Captain Xhaka tells Arsenal fans to ‘fu*k off.’

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You can analyse incidents in isolated moments or you can spread them across time to paint a clearer picture of what’s going on

Granit Xhaka; jeered and booed by his own fans, on the face of it looks like a horrifying moment. I don’t like it when we boo our own, I found it disgusting when folk in my stand used to do it to Theo Walcott, I find it embarrassing when they do it now.

However, it’d be unwise to cast this as a ‘bad fans / sad indictment of the social media generation’ type of incident.

Simply put, Granit Xhaka has been one of the worst signings of the past decade. He has never been well-liked by the fans and for good reason. He’s not built for the league, he has consistently been one of the most error-prone players in the squad, and he’s not a leader.

Unai Emery was so petrified of his decision to award a bang average player the armband, he waited until September, then leaked a sham captains election to solidify his skinny case for the defence.

Xhaka is a tactical liability for Arsenal. Not only that, he’s also demonstrated a real lack of leadership this season. This was him after his embarrassing Spurs mistake.

“We had a lot of chances, but this is football, nobody speaks about the chances, about how many we missed, always they speak about mistakes. That’s a part of football.”

This is our captain after the Watford game.

‘“We were scared in the second half. We knew they would come at us and push us hard but we have to show more character and not be scared.’

Scared? Can you imagine Tony Adams going on the record with such a stark admittance?

This is Xhaka after being jeered, presumably for slow-walking when we’re chasing 3 points at home to Crystal Palace.

He appeared to mouth ‘fuck off’ twice to the fans. Say what you will about how it must feel to be booed, that sort of response is not cool. You represent the badge and the fans are all that matters to your standing. He could have turned that moment on its head if he’d been smart, but instead, he played into the circus, now he’s on the backfoot.

He can’t even fall back on the decision being a poor one.

60 minutes of Xhaka on the pitch, Palace completed 219 passes, had 4 shots on target. Arsenal had 7 attempts, 3 on target (2 from corners).

30 minutes of Xhaka off the pitch, Palace completed 39 passes. Had 0 shots o target off 2 attempts. Arsenal had 8 attempts, 3 on target. We also had a fair goal disallowed.

It is not in debate whether he is good for the team. We are better with Xhaka on the bench. Baffling that Emery is only just realising this, but he is. He took his captain off on 69 minutes against Sheffield United, then removed the Swiss on 60 minutes today… which is a real fuck-you-very-much move.

Now the manager has a really tough decision to deal with. He has Mesut Ozil sitting in the stands for reasons he can’t disclose, but he did give us this.

“Here we have one agreed strategy as a club and a team. Because the most important thing is the club, the team and finding a performance.”

I am completely game for brutal decision making in the world of elite-level sport, you just have to be consistent. The manager made Mesut Ozil one his five captains in September, then he bombed him into exile, apparently because he’s poor in training. If it’s performance, I can get onboard with that, but you have to be consistent. Granit Xhaka almost never gives us a performance, fans were complaining that he was a 6 out of 10 today because that’s a good day in the office. If poor performances are an issue, why does Granit seem to be immune to the bench? There has to be consistency. Additionally, telling the fans to fuck off is presumably not a good look for Emery or exec leadership?

I also think we need to talk about the manager’s general performance. Palace completed more passes than Arsenal up until 55 minutes. A team that treats ball like an ebola grenade, completing more passes than us, in our backyard? It’s abhorrent to think that our game has sunk to those depths. Emery is destroying our identity on the pitch, he chips away a little of our pride in every outing, and we don’t even have results to show for it.

We have very little squad stability. The Mesut story is totally out of control, now we have a captain that just pushed the nuclear button on live TV, and we’re floundering in the league. Things are so bad, no one is paying attention to the fact our two star strikers are heading into the ‘we have to sell’ moment in their deals. Auba is final year next summer, Lacazette is at the point where he’d be sold if we take Raul at his word.

This situation we’re in is going to get worse. We haven’t hit the bottom yet, but believe me, we’re going to find it. Our plan is Champions League football. We seem to be betting on a manager with no vision to deliver that. We’re in ‘get it over the line’ mode. That’s not a real plan. We should be investing in a footballing philosophy we can build around. Emeryball is not that. His style of football a dog with wheels for back legs trying to climb the stairs. One step forward, 3 back.

The club needed to invest in a vision. We should have done that when we replaced Arsene Wenger. Find a young coach with an attachment to the fans. Map the coach to the vision of football you want to see. Build the backroom team around that. Sign players that fit the mold for the style you want. That coach could have been Freddie, Paddy, or Arteta. The plan Chelsea are activating is what a lot of us wanted when we replaced Wenger. They’ve set the bar low, told the fans this season is about the kids, and they’ve hired someone exicting they already love. Chelsea might not make the top 4 this season, but Frank Lampard is a young coach with an attachment to locals, one they’ll give time to, and one that believes in good football. He already has his kids playing better than Arsenal.

If we’d take that approach, could it really have been any worse than a sauceless manager that shipped out Ramsey, binned Mesut Ozil after making him captain, made Granit Xhaka captain, and gave us anti-football? It’s so sad, fans are clamouring for Jose Mourinho. Think about that.

So a point against Palace. We’re tanking our easy games. If you’re honest, we were lucky against Burnley and Villa. Not a single good performance this season. It’s bad. It’s only the beginning. Wait until December. Emery is an out and out disaster.

See you in the comments.

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China1

If you’ve done your formal fifa officiating tests, are fit enough to jog around for 90 mins on and off and don’t give out more than 1 penalty or red card per game you are more than qualified to be a top level ref

Gentlebris

I’m so proud of our crowd these days, let’s boo it all until it goes right.
That’s all the clout we have got but it’s very effective.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Now I need a bed.

bennydevito

“This is only the tip of the iceberg, I believe the Emirates crowd are ready to turn , they have started chanting the ozil song and that shows the first signs of their displeasure at the managers decision to freeze him out .”

Ahh Pierre with his Ozil drum, again.

How many times do you need to be told and how many times are you going to keep lying? It has been confirmed that the club made the decision to freeze out Ozil, not Emery.

Pierre saying black is white again.

These Ozil obsessives, eh.

China1

What really gets me with the refs is how inconsistent they are at following the rules on even basic shit

Like diving is supposed to be a punishable offense. Yet how many times do you see a player blatantly dive and the red just waves play on without punishment like some billy big bollocks

And people wonder why dicing is still so prevalent – if the refs consistently enforced the rule to punish it it would’ve been mostly stamped out decades ago

Redtruth

Champagne charlie
“Came into Chelsea similarly and won the Europa league.”

The much maligned Europa league which Emery has won three times lol

Champagne charlie

“It has been confirmed that the club made the decision to freeze out Ozil, not Emery.“

No it hasn’t.

China1

Well gentle it’s not pretty but it does work Suffering in silence got us 10 years of shit under wenger. The moment the fans found their voice to make their feelings known, he was sacked within 18 months. Mustafi played all last season, got booed once in the summer and then binned off sharpish. The club were sleep walking through the summer, angry fan noise preceded great signings like Pepe Xhaka was undroppable for about 3 years now, but two rounds of noise later from the fans and his entire future now hangs in the balance Emery the same. Booing… Read more »

bennydevito

“GentlebrisOctober 27, 2019    21:29:28
Emery loaded the trouble on himself when he recommended Ramsey’s contract to be pulled. Ramsey and Ozil together in that team would have saved his sorry ass.”

>>>>>>>

Ohhh dear, another one. They’re all out tonight.

Ramsey could have signed the contract before Emery even joined, but he was holding out for £400K pw. Raul pulled the contract, not Emery. How many more times does this need saying?

China1

We are the club of ‘be patient’ ‘wait and see’ ‘judge me in may’ ‘just me at the end of the transfer window’ ‘the grass isn’t always greener’ We are a club where our previous manager faced zero pressure to deliver for ten years and even our new manager was out last season saying he’s not under pressure to deliver because he has long term backing The only way the club takes positive, early, proactive decisions is when the fans set of a metaphorical box of fireworks in the living room. Suddenly all the understanding, savvy proactive decisions get made… Read more »

Nelson

I just found out that LA RAMS played their NFL game in London today. Josh maybe in London for that game. He’ll have first hand information of what has happened at the Emirate stadium. Raul can ask Josh for more money to sign Jose.

China1

And make no mistake if the fans are passive, emery will last until the summer regardless of if we don’t get top 4. Nailed on the club will wait til the summer to act

But if the fans kick up some stink he will be gone in December. That’s the reality

Redtruth

Fans booing is 3 years too late..
A halfwit could see Xhaka was shit after just two games not 3 years lol

Redtruth

China1

These are the same moronic fans singing Ozil’s name …dumbest fanbase in football.

Pierre

Yes we were robbed v palace but I’ve been saying this for years but no one listened.

Now that Wenger’s gone , it’s suddenly an issue.

Reeks of double standard if you ask me.

Ishola70

The fans are reacting to what they see as an incorrect decision to make Xhaka captain.

It may not be pleasant but their feeling that it is wrong, wrong decision is not off the mark.

All Xhaka’s reaction did was rubberstamp the fans view of him.

Arsenal have a man child as captain and this was always going to come to a head sooner or later.

Emery and Xhaka can be gone by next summer and no-one is going to shed a tear.

China1

I suspect the ozil chanting is partly just a dig at emery though we do have quite a lot of people who are still hoodwinked into believing ozil is a serious footballer

Redtruth

Pierre

VAR was supposed to eradicate mistakes not make them worse…

Cesc Appeal

Leicester away on the 9th.

Behind the sofa stuff.

Bunga Party

“Emery and Xhaka can be gone by next summer and no-one is going to shed a tear.”

Bamford and Red will cry themselves to sleep.

Ishola70

The Ozil chanting is just an indictment on Emery.

Ozil is not going to come back as a serious footballer for Arsenal.

He wasn’t a serious footballer for Arsenal for several seasons even before Emery arrived.

Serious footballers don’t cry off on such a regular basis or are on the periphery of matches as often as Ozil.

Bunga Party

‘These are the same moronic fans singing Ozil’s name …dumbest fanbase in football.’

Club and Emry made Ozil a martyr. Who looks more foolish now?

Ishola70

Bunga Party

“Club and Emry made Ozil a martyr”

Yes it’s very damning on Emery.

Damning in the sense that such a player is championed.

Bunga Party

“Damning in the sense that such a player is championed.”

It’s even more stupid if you think about it. They all needed to let Mesut play just 10 games in Unai’s lame ass game-plans, fans would be calling his head

bennydevito

PierreOctober 27, 2019    22:09:01 Azed “There’s no way Ozil wouldn’t make the cup teams without Edu and Raul talking to Emery.Emery didn’t know Mhkitaryan was going to be out the day he played for Spurs. Emery also wanted Monreal for the NLD and overruled.” What’s the point in having a manager, if what you say is true . >>>>>> Dear oh deary me. He’s not the manager, he’s the coach. He doesn’t have the power Wenger had. Raul and Edu call the shots and are in control of player recruitment and sales. How many times do you need this explaining?… Read more »

Bunga Party

calling for his head

Redtruth

I don’t care if Ozil is a martyr or not, he’s shit, who cares anyway what the tourist at the Emirates think.

Bunga Party

“Raul and Edu call the shots and are in control of player recruitment and sales.”

If it’s true, they are not wrapping themselves in glory. More bad times ahead under their ‘leadership.’

bennydevito

“Go boil your head you silly cunt.”

NormskiOctober 27, 2019    22:28:31

Receding brain

Why don’t you and your team send a few emails to emery? You guys always have a way of finding out people’s emails.

>>>>>>

I see the neanderthal knuckle dragging Gormski is back raising the IQ level of LeGrove with his racist stereotyping again.

Bravo.

LeMassiveCoq

VAR. line decisions (i.e. offsides, goalie, sidelines, touchlines). Free kicks, cards, pens are too subjective, Ref team decision. Easy

LeMassiveCoq

Goal line…

China1

How badly managed has our captaincy been that two of our captains are hated by a large percentage of the fan base, one of them isn’t even in our squad for low level cup games and the other tells the fans to fuck off when he gets jeered for being shit again

Like what is going on it’s some straight up twilight zone shit

Our captaincy has been ruined so badly by club mismanagement it’s ridiculous

China1

But at least xhaka is 6’ and good at collecting fines so it could be worse lads

bennydevito

Urrgh, imagine Moaninho as the coach,

No way Jose.

gnarleygeorge9

I slept well last night, didn’t bother watching. I bet the Kroenkes had a restful kip as well after their Rams won in London. That should give plenty of respite for The Arsenal Board with a happy owner. Business as usual for the inept manager & Board, no need for change @ Arsenal, the Rams won!

China1

Charlie have you finally seen enough of xhaka to call him out for what he is? A shit player and a shit captain

Bunga Party

josh-raul-edu

Three headed monster & unai is the leprechaun

Mysticleaves

I think Arsenal FC should issue a statement of threat to fans inside the stadium about their stupendous booing of their own players. It’s very distasteful, classless, mechanic and just plain dumb.

#Emery out
#Ozil out before Emery

Tony

Valentin I’ll just address my posting links on here from your post yesterday. In case you hadn’t raised the sun rises in the east and I’m 7 hours in front of the UK. Consequently I get to read the news with my morning coffee before most here except our Australasian and S E Asia gooners. Unlike you and even though I’m retired I don’t live on here posting all day and night; I have much more in my life with family, friends, MC club and other interests/hobbies. Simply put I just wouldn’t have the time if I wanted to emulate… Read more »

Bamford10

Valentin

“Nobody will convince me that there was a well concocted plan in throwing a 18 years old left winger as a No10 after having asked a DM and a CM to play there before.”

Except he didn’t do this, although I’ll admit that I thought he was doing this when the sub was first made. What he actually did was play Saka wide and leave both Lacazette and Aubameyang in the center. It became something of a 4-4-2 or a 4-4-1-1.

So, no.

Bamford10

I like Troopz but he has it wrong. Palace came back not because of Emery’s tactics or organization but because of weaknesses in our midfield and defensive personnel.

peanuts&monkeys

Whipping post, Pedro. Every word is worth reading twice.

Bamford10

United should have had five today, btw. Remember when people told me I was crazy for saying they play better football than us, or that Solskjaer knows what he is doing, or that a McTominay is a better all-around midfielder than Guendouzi? Hilarious.

WE & TR7 – I would like to take you up on that wager now. Except it will only be one year away from Le Grove for you. You two were so confident of your opinion and so dismissive of mine; surely you will take the proposed wager, no?

China1

Yeah mystic by all means silence the fans and watch another endless malaise The club have demonstrated literally time and again that they are incapable of taking positive proactive action without intervention from the fans When the club is mature enough and ambitious enough to manage itself, the fans should rightfully take a step back. Until then the fans will be gracefully, watching their club get run into the dirt and make dumbass decisions over and over again. I don’t know about you but I don’t care if someone else thinks booing cows you your dignity. I actually think you… Read more »

Bamford10

If the boos rid us of Xhaka in the XI, then they were a positive. In general, no, that is not the atmosphere you want in the stadium, and supporters need to remember that the team will need their full and complete support going forward, but if this incident helps us get beyond Xhaka, then it was beneficial.

Tony

I have nothing to add regarding VAR and the game only that I expect Raul, Edu and Josh to act swiftly and decisively in dealing with both Xhaka and Emery. The videos Raul and Vinai offered us are coming back to haunt them. Yes they had a successful summer window, and yes we do have a talented enough squad to achieve CL for next season. However the squad is still thin where players, such as Ozil, Xhaka, Kola and Mustafi and as such probably have to be used for rotational reasons. The biggest problem and has been since the last… Read more »

China1

Arsenal fans spent 10 years hiding failure by a blanket of ‘class and dignity’ but I didn’t feel either of those things when we were getting smashed 15-3 over 3 games with Bayern or when we were winning 4-0 at half time and drew 4-4, or when wenger was making the same mistakes every week for a decade. We were a laughing stock quite literally. There’s no dignity class or pride in being laughed at for being a loser which is what we were. Now here we are with captain fantastic ozil not even in the squad and captain fantastic… Read more »

China1

Arsenal fans can resume thinking how classy, great and superior we are once we actually have a club that’s superior…

In the mean time we are in no position to think we are all that

Emiratesstroller

I was at yesterday’s game. I have refrained from reacting until now, because frankly I left stadium in anger and frustration at abject performance. As usual Arsenal threw away a game that they could/should have won comfortably having made a great start scoring two early goals and also possibly another two golden chances. Points to be made. The referee made a large number of poor decisions particularly in second half. 1. VAR reversed THREE critical decisions namely the penalty and two goals scored by Arsenal. The latter should not have been reversed because at least Chambers was fouled first in… Read more »

TR7

Bamford

‘WE & TR7 – I would like to take you up on that wager now. Except it will only be one year away from Le Grove for you. You two were so confident of your opinion and so dismissive of mine; surely you will take the proposed wager, no?’

You defend Emery every day of the week and yet you are so certain United will finish above us thanks to them having a better manager than us. I agree with you that Ole although not a great manager is still better than Unai Emery.

Rambo Ramsey

Bamford,

You always propagated ‘Its all Wenger’s fault’ whereas now you say ‘Its down to players qualities or lack of’. Also you trumpeted ‘This is Emery’ after going 2-0 up and at the end on 2-2 say ‘Not Emery’.

Can you please explain to Le grove how these evaluations work so that we can get insight?

Thanks

Wasi

‘These are the same moronic fans singing Ozil’s name …dumbest fanbase in football” Emery took out the only creative attacker in the squad what did you expect. Our football is bland . We are relying on Kola for chances and our CB’s for goals. Thats relegation stuff. He tried to replace him with Suarez first , then ceballos then Torreira and willock but if you are being honest there’s no player in the squad that does what ozil does. It’s painfully clear to the fans what we are missing . And Emery’s insistence to not even use him in games… Read more »

Emiratesstroller

Wasi

Absolutely correct.

Ozil is not a “cart horse”. He was an artist best used in creative department. He
performed best when he played in good teams at Real Madrid and Germany
which played to his strengths and not his weaknesses.

Sadly that has not been the case at Arsenal, because we have never had a good
team when he played for us.

The player’s decline and de motivation in last two seasons is down to the coach
who chooses players in midfield with very limited performance levels.

China1

Ozil is paid more than enough to stay motivated

Let’s please not excuse a man on 350k a week for taking sickies every 2 weeks and not being willing to do a bit more running

The guy is a complete waster regardless of emery’s Shortcomings

Wasi

China1 And whoever else has the notion that players just phone in sick whenever they want and get a day off. Whenever someone’s sick its the club doctors that give the flag for the players to be eligible to play or dont play. If its about motivation. Ozil has never been a vocal player or someone who shows his passion. He is a shy person. He is not roaring and haring around does not mean he does not care. His body language in some matches is not good enough and he should avoid such behaviour .But all these notions about… Read more »

Emiratesstroller

Wasi The manager made a decision not to play Ozil. There are of course many players who may respond differently in that situation, but Ozil is not clearly of that persona. His pay packet is a “millstone” around his neck and the reaction of the supporters and posters on Le Grove is understandable, but the bottom line is that the club is not using its current resources to best advantage. Yesterday we put out a forward line of Pepe, Aubameyang and Lacazette costing almost £200 million, but they failed to score a single goal. When you look at our midfield… Read more »

Redtruth

If Ozil can only star in good teams then by definition Ozil would make a not so good team worse

China1

You don’t have to look far at arsenal to notice that ozil is not a victim in this If he was the good honest lad trying his best but just not wanted by the manager there’s no way in hell the club higher ups would allow emery to do what he has. Quite the opposite they too have been not only supporting emery but making digs like ‘those who train well will be in contention’ (words to that effect) etc Meanwhile we have mertesacker saying the guys lack of fucks was absolutely infuriating to play with Ozil is not a… Read more »

Pierre

China You’re sounding bitter and twisted because you have been proved wrong on Ozil. You need to let it go as no amount of vitriol towards Ozil will make you right . Ozil has behaved impeccably and has shown tremendous strength of character by refusing to be pushed out of the club he loves. He didn’t leave because he knew he was in the right and if a person feels they are being victimised then they will fight their cause. Emery has messed up big time , he had the emirates crowd eating out of his hand 12 months ago… Read more »

Bamford10

Oh my God: why are people still talking about Ozil? This has nothing to do with Ozil. Ozil is done at Arsenal Football Club, and he is done on account of his own bad behavior. And he wouldn’t have helped us one iota yesterday.

Nelson

I don’t know how the players react to yesterday’s event. You saw your captain got boo out. The fans sang Ozil’s song. Everybody can see the personal hatred of Emery on Ozil. The atmosphere in the team is so sick. How can the players be united and focus on the game. The fan base is again divided. Josh is probably in town. Somethings got to give. It is such a pity. Raul did a good job in the Summer TW. The depth of the team is much better than last year. A few youngsters from the academy have shown very… Read more »

Pierre

“. Ozil is done at Arsenal Football Club” Slightly wrong there Bamford. It should read ” Emery is done at Arsenal football club” You’re another one who has backed himself into a corner ( there are many) over Ozil .. And now the crowd are chanting his name at the Emirates and to me, it’s music to my ears as I have never agreed with Emery’s handling of our most creative player . You say Ozil ” wouldn’t have helped us one iota yesterday ” , I disagree. If Ozil had been brought on in the last 25 minutes it… Read more »

WinOrDie

Arsenal fans are dragging the club into the ground with their disgraceful behavior of booing players.

Graham62

Pierre Oh for gods sake, give it a rest. “Ozil has behaved impeccably” No he frigging hasn’t!! He is a weasel, a parasite and an absolute disgrace. What a role model. Kids will look up to Ozil and think ” yeh, I want to be just like him” He has used Emery’s demise as a PR tool to elevate his own personal vendetta. Joking around, laughing at the camera. What a disgusting little shite. On top of this whenever he was given a chance to help the cause, he didn’t really give a fudge. Don’t keep hitting back with all… Read more »

Bamford10

TR7

Nothing you said there is of any value whatsoever. So I will ask again: will you agree to the wager I’ve proposed? You were so confident of your opinions just a week ago and so dismissive of mine. Why wouldn’t you agree to the wager?

Pierre

“. Joking around, laughing at the camera. ”

Oh dear …he’s not allowed to be happy now.

If he was skulking around the training ground looking miserable, you and your ilk would be the first to lambast him for “bad body language ” .

instead , he’s showing positive body language and not allowing the situation to get him down and you’re still not happy.

Bamford10

Emirates

“[Ozil’s] decline and de-motivation in last two seasons is down to the coach
who chooses players in midfield with very limited performance levels.”

Complete and utter nonsense. Ozil’s decline began while he was still at Madrid. This decline continued under Wenger, and has continued under Emery. In no way shape or form is Ozil’s decline on Emery. That is a complete misrepresentation of the record.

Pierre

The amount of hate on Le Grove for Ozil is hilarious.

Now that Emery has been found out for the incompetent fool he is , the obsessives are turning on Ozil.

Emery started the war and he is ready to wave the white flag and surrender , I suggest the Ozil obsessives do the same .

Leedsgunner

Excellent analysis Pedro.

I might be wrong in this but wasn’t Geoff, your dad, Wenger Out before most people?

It looks like Le Grove has got it right about Emery too.

Pierre

Bamford
“Complete and utter nonsense. Ozil’s decline began while he was still at Madrid. This decline continued under Wenger, ”

I think Ozil reaching 50 assists in record time is proof that there is only one person talking “utter nonsense “.

Wasi

“Whether or not arsenal should still accommodate him is a separate matter, but let’s please just call a spade a spade. Ozil didn’t need to be an all action hero to avoid this situation, he just needed to show a bit of effort over the last 4 years which he didn’t. That’s basically it since his talent is far and away enough. As for his magical illnesses that pop up all the time, yeah I’m afraid it’s blatant as hell please don’t hide behind that. If ozil says he’s feeling bad how can you prove he isn’t? As for the… Read more »

TR7

Bamford

If Unai remains our manager, I wouldn’t be sure of Arsenal finishing above United. My gut feeling is we will get rid of Unai within a couple of months. Hoping against hope we don’t sink too low to find ourselves in an inextricable and irredeemable situation. Be that as it may, I am willing to take the wager provided 1 year of exile is cut short to a few months.

Bob N16

Pierre, when using the phrase ‘Ozil obsessives’ you either show a subtle sense of humour or a total lack of self-awareness.

habesha gooner

Please No to Mourinho. I absolutely detest his football even when he was at his best. Now he can’t even do that. It’s gonna set us back just like Emery.We have a lot of young players and attackers with defensive weaknesses. All of it which doesn’t look for a Mourinho team. We need a coach with a track record of developing young players. Not someone who thought Salah and debruyne weren’t good enough. Erik ten hag Just sold his two best young players and there game hasn’t been affected a lot. We need him in the summer. Till then We… Read more »

Emiratesstroller

Pierre Ozil has not behaved impeccably, but at the same time neither has the Head Coach. The club has an impasse situation where they cannot get rid of him without incurring huge financial loss and at same time we have a midfield which is totally unfit for purpose and utterly ineffective. This is on top of a brittle defence and an attack brimming with potential but starved of supply and a game plan. On top of this it is becoming increasingly depressing for ticket holders turning up and watching games. That is reflected by the growing number of empty seats… Read more »

habesha gooner

*doesn’t look good

habesha gooner

their *no there ffs auto correct

Graham62

As for Xhaka, why should we be surprised. In this instance the crowd have every right to “boo”. They are not just “booing” at Xhaka though, they are booing because they are pissed off with everything and, in particular, Mr Emery. The whole saga regarding him being chosen as captain was farcical. Captains material my arse! Not only that, he is just not good enough as a player. Look at yesterday. Does he lead by example? No, of course he doesn’t. Josh Kroenke now has to show some balls and if it means paying off a substandard manager, do it!… Read more »

Samesong

I don’t see one poster say Ozil would of been a disaster if he played yesterday. However you are slating the guy.

So either you are in denial or you just holding back.

Leedsgunner

Whether one agrees with Özil being here or not at the club is in a sense immaterial. The reality is he is at the club and Emery has badly, badly managed him… he has lost face and respect in the eyes of his players and fans and he knows it. Özil is not blameless. However, he has been woefully under-utilised. Yes, it could be rightly said he wasn’t giving his best before Emery… but the point is Emery has not been able to get the best out of him… and he has chosen to ignore the problem by pretending he… Read more »

Bamford10

Rambo “You always propagated ‘Its all Wenger’s fault’ whereas now you say ‘Its down to players qualities or lack of’. Also you trumpeted ‘This is Emery’ after going 2-0 up and at the end on 2-2 say ‘Not Emery’.” I can’t believe how bad the thinking is here. Where to begin? One, under Wenger, it WAS all on Wenger, because Wenger did everything that three men now do. Wenger built the squad, Wenger trained the squad, Wenger gave the team its tactics and instructions (as limited as these were,) Wenger decided who to sell or sign, and Wenger determined our… Read more »

Leedsgunner

*it seems to me… corner.

Pierre

Bob Allow me to enjoy the moment as I’ve taken untold abuse from many on here in my belief that Ozil is being treated unfairly. You only have to read China’s , Graham’s and to a lesser extent Bamfords comments to understand their obsession with our most creative player. Of course you are alluding to the fact that I am obsessive but if you actually read my posts ,they are normally just defending his record. I have never said he is this world beater , who is irreplaceable , I just like watching him play football as I appreciate his… Read more »

Bamford10

TR7

“Be that as it may, I am willing to take the wager provided 1 year of exile is cut short to a few months.”

OK, let’s say three months, then. You sound like such a sad little puppy I now feel badly for even offering the wager. If you weren’t such a complete prick to me all of the time, I might even retract it. But because you have been such a complete prick to me here, I feel like I need to stick to it.

What do you say?

Chris

Latest from Ornstein:
Raul and Edu and Josh met with the players and Emery after the game, no sign of any immediate departure for Emery, anger and frustration was directed at the VAR decision to cost us winning goal. Arsenal expected to take up this matter with the FA on directors.of foot all meeting today.

Leedsgunner

I wonder why Emery said he has the backing of the Emirates hierarchy to freeze Özil out?

I can’t believe Raul, Edu and Vinai would be very happy to be dragged into this mess.

Even if it is true they won’t confirm it and back him publicly because it would be admitting key grounds for conditions for a constructive dismissal claim, I would imagine… don’t quote me though.

terraloon

Let’s face it Arsenal are in disarray. The summer transfer window was said to be the best in the PL and CL qualification was a given. Yet 10 games in and the players are clearly frustrated and confused , the manager clearly is confused and clearly has either lost or is close to losing the dressing room and perhaps as much a worry is the crowd are venting their justifiable frustrations. Let’s not kid ourselves yesterday wasn’t just about VAR it was about the 80+ minutes before the goal was disallowed. Racing to a two goal lead should have led… Read more »

Receding Hairline

Watch the third United goal yesterday The way Martial plays the ball to Rashford and continues his run into the box. United may be bad right now but they have players willing to make runs and play the way our players are not comfortable doing We talk about having great strikers yet one of them is so limited it is painful, he doesn’t do combination play, all he does is profit from the hustle of others. Chambers played two fantastic crosses yesterday, the first a midfield runner would have scored easily but all we have in midfield now are players… Read more »

Leedsgunner

Pierre

To your credit you have been consistent, and have not deserved the personal abuse.

Özil has been badly managed by Emery, I’ve been saying the same for a while now.

WinOrDie

raptora
October 27, 2019 23:41:20
I can’t agree more.

Graham62

ES

You are totally correct.

One massive difference though.

Ozil’s behaviour is all premeditated. He knows what he’s doing, wheras Emery is just a piss poor manager.

Receding Hairline

“Jarred Gillett was the VAR official for Arsenal’s clash with Palace. A 32-year-old Australian, Gillett has never taken charge of a Premier League game, with his refereeing experience in England limited to nine Football League fixtures.” You can’t make this up. Martin Atkinson a seasoned premier league professional referee being told to disallow a goal he didn’t see anything wrong with by a referee who has never refereed a premier league game. “While Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson told reporters after the game “I’ve seen it now and understand why it was disallowed”, the decision bewildered under-pressure Unai Emery.” then… Read more »

TR7

Bamford

I never disrespect or abuse anyone on this blog. I don’t think I have ever absued you either but your unwarranted pomposity and condescending tone riles me up. So yes don’t expect me to show you the same respect I extend to others. And yes do not pretend you are doing me any favor by cutting short the tenor of exile. Lest you forget an exile of 1 year is applicable to you as well if Arsenal finish above United.

Crazymady

I came back to this blog and still find same complaints, it’s high time fans realise that arsenal is a mid table team now and last decade is the proof now, owners don’t care about arsenal except profit, do you really think any other top club would have continued with emery any longer, nobody knows why Emery keeps playing Xhaka and ignoring Ozil, at least Ozil will create chances

Receding Hairline

The Ozil talk is boring and the chants at the stadium yesterday was moronic and that is being kind. We all have seen what he is capable of, he isn’t some wonder kid signed and not being given a fair crack of the whip. He played 24 premier league games last season, started 19 of those and we only have a home game against Leicester to offer up as proof he is still able to influence games. Arsenal fans have painfully short memories which is evident by the calls for Mourinho and also the muted and shameless calls for a… Read more »

Bamford10

Receding

I have no idea what has happened to you, and there is no chance Emery will be sacked any time soon. He is fully backed by both Sanllehi and Edu, and they will stick with him through May unless (i) results take a turn massively for the worse or (ii) he refuses to make some obvious change that needs to be made, like benching Xhaka.

Bamford10

TR7

“Lest you forget an exile of 1 year is applicable to you as well if Arsenal finish above United.”

Huh? No, it is not. The wager is even odds. If I win, you are exiled for three months; if you win, I am exiled for three months.

If anything, I should be getting the better odds, as I am taking the team that is three points below the other in the table at the moment.

Graham62

Pierre

Out of all the posters on here you are actually the most hilarious. Some of your comments just beggar belief.

Then again one feels that your mentality to life is similar to Ozil’s. Didn’t you admit on here you were also once a sublime creative midfielder?

You know, think of yourself first and foremost, play mind games with all and sundrie, gloat in your own self importance and reflect on your successes as you you walk about all day hitting a golf ball.

Oh yes, what a life.

Hilarious though, but what a life.

Bamford10

TR7

By the way, everything else you said was nonsense. But it does explain why you have long been such a prick to me on here. Cheers.

Graham62

It’s lovely.

22 years of Wenger and all we do is squabble.

Just imagine where we’d be if we had shown him the door all those years back.

Well done Arsene!