One of the pleasures that comes with creating content about Arsenal is meeting people that are crazy talented and all they want to talk about is The Arsenal. Guest blogger Demian and I have been meeting for a few years, last time we hung out I watched him play percussion for the Jonas Brothers in Brooklyn. He warned me to bring earplugs, I was like, errr, been to Wembley mate, reckon I can handle this… oh my, was I wrong. I’ve never heard shrieks like it. He wears elite jackets and one of his major loves is the women’s game. He asked if I’d write about the game this weekend, instead, I threw it over to him. Enjoy the piece and give him a follow on @DemianArriaga.
Just like you, I LOVE ARSENAL.
But sometimes, I need a little reminder here and there.
I am a proud Venezuelan gooner who fell in love with Ian Wright watching him on old VHS tapes before I even had any idea what club he played for. That summer I saw Dennis Bergkamp score THAT goal against Argentina and when I saw on my Panini sticker book that he played for Arsenal, I just knew that was my team. Oh, that and the JVC logos which were the same from my stereo which became the single most important object in my life, as I later became a professional musician.
The post-Wenger era was just as difficult for me as during his latter years. I wasn’t really enjoying the matches, always expecting the worst and found myself tweeting more during the gameplay than watching the TV. Even still I would wake up at 4am here in Los Angeles if I had to. Game not on? I would listen to on the radio or try to find a feed. If not, I would open a live score app and refresh that sucker every 5 seconds.
However, the reality was that I was falling out of love with Arsenal. I didn’t feel like I was connecting with the players or with the Manager and style of play. There was so much fan division that even living in the USA, aka very far away from London, I was feeling alienated.
No. 10s that couldn’t hold a candle to Dennis and still no DMF since PV4 left. We all know that and to a degree I can come to terms with that because it’s on us. Nobody else. But beyond that, the absurd wages football wide, the racism, the corruption, the drama and all the things we love to hate, it was just becoming too much. Perhaps if Arsenal were doing great I might have conveniently exercised my selective amnesia but honestly my friends, I was just getting overwhelmed.
Then last summer it all changed. During the Women’s World Cup, a Dutch player made me fall in love with football and more importantly with ARSENAL FC, harder than ever before. The Notorious DVD aka Danielle Van De Donk. She instantly became my favorite player, let alone my favorite female one. Her poise, her control, her bite, her vision. She had it all. When the commentator mentioned she played for our club I felt like I had found something I was missing for who knows how long. I felt whole. Complete. It all made sense again. Later I came to find that the greatest and most prolific striker in the game was also our player. Then one of the Dutch’s most impactful subs who could start in any team, would be ours later that summer.
I was hooked. And I hadn’t even seen them play!!! I went online and started watching past matches, hearing interviews, and studying the history just like I had once done it 22 years ago. This is a team that has so much history, unlike any other in Europe and the current squad is very special.
Last season they were pure joy to watch and if it hadn’t been for COVID they could’ve won the WSL title. I wanted that, I yearned for that, and I had it all along. Right in front of me. I didn’t follow the when they won the CL or the league or countless FA cups… and I’m ashamed of that to be fair.
Not fully related but I recently tweeted out at TalkSPORT, mentioning how I wasn’t a Londoner but loved Arsenal since 98 and Goughie and Adrian basically called me a glory hunting fan, and even though I was bothered by it and thought it was harsh, I think they might have a point. Yes, I seek glory, don’t we all?
And that is the point… we have it. WE HAVE IT. And I’m not talking about 89 or the Invincibles. I’m talking about Arsenal Women.
We have the joy and privilege of witnessing some of the world’s best athletes right at our club. You want “one of our own” then look no further than Leah Williamson, a better defender than any at the men’s squad. A Dutch genius on the ball who can make time stop and also not be bullied? We got DVD. English, stylish with flair AND engine, a forward who can bend it like Becks? Beth Mead. Want a left-footed full back, that puts in glorious crosses and rough tackles, who tucks their shirt in? Katie McCabe. The deadliest, most fear inducing centre forward on planet earth? Miedema.
The list goes on and on and on.
We are truly privileged at Arsenal FC and supporting that badge to me means supporting all of it. Not just half.
I understand you may have apprehensions, or don’t think they have the quality that the men possess, etc and I’m not here to argue. I will say you will never ever see Jill Roord, Kim Little, Jordan Nobbs or Lia Walti not give anything less than 110%. If you value commitment, pride, love for the crest and victory through harmony, all you have to look is at our Women’s squad.
They love each other and fight for each other and they are without a shadow of a doubt the most tight-knit AFC squad I’ve seen since the Invincibles.
So, although I’m not trying to convince you, give them a shot.
Saturday is massive, as they play their Champions League quarter-final tie against PSG and we must show up for them, online, virtually and in every which way possible.
Don’t we want to be the best fanbase we can? Not be compared to any others but just to feel good about how we treat our own?
I encourage you to watch the matches, follow the players, support them and buy they Merch. Not because they need it, but because it’s our team too. Also, because they are worth it.
They play outstanding football. They just do and more than anything, they LOVE our Arsenal.
And I love them.
Good luck to the team tomorrow!
Disagree backpass and Radio, really negative line up from Inter and they never looked like creating anything outside of set pieces and long balls up for Lukaku to run on to.
Eriksen and Candreva are both much more creative than anything Inter had to offer in midfield.
Congrats to Sevilla, absolute juggernaut in the EL no matter who is the gaffer or the players at their disposal.
lol Sevilla small club mentality
tears of joy for the loosers cup
Inter did well to get this far. Nothing they’ve shown since the resumption of their league suggested them getting this far. Well done to Conte.
WE
“Disagree backpass and Radio, really negative line up from Inter and they never looked like creating anything outside of set pieces and long balls up for Lukaku to run on to. Eriksen and Candreva are both much more creative than anything Inter had to offer in midfield”
Eriksen has been very poor for them regardless of whatever creativity he has in him and candreva has been Meh, always wrong cross, pass and so on, D’ambrosio has been performing well of late. Its pretty much his first/strongest eleven.
If Sevilla had a decent striker they would have challenged Real for La Liga. I expect them to reach the quarters as a minimum in the next champions league.
Fancied Sevilla, said they were the more impressive team.
Inter were laboured and pretty average in terms of creativity, not surprising they never had anywhere near enough puff for Serie A – despite Dissenter being utterly convinced it was there’s of course 😂
PSG to take home the big prize for me, front three is delicious.
‘Nothing they’ve shown since the resumption of their league suggested them getting this far.’
I mean they only lost 1 match out of 17 matches in all comps up until tonight since the restart.
But yeah, all things considered Conte did well in his first season at Inter with the personnel available, undoubtedly has had less to work with than Sarri at Juventus.
I’d bench Thiago for Kimmich tomorrow and play Pavard right back if playing 4231. It’ll make them more solid. If Thiago starts as one of a holding 2 I’ll make PSG favourites.
But hard for me to change now I put up Sevilla and Bayern to win both trophies months ago.
backpass
They were crap tonight, thoroughly outplayed by Sevilla. Some of the blame has to fall at Conte’s door with creative players on the bench.
Was clearly not working well before he brought on the subs towards the end and straight away they created a couple of chances.
Julien Lauren’s confirming we’re trying to get Aouar, that he’s free to leave and valued at circa 50 mil. Lyon inviting interest but we started the process ahead of others at this moment in time so that’s viewed favourably.
Think Juve are big fans, and City always a threat for a good midfielder, will be the most impressive deal if we manage it imo. Maybe we’ll appeal as a modest step up vs a jump to the very best.
I mean they only lost 1 match out of 17 matches in all comps up until tonight since the restart.
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This is where stats can be misleading. Watching them they weren’t all that since the restart.
Just another customer
Sevilla must now be considered one of the great European teams.
Not the losers cup.
Many top teams would give an arm and a leg to win just one European trophy.
Dis
“”””but wait, the EL is trash.”””””
this tournament is utter filfth.
Real stuff ,Sunday.
Was clearly not working well before he brought on the subs towards the end and straight away they created a couple of chances.
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Always easier to create towards the end of matches.
I’d have been surprised if Conte didn’t start with the side he did not vice versa.
WE Conte definitely has to share the blame but I he wouldn’t be critcised in Italy for that line up because it is usually his go to line up. Eriksen has to improve next season and with hakimi coming, the likes of Candreva would be rooted to the bench. IMO, he needs to stop the 3ATB formation when he plays a high profile match in Europe, but we all know he is very stubborn. It would be hard for them to qualify into the round of 16, with this result they still remain in Pot 3 next season for the… Read more »
Only arsenal fans on Le Grove belittle the Europa League, a trophy the club has never won. The only European trophy Arsenal’s won no longer exists 😀.
RR
“This is where stats can be misleading. Watching them they weren’t all that since the restart.”
True, funny enough their best game came against Napoli and Atalanta.
This might be a weird thing to say but Bayern haven’t hit top form so far. They’ve played better this season.
True, funny enough their best game came against Napoli and Atalanta.
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Yep true. Early in the season they played arguably the best football in Italy.
Radio
They were pretty much what we’ve seen all season, a very defensively sound and oriented side that play on the break and are a bit of a smash and grab outfit with Lukaku and Martinez winning them most of their games.
Lack any real top quality in midfield even though Barella and Brozovic are decent players. I’m not a great lover of the 3-5-2 system really although you can’t say that with the personnel at Conte’s disposal that it didn’t get the best results.
They were pretty much what we’ve seen all season, a very defensively sound and oriented side that play on the break and are a bit of a smash and grab outfit with Lukaku and Martinez winning them most of their games.
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This more after the restart. They were a more rounded side earlier in the season.
For me, Heynckes’ Bayern side of 2013 were better than this one, as good as it’s been. They absolutely blew away the competition on the way to winning the CL. Destroyed Conte’s Juventus and Barcelona over 4 combined QF/SF legs, winning each one by at least 2 goals. Ironically, we gave them the most trouble and the biggest scare that season, even managed to beat them in Munich in the 2nd leg of the last 16 with Gervinho even spurning a chance to dump them out on away goals near the end. What a story that would have been lol.… Read more »
Great post Demien, enjoyed it.
TAKE A BOW Radio R, you called Sevilla ages ago. What a win.
Gabriel and his team have just been playing us to drum up interest. The deal would have been signed already if he was serious about playing for Arsenal. We all know that we will be starting the season with basically the same squad as we ended last season (with the addition of an ageing Willian). Why does this not surprise me? I hope we have a plan B, but I doubt it! Women’s football is quite big here in Australia. The national team contains one of the best players in the world (if not the best) Sam Kerr – now… Read more »
“ ””but wait, the EL is trash.”””””this tournament is utter filfth.”
Utter garbage from you again CG, as per usual.
Radio Raheem has it right. We have no business belittling the UEFA/Europa League, we have won nowhere near enough continental competitions in our history. With a bit more luck we may have had more, but for more than one reason the Europa League should be one of our top priorities next season.
no point crying over baku
i’ll take the more prestigious FA cup than the looser cup
women footy at the highest can best described by the behaviour of USWNT when they won
especially against the Thai ladyboys
I have changed my mind about what Arsenal should do with Aubameyang. Providing that Arsenal can complete signing of Gabriel and buy two quality midfielders I would do NOTHING with Aubameyang this summer. I would hold him to his current contract and let him leave next summer on a Bosman if that is his preference. That would save us paying him an inflated wage or selling him this summer. The point is that Arsenal should focus now on strengthening our defence and midfield in the current transfer window and offloading unwanted players. Arsenal can concentrate next summer on buying a… Read more »
Emirates, I respect your posts, but this one makes no sense. With all the hoopla or Auba, saving us, getting us into EL, scoring a ton of goals on a shit team, and then the hype with him signing, to have his offer pulled would be disastrous. And you expect him to play 100% next year in his last year?? Auba is cheaper for us than getting into the market for a player of his production. Its been discussed quite a bit here. Our team will be built around him at least in the short term. Even Willian wants him… Read more »
I read last week that Lille stated that both Arsenal and Napoli bids had been accepted and they would not accept any further bids for Gabriel.
Reports are suggesting Auba has been offered £300,000 per week to stay at Arsenal.
Seems there will be a trial period allowing fans in grounds in October. About 20-30% of capacity. Also no away fans in attendance for the coming season.
I don’t think Auba would stay for his final year. He would be another year older. I think he’ll either sign an extension with us or jump ship. Arsenal had a bad experience with Sanchez. They won’t repeat the same mistake if Auba wants to leave..
300K i thought it was 250k with likely bonuses built in….
Anyhow, I do hope we sell sell sell…. with Ozil leaving we might be able to keep hi on that money. Its only when others want similar salaries do we run into issues
Auba social media presence is basically saying, we are waiting but dont see the paper…. even wrighty alluded to sign da ting … whats the delay.
If arsenal pull the deal or not offer one, that would be a travesty.
Although I do think there is some gamesmanship happening here
Megan Rapinoe’s “twirl and slide”
Very indecent
Im telling you for free!
Aubameyang has already signed his contract. I think the board didn’t want the heat of a 250k contract on the back of 55 redundancies. I think it will probably be announced soon.
Fabrizio saying we have increased our offer to gabriel. It might be the wages that has hold up the deal. He agreed on wages first and now the likes of Napoli have given him better and he wants us to match it. We need this to be over in the next few days and to concentrate on other targets.
We have. Edu, Willian and Luiz here who have been /are involved with the Brazil national team. Also Martinelli who is an exciting talent. Also agreed fee with Lille according to the media. If we couldn’t close the Gabriel deal with these influences and under the circumstance, something is seriously wrong.
For a reported fee of £22m rising to 27m, what would be Gabriel’s wage? £50k per week plus bonuses? This would be consistent with Torreira when he joined.
I hope Lille wouldn’t be playing games behind the scene with the Pepe deal sort of under some scrutiny.
Useroz
He ain’t coming for £50k a week.
If the fee is north of £20 million as a minimum his wage is going to be £70k a week. After tax that would be around £35 k nett.
If he were offered £70k in Italy with their tax regime he would be taking home over £ £50k. Push that up to £60k gross and he is massively better off in Italy on lower wages.
We have a decent Brazilian contingent as well as a Spanish coach. these things often count for a lot.
Also, I hear Maghalaes is a big fan of Stewart Houston and Pat Rice.
This is looking like one of the most exciting summers we’ve had for a long time. Ironic, really, considering the context.
We have some great ins early doors. We are already smelling interest in some of our outs and Tets has made clear who he wants gone, for avoidance of doubt.
With some good deals we might even be afford to push the boat out for a real marquee signing like Aouar, Partey, Dembele or such like.
CG
Re:”this tournament is utter filth”
So disrespectful.
In case you’ve forgotten-
We’ve never won the CL.
We’ve never won the EL.
Your master had 22 years to try and muster one trophy and, guess what, he got zilch.
Oh, that’s right, at least we qualified.
Silly me.
He could have stayed 44 years and we’d have done no better.
The EL is not “utter filth”
Guns of SF We are informed by Ozil that he has a contract with Arsenal until next summer and he expects the club to honour it! So frankly I do not see why the situation should be different with Aubameyang or for that matter any other 31 year old. Arsenal know very well that there is no club in Europe who are going to offer us “market valuation” to sell him and also to pay Aubameyang £350K+ pw in wages. The only issue as you point out is will he commit 100% next season? Frankly I think that he would,… Read more »
RR
“Only arsenal fans on Le Grove belittle the Europa League, a trophy the club has never won. The only European trophy Arsenal’s won no longer exists 😀.”
Trophies
Graham
“CG
Re:”this tournament is utter filth”
So disrespectful.”
Says the man who totally disrespected our great FA cup victories due to his Wenger obsession.
Double standards Graham..double standards.
Pierre you know full well the reason people didn’t ‘rate’ those fa cup wins.
Because they papered over the massive holes in our squad to make the kroenkes think we were still heading in the right direction from 2004.
Gobby
“Because they papered over the massive holes in our squad ”
So massive that the very same squad have reached 6 finals in 6 years..
Arteta won the FA Cup this summer and that was a result which was unexpected and proved that he is an excellent coach. Wenger was also an excellent coach in the first eight years of his management at the club winning both Premier League and FA Cups. However, winning just 3 FA Cups in last 12 years would have been considered below expectation for a Manager of his status. That is why many who post on here belittle that record and trophy. The Europa Cup is an excellent trophy to win and Seville should be congratulated for their success. That… Read more »
And came 8th in the league, 43 points off the leaders
The real FA cup achievement is square on Wenger though. Getting those squads to lift the cup. He wasn’t a season manager by the end that’s for sure.
Also Emirates just said it a whole lot better than I did
Pierre
Ah yes Pierre but it’s the way you construct the arguments that tells the truth.
I don’t see the FA Cup as “utter filth”, never have.
The thing is, when the FA Cup was seen as our ultimate goal each and every season, it becomes boring and sort of predictable, just as the reign of Wenger panned out.
This year was special because Arteta showed he actually knew what he was doing. Already he has shown that tactically he can take Wenger to the cleaners.
He has given us HOPE, something that eroded away under Wenger.
Gobby
“Also Emirates just said it a whole lot better than I did”
Not difficult is it, even Highbury Leg end would say it better than you.
Pierre, eat a dick mate
Emirates
Agree completely. Like it or not winning the EL would represent huge success and benefit to Arsenal.
How it is continually belittled here by some is pathetic.
Forget Baku, the one that really stings is Copenhagen 2000. How we didn’t win that night I will never know.
Graham “This year was special because Arteta showed he actually knew what he was doing. Already he has shown that tactically he can take Wenger to the cleaners.” Arteta beat City in semis and Chelsea in the final , as Wenger did, although Chelsea were league champions unlike now. Both great achievements. Don’t allow your Wenger obsession to fool you into thinking that Arteta is so tactically superior. A fantastic achievement by Arteta to win the FA cup without a doubt, his tactics were out of the jose Mourinho mould of coaching and it worked. I like the fact that… Read more »
I agree with you on Arteta Pierre. But your blind faith to Wenger in the end is where we disagree. I can leave it at that
Interesting analysis from ‘she wore’ about The Ox in light of his latest injury – ‘People still say he has “raw potential” and “if he can get a consistent run of games he will be a star”. The bloke is 27-years-old now. He has yet to start 20 Premier League games in a season. His highest goal tally is 4. Theo Walcott might not have been as good technically as Oxlade-Chamberlain, but he was the better player. Contributed a lot more. Oxlade-Chamberlain has 16 career league goals. Walcott 65.’ I was a big fan of the Ox and was sad… Read more »
I see Pirlo has cancelled Higuain and khedira’s contracts at Juve.
What’s to stop Arsenal doing the same with Ozil if, as been reported, he is not wanted by the club.
If he stays they will have to pay his wages so if they cancel his contract and pay him off, it would be best for all concerned, unless of course Arteta intends to use him.
Intelligent critique of women’s football there Goldinho.
The game is different for sure, still worth watching though. As Demian mentioned DVD’s game is the closest to DB10 that I’ve seen in any form of football. Has the same aggressive streak too.
Its official, Arsenal have signed Salah
Pierre Of course “playing open expansive football” is a tactic but there is a time and place for it, wouldn’t you agree. Based on this, there is one sentence from your previous post (08:36) that highlights the key problem that existed under Wenger, specifically post 2006, which showed him up to be a weak tactician and it cost us time and time and time again over the years. “I like the fact that Arteta is addressing the areas where we are weak”. If only Wenger had taken the time to deal with this aspect of his job. As you well… Read more »
“What’s to stop Arsenal doing the same with Ozil if, as been reported, he is not wanted by the club.“
It’s called a budget.
Yeah, while we’re at it, we should move forward with paying Willian all his alleged bonuses up front too. Why stop there though? Might as well pay up all our staff/player wages for the season immediately and in a one go.
Working capital and maintaining a positive cashflow over the next 10 months is for pussies.
All teams have a budget, if Ozil is as big a problem as being reported, then pay him off. 9 months wages being paid now instead of over a 9 month period isn’t really going to make a great deal of difference is it. It makes sense , whereas using a budget as an excuse makes no sense. Maybe now that the influence of Raul has gone , Arteta can bring Ozil back into the team, as It was often said on here that tha decision to marginalize Ozil, Guendouzi and Ramsey came from a higher source. Personally, I think… Read more »
Charlie / Jamei
Ok , let him stay , will give you all something to whinge about I suppose.
Graham,
Surgical nitpicking again,
A.Wenger did ultimately achieve x 20 CL qualifications.
7 FA Cups & 7 Charity Shields.
3 League Championships.
Balanced the books.
Always played swashbuckling soccer.
Always loyal and classy.
Always entertained.
Focus on all what the Great Man got right,not what he got wrong.
You are obsessed with all this minutiae,that surrounds him.
We will never get better than Our Wenger.
Never.
ES “However, winning just 3 FA Cups in last 12 years would have been considered below expectation for a Manager of his status.” You have identified the real cause. The Arsenal fans are used to success and expect the club to be as successful as before. The reality is that the new EPL has teams like MC and Chelsea which are super rich. Winning the EPL becomes much more difficult. Instead, the fans were organizing all those anti_Wenger compaign. I don’t think it was helpful for the club and for the manager. Maybe these added pressure is causing Wenger to… Read more »
Graham
“Maybe if he’d thought a wee bit more about who we were up against when we played “open expansive football”, things would have panned out differently for Wenger.”
100% agree…
This is where Arteta has already made his mark on the team.
Nelson
“You have identified the real cause. The Arsenal fans are used to success and expect the club to be as successful as before”
What I would call “the entitled ones” , of which there are many on Le Grove.
Pierre do you even read half the stuff you write?
You whine and complain at posters galore yet try and turn it round on them when the opportunity suits – see your reply to goober. You not a bit old for that sort of thing?
Ozil is a burden on the club, Arsenal fans are going to complain about that fact. In other news the rain still gets things wet.
Ozil has his contract cancelled
Ozil is not a burden on the club
Ozil obsessives stop whinging
And yes , rain is still wet.
Ozil is the highest paid player, senior figure, most high profile player…….and hasn’t kicked a ball for 6 months because he can’t adhere to a new regime.
You’re right Pierre, he’s the consummate professional, and we’re lucky to have him.
(Pierre)
Now that the posionous Raul is OUT!
Ozil is definitley back IN!
Argh Pierre
This cult mentality is insane. Ozil is a huge burden. And he won’t be playing even a single minute for us next season. Arteta froze him out because he returned from the COVID lockdown unfit. He isn’t moving because no team will touch him with a ten foot pole. That’s why he would rather take his 350k a week and never mind playing. 18 mil a year is the wages of at least 5 good young players. How is that not a fucking burden.
See we still paying Mhkitaryan? That would make paying Ozil off even more difficult, if he is to leave another club would have to contribute. Let’s hope something can happen before October because quite frankly the obsessive ramblings of the cult of Ozil on here are interminable.
Charlie
“You’re right Pierre, he’s the consummate professional, and we’re lucky to have him.”
Habesha
” pierre, How is that not a fucking burden.”
I’m not sure how me saying that we should cancel Ozil’s contract if Arteta isn’t going to use him, translates to ” he’s a consummate professional ” and “not a burden on the club”..
Why can’t clubs just terminate contracts like pirlo is doing at juve.?
Charlie
“.and hasn’t kicked a ball for 6 months because he can’t adhere to a new regime.”
That translates to , refusing a pay cut without the confirmation that the pay cut would save the jobs of the lower paid.
Sadly Ozil was right , it did not protect their jobs.
Pierre
Your denial of reality and inexplicable defence of Ozil for many months is what suggests it. Add to that the blasé nature you suggest the club should part with 15 mil to bin him and that about sums up your coverage of Mesut.
Chris
Mkhi actually wants to go play football at Roma, which is a credit to him given he could remain here and leech a salary like some players choose to.
Charlie
“Your denial of reality and inexplicable defence of Ozil for many months is what suggests it. ”
The reality is
Ozil started every league game before lockdown .
Ozil refused a pay cut.
Ozil hasn’t played a minute since lockdown.
That’s the reality.
“Ozil has his contract cancelled
Ozil is not a burden on the club
Ozil obsessives stop whinging
And yes , rain is still wet.”
This is you saying ” Ozil is not a burden on the club”.
Ozil has 1 goal and 3 assists in 23 appearances as an attacking mid with a free role this season.
Chambers has 1 goal and 4 assists in 18 appearances as a defender his injury ended his season.
Ozil earns seven times more than Chambers.
That’s the reality.
Perrie is infatuated with Mesut. Unrequited love is very sad. Poor kid.
Arsenal are the Sevilla of the FA cup.
Yesterday really showed the difference in quality between Auba and Lukaku. If Lukaku has scored with that one on one opportunity, Inter would have most likely won the cup. Auba won the cup for us in a more difficult situation.
before* his injury
Pierre
Oh I got it, Ozil isn’t playing because he never took a wage cut. And the other two players that refused to take a wage cut? Who are they?
“Mkhi actually wants to go play football at Roma, which is a credit to him given he could remain here and leech a salary like some players choose to.”
I think the actual words spoken by Mkhi to his agent were “ just get me out of here , I don’t care about terms…….I just wanna play “
Now imagine that, Pierre.
Pierre has Ozil’s best interests at heart. Have always wondered if this guy is an Agent working for Ozil.
You know its a slow news day when Pierre resorts to making Ozil a martyr.
The sooner Arsenal rids itself of the lazy bum the better off they will be. Let it be said that Ozil is the best example of why you NEVER give out contracts like his ever again – Return on investment is nil.
We start to see what the restructured academy is doing. Everyday, we hear the signing of new youngsters. We just sign Salah-Eddine on a free from Feyenoord.
Miedema…. that’s one Striker who define the role. Loved from day one. Has the touch, confidence and quality of Henry and Denis Bergkamp. But the team too…glorious and I wish them all the luck they deserve because I trust they have all the skill to win
There’s talk of another lock down in the UK, which is not hugely surprising looking at all of the National and international travel that seems to be going on.
I hope we can do some of our OUT business sooner rather than later or we could find ourselves with a huge wage bill come October.
@Coq
We know that Ozil has employed a team that carefully manage his ‘brand’, I’m sure that could extend to making favourable comments on blogs too……
“Two police officers nearby came to try and break it up and Harry got really pissed off with them. He was telling them, ‘Go f*ck yourselves, this is none of your business.’ They tried to arrest him and Harry started hitting the police. They had to call for back- up. “Two or three more police came but Harry was so strong and upset that they couldn’t pin him down. He was screaming at them, they had a really hard time — at least one police officer was hurt. It took more than five officers to get him down.” There’s a… Read more »
Excuse me for making a comment saying that we should cancel Ozil’s contract.
The Ozil obsessives are a strange bunch I have to say .
Andy
“We know that Ozil has employed a team that carefully manage his ‘brand’, I’m sure that could extend to making favourable comments on blogs too……”
Seriously..
“Knowing Un**ed fans they probably are proud too.“
Smiling as they eat their prawn sandwiches?
Can’t really blame Maguire, to be honest. I’m sure we’ve all done worse. I Just still don’t understand why people are going abroad on holiday in a pandemic…it makes zero sense. An overseas holiday is not a basic human right.
If these guys come back sick, which many will, the league is off again and the clubs in even bigger shit.
Yet people carry on as though everything is now fine. Humans are real cunts.