Auba hits 51 as rumours heat up that he’ll sign da ting

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Well, what a day yesterday was! Our best young player signed a new deal with the club and we beat Norwich 4-0 in our first home game in 8 years.

You can only play what is put in front of you; admittedly Norwich were not really up to much, but I’ll take the positives and there were quite a few.

The main one was lady luck, she’s been pretty absent for Arteta in general since he took over. Injuries, sendings off, bad luck on the pitch, pandemics, literally being the one that shut down the Premier League, you name it, we’ve seen it. So it was nice for a second game in a row to start the ball rolling on the scoring front with a nice dollop of keeping mess. Tim Krul tried to turn an incoming Auba, he messed his timing up, he was tackled, leaving one of the deadliest sharpshooters in the league to sweep home into an empty net. You could call it lucky, or you could salute the fact the manager has been hounding his strikers to shut down keepers because they are shit on the ball. If forcing errors is part of your plan, it’s not really luck.

The second goal was far sexier in its architecture. David Luiz pinged a long ball out wide to Kieran Tierney, he controlled the ball and slipped Auba into the box, then Granit Xhaka stormed through the middle like peak-Freddie to scored the second goal of the game. The Swiss certainly enjoyed that moment, he looked very excited.

The third was another gift, Norwich made a mess of a throw, the attempt to switch the ball out of danger was actually a well-weighted pass into Auba, he took his chance stroking a low shot into the far corner. Super cool, as ever.

The fourth was a fun goal. A right back I’ve been hyping as the future of Arsenal FC for a while made his debut after 150 odd days. Dani Ceballos drilled a bad corner into a Norwich clearance. Soares was the recipient, he controlled the ball, looked up, and cleverly lashed the ball into the bottom corner, ensuring a touch of deflection along the way to fool the keeper.

Soares, I’m sorry man, you’re the best and contacts scouting truly is where the game is heading.

Was the game a full 90 of bliss? No. We came out from the second half looking a bit of a mess again. We allowed Norwich to run at us and play some football. They didn’t really create that much that was truly dangerous, but we gave them time on the ball, and a better team could have punished us. Just to give some data to that observation on danger, the Norwich xG against us was 0.15.

I don’t really know what the problem is with the second half football, but it’s a bit of a theme. What I will say is that at least this time we wrestled control back and really got at Norwich towards the end.

Special shout out to Dani Ceballos, I thought he had an excellent game. He’s always at his best when he’s given time on the ball, he played some lovely dangerous balls and overall he was very sharp with his passing. Though it also has to be noted, his defensive works was great. He’s very quick at intercepting the ball, and he puts it about. The manager seems to like him as a player, I would as well if he could carry that sort of form into games against better clubs.

Martinez continued to impress. He really is quite good. He’s a bit more of a catcher than Leno. His huge frame allows him to command his box and it gives the opposition more to worry about from corners. We’ve gone over his great distribution, but more importantly, his shot-stopping really is a different class.

Finally, Auba. We love him. He’s the fastest striker to 50 at Arsenal. That’s incredible stuff. It was pretty clear watching him in the stands after that he’s a happy man. Arteta seemed very confident we could keep him at the club longterm. That’s really good news.

The issues… and I hate to do this, but Hector still looks below where he should be. It’s hard to tell if he’s lacking pace, confidence, or lacking confidence because he’s not at the races pace wise. Lacazette also stank the place out again, I feel for him, but he’s just not quite there. There’s no sharpness to his game and he looks a little sad on the pitch. Also, Kola just ain’t it, is he?

Finally, let’s pour out a warm Stella for the comrades that couldn’t make it again. Mesut Ozil has a sore back. Must tough carrying all that bad media attention. He’s basically done at the club, Vinnai and Raul need to cut him loose this summer. Matteo G was also missing, the manager basically said he hadn’t changed anything since the last time the press asked. I am glad that we are seeing strong leadership here. If you don’t put in the effort, someone else will. The trick for the fans is to stop getting so triggered when they are not there… and to not fall back on the idea that if we lose against Wolves, the missing ingredient was two players that don’t give a fuck. One of my pals in the Whatsapp said, ‘He’s clearly an arsehole but he doesn’t feel like ‘our’ arsehole’, I thought that was a deeply poetic observation for a group chat.

As for the manager, well, things are looking up. It’s a slow process, but it’s working. You cannot and will not deny that things are moving in a better direction. These sort of stats below are sexy to me.

Extrapolate that over a season and my guess is that even with this squad, we’d be higher in the league table. Does that mean we have a world class squad? No. It just means that better coaching has better outcomes for squads.

Then look at the numbers above which will only have improved as they were recorded before yesterday.

If your expectation was that we’d be playing like City before the season was out, you only have yourself to blame for the disappointment. If your hope was that we’d be more difficult to play against and we’d be more organised, it’s hard to deny that’s what you are seeing.

Outside that, the tactics, though not always executed to perfection, actually make sense. He has interesting spins on the Emery classics, and whatever he does, you get it as a fan and you can understand why he’s doing it. He has clarity in his ideas and he has not shied away from enforcing his principles. I also think it’s cool that he communicates to the players on the pitch in different languages. Super basic, but it’s good.

There’s still a very long way to go, there’s still some beastly games to tackle with plenty of disappointments to come, but I’m still very confident the club has the coach issues solved. Whether Edu and Raul have it in them to make smart purchases this summer is still very much up for debate, but you’ve read my thoughts on that in great detail this week.

Right, that’s me done. We have Wolves next, with a chance to close the gap on them to 3 points. Then it’s Leicester, Spurs, and Liverpool. Yikes. Fingers crossed Sheff U smash the Spuds tonight. x

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Peter

1st

Peter

DM where are u

Peter

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Peter

I will take it. Tr4phy

Freddie Ljungberg

“A right back I’ve been hyping as the future of Arsenal FC for a while”

I see what you did there Peds. Lol

He’s a tiny little fellow isn’t he though, didn’t think he was that much of a shortarse, not that much of an issue at full back I suppose but still.

Not too shabby though for a nominal fee I think.

If Auba signs on for a reasonable wage we need to sell Laca and get in at least 2 midfielders, could actually look pretty decent next year then.

Dark Hei

Dark is back on the back of a 4-0 win.

These things always get me out of the bunker

Ali

Arteta is already ahead of Emery in every metric. It will be interesting to follow his progression

Ishola70

Arteta has to improve on this seasons placing next season.

It is non-negotiable.

If he doesn’t it’s failure pure and simple.

The team must make a credible challenge next season for the CL spots. If that objective is missed yet again then it becomes a case of in what manner the CL spots were missed.

Harrington

Overall good game yesterday, bellerin looks way off the pace although after his injuries I guess it could just be a ‘more games required’ issue. Tierney looks a good solution at LB each time he plays, long may it continue. Very happy with the result, and always good to leapfrog above the spuds in the league!

Ishola70

And in what manner would simply mean if the team did fail again to get top four by how many points did they fail.

Arsenal do not want to get in a situation where there is an attitude that four clubs are simply quite a way ahead. Two clubs so be it but not four clubs.

Otherwise it’s the continuing walk to average as a club.

Nelson

Luiz is so much better playing 3 at the back. He doesn’t need to run that much. His long ball is one of Arteta’s weapon. Overall, our team looks much more solid defensively.
As I mentioned yesterday, according to the Southampton fans, Soares is good going forward but weak defensively. Let’s see how he defends first before we can judge him properly.

Guns of Hackney

GK good. Looks the part and I guess he will at least hold onto No.1 until the end of the season. He’s done well and if Leno could get £30m, who knows? Well done Martinez. I couldn’t give a fuck about Auba. Look at the facts. He is only going to get worse and his age IS a problem as there is no sell on value…unless we sell now. The £50m we get for him could rebuild the midfield and perhaps some of the creaky defence. We have to be brutal here and offering him a three year, £30m deal… Read more »

T-bone

Aubameyang’s record of reaching 50 goals in 77 games isn’t actually a club record. Ted Drake scored his 50th and 51th league goal in his 52th game for the Arsenal from March 1934 to August 1935. We’re all impressed by Aubameyang and I really hope he stays, but football was played before 1992.

The Legend That Is Dennis Bergkamp

71 mins into the game. Bellerin tries to take the ball around the defender and beat him for pace. He fails. The mind is willing, but the body ain’t. Sadly it’s time for him to be moved on.

Emiratesstroller

It is clear to me that Arsenal have been reviewing contracts behind the scenes. My guess is that the priority is still Aubameyang plus possibly Nkietah whose contract expires in 2022. Other players whose contracts expire in next two years are Guendouzi and Lacazette and my guess is that Arsenal will make decisions this month on whether to offload both of these players. If that decision is taken then it should generate between £50-60 Million in sales. There are probably another half a dozen players whom I am sure that Arsenal would like to offload such as Sokratis, Mustafi, Mavropanos,… Read more »

Rich

I’ve got a lot of admiration for vegans, I’m just not convinced you can play as an aggressive, swashbuckling full back in the PL, without eating meat.

Bellerin looks frail, maybe time to give up football? And take up full time activism? He looks absolutely spent.

Rich

Emiratesstroller moving players on is going to be difficult.

Outside a handful of clubs with wealthy backers, everyone else is skint, no one will be able to match the wages we pay, let alone pay any type of transfer fee.

The clubs that can afford our cast offs, won’t be able to afford to pay them.

Unless we rip up Ozil’s contract, something I would be happy for us to do, then we’re stuck with him hanging around the training ground, treating it as a holiday camp

CG

Bellerin under Wenger looked a £50 million player
Bellerin without Wenger looks like he has given up.

Wengerism.

CG

What is the Saka deal worth? Anyone know?

Guns of Hackney

Rich

That is the most ridiculous thing ever. Being a vegan or vegetarian will not affect his or any professional athletic performance…if done right. You can get as much protein and carbs from plant based food as meat but you will have to take supplements to augment that.

There are plenty of long distance runners, cyclists etc that are meat free.

There are plenty of shit footballers who DO eat meat. What’s their excuse?

Veganism is not to blame for Bellerin’s performances.

GunnerDNA

It would be disappointing if using 5 defenders against Norwich City at the Emirates didn’t resulted in a clean sheet. Arsenal is still playing awful football but lets celebrate a basic tweet from a twitter fan. I guess life is good, Liverpool is lucky they’re only 40 points ahead. Smfh

Emiratesstroller

There are always ways to offload players even if it means loaning them out and subsidising wages. Arsenal have just offloaded Mkhitaryan to AS Roma who pleaded poverty, but will pay his full wages plus agent’s fee. I suspect that the club will offload several other players in similar fashion. Elneny and Sokratis have probably got no transfer value, but someone may wish to take them on current wages. Maitland-Niles and Mavropanos are young players on relatively low wages so I think that the club could achieve there a small transfer fee although probably a lot less than the figures… Read more »

Danny

I thought there was some talk of Ozil replacing Rooney in the MLS, hopefully this is still relevant.

Nelson

The club asked Arteta to push the player to accept a 12.5% pay cut. Arteta must feel hurt that Ozil didn’t follow the party line. Now he realizes how much Ozil care about the club and it is time to cut lose. This back injury is just a smoke screen for Ozil to save face. That’s how I see the situation. Ozil is now just a distraction.

mb

Ozil’s bakcpain and fever started when he was dropped by Emery. It started now with Arteta clearly not preferring him. At best, we can subsidize it and move on from him.

Its a lot of money. More than what Kevin De Bruyne gets at a 2 times Premier League winner!

Chris

“ I’ve got a lot of admiration for vegans, I’m just not convinced you can play as an aggressive, swashbuckling full back in the PL, without eating meat”

Messi and Aguero are vegan.during the season.

Bellerin is done because he has lost his explosive pace due to serious injury.

The Godfather

I’m really worried about this situation btw Arteta and Guendouzi. Really hope it’s just the media blowing a narrative out of proportion. There is a very talented and passionate Player in there if used properly. And I’ll tell you one thing, if he is sent to Athletics, i can see Simeone transforming him into quite the player who can beast La Liga provided there isn’t someone better on the roster already. Personally if I were him, I’d say fcuk it and bounce. We know that lazy parasite Ozil won’t leave. He would rather burrow in deeper and sow dissension amongst… Read more »

The Godfather

*Atletico Madrid.

Graham62

Ozil is not, and never has been, the future of Arsenal Football Club.

He has brought all of this upon himself.

I mean, who in their right mind would think otherwise?

Oh yeh, I almost forgot.

Sorry Pierre😂

salparadisenyc

Who knows where Mesut ends up, but this certainly feels like the moment he’s done with the club. And what an anchor he’s been, could put two TOP player on the amount he’s been nailing down as a solo artist.

Could see Arteta sort Ozil and Guendouzi out of the club for a MF rebuild with the help of Lacazette money as well.

Upstate Gooner

“Messi and Aguero are vegan.during the season.”

LOL. Vegan is a way of life. You’re either one or you’re not. You can’t be vegan for 8 months out of a year and then go back to eating bacon, burgers, and steaks.

Graham62

All Bellerin had was “explosive pace”

Not any more.

Rich

Messi and Aguero are vegetarians during the season, not vegans, there’s a big difference

whiteydagooner

Wanted: a full back. North London location. Only those able to eat a whole cow should apply.

azed

xG is back!!!!

Graham62

GOH

“There are plenty of long distance runners, cyclists etc that are meat free”

That’s right and we all know what supplements they tend to take.💉💊

Pedro

vicious vegan haters

Rich

I don’t hate vegans, I admire the stance they take.

But having tried the diet myself for just over 8 months, I’m not convinced you can play as an aggressive full back in the PL on that diet, my energy levels and sex drive was non existent towards the end, and I’ve spoken to a fair few people who say the same.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

One of laca or Aubameyang
Will have to go

It’s just who

salparadisenyc

RSPC
Laca goes for me, shame but thats the reality.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Graham 62
Tottally agree
One incident in the second half he did the old push pass an run…

Like an old Austin Allegro trying to get started…

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Sal

Fully agree
Looks like he has lost faith in himself.
No mo Jo no confidence.

We have an abundance of young talent coming through give them a chance

Left testicle

Plant eating, sarong wearing big girls blouse.

salparadisenyc

RSPC

You gotta keep the Joe Strummer and let Mick Jones go, hard but there it is.
Sure Laca will go onto Big Audio Dynamite doing good work but he wont’ be a Mescalero.

CG

The majority of Arsenal supporters might all be excited that Saka has signed his contract and become a multi millionaire overnight at 18 years of age despite not scoring a premier league goal as of yet for the club. But the best signing Arsenal might have made for a while is this Lewis lawyer. An old school Arsenal supporter ( I am sure he is a huge admirer of our Wenger) and a Brit ( hallelujah) he has surely been employed by Stan to get the club functioning properly at last. I am sure once he gets his feet under… Read more »

Sid

Animal protein is the best food for building and maintaining muscle
Replacing carbohydrates with red meat reduces inflammation.

Plant defenses, lectins and phytates, are found in large amounts in grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.
Phytase (or phytic acid) has been shown to reduce nutrient absorption

Vegan diets are deficient in the omega-3 fatty acids, which among other things, adds to this decline in cognitive ability.

You would need to take so many pills to balance the side effects of veganism it almost impossible. Especially if you are an athlete. For a regular person the effects may not be felt much.

Wasi

Good game against Norwich yesterday. Even tho his contract is up in 1 year , Auba’s head is clearly still here. He puts himself about and his goalscoring record speaks for himself. Would be great if he extends. Tierney showing everyone what he can do. Absolute machine. Puts 7.5/ 10 or 8/10 matches constantly . Great signing. Emi is also showcasing his worth. He had waited for quite some time but his time is finally here. Leno will have to fight to get back in the side. Mustafi put in a 3/10 alongside Kola at 5/10. Kola’s footballing IQ is… Read more »

Sid

Majority of top long distance athletes(probably 90%) come from ethnic groups whose main source of food is animal and animal products.

Jamie

Eating red meat causes erectile dysfunction. Fact.

Wasi

Depay has only 12 months left on his contract.
And although my top transfer target for the striker position is Edouard. If we cant make that happen I’d look at a Lacazette – Depay direct swap.
Still only 25. A lot of potential. Near elite player.
And can play both St and LW
Got 9 goals and 2/3 assists in 13 games this season.

salparadisenyc

JamieJuly 2, 2020 13:31:16
Eating red meat causes erectile dysfunction. Fact.

Speak for yourself Jamie.

CG

Bellerin’s problem is not veganism or vegetarianism or even immature activism, it wengerism that’s the problem.

3 seasons ago he was overlapping on that big pitch at The emirates in the 95th minute of matches,

nowadays he is making journeymen like Cedric look like Cafu.

Left testicle

Commiserations Jamie.

Jamie

sal –

I don’t eat red meat. There are pills you can take for your little problem though. Or change your diet to something healthier. Whatever works.

Left testicle

They can do wonderful things now though.

Jim Lahey

@CG –

“Bellerin’s problem is not veganism or vegetarianism or even immature activism, it wengerism that’s the problem.”

Do you actually believe the things you write or is it just for the troll? Honestly I am intrigued.

Left testicle

I’m sure your Mrs/Mr is very understanding.

Jim Lahey

@CG –

Like is it a character that you’ve committed to or are these the actual thoughts that go through your head?

salparadisenyc

Jamie,

All moderation really, think what one grew up eating plays a part as well.
My European mom did raw beef in morning.

Insanity but she’s proved very healthy.

Wishing you well dude.

Jamie

sal –

Just a little humour, no harm meant. Eat what you want, and wish you well too.

Sid

Left testicleJuly 2, 2020 13:40:02
I’m sure your Mrs/Mr is very understanding.

Like i said the darker the meat the sweeter its juice

Graham62

Amongst all this football talk, let’s spare a thought for Wigan Athletic FC, yetanother club that looks like it’s going to the dogs. In a week when Leroy Sane is told he is set to earn £350k a week at BM, should we not all be questioning where football is going and the ethics and morality of the entire game. In the midst of a Pandemic, where millions of people are suffering worldwide, Football yet again shows that it is tittering on the edge of self destruction. Whether it’s owners, players, agents or the ever more visible suits appearing in… Read more »

Graham62

Why can’t UEFA….

CG

Jim “””””@CG –“Bellerin’s problem is not veganism or vegetarianism or even immature activism, it wengerism that’s the problem. Do you actually believe the things you write or is it just for the troll? Honestly I am intrigued.”””” Bellerin falls into the same category as Ozil, AMN, Sead K, Holding, Xhaka and Laca all very good players under Wengers brilliant management but all looking pretty much disinterested and lost under Arteta and Emery. have you not noticed? Have you ever seen two players deteriorate as much as Bellerin and Lacacette so quickly? Bellerin was a bona fide £50 million full back… Read more »

Left testicle

Sid,
You daft racist. 🙂

Wasi

Xhaka good under Wenger. 😂

CG , its official. You’ve lost it.

CG

Graham

Agree : Re Wigan

The Spivs are killing the game and no one seems to want to do anything about it.

Not necessarily an Arsenal criticism- but we made an 18 year old a multi millionaire yesterday ( he has not actually scored in the league yet) exactly at the same time the FA Cup winners of a few years back went into Administration.

The game has cancer.
It will soon be terminal unless the Spivs are cut out completely.

Graham62

CG

Just a pity his self awareness skills weren’t up to scratch.

Valentin

I am the first to accuse UEFA and FIFA of not doing enough. But Regarding clubs behaving responsibly there is multiples issues. Some are internal to those organisation but some are external and in fact comes from the people you try to organise. 1) Internal. changes have to decided and implemented by competent people. I look at the FA, UEFA and what I see is a mix of old style blazers more interested in their next free meal than actually governing, failed businessmen/con artists and former footballers. Those are under-prepared or uninterested and they are facing brand new sharks (Russian… Read more »

CG

PedRo

“””CG, are you complaining we gave Saka a new contract?””””

Not at all.
(Although not comfortable will all the childish fan fare around it.)

Invidious position for the club.( all clubs)
Had to have him signed.

Simply stating ,that with lower league clubs on the precipice- unproven teenagers at the same time are becoming overnight millionaires.

That’s all.

Danny S

Just reading about this Lewis guy. He’s a life long arsenal fan! Which makes you feel all warm and squishy inside and makes you hope he will have the best interests of the club at heart…….. then you read he helped Stan in the purchase of the club……..

CG

Danny
Re. Lewis.

I am very excited with this Lewis chap.
(Wenger chances of a glorious return have gone up a couple of notches.)

I have a hunch- he could be our best signing for a while.

Wasi

Pedro Really feel for Bellerin. Love him as a man , not so much as a player. Agree about Cedric. Clearly a player Arteta is excited to work with and reiterated his final 3rd qualities in the post match conference. If Arteta continues with a back 3 , Kola will continue to play I reckon. And even if Mari was fit he does not have the physical ability to cover the spaces a wide CB needs to cover, so Kola is an automatic starter. Saturday Its Adama down that wing. Hopefully with Partey and a couple of additions in Midfield… Read more »

Louis

I think the main reason behind those second half struggles is that when the opposition turns on a new gear on commitment to run at our players, we don’t really have people that are that confortable at outplaying that. As soon as Norwich did that the desperation kicked in and the game became a mess.This is where lacking a CM with high technique and understanding of how to control the tempo costs us. The opponent dictates the pace of the game, not us. We really Girouded Laca by the way. Guy is playing totally for the team and missing every… Read more »

Wasi

Anyways , any idea what this new lawyer’s job is going to be?

Kay

Nice post Pedders. Great job on Saka. Wish we are Chelsea smart with youngsters going forward.

My wish list for the rest of the season and summer

st totts day
Europa place
FA cup – maybe a bit too much
Partey
Szoboslai
Auba renewal
Exit for Axis of evil (ozil xhaka mustafi)

Valentin

We are now linked with another of Kia’s client: Joelson Fernandes. At least that one seems to be young, cheap and pretty good if a little bit redundant with Saka having signed a new contract.

Freddie Ljungberg

Val

He just signed a new 5 year contract increasing his buy out from €45m to €100m, so probably not very cheap.

Think the links was just to increase leverage for his new contract.

luke

I bet Lacca goes to Atleti. They wanted him when he was at Lyon and interest has remained. Maybe we wont get the fee we want but I doubt his bad form will put them off. Costa is getting old and he’s been very injury prone throughout his career and that leaves them with only Morata left as a CF.

Rich

Imagine being 18 again, and being paid millions a year?

You can see how it would be very easy to get sidetracked away from football.

Fast cars, no mortgage, a pocket full of cash, and pretty girls throwing themselves at you.

Particularly if you were on the fringes of the first team, it’s easy to see why so many young promising players go stray.

Ozil hasn’t looked interested since the ink dried on his new deal, doesn’t do away days outside the M25, and sitting on a cold bench seems to be beneath him.

CG

Rich

“”””Imagine being 18 again, and being paid millions a year?
You can see how it would be very easy to get sidetracked away from football.”””

As our Wenger would often state.

How do you really motivate a multi millionaire teenager?

MidwestGun

Why all the Vegan hate? Leaves the good stuff to the rest of us.. It’s the oat milk drinkers you have to watch out for. 😀

Hilarious take by CG that Bellerin was much better because of “Wengerism” .hahaha You must have missed the part where he had a career threatening injury?
Might have played a small part in his regression.

For me Bellerin is a sidenote to what the real issue this summer is.. Fix the midfield.. if that requires getting rid of Ozil and Matty G. then hallelujah.

englandsbest

Arteta’s hands are tied, he said so: he badly wants to keep Auba – but the decision is not his to make. If a high enough bid comes in, Auba goes. Do I have a quarrel with that? Not at all. Not if the money is spent wisely on Arteta’s project. And neither will Arteta. Top classs players will come much cheaper this year: ALL Clubs have taken a blow to their revenue. £50 mill for Auba can go a long way – provided the Club calls the tune, not fat cat agents. Quality available players will swamp the market.… Read more »

Graham62

Valentin Everything you say is correct but the key issue in all of this is, in my opinion, THE FANS. You know all those mugs who have been forking out vast sums for years to keep all these blazers and suits in a job. The power and influence we have to make change is beyond colossal. Football cannot survive without the fans. What would be the consequences of two years of behind closed doors games? Imagine. No match day revenue/Reduced TV money/ Reduced salaries and transfers/A drop off in commercial income. It’s not just football. All major sports would suffer.… Read more »

azed

CG

Are you sure Bellerin is suffering from Wengerism or a lack of calves?

You have to pick a struggle and stick to it.

Champagne Charlie

Really think Memphis Depay is a player we should be investing in given his contractual situation and the characteristics he brings to the side, plus his age.

Seems a different beast these days and with questions over Auba and Laca you’d think binning one of them and bringing in a guy that can excel as a wide left forward would go down well for us.

20 mil being touted, very reasonable sort of money for that level of talent.

Rich

Graham62. Nothing good will come of this. Top level footballers pay more tax in 6 months than most will pay in their lifetimes, wealth creation is a good thing. FFP will have to be relaxed, because clubs will start going through, and we’ll need billionaires to stimulate the market. The rich clubs will be unaffected, the poor clubs will regress, and the gap between the top few sides and the rest will get bigger. Eventually the big guns will breakaway into a European super league. The money in grassroots football will all but disappear, which will mean less tax revenue… Read more »

Graham62

I’ve always liked Memphis Depay.

Still only 26.

Would be a great fit.

Guns of Hackney

VLM

Guns of Hackney

G62

To even suggest Depay…you’re the one on the dope.

Graham62

Rich

Very defeatist outlook but also very poignant.

Football has become this evil beast and is devouring everything in its path.

Wealth creation at who’s expense?

Communities will be affected. Lives will be affected.

The gist of all of this is that football is corrupt and has been ever since the money started to flow through the doors.

It’s sickening to think that the game is being taken away from the everyday fan because of the greed of the few.

To be honest, as a fan, it doesn’t appeal to me that much these days.

Graham62

GOH

Actually, just Red Label Tea.

What’s the problem with Depay?

As CC rightly highlights, he is “a different beast these days”

Guns of SF

I think Auba stays.

Also lets skip Depay, and use whatever funds for the midfield please.
If Partey is coming, Xhaka needs to be sold. Guen too.

Partey and Szolobai

and another-

Sell Torreira too. Cannot find game time with Arteta. Is too small.

I would say 3 mids this summer… if we do that… its looking good.

Leedsgunner

Why don’t we offer Lyon a straight Lacazette and Guendouzi for Depay and Aouar swap?

Lacazette I suspect won’t mind going back and Guendouzi fancies himself something fierce.

Leedsgunner

Please Arsenal finally sort out our defence… please! You’ll regret it if you don’t!

NEEG

CG

Agreed – Tim Lewis is a really interesting appointment. With his expertise I would expect him to be involved in the appointment of a MD/ New CEO. A friend of mine is a partner at Pinsents – he reckons our Tim is a WOB.

Kenyangunner

‘Majority of top long distance athletes(probably 90%) come from ethnic groups whose main source of food is animal and animal products’

This is true for Kenyan and Ethiopian long-distance runners.

CG

NEEG

“””CG Agreed – Tim Lewis is a really interesting appointment. With his expertise””””

Expertise and Arsenal……
Now theres a thing.

I know the Guvnor has been very busy this week.
But after his ‘Rauls a Wrong – Un’! sensational expose .
I am sure he is already doing some research on him.

All eyes on Lewis.
Someone finally at the club who knows what they are doing.

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