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A few weeks ago Bellerin and Tierney were seen as the possible turning point in our season.
Time moves fast.
We may not see the best of either until the last 1/4 of the season.
What to do?
Do we play wing backs, giving opportunities to Saka and Nelson/AMN? Is Saka going to be trusted to continue after his impressive performance vs Everton? Can we recall Osei-Tutu? How good is Bola?
Will AMN have to play both sides (not at once, but he is an athletic boy 😉 Are Medley or Mavropanos ready to deputize at LB? Do we let AMN rotate at LB and use Mustafi and Chambers at RB?
If we find the solution in-house then this may free what funds we have to put into a DM and/or CB.
Two big questions have to be answered first:
1) What system does Arteta want and what does he think?
2) Are we looking for a first choice player (right back in particular) rather than back up, as Bellerin doesn’t seem the same player? Patience is needed as he’s still recovering but it’s a thought.
Either way, we need to know our options.
In the first of a two-part blog, I look at RIGHT BACKS that we may be interested in.
The first two players don’t need profiling as you know them.
You will probably get nauseous as I did, but unfortunately, they make sense.
Ashley Young can play both sides and has all the experience you’d want and isn’t getting games at Utd anymore.
Chelsea have just had their ban lifted and are looking for a left back and to get rid of Marcus Alonso.
Two possible loans?
Apologies for making you ill.
Here are a handful of other options that won’t make you want to hurt me.
The ideal option
Name: Achraf Hakimi
Position: RB/LB
Age: 21
Height: 5ft 10
Club: Dortmund (on loan from Real Madrid)
Nationality: Morocco
Potential fee: £40M
About: One of the best attacking full-backs in Europe.
Why ideal? He has played at least one full season each, at both left-back and right back.
Quick, skilful and determined at both ends of the pitch. On the flip side he has frustrated BD fans as he can be rash and flatter to deceive. Personally, I think this is because he has such a high ceiling and they expect much.
To date he has 2 goals and 5 assists from right-back this season.
As Arsenal tend to not play at 3pm on a Saturday, I’ve watched Dortmund all season instead.
I see Hakimi as an upgrade on Bellerin. Similar in many areas but far bolder in the final third. Maybe Bellerin played too long with Walcott, but for a guy who played further forward earlier in his career and spends over 50% of his time on our wing, he has no trick to match his pace and I’m way past frustrated at watching Bellerin one on one on the wing, only for him to pass it backwards.
For this to happen it would have to be part of other player negotiations. Selling Aubameyang to me would be foolish but if it’s going to happen then the club needs Hakimi more than Ceballos and possibly Jovic as part of the deal.
Young prospects, highly rated
Name: Noussair Mazraoui
Position: RB
Age: 22
Height: 6ft
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Morocco
Potential fee: 25M
About: Another Moroccan full-back.
First choice at Ajax and highly rated.
Mazraoui is an athletic, attacking right back. A player who is hard to stop when he gets a head of steam. Fantastic feet, skill and balance.
As a youngster he struggled with when to curtail his attacking instincts but has been trusted at Ajax recently which has led to a more intelligent footballer.
Defensively his most obvious strength is focus and concentration. Not something often seen from someone so young.
Spurs have an eye on him as Aurier is an accident waiting to happen, but Arsenal may step in, especially if they see AMN as a midfielder now and Bellerin needing a proper challenger.
Name: Yan Couto
Position: RB
Age: 17
Height: 5ft 5
Club: Coritiba FC
Nationality: Brazil U-17
Potential fee: £8M
About: Couto makes the list not because I watch Brazilian U-17 football but because he was linked last week as a potential Edu signing.
Leverkusen are also interested.
It makes perfect sense that after the success of Martinelli we would take the small risk of spending £10M or less on potential superstars.
The club is probably realizing that to keep Martinelli they might need to ensure he doesn’t get homesick and has a friend or two. Smart.
This breakdown is credit to the excellent www.footballtalentscout.net
A complete full-back, an attack-minded player looking to push on at every opportunity, offering great pace overlapping runs into advanced positions.
Very good agility and coordination, with great pace at all distances.
Able to play as a wing-back in 3-5-2 and even as a winger if needed but right back in a 4-3-3 is optimal for Couto.
Couto is often looking to burst forward to offer width to the attacking movement in the final third. Couto is known for his tireless runs up and down the wings to aid both attack and defence and is extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration.
Like many Brazilians he is known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and close control.
He has endless energy and his powerful running make him an incredibly useful asset as he brings an offensive value to a team, with a lot of activity during 90 minutes on the right side
He is determined and tenacious in defensive phase and has great timing and game reading ability when going forward.
Couto’s main weakness is seen to be over-enthusiasm.
Name: Emerson
Position: RB
Age: 20
Height: 6ft
Club: Real Betis/Barcelona
Nationality: Brazil
Potential fee: 25M
About: Much like Hakimi, Emerson has the best attacking stats for a full back in LaLiga… 2 goals, 4 assists.
Barcelona have an option to buy him in 2021 for just €6M as he was part purchased by them then allowed to join Betis. I’m unsure if this clause is still active if Betis sell him beforehand.
Emerson is considered to be the future RB at Barcelona. He excels in the air, reads the game well and is very fluid on the ball.
His greatest strength however is his tackling.
Much like Yan Couto (see below), Arsenal seem to be interested in acquiring more Brazilians due to the success of Martinelli and the ‘Edu connection.’
Name: Lukas Klostermann
Position: RB
Age: 23
Height: 6ft 2
Club: RB Leipzig
Nationality: Germany
Potential fee: £35M
https://youtu.be/A-JKNH4Yx68
About: Lukas Klostermann is a powerful option. Considered to be strong both defensively and offensively with no obvious weaknesses.
Of all the options, Klostermann is a better defender, but perhaps less fluid on the attack.
Much like Hakimi, Klostermann has played at LB as well as RB.
At the perfect age where he can balance the energy of youth with sufficient experience.
Klostermann is physical specimen at 6ft 2in. Built more like a CB and with the pace of a winger.
Depending on how Germany choose to use Kimmich, Lukas Klostermann is likely to be first choice right back at Euro 2020.
It will be very hard to prize away any Leipzig player (Upamecano included) in January as RB are currently top of the league.
A summer transfer would be more viable.
Name: Max Aarons
Position: RB
Age: 19 (almost 20)
Height: 5ft 10
Club: Norwich
Nationality: England
Potential fee: £25M
About: Imagine Reiss Nelson with defensive skills.
Max Aarons is the stereotypical modern day full-back.
Quick with quick feet. Confident on the ball and tigerish off it.
Only two defenders attempted more dribbles than the youngster in the whole of the Championship last season, while he weighed in with six assists from right-back.
Max Aarons reminds me of many players at smaller clubs. Some clubs take the risk and empower them at bigger clubs and others wait. I’m thinking of Ndidi, Gueye now at PSG, Sancho and many others. Often when you wait they cost 4 times the fee. Aarons may be one of those.
If Arteta wants wing-backs
Name: Adama Traore
Position: RWB
Age: 23
Height: 5ft10
Club: Wolves
Nationality: Spain
Potential fee: 40M
About: People are starting to pay attention to Adama Traore.
Up until this year many saw him as similar to Theo Walcott. Blazing speed but an inability to slow the wheels down in order to make better decisions in the final third and have better final product.
This is starting to change.
To the point where his muscles are being used as bumper pads, as he is repeatedly fouled.
Alongside Ismailia Sarr (Watford), Traore is the fastest player in the Premier League. Devastating pace matched with good feet and power unseen in any of his type.
Traore has been used mostly as an impact sub on the right wing during his Wolves career but is now being used as a Right Wing Back and progressing quickly.
You get the impression when watching Adama Traore that if he was coached by an expert (Arteta) then he will ultimately end up where he started, at Barcelona.
A couple of others to keep your eye on
Elseid Hysaj at Napoli and Sylvan Widmer at Basel
Arteta may recover Bellerin’s form and improve AMN so all this may be unnecessary.
He may pull a worldie and get a two for one player on loan that needs game time to get into his Euro squad. I’m thinking Joe Gomez who could play RB for 5 months then become part of our CB pool.
That’s too perfect though, and Klopp’s just not going to do it, right?
We may be patient and wait. More will be fixed permanently in the summer and maybe we could prize Ricardo Perraira from Leicester or Matt Doherty from Wolves?
I think what will happen will depend on the Chelsea and Utd games.
If our Right Back has two impressive outings then I think we trust. If not, I think we get a loan.
My guess… Arteta will leave it and focus on Left Back.
The ‘Left Back blog’ is coming quickly on the heels of this one so check it out!
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Good work, Mike.
Two Brazilians and two Moroccans? With the terrible track record of both these nations in the premier league (a couple of exceptions aside) this might be a problem. Who isn’t still haunted by the hair and awfulness of Chamack or the absolute banter of Andre Santos?
Got to go German, English or with someone who had played in the league.
Interesting reading but can’t help but feel that CM and CB more pressing concerns. Exciting times, young, driven coach arriving with Winter TW opening up. The number of players that will be rumoured to join us will be ridiculous. Looking forward to the outgoings almost as much as the incomings. If they can sign one CM, replacing Xhaka, that is going to have an immediate, positive effect, I reckon our gains will be massive. I don’t watch much European football so am always happy to be educated by the better informed. Just love the idea that we now have a… Read more »
Nathan Ferguson, WBA. Is going to be terrific right back and can also play on the left flank.In my opinion a better buy than Aarons of Norwich.
Thanks for the research Mike…I am hopeful that we will solve the RB/LB issues in-house and agree with Bob that a DM is probably the more pressing challenge at the moment — but it is refreshingly un-Arsenal like to explore the possibilities and have a plan in place 🙂
“Chelsea have just had their ban lifted and are looking for a left back and to get rid of Marcus Alonso”
If Chelsea revert to wingbacks with a back three which is possible then Marcos Alonso is more than useful for them. He’s not just useful playing wingback he is good playing that position.
I like Lukas Klostermann, Max Aarons and Achraf Hakimi. I like hakimi most of all. he is a raider from full back. But a big fat no to Mazraoui. He is one player who looks ordinary in an excellent team at ajax. He is also defensively suspect from what I have seen. Aarons has a lot of potential. Klostermann would be the most solid option.
Mike
You consider joining Arsenal’s scouting department?
Thomas Meunier is the right back I would like at the club.
Experienced , tall , composed, technically good , athletic, good both defensively and offensively, always looks like he has time on the ball, ticks all the boxes for me.
Reminds me of a Phil Neal or Paul Madeley( you’ll remember those 2 CG)
Will only have a year left on his contract at the end of this season.
Silverbawk get a life ffs
Great read on a Christmas Eve how many of them are we allowed to sign ?
Right back?
Why not Cancelo from M. city on loan
He must play for be in summer with Portugal
Left back I must think
But it’s not the priority forme.
So the second you see Adams Traore mentioned as a potential RB signing because he plays RWB (he doesn’t) you just know it’s not a serious discussion on RB’s we need. Yes to Klostermann yes to Mazraoui and yes to Celik of Lille. Atal is the preference for me though
Thank you to all for your kind comments about the blog.
Nelson…. feel free to get me a job at Arsenal’s scouting Dept 😊
Why are we being linked to Dembele of Lyon? Fix the midfield and defence first
We cannot keep on buying new players on whim. The first step is for Arteta to assess the playing personnel on our books and then decide on the formation and style of play he wishes to adopt. Arsenal do need to make changes to our squad, but I doubt that it will be as many as some would wish. Making wholesale changes every season is counterproductive and is not likely to develop loyalty and commitment to the cause. The first step for Arteta is to assess which of the “mature players” whose contracts are due to expire in June 2021… Read more »
Bati I assume it’s because we could be losing one or more of our strikers
Has to prioritize CB and Xhaka replacement before anything , links to CF must be if we’re selling one of the two.
In the immortal words of :
https://twitter.com/topical_storm/status/1209498330151165952
Fellas it’s not an either or situation. CM and CB needed sure but we’ve got one RB in the squad. One. And he’s injured and shite. AMN, Chambers at RB is not good plus it’s counterproductive to the expensive RW we have now.
Marko Clearly there are issues regarding our strikers not least because their contracts are due to expire in June 2021. The club will not wish to be faced once again with prospect of losing two high value players for peanuts as we did with Sanchez and being forced to cough up an unrealistic wage of £350K pw on Ozil. However, if we lose either Aubameyang and or Lacazette then we need to find a player of similar goalscoring potential. Buying either of two rumoured to be of interest does not fill me with optimism or likely to fulfil that expectation.… Read more »
Marko
You have made a judgment on Bellerin calling him shite after he has been out
for almost a full season with a serious injury.
That is ridiculous
Stroller I don’t literally mean shite but I would prefer an upgrade at RB because Bellerin isn’t great to begin with. You think it’s based on a period either side of an injury but it’s not. Like others it’s a general appraisal over the last 3/4 years.
Klostermann seems to be the most solid option .
Strong, athletic, defend first type of FB. Similar to Walker at City now. Leipzig also have another young FB Mukiele who is Highly rated as well.
Wont be difficult to get him tho, now or even in the summer TW.
If Arteta maybe goes for an attacking wing type option then Hakimi,Aarons, Atal seems to be good options. Getting Hakimi would be difficult tho. Havent seen much of the Brazilian and Moroccan guys mentioned above . Dont think their nationalities matter at this point in time in the league.
Will* be difficult to get him tho)*
attacking wingback* type option
Marko.
1. Bellerin is only 24 and somehow I doubt that Arteta who has a similar background and were teammates will be making a hasty decision about this
player.
2. What has not been discussed is that Tierney has played right wing back for
Scotland.
3. Whilst Chambers is not brilliant in RB position he is in my view a better option than Maitland-Niles.
What has not been discussed is that Tierney has played right wing back for
Scotland.
So you want to play our first choice LB RB. So literally all of our options at RB are not good enough and there’s zero balance when Bellerin is out. This isn’t up for debate btw Chambers, Mustafi, AMN are not right backs. So why not get a RB. Literally every club has two RB’s but us.
Marko I am not suggesting that Arsenal do not need to find a second RB, but my priority at the moment is to recruit a top class and proven CB as Liverpool discovered when they recruited Van Dijk. That was the game changer in their team. Then Arsenal can find the best CB option from Chambers, Holding and Saliba to play alongside that player. My view about our WB/FB is that they have been allowed to play offensively without regard to defensive discipline. That was in part due to our squad lacking wingers until this season. Playing two wing backs… Read more »
Whatever our cultural or behavioural differences are…merry Christmas from GOH.
We’re all just people trying to get along.
Peace.
Stroller we have one RB that’s the first problem
ES
“However, if we lose either Aubameyang and or Lacazette then we need to find
a player of similar goalscoring potential. Buying either of two rumoured to be
of interest does not fill me with optimism or likely to fulfil that expectation.”
Moussa Dembele is as good as you are going to get if Auba or Laca sail off soon.
Was obviously far too good for the Scottish Premier League and he has done ok at Lyon as well so far.
He’s a good striker.
Back room staff appointments confirmed!
“Was obviously far too good for the Scottish Premier League and he has done ok at Lyon as well so far.“
Was never more than good in Scotland actually, don’t think he got 20 goals in a league campaign at any stage and was certainly never ripping it up as you would expect of someone “far too good” for the league.
Not sure the figures quoted, but there’s better than Dembele out there imo and Lyon don’t tend to sell cheap.
How is Osei Tutu doing out on loan? I have heard very positive things about him from the youth set up.
I would agree other positions would take priority for me. The elusive dynamic and destructive central midfielder that we have been missing for so long is top of my list.
Merry Christmas all!
Merry Christmas GOH!
Emirates how many years back do you have to go to find a season where bellerin looked like a seriously good player?
All the way back to his breakout season pretty much which was like 3+ years ago…
He was dismal in wengers final year, he was just okay last season and he’s injured this season
His rep is still based on what he did years back…
As much as a great RB would be welcome as I still sorely miss sagna, this is not a top priority when funds are limited
CM and CB are surely the positions which needs drastic interventions before anywhere else
Our CM situation (from back to front) is looking frankly atrocious so far this season. You can have the best RB in the world but if we have a midfield as we do now it will mean very little
And to think some on here were saying we shouldn’t have sold ox because he came back from 18 months of injuries and scored a couple of goals!
He’s now back in the wheelchair!
Daylight robbery to get 35+m for ox I tell ya
Btw merry Christmas all
Was never more than good in Scotland actually, don’t think he got 20 goals in a league campaign at any stage
His best is the same as Morelos best. 51 in 94 and 30 in 70 odd for Lyon is a pretty good return all things considered. Ultimately if he’s a Lacazette replacement he’s a good Lacazette replacement but if it’s replacing Auba and it’s first choice the preference would be someone else.
Bellerin is overrated.
China1
I agree.
Bellerin doesn’t look comfortable on the ball.
Has lost the pace he once had.
Not strong enough.
Positional sense is poor.
Better RB’s playing in the championship.
20 goals in his first season at Lyon and now 10 in 18 this. Is literally too good for the Scottish league.
I too miss Sagna but not as much as Lauren. He was deceptively a key player for many years
“His best is the same as Morelos best. 51 in 94 and 30 in 70 odd for Lyon is a pretty good return all things considered“
Explain to me why Morelos has anything to do with whether Dembele lit up Scotland, or whether he’s a good choice?
This is precisely the kind of ankle biting nonsense that bores folk with you.
Yeah, Sagna was a top player. He would have been at home in the back three formation as well.
Earlier above, Grandad mentioned Nathan Ferguson of WBA. Can play on both flanks.
Spurs are interested in him as a replacement for Serge Aurier.
I’m a fan of Klostermann’s teammate, Mukiele. He is fast, competent defensively and has high fitness. He was a very good RCB in a back three for Montpellier. He’d provide a good counterbalance to Tierney/Kolasinac/Saka who want to get forward.
I think Bellerin should be judged when he is back, fully fit. He is coming off a bad injury and we need to see if he’s still got his speed. Arteta may be great for him.
I suspect some people are put off by his personality, being into fashion, veganism and left of centre politics. Not that it matters a jot to his footballing ability but I like his individualism and obvious intelligence, but it seems to threaten some people who would rather their footballers are conservative ( with a small ‘c’)
This is precisely the kind of ankle biting nonsense that bores folk with you. It’s not ankle biting relax you divv. We literally like yesterday got into an argument about Morelos and here you are turning your nose up to someone who had similar stats to Morelos in Scotland but at least he’s now scoring regular in a superior league. It. Makes. No. Sense. Can do better than Dembele but here’s Morelos. Anyway it’s not a big deal I thought that I’d just point out that if Dembele isn’t considered too good for the Scottish league then we wasted an… Read more »
Marko
Maybe because as per usual you can’t quite fathom anything outside of a black or white context.
Are Dembele and Morelos the same type of player? Do they have the same price? Do they suit the same need?
If the answer is identical to each one then sure, start building a case. But they’re not, so you’re dragging Morelos into a convo about Dembele purely because you’re acting like some jilted prick over a discussion from yesterday and you’re desperate to score a point.
Like I said. Complete ankle biter.
Nollaig Shona to LE GROVE,beast of a blog ,my favourite,rarely comment but im here everyday,,cheers Pedro!
“Ultimately if he’s a Lacazette replacement he’s a good Lacazette replacement “
Would just like to flag up the logic being used here.
Moussa Dembele is a good Lacazette replacement because he’s scored 30/70 for Lyon….. Lacazettes previous club where he himself had a superior goal scoring record to Dembele.
Idk about anyone else, but that’s me sold…
Great post, Mike!
Leftside
Peace. Enjoy.
Are Dembele and Morelos the same type of player? Do they have the same price? Do they suit the same need?
Yes. Don’t know. Yes.
Would just like to flag up the logic being used here.
It’s pretty simple with Lacazette he’d be replacing effectively a second choice striker who gets less than 20 goals a season which he’s showing at 23 to be capable of. While with Aubameyang he’d be replacing a first choice striker who gets closer to 30. See how I’m not getting unnecessarily pissy.
Question for you now. Why wouldn’t you want Dembele but want Morelos?
Merry Christmas to all Le Grovers and thanks to Pedro for providing this platform.
Marko
I didn’t say I don’t want Dembele, I said what’s his apparent value? Because I think it’s high and there’s better available with that in mind.
You’ve never watched Morelos play and you’re claiming him the same type of player as Dembele? Makes sense.
Pedro
‘Bellerin doesn’t seem the same player’.
As who exactly? If you mean the pre injury Bellerin I’m not sure that’s a bad thing.
I really don’t know where this faith in Bellerin has come from.
He plays football like a ten year old and needs to be moved on.
was certainly never ripping it up as you would expect of someone “far too good” for the league…there’s better than Dembele out there Yeah certainly appears that you want him. They’re both strikers and I don’t need to watch Scottish football to be unimpressed with a striker scoring in Scotland. Don’t care we’ve seen it all before it’s a piss poor league where a semi retired Jermaine Defoe is scoring regularly and where the better more successful club in Celtic are currently trying to sign up a 29 year old striker from championship side Sheffield Wednesday. And that’ll be considered… Read more »
Marko There you go again, joke league because you’ve no time for it, cool story. Just makes you sound a massive tit to come out with remarks like that. When you’re laying out a comparison of one player vs another, it’s kind of a necessary element to have actually seen a player play before giving your scouting report from the armchair. Circle back for me onto Dembele and Lacazette though… Explain why Aubameyang was thrown into the mix when the discussion was Dembele apparently being a “good replacement” for Laca based on his goal scoring record for Lyon. A record… Read more »
Arsenal announce Arteta’s staff.
Freddie Ljungberg
Albert Stuivenberg.
Steve Round
Inaki Cana Pavon
Ashley young, marcus Alonso, traore, a few brazilians cut from the same cloth as Santos…WTF!
Gilles Grimandi i know your handwriting!
There you go again, joke league because you’ve no time for it, cool story. Just makes you sound a massive tit to come out with remarks like that. It’s a notoriously poor league everyone knows this especially for strikers. Christ you have people turning their noses up to talent from Holland and Portugal due to the quality of their league but Scotland has a far worse league. I don’t even know why it’s worth arguing about for you. Unpack that wizardry. As I’ve said right now right now yeah if we sold Lacazette and replaced him with Dembele he’d have… Read more »
Marko I’m not saying the league is good, it isn’t, but it’s the dismissive nature you tarnish it with that makes you a prick. Numerous good players have come from that league, VVD rose to prominence there ffs, and we just bought our LB from Scotland. So when talking about current standouts from there is a topic you’re a complete melt to be as dismissive as you are down to league alone. On Laca/Dembele… Still not piecing that mega-strat together. How much would we get for Laca? How much is Dembele? Are you saying Dembele is better than Laca? Because… Read more »
it’s the dismissive nature you tarnish it with that makes you a prick.
You just dismissed Dembele earlier we can do better you said. Granted you get the rare occasion that a good player comes from that league but it’s few and far between and they’re rarely strikers. But anyway I digress we’re going in circles how about we forget about it and move on.
P.s. Charles I heard that Witcher series on Netflix is shite btw
Still not piecing that mega-strat together. How much would we get for Laca? How much is Dembele? Are you saying Dembele is better than Laca?
Don’t know a decent price I’d say. Dembele probably a good price but less. And I’m saying that Dembele could replace what we get from Laca
“You just dismissed Dembele earlier we can do better you said“ Nothing to do with what league he was in, I’ve watched him and he doesn’t appeal. He was good at Celtic, not brilliant, he seems good at Lyon, and not brilliant. For the money I’d imagine they’d want I consider there better. If he was a 25 mil player and were selling Laca for 60 then sure, I’d get the point. But it isn’t that so I don’t get gain. “P.s. Charles I heard that Witcher series on Netflix is shite btw” Ok, I don’t think so. Haven’t heard… Read more »
Merry Christmas to everyone on here thanks Pedro for your constant work on here it’s both interesting and enjoyable
Witcher…struggled through a few episodes…characters wooden, plot also.
Merry Christmas to Pedro and all the pundits at LG. Have a good one.
Bob when was the last time bellerin looked like a major prospect for anything other than a one off game?
The injury is irrelevant – he hasn’t been a major prospect for ages now
I’ve no comment on laca vs dembele ib terms of quality, tho when comparing records – does dembele take penalties?
If he doesn’t it’s an unfair comparison because didn’t laca score like 9 penalties on his last season with them? As consistent and impressive as that is, penalties are a major stat padder for goal scorers
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China, I think he lost his way, just like the team but I think there’s a better than evens chance that if he stays fit he could be a RB for us for a few years yet. At 24 he can come again. Last season he showed real signs of returning to his best form before he got injured.
Happy Christmas everyone.
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Mike this is a Good list. Welldone.
“What system does Arteta want…?”
A system with Sauce, obviously.
Emery Christmas.
Gentlebris is drunk and sings poems about our new head coach ?? Looooool
Who is Steve Round?
Just heard that when he was at Man United the players called him “fuck off” because no one ever listened to him cos they all thought he was useless…
WOAB
He was. 😶