Ok, so it’s been a little slower on the feeds today.
No new players.
I feel empty and sad.
Where are my new players?
There are a few tidbits buzzing around.
Matteo G is not on the PSG wanted list now, they apparently switched things up to Hector Bellerin. I read a journo say that actually, they aren’t interested in Hector, we’ve offered him to them. Cheeky.
Back to Matteo.
It’s starting to look a little worrying for the 21-year-old ball progressor. Does his reputation precede him? Possibly. Or the market is just slow. If Cassano and Balotelli could consistently find good clubs, I’m pretty sure we’ll find a home for a young French U21 with a lot of experience under his belt.
There was an amazing story doing the rounds that Unai Emery is in for Martinez if he doesn’t seal a deal with Arsenal. Imagine wanting to go back to a coach with about as much sauce as a pack of Ryvita?
Big Ken Friar is off the board and into the PRESIDENT FOR LIFE position. Good for him. Ken Friar has been an incredible servant for Arsenal and I love him even more for allegedly 1) Being one of the first to call time on Unai Emery 2) Being the guy that wanted more oversight for Don Raul.
He exits head held high. If he was part of the siren crew, we should all be very grateful for his service. He’s played a massive role in saving Arsenal.
It’ll be very interesting to see how Arsenal shape the boardroom in his absence. It’s clear that bringing in someone like Tim Lewis added some incisive legal expertise, as well as some fan love. I wonder if they’ll continue to add more people like that? Who is our tech guy? Who is our brand expert? Would we consider an explayer for a bit of prestige? Do they need an advertising guy that ‘gets’ the internet?
I do have to say, I’d love to see Ian Wright make an appearance. He’s the true embodiment of what it is to be an Arsenal statesman. He’s the perfect representative for a younger more modern boardroom. Wrighty is cross-generational in appeal. Like, who doesn’t love him? He speaks to the players, he speaks to the fans, he embodies the class of Arsenal, but with a contemporary twist. What’s not to like about the idea?
Some may question what expertise an explayer would offer, I’m not so sure that’s a problem at board level. I think putting explayers in charge of technical positions can sometimes be problematic. AC Milan have had all sorts of issues with Maldini. They had to sack Boban. I also think Juve might run into trouble with their strong clique of salaried players who pushed Pirlo into the management role very early. United’s class of 92 might not have board seats, but they’ve certainly influenced some bang-average decision making there.
… but at board level, you need to find balance. Industry expertise can be balanced by Arsenal expertise. In Wright, you have someone that understands the culture of the club, the fans, and the city, so I think it’d be great. I am biased though.
Not sure whether Josh wants to make moves like that, but it’s a nice thought.
To change the topic… Fans will be BACK in the stadium for Sheffield United on October 3. The club is balloting who can go. It’ll be super weird, no doubt, but fuck it, at least we’ll have some people in the ground. I’m no covid expert, but the protests around America didn’t result in massive spikes. If everyone wears a mask, hopefully, we can bring more fans back into the fold.
Cagigao has spoken about Arsenal and he said what we’re all feeling.
“The club has a very good head coach & are not far from building a winning team, a lot of good groundwork has been laid. Wherever the future takes me, I will never forget my time at the club & feel privileged to have played my part”
What a superstar.
Right, that’s all I have time for today. Let’s hope Arsenal speed up the news so I can get my FIX OF TRANSFER GOODNESS.
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So Ceballos passes more and tackles more at the tail end of last season and that makes him superior in all facets? Again don’t get what is so hard for you to understand. When the topic being put forward is if we bring in Partey and Aouar and if Ceballos maintains his form since lock down that Xhaka game time and starting position is under threat. I don’t know why you are struggling with it so much. Nvm the context of our midfield dynamic and the tasks before them individually. Yeah sure… Mustafi has raw numbers that eclipse VVD, is… Read more »
Providing we get one other CM along the lines of Partey Xhaka’s time is already up at the club.
Ceballos returning was key for me. Had it just been Partey he would have survived but Ceballos back on loan and one assumes back performing for Mikel the way Mikel wants should see old Granit being less and less of an important figure in the side. He’ll still get plenty of game time though but I expect him to be eased out of the starting 11 eventually. Could see Partey and Ceballos working very well together honestly
Marko I’ve already stated more than once I’m glad Arteta will have numerous midfield options at his disposal finally, and expect to see various iterations thanks to it. Pretty self-evident that includes Xhaka being alternated. Yea, sadly I’m not as unilateral when it comes to football as some appear to be. You say Ceballos “outperformed” Xhaka and instead I saw a good partnership dovetailing to deliver us success with admirable performances in all quarters. Differs to the bogus notion that Ceballos was a one-man midfield and Xhaka was a non-entity. Kind of speaks to the notion that the roles of… Read more »
Also can we drop the Xhaka argument?
Dude is a starter and he’s almost indestructible. No matter the number of midfielders we sign, Xhaka will start because one of the other midfielders will be injured, sick, suspended, late, rude, break the non negotiables ……………….
Classy exit from Cagigao, thats how its done after nearly 25 years with club.
China “”””You can clearly identify CGs hierarchy of support He’s trolling on xhaka tho because if he rated him even half as much as he’d have you think he’d be saying ‘our xhaka’!”””””” I only give the prefix ‘our’ to Arsenal men who have served the club for over 20 years. eg. O leary, Adams, Friar, Wenger. As for our Wenger- I have come to an agreement with PedRo- I wont mention him again ( until the book launch at least.) ps. no surprise the club are on the lookout for buyers for Pepe. And no surprise Xhaka is being… Read more »
I would be very curious to see Pedro our out a supporters poll asking which player they dislike the most on our current squad. The choices should be:
a) Ozil
b) Mustafi
c),Guendouzi
d) Xhaka
e) Other
Guns of HackneySeptember 3, 2020 13:11:30
Why can’t we find a buyer for our shit forward, Lacazette?
Wow, wonder what you think about nketiah and willock.
Arsenal fans with their mild amnesia. It’s all about who performs well in the last 5 games at the end of the season, isn’t it?
Arsenal not being linked to any creative players is worrying. Aouar is a CM. He is not a creator. He is similar to modric/iniesta. He is a better version of Ceballos,who is not creative. Partey is a CM too. Get someone like Brandt/Buendia to play at LW/false 9. These should be cheap enough. This is a more important signing than Partey,Aouar Arsenal should try to simply buy players this season. The players’ value will never be lower. Selling our players can happen next season,as football recovers economically. Players’ value will increase next season. Sell at that time to balance the… Read more »
Left Testicle 12.14
Brian Marwood.
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Actually That’s a good point Pedro you should utilize some polls or something. Make it a bit interactive sometimes
Some ones you could do:
Top 3 performers last season
Who we most want the club to sign
Who we most want sold
Etc etc
Fiorentina & Arsenal have a ‘total agreement’ for the transfer of midfielder Lucas Torreira. Arsenal will receive €8m for the initial loan deal, with a further €16m in the obligation to buy clause. [Labaro Viola exclusive]
I think Tim at 7amkickoff puts the Xhaka argument to bed. Enjoy!
http://7amkickoff.com/index.php/2020/07/22/what-arteta-has-done-to-xhaka/
24m gets us what we paid for him and if it’s an obligation to buy I hope we can spend it this summer
“Arsenal managed just 3 wins in the 17 Premier League matches Lucas Torreira started last season compared to 11 wins from the 21 matches he did not
🇺🇾 The Uruguayan started the first 6 league matches of Arteta’s reign but just 2 of the last 14
👋 He’s heading to Fiorentina“
Just stick him in front of the defence they said.
So Arsenal may have reached agreement with Fiorentina to loan Torreira this season with obligation to buy him next season. The overall fee is of course well
below what we paid for him originally.
Arsenal’s current resources in midfield are woefully thin and even if Ceballos
is signed he will be unavailable for 14 days quarantine. So he is likely to miss
early season games.
One assumes that Arsenal will need to commit to buying Partey sooner rather
than later and somehow find the finances to pay for the deal. I cannot believe
that Elneny is the replacement for Torreira.
We paid 25 million pounds for Torreira so we’ll be making a loss on him. Again our only significant outgoings seem to be likely Lacazette, Bellerin and AMN soooo it doesn’t look like we’ll be able to afford the likes of Partey and Aouar
‘“Arsenal managed just 3 wins in the 17 Premier League matches Lucas Torreira started last season compared to 11 wins from the 21 matches he did not’
When people argue Arsenal have never made it to the CL since Xhaka joined us you laugh off the correlation but here you seem to attribute poor results in what was a tumultuous season overall for Arsenal to Torrera. I still feel Torr was mishandled in a way. A good player nevertheless.
“Just stick him in front of the defence they said.”
At least he who shall not be named for obvious reasons got something right even though if he was criticised for it.
TR7 you are opening a can of worms bud.
TR7
I’m pasting a tweet, feel free to laugh it off and claim the player misused and the like. Must’ve been misused by both Emery and Arteta en route to being sold though so sounds a stretch.
That, or he was never what was billed and simply didn’t cut it in England. It’s not that deep, but alas, thankfully it’s been recognised and we’ll be in a position to recruit much better.
TR7
Torriera is a good player but he’s not built for the EPL.
Torreira is still a good player he just didn’t work out he joined Arsenal at the wrong time if we’re honest with ourselves too much upheaval. But Xhaka on the hand joined us at the perfect time. Declining club on its way to being a Europa League constant under 3 managers who didn’t know what to do and he became a mainstay. Perfect. Not just him though it’s how a few others have made it this long with Arsenal
Marko,
If the deal is what is being reported €8m loan fee plus €16m obligation to buy, we won’t be making a loss on Torreira.
If I recall correctly we bought him for £25m on a five year deal. After two years with us, and two years amortisation, this year he is worth £15m on our books, and next year he’ll be worth £10m.
So we would be making a profit on the deal.
“Hmmm… maybe Matteo you’re not as good as you and Emery thought you were…”
I never got the hype with Matteo; always seemed a headless chicken with no grace and a lot of attitude
Lille open to selling Bakary Soumare to us… if we pay £43m…
As I’ve said before I rather have him over Partey. Younger and virtually for the same price.
With Pepe and Gabriel M in the team he should fit in nicely and quickly…
Let’s get it done Arsenal!
CC, It would make sense to sell Pepe even at a loss if Arteta did not rate Pepe. Even if he rated him he may thought that he would be worth sacrificing in order to get Aouar and Partey. Right now Willian and Saka look the better wingers or at least the most adapted to the league. That could also be the confidence shot that Reiss Nelson need to kickstart his career. Arteta seems to really like him. Personally I don’t think the Kroenke would ever sanction it as it would be mean swallowing a £40 millions depreciation on a… Read more »
“Arsenal have never made it to the CL since Xhaka joined us you”
Fun fact.
Both Torreira and Guendouzi are not well suited to play in EPL particularly as
a collective. Frankly the departure of both is not a major loss.
However, there must now be serious concern that we are going to start next season light on midfield numbers. Ceballos will not be available for at least
two games even if he signs today. He will be in 14 days quarantine.
@Leeds : of course, after what happened with Pepe – plus Gabriel lately – they know we are the right pigeons for them. lol
I didn’t know Chelsea got sarr
Not sure if I understand the quarantine requirements for playing coming back from overseas.
If a player comes from an affected country overseas and has a test which shows that he’s negative for Covid-19, what is the point of the additional 2 week quarantine?
*for players coming back from overseas….
FFP is dead after Man City fiasco.
It’s now loans, refered payments, and low valuations.
Our overpaid dross is holding as back as predicted .
Val
Right, but in a cash-strapped Europe where fees like that are only for a few teams who is breaking the door down to get Pepe for those numbers?
Valentin,
I can’t see the Kroenkes allowing the sale of Pepe at a big accounting loss.
Torrera was player of the month twice in a row. I don’t quite agree he is unsuitable to the league. We did not figure out his right position. Besides under Emery we were so unsettled as a team, must have made things even more difficult for him. Injuries did not help his cause either.
Being unsuitable is not his problem.
He dislike life in England, period.
Torreira for 24m is fine by me even if it’s stretched out until next summer.
Does anyone know if the Pepe deal structure with Lille was for the benefit of Lille’s tax obligations as much as it was for us.
With a lot of teams anticipating heavy losses this year, it might be harder to create those types of deals. Last year, Lille probably welcomed the opportunity to spread that income over a multi-year period but this year there’s nothing to write-off against.
WOAB, That was exactly my point, but I have been told by two separate sources that we did offer Pepe to other clubs. None of them were interested. My sources didn’t know the context of the offer. Was it made outside of any negotiation and Arteta just want to get rid of him so he can buy his own players? Was it made during negotiation about another player? For example did we offer him to Athletico in exchange for Partey or to Lyon for Aouar? Or did we even initiated the talk about Pepe? Napoli may have said, how much… Read more »
‘He dislike life in England, period.’
Agree, huge part of it.
Valentin,
Thanks for clarifying – another thing to watch out for…..
Val
So the player you hate more than anything, who you couldn’t stop badmouthing at every opportunity during the last year despite having a more than acceptable first season t the club is now leaving and you have the only sources? Interesting……..
Not the first time you’ve mentioned this either if I recall correctly, said a couple of weeks ago to, trying to wish it into reality much?
Protests were the reason for the COVID spikes in Los Angeles. Garcetti just doesn’t want to admit it!
If and when Arsenal manage to sell Xhakalson, i will pluck pubic hair one at a time in celebration
Im telling you for free!
And Valentin gets pissed off when people call him out for lying!
Highly likely that we still owe more than £40 million on Pepe anyway so we’d have a debt to service without the asset.
I never got the hype with Matteo; always seemed a headless chicken with no grace and a lot of attitude
Perfectly said. Need to get rid of him to anyone ….
Funny how only mighty Valentin has the scoop on Pepe being offered out. Some on here are so predictable..
SF
The problem with Guendozi is the ridiculous price that got attached to him. Doesn’t help our cause that we’re a team with a really poor midfield and his behaviour is so bad he can’t get near it.
I agree about MG
I always said he is a headless chicken as well just chasses the ball like a ten year old
Freddie, I remember getting into an argument with you and Marc when 2 days prior to his departure I wrote that Raul days at Arsenal were numbered. It was funny to see how you were still accusing of making things up ten minutes before Arsenal released the statement that Raul had left by mutual consent. Every players have their price. I trust my sources that there was an attempt to sell Pepe. I just asked Pedro whether he knew the context of the offer. The context of the offer changes everything. Who initiated the deal? Was it a real attempt?… Read more »
My sources didn’t know the context of the offer.
Val has sources inside the club? Given his predisposition to lying I’m going to call bullshit on that
Val Yeah yeah, we get it you’re the real ITK, with sauces in your head telling you things about people you hate that no one else knows. Yawn. “he is a limited player who would require to either change the club style of football to accommodate him or an extraordinary amount of coaching to extract the best of him. He was never worth £72 millions not including the agent fees. I complained about it at the time and Look Raul is gone because of them.” We don’t have to change anything and no “extraordinary” amounts of anything is required, that’s… Read more »
Pepe had 18 goal contributions in his first season which was a mess considering everything that happened at the club. No chance the club gives up on him
Valentin the only sauce you have is probably red?
Source as in sauce but still red?😂
http://7amkickoff.com/index.php/2020/07/22/what-arteta-has-done-to-xhaka/ This link and the data it offers on Xhaka is very interesting though to me not in the slightest bit surprising. I’ve have mentioned numerous times since Arteta became manager , how very little of our play goes through the centre of the pitch. I said that I believe the reason for this is to aleviate mistakes in the centre of the pitch to take the pressure off of the defence, and to a certain extent this has been a successful tactic. However, this tactic makes it very easy to defend against as the ball will just be played… Read more »
Pierre, it’s pretty bland analysis. He’s basically saying that if numbers drop, it’s a bad thing.I referenced Michael Jordan the other day in that respect. Phil Jackson told him he’d have to sacrifice his numbers if he wanted to win trophies. No one said, oh, that means he’s half the player now. Arteta has give him a role that suits the team, not his stats. Same thing with Mesut. To get the German at his best, you have to thread everything through him… but that doesn’t work for the team. So when he returned, his numbers were worse, but he… Read more »
Freddie,
Still sore about denying the fact Raul’s days were numbered.
It was funny how you and Marc disappeared as soon it was officially announced.
“Pierre, it’s pretty bland analysis.” Bland seems to be your answer to anything or anyone you don’t agree with “If we start the new season with Xhaka, nothing changes. The other players will be instructed to bypass Xhaka , this will in turn lead us to playing the ball out wide and will restrict our creativity, something that has been evident since we returned from lockdown.” Nothing bland about the above, we can all see it with our own eyes. Seems every game Xhaka plays without making a brain dead mistake is treated as proof of redemption. Arteta plans games… Read more »
Freddie, I explained exactly beforehand that above a certain level unless they can safely be proven in a court of law, orherwise malfeasance and incompetence are never punished. It looks bad for the people who hired the guy and those who were supposed to supervise him/her. Usually after a shock exit, a bland statement is issued thanking the person for their work and wish the best for their future endeavours. The reality is that behind close door, the person is told in no uncertain terms that the game is up. They can either play along or they can be buried… Read more »
Santi racking up the goals
In as much as i don’t like the length of contract that brought Wilian here i am very excited to watch him play for us.
A very unpredictable player who will liven up our attack, when we attack we are pretty predictable and ordinary, Saka helps to make us efficient when he plays because he always makes the right decision, with Willian we introduce an element of unpredictability.
Valentin give the Pepe agenda a rest, he wasn’t worth 70ma and everyone knows it, but he is a good player and in the right setup can do a lot of damage.
Val
Disappeared? Think you need to check that again.
I don’t care about Raul, he did a good job in the 1 transfer window he was in charge of, all the other stuff was just fluff and hearsay. If Edu does just as well or better I couldn’t give 2 fucks if Raul is in a Siberian Labour camp right now.
Still sore about everyone calling you out for all your lying? You should probably get used to it.
Hmm, with respect to Xhaka’s declining numbers (which also happen to coincide with our improvement in form) isn’t it just a case of less passing through the middle when we’re playing 3-4-3 with two wingbacks and a central defender Like Luiz who is charged with making through passes?
Pierre’s point about the absence of creativity against lesser teams still stands though.
“I explained exactly beforehand that above a certain level unless they can safely be proven in a court of law, orherwise malfeasance and incompetence are never punished.”
How convenient for you. Explain the 25m agent fees again that only you know about? Or maybe don’t because it’s boring as fuck.
RH, it’s a minority view to think Xhaka is shite these days. But, you tend to end up in the minority view with your consistently appalling takes, so I’m not surprised you are buying into the Pierre propaganda here.
‘The eye’ test from someone that spent a day defending the honour of Emery is very amusing.
I don;t think Valentin lies, what he does is embellish details he drops here. He desperately wants to be seen as an ITK with impeccable sources not just at Arsenal but French football as well.
Passing off newspaper articles and fourth hand info like he was in the room when it happened.
“‘The eye’ test from someone that spent a day defending the honour of Emery is very amusing.”
Seems anytime you see a post from me you drop the Emery smoke bomb. Getting boring
Freddie, debating one particular part of the Raul story is a bit like arguing the weapon used in the 14th Jeffry Dahmer murder.
If we cannot progress play with Xhaka in the middle of the pitch then what exactly is he good at? Where are the number supporting this much heralded improvement?
RH, you have terrible judgement and you are using the eye test to make a point that is wrong.
“RH, you have terrible judgement and you are using the eye test to make a point that is wrong.”
Gotcha …i am comfortable with my judgement on things thank you.
Pierre, The question you forget to ask is: why does Arteta design a system to bypass the centre of midfield? Is it solely because of Xhaka or is it because like Pep, Klopp or Mourinho does he believe that having a deep laying creative player in the centre of midfield is a recipe to get under pressure. At ManCity, Pep has pushed the creative players on the wings. KdB, Sterling, Sané, Mahrez all play on the wings. At Liverpool, the creative players are the front 3 and the fullback. Their midfield is a functional midfield. Mourinho favours Sissoko and Eric… Read more »
Pedro. That 7am story isn’t bland, it’s magnificent. The responses even shed more light on how useless Xhaka is – a midfielder being made sterile. I’ll leave the below for you. COMMENT: Would you say that Arteta is turning Xhaka into, dare we say it, a “defensive midfielder”? TIM REPLIES: July 22, 2020 at 1:17 pm not really. he’s not tackling a lot or winning possession a lot. I think it’s hard for you to agree Arteta gets some wrong but Xhaka is a blatant mistake. If we get a good bit of business done and Arteta removes Xhaka for… Read more »
Pedro
It’s more about Vals constant lying and need to feel like a big shot ITK with made up shit that he claims to have first hand knowledge of.
He’s been harping on about Pepe relentlessly since day one and now he’s the only one with not 1 but 2 sources that tells him we’re going to flog him and lose 30m when he’s starting to adapt? Sure…
Raul and Dahmer? Classy.
Pedro
“.I referenced Michael Jordan the other day in that respect.”
Never heard of him..who does he play for ?
RH, this is the goal impact of Xhaka.
https://twitter.com/Goalimpact/status/1299066775997480960?s=20
http://www.goalimpact.com/blog//p/blog-page.html
“The question you forget to ask is:
why does Arteta design a system to bypass the centre of midfield?”
Because the centre of our midfield is crap….pretty simple
“it’s a minority view to think Xhaka is shite these days. ”
Correct.
In fact he always been shite. lol
Pedro what you just posted is the definiton of bland analysis.
Thorough, I disagree.
We spent 6 months trying to make the starting 11 hard to beat. Everyone took one for the team on that front. We had average defender, we had an unbalanced midfield, and no #10. It worked.
Xhaka was integral. Nearly always in the starting 11. Put in some great performances.
I’m not sure anyone at Arsenal is looking at his numbers dip and worrying.
If he’s replaced this summer, great, but to denigrate what he does for the side is really naive.
Freddie,
I would love if Pedro were to implement that comment history. See how you and Marc suddenly stop commenting for a few hours after Raul departure was announced.
You are more interested in trying to prove that Raul did a great job (which he did not) than actually supporting Arsenal. You and Marc suffered from the Raul/Emery Stockholm syndrome.
How long before the effect of that emotional kidnapping subside?
RH, again, you have no credibility when it comes to numbers.
You didn’t believe in xG until it started going against Arteta. Who really cares what you think about analysis you don’t understand?
“RH, this is the goal impact of Xhaka.”
Yeah 48 goals conceded in a league season and only 56 scored.
Still a hot take about us restructuring the side to ‘protect Xhaka’, the mind boggles at some of these assertions. I guess Tierney was getting protected by playing CB? Laca being protected as a false 9? Ceballos protected playing in a pivot for the first time ever? Arteta found a formula that made us hard to beat, dead simple. Xhaka was drafted in as defensive martial backside left, Ceballos plugged the passing gap he vacated centrally, Laca became a link player in the absence of a proper 10 ahead of them, Tierney/Kolasinac played CB to provide a mobile partner either… Read more »
Goal impact…football is gonna die at the hand of all this silly analysts and statistics.
Football is a very simple sport, if your key midfielder panics under pressure, can’t tackle cleanly and lacks pace you can take solace in things like goal impact. No self respecting midfielder gets tucked into left back to avoid pressure.
Valentin
De bruyne nor David Silva play on the wings .
Debruyne plays in an inside right position and will occasionally drift inside or drift out wide.
“You didn’t believe in xG until it started going against Arteta.”
I still don;t believe in xG, you either score or you don’t. I brought it up because you would’t keep quiet about it a few months ago now its no longer a hot stat for you. Hope goal impact lasts longer, you are a cassanova when it comes to stats, you use and dump.
5th best defensive record under Arteta in the league.
12th under Emery.
Xhaka pretty much the first name on the starting 11 during that time period.
” I guess Tierney was getting protected by playing CB?”
You’er better than that CC – Tierney was moved inside because we had to play 3 at the back and didn’t have players that Arteta trusted to do the job.
RH, so if you don’t believe in a number very standardised in football stats, no one is really going to give a shit what you think about goal impact… or what your hot take is on stats in general.
Pedro
If you were put in charge of another team would you buy Xhaka off of Arsenal for £20 million?
“See how you and Marc suddenly stop commenting for a few hours after Raul departure was announced.” I have 3 kids and I’m in a different time zone, on the other side of the world in fact. I can’t be here 24 hours a day? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. “You are more interested in trying to prove that Raul did a great job (which he did not) than actually supporting Arsenal.” I take that back. This was dumber. I’m not interested in proving nything. Saliba, Martinelli, Pepe, Tierney was a great window, the best we had in… Read more »
Marc, if I ran a team it’d be like RB Leipzig. 17-23 olds. No Xhaka for me.
The debate isn’t whether I’d buy him or want to keep him… it’s that there are some real weak hot takes that aren’t grounded with the context CC just gave.
NUMBER GOES UP = GOOD
NUMBER GOES DOWN = BAD
Is not how it works I’m afraid.
Pedro
So you’d be more than happy to see the back of him?
Pedro
Would Xhaka have got into the 97/98 team?
Would Xhaka have got into the 01/02 team?
Would Xhaka have got into the 03/04 team?
RH, I know a certain number of youth team coaches, for the simple fact that years ago I was attending nearly all the youth games for family reasons. I put into contact some into touch with one of my former colleague’s girlfriend who happen to be a great employment lawyer. She helped a couple of people out of tight spots. Because of that I am still in contact with some. My colleague passed away, so I have no idea what happen to her. Those people have their own connection to Arsenal. When two of them both mentioned a £40 millions… Read more »
Marc, for sure. If we had someone who could replicate what he does, but with more mobility and power, I’d be more than game for an upgrade.