Well, the Premier League really is turning out some batshit crazy results.
I’m currently watching a very lost Manchester City lose 5-2 to Jamie Vardy’s Leicester AT HOME. West Brom went 3 up against Chelsea before bottling it and drawing the game, Frank Lampard is no longer the plucky upstart, he’s a greedy chequebook manager getting called a fraud after 3 games. Jose Mourinho was joy suckered by Newcastle United, cancelling out the ‘will Spurs actually be amazing this season’ vibe I had after they turned over the Saints last week. Son also picked up an injury.
United were bang average, having to earn a penalty AFTER the game finished to beat the ever-improving Brighton (told you Potter was good). The OGS miracle of spending a shit ton of money last season to give United the lowest points 3rd place in EPL history might be landing for some now as, you know, not a miracle. Still, I’ll take the MSM propping him up like the only thing stopping his genius flowering is the wicked United board that won’t sanction another £150m worth of talent on his ‘vision.’
Everton also won again, keeping them top of the league. Carlo has some saucy players, I’m not sure he’ll have enough all season, but they’ll certainly be better.
So what have we learned? Well, the Premier League is going to very tough this season. The top 6 is probably going to look like more of a top 8 for quite a bit. I think Liverpool, as things stand, look like the most obvious standout (only the hottest takes here). But 2nd to 8th looks like it will be very unpredictable. Hey, who knows, we might see a SHOCK winner like in 2016 this season? Could it… no… but?
Arsenal really needs to add to their squad if we’re to play in the upper echelons of that top 8 scenario. We’re well-coached, young players are improving, and the senior players left are a lot more accountable. We still need to add a bit of depth if we’re going to be a force for the full season.
The wheels of speculation have gone into overdrive over the past few days. We’ve bid for Houssem Aouar. The Lyon top dog, Aulas, is telling the world the player will stay (standard practice from him), and the top french pubs are saying we’re about to go back in with a bigger bid. Creativity is the absolute #1 requirement from this window. Even Auba agrees.
“Of course we are in favor, I will not hide it. Even if he is a Lyonnais”
I appreciate a lot of people are worried that Houssem doesn’t have 19 assists to his name, but I think his play is about more than hardcore assists (and Lyon were shite last season). He’s a vertical mover of the ball, something we only really have with Xhaka and Ozil. More than that, he can move with the ball at his feet, and he’s great in tight areas. We don’t have many tricky fast players that can open up the field in a split second. Aouar can do that. Add to that we’ve seen him put in dominant performances against dominant teams in the Champions League… well, he just makes a lot of sense. Also worth noting that he’s only 22. The perfect signing as we move to a model that supports resale value and the circle of transfers in and out. Player was also non-committal on his future after the game today.
“We’ll see what will happen in the future”
EXCITING NONCHALANCE.
I think we’ll also continue to pursue Thomas Partey until the death. I suspect he’s more of a ‘if these 4 things happen’ type reach, but he’s another one that gives us elements we don’t have currently. Firstly, the biggest thing Partey gives us is elite level experience at the very highest level. He’s played in huge games and come out on top. He’s an ultimate competitor playing for a monster of a manager. He also gives us the mobility we desperately lack in midfield. He’s aggressive and rapid over short distances. His height, weight and overall frame also makes us more imposing. We’ve been weak from setpieces, he adds something. We’ve had to build out a very body heavy structure when out of possession, he gives us options to change that. Partey also comes from one of the most rigidly defensive systems in football, firstly, give me some of that, secondly, he might have more attacking inclinations that could come to bear fruit in a more progressive system.
Sign those two, we are being more than realistic when we hope for top 4 this season.
We still might see some other signings. If Lacazette leaves, we might be a little short in attack. I still worry that we’re a bit light in the keeping area. But overall, we have created a pretty decent squad without going too crazy. Elneny looks like he could be a really decent squad player this year. Reiss is doing his best to make a statement that he’s ready for us this season. We have a whole group of young players that are really hungry.
Still, as Mike Tyson says, everyone has a plan until that get smacked in the mouth. Liverpool, tomorrow night, is Mike Tyson. They are a team of brutal warriors. We’ve had two really decent games against them. Last season, we turned them over in the league, despite being totally mauled by them. We then used that confidence to win the FA Cup. This season, we were much more structured against them and we were more than equal to the 1-1 draw.
We’re now into the season. Liverpool will be fitter, sharper, and they have buried a couple of teams. The game to look at from a tactical perspective might be the Leeds opener where they were run very close. Leeds kept on getting in behind their defenders with quick counter attacks and long balls in behind their defence. Arsenal has to work out a way of dealing with their waves of pressure and there can be no West Ham like lapses.
My hope, as always in these games, is that we’re at least competitive. That means everyone showing up to execute a good game plan. The interesting thing to watch out for this season is how coaches approach us now they know we’re not going to be the same old Arsenal. There’s a body of Arteta work to look at. I don’t for a minute think we’ll ever be predictable, but I also think there will be more answers to what we’re doing. Everyone knows about the overload to Auba switch. They all know that we play out of the back like demons. They’ll know we are pressuring for turnovers in their area. It’s all very exciting knowing that we have these clever ways of playing in different parts of the game.
I am very much looking forward to this game. Let’s see what Arteta has planned! See you in the comments. x
The 10 men behind the ball tactics diet Pep and his fanboys have been bleating about will only work 1 out of 10 attempts.
Tony Pulis and bottom half teams are evidence of this.
Im telling you for free!
Bless you Sid for your insight! Thank fuck it is for free!
“The 10 men behind the ball tactics diet Pep and his fanboys have been bleating about will only work 1 out of 10 attempts.
Tony Pulis and bottom half teams are evidence of this”
“1 out of 10” shows your struggles with numbers.
Hope your vision was clear enough to see that we had our own chances to kill the game but we messed them up?
If you have issued with the manager, then it’s your problem but no one would take those your substandard takes even for free.
The formation and tactics will remain the same untill the midfield is revamped.
We need midfielder that is comfortable in receiving the ball and progressing it forward -Ian Wright
Tee
Syd is a bit slow and is why he gives his thoughts for free because who would buy second-hand info?
A bit slow is probably being kind to Syd in all honesty.
Tee if you are judging the game on chances missed then Liverpool should have scored more themselves too. I know it creates the illusion we were in with a chance to draw the game but we were not really in yesterday’s game. The fact we got three points out of the west ham game doesn’t mean letting opponents lose on your goal hoping they miss is a tactic worth repeating
What sucks is we had a great goalie and we all genuinely thought we were progressing forward as a team and unit. 3 games back with Leno and we’re sliding back fast, the stat guys would never be able to record that. They’ll just see good shot stopper. Which is why it is a bad thing we sacked off so many scouts. We should be using data with scouts. The defence will look frail because they absolutely do not trust him. This lack of confidence effects our game. His inability to catch or communicate is devastating us. Only Arsenal could… Read more »
https://arseblog.news/2020/09/liverpool-3-1-arsenal-by-the-numbers/ Well this confirms what we saw last night. Almost no progressive ball from Elneny and Xhaka. Xhaka always needs space to bring out his supposed qualities, which isn’t a lot. Elneny will always be a safe pass merchant. Both would be okay as squad players but not a starting double pivot away at Anfield. Even a Ceballos-Guendouzi partnership would have done a lot better. Anyway all teams won’t press this much but we still need a creative player in Midfield along with Ceballos. We will get Aouar I think. But If we get partey along with him, I can… Read more »
Kaz “Only Arsenal could keep Mustafi and Xhaka this long AND sell the better keeper. I was excited about Willian but this is very poor.” Nail on head! What really annoyed me yesterday was seeing Willian’s head drop and exasperation in his face. Willian is supposed to be an older and wiser influence on younger players. No wonder Chelsea were happy to offload Willian. On yesterday’s performance Willain is lost to opponents who suffocate teams though collective pressing. His usefulness is more for us against teams that afford him more time as with Xhaka. Willian was woeful yesterday in all… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54299158
Someone better give the guy a job at Arsenal. Wonderful read.
A great Tony, his lack of belief was really telling and so clearly visible. I genuinely believed he would have a stronger mentality though I will admit to not observing him much beforehand.
I’m not ready to write Pepe off yet (may he be banned from all corner taking) but he really needs to start pushing himself this season.
A winners mentality is missing from too many players.
Receding. You remember the goalline save Leno had against West Ham I think? That was from the edge of 6 yard box. Nobody’s getting close to a cross inside Martinez area. If I claim 10 balls around the 6 yard box and the other keeper claims two and make 8 saves from those he didn’t clear, does it make him better? One of the most underrated goalkeepers in the history of football was Tony Sylva of Senegal, you’ll hardly catch him diving to save his life. Why? He doesn’t freaking need to do it, he has amazing positioning, arranges his… Read more »
A great point Tony*
Cool it guys, we will never be great again?
Liverpool were worse than us for 30 years and in the space of just a few became the best team in the world.
Leicester have been worse than us for 100 years but have achieved more in the last 5 with no major financial backing etc
We can’t be sure what arsenal will be like in 3 years let alone 20!
“According to Forbes, Mathieu Flamin’s net worth is $14b. Let him buy Stan out!”
Holy Macaroni! Bet he could even buy Messi.
Some positives and some negatives from last night. But for fucks sake the end of the world is not upon us! If I would have been given 3- 1 loss before the game I would not have been overly disappointed. Its like some people here expected and demanded we spank the champions on their own home turf and only then, reluctantly would have given the thumps up. We will have more of these nights during the season. The rebuild has only started. It took Klopp few years to offload the dross and bring in the winner. No reason not to… Read more »
Thorough,
I made exactly the same points before, but for some they only the save columns and keep arguing that “Leno saved us”. The reality is that if you carefully watch the game, his superman impression should not hide the fact that he is a panic inducing goalkeeper. He makes routines saves look impressive whilst his poor distribution invite our opponents to shoot on goals.
Just because I’m being hyper critical of Leno, some posters on here still think I’m yearning for the return of Martinez. I’m not. What I am highlighting though, and it has been pretty obvious in our last two games, is that your GK will be exposed when he lacks the skill set and personality to lead from the back. Whatever anyone says we are far better without the ball than we were under Emery( oh yeh, and Wenger).Far more compact, hunting in packs and better organised. The days of playing as a dysfunctional and disorganised unit are long gone. Leno… Read more »
I understand that the formation could stay the same because of the weakness of the central midfield and some may be understanding of that. But if there is some sympathy for Arteta regarding the tools he has at his disposal for the midfield this is tempered by the fact that he could have gone about revamping this midfield when Xhaka wanted to leave but instead put an arm around him and persuaded him to stay. Does Arteta want to take the stabilisers of this bicycle? Or being a novice/new manager does he want to continue to play it safe with… Read more »
@Dark, apparently that’s based on the potential future value of his business interests, he’s stated that he’s not actually worth even a small fraction of that right now.
As he’s clearly not stupid I can’t see him investing in a football club though.
I think that what we saw is an accident, but a predictable car crash because Arteta is learning on the job. He is a great coach, but what we needed was a great manager. And right now Arteta is not a great manager. He should have realised that Liverpool had sussed his tactic and should have adapted them. He should have been braver in his personnel selection. I am not ready to give up on Willian, but it is now clear that Willian is only effective in open games. On Pepe , maybe it is time on admit that he… Read more »
Valentin absolutely jizzing himself on this Leno thing, one can actually see the smile on your face as you punch away on the keyboard. All posts since last night from you has been about Leno.
One would be forgiven to conclude the right first Eleven was picked, tactics spot on and Leno messed it up by dropping three balls into his own net
We had no answer to pool’s suffocating press yesterday. This is where you need a midfielder that can unlock teams. The game changed when we brought on Cebellos, who I thought was excellent. Liverpool would not have pressed the way they did if they thought we could play from the back. Yesterday we should’ve gone there and played over the top all day.Besides the fact that Liverpool are a better team, Klopp had Artetas number yesterday tactically. Having said that, all hope is not lost and our toughest fixture of the season is now behind us. The big question is,… Read more »
Stevey – I hope he learned that playing the ball out from the back 99% of the time with players not suited to it against an energetic high press is stupid.
RH,
Did you read my previous post, no mention of Leno.
Just prove my point, some of you are so obsessed on being right and attacking other posters that when reality hit you in the face you would rather criticise other posters than face reality.
I did criticise Arteta on his personnel selection and on the fact that he did not alter his tactic when it was clear that it was not working.
On the other hand how much were Hertha Berlin willing to pay for Xhaka?
I think it was just over 20 million.
Arteta is probably thinking what am I going to do with just over 20m. This amount is not going to be enough to revamp and really improve the midfield. So he thinks he may as well keep what he has. Also the Xhaka to Berlin episode came very early in Arteta’s tenure.
So perhaps we can have some sympathy for Teets.
With Leno back in goal, things are looking pretty suspect again. Why do we feel the need to pass the ball among ourselves with the best front line in Europe breathing down our necks? Surely that could not have been discussed in the tactics meeting? Elneny also proved that he is worth nothing against strong oppostion? How many times does this cunt pass the ball back when we were closing in on the opposition box? I’m done with him in this team, he is no fucking good. wake up Mikel!!!!
RH
Your continual rebuttals regarding Leno are loyal and nice and all but surely you see as well some worrying weaknesses in Leno.
They are clearly evident.
“I hope he learned that playing the ball out from the back 99% of the time with players not suited to it against an energetic high press is stupid.”
It was criminal how many times we got exposed trying to pass out the back. How does Arteta not see this??
Ishola.
On the other hand how much were Hertha Berlin willing to pay for Xhaka?I think it was just over 20 million.Arteta is probably thinking what am I going to do with just over 20m. This amount is not going to be enough to revamp and really improve the midfield. So he thinks he may as well keep what he has. Also the Xhaka to Berlin episode came very early in Arteta’s tenure.
But he thinks 17 million for Martinez can revamp the midfield, right?
Ishola and Valentin what exactly is the end game on the Leno thing? What are you hoping to achieve? A press conference from Arteta saying he sold the wrong keeper? A 45 million pound bid from Arsenal to buy him back? Valentin you want him replaced with one of your picks from France? Ishola how do we fix that midfield you keep going on about if we keep two keepers worth good money? Its a pointless argument and achieves nothing. Leno is the least of this club’s troubles and deep down all of you know it. You are all just… Read more »
Thorough
“But he thinks 17 million for Martinez can revamp the midfield, right?”
I think Martinez forced the move to Villa himself and the club didn’t stand in his way.
Martinez is wanting the No.1 position, was told he wasn’t getting it and then says ok I’m off.
Leno is an idiot. He’s at fault for every goal we concede and the one’s we fail to score. I’m sure we did not concede any goals when he was injured because his replacement commands the box
I’m in agreement, we have zero chance of competing for the top four while he’s in goal.
I wonder what Almunia is doing these days. We ended up regularly in the top four while he dazzled us with his brilliance game after game.
Bring back Almunia…
Of course I’ll only charge a nickel.
Yesterday we should’ve gone there and played over the top all day
Yes in hindsight but we had something like 34% possession. Liverpool outclassed us in every department.
Conceding after we scored straight away didn’t help.
Was AMN offside with that ball over the top in the first half?
17 million isn’t good money Receding if you want to revamp and really improve a whole central midfield.
It’s pittance
Valentine. People are just in denial. We played this same Liverpool with almost the same personnel, Xhaka and ELNENY midfield, and I could count the number of chances they created. Maybe because he wasn’t playing kickabout with his defenders when it was obvious he needed to boot it out. Leno’s most annoying trait is this ‘playing out of the back nonsense’. I see Martinez doing that on very few occasions, Leno does it till it gets tiring, we kept giving them chances upon chances, there was even a time he passed right across the face of our goal and Mane… Read more »
Man I don’t understand some fans. How can you see that game and conclude that Leno and Pepe are our biggest problems? See the statistics, Xhaka and Elneny had ONE progressive pass between them all game. We couldn’t get out of a liverpool press because Liverpool know our Midfielders can only pass it back. They won’t open up space with a body fient or an exceptional pass. Do you think Liverpool would press that high up the pitch if this was Man city? Only Ceballos scared them a bit when he came on. Imagine having three Midfielders that can beat… Read more »
Receding
The central midfield is of the greatest concern no doubt.
But because there is such a glaring weakness there doesn’t mean you stick your head in the sand about Leno.
If that midfield was sorted out any time soon the next focus would be on Leno I”m afraid the way things stand atm.
A full Anfield and Arsenal get spanked 6-1.
Thorough
Martinez almost let Firmino in at the Emirates… Does that make him dim too.
Ishola. Thorough“But he thinks 17 million for Martinez can revamp the midfield, right?”I think Martinez forced the move to Villa himself and the club didn’t stand in his way.Martinez is wanting the No.1 position, was told he wasn’t getting it and then says ok I’m off. No, he didn’t. He had earned it. He just needed reassurance. If Arteta had been a better manager he would have fired a rocket up his ass ‘The position is yours until you throw it away’. We did the exact same thing with Saka, played him till it got tiresome just for his to… Read more »
“As he’s clearly not stupid I can’t see him investing in a football club though.”
Awww…..if only he is flush with cash. If you are rich, stupid is not an excuse for not investing.
Thorough
I am not saying Martinez didn’t earn the right to stay as No,1.
I think most agree that he should have stayed on as No.1.
But he obviously wasn’t given the nod to stay as No.1
So yes it looks like the wrong decision was made by Arteta.
Fire Thorough Martinez almost let Firmino in at the Emirates… Does that make him dim too. Those mistakes are few and far between for Martinez, they are a routine for Leno, that’s the difference. Sincerely tell me how many ‘hearts in mouth moment’ did we have yesterday because of Leno’s insistence to pass out from the back? We probably had as many in that one game than we did in all of Martinez’s 14 or so appearances. I watched it at a pub, everybody was sick to their teeth with Leno’s insistence on passing out from the back. It’s sad… Read more »
I’m so angry we didn’t win 5 nil last night on our way to the title against the favourites…..
My point was that Arteta can’t do fuck all about the central midfield with 17m.
Which you also alluded to.
Gabriel misread many headers are n his first two games as he is still adapting to the pace of the Pl.
It made sense to drop him against the best crossing full backs. One mistake leading to a goal and he gets tarred with the Leno brush. Confidence is a fragile thing
There will be many games for him and Saliba to play when they fully acclimatize.
Ishola.
Exactly my point. I’ll rather we get rid of Holding and AMN than Martinez. Leno is bag of nerves, Martinez is the opposite, how can our coach not fucking see that?
Thorough
Liverpool’s press was so good. If Leno booted the ball out it was coming straight back in nanoseconds. We don’t hav Giroud or Sagna anymore.
Our playing out from the back has been better recently but sometimes you just have to admit that the opponents are so good
And when people say that this focus on Leno now is only because of the sale of Martinez of course this is the case.
Martinez showed us when he was deputising what can be lacking in Leno.
“Man I don’t understand some fans. How can you see that game and conclude that Leno and Pepe are our biggest problems? See the statistics, Xhaka and Elneny had ONE progressive pass between them all game. We couldn’t get out of a liverpool press because Liverpool know our Midfielders can only pass it back. They won’t open up space with a body fient or an exceptional pass. Do you think Liverpool would press that high up the pitch if this was Man city? Only Ceballos scared them a bit when he came on. Imagine having three Midfielders that can beat… Read more »
When people disagree with others it’s always because of agendas isn’t it.
What a lazy term agenda is.
Whoever picked the team is the main problem.
Arteta and Scott Parker are without question the worst 2 managers in the prem.When I see Parker ,I see Arteta- when I see Arteta, I see Parker.Two
babies trying their best – in the mans world of pro soccer management.
(Although to be fair- Arteta is a conservative organsiser,great communicator and excellent counter attacking coach.)
Arsenal have had only x12 attempts on the opposostion goal this season..
Excrement.
“Liverpool’s press was so good. If Leno booted the ball out it was coming straight back in nanoseconds. We don’t hav Giroud or Sagna anymore.
Our playing out from the back has been better recently but sometimes you just have to admit that the opponents are so good”
While the oppostion is good, you are at least giving yourself a chance putting it over the top, the bounce could go our way and fall in auba or Pepe’s path. We couldn’t even get the ball out our own half passing it around our own box thinking we peak Barcelona
Yeah, Martinez showed more in those games than Leno. But it was still a small sample size. And he has been here 10 years. Honestly for a team aiming for top 4, Leno is definitely enough. For a title challenge, I don’t know if both are.
But I would have definitely Sold AMN and Holding before him because Martinez’s purple patch was absolutely great. We could have kept him and tried to see if that was his true form. Anyway It’s spilt milk now, let’s move on.
Mane should have been sent off, clear elbow, at the very least it should have gone to VAR. Sad performance but not as bad as some would have you think, I would have preferred Gabriel to play regardless of the confidence risk as we know what Holding and Luiz bring to the table against teams with a high press. The midfield was incredibly static and ponderous, against a proper press Xhaka showed his limitations once again and deservedly hooked for Ceballos who played well simply because he’s our only midfielder with a high level of mobility and eye for a… Read more »
I’m clearly an out of touch old git because I remember my earliest training sessions at school where the PE teacher went absolutely tonto if we played the ball across goal. Leno did it twice last night and was within inches of having it poked in the net by a pressing Liverpool attacker. I had hoped for better last night. I wasn’t expecting a win. But I was expecting a more positive approach. Even Leeds had a go and showed how Liverpool can be undone. Arteta tried to fiddle about with the approach to undermine Klopp’s plans, and it failed.… Read more »
one loss and people are jumping the gun. All the usual suspects on with knives baying for Blood. Since there is no Ozil now its Leno . Arsenal fans smh.
Is hola
I don’t know about you but Valentin has been driving this agenda that Pepe and Leno aren’t good enough. What makes an opinion an agenda is the constant “I told you so” speech that is delivered even if it isn’t the biggest problem we saw over a game. Willian, Auba and Lacazette weren’t visible at all but he comes on and says pepe isn’t good enough right of the bat. If you see pepe and Leno as the first weaknesses before that Midfield, that’s an AGENDA!!!
Leno’s insistence to pass out from the back
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Not Leno’s fault, it’s what Arteta orders him to do.
Leno couldn’t do it under Emery and can’t do it now.
I thought David Luiz had a good overall game tbh.
Yes his header at the end resulted in their third goal but overall I thought he did ok.
And that third goal highlighted that Luiz bosses Leno rather than the other way around. Leno should be bossing the six yard box not Luiz.
“Ishola how do we fix that midfield you keep going on about if we keep two keepers worth good money?” hillarious incredible intellect on hear today
This is the difference between midfielders who have some strengths (xhaka with his nice long passing, good long shot, solid frame, professional attitude, el neny who is just a very tidy passer, reasonable frame etc) compared with top quality players I always give the example of cesc but he was such a dream boat CM because he was so rounded. If you pressed him he’d turn you inside out and break forwards behind you, which was a huge avenue to get out of our own defense and create openings moving forwards – which he too was adept at exploiting with… Read more »
Fire.
Nope, that’s I correct. He was giving it to Liverpool because he only kicked out as a last resort,when he’s backed to the wall. Compared to Martinez who’s actually deliberate with passing forward and o ly kicks sideways when the other options aren’t available.
Man thinking back to that dominant kante performance I remember saying to a Chelsea fan mate after the game I won’t even take the time to get angry to criticize arsenal or wenger for being shit because we’ve just seen one of the most dominant DM performances you’ll get and it was pure footballing artistry from kante. If we can’t get partey on deadline day I’d be sorely tempted to go in for kante. My only concern is neither kante nor Ceballos are big and I’d like at least one of our CMs to be physically quite big. Not a… Read more »
https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/29/arsenal-tony-adams-bernd-leno-mikel-arteta-emi-martinez-13341484/?ito=newsnow-feed
Habesha, No I am not blind to our midfield problem. In fact last summer when I criticised Raul, that was exactly my point that we had 3 main weaknesses and that we did not address any of them. I can refer you to our comments about it. 1) central midfield 2) left side CB 3) goalkeeper I also stated that a Winger should not have been our priority. But most were so giddy at the idea of Pepe that one they refused to realise that we still had a black hole in the middle of the pitch and two Pepe… Read more »
Valentin Raul did a good Job in my eyes. I haven’t changed my opinion on that. The year before pepe we had zero width. But we had two players, eventhough they are poor who could actually see a Pass. Our creative numbers took a dive when Iwobi, and Miki both left at the same time. Pepe was needed. But we also needed to replace both miki and Iwobi because they were the only creative players we had along with ozil, no matter how poor. And the emergence of Saka, Martinelli and Nelson in one season didn’t make the logic behind… Read more »
citing*
I think the logic behind Pepe was good, though there’s a difference between good in theory and good in practice. I haven’t written him off yet but he needs to improve sharpish if he wants to go down as a quality player at this level We’ve given him a year to settle. Emery is gone. The car crash is gone. There are less and less reasons why we shouldn’t see his major talent on the regular, so if he doesn’t step up clearly by November or December I suspect he is going to have to be written off as a… Read more »