So it would appear my hunch about Xhaka and the counselling thing being a nonsense was spot on, according to Arseblog the player was angry that Arsenal had packaged the blow-up like that. It really is grim that the club would use ‘mental health’ to deflect standard shitty behaviour and hurt feelings. 10 years ago, when someone famous would get caught with their pants down, they’d come out as a ‘sex addict.’ There would be a serious conversation about the seriousness of addiction, and we’d sympathise with person that simply couldn’t have night out without having to sleep with babes behind their partners back. In 2019, you can pretty much deflect anything by alluding to it being a little deeper, you know, a little more, ‘let’s not talk about this considering the current climate.’
It works as well. So many people calling bullshit on this story yesterday were being slammed for their insensitivity. So it’s a little amusing to find out that the player was annoyed that the narrative was incorrect, he was simply pissed at the fans.
The great thing about this revelation is it helps us cut faster to the clearest interpretation of this whole debacle: Xhaka ain’t captain material.
He couldn’t properly apologise.
He couldn’t formulate a response in good time.
He still doesn’t understand that his behaviour was wrong, regardless of the circumstances.
The manager isn’t going to play him this weekend, part one of Emery being boxed into better decisions by circumstance.
I think it’s absolutely hilarious to watch Emery dance around in tar over the ‘problem’ of Xhaka. Any manager that could read the situation would have seen this issue as a huge opportunity.
- Emery could have won respect of the fans and players by making a decision on Arsenal principles.
- He could have used the actions of a petulant player to cover for his HORRENDOUS mistake in giving the player the armband in the first place.
Best thing for him is he doesn’t have to start a player that’s a tactical weakness for us for the next month. Let’s be honest, Emery was coming around to the idea that his captain was shit. He subbed him off on 70 against Sheffield United, then on 64 against Palace.
By total fluke, we might start to see a midfield that’s more balanced and fit for the Premier League games.
That’s the good news.
On the bad news front, you can tell the beginnings of the end are upon us for the manager. The club has lost control of the media narrative. Players, agents and journos are not playing ball like the used to. Ultimately, it’s because the media don’t like Emery, I was hearing that last year, now fan sentiment has switched, watch them go for his jugular.
The Independent has a weird story about the players ripping the piss out of Emery behind his back.
There are some other stories about agents raising the ‘bad management’ to senior leadership. Last season, I wouldn’t have believed it, this season, we have mega agents involved and players like David Luiz. Players bring down managers when you’re in bed with super agents.
This isn’t just an attack on Emery, it’s also getting at Edu. Where is his leadership and sharp decision making in all this? It’s a total mess and he’s all over this.
To cap off the nightmare week for Arsenal, Mesut Ozil is posting happy tweets which allude to him starting this weekend.
Once again, Emery has made a public stance about the player, once again, he’s caved.
We all knew he would. But we’ve literally gone from, ‘Edu and Raul told me to do it’ last week, to Mesut starting two games in a row. Mesut has played his hand superbly.
I think it’s the right decision considering how little creativity we’ve had in the squad. We’ve also seen that the player still has it, Mesut dropping a blistering performance in midweek.
… it half looks bad, doesn’t it.
If you are ostracising someone, go all in or don’t go public with what you are doing. Emery is an amateur. He did the same last season with Aaron Ramsey (and Ozil). If you don’t have the guts to follow through, don’t make big statements about players. Very simple.
Still, it appears we’ve landed in two good positions by accident. Our midfield will be more dynamic, and our most creative player will get the chance to succeed or fail.
Right, that’s me done. See you in the comments. x
Why no Pepe?????
Shitty corner
This second half performance is awful
You see Xhaka isn’t playing and we’re shit.
Store that gem of logic
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No, some things are. That wasn’t.
“This second half performance is awful”
As if the first half was any better
Emery is finished. I’ll have the patatas bravas, garlic mushrooms and serrano ham. Now pour me a large sangria and fuck off. You’ve been shite son.
I feel things really shouldn’t be as difficult as they are. In every single game. It’s not working.
Dissenter the first half was passable until around the 30 min mark.
The second half we’ve been far worse
Should Ozil take a shot? Very good position with his fav left foot
He should have brought Pepe on, not Saka. And Ozil should have gone off at 70, not Torreira.
Could com edge another if not careful
Bamdord wants a couple Cristiano Ronaldos in our defense
21 shots allowed again. Come on man.
To all those that keep running interference for Emery
Are we playing better that the sum of our part? …. NO
Leno ducking release the ball quicker. Chambers and Sok both with plenty of space.
Kolac on for what. Unless Tierney is so tired
Arsenal surviving because Wolves don’t have good finishers.
Who needs pepe
Kola? huh
Why don’t they just cross the ball from a corner?
Wtf is this fat prick coming on for?
Is Guendouzi ever going to score a goal?
Pepe played through the ground in trickier times, when he looks to be getting up to speed doesn’t even get on the field.
Kolasinac on to help us see out the draw
Good shit emery
If in doubt bring on kolasinac
Lol, this is becoming tedious, watching Emery’s Arsenal
Guen please cut that hair you can’t head the ball
What a scare.
Cmon quick. Into added time
We don’t dominate games against ANY team. Doesn’t matter whether we are playing against a club from Ajerbaijan in Europa or an EPL outfit, every game is a struggle under Unai.
Kolasinac on to help us see out the draw
Wouldn’t count on that either.
Loose against Leicester next week and it’s goodbye to the Tosser
I really like Martinelli
That kid has got beans I tell you
He’s not fucking Maradona!
Emery”,we are improving a defensive….we only let a one goal lead slip,”.
Fcking Liverpool going for invincibles…..
If it were zaha jt’d be a pen with Luiz stuck out his right leg
Guendouizi has been so bad today…really bad
Emery ought to have ended his misery 30 mins ago
Diogo jotta is such a terrible striker lol
If he was even a 4/10 he could’ve scored 3 today
Guen all over the place with crosses
Imagine trying to hold on for a 1 goal lead and taking off Lucas but keeping on Guen and Ceballos. We must have one of the worst managers in the division. Nothing he does makes sense. Just a timid, rambling coward who is making it so difficult to love or enjoy Arsenal at present
Fucked.
2 pita dropped.
This is really tedious watch.
We can kiss top-4 goodbye unless we sack Emery by the international break.
This is Emeryball, not going to get any better.
Boo’s directed to Emery
Emery out!!
Palace and Wolves at home = 2 points some team that.
The teams shape and slow build up is terrible
Emery has to go
*sigh*… don’t even know what to say anymore.. same old same.
We desperately need a new head coach.
We can kiss top 4 good-bye on account of our shit overrated squad as well.
Liverpool with another gigantic luck. This has got to be their year.
Liverpool get a winner in the 94th minute
Bamford come out and explain this dogshit display by Emery and his boys
Emery needs to go.
It’s like a rerun of. the end of last
season embarrassment all over again.
All boos at the whistle and Emery well deserves it
Lol guys I know why he didn’t play Pepe
It’s because he knew we’d not win andbthe crowd would boo so wanted to protect him! Maybe he learned from the xhaka debacle 🙂
Yup let’s hive him more time though, i mean we could get in another manager and they’d get us relegated
Bamford will locate some positives I guess
That was insipid we are useless because of emery he needs to go tonight another weekend ruined
Liverpool win.. in extra time… Mane.
Wenger even in his worst phase used to dispatch mid table and below clubs with ease at Emirates.
Emery please write a polite letter of resignation and quietly leave the building..
Thank you.
Guys don’t be too annoyed, it now looks increasingly possible that emery will get sacked soon. It’s not all bad
There is no defending this. Allowing Wolves to have almost twice the nunber of attempts on goal at home. Pathetic. Emery out.
According to bam and his colleagues, we are getting better organized.
Oh! The EPL is the most difficult league in the world. This explains why our video analyst, Emery is getting it right – golden nugget , Bamford
2 points from our last 9 against The Mighty Sheffield Utd, C.Palace and Wolves.
That is relegation form.
Emery Out Now.
Confused.Why take off Torreira.
Emery is too scared to tell either laca or auba they are on the bench.
They are both much better as the main CF.
Raul and Edu are just as culpable in my view. Watching this clown drag us into the ground, its November and its clear for all that a change is essential. New Arsenal? Nothing has changed. In Wengers average era he wouldn’t be struggling with such teams.
The EPL is becoming more of a fraud each weekend
We could rub some of that Liverpool luck on our players. How they’re able to score that type of goal from a corner…..
It was so obvious to see that both Man City and Looserpool wil come back while Arsenal will fuck it up.
Mr serge
It’s been that long since a win I can’t remember not having a weekend ruined by emery’s bonkers team selections.
Be careful what you wish for. The next manager might be even worse than ‘hopeless’
They could be like REALLY hopeless. Be careful…
Shots for vs against this season:
Arsenal 8-9 Newcastle
Arsenal 15-18 Burnley
Arsenal 6-31 Watford
Arsenal 10-10 Bournemouth
Arsenal 9-10 Sheffield
Arsenal 9-21 Wolves
Sadio Mané what a player
No way we get top 4 with emery in charge
Emery has gone as far as possible.
It’s time he goes.
The whole thing is just bizarre
Take of torreira was wrong but torreira was also playing in the wrong position and totally ineffective anyway so it’s like double wtf lol
Leicester are going to destroy us.
Mid table manager mid table team.
Slow build up, no width, mid field a mess, no game plan.
Edu wake up please
That’s it folks.
Emery is a goner, not a Gooner.
Torreira is removed because Emery played him where he is not effective, only because Emery thinks that’s his best position. Confused Arsehole
Where are the experts(reciding, ishola, Bamford, e.t.c.) when you need them to calm us down?
Can see us losing heavily at Leicester next week.
Fuck me, this squad of players is much better than this tripe. We need a coach to deliver at least the sum of its parts, which Emery is not doing. Nowhere near it.
Receding do you have any positives?
Other than his goal, Auba wasn’t much of a threat
Paulinho: “shit overrated squad”
Sure brother.
Bunley, Brighton, Sheffield United, Norwich, Newcastle, Aston Villa. All of these teams have won through dominating even if it was 1 game so far.
We haven’t dominated even 1 single Prem game so far. 10th game in the Prem this season. 0/10. Their squad is better than ours I guess.
‘Arsenal 8-9 Newcastle
Arsenal 15-18 Burnley
Arsenal 6-31 Watford
Arsenal 10-10 Bournemouth
Arsenal 9-10 Sheffield
Arsenal 9-21 Wolves’
The guy needed to be sacked last season. Even during our unbeaten run we were conceding more shots than we were creating. Things have gone downhill since then.
Loose next week he has to go , the fans can’t take much more of this.
Highest season tickets, and only half of then bother to turn up.
Emery got his set-up wrong, but I don’t think you can pin their goal on him. The goal was on Ceballos being slow and Chambers being a little soft. At the same time, a more astute manager would’ve gotten the set-up right from the get-go and would’ve given us a better chance to win. This is why Emery is not the man to lead us beyond May. This does not, however, mean that any of the unfair, unreasonable or overblown criticism of him from certain quarters has been correct.
Have a good day, all.
The bald geniuses need to come explain this dogshit
saka is not ready for the premier league
The Ozil experiment failed miserably.
He tried his heart out and it was still a non event.
2 points from a possible 9 from vs Sheffield United Palace nd Wolves.
That simply is no where near good enough.
Folks are calling these disappointing results before a ball is kicked. Wolves even fancied winning it themselves right near the end. This has to be the final nail in the coffin for Ceballos and any thoughts of taking him on from Real Madrid. Just awful, awful non-tracking of the Wolves player that got the cross in for their equaliser. Two weeks running the great white hope Chambers gets mugged off again against Jimenez for his headed goal . tbf the non-tracking of Ceballos is a bigger crime in their goal but still a better defender than Chambers deals better with… Read more »
The man looks and acts confused,he isn’t dealing well with the pressure.
Why saka? A kid with zero upper body strength against wolves. What’s with the Kola sub’s when we need goals? Chambers should be ashamed for their goal, flat footed.
Its not getting better, they were there for the beating until we opened a door back in for them
Yet, we’ve got idiots like Bumford and Receding Brainline who still time to make up their miserable mind on Emery.
“Receding do you have any positives?”
Absolutely. Receding gonna get angry sex tonight, Emery gonna bring his whip.
More empty seats. Rubbish football..it cannot continue.
21 shots at our goal???.
Perhaps Xhaka should be given an apology….
Sorry to have blamed you son….you’re not solely to blame…the others and particularly the manager are equally shit.
When we lose next season the same thing will happen all season. Ceballos as a DM? Torr not in his natural position. Emery is without doubt one of the worst coaches plying his trade in the Premiership. Nobody apart from a few weird sorts who have this untold affinity toward him can see what he brings this football club.