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.
MarkoJanuary 4, 2020 18:12:44
In 2020 – I am amazed Running Coaches are not employed by clubs.
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Footballers ,generally don’t like to run..
Ideally,just kick the ball,play with it,toy with it,kiss it..Running is just a chore,a must…A bit like an artist,is happy to design..Dealing with paperwork,admnistration is a must..One cannot co-exist with out the other..
Wilshire is bow legged so his running would always look weird running with the instep rather than outside.
The original Emery’s fitness guy was let go even before Emery.
Valentin
This is a big lie
Julien Masarch left the same time with Emery.
No way did Masarch leave at the same time as Steve Rowley? Probably
I loved Jack Wilshere, thought he was brilliant. Unfortunately never realised his full potential because of injuries.
Don Wilshire was fouled a lot also.
And I weren’t criticising his running style. Just saying it might look weird to the uneducated lol.
Azed thinks 10k ran is just 10k you get tired just the same and exert the same
amount of energy.
Lego
Stop embarrassing yourself.
Football is 90 mins in a confined space.
You cannot cover the same distance walking/ being a lazy fucker vs someone doing the job.
There’s a time limitation. The fact that you don’t understand this is something I cannot help you.
Ozil covered 12km for the first time in two years please explain why it’s the first time in two years.
High performance culture is built on expertise. Emery bringing in mates to positions he was not expert is ran counter to that. Managers do that to entrench power, clubs increasingly understanding that and limiting who they bring.
Arsenal ended up letting 9 of emery’s people go in the end. Hopefully Edu, who I believe is qualified in some sort of sports science degree, will not allow that to happen again.
UN
“””What about pirlo? What about xavi? Xabi Alonso? Gazza? Paul scholes? Carrick? Essien?”””
Yes but they all excelled in my categories.
Jack scored 10 goals in his career.!!!
7 for Arsenal ???
Theo Walcott 100 goals
Rambo 60 goals.
Sanchez 60 goals
Wilshere 7!!
He sustained more serious injuries than that…..
What bloody use is that.?
7 in 125 games.?
Harsh but fair.
(I know he is one of your favourites.)
Agree pedro about jobs for the boys but for me it’s about do we have the quality we need at the club. If I was arteta I’d say to the fitness team this is what we want from our players, what are you currently doing with them and what are you trying to achieve. If they cant deliver they ho, of they can then great we have a WC in house backroom team
Theo 100 in 10 years.
The player that never was?
Unaaai hahahaha
Mikitatyan for Arsenal
8 goals in 39 games
Jack for Arsenal
7 goals in 125 games
Anyone remember Ruud Gullit saying making a tackle is a last resort
I think he knew a thing or two about football
High performance culture is built on expertise. Emery bringing in mates to positions he was not expert is ran counter to that. Managers do that to entrench power, clubs increasingly understanding that and limiting who they bring. Absolute nonsense mate. Referencing Emery whilst not acknowledging that every manager does it is a cheap shot and there’s literally no evidence of clubs refusing managers bringing in their own staff specifically fitness coaches. You said previously that Tuchel was an example but he brought his own coaching staff and fitness coach with him. Again an utterly pointless discussion given that every manager… Read more »
The Argentine shot-stopper thanked Emery and goalkeeper coach Javi Garcia, who has also been dismissed along with Juan Carlos Carcedo (assistant-coach), Pablo Villanueva (first-team coach), Julen Masach (strength & conditioning coach) and Victor Manas (analyst).
Emery and his fitness coach left together. The idea that Emery’s fitness coach was fired before him is one of the numerous lies peddled by Valentin.
Don nice little list you made but I never said those things.
Mourinho too brought 5 coaches one of which is a fitness coach with him to Spurs.
Heart breaking for the Dutch. Both Depay and now Malen are out for the season and will miss the euros with a knee injury.
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. Valentin Football is 90 mins. You cannot cover the same distance in 90 mins walking leisurely vs someone sprinting. Full backs have different conditioning to center backs because full backs tend to cover more distance. No coach in his right mind with give the same physical training regimen to a full… Read more »
All this jack wilshere talk will bring that Bob fella out from the grave!
You never wrote off Arteta or Torreira? Nope. You never said coaching was fanciful? Nope. I said improving our defence on coaching alone was fanciful because we have error prone morons in defensive positions. You never said that the only way to improve this team was through selling the shit we had and replacing with superior alternatives? That’s a new one. No. You’re not understanding and that’s okay. I also never backed Emery. I always maintained that he was here for two years that he wouldn’t be able to improve us defensively outside of signings and predicted he was merely… Read more »
azedJanuary 4, 2020 15:16:41 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) ======= No & yes… Overtraining increases your susceptibility to injuries-correct. Overtraining implies-you hit the peak and face diminishing marginal returns. You are not performing at your optimum. Fatigue sets in, culminating in injuries. Stretching your body beyond its limits,without enough time for it to recuperate, regenerate and perform again at the required level.. People forget, recovery time ,is just as important ,as the diet & designated… Read more »
azedJanuary 4, 2020 18:59:27 Football is 90 mins. You cannot cover the same distance in 90 mins walking leisurely vs someone sprinting.Full backs have different conditioning to center backs because full backs tend to cover more distance. No coach in his right mind with give the same physical training regimen to a full back and center back because their needs are different. When you say Emery over trained the players are you saying he gave them the same physical training regimen? —— This is indeed correct… Simple example..A training programme for a 100m runner is entirely different for that of… Read more »
Azed ‘ Stop embarrassing yourself. Football is 90 mins in a confined space. You cannot cover the same distance walking/ being a lazy fucker vs someone doing the job.’ You stepping into bamford territory here but keep digging it’s funny seeing you flap your fanny all over. No one is saying cover the distance walking/ being a lazy fucker v someone doing the job. It’s the intensity at which said distance is cover and the distances ran in that 12k. Are you another US college graduate? If so you and Bamford are really shining examples of that system. Outstanding comprehension… Read more »
Marko you’re straight out lying to save face.
You 100% said those things. Over and over again.
Don surprisingly you just don’t understand
Azed, “Football is 90 mins in a confined space. You cannot cover the same distance walking/ being a lazy fucker vs someone doing the job.There’s a time limitation.” So if somebody run 12km on the field an unconfined space, he should be more tired than somebody running on an acre? So because it is confined you cannot have a player running more than its opponents? How come Kante is always in the top in term of distance covered in the Chelsea games? How come Zlatan had a game in a Barcelona shirt when he ran less than their goalkeeper? Are… Read more »
Marko the irony of you saying someone else doesn’t understand something is outrageous.
It’s the intensity at which said distance is cover and the distances ran in that 12k.
Lego hair
Ozil covered 11.28KM for the first time in two years.
Explain why please.
Actually this whole argument is bizarre.Don’t know,who is arguing what?
Crazy weekend.
Actually this whole argument is bizarre
PhD
I asked Pierre to explain why he’s happy Ozil was defending after spending the whole Emery tenure saying Ozil should not be defending.
The defense by Lego hair and Pierre is that under Emery Ozil was asked to track back but under Arteta he’s covering a smaller space.
They’ve still not explained how Ozil covered 11.28 KM for the first time in two years.
Marko; you 100% have argued that the coach isn’t that important.
Shame bells ringing out over this change up
Traore or Saha or Pepe.
Or someone else.
.
.
CG what did you think of pires?
Ever seen him run?
Marko; you 100% have argued that the coach isn’t that important. Just so that we’re clear on the fanciful comment I said it was fanciful to expect coaching to improve our defence when the argument was being made that Emery should be improving our defence especially considering that at Sevilla and Valencia his teams conceded a lot of goals. Of course it’s not surprising that the usual numbskulls took it to mean that I thought all coaching was fanciful but it is surprising that Pedro is pitching his tent so close to Don on the subject but we’re having a… Read more »
Oh Marko. Dear dear Marko. I underrated all right pal.
You sure did
Azed
‘ They’ve still not explained how Ozil covered 11.28 KM for the first time in two years.’
It’s been covered. Your comprehension and then trying to move the goal posts are embarrassing.
Are you actually disputing he can’t cover that much distance in a smaller space with more intensity?
The fact he played the full 90 mins would also contribute.
Only just come on here and not read comments, so apologies if it’s been raised already, but what about bringing Mkhitaryan back from loan? If Arteta can work his magic on him then he could be a very useful addition.
Marko
I’m 99% certain you said you wanted ‘anyone but Arteta’ as manager.
From what I remember Marko argued Emery needed time. And Most of our defenders were poor. And he also said they were beyond coaching for a team aspiring more than a Europa league spot. He said we needed better defenders.
While I didn’t agree with him about giving Emery after the Watford game , I still am convinced we need a major clear out in our backline. Two good games from Sokratis, Luiz and AMN is not enough to be vindicated to say “we have a good enough defense if it is coached right”.
Emery time*
azedJanuary 4, 2020 19:23:27 Actually this whole argument is bizarrePhDI asked Pierre to explain why he’s happy Ozil was defending after spending the whole Emery tenure saying Ozil should not be defending.The defense by Lego hair and Pierre is that under Emery Ozil was asked to track back but under Arteta he’s covering a smaller space.They’ve still not explained how Ozil covered 11.28 KM for the first time in two years. ——- Ok,the last bit, suggests smaller area, higher intensity to cover.. Prompted, or instructed by Arteta-non? That’s my take of it, either way. Does thst concur with your argument… Read more »
Danny S “”””CG what did you think of pires?Ever seen him run?””” What a Fabulous Question. How good would he have been if we had a Kenyan running coach on the AFC payroll when he was scoring 15-18 goals a season. (Maybe he could have got 23-26 range ) Pires scored Goals Pires made Goals. As Meat Loaf used to sing two out of three ain’t bad…… Pires was unique….that curler at Anfield made me fortunes…….absolute fortunes…. The boy could play. And handsome too…..commercially its always good to have handsome players…… Arteta and Pires on the bench together – crikey… Read more »
Steve Round being Ringo Star, off course.
I’m 99% certain you said you wanted ‘anyone but Arteta’ as manager.
100% didn’t want Mourinho and nore skeptical about giving Arteta the reins like a lot of people he was admittedly down the bottom of the list. Not really the same as writing him off. I always argued unknown and risk with him. Worth noting though 3 games in still no appraisal of him yet
Newcastle want a striker, sell them Eddie.
From what I remember Marko argued Emery needed time. And Most of our defenders were poor. And he also said they were beyond coaching for a team aspiring more than a Europa league spot. He said we needed better defenders. Not so much that he needed time I argued that whoever took over from Wenger needed time and transfer windows before being properly judged and not 6 months in but he should have been sacked pre international break way back when. Even now after Mikel’s first victory and clean sheet I still maintain he needs signings and better players especially… Read more »
Newcastle want a striker, sell them Eddie.
Talking my language
And that emery wasn’t doing a bad job all he needed was the players
Definitely never said that
Are you actually disputing he can’t cover that much distance in a smaller space with more intensity? Lego hair For Ozil to cover more distance in a smaller space in a football match, he’ll have to have done some endless running even when the ball is out of play. There’s a reason center backs don’t usually run as much as full backs….. They cover a smaller area.. See this Match report “Ozil has the freedom of the center of the park and is creating chances again. Ironically, with what appears to be less rigid defensive responsibilities, he’s tracking back and… Read more »
UN
“””CG, Calf muscles though? Any good?””
No comment …
Calf muscles was so 2019!
2020 is all about fine art returning to The Arsenal…..
We need to do 3 things.
1.) Beat Liverpool
2) Win our 14th FA cup.
3) Act like The Arsenal …..no cheating….no diving……no refereeing…….no spitting…….no snarling……..no spivvving…….no agents…..no being cynical…..no deliberate fouling……
Just like it should be.
Am I right or am I right?
Newcastle want a striker, sell them Eddie.
CC
Pierre would not like it.
Habesha, it would have finished top 4 last season with a better coach. It would have finished top 4 this season if we’d started with a better coach.
Emery turned out to be a massive failure but to pretend Ozil wasn’t a lazy sob and didn’t down tools on him , just as did some of other Arsenal players , is to be in denial. The moment Ozil told Emery he was no coach and didn’t get canned permanently, was the moment Emery’s faith was sealed. No wonder Arsenal players made fun of his accent behind his back,- which btw ,was about as unprofessional a thing to have done as one can imagine. Likewise, Freddie never stood a chance because everyone knew he wasn’t there on permanent bases.… Read more »
Good coaching is all about conveying a system and a set of principles and methods that the players understand and believe in.
Under Emery, the players clearly did not believe in his methods. To an extent, the same could be said about playing under Wenger, because they knew, deep down,things would never change.
From what I’ve seen over these last two weeks, Mikel Arteta is head and shoulders a far better “coach” than both Wenger and Emery.
It’s so obvious.
Not sure anyone needs be called out for being an Arteta doubter….little evidence to follow and only heavily bias narrative. As long as we are prepared to get behind the new manager! For what it is worth, I was pro Arteta, but must confess the rationale is hardly insightful! What is surely positive about his lengthy reign so far, is as fans we were not too discouraged by a point in two games and a collapse at home versus Chelsea. For the fans to be fairly united at that point and positively Starked up after the United game, is either… Read more »
Personally, I thought Ozil’s performance v United was nowhere near as good as being reported. Yes , he worked well for the team and he was tidy on the ball, he was his usual intelligent self on the pitch , he was unselfish in his play , nothing new there and his first touch and technique was immaculate as always. I expect to see a lot more of him in the final 3rd in the coming months , I expect him to form a Sanchez type relationship with Pepe and I want to see him commit the opposition instead of… Read more »
azedJanuary 4, 2020 20:16:24
“Ozil has the freedom of the center of the park and is creating chances again. Ironically, with what appears to be less rigid defensive responsibilities, he’s tracking back and winning possession more frequently than ever before.”
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Aargh,I see now..So,he’s covering a larger area,with more intensity…
To,be fair,there were times,where he looked like he was just jogging along…But not really closing the opposition down in our half…
Just my opinion.
But,I think,I see your point though..I think..
Still, a whole bizarre argument to continue with late into the night.
But,who am I to talk..
lol
Pedro the better coach would have helped us finish in the top four argument doesn’t make a point for me. Squad wise Chelsea, Tottenham Liverpool and Man city were better. If arsenal and all four teams were given the same level of coaching we would have finished fifth. Chelsea might have finished higher if they had a better coach than sarri, and pochettino could have done better in another season. Squad wise they were just better.
Azed ‘ For Ozil to cover more distance in a smaller space in a football match, he’ll have to have done some endless running even when the ball is out of plaY’ What are you being so dense and so literal for? When I say a small area and smaller distances I don’t mean a 1×1 meter square and he does 1,000 1m high intensity sprints ffs. Stop talking about this. I’ve had enough going round in circles. You can’t grasp the most simple of things regarding the fitness of this team when it’s come from the horses mouth. Note… Read more »
We’ve won 1 game, at home, against what many think is the worst Man U team in a very long time, under a coach many think should be facing the sack. Yes, we have performed better in the last 3 games, still only have 4 points to show for it, maybe hold on before crowning Ozil, Xhaka, Mustafi etc changed men and suddenly top performers. Ozil has probably been at his best for 2+ years in these last 3 games and he’s still only had 90 minutes of good football in all the matches combined, he’s 31 and on 350k… Read more »
Pedro
“Habesha, it would have finished top 4 last season with a better coach. It would have finished top 4 this season if we’d started with a better coach.”
So when do you think we’ll hire this better coach? Any thoughts on who it should be?
I guess we will find out, if Arteta really insists on holding onto Xhaka
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That man,should be sold ASAP…He’s a liability.The last few years,have proven testimony to that.Costs us,far more than he brings to the table.
Tom
“The moment Ozil told Emery he was no coach and didn’t get canned permanently, was the moment Emery’s faith was sealed.”
And for this ozil deserves a statue outside the Emirates .
Ozil, in effect , saved the club by refusing to leave and sticking to his principles ..
As you said , Ozil sealed Emery’s fate, as I always said he would ( sorry had to get that bit in)
Arsenal picked up two world class S&C experts in Forsyth and Burgess. I assume there were clashes as they may have had different views alternatively they had pretty much the same views and ideas, making the employment of both redundant.
I’m with Pedro on this, I really don’t think we need Mikel to bring in his own guy. To be honest, the executive board should have blocked Emery’s man, especially as we already had Forsyth and Burgess on board. A definite case of too many cooks.
What are you being so dense and so literal for? When I say a small area and smaller distances I don’t mean a 1×1 meter square and he does 1,000 1m high intensity sprints ffs.
So when Emery told Ozil to track back did Emery say he should cover the whole field?
Like I said, the hypocrisy stinks then now trying to justify the hypocrisy.
Emery asked Ozil to help out defensively, Pierre and probably you went haywire like it was an abomination for Ozil to defend, now you are justifying it…
azedJanuary 4, 2020 20:34:40
So,this is an Emery vs Arteta debate…
lol
Azed
You have been digging this hole for 8 hours , it’s time to take a break .
Anyways, your mate fred is on here now looking to pick an argument about Ozil, the thing is , I don’t need to educate you anymore , all you have to do is watch how Ozil plays in a functional system.
Look and learn.
Pierre
To say it was Ozil who was the reason we got rid of Emery is a bit rich. That would imply he was amazing before Emery which he wasn’t, it would imply that we can’t play or win matches without Ozil – let’s see if Ozil can maintain a workload and isn’t pushed aside by Arteta in the summer.
In fact if he’s that good Arteta will be pushing for a contract extension.
PhD, I assume Mikel wants to keep him for this season due to targets not being available. There are a number of priorities and the amount of money available is not yet finalised. Furthermore, those priorities may change depending on the futures of Auba and Laca. I think Arteta is using the Pep method of lavishing OTT praise on players. I suspect he will show his ruthlessness at the end of the season. Just how far he will show his teeth will depend on several factors: amount of available funds, ease of raising money by player sales, availability of targets,… Read more »
What a lovely weekend..
And I’ve had a mare to boot-to top up proceedings..
Well,the week is soon upon us..So,will wind down,on some of that Jesus juice..
Pierre
Ozil v The Clown?
And the Delinquents and Deplorables backed the Clown.
I cant wait for Ozils book….
Isn’t just wonderful when you see fotos of Arteta coaching he aint got a bloody clipboard in his hand?
Arsenal and PSG fans should unite….a Unai Emery day of suffering…..
The day that man was sent packing from their clubs.
He wont be asked to come back on special occasions/anniversaries I am sure
Air Brushed already?
Pierre
If you mean calling out your hypocrisy, I can do it all day and be rest assured I will do it all season.
BillJanuary 4, 2020 20:41:42 PhD, I assume Mikel wants to keep him for this season due to targets not being available. There are a number of priorities and the amount of money available is not yet finalised. Furthermore, those priorities may change depending on the futures of Auba and Laca. I think Arteta is using the Pep method of lavishing OTT praise on players. I suspect he will show his ruthlessness at the end of the season. Just how far he will show his teeth will depend on several factors: amount of available funds, ease of raising money by player… Read more »
Bill, correct.
Arteta won’t be bringing in his own fitness guy. If there is a hire, it’ll come through Edu and Shad. Club shouldn’t have let Emery hire in so many of his mates, disgraceful after saying they wanted to modernize.
Pierre Ozil has been good these last 3 games, but only in flashes before he disappears, and only by his own very low standard these last 2 years. There are still many CAMs in the PL alone that contributes far more on both sides of the ball and that’s not taking into account his age or wages. I hope he can keep this up until the end of the season, both home and away, for 90 minutes a game because that would be good for my team and we would maybe even get a fee for him when he leaves.… Read more »
Azed just stop. It’s very clear from your last post what this is about.
We get it you’re going into bat for emery and will die in the trenches for him.
Very noble.
Azed
And we’ll do the same with your sycophantic behaviour towards emery.
And we’ll do the same with your sycophantic behaviour towards emery.
Lego
You can go through my comments here about Emery…. I said he gets the first season as a pass, the second season he gets blamed for all the failures.
I stuck to my words.
When Arteta was announced, I said the same thing.
Don He’s been good, not brilliant. Still no goals or assists, although the increased effort is appreciated. Should have been there the whole time though with what he’s being paid. He still only influences games when he has plenty of space to work in, as soon as he doesn’t have that he’s invisible. Like I said, I hope he can build on this and keep improving but he still shouldn’t stay beyond the summer. We can get someone in that’s 10 years younger, on a quarter of his wages that would give us what Ozil gives on his best days,… Read more »
Marc
“To say it was Ozil who was the reason we got rid of Emery is a bit rich”
I think you’ll find that I was just agreeing with tom who very perceptively said Ozil sealed Emery’s fate.
I feel optimistic for the medium term, dependent on how much financial backing is given to MA. I feel frustrated for this season as the club really messed up in not giving Emery the boot last season. I would have got shot even if he won the Europa League. His last few months was nothing short of catastrophic. We are now looking at consigning this season to purgatory and put it down to belated development. It’s the long term that worries me. I’m concerned that following good coaching and smart players being brought in, that we will then need to… Read more »
Ozil’s 31. He couldn’t keep up a run of consistently good form at Madrid surrounded by quality or past the 60 minute mark at the age of 24/25 so the chances of him playing anywhere near his best for us the rest of this season let alone next, is next to zero. His lazy disrespectful attitude towards the fans and the previous manager and the fact he’s getting paid way more than he’s worth means he really should be first out the door this summer. There’s absolutely no point in Arteta trying to build our future Arsenal around him that’s… Read more »
Ozil didn’t seal Emery’s fate, Emery sealed Emery’s fate.
Absolutely nothing to do with that lazy turd whatsoever.
Benny “His lazy disrespectful attitude towards the fans and the previous manager ” I would say the lack of respect was from Emery towards Ozil ..saying that youth players are more deserving of a place in the Europa squad. The standing ovation that the fans gave Ozil when he came off v Chelsea when we were 1-0 up was there for all to see , so I’m not sure they felt disrespected ( maybe marc did ) Maybe Arteta learnt his lesson for the United game by keeping Ozil on the pitch for 90 minutes..putting him up top for the… Read more »
Club shouldn’t have let Emery hire in so many of his mates, disgraceful after saying they wanted to modernize.
Again every manager brings in his own fitness coach I’ve got no idea why you purposely don’t acknowledge that. The only reason Mikel doesn’t have his own is because he doesn’t have an entourage yet.
Benny
All you will end up doing is sounding bitter and twisted if you continue with your Ozil rant .
Of course , Benny, Fred, Marko and Azed will be desperate for Ozil to misplace a pass (unlikely I know) so they can all jump on the Ozil hate bandwagon .
Pierre
“The standing ovation that the fans gave Ozil when he came off v Chelsea when we were 1-0 up was there for all to see , so I’m not sure they felt disrespected ( maybe marc did ) ”
I applauded Ozil off in the Chelsea game – he managed to break a sweat and worked hard. It’s what the majority of fans see as the minimum they expect from a player.
FL ‘ He’s been good, not brilliant. Still no goals or assists, although the increased effort is appreciated. Should have been there the whole time though with what he’s being paid.’ You do know you can play well without having goals or assists. Actually maybe you didn’t. When Ozil plays well arsenal play well. Don’t you see the correlation? You should want him to play well and stop being so negative about the players that have started the Arteta era so well and get behind them. Few will be sold in January so most will be here until the summer.… Read more »
Love this comparing any two players by appearances and goals business. Tony Adams – 30 odd goals on 500 games. Martin Hayes – 34 in 108 games Imagine how much we would have won if GG hadn’t bought Limpar and sold Hayes. Fella was better than Adams apparently. Anyone dissing early Wilshire has no joy in their life. He was utter quality, a home grown lad with an incredible touch. He played out from his feet in a way that this crap midfield we have now never do – hence their inability to play through a press. And he is… Read more »
“Any Europeans, Non-Europeans ,LGBTQ+ hired by you”
Actually a truly fair employer wouldn’t give a shit whether someone was any of the above. They wouldn’t even ask they’d just employ the person they saw as being most capable of doing the job.
Un ..I could show you clips of Pzil on the last couple of years that will surpass anything he did v Chelsea and United and received little credit.
Have a look at this in our defeat to United a couple of years ago.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DlXDNeqWauH0&ved=2ahUKEwiijr2y9OrmAhVnXRUIHTv-AzkQwqsBMAR6BAgGEBI&usg=AOvVaw3qq12y-Mz4hARp0P7nx6Gl
PHD, stop goading people or you’ll go in the sin bin.
Marko, I have a suspicion your data relating to ‘every manager brings a fitness coach’ likely doesn’t exist.
Ozil could be the architect of so many positives to come but it still won’t hide the fact that he remains an absolute asshole.
From a team perspective, I also saw his display against MU as being one his best ever.
Graham, I doubt he’s an arsehole. Guy is funding kids hospitals around the world. Just think Arsenal made a meal of the whole club during his time here.
If he wants to turn that corner… who wouldn’t want him in the starting 11?
Graham
If Ozil continues to put in a shift and working for the team then the fans will be behind him, if he reverts after a period to ambling around then when Arteta drops him the fans will support that decision.
It all comes down to the old fanatic argument – I don’t care where a player is from, their colour, nationality etc if they do the job and play well I’ll cheer them. If they consistently make mistakes, look lazy or don’t work for the team them I want them gone.
Pedro
It’s not wanting to turn the corner that is the issue.
It’s making the change and backing it with long term effort. I hope he does.
Pedro, Ozil’s performance have been rancid for two years +. He treated Emery like shit. I had no time for Emery as I could see he wasn’t up to the job. Emery’s man-management was as poor as his communication. This said, Ozil shouldn’t have downed tools. That showed huge disregard to fans, teammates and the club. Emery somehow made the toxic environment even worse. In short, Ozil was not innocent, but the opprobrium heaped on him was hugely exaggerated and crossed the boundaries. As a dan, I now couldn’t care less as I can only see a huge talent, flawed… Read more »