Arsenal finished out the first mini-cycle of Premier League games sitting pretty in the top 4 having taken 9 points from 12. That was the target for Arteta and his team and they will be very pleased they delivered on it.
The Sheffield United game basically showed off our glaring problems that are a hangover from last season, they also painted the way forward. The grim opening 45 minutes had us in complete control of the game, but at a very slow pace, with absolutely nothing to show for it. We had shots on target, but they were stat-padding shots, the chances weren’t good enough. It is worth caveating this with the exhausting reality that we played Liverpool back to back inside 4 days. It was a safe half though, Sheffield United, who finished one place behind us last season, gave nothing to the game.
My biggest worry was seeing Bad David Luiz show up. He nearly had himself sent off inside the opening 5 minutes with a shirt tug after he mistimed his control of a pass, only the footballing gods and quick thinking of Bernd Leno saved us. He really is an infuriating player. You always know whether it’ll be his day or not within 60 seconds, it was not his day and he was a shambles.
The 4-3-3 that we adopted looked good for shape though. Our defending was solid and moving Saka further up the pitch worked well. Also interesting to see Mo dropping in as a false right back.
Gabriel was very reassuring with his assertive defending. It’s extremely impressive how fast he’s adapted to the league, he feels like our best defender already, he’s rapid, his passing is getting better, he’s careful with his sizeable power, and he seems to have a good grasp on communication with the rest of the group.
The second half saw an early recognition that we needed more edge in the final third. Nicolas Pepe was brought on for the largely anonymous Eddie Nketiah and we moved Auba into a more central role after watching him die out on the left all game. The team also started to pick up the pace, the passing was more aggressive and there was more of a one-touch vibe to our play.
Pepe was involved in the first goal. A fluid move that finished with Bellerin finding Saka at the back post. The newly-minted England international guided a very clever header into the top corner. What a week he’s had.
The goal after was all about the Pepe magic (Hector assist), his driving run and placed shot was exactly what we wanted from him when we bought him. He not only played a huge role in speeding up our play, he also defended with dogged aggression. He really wanted to change that game and he did. The 19 pass approach to that goal was the largest of the season. We might be meek going forward, but when we do make it click, it’s glorious to watch.
We still let Sheffield back into the game. McGoldrick made some space on the edge of our box and curled a perfect shot past Leno. Not sure there’s much you can do with a shot like that. We defended erratically closing out the game, Hector tweeting that we love to suffer was spot on, but we saw out the 94 minutes for the win.
So what did we learn?
There’s a formation and selection in this squad that gives us a more free-spirited kind of football… and it probably involves Saka, Auba in the middle, and an interested Nicolas Pepe. When Arteta made those changes, the whole vibe of the game shifted. Everyone kicked their play up a notch, our attackers looked more threatening, and we took chances in the final third.
We need to see more of that a lot more often.
As it stands, we have a painfully conservative midfield. They are much more comfortable pinging it around our half than they are in the final third. Mo Elneny is a solid player, but his instinct is backwards or sideways. There is very little desire for verticality in his game. He’s not a risk-taker. Ceballos was much better in the second half, he took some chances and some of his play out of the back was daring. He needs to be more involved in our final third play. His one-touch pass that slipped Auba in shows he’s capable.
The bright spark in the game was Saka. He’s probably our second-best player. His movement out wide was great today, he worked nicely with Tierney. I thought he also looked impressive when he drifted in and played more through the middle. He has the tools to unpick defences and he has the awareness to move through tight spaces. If it all goes to shit with the transfer window, he’d be worthy of giving more time in attacking positions.
Pepe also showed there’s still fight in him. He’s spent a long time not delivering goals (12 games I believe). The talent is there, but he lacks belief. Yesterday, he flew out of the traps with a chip on his shoulder. He doesn’t always play like that. His instinct was always to move forward, he’s better when he’s doing that, too often he looks for the cut back instead of forward locomotion. Hopefully this can be the true start to his season, it needs to be, because our attack looked bland before his arrival. He lifted Willian’s game in my view.
Let’s also talk about Hector Bellerin. He’s getting back to something that resembles form. 2 assists today that were absolutely vital in a game that offered nothing; from a player that has struggled with fitness and end product. He’s really starting to look a player, long may that form continue. It was interesting listening to Arteta after the game, he basically said he gave it straight to Bellerin about what he thought of him, then the player came back and said he wanted to commit to the project. Some might not like that, but I think you need people that love the club to stay at the club. It seems fairly clear that though the Cedric deal was unsexy, it was done because both Bellerin and AMN weren’t committed to the project.
Also worth pointing out that Arsenal were perfectly boring today. No drama. A simple win built upon the foundations of good defending. That cannot be said for many other teams we’d like to consider our brethren.
Let’s talk about that…
It was a fucking delight to see United get an absolute pasting at the hands of Spurs. I’m not sure how much you learn from that game because United were utterly, utterly dreadful… but, as I said yesterday, spending a shedload of cash doesn’t equate to points. It was totally nuts to see Liverpool trounced by Villa 7-2, shock of decade there. Exactly the same thing over at Leicester who were beasted 3-0 by West Ham. City were held by Leeds, they look lost.
Football is played on the pitch. We overplay the noise and the micro-moments we dislike, often losing sight of the bigger picture. As Carlo said at the weekend, it’s a simple game. Great prep, good coaching, and some luck goes a long way. There is no reason we can’t be decent this season if we continue improving on the basics and slowly build on the process. There is a plan there, it might not be sexy right now, but that doesn’t matter if it continues to be effective.
Good coaching does have its limits though. The fastest way to shift our fortunes is signing new players that can already do the specialist things we desire. This group of players are largely Emery’s vision (or Raul’s). Someone asked what Carlo would do with our squad, the response from everyone was ‘buy a new midfield.’ We need square pegs for square holes. That means a Partey or an Aouar. If you can’t get them, find players that look like them on Wyscout but at a lower price point. We cannot see out this season without addressing the midfield. We cannot excuse doing nothing.
Arteta sounded bullish in the press conference after. He said we are in for multiple players. The club is backing him. They are charging ahead.
Plenty to improve on, but hopefully, we can do that in conjunction with some excellent signings. Today is a big day. Matteo is off to Hertha, expect a lot more action… hopefully with some fresh meat coming our way.
Over to you, Edu.
1st
For some reasons I am apprehensive.
Feeling like the deadline day that got Ozil over the line.
Can Arsenal pull the chestnuts out of the fire tonight?
Waiting anxiously.
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Top 4
ffs we might be going for the wrong Thomas according to Telegraph
Pedro I will repeat what I posted in last thread just as you made this post. Arsenal offer two formations which are 3-4-3 and 4-3-3. The first uses 2 CMF and 2 WBs and the second uses 2 CMFs + Saka. The 3 CMF options are Ceballos, Xhaka and Elneny who appear to be rotated. The question which should be answered is do we think that any of these players would make the starting l ineup at Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea or Spurs? Bluntly they would not and in some cases would not even make the bench at… Read more »
After all the trust me shit from Arteta…I hearing nothing new. Just merry go rounds.
IsholaI think Elneny has been very good this season and therefore Arteta is giving him starts.
Some here just for the sake of it are coming up with all kinds of nonsense like Elneny cant pass forward, slows play down, bla bla bla.
Arteta picking him over a manager’s favourite Xhaka just shows that Elneny has massively upped his game from when the last time he was here.
Great post ped by the way.
The thing is with Arsenal atm is for long periods of the game we look lethargic , devoid of ideas or inspiration, one paced and lacking creativity. However , when we do get it right , which is quite rare, the football is up there with the best The 2 goals v shef utd were top quality, as was the 3rd goal v fulham and the 2 goals v west ham.. To me , this proves that we do have the quality in the side. Confidence is the key , and maybe that will grow as results are positive. To… Read more »
I would take felipe anderson on loan, and £40mil for zaha should sort this mess out
There’s been talk of Torreira leaving since he got here. I like Guendouzi, but if he’s a problem? it’s right to move him on. If we aren’t going to use Ozil? Or his heart or head isn’t in it? Then don’t register him. I’d rather go with a committed midfield of Elneny, Xhaka Ceballos, Willock Saka, Smith-Rowe Than have players who aren’t committed to the cause, there’s inexperience in there, but I’d much rather have committed inexperienced young players who are hungry to learn, than players who don’t want to be here, and are going through the motions picking up… Read more »
Yes adding 2 more wing players to our 5 already will fix this mess when we are crying out fir midfield additions.
Our squad is bloated in certain areas, todays just as much about moving players on.
We’ve a first team squad of 31, we could realistically lost 7-8 players, without the need for any replacements.
Hopefully we get shot of:
Kolasinac
Sokratis
Mustafi
Ozil (unlikely)
Lacazette
Guendouzi
Torreira
If Papa, Mustafi, and Ozil are still here tomorrow morning, they’re all leaving on free transfers next summer.
Incredible waste of money. £25m in wages right there for players we don’t need.
The transfers out this window (or rather lack thereof) have been an epic disappointment. Kola, Chambers, Torr (loan), Guen (loan).. what a missed opportunity to reduce the wage bill and put some money back in the coffers.
Tsk Tsk Pedro.
No mention that the midfield looked more progressive on the ball especially in the second half without Granit Xhaka. There was more a flow feel to the team which the 19 passes Pepe goal signified.
Maybe it’s because Arteta sees him as important that you don’t mention it.
I thought the sacking of gunnersaurus was a joke but turns out it’s real and it’s for ‘cost savings’Thank god we’ve must’ve saved a few hundred quid a week on his salary. I know it’s a shame as he’s been at the club for 27 years since we first created this mascot, but think of it this way. If his weekly wage (he’s only part time) is even £500, then in approximately 300 years the savings will amount to be 7m and we can afford AouarITS HAPPENING HES FINALLY COMING IN 2320!!!!
Captain T
As said on the previous blog Elneny does a job in midfield but is not a leader in midfield.
And when you say that Elneny was picked over Xhaka it was Ceballos that received the ball in first phase deep which Xhaka usually does in the team. He done this as well as running further forward.
Elneny is a supporting cast midfielder. He’s not a leading actor.
So far the only exit is Gunnersaurus (I thought it was a joke but it seems to be actually confirmed).
A quick estimate would be that one day of Ozil’s fortnite sponsorship deal (which is the only way I can rationalise his wages) would have comfortably paid to keep on someone who has given a huge amount to the club and helped develop a new generation of fans – all three of my now Young Guns were Gunnersauras fans before they followed any player.
Nelson, willock, Eddie nikita, mitland niles, holding this home grown trash need to be moved on today.
You’re full of joy jay.
Even Leeds just spent £20mil on a winger
Aren’t we so predicate? Typical of Arsenal to miss an opportunity. Who can say if we’d pushed out the boat for Partey and Aouar we would not be in with a chance for not only top 4 but the title.but mugs in charge think Ceballos, Elneny and Xhala won’t get injured or have a dip in form. We’re cursed, I tell you.
*predictable, of course.
We looked more dangerous with Nketiah off and Auba in the middle.
Who’d have thunk it?
I don’t joke about Gunnersaurus, ever.
Weird optics from the club to do this today when we’re on the brink of massively fuck up this transfer window. Imagine him and Guen on a no fee loan deal being the only outgoings and no one coming in. Maybe should have waited with that announcement…
Who would want to come play under arteta anyway, negative football.
Jorginho isnt coming according to Ornstein and thank fuck for that.
Pipe down Bob you boring cunt
It just wouldn’t make sense. Emi was sold and Arteta said that the funds would be used to strengthen this side. There will be something today there has to be.
OUTGOINGS
Emiliano Martínez / Aston Villa / £15.66m
Konstantinos Mavropanos / VfB Stuttgart / Loan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan / Free Transfer
Gunnersaurus / Released
Jack wilshere after leaving arsenal, is yet to score a single league goal for West ham, and now fully fit, can’t even make the bench.
Freddie,
Who is Bob?
LT
The guy who just confirmed his identity above you by whining about his favourite player, Jacky boy.
When it comes to transfer windows we’re as dull as our football.
Left Testicle,
Jay used to post under Bob. Always berating Wilshere, or any other English player. The guy is strange, I used to think he was a relative of a jilted lover to Jack.
TBH, would have looked more dangerous even with Nketiah off and playing with 10 men.
And some character here hoped we got rid of Lacazette. Dear lord! If you can’t see Nketiah is still a class below Laca (and likely will remain), you must be wearing some heavy nationalist blinkers. At least Laca can keep the ball and bring others into play when he’s not wearing his scoring boots.
In all honesty, if we sold Laca, would rather have Giroud on loan than Nketiah to ‘lead the line.’
Lyon confirm Depay to Barca.
Who the heel is Bob? arsenal fans got so desperate for a English captain, not long ago,they was begging to make rob holding captain 🤣
Keep calm and enjoy the shit show. I am so used to it, that it don’t make any difference.
We are linked to good players. We wait for the last day. We buy shit.. REPEAT.
At least Jorginho looks off the table and Arteta seemed confident of signings , maybe a good bit of news on a signing today . Will they pull the trigger on partey’s release clause
Kris
Eddie nikita is the new akpom, fans hype him so much, but when you have crap like that in first team, how do you accept arsenal to challenge for champions league spot.
Arsenal sign Willian from Chelsea and give him £200,000 per week contract.
Arsenal then sack a mascot, probably on minimum wage, because they can’t afford his wages.
Luiz is a double edge sword for Arteta. Luiz has the experience to organize the defense, an accurate long pass and can bring up our young defensive core. But every EPL manager knows that Luiz lost a step. In a back 4 formation, they’ll send a player to rush him. In a back three formation, Luiz trends to move the defensive line back. Since Arteta’s system asks the two CM’s to support the high press, It creates a gap between the midfield and the defense. One can see that once the opponent breaks through the high press, Xhaka will be… Read more »
Not even been linked to anyone
Dream1” there is a deep moral vacuum at the heart of the club. But as loyal fans we are all complicit.
Hope Edu has his boots if we’re fucking this up as is being suggested.
Good post Pedro, first half to forget for sure but the second did offer some signs of optimism. Squad rotation and current form on display obviously two major factors in Arteta’s lineup but for me Saka and Pepe should be starters most games. Willian is the superior all around player to Pepe, but the latter offers more upside with ball at his feet, even if he does disappear in games a lot. If Auba continues to spend this much time on defensive duties instead in the final third, expect his output from last season be cut in half, and the… Read more »
Nelson
Luiz is in for his unique ability for spotting a great pass especially on the counter as we have a lack of creativity in midfield but his defending is suspect against tricky and pacy attackers ( though he does boss the physical forwards like giroud) .
Sort our midfield out and we don’t need him
Fast forward to 2030 >>>
Arsenal lanquish in lower echelons of the AstraZeneca Premier League after KSE relocates the club to Milton Keynes.
William Saliba starts his eleventh season on loan to Cambridge United.
Former Manager Mikel Arteta is about to release his autobiography ‘Non-negotiable’ with a few titbits…
We almost signed 7 time Ballon D’or winner Aoaur
We almost signed Partey
We almost signed Coutinho
Disgusting that they sacked Gunnersaurs!
Is this the new culture Pedro is touting about!?
I have a lot of faith in Arteta, he sounded confident yesterday and Thursday.
The person who is underwhelming for me is Edu, at present.
Guendouzi gone to Hertha just confirmed
Gunnersaurus will be back when fans are allowed back.
Guendouzi joins Hertha Berlin from Arsenal on a loan deal, done and confirmed – Fabrizio Romano
Ishola Never said Elneny is a leader in midfield. Yesterday Ceballos ran the show and Elneny was the supporting cast. And it worked well imo. Even again 3 central midfielders it Sheffield the 2 did a very good job. They were also helped by Saka dropping in midfield. Usually we have Xhaka running the game and Ceballos as the support. This is at all not a bad combo but Xhaka is Xhaka and he will alway have his moments. Elneny on the other hand is very assured on the ball, never makes it complicated and is much better physical than… Read more »
Fast forward to 2030 >>>
Flamini is Emperor of the World and fashion designer Bellerin closes London Fashion Week to critical acclaim. Mesut Ozil has gone into hiding with evil dictator Erdogan.
It’s this miguided hunger for homegrown heroes that is foisting sentiments like ‘Nketia is better than Lacazette’. Last week, to further that narrative, someone here said Nketia can never miss the chances Laca missed against Liverpool. You’d think they were not referring to a player who wasnt good enough for Leeds in the Championship.
We’ve here before with all these ‘British core’ nonsense. See where it got us.
Not even any interesting rumours.
Apparently Gunnersaurus has only been laid off temporarily while there are no fans at the games. Still a terrible PR message though, which seems to be something the club specialise in.
Ornstein saying that as Partey and Aouar are not happening there are no signings planned which begs the question what happened to the back up options that we were supposed to have?
I think that caveat is everything. After having a double header against the best team in the league, since second half of Wenger up until today we would usually have lost both but exhausted our energy and then been completely at sea at the next match. To get a win against Sheffield after one win one loss against Liverpool within a week is actually better performance than we’ve had for years. Winners grind out results.
Leftside
Love Artetas as a coach , think his tactical nous and how to nullify opponents strengths and exploit their weaknesses is second to none . A very modern tactician.
But you can’t completely blame edu when Arteta is hoarding players especially a 2nd/3rd choice full back
Ornstein saying that as Partey and Aouar are not happening there are no signings planned which begs the question what happened to the back up options that we were supposed to have?
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The back up options were…
1. Do nothing and order Pizza
2. Do nothing and order Maccy D’s
Luiz was lucky Sheffield are coached by Wilder and don’t have many cheaters in their squad, otherwise it could’ve been a shirt tug , a dive, replays from five different angles and VAR deciding to send him off.
Couldn’t those prima donna players earning millions every month try to chip in their spare changes to save the club mascot !? Fucking disgusting
Shit! Instead of Xhaka, now they got a younger and better Guen.
ARSENAL SET FOR BUSY DEADLINE DAY?
Sky Sports News reporter Emma Paton says Arsenal could be set for a busy Deadline Day, with several incomings and outgoings a real possibility.
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BOLLOCKS!
acr
Eddie nikita was a bench warmer in the championship, but according to arsenal fans, hes still young and can improve.
Graham Yep Arsenal are the only club in PL to force thru a permanent wage cut, not a deferral. It was supposed to save jobs but the Kroenkes had other sinister ideas. The players were angry because they were lied to (naive because the Kroenkes weren’t willing to give guarantees in writing). They continue to plow thru the Arsenal staff. The club does not pay the living wage. All the blame will fall on employees of the club, for their salaries. The Kroenkes could have covered all the staff. It’s a drop in the ocean for them. Classy Arsenal the… Read more »
Tom
Good point there though I must say that two footed lunge on auba was a red card all day long . Do that on salah and the ref wouldn’t even bothered with var the red be out of his pocket before you could say double standards
Willian had another anonymous game and like somebody else wrote yesterday, he may not even give us one good year out of his 3 years contract.
Money down the drain when we could have spend his salary on three hungry young players for the future and on Gunnersaurus!
I am afraid that Arteta’s plan B for our midfield is AMN.
Imagine how we are waiting for Atletico to move 1 more player so they can announce Torreira on loan. If they don’t manage to move a player Torreira will stay with us. How are AM planning in different cases and have Torreira already passed medicals and everything ahead of a planned move that might not happen, but we are openly giving Guendouzi and Torreira in a area of the pitch we only have Ceballos, Xhaka, Elneny and Willock? Laughable really. It makes zero sense to move on 2 midfield players that are actually very capable players and not have ANYONE… Read more »
QPR seal £750,000 deal for Benfica’s Chris Willock after Huddersfield failed to make their loan move for the ex-Arsenal starlet permanent
This is level of championship crap arsenal had in the past,same gonna happen with, Joe willock,Eddie nikita,Nelson,mitland niles all championship level.
“according to German outlet Fussball Transfers, Hertha Berlin will pay Arsenal a fee of €4m for signature of Guendouzi on loan for the season.”
Better than the 0 fee that was reported earlier at least.
Anybody had any idea why we see freak results like yesterday.
At the beginning of the season, I thought getting top 4 would require a record number of points, but now I am not so sure. Everybody seems to be susceptible to the surprising heavy defeats by unfancied opponents, so 70 PTS may be enough to clinch it.
Goal difference may even come into it, in which case heavy defeats and heavy victories may be the deciding factors.
Peckobill, very fair point.
I’m giving Arteta lee way at present, that may change. It makes no sense to rid ourselves of Guendouzi, Torreira, Martinez – these are some of our better players, to not bring anybody in.
If we were this hard up for cash makes you wonder why we went for Willian. Hardly an area of the field we needed to strengthen.
Just bring back Torreira if nothing happens. As Nelson said I just had the same thought. We could have mister relaxed brain as Arteta’s pet project. I’m horrified at the prospect of AMN having to start in midfield in multiple games throughout the season.
Val
You have given up on Willian way to soon. Every player needs time to adapt to a new system. Willian has a lot of experience. He has lost a step. But he still sees the play well and can pass accurately. He can be deployed on the right, on the left or even in the middle. He is a hard and honest worker, not like Ozil.
Atleti need to sell a player in order for Torreira to come in? I still think there is legs with Partey. We may see some movement once Guendouzi’s loan has been confirmed.
Why are waiting to the last knockings of the window to do our shit…
Can’t even see we are being linked with any new targets which is just a tad worrying!
Freddie
Ornstein said no loan fee for Guendouzi
Dream
So? He also said we didn’t have any money last window just before we bought Pepe.
He’s not the oracle many here perceive him to be.
If they are not going to get AOUR then we should defo get Partey as he is an a+++ upgrade on both Shaka and Elneny , although Saka is only 19 he can be the creator ,we will have to use smith rowe as well as shifting willan in as I thought that was the plan in the first place . Willan played as a 10 for shitty donesk and was quite successful
Parteys PR dude has just tweeted an hour glass emoji ..Arsenal Twitter losing it lol…can it happen?
If Edu doesn’t pull something out the bag he will in all likelihood have a seriously pissed lynch mob baying for his blood!
Nelson,
I’ll grant you that Willian is a hard worker, but for the price and length of contract we have him I was expecting more from him. In fact I was expecting him to help us against low block teams. His burst acceleration on short distance should help him make the difference against such opponents.
However so far he has been good against open flow team such as Fulham. Teams that play open flow football against Arsenal are teams that we spank anyway. I would have preferred to see Reiss Nelson or Willock be given an opportunity.
1. Do nothing and order Pizza
2. Do nothing and order Maccy D’s
Sounds like an average work day for Mesut!
Partey fashionably late to his own party.
Turning up the heat.
Supreme leader thinks its everyones fault we are playing the way we are but diet Pep,
Everyone Raul, Emery, players (Pepe not interested, Elneny not a risk taker, Nketiah…..)
I am convinced that Arsenal will buy at 24th hour Partey. It is inconceivable that the club will not bring in a new midfielder and Chelsea are blocking the sale/loan of Jorghino. Apparently Athletico Madrid are not going to complete loan of Torreira until they have offloaded at least one player from their squad. The preferences are Herrera and Lemar, but it could be Partey as well. The bottom line is are Arsenal prepared to go an extra mile to bring in Partey? We may be struggling financially in a Pandemic, but are Arsenal prepared to lose 2 midfielders plus… Read more »
Valentin, Villa result was freaky for sure. You can’t legislate against four nasty deflections leaving the keeper stranded, but I thought considering their improvements a narrow Villa win was on the cards before the game started ,that and the fact they played Pool even in the same fixture last season and it took a late goal from Mane to give Liverpool three points.
The United game , obviously the sending off, but also, unfortunately, Mourinho’s got the scum playing well and OGS is pants.
I hate to say it but Tottenham make top four this season.
We want Partey
Athletico want torreira
Athletico can’t have torreira until one of their players move
Arsenal scratching their chins
You couldn’t make this shit up it’s almost a parody
Accodring to AFCBell, Arsenal called the PArtey camp an hour ago to inform them that they want to complete the deal…this dude has never got anything Arsenal related wrong and literally been saying that Partey was done since last 2 months…he’s never budged…combine this with the fact that Partey’s PR manager just tweeted an hour glass emoji, things are really looking like the impossible could happen
Looks like ‘winning the transfer window’ last summer has come back to bite us in the ass. Everyone knew that we were borrowing from the following season’s budget so it’s no surprise we’re skint now.
Buzzy, no good Arsenal calling the Partey camp, it’s AM that decide if it happens.
Tom, I was pretty sure that ManUtd would make the top 3 and that Fat Franck the sack at the end of the season, now I am incline that may be the other way around. Chelsea making top 4 and OGS getting the sack at the end of the season. I also thought that Mourinho was going to implode in January, but it looks like sudden realisation that he is at his last chance saloon in term of big club managerial job means that he may last the entire season. Levy is no mug and he most likely has inserted… Read more »
Even if we manage to get something done at the 11th hour serious questions need to be asked about how we’ve conducted ourselves this window – it’d take a major improvement for it even to be considered a shambles. Why have we spent the entire summer chasing 2 players who were clearly always going to be unattainable? Why if we understandably have limited finances did we not look at going for a couple of “rough diamonds” ? Everyone loves a big name but I’d wager that 99% of fans would be happy to see us do the right business rather… Read more »
AM have Diego Costa another age cheat we are being mugged in daylight broad.
Buzzy pinning all his hopes and dreams on a twitter ITK called AFC Bell
😂…..
That’s made my day