It’s a quiet weekend for Arsenal fans as we play legendary Marcelo Bielsa on Monday night in the FA Cup.
My Uncle is a Leeds fan, home and away back in the day, he reckons they’ll rest heavily as they’re 9 points clear of the chasing pack for promotion and they have a tiny squad with a Chairman who doesn’t want to spend.
Arsenal will no doubt look to field a weakened squad.
I think Mikel is going to want to see what some of the kids can do for us. He doesn’t have a league cup to work with this season, so this is a good chance to start players like Willock, Saka (start him as a winger), Burton, Matteo, John-Jules and Eddie. Also a good chance for Ceballos to show he can cut it in the Premier League after a very stuttery start to his career. I also think he’ll be acutely aware that his players are dropping like flies and will continue to as he works with Shad to upgrade their fitness levels.
The FA Cup is important, we all love a day out, but it’s not more important than having a fit team to chase top 4 in the Premier League, and more importantly, giving us some solid foundations to make a good go of the Europa League when it starts back up in February.
Before we move onto transfers, can someone explain this?
Why… does this comic… have a picture of former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger… as a Zombie… as its cover?? pic.twitter.com/M3wYSqsMod
— Roger (@iamtherog) January 3, 2020
I think the brain-trust at Arsenal met over the past couple of days to discuss what’s happening with loan players, and I’ve no doubt they’re working out what they can get away with until the end of the season.
Auba reckons the English press are talking shite about him wanting away right now, I have to say, if his performances are anything to go by that’s absolutely true. I also suspect Granit Xhaka might give Arsenal a second chance, Hertha Berlin under Klinsmann sounded rough, but now Arteta is here, surely it must be a touch vom-inducing? The manager has worked out where his strengths are and figured a way to limit his weaknesses inside 3 games… an unreal achievement, and potentially the key to a lot of success in the backend of the season.
A false three… still makes me damp. I absolutely love that all the tactics nerds are perving over our minutes now. Makes a change to have an innovative coach in the dugout, doesn’t it?!
Chambers looks to have a very serious injury, that leaves us short a centre back. There’s talk about us loaning Boateng for the rest of the season, a move I really don’t like the sound of. Asking old players to adapt to a fast league rarely works out. The fact Bayern are saying they’ll take a zero fee tells you all you need to know there. There’s also a lot of hot talk about Upemacano, a player I falsely said had a bad knee because a website had duff data. I struggle with this one as Leipzig are in a title fight and though they are savvy business folk, I’m not sure they’d need to sell. That said, he is down to 18 months, they might want to cash in because they fear he’ll mail it in like Alexis did. The cretin.
A move that intrigued me was Umtiti. He was rumoured to be in the ground for the United game. He’s played about 7 games this season and could be open to a loan. Reeks of contacts scouting, but if he’s fit, you can’t deny he’s not a world-class operator and at his peak at 25 years old.
I’d also like to see us invest some power into the midfield. Ndidi is a fantasy, but a player of his ilk with a good range of passing is something we’ve cried out for over the years.
I have to say, I knew the squad was better than we thought, but I really wasn’t convinced Torreira could hit the heights we were looking for. I worried he was too small to hack it. 3 games in and he’s looking and absolute world-beater.
There are some rumours doing the rounds about Matteo potentially being moved on at some point. Some rumblings that his warm-up the other day wasn’t very good and he was called out. I have also heard that behind the scenes, his attitude has not been up to the standards you’d expect of someone so young. He’s a great talent, but he’s not performing. If his values don’t map to the clubs, he’ll be moved on. Hopefully, it’s just a case of being a dope, like most of us were at 20 years old. Surely he can see that he’s at the right place to elevate his talent?
The Max Aarons story is also one to watch. According to rumour, the club are worried about the lack of pace Bellerin has shown since he returned, so they’re considering Aarons who is very fast with lots of stamina. Have to admit, I thought the same when I’ve watched the Spaniard this season, he’s looked half a yard short. Hopefully that’s just part of the deal when you return from a serious injury, would love to have him back at the top of his game.
Right, that’s all I have today, more of a Leeds preview tomorrow. x
P.S. Jump on the podcast, I’m on with Matt.
Under Arteta, Ozil marks space/areas, so consequently he is in space if/when we win possession of the ball .
Seriously Pierre?
Do you want me to show you videos of Ozil closing down players?
Gedion Zelalem is now playing in the US with Kansas Sporting City.
After suffering a crippling and complicated ACL tear in 2017 whilst playing for the US in the U-20 WC in South Korea, he was out of the game for two years.
This kid was/is super talented and could have made it with Arsenal. Saw him at sixteen. Made everything look effortless. As far as I was concerned, he had the wow factor.
He’s still only 22. So there’s hope for him yet.
Azed didn’t you say you played basketball? Ah right makes sense.
Pierre
“””CG Agreed, Mhkitaryan is another player underrated on Le Grove .Keep him:””
Arteta coaching a midfield of AMN, OZIL and Miki,, now that’s a midfield….
Athleticism
Craft
Guile
Technical ability
Goals
Keep it simple, its only soccer.
Un
Benny working his magic lol
Not really getting are you mate? Footballers are conditioned to do repeated short sharp sprints over say 10-15 yards in a certain area of the pitch but you extend that distance to 40-50 yards tracking back defending can you see you how he’d be gassed when we actually got the ball back?
You do realize tracking back can mean running only 5 yards right?
You also know that in a full game, the only time players would sprint 40-50 yards is during a counter attack either way?
Mikki told reporters that he didn’t like playing football in England. Let’s develop our youngsters instead. They are home grown and more dedicated.
“Xhaka might give arsenal a 2nd chance”
Arsenal should not give Xhakalson a 2nd chance.
Arsenal rejected bids for chambers in 2017 see how that turned out
Azed
Thanks for breaking down to me that footballers can run various distances in a match.
Were talking about how you think running 12k is running 12k without a care about the intensity or distances within that 12k. So it’s obvious and unsurprising you’re talking utter shite.
Ozils physical output is far more efficient under Arteta in the system that is evidently getting the best out of him.
Under emery? Lol
“The guy that doesn’t believe the players are unfit even though the players and managers themselves have said so.”
Lego hair
I never said the players are not fit, I said if the players are not fit, you should be asking them why?
If professional footballers are not fit 5 months into the season, then there’s something seriously wrong and no the coaches are not to blame.
There are so many things that affect the fitness of sports people..diet, sleep pattern, mental health, family issues etc.
PHd, keep it to football.
Were talking about how you think running 12k is running 12k without a care about the intensity or distances within that 12k. So it’s obvious and unsurprising you’re talking utter shite.
Lego
This is the hypocrisy I was talking about.
Arteta’s system is more intense than Emery’s so Ozil is going to do so much more.
How is it that it was a problem under Emery not under Arteta?
PhD
Not doing yourself many favours of late with how you interact in here. Incessant with Banford, now showing yourself to have skin like tissue paper so you’re on the offensive with Un.
Have a word.
Anyway on us we need out of the FA Cup soon as and even though we just won our first game under Arteta let’s not get delusional. The squad still needs major work done, certain players are still not good enough and Arteta needs to be given the proper tools. Thankfully we’re hearing that he (or we) want a RB have concerns about Bellerin (probably more about AMN) and that is a very very good sign.
Champagne charlieJanuary 4, 2020 14:36:07
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Duly noted..
Cheers for the nudge..
PhD
Blog of lube.
By the way Lego hair
Freddie also complained about the attitude of the players or would you say Freddie is delusional?
Azed You’re not grasping it. We were unfit. We were under conditioned due to being over trained originally. This is to do with what the coach wanted (emery). Now the players will be getting fit for Artetas requirements and specifications. ‘ Arteta’s system is more intense than Emery’s so Ozil is going to do so much more.’ Yes but he will be doing much more in areas in the final third is the point. He’ll be exerting energy in the right/dangerous areas. Freddie has to deal with players with confidence and motivation at rock bottom due to the shit Emery… Read more »
azedJanuary 4, 2020 14:34:41 Were talking about how you think running 12k is running 12k without a care about the intensity or distances within that 12k. So it’s obvious and unsurprising you’re talking utter shite.LegoThis is the hypocrisy I was talking about.Arteta’s system is more intense than Emery’s so Ozil is going to do so much more.How is it that it was a problem under Emery not under Arteta? —- Can I interact on this,from an objective point of view? Ok,so,when I was an athlete-training with international athletes and Olympians also by the way back in London.Won’t mention names. We… Read more »
We were unfit. We were under conditioned due to being over trained originally. This is to do with what the coach wanted (emery).
Lego hair
I see you’ve bought the Valentin lie.
You CANNOT be unfit due to over training. If you over train, you increase your chances of injury but you will be in peak physical condition. (C. Ronaldo for example)
Shad was the head of performance during Emery’s time and he’s still the head of Performance now that Arteta is here.
Well said CG am with you on AMN issue, there is a gem of a midfield player in that young man. Really unfair to judge him on full back performances , given a chance he will save us a fortune, over to you Mikel.
My point being, casual running 12k,is a whole different complete process from running 12k timed or with intensity..
Well said PhD
Football is 90 mins no matter the coach
@Benny, Cantwell and Grealish over a motivated Ozil??
Sell BOTH our main strikers in the same window??
This is why you aren’t a manager 😛
Grealish has looked very good, I need to watch more Cantwell but they don’t get ahead of Ozil.
Willock & ESR will also improve massively with Arteta so we should be patient.
Another point, we should absolutely go for the FA Cup. Yes we will have to rest players but we should not do a totally depleted side.
Azed
He came in over trained the players.
The players starting picking up injuries.
To remedy the intensity of the fixtures in England he the went the other way and didn’t train the players hard enough.
Don’t be so dense. The players and new manager have both said ‘we aren’t fit enough’
It’s ok though cos azed played basketball and he thinks you’re all wrong.
2 things that I wouldn’t like arsenal to do in this transfer market 1. Sign Old players like boateng on long term ( at least two years) contracts. We should sign the likes of him on loan for six months if we think we are in an injury crisis or we loan out mustafi. We need a real solution at centerback, not cheap players who wouldn’t improve is long term. 2. Sign attackers when we have a lot of available options in the squad. That would be a poor management of resources if no one is leaving. The full back… Read more »
wouldn’t improve us*
He came in over trained the players.
The players starting picking up injuries.
To remedy the intensity of the fixtures in England he the went the other way and didn’t train the players hard enough.
Please provide the proof to back up the assertion that he didn’t train the players enough.
Lego Hair
Freddie was manager for 3 weeks
Did he also under train the players?
Just saw an interview on BeIn, Wenger doing a big blow job to Klopp and Liverpool, absolutely priceless. Lol
Good two games from AMN but we bees to upgrade that position
Kolasinac can have a good game here or there but we may need to upgrade that position of Tierney is never going to stay fit
Good couple of games from Xhaka but again, can’t compete at the highest level with midfielders who can’t run
All of that on top of needing to address the CB position with quality
Also the utter delusion that Jack Wilshere is more of a talent than world cup winning, serie a winning Paul Pogba…
azedJanuary 4, 2020 15:23:07 My point being, casual running 12k,is a whole different complete process from running 12k timed or with intensity.. Well said PhDFootball is 90 mins no matter the coach —- Too be fair,the coach designs the program.Or has different coaches,assigned for different parts of the training regime. So,we had a strengthing and conditioning coach..That would implement things like bounding,core work,etc,etc.. We had another coach that would implement the running program.Well known international coach. And another coach for the latter part of the training regime..As in the lunges,star jumps,press ups,etc… But it was all co-ordinated…Tailored to international athletes… Read more »
Azed https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6583075/Arsenal-boss-Unai-Emery-reveals-adapting-intense-training-sessions.html ‘ Arsenal manager Unai Emery is adapting his infamously intense training sessions due to burn-out fears. The Gunners boss has admitted he has reduced the workload of some of his players to ensure they are in good shape going into the business end of the season. Some players have been taken aback by quite how intense Emery’s sessions are since his arrival in the summer.‘ I think this is the point where you shut up now. Your ignorance on this fitness issue is blinding. And why keep mentioning Freddie? He was in charge for 3/4 weeks with per… Read more »
Exactly Bati. One win and a couple of decent showings (in the first halfs mostly) does not a squad/player/team make. We still need a RB we still need to address the defence and midfield. It doesn’t change those facts
He was when they were both 19-20
He wasn’t at any point in their respective careers. Jack Wilshere was never in the same league as Paul Pogba by any metric known to man. He’s been glorified by brainless Arsenal fans his whole career but in reality it’s never really happened for him.
Bati and Marko Realistically We aren’t getting a DM, A CB, A LB and a RB in the January window. I too think we need to upgrade fullbacks but a CB and A CM/DM is more of an issue for me.
KazJanuary 4, 2020 15:30:16 @Benny, Cantwell and Grealish over a motivated Ozil?? Sell BOTH our main strikers in the same window?? This is why you aren’t a manager 😛 Grealish has looked very good, I need to watch more Cantwell but they don’t get ahead of Ozil. Willock & ESR will also improve massively with Arteta so we should be patient. Another point, we should absolutely go for the FA Cup. Yes we will have to rest players but we should not do a totally depleted side. >>>> At 31 and on £350K per week, and a couple of games… Read more »
Not wishing to bore you all.. So,the winter training would be different..For 400m runners anyway. So,sometimes we would have to do 4/5 X500 metres with a 150metre walk back..I’m assuming that’s roughly about 60 seconds.Might be wrong.But felt like 10 seconds,so we used to walk forward extra slow. And we’d do it in reverse.As in run,500 metres the other way,walk forward for 150metres then run back for 500 metres,etc,etc. Sometimes we’d do 3x 600metres-timed again,with rest recovery of maybe 3 minutes. A couple of 800m x2 sometimes,all on different days mind you.. As we would venture into the spring/summer season,or… Read more »
Just watching arsenal Tottenham highlight 2014, gnabry looks quality. Wtf was Wenger thinking freezing him out to play Wally week in week out
Unaaai so sick of people thinking football is a game of fifa where basically everything is point less if you have on paper weaker players. Gambon and bamford are bad for this.
If the only variable to performance was players then why would we even watch the sport? We could all may as well go home as the richest club would invariably win.
Real Madrid should be cleaning up every single year. Its nihilistic and stupid. Love how arteta has blown this thing apart if it even warranted comment
Yeah but but but Marko remember that one great game way been when against Barcelona?!
Talking about left back, if we decided to try sell Kola and had issues with Tierney’s fitness, Barasic at Rangers is looking really good at the moment. 13 assists in 27 games.
Lastly,the crazy thing during the winter sessions..Was,as we were finishing for the evening by this time..It’s literally pitch dark around 8.30pm..On the other side of the track,is the Irish Hurdling team..
Literally wacking lumps out of each other in pitch darkness..
All,we can hear is the sound of the sticks cracking that ball in pitch darkness.I kid you not..Hearing,a few grunts,a few cries, a few screaming-‘ get on with it…’
We’d shake our heads and say-those guys are crazy.But fair play to them,for their dedication…
”Talking about left back, if we decided to try sell Kola and had issues with Tierney’s fitness, Barasic at Rangers is looking really good at the moment. 13 assists in 27 games.“
This should be good, Marko loves players from Scottish football haha
Lego hair The Gunners boss has admitted he has reduced the workload of some of his players to ensure they are in good shape going into the business end of the season I’m guessing you don’t know the meaning of the word “some”. Like I told Valentin then, conditioning is tailored to individual players so when you say things like over trained the players, you mean the strength and conditioning coach got everything wrong. And why keep mentioning Freddie? He was in charge for 3/4 weeks with per as his assistant. Three weeks is enough to get the players into… Read more »
Guendozy’s career started nosediving as soon as we doubled his wages on the back of back a couple of decent performances last season.
When will we learn our lesson. Socialist wage structure doesn’t work. It destroys average footballers. AW has left the building. Stop it.
If you’re playing every game, scoring 12 goals per season from midfield, we get top 4 finish- you deserve a payrise. Not before.
Mine is based on what I see and my superior understanding of the game.
Understanding of nothing. Time and again you’ve shown your ignorance and stupidity. Case in point Jack Wilshere best of his generation despite doing fuck all in his career.
azedJanuary 4, 2020 16:56:10
Lego hairThree weeks is enough to get the players into shape
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Actually this is true..On average 3-4 weeks with the right programme..
Certainly,each individual is different,some earlier,some later.But there would usually be a coach tasked,or assigned to you- with identifying what specific programme would be set for you,to bring you up to the required standard,within a designated time frame-injures permitting.
A 27 year old Croatian LB playing in Scotland? Sign my ass up.
PhD
Are you saying that there’s hope for me yet?
*injuries permitting
Whilst I have no interest getting pulled in a he said / she said argument on fitness it’s quite clear that the players don’t have the fitness / stamina to do what Arteta wants for 90 minutes.
What would be interesting to know is who was having the biggest say on the fitness aspect of training – Emery or the fitness / performance guy’s? If it was the fitness / performance guy’s are they up to the job / what will Arteta make of them?
Guendozy’s career started nosediving as soon as we doubled his wages on the back of back a couple of decent performances last season.
I don’t think we actually gave him a new deal I think it was just being talked about in the media that we were thinking of it
Un
The only way I can see us buying any full backs this window is if we sell one.
Agree Pedro, don,t like the very sound of Boateng,one bit.
MarcJanuary 4, 2020 17:05:33
PhDAre you saying that there’s hope for me yet?
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Sorry, in terms of what?
Competing with the female 800m -1500m runners?
No chance..
They would steam roller you,kick some dust into those sandy eyes of yours , flash their boobs to you, overlap you twice over,whilst you are on the floor screaming ‘Hail Mary-Mother of God’-whilst projectile vomiting on the track..
“Why… does this comic… have a picture of former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger… as a Zombie”
Because this is what Arsėne looks like nowadays. Nothing mysterious about that. Lol
PhD
Thought as much!
Marc, letting Emery bring in his own S&C person was utterly bizarre.
No doubt Shad will get the players to the level they need to be.
Marc worth pointing out that despite Arteta bringing some staff with him he does seem to be missing a fitness coach I would expect that to get addressed eventually much to the annoyance of Pedro who has a thing about managers bringing their own fitness coach with them. It’s clear that he probably needs his own special guy to teach this 5 second pressing thing he’s got going on.
Guendouzi was never actually very good for us.
I’m going to reserve judgement until arteta has worked with him but I was very worried when people were saying let’s build around guen. He needs to learn his position.he got given free reign too early in his career.
Emery played a 20 yr old whi has jo clue how to play cm ahead of torr, it literally beggars belief how bad emery was.
Pedro
Didn’t we recently trim some of the staff down? Sure I remember reading somewhere that we had people with over lapping roles.
Pedro I have to ask where does this issue with regards to a fitness coach come from? It’s mind boggling honestly literally every single coach brings their own guy with them. Mikel didn’t bring his own guy with him only because he doesn’t have his own guy yet. Carlo just brought his own guy to Everton. Jose has his own guy at Spurs. Jurgen brought his own guy. Pep too. Despite what you think Tuchel brought his own guy with him to PSG. I just don’t get it.
Marko
Is that because Arteta is happy with what we have in place?
It’s early days to claim that certain players have already been transformed by the Art and his special sauce.
Could just be the new manager bounce and they will all soon revert back to their pathetic level of performance.
The reassuring thing is that Arteta said commitment and hard work are not negotiable, and everyone has to buy into his ways, so..
Let’s see..
I like don sangelli more for the way he is and looks rather than amh footballing accumen.
We were inches away from bringing minchin in, solidifying emery and wasting another 3 years watching us play out from the keeper 2 yards to sok, sok to chambers and either a boot up field or a loss of possession as were boxed in. Emery was the worst ma ager in arsenals history, he was a terrorist,actively trying to destroy the club from the inside.
Marko, what’s the specific weakness you’ve identified that Arteta, who is coach, not a fitness expert, will be personally hiring for?
So do we want Wolves to beat ManU?
Can’t make my mind up if we want ManU to have another distraction.
G8, do you think a win, draw and a loss counts as a new manager bounce?
G8
Exactly – let’s see if Ozil is still putting in shifts in a couple of months.
I do think that the club will back Arteta though so any players who act up / don’t perform he’ll have full backing to move them on.
I fully understand the need for a manger to bring in his own fitness man in.
All else being equal the easiest way to get an uplift in performance is to get a fitter team. Apart from the ability to run being fit keeps your mind sharp when the opponent is tired, you are sharper on the ball.
It’s no coincidence that biesla is known as a killer on the fitness front (potentially too much) and Peps Barca was the fitest side I ever saw
I am the only one who has noticed every central defender Leicester bought since their title win has been a massive success. Maguire (bought 17 mil, Sold for 80 mil), Jhonny Evans (bought for 3 mil), Caglar Soyuncu (bought 18 mil now valued at over 50 mil). Filip benkovic (bought13 mil still young and at celtic)
Now they are targeting merih demiral for 25.5 mil, He should be among our list of targets.
Pedro
I think G8 was referring more to the change in attitude / work rate than results.
Is that because Arteta is happy with what we have in place? That he didn’t bring his own fitness coach? He didn’t have any prior to the Arsenal job he had no staff. I imagine he’ll end up adding one because like I said every couch has one. I’m not sure it’s a same role as shad honestly I think he overlooks things overall whereas Mikel should have a guy who puts people through warm ups etc. It’s weird though that Emery is being blamed for the fitness of the squad since he’s been gone weeks and shad would have… Read more »
*monchi
Pedro No, but the narrative here was organisation, triangles, ozil commitment and full back tucking with the midfield!
Fitness is about intensity. When ozil looked like a lazy fucker he was still clocking 10k a match as he just followed players around aimlessly. We now have a plan to attack opponents in the ball, short sharp coordinated hunting sprints, it’s a different type kr fitness to lolling around foloowingbpkayers for 90 mins aimlessly
From my experience,good coaches come in various shapes and sizes.. Some emphasize on technique.So,training is geared to this.Technique,technique,technique..But with that comes,intensity of training.Whilst,the training,fitness is there,it’s more intense and less voluminous. Then,you get other coaches-that run you to the ground.More emphasis on fitness and less on technique. They feel,if they get you up and running like a machine,then they can tweak a few things in your style of running or play. I tended to favour the coaches that were more focused on technique,as I had the natural fitness. I say,this,becuase I wanted to be a hurdler in athletics..I was dead… Read more »
Marko, what’s the specific weakness you’ve identified that Arteta, who is coach, not a fitness expert, will be personally hiring for?
Pedro I asked you first mate what do you have with managers having their own fitness coaches with them? I assume that Arteta will be adding more to his coaching staff and with it a fitness and conditions coach because his actual staff is a bit small at the moment and it’s lacking a said fitness coach that every manager has with him.
I see, so you think Shad needs a minion to do warm-ups, with your logical conclusion being that Arteta would handpick an expert into the Performance team.
My thing with managers adding their own fitness staff is it is not their expertise and it gives them too much power. We should be a meritocracy, not an old boys club. Fitness expertise and decision making will be left to the people that know what they are doing.
I also remember Pep responding to media rumours about Barcelona being interested in Jack coming back with something about not being interested because they had plenty of players like him in la masia. Barcelona full of generational talents in their youth teams? Doubtful. It’s all just words though with Jack Wilshere. Bottom line is that he never kicked on at Arsenal, went out on loan to the mighty Bolton and Bournemouth’s of this world and when his contract was running down he went to the mighty West Ham. Hell even Ross Barkley when his contract was running down managed to… Read more »
Azed
‘ I’m guessing you don’t know the meaning of the word “some”.’
Please Give it up this is becoming embarrassing. Some of the the squad so the lads that play the most games? The first 11 maybe?
We weren’t fit enough under emery and we’re not fit enough now. It’s that simple and Emery oversaw this.
Freddie had to get us doing the basics again and drag our confidence off the floor rather than working on fitness issues but you already knew this.
You’re just flapping at anything to try justify and absolve emery of our fitness woes. Why?
Duifg
‘ Fitness is about intensity. When ozil looked like a lazy fucker he was still clocking 10k a match as he just followed players around aimlessly. We now have a plan to attack opponents in the ball, short sharp coordinated hunting sprints, it’s a different type kr fitness to lolling around foloowingbpkayers for 90 mins aimlessly’
Bingo. Bang on the money.
Azed thinks 10k ran is just 10k you get tired just the same and exert the same
amount of energy.
Lego, you also don’t work on fitness during a crunch time fixture wise. Clubs barely train during this period to protech players from injury. The idea that anyone could come in an impact where we are as squad now is ridiculous, you do that work in preseason… which was overseen by Emery.
Marc, The original Emery’s fitness guy was let go even before Emery. Emery brought him above the Arsenal head of conditioning. The guy’s lack of knowledge of the EPL specificity was excused last season and Burgess was blamed. However this season there was nobody else to blame and he was just left exposed him and was let go. So Emery may have been let down by the fitness guy, but then he is the one who brought the guy instead of trusting Arsenal conditioning team. So the buck still stops with him. If you hire a dud who then spectacularly… Read more »
I see, so you think Shad needs a minion to do warm-ups, with your logical conclusion being that Arteta would handpick an expert into the Performance team.
I can see we’re going down the rabbit hole again without an answer to my initial question. Yes I would imagine that eventually Mikel will bring in his own fitness coach. Like Emery had some guy named Masach who worked with Shad and before him Wenger had Tony Colbert who worked with Shad eventually Mikel will bring in his own guy who’ll work with Shad.
Jack got ravaged by injury, tennage Jack was unreal. When he came back simply not the same. Shame but happens. He never really nailed a position down either, esp once he came back never really settled and floated between an iniests role, 10 and further back. Shame. Wenger had a lot of players who never really made positions their own even though talent was there, ox and rambo in the same boat.hard to tell whether this was a players or a wenger problem. I lean towards wenger that he basically thought they were all elite a.d could do it all… Read more »
“I class jack as better than pogba back then and had he maintained his fitness and focussed on what he was good at he would have been in the top 3 in the world”
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Lololololol.
Marko, Masach shouldn’t have been allowed to come with Emery. He was allowed far too many average staff to follow him to the club, which I noted at the time. Tony Colbert was a fucking disaster and only kept around because Wenger liked him, when Shad arrived, he was stripped of all power. He was basically a glorified PE teacher that played a huge role in crushing our players in the bad years. You aren’t asking questions, I am, because you seem to be acutely in the know about what is needed. Turns out you’re just making observations without the… Read more »
My thing with managers adding their own fitness staff is it is not their expertise and it gives them too much power.
Right but everyone and I mean everyone brings their own fitness coach with them. Which again makes your opinion or reasoning for it weird. Again even a basic read up on Shad suggests that there’s no overlap with what he does as head of performance and that of a conditions coach who puts players through their paces.
Can you name me one single midfield player from la masia of that generation that came close to showing the sort of displays that Wilshere did?
Exactly peps point
I know there’s so much noise about this Aaron chap from Norwich but the right full back that has impressed me every time I’ve watched him is Doherty of Wolves. I’ve not checked his stats but he’s been mustard every time I’ve seen him play.
Marko, were you looking for the ‘he puts players through their paces’ in the write-ups of what he does?
Masach shouldn’t have been allowed to come with Emery. He was allowed far too many average staff to follow him to the club, which I noted at the time. So you’re an expert on coaching staff now? Great cause I think Mikel might need help in bringing in a fitness coach. Pedro at some point you’re going to have to realize that your opinions on the subject of managers bringing their own fitness coaches with them are pointless and irrelevant given that every manager has one and brings one with them to new jobs. Since everyone does it your thinking… Read more »
Lego HairJanuary 4, 2020 17:44:32
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Azed thinks 10k ran is just 10k you get tired just the same and exert the same
amount of energy.
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Again,don’t mean to interject on this..
But a simple example would be,you take an Olympian Record Holder for let’s say 10km-Kenenisa Bekele -clocked at 26mins:17:53 secs..
Now,for an average runner-you are looking at 35-45 minutes.
For a national level runner-on average-28-29 minutes
Clearly there is a difference in intensity and at different levels.
10km,is not just 10km. for all and sundry.If it were,we would all be completing it in similar time frames.
Unaai indeed, gen 1 Jack was the balls, gen 2 had facets of food but couldn’t touch gen 1, which is now why he plays for wh.sad
Marko, were you looking for the ‘he puts players through their paces’ in the write-ups of what he does? I was kinda dumbing down the difference between a head of performance and a fitness coach. I see it like having Driscoll and having a physio at Arsenal. Now you’re probably thinking why do we need a physio when we have your man Driscoll. Different roles I say. Power grab you might say. Look forget it I have no interest in having an argument with the one person who has a problem with managers bringing their own fitness coaches with them.… Read more »
Re Wilshere. In soccer you judge a player by 3 simple things. 1) Does he scores goals? 2) Does he assist in making goals ? 3.) Can he stops goals? If you are good in 2/3 of the above- you have a player. Wilshere was impotent in every category. Jack’s biggest drawback same as Torrieras- these little buggers cant actually run properly. Watch them and they cant actually run. In 2020 – I am amazed Running Coaches are not employed by clubs. There is an art to actually running properly. If they could learn to run correctly- I am sure… Read more »
Azed keep banging on his basketball days, but does not understand the basics of conditioning.
He is unable to understand why I keep mentioning both stats the distance covered and the number of sprints in 90 minutes.
Both have a direct impact on a player effectiveness. According to them they don’t matter!! If you are fit, you are fit!?
He can’t see the difference between running 12km at a leisurely pace and running 12km with 6km at a leisurely pace interlaced with 6km in 120 sprints.
Fuck me im out of breathe with you lot
I can just about get up the stairs without me pump.😂
In 2020 – I am amazed Running Coaches are not employed by clubs.
Not more coaches nooooooo. Think of the power being grabbed.
Mr T at wolves, game is a little too predictable.