Well HOWDY GOOD MORNING TO YOU all.
This week is a bit of a lol right? It’s like a typical February post-2007. We’d be in every competition, performances might be creeking, but you’d be confident that THIS was the year. Then three games would creep up on us and we’d be out the league, Champions League and FA Cup in one week.
Arteta looks like he’s picking up a bit of that magic from his old boss. We lost the North London Derby, we’re about to get a light/heavy spanking from Liverpool, then we go to Wembley for an improbable semi-final.
It is what it is.
He seemed pretty upbeat in the press conference. Maybe he’s not reading the NO IMPROVEMENT merchants and he saw this comment from CC in the comments.
Here’s a a quick snippet of goals FOR and AGAINST we’ve seen throughout the season at different points….
Week 13 – Emery’s last game: 18, 19
Week 18 – Freddie’s last game: 24, 27
Week 35 – now: 51, 44Which breaks down as…
Emery: 18, 19 (-1)
Freddie: 6, 8 (-2)
Arteta: 27, 17 (+7)Or…
Emery: 1.38 goals per game, 1.46 goals against per game
Freddie: 1.2 goals per game, 1.6 goals against per game
Arteta: 1.59 goals per game, 1 goal against per game.It’s late so sue me for any inaccuracies, but its pretty evident we’re scoring more and conceding less PER GAME with Arteta. Otherwise coined as ‘no improvement’.
Core themes in the presser remained that we played well but allowed mistakes to kill us. I think the fact we didn’t get battered and largely controlled the game is his solace, though tactically, it’s hard not to think that Mourinho giving you ball and waiting for mistakes is him controlling the game.
His other theme was about progressing the club forward. He’s very careful with his words, but he keeps reminding everyone that the reason Liverpool are where they are is they made consistently good decisions on players. They were strategic, smart, and they pushed the club forward.
‘Yeah. What they have done is phenomenal, obviously the first two years it took them some time to rebuild the squad and to create a new culture, a new philosophy and a game model that suited the coach. Then they started to recruit every single player in relation to what they needed and that’s where I think they were really smart. They bought with specificity for every position that was required. Financially they had a big backing and made some big signings which completely changed the club in my opinion.’
I think it’s fair to say that the first transfer window can be written off as a hangover from yesteryear. David Luiz and Cedric Soares weren’t my kind of deals, but you can rationalise why they happened because of the state of the squad and the lack of options. Moving into this summer, we can’t be topping up our squad with more players like that. We have to be strategic about who we sign and what the path forward is.
We don’t just want Champions League qualification, we want a squad that can grow into that competition and win it. I know that sounds mad, but you have to shoot for the stars. That means signing players that ‘might’ drag you over the top 4 line is a losing game (it’s also a game we’ve played for 3 years and it hasn’t worked). If this current squad gets us into the top 4 next season with the addition of Willian and some other players looking for a retirement fund, what happens next? They can’t sustain it. We can’t sell them. Our squad is worse off for it. That’s why the better bet would be to sign up players that have the pedigree to make Champions League, but could grow when we make it there.
The big dollars, if we have any, must go on the core this summer. We need a ball-playing centre-back, we need a #6 like Partey, and we need an #8 that is ready to roll. Then we need to upgrade with players that fit the Arteta mold.
We’re being linked with Marc Roca, I’m not shocked. Technical, creative and quick thinker. Our midfield doesn’t create without players like that. We don’t just need one player like that, we need to start building a conveyor belt of them.
Supporting Emery came at a great cost. We brought in someone without understanding what he wanted to do on the pitch, and because his hire wasn’t on merit, no one paid attention to what he wanted. Now we have a coach with a much clearer articulation of what he wants to do. I suspect he has more sway with the staff. He’s Edu’s hire. Hopefully that means something because another incoherent summer and we’re in big trouble. This is more on Klopp.
I know how many decisions have to be right and how much support you need from the club and the people around, and how much connection you to have to generate from your fans to have the full package, and afterwards it’s football. The context right now is different to what it was as well four years ago and the abilities for a club to rebuild something is more limited, but it’s certainly something we have to look at and how they did it because it’s a great example. But we have to know that we have to do it our way with our resources and have it in mind that the content right now is different, but we are heading to be the best and this is my only objective with this club. We have to find a way to do it.
The ambition is to be the best. Not Europa League winners. Not top 4. To get back to the very top. It’s an ambition right for Arsenal, the question is, can it be supported? We’ll find out.
To start, we have to navigate Liverpool at home who are on the charge for the Premier League points record. He was asked if he’d rest players so we had a better chance at the weekend.
I believe that it’s very important to have energy and momentum going into important matches, and in order to do that you have to go game by game. Today and tomorrow we will asses the players and how they are, and obviously they’ve been hit and a lot of them have played some crazy minutes up until now and again we’re going to have games every two and a half days. We will try to put the strongest team out as possible here and as well on Saturday, and to do that we need to know how everyone recovers from the game.
I think he’s desperate to turnover Liverpool. He needs a restart statement win and I’m not sure Wolves quite counts in his mind. I think the idea of Arsenal keeping their concentration for 90 minutes is quite hard to fathom, but we’ve seen crazier things. The weekend game is where it’s at, City have had plenty of bad days this season and their away record isn’t great. Making an FA Cup final would be a different kind of statement.
Let’s see what happens, have a great day.
P.S. Arteta’s opinions on City and FFP were factual but missed the point. City are where they are because they pump a nation’s cash into the project. That result was the final nail in the coffin for Fairplay in football. It also makes a mockery of Ivan G and Wenger telling us for 10 years that when the rules kicked in, we’d be positioned to take advantage.
Now it’s clear. You either have a sugar daddy, or you don’t. I think it’s bad for the game. Bayern don’t have a sugar daddy, but they are financially dominant and just won the league for the 8th year in a row. The Spanish League is fairly locked. Juventus always win in Italy. Paris will always win unless they rehire Emery. The only saving grace our league has is it’s basically 8 mega-rich owners slugging it out. Football isn’t fair and it’s getting more and more unfair. In the end, people will get bored if there isn’t a competition. We’re a way off that but it isn’t beyond the realms that people could lose interest.
The midfield of Coquelin, Cazorla and Ozil was top quality, streets ahead of what we have now.
Before that, we had Cesc, Wilshere and Song.
From 2010 onwards, we always had good midfielders. But we were always a top quality keeper, or a couple of defenders, or a world class striker away from putting up a proper title challenge in that time.
Now, we’re 2 or 3 midfielders and a couple of top quality centre halves away from challenging for the top 4.
https://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-thomas-partey-set-to-snub-arsenal-by-signing-bumper-new-atletico-madrid-deal?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true
Ish
I expect a top four challenge next season, its required.
Pedders slowly getting there I see. Its all about the money baby.
😊😊
Just listen to Arteta’s news conference. When asked whether there are players who still want to join since there won’t be European football, Arteta replied that players still come because of London and he plays attractive football. Ha! Ha!
Radio RaheemJuly 14, 2020 20:32:24
What da fuck is Dangote?Anyway Atalanta playing football, 4 goals in less than 40 minutes, one of the best sides to watch it at the minute.
Dangote is one of those Nigerian princes we all hear about, promising us the world.
In all seriousness, an incredibly wealthy Nigerian businessman who wants to purchase Arsenal and return them to glory.
Dangote was clearly the lead in Coming to America and now after bossing a McD’s franchise then heading home with his bride, decided he’s a real Gooner.
If Onyeabor plays pre match… Im in.
Ghana soccer. net?
WTF
Cutter you trying to spoil the partey or what
Arteta on transfers: “If you are not in the Champions League and you say: ‘OK, I don’t invest because I don’t have the financial ability to do it,’ but the other clubs invest, then the gap becomes bigger. If I do want to invest and risk, and then I don’t reach it, what happens? So at some stage you have to make a decision: whether I want to aim to make that gap closer and go for it, or I stay where I am.” If that’s not a message to Stan Kroenke, then I don’t know what is. I like… Read more »
Robbie apologises for the original video and the excuse after. Good for him.
Pedro
No more Claude on AFTV then. Shame, I enjoy watching his rants.
“Cutter you trying to spoil the partey or what?”
Nice!
He is from Ghana, though.
Backpass
Is that info about Valencuia reliable?
If yes , that Diakhaby guy is not so bad. Id be taking a look at him as an alternative if we can’t get Partey.
Yes, Arteta can win the presser can’t he? Great telegenic presence, smooth perfect white teeth and bright smile. Everything is going well, everyday. The reality as a coach though tells a different story. We are continuously subjected to all sorts of comments and stats comparing Arteta with Emery all designed to show how great Arteta is. Here are some other numbers regarding Arteta’s results. 15 points dropped from winning positions in sixteen games on the sideline. That’s an incredible rate of lost opportunities. That’s a rate of 36 lost points from winning positions. The defensive improvement is from changing the… Read more »
“So at some stage you have to make a decision: whether I want to aim to make that gap closer and go for it, or I stay where I am.”
Arteta has learned from Pep, you don’t coach players to make them punch above their weight, you just go and spend 40 million quid on new player.
If I was Kroenke, I would not be keen on giving us even more money, because we have spent quite a lot of money on wastrels and have not shown any competence in buying players fit for English football.
Arteta hasn’t been here for 5 minutes and he’s already moaning to the media.
Doesn’t he seat on the table when they make summer transfer plans?
What’s all the whining for? Didn’t he know what the situation was before coming.
He was a “merit hire” if you believe Pedro, hired for the hot sauce.
Dissenter, didn’t you think he’d be weak and unable to stand up to the club? Now you are criticising him asking for investment?
Make up your mind man.
Dissenter – Arsenal losing fifteen points from winning positions has nothing to do Arteta, it is because Kroenke hasn’t spent 300 million quid on new players that is the problem.
Arteta is whiny bitch, not good trait for sauciest of saucy managers.
Frank, if you are watching Arsenal and getting Sam Allardyce vibes, maybe that’s because the big man rolls into clubs in deep shit and stabilises them in half a season over and over again.
Not sure that’s an insult considering people on here worried we’d be relegated.
We are 5th since he sat in dugout. Concede less. Score more. Won more points. Beat a team above us for the first time in 5 years.
JWL, you’ve changed your tune. A player poverty merchant now furious a new manager wants squad investment?
I’ve not changed my tune, Pedro, you have. I think Emery over achieved his first season and being eighth this season was about right and he was fired. We then hire Arteta who has us in worse league position and now all of a sudden the problem is players. If Emery was supposed to guide us to top four, why shouldn’t Arteta have same expectations?
I’m just curious.
Before the break, Ozil was getting the Xhaka treatment, as in starting
every and nearly completing them despite the howls of protest.
What happened during the lockdown that convinced Arteta
that this leech wasn’t worth the trouble?
Was it his decision or the powers above hoping pride
at being a bench warmer would make the dude ask for a move.
Well doesn’t look like it’s gonna work
JWL, so your point is, because you disagree with me on the internet… Arteta should have a season with no investment?
If Arteta can take this group of players (plus whatever additions/ changes might there be over the summer,)to top four next season, then he is better at coaching than Pep.
No joke.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12125147/mesut-ozil-mikel-arteta-german-arsenal/
And so it begins!
The Mesut disruption tour has just kicked off!
Lemme get some popcorn and watch this show begin!
What a horrible leech of a player!
Thanks to Wenger and Gazidis for panic buying this twerp and then doubling down on their horrible mistake by extending his deal!
When you add other big money flops like Mustafi, Xhaka and even Pepe, you wonder why it rings hollow when people accuse the Americans of not putting money into the club.
The blame should lie with those who are mis-spending the cash on scrubs!
Godfather
Ozil directed a fine draught of air to the right part of Arteta’s anatomy…if you know what I’m talking about.
@Dissenter:
I’m not as smart as ya and I don’t wanna speculate
so please be more specific 😁
Emery crumbles under the weight of the Ozil Propaganda arm,
I really wanna see how Arteta handles this.
‘Tis really gonna be interesting
*crumbled
There’s no way Arteta took this Arsenal job without talking to Josh Kroenke along the way.
Josh Kroenke is the one he should be trying to convince privately not lamenting in the media
@Dissenter.
There are some things that most will assume to be common knowledge and expected, but when it comes Arsenal …ahhhhh I just don’t know any more
There is not a lot of common sense at the club these days
Gazidis has been making some incredibly brilliant moves at Milan recently. He’s slowly revamping that famous club.
@dissenter.
So are you saying?
…….. Re: Gazidis?
Godfather
He signed a manager we should have signed after Emery
He then signed a midfielder that’s better than anyone we have last the moment.
Is that deal over the line yet?
Talking of the RB midfielder?
But I’ll say on paper that Rangnick seems a solid man to lead the fold
Pedro – when Wenger was fired, the club announced new policy where people other than manager would decide who was bought/sold in future like top clubs in europe.
Managers would come and go but player decisions would be hierarchy. Emery was working under those conditions and now Arteta is. I don’t care if arteta has had multiple transfer windows or not, surely he is expected to be achieving now and not whining about investment in players.
How long does arteta get to guide club to top four if emery got less than eighteen months while taking us to european final?
Wait so Arteta said what people on here have been saying forever and that’s that we need to invest in some new, preferably better, players.
Now he’s whining? Is he wrong at all? Is there anything that people aren’t going to find fault about? Maybe he should just stop answering any questions?
Give me a break.
Arsenal’s prospects of signing a significant player in forthcoming transfer window seems to be diminishing by the minute.
By all accounts Partey may stay at Athletico Madrid and sign new contract.
What is Arsenal’s Plan B if that happens?
I don’t give a crap what Arteta says but what he does. About FFP, Wenger already said in 2015 that clubs are too strong,FFP will be useless. I think at the time,CIty and PSG were sanctioned by the UEFA and their spending and squad size was restricted but later they had to be lifted. No point crying about it. About dreams of winning the EPL and UCL Arsenal are the 6th richest club in England at the moment. I would say you have to get lucky. Liverpool has done brilliantly but they also had managed to sell Coutinho for 130… Read more »
The way Arteta handles Ozil reminds me of Hamlet . On the one hand, he is not playing Ozil. On the other hand, he told the media that Ozil can still do something for the team. When he was questioned today, he implied that Ozil still has a bad back. Now Ozil said that he is ready. It implies that Arteta lies. My guess is that the club wants Ozil out but Arteta hasn’t made up his mind. Whenever the team lost a big one, Ozil will start his media offensive. My advice to Arteta. Stop playing games. Just tell… Read more »
Left foot
Spot on …. great post
Youth Project is only going to work if you have a nucleus of experienced players of quality playing alongside them in team.
For Arsenal to progress up the table we need to be recruiting in this transfer window at least two strategic players of proven quality otherwise we will remain mid table.
Our current problem is that the club has very few players in the “disposable”
category who are “saleable”.
Most of our rejects are either loan quality or their wages so grossly inflated that no-one is willing to pay us a decent transfer fee.
My issue is also with Pepe. We blew our wad on him… got everyone excited. Raul bought himself fan support, the team had a good uplift. Fans were excited. What a bust. To be honest I cannot see Pepe doing much more than what he is showing. He has been here a full season, and not the slightest of improvements I can see. We will sadly not spend that much on a player again… as some players in the range are really world class and are worth the fee. I feel Reiss can do what Pepe does and even better.… Read more »
Nelson
Arsenal’s problem with Ozil is more or less the same as Bale at Real Madrid.
The Head Coach does not want the player and based on current form and wages Ozil is not only unsaleable but untransferable.
We are going to be saddled with the player until the end of his contract and
coughing up £18,200,000 next season.
Ozil has a broken back
Pierre has broken heart
All he does is cause so much hurt
Teets has shouted out player poverty.
This is only amusing in regards to those posters that have vehemently denied player poverty.
It’s good in a sense that he is being demanding.
But at the same time it may be a case of him already throwing in the the towel.
if we dont get Sarr it would be criminal. Free… Free Free Bring Coutinho… short term for now I think tomorrow will be telling against Pool at home. How will we start the game? How will we change the game during the actual game? DO we have a plan A or B Will our subs come in when we actually need them? How will we create scoring chances that can fool Kloop and the defense? I want to see the brilliant Arteta show me something… give the fans something. Im trying to be hopeful, I feel we are going to… Read more »
Since Arteta took over we are 5 in the league table, with a full pre season these players can make top 4 with Artetas coaching
It seems then Arteta has the title in mind when he talks of “invest significantly”
You heard it here 1st!
Teets wants a brand new tool kit.
Will those upstairs respond to his SOS?
what if we actually win tomorrow?
Ishola
Nope. Raul/Edu will tell him, Kia or Jorge has only these options. Pick which one you want… just one.
What he is saying though doesn’t add up.
We heard before that he was understanding of financial constraints.
But now we hear him urging the club to “go for it” and invest significantly.
These mixed messages could be seen as slightly worrying.
Could be seen that he is putting his excuses in early.
Anything other than a loss tomorrow, I’ll be happy with.
I think most Arsenal fans like myself have slowly had the life and joy drained out of them since the football returned after lockdown, that we’re past caring anymore.
I’m probably slightly exaggerating, but that’s what it feels like. It’s been a such a shit season, I just want it over with.
almost over Overmars.
Hang in there.
Arsenal are close to mid-table like Everton. Arsenal are the new Everton.
Overmars July 15, 2020 05:30:03
Most of us are beyond caring. And, the players too couldn’t care any less. Arteta has been poor so far. Well, no Arsenal fan should expect anything excellent from Arteta. He is so average. He has been a wrong hire.
Bellerin is so sub-standard, average. Let him go wherever he wishes to. He can never ever excel. Zero ball-skill. Negative dribbling skill. Only speed. No skill.
In fact, 90% of the squad are like that. Auba and Ceballos are some exception.
indeed, this summer is the time to spend money. Covid discounts.
Lets see if we do it… and yes get Sarr for free now. Like now.
Lets get our deals done early. Bleed them in and get ready for the new season.
I dont want to see Xhaka, Mustafi, Sok, Guen, any more… we need better.. younger and better. How hard can it be?
This 85% are all Xhaka. In an entire game, Xhaka makes only forward through pass. The other 45 are all backpasses.
This Arsenal team doesn’t deserve to be in PL. they are actually Dutch League class. Sack all these zero ball-skill players. Start with Xhaka please..
Funny how people write off a manager who hasnt even had a proper transfer window to even bring a kind of player he wants.
If he calls for investment and gets it great. However stop accusing Arsenal of not investing, we have just been doing it badly. The 100m everyone keeps saying was spent last summer was on two players basically. One wasn’t worth his fee and is adjusting to the league the other has had fitness concerns. I hear Madrid want 22m pounds for Ceballos, that’s sounds more in line with his abilities, if Arteta wants him good. We might lose a good young player in Guendouzi which is sad though. But an apology seems more important and the kid has clearly decided… Read more »
Divine Sherlock
I can assure you that most “genuine” Arsenal Supporters are not writing off Arteta.
The reality is that the coaching team can only work with the players they have
got and the idea that we can improve significantly our current defence and
midfield with the likes of Guardiola, Klopp or Mourinho at helm is delusional.
Arsenal need the owner and senior management to show a little more ambition in their recruitment strategy and provide the coaching team with
the tools to progress.
Guns. I feel Reiss can do what Pepe does and even better. No slowing the right side down. No predictable moves. a right footed attacker who can cross and cut inside too. Makes more sense to me to see him get minutes. I feel for the guy… Holt Cow! The only chance Reiss has of making it here is if he gets converted to right nack. Pepe might have been shit but on the rare occasions things came off for him it’s obvious he’s magical. If our coach did change Sterling from sterile player to one full of goals then… Read more »
*Holy Cow, *Right back
Wasi
Diakharby is a center back and an average one at best.
Ozil 1 The Clown 0. He won that battle.
Ozil 1 Arteta 0. He will win this one too.
Ozil 2 Raul 0. Easy victory.
Ozil 2 Edu 0 Easy victory.
And Ozil refused Stans wage cut too.
Good on Ozil.
Let’s hope Arteta stops daydreaming and gets Ozil playing on that big pitch at Wembley at the weekend.
Last time, he was omitted against them
Arsenal didn’t have a shot on target.
Soccer is simple.
Play your best players in their best positions and whip ’em.
Guardiola in his response to the criticism of yesterday’s decision in Switzerland responded that all clubs which are successful including Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal have had the resources to buy the best players. Let’s be brutally honest Arsenal have had those resources, but more often than not have either failed to use them or have squandered money on second rate players. I have advocated a long time that I would much rather see Arsenal invest properly in one or two top quality players in each summer transfer window rather than the scatter gun approach recruiting mediocrity, which has been… Read more »
Our defenders are crap and spend most the time back passing around. As a result the forwards making runs just give up as the ball doesn’t arrive.
In the past at our best we frightened teams with our fast direct passing game, but that has long gone.
Arteta likes the team to play as he did, slow sideways passing achieving sod all.
We are a mid table team ,boring play, constant back passing ,I find it hard to watch and mostly turn the tv off now as you can predict the result.
Stroller,
That tactic of paying one or two star every players is exactly what Arsenal has been doing for the last few years. The issue is that overall Arsenal did not spend it wisely.
Not on the right position and not on the right type of players. Last summer one DM, one CM and one left sided CB were what was required. We spent €80 millions on a overhyped right winger.
The club needs a reboot. Set a new strategy and employ people who buy into the strategy and can work medium term toward implementing that strategy.
Un
Irrespective of the points we have dropped , I rather have that conversation than having to see us not even competing in an away game . Its better than lot of spineless performance we were witnessing during Emery/Wenger . I like Arteta , he has a pragmatic approach to games . Not his fault that the most creative player/ highest paid player is not onboard the vision he has.
EmiratesStroller
Yeah , its mostly on Social media that noise . I think it was smart from Arteta to call the owners out on investment . If you have ambition now would be the right time to show some. On the other hand I hope the transfer strategy is in place and we also sell some of the players to counter incomings.
Good news to start the day
Partly staying at Madrid on double wages…
That’s superb news
In my opinion.
Valentin
Yes we spent a lot of money on dross or poorly profiled players.
If you take a look at the current Liverpool squad since Klopp arrived they have
spent a lot of money until last summer, but most of the expensive acquisitions
have been successful. The only flop was Bentecke and they shifted him out quickly.
When Arsenal recruit flops they remain in our club until the bitter end.
The concept of home/away form hasn’t been the same since the restart. Playing in front of your home crowd is what gives you the home advantage.
Too much shouldn’t be read into our supposed away form resurgence just yet.
I am getting to liking Arteta the more for coming out to challenge the owner to do the needful.
This is what we have been saying that we don’t want a yes man. He should pressurise the board to buy and buy right.
UN
“”””Putting those two together is a recipe for disaster. That’s my one big gripe.””””
You are too kind.
Arteta persists with Luiz
And intends to do so next season as well.
Even when we won against Wolves.
The Joker got booked.
If Luiz plays tonight we will get annihilated
.
Arteta is as naive as they come.
He needs to learn about the art of management in the lower leagues like everybody else before he can become an Arsenal manager
That’s what GG did, AW, Terry Neil etc.
Farcical a novice is managing Arsenal with all it’s current problems.
RSPC,
I’m with you on this. The partey news made happy because I don’t believe he is what we need.
I prefer a player like Man City Rodri
Ems
You’re right Arsenal have been terrible at cutting their losses quick enough…. very bad investor instinct.
Always hoping to fix things next year but once a player has looked a failure for 3 seasons in a row nobody believes it’s just an accident anymore and value is gone…
Un na naii Arsenal have on their books 8 Centre Backs.We have spent probably around £100 million in transfer fees on these players not to mention the wage bill. Centre Backs are a strategic position in the team. If you get the recruitment right you will have probably a player in your team for at least ten years. It is the same principle as finding a good goalkeeper. Most of the CBs which we have on our books at the moment are realistically no better than bench players at best. None would make the 1st X1 at most of our… Read more »
“Not his fault that the most creative player/ highest paid player is not onboard the vision he has.”
Nope! He said he is ready. And Arteta said earlier that the team can always adjust to include him. Let’s see.
May have seemed bad at the time, but right now, a Wenger week in Feb would count as success, as we would at least have been in the top four , and it seems Arteta knows it, hence his shot across the bows at the board
We need to wait and see, but if Arteta is not backed this summer, especially if he loses key players, we will know the trajectory of the club for certain
Tee
“I am getting to liking Arteta the more for coming out to challenge the owner to do the needful.”
Arteta must have known Arsenal are a self-sufficient club though and looking to the owner to invest in the team is a big no no.
Partey was always a fantasy signing. He could literally pick any side he wanted. Why come to a midtable side?
Don’t think he ever wanted to leave just wanted a fair wage.
Osimhen moving to Napoli. Think I might seen that name here before.
Un na naii
The function of a Centre Back is to be able to defend properly, concentrate and
and have good positional sense. Whilst the modern CB needs to be also a good
footballer the main characteristics do not change.
Arsenal have brought into the club consistently the wrong players and you
know that when Mustafi or Luiz play in our team there is an accident waiting
to happen because they lack the fundamental defensive qualities.
Partey coming to Arsenal 🤣🤣🤣🤣 no top player wants to come to Arsenal. We’re a midtable/relegation team and nothing more. Under kroenke we’ve become a retirement home for other teams shit.
Just imagine it. Luiz gets binned. Mustafi gets binned. Kola gets binned. Oh and that other guy, what’s his name? Oh that’s right, Mesut Ozil, well his binned anyway. On top of this we have the reality of Guendouzi being an outcast, Martinelli is injured and the likes of Sokratis, Chambers and Holding have become bit part. Willock, Nelson, AMN, Nketiah have to show more, much more and the jury is still out on Ceballos(£23 m according to RM). Hector Bellerin has lost it, Xhaka is Xhaka and I’ve not even touched on the problems with Auba and Lacazette. Two… Read more »
Dont see any reputable sources saying Partey will sign a new contract.
What’s the fuss about. From what I’ve seen looks like the player wants to come to Arsenal.
Based on my last post, if Arteta still has hair by this time next year, I’ll be very surprised.
Mislintat and promoted Stuttgart interested in Arsenal players notably Sokratis and Mavropanos. Those two make sense. Sokratis for experience/leadership for a young team and Mavropanos as a talent that can be developed then sold off to a Dortmund type side
I would sell Holding and Chambers then bring back Mavropanos. Not sure how our Homegrown quota situation is looking though.
Does anyone else on here have this nagging doubt about Arteta?
Those 5 years under Wenger are really starting to concern me.
Please Mikel, don’t apply his methods.
Wasi it’s all paper talk. No way would anyone be interested in a mid table team unless they’re 30 plus and on their last legs and would like one more pay day. Any footballer who wants to win trophies will choose other teams over us.
8 nil to Liverpool tonight? We’re going to get our bottoms spanked good tonight. I’m going for 8 nil to Liverpool with Luiz to have 3 assists, mustafi 3 assists, and 2 goals for Salah.
Artetas bubble has burst.
In his first job he won’t have the balls to call out management
He has fallen in to the view of xhara n mustafi as Wenger had with deminilson n bendtner.
We need a massive clear out
I agree keep msnsuouros
Him
Saliba
Luis
Mari
Maybe chambers
Rest lodge.
Oh and in the 89th minute Arteta will bring on 3 subs. Why that late? Fuck knows maybe Arteta only remembers he has subs in the 85th minute.
Yes worried tonight people say Liverpool will take the foot off the gas but I look at it the other way- there is no pressure on them they can express themselves and the other part- we are shite. I predict 2 3-0 drubbings tonight and Saturday.
G62
Any manager who wants to resign Louise would give me a nagging doubt. Add to that his adoration for the likes of Xhaka and Mustafi and his persistence with Kolasinac. We’re doomed.
I see Ozil is back training – he better not be in the squad tonight.
Davey,
I know we’re shit but a 23-0 drubbing? I think we’ll keep it to single figures 🙂
Supporting Arsenal sucks the life out of me I have nothing left