courtesy @allthatchas
The Arteta revival of Arsenal is proving as spluttery as most expected. The Sheffield United game had positives, but the key thing we’re looking for is a victory and it once again alluded us.
The plan for the moment looks fairly clear. Arteta is trying to make us harder to beat, which in the main, seems to be working. We’re more in control of what’s happening on the pitch, the mistakes have reduced, and it’s in the main, a bit harder to create chances against us.
The main problem is that we aren’t creating enough in the final third to be a problem for most teams. Yesterday our best hope for goals was suspended, so we rolled with Lacazette, Martinelli and Pepe. It’s just not quite there. In the first half, the most interesting of our forward line was Pepe, who seems to be finding more confidence in the way he wants to play, but a lack of end product is still the common takeaway.
Our midfield is where the trouble comes from. There’s only one place a threat is coming from and that’s Mesut Ozil, his passing game was very off yesterday, though he was involved in our goal when he found Laca, who released Saka who found Gabriel for the tap with a deflected cross.
The overall lack of creativity in the side is a worry, not just that, we’re lack dynamism. Because there’s so little power, late runs into the box are a rarity, and if opposition planners know where the creativity is coming from, it makes you easy to play against. Part of the newfound ‘sort of’ solidity comes with a sacrifice in attack. The manager has yet to find the solution, but look, we bitched for 10 years about not having a coach who was interested in defending, now we have one.
I thought Saka showed a lot of promising signs down the left, he and Gabriel are players of the future, they work hard, they have power and pace, but at the moment, as teenagers, they are going to be raw and inconsistent. Arteta was effusive in his praise of the Brazilian after the game.
Absolutely. He’s an 18-year-old kid with all the enthusiasm but as well, he’s so brave to make decisions, to threaten the opponent every time. He’s all the time in the middle of the goal, waiting for an opportunity to come. The fact he hasn’t played 90 minutes for a while – since his injury – but is still in the way he went about every single action is impressive.
The real worry upfront is Alex Lacazette, he really stunk the place out yesterday, he looked slow, out of his depth and a little bit depressed. Not good and not helpful. I wonder if Eddie is going to land game time against Chelsea?
Our defence weren’t punished for their mistakes yesterday. Though in the main we looked solid, it has to be noted that Sheffield United weren’t at their best and we still nearly dropped clangers. I’m thinking about David Luiz not jumping for a corner and letting a man in behind him. I’m also thinking about Bernd Leno flapping at a cross, missing and having to rely on Granit Xhaka to save him on the goal line. I think Arteta made a good point about the general nerves when we’re 1-0 up being a problem he’s struggling to shake at the moment.
Yeah and there’s a history of [nerves in the stadium]. It makes it even more. In the Premier League we are 1-0 up and in the last 10 or 15 minutes you have to be careful, because anything can happen…
… Then when you’re 1-0 up, the last 10 minutes things change. They changed to a back four and they started to commit more bodies forward, and then they’d have six players in front of the ball. It’s more difficult to control when they play long balls or second balls like this. It’s not easy.
You also can’t ignore lady luck, who appears to have looked at Emery’s credit withdrawals last season and deemed us bankrupt. Sheffield United found space at the back post and Fleck hit the ball into the ground and it ended in the top corner, if that was on purpose, I salute you, but it felt like a mistimed shot paid off. The second bit of bad luck was having a ref in charge that always needs a bad decision to feed his ego. Pepe was clattered in the box, it was a clear penalty, but it wasn’t given. When you’re in a rut, these things go against you, and there have certainly been a lot of things go against us of late.
For me, the season was always a write-off. We’re 6 games into a rebirth, and it’ll take time to get the side playing the way the manager wants and the output is going to be inconsistent, but it will click eventually. It’s important to remember the scenario at the moment.
Onwards and upwards, a huge game at Chelsea next where we’ll be hoping to right the wrongs of the last game against them.
See you in the comments x
Dissenter
Certainly hard to see a team best them over two legs with that inevitable Anfield blitzkrieg.
I’d give teams much more of a chance of beating them in a Final, the Spuds could easily have last year if they had any bottle and Real Madrid did the year before.
For some reason I reckon PSG win it this season though, Juventus and Liverpool the other two serious contenders.
Joe
‘ Almost feel sorry for their fans. So loyal’
Nice insight into joes thinking about fandom.
Marko
Emery had the worst start to an Arsenal season in what 40 years and a worse record in his first 50 games than Arsene’s worst 50 and somehow I am inaccurate saying we were struggling for form and you are painting a true picture by arguing against it. Okay got it.
Zacharse I’ve been watching a lot of documentaries into college football. Insane how these guys live. A D1 college QB is like a king on campus. The facilities, stadium, crowds etc. So different to anything over here. Good friend of mine watches a lot of NFL and he always says if you came back as anything in the next life you’d want to come back as a star QB at college. I caught the Ohio vs Clemson game weeks back. That was intense. Fields the Ohio QB was in a Netflix documentary I watched a while ago so it was… Read more »
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Un
I just said above emery should have got top 4 but he bottled it
So no he didn’t over achieve.
He under achieved. Top 4 was there for the taking and he blew it and the Europa.
VVD is a collusus.
It’s a travesty he didn’t win the Ballon d’Or.
If he stays fit Liverpool, will win the CL.
Unn
Henderson too, the same guy that looked nothing more than a water-carrier under Rodgers and Hodgson for England has been transformed since Klopp’s arrival into one of the very best all-round CM in the PL.
It defies belief how a midfield that looks so unspectacular on paper literally dominates any CM that it comes up against. Machine-like.
And they don’t even have a player that looks a dead cert to break 20 PL goals this season, Salah and Mane both have 11 after 22 matches which again is fairly unspectacular.
Pedro, Thus idea that Emery prioritised EL over top 4 is completely false and your opinion. We had a hectic run of games and had a spell of injuries and suspensions to contend with which forced Emery’s hand, it’s that simple go and look at it again. Also the squad was not built for Emery as he was just the head coach and had no control over players. He wanted Nzonzi and got Torreira, he wanted Zaha, Partey and Maguire but got Pepe, Ceballos on loan and an injured Tierney. The squad was built for Raul u der a head… Read more »
Even the fans have been Arsenalized!
Im telling you this for free!
Benny
Let’s not make excuses for emery. He bottled the end of the season. Very wenger – esque.
Think we only needed only one with in the stretch of 5 matches and he blew it
Spanish Dave
“”””Raul and Edu are keeping their heads below the parapet.
Tossers””::
Despicable.
Cowardly
Dogs
Say what you like about our Wenger,
Twice a week – every week faced the music
Press conference after press conference.
Transparent.
These 2.
They only do In House
Gutless , shameless and will never be The Arsenal.
They wont last though Dave.
TR7January 19, 2020 18:47:25
Marko
Emery had the worst start to an Arsenal season in what 40 years and a worse record in his first 50 games than Arsene’s worst 50 and somehow I am inaccurate saying we were struggling for form and you are painting a true picture by arguing against it. Okay got it.
>>>>>>
TR7,
You’ve got that a bit twisted. In his first 50 games Emery had the most wins than any Arsenal manager in history.
I am inaccurate saying we were struggling for form and you are painting a true picture by arguing against it. Okay got it.
Right I merely pointing out the inaccuracy that our form carried over from last season because we won 8 of the opening 13. That’s all.
Pedro still haven’t heard your thoughts on Mikel convincing Xhaka to stay. I’m assuming because you are literally incapable of even the slightest bit of criticism towards the guy.
Joe,
I’m not making excuses for Emery as I wanted him gone after Wolves away. Pedro is stating he prioritised the EL over top 4 when I’m saying he didn’t.
It’s called context.
No excuses for the end of season capitulation tho so he should have been fired, but you could also apportion some blame to the players.
It wasn’t Emery who missed the penalty against Spurs, it was Aubameyang. That would have got us 3rd alone.
A few other spurned chances especially on the last game of the season. That’s not Emery’s fault.
Context.
Out of interest Benny do you know what context means?
UN
“””::Yeah. Look how good we’ve done since. £200m spent and sitting in 10th
Flying we are
😂
Fucking fantasist””””
Well said UN
We are at a stage now where:
That any Head Coach or manager that emulates Wengers last season would now be rated as as a genius.
Despite having the freshness and the £250 000 000 spend on assorted players
The unprogressive Arsene Wenger used to give Sheffield United complimentary replays.
Nowadays they take the p**s out of us.
Thats progress.
Eagle
It’s almost like everyone in the team has woken up since Zlatan came into town, last two best we’ve aged in a long long time… Mentioned last summer while we were twindling over Tierney that Theo Hernandez had just moved for relative peanuts from Madrid, absolute baller he is…. I did feel it was a wrong move bringing Zlatan in but I’ll be damned if it’s keeping everyone at Milan on their toes
I thought we played really well against Sheffield United. A good volley from fleck with a lucky deflection is hardly Arteta’s fault.
A strong top 4 challenge next season is a very reasonable and realistic expectation in my opinion, as long as we ship out some dross and upgrade our central defence and central midfield.
Wenger Eagle.
Wijnaldum has to be up there for most improved player in the PL, guy is a legit elite CM now.
Funny enough I think he’s always been amazing. That year that he and Depay broke out in the Dutch league I kept telling everyone around me he was the better player. He was untouchable that season. The way Klopp see gems in underrated players is a big plus to Pool. People thought he was mad when he paid the cash for Ox, I kept telling them Ox was built for the middle.
Lego Hair,
Of course.
Sorry
No manager coming in and doing wenger did in his last season will be seen as genius.
Wenger last few seasons were failures and that’s why he was sacked. And that’s why emery was sacked and that’s why any manager who does what wenger did in his last season should be sacked
To be seen as genius is utter bullshit and the rambling of a AKB who still ain’t over wenger being give. The boot
Wenger’s last 14 years was abject failure. One after another. Genius hahahahab
He came 2nd when all other top teams shit the bed.
Sorry coming 2nd to Leicester is a failure. Nothing to be congratulated on
He lost in a one team race.
Yeah emery would have been a genius to come 2nd last year because city and Liverpool were firing. And to come 2nd at the expense of one them would have been genius
But to come 2nd when every other top team is shitting the bed is failure. Not genius
He lost in a one team race.
And which team was that ‘one’ team Joeyboy?
The Titans have had a heck of a ride these last few weeks but their journey ends at Arrowhead today I feel. Even though the Chiefs went down by 24 last week they were only beating themselves. Play like they did after that and the Titans won’t be able to stop them. Henry will be a problem for KC though.
I actually think 49ers will blow out the Packers akin to how Atlanta did it a couple of years back.
49ers and Chiefs Super Bowl would be a shoot out, indeed quite the spectacle.
Amazing you still get Wenger mentioned in reference to things wouldn’t be that bad. Do people not remember poor signings, poor results, embarrassing heavy defeats and poor football were a mainstay of Wenger’s for years there not to mention that he had us outside of top 4 for two seasons at the end. Cunt couldn’t get any job offers outside of FIFA and Fulham. Awful manager good riddance
Mustafinovs, xhakalson ozil, mikhi and elneny are wengers parting gifts
Im telling you this for free!
Un
You’re very quick to point out that emery bottled it at the end of last season
Can you please remind us all what wenger did after we beat Leicester that season when the title was ours for the taking.
Thank you
And you’ve made 2 comments today where you say you were happy arsenal lost because of your dislike of emery. Interesting.
Happy that arsenal lost. Because of the manager
Shipping out dross?
That’s most the team!
“Liverpool with Henderson, Wijnaldum in their midfield, on paper, looks ordinary”
Henderson maybe but Wjnaldum is a really tidy player. He’s been excellent for Holland lately where he’s got a little more freedom to go forward and contribute to the goals.
Vicky
If all top teams are shitting the bed and arsenal were the only supposed top team near the top
What does that tell you about what the one team race?
Yes UN
Every top team shit the bed that year and the specialist in failure still couldn’t win the league
Pathetic
@ Joey I do not understand the fixation of bloggers with this Wenger thing. His last 14 seasons were not failures and we were repaying the bank loans. We were also selling players every year. Fyi, the banks wanted him to sign long term deals to remain at the club as a condition for the loans. Fyi, I am 100% against this as the owners should have helped with the funding. Had they done so, we would not have had to accept the rigid conditions of the bank. And if Wenger was the issue of us not winning anything for… Read more »
Marko
I will not say anything negative about Wenger.
I will not say anything negative about Wenger.
I will not say anything negative about Wenger.
Oh, what the heck, you’re right.
He became an “awful manager”.
No bank can ever tell you how to run your business
What if we ever had lost every match the first season.
Still have to keep signing him
Can’t believe you bought that crap
Freddie Ljungberg was a shite interim boss as well Graham
Un
If emery was in over his head. So is Arteta
Anyway
Time to go for a hike with the kids and watch football
Think Pedro is going to ban Me again so this may be my last post.
Been fun boys and girls.
Up the arsenal!
@ Joe “No bank can ever tell you how to run your business” Yes they can. And I say so after having worked for a number of top banks. And btw, if you are the boss of a company and your employee makes up things like that, you call him out, you do not remain silent. One thing is sure. As long as there are foolish fans around, the Krankies can rest safely knowing that their capital is appreciating or at least their cash flows are OK. They are not too ambitious. Such fans deserve the owners they have. Its… Read more »
We apparently had financial restraints post 2006 and yet we were still prepared to give so many piss poor players astronomical salaries.
Yes, in some respects, the Krankies are to blame but Wenger was 100% culpable because he helped create and control an environment that was not conducive to progression.
I’m afraid he wasn’t all that.
Marko
“Pedro still haven’t heard your thoughts on Mikel convincing Xhaka to stay. I’m assuming because you are literally incapable of even the slightest bit of criticism towards the guy.”
Can’t go there.
One to refer to this coming summer.
Pedro has been labelling him a donkey for the past three years so it will be interesting how this pans out.
@Graham Its debatable. Personally, I share your view and do not agree with that approach but I understand the logic of what they were trying to do. What is the route for a promising youngster? Play a few seasons in a lesser team and hope to be noticed. 1. We gave them a chance. 2. To avoid them signing for another team, we inflated the wages so the team balance was not upset. This is how we ended up with a lot of dross too. But in their specific situation, their policy worked as they had to target top 4… Read more »
Joey Finished 2nd in 2016 above Man U, spurs, city, Liverpool and Chelsea with Giroud, Theo, coq and podolski in the teamIf emery had achieved that last season you’d be calling him a geniuS —————- Usually you talk a lot of sense but every now and again , especially when it suits your agenda, you opinions are laughable. So there’s no difference between what Wenger did in 2016 with Pep, Klopp, and many others just getting their PL bearings……., as opposed to in 2019 with City demolishing PL records and Pool tight on their heels ? I was never for… Read more »
Arteta, has to be wearing an Arsenal jacket during match days, the guy looks like he is coaching his kids, he need to realize this Arsenal football club, one of the biggest teams in the world, he need to lose his ego and act like a professional Arsenal manager, I know deep down his evertonian, but he has to show respect for the club, by looking like a professional manager, he is not pepe, he has won anything yet. Ebery manager wears the club jacket.
robel yonas from addis
“I know deep down his evertonian”
Ouch!
Bit erratic those Evertonians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upUKrhB2Na4
we are playing well structured football since Arteta came on, but we really lack fluidity and movement, we didn’t seem we can score more than one goal during the six matches since he came, we need to go for it, we really need points in the next league games, if we fuck it, we could be fighting for our lives not to get relegated. What a poor season its been.
Un
You’re probably right, Bill Clinton looks too frail these days but Hilary’s still going strong.
Yea, it was probably her ….after the closing hours at the pedophile pizza parlor she’s been running.
Proving all those mongs out there who doubted him what player he is.
Still not in jack’s league but we should never have let him go.
I mean both looked dogshit under Wenger so maybe look there instead of an I told you so moment with “mongs”. Even though there’s no such moment with regards to Wilshere he’s still shit and still wasting his career away. What did I tell you about calling people stupid Don you’re too stupid yourself to dare do it.
Forgot about Nkunku in the summer, seems to be doing well at Leipzig. Only went for £10 Million.
“The ox was quality tonight
Proving all those mongs out there who doubted him what player he is.
Still not in jack’s league but we should never have let him go”
You’re absolutely right. The Ox and Jack are not in the same league. The Ox plays in the Champions League, thanks for reminding us. 😂
Un
I dont think you can sniff much at 40 mil for Ox. Same sentiment as before with Auba maybe/maybe not staying, you get good coin you should turf out folk like that and back yourself to replace them.
Oh Don. Poor Don. So stupid you forgot to admitting that you’re Don.
TomClinton didn’t bump him off himself smart arse. And if the president had so much power the deep state wouldn’t throw everything they had to impeach him They tried Russia, rape, paedo allegations and racism None of it stuck. —————— Un, you must be a bit confused there pal. No one tried to impeach him for Russia, rape paedo allegations and racism. They did , however , for the abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Both articles in reference to the Ukraine scandal. Anyone who’s not a right wing nut job ,or not on the highly lucrative conservative welfare… Read more »
Honestly especially after witnessing some of them sweet Xhaka passes the other day I think Lacazette running off the shoulder of the last defender in an Arsenal shirt could of been absolutely devastating for us. I can see having a good time of it but man Lacazette could of been the difference imo I could have easily been sarcastic with regards to Xhaka. Likely infact. I still maintain though 2015 had Wenger signed Lacazette instead of no outfield players we would have won the league. Wenger dithered though and we got him two seasons later and he’s been hit and… Read more »
Un
Right, but that doesn’t suggest the 40 mil we got was a bad deal. Says we didn’t replace him. Personally not convinced of anything he delivered for us in what was it? 6 years? He was average here and 40 mil should get you more than that.
I like to keep you guessing.
Are you that dense that you remember admitting to it.
pausing up the wrong tree
Eh sure.
You like to keep yourself guessing Don. Remember left foot right foot left foot right foot.
You like to keep yourself guessing Don. Remember left foot right foot left foot right foot. Underwear doesn’t go on your head
1 Jose Mourinho: Total spend – £1.3bn / Biggest buy – Paul Pogba £89.3m 2= Carlo Ancelotti: £998m / Gareth Bale £85.3m 2= Pep Guardiola: £998m / Zlatan Ibrahimovic £57m 4 Manuel Pellegrini: £921m / Cristiano Ronaldo £80m 5 Massimiliano Allegri: £844m / Cristiano Ronaldo £99.2m 6 Arsene Wenger: £767m / Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang £56m 7 Roberto Mancini: £683m / Sergio Aguero £35m 8 Claudio Ranieri: £682.6m / James Rodriguez £38.5m 9 Rafa Benitez: £577m / Gonzalo Higuain £34.5m 10 Unai Emery: £591m / Neymar £200m Wenger has really been skint. Never mind the astronomical salaries he paid on dross like… Read more »
Yeah boy. You had to think long and hard about that response
Yep that’s it. At least I think before I type Don. Thinking a concept very much lost on you I’m afraid
I’m don I’m don I’m don. Is that an admission? Plonker!
That is literally the definition of admission. Are you okay? You’re stupider than usual
his value will be far higher than the £35m we sold him for in the coming years
He’s 27 in August. I highly doubt that but you’re on a roll tonight so it’s obvious that you would think that
Can’t see us getting any change bout of Chelsea on Tuesday..
The club really is in an awful way.
A board that really don’t care or is that some of the players…
I always thought there was a top player in Oxlade-C but I am not convinced he would have improved much at Arsenal. I think he said he needed a new challenge and wanted the move anyway.
He has shown more glimpses of his talent at Liverpool but still is yet to achieve the true consistency he is capable of, although he has suffered with injury as he did with us.
I think at the time there were slightly more pros than cons to taking the £40 million for him.
Un
I dont disagree about the valuation stuff, utterly unsurprising that folk would claim our players are worth 10 quid. We rejected 20 mil for Nelson in the summer apparently, but you hear about us needing to sell Chambers for 5 mil.
That said Ox never delivered for us, and 40 mil was enough to comfortably replace his talent at the club. I’ve no issue with that sale at all, same as I wouldn’t be opposed to selling anyone if the money was good. We get too attached to players here sometimes imo.
Would it be fair to say Oxlade-C best game was against Milan when he played through the middle? Also had a stormer against Bayern away I think.
He had (and still does) ingredients to be a monster of a centre midfielder who drives the play forward powerfully. Great shot from range also.
It’s a shame it never truly worked out at Arsenal.
Robel “we are playing well structured football since Arteta came on, but we really lack fluidity and movement, we didn’t seem we can score more than one goal during the six matches since he came, we need to go for it, we really need points in the next” We are lacking fluidity and movement but Rome wasn’t built in a day. Addressing the weaknesses is what we needed to do and Arteta is doing that whilst trying to win football matches. 2 deflected goals conceded in the last 4 games is confirmation that we are more compact defensively. Arteta is… Read more »
Fabulous rushing TD by Mahomes, you guys discussing the NFL earlier watching?
Think KC will end up winning this comfortably now.
When someone says we might, i think that means probably, so saying we might getting better deal isn’t the same as saying we got the better deal.. Key word here is MIGHT.
Un Ox didn’t do enough while here for me, flattered to deceive despite having raw ingredients. He’s looked much better ta Liverpool so its fair to argue he could’ve delivered for us in the end, I just think we should be more ruthless with when that productivity is reached. He came in at 18 and left at 24 I think, with what on his CV here? Not a lot. Loads of factors for sure, but that money a few years back was comically high for what he’d done. Very fair to suggest we’ve not done well with the money. Also… Read more »
Ox is and has always been a quality player. It is a pity that he is injury prone.
It will be a surprise if he gets through this season without an injury
Wenger should have used him in the central midfield role …big mistake.
Lyon, Benfica and Arsenal in for this Bruno Guimaraes lad THIS window.
Queer group of teams.
Some of our players can checked out momentary during the game. Against Crystal Palace, Xhaka was day dreaming, allowing Jordan Ayew free to score the tying goal. Against Sheffield, a lot of fans were carried away by those flashy tricks from Pepe. But he was the one who didn’t come to defend, allowing the tying goal to be scored. I don’t know how Arteta can get all the players to focus for the full 90 minutes.
You’d think he’d own it a bit more though and not be so painfully hard for the new and shiny EVERY time. Like how you own the Lichtsteiner Antonio Valencia or any of the multitude of stupid stuff you say. I don’t know what Don thinks he nailed me for it looks like I was foolishly happy for signings and a statement of intent the following summer after Wenger signed up zero outfield players and just 10 million on a keeper. In hindsight Mustafi, Stones and really Luiz for the money it took to RESIGN him were all poor signings.… Read more »
Ox was, is, and always will be an injury prone bum. Yes, Bum. Capable of an occasionally good game but overall painfully average. When we sold him for $35mil I thought it was a mistake. He’s benefiting from the system, is all. Just like Coutinho was, and many others right now under Klopp. He’s played what, 10 games for them in 2 years? Yeah, I’d say we got the better end of the deal.
1917 – Brilliant film.
We can get 3 points at Chelski next game. Both teams are severely flawed so it could go either way. I’d start Ceballos next game, Ozil is producing next to nothing and he’s a passenger at the moment,we need something else.
Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl
Chris Upstate
Mahomes is something.
Jeez.
Go on. You were telling us how stupid everyone else is.
I said they were poor signings. I said you were stupid.
Cesc
Indeed
Un – I loved it. Very much in the Dunkirk, Saving Private Ryan company of war epics for me. Maybe the whole “one take” cinematography thing is being a bit overdone by some people that have seen it, but its a great film.
I’d recommend it, but when you see it Tuesday let us know, I think it will get a fair few awards.
“Letters from Iwo Jima” is another I saw again recently, very nicely done my Eastwood.
“Wenger’s last 14 years was abject failure.”
The invincibles were during his last 14 years!
We reached a point where so called fans have such blind hatred of Wenger that they spew ridiculous statement to big themselves up and all it does is showing how stupid, hateful and blind they are.
A little perspective would not go amiss!
“Like how you own the Lichtsteiner Antonio Valencia or any of the multitude of stupid stuff you say“
You can’t go 3 days with mentioning Antonio Valencia, and now Licht is getting thrown in.
You still utterly oblivious to football economics or what? It’s dead easy to make the best players per position. The cost money though, over to you treacle.
Un – It’s worked for him a few times but it would good to see him do something different. Inception was very meh for me but Memento was good.
Chiefs are ridiculous every second quarter.
You can’t go 3 days with mentioning Antonio Valencia, and now Licht is getting thrown in. What do you mean now Lichtsteiner is thrown in you literally use the idea behind his signing to argue for Valencia. You throw him in ffs. It’s dead easy to make the best players per position. The cost money though, over to you treacle. Yep that’s what was discussed. Here we are two seasons on the trot where our starting RB (who’s not that great to begin with and our only RB currently) is injured. But sure yeah let’s keep not spending money and… Read more »
Just need the 49ers to win now
DigitalBob
“1917 – Brilliant film.”
Stop the attack! Stop the attack!
Rip off of Peter Weir’s Gallipoli.
Peter Weir’s Gallipoli for pure emotion is hard to beat in this field.
And Mel Gibson scene where he runs through dug outs and trenches evading enemy fire but ultimately fails to deliver the message on time looks superior to this one.
But I’ll have a look at the whole film rather than a few scenes.
Jack: What are your legs?
Archy Hamilton: Springs. Steel springs.
Jack: What are they going to do?
Archy Hamilton: Hurl me down the track.
Jack: How fast can you run?
Archy Hamilton: As fast as a leopard.
Jack: How fast are you going to run?
Archy Hamilton: As fast as a leopard!
Jack: Then let’s see you do it!
I also remember the BBC series called The Monocled Mutineer also being pretty good starring one of them McGann brothers.
Thomas Lemar rejected a move to Arsenal on deadline day in August 2017 despite AS Monaco accepting a bid from the London club, because “things moved too fast” and he “preferred the faint prospect of joining Liverpool,” according to
@TheAthleticUK
What!?! But Ornstein said we were broke. Ah well.
Ox could have, and should have been an Arsenal legend. As a 19 year old kid, you could tell he had huge potential. Pace, power, strength, passing ability, can score a goal outside the box, and more than capable of dictating the play in the middle of the park. Unfortunately, and this could be due to his build, injuries have and look like stopping his progress. What makes me laugh is that OX was brought for the same price as Walcott was. Both were very unlucky with injuries. Walcott played for us for 12 years scoring over 100 goals, Ox… Read more »
Cesc The caveat w being a college qb is you wanna be in texas lol. Did U watch the recent documentary on college athletes being totally screwed over by NCAA? Forgetting the name but it follows a few guys who played in college and continue to try and make nfl/arena squads? One of the kids goes over to germany… was fascinating. NCAA is literally a plantation. Absolutely sickening. The reason i think college football is the closest you get to british football is colleges are not always in big cities, you usually need a significant metropolitan area for all the… Read more »
Oh and go niners
Dissenter This is Xavi “Yes, I received an offer from Barcelona in the presence of Eric Abidal and Oscar Grau, but I didn’t accept it, “It’s too soon to coach Barcelona, but it will continue to be my dream to be Barcelona coach in the future” “Now I start my career at zero, I can’t start with a Ferrari or a transatlantic ship, I have to start with a small boat, a small car, test myself, gain experience, and yes, it’s true that the objective is to return to Barcelona, but I’m calm, “The idea is to start as a… Read more »
Arsenal to beat chelsea,
Arsenal to win EL and the saucy one to go to onw of real or barca or PSG
you heard it here 1st!
Un na naii
“Wenger last few seasons were failures and that’s why he was sacked. ”
His last season wasn’t good enough but imagine if Arteta lead us to a top 4 finish and an FA Cup, he would be hailed a hero.
Overmars – If Arteta managed that from where we are now he’d be a genius in my view. Swap the FA Cup for the Europa Cup and he’d be the next level up still!!
Northbanker
Considering how backwards we went under Emery, deadwood in team, lack of funds etc.. If we manage top 4 or a trophy in his first season managing a football club, it would be near a miracle. It’s not impossible though.