I am so sorry that I broke the website. I needed to freshen up things and I made the Unai Emery of IT choices. Will be fixed today.
Don Raul has been at Arsenal for about two years now.
He has overseen the rebuild of Arsenal in the post-Wenger era.
I think it’s time to ask questions about the direction he’s taking Arsenal.
Unai Emery was his decision. The Basqueman was brought in through the back door after Ivan Gazidis lost his nerve during the recruitment process. We interviewed Unai on the 10th of May and hired him on the 18th. The interview process started on April 25th, the club knew they were firing Wenger in January. Raul, without doubt, had to act as the translator in the interview. Ivan doesn’t speak Spanish, nor does Ivan Gazidis. Together, they all agreed that they were inspired by Unai Emery.
Ivan specifically noted that no one during the process pulled out. Allegri and Rangnick were on that list. We ignored Conte, Rodger and Jardim.
Absorb how hilarious the criteria list now looks:
“We had some clear criteria that we were looking for in our selection, the first was progressive, entertaining football, a personality that fits with Arsenal’s values and also a record of developing players, in particular, young players through detailed, tactical instruction and also through cultural demands, pushing players and demanding more from them.
“Obviously all football clubs have an ongoing review process, but we looked through and analysed on the basis that every coach in the world would be interested in this position. We don’t believe there is a position in world football that is more attractive than Arsenal Football Club and having gone through that process and series of references, and a good deal of analysis, we created a long-list, an eight-person list.
The list of Emery traits is even more perplexing.
“He came in extraordinarily well-prepared, with a detailed knowledge of Arsenal Football Club. He had an analysis to share with us, not just of his ways of working and of his ways of coaching, and the team of people he works with, but he had an analysis of all of our individual players, their qualities and how he feels he can help them develop individually and collectively – in detail. Also an in-depth knowledge of our off-the-field team, and how they can contribute and how Unai’s team would mesh with them productively.
I’ve not seen much of the above come through during his tenure and we’re over 15 months in. I am going to be honest here, I’m not sure the PowerPoint Emery came in with was the visionary document our leadership team would have you believe.
Did it involve binning off Ramsey? Alienating Mesut Ozil? Playing a brand of football that has the stadium as empty as it was for the dark days of Wenger FOR A SATURDAY 3PM GAME? Did it involve Xhaka as the central figure in our midfield… etc etc.
Ivan spun us a yarn about a detailed search and select process when in reality, we made a desperate panic purchase. Even basic due diligence would have uncovered the consistent passing up of leads, a bad record with big egos, difficulty learning new languages, an inability to build defences, and a reputation for desperately negative football.
Raul must be suffering buyers remorse. He bought a Robin Reliant on Ebay after 10 beers and he’s trying to convince car experts it’s a Porsche 911.
Emery put the kids out against a very average Vitoria side yesterday and flunked the tie. Europa League football was his comfort blanket, a weekly moment we could all rely on to forget the demise of our great club, but not yesterday. We managed 1 shot on target. We conceded 15 attempts, Vitoria had 4 on target. We took our 4th lead in 4 games and gave it up.
This is not a player issue, this is a coaching standards problem. Emery actually thought the defending was good.
Watching our manager in the rain hiding under his hood reminded me of Steve McClaren with the brolly when he was the England manager. He’s beaten. I’m not sure he knows how to fix a squad that doesn’t want to respond to ideas.
It’s clear this isn’t a long term solution, but the big fear is what comes next.
Raul thought Unai Emery was a protagonist that painted beautiful football. How can we trust him with the next step, which is basically another rebuild?
He’s been with the club for 2 years now and he’s dining out with Jose Mourinho during a crisis. The rumour was denied, but that story came from The Times and was penned by a proper journalist. How can our Football CEO be so irresponsible? How can you look at Jose’s deeply noxious relationship with the club and be captivated? How can you look at the way he has crashed every club he goes to and want some of that for The Arsenal? Beggars belief… but look, this is a man that was inspired by Unai Emery.
Worse still, how can you think our owners are going to want him in our dugout? Not because Stan K cares, more because of what Jose represents to their day to day. Ivan and Arsene were given the keys to Arsenal for so many years because they understood the Kroenke’s wanted the easy life. They owners have real estate DNA. They want tenants with fat kids and boring lives. They don’t want teenagers that are causing havoc at all hours. Jose Mourinho is a noisy tenant. He’s a bad egg to start with, so the press whirlwind is going to cause them anxiety. He isn’t at the cutting edge of coaching, so the only way he can win these days is by writing cheques. He’s a wrecking ball to a carefully built club infrastructure, so he’ll be expensive to move on. His football will have the fans miserable once the ‘Special One’ sauce rubs off after 3 months.
Do you think that is the sort of manager the Kroeke’s are going to indulge?
In LA, KSE are giving chances to young coaches that are innovative and entertaining. Are they really going to sign off on the most prolific arsonist in football management?
I hope not.
That said, I’m not sure there’s a plan in the works to replace Emery.
If it’s not Jose Mourinho, it’ll have to be Freddie Ljungberg. I love the guy, but I think we could be welcoming another problem. He’s a lovable risk, but his coaching credentials are working under Unai Emery and getting relegated with Joncker in Germany. I could be totally wrong, I hope I am, but I don’t think we’re hiring our way out of this mess if we move Emery on this weekend.
Oddly, we’re almost in a position where it’s more dangerous to sack Emery.
We should be making a well thought out decision right now, one for the future, one that is backed by detailed and insightful recommendations, not moving hard on a has-been or a coach very early in his career that has already relegated a team.
Bayern Munich fired Kovac and they were linked heavily with Arsene Wenger yesterday. Rapha H, the defacto go-to on all things Bayern says he’s not on the shortlist. Point is, it’s slim pickings. Worth noting, Ralph Rangnick wouldn’t even entertain a phone call with them. That’s how tough the job market is. I also don’t think we’ll move for Allegri, he has a big financial appetite and I suspect the club passed on him for a very specific reason last time. Maybe dry football and issues with language were the sticking point? Ironic if that were the case.
We are in a disastrous position now. Big trouble awaits. We didn’t move on Emery this summer despite it being absolutely clear he was not going to drive us forward. I can have some sympathy for Edu, he’s new to Arsenal, but Raul? A few shiny transfers that have so far tanked will not gloss over his choice of Unai Emery. That’s on him. Rectifying it with Jose Mourinho will further prove out my fear that he’s not the full package we hoped for.
The mutterings I hear about current situation are not positive. Take that how you will, but I have sailed pretty close to the truth on the big narratives, I consistently hear from people close to the action that the new setup is not right.
Raul can hide behind Ivan G, but he was the football guy. He can push Edu into the mix, but he’s new. He owns the mess. He owns the PR debacle of Xhaka and Mesut Ozil. He was responsible for the Mourinho dinner.
It’s time to clean up and start delivering on fixing the mess. It’s time to craft a plan. It’s time to prove that he truly is a Don, because as it stands, he’s looking more and more like a used car salesman trying his hand at running a space agency.
Let’s see what happens next, but beware the tonic of change, it might have a nasty aftertaste.
FRESH PODCAST MEAT: Matt Kandela back on the mic, all the issues, from Xhaka through to Don Raul. Please listen, you fucking owe it to me for spending so much money fixing the comments
(a bit of white noise as I transition to Skype calls, bear with me this once, I’ll have fixed it for the future)
Emery Out!!
Here today for Da Trophy
2nd
3rd
Tr4phy
What we are seeing now at Arsenal is proof of how difficult it is to get things right at a football club. The know nothing’s continually abused Wenger for not winning the league as they believed they are the entitled ones, in that it is their God given right to see Arsenal win trophies every year. The few of us on Le Grove who defended Wenger’s good name took copious amount of stick as we understood the difficulties of being a successful football club, especially without the financial muscle to compete and having to pay off the stadium debt. The… Read more »
Ah posted too fast!! Last night was dire beyond dire. I managed to miss the first half as I somehow forgot we were kicking off this early. When I checked Arseblog’s live feed, I wasn’t surprised to see 0-0. Arrived at the pub close to home just before the end of the 1st half still 0-0. I awaited the half-time highlights “eagerly”. And was not surprised to see that Vitoria had 4 clear cut chances to score and then BT Sports showed zilch from Arsenal. I knew then that I hadn’t missed a single thing. The watched that second half… Read more »
LOL what a big mess on Le Grove yesterday!!
In other news, Unai isn’t even able to deliver in the ELC anymore, absolutely hilarious!!
Meet needs to go. We can’t do worse. That’s the scary thing: WE…..CAN’T……DO…..WORSE
Please Leicester, you know what to do.
If Vardy can’t score a treble with our shitty defenders, than shame on him!! lol
@Bill : YES WE CAN!!
*THEN, not than lol
*whatever…
*lol
“Raul must be suffering buyers remorse. He bought a Robin Reliant on Ebay after 10 beers and he’s trying to convince car experts it’s a Porsche 911”
classic line that needs repeating….
“Let’s see what happens next”
LEICESTER!!
(#prayforgunners)
Lol, I actually got the Trophy. Lol, Pierre missing the point as per the usual. We all loved Wenger and understood he did a pretty awesome job for a good long while. However it all went to shit, and then he refused to call it a day in timely fashion and THAT was when fans turned on him, not before. Now that it has turned to shit under Emery too fans are turning on him too. So Wenger got exactly what he deserved, as will Emery. The stupid thing with you lot though is how you defended Wenger even at… Read more »
Once again.
Thank god mr magoo wenger is nowhere near this club, Emeery is more palatable, we can get rid a lot quicker. No hanging about with the arrogant idea he built this club.
Bayern Munich and wenger?
Is that due to the 10-2 hammering/
That they feel sorry for him…….
El-Dicko came for a draw and got it, the weather of course didn’t help, but in the bigger realm of the universe, Pedro, not being able to post on Le Grove was like being back in the dark ages!
Leicester stuffs us say 3 – 4 nil, we’ll be 9 points behind them, then it must be over for him.
This club haven’t got the bottle to lose emery this weekend, whatever happens
And doubt if Josh will be in a hurry to lose Raul either
A real shame Ivan was what he is, he could have overseen something decent , or maybe not as the case may be
From the previous post: Banford Player poverty isn’t the issue that you present, I addressed this yesterday too. Where it’s arguable we have squad holes relative to the top 4 battlers and beyond, we absolutely don’t have player poverty when dealing with the remainder of the league. Teams like Wolves, Leicester, Palace, Everton…..Brighton. All where “player poverty” has been cited as our reason (not “part of”) for failing to perform/win in the last year by yourself. In short, spare us all you dimwit. The reason we didn’t make top 4 last season was Emery, the reason we’re dogshit this season… Read more »
Europa blindness why play certain players last night, Tierney for example why? It is a shit little league in a shit little cup that we have virtually qualified anyway from 3 wins. Leicester must be licking their lips in anticipation.
Part of me actually wants to see Mourinho, at least in the interim. He’s a purveyor of boring football but his teams are usually very organised and I’d love to see how this squad plays with someone who knows what organisation really looks like.
Anyone we hire mid-season will be a stop-gap anyway.
From the previous post: Banford Player poverty isn’t the issue that you present, I addressed this yesterday too. Where it’s arguable we have squad holes relative to the top 4 battlers and beyond, we absolutely don’t have player poverty when dealing with the remainder of the league. Teams like Wolves, Leicester, Palace, Everton…..Brighton. All where “player poverty” has been cited as our reason (not “part of”) for failing to perform/win in the last year by yourself. In short, spare us all you dimwit. The reason we didn’t make top 4 last season was Emery, the reason we’re dogshit this season… Read more »
Chelsea been winning games with Jorginho, Kovacic and Mount in the midfield. How much better is it compared to Torreira, Guendouzi, Ceballos or even to Xhaka, Torreira, Ceballos? Not by a lot. Yet Lampard has managed to dominate games with his midfield, and Emery has managed to not dominate a single game in 11 EPL rounds. How do you not dominate a single game in 11?! We have not won by more than a goal. Not once. Horrific.
Sorry Pete, feverishly dyslexic apparently
It’s not just Emery.
Raul won’t work as well.
Here’s my prediction – Raul will go, and Wenger will return to Arsenal within the next two years. Not as manager, but as Raul’s replacement.
Arsenal’s soul as a football club will only then be restored. Till then, it is going to be what it is.
The one thing Wenger will have to adjust is that part of his ‘values’ that values loyalty over ability.
That was his biggest failing as a manager. You don’t have to be ruthless, but you can’t afford to be impractical. There is always a midway that allows you to replace people who need replacing.
A few assumptions here, firstly that Raul translated. If I was having that meeting I would hire a translator for him if it was needed, so its not a sure thing he translated for him. Equally, Raul was one of 3 people on the decision making board, and the only 1 remaining at the club. I dont think we can lay all the blame for this appointment at his door. Finally, it almost paid off because we should have finished in the top 4 last season and got to the EL final. I know it didnt, but hardly Raul’s fault… Read more »
Pedro I think that this is one of your best posts. We have been sold a “pup” as a head coach and quite clearly Raul was instrumental in that choice. However, I would not be too critical of our Summer transfers. Yes Pepe has been so far a disappointment, but we should not be too hasty in our judgment of him. We bought Tierney, Saliba and Martinelli and I think that they will prove good value. Luiz is a stop gap costing £8 million. Significantly we offloaded this summer a lot of dross. The only player who might have been… Read more »
@Wengaball : thanks mate for the good laughs.
please don’t keep mentioning wenger…my councellor told me to avoid thinking about him….im in danger of a depression meltdown relapse.
Wengaball he wants le specialist in failure back at the club!!
No place left on Untold, probably…
Pierre You are pathetic. You are the reason why we are in this mess. You and your lot just stuck your heads in the sand and sat on your hands hoping that every year he would turn it around. He got more and more selfish, refused to have anyone do a good job around him (eg Keown, why did he not want to persist with him if he was not interested in dealing with defending? Because refused to have anyone step into his limelight) and just surrounded himself with yes men who did nothing to learn or improve their knowledge… Read more »
Pierre Get off your ozil and wenger bandwagon. The know nothings expecting Arsenal to win trophies every year is fairy tale stuff. Your beloved Wenger oversaw a steady decline in the first part of his last 8 years which accelerated alarmingly towards the end. The questions and criticisms leveled at Arsene were perfectly valid on many counts. For one, our record against the top four sides was atrocious to say in the least during Wenger’s regime. Our amateurish play and getting schooled in Europe is the stuff of legends. Have you seen the Champion’s league draw live at any time… Read more »
ES,
Quick tip that you might or might not think about.
Your posts would literally take half the space if you weren’t formatting in that weird way moving to a new line of text before it’s time to do it. Just don’t press ENTER at all unless you want to press it twice and start a new paragraph.
Unless you WANT your posts to take as much space so our trigger fingers get stenosing tenosynovitis. In that case – fu. Have a good day.
Ah ah ah!!
Pedro,
Come again to say how we are bringing up Wenger and Ozil and how we’re dragging Pierre down that line. lol
With Le-Grove down yesterday I found myself talking to the Mrs.
Don’t let it happen again Pedro.
EMERY OUT!
Great post Pedro!!
Emery Out!!!!
Wenger was abused for doing the same mistakes year in year out in his last 10 years Pierre, not because he did not win the league.
Pierre and his obsessions….Never gets old
Pedro, an absolute belter of a post indeed !!
No excuse whatsoever to continue with Emery by the way, he’s done and should be shown the door immediately…He’s not getting us top 4 so what exactly are we afraid will happen if we let him go? Again at this point it isn’t on Emery anymore, it’s now all on Raul and co for continuing to let the club flounder under the Spaniard. Also, don’t know about the whole long term thing to be honest, we just need to take it a step at a time, buy smartly, sell the dross and get a competent manager, shouldn’t be too difficult… Read more »
Batistuta
Sometimes you all need reminding that some of us said
“Be careful what you wish for”
Will just add that no, I do not want Wenger back and it was time for him to go, a few years too late to be honest.
Oh how some on here laughed at Chelsea. Hazard , their top scorer out the door. Ha Ha Transfer ban. Ha Ha Appointing a novice in Lampard.Ha Ha No one to score goals. Ha Ha Abramovich denied a visa. Giggle Giggle. Meanwhile at Arsenal some claimed a top transfer window. Fourth position or above a walk in the park. Champions League here we come. All bar the the shouting the season is a third done and the stark reality is that Arsenal as a club are in a mess. Players openly showing dissent and content for the supporters and manager,… Read more »
Bati Yea, tend to agree with your sentiments about a long term manager. That’s idealistic but not totally necessary for right now imo. Would’ve been THE thing to do when we hit the club with a blank slate after Wenger, there was patience for a project to develop and grow etc. But I think after floundering for 18 months it’s a hard sell to push us further out to sea in the hope we’ve invested in the light of tomorrow. I’d recalibrate with a trusted pair of hands personally and look at the next hire to be more visionary kind… Read more »
These are worrying times to be an Arsenal supporter”
These times were always on the cards. AFC has been a country club for the better part of the last 15 years(not coincidentally when SPURS and LFC were out in the wilderness). They aren’t anymore and now we are out in the wilderness.
Spent too many years treading water and being told “4th place is a trophy” while our rivals made plans. Now we are reaping what we sowed.
You plant shiite in the ground you get shiite fruits.
Emery was never Raul’s choice. Check your facts right. It was Gazidis that was in charge then, so don’t blame Raul. The main point is Emery isn’t a good coach but rather a confused one. A coach with such talents and probably the 3rd best front attacking line up and arsenal can’t even score up to 4 goals in a match. Then what is he coaching then.
I’ve always said the manager is the most important person at a football club and Emery, Rodgers and Lampard are proving the point.
If Emery had gone to Leicester and Rodgers came to Arsenal , would anyone truly believe that Leicester would be flying under Emery and Arsenal floundering under Rodgers .
Fuck Emery he is a clueless prick get him out
Fans terming the result last night “shocking” It’s hardly shocking when Vitoria would have ended up drawing or winning at The Emirates the other week if it wasn’t for the intervention of one solitary player scoring two late goals. It’s hardly shocking when you consider the overall form the team is in and it’s hardly shocking that Arsenal concede yet again in a football match. Besides all that last night’s match as well as having some of the youngsters in was a dead rubber match. Arsenal were qualified for the next round of Europa before last night’s match. The doubting… Read more »
Hope we get spanked Saturday and he fucks off, not and never will be a top level manager.
Go with arteta, he will develop a good brand of football, he knows the club and speaks multiple languages. Or give Freddie it till the summer if Ten Hag is available then.
“Chelsea been winning games with Jorginho, Kovacic and Mount in the midfield. How much better is it compared to Torreira, Guendouzi, Ceballos or even to Xhaka, Torreira, Ceballos? Not by a lot. ” Sorry but a midfield of Torreira, Guendozi & Ceballos is miles away from the Chelsea midfield you mention in addition they who have Kante and LOFTUS-CHEEK both who are now available add to that they have Berkeley out injured Guendozi runs around a lot , kicks opposition players, overplays and rarely scores. He truly flatters to deceive Ceballos is without doubt technically gifted but struggles to show… Read more »
“Hope we get spanked Saturday”
Yep, good old wenger’s days…
The curse never end.
As far as I’m concerned the attendance is speaking for itself. Lack of people showing up to watch the boring football. Journos, pundits, ex players. All the noise coming around the media, circulates now dull we are and nothing’s changed. The club cannot be ignoring this. Id like to think edu and Raul are in disagreement what to do it how to react. Edu Sanctioned the changes at youth level. – IMO I believe that’s a warning shot to the rest of the club – and emery. No-one is safe from this mediocrity that set in. Steve Morrow was there… Read more »
terraloon
“Sorry but. I think you are falling in the trap of vastly overeating players at the club and underrating the qualities elsewhere.”
Nah. Can’t be true. he he.
Quite Majestic from the effulgent PedRo. The best post he has ever penned? And Many thanks for shining the Le Grove Torch on the our real nemesis. The comically named Head of Football operations.:Raul! Small squat egotistical men by nature are always dangerous and should be watched very carefully. History will tell you these types are Wrecking Balls Think: Escobar, El Chappo, John Bercow , Napoleon , Al Capone, Joe Pesci baddies and Our Spiv. (All of them leave blood on the carpet that cant be cleaned up after) One particular paragraph stood out : Its here, “””””It’s time to… Read more »
We are shiiiiiit
Tick Tock.
Hang on….. I thought I was the don round here?
Bob Dylan Like A Rolling Stone Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you? People call say ‘beware doll, you’re bound to fall’ You thought they were all kidding you You used to laugh about Everybody that was hanging out Now you don’t talk so loud Now you don’t seem so proud About having to be scrounging your next meal How does it feel, how does it feel? To be without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone Ahh you’ve gone to the finest schools, alright Miss… Read more »
“TR7November 7, 2019 08:06:40
I wonder what Paulinho has to say about our performances off late.”
Pretty shit – like they have been all season.
Which I don’t expect to change unless we completely rip up the midfield and sell everyone.
They are all unbelievably shit. Easily one of the worst batch of midfielders in the league.
Summed up in the last second of the game when Guendouzi could’ve played in Pepe and inexplicably decided against it and turned backwards.
Lets be honest what is the point in giving him more time, he is not up to the job get him out now it is only going to get worse.
“”””“Hope we get spanked Saturday””””””
I got my second ban for stating that too
How times are changing.
“Mr Brownstone”.
I am pretty sure Axl and Slash wrote this song with people like CG in mind.
Bring Back Wenger
@Ashwin : STFU.
“Ivan doesn’t speak Spanish, nor does Ivan Gazidis.”
I think you want to convey something here.
CG Spanish Dave You two were right on the mo eh with the Spanish mafia narrative. You boys called it. The laziness, the ineptitude, the boys club. I was against emery as a coach from the start but I hadn’t yet formed an opinion of Raul. To be fair he pulled some decent signings this summer and shipped off some unwanted players I think it’s a bit harsh if Pedro to write off pepe, tierney and Martinelli as they are all young and adapting Each and every one of them have shown glimpses of greatness already and under an attacking… Read more »
So, let’s be honest, how many of you on here feel that a good old thumping at Leicester is the only solution?
Don’t be shy.
Yeah Guendouzi is a huge problem not.
The huge problem for the midfield is that they don’t have one not one solitary midfielder in the whole squad and first team that is seen as top grade. Not one.
And Raul played a “blinder” in the summer transfer window didn’t he in overseeing this sort of overall midfield.
Ishola
Are you ever right? Ever? Every call you make ends up in the “I don’t know what I’m talking about” section with the other mugs Bamford and marko .
Torreira apart. At least he has a brain.
There you go.
Amazing how the WOB’s were scorned for wishing similar events to unfold.
Yes CG “how times have changed”
😄😄😄😄
Don
You are a clueless Wenger troll.
Arguing about two players in Ceballos and Willock who in any serious team wouldn’t even see first team football.
Why do you think fans are hopeful in the first place when they see a new arrival coming in and they hope he can improve matters in what is generally a sub-par midfield.
Keep rolling around in your own shit Don.
Paulinho
“Torreira apart. At least he has a brain.”
Not really. He isn’t top grade.
Disgusting that Arsenal don’t have one top grade midfielder in the whole squad. Not one player where the big hitters will be jealous of and want to buy. Not one.
UN
“””You two were right on the mo eh with the Spanish mafia narrative.”””
Spanish people are wonderful. Enchanting people.
But they are innately bone idle and invariably useless with the odd exceptions,
To think their State were happy to live under a dictatorship up until 1975.
( my courting days, from memories)
1975!!!
you can get away with one or 2 Spaniards in your org. but no more.
Controversial granted but its my honest opinion as always,
Ishola
“Arguing about two players in Ceballos and Willock who in any serious team wouldn’t even see first team football.”
Isn’t Ceballos a Spanish international and willock an England under 21 international.
Overall Europa League standard options for midfield.
@Highbury
Wenger’s issue was his transfer strategy. His football and his coaching was not an issue. Now that We have Edu, Vinnai and Raul taking care of transfers, Wenger needs to concentrate only on winning matches. And with our current squad he can do wonders with his style of football.
Yup, What terraloon said. We had a great transfer window. We got a fantastic LB in Tierney, sublime goal scoring winger in Pepe, a better CB than Koscielny in Luiz, a highly rated midfielder from Real Madrid in Ceballos and a young star forward in Martinelli. Chelsea finished a total of 2 big points ahead of us last season, lost the best player in the EPL for basically each of his 6-7 years in the EPL, and were transfer banned. Leicester sold their most expensive player and finished 18 points behind us last season. Yet we are told both teams… Read more »
Pierre
”Isn’t Ceballos a Spanish international and willock an England under 21 international.”
And? So they are coveted players because they are youth internationals are they?
Plenty of clubs have youth internationals going right down to absolutely average sides.
Championship sides have youth internationals.
No big deal in the big scheme of things.
lol was scrolling upward just by reading a few lines just know who the commenter is
welcome back the loon from the boon CG ahahah
Basque in your glory on his demise for we don’t know who yet to replace him
I just cope in the absurdism of the footballing world
as if it wasn’t enough of that in the real world too
“Oddly, we’re almost in a position where it’s more dangerous to sack Emery.” Yes Pedro i shared the same sentiments on here yesterday but if he is staying maybe someone needs to tell the players so they can pull their fingers out. Lots of hiding going on now,lots of bad individual performances being excused. We have the players to play better than this crap but they need to start taking responsibility, play with a bit more urgency and belief. Emery is not going to criticize them in public ever because that’s not just his thing but many in that squad… Read more »
Paulinho I see your man Ramsey played for juve last night ( subbed after an hour). Looked like he was used as a CAM, he played some very nice one touch football though I’m not sure he and Ronaldo will hit it off . There were a few times Ronaldo could have put Ramsey in on goal but , of course Ronaldo ignored him , Ramsey looked suitably frustrated. Maybe Ramsey could do with someone a little more unselfish to pick him out, as a certain German used to. Oh for the days of cazorla, wilshere, ramsey and Ozil eh….… Read more »
Worst result Saturday is a draw, either win and top 4 is a feint hope for our shit side who hasn’t played well yet this season, or lose and he has one foot out the door.
As you suspected, I like you never trusted Raul. He’s no a football guy. Being at Barcelona doesn’t always promise magic on the pitch. Even at Camp Nou, I don’t think Raul was tasked with the duties on-pitch. He was just more of the figures guy. So let him remain there and give up that duty to a suitable person which in my opinion is not yet at the club. Otherwise, I think his position can be dispensed with also that we can hire I someone with on-pitch related expertise. Again, we can only get this done if the fans… Read more »
Terraloon, So Jorginho + Kovacic is miles better than Torreira + Guendouzi or Xhaka + Guendouzi? Because let’s say that Mount is as good as Ceballos or Willock. How is Jorginho and Kovacic a great CM pair?! Cause I don’t see it. Yet they’ve been winning games and are branded a much better CM than ours. Is it because Lampard actually knows how to set his team up and Emery doesn’t? You’d ask a 100 ppl and they’ll tell you how Jorginho lacks mobility, Kovacic is only good at recycling the ball. None of them is good defensively or physically… Read more »
“His football and his coaching was not an issue”
This isn’t true
We last won a league title in 2004.
We have not won away to a top rival in ages
We lost big games by scorelines that championship clubs will be ashamed of
The coaching and the football was definitely an issue
Ashwin
“””Bring Back Wenger”””
I agree (or jose/rafa)
I got my 3rd ban for stating this.
how times are Changing, indeed Graham.
I meant Torreira + Guendouzi or Xhaka + Torreira or any midfield pairing that anyone can have in their mind. I myself don’t know our best midfield because I haven’t seen the same 3 ppl play together in 2 consecutive games in the EPL. 3 months after the season has started.
Pierre,
Worth stating it was Ramsey’s first start in month and a half hence he was substituted.
Ramsey’s cause will however not be helped after he stole Cronaldo’s goal.
Raptora Chelsea are defensively vulnerable because they have a dodgy central defence and not a strong defensive midfield but unlike Arsenal they can add Kante to that dodgy defensive midfield. Chelsea are getting better results than Arsenal not because they have a great overall CM that is good both defensively and offensively. They are getting better results than Arsenal because they haven’t just one but two AMs in Mount and Pulisic that can score goals for them. Meanwhile Arsenal don’t have one AM that looks prolific. Not one. Chelsea are conceding lots of goals. They are getting away with that… Read more »
#EmeryOutNow
Ishola Hahaha You Buffooon. Do you think that my opinion is formed solely on the willock/Ceballos debate, not that there is one to be had there? You’re wrong about everything. Every damned thing you say regarding arsenal is just wrong. Now you’ve talked yourself into the mong bin with marko and Bamford I mean my favourite has to be that kroenke and wenger are forcing emery into a wenger-esque game plan against his will. You must of been high off your nut when you shat that one out. Fucking giggle you are. By the way, when are you going to… Read more »
“Maybe Ramsey could do with someone a little more unselfish to pick him out, as a certain German used to.” That combination – Ozil and Ramsey – was often over-looked.Preferred it to the overhyped Sanchez-Ozil one which was flat-track and home-centric. Ramsey enjoyed Ozil’s vision and Ozil enjoyed having someone taking responsibility higher up the pitch so he could float deep and take it easy. Ozil isn’t a Bergkamp who could aggressively pick out a number nine runs in short sharp bursts. He was more languid and laid-back, and more suited to picking out third man runners who made late… Read more »
Receeding I agree, We did lose big games, by very big margins. But look at the players who played those games. The quality of our players were real bad. We have to look at the positives as well. We beat Barca on their prime. Klopp has beat Wenger only once!!!. I again state, issue with Wenger was more on the players he used to buy rather than coaching. Yes, he was weak defensively, he used to give silly excuses, but that was when he was helpless with his players and didn;t want to throw them under the bus. Give him… Read more »
Ishola70 out of curiosity, what midfield trio would you prefer to play? Also, given a blank cheque, which midfielders would you sign for Arsenal?
CG
Jose will never be able to win over the fans. He has burnt all the bridges with Arsenal. Any chance of Arsenal bringing him will be rebound very badly.
Rafa is more like an interim manager. not a long term.
Don
You are a very basic individual that still pines and reminisces for Arsene Wenger.
You are an Untold troll.
We all know that.
But you can be entertaining at times but of course in the strictly cheap sense.
No overall football awareness. Just Wenger reminiscing, jingoistic chest thumping and teenage sniping at other posters.
Poor Don. Poor.
Raptora
“Worth stating it was Ramsey’s first start in month and a half hence he was substituted.”
He played well , excellent one touch play, maybe his game is evolving as he used to overdo things I think it’s fair to say .
Will be interesting to see how much game time he is afforded.