Arsenal failing to take their chances and losing a lead late in the game? That feels a little more Arsenal. That feels like a weird kind of progress.
Last night’s game against Brendan Rodgers excellent Leicester team marked a step forward in attacking football under Arteta. We dominated the first half, utterly. We were given far more space than we were against Wolves and we fully exploited it bar the finish. This wasn’t purposeless possession.
Auba opened the scoring after Saka killed a career with a one-two shuffle and a pinpoint cross.
Leicester had a goal disallowed after Kola was down in an attacking scrum with Iheanacho. A good call in my opinion.
Our second half wasn’t that pretty, Leicester came to play and we didn’t react particularly well.
The msot contentious issue was our sending off. Eddie was subbed on and made a very clumsy challenge and to my mind, was rightly sent home for an early shower. What didn’t quite compute was Jamie Vardy kicked Mustafi in the head in what looked like a professional ‘accident’, and he didn’t even land a card. One was sly, one was dim.
Our confidence and game collapsed around that decision, then Jamie V broke our line and sneaked a goal at the back post. It looked offside on the VAR, it took the customary 8 minutes to decide, and it stood.
We was robbed.
We fluffed our lines in the first half, witnessed a worldy from Kaspar, and conceded late on.
Very Arsenal.
The point was a disappointment. I’ll take it regardless. After the Wolves game, the ghouls were writing us off against a ‘proper’ team, and really, we should have taken the game. That first half, under normal circumstances, would have seen us 3 goals up.
I’d bitch about the reffing, but you have to cost it in. Leicester made 14 fouls and didn’t get a booking, we had a booking and sending off on 10.
The night wasn’t to be.
Champions League football is no longer a prize.
Though a scalp in the NLD certainly is.
You can say whatever you want about the red card (Arteta’s 4th), you can pretend Matteo was making a difference, you can bitch that taking Auba off was a bad move… the reality is we are now competing with good teams.
The football was almost sexy in the first half. The defending for the most part was solid. We do not look like uncoachables these days.
There is still a lot of work to do, but coming away from a game against a top 3 game feeling robbed is part of the journey.
I don’t want to feel like that on Sunday. Mikel’s first NLD in the dugout will hopefully be special. Let’s see what we have there.
I will take a better kind of disappointment.
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“Only bellend on here is one that looks and scours for posts that hurt his feelings in regards to an individual player.“ Yes, had to scour the whole 25 comments on the first page of a new post from Pete. Definitely didn’t just scan what’s being said and comment on the ludicrous chat of an obsessive. “And unsurprisingly you have absolutely nothing to say in whether Xhaka was poor in regards to that Leicester goal last night.“ No poorer than Tierney, Kolasinac, Torreira, Luiz, or Mustafi…. all of whom were bypassed or beaten by the cross. Unlike you I don’t… Read more »
We should be looking at nabbing Malang Sarr for free.
Left footed highly rated CB who wont require massive wages and sign up bonuses. Has High potential and resale value too.
No brainer imo.
Can cover LB to.
Will also allow us to sell Kola while having a LB cover.
Wasi
I think some get the general gist here.
This being that Arteta is going to turn water into wine in regards players like Mustafi and Xhaka or at least make them less of a problem with tactics, coaching etc
We shall see whether this does actually turn out to be the case next season during the duration of a whole season or whether their faults as players will still hurt the team enough regardless of Arteta.
All will be revealed.
Charlie excuses Xhaka yet again and everyone is hugely shocked.
Your liking for this player is amusing more than anything as has been pointed out by more than enough posters on here.
Continue on Charlie.
“Charlie excuses Xhaka yet again and everyone is hugely shocked.“
Unable to follow what was said yet again. You’re on form today, what was it about me apparently comparing his importance to the club with Tony Adams? Go over that gem again hahaha
“On reflection the back line could’ve been 5 yards deeper, Mustafi could’ve been goalside of Vardy, Kolasinac and Torreira could’ve been tucked in tighter and not left a gap for a ball through, Xhaka and Tierney could’ve gotten out to the ball quicker.“
You’re right, no mention of Xhaka 🤡
But Charlie by grouping them altogether you are excusing Xhaka.
That’s plain to see.
They can’t all be equally culpable for the goal. That’s too convenient by far.
Was Xhaka poor in his attempt to stop the cross coming in?
Miguel Azeez: Mertesacker [asked me to learn the deeper 6 position] says he’s seen a specific trait that I have which is that I have a good range of passing, I can run a lot so he said that there could be an opportunity for you in the first team in that position
My favorite youth player,I think he is a proper baller…I think him and Ballard in central defence will be proper players for us in the next two seasons
https://twitter.com/OssDeux/status/1280873346213830656?s=19
Here are some bits of him…turns 18 in September.For his age he has great physicality and he also has great technical ability and can put in a tackle,he also has a long range shot on him though I don’t think dm suits him,he is probably more a pogba type
the moment he ran out of steam was the moment we were on the back foot.
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Exactly, so why the fuck did Arteta wait till the 71st minute to take him off? Rodgers made 2 subs on 59th minute but with 5 subs at his disposal, Arteta pissed about.
Vardy’s kick was deliberate. Eddie’s tackle was accidental as he was a fraction late in going for the ball. This is obvious to see when looking at both incidents. It’s VAR’S job to get these details correct and to understand the game. Arteta was pitch side and he didn’t need a replay to know that Vardy deliberately kicked Mustafi.. He was adamant that Vardy should have seen red , and he was right. It is not surprising that sky didn’t highlight Vardy’s kick, they rarely do when it’s an Arsenal player on the end of an act of thuggery. If… Read more »
Un From what I know , if someone interferes with play then it is also taken into consideration when judging if a player is offside or not. I may be wrong here. Also Azeez is definitely looks the real deal. Dont know much about Ballard tho. Ishola Yes, we’ll see what happens in the next season. Would Xhaka start for a title winning team? Probably not. Would Mustafi start for a title winning team? Probably not. But both these players can be starters for a top 4 challenging team granted they got players around them to cover their weaknesses. Xhaka… Read more »
“It’s VAR’S job to get these details correct and to understand the game.”
That in itself is the flaw Pierre, VAR is not supposed to understand the game, its a black and white, yes or no view. The flaw is that those that are supposed to inject the human element or understanding of the game are abysmal failures at doing so – hence why many call VAR a POS! VAR is fine, its the useless tools that use it that are the problem.
Plenty of positives last night but again, playing your best striker on the wings to accommodate a far inferior one means we’d go into more games like last night 1-0 up instead of 3/4 up. This madness to accomodate Laca and Nketiah somehow still doesn’t make any sense to me and neither does playing Saka on the right or in the middle. He does the most damage on the left so why not stick him there and move Auba central and play your 72 million pound winger on the right, it’s not rocket science really. Happy with Tierney, Auba will… Read more »
I don’t want to get banned but I have to agree that Rob Holding is a better defender than the 3 that played yesterday. That’s just my honest opinion, nothing against the manager preferences
“Forgot to mention the poor in game management by Arteta.”
When have you ever forgotten to mention such things, Wasi? Have you ever mentioned Arteta and good in-game management? That would be the “forgot to mention” associated with you.
If reports are true that we have made an offer for Malang Starr, then that means the end of Kolasinac.
If Sarr arrives and Kola were to stay, then I would not understand giving contract to David Luiz AND Pablo Mori.
Sarr arrival could also mean that we really intend to get rid of Sokratis, Holding, Mavrapanos. However unless we promote another CB from the youth team, we would need to keep at least home grown CB.
still hoping for Holding to play some part in this squad
They see ESR as our Gundogan if he hits peak.
Am I the only one getting really annoyed with the “we move on” phrase that is getting thrown around when we don’t pick up 3 points?
No, we don’t move on, we need to feel the lose so we don’t fking repeat it again. Same slow intensity with no desire at the start of every game. It’s what’s costing us points.
Pedro,
I thought ESR was seen as the Brexit Kevin De Bruyne?
we need to feel the lose
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We lost?
Ishola
You’re making my point for me with statements like that. You’re always desperate to vilify particular players because that suits you down to the ground.
But you’ll argue that me pointing out culpability for ALL those involved is bias because I don’t reserve special contempt for your fave pet hates 🤡
It’s clear, you be only ever known football from your chair.
“Doubt Arteta will want him then. Holding has been frozen out for fucking kolasinac“
No he’s hasn’t lol
It’s not by coincidence that he wants left sided players on the left side and right on the right. It was the methodology behind Pablo Mari being recruited.
Holding is competing against Mustafi and Luiz.
Un, no, ESR. Think they might have a different plan for him. Much like Saka being trained as a 10
They see ESR as our Gundogan if he hits peak.
But pedro esr plays like a generic version of kdb lol…at Huddersfield I have watched him in like 4 matches and he is usually in the attacking third,mostly right side making those diagonal passes.
@Val isn’t sarr left footed and is he really an arteta type?Doesn’t seem that cultured according to me
CcYeah well i disagree with that choice.What’s the point of having a lcb who’s only saving grace is that he’s left footed but inferior in every other way Holding is comfortable on the left. He’s very good in the air and much more accomplished defensively than kolasinacIt’s a centre back position so to say holding isn’t competing for it doesn’t make sense to me Un I agree….kola gets turned so often and I think holding would do better there.I think sarr is on a free and if he is coming then I think the plan is a back three next… Read more »
Danny
We lost?
Well we didn’t get 3 points. A draw is almost as bad as a lose. Would rather lose a few and win games then draw a lot and think it’s a great unbeaten run.
Pedro
Who is they ?
Anyways I see ESR as our KDB if/when he hits peak.
All the Dani haters now saying he needs time and space?! Like WTF? He is like a mosquito, all over the place. He engages the man with the ball, he breaks up plays. Dude was like on coke yesterday and indeed fizzled out in the second. Our great play in the first was largely due to him. I would have kept him on, albeit with tired legs in the second… he could still have given the killer pass we needed. As soon as we pulled him, we really stagnated. Saka is not effective on the right despite the goal and… Read more »
” .Playing under Wenger must have been exceptionally frustrating for someone like Fabregas and, in a way, soul destroying.”
Yeh that’s why he stayed with him 8 years.. And to get it right he said he had learnt different things from all 3..maureen best in terms of playing with cesc s mind.. No where in his interview did he say he preferred maureen..
I don’t think Arsenal fans are using VAR as a “scapegoat”. What they are saying is VAR is wildly inconsistent, Slows the game down, Doesn’t correct mistakes any better then live decisions, Adds time on to the end of the match that could change outcomes, and bottom line isn’t doing what it was intended to do, which is to make the game better by overturning blatantly bad decisions. It has turned into nothing more then getting out a ruler on a video screen with bad angles and relitigating judgement calls that have already been decided in real time. The over… Read more »
I think the term Dani “haters” is too strong for the majority on here. Rather they think that overall Arsenal should be looking at someone else for CM. For all his good work on the ball recently I have seen Ceballos get caught on the ball in his own half in dangerous areas a few too many times. Not all the time but enough to have concerns. This is when he wants too much time on the ball when first receiving it or wanting to do too much when he first receives it. We have another player of course that… Read more »
Xhaka has really benefited from Dani next to him doing the running and engaging attackers.
This is still the problem area. Xhaka.
Anyhow, looks like Arteta wants to keep most of the team in tact. I can understand why, we are finally seeing them gel more and getting better results.
However, we do need to upgrade in our midfield. IF we keep Dani, great.
Sell Guen, Torr to Serie A, move Xhaka back to Germany…. great
Partey DM
Dani B2B
Szolobai CAM
What Ceballos needs to learn is when to do his spinning top moves and when not to.
Better judgement in what areas and instances he can do this sort of stuff.
What were the excuses for Arsenal’s poor floundering performances before VAR was introduced in 2019
Un, True Xhaka has mostly done ok. My point was that he still is the immobile player in the middle. His neat and tidy passes are great but what we need is another athelete in the middle …. a proper DM- called Partey. Not so sure Saka ran out of steam, versus struggling to get the ball and do more with it…. He has struggled with the right side… great effort but bar the pass from Dani to him to the goal, I did not see much more… I would prefer him on the left Pepe need to be on… Read more »
Un
You can disagree if you like, but claiming Holding ‘better in every way’ than Kolasinac is extending the truth some.
Also, we were 5 mins away from our 4th clean sheet on the bounce so the outrage about Kolasinac is a bit hollow. Holding at the left side of a three doesn’t appeal to Arteta, so he uses a natural left sided player for balance.
I’m sure he’d prefer a better defender (he bought Mari, and we’re linked with another), but he’s seemingly valuing balance and comfort over perceived individual qualities. Hard to argue with.
I hope this result stings the team into a frenzy on Sunday against the spuds.
Would love to see them on the ropes… want to see us punish them…. shut up Mourinho’s ugly mug.
pepe needs to feature in that game. If he does not, something is def up
Clean sheets are only half the story.
Arsenal got opened up against Wolves and Traore missed a sitter, the same against Leicester when they had a perfectly good goal chalked off for an apparent foul…
“Xhaka has really benefited from Dani next to him doing the running and engaging attackers.“ Ceballos isn’t a runner, he has good feet but isn’t a player that can burst past anyone. He’s not athletic, or quick across the ground at all. The idea of him “doing the running” is wildly rose tinted. Him, Xhaka, Torreira are all the type of player that lacks explosive movement. Guendouzi is the most mobile, and I fully expect our recruitment to address that particular imbalance. Thomas Partey goes a long way to injecting more athleticism and mobility that is lacking. It’s the very… Read more »
‘You can disagree if you like, but claiming Holding ‘better in every way’ than Kolasinac is extending the truth some.’
Holding indeed is superior to Kola in every aspect. Kola is a championship player.
I just know the stand in keeper is due an almighty clanger..
Red
“I just know the stand in keeper is due an almighty clanger..”
It seems that will make your day when he makes a big mistake.
. Guendouzi is the most mobile, and I fully expect our recruitment to address that particular imbalance.
This ? He is least mobile in my book. Cant dribble, falls over, has very little technical skills. He can run but is hardly a power player or explosive.
Dani covers the most ground in the team… how do you say he is not a runner?
Maybe you are confusing explosive with overall running?
Altos,
Malang Sarr is left footed and can also play left-back. From what I gather, Arteta absolutely wants to play a left footed on the left side of the defense, because it open better line of passing to the left wide players (LWB, LW, LIW). With coaching, he could become an Arteta type of player: able to step into midfield and whiz passes to attackers.
Sarr may not be as cultured as Saliba, but he is a solid dependable player. In fact he may find it easier than Saliba to adapt because of his more robust style of play.
We have seen Tierney fill in at LCB briefly. Perhaps him instead of Kolasinac, with Saka playing on the left behind Aubameyang.
Although I see where CC is coming from. We have looked largely comfortable with this back 3 and Kolasinac has played his part in that. Not to say he is a long term part of that plan there at all.
“Dani covers the most ground in the team… how do you say he is not a runner? Maybe you are confusing explosive with overall running?“ Where are you getting the idea that Ceballos ‘does the running’ in midfield? I say Ceballos isn’t a runner because he isn’t, the same way Xhaka and Torreira aren’t runners either because they lack that dynamism. Guendouzi has shown more than any the ability to burst past players but I’ve said since last summer that we lack some attributes centrally that hurt us a lot. Un Kolasinac is playing left side of a back three,… Read more »
Un I don’t see how you can chalk up the role as a Cb, it’s much closer to a fullback. When we’re out of possession both him and Mustafi were tucked fullbacks, and when we gained possession they were on the touch line playing genuine fullbacks. When you consider the ability for one to step into the shoes of the other it’s always easier for a fullback to play central than a CB to be pulled out wide. Especially a right footer playing an aux left back. It’s marginal, and certainly not an obvious case of who is better suited.… Read more »
I just know the stand in keeper is due an almighty clanger
Time to get Ospina back sharpish …not
All goalkeepers drop clangers ( especially the useless Ospina) . Most Arsenal fans are willing Martinez to do well but maybe not everyone…?
Un Its clear as day and night that Holding is better at CB than Kolasinac. I think the reasons Arteta is choosing Kolasinac over Holding other than him being left footed are – Tierney pushes very high so Arteta needs a more mobile player in that position like Azpi at Chelsea under Conte when Moses a RW played RWB and pushed high. And Kola offers that mobility and covers more space in less time which Holding a relatively slower player cannot offer. – Also when we have the ball in the opposition’s half Kolasinac joins Xhaka and Ceballos in the… Read more »
Un
Now imagine just how much more potent Auba would be for us being played in his proper position like he did at Dortmund. We have proper players who can cross the ball in Saka and Pepe and Tierney so play your best player at his best position. Shouldn’t be that hard considering at least now we have actual wingers compared to last season when we didn’t. Finding a way to shoehorn Laca and Nketiah doesn’t make sense to me.
Again Auba and those Laca chances and our CL hopes wouldn’t have ended last night
18 yr old Saka recorded 12 assists in all competitions so far, with De Bruyne (18) & TAA (14) the only two ahead of him.
20 yr Jadon sancho has 15 assists
we have a future ballon d’or winner generational talent
You heard it here 1st!
Sid is becoming increasingly the most annoying awful annoying person on here. And thats saying something.
You heard it here second.
Kola in a Arteta new back 3 formation, though a good idea on pape it’s just not working for him
He is no Monreal..
I mean Bellend has been bad , but this dude is just shocking ..
All he did was passed backward, kicked the ball out, or took a throw
He couldn’t make the obvious simple forward pass, looked scared and mortified anytime he touched the ball
Panic chaotic defending and terrible positioning too
Arteta should either play him as a wingback or just bench him
Un No way Mari can play as a wide CB in a back 3. And Kola has been awful for us in the left CB position. He sees the ball and he panics. Rarely passes forward . Holding is similar to Mari. Tall , strong ,slow. Not suited to a wide CB role in a 3 back system. But Again , I’ll repeat Kolasinac is playing there because we don’t have another option rn and back 3 is getting us good results. To revert to a back 4 and still have defensive solidity we need a good DM/athletic midfielder to… Read more »
Mane is not a no 9 Un, has always been a winger. Auba is a no 9, the best at the club and shouldn’t be shunted wide to accommodate inferior players.
Again, Auba in those Laca positions and that game is won in the first half especially with Pepe being fit and on the bench.
Our football for a spell in the first half ad was good as I’ve seen for a while, in fact Leicester at home 20 months ago was probably the last time we played such flowing, fluent football. We have had decent results and performances under Emery and Arteta in that time but last night , for that 20 minute or so period, it just clicked. The doubts I have in our play is this run , run and run a bit more style of play that I believe only gives you a short term gain and can’t be sustained over… Read more »
“What were the excuses for Arsenal’s poor floundering performances before VAR was introduced in 2019”
Unai Emery!
Un
“If you want someone who can use the ball there then stick Tierney in and pull Saka to left wing back”
I agree , then Aubamayang can still play the left channel and it enables Pepe to come in on the right side.
“I’ll be very interested to see who we bring in , especially in midfield“
Do you believe anyone will be brought in Pierre, from outside the organization? I suspect not and any moves will be internal promotion related.
Hopefully Ernest yes. I am still not quite sure what style of play Arteta wants..is it just a more organised, disciplined form of Emery football , with a lot of running and chasing about the pitch….I hope not. I am hoping and I believe that there is more about Arteta’s style of football than just hard work and organisation.. This is why I believe he will make demands on the club to bring in a couple of midfield players. Smith Rowe, Saka and Willock may be the future in midfield but there is enough time for them to grow into… Read more »
Got to give credit to Sheffield United.
They were on a losing streak and have bounced back with two big home wins in their last three matches.
If Arteta is he’ll bent on playing a left footed player on the left side of the defence, then why is he so blind to the fact that Saka, is a lot more productive playing from the Left? For example I don’t think he would have missed his chance yesterday if it had been on his left.
Pierre
“Jourginho came on for Chelsea yesterday and changed the game with his intelligent passing and movement…..If he can’t get in the Chelsea side then put in a cheeky offer”
So you want two slow registas in your side?
You do take this Wenger total footballing notion to the exremes at times.
In a wing back system , Aubamayang has more license to come inside, so I don’t really see a problem there , plus from out wide he is very good coming in on the blind side of defenders .
Lol who are these possession based players Emery have away Un?
Would
Lemme Guess
Ramsey
Wilshere
Carzola
Only one of those would play for us right now and you could see reason as to why we let him go
People going on about Europa League and before the Leicester game outside chance of CL but Arsenal have to put points on the board here just to possibly avoid finishing below mid table in 11th position.
Spurs is obvious but also really couldn’t stomach finishing below Dyche’s Burnley team.
Un
“What I meant to say was emery gave away all of our possession based players when Arteta took over so he’s cultivating/fine tuning the psychological and positional/tactical side of things until he gets his ball players in.”
He’s doing a good job , that’s for sure…he just needs the backing of the club to bring in the players he needs.
Ishola
“So you want two slow registas in your side?”
2 ?
Ah so you want Jorginho to replace Xhaka Pierre?
Get rid of one defensive problem only to add another.
At least he looks nice on the ball eh.
There’s a reason Lampard looks to be easing Jorginho out of the side.
Un
“The guy who transforms an entire team like Fernandes at United. (I wish to god we got him in January)”
me too , a proper footballer.
Ishola
“Ah so you want Jorginho to replace Xhaka Pierre?Get rid of one defensive problem only to add another”
No
Bring Partey in and Thiago or Jorginho…and there’s the base of our midfield.
Ishola
I do think you are being deliberately stupid , so I will humour you for a while.
Do you not think it is preferable to have technically gifted midfielders who can control the game , meaning our defence is put under less pressure or are you happy with what we have.
You do realise Pierre that Jorginho is now seen as useful only in fits and starts and is seen as a problem for the full 90 minutes?
Defensively and off the ball a problem.
And you think he is a good idea to buy?
He is yet another player suited to a slower league.
Once he is eased out of the Chelsea side which seems inevitable now Arsenal will be the only side in the Premiership that retains a slower type regista european style player that plays every week.
Rating Jorginho at this time in the EPL is a bit like over-rating Willock for later contributions to a game.
Ishola
Let’s hear who or what you would bring in , apparently Partey and Thiago are not up to standard for you
Don
Fernandes is an attacking midfielder.
He is not a sitting midfielder like Xhaka or Jorginho.
Chalk and cheese.
Pierre
“Let’s hear who or what you would bring in , apparently Partey and Thiago are not up to standard for you”
Why are you trying to mislead for?
Where have I said Partey is not up to scratch?
All I said was Jorginho is a terrible idea.
With respect to the league champions in the last decade, a look at their possession stats shows how the tables have turned in England. Since Arsenal’s Invincibles season in 2003/04, every champion team has averaged between 55-60% possession throughout the season. The highest was achieved by Chelsea in 2009/10 under Carlo Ancelotti with 59.7% possession over the 38 games played. EPL Premier League Champions most possession The 2009/10 Chelsea squad averaged the most possession for a Premier League champion team Leicester City, on the other hand, have averaged only 40.9% possession this season. Their opponents see more of the ball… Read more »
No Don
I don’t want any more dodgy sitting midfielders in front of the defence.
Fernandes has nothing to do with that. He is a CAM.
Ishola
Partey and Thiago were my first choices , if we can’t get thiago then Jorginho is better than anything we have in centre mid , that’s for sure.
Who would you bring in.
Can’t say I’m over fond of the focus on ‘technical’ midfielders over more powerful ones that seem better suited to the PL. Title winning midfielders were PV4, Petit, Edu, Gilberto and even on occasion the Romford Pele. So powerful rather than overly technical players. Subsequently the nearest we got to a real challenge was in 2007/8 with the likes of Diaby, Song, Gilberto and the much maligned Denislon alongside Cesc. For all the pretty patterns latter day Wenger sides with a focus on passing over athleticism never got close (we may have finished second in 15/16 but were never serious… Read more »
Andy, all of those midfielders you mentioned that won things were incredibly technical.
Saw the replay once I got home last night. Arsenal played well, thought they deserved the win. Vardy goal was offside, if you’re going to ignore the change in spin on a ball on slow motion replay what the fuck is the point in any of it. Really disappointed at the result, but not in the team. It’s a small nuance but also not a feeling I’ve had for awhile watching Arsenal. Please let it continue in this trajectory. Saka is just a delight. Martinez was serviceable once again. Wife still thinks Arteta is very handsome. Then after the camera… Read more »
Well they are very obvious choices Pierre and every man and his dog cites Partey and Thiago is very well known.
Arsenal are likely to retain Ceballos and keep on with Xhaka.
Ishola
I’m still waiting for you to put forward some names that are better than what I have mentioned.
So you were being deliberately thick ishola…..just as I thought
Next season the balon d’or will be a tight race between Pepe and Saka
In 2022 Martinez will join them
Im telling you for free!
*Martinelli
The fascination with Chelsea cast offs for some….
And you will continue to wait Pierre.
I have no interest in fantasy football scenarios only what is realistic.
The likelihood at this moment in time is that Arsenal will keep on with Xhaka and extend Ceballos and perhaps get in Partey and a younger CAM that has been mentioned Szoblaszi or whatever he is called.
Or it may be that Arsenal keep what they have and only extend Ceballos and that’s it due to tight finances at this time.
Jorginho was an awful call from you.
Santi with his 9th goal of the season (7 pens).
Anyway Pierre with all this talk of shiny new midfielders coming in you do realise this will kill your boy Willock’s playing time.
And I thought you were of the idea that the kid was ready to go.
Ready to be a first teamer.
Having Xhakalson and Ceb for 38 games is a different prospect to 7 games without much to play for
Provide
Protect
Penetrate
Your womens y’all
Im telling you for free!
Pedro, the difference is that they were powerful players that dominated midfield physically. When we talk about technical midfielders unlocking defences that’s a different animal, it’s people harking back to the likes of Nasri, Santi, Hleb, and
Rosicky which you have to admit are nothing like their predecessors that I mentioned. And don’t even get me started on Ozil….
Santi in double figures haha.
Ishola
“Anyway Pierre with all this talk of shiny new midfielders coming in you do realise this will kill your boy Willock’s playing time.”
you’ve got this acting deliberately thick off to perfection …years of practice I suppose..