My hope is that a desperately poor performance like yesterday’s works out better for Arsenal in the long-term. Two shocking games without mitigating circumstances might save us a season of misery.
How so?
The worrying narrative that Arteta had been spinning prior to the last two games was that the players were focused, fighting, and turning a corner. ‘They might not be the best, but they always give 100%’ has been the gist. For a moment, I was convinced. When we’ve suffered bad results of late, there’s usually been a valid excuse. Red cards, injuries, bad luck… just a shit day at the office.
Brighton felt like the exception. We made inroads away from home, we beat teams above us in the league, we took two major scalps inside 4 days, we made a cup final. Then this week happened. We had to put on a show against two teams in the relegation zone and it was miserable.
The squad showed their true colours. Like Emery post-22 games, when the focus drops, it really drops. There’s no real reason for it, it’s not a talent issue, it’s a character problem. You cannot coach that out of this squad, Mikel should know, he played with some of the offending characters.
We had an Arsene Wenger performance at Aston Villa. The players took their foot off the gas. We held onto possession and did nothing with it. Managed to lose to an average press. We were the only team this season not to register a shot on target against them. We are MILES better than Villa, but we fucked it.
Then we had an Unai Emery performance against Watford. We lost our shape, we were outbattled, we let a shit team absolutely batter us. We lucked out with a win. Where was the adherence to the game plan? Where was the desire? How can you let Danny Welbeck look world-class?
This isn’t all on Arteta, but he has to take a share of this week. He doesn’t seem to realize that these players will always let him down. They don’t care. They don’t have the ability to retain focus. If the game isn’t interesting, they won’t turn up. He knows Kola is mentally weak, yet he keeps appearing. He’s seen the stats with Luiz, yet he’s telling us he’s elite and the only way to get him out of the mistakes is to… play him some more? We also gave him a new deal, that’s not good. Rob Holding, I want him to be great, but it’s clear that isn’t happening. Lacazette for a new deal, really? There is a group of players that have the ability but lack the focus to be dangerous for any sort of stretch and that won’t change.
We’ll see the mentality shift for the cup final. I bet we show up. The players will look totally different. They will execute the game plan. They will battle like demons. We will be very competitive. Why? Because it’s an important game they care about.
The Watford game was a disgrace. I don’t care that we won. The points were irrelevant. We needed a performance and we didn’t get one. Our xG was pitiful.
Look over at City. Comfortably 2nd. Fuck all to play for and they smash Watford with a stylish display, then they hammer Norwich today. No mercy. They haven’t had a good season, but they still showed the gulf in mentality between us and them.
Arteta needs to learn fast that this sort of performance always waits in the wings. David Luiz conceding 5 penalties, a record, is exactly what he’s about. 1 worldie, 3 average games, 2 howlers. You can’t rely on him. He should be taking on a Lichtsteiner role next year. It doesn’t look that way and that’s a worry. If he’s central to our plans, we’re in trouble, because everyone in football knows how that story ends.
As for the rest of the squad, it’s clear who needs to go. If we make minor tweaks this summer, you can bet your bottom dollar we won’t move forward at the pace required. You cannot coach character. You do not progress with players that can tactically boss City, then throw in the towel against Villa and Watford.
Yesterday was a wake-up call.
Yes, Arteta has moved us forward. Yes, he is the right man to take us into the future. But he needs to get woke to these players and their weaknesses. The most novice and arrogant thing he could do this summer is buy into the idea that he has changed the fundamental character flaws that are deeply ingrained in these players. You do not create a high-performance culture with these players. The kids do not develop training with bums. It is as simple as that.
I love the theory that Steve Round and Mikel speak to, it sounds smart, it reads very progressive, but it has to go beyond words. Their actions have to show they have the courage to deliver the bad news and make horrible choices. The non-negotiables have to go beyond training ground etiquette. This summer, his non-negotiables have to focus on talent. If you don’t have the focus, get out the club. If you are good with the kids but can’t cut it on the pitch, you are no good to anyone. If you lack talent, then see you later. The way some of the contract talks have been shaped over the past few weeks, I am deeply worried about that he’s not going to deliver the aggressive stance we need. A half-baked job this summer would be a disaster.
Our main problem though is one of character, not just talent. I desperately hope that Arsenal losing out on 5th because of Villa, Spurs and Brighton has drive home that point to Mikel. No more chances for players that don’t have it. No more bringing in characters that are finished. Don’t roll the dice on players from other clubs that are 26 years old with clear mentality issues. It is not worth it. We have seen it too many times at Arsenal. The story needs to change.
This upcoming transfer window needs to be profound. We have no money, but we do have players that can be traded for better ones. But there has to be intent from Arteta to move on names he seems to think are cutting it. If we blow it, based on the naïveté of the clubs coaching and technical staff, next season will be rough and the fans will not be so forgiving.
8th place for Arsenal is relevant because Klopp finished there in his first season. He learnt his lessons and he attacked the fundamentals aggressively. Arteta must do the same if we truly want to follow the same path.
We’ll spend today complaining, then it’s cup final vibes all the way. A huge chance for Arteta to start his career with a trophy, also a chance for the players to redeem themselves after a shocking end to the season.
Onwards!
We will be 8th again because we have Xhaka and Arteta.
Did Pedro really write this post or was he kidnapped and we have an impostor lol
Cc even if Chelsea decide to go the ‘we score more than you’ route they will still get top 4,their attack is capable as they have already shown this season .
Summary of today’s post
Player poverty.
I’ve been telling you all the for free for a while.
I’m speculating about £15 million yearly. When bonuses are factored in…£50 million with agent fees over 3 years.
Dissenter if you don’t something then don’t speculate on it. You are absolutely one of the worst people on here for speculating on something he doesn’t have a clue on and trying to pass it off as fact.
I have been saying it for years. Its a culture problem at Arsenal. During the second half of Wenger’s reign it became okay to lose and this mentality burrowed itself deep into the club. The club for years has been brimming with losers. Just look at all those who have left to win trophies. You look at players like Ozil, could care less about winning or playing football, as long as he picks up his cheque each month he couldn’t care less. And he is not the only one at the club and he certainly wasn’t the first. Even look… Read more »
Cha Cha
“”””Chelsea also have a terrifying defence, most goals conceded in the top half of the table.”””””
it would have been even more terrifying – had we not signed David Luiz off them.
well done Edu!
Dani
You say that, but that’s assuming a good number of things as far as their new signings are concerned.
66 points they got this season, don’t fool yourself that outside the top 2 anyone was impressive. Chelsea were best of the average bunch, they’ve a shocking defence, not a bad one.
Throwing Werner, Ziyech, Havertz at it is sexy, but not scary imo.
“Summary of today’s post
Player poverty.
I’ve been telling you all the for free for a while.”
Its not, its really not.
If we swapped squads with Liverpool this summer. Coaching a background staff remain the same. They still finish above us.
Jim
Agree, which is why it’s been vitally important that Arteta aggressively attacks that aspect no matter what the short term collateral damage.
You don’t change these things in a half season, you make statements that are only reinforced in big moments and summer windows where everyone’s future is open for debate. This one is crucial.
I really want Edu to do whatever job he was brought to do. I don’t want him to allow himself to be led by the nose by Arteta.
*Shakes head.
“don’t fool yourself that outside the top 2 anyone was impressive. Chelsea were best of the average bunch, they’ve a shocking defence, not a bad one.”
Spot on CC.
Charlie I understand that you really want to downplay Chelsea’s moves in the transfer market because they’re not addressing the poor defence (yet mind you) but signing up Ziyech, Werner and Havertz are absolutely incredible moves. Havertz alone would be an amazing move. The stuff of dreams for Arsenal if we’re honest with ourselves
No need to shit your pants over Chelsea’s signings. Havertz is a good player but still young. Werner has had a great season but will see how he adapts. He isn’t like Firmino who has an all round game transferable to any system. He thrived on the ‘Leipzig’ way. I’m 50-50 on him, won’t be surprised whichever way it turns out. Besides, strikers flopping at Chelsea isn’t new. Ziyech, on the other hand, should be good. I think Frank will be back to Giroud who’ll hold it up for Pulisic and Ziyech to cause havoc. Mount and Hudson-Odoi back-up. But… Read more »
Jim and CC, agreed. As shit as we have been in recent years, we have never really bit the bullet and made the hard decisions that have to be made, but of course don’t come without some collateral damage. Now is the time to do it. Signing coutinho on loan would be the most Arsenal type thing to do and should be avoided at all costs. It would just be yet another luxury player in a team full of luxury players – and I don’t use luxury in terms of their ability. I mean more their mentality to pick and… Read more »
@CC –
I honestly hope he can do it. But I feel its too far ingrained within the club. It has been going on for years.
We always go into long and often heated discussions on here about what players we need to challenge. But year after year it has shown us, no matter who comes in the mentality is still the same.
I feel like this is a problem that has been totally overlooked by the fan base.
Kroenke and Senior Management need to go extra mile in this summer’s transfer window. I must confess that I have not been altogether impressed with senior managements’ transfer dealing in recent weeks. I accept the deal for Soares as a second string right back. The wages we pay him are justifiable. However, I would not have extended contract of Luiz and see no justification for buying Mari and spending £14 million + agents fees for privilege. Arsenal should have offloaded this summer 4 CBs [out of 8 on books] plus Kolasinac [with Saka as cover for Tierney] and that would… Read more »
“We will be 8th again because we have Xhaka and Arteta.”
Don’t forget Luiz.
Arteta’s favourite.
Can’t even believe that last quote lol
Havertz is a generational talent. Same bracket as Haaland and Sancho.
Stroller unable to write a short post, as usual.
Anyway good news it seems to be Willian staying at Chelsea. Thank fuck we can stop the Willian to Arsenal bollox
I’d say Sheffield United were impressive to finish 9th straight from the championship. It’s all relative of course.
Marko
The signings are sexy, I said that, I’m downplaying this idea they’ll be vastly improved because of it. That’s fanciful and remains to be seen given their inability to defend all year. Expecting them all to arrive and explode is also ambitious.
Great moves long term, but if those three are their summer I’d be surprised to see them get 75 points next season with that defence.
Bad news it seems Sokratis has got the Arsenal bug and plans to stay and get paid for fuck all… sorry fight for his place.
Just as an example of the type of behaviour that was allowed (and still is) at the club.
I can remember us conceding soft goals and having Laurent Koscielny our then captain not even look at other players around him. It was head down and avoid eye contact. This was allowed to go on for seasons. Its small things like this that define a club. I wasn’t expecting him to scream at players who were at fault but I was looking for him to stand up and take accountability as captain. Never happened.
that willock chap. and Reiss Nelson.
By God, had they not been British, they would have never crossed over to this Island. Willock should be sold or whatever immediately.
Scudetto medals for Sczezny and Ramsey.
… Only at Arsenal lol
Such is scale of player poverty at Arsenal, suddenly Mustafi is a good CB. And, Luiz is Mr Dependable.
Put Pedro’s post with Emirates post 11.28.
And there you have it.
Cut the squad iron out some of the dross rapidly.
( Can we sell any of them ,are they wanted ,bad apples have no value.)
Buy some youth.?
And reconsider how to move Ozil on.
So, this year’s Pl had two clear winners. First half – Liverpool. 2nd Half – Man Utd. Disagree anyone?
Expecting them all to arrive and explode is also ambitious.
Paying top dollar for great players is ambitious? I mean it is but not the way you’re implying. But I get it until they spend 70 million or whatever on a CB there’ll be doubts over Chelsea but irrespective of that they’re making three brilliant signings and if they pull off Havertz they’ll be making the signing of the summer. He’s amazing
Coutinho on loan for a year for 27m would be the most retarded thing ever. So not very likely. We can get a proper talent for that money for the long term. Really hope we’re not being short sighted this summer, ruthlessness and long term planning needs to be top of the agenda. Don’t mind a loan with obligation/option to buy for Ceballos though, far less money and we need bodies in midfield, probably 3 players so if we can push the payment another year that’s a big plus. Wouldn’t be my first choice but not bad either in a… Read more »
It’s funny that the same journo’s who were praising the Chelsea youth are now wanking themselves silly over big money buys that will make the youth players irrelevant.
But in saying all that Charlie who gives a fuck what Chelsea are doing we should only concern ourselves with the work we need to do this summer which is a lot. We do what we need to do that’s all that matters
Jim I know what you mean, but it’s arguably this aspect more than anything else that has impressed me most with Arteta. His intent isn’t reduced to tactics and patterns on a training pitch, he’s interested in personalities and the human side of the club – which is of huge importance when correcting insidious mindsets. Arteta may, or may not, work out on the whole, remains to be seen, but the best thing he can do imo is aggressively challenge the lacklustre culture at the club and educate those with influence on its importance. Sad it needs that but it… Read more »
“We do what we need to do”
Not really, so far…
“This next transfer window will give us a clue where we’re heading”
The Big Nowhere ??
My hopes for the summer finally rid the squad of players who continually let us down, add much needed quality to the defence, address glaring squad issues and keep up a hopeful policy of targeting up and coming talented prospects ala Martinelli. In that order.
Un, Emery spent 200m on this squad of players and spent 18 months shaping them. Give that to Arteta and we are not in this position.
Wasi, there’s no fantasy, Arteta hasn’t had a summer yet, this post is more of a warning shot.
Pierre and CG, falling back on the greatness of a manager that still can’t get a job in a market that rehired David Moyes.
Can anyone tell me what Willock offers us?
Papi saying he wants to stay and fight.
Exactly why we need to quit this obsession of signing players at the backend of their careers
A willing cock?
I dont think Luiz will have a big role to play next season. I expect Mari Mustafi Saliba , with Holding/Chambers as backup . Sell Kolasinac. It all really depends on how Arteta is thinking of playing next season a back 3 with 3CBs or back 4 . Does anyone know if we have a Young LB coming up in academy ?
Willock reminds me of so many Arsenal academy prospects who get overhyped and then end up playing in the championship or league one for almost the entirety of their career
Highbury Legend
At least I have something constructive to post in contrast to your monosyllabic
negative sound bites.
Marko Think you maybe need to skip playing transfer judge for a season, you’ve blown untold amounts of smoke up Keita, Ndombele, and Pepe the last couple of seasons. Give yourself until the end of the window at least to proclaim some things. “But in saying all that Charlie who gives a fuck what Chelsea are doing we should only concern ourselves with the work we need to do this summer which is a lot.“ I’m not particularly interested in what any other club does, certainly k out with respect to what Arsenal do because I think that sort of… Read more »
Emirates, he’s been banned for 5 months because he posts like he’s in a beavis & butthead skit. I let him free and this is the return.
‘Arteta. Like, lol’
Arsenal, who hope to reach Europe through the FA Cup, may just stick with the squad they have. Players took wage reductions during football’s closure, which effectively rules out heavy spending. There has been interest in Partey but persuading Aubameyang to commit [@mcgrathmike]
So may just (covering his bases) and wage reductions doesn’t correlate with ruling out spending considering everyone cut their wages
Reading that Baca wants Guen. I can only say that whatever Guen has done is not much of a problem. Arteta is losing some trust in my book.
“Emery spent 200m on this squad of players and spent 18 months shaping them. Give that to Arteta and we are not in this position.” The club spent the money, with Emery’s input. I don’t think we would have been in a vastly different position now either way, we would still have massive holes to plug, just different ones. We would still have most of the same wasters hanging around enjoying their fat, undeserved contracts. It was never a 18 month fixer upper job. Add another 200m to the squad as it is now though, even including sales and we’ll… Read more »
Marko I’ll stop speculating when you stop doing the same. You can always skip my post f it offends you. The media reports are that we have an offer of 250k weekly excluding wages on the table; that’s 13 million in wages. I had bonuses set at 2 million yearly if he hits his numbers- sounds about right, that’s how I arrived at 15 million yearly because I expect Auba to keep scoring. It’s not implausible that a deal of that proportion will attract agent fees of up to 5 million, is it? You really need to stop,posting out of… Read more »
Marko
Martinelli should be the bar for our scouts or whoever the fuck signs young players for us . Potential + willingness to work hard
HL
Can you bore off with the spamming and actually partake in a convo god forbid. The litany of LOLS and one-word jibes is dull af.
Marko
Can’t even be bothered with nonsense like that. We’re going to keep the same squad? Yea, very good. Just like we had no money last summer and spent 100 mil. YAWN
Players downing tools shows a lack of character and should of been called out at the time instead of blaming Emery.
Unai didn’t spent £200 million on this squad.
Looks like Mislintat and Raul did.
Unai wanted Zaha, a right footed winger with Prem experience, who play on the left, he got a left footed winger with no Prem experience who plays on the right.
He wanted Partey, he didn’t get him,
It’s not like Arteta is doing any better with Mari, Soares and renewing Luiz
Our club is basket case, we’re going nowhere, Arteta will likely be out of a job within 18 months, but again changing the manager won’t change anything.
We should setup a Google spreadsheet and gather all the player recommendations of the posters, then revisit them next year.
Only way to solve who is the best scout… and early warning, I think it’s me
Pedro
As Freddie said it was the club who spent that money and a decent chunk of it was overseen by Mislintat. Making claims we’d be in a massively different position if Arteta was given the money is not born out by his input of signings, players he wants to keep and contracts so far.
I very much hope that changes over the next couple of weeks.
Definately a character problem, it’s been a problem with us for years not just with this team. Only two of our players show character; Tierney and unfortunately, Guendouzie. The rest are fucking damp squibs.
Marc, well, that’s a problem is Emery didn’t have a voice.
Arteta will. Combined with a vision.
He just won’t have any money because we are broke.
So the club is going to have to gamble or selling big names and it’ll have to hope players are willing to be traded.
HL, if you can’t better prequarantine output, you’ll go back in the bin… where you have been daily posting from.
Come on, Emery levels of comment won’t be tolerated. Same for you Marc, last warning.
We don’t play a deep block of 7 players just outside our box against anyone with a pulse because all we lack is character, it’s because we have weak, slow players that are unreliable and not good enough technically to be trusted in a more expansive setup.
We’re also seriously devoid of any goal threat and creativity from midfield (yes, with Ozil in the team too Pierre) so our only weapons are counters and wing play. So much to fix, so little time to do it.
Tabloid rumor; “Report: Arsenal’s Sokratis wanted by Stuttgart; but wages may make deal difficult”
https://tbrfootball.com/report-arsenals-sokratis-wanted-by-stuttgart-but-wages-may-make-deal-difficult/
Haven’t we seen this scene before?
Go buy Maddison, Grealish, Rice, Zaha, Aarons, Ceballos
Sell Torreira, Guendouzi, Lacazette, Bellerin
Rip up Ozil + Mkhitaryan’s contracts
See if you can get a few quid for Elneny, Sokratis, Kolasinac.
Buying prem ready players for the medium-longer term is the way forward
If Coutinho joins, whats the plan? Will auba play on the left or central? Laca or Auba who will be sold? Coutinho on the left? 3 CBs or back 4? Arteta must know that Luiz is poor in a back 4, and Saliba is too young to play every game….. too many questions
Rich
I hope your name is fitting and you have an extra 250m to contribute towards the English premium then? If not that is the most unlikely scenario I can think of.
I have the feeling that Arteta will have more inputs to the signing than Emery. He is the one who came out and get most of the players to accept a pay reduction. KSE must have taken notes.
Emery couldnt make these players play out of the back . Arteta has managed it and now slowly we are seeing the benefit. judgement is still out on Mari I would say and Saliba looks good as in how Tierney looked when he played for Celtic. If the defense starts to take care of itself , we will start to dominate in midfield soon . Still gotta need 2 signings in Midfield . Thats assuming we sign Ceballos.
Dissenter, exactly why we shouldn’t continue to pick up players looking for retirement funds.
What is Sokratis fighting for?
The 6th centre back spot?
Dont know who signed this journeyman for a whopping 17mil and 90 k a week.
Who is the genius that drove the signing decided to give a 30 year old PapSok a 92k weekly 3 year deal? He was 30 y/o when he signed that Arsenal contract.
Was it Sven or Raul? – something tells me this was more of Sven because he is still chasing the same player at Stuttgart DoF.
Dissenter, same genius who is trying to sign him in Germany.
Tabloid rumor; “Arsenal may face Manchester City competition for Dani Ceballos”
I guess Real have started drumming up rumors to force an outright sale rather than a loan deal with obligation to buy.
Give yourself until the end of the window at least to proclaim some things.
Eh Havertz is a great signing before during and after any transfer window it’s undisputed.
Eh?
Nelson “I have the feeling that Arteta will have more inputs to the signing than Emery. He is the one who came out and get most of the players to accept a pay reduction. KSE must have taken notes.” – Arteta should never get involved with those types of negotiations again. The club should have kept him out to begin with. I beleive that was a rookie manager mistake. -Arteta had more leverage than Emery during the contract negotiations since this was a mid season appointment and they were coming for him after an initial rejection in 2018. I would… Read more »
Can’t even be bothered with nonsense like that. We’re going to keep the same squad? Yea, very good. Just like we had no money last summer and spent 100 mil. YAWN
Exactly the journos are plucking things out their arse and this point of the window. Given Mikel’s comments recently I imagine promises have been made. Whether they’re kept is another thing but he doesn’t sound like someone who’s not expecting to be busy this summer
Some Arsenal fans think that Ceballos is not good enough. Now Pep wants him in his team.
At the level we are currently playing at, talk of culture is overrated. Give me a nutter who can defend (Sol Campbell) over a leader of man who keeps tripping over himself (David Luiz) any day.
Hearing good things about Gabriel Magalhaes at Lille . Any Ligue 1 experts ? How good is he ? Only 22 , Arsenal should be looking at him .
Dissenter,
July 27, 2020 13:43:52
My feeling exactly.
Over eager to impress and be involved rookie mistakes.
If it is not your shit, don’t volunteer to clean it up, because soon you’ll find you are everybody’s maid.
Pedro agreed My fear isn’t that Arteta isn’t a good coach but that he sees the dross doing a bit better under him sometimes and then having a good attitude in training etc and for him to naively think he can get getting more out of this squad. It’s all a bit too easy Mustafi is ok for a few games and suddenly it’s panic stations when he gets injured as if he’s maldini Luiz has a few good games and we’re like take my money here’s a new contract Laca manages literally a handful of good performances in the… Read more »
I know its a left field solution but if Sok is keen to stay at the Arsenal retirement home and not required in defence any more I would convert him to emergency center forward.
he would be very handy on the end of Tierneys crosses
and he does have an eye for a goal after all.
Desperate measures and all that.
Divine good Upamecano alternative but I still feel like we should be properly looking at addressing the defence finally and to do that you’d need to target first choice not alternative ones imo. We should be targeting an Upamecano or Dias type this summer at the very least
Like my issue with Luiz isn’t his awful performance and the penalty he gave away yesterday. That’s just one game. What bothers me is that that’s what he does. Regularly.
What does it mean if he’s a monster for 2 games if he’s then playing like a Sunday league player for the next 2? He’s really really not consistent enough to be relied upon and desperately needs upgrading
We should setup a Google spreadsheet and gather all the player recommendations of the posters, then revisit them next year.
I agree.
Every manager has to work with what they’ve got, it’s not uniquely an Arsenal thing.
Divine Sherlock,
Really good defender, but is already chased by clubs who have qualified for Champion’s League (PSG, ManUtd, …). So unless we offer more and guaranteed first team starter, he is unlikely to join us.
Add the fact that Lille are no mugs, and they tend to extract the absolute maximum of their entire squad. However as they already have a replacement line up, I think that he will leave for £25 millions.
Gabriel is a good player from what I’ve seen. He’s got good numbers , Defensive and passing.
For 25mil he would be a very good investment.
But on our list of priorities , CB is probably 4th or 5th.
The transfer window is officially opened and Clubs are already getting rid of their trash players, while at Arsenal it is “I’m willing to fight for my place”. Why Edu don’t inform these players that you’re not apart of the plan moving forward and it’s in you and the Club’s best interest we both part ways because we aren’t in Europe and will be cutting the squad numbers. Lately this club seems to pride itself with men who aren’t really willing to act as leaders. Ridiculous!
How Arteta sees Holding and Kola as better center back than PapaSok is beyond me.
It’s a bit scandalous that KDB has never won player of the year in England.
How in the world did that happen for three seasons?
Un, if you believe Marc, that Emery has no say on the players brought in. 1) Emery was a disgrace for agreeing to come in an be a bitch 2) He has to take responsibility for picking up a job which he knew he’d fail in 3) the plan he articulated didn’t make much sense for those above him to act on The reality is, Emery was involved in those deals, he was backed heavy by Raul, and get failed with players he spent 18 months coaching. Arteta has moved the squad forward, but the flaws are still there. I… Read more »
Pedro
w.r.t Luiz, is he world class – yes
is he past his prime – may be
Is the players around him good enough – F**ing no…
Analyze the games where he has given a penalty. more often than not, it was somebody else’s mistake.
For waht it is worht, he is the only guy in the team who has some balls. and can bully the opposition. Now that your post is full of CHARACTER, he needs to be there in the team.
Marko
Agree but if he is the type of signing that can help us plus we can sell him later when his value increases . Win win for both .
Valentin
At those clubs he cant be a guarantee starter , at Arsenal on the other hand he can have a couple of good seasons plus he is Brazilian , Call Edu.
Gunnerdna
Maybe because we have a FA cup final in a couple of days and some of those players will probably play that game. Not the smartest move to tell them to start packing now. It’s honestly not that hard to figure out.
We’ll also know more about what our budget is then (not we the fans but the club.) Win and it’s an extra 25-45m if fans are allowed back by then.
Pretty sure the club has devised 2 different scenarios depending on the outcome.
“We need an overhaul.”
Arent you saying this for the past , 12 years now ??
Yeah, GunnerDNA, not sure that telling players they’re out just before the biggest game of the season is a good way to motivate the lads.
Ashwin, same post every summer, for sure.
Ashwin Luiz is not world class! Being amazing today and crap tomorrow, rinse and repeat is not a description that gets made of world class players in a day to day basis…
You can’t see his best performances and act like his bad ones aren’t there with them. His bad ones are awful
Firstly, we need to be honest, Chelsea will batter us in the final, its only luck that will give us a win there. Luck we would all take, but we need to understand this is the equivalent of Chelsea playing Sheffield Utd in the final, everyone would expect a Chelsea win. Secondly, I think this is the most important summer I can remember at the club. In 5 years we have gone from 2nd to 8th. There really is only 2 ways it goes from here. If Auba leaves, we are fighting relegation next season. No doubt at all about… Read more »