News hit the tweetwaves via David Ornstein that Arsenal had 3 false negatives for the ‘rona before the Manchester City game. Sounds like our preparation was far from ideal. Not that we were going to beat City under any scenario, but you do have to say, lady luck has not been sprinkling magic stardust on this seasons re-opener.
It’s been interesting reading around the internet, taking in the various opinions people have on our two straight losses. I think most are fairly understanding that this particular moment we’re in far from ideal and has been exacerbated by the virus.
Think about the uniqueness of our shitty situation. We’ve had 3 major injuries in two games (3 impact). We have a suspension after another sending off. We have contract issues with 4 players that could be off at the end of the month. Arguably, our two best players have a year left to go on their deals. We asked all our players to take pay cuts and all the players know the club is in deep shit this summer, so there is rampant uncertainty that no amount of motivation would assuage.
This is not a normal situation for any manager to have to deal with, especially one with zero experience, but you know what, I’m pretty confident we’ll be better for it in the long run. Some of the criticisms simply don’t hold weight when you look at how other clubs are dealing with new managers that have picked up shit shows midseason. Carlo A is still behind us in the league, Jose Mourinho can’t make an impact at Spurs, OGS who has had quite a while at United is only 6 points ahead of us in 5th, and to repeat… Klopp took Liverpool 10th to 8th in his first season.
I still stand by the move to bring in Arteta. We’re a club that needs to find its ground zero and build back up with limited funds. You’re not hiring a Poch for £15m a year to make something from nothing. We hired in a young coach that understands the club. That’s important because it allows you get people onside quicker and you have some capital with the fans. I don’t think it’s in doubt that the vibes around Arsenal have been largely positive. Players, staff, and leaks I’ve had point to a united camp.
As a person, he seems like the right fit. He’s calm, has a good energy about him, and he takes absolute responsibility for the club. He doesn’t throw people under the bus, he doesn’t bitch about what he doesn’t have, he’s always positive. If you think that is standard, wait until Jose gets his feet under the table at Spurs
I also think he’s consistent in his approach. He has a set of standards that he believes in and so far, he’s holding players accountable. We haven’t had that for a long time. If you don’t put in a shift, you won’t play. If you throw a strop, you are dropped. If you perform well in training, you’ll land a chance. The key part of his more disciplined approach is that there is forgiveness out the other end. Matteo stormed out of a training camp, now he’s playing. Pepe was benched, then brought back. Mesut Ozil will probably land some game time. This sort of consistent leadership is more important than ever right now, when it’d be easier to just bring Aaron Ramsey in from the cold and make yourself look weak and dithery. Leadership is easy when things are going well, your mettle and resolve is only truly tested during that bad times. Arteta cannot cave on his values right now because that’d doom his tenure.
Also, it’s important to remember, the coaching is best in class. Sure, he’s not experienced as a manager, but that was always going to be the case. What he has is the ability to develop players, bring joy to the training ground, and innovate so everyone is sharp. One thing is for sure though, great coaching can’t stop players being dopes. It can’t stop Champions League winner losing his head because he’s upset about his deal. It can’t help a World Cup winner do dim things. It can’t make someone walk through walls when they can see the end of their loan deal coming.
The toolkit is more broken than ever, the world of sport has been turned on its head, we just need to escape this season without taking too many damaging head blows. That includes a set of vocal fans calling time on a manager that hasn’t hit 15 Premier League games yet.
That’s why Arteta has been given a long deal. The club are going to rebuild with a young manager that has it all to prove. Businesses do this all the time. It is absolutely standard practice for big tech firms to poach number 2s, give them a big title at a smaller company, and hope that the magic sprinkles come their way. That’s vision.
I think it’s the best decision Edu and Raul have made thus far, I just don’t think you’ll fee sexy about it until Arteta has been given time to weed out the dross and bring in players that fit the bill of where he wants to take the football.
Also, always worth peppering the propaganda with some reality. He’s a young coach, he will make mistakes, some of his experiments aren’t going to work… we will lose games. He’ll get it right in the end though, I think the base ingredients are strong enough, so I’m still excited. You should be too.
On that note, I’ll see you in the comments. x
What ever Arteta style of football is he should start telling the players..
Cos atm jury out on him…
Every cloud has a silver lining. Stan must be in real trouble. Okay, maybe not Stan personally – he is too rich – but certainly KSE. Five money-losing sport franchises, a huge expensive stadium in LA for a team nobody will watch, a £550 million debt to a German bank with the option of owning AFC if he fails to pay. A good ‘out’ for him, maybe?
Dissenter has a raging hard on for Mari of late, maybe because it’s pride month?
Quite something that a drip-fed 14 mil is being offered up as ludicrous spending. Love to hear about all the world class CBs in word football going for 8 million.
This was a phrase coined after WW1 somehow feels like being applicable to the Arsenal club and academy players.
Young “Lions led by donkeys”
what do you do if you are Stan and you have a two billion pound asset that loses £200 million a year. Am I exaggerating? I don’t think so. The Club lost money last year even WITH the gate money. And then there are payments on transfers, loss of commercial revenue, probable reduction in TV revenue, and on and on.
No, I don’t see Stan around come next year.
Is it me or does Pedro manage to contradict himself so many times I’m now in a position where beyond – Arteta is amazing I don’t have a clue what he’s saying.
“But if you want to see train wrecks. You see what will unfold in the next 6 months.”
Maybe, maybe not CG. Im patient enough to see things through and I’m sure you are as well. I think we all can agree that we’d like to see the team get better with passing time – but its obvious some serious damage has been done and that was even before Arteta took the reigns. Take out the garbage and start anew.
“Is it me or does Pedro manage to contradict himself so many times I’m now in a position where beyond – Arteta is amazing I don’t have a clue what he’s saying.”
Thats the beer talking Marc, you likely may be hammered?
Wasi, no doubt we often get the rough end of the refereeing stick but worth also mentioning that we are rubbish at fouling as a tactic. A lot of those against us are the little niggles that we just don’t do. When we foul it’s more often the obvious clumsy foul that results in a card.
It may be cynical but it’s part of the game that we have to get better at.
Ernest
Not at all – just finding Pedro seems to be tying himself in knots.
If Pedro is anything he is and remains consistent in his love for the club and his unwavering support of Arteta. Should things not turn out well, i have every reason to believe he will call a spade a spade. Upfront and honest people do that.
I am for Mikel hook, line and sinker. Always have been, the guy has class, talent and a stunning wife. Terribly disappointed when idiot Gazidis hired Unai – but yes, I thought it right to give the guy a season.
This adverse criticism of Arteta pains me. Give the lad a fighting chance.
City getting awarded ice cream on top of their cake. 3-0 already
CG
“Wenger left 68 games ago.
4 managers later”
I count one manager and a trainee later…
I reckon the AKB’s board hired a dud to make Wenger look better than he was…
Ernest, you’re damn right.
Can anyone tell me how Sean Dyche is getting on at halftime?
Marc, what’s the contradiction?
The thing that worries me about the Arteta coaching of the team is there seems to be no pattern of play. We don’t defend or attack as a team, we don’t have midfielders who make runs into the box, we don’t seem to practice free kicks and another baffling thing about the club, and this I’m not blaming Arteta, we do not or have not produced any defensive minded midfield for god knows how long, no central defenders from the academy, the last defender to break into the team from the youth team was Bellerin, because Saka is not a… Read more »
Pedro
I’m still waiting for the numbers from last night?
You first!
Arteta needs time , but the signs are not very encouraging so far
let’s say God created the universe in 6 days!
G8
Actually I did it in 3 but I didn’t want to show off!
Pedro
“Diss, Wenger signed Kim Kallstrom with a broken back”
You now better
-Denis Suarez
-Cedric Soares
Let Wenger be.. ,, this coming from a Wenger-outer.
Sean Dyche, proper manager.
I don’t think I’ve ever been this down about Arsenal – the late Wenger years were just a rut and Ground Hog day, I’d get pissed off but there was always a light at the end of the tunnel. Emery didn’t work out – what ever. Right now I can’t see us getting a win on Thursday which will run into a negative vibe that we’ll carry into Sunday so out of the Cup. After that we’ll beat Norwich but make hard work of it to then lose against Wolves away. No Europe and ST’s revenue down by 25 odd… Read more »
“ST’s revenue down by 25 odd percent”
That is of course assuming we manage to get fans back in the stadium for the whole of next season – that doesn’t happen and the 25% will turn into God knows what.
Marc
To follow-up on your last post
That’s why I’ve been bitching about the smaller deals.
We don’t have room to make small mistakes now, we have to get a succession of good decisions right with the club.
Dissenter
£2.5 million on Soares is like complaining the wall papers a bit worn when your house is on fire.
Arsenal hit 70 points last season, should’ve walked top 4 and got to a European Cup final, now the current squad is minus Iwobi, Ramsey and Kos but with Pepe, Ceballos, Martinelli and Luiz added.
It’s at worst 6 of one and we’re going to barely break 50 points, yeah Emery lost the dressing room but we saw no bounce and right now Arteta looks like a rabbit in the headlights.
SEAN FUCKING DYCHE WILL SORT IT
Sean Dyche has Burnley on a points tally the fans and board would’ve torn your hand off for at the start of the season.
Now that doesn’t mean he’s on any level qualified to manage a club the size of Arsenal but the fact is he has Burnley 1 point behind us.
Marc We share the same skepticism about Arteta. I don’t think the club should let him have much say in transfers. He has enough on his plate with the squad as it is. I don’t want to read that we are signing a shabby player because Arteta likes him. It should be Edu and Raul making those calls. I hope to God that Pedro, TR7, Sal, CC , Hackney and all the other Arteta optimists are right about Arteta because this experiment looks like a last chance salon for Arsenal I had that premonition when I sat and watched us… Read more »
Dissenter
I think Arteta has it in him to be a top manager – I just can’t see how you can think someone who hasn’t taken the stabilisers off his bike yet is qualified to drive an F1 Car.
CG will always call its as he sees it. No more, no less. No excuses for Dyches Burnley not to have attempt on goal.That is unforgivable from a pro team. Corona or even injuries or travel arrangements. Management is brutal- there should be no excuses. But there are also no excuses for Artetas Arsenal to do likewise ( arguably even less so) Dyche is off the list – he has failed his Le Grove audition. (I wont mention him again) Off course, as we cross The Ginger One off the list. Another upright, loyal and classy manager moves back to… Read more »
“I hope to God that Pedro, TR7, Sal, CC , Hackney and all the other Arteta optimists are right about Arteta because this experiment looks like a last chance salon for Arsenal
I had that premonition when I sat and watched us lose the CL final in 2006 … “
Oh do pipe down Mystic Meg, it was only a year ago you were touring Mitrovic for a top 4 side.
Just watch and listen more than you do flap those gums.
CG, you are a man of honour.
Speaking to reporters this evening, Marcos Braz all but confirmed that Mari has joined Arsenal on a permanent basis, with the ball-playing stopper having ‘been sold’:
‘Pablo has been sold. We know he suffered an unfortunate injury, but the case is closed. At the right time, the figures of this transfer will appear on our balance sheets.’
Terrible deal! 🤦🏽♂️
CC
Mitrovich – yes I thought he was good enough
Same time I was saying Leicester’s squad was better than ours and that they will make top-4…I recall you laughed that off too.
Unlike you, I’m not afraid to say I get some wrong same way I get a lot right as well.
GunnerDNA
Any idea as to the final outlay for Mari?
“I get a lot right on the internet”
Dissenter
You’ve been consistently full of the most ridiculous statements since I’ve commented on here. Getting a few things right because you give outlandish views on everything isn’t a talent, or indication of knowledge.
In less then 24 hours we will positively know the future of David Luiz, Pablo Mari, Cedric Soares and Dani Ceballos with Arsenal as that is a requirement by the EPL.
Dissenter
“Any idea as to the final outlay for Mari?”
€5 million loan fee ( already paid)
€3 million after the end of this season.
€8 million after 80 apps for arsenal. (€1 million every 10 apps).
Management is brutal- there should be no excuses.
_______
And yet you pimp a washed up Wenger on the daily.
Who’s excuses included. Hair pills, grass is too long, Game was too early, new stadium, too many matches, handbrake on, unlucky, lack of confidence, lack of concentration.,and lack of mental strength.
Just to name a few. But yeah sure no excuses, ever.
Let them all go!
SPOT ON this article and an answer to many questions in this blog. Raul Sanllehi, get out of my club https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/2020/6/22/21299024/raul-sanllehi-arsenal-transfer-news-mikel-arteta “Arsenal are relying on agents for recruitment, which is an expensive endeavor. Arsenal are now a club without much money. Of the events that hang around the club one of the more prominent ones is David Luiz’s contract scenario—one brought to the club by Raul Sanllehi’s miserable contacts book. ” “What Arsenal need to do is find the likes of Thomas Partey before they become expensive. Then, they can develop under the coaching staff, which could allow Arteta to… Read more »
Heard that pimp Midwest was on this site, looky here.
Hey Sal.. yes they let me out early for good behavior. 😀
How you holding up in Covid central.? Not gonna lie. was worried about y’all. Figured you were holed up with your lowlife shots and your Jimmy Cliff, Taj, Mahal, Bob Marley records on repeat End of days scenario, stuff.
Middy,
You’d be proud, my tolerance to anything with liquor in it is peak stuff after getting thru lockdowns and home schooling. Tunes rolling 24/7, strange days.
Footie restart a bit of a farce for me, positives – false positives, empty stadiums etc.. its all a head fuck. Any decent human being would of called season thus ensuring Liverpool not titling out.
How you holding up?
It seems Guendouzi really lost it at Brighton
There are some reports in many tabloids that he told Maupay that “I earn more than you EVER will! ” before grabbing him by the throat.
He’s young lad and will hopefully mature at some point but someone needs to help him out quickly.
That type of behavior is distasteful. Hoping Auba and Laba can sort him out.
Dissenter
I do too. I liked how he stood up but he needs to let that anger flow on the field.
I doubt laca or auba say anything. They might laugh at his expense rather.
Sal- I’m good, moved south last year before the Covid … bought a house 10 mins from the beach on the Gulf. Now I’m just fighting the urge to go full on beach bum, and check out from society. I agree.. This isn’t football .. just give the scousers the title already and let’s get on with the next season, hopefully with a vaccine. Oh and a midfield. Most embarrassingly bad midfield in decades. Idk.. Thrill is definitely gone away. as BB king would say. Glad your all ok.. in the big apple, though. Scary stuff. I do know PBR… Read more »
Ernest Reed The sad fact is that a high percentage of those who post on here are critical as to how the club is run including Pedro. Their negative comments after the poor performances against Man City and Burnley are a reflection of both frustration with the way that the club is being run and perhaps more importantly a lack of quality in the team. Arsenal have currently a lot of young, inexperienced and immature players in our first team squad. Most should be realistically loaned out to lower EPL, Championship or European Clubs to gain experience or perhaps two… Read more »
Brighton not Burnley in para 2
I thought Matty G was our best player last match.. not saying much I know. But he seemed more suited to a deeper lying role, seemed more disciplined positionally and put a few good tackles in. Seemed about the only one with any fight in him either besides Leno. So.. I don’t mind the blowup. Jury is still out on him though as far as being able to influence a game through decisive passing. And speaks a lot to the state of our midfield options. We used to have boatloads of midfield options and no strikers or wingers. Now we… Read more »
Dissenter
“GunnerDNA
Any idea as to the final outlay for Mari?”
I’m not sure but I know it’s a bad deal. Villa is about to be relegated, Arsenal probably could get Mings for 15-20 million. I don’t even rate Mings that highly but atleat we could sell him to some Club in England. I wouldn’t be surprised if Mari is another player who AFC won’t be able to shift until his contract runs out. Hopefully it’s just paper talk because I don’t see him as any improvement on any of the other defenders.
Midwest Gun
Guendouzi is not remotely first team quality. He runs around the pitch a lot
and has a decent engine, but defensively he is poor and lacks any element of
creativity. More significantly he seems to lack intelligence.
E-Stroller_
Yes and No for me.. At times I feel like he is our only player doing anything and at times I feel like he displays many of the elements you mentioned. But yeah.. in our glory years he wouldn’t be anywhere near the starting lineup, more then an occasional sub in a Cup match. Even Wilshere as a youngster showed loads more technical ability, as far as passing and shooting. As I said, the state of our midfield is an ongoing nightmare, really.
Young kids who can afford to cash out on a crib and luxury cars in today’s world tends to act arrogant at times. Guendouzi behavior is nothing new. That lifestyle is what social media is about, so the old heads might see it offensive but his WhatsApp group might think it’s cool. During the lockdown one the Chelsea kid almost got in trouble for some broad he invited to his crib, so young players will make mistakes. The salaries these kids get to play football, I don’t see their behavior improving. He just needs an experience head to guide him.… Read more »
Gunner DNA
Not every youngster behaves in the fashion of Guendouzi who seems to throw far too many tantrums. Money is not the issue in his case.
There are players like Marcus Rashford who understand very well the importance of conducting yourself in a professional manner.
GunnerDNA
Guen shouldn’t be so disrespectful towards a fellow professional.
He’s young, hopefully he’ll grow up at some point.
Dissenter how many times did Vieira grab a player by the throat?
We talk about a lack of fight in the team, and when there is some fight in the team, we talk about how they should do things differently.
Use that aggression on the pitch… play on the verge of a red card… show some toughness…
Look, no other player stood up for Leno … not even Bellerin who some say is captain material.
Maybe losing actually bothers him… it should bother more of the team.
Soares – loan Mari – loan – permanent If you’re going to lump the blame on Emery for every player that came in even though we know he didn’t select most of them. If we’re going critic him (“he was given £200M!”) and hold him responsible. Then it’s only fair we hold MA responsible for every player that comes through the door under his watch too. Yes? Agreed? This is fair? So in the interest of fairness. Under MA. We have Soares on loan and Mari on loan/permanent. We needed a RB. He loaned Soares. We needed a CB. He… Read more »
Dissenter, I’m not saying he’s right to do what he did. All I’m saying is we should try and hear both side of the story before we throw MG under the bus. The other dude seems arrogant also, so I don’t know what he said to provoke MG. Stroller For every Rashford there’s is 1000 Lingard, Alli and MG. I’m not defending MG behavior because I don’t think that was cool all I’m saying when they behave in certain manner I fully understand why they do it. JW use to get in a lot of trouble also but he had… Read more »
Guns of the Gulf Middy Nice move matie, bet thats nice. Lil sea, sex and sun in the words of Monsieur Gainsbourg. The Arsenal is a shambles, Gazidis bottled it with Raul, and Emery. Kroenkes fucked it with Gazidis, allowing it all to run so long with Wenger, then greenlighting the replacements Gazidis rode out on. Our recruitment has been poor, current squad lacks notably in the mid and somehow its all Arteta’s fault now. I can’t think of a more turbulent time to take the helm of a club than the 6 months he’s been on. First and foremost… Read more »
The fact that Saka still hasn’t signed a contract extension is one of biggest concerns at club at the moment. Didn’t Raul Sanllehi once say, “When Arsenal knock on a player’s door, it’s a different knock to other clubs”. That worries me, as maybe the directors and the board members at the club are that delusional about the current state of Arsenal Football Club, that they genuinely believe Saka will eventually sign the contract due to size of the club. Put yourself in Saka’s shoes. If you’re playing as good as he has this season and going into your final… Read more »
What did LG tell you about going Matteo?
He’s a wrong’un
Overmars
He would want to stay because he can own the LW position here. He can sign a 5 year contract and still be 23 when it ends. Time is on his side. He can play regularly and he can see whether we can improve or not. That’s why I think he will sign a new contract. He wouldn’t start at any top club right now but he would for us.
we’re gonna go bonkers in the league without european football. thats the most positive thing i can think of
Habesha
I would hope he’s motivated by playing week in week out rather than money and not playing regular Champions League and league football.
He’s easily worth 150k p/w in this current climate. If that’s what it takes, pay him what he wants, he’s that good.
Question: Is Adrian Rabiot any good still? Or has that ship sailed?
Is he worth investing 15-20million? Could bring a calmness to the midfield that we desperately need.
Seems a lot is riding on Saka signing. He signs and its a indication of faith and the direction of the club. he does not sign and its sends a signal to others… and maybe other prospects too. No question we have made offers- its up to him to see if its worth it and if Arsenal are worth it. I think the way we end this season will play a part in all this. Auba might also have a similar stance. We must WIN on Thursday. There needs to be a strong finish to the season… a lot is… Read more »
Rabiot is a train wreck. His mama is a formidable foe and has total control over this lad.
Theres nothing wrong with Guend,
Whats wrong is majority of his teamates, who are meek lambs,
We now want the fans to be meek lambs too
Im telling you for free!
If you play agricultural football that makes you a peasant
Im telling you for free!
Tomorrow will be really telling… who we re-sign and let go off will give us more clues as to where we are going this summer.
Cant wait to wake up and read the headlines
Guendouzi is an arrogant tool. It will remain a massive issue. We all know it’s him Maupay was talking about. Other teams see a bunch of weak players – that’s an issue – but adding MG just means they have a player that they can wind up and add another layer.
He will never be a dominant player. He lacks the athleticism. He will spend his career annoyed or bemused that he can’t dominate games the way his alpha male arrogance demands.
Offer me 25 notes and I’d rip your arm off and drive him to the airport
Nothing would make me happier than to see Arteta be successful, but all these excuses Pedro and others come out with for Him are ridiculous. Arteta knew what he was coming into and taking on such a mammoth task. He knew the players he had and the issues and baggage they brought to the club. Arteta also knew the negatives & shortfalls working for Raul, Vinai, Edu and the Kroenkes. Yet he still wanted the job also knowing that the fans had suffered enough at the hands of incompetent managers – first hand with Wenger post 2008 and then Emery,… Read more »
WTF does Dortmund have that Arsenal does not have, is it club atmosphere and “sauce”? Bellingham and Meunier playing next season for BVB. Let’s see how this Kluivert swap will turn out it will give an indication what we have at our club.
andy
We do commit clumsy fouls but this doesn’t mean the ref should overlook the opposition’s fouls as much as they do.
Bissouma conceded 6 fouls (not even counting the elbow to Saka’s face ) he didn’t even get a yellow card.
Earlier this season , Ayew of CP conceded 7 fouls against us without getting a yellow ( 6 and 7 are the highest in the league without getting a booking )
Guess who was in charge for both of these matches.
Atkinson.
MD-gunner
We shouldve went all out for Meunier on a free.
Wouldve been an easy upgrade on Bellerin that too for free.
If it’s true that Guendouzi was crapping Brighton players about his financial superiority then he should be taught a lesson.
If he doesn’t improve then give him a kick out of the club. Arrogance about yourself and your game is another thing , being arrogant just because you earn more than someone is a crap attitude.
Apparently Arsenal have offered Luiz a year contract with wages of a 5 th choice center back and rotation role. He wants 2 year deal . The source says deal wont happen.
CG
Tbf to your sweetheart Dyche , he had 5 or 6 senior players out of the squad as their contracts expire this month. He only had 7 subs on the bench of which 3 or 4 were players who have never played a senior game and 2 were goalkeepers.
Luiz a 1 * year contract.
I know it’s early in the day but really just had a decent laugh reading Untold. It really is worth looking at the comment by one of Attwoods disciples talking about Burnley. The disciple wants Burnley to be criticised in the same way that Arsenal were . Has it really come to the point that any Arsenal supporter feels that Burnley, a team that were unable to have the allowable 9 subs on the bench are in the same position as what was The Bank of England Club, a club that spent £000s of millions in the last couple of… Read more »
Another day, another Saka contract day. Fuck him. He is not, and I repeat NOT the new Messi. He’s a guy who hasn’t scored a goal or assisted a goal in…a really long time. 31 games and 3 goals. I’ve seen goalkeepers with better stats.
Guedenzi should be sacked. Shit player.
If Luiz gets any kind of deal…and it IS Arteta’s decision, then questions absolutely should be raised. Luiz was and will continue to be a terrible acquisition.
Terraloon
“The disciple wants Burnley to be criticised in the same way that Arsenal were .”
You start getting “rivals” that you didn’t have before when you are bobbing along midtable. Those in and around you.
Not a good take.
May or may not be true what Guendouzi was saying during the game but don’t believe everything in the press, especially about this club, and even if it is true, let’s not distract what a nasty little foul has done to our keeper. Our appalling injury record is down to many things, but the perception of other teams they can lay into our players with impunity is one of them. Wasi mentions how opponents are getting away with consistent fouling, unpunished. Next time we play Brighton, hope they give Maupay a bit more than boasting about wages As for Arteta,… Read more »
Guendouzi arrived with warnings about his hot headedness and discipline so it is not a surprise this recent incident.
We are just back after the lock down, with 3 major injuries from 2 games and a new manager that took over shit team assemble, not by him but Roul, Edu and Wenger. But still according to some its still all Arteta’s fault. Get a fucking grip and give the man a chance. Enough of you were excusing Wenger for years and some are pining for Emry for fucks sake. This rebuild of the club will take years, that is if it ever happens as the owners, the main culprits here, don’t seem to understand football at all or don’t… Read more »
TT Don’t think anyone (sane, CG doesn’t count) is blaming Arteta for the squad. But he is making questionable decisions that would have warranted days of angry posts each if it was under any of the former manager. Soares, signing Mari, extending Luiz all things he wants to do. While I can understand some of them it’s the fact that he’s pushing for all of them that is worrying. His lineups and most of all subs has been very suspect and not very successful. Hopefully he learns soon. The rhetoric was that this is a top 4 squad and only… Read more »
Arteta needs to replace Gueduzi with AMN and özil with ESR..
and give Medley gametime , while waiting for the injuries to heal.
Then we will be ok soon .
In other news AC Milan is after Szobozslai, Salzburg has set a €25m pricetag on him.
He really has stepped up his end product this season with 22 goals and assists in 36 games. Sure it’s the Austrian league but he’s 19 years old. Already plenty of experience and has played in Europe too.
Would be insanity not to go in for him for our vacant Cam position.
I actually liked guen for grabbing and showing a bit of passun. Of course, no need to bring money into the argument, that seems a bit spoilt. But I want players that will snap at the opposition as well as their own team Mates. That’s what is missing at arsenal. You think any of the youngsters fear the senior players? The senior players don’t even bat an eye or guide the younger players. They just want to be friends with everyone. It’s why we have developed a loose culture where losing is just another weekend at the club. Hence why… Read more »
AMN instead of Guen? That’s a step backwards if I ever saw one.
ESR is at huddersfield until the end of the season, just extended his loan.
Don’t know enough about Medley but it’s worrying that he’s had as little game time as he has at his age with the seniors when our CBs are so shite. He’ll probably get some minutes now because of the injuries so hope he steps up.
Arteta needs to replace Gueduzi with AMN and özil with ESR..
and give Medley gametime , while waiting for the injuries to heal.
Then we will be ok soon .
What do people see in AMN? One of the laziest players on the pitch, who doesn’t look like he wants to play.
ESR is another that isn’t taking the championship by storm, how can he replace ozil, these are both squad players at best.
Until Maitland Niles shows he can put down his spliff during matches he shouldn’t be considered.
Dont hate the player hate the game,
its all about the Benjamins, i get money, make it rain, A milli, im so paid, got your money, money cash hoes, blowin money fast, arab money,
Im telling you for$$$
This Genduzi, Is a type of player that irritates his own team mates even more than the opposition. He was lucky he didn’t get a red when he assaulted Zaha. No one was screaming about player protection for Zaha that day- who could have faced a serious injury the speed he was running at the time. (What a sublime and robust athlete Zaha is by the way ,not to sustain a serious injury) 57 goals. 0 goals 1 assist. An absolute disgrace, An absolute irritant. 40 grand a week??????? A 2nd Division spotty French player – somehow masquerading as an… Read more »
I agree with Emirate Stroller, our recruitment process went to sleep around 2014. We really don’t have the talented midfielders we used to have. Our last meaningful duo were Wilshere and Ramsey. And there was no restocking of players of similar quality, instead we bought Xhaka and Elneny and later we got Guendouzi and Torreira. We don’t have the array of talent that we used to have in our academy. I do hope Raul knows what he is doing because like Grimaldi said, it’s looking really confusing on the outside. And, if you accuse Arteta of inexperience, does Raul have… Read more »
**a fee**