The winter break is OVER and the football can begin.
The good news is the squad will all boast a light bronze tan coming out of the Dubai camp, good for confidence. They’ll also have had some time to mentally recalibrate and they’ll no doubt have a bit more juice in the legs (legal juice).
The injury story is finally starting to look a little less bleak. The Newcastle game this weekend will see the return of Reiss Nelson, Saed Kola, and Bukayo Saka. Three crucial players to the Arteta model. Power and pace. Something we miss too often in this squad.
Pablo Mari is being earmarked for the Europa League game against Olympiacos on Thursday. Cedric has some work to do to get over his problems. Cal and Kieran are still a way off.
Quite a lot of the pre-game chat was about squad rebuilding for this summer. Mikel had this to say on the planning process.
“Absolutely, we have to plan,”
“We need to know the direction we want to head and to do that we need bear in mind different scenarios.
“With that in mind I have to tell the club what we need, where we think we can improve and where we need to aim.
“If we all aim for the same things, we put a plan in place to execute it, and make the process as short as possible.”
I suspect the direction of this summer will be far more pointed than it has been. Mikel seems much more clear in what his plan for the squad is and hopefully that will be reflected in the types of player we bring in, but more importantly, the emergence of Edu should ensure that this summer, things move a lot quicker.
The Mirror reckon we’ll likely move on a lot of the players with one year left on their deals. They expect to see Auba, Lacazette and Leno receive big money offers… and I’d be fine with that, provided we don’t bring in a load of bums in to replace them. Youth, power, pace and elite levels of football intelligence.
There’s a story doing the rounds that Saka is nowhere near on his deal negotiations. I know he’s a top talent, so the interest from other clubs is likely real, but I think he’d be made to leave a club that’s giving him what he wants: trust, coaching, game time. He has a good thing here, the fans love him, and he’s living in London.
The Newcastle game is big. I think we need to see an uptick in output. Arteta has been working his process through the club, he’s spent some time with the players, had some good moments, some bad.. but the squad is united.
Now let’s see what it has to offer.
Mesut Ozil has been taking a pasting from everyone this week. His output has declined at a rapid rate, and he’s under pressure for more than his body language. He needs to turn up, convert the effort into assists, and he has to start influencing games like he used to.
Overall, the team needs to be more ambitious in the final third. We have a very exciting front three however you package them. Better finishing, more ambition, and faster movement.
The next 5 games are about finding the balance. We are harder to beat, no doubt, but we’re not protagonists at the moment. We’re a little bit Wenger of a few years ago. It’s almost a tactical ploy to give us the ball, because we’ve no idea how to use the advantage. I think Nuno said he doesn’t believe in ‘pointless possession’, that’s where we are, we need some edge… and for me, there is no doubt we have the players to move to the next level there at this moment.
We have a pretty fair run of fixtures over the next two months. We need to make it count, get some wins, improve the football, and build some belief going into the summer.
See you in the comments. x
I forgot to mention that City can only appeal to CAS after UEFA have first dealt with an appeal against the ruling .
CAS aren’t empowered to deal with the matter until all internal appeals process have been concluded
We’ll end up 6th……..and Man City 5th!
City been harshly done by.
Revenge over brexit
The French financial fair play league. ..
Fuck em hope city win it this year.
PSG got away with it…
Fuck ueafa
Nice work, Brixton.
Pedro
City have been punished because they are English,
If they banned every club that cheated there would be no champions league.
Look champions league should be a league
Winners of all euro leagues take part in a league …
That’s proper champions league, no5 manufacturing that the bog clubs stay apart.
“Arsenal last 5 wins in all competitions:
Vitoria (H): 3-2 – Pepe brace
West Ham (A): 1-3 – Pepe goal and assist
Manchester United (H): 2-0 – Pepe goal
Leeds (H): 1-0 – Pepe beats the press to make the goal
Bournemouth (A): 2-1
Pepe has started in all of them.”
Start him , he makes a difference.
RSPC, not sure that’s the case… their ownership certainly isn’t English. They need to be punished, they’re ruining the game.
This city situation is a farce. What about psg or is uefa going to pretend themoney they’ve been spending was their own?
Sometimes with var it’s less about if it’s right or wrong but more that they display a complete lack of basic awareness when they review clear as day incidents/non incidents 10-15 times from 20 different angles just to make a call that your average fan watching at home could’ve told you after 10 seconds with two quick replays. They absolutely pour over the footage regardless of if it’s contentious or plain as day. It underscores quite clearly how poor these officials capacity to judge things is when they, the professionals, need to spend forever and a day on clear cut… Read more »
What does the city decision mean for 5th place in the league this season? Will that be a CL spot?
Also as someone else said we all know how this works anyway. Decision appeal, city inthe cl whilst it takes 10 years to run to the appeal then overturned and a slap on the worst instead
‘ we have a very exciting front three’
Laca counted?
Apparently if the city ban is upheld until the end of the season 5th gets the CL which means we’re only about 8 points off the CL places
Pressures now on for arteta to start putting some results together as 8 points off a horribly inconsistent and not very good set of teams above us is there for the taking.
Just depends on us really because the teams above us are all crap and shedding points for fun
If we can’t finish top five for a CL place then shame on us. Game on.
Win some games now! Sign Saka Martinelli and Mateo to long term deals.
If this 2 year ban is upheld then expect Guardiola to leave at the end of the season.
ESPN reporting its Chelski and us to be competing for Isco this summer. Real wants to sell to fund Mbappe purchase.
If we don’t pick up some serious points in the next 6 matches the final run in could get seriously scary.
I was talking about the next month so.
Why are so fixated on pointless arguments?
5th is very much possible.
https://mobile.twitter.com/edensports/status/1228337806017253382?s=09&
ESR fantastic again against Cardiff
I love Isco. Would be a great signing for us as well as a statement player, but most probably out of our financial range unless we get rid of Ozil, Auba etc
Isco for 63 mil is being linked to us and Chelsea. Really good player but I don’t know if he would be a good signing because he has been in and out of the RM team these past seasons. On top form he would be the best what we realistically could get but His form the past two seasons hasn’t been great.
China1
To say “the teams above us are all crap” is being rather disrespectful to the likes of SU and Wolves who are not “shedding points for fun”
If 5th is now up for grabs though, it’ll certainly make things more interesting.
Isco stats
18/19 season (all comps)
17(17) appearances
5 goals 2 assists.
19/20
11(6)
1 goal 0 assists
Half here would turn on him in his very first season.
For the sake of comparison Ozil has better goal contributions this season. And we know how much Ozil is loved here.
Add to that the settling in period and the exorbitant transfer fee mentioned + high wages.
Would only take him on Loan + option at 40-45
Isco is 27 now and he never really kicked on from that initial promise he had when younger, much better options out there imo. Far too much money involved too for someone who doesn’t score and assists enough even in a dominant team.
Wanted him when he was at Malaga but that ship has sailed a long time ago.
RSPC
I’m in agreement with you.
Not saying that MC are innocent in all of this but it is clear that both UEFA and FIFA have had it in for English clubs, as well as the national team, for decades.
Two very corrupt organisations.
The city suspension is a farce.
I will consider the punishment to be anti-English until UEFA apply the same punishment to PSG who are the biggest violators of FFP.
PSG darn far less money from Ligue Un so how can they afford the crazy fees they paid for Nehmar and Mbappe?
City will win their appeal, they only have to cite PSG.
*PSG earn far less money
13 draws already in this season really is incredible. How many of those could have gone either way, down to luck (or unluck 😂) shite refereeing or just shocking misses from our forwards (which I won’t call unlucky, Especially in laca’s case as his poor vein of form is linked to his poor confidence, but both him and auba have missed some crucial chances.) We surely have it in us to rise against the mighty Newcastle; who we are tied with on points albeit less wins but better goal difference. We have conceded the same amount as them this season,… Read more »
My apologies, we have conceded 2 less than Newcastle
The most annoying aspect of this City suspension is that Spuds are likely to profit from it, not us.
To all those posters who were happy with mediocre results, because our ‘performances’ were good, we hail you.
Isco is 27 now and he never really kicked on from that initial promise he had when younger, much better options out there imo. Far too much money involved too for someone who doesn’t score and assists enough even in a dominant team.
Right
Is a luxury player just like Ozil but with less talent.
Also we dont need more 10s. Would rather focus on young and athletic. Grealish should be the top priority if we are looking at creative midfielders to add goals and assists.
Also winning 13 of 14 of our last games against them should give the boys enough of a kick to get us over the line.
Or in line with this season’s proceedings,
Will give the team an ego which leads to a half assed match against a shite team the expect to beat.
It’s very funny Pedro that you’ve shut up about being the main voice that wanted Arteta to the club. You called it Arsenal’s future thinking move. A month in and you suddenly realise Arteta is much worse than Emery ever was. Emery just got bullied out for his rubbish language and the things he tried did not work, but you could see the sense in them. Arteta has come in and his team selections are much MUCH worse than Emery, he plays sh*t, slow, weak Lacazette EVERY game, he plays Ozil every game. He plays our only 2 good players… Read more »
Until Xhaka came into the team, I’d never truely despised an arsenal player. I hope we get a clear out this summer and can get more players in that can bring the fans together.
Diss
“To all those posters who were happy with mediocre results, because our ‘performances’ were good, we hail you.”
Lol,
Same people who were happy seeing arsenal decline as long as Wenger was here. (And Pedro 😂 😉)
Wasi At the moment there are far too many transfer rumours circulating which in most cases have very little substance. Isco is yet another example of a player that RM want to shift out of their club and is not the kind of midfielder that the club should need and want. Arsenal’s weakness in midfield at the moment is a lack of assists and goals and that needs to be resolved this summer. Ceballos has been ineffective this season and will need to be replaced and I suspect that Arsenal will attempt to offload Ozil as well. Whether they do… Read more »
stroller “Personally I would prefer that the club recruits a couple of strategic players and then fills the couple of positions in squad where we are short of cover.” I’m with you here. We need the specialists in their positions again, looks like we are keen on filling some of the gaps we have actually needed for near on a decade. I seriously wish the Pepe money was spent on a cm/DM, and a CB. We could have had a more solid foundation to build our attacks from, despite our lack of creativity. We still had 2 quality strikers and… Read more »
There is no easy games. Newcastle a difficult game.
Luisjo
What the hell are you on about?
Emery turned out to be a disaster and left the team in an even worse state that when Wenger left the building.
Arteta is HSTTKAF ahead of Emery.
That’s right – Head, Shoulders, Torso, Thighs, Knees, Ankles and Feet!
Are you living on a desert island or something?
I swear some folk on here have never interacted with people or been involved in a team environment before.
Wasi Don’t agree that we don’t need a number 10, we’re so devoid of creativity right now it’s not even funny. Just needs to be someone with more end product than Isco. Graelish is going to go for stupid money so no point thinking about it. Too bad we missed out on Ziyech but there’s other players out there cheaper and better than Isco. Either go with someone in the 24-25 year bracket with a proven record that we can nab on the cheap for one reason or the other like Fekir, or go for someone younger with high potential… Read more »
Freddie Isak is a striker. But you are right. Isco is a big name but I don’t think he is what we need. If we are spending above 60 mil we should try for odegaard and Havertz. I think grealish could go for 50 mil. We can afford him if we sell him the project. Buendia is another player that has impressed me this season. Currently playing right wing for Norwich but has all the attributes of CAM like ziyech and B.silva. plus he has insane work rate. Fekir and Luis Alberto are also not bad choices either and are… Read more »
HG
I really shouldn’t make that mistake about a fellow Swede:)
Like you say, plenty of options better than Isco for less money.
Wasn’t Graelish quoted at 70-80m a couple of weeks ago? Sure I read that somewhere. His passport is always going to make him overpriced.
Havertz would be the dream of course but don’t see us getting him, the price and competition is likely going to be too much for us. We’re not that attractive anymore, especially if we don’t have european football next season.
Freddie In the modern game there are not many successful teams that play with a 10. 4-3-3 is the future. I would rather buy an athletic 8 box to box or a free 8 than a 10. Ideally I want ESR to develop as the creative hub of the team starting next season. His displays for Huddersfield have been extremely good and He already looks like a key player for them. Very similar to KDB in the way he plays. If he continues on his current trajectory and adds more goals and assists to his name then I beleive he… Read more »
Havertz production has dropped of this season and with That his price will also drop off .
Still dont think we can get him.
Teams like Pool, and Bayern have been linked with 100m moves.
Why don’t we have “stupid money” to throw around at players?
After all, we’ve been at our new stadium for 14 years and have been competing at the top table all that time.
Surely we mu……………………Oh of course, now I remember, we’re Arsenal Football Club and we’ve been feeding off “caviar” all that time and have only been throwing “stupid money” around internally..
Stroller “Arsenal’s weakness in midfield at the moment is a lack of assists and goals and that needs to be resolved this summer.” This is only temporary whilst Arteta brings organisation and structure to the team. What he has done is make Arsenal very hard to beat ….unbeaten away from home for 3 months is confirmation of this. The next stage ( which is now) is to bring better movement and creativity to the team without losing our defensive structure. He may have to tweak the system and personnel that he has relied on so far. Arteta does not look… Read more »
Wasi
Way too early for ESR to be starting every game next season, we also need more than 1 player in that position, and we can’t rock up with ESR and Willock as our only options.
Don’t think we have enough creativity and hold up in our front three to get away with a 4-3-3 but I guess it depends on the quality of those in that midfield 3.
“The creativity problem is only temporary.”
Agreed, it will be fixed as soon as we replace Ozil with an actual footballer.
Freddie
Sure . ESR is not ready to start week in week out yet. But Id rather have him come on than Willock.
And we still Have Ozil next year so it wont just be Willock and ESR. If it was me Id loan Willock out next season and keep ESR .
Yes the creativity problem can be solved in many ways. We rn also have a many good players and we shouldn’t be struggling with creativity. Maybe its just Arteta wanting to strengthen the defence to build a base for our attack to flourish.
Thankgod the break is over.
Now all we have to worry about is storm Dennis and the Coronavirus.
Wasi No way Ozil is here next season, if he is it’s a complete write off from the start, we can’t have a black hole of creativity start for us another season, would be suicidal. If we can’t find any takers for him with just 1 year left of his silly contract it shows you exactly what is standing is in the football world right now, why should we start someone like that? Our only hope to regain some fluidity in attack is that Arteta start playing our best front 3 in the right positions Martinelli – Auba – Pepe,… Read more »
Wasi CMF and AMF are labels. I think that most of the regular posters on here know exactly what the club requires and you spelled this out in your post as I also did in my earlier post today. Currently our midfield is short of creativity and a productive outlet. Two seasons ago Smith-Rowe was rated by many at the club as the best player in the Academy precisely because he showed those characteristics. Sadly his progression has not been as rapid as several other Academy players, but there is still time for him to develop into the player many… Read more »
Freddie
In a recent Interview in Dubai Ozil again reinstated his desire to be at Arsenal until his contract ends.
Which club do you think will agree to take on Ozil seeing his massive wagebill and degrading form.
Well, then we’re fucked. Simple as that.
I hope the club has a plan for this and hasn’t just given up being a serious outfit because of 1 player.
He’s on 18m for 1 year, then he’s 32. Shouldn’t be that hard to get rid honestly if he has even a shred of dignity and desire to keep playing football past next season.
I just had a dream of DeBruyne at Barcelona . wow , That would be crazyy. With ManCity banned Barcelona should make a cheeky bid . Dejong Vidal DeBruyne midfield with Messi Suarez Griezmann. Insane .
It would be pretty funny if we draw with newy, and Southampton draw with Burnley to keep all on the same points. Yay mid table mediocrity.
DS,
What an unbelievable side that would be.
Graham you’re right I’m disrespectful about those clubs above us but it’s relative Wolves and Sheffield utd are having amazing seasons considering the clubs they are but they’re only up there because arsenal utd Chelsea and spurs have all been somewhere between poor and dismal this season People were talking about arsenal being in relegation form, utterly awful in every aspect this season. We’ve now steadied performances a bit but still can barely buy a win. So if we’ve been awful (we really have) and after 25 games 5th place is only 8 points above us then they too must… Read more »
Basically we’re worried about teams like wolves and Sheffield utd because we’re underperforming horrifically
Well done to those teams for being where they are but arsenal as a club needs to take a long hard look in the mirror when we think finishing higher than these teams is a big challenge
China1
Wolves have some very good players who would walk into our starting 11. They have the most disallowed goals by VAR this season. They are a team that’s here to stay at the top half of the table.
Sheffield, for all their industry have benefitted from some lucky desicions, they have the highest number of goal reversals in theirn
-Wolves are here to stay. We would have to contend with them every season. The days of cheap 4th places are over.
The city punishment is another reminder of not writing off your season and give up too early…weak mentality and all that!
You just don’t know what’s going to happen around the corner
China1
I get where you’re coming from on this, but the joys of any sport is that nothing is guaranteed.
Both SU and Wolves are there above us on merit, irrespective of our own failings.
This was an accident waiting to happen. The longer we sat back and accepted mediocrity, the chances of something like this happening only increased.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but in our case, when you have a system and structure geared to not competing and acting on your own failings, you’re basically fcuked.
Ar……..rogance FC.
Like j say I respect what they’re doing relative to the clubs they are but look at it this way In our absolutely dismal season – our worst season in a few decades, if we’d scored a single goal more in our last game against Sheffield utd and a single extra goal against palace in the game after we’d be only 3 points behind Sheffield utd in 5th. That’s all it would’ve taken for us to be on their coat tails even in this shameful season of ours and going through 3 different managers Nothing is guaranteed in football but… Read more »
If city is guilty of breaking UEFA financial regulation doesn’t that make them automatically guilty of breaking the PL regulation !?
Saying all that I think they will fight the decision with all their legal and illegal financial power and they will end up with just a slap on the wrist!
G8,
Yes City are now automatically in breach of PL regs and are now at risk of a points deduction.
…so depending on whether the points deduction is enforced and/or applied for this season and if so how many points are deducted from City, there is a theoretical possibility that 6th place might be enough to qualify for Champions League!!!!
Does anybody know if the points deduction would be applied to next season? If so that would be nice But seriously unless PSG get an even bigger punishment i don’t endorse this at all. Either there are rules or there aren’t. I personally don’t really care about oil money as Liverpool, Monaco, Leicester, Dortmund, athletico etc have all demonstrated that it’s possible to win with smaller clubs. But really either we have rules or we don’t. PSG and city get in trouble, sure that’s right. Or just punish neither (I’m beyond caring). But punishing one without the other should lead… Read more »
if ozil says it in an interview, IT MUST BE TRUE
I’m not sure if there’s a precedent or clearly set out set for points deductions based on FFP, but if there isn’t, expect it to be a small tap on the wrist like 10 points or something rather than something crippling
I don’t think the English FA will like to tarnish its reputation by appearing to acknowledge that city have been massive offenders. It’s not a good look. Better for the FA to give an impacting but non critical punishment from their side to show they’ve done ‘something’ without owning up that city have brutalized their product
I’m sure ozil wants to ride out his contract, the question is if there is another club willing to take him and if we can convince him to accept whatever they offer
I hope if Man City are guilty of breaking the laws after the appeals process. Arsenal sue them for serious loss of revenue. To think. Arsenal finished 5th and were 3 points behind Man City in Peps first and Wengers penultimate season. ( the season Wenger ‘s Arsenal beat Peps City in the F A cup semi final) If they have cheated- there must be a case for serious financial damages. That was the first time Arsenal had dropped out of the CL places for nearly two decades. And to a team that were cheating ,lying and cooking the books.… Read more »
CG it’s not the assistant managers fault (arteta) that the club owners cheat!
But you do make a very valid point. If it can be proved legally that city cheated then we do seriously need to look at what we can gwe t out of this. Firstly because it’s fair and secondly because why not? If they do get done all the teams should pounce and twist the knife for their own gains. No sympathy is deserved
Thanks words , I thought so too..
CG you have to move on man!
Klopp showing a clueless Wenger how to win despite having to compete against financial doping.
This season proves it.
CG we didn’t need the verdict to show they were cheating tho did we?
Ever since abramovic came it’s was never a level playing field. But it wasn’t illegal in those days.
Jamie
Klopp lucked out with Coutinho , I admit the money spent later was good scouting but they really got 100million headstart with Coutinho.
MC fans knew the dream would come to an end.
It was written in the stars.
Hope we are not thinking of paying £63m for Isco. he’s a very good player but the club needs to be focused on how to become financially strong again with a sustainable transfer policy. The risks we take should be on younger cheaper players, of which there are numerous bargains to be had. It’s that type of reckless signing that put us in the shit in the first place
Now should be the time for other teams, us included, to round on Man City and PSG and push this punishment to its maximum. I wouldn’t be against seeing City and PSG stripped of everything they have won. To spell out to the whole of football that financial doping should be stopped and will not be tolerated. Everything these teams have won has an asterisk marked against it anyway. It has all been bought by oil money. The ideal perfect world (which would never exist) is seeing everyone starting from the same spot on a much more fair and level… Read more »
China
“The fact that it’s so uncertain is because we can’t even buy a win these days. That’s on us”
Our results this year
United………………….WON…2-0
Leeds……………………WON….1-0
Palace…………………DRAW…1-1
Chelsea……………..DRAW…2-2
Bournemouth…WON……2-1
Burnley…. …………DRAW…0-0
Not too much to complain about there, especially as we suffered 2 red cards in away games.
Unbeaten until easter was and still is my prediction .
As a UK Tax payer I’d like to know why I’m subsidising ManU City’s stadium when they have so much money?
They should be forced to buy the stadium at full market value.
China
“Never a level playing field”
This being the case, then why was there no understanding from the fans who continually hurled abuse at Wenger.
It’s a little late now for fans to finally admit that it wasn’t a level playing field.
CG
“( Wenger was right about financial doping from the beginning.) ”
He was right and he was often ridiculed on here for pointing this out.
Graham62 you mong, what am I on about? If you don’t understand football f*ck off to Rugby. Team selection is THE most important thing in football. Thing about Pep, Klopp, Mourinho et al, hace they ever deliberately picked a slow, sh*t player like Lacazette? Being able to set a team shape means 0 if you’re playing you’re only good players where they are totally ineffective and doing that because you get oral from Lacazette. Arteta is possibly Arsenal’s worst move since signing Lacazette and there may be abounded at the moment, but expect draws and eventually loses with Lacazette as… Read more »
It is time to see salary caps and other such regulations brought in to ensure a future level playing field.
Clubs should be dependent on their academies producing the players they need to compete, not loaning ridiculous amounts of money to compete at a level that is unsustainable.
Chris
It will never happen you’re wasting your time even thinking about it. It would have to be installed globally and the power house clubs would not accept it and neither would the fans.
Marc
You are very likely right and the horse has bolted, but in the event the inevitable Super League happens, the clubs left behind would do well to consider such terms, to bring in a much purer and honest competition.
I often enjoy watching Championship games on the telly as much as a big, latter stage Champions League match, and an even more refined version of the former is something I would definitely enjoy watching and would likely benefit the national team no end.
China “.but arsenal as a club needs to take a long hard look in the mirror when we think finishing higher than these teams is a big challenge” It’s like, for some Emery never happened. You don’t sack a manager as poor as Emery and then expect miracles. We have had to go back to the very basics in every aspect of our game. Passing, positioning, movement off the ball, defending and attacking have all had to be readdressed in the last 2 months and that is not done overnight. It will be a big challenge to finish above wolves… Read more »
Class finish by INGS.
Chris
I’m not so sure a Super League will happen – the fans wouldn’t go for it. Fact is Arsenal fans still enjoy the bragging rights on a Monday morning after we’ve played West Ham or vice versa. Same goes for Liverpool, ManU etc – It’s possible the CL might be turned into more of a league system running alongside the domestic leagues.
Pierre
You do realise that Emery was only here 18 months. Funny how Wenger’s 20 plus years wasn’t supposed to be a hangover but Emery’s 18 months will hinder us for decades.
Starting to get withdrawal symptoms of not seeing Arsenal play
Damn winter break .
Guns
Tell me about it – I missed the Sheffield Utd match due to illness so I haven’t been since the 6th Jan.
AW didint just fail because of the superior financial power of Chelsea, city and United, he did because he became complacent and incompetent and towards the end negligent and delusional . He failed because he replaced the Fabregases, Henry’s, Van persies with the Ozils , Polodoskis and Sanogos.. And this one for CG, AW is employed by the Qatarian beIN sports, he is one of their faces and big names promoters for the coming world cup in Qatar, along with richard keys and Andy Gray and many other football and media gurus. So if you think he is going to… Read more »
Man City should be relegated as they did to the Saracens,and Rangers.
Pierre
“”He was right and he was often ridiculed on here for pointing this out.””””
To think he had to deal with the financial doping of Chelsea AND Manchester City.
It looks like lightning has struck twice with Wenger.
Firstly Bernard Tapie and Marseille robbing him of more Monaco titles and now these financial doped clubs.
How many more trophies and accolades would he have won without The Cheats??
Let’s hope we/he can be rewarded the trophies posthumously (that were stolen by the cheats )
(We had several 2nd places ,remember)