Hard to be too dramatic after another lose, but, THIS IS REALLY BAD.
Freddie Ljungberg is dealing with the impossible caretaker role. The club allowed Unai Emery to hire in 9 of his mates, now they’ve all been chopped, Freddie is having to fix a broken squad with Per Mertesacker who is working two jobs at the same time. He has no experience to call on, he’s lacking resource, and he’s trying to fix a squad that doesn’t seem to care about the basics.
He is not going to be the future manager of Arsenal football club, so the exec leadership team needs to make a decision on the future of the vacancy this week.
I think they will, and I’d be very surprised if the name they pick can only join at the end of the season.
The three end of the season managers would be Brendan, Thomas Tuchel and Pochettino.
The now managers are Arteta, Vieira, Nuno and sadly, Martinez.
The decision should be an easy one, but my word, don’t write off Raul steaming in last minute to ensure another 2 years of Arsenal hell with a curveball mates rates type of paint job.
Arsenal look a disgusting shambles on the pitch, but it’s fixable. This is football, it’s not that complicated. We have more than enough good players in our squad to correct the season. Sheffield United are firing and its December. Leicester are at the top of the table. Wolves are robust with a small squad. We need organisation, a sexy vision, and a coach that can deliver his message clearly with a lot of energy.
Then we can push through to the summer and make the more drastic changes that we need to really reboot Arsenal.
The Manchester City game is hardly worth talking about. Bernd Leno proved his worth with some exceptional saves once again, he really is looking like a £100m keeper at the moment. Martinelli played really well, he’s the only player in our front four will to put a shift in for the midfield. Saka and ESR also showed some flashed when they came on.
Ultimately though, there was no shape, no strategy on how to press, and no commitment to play like a team. The football we play is a little bit better than it was under Unai Emery, but there’s still no confidence in the system.
City breezed past our midfield with ease. They all knew exactly what they were supposed to be doing on the pitch. They destroyed us with devastating precision. KDB looked like the best player in the world, but really, could he take any value in that statement when he was playing against a bunch of boys?
I don’t want to pick on Ozil, because there are lots of poor players in our squad, but no one stinks out our starting 11 quite like him in a big game. He was subbed off early and he strolled off the pitch, then threw his gloves on the ground. What a little bitch. I think I speak for most of the fans, I’ll be overjoyed to see the back of him this summer, he’s the worst £18m a season any club in the world spends. That World Cup really did destroy any ambition he had to be a footballer.
We are lost as a club. 10 years of neglect have taken their toll. We haven’t had a stable manager since 2008… but things can change very quickly.
Problem for Arsenal is we’re like a neglected trophy wife. Plenty of cash has been pumped in, but the husband hasn’t been paying attention to where it’s being spent.
The Kroenke’s have sunk net $330m in the squad over the last 5 years. That’s more than double Liverpool ($123m), Leicester ($163m), Spurs ($120m) and Chelsea ($140m) have spent. We have let drunk partners fritter away bucket loads of cash as we’ve watched on in hopeful fashion that there’s some sort of thought behind the outlay. There hasn’t been.
I think a good place to start is with a great coach with exciting ideas.
Here’s the thing, I don’t think Edu knows what he wants for Arsenal, which means the coach he hires is doubly important because they will be the vision. Let’s hope it’s someone exciting.
Then the hardwork starts, we have 7 months to get ready for next season. Everybody needs to work around the new coach. He needs the best staff, the most advanced analysts, and an operational structure built to get the best out of him and the players.
… most importantly, the summer transfer plan needs to be perfect. It’s going to be busy, but we can’t afford mistakes, we need to make sure the players lining up next season are fit to wear the shirt.
So let’s get this hire right, no fucking around with the bottom feeders.
We have to hope we’re at ground zero with Arsenal, we’ll only know that when we hire in a new coach. Make a bad decision, the next ground zero will sadly be one where the current leadership is swept out in another revolution. Hopefully, it doesn’t come to that, fingers crossed Raul and Edu do the right thing this week.
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At least look like Freddie insistence of having players being able to use both feet during training seems to have an impact on Pepe. He did make some crosses/cut back with his weaker right foot.
He is so left footed that he became easy to defend against. Defenders knew that he would never cross with his right and will turn back on his left. Hopefully his willingness to attempt to use his right foot will start creating some doubt in the opposition defender’s mind. That could only improve his effectiveness who up to this point has been poor.
Ozil needs to be the first to go, along with bellerin xhaka and mustafi.
Mustafi cause he’s shit, bell cause he is more into his own self image than his football and Ozil and xhaka because they are petulant poisonous little trolls.
There can be no doubt that Arteta who has joined Arsenal twice loves the club.
The first time – he took a pay cut to join us.
This second time – he has not held a grudge after being rejected ( Raul and The Dopes) and aint put off about the chronic state the club is in……
He could stay at Man City
Stay on Easy Street
But no- he wants to put his neck on the line and put us back on track.
He is a Class Act.
And we are very lucky to have him on board.
Ozil- what a cancer on this team.
The amount of time spent thinking of this a hole is incredible.
He must be sold in Jan… not sure how any of us can tolerate this shitty player and attitude.
We need a CAM, CM and Lb/RB perhaps in the window
Valentin
New manager bounce to get into contention for top four in the first place.
We might see another new manager bounce with the appointment of Arteta.
But just don’t expect it to last over several seasons unless Arteta wields the knife to this current team.
With his tweets about China government organised ethnic cleansing, Özil has just destroyed any possibility of him joining a Chinese team. So unless a Turkish team is willing to pay his £17 millions per year for the remainder of his contract, I can’t see him leaving London. So anybody hoping to get rid of Özil soon is likely to end up disappointed. At least this season Özil will be at Arsenal, Despite latest rumour announcing that Özil has told his agent to find him another club if Arteta is put in charge.
Perhaps we can do a deal with LEGO for his hair style.
Hope the deal gets done tomorrow.
CG
at least Arteta will not make the team do shuttle runs you old geezer 😛
Ishola70, I never argued that this team is fit for the long term project. My view is that you solve 2~3 positions each years and in the same time blood some youngsters. Within 3 years you have a full new team with some young players who have an attachment to the club. Not mercenaries who would leave as soon as a bigger paycheck will be dangle in front of them. Where I disagree with some was that the area of upgrade. Central defensive midfielder and left footed CB were my main concern last summer and now it is clear that… Read more »
Looks like another supreme piece of incompetence by our decision making clowns is about to emerge. Somehow or another, we would seem to have passed on two first class managers for an untried coach in management. An utterly incomprehensible decision to me, a supporter of The Arsenal for sixty plus years. I’m sorry, I was never an admirer of Arteta as a player, and now we may be seeing him at the helm. I can go back to the ridiculous appointments of George Swindon and Billy Wright but at least there were done in far more innocent days. Madness, utter… Read more »
MartinellisHead December 16, 2019 18:46:42
“Jamie and Marko
CC has the pair of you absolutely pegged here….”
Cool story, Normski. Change your name more often.
Folks
We need Mids that can attack and score and create
It does not need to be one player… dont need a traditional 10 anymore.
what we do need is mids who know how to play off the ball.
that is what ive been saying for a long time. We have no idea what to do… except follow the man with the ball, or pass to the open man.
No pre planned movement
no design in attack.
No dribblers to beat their man bar Martinelli or Saka.
Not pepe… what a disspointment
Valentin
“My opinion is that the team currently can’t defend, so we would be better off buying fullbacks who can defend instead of purchasing rampaging fullback.”
Well teams are full of fullbacks who can’t defend properly now.
Marcelo made that aspect all the rage didn’t he a long time ago now.
Eeh Torreira seems like one of those who will always play better for country than club.
It’s hard to say whether Emery was the issue but Torreira has not looked very happy in England. Winning is the panacea but fact is Arsenal have no quick cures so I’ve a feeling he’s not long for Arsenal. Think he and Lacazette will be sold over the next two windows.
If Arteta tanks, people could wash their hands off him but Pedro has gone too far. We might have something similar to Bamford’s waywardness about Emery.
Whatever the Indian does, Josh has to approve of it before the deal happens. I have a feeling Josh is a rational man.
I was the lone voice here after the Liverpool game, not surprised I’m alone on this again.
Un – Sell Sell Sell !!!!
Carlo to Everton done
UN
“””Cg
Glad you approve
Hope he’s part of your 87%
What’s your view on his calves?”””
I am glad you ask.
Arteta is just so Handome ,suave and elegant.
He is football’s Cary Grant.
As for His Calves- they are Grealish-esque
Some of the best around ( have a peek on google images)
Succulent and Bulging …like the finest Beef Jerky.
(Perfect on a Sunday braais)
Arteta may lack experience but I guarantee he knows about The Calf Muscle Index.
Because All the finest footballing brains do.
weird this…. damn
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50814275
‘There can be no doubt that Arteta who has joined Arsenal twice loves the club.’
When was the second time CG?
Because he’s not here as of now. Arteta might be the chosen one for the smokescreen job. Remember when good ebening piped him to the gig? His photo was everywhere as joining Arsenal, just like now.
Let’s hear what Josh says.
Gentle
Think 87.3%!
Guns – Flippin’ Italians, continue to live in a time capsule of ignorance that has lasted generations. I have never understood why a nation so capable of so much has historically achieved nothing when it comes to their collective behaviours.
Unreal!
Ernest
I agree…. its like they are a as a collective completely missing the point.
Bizzare.
This just shows how entrenched the lack of understanding is.
What these footballers have to tolerate in Serie a is just despicable.
Everton has Carlo wrapped up, good marriage.
I honestly don’t know why any person of colour would want to play in Italy, Guns? The level of ignorance thrown at them is staggering.
Holy shit that ad w/ the monkeys. It’s not any different than if an anti-Semitism poster featured a Hassidic Rabbi hugging a pile of gold coins, that’s how fucking backwards it is.
CG predicts :
That Arteta will sign John Stones.
(Pep will do his old mate a favour.)
Nice bit of business Gentle, Ancelotti will have Everton playing steady quiet good football.
Ernest reed
Why would a black man feel more safe in the UK than Italy..
Serie A “No to Racism” posters are an utter disgrace.
There are no words to describe the ignorant mindset behind these images.
It just beggars belief.
You tell me Red.
Don Carlo to the blue half of Liverpool?
Top man. They need to sign a few players over the next couple of windows to play his technical brand of football. Everton seem like they are willing to spend though.
Apparently City want a big compensation fee for Arteta. If the suits at the club can’t get this done, they’ll have egg on their faces again. Patrick Vieira probably the second favourite.
Huge news 2day then. I really he doesnt let Pedro and the rest of fans believing in him down. Huge risk by the club. At leadt i would like sb to confirm we tried for Poch..
Arteta is so dull and artificial its unbelievable!
I don’t know why he gets all the hype!
I don’t think he has any charisma or presence about him, that’s no sauce in layman’s terms
Hope he succeeds and gets us out of this shit though!
Ofc i ll back him and i am already excited at seeing him at Emirates again. He is a great coach noone can argue that. Is he a good manager though? Carlo eould be a safer choice. I really hope i am wrong again!
We must have the biggest imbecilles in the history of soccer.
Everton need manager – they get one.
Spurs need a manager- they get one.
We do interviews and more bloody interviews.
We have alleged Arsenal executives out in the middle of the Manchester night acting like The Keystone Cops.
Arteta must love The Arsenal if he wants to join this circus.
G 8
You mean like Rice /Bould/ Merts.
Big compensation fee for Arteta? Highly doubtful and having Viera as any option, given his track record as a manager, would send a clear message to all that Arsenal are in far dire a situation than anyone would be led to believe.
We’ve gone cheap again. It’s the story of life at Arsenal. We always seem to take the cheap option. With Kroenke’s business mentality, Arsenal will just wither away into oblivion. Arteta is not the answer. We’ll be back to asking for a proper manager by the summer – including Pedro.
Still remebrr i was voting for Unai well before his name being mentioned. I am still very curious to see how he handles players like xhaka and ozil
Marko You big dim spastic, I haven’t once said we couldn’t spend 19 mil on a RB. I said you offered up a 19 mil RB instead of a bosman and tried to pass that off as elevated thinking. Without coming to the realisation that with everything else the same we didn’t have that 19 mil to spend, so went with a bosman. But again…really slow and deliberate clap for the mong that is sticking his neck right out to claim a near 20 mil signing to be ‘better’ than a bosman stop-gap. Hope Raul is giving you a read… Read more »
Well we are not going in for Carlo.
Looks like Arteta has the path cleared.
Just bring him in now…lets see if he can fix this shit. Need his input then for Jan transfers….
Between Brexit and Arteta shitting the bed, 2020 promises entertainment watching Le Grove’s Angry White Men coalition meltdown, as their club and country sinks further into irrelevancy.
And what happens if we continue the inexorable spiral downwards towards relegation? Say in 10 games we’ve still won only 2 games? Then what? What will the Arteta supporters do? Will they give us some excuse about how the players didn’t play, or how the fans didn’t sing, or how he wasn’t given a chance? Any excuse will do. This is a disaster – an absolute, unmitigated disaster. Is this what we’ve sunk to? Having to beg a cone gatherer to manage Arsenal. SMH. It’s a dark day and a new low for the club.
All you Helmet Head lovers out there…. your dream is happening
https://www.espn.com/soccer/arsenal/story/4014833/sources-mikel-arteta-set-to-be-named-arsenal-manager-in-coming-days
Potential for hilarity at Everton with Ancellotti once the fans realise he won’t make a jot of difference with their average squad. Like Arsenal fans, a large percentage of Evertonians suffer from delusions of grandeur in regards to squad quality, and think simply spending big money equates to personnel progression.
Their footballing decision-makers are almost as clueless as ours. They’ve signed cast-off footballers from big clubs (that have flopped), and are now doing the same with managers. Be amazed if Ancelotti lasts a year if they continue with their uninspiring recruitment.
Yes James wood, they are all boring as fuck, that’s why the should stick on setting up training cones and holding clipboards
Bang on, CG!
Imagine if you contacted trusted trader looking for a builder to sort out a new extension. A bloke turns up and says he’s had 5 years apprenticeship working for a master builder. And then another one turns up and says he is a master builder. Ah but the first estimate was £5000 cheaper. Yep, that’s Arsenal’s man. Kroenke can go fuck himself.
are we going to play like City Mk2?
Lets see… we simply do not have the personnel to do it…
I think Arteta will need some $$ to get the job done…
If he can work on the team with OTBM- off the ball movement Ill be happy as that is a serious weakness we have
No more gaps in midfield please
Arteta is only going to come to Arsenal with
a huge transfer budget being promised.
No budget no Arsenal.
So this is a defining moment about where we will be .?
Arteta has no experience of dealing with a crisis like this. Would be way out of his depth.
Citeh is a well run fine tuned machine. We are a shitshow.
I cant see Arteta being able to deal with the the egos. What knowledge does he have of the talent pool in the market? Would he want to ruffle his hair sorting this out. Doesn’t seem cut out for this.
High risk low liklihood of reward for both him and us.
I have absolutely no idea where this confidence in Arteta comes from? Does anyone know? Please feel free to elucidate because my brain is spinning in its own orbit. What on earth is going on? Have I suddenly stumbled on some strange parallel world or did I accidentally go through a worm hole? Arteta? I just don’t believe it. We followed 15 years of stagnation by employing incompetent Emery and then without having found a proper replacement, sacked him to nudge up the under 23s novice for whom the job proved to be too much. So the answer must be… Read more »
“Are you actually for real? Nearly 400 million spent by Klopp. 70 million keeper and 75 million on a CB. Minor. Fuck me that’s the opposite of minor“
😂😂
What did I say.. lad cannot follow a thread or train of thought to save himself. Off playing Jedi with a broomstick arguing made up claims.
At this time Tuchel would be my choice.
But again whoever comes in is going to want
a huge transfer kitty.
Experience is vital at this precise time
no more guesswork.
It appears that although ManCity will not stop Arteta from leaving, Arseanl approached him without permission. If true, it sets up for a difficult negotiation. What the F is going on with Arsenal?
https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/mikel-arteta-arsenal-manager-predicted-17429811
Haha: Arteta according to a Football Manager simulation. Yes, you guessed it. He would take us to second, with not a single buy in the January transfer window!
Sign him up now!
Alex cutter
December 16, 2019 20:20:08
Between Brexit and Arteta shitting the bed, 2020 promises entertainment watching Le Grove’s Angry White Men coalition meltdown, as their club and country sinks further into irrelevancy.
…….
Alex,
How can you tell the colour of a person’s skin through a post on a blog? You daft racist.
Aren’t we all apes?
Arteta’s latest from
@David_Ornstein
:
-He informed City about Arsenal talks but yet to relay his decision.
-Initial talks with Raul last week
– A ‘golden handshake’ with Josh was intended this morning but yet to take place
Golden handshake already
Talking of which, you couldnt make this up.
We thought we had equality issues on Le Grove.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50814275
I love the illegal approach for Arteta.
LOL
What fucking muppets are running the show here?
Maybe Freddie mentioned it to Pep during his post game lovefest.
” Vinai and Raul are coming to your city tonight”
“They want Mikel, maybe I can join you now Pep?”
“How can you tell the colour of a person’s skin through a post on a blog? You daft racist.”
You sound like a white guy.
How can you tell the colour of a person’s skin through a post on a blog? You daft racist.”
You sound like a white guy.
LOL
I am white and that comment by Mr Cutter is racist.
I said you offered up a 19 mil RB instead of a bosman and tried to pass that off as elevated thinking
It’s literally just that. It’s 19 million for arguably the best RB in the league against the 34 year old freebie who lasted a season genius. Listen move the goalposts all you like pivot and squirm all you like but when you argued the Lichtsteiner signing and recommended Antonio Valencia the following summer it was dumb as hell
Come on chaps. Your behaving like Itals.
“Aren’t we all apes?”
Sort of, but monkeys are decidedly not.
Be interesting to see who Arteta brings over. as his coaching staff..
Internet is alluding to Xabi Alonso….
I certainly hope that any Arteta agreement came with him stating he needs 200M for the next 2 years.
Those look like chimpanzees not monkeys ?
Bergkamp63
Spot on. How ignorant of me to think they all look alike.
Marko
You’re not qualified to call anyone’s opinion dumb, you’ve littered this place with more stupid than any other punter.
Let’s ignore the fact you can’t grasp the meat of the conversations taking place in the first instance. Back you get to chastising Valentin, calling Pierre/Un various iterations of dumb, or pedantically hanging off the coattails of Pedders.
That’s your lane, back in it.
All look alike on planet of the apes.
Utterly disgraceful and incompetent the way Arsenal handle any sort of transfers or changes…. Hasn’t Everton forever to replace their manager but we have Vinai and whoever else being snapped and pictured all over Manchester like 12 year olds… How hard can it be to identify, pay up and name a manager especially when your club is hovering seriously close to the relegation places? Must there always be a sideshow at Arsenal football club or have we gone and gotten a worse version of Gazidis in Raul and co?
Pretty sure we have some very unhappy senior players at the club right now, I pray some of them jump ship as early as January
Well, there is no guarantee that anyone with past success will guarantee future success, given the number of players, Pep, and a few others in the game seem to rate him so highly, I am more than willing to give Arteta the benefit of the doubt to take us on to better things.
It won’t happen overnight either, it will take a couple of years to put things right.
What did I say.. lad cannot follow a thread or train of thought to save himself. Off playing Jedi with a broomstick arguing made up claims. I know you’re obsessed with my nuts today through a combination of boredom and your usual target Receding not being about but either follow along with what was being said or how about not getting involved in a conversation that had nothing to do with you. Pedro said “minor” in reference to the fact that Liverpool are set to win the league for the first time in 18 years. Nothing minor about it when… Read more »
My first advice to Arteta: ignore the fan noises.
It is going to be a long project. Most of the experienced players have to be replaced. For those who have a year left in their contract, maybe Raul can find a way to get rid of them with minimum loses. We need more players like Martinelli’s type and not Pepe’s type. Players who are strong physically and are willing to do the dirty works.
Batistuta Everton are making an opportunistic hire in Ancellotti, no way the vision was to wait for Napoli to fire him then hire him.
I kind of understand the delay in making a decision, winning the last few games should not be at the expense of a well thought out hire. We are not looking for a new manager bounce but hopefully a project.
Patience again is key.
You’re not qualified to call anyone’s opinion dumb
When someone suggests signing Antonio Valencia after what happened with Lichtsteiner and suggests bringing back Mustafi to the team among other things everyone is qualified to call that cunt dumb.
#prayforMikel
Zaha smashed that.
Series A is doing a very bad job fighting racism. This is a league that has accepted racist chants from ultras as a form of intimidating it’s opponents. Racism is everywhere and IMO, it’ll never end.
So Arteta it is then. Any one appointed will have my utmost support.
Zaha still has that tenacity about his game. Look hungry still. Even though palace are shite.
If we go for arteta … is this the right decision ..?
RSPC
We will find out one way or another. Hang on to your seats
Marko you’re thick as pig shit and can’t comprehend or follow what people say.
Guns sf
Seems to me like frying pan and fire scenario
And wasn’t there tales of old team mates not liking arteta as he was a bit aloof…
Is he really an upgrade on emery. . Genuineness question.
“Pedro said “minor” in reference to the fact that Liverpool are set to win the league for the first time in 18 years. Nothing minor about it when you consider that the 400 million Klopp spent (in particular the 75 million CB and 70 million keeper) played a huge part in it. No pathetic 34 year old bosmans in that squad“ Pedro was referring to Liverpool last season and Liverpool this season. He was doing so to illustrate the point to you that we had a top 4 quality squad last season (without getting it) the same way they had… Read more »
Pedro: It’s like saying Liverpool didn’t have a squad capable of winning the Premier League title. Low and behold, they make minor changes to their squad (in the post season) and they are going to win the league. Marko is saying we’re not capable of top 4, after missing our on 3rd by 2 points, with the worst bottle job in Arsenal history.It’s the simplistic and literal view of our season Marko: Are you actually for real? Nearly 400 million spent by Klopp. 70 million keeper and 75 million on a CB. Minor. Fuck me that’s the opposite of minor.… Read more »
Everton get Ancelotti, we get Arteta, how the mighty have fallen.
Receeding
I get that but with all the names being bandided about and with not providing Freddie with a backroom staff to help him out knowing fully well they’re hiring for a “project” whatever that is with the lot that run the club….They knew they wouldn’t be hiring a new manager immediately and yet they had the interim who’s an amateur with an equally amateur assistant and the goal keeping coach of the under 23s beside him…It’s rank amateur and shows that they don’t have a clue.. It’s all very reactionary and doesn’t seem or even feel well thought out
Cg
Glad you approve
Hope he’s part of your 87%
What’s your view on his calves?
BUHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!
Quite interesting that Ozil did the same thing as Xhaka when he was roundly booed last night and didn’t get anywhere near the same reaction from the fans.
I’m a fan of neither player, but at the very least Xhaka tries a heck of a lot more than Ozil and on one third his pay as well.
Especially when you consider Ozil did the same thing in the Europa League final.
Pedro was referring to Liverpool last season and Liverpool this season.
Right and the team last season had 97 points on the season and irrespective there’s nothing minor about them winning it this season. It was a really poor point to begin with when you consider 97 points would have won them the league every season bar the last two while our 70 points last wouldn’t have been enough in the last 3 seasons for top 4.
Marko
But they didn’t win it you fucking ret@rd. This is your problem you just don’t get it. Just stop you’re embarrassing yourself….again.
“Everton get Ancelotti, we get Arteta, how the mighty have fallen.”
I don’t want Ancelotti st Arsenal. He’s just doing the rounds before he retires.
I’m not so sure about Arteta either but the deed seems to be done already.
Plus Liverpool winning the league this season isn’t so much to do with any minor improvements made but rather City not maintaining a certain standard this season. Liverpool 4 points better off while City are 9 points worse is the difference