you know, communicating in English.
‘Language isn’t important’
Real debate last season.pic.twitter.com/lJ0swF0eHO
— Le Grove (@LeGrove) October 25, 2019
It’s quite amazing that I had to debate the merits of language last season, but it’s so fucking obvious, if you can’t master the native tongue, you’re going to fail. Above is Robin, one of the greatest Arsenal strikers I’ve ever witnessed, calling out the fucking obvious: Communication matters. Poor English is a barrier, but more to the point, even if you could speak Spanish, would the ideas be any clearer? Doubtful.
Can I just repeat: People challenged the view that hiring a coach that couldn’t speak English was a bad idea. Seriously. That’s the internet at its best.
Mesut Ozil continues to be a problem. He’s out here posting a picture of himself looking like your mum’s best friend Trisha who works in ESSEX TRIMS in Clapton and the internet has gone wild.
‘Babes, I’m like, Trisha Gandhi right now, frosted tips and non-violent protest always’
The whole internet reacted viciously to his omittance from the squad. A bit unfair, Mesut hangs out with dictators, probably injured himself playing computer games last season, and he seems to have a deeper aversion to a hard days work than that bitch grasshopper who fucked about all summer while the squirrel gathered nuts. Point is, only Emery could lose a PR war to someone that’s a dosser. To be clear, I’m on Ozil’s side for no real reason other than the slight suspicion that if Emery is for something, I should be against it.
Emery won the battle yesterday, but perversely, that was another savage blow on his effort in the mighty war.
A lot of Arsenal players liked that androgynous Ozil Instagram picture. That tells you something. Firstly, they have bad taste in pictures, secondly, the players are siding with their teammate. When things go south for Emery, it’s going to be a tsunami that strikes him… and it’ll be far more brutal than anything Wenger ever faced.
Why? Because the players know they can end Emery.
DM
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Tr4phy
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pepe
oh! good one DM
The trophy king DM is back.
Morning all
Pepe……yes Pepe not Gervinho
Get the banners out!
Get the planes flying!
Get the crowds chanting!
And get the players.. All saying..
EMERY OUT!!!!
Gervinho scored a couple too.
Still a very poor performance tactically and in the general sense of how we expect to see Arsenal play
There was no cohesion, no build up play and the speed of the passes needed to cause any attacking momentum were constantly missing.
Emery is not the manager we need, regardless of his communication difficulties he lacks a style of play that can bring out the best qualities of the players at his disposal and the Ozil distraction exposes him even further.
It’s no longer the individual players, it’s certainly the manager and his tactics. Or lack of.
Pedro, I would like to thank you for this video of your idol – the only one that surpass DB10 in your estime : RVP.
A man whom Pat Evra had welcomed this way : “Welcome Robin, in a team of real MEN, that must be and will be a huge change for you lolilol”
RVP, with the dirtiest smile never seen on a man’s face, almost gave him a kiss at the time.
Please don’t hesitate to post other videos of your eternal idol.
(lol)
Scoles thinks Ozil is th3 answer to United’s problems.
Would be great if that happened.
If Ozil went to United and came good again, I wouldn’t worry, as it will be short lived -3 months to 2 years – and losing Ozil’s salary would afford us better players than Ozil has offered for the last few years.
Wonder what Pierre would look like in a Manc’s shirt?
“Emery continues to flunk.”
Nonsense. He’s not getting everything right, but we are moving in a positive direction.
“The next few matches are going to be testers for Emery”
What exactly are you still testing? Who are these people?! WTF!
Don
“The zip of Wengaball is dead. [Emery] is shackling a team that is…”
So much nonsense. The “zip” of “Wengerball” died in late 2011 or so. The football we were forced to watch from 2012 to 2018 was moribund and bland.
And we played plenty of quick passing, good football in the second half last night.
Some of you lot are just complaining to complain now, saying shit that isn’t true, doesn’t make sense or is laughable.
“Emery didn’t show enough emotion when Pepe scored!”
Grow up, for fuck sake.
Interesting to see Oxlade-Chamberlain playing so well under Klopp. Remember how inconsistent and poor his decision-making and play was under Wenger? I guess playing in a well-defined, well-organized system with actual instruction re how to play is helpful to a footballer. He always had the tools; that was obvious. He just couldn’t flourish in the mess that was late Wenger.
“To be clear, I’m on Ozil’s side for no real reason other than the slight suspicion that if Emery is for something, I should be against it.”
LOLOLOL… this made me chuckle
Emery has completely ostracized Ozil because he’s not as creative/hardworking and ultimately effective as the players (Ceballos, Willock) he has deployed in CAM this season. Yeah right…
Bamford10,
“Nonsense. He’s not getting everything right, but we are moving in a positive direction.”
How though? Not trolling you, I just want to genuiely know why you think so
Bumford
“I guess playing in a well-defined, well-organized system with actual instruction re how to play is helpful to a footballer.”
Exactly what we’re missing at Colney.
Why? Because the players know they can end Emery. So true . Ive been wanting to give Emery until December before I really get on the #Emeryout train but his team selections, his tactics , his Presssers and his treatment of Ozil and Xhaka give me no hope whatsoever that he can be a success here. He had both the full backs available for monday but he used them in the Europub league. His mismanagement is making Willock look like an idiot and is hampering his confidence. His smaller fanbase is decreasing every game and his press conferences have become… Read more »
Pedro The attendance was not quite as bad as you suggest but there were an awful lot of empty seats particularly in upper tier. The major concerns for me at the moment are not so much a dearth of talent at the club but a complete failure on the part of head coach to make proper use of what we have got . I found it remarkable that we spent the first 10 minutes of the game in our own half of the pitch back and square passing the ball and finally conceding a ridiculous goal. This was not altogether… Read more »
“The reality of Emery is this: It doesn’t matter who he puts on the pitch, no one has a fucking clue what he wants.”
This! However, his advocates are fully prepared to blame the unavailability of Saliba for Emery’s abysmal showing.
Chika
Really? What evidence do you have of that? What players seem to be confused about where to play or how to play? Which players are struggling on account of a lack of instruction? None.
So much nonsense.
Emirates
The manager isn’t a fucking kindergarten teacher. If Ozil wants to behave like an overpaid, spoiled prat, that’s on him. And while I agree we need more attacking midfield play, the notion that Mesut Ozil Vintage 2019 is the answer to all of our problems or that we are suffering from a lack of Mesut Ozil is pure nonsense.
Bumford
“Really? What evidence do you have of that? What players seem to be confused about where to play or how to play? Which players are struggling on account of a lack of instruction? None.”
So you actually believe our performances are a reflection of a well organized team? On the other hand, maybe the players are truly executing the coach’s instructions, which certainly says a lot about Emery’s ineptitude.
You’re beyond redemption, guy!
“The reality of the Emery is this: It doesn’t matter who he puts on the pitch, no one has a fucking clue what he wants.“ Have said that for some time Pete, the ‘first XI game’ is a nice distraction but the issue is simple. We could field whoever you want and they’ve not a clue thanks to no system, vision, style, or leadership. Did you see the video of Ozil and Emery’s training grind interaction? Thought it was quite telling that a number of players gave Emery the customary handshake with eyes to the floor. Would suggest what you’re… Read more »
Bamford
95% are now against the manager and the percentage of fans wanting Ozil back in the side is rising by the minute.
Looks like you will be the last one standing.
Emirates That we were on the back foot in the first half and on the front foot in the second had a lot to do with Emery’s starting Willock and Maitland-Niles in the first and his bringing Ceballos and Guendouzi on in the second. Everything changed when he did the latter. Did the system change? Did the instructions change? No, the personnel changed. With better players came better play. At least he’s playing the young guys, though. If he wasn’t playing a Willock or a Maitland-Niles or a Smith-Rowe, we’d hear about it endlessly from certain quarters. “Emery is holding… Read more »
“Nonsense. He’s not getting everything right, but we are moving in a positive direction.“
Can you explain this “positive direction”?
Can anyone explain this positive direction…..
We all know that Spanish is a much faster language than English. Lots of syllables etc. Speaking English coherently therefore is not that easy for any native Spanish speaker. The thing is with Emery although his grammar and understanding of certain words may have improved but when it comes to communicating things, he is all over the place. It’s like he’s running on Duracell batteries. You even see it when he’s not talking. His brain is an utter mishmash of things that he just doesn’t understand. Imagine how the players feel. Chilling out is not in his psyche. Take him… Read more »
Can somebody just tell Emery to stop saying ‘process’ and ‘in our way’. Thanks.
Pierre
October 25, 2019 10:10:25
Bamford
95% are now against the manager and the percentage of fans wanting Ozil back in the side is rising by the minute.Looks like you will be the last one standing.
HAHAHAHA.. Not so fast sir.
You slipped Ozil in there thinking we wont notice
We won in our way yesterday left , following our process
CC
No, as it stands, I cant.
Infact I would go as far as to say not one of our players is moving in the right direction.
Oops, sorry, I forgot Pepe.
Pierre Except that I’ve said that he might need to incorporate Ozil into the XI, as we do need more attacking midfield play. So, umm, no. More, where are you pulling this “95%” figure from? And when you say “against the manager,” what do you mean, precisely? Do you mean 95% are “Ozil-in, Emery-out”? Sorry, but that’s ridiculous. Do you mean 95% want him replaced immediately? That too is ridiculous. Do you mean 95% are not convinced he is the man to take us beyond May. Even that — though it is my view and probably the view of most… Read more »
“Thought it was quite telling that a number of players gave Emery the customary handshake with eyes to the floor.”
No need to get desperate, there are enough actual facts to discuss and bash the coach without resorting to body language.
“More, where are you pulling this “95%” figure from? ”
Pierre, his son and the two guys who sit either side of him, throw in a few twitter handles acting like Ozil groupies and you have your 95%.
Ozil’s demise has little to do with Emery.
That’s mainly his doing.
95% of supporters want Ozil gone.
95% of supporters want Emery gone.
Doesn’t that add up to 190% want them both gone?
😄😄
Receding Listen pal, you dismiss leadership being a vital component in management. I find value in some things more than others and this was an observation I made at the time of a video. Disagree with it if you like, I would assume or hope you’ve watched the footage before claiming anything desperate though. But whereas you take a stance of yielding to everything until breaking point, I’m more critical and analytical in what I view so I value signs that lead to such breaking points. I’m not arguing with you on the subject, it was a comment I shared… Read more »
Drey
We are better organized, more disciplined, more tactically modern, more energetic and more competitive under Emery. Young players are being brought along. The spirit in the camp is excellent. The club is now run by smart, ambitious men. The summer window was excellent and even included the owner spending his own money. Yes, the manager is getting a few things wrong, but he is a competent, hard-working, demanding, no-nonsense, modern manager who is moving us in the right direction. Our performances and results reflect this.
Interesting to hear Bellerin, post match, talking about “the teams DNA”
What is our present DNA?
In fact, what has been our DNA for the past decade?
Receding
“No need to get desperate …”
Did you see on the previous where they were complaining that Emery didn’t celebrate enough when Pepe scored? Fucking unbelievable.
“7 — Difficult to give Emery too much stick, as he looked to give fringe players a platform to impress ahead of a busy run of games, but his introduction of Pepe gave Arsenal an impetus that ultimately won the game.” 7/10 was a sites rating of the manager. I mean AMN says he is a midfielder he was played in midfield, one of the best defenders in the world Holding was given the run around, Tierney and Bellerin were both turned like fried eggs for the first goal, wonder boy Willock watched the game pass him by for 45… Read more »
B10
All that needs to happen now is to get rid of Emery and we’re flying.
“The next few matches are going to be testers for Emery”
Yep, Raul and Edu totally agree.
(first or second degree of humor, it’s yours to see…)
Bamford
“manager who is moving us in the right direction. Our performances and results reflect this.”
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D4pQcn2L65J0&ved=2ahUKEwiUuICvjLflAhVhoFwKHYDPCykQFjACegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3-rEQeqZR9_vTOlfjODprn
I gave Emery the benefit of doubt,thinking he’s a bright individual his English will improve rapidly.Unfortunaly IMO his English has gone backwards.I speak as someone who is crap at learning a new Language,14 years with my German Wife ,and there are still misunderstandings.He will never learn English quick enough IMO
The midfield is baffling me. Offering no real protection to the defence and at the same time offering no real service to the strikers or having what I would call comfortable possession. and yet most of us rate Guen, Ceballos, Torreira, and Willock. I can hardly see how that is possible but somehow we are making it possible. I can only put put down to tactics and general confusion of whatever instructions Emery is giving.
” I’m not arguing with you on the subject, it was a comment I shared with Pedro.” Neither am i, just pointing out your observation is desperate, i guess you have loads of footage’s of coaches interactions with their players for your leadership thesis, do most coaches even shake the hands of players before sessions? Funny thing to get hung up on but whatever “Did you see on the previous where they were complaining that Emery didn’t celebrate enough when Pepe scored? Fucking unbelievable.” Yep a manager not happy with his team’s performance at home against a piss poor outfit… Read more »
Graham “Interesting to hear Bellerin, post match, talking about “the team’s DNA”. What is our present DNA?” Well, clearly this is something that is still being developed, is in a state of process. We are very much still in transition, and in truth, we probably will be for another year or so. It takes time to move on from the mess a dinosaur has made. If I were to say what this “DNA” is at the moment, I’d say it’s largely about high-energy, high-effort on both sides of the ball, combined with the goal of quick, attacking play in transition.… Read more »
Graham
And by the way, Bellerin’s “DNA” comment also reflects the fact that far from the players’ being confused about who or what the manager and director of football want them to be, they understand this very clearly.
One of the major problems at the moment is a complete lack of clarity in the
game plan and it shows particularly in the case of the younger players.
What Ozil would offer to the midfield whatever some of the critics may think
is experience and an ability to think on his feet. Ozil is an “intelligent footballer”.
Random question for all:
Özil for Pogba, straight swap.
Take it or leave it?
(I’m not suggesting it should happen, just curious what people’s thoughts would be if it were rumoured)
“Neither am i, just pointing out your observation is desperate, i guess you have loads of footage’s of coaches interactions with their players for your leadership thesis“
Yes, so very desperate to merely notice human behaviour and pass comment on it. Definitely “hung up” on it as you claim.
You obviously have never encountered adequate leadership in any role so your “leadership thesis” is a pretty standard quip smothered in ignorance. Educate yourself, god knows you’ve been wildly off piste with Emery along the way.
Blandford
‘We are better organized, more disciplined, more tactically modern, more energetic and more competitive under Emery’
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF THIS??
If it’s that obvious to a student of the game there should be numerous stats and evidence during matches for you to reference no question otherwise your opinion is nonsense (which we already know).
Norm
Banford is trolling, he keeps making statements without a shred of associated evidence for stating them. He’s getting desperate bless him, still doing his absolute best to make this a Wenger thing.
“You obviously have never encountered adequate leadership in any role”
I lead a team of 1 IT professionals scattered across the south south region of Nigeria so i am very familiar with leadership thank you.
“Educate yourself, god knows you’ve been wildly off piste with Emery along the way.”
Hehehehe..struck a nerve did I, tell us more about the handshake patterns and how it relates to leadership and why pro footballers cannot do their well paid jobs without a leader.
Take it or leave it?
I would take it, but i don’t think for one minute Pogba sees us as a step up or even a sideways move from United
Despite the stadium being only 2/3 full Yesterday the boos at half time would have transformed into a spectacular raucous of boos and Emery Out shouts if Pepe had not scored both goals. I would say that the large majority of people attending games have had enough of Emery. Whatever personnel is used, the more he put his imprint on the team the less focus and organised this team plays. That happened with the EPL team. It started last season with some remnant of Wengerball. Then that attacking fluidity deteriorated during the season. Then Emery decided to switch set pieces… Read more »
Do we have a Spanish person here that actually understands Emery lol
TonyOctober 25, 2019 08:56:11 Something I picked up on restarting after (Pepe goal) was that Emery was sitting looking dejected before Pepe’s first, then up flapping his arms non descriptively in an effort to communicate to players that was farcical. After Pepe’s 2nd Emery remained seated looking uninterested when other managers would have been highly animated after having his team put in the lead with second Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the Europa league is just a ‘useless trophy’ as some here would tell us,because let’s face it if Emery jumped and run around like… Read more »
‘I lead a team of 1 IT professionals scattered across the south south region of Nigeria so i am very familiar with leadership thank you.’
LOLZ
“I lead a team of 1 IT professionals scattered across the south south region of Nigeria so i am very familiar with leadership thank you.“ So as I said then, you’ve not encountered adequate leadership. “Hehehehe..struck a nerve did I, tell us more about the handshake patterns and how it relates to leadership” Ehh? Your ignorance about the importance of leadership doesn’t strike a nerve, it’s just another feather in your dunce cap. “why pro footballers cannot do their well paid jobs without a leader.” This is peak moron to come out with. Emery is on 6 mil a year,… Read more »
Random question for all:
Özil for Pogba, straight swap.Take it or leave it?(I’m not suggesting it should happen, just curious what people’s thoughts would be if it were rumoured)
I’ll stil take Ozil over Pogba for AM spot.
Tenerife Gooner
Are you based near or do you watch games at SoulCity?
“The thing is with Emery although his grammar and understanding of certain words may have improved but when it comes to communicating things, he is all over the place.” Quite agree with Graham 62. It is not so much that Emery is not fluent in English he has a reasonable command of the language already, it is the lack of flow in what he says , nothing follows on in a logical manner and that is then reflected in how the team plays. If he is issuing instructions on the training ground like this no wonder no one knows what… Read more »
“According to Turkish outlets Hurriyet and Fanatik, lip readers have established that Özil said “Wallahi (I swear) you are not a coach” to Unai Emery after he was substituted in the Europa League final.”
In addition to being a slob uninterested in being a professional football player, this probably gave Emery even more reasons to banish Ozil.
Pierre,
Your Karl Pilkington clip wasn’t funny yesterday and it’s not funny today.
Samesong,
Pogba has been the much better player for several years now.
“He just couldn’t flourish under the mess that was late Wenger”
Bam is Wenger dead lol 😂
I want Emery gone asap, but you have to give him credit for not giving west ham bench warmer Jack wilshere a new contract and not giving Ramsay a contract of £400k a week.
The IT professionals scattered around the universe.
Who said this?
“What Ozil would offer to the midfield whatever some of the critics may think is experience and an ability to think on his feet. Ozil is an “intelligent footballer”. As you know stroller, I hold great importance for intelligence and composure on a football pitch. Henry and Bergkamp are probably the 2 most intelligent footballers I have seen at the club in my lifetime. My first memory of going to the Arsenal was with my dad as a kid and watching Geoege Eastham and his silky skills, he always played with his head up. Franky Mclintock was a player I… Read more »
Samesong,
Pogba has been the much better player for several years now.
Raptora I still rate Ozil over Pogba in that position that’s just my opinion bro.
Dani
No, that is my way of referring to Wenger in his latter years at Arsenal.
If I were saying he was dead, it would be “the late Wenger,” i.e., it would include “the”.
“He just couldn’t flourish under the mess that was late Wenger”Bam is Wenger dead lol 😂
Danialtos i took Bamford to task a few months ago when he first used the phrase “late Wenger”, he explained it had nothing to do with mortality as it were, still makes me uncomfortable though.
B10
Re: Bellerins DNA comment.
You really think that?
My own view was that Bellerin brought this up to highlight something that maybe our manager is not enforcing.
Was he subtly undermining him?
Bamford10October 25, 2019 11:26:11
DaniNo, that is my way of referring to Wenger in his latter years at Arsenal. If I were saying he was dead, it would be “the late Wenger,” i.e., it would include “the”.
Yeah I know what you mean I was just messin with you because I have seen you use that phrase alot haha
“Random question for all:
Özil for Pogba, straight swap.”
Random question for all : are you aware Pogba will go to Real Madrid ?
Apparently, no…
“So as I said then, you’ve not encountered adequate leadership.” You have to work under a leader first to become one. I just believe you are overstating the role of a coach and leader of a team. Messi has clearly been the leader of Barcelona for a decade now. Players can be leaders too, doesn’t always have to be the man drafting tactics. “This is peak moron to come out with. Emery is on 6 mil a year, but here you are thinking the players should just be able to do their jobs because they’re well paid.” Not mutually exclusive.… Read more »
Oh and another thing : Manure is certainly not stupid enough to want Ozil.
how has Martinelli out scored all the home grown British players at arsenal? why are arsenal wasting time and money on willock, Nelson, maitland niles, Saka, they are all very average championshipguy guys.
Graham
No. The opposite. The manager, director of football and coaching staff have a clear vision and are communicating this to the players; this message involves talk of a certain “DNA”. This is what Bellerin is thinking of, referencing.
* in my opinion.
Every Arsenal forum from all social media platforms to Legrove have become a war zone.
Every United who are having a far shittier season than us aren’t this divided.
“You have to work under a leader first to become one.“ Doesn’t mean they’re competent, or that you are. “I just believe you are overstating the role of a coach and leader of a team. Messi has clearly been the leader of Barcelona for a decade now. Players can be leaders too, doesn’t always have to be the man drafting tactics.” Of course you do, and drafting in Messi is about as obvious as it gets. He’s arguably the greatest football player of all time and you’re attempting to use him as a baseline for leadership in football teams. Messi… Read more »
Emery’s interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZYEoDFdBko
Bellerin’s interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CZZM1pCSn8
I actually think Emery’s improved his English quite a lot. He’s not fluent but what he was saying was making sense for the first time ever. Too bad he’s limited in his coaching/managerial abilities and that’s nothing that learning the language will fix.
DM Pogba would never join Arsebal but when he still has a high stock/ceiling in the transfer market
I will NOT click on the first link.
HL,
Yes you will.
On Ozil’s situation I think the club wants him out at all cost plus any player who curses out his manager by saying he isn’t his manager deserves whatever comes after.
Even Messi wouldn’t say that to Tata Martino who has been arguably Barca’s worst manager in the last 15 yrs
Highbury Legend “Random question for all : are you aware Pogba will go to Real Madrid ? Apparently, no…” That’s why I said RANDOM question.. I didn’t imply it was going to happen or even necessarily a possibility. I just wondered what people’s thoughts on it would be, IF it somehow became a thing. I think us and United are in a kinda similar position with them. Two big names who have both massively under-performed, but both of whom are still highly-rated by so many. It was purely a hypothetical, if we were to swap them, do we think it… Read more »
Bob
“how has Martinelli outscored all the home grown British players at Arsenal?”
Simple: Martinell is fucking dope.
You can have John Terry then and several others in the Chelsea squad, many coaching changes yet as competitive as ever. You can use a man as Vincent Kompany for City Tony Adams for Arsenal back in the days, and Viera to an extent Point is we do not need our coach to be a leader of men or whatever nonsense, he can just be competent at his job. Competence is what is lacking at Arsenal, both coaching and playing, shouting get me a leader is simply a short cut in my opinion. “Doesn’t mean they’re competent, or that you… Read more »
Bamford10October 25, 2019 08:46:42 Don“The zip of wengaball is dead. This man is shackling a team that is …”So much nonsense. The “zip” of “Wengerball” died in late 2011 or so. The football we were forced to watch from 2012 to 2018 was moribund and bland. And we played plenty of quick passing, good football in the second half last night. Some of you lot are complaining just to complain now, saying shit that isn’t true, doesn’t make sense or is laughable. Bamford Get bent you plonker. Some of our best wengaball goals were scored in that period Wilshere vs… Read more »
Raptora
““According to Turkish outlets Hurriyet and Fanatik, lip readers have established that Özil said “Wallahi (I swear) you are not a coach” to Unai Emery after he was substituted in the Europa League final.”In addition to being a slob uninterested in being a professional football player, this probably gave Emery even more reasons to banish Ozil”
As much as you are trying to have a dig at Ozil , you are actually doing the opposite and showing how perceptive he is.
Bob“how has Martinelli outscored all the home grown British players at Arsenal?”Simple: Martinell is fucking dope.
Martinelli has been playing striker.
Also, Saka is in the first team. Martinelli is not whilst more experienced and according to emery is actually a left winger
I rest my case