We’re in that moment in time where people on Twitter and trying to guess when the manager is going to be moved on.
‘Happening tonight lads’
I know it doesn’t need to be pointed out, but I can assure you, no one at Arsenal has a hotline into a 15-year-old on Twitter called @XhakaMyBae239.
That said, it’s clear that Arsenal aren’t in control of the leaks at the moment. It seems to me that many of the different factions within the club are running different stories in the press.
The alarming story that seemingly blasted out of nowhere yesterday was that Nuno is now a favourite for the role. Like being linked to Charles Nzogbia back in the day, this rumour doesn’t moisten my loins in any way whatsoever. In fact, I’m so dry at the thought, I’m applying Nivea Men to avoid dangerous chafing.
Nuno is a very good manager, he’s done amazing things at Wolves with a small squad of talented players, I’m just not that into the idea.
Two reasons.
- Underdog counter-attacking football isn’t where I want to be as a club. We basically hired that mode of operation in with Unai Emery. We’d just be bringing in a manager with better English to deliver that approach. When he was given a Porto side that teams deep blocked against, he couldn’t function and was fired.
- I detest the contacts network approach to management appointments. The idea that Raul would bring Mendes into the mixer again would really send a message that we’re fully under control of the super agents. Not a good look. Where has that landed us so far? David Luiz looks a complete horror show of a signing as well as an immense waste of money and agents fees. Unai Emery was straight out the back pocket of Raul, we did no due diligence, the push was so aggressive, people didn’t even care that the manager couldn’t speak English and had been mercilessly mocked for his grasp of French and Russian prior to that.
I just don’t think there’s much of an argument for bringing him into the mixer here. He took Valencia to 4th, Emery took them to 3rd three times. He went to Porto and failed to pick up any trophies or move the club forward in a season. He’s having a moment in the sun with Wolves, but ultimately, I think the stain of being so close to a super agent is too much… he was literally Jorge Mendes first-ever client way back in 1996.
I hope the same machinations pushing Jose and Enrique stories are trying to push Nuno onto the shortlist of managers we should speak to.
Unai Emery is taking charge of the game on Thursday against Frankfurt, some think this could be his last hurrah before he’s moved on, I’m not so sure. He’ll no doubt turn in a win there, then it’s Norwich, Brighton and West Ham… then the club is in the December zone.
Unless things are really rough, it’s hard to imagine us hiring a new person into a stretch of games where they’ll have to face United, City and Chelsea. That would not be a good start. If things really are that bad by December, I’d imagine we’ll bring in Freddie and Bould. Interesting to read that Freddie doesn’t have full UEFA licencing yet to be an actual manager, not sure if that’s accurate, but that could mean Steve Bould in the dugout.
Interesting to read that Unai stopped sending scouts live to watch opposition and doesn’t read dossiers compiled internally by our scouts… because he’d rather do it himself. When a manager starts hoarding responsibility like that, you know you have a bad one. I questioned his epic video analysis when he joined. Players have short attention spans, even shorter if they have to strain to understand the contents of your analysis. I cannot imagine how bad it must be sitting in a video lounge listening to Emery talk about the potency of Southampton’s threat to our defence.
Anyway, it’s coming to an end soon… let’s hope that Raul has something more creative than a Whatsapp ‘please help’ message to Mendes.
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Good one Boomslang. Didn’t think others would be around yet lol
Cheers man
” I’m just not that into the idea.”
Just 1 reason : he’s not Arteta.
Pedro is going off the edge again because it appears that Arteta isn’t being considered.
We are back to this “contact list” brouhaha again?
It doesn’t require a PhD to know whay Arteta isn’t on any list to rectify the unflushed toilet bowl of turd that Arsenal is currently
We need a manager that can work into a dressing room and command immediate attention, not one that will still need to learn fundamentals of head coaching on the job.
“The English press reports a probable exodus of players Arsenal, tired of the choice and management of their manager, the Basque Unai Emery. The former boss of the PSG is criticized decisions on the pitch that led the Gunners to a poor 8th place, but also for his relationship with his players. The latters would be dissatisfied and think of a departure next summer.”
It’s much too fucking late anyway…
“Interesting to read that Freddie doesn’t have full UEFA licencing yet to be an actual manager”
Didn’t know that – how far short is he? Could we be looking to rush that through before outing Emery with a new full time manager joining in the summer?
Right now fuck knows what’s going on at Arsenal. In what can only be some sort of cosmic irony I had an email half an hour ago from Arsenal asking me to complete a survey on match day experience.
Not sure they’ll like what I had to say.
It’s obvious.We need a Rogering.Brendan Rogers.But would he leave Leicester in their current position? That’s the dilemma.Dont want a Johnny Foreigner unless it’s Simeone.which is slim to nil.As for some strange reason his name never makes the supposed shortlist.
HL
Send this to our owner and board.
As if they care.
How does emery turn up for work and try and control a group of players that he knows full well , do not want him to be there ? Pride alone should make the man walk away , but it seems he has none. Just admit you can’t sort out this mess , you tried your best but ultimately it hasn’t worked out – the footballing world would have more respect for you if you did that , rather than be sent packing whilst kicking and screaming
Sean Dyche
Eddie Howe
Chris Wilder
If they were foreign coaches, they would be head hunted left, right and centre.
Underlying racism/snobbery in British football.
Edu
How many times have you walked away from £3 million or more?
The City fixture could get ugly.
Edu me favour
I really think it’s about waiting to be fired and walking away with a pay-off at this point. Emery will get another job with a mid table club in Spain.
That, I think is the motivation for still showing up for work and pretending to manage the team.
The shame is on the Arsenal executive management and the owner.
‘It’s annoying all the positivity coming out from the media regarding jose/Tottenham’
You ain’t see shit.
Pedro will be snubbish to just about any manager that isn’t named Arteta at this point, guess we have to get used to that…
“ How many times have you walked away from £3 million or more?”
“ I really think it’s about waiting to be fired and walking away with a pay-off at this point. Emery will get another job with a mid table club in Spain.
That, I think is the motivation for still showing up for work and pretending to manage the team.
The shame is on the Arsenal executive management and the owner.”
I have you right there lads – my emotions are clouding my logical thinking …. I literally didn’t take that into consideration
Graham
Cry me a river please, Sean Dyche bombed in Europe first chance he got and Eddie Howe and Chris Wilder are just where they ought to be
If the appointment of Nuno coincides with Arsenal becoming a satellite Portuguese club then this certain agent appointment may turn out decent.
Getting in Portuguese players as well as a conveyor belt of younger foreigners playing in the Portuguese League could be good.
I’ve always liked that combination associated with Portuguese football of pragmatism but also sprinkled with flair.
“Bing bong bing satelitte of Nuno”
“Bing bong bing satelitte of Nuno”
You know it makes sense.
Arsenal can rebrand as Vitoria Arsenal.
Pedro, Personally I don’t find Nuno “alarming”. And I think your point about the dangers of super-agent fuelled contacts football is positively Wemgeresque in its Puritanism. I think there are significant differences between Nuno and Emery’s brands of “underdog counterattacking football.” Nuno’s brand is much more organised, consistent and effective, and there are not the lurches in formations and personnel that have been a feature of Emery’s football this season. Your point about wanting Arsenal to be a side that plays offensive possession football is well made though, and I’m not sure Nuno can make us become that kind of… Read more »
Edu
It’s an easy thing to do at the moment. We’ve just got to hope that there are things going on behind the scenes we’re not aware of.
*Wengeresque
Oh and (for the benefit of CG) Nuno speaks better English and has a bigger beard than Sean Dyche.
A succinct and ‘ bang on’ post by PedRo- many thanks. Not even going to pass comment on the funny looking and even funnier named Wolves manager. He is too tall- must be an ex -keeper. And keepers aint managers. ——————————————- one line stood out, mind (re: thursdays fixture) “””””I’m not so sure. He’ll no doubt turn in a win there””””” Not a chance – we will get”” Bayerned”” I think if you pitch it Arsenal 2 Frankfurt 5-7 goals you wont be far off. We are raining shots on our goal like Meryl Streep churns out Oscars nominations. Thursday… Read more »
Pedro is right about David Luiz though.
Horrendous signing.
Uwot
“.Brendan Rogers.But would he leave Leicester in their current position?”
He’s on 5 mill a year, Offer him 10 mill a year and he will jump at the chance.
We had the French period under Wenger.
Now it is time to enter the Portuguese phase. Full on.
“The City fixture could get ugly.”
And not only that one.
There could be only 2 excuses of not replacing Emery with Poch right now: 1. Poch is serious about that sabbatical , (2) Arsenal is getting Pep Guardiola to replace Unai Emery.
Nuno’s first raid signing from Portugal for Arsenal.
Danilo Pereira from Porto.
I will be totally onboard with Nuno as our next manager. The guy has PL experience, like most Portuguese manager his teams are well organized and he has a bit of charisma about him.
In other words, he has sauce.
You lot are all getting banned if you keep bigging up Nuno
“Cry me a river please, Sean Dyche bombed in Europe first chance he got and Eddie Howe and Chris Wilder are just where they ought to be”
Simply put
Don’t even know where the Chris Wilder thing is coming from, newly promoted team doing well fair play but that’s about the end of it.
We will all be banned if Arteta is not The Chosen One.
Read article about Chris Wilder a few weeks ago, apparently he bought a bunch of no-nonsense Yorkshire men so he knows they will always give 100% effort, no worries about how team will play away at Burnley on dreary Monday evening.
I think Arsenal need to focus much more on athleticism and attitude when we buy players, too many southern softies in our squad. Sanchez was our last player who gave his all every game and we got rid of him when we needed two or three more players like him to start competing properly again.
Pedro, Where are you getting this myth about Raul being responsible for Emery from? There is nothing to substantiate that whatsoever. Gazidis said himself right from the horse’s mouth that Emery was on the 8 man shortlist right from the start. It was reported on the dot com, all the major papers and in interviews with Gazidis. Gazidis was Raul’s boss, not the other way around. Raul wanted Enrique and that too was reported. Gazidis also said that Emery made it through to the final 3 and that Gazidis, Raul and Sven all independently put Emery as no 1 out… Read more »
I’d forget about Nuno, City have put him on a retainer to be their next manager once Pep goes. Arteta is going to be promoted to chief keeping my coffee warm bloke.
Words
“””””””Oh and (for the benefit of CG) Nuno speaks better English and has a bigger beard than Sean Dyche””””””
He is doing great work at Wolves- that his place.
If he comes to Arsenal. He will be an unmitigated disaster.
Anyway I wont countenance it.
I will sue the club- if he comes post Clown
Sam Allardyce, there i said it. We playing like a relegation team, being run with small team mentality, so let’s go for the mid season SOS to the big man. Experienced, get team organised, sort defence. Enrique is not the answer, Raul wasting time fixated on him, he just Emery 2. Arteta a gamble & we not in a position to take that chance. Should’ve had the guts to sack Emery 2 weeks ago, end of last season collapse & start of this season been a disaster, everyone can see it apart from board. Going to be too late to… Read more »
benny
I’ve gone down that route till I’m blue in the face, same with some of the player signings under Sven and even some before Sanllehi joined.
There are those on here who will find ways to blame Sanllehi for just about anything. Ask Valentin how he’s responsible for the 6 mass extinctions Earth’s undergone / undergoing!
Guys, this whole debacle has become boring. We have a management incredibly unprepared and paralyzed. There is no North Star for the expectation or culture. It is time for leadership that dominates with win at all cost; win with a coaching unit with collaborative trust in a plan, that speaks the same language in their coaching and in directing the players in no uncertain plans. Time the board woke the hell up!
bennydevito – Pedro has massive blindspot when it comes to Gazidis and his role in banter seasons of last five years. I am convinced Pedro’s club insiders who email him are Gazidis people and they protecting their boss but who knows.
The dark horse could be Viera, I am not sure how he organises his teams but he would jump at the chance mid season.
Our priority is to repair the defence and midfield and he should be able to sort that out.
It’s sad that with 18 months of Wenger going we are back to square one, but as you guys have said the club is in the hands of greedy non football men who have no feelings for the fans or the clubs history.
dave
The only problem with your “greedy non football men” line is that for them to get what they want the club needs to be “successful”. Now the definition of successful can vary but right now that means getting back in the CL. We spent a pretty decent chunk of money in the summer with that in mind. Your premise comes across as if they don’t care.
Its like fighting for crumbs saying Raul, Sven or Gazidas was responsible, in the end they were all culpable in hiring of Emery. Water under the bridge at this stage. More worrying is fact Raul is now spearheading with a very suspect vision, fact Emery is still in a job after the debacle he’s overseen thus far is a massive indictment. Looks to be really struggling with next move with serious options available or attainable. At certain point one has to ask whats his vision for club, cause i’m not sure he knows. As others have said blaming Emery is… Read more »
”Unai Emery is taking charge of the game on Thursday against Frankfurt, some think this could be his last hurrah before he’s moved on, I’m not so sure. He’ll no doubt turn in a win there, then it’s Norwich, Brighton and West Ham… then the club is in the December zone.“
I seem to remember Pedro also saying that no doubt we would beat Southampton.
We are at a point where no matter who the opposition is, we are ripe for the taking. I can see Frankfurt doing a job on us this week. It’s so depressing.
Steve Bould should not only be anywhere near the managers seat, He should not even be at the club, He is not the solution, He and his incompetence are part of the problem.
Ishola
Danilo Pereira or William Carvalho?
Oh and someone get Nabil Fekir away from Betis, dude is wasting over there
Batistuta
“Danilo Pereira or William Carvalho?Oh and someone get Nabil Fekir away from Betis, dude is wasting over there”
Yeah either of those would be good although I’d prefer Periera at this stage.
Nuno only works at Arsenal if the club allow him to do what he wants to do as we see at Wolves. If Arsenal try to start to bend him in what they see as what Arsenal are or meant to be then it will be fail time again.
NoNo Gomez. You’re welcome.
Steve Bald ??
Look, the man doesn’t look after his face game and that beard is not kept well.
Compare that to the clean lines of Arteta. You could pull cotton wool over that face and not a strand would catch on his marble skin. Great face game!
Not for me.
Our backroom team suck.
HL
Calm down.
Marc
Their main motive is money in their pockets first.
Then they want to hang onto their pay packet no matter what.
They should earn their money by ensuring the success of the club but they get just as much when they fail.
Greed is killing football by luring these types
This fucking Josh Sippie still continues to pollute the world wide web spewing absolute shit again about everything Arsenal. Look at this absolute garbage from him again in his most recent article: “They understand that the club needs to fix things. But they also understand something else—this isn’t a crisis. It’s a problem that needs to be monitored, it’s a situation that could get worse. And it’s something that you don’t necessarily want to let evolve into a crisis, but knowing what a crisis looks like is the difference between ripping out a plant because you think it might be… Read more »
He’s got a twitter account.
Chase him off the web ffs.
Clueless charlatan.
“He’s got a twitter account.Chase him off the web ffs. Clueless charlatan.”
Whoever he is he is just expressing his opinions and he is entitled to it same way you are entitled to yours
Receding
Not when he spouts crap about Emery “succeeding”
Wtf is he on about.
I’ve had enough of these jokers pretending they know what they are on about.
Sam Allardyce, there i said it. We playing like a relegation team, being run with small team mentality, so let’s go for the mid season SOS to the big man. Experienced, get team organised, sort defence. Enrique is not the answer, Raul wasting time fixated on him, he just Emery 2. Arteta a gamble & we not in a position to take that chance. Should’ve had the guts to sack Emery 2 weeks ago, end of last season collapse & start of this season been a disaster, everyone can see it apart from board. Going to be too late to… Read more »
“You could pull cotton wool over that face and not a strand would catch on his marble skin.”
lol
“Not when he spouts crap about Emery “succeeding””
Lets not pretend that’s what’s eating you up
“This is the same cretin that used to write love letter type articles about Granit Xhaka telling us what a great cultured player he was.”
This is why you want him crucified and run off the web
‘Arsenal can rebrand as Vitoria Arsenal.’
I know you are frustrated, Ishola, but shouldn’t be resorting to cocaine, especially not at 49.
Nuno is Pepe’s type of manager
Receding
I was highlighting that the man is clueless in all aspects and he has history of it Xhaka included.
Now read this line again and tell me why this imbecile shouldn’t be run out:
” He is going to give his man every chance to succeed before he drops the guillotine.”
What’s Edu doing other than keeping quiet.
Hasn’t had much influence on our performances, in fact it getting worse by the day.
Somebody needs to tell Sippie ‘the calm analytical approach’ would of been shit canning Emery July 1 and starting a new having looked at the data and downward trajectory season took.
A trajectory that has done nothing but get continually worse.
“What’s Edu doing other than keeping quiet.”
Earning big money ??
Brendan Rodgers would jump at the chance to work for a giant club again
Leicester is a provincial club they can’t hold onto their best players if the big boys come knocking and Brendan will be the same
Don’t quote Vardy not moving either he is just a comfort boy not confident in shining on the bigger stage
Who the fudge is Josh Sippie?
“for a giant club again”
Yeah right, that’s exactly what we are at the moment…
Graham62
“Who the fudge is Josh Sippie?”
“He is the 2015 and 2016 FanSided soccer editor of the year and has previously written for FourFourTwo US and CBS. Also seen on: Outside of the Boot, These Football Times.”
In fact I was a bit harsh on Mr Sippie but his articles are just so annoying.
I was harsh because just looking at his twitter account it is clear that he is a geek that parades himself as well as an informed writer on football matters.
Must be a case of who he knows rather than what he knows again.
Highbury the size of the club has not changed just because we are in a dip at the moment it’s still a giant club.
Fanbase
Stadium
Facilities
All mean we are still a massive club
Ishola
“In fact I was a bit harsh on Mr Sippie but his articles are just so annoying.”
Did Mr Sippie kidnap your attention to force you to read his articles?
You’re seething over a writer that no one but you has heard about and encouraging censure-ship against him.
Thanos Very disrespectful and, in many respects, way of track. Leicester are a growing force in the English game and have become a household name all around the world. Their financial clout is growing daily and as for Vardy being ” a comfort boy”, nothing could be further from the truth. He chose not to come to Arsenal because he felt it wasn’t the right fit and,if you’re totally honest with yourself here, you can understand where he’s coming from on this. He knew things weren’t ideal at our club(under Wenger) and wasn’t prepared to take the risk. Sensible lad.… Read more »
Leicester is still a provincial team however you sugar coat it
Graham
Also Vardy stayed at Leicester because they offered him an improved deal to stay
Comfort boy
A team, even a Europa for life team that loses to Emery’s Arsenal should feel so low at this point.
Ishola70
Thanks.
Based on your 16:52 post, he hasn’t a fudging clue.
Another social media junkie making vast amounts of money based on crap perceptions.
Vardy was already regretting missing the last bus to ‘big boyness’ until Brendan came along.
Of course Leicester would offer him more money, he deserved it.
He rejected us in 2016. What was happening at our club at this time and thereafter.
Exactly!
He made a wise choice.
Are you saying that if we offered Brendan the job he would not jump at it ?
Vardy wouldn’t jump ship because he’s afraid to fail,big fish in a small pond kind of guy..
We won’t make the move but Rodgers will ditch them for us instantly,i mean regardless of the joke Mr Emery has turned us into we’re still a massive pull for any coach out there
Welcome to Arsenal Nuno!!!
Brenda will be after the United job when it becomes available – not N5.
Thanos
Imo, at this moment in time, based our owner/ board/ structure,Brendan Rodgers would not jump at the job.
Why would he?
I know I’m not the only one on here who feels this way but there is an arrogant and slightly snobbish core of Arsenal supporters who take joy in belittling other clubs and their players, who wrongly assume that we are this superior elite club that deserve respect and recognition.
No wonder our club and our supporters have become a laughing stock over the years.
Victorious
No he won’t.
It’s becoming a little frustrating waiting for the inevitable.
The Arsenal players must be getting excited in anticipation of playing under a manager who will provide them a platform to perform at their highest level.
I’m not sure what the Arsenal hierarchy are waiting for.
Graham
“Imo, at this moment in time, based our owner/ board/ structure,Brendan Rodgers would not jump at the job.Why would he?”
Simple
Double his wages .
Vardy would never have fitted into the Arsenal philosophies and mindset.
He’s a born winner and would have stuck out like a sore thumb.
He would have caused Wenger a fair few headaches that’s for sure.
Pierre I’m not sure what the Arsenal hierarchy are waiting for. Me neither. But when you look at the reports that Raul and Edu looked furious at the Soton game (articles in both the Mirror and the Sun) then this would make you think thst they were actually hoping to see UE turn this around. You would think thst by now they should have realised thst he us not up for it (they were both at the Leicester game). It really looks like they have squandered a perfect opportunity to sack UE during the interlull. I mean, as mentioned above,… Read more »
“But when you look at the reports that Raul and Edu looked furious at the Soton game (articles in both the Mirror and the Sun) then this would make you think thst they were actually hoping to see UE turn this around.” Or they told Emery he had 4 prem games, Emery gave them assurances they needn’t worry and flunked the first test. Seems more likely. Anyway, what kind of boss doesn’t want an employee to succeed and give them an environment to shine? Seems kinda weird that people expect Raul & Edu to want Emery to fail. Would be… Read more »
Proper Teams
Proper Clubs
Proper Owners
Proper Coaches
Proper Dofs
Proper Teck Decks too…. all in action soon.
All fit for purpose ,all competitive and all hungry to succeed.
When we will be in The CL again ?
(I suspect an awfully long time.)
Vardy gave 2 fingers to a declining Wenger, nothing more, nothing less.
Has been absolutely vindicated too.
Hows that feel Pierre?
I think Rodgers wouldn’t choose to leave Leicester at this stage. He seems genuinely excited by the group of players he has at his disposal and has got them into a fantastic groove. Sure it may still not be enough for a title challenge this year but Europe awaits for them next season unless there is a dramatic collapse. Also he has been there less than a year and I doubt Leicester would even entertain the thought of giving us permission to speak to him, and he wouldn’t want to force anything through seeing as they have given him another… Read more »
“I’m Emery out btw but have experience in senior management so kinda get the situation Raul & Edu are in …”
Unai – I agree 100% with this. Many commentators here think they playing football manager where transfers are handled seamlessly but in real life it is incredibly difficult situation Arsenal are in and there are no easy answers.
Transfers are easy. They are.
Buying club: how much?
Selling club: x
Buying club: okay. No. How about?
Selling club: okay. No. How about?
Done.
We make it look hard. Only us.