From a purely neutral perspective, you have to salute the fact that Arsenal and Liverpool put on an outrageously exciting game of football. It was an absolute spectable, 10 goals in 90 minutes followed by a 9 pretty electric penalties that sadly finished the Sky Sports Gold classic on the side of Liverpool.
If you’re looking at it from a football purist perspective, we shipped 5 goals away from home in a game that Jurgen Klopp wasn’t taking too seriously (it clashes with the World Club Cup). That’s 7 goals in a week. That’s losing two leads from 2 goals up. That’s another loss however you look at it.
Unai Emery added some credit points to his flagging total with the fans. I thought that despite Mustafi trying to down his manager with an early own goal, we looked like we had a much better shape. The players for the most part looked like they knew what to do.
This is a common theme with Unai teams, we turn up for the big games, like the players know people are going to be paying attention. Everyone ran hard, we controlled the pace of the game for large parts and Liverpool didn’t really look like they had answers.
Mesut Ozil, as someone said in the comments, was the full package exgirlfriend experience of your nightmares. You dumped her because she’s boring and spent too much time playing computer games in curry stained tracksuit bottoms… then, after 3 months in life rehab, she shows up to the ball dressed up looking like the end scene of a teen film about transformation. Teen film? That sounded gross. But to be honest, I felt gross last night purring over a player I know will let me down. The sequel to this film is Requiem for a Dream.
Unai Emery tried to have a strategy last night, it seemed to revolve around the idea that sending Mesut up north for a tough game would show the fans that he’s a meek little bitch. How wrong was he? The German was on fire. He was at the heart of everything. We had 11 shots on goal with him on the pitch. It went further than that.
‘Mesut dispossesses’ was heard at least twice. Imagine, Mesut mucking in? He really must have been mad.
He has an edge over everyone in our squad. He thinks differently. He is decisive in the final third at a speed no one else can match. His assist for AMN was nothing short of ELITE ELITE ELITE. He just a very smart player that can open opposition in a moment.
So what happened? We were 4-3 up and Emery decided to hook him off on 65 minutes for Guendouzi. Say what you will Frenchman’s performance, Arsenal went from being a threat and creating 11 chances, to doing our usual, just 2 shots in 30 minutes with a heavily defensive midfield. Emery claimed this was preagreed, but for me, read the damn game. Read statistics that consistently show defensive subs are not the way to see out a game.
We all knew what would happen. Emery is world-class at snatching a loss from the jaws of victory, and so it was to be. Origi leveled, Willock put Arsenal ahead with and deeply sexy lash from 25 yards, then Origi leveled late on.
We lost the shoot out. AMN took the sauciest penalty of the night that deserved to be a winner, but sadly Ceballos blew his likes. Not a poor strike, but a great save.
So what did we learn?
We are very bad at defending. It’s not an individual issue, it’s a core structural problem. Bellerin and Tierney aren’t making a difference, nor is Lucas Torreira as a DM. We just don’t have the right sort of mindset to defend. The structure is open, built for individual errors, and Emery can’t fix it.
There should be no scenario where 5 goals away at Liverpool ends in a loss.
On the positive side of things, looking to the future, it’s clear that we have the raw ingredients for spectacular football. Emery tried to show the world that the way they see the squad is wrong last night. I genuinely believe he thought a Xhaka-less midfield with Ozil and Torreira was a throwaway game that’d show the fans what he’s persisting with in the league is correct.
Woooah was he wrong. Moving forward, we looked spectacular at points. Saka and Gabriel is a partnership for the ages. Mesut pulled strings. Torreira looked great. Willock was a force. We looked special, albeit against a second-string Liverpool side.
If we can find someone to manage us that can balance solidity and with exciting attacking football, we’re a 100 goal a season team. The future is there for a manager that wants to play with Arsenal’s post-1996 DNA. The Liverpool game was fun and vital because it showcased that Emery is tanking this squad with a conservatism that doesn’t need to be. He’s a Sevilla coach at heart, not an Arsenal manager.
So the story last night was a revival of glorious failure. A fun game, but ultimately, you’re judged on results, and that was not a good one for Emery. Nor was the subplot of trying to show up players he doesn’t like. Mesut has his flaws, but ostracising him in a moment in which we don’t create now has concrete evidence. We need to bring him in from the cold, hopefully he can warm the first team and kickstart a movement towards top 4.
Mummy not given you your breakfast today?
What does this even mean???
If you are going to insult me you must do better.
We are not all young boys Graham sorry to dissapoint you!
The most promising part of Martinelli, for me is is aggression on and off the ball. He has the street smartness of a pimp. He is not afraid to get whacked and won’t hesitate to put or leave his foot in.
Sometimes tou get it right in scouting. Whosoever made a decision to sign him needs a promotion. I hear its Francis Cacgigao.
Madrid never played Ozil 90 mins. always pulled around 60 to 70… why? he does not have the stamina or engine. They sold this German superstar to us because they saw things in him that were concerning… and guess what.. they were mostly right. UNNnai- i agree I feel that Willock offers more than Ceballos. Not that Dani is that bad, but Willock busts a gut every game has the size and seeming the brain for EPL If Dani goes back…. then I think we need someone who is prem tested for the CM AM role…. I say break the… Read more »
Add these two to our midfield and good things will happen
Docoure
Maddison
Dani leaves, sell Xhaka
(From previous post) Un – Elneny!, a bit harsh for me as I felt Elneny was a less accurate Denilson. Ceballos has quality just not top tier quality, but against 70% of our opposition he’s a good enough squad player.I have a fear of youngsters getting burned out so Willock at most shouldn’t be playing more games than he has to over the next few years. If Ceballos costs us anything up to £28 million to £30 million I think he’s worth it. But anything more and its bad business. Happy to see the guy prove me wrong. I miss… Read more »
That one 3 day period right after Pepe signed where I thought ALP would be flying around scoring for fun…that was nice. I miss that. How stupid I was.
DissenterOctober 31, 2019 17:22:55
The most promising part of Martinelli, for me is is aggression on and off the ball. He has the street smartness of a pimp
Pimps are fucking idiots
My uncle beat the shit out of a pump in Paris a few years back. Love that story
beating a pump- that takes some work.
Good for your Uncle… pumps are kinda tough
Luteo
So did I. Until emeryball went into overdrive.
Digital Sorry mate. Don’t agree. £28-£30m?? Atrocious. You let jack Santi and Rambo leave. Drop ozil to the bench and replace with Suarez and Ceballos? Ceballos offers nothing outside of neat and tidy in the centre circle That’s it. Nothing else. I also don’t like the fact that he was the first one heading for the dressing room last night when Liverpool’s winning penalty hit the net Speaks volumes I think he and Suarez sum emery up perfectly. Weak, timid, neat and tidy at times. Offers nothing exceptional in any aspect of the game. Does just enough to be considered… Read more »
Sf
Pimp
Apparently tried to intimidate my uncle who’d had a few in a local bar while he was working in Paris and my uncle let him have it. The pump apparently wrapped his legs and arms around him as he didn’t know what else to do.
Luteo
You and many Arsenal fans around the world. All those LAP, PAL, ALP acronyms and instead we got PLA (Pretty Lol Atrocious )
“I genuinely believe he thought a Xhaka-less midfield with Ozil and Torreira was a throwaway game that’d show the fans what he’s persisting with in the league is correct.”
Wow. That’s how to take your blogging credibility to a new low.
ps. Any thoughts on how Klopp managed a team that conceded 5 goals at home? Or does the warmongering only happen AGAINST your own team?
Unnai
Pal, its PIMP not PUMP.
A Pump wrapping itself around your uncle is not small feat LOL
However, Pimps wrap themselves around their hookers a bit tho
“I keep repeating it, we need a physically dominant, technically gifted, good under pressure defensive midfield. Without such player to protect our back 4, we will always struggle defensively.”
Valentin
Unai wanted Nzonzi instead of Torriera.
This does not excuse Unai’s ability to organize the defence but it raises the question are we going to get that kind of Midfielder if Raul and Edu don’t think it’s important?
It’s all well and good discussing which of our midfielders are good enough / not good enough should be replaced etc but we can’t look at that until the summer. I think it’s highly unlikely that we’ll do much if any business in Jan – maybe a loan in if Xhaka is loaned out. What’s more pressing is who do we play on Saturday against Wolves and then the week after against Leicester. As for Emery being sacked if the next two results go against us it might be convenient timing to bin him after the Leicester match with a… Read more »
azed
Edu wasn’t even at the club when we signed Torreira, Gazidis was still running things and Sven was Head of Recruitment.
If your going to blame people for things at least blame them for their own fuck ups not other peoples.
People say Ozil is weak an timid and has no bottle . Put yourself in his position last night…the whole world is watching you ( well nearly), you haven’t played for over a month, every time you lose the ball will be highlighted, every misplaced pass will be highlighted, every time you stop running will be highlighted. The pressure that Ozil was playing under last night was enormous… If he had messed it up ,that would have been the end of his Arsenal career , he would have been ridiculed mercilessly. Ozil had a 94% pass completion rate last night… Read more »
Azed
“Unai wanted Nzonzi instead of Torriera.”
I wanted Nzonzi ( and Mings) .40 million for both ..defensive problems solved.
Pierre
Ozil played well last night – no one is arguing the opposite but you refuse to see the conclusion that many others have reluctantly come to. It was a one off, how many years has he been at Arsenal? How many big matches has he dominated and no last night was not a big match?
I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to see Ozil putting those type of performances in on a regular basis but if he was capable of it he would’ve already done it.
10 game report card for the PL teams
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11847573/premier-league-grades-10-games-in-every-club-rated-so-far
EKBs look away, your “we’re 5th” doesn’t quite make the cut.
Ishola last night.
“He’s lost the ball cheaply twice in the last 10 minutes.”
“Ozil got mugged off there. Not good enough Mesut”
“Ozil again giving away cheap possession.Come on Mesut”
How sad…..and pathetic.
Pleased to say that many of the posters on le Grove , who previously criticised Ozil , were honest enough to admit that he had a decent game and now realise what we have been missing.
“Technique gets you a long way in this game”
Only if it’s backed up with application.
Azed, Emery was right on that one. NZonzi would have been a much better option. I understand why Raul did not want NZonzi: too old, no resale value, high salary demand. However there was a lot of cheap alternative. Virtually nearly every team in Ligue 1 had one or two players who could that job for us better. Boubakary Soumaré of Lille may not have the star appeal of Pepe nor would he have cost Pepe amount, but he would have been a lot more useful to the stability of our midfield. Now ManUtd are sniffing around him. He is… Read more »
Who said Ozil is “weak and timid”
The problem he has is that he doesn’t really care.
Most of the time, it’s as if he can’t be bothered.
Please don’t tell me that’s his demeanor and character.
Marc
” How many big matches has he dominated”
You obviously do not understand Ozil’s game .
You go on and on about dominating games but he has never been a player that dominates games not even non big games .
He is the icing on the cake ,always has been , always will be, and until you accept that , you and the rest of the know nothing’s will continue with that pointless criticism…
Graham
“Who said Ozil is “weak and timid””
Ha..you’ve called him a lot worse than that.
SF
I know!! Autocorrect.
Pierre
That stat is very high. I wonder how the rest of the players done in that department?
“If your going to blame people for things at least blame them for their own fuck ups not other peoples.”
Marc
I’m not blaming anybody, my point is rather than Ceballos, we could have gotten someone physical from Ligue Un.
The reason I mention Edu is because he’s basically the guy who sets the tone for our football and if he doesn’t think that kind of Midfielder is necessary, we won’t be getting one.
Samesong
From whoscored.com apparently
Pierre
Sorry but PL football is too competitive today to have a player who’s entire work output for a match can be described as “a couple of great passes”.
I’m not suggesting he should be making barnstorming tackles on the halfway line but just look at the work rate of Martinelli.
Guy gave away a penalty last night and all he’s getting is praise anyway.
Now ManUtd are sniffing around him. He is worth €35-40 millions and is on a free at the end of the season. So why not bid a cheeky early €15 millions bid this winter.
With Xhaka one leg out the door this should be a good move.
Sell Xhaka for 20 and replace for similar amount and cheaper salary.
The comment during the game were just funny yesterday. If you read Ishola’s comment without watching the game, you would think that Özil was terrible, that he kept losing possession when in fact he lost possession only twice during the entire game. At least that’s what most stats sites acknowledges. Of no mention of his defensive contribution nor offensive one. He recovered the ball from opposition three times. He played a direct role in 3 of our goals. Only people blinded by their hate toward him would fail to see the obvious. Arsenal plays better with a motivated Özil. Don’t… Read more »
azed
Fair enough but I would say that Edu joined us in mid July. We really don’t know what type of player etc he’s going to prioritise yet.
Marc
“I’m not suggesting he should be making barnstorming tackles on the halfway line but just look at the work rate of Martinelli.”
Not a very good comparison to be honest.
Comparing Martinelli with Ozil is like chalk and cheese .
Martinelli is a one off , its like you wind him up and off he goes, like the Duracell advert.
Azed, The past transfer window dealt with the paint and decoration rather than the foundation. We needed a Central defensive midfielder, a left footed CB, a left back (both solid defenders rather brilliant footballer) and a better goalkeeper. We got an over-priced left back great at crossing but who appears to be positionally suspect. An over-priced right winger who at 24 years old has had 1 great season. Even if Pepe starts to fire on all cylinder and keep scoring free-kick in extra times, we would not be winning in the EPL. We have no organisation in midfield and nobody… Read more »
“We got an over-priced left back great at crossing but who appears to be positionally suspect“
Tierney has been here quarter of an hour what are you on about?
Have you watched much SPL?
Pierre
Do you think Guardiola would accept Ozil’s work rate? He has an array of incredibly talented attacking flair and they all put a shift in.
Whenever a comparison with another player is brought up you’ll find an excuse as to why Ozil shouldn’t consistently put the work rate in he did last night.
Cc
Well said! People looking to slag off new players just for the sake of it.
Valentin
How many of our goals conceded would you put down to being Leno’s fault?
Pierre
I think I just did.
Forgot to mention that he’s also probably one of the most selfish/self-centered players I’ve ever seen.
And you wonder why he is ridiculed so much by so many.
Do you think Guardiola would accept Ozil’s work rate?
Marc Ozil wouldn’t have do much in the city team. Look at all the runners they’ve already got.
Who on earth is criticising Tierney?
Valentin, shame on you.
Samesong
Pep would not tolerate a lazy player.
If Ozil was restored into the first team as first choice between now and the end of the season – 28 PL matches – in how many do you think he’d put in the sort of effort he did last night?
Un – Ceballos isn’t touching Ozil in terms of creativity in the middle but a team with both playing and a strong defensive midfielder in an ideal world is enough to compete for a top four position. But as Marc said its more of a mid season convo as we really don’t know wtf Emery is doing with selections most games. As for Mesut, no player in this squad should have a guaranteed position in the first 11 and they all should have to work for it but this is clearly Emery being a bit a dickhead after Ozil called… Read more »
Marc
At the moment , he is the best we have creatively.
If Ceballos had come in and proved to be better…no problem .
If one of the kids come in and show they are better ..no problem.
If Emery finds a system that works without Ozil…no problem.
Until then ,he should be in and around the first team .
If I still attended the games.,I would be disappointed not to see Ozil in the starting line up and, going by the away fans chanting his name last night, so would they.
So Xhaka apologised then. Just seen something on insta
To be honest I don’t believe any of the players deserve any criticism. I don’t rate Ceballos or Luiz. However it’s the coach for me that’s the issue and who is totally deserving of criticism and the people who chose him to begin to embark on life after wenger.
A fucking awful awful choice by cowards with no spine
Marc, Leno has been rated as the goal keeper who has made the most errors that directly lead to a goal last season. So clearly he is making mistakes. Even when he does not make mistakes, his distribution is poor. Instead of restarting quickly games, he dither. Even when Martinez is having a so, so game one of his attribute is the ability to kick-start attack from the back by good distribution by hand or feet. At his age, he may eliminate mistakes from his game, but he is unlikely to progress in term of distribution. With age a footballer… Read more »
It’s not an apology, but who cares, don’t want him to say sorry just want him phased out of the squad.
Still no word on the captaincy issue.
Because of his walk about, Tierney has already been responsible for two goals. Maybe he will curb his tendency to bomb forward and concentrate on being a full rather than an auxiliary left winger. But right now even when he is in a defensive position he is rarely in his position. Look at the second Crystal Palace goal. He is in the middle of the penalty box instead of being on the left blocking Ayew or heading clear. That was not the only time where he was not in the right position. I hope to be proven wrong, but right… Read more »
Klopp on Martinelli: “After speaking about defender Sepp van den Berg’s performance, he said (official website): “That’s really difficult to deal with these guys. Martinelli’s pretty much the same age but he’s a talent of the century, he’s an incredible striker, so it’s really difficult.” Safe to say we’re not the only ones impressed with Gabriel. Too early to say for sure but it does look like we have our frontline pretty much sorted for the future if these youngsters keep progressing. Makes it a lot easier to take that Auba is reaching the end of his career. It’s going… Read more »
Marc Ozil usually covers alot of ground. I could ask that question about every other player in the team. I honestly don’t know. Take each game at a time with Ozil. What I would expect with him in the starting lineup is some positive energy from the other players in the team. Some of the things Ozil does best imo is when he he has his back to play and that half turn and little one two to start counter attacks. People also need to be fair if a player been out for so long also dont expect them to… Read more »
Big pussy Xhaka has principles and managed to articulate his thoughts better than a lot on here.
Glad it wasn’t a subdued, fake apology, those needing one are something else.
That irrelevance is over with, now can focus be put on the actual person causing the issues at the club?
FL
Whoever is responsible for scouting Martinelli deserves a lot of praise.
We need to see more of him in the EPL. His speed and work rate are going to provide more balance than our current set up in attack.
He apparently wants to play more on the LW which is perfect for us.
Sounds like Edu’s man behind Martinelli, perhaps he can pull next manager out of hat for us.
Sal
People must be very happy with him.
Emery has been a disappointment but behind the scenes the club has undoubtedly changed for the better…much better.
It’s more than disappointing that arsenal accept a captain behaving this way, it would never have happened before. Can you imagine John terry, Patrick viera, or Roy Keane behaving like this?
I agree with Pierre
Last night Özil played well made some nice passes through the defence and set up a couple of goals
Glad to see everyone here can clearly see what we have been missing by having not played Ozil. It’s an absolute sham of a situation. Raul has got to start taking the blame for this situation. He has backed an absolutely atrocious manager with zero credibility of playing football with any kind of philosophy. he doesn’t feel the rythm of the game. It’s the worst kind of manager you can ever get. Not only does he not have sauce he has no rythm , cannot feel the flow of a game. He cannot see what everyone else can see which… Read more »
Ozil level is against 3rd rate kids.
Cesc
No doubt about that think everyone understands Emery’s limitations, the more interesting at this phase is how long Raul / Edu let it go and whose next.
The timing of it will say much.
“I agree with Pierre
Last night Özil played ”
Lol …..Ozil can have stinkers, which is in most games and Pierre would still say he played well.
Get some more Samba in the team… need that flair and technical skill….
Now we have Edu… need to stop scouting La Liga for midfielders- tend to be skillfull but not ready for the robust EPL
Not many players are- but we could use more tenactiy and skils… lets get Edu to start scouting the country- there are more gems to be found there for sure
Sal
We were apparently looking at some other young players from South America.
The thing is Edu will have a good amount of knowledge on the talent there and good contacts.
I agree.
Interested to see how long they stick with Emery. If the plan is until the end of the season unless things get laughably bad then that is a massive mistake.
For me it would be Wolves and Leicester. If things haven’t improved I’d sack him and then give myself the international break to sort this.
As Wenger and Arsenal began to decline, demands for a new manger were met with: “Who’s out there that can take over from him?”. But now everyone seems to have an opinion. Let’s all pretend that the terms “Groundhog Day” and “Elite Purgatory” were never used regularly to describe the team’s dreary performances and managerial situation. At the time, a number of posters here pointed out that Wenger was driving the club into a dark tunnel that will take years for it to get out of. How right they were. As fans, we want our team to do well, much… Read more »
“No doubt about that think everyone understands Emery’s limitations, ”
You mean Arsenal’s limitations, give Emery PSG type signings and the errors would stop.
It could be curtains for Emery if we tank the next 2… lets see what happens.
Both those teams derailed our CL chances last season.
Lets see if he remember. Get angry and try to exact revenge on those bastards.
I cringe when we score early tho… just cannot keep the lead in any damn game!
Cesc
Exactly my thinking if we loose both those thats 10 back on 4th with a moment to bring in a new man before the madness of December and hopefully the time to claw back into it.
“Xhaka explains anger at Arsenal fans”
Xhaka unable to explains his huge list of mistakes to Arsenal fans.
Swiss joke head…
That man will be FL…. at least until end of season.
A while ago Wenger stated that before the best strikers came from South America because they had better technique, now they tend to come from South America because they are willing to work harder than most European strikers. Chasing lost causes, closing down defenders is something than most are asked to in their native country and so when they come to Europe, those that keep that ethics tend to shine more than others. It also help that the ones coming into Europe have superior technique. His remark was about Suarez, Sanchez and Cavani. That the only ones in Europe willing… Read more »
It would be pretty stupid for a club with limited ambition to jettison a manager who sits currently 5th in the table.
“You mean Arsenal’s limitations, give Emery PSG type signings and the errors would stop.”
The truth is that they did not, and that’s why he was not renewed and is now managing Arsenal instead of moneybag PSG.
Valentin
PSG have regressed since Emery left the club…lemon
Is there a player or hired football department identity that has been @ The Arsenal over the past 10 years, that hasn’t been blamed @ some point in that period by the fans for the situation that continues @ The Club. The blame game changes from week to week, yet the Board sit idle, in the comfort that the owner is more interested in the LA Rams. There is no pressure on the Board to actually solve the defensive shambles because there is no pressure from the top to do so. The bottom line for the number 2 of the… Read more »
Valentin
Tevez back in the day was like that also.
Xhaka apologizes
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11850557/granit-xhaka-explains-anger-at-arsenal-fans
Tony K – I support you 100 percent!!!!
Redtruth – I am not sure you understand football, if you dont see the class of Ozil.
Emery OUT now!!
still it seems he is passively justifying his actions- even to those fans who he feels target him. Not professional…. have to put that aside… be a captain and take the criticism with the praise. whatever… time to move on.. he needs to not be captain anymore
“My wish is that we get back to a place of mutual respect.”
I’m glad Xhaka took his time and he didn’t offer the cap in hand apology certain people demanded.
At long last a statement – you sense from the Arsenal PR department. But anyway whatever it needed to happen. Either way, he isn’t and never was Arsenal captain material. Club statements do not change that fact.
Sal
I think we will beat Wolves, though I said that about Palace, but again I expect it to be scrappy. The midfield will be set up wrong, we will concede a bunch of attempts on our goal etc.
The question becomes watching this how long does Sanllehi keep thinking ‘well he’s getting points’ and not think about the kick in the butt coming later on because of the way we’re playing?
If this Arsenal next week walk in and play Leicester as we’ve seen them then that could be messy.
Wolves might be a tight game, but Leicester- watch out… they are a solid unit.
Red
Did you ever manage to get out of your dungeon and buy that 89 DVD I told you about ?
Samesong, Suarez, Sanchez, Tevez, Cavani, Costa. They seem to revel in fighting defenders. Nowadays academy strikers are more interested in flowy movement than just scoring and the dark arts to make that happen. Most may have better technique, but they don’t have the hunger and passion of those. They don’t chase lost cause consistently. They don’t know to use their body to fight defenders. Rashford is a case in point. He has all the attributes (pace, technique, …) to be a top class striker, but does not like fighting. Right now in England the only striker who seems to have… Read more »
What are the odds he plays on Saturday now that he has posted his statement.
Cesc
Wolves effective at getting result, notably draw. No idea if the side that clipped City’s wings at the Etihad shows up or one that got throttled by Chelsea.
With blood in the water, i’d suspect the former.
The legend
“What are the odds he plays on Saturday now that he has posted his statement.”
Emery will play him…and I think he should play just to draw line under the entire nonsense. Keeping him away will look like hes punishing him.
Those that will still boo him will boo him, its up to Xhaka to act like a pro and not let them get to him. The boo boys still need to vent…and they will.
Val
Like wenger said. The players from South America have fight because they came from nothing. That’s why he believes they have the hungriest strikers in the world
Martinelli looks to be the latest off the production line
I don’t worry so much about losing Aubameyang or Lacazette now knowing we have him and Nketia coming up and couple of other exciting youth prospects in the cf forward position
Un na naai
Martinelli plays with that type of nasty too, that’s what separates him from the likes of Nelson.
Of course, Xhaka knows that the fans didn’t boo him because they hate him and truly wish his family ill. They just don’t think he’s good enough and worthy of being Captain.
The only way he’s going to shut them up is to raise his game. He’s been here for 3 years and judging by what we’ve seen so far, there’s little or no chance of that happening.
I love it how people bleat on about Ozil when he has a good game, completely ignoring the fact he firstly can’t string a run of games together because he gets poorly, and secondly he can’t perform consistently like that.
However, I did say a while back I’d like to see Ozil with martinelli and it did look good. If only Ozil had the same drive as the young Brazilian.. or even half of it.
Arsenal Women winning 8-0
Val
When Rashford first came onto the scene as a striker he used to do show that hunger. Since changing position right wing/forward not so much. Sanchez should of stayed at Arsenal. He’s ruined himself going to United.
Ozil always performs against this level of opposition. Against tough teams he would always get missing in action. Nothing but a flash in the pan. Same, same, same!
Lets add Aguero to the list of strikers that relish the physical part of the game.
Add also, Gaby Jesus.
Nasty players for defenders… those are the most aggressive players on the pitch.
Sanchez was losing his lustre in his last season. that drive and fire was fading fast.
Glad he left. He is shit now…