Well, well, well… what a fine day yesterday was for the Gooner faithful, finally a bit of good news for us.
Firstly, the big one.
Bulletin 1
SPURS SACKED POCH
I can’t believe they actually pulled the trigger. Their most successful manager since George Graham (lolz), fresh off the back of a Champions League final, was booted out at the end of an international week.
What a fall from grace. In front of the Amazon documentary filmmakers, what a coup for them, right?!
I’m still not quite sure to make of it. Something very bad has gone wrong for Spurs since before the Champions League final. I would suspect there are probably a few things at play.
- Tight board: Daniel Levy is a shrewd operator, but let’s be fair to Poch, he’s been incredibly frustrating to the progress of the squad. He’s always given the manager just enough to survive. His big bet was the stadium, so he just wasted a very good set of players by hoping to get by for the last 5 years. That must have left a bad taste in the mouth of the manager who I am sure wanted to push on a little harder.
- Fumes: One of the greatest feats of Poch’s tenure has been his ability to keep his best players earning a pittance. Spurs wage bill has sat below £150m for a long time. The manager has kept players happy by selling them the dream of winning, together. They’re all now in their late twenties, there’s no trophy to show for their sacrifice, now the cracks are showing. I would expect a major exodus is coming and the manager knows it.
- Boredom: When Klopp exited Dortmund, he said that after a while, the players get bored of him and he got bored of them. I think boredom or frustration sets in when the dream you keep promising never gets any closer. It’s been notable this season that the players don’t look like they’re firing on all cylinders and to be honest, the manager also looks like he’s done with the club.
- Ambition: Poch made a real point about being promoted to manager and not feeling like he was one. He even switched out of a suit into his training gear to make that point. When the manager is beefing with the CEO, that filters down to the players. The same thing happened to Conte when he fell out over transfer dealings the summer after he’d won the league. Managers are artists like players, if they don’t feel settled, it can really impact performance. Poch has put up with a lot of shit from Daniel Levy, in the end, when you know your ambitions cannot be fulfilled, why bother?
So in short, the perfect storm of mess.
Bulletin 2
LUIS ENRIQUE TOOK THE SPAIN JOB AGAIN
I pondered whether the rumours about Luis Enrique were generated by Arsenal, or by the Spaniard’s team. Turns out they must have been from his team, likely desperate to escape the general boredom and lack of prestige associated with being an international hack.
He was a nightmare in waiting. Brash with the media, heavily driven by the pound note, and basically a more glam version of Emery. Dodged bullet there. I really didn’t fancy a manager who was so awful, Barca fans hated him even after he won the treble. I would also dearly love it if we could move away from hiring Raul’s mates.
Bulletin 3
JOSE MOURINHO WAS LOCKED IN TALKS WITH SPURS LAST NIGHT
Now, this might be a good short term hire for Spurs, I am not denying it. Spurs have a very good squad of players that were in the Champions League final. That is the greatest competition in the world, they are primed for top 4, even from where they sit right now.
But hear me out… the idea that Daniel Levy is looking at bringing in Mourinho to a club that has contract rebels, low spirit, youth they hope to promote, and a pitiful amount of money in the bank is simply delicious.
My gut senses that Daniel Levy has been made to look shrewd by a world-class coach. I think he actually has rough judgement. He’s likely looking at the table with desperate eyes knowing that without top 4, he’s fucked. The most enticing person in the world when you are gunning for top 4 is Mourinho. He makes sense on paper, but you KNOW where this is going.
I do not believe in the rebirth of Jose Mourinho for a second, but it looks like we’re about to find out.
Regardless of how he does at Spurs, I wouldn’t have him at Arsenal for a second.
… but I would take Pochettino. I think the consensus amongst Arsenal fans is that we’d all 100% see him as an upgrade on what we have, and oddly, he seems to be the least hated of all their managers over the past 20 years. If we had David Dein at Arsenal now, he’d strike for him without a doubt. He’s literally perfect for our situation.
- Can work on a less than elite transfer budget
- Has built an elite culture at Spurs, players loved him, proved out by their insane loyalty to him over greater riches
- Has a track record of building teams. Spurs has consistently delivered performances and consistency beyond the sum of their parts.
- Lives in London
- Can speak English
- Knows the league
- Knows how to train a disciplined press
- Has sauce
- Has great hair
I mean, it really is a no brainer. The only question I have about him is whether he’s a diehard Spurs person. I mean, George Graham moved to the enemy, he was way more Arsenal than Poch is Spurs. I guess it depends on how brutal the sacking was and whether he wants to avenge it. Really hoping Levy did it by text or had Tim Sherwood do it.
Would be a savagely good appointment regardless.
Right, that’s me DONE. Off to bask in a wonderful set of events right now. x
“Do you actually know the meaning of the word ‘winner’?”
noun
a person or thing that wins something.
“a Nobel Prize winner”
“Milan were Italian king back then, same context as 2018 Juve.”
No they weren’t, their last league title was in 2004 before Allegri won it in 2011
You can look all this up on the internet before rushing to post
“Thought Pep used to do the same. In general, the mark of a winner, is that you really, really hate losing.”
Ok raptora, in this case, no hesitation possible : we must take Arteta!! lol
Receding are you going to be encamped on here all day on your anti-Poch vigil?
I think we all know your view point by now.
Your stance gains nothing by saturating the blog.
“Says the chubby balding armchair gooner sat in one of the most corrupt and unsafe places on Earth”
If all fails attack the posters Nationality
Such a racist loser
“You can look all this up on the internet before rushing to post”
Slam dunk ??
“Arteta would wear a suit.”
lol Guns.
No for a SMALL club like Leicester for Everton that would be a success. The issue for the Spud’s is that they are a SMALL club who think they’re a big club.
Marc
Right. So getting champions league final and second in the prem is as good as it’s going to get for them.
It’s essentially a win in both competitions as far as spurs’ ceiling is concerned
“Receding are you going to be encamped on here all day on your anti-Poch vigil?I think we all know your view point by now.Your stance gains nothing by saturating the blog”
You can scroll past under you see the name Xhaka
Un na
You may not like receding but you’re arguing against fact not opinion. Le Poooch has never won a trophy.
If you want to talk about achievements that’s different as they can be more unsubstantiated or open to opinion.
If all fails attack the posters Nationality Such a racist loser
Nope
Never mentioned race. Just think that you live a place that’s unsafe and corrupt.
But let’s keep it football related, how do you respond to the FACT that Allegri has done no better outside of a one horse race than Pochettino? In the champions league they are on par. Only Pochettino had far far less to work with to achieve it.
Ishola doesn’t want a bad word said about Pochettino because his team only conceded 26 league goals in 2016/2017.
Well here is a thought, stop trying to dictate what can or cannot be posted or talk about saturating the blog with a particular view point, you spent months on here talking about Granit Xhaka, years even. Pochettino was sacked yesterday so he is still ripe for discussion
Marc
I don’t dislike receding. I don’t even know him. It’s mostly just banter and winding up. I wish him nothing but the best.
Onto football.
It’s a fact that he’s as good a coach than almost anyone you can mention.
As I said, Allegri did no better in Europe with far more resources at his disposal
Fact
He did better than Jose has at United with far more resources fact
He’s done better than emery with far more resources
Fact
“Never mentioned race. Just think that you live a place that’s unsafe and corrupt.”
You have never been to Nigeria so shut up about unsafe and corrupt. If you weren’t a nationalistic prick you would not have dragged my nationality into a football discussion
Allegri has been to two finals so they are not on par so shut up about that also
I have humored you enough today, you can now go play with your fellow kids in your safe and honest county
Marc
Spuds are not “a SMALL club”
Un na
I think Le Poooch’s main problem is he got to big for his boots. He is a good coach maybe better but he seemed to dismiss domestic Cup’s in favour of the “big prize”, they did really well getting to the CL final but if those players had picked up even a League Cup it could’ve changed the mind set around the club – something Mourinho does on a regular basis.
Shame the Spud’s went out to Colchester already!
Receding
As ever what you are doing here is piping up for the current status quo at Arsenal when others give their views on Poch that you don’t agree with.
You did it when Wenger was at the club.
You do it now with Emery.
Receding does love the establishment and status quo.
Difference between Poch and Xhaka is that many disagree with you about Poch but many agreed with me regarding Xhaka.
Now get back to defending that status quo lol.
He thinks he is “defending” Arsenal. Bless him.
Does winner implies trophy, no it means that winning with regard to the objective within the context. A non-league team reaching the FA Cup final and losing narrowingly 2-1 to ManCity will be more remembered and celebrated than ManCity and their disappointing expected victory. Winning when odds are so stack in your favour does not make necessarily a winner in some people’s eyes. Most people dismissed easy win. In contrast achievement against adversity will be celebrated. Moreover In England and quite often all around the world, people likes the underdog who nearly pull the miracle victory. Rocky did not win… Read more »
Graham
Yes they are. Even worse they suffer from delusions of grandeur of an almost unprecedented scale.
Ishola what status quo? Emery? I couldn’t care less if he stays or goes, in fact he should be moved on season end or earlier if we find someone that can transform us long term. Forgive me if i do not believe that the coach Spurs just sacked should be drafted in immediately to transform us despite Tottenham regressing right before our eyes for a year or even longer. He needs a rest, jumping into the Arsenal job should not be the next step nor should we be entertaining him. Emery needed a rest and refused to take it, now… Read more »
Marc
Did you only start supporting Arsenal in the late nineties?
Harry Redknapp of all people starting the rumours off.
Saying Arsenal fans would love Pochettino to be hired.
Not wrong.
“Does winner implies trophy, no it means that winning with regard to the objective within the context.”
In English language winner means someone who has won.
What you are describing is success: The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.
Pochettino was successful at Tottenham, he is not a winner though because he won nothing
Bloody hell, still talking about Poch.
He ain’t coming to Arsenal.
You all should hang your heads in shame, all this bickering and back and forth about Pochettino but has anybody checked in with TR7 to see if he is OK.
‘noun a person or thing that wins something. “a Nobel Prize winner”’ Now you are being hilarious R.H because your English can’t be as shallow as that. When you have recorded a series of success in life, you are titled a winner. Like: ‘Pls hire Mr Marc of Le Grove as the new CEO, that guy is a winner’ You see the context is not such that Mr Marc of Le Grove has actually won any competition before, but he has been greatly successful. DISCLAIMER: Not that I actually think Mr Marc of Le Grove is actually a winner, he… Read more »
Poch is a bottler.
Good manager but not great. As I said earlier would like to see him managing a team full of stars first.
Poch really needs to WIN something. Even the clown we have has won 3 trophies.
10 years time people won’t remember spurs coming 3 and 4th
But if they win a cup that will always be remembered.
Would Poch take us to the next level the jury’s out there??
#FreeBanfordthemug
Receding
Oh. Ok
So because I’ve never been somewhere I can’t comment on it’s corruption?
So seeing as you’ve never coached at elite level does that mean you can’t comment on coaching at elite level? Great logic
Valentin
Yeah agree but people can’t have it both ways. Either the Spud’s are a “big” club who are expected to compete in which case where’s the fucking trophies or they are a “SMALL” club who over achieve by getting a few top 4’s and a CL final.
When you have recorded a series of success in life, you are titled a winner.
No your are entitled succesful.
There needs to be a claim to that success
For most fans when considering who the most successful ever manager in English football history is, Sir Alex Ferguson will spring to mind first. That’s fair enough – he won 38 trophies in his time as manager of Manchester United, including 13 Premier League titles.7 Apr 2017
Same,
Emery is a clown with a bright red nose but he has won 10 trophies so far if I’m not wrong.
Samesong
“10 years time people won’t remember spurs coming 3 and 4th”
That applies to losing finalists. We can all name the odd losing finalist in a competition but after a while it just becomes the answer to an obscure pub quiz question.
RH
“In English language winner means someone who has won.”
Pochettino has won football matches.
Makes him a winner.
Receding, I would imagine that Poch’s key KPI was to establish Spurs as a top4 club. He did that, for an extended period of time. In that sense, he was a “winner”, even if he failed to win a cup or the Champions League. But that’s a semantic argument. Much more importantly, when it became apparent that he was likely to fail the top4 KPI, he was sacked. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that Emery is gonna fail to deliver his own top4 KPI. Mathematically, it is becoming increasingly difficult.Irrespective of who replaces him, at what point (if at all) will… Read more »
Pochettino has won football matches.
He also got sacked so what does that make him now succesful? lol
Pierre
In a technical sense yes but in a general sense most people would take the term “winner” applied to a manager as what he’s won whether that’s Promotion, League Titles or Cup’s.;
“I’m a winner because I beat the Dog and Duck 3 – 2” doesn’t carry quite the same weight.
Everyone gets sacked. That should not be the measure of a great manager.
Anyway, moving on. We’ve dodged a big bullet in Jose. Won’t hire Pochettino. Spurs won’t get Nagglesmann. Positives.
Negatives. Emery is still here.
“Says the chubby balding armchair gooner sat in one of the most corrupt and unsafe places on Earth”
What has this got to do with football?
You can’t be behaving like this in public, Un.
Graham
No I started supporting Arsenal circa 86 – 87.
Marc
He was right to bin off the small cups
What show cases his talent more? League cup win or CL final?
Un na
What if winning the small one lead to winning the bigger one?
Why do you think Mourinho has won it on the way to winning league titles?
Being a winner in today’s commercial sporting world is not as straightforward as it once was.
In laymans terms, a winner is someone who, gives his/her all in a competitive situation and will never accept second best.
Remember, there will always only be one winner.
WOAB no one is debating Pochettino’s success at Spurs, he was successful for them all things said and done
He is not a winner as a coach though because he has never won anything coaching.
It’s quite simple
Samesong,
People refer to you as a winner when you are successful and a loser when you are a failure, if you wanna argue against this then ask the kids living next door first.
Receding, So according to you somebody can be a winner without being successful (Juande Ramos, Emery, …) While somebody can be successful without being a winner (Pochettino, …). I think that people would rather have 1) successful and winner 2) successful 3) winner 4) unsuccessful loser So when people are clamouring after a winner, what they means is they want a successful winner. Pochettino like a lot of people have said wouldbrank in the second tier of manager. However with favourable circumstances he could become a top tier one. Luck being at the right club at the right time have… Read more »
“Remember, there will always only be one winner.”
yes and it was never Mauricio Pochettino
Marc
So you must realise that Spuds are not a small club.
Graham
I can’t understand why some on here can’t differentiate between “won” and “achieved”.
Has Le Poooooch won anything – no.
Has Le Pooooooooch achieved anything – yes.
Graham
Yes they are, always have been always will be.
‘In laymans terms, a winner is someone who, gives his/her all in a competitive situation and will never accept second best.’
God bless you Graham, I couldn’t have defined it better in a million years.
“Everyone gets sacked. ”
Except those who wear suits ??
Winning also involves one key element.
LUCK!
Graham
No one ever said it doesn’t.
“Forgive me if i do not believe that the coach Spurs just sacked should be drafted in immediately to transform us despite Tottenham regressing right before our eyes for a year or even longer. He needs a rest, jumping into the Arsenal job should not be the next step nor should we be entertaining him.”
Big lol. We shouldn’t hire anyone who ever got sacked then. A big no to Klopp under who in the end Borussia regressed and who straight away moved to Pool. He needed a break I guess. Big no!
Any reaction(s) of the spuds fans ?? lol
‘No I started supporting Arsenal circa 86 – 87.’
When your Granny carried you to games?
Just to all those who are re writing the English language and definitions – you do realise that every time you re define “winner” etc you’re saying Emery is a winner and should keep his job.
Marc
Since when did winning the lead cup mean you’ll win a major trophy?
You’re moving the goal posts too.
At the end of the day the better coach takes a traditionally 6th place or lower team to the CL final beating the best along the way and playing some great football. Nicking a league cup final playing second tier English teams along the way doesn’t compare. Search your feelings. You know it to be true
Gentlebris,
That was also my understanding, but some obviously disagree and will assign the word winner only to somebody who has actually won something irrespective of how that victory has been achieved.
For those Roberto Di Matteo is a winner (he won the Champion’s League) despite less than successful as a manager. In my view he is not a winner, He was just lucky to be at the right place at the right time.
bris
No I was mid teens.
Ben Snowball from Eurosport : “It would have been difficult for Tottenham to make a worse choice to replace Pochettino. The Spurs are so eager to win that they are ready to ignore the major problems of hiring Mourinho.
It will surely allow them to win an FA Cup, but there will surely be a clash with some of the cloakroom”.
lol
“Boredom: When Klopp exited Dortmund, he said that after a while, the players get bored of him and he got bored of them.”
I’ve read articles that claim top tier coaches only last few years and then move to new team. The players and manager spend a lot of time together and things go stake after awhile. Fergie at manure was successful because he constantly changed his coaches and he was ruthless with players so there was always churn. Wenger went wrong because he changed nothing, he stopped trying to better himself.
Marc
I hate Spuds as much as everyone else but in this particular case you are wrong, they are not a small club.
Mourinho has won almost as many trophies since 2004 as Spurs have in their entire existence.
“So according to you somebody can be a winner without being successful (Juande Ramos, Emery, …) While somebody can be successful without being a winner (Pochettino, …).” No according to the English language not according to me. You keep bringing up Juande Ramos like he is some idiot in comparison to Pochettino, below are his honors “Sevilla FC UEFA Cup Winner (2): 2005–06, 2006–07 UEFA Super Cup Winner (1): 2006 Copa del Rey Winner (1): 2006–07 Supercopa de España Winner (1): 2007 Tottenham Hotspur Football League Cup Winner (1): 2007–08 European Coach of the Year—Alf Ramsey Award Winner (1): 2007”… Read more »
League cup
I guess we are already getting bored of Emery.
MarcNovember 20, 2019 14:48:19
Just to all those who are re writing the English language and definitions – you do realise that every time you re define “winner” etc you’re saying Emery is a winner and should keep his job.
Marc
I’m that’s the point
Half these dickheads would rather be vindicated than be honest with themselves
No matter how shit we get as a footballing entity
Can’t wait to see the fans’s reaction when their beloved spuds will… park the bus. lol
Hairline
Ah so allegri has failed to win two champions league finals so this makes him better???
Marc not everything someway makes its way to Emery and if he needs to go or not.
Emery is a winner, he has ten career trophies in his career, nothing happening here will strip him of even one of those honors. Pochettino has nothing i am attempting to strip him of because he has won nothing
I will never tire of typing that
Graham
A club who can list supporters who were alive the last time they won the league on one hand are a small club!
“Ah so allegri has failed to win two champions league finals so this makes him better??”
Ins’t it unsafe to direct a post at someone in a safe and corrupt country? You were the Einstein trying to hold up losing a champions league final as success so maybe you should ponder on your own question
Leftside
That’s funny.
Even funnier that Mourinho has taken up residence in an old peoples home that look’s like a toilet seat!
‘No I was mid teens.’
Oh.
You are getting old without a missus then. I could hire one for you from Indian you know. She will pay your groom price and all of that as well. Think about it…..you could get rich.
Poch had one of best squads in Europe and won nothing, I think he has underachieved at Spuds. Poch did interview last season where he said he felt no pressure to win trophies because Spuds aren’t top club and don’t have history of winning things. I would not mind if Emery was fired and we hired Poch but he not taking us to the top, he would be another stopgap hire while club continue to remake squad.
bris
Yeah just what I need someone nagging me about what time I’m getting home from the match on Saturday.
When I fucking want is my current answer.
speaking of xavi’s I think xavi Hernandez will make a brilliant coach in the future.
‘Yeah just what I need someone nagging me about what time I’m getting home from the match on Saturday.’
Come to think of it that’s a pretty serious problem. But you would let me know when you are ready of course? An Indian wife could do you lots of good…..lots of love song and butt shaking, and before you know it you will be less aggressive.
Ins’t it unsafe to direct a post at someone in a safe and corrupt country? You were the Einstein trying to hold up losing a champions league final as success so maybe you should ponder on your own question
Rh
No no no no.
The point at hand is wether or not allegri is a better coach. I say that he’s gone no further than Pochettino in Europe, which he hasn’t. Twice!! With a much better team. So how is Allegri better?
You give Pochettino the juventus job he will win titles. Only Emery could fail with Juventus right now
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2019/11/20/arsenal-step-erling-haaland-interest-strikers-father-visits-training-ground-11188483/amp/
Marko saw this one ages ago. Well how’s about that?! I would fucking love this to be true. Arteta, Haaland, Pepe lacazette, Saka, Smyth Rowe willock, martinelli.
Dream team right there
bris
Either that or I drive her mental and she kills me in my sleep.
Trust me that’s a far likelier outcome!
All these trophies Pochettino would have won if he were Juventus, Bayern etc is probably why most n here insist on calling him a winner.
He would have the conditions to win i guess.
‘Emery is a winner, he has ten career trophies in his career, nothing happening here will strip him of even one of those honors. Pochettino has nothing i am attempting to strip him of because he has won nothing’
When you say Emery is a winner and Poch is not, it ridicules your entire perspective on the meaning of the word ‘winner’.
But carry on Mr, unsubstantiated incessant ranting seems to be your area of interest.
Rh
Never called him a winner. Just a very talented coach. Much much better than anything we have now and anything we can hope to get. Who else can we get that’s better? Come on. Your big pants, off that fence
Rh
Never called him a winner. Just a very talented coach. Much much better than anything we have now and anything we can hope to get. Who else can we get that’s better? Come on big pants, off that fence
Put your money where your mouth is
‘Either that or I drive her mental and she kills me in my sleep.’
You could hire a big bully to guard the door while you sleep couldn’t you? Besides Indian wives don’t kill nobody, they just sing you to insanity if you do them wrong.
We’ve got no chance with Haaland. Never gonna happen
We can’t compete financially
We are shit
Our manager is useless
The club is in disarray
No chance
You could hire a big bully to guard the door while you sleep couldn’t you? Besides Indian wives don’t kill nobody, they just sing you to insanity if you do them wrong.
Na, but they do chop you willy off of they catch you with another woman.
“When you say Emery is a winner and Poch is not, it ridicules your entire perspective on the meaning of the word ‘winner’.”
No it doesn’t
Winner is someone who has won
One has won ten times
The other has not, he has been successful though
This is not a question of who is better or who you like better…drop the hate and contempt
If picking up winners medals were that easy wonder why Pochettino is yet to lay hands on one, he has been at this for ten years now
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-woman-from-bihar-kills-husband-for-talking-on-phone-at-night-1.1572788970400
hmmmm lots of Indian wives singing going on here. LOL
And Marc, you could talk to your twin, Marko, he makes sure the fine ladies get their percels in time and so has a lot of goodwill with them.
“When you say Emery is a winner and Poch is not…”
Gentlebris – did you see photo last week of UEFA meeting of top coaches across Europe and Emery was invited because of his multiple domestic/European trophies while Poch was nowhere to be seen?
Poch had one of top ten squads in Europe and won nothing, not even lowly league cup. Poch underperformed at Spuds, he should have won league the year Leicester did or at least a few FA Cups like Wenger.
“Never called him a winner. Just a very talented coach.”
That he is
“Much much better than anything we have now and anything we can hope to get. Who else can we get that’s better? Come on big pants, off that fence”
Your opinion and you are entitled to it. As for coaches better than him, you think losing Champions league finals with Spurs is the pinnacle of success so giving you names serves no purpose, you will probably derail to insults and call it banter
Enjoy your day
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2019/11/20/gabriel-martinelli-names-arsenal-youngster-brazilian-qualities-11188396/amp/
Ishola
Hairline
Martinelli says joe willock is the most Brazilian in our current squad.
Hahahaha. Keep telling me how great ceballos is. Do you two never get sick of being wrong?
Spurs have done us over again, poch couldn’t quite do it but always bettered us as we never looked like finishing above his sides but they have now brought in a known winner, they will finish above us again and will will continue to look up at the spuds while we stand by a manager who can’t put a sentence together and has a history of being a bottler. I wanted Jose in because I wants us to win cups and now the spuds have gotten him..now they again have a better manager, training ground, ground, and are making 3… Read more »
Your opinion and you are entitled to it. As for coaches better than him, you think losing Champions league finals with Spurs is the pinnacle of success so giving you names serves no purpose, you will probably derail to insults and call it banter
Hairline
Don’t bitch out on me now!! Who do you think arsenal should hire? You know my thoughts. Grow some balls man
Samesong,
I meant to say Indian wives don’t kill English husbands.
I meant to say Indian wives don’t kill English husbands.
Course they do. Man is man doesn’t matter what nationality they are.
Marc,
Yeah it’s hilarious. Even more funny when their fans act like they are a big club. Yeah right.
This season their form is unquestionably poor. In the Premier League they’ve played 12, won 3, drawn 5, lost 4, scoring 18 and conceding 17 for a goal difference of +1. They sit on 14 points, 14th in the table. On the face of it that’s not good. At the same time though, they’re just 3 points behind an Arsenal team who have played 12, won 4, drawn 5, lost 3, scoring 16 and conceding 17 for a goal difference of -1. That has us 6th in the table. Fine margins. However, it seems that their decision to sack him… Read more »