This is going to be a power-post because the week I’m having looks like Denilson in midfield against Stoke.
Mikel Arteta wants Arsene back at the club.
I would like to see him back around us. He was a massive figure for me and he’s someone that I can still learn a lot of things from and I would like to have him closer to us.
Obviously the actual environment doesn’t allow us to do it, but I think he’s a figure that has to be very present in what we do at the football club because he is, in my opinion, the one who had the vision and helped this club to evolve and be what it is today.
The man does not miss with the press. You cannot force him into an error, he’s very, very good with media folk. Pretty sure he’d not be wanting Wenger making decisions, but one day, you have to expect that Wenger will take on a Bobby Charlton like role at Arsenal. He’s an elite figurehead.
Mesut Ozil is now 32. Arsenal.com posted a miserable picture of him and wished him happy returns. All a bit sad really, he’s on the back 9 and clinging on at a club he doesn’t need to be at. It’s so, so boring.
THOMAS PARTEY IS TRAINING AND FIT. He might start, though I find that a bit of a stretch. He’ll be on the bench though… ready to ease our sorrows when we’re 3-0 down after 20 mins.
This game will be interesting. Coming back off the international break in great form is tough. Who knows which City will show. Arteta says they’ve been unlucky in games. No, they haven’t. Leicester spanked them and a team of their calibre shouldn’t be challenged by a side like Leeds. I don’t know what is going on at City, but they have been in a hangover. We could win 2-0 or get our asses absolutely handed to us. You just don’t know which side will show.
The big question mark over team selection will be whether Kieran T will play. It seems pretty clear the club are arguing he had it this summer, so he’s immune… so we’ll see how that pans out. Either way, it’s clear he’s integral to any success we might have. This sort of thing is exactly why international breaks through the season are a lump of bullshit.
Right, really short post. See you tomorrow. x
Bam: “Honestly guys, I’m really not Dariano.”
Whenever you want that obnoxious cretin to shut up just bring up Dariano which is also a stupid name.
It’s the safe word around here Marko.
Torreira reportedly playing well in the first 30 minutes according to commentators. Will def. be worth 40 M next year. Trying to watch, but I’d need some proper opiates to watch Atletico more than 10 minutes. Simeone is Big Sam on steroids (and with a cosa nostra tailor).
The media reported AM has an option to buy Torreira for €20m. Doesn’t sound as though we have the control to up the fee or sell to another club for more as long as AM exercise the option.
The same old stupid contract Arsenal likes to sign I suppose, unless there are riders such as Arsenal has an option to rescind if done before certain times. Doubt our contract folks are astute though.
Pedro you should add a polling feature
Q1: how do le grovers rate arsenals squad on paper.
I regard as 7th best in league.
Q2: how do le grovers rate arsenals manager
4th best manager in the league.
(FYI klopp > pep > ancelottii* > areta > rodgers > biesla*)
Asterix based on hunch as these managers are some what unknown quantity in this league.
Arteta is the least experienced and has potential to increase his level further.
Werner with two very good goals today. When/if that Chelsea team gel they will take some stopping
To an early point people raised on James and Willian. I think we needed James much more than Willian. But the big man Edu is a Brazilian last i checked. Well, Edu should have known better. I would be surprised we didn’t need to pay sign on bonus and agent’s fee in Willian’s free transfer. In which case it’s a matter of amounts. We desperately need genuine creativity and flair at James’ level. If we went for James, the only thing we’d argue against is his fitness and pace to play in the PL. As one said, imagine Partey and… Read more »
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Ceballos will never score or assist goals at the rate someone like James does. He just doesn’t go to the dangerous areas. He likes to dictate the game from the middle of the field like Cesc did at the start and at the end of his career. Ceballos scores like 2 goals and assists another 2 a season. James can give you a 20 goals/assists total on a good season. It’s incomparable. I would love it if Ceballos can develop his attacking play in a similar way to Cesc. I don’t see it happening though. Still happy with what he… Read more »
Nervous atm man.
Stupid Spurs just wrecked my accumulator.
Bale comes in and everything goes south.
Usero.
No we don’t need James. If he were here Arteta would be playing him at right back.