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It is GAME DAY and the big man Freddie Ljungberg is having a suit tailored for his first home game. Maybe not tailored. Probably pulled off the rack. Hope it’s a nice one.
Big story here: The elite journalists with good questions won out, I cannot thank them enough for their important intervention, and vital contribution to the world of football. One day, maybe, I’ll be as good at questions as them.
Before we land on the game tonight, it appears that by group consensus, the Arsenal family do NOT want to see Marcelino in the dugout. A real get in the bin appointment. Journeyman manager with about as much sauce as Unai Emery. No thanks. We’re not doing Heinz this time, we’re going elevated. Scoville levels off the chart.
There’s a lot of movement in Europe at the minute, a lot of managers that could be bucketed under the category of WINNER are close to the chop.
The one name that’s going to have a lot of fans desperately vommitting their opinion on people is none other than the man in black… Diego Simeone. There are very strong rumours the Argentine is about to get the chop at Atleti, a club where he’s done incredible things on a relatively modest budget over the past however many years.
I love Diego. If you could bottle his special sauce and sell it on the black market, no one would be talking about fentanyl. The guy is literally on a different planet when it comes to energy, touchline passion, and general all-round madness. He’s scary. Football’s real gangster. Pristine swept-back hair, elite enough to wear a black suit and a black shirt. Still as trim as one of his players.
The big challenge with him is two-fold. You are firstly hiring someone that speaks next to no English. Not that he couldn’t learn, but coming into a mess like Arsenal at this stage of our development, with a manager that can’t communicate the awful things he’d have to say about the players probably isn’t smart. My general rule of thumb is if you are going to be a bitch, do it in the native tongue.
Beyond that, you’d have to be able to get by on the cynical football. Not an impossibility by any stretch. Fans, first and foremost, like winning. Secondly, they like to see players die for the shirt. That’s what Diego brings you.
I know there’s a lot of Arsenal fans that just want a coach to come in and make us defensive beasts. Cut out all the fannying around. Get back to basics. Make the club George Graham when he was at its best. A great team, built from solid foundations. Emery tried, and failed. They feel that we need a real shock to the system. Someone who can come in and take a Stalin like approach to purging mediocrity from the club.
It’s a tempting thought, it really is. Diego is fucking unreal, even if I hate the football.
The other challenge for Arsenal is the expense. France Football had him pocketing €41m last year. He’s the highest-paid manager in the world. €788,461 a week. A quite incredible pay packet, but worth it for what he does over there. I think he’s likely out of our league. Not to mention he’s been very keen to move to Italy.
Carlo is also being touted. I have to say, I couldn’t be any less excited about the thought. He made a Sarri team worse, was outsmarted by Emery in the Europa League last year and generally would feel like a very flaccid attempt at progression.
Frontrunners from the shortlist I’m guessing at so far have to be Mikael Arteta and Brendan Rodgers. Most of the other names either seem out of our league, unsuited to the job at hand, or just far too expensive for what we can afford.
Onto the game tonight.
I was PLEASED to see Arsenal.com sharing videos of Freddie implementing some rapid fire one-touch football in training. No messing around. Combinations are coming back. Freddie is trying to impose his vision of football on a team that’s been in the football equivalent of a forced labour camp for 18 months.
Tonight is interesting because the action in the second half against Norwich was shite. He’s seen what the senior players can do, does he double down and go with the same players again, or does he start to introduce more of his thinking with players more to his liking?
For me, I struggle to see how a man with Freddie’s tasted for high-intensity pressing can opt with a frontline of players that don’t like to press. I said it on the podcast, could Martinelli be Freddie’s Nik Anelka? No one presses like him at Arsenal. If you had Auba flanked by him and Saka, you’d be a different beast.
Hector Bellerin will no doubt be back in contention. Huge questions mark over Tierney if he’s left out again. I’m assuming he was a precaution at the weekend because for me, he’s the future of that position. He’s a more capable defender than Kola and he looks where his deliveries are going from wide positions. It’ll be telling if he doesn’t start.
Let’s see what he does with midfield. The biggest problem we’ve had for a while is that we have to play Xhaka. I’d love to see LT given a chance in his real position, my concern with him is that he’s finished with Arsenal, and it shows in his performances. Either way, if Freddie doesn’t find a solve here, his tenure is going nowhere.
Brighton are a good side with a very interesting manager. Potter was a huge risk for them after Hughton, but you can see where their game is going, and it certainly looks like he’s making progress.
Right, that is me done, give Freddie the reception he deserves tonight, should be a fun atmosphere for once!
Let’s bring Ozil back into the side, so they said. It’s all Emery , they said … Arsenal fans !
Let that sink.
If we get relegated Stan will leave at last.
Bellerin a mile off his man, had 5 yards to pick a cross.
The suits should be getting pelters. Absolutely fucked the international break and its cost us.
Luiz sent over from them to get us relegated.
We are done as an elite club.
I am done with this club it’s meltdown time
Thanks Stan you arsehole
Bellerin, LIUZ, Freddie …ALL shit.
The emirates has gone quiet again??
Baaaahhahahahaha
It makes the library sound like anfield
lol focusing on a bitching know nothing thot fucking cringe alright
I just don’t know what the fuck is wrong with Arsenal fullbacks are they afraid to block crosses? Do they know how? Unbelievable defenders for a supposed top club. 4 defeats in a row for Brighton the perfect pick up just play arsenal
RIP AFC.
RIP AFC
Frustrating hot girl at the stands…
PlatoDecember 5, 2019 21:54:58
Let’s bring Ozil back into the side, so they said. It’s all Emery , they said … Arsenal fans !
Plato
Strangely logic isn’t your strong suit.
Careful what you wish for!!!
What exactly would have happened during the international break?
Appoint Mourinho?
Is the poor team selection also due to not sacking Emery over the international break?
You are so predictable Charles .
Man, this is exhausting…Wenger had worse players and got 4th, agreed that he was rubbish for a while, but it’s starting to be more of the ownership that’s rubbish
Frustrated*
Oh my. The only solution I can think of is to get someone like Martin Keown in as a defensive coach. Back to basics, build from there
Man of the match performance by ozil so far!
I’d be less frustrated if i was standing next to that frustrated bird
almost Tierney & Martinelli combination to save the day again
one of those days eh?
On the bright side at least Arsenal will be able to keep this pattern of DLDLDL going for another match.
A team of Ozil and xakha will always be abject. Hope you’re all happy
We have played Southampton, Norwich and now Brighton —three teams that will fight relegation and have only 2 points out of 9 [so far].
It has to be battle stations for all concerned in upper management.
Auba just ball watching now….
Haha cant even beat relegation fodder.
At least, Martinelli has a header.
Gunnernet
Frustrating hot girl at the stands…
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Now you’re talkng!
Receding
Pretty clear. We’d have appointed a manager because it was clear Emery was busted, then we’d be on the road to recovery.
Call me predictable all you like, beats thick as fuck.
at least the team have more time to prepare themselves like a mini pre-season for the new manager
look at the time we wasted on that international break now
Yeah I dunno how people go from yet another individual error to blaming management but it’s nothing new the last 18 months.
Utter utter shite
V fuckin Brighton
This season is a write off
It was Emery and now it’s the international break, you couldn’t make that s*** up fucken hilarious
It is Pepe time now.
4 league wins in December. Pathetic club, prideless players. They deserve each other.
and amazing that Emery was sacked with nobody in mind. Only at Arsenal.
This rot is deep.
All the non Arsenal fans getting their popcorn ready for Arsenal TV
Plato you are not as bright as your namesake innit
get a new username you thick cunt
For the first time ever, I am gravely concerned about the possibility of Arsenal being relegated.
I thought that we would have mid table obscurity as a worst case scenario but that’s out the door now.
Xhaka, what a useless cunt.
we are awful. Llumberg using the bad Emery tactic
My my that would have been a great goal from Brighton. They deserve this.
Dissenter respectfully you’re a braindead moron if you think we’re getting relegated. I really mean that.
Next home game all stay away let’s get Stan out
Xhaka with a real footballing masterpiece.. karma is a bit ch
We just need to get some clean sheets and stop leaking goals before even thinking about attacking football and all that.
Just need to nab Simeone or Allegri at all cost. As simple as that.
Wow I feel sick what have we become ,?
Freddie doesn’t know shit, what was he expecting parading these players? He’s doing exactly what emery did and he’s expecting different results. Shoehorning willock, playing ozil as a winger, playing luiz and papa in high line and expecting a performance? Local man is busted
Mini preseason?
You guys said all this team needed was instructions in good English and voila all individual errors eliminated.
We had a squad to go toe to toe with Liverpool at Anfield etc
Who would we have appointed during the international break exactly? Or are we saying Freddie who has been around the club a year plus now needs time to pick the right starting 11?
Paulinho were art thou
5 points off the relegation zone.
To see Aubameyang influence on the play, I had not even realised that Arsenal was playing with 10 men for a few minutes while Aubameyang had gone to the toilet.
We haven’t won a game since Ozil’s been brought back to the squad.
Now it’s Freddie using Emery’s tactics, that’s the real problem here.. LOL
For most of you here this is the worst Arsenal run in your lifetimes. Some of us remember the late 70s debacle.
This team needs gutting. It’s shit. No togetherness. Poor individual skill. Pathetic lack of effort. No tactical awareness. We’ve a billionaire owner and it means fuck all.
Welcome friendly mediocrity.
Alright let’s call the Freddie experiment off now, Raul you fu$#ing moron. How we did not have a plan when Emery was sacked is a sackable offense. Period. This club is under rotten mgmt.
Kroenke have finally killed our club.
How i hate that bug eyed fraudster.
Xhaka doesn’t give a hoot. Dirty little smirk on his face.
Dissenter
Please shut up about relegation.
World class showing there….lossing at home to Brighton…my goodness, fow all the hate we give Wenger, he doesn’t lose these type of games…wait there was a Southamptom incident, but i swear it wasn’t as humiliating…
At least Granité don’t smile…
PlatoDecember 5, 2019 22:01:16
It was Emery and now it’s the international break, you couldn’t make that s*** up fucken hilarious
How was it not emery you thick cunt? Worst record since the 70s!! Who is responsible for that? Wenger? Graham? Mug
Marko
“Dissenter respectfully you’re a braindead moron if you think we’re getting relegated. I really mean that.”
Actually the thick cunted brain dead moron is you. No wonder they call you the post man.
Ypu think we are too big to go down? Were you born yesterday? Did you just started watching football yesterday.
We are 0-6-3 from the last nine games, 6 points from 24; last three games against relegation fodder clubs that played us out of the park. .
Of course we can get relegated.
The fact they sacked the manager a week ago and we have no manager yet is a sad indictment of his our club is run
Kronkes out
Cluster fuck.
How not his
We need a manager sooner rather than later. We also need considerable investment in January. It’s getting serious now.
Had Tierney and martinelli started we would have won that.
“Please shut up about relegation.”
That could be the best way to get rid of the Kroenke family, you asshole.
This is the worst sort of overpampered divas this club have ever had the misfortune of hiring,they need a stealth rocket up their arses.
There an 8-2 battering coming soon for us.
City will probably score.6+ goals.
That applies to CC too
Arsenal are too big to go down, is that what you lot are saying?
These were the winnable games.
You dont win many games with David Luiz*in a back 4 – but you do win lots of money buying opposition goals when he plays there.
DUNK MOTM . The Player we off course should have signed in the summer
Luiz… Edus Baby……2.5 years to Go.
In G Of H words…
Whoops a Daisy!
Speechless 60 years supporting this club down the tubes.
Disgraceful.
Gutless, overpaid pricks
The team passing are very very poor. Auba looked tired. The two CB’s sucked. This team is lucky to be in the top half of the table. We need to replace these two CB’s.
Some of us remember the late 70s debacle.
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1974-75 16th
1975-76 17th
The good old days are back!!
Watch Everton get a manager before us we will lose to west ham on Monday
Relegation you lot are nuts.
We may never get out of the championship.
When the teamsheet was announced I could not believe that Özil was playing on the wing.
Aubameyang and Özil on the wing will never work.
Looks like Freddie is as clueless than Emery.
More energy in patches, but same bad organisation.
Better get a new manager pronto.
Dissenter
People are in denial. Scared. Frightened. Ergo, they can’t fathom a reality where Arsenal could be relegated.
Leave it there, mate. You won’t get anyone on here except the eyes wide open ones to agree with you.
And the black girl in the studio – I think I would.
Raul, kroenke and edu
What the fuck are you doing?
Danny I remember
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse. Freddie L has a lot to answer for. In what universe do you start Willock ahead of Pepe. Freddie L looks every inch an interim coach. He hasn’t got it. Arsenal need a new coach ASAP but it is questionable what a new coach is going to do with these lot because there are far too many wankers in the team. It’s got so bad that Xhaka was probably man of the match but of course he does his Xhaka thing right at the death steps on the ball and Brighton… Read more »
“You guys said all this team needed was instructions in good English and voila all individual errors eliminated.“
Who are you talking to with this rubbish?
You’ve spent the year championing and defending the guy responsible for this shocking low we’re witnessing. You have no shame at all.
so RH with the current situation now how should they navigate it?
enough with the I’ve told you so’s
are you implying that Emery should have stay instead?
The players have been embarassing all season, Emery wasn’t fit for purpose but even with a new man in charge they are still just as useless.
To think some people preferred luiz to Cahill, hmmmm. Luiz, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow
we need a central defense that can actually defend a midfield that plays not a bunch of headless chickens like Xhaha and Torreira and sell Lacazette and Auba they are useless cunts.
I am so Fucking angry,Luiz should never be in our team again.I could have forced my way in front of the Guy on there winner.Fucking pathetic.For me Auba and Lac should never be in the same Team .
“ And the black girl in the studio – I think I would.”
How many women in the studio ?
Of course we could get relegated it’s highly unlikely but it could happen
There was no new manager bounce for Freddie, which is the very basic instinctive visceral reaction you expect.
Instead, the players were pointing at each other and feigned injuries to hide.
Reminds me of majors banking institutions like Lehman brothers and Barings bank. I’m sure they are still dominating the financial landscape as we speak.
Torreira failed to shield the defence.
Even Emery didn’t manage to lose these type of home matches.
Awful.
You have to feel a bit sorry for Ljungberg really.
Auba can score 30 goals, but means nothing if it isn’t towards winning games that matter…..he’s more concerned about his lambos and ferrari’s….he hasn’t been influential and has been a passenger for a few games unless they pass the ball in front of him for a tap in shot
It’s official
We are shit