I went to TJ Maxx yesterday, to shop for a fancy dress outfit. My word, one of the worst experiences of my life. Stacks and stacks of clothes pilled up on racks that go on forever like some sort of nightmare… then, out of the blue, I accidentally found something I liked at a very good price. Now, I am a TJ Maxx shopper and I have to live with that shame.
Reading around some of the news outlets, you’d think Arsenal were raiding the rails at TK Maxx. No rhyme or reason to what they’ll pick off the shelf, as long as it’s warm and has a loose connection to the Premier League.
Things to note: For a lot of the drab names we’re being linked to, just being mentioned in the same breath as Arsenal is the win.
Everton have an open job, West Ham might in a few weeks, if there’s a chance they can up their leverage and reputation, they’ll take it.
Kovac, Martinez and Marcelino are all Everton level managers, but given then chance they’d take the huge opportunity on show at Arsenal.
I just hope that doesn’t happen.
The names that I care about are Pochettino or Arteta (knowing the Brendan is off the table).
The exSpurs man would be the ideal candidate. Young, burned by Levy, and at the very top of his game. He would be incredible. I just struggle to see him being interested in our project. No money, a huge mess, and a salary a few bands below what he’d want. You can never rule it out, but I think we are going to shoot lower.
Mikael Arteta is the great unknown. A lot of people are writing about the influence he has at City. He runs most of the training sessions, he’s a true innovator, and he has the electricity that could jump start the post-Wenger rebirth. I think he could be a sensational move. A visionary hire that would be about the future. A coach that could ensure we don’t piss away the youth talent we have. Someone that could bring the sort of the football to the club that wakes you up at 3am before a game.
Like a fart in a small meeting room, anyone else is just noise. Kovac, in the fucking bin. Marcelino, not for me. Martinez, stab my eyes out with chip fork. We have to be serious about the future with the next hire.
Good football. Elite grasp of our culture. The ability to command the attention of a squad with a vision. An ego that will stomach a 3 year rebuild.
I do not want someone at the club that Raul met in a club in Barcelona in 2013. I don’t care if Edu played guitar with someone at a house party in Sau Paulo in the 80s. I want someone right for the job.
Tonight we play West Ham. Freddie really needs a win. The players need to pull something out the bag for him. It was interesting to read that he has chosen to play the senior players because he doesn’t want to crush the kids. Very noble of him, but it’s not doing him any favours. West Ham have been in a mess tonight, lose this evening, and we are in a relegation battle before the worst month in the calendar.
Fear not though, it’s bad, but once they sort the managerial mess, we’ll claw our way back up the table. It’s probably better for the next manager if we finish 8th this season. No Europa next season, more time to coach, more time to rest players.
Before I go, I thought the below video from Souness about homophobia in the game was something else. The ultimate alpha male from yesteryear where they drank toxic masculinity for each of their three meals and thought woke culture was dropping your balls on the face of a teammate to see how long it’d take for them to wake up, now talking about his views on the state of the LGBTQ scene in the Premier League. Magic.
Graeme Souness on why there are no openly gay footballers in the Premier League
🗣”I came from a generation which was extremely homophobic. I went to the Brighton pride and learn’t so much, it changed my attitude” pic.twitter.com/ysbBlZshJ7
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 8, 2019
Anyone that confronts their own ignorance and learns about a community alien to them is a top fucking bloke. Love that he went to Brighton Pride to get informed. Apparently good mates with the late Dale Winton. Big names like that speaking up is what the game needs. Who cares who you fuck, unless it’s another teammates wife.
Right, see you in the comments my qweeeens. x
P.S. Check out my new favourite Youtuber, Stat Man Dave and his thoughts on how Arteta might set the team.
Left bollock that’s not s fluke that’s a quality finish get in
If pepe scores another il give him the oven gloves i got my mrs for christmas
The two players Freddie didn’t start the last two matches gonna save our bacon. I hope.
Fuck me!!
See what happens when you let the ball work and you pass forwards instead of dicking around at the back or have Xhaka keep giving it away?
Can’t keep backing off man. Tackle em. Or would still concede
I think calling Pepe a one legged ballet dancing beach player insults ballet dancers….and unidexters…..and sun worshippers
Great finish from Pepe. We cannot try to shut up shop, we simply haven’t got the defensive players to do it. We just have to keep attacking and give West Ham something to worry about.
We’re going to win the league!
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Aubaaaaaaaaa
Good old Auba! The cunt.
Auba!!!!
Goaaaaaaal
Torreira feeding again!
I love Auba.
That is all.
:)))))
Pepe is eating tonight
Here we going. Now we can win the league!!!
well TR7 if only we have someone at a key area in the midfield who can see all those off the run movements eh?
fuck this is some momentum scripting bullshit right here
GET IN LADS!!!!!!!!!
Yes Pepe!! Let’s hope he gets more confidence. Now. Amn shit! Ozil more shit Xhaka Shittest
Great goal by Pepe, on replay.
Had to go for a whizz when we decide to score. Typical.
Come on The Arsenal!!!!!
Aubeymaaaaaaaaaang
Some breathing space!!!
Get IN!!! Thank Fuck.. needed that..
Hold on and we are a point behind the resurgent wonderful Spurs. Only downer is the fixtures get harder
missed two goals, idiot boss! just in time to see Auba score…how was Pepe’s goal? West Ham are shit!
Good for Pepes confidence here which will serve us well
Are you watching the game Serge? We don’t deserve to be winning.
All. 3 forwards in three goal
Emery was stupid not to put Martinelli on the field in PL
Pepe assist get in give the lad time
Wenger called Freddie at half time, he’s done it again
Yes! We fucking needed that!
Still time for Xhaka to give away a penalty😥
Too bad Auba is leaving next summer.
Better team selection
West Han fell apart after that Martinelli goal.
Yeeaaah!
Auba!!!!!
What the fuck is going on!!!!!???
Come on!!!!
LT I don’t care if we deserve it or not we are winning ok have loved this club since the early 70″s and I always will
FFS if you played 2000 minutes you would score from open play….surely?
He scored…I’m surprised…..
Expect Pellegrini sacked tomorrow by the way.
Fuckin lucky shitcunts.! 3-1.
We’re still shit.
Cmon peeps heel was clipped
Yep, sorry for Pellegrino.
TR7 – There are players that have the balls/ability to make off the ball runs when times are tough and confidence is low,and there are others that only do it when the space opens up for them.
Kolasinac is a good example. Never makes a run if the opposition are in position, but last season we saw him make runs when Iwobi came inside and left the space open for him. We’ve got a lot of that type, and not enough of the first.
We have scored with every single shot on target
Don’t revert to tippi tappi boys
Keep attacking that’s the only way to defend
Mr Serge… Yep we all love the club well most of us… or we wouldn’t be here.. don’t know why you would want to suffer through this otherwise.
This was a must win game though… we still need a permanent manager though like yesterday.
Wether we deserve it or not weve lost untold games we deserved to win over the years
Undoubted talent he is I had never clamoured for Martinelli starting. He has been instrumental to this win, bringing energy and urgency to our play.
like I said the pussy cunt at the center of our midfield just want to pass sideways and backways instead of looking for defense penetrating passes to our pacy forwards
when your engine in the car is that faulty no wonder it won’t work at all
Having read a few of Unai comments on here. It reeks of sexual humiliation . Constant referrals to wives carrying out bdsm sex acts. Suggests Unai was ditched by a sexual partner and has had difficulty connecting with woman. Unai has come close to admitting an obesity problem when he claims he is heavier than his forum opponent . An admittance of a weight problem underneath the bravado. The continual claiming of an English flag and worries about social housing suggests he feels threatened by recent immigration . His racism resonates as a financially imperilled individual . A wealthier man… Read more »
Finally…I a’m not watching the game cos of work.
Are we defending well?
Hope we pull this off and break this horrible slide.
Not denying confidence is low, but it’s not because of Emery, it’s because when you put together a team full of players that need space created for them, confidence drops because their always waiting for someone to do make something happen, and it doesn’t and performance levels drop.
Torreira & Martinelli men of match for me & they’ve been on bench for most of season.. go figure!!
So what’s changed in 2nd half from first half ? Better off the ball movement and some urgency. The same team, the same players.
Keeping Luiz on the bench has helped too, fucking sideshow.
We just don’t have that midfielder that can move the ball between the lines.., That’s why we were missing Ramsey last season… and this really.. For me that’s what we need most in January.
Add leno to the man of the match list as well
@Just Another customer Fucking right. Xhaka drags the team down. We need to sell him ASAFP
That will help keep us up……
All three goals were due to forward passes between defenders and using our pace.
It’s not rocket science
Geez Martinelli is quick. Torreira should have hit the target from there
Our attack has never been terrible. Midfield needs a bit of creativity and some physical power. but the defence needs to be shredded. Keep holding, ballerina Tierney and chambers. the rest need to go.
Chambers passes lack soo much pace. He needs to be on the training field!
Balbuena blocks a full blooded shot, we duck headers. Says it all really.
OK. We don’t need Xhaka. Bring in Guen.
Xhaka down quick get him off before he recovers
And yeah West ham are crap. It helps.
Xhaka down. Possible concussion. The medics finding it hard to tell.
Going forward keep Lacazette on the bench.
Torr shot with power. He should place the ball to the corner.
Martinelli our savior afterall kid is a baller. Bar injuries that front three should play the rest of the season. But again West Ham are turd waffles and surely getting relegated. They are that bad.
Jaka can only see one finger but he thinks the gloves pink
Xhaka down. Possible concussion. The medics finding it hard to tell.
Brilliant
If we get one more goal we will actually have a positive goal differential for the season.. hahaha Sad that.
Luiz is finally benched and we look much better. Keep Sideshow Bob out of the team.
I think Leno would continue to become player of the month for some months to come
Fancy Freddie gave them a real Bollocking HT.?
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Martinelli is already our best striker..he is a brilliant player….
TR7 – What’s changed is West Ham went for the second and have left loads of space. We don’t need to work for space.
What did I say about running into space that’s there in front of you versus having to create it by being pro-active against a team in position?
We will see the same first half the next time we play against an organised side because this can’t create its own space unless Pepe can turn and dribble out of a press.
Xhara made more contribution laying on the field in this game unfortunately
It’s the old
‘I’ve supported the Gunners since the early 70s so my opinion is worth more’.
We’ll avoid relegation
Love the way Xhaka misplaces a pass them has a go at the players for not getting it
The fool
Even AMN is playing with confidence now.
Fancy Freddie gave them a real Bollocking HT.?
.___________
I hope so… I would have.. Fuckers were sleep walking,
Habesha
Midfield needs a bit of creativity and some physical power.
This is one if the reasons to get rid of Ozil.
We are in dire need of a creative midfielder to get us moving forward.
TR7
“So what’s changed in 2nd half from first half ”
West Ham fell asleep on the Martinelli goal and after conceding that goal they visibly collapsed.
Granted Arsenal had to take advantage of this and they did.
Martinelli is a good player.
Looking at the replay of Martinelli’s goal Torreira finding that pocket of the run Ozil made on the flank and after that it’s just a gimme when the players are quality.
No need for PornHub when you have Gabby.
Xacka is dreadful. Quite apart from the technical stuff he has terrible mentality. That’s his biggest flaw
All we need now is a 2nd half clean sheet and a serious hammy strain for granit jogger, perfect night
West Ham are so shit.
Xhara should be off. Seriously with his head. We have games coming fast.
Pepe’s done well tonight but what a drama queen! Just get up and try to win the ball back you soppy tart.
Martinelli might have saved our season.
Yeah, get the fuck off you twat.
Xhaka is a gutless tosser get rid
Xhaka is our worst player today. His forward passes were so bad.
Told you
Pepe is going to be our main man soon.
Aubameyang has had a good second half
Just need to smash FC Battenberg on Thursday, then not concede 8 against City and hopefully we’ll see a new face in the dugout with there being a full week until the next fixture after that.
Apart from West Ham and Watford, I’m not convinced we can get wins against the rest of the league until we sort out that midfield and CB positions. I have no idea where the money will come from but we cannot afford to not buy a powerful box to box CM and a strong and disciplined CB this January.
Granit joggers off bushmans on, happy dayz