You might be heading here this morning thinking I’m about to launch into Freddie Ljungberg and the drab opener to his career in the hot seat. If that’s the case, you’ll be disappointed. We put in exactly the sort of performance I was expecting after the handsome Swede had spent just two days with a squad that looks like it’s been on a 4-day stag-do bender in Benidorm with the boys from Croydon’s biggest building site.
No new-manager-bounce for Freddie. I think fans were genuinely more interested in what he was going to wear before the game, an event far more likely to bring joy than the collection of players that have been mailing it in under a banter manager for 18 months. Turns out, his attire wasn’t quite as striking as we’d hoped. He looked like an account guy in advertising that’d just moved to 3 bedroom garage renovated space, in Stoke Newington, preparing to pop out to pick up a takeaway from Pizza Express. No 3 piece tweed ensemble for the ages, nothing CK flare-ish, just a bit boring.
His team selections were also a bit, how can we say it kindly? Interesting.
He brought back Mustafi, Ozil, and Xhaka. He opted to try and make Lacazette and Auba work upfront. He played his favourite, Joe Willock. His defence omitted Tierney, had Chambers at right-back, along with David Luiz. If we’re being forgiving, which we are, he might have been playing the politics card before he hits the team with his true vision. Conte did that in his first season at Chelsea (bringing a back 3 in after 10 games); play the card everyone wants you to play, prove it’s shite, then switch it up. I mean, not that crazy a thought, Freddie believes in high octane pressing and his front three were Ozil, Lacazette and Auba.
The attacking output was interesting for the first 15 minutes, the passing was more direct, there were some attempts at the combination play of old. The problem though, as always, was the defence. We were a total mess as usual. The midfield did a very bad job holding their shape, the players in the back 4 looked like they were new to the game, and there was the typical array of poor individual performances.
David Luiz just isn’t built for the game in 2019. He’s desperately off the pace, he’s lacking confidence for the first time in his career, and he’s lost that edge we used to hate about him. In the heat of spending frenzy last summer, we all hoped this was a masterstroke. Now we’re looking at him in cold light of day, it’s apparent that was a ‘contacts’ signing for the ages. Nearly £200k a week, a bunch of agents fees, and a pretty large transfer fee on someone that just doesn’t have it.
The manager took a lot of flak for his subs, again, I thought this was unfair. Is there really much of a difference between Saka and Pepe at the minute? Freddie basically said Pepe trains badly. He was an elite player, we might not trust his judgement on knitwear, but you can’t deny that he’s likely very attuned to effort levels in training sessions.
The overarching problem for Freddie is a simple one: He’s the caretaker.
Arsenal won’t give him the job fulltime. The players absolutely know this. Sadly, they’re all still in holiday mode. Freddie is a nice guy that they all like, but he doesn’t have any real authority in that role, because the players know he’ll be leaving. That’s not a slight on Freddie, when Alex Ferguson announced his first retirement years ago, he had to cancel it because his squad switched off. Our squad is a collection of pampered babies, they’ll take any excuse you throw their way.
Regardless, I hoped they might want to play for him, but just look at the overall pace of that game and the lack of commitment. There was no fire in the tackle, everything was halfhearted, no one risked 50/50s. The players weren’t giving it their all, because Freddie doesn’t matter to them like he should do.
That means the club really is going to have to go very hard to make sure the manager we hire is in the door by January 1st. We need authority in the dressing room and we need some ideas on how to get the team ticking again. I cannot accept the notion that the squad is worse than Norwich or Southampton, it’s simply too easy to play that card. Leicester have been a sub 50 points a season team for 3 years, their players weren’t shite, the managers were. No one, and I mean no one, had that squad of players down as anything outside average when we tanked them in 2018 with a blistering performance. Now they have a very good coach, he has them in 2nd, and apparently all he’s done is awaken an incredibly balanced squad. Not true.
Good coaching makes a difference. Players are just like us. They buy into ideas. They want to operate in an organised unit. They want to win. We need some fire in the dressing room and we need someone capable of reenergizing players that have lost their way.
It’s super trendy for everyone to talk about the deeper problems at Arsenal. I’m with everyone on that, but let’s not overcomplicate football here. We need a manager with a believable idea, good communication skills, with the ability to crack the whip in a positive way.
The managerial shortlist looks unwieldy at the minute, but it’s filtering down as we learn more about the names.
The Guardian ran a piece yesterday that said the club has massively cooled on the idea of inviting a super agent lackey into an already messy situation. I’m am VERY pleased about that. Thank you to everyone that raised the alarm there, you clearly made a difference here. Nuno would have been a fucking disaster. It looks like he’s off the shortlist.
Pochettino is apparently a favourite of the board. Why wouldn’t he be? The guy is absolute mustard, he’d be an incredible hire, but from what I understand, it is very, very unlikely he’d tarnish his reputation for Arsenal. So, likely rule him out.
Allegri has been out of a job for a while considering his talent. Word on the street is he interviewed very badly. He couldn’t sprechen zie English that well and he also asked the club to sell him on Arsenal (power move). That’s a bad footing he might struggle to come back from. I think Allegri is a saucy beast, but his English is very poor if you watch his online videos, but more to the point, the guy is at the top of his game. He’ll want to win the Champions League with his next move, fast. Any human arrogant enough to ask for the interviewer to sell them on the role is probably not suited to a shit show like Arsenal. No money, an unbalanced squad, and basically a huge step back for a top, top manager.
Brendan Rodgers is interested in Arsenal. He couldn’t be any more excited about the opportunity. He’s clearly had his people leak ‘dream job’ to the press, and he wasn’t exactly emphatic when asked about his desire to remain with the Leicester project. Brendan is not everyone’s cup of tea, but look, the guy is a very good coach, he’s certainly better than Emery and it’s very hard to deny what he’s done at Leicester is anything outside exceptional. The football he played when he took Liverpool to 2nd was outstanding. Celtic might be a cakewalk, but keeping any side focused enough to be invincible is a notable achievement. If we end up with him, I’d certainly not complain. Only worry with Brendy R is he’s a bit of a berk, and I wonder how that’d go down with players that ripped the piss out of their last manager to his face. There’s also a harsh sting with Brendan: He comes with a £14m buyout clause and he’d likely cost us £10m a year (with his team). Just three weeks ago people were leaking that we were struggling to meet the ‘fuck off’ fee of Emery’s last 6 months. We are skint. I do not think we’ll be throwing that sort of money at a manager because that will hit our summer transfer budget. He’d be a solid hire regardless.
I’ve written extensively about Mikael Arteta, you know my feelings on him, he’s certainly on the radar of the club. He has had a lot of strong endorsements in the media (Henry Winter, arguably the #1 English journalist, being the biggest). He’d come at a very low cost, he’d slot right into the system, and he’d arrive with a big idea we’d all salivate over. Challenge with him is does he engage with Arsenal again after what happened last time? Would he fuck Pep over at a very bad time for the Manchester club? We’re what he wants, the question is, do the club have the cojones to make a hire that has some meek fans wetting their pants / calling me a melon fucker on Twitter.com.
Carlo Ancelotti will most certainly be asked about the role again. He knows the league, he’s world-class at bringing players together, and he has the sexy prestige that’ll have Raul firming up at the dinner table. I love Carlo and what he’s done, but I do think he’s had his time at the very top. He’s not a tactical master and most of his success comes when he’s given the best tools to work with. Also worth remembering that he lost to Emery in the Europa League last season, during a really bad Arsenal run of form. He also comes with a huge entourage of expensive people, including his son I believe. He’s a superstar manager, on superstar wages, not quite sure he’d deliver to the levels we’d want, but still a solid name to consider just because he’s a very cool guy and I like him.
I also wouldn’t be surprised to see someone like Ralph Rangnick considered again. He’s been targeted by a lot of top clubs, Bayern had a go for him and United were rumoured to be interested. I would have preferred him as a technical director, not sure if he has the management chops for the Premier League, but it’s hard to argue that he’d not be suited to our mess at the moment. He’s picked up far worse problem clubs in his career and pushed them forward. RB are also at the forefront of football development. He’s had his fingers in lots of club pies with their franchise and Red Bull are doing pretty well out of it.
Patrick Vieira will be sniffing around the role. Petit was speaking about it at the weekend. I love him, but again, is the work he’s doing at Nice getting anyone moist? I don’t think so. For me, if you’re going to hire him, you might as well give the job to Per and Freddie. I think the football will be about the same level when all is said and done.
The shame of this process is we can’t consider names like Ten Haag, Marco Rose, and Paulo Fonseca. Oddly, not even Gio Van Bronckhorst because City are eyeing him for New York or to replace Pep. We leave a lot of good names on the table by shooting for a manager now, but as you saw today, if we don’t move in the next 30 days, Champions League qualification is lost.
Anyway… point about the above, the shortlist is starting to shrink. The frontrunners to me look like Brendan, Carlo and Arteta. All solid, all very different, all an improvement.
Still, early days, plenty of time for the club to fuck this up.
Right, see you in the comments.
‘You want Freddy to go with that team? You really want rid of him mate.’
Bojangles,
I’m actually trying to help him. We were winning with Per as a defender remember?
We brought less technical players who are supposed to be the muscles…..well they can’t muscle anything and we leak goals by the minute.
Let’s go back to attack play; technically gifted players only!
@graham,
not really negative mate, but you can only go on what you’ve seen so far…Pepe may well improve.,, and i hope he does…but i would be prepared to lay good money on him not being worth half of the £72m again.
All I’m saying…his purchase seems to be one of those wenger-french-league-duds we got used to….
“Brendan Rodgers insists he is “very happy” to continue at Leicester – despite being on Arsenal’s shortlist to take over as head coach. ”
Each day passing brings us closer to Arteta a bit more… God help us.
‘Marcelino emerging as a strong contender. Arsenal and Everton are both interested.’ Pay little attention to the rags. Arsenal will not, at this point, appoint a man who will not arrive to the applause of 90% of the fan base. It would be extremely foolish to, at this point, appoint a guy who would raise questions, and I don’t think Josh and co are extremely foolish. The appointment, if Freddie doesn’t blow up, will be a big name. Poch, Allegri or that crazy looking guy at PSG, Tuchel. Maybe Rodgers too, but they will have to first push his name… Read more »
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11876453/pep-guardiola8217s-rapid-rise-is-not-a-template-for-managerial-success
Interesting
Anyway you look at it that team gentle suggested is dumb as hell. A 3-2-1-1-3 formation it could work.
Marko
Yeah but it doesn’t mean his success cannot be repeated. Like they said in the article, if the manager has it, then he will likely be succesful. Here’s to hoping Freddie got the hot sauce.
FYI Thiago Motta still just the one win at Genoa with 3 defeats in 6. Innovative and interesting he is not.
Highbury
“Each day passing brings us closer to Arteta a bit more… God help us.”
Look on the bright side when he fails it’ll give Pedro plenty more reasons to have a go at Sanllehi.
Marko
Is he the guy playing 7 in midfield?
True distant I read it as not being enough to have a supposed DNA or affiliation with a particular club that one has to be his own man with his own talent doing it his own way and has to show examples of that ie Pep with the B team Lampard with Derby so to speak. Ole didn’t show any examples of such Mikel of course has no examples of anything and Freddie of course it was only the one game but he didn’t appear to be his own manager he literally looked like a carbon copy of Wenger with… Read more »
Brenda Rodgers in Public – ” why would I leave Leicester city ? I love it here ”
In his mind – “damn why didn’t I wait another year in Celtic, I could have walked right into this vacant Arsenal position. My freaking dream job right there.Here’s to hoping they don’t hire a new manager by season’s end. I would drop this city job so fast…”
Marc he’s the guy who is struggling at Genoa is who he is. Try that 2-7-2 crap on the park with some kids or anonymously on a blog not in a proper game because it’s stupid
“when he fails it’ll give Pedro plenty more reasons to have a go at Sanllehi.”
lol
I think we’re looking at one manager in the short term and then a second one in the medium to long term. I think that Pochettino would make us a considerably better team and would probably get us into the top 4. I’d expect him to get the best from people like Pepe and tighten up at the back. But I don’t know that he could win the league with us, because he’s never won anything. But 2nd in the league and a CL quarter final or something like that… yeah, I could see Poch delivering that. I think a… Read more »
Marko
Yeah Freddie certainly looked like a Wenger lite on Sunday against Norwich. But you can argue that Guardiolaborrowed some of his knowledge/tactics from playing under cruyff, he then transformed it into his own.
I m really hoping and praying that Freddie can do the same remix. Funny enough he’s the most similar to Guardiola than Arteta, Lampard, Ole and the rest as he actually coached the Arsenal under 23 team before becoming the senior team’s manager.
I dunno do we really want Poch considering his ties with super agent Pini Zahivi? Didn’t he end up buying like 5/6 players from him while at Spurs…
🤔
Maureen : “I’m no Man Utd villain”
“I was happy at Manure”… same old piece of shit when it comes to communication lol
Got to say I’m really surprised the ManU – Spud match isn’t televised tomorrow night.
Marc
It is, on Amazon Prime.
Oh shit the Arsenal one’s on prime too. Finally paying off
I’m just going to leave this here for those of us who think three points against Brighton is a give in…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43136849
The present Brighton manager was the Ostersund manager then so he will know how to frustrate us.
We cannot take them for granted or underestimate them.
Leeds, I don’t think anyone expects any game is a given these days. We’ve taken, what, 5-6 points from our “easy run”.
“and I don’t think Josh and co are extremely foolish“
Gentlebris, that is my comment of the year so far.
These guys are not only stupid but stupid and disinterested. And our BoD is a who’s who of idiots from two generations ago.
Brighton are a good side….Liverpool only scraped a 2-1….. arsenal would do well to get a win…a draw looks likely
Brighton will be a tough game.
Brighton will be a tough game…….. it will be Mission Impossible if Luiz ambles onto the Emirates turf.
(Didn’ t beat them last year over 2 games.)
CG
You’re missing Mustafi and Xhaka off that list.
I only hope FL weighed up that statement he made about Pepe’s absence from the side.
Only two remedies to this malaise: confidence and killer instinct.
Until we go 4 2 1 3, and drop Lacazette (no matter how good he is), we will continue to struggle.
Our best formation should be 4 2 1 3 and line up as follows
Bellerin. Chambers Luiz. Tierney
Torreira Guendouzi/Willock/Ceballos
Ozil
Pepe. Aubameyang. Martinelli
This is the way to go.
Lacazette can come in for any of the front 3 as the match goes on.
We desperately need a midfield enforcer, a right back and a center back.
A CB in January
2 CMs in the summer
A CB in the summer (Saliba)
A RB in the summer
All should be starters.
Also,
Sokratis, one of chambers/holding, Xhaka, Ceballos (if he doesn’t step up), Niles and Lacazette should be be gone in the summer. No sentiments.
Martinelli should be a able back up (wee Jesus at man city) and Nketiah is coming back.
We should spend big in the CM and CB positions with the money gotten.
Pepe will step up under a good coach. Same goes for all our academy attackers.
I would love us to go to Ajax and poach Van de Beek and Ziyech.
@Silverhawk, my advice to you : ask to Santa for your list.
I would get rid of both Lacazette and Auba in the Summer. They will not sign contract extensions (We will not get CL football this season 99.9% chance)
This squad needs another mass sell out. I would even get rid of fan favorites like Bellerin. We need a proper right back.
Only Leno, Holding, Tierney, Pepe should be safe. Any of the rest I’d be happy to see leave.
Add Martinelli and Saka to that safe list ^
Gentlebris “I say we pack the field with creative guys and focus on attack play. Arsenal in the last 12 years have been poor in defense but we were winning until we started yielding to pressure and focusing on defense.Let’s go back to our attack play and do it well again. Back in the day, the Norwich of this world were scared to leave their areas when playing us because of our focus on attack play.” There is logic in what you are saying but there has to be balance in the side otherwise the opposition could have a field… Read more »
“Any of the rest I’d be happy to see leave.”
Christmas wish N° 2!! lol
I would love us to go to Ajax and poach Van de Beek and Ziyech.
Get what you’re saying silver but I see absolutely no reason why we should go for either of those two. Ideally in January we should be targeting at the very least a competent CB and a Xhaka replacement and I would actually target a RB. I think having a consistent quality RB would really not only help us out defensively but would benefit Pepe to have some consistency there. Poor lad has had to deal with AMN, Chambers and Bellerin there this season.
Perfect time to snatch up Atal this January imo with Nice struggling. United and City spent big on RB’s in the summer. Bayern and Real and the likes don’t need him. Chelsea want him but have a ban. Maybe Spurs and PSG might be interested in him.
“I would love us to go to Ajax and poach Van de Beek and Ziyech.”
Christmas wish N° 3!!
(for the record, if you’re not a kid anymore, a Christmas wish has very small chances to happen)
Arsenal won’t attract ambitious players anymore, it’s over guys, wake the fuck up.
Sadly, things are really coming home to roost, quicker than I thought they would. There is a price to pay when a passive absentee owner gives a well past it manager a free hand for so many years, when the manager refuses any hint of continuity posts or succession planning due to his own ego. Then, when the manager departs, a poor hire in Emery, followed by selling off the vast majority of the leaders/key players, without replacing that level of experience. It is going to take time and money to put things right, the next manager may inherit neither,… Read more »
Freddie starts badly?
More like Ferdie starts baldly!
How are the Nigerian members here reacting to having a gaylord as manager?
Arsenal won’t attract ambitious players anymore, it’s over guys, wake the fuck up.
I personally see no reason why we couldn’t for example be able to bring in Demirel who barely plays at Juve, Sander Berge from Genk (it’s Genk after all) and Atal from struggling Nice in January outside of financial reasons. Realistically speaking.
“Arsenal won’t attract ambitious players anymore, it’s over guys, wake the fuck up.”
Has anyone looked at what we pay players?
Freddie’s press conference : “I really would like to speak to [Wenger]. I haven’t spoken to him, it’s been a bit hectic, but that’s on my list.” “I’ve seen the Premiership, I’ve seen coaches wear a tracksuit, I’ve seen coaches wear a suit, I’ve seen coaches wear a sweater. So I’ll decide on matchday which one I’ll use. “We’ll see if I have one or not [a club suit]. We haven’t fitted one yet with a club suit but I can’t really see that being a discussion. I’ll make sure you’ll know what I wear.” The first quote make me… Read more »
Before we throw more money at the squad I would like Freddie to demonstrate that he can motivate this group of men and make us difficult to beat.
We need to see the team start to believe in themselves.
When they do, the results will begin to change.
Ironically, if we string a few wins together peppered by a few hard fought ties against the tougher rivals our winless streak will be transformed into a unbeaten streak…
Go Freddie go.
That could have been worse, he could have wanted to talk to Emery.
No matter what way you perm our starting 11 it’s crap.
Is this CG
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DV7NlFWh7Sz8&ved=2ahUKEwj8vOG565nmAhUcSxUIHWBRBnUQwqsBMAp6BAgDEAQ&usg=AOvVaw0hQZgAxgFqlTg0Mqvf6tOw&cshid=1575388531124
Freddie plans to talk to “Arsène nose best”, we are saved!!
Leeds ” Before we throw more money at the squad I would like Freddie to demonstrate that he can motivate this group of men and make us difficult to beat.” Watching the goals again, in which Mustafi took copious amount of stick for, I think there is enough evidence to come to the conclusion that he wasnt culpable. The question I would ask is , where the bloody hell was our right back on both occasions. When puki received the goal for the first goal , Norwich had a player running into the open space that chambers vacated, Mustafi showed… Read more »
“to address a couple of things”
Just a couple, really : Ozil, Xhaka, Mustardi, Luiz, give some time to Martinelli, Pepe or Tierney…
The boys must seriously wonder why they are at Arsenal. lol
CG is on a right wind up!! 😂
I actually thought those quotes that HL threw up were a piss take. My god
Let em have it CG
You were mocked and derided and then banned for predicting the realities of where we were headed. Have your moment fella
Freddie will get a run of games so dont expect a new manager anytime soon.
Sorry to burst the bubble of the Freddie haters.
I think we will get a result against Brighton… I think that the lineup will change as well.
I must have missed what CG said. Must have been very coherent and insightful if it got the Don seal of approval
Fred speaking flannel earlier. “”””I’ve watched the game twice and the general feeling is the same. We had a problem transition-wise which we have to stop. I feel very good that we good into the pockets which was backed up by the data after the game.”””””” ‘Transition’ talk again…. what is it? ‘Into Pockets an backed up by the data’ ? Is he trying to achieve a 147 or beat Norwich City? we are playing the Canaries. You go there and wallop them. Thats it. Thats all you have to do, Dont over complicate it. (Villa thumped them 5 there)… Read more »
MarkoDecember 3, 2019 16:39:27
I must have missed what CG said. Must have been very coherent and insightful if it got the Don seal of approval
Thanks Marko!!
You’ll be pleased to know I’ve actually been agreeing with most of your posts lately. Has someone assumed your profile? Are you seeing a therapist? Something positive has changed.
And no. Actually I’m not agreeing with his posts as such but I like that he’s on the wind up after the way he was treated before his (unjust in my view) banning.
This Szobozs Hungarian kid looks a fucking player
Can pass, lovely feet, can dribble, pops in free kicks, clever as fuck. Like a Hungarian Jack Wilshere, except the free kicks.
lol Marko, sorry to disappoint you.
David Smith
Excellent post.
You’ve hit the nail on the head.
“a passive absentee owner gives a well past it manager a free hand for so many years”
Some on here think this is the fault of Emery and the new regime.
Of course it is😜
HighburyLegendDecember 3, 2019 15:52:16
Freddie’s press conference : “I really would like to speak to [Wenger]. I haven’t spoken to him, it’s been a bit hectic, but that’s on my list.”
Yeah?
What’s wrong with that? Wanting tips from the greatest Arsenal manager of all time. Standard
lol
When we beat Brighton, what will the anti Freddie brigade say?
Graham He does give a free pass He did it with Wenger at the end and allowed emery to go on too long too. The last 6 weeks of emery were worse than the last 6 years under wenger. Talk about microcosm of the Arsenal issue. Its summed up exactly what I’ve always maintained that we will never win the he league or CL while kroenke is it the club I also refuse to believe there is no money available in the summer It’s got to be smoke and mirrors for better deals or an attempt to shut the fans… Read more »
‘How are the Nigerian members here reacting to having a gaylord as manager’
Is he gay?
A gay is a person whose mind is altered owing to some unexplained defects. He needs sympathy and treatment, not validation.
I don’t think Freddy is homosexual though.
Since the utter failure of emery it’s been dead on here
The WOB mugs have sunk into their shells big time after nailing their souls to emery.
It hurts guys I know. Weep weep. But maybe, just maybe the new guy comes in and unites us all? Well, more than half is enough on le grove
The most divisive conversation on earth.
Don Yeah, exactly like Jack, except he doesn’t constantly over dribbles, has a killer shot, is tall and doesn’t get injured all the time. Other than that their basically twins. Agree that he looks a player though, we need to get in there early because after his next move he’s probably out of our price range. Him, Sangare and Upa/Demiral in the next 2 windows and we’ll look a lot stronger. Don’t need years or a massive budget to get this squad on track, the groundwork has already been laid in the last 18 months. Very little quality in our… Read more »
“Is he gay? A gay is a person whose mind is altered owing to some unexplained defects. He needs sympathy and treatment, not validation.”
What in the holy fuck is going on here
Gentlebris
I think you’re stuck in another generation. Time to reset that time machine you’re flying.
Gent
“A gay is a person whose mind is altered owing to some unexplained defects. He needs sympathy and treatment, not validation.”
Oops
Even though the Kroenke’s have overseen our stagnation and subsequent decline of the last couple of years, I agree with what someone mentioned above regarding Josh. I do think he has the desire to see Arsenal at the top of the game, but lacks the knowledge and experience to do so. His father is obviously passive in his appearance to matters but I think Josh sees Arsenal as ‘his’ if you get my drift, It is relying on Sanhelli and the others to get us there. The next appointment and how much input Josh has had on it would be… Read more »
“A gay is a person whose mind is altered owing to some unexplained defects. He needs sympathy and treatment, not validation.”
There are some incredibly stupid people on this site.
Chris – yep the next appointment is make or break for Raul and possibly for Edu, they get this one wrong and we find ourselves back here again in another 18 months and toxic will not even begin to describe the atmosphere around the club.
UN
“””2This Szobozs Hungarian kid looks a fucking player
Can pass, lovely feet, can dribble, pops in free kicks, clever as fuck. Like a Hungarian Jack Wilshere, except the free kicks.”””
Sounds sublime…
My type of soccer player. Silky.
But Does he press good? If no- can he learn on The Job?
And are the calves Bulging like Grealishs? ( they are my favourites at the moment)
Grealish and Goulash together playing the beautiful game…
Thats whats its all about and always will be.
‘Our CBs wouldn’t get into the starting XI of any other PL team they’re that bad, no coaching is going to change that. Only Holding is maybe worth keeping as a backup.’
Don’t be absurd, Cahill still play for a premier league club.
GB
Even at 33 Cahill is still better than Mustafi and PapaSok, probably Luiz too. Less said about Chambers the better.
He does have better midfield protection in front of him though so that probably helps. Can be said about most defences in the league to be fair.
Freddie isn’t gay but if he was, so what?
Who cares? Nobody cared when he was popping 20 goals in from right wing in 02
‘There are some incredibly stupid people on this site.’
Michael, I know how you feel, but there is hope for you. You first need to accept something is wrong, the next step is to get in touch with your soul. Tell yourself every morning:
I want to marry Eve, not Steve.
Szobolai does look very good. Dunno if Wilshere comes to mind when I watch him for one thing he’s not a short arse on the verge of losing his ankles underneath his own weight. Lad does have something about him though some drive
The presumptuous cheek of Scholes! A miserable dowdy old git daring to give fashion advice to a Calvin Klein model (and gay icon in gentle Nigeria )!
Un na naai
“The last 6 weeks of Emery were worse than the lasts six years under Wenger”
Depends what way you look at it.
We all wanted Emery out. With Wenger, some of us hung onto his shirt tails for far too long and the negative consequences of his longevity are there for all to see.
Kroenke gives “free passes” because he doesn’t understand the fans and never will.
Un
“Since the utter failure of emery it’s been dead on here
The WOB mugs have sunk into their shells big time after nailing their souls to emery.”
I mentioned that the other day, it didn’t go down too well with the know nothing’s.
What they are hoping is that Freddie will cock it up and then they will all come out from the woodwork.
Very predictable these WOBS
Gentlebris,
With all due respect, nobody on here cares whether you want to marry Eve or Steve.
‘Even at 33 Cahill is still better than Mustafi and PapaSok, probably Luiz too. Less said about Chambers the better.’ I assure you, my dear brother, if you bring Cahill to Arsenal right now, you will turn the guy to a comedy story of all time. Arsenal is an offensive club trying to defend. We don’t know how to do it! We don’t have one person in the club, players, coaches, tea ladies; who knows anything about defending! Sok was doing averagely ok at Dortmund, Luis had never be judged to be this poor, Chambers won the player of the… Read more »
Pierre/Un,
What’s the point of fighting old battles?
We are now on the interim manager after the manager who succeeded Wenger, and you’re still sniping at the WOB brigade in the original WOB blog?
Move on.
It would be interesting to know what term contracts Sanhelli and his team are on, and how often they are performance managed etc.
As DigitalBob says, next appointment is very inportant not just for the clubs future, but also Sanhelli’s you would think. I don’t blame them for taking their time in making the decision. Wait until the summer to get the right man if needs be.
FL
Yeah he’s my type of player. 100%
Already everything that ozil never was and never will be, sorry Pierre!!!
That’s what we need to be looking at. Saying that we’ve already got so much under utilised attacking talent at the club, he may go to waste. Let’s hope the next guy comes in and we all actually love him. It would be dead on here
Freddie would look better in a bin liner than Scholes in a Saint Lauren 3 piece suit..
WOAB
I agree, ultimately we are all Arsenal fans and the “I told you so” mentality is rather a bit childish.
Every fan entitled to their opinion whether they were sad to see Wenger leave or wanting to give Emery a fair crack of the whip.
MarkoDecember 3, 2019 17:27:48
Szobolai does look very good. Dunno if Wilshere comes to mind when I watch him for one thing he’s not a short arse on the verge of losing his ankles underneath his own weight. Lad does have something about him though some drive
Marko
Glad we agree
Don’t insult Wilshere though or I’ll nit be civil next time
“Michael, I know how you feel, but there is hope for you. You first need to accept something is wrong, the next step is to get in touch with your soul. Tell yourself every morning:”
You are clearly more stupid than we thought. .
Chris
Naaaaaa mate. We see that AKB bullshit here daily. Le grove like society is divided as hell. To the point where our current discussions are discuss by wether or not you cared for wenger or not
‘With all due respect, nobody on here cares whether you want to marry Eve or Steve.’
Well I care that you don’t tell a man who is having the urge to stick his prick into another man’s anus that it’s ok for him to feel like that. And I know one or two here might care too but don’t have the time to talk about it.
The society is not always right.
If you care about a cure for a cocaine addict, you should be interested in seeing if you can help people with this defect too.
Un
Listen , if he is better than Ozil then sign him, it’s all about what’s best for the team as far as I’m concerned .
Who’s to say that bringing in better quality wont lift Ozil’s game.
Ronaldo and Sanchez are prime examples.
leave it to le grove to get homophobic when the news has just broken that the owner of afc is going to be forced to pay a high 9 figure settlement for moving his nfl team to LA