The Arsenal spine needs a performance today

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I didn’t realise the Leicester game was on so late in the day. I feel conned. I woke up early, worked out, dressed up to go to a pals house… then realised the error of my ways.

So I thought, fuck it, I’ll write a post.

Today is a huge game for Arsenal because part of the narrative is going to be about the lack of creativity, with Mesut Ozil sitting at home trying to run the social media manager at Arsenal out of a job. Before we get into the creativity piece, it’s worth highlighting the Rodgers comments before the game.

“The team have to operate with one brain. They have to function and work together.

“There will be teams where there is more freedom, but less structure.

“Ozil’s a wonderful talent and very creative, absolutely. He can make the last pass, but it’s about the team. It’s about ­marrying the individual ­qualities of the player into the team and if you feel that player can’t press the game or doesn’t want to press the game, it has an effect on your attacking structure and your defensive structure.

“If one person doesn’t do their job, then you can suffer.

“He’s a talent, but, as always with talent, you have to be a working talent.”

He’s basically said what Arteta won’t. What you’re reading above is one part of why the German isn’t in the squad. The second part is covered nicely in the tweet below.

The above excerpt from The Athletic is what you hear when you recieve leaks from Arsenal. The most important part outside ‘they don’t give a fuck’ is the bit where the source says ‘the players are watching.’ Wenger indulged the behaviour, remember Aaron Ramsey saying on Sky that Ozil gets special treatment? Not a good look in a failing team. Emery tried to impose discipline, then gave up, which sends an even worse message… ‘I am subservient.’ Arteta could not afford to have the biggest name at the club not giving a fuck. It’d ruin him. So he acted in a way that sends the strongest of message.

‘No one is bigger than the club’

Back to creativity…

Now, it’s tempting to say that Arteta MUST solve the issue right now. I don’t think that’s the case. I think he has to keep winning. People complaining about style and shots on target don’t have much of an argument if he continues to roll with 10 wins in 12 games streaks. We really do have to brace for the reality that this season might just be a year of foundation laying. Defending like kings (trying) and nicking goals could be the way.

It feels grim that we could be ‘that’ team, but if it’s effective, then it’s hard to complain. If Arteta doesn’t think he has the players to move the football forward into a ‘progressive’ world, then I’d prefer he does what works, versus placating fans with something we’ve seen fail quite a lot over the last decade. What I do find quite amusing is that I was SLATED for wanting a hipster manager that played progressive football, now the same people that wanted Nuno or Jose are complaining that the football isn’t hipster enough.

It’s also interesting that for all the ‘we’re shit’ chat that goes around, Sheffield United gave Liverpool a big scare yesterday, and West Ham took points from Manchester City. Complainers are in a bind on this one… was it good to get 6 points from those two, or was it poor that we didn’t do more against Liverpool and City? Probably that latter… maybe a little too much respect for two sides that look lost (City) or severely hungover (Liverpool).

Also, while we’re on the topic of average teams… United vs Chelsea, what a bore-fest. Both teams looked a mess. Chelsea, having spent £250m on talent, couldn’t muster more than 1 shot on target. Everton is currently losing 2-0 to Southampton (who have been excellent).

Back to Arsenal.

My main hope today is that Thomas Partey can show some class against a proper team. If he can control the midfield with the calmness he did in the week, we’ll be in good shape. I’m also praying for Gabriel. There are NOT many tests in the Premier League tougher than Jamie Vardy. He’ll do nothing for 70 minutes, then he’ll destroy you with a hattrick off 15 touches. This game is huge for the Brazilian’s concentration.

This 90 will also test Bernd Leno. He was a shambles the other night. Most notably with the ball at his feet. Now, we know that part of our game isn’t going anywhere, we know that Brendan Rodgers will have spotted what happened, and we know that Leicester will pressure Bernd really hard to make more errors like that. He has to clear his mind and put on the keeping equivalent of an early 2000s Iniesta performance. He also needs to dominate his box, teams put defenders on his from corners, that sort of shit only stops when you win all your battles.

We also need to cause problems going forward today. We need to start the game fast, we need to move the ball with purpose, and we need to make sure the ball sticks with our front three. I think this is going to be a good game. Two fairly evenly matched teams that both have plenty to worry about. Hopefully, we win, because we need it after the City game. We also need some form going away to Old Trafford next week.

ENJOY!

 

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London gunner

My biggest worry isn’t the result but the performance.

Look at spurs the other day drawing 3-3 with Southampton was a terrible result but the attacking performance and the performance for 80% match was sensational.

How has a poorer team in spurs assembled such a stacked rooster of talent on less wages.

Everything about arsenal is badly managed. We should have players like son not pepe.

Dissenter

If you’re going to be shoddy and lose at home then this is a good time to do it.
A home loss in October isn’t the end of the world tbh.

Arteta needs to stop being too clever by half Just don’t over-complicate the beautiful game.

It was always a big reach to expect that an out of sorts Mustafi coming back from long term injury will contain Vardy. That was s poor sub
Laca should have been subbed off at halftime, Eddie could have done any worse
Auba wasn’t anywhere near a 100%, should he have played?

Radio Raheem

Verona beating Juve, it might just be the day 😀

Countryboy

Moyes Lite said Partey was controlling the midfield by himself on Thursday.

So what does he do?

He sets up the team so that he doesn’t have the ball.

Look how high Partey was for the goal.

Partey should be the last man before the defense. Not the first man to mark

But the flat midfield 3 meant only one ball over him is needed to pressure the defense

Upstate Gooner

So Partey is still the one to take us to top 4? He might be a decent player but with our current manager we ain’t going nowhere. Already in 10th place. Spurs win tomorrow, and we’re in 11th. City win the game in hand, and we’re sliding down the table again. Simple math, Pedro, even you should be able to comprehend it.

Ishola70

Who was impressed by Partey today? Not many? Not surprising. He was isolated central for most of the match with Xhaka playing wide left and Ceballos funnelling out to the right. I can understand Xhaka having to be played away from the centre of the pitch because he can’t hack it in the middle but not really understanding regarding Ceballos. Another narrow defeat and there will be other narrow defeats because being better organised off the ball and playing it safe offensively can only get you so far. And the play offensively is very safe, too safe and as another… Read more »

Marc

Leftside

It’s not a bad result that’s getting the posters riled up – it’s seeing the same issues again and again.

It’s all so very cautious – I don’t want to see us get thrashed in matches but for fucks sake if you’re going to lose to Leicester for the first time in 47 years ( I was born in 73) at least go down with your guns blazing (credit to Stephen King!)

SUGA3

Allardyce got more sauce than this.

Ashburton

Like I said, anyone who says auba is better then kane again needs taking into a mental health ward… Kanes as good as a 10 as you’ll get and is already in the worlds top 3 number 9s….we have just given another one a big last pay day to retire on while doing nothing of note…How far we have fallen when we think partey is Pele when in fact he’s nothing more then a solid holding midfielder.. Horrible result and performance…

Gunnershabz

Rodgers out thought Arteta

Defensive shape till Vardy came on seen the weak link with Xhaka on left hand side covering tierney bought in cenquiz under and bang game is gone

Lacazette I just don’t get this guy he had two good chances but messed it up

Pepe he just a waste of money now it’s getting into that point

Buzzy

Pedro will probably go on about the “impressive” first half and use that as a sign of progression lol

Marc

Ishola

“Who was impressed by Partey today? Not many? Not surprising. He was isolated central for most of the match with Xhaka playing wide left and Ceballos funnelling out to the right.”

The “Partey can control midfield by himself” quote was ominous.

Aaron

If spuds, manure and $h*tY win, AFC will be 13th.

Ponder this for a moment, Luiz goes out at the attack stops!

Darn I am peeved,

1 point is better than 0 and somehow, someway grandpa vardy comes on after being out injured and scores…

Can’t believe my eyes sometimes.

Mikel, certainly has a project on his hands,

Ishola70

Dissenter

” Just don’t over-complicate the beautiful game”

Over-complicate?

The problem is the football is just too basic and safe.

No over-complicating going on here.

JayJay

At least we were competitive again, just like against city, great job arteta is doing, we may lose rest of games 0:1 but we’ll be competitive, cheer up lads

Trask

Rodgers was all smiles and jokes as soon as they scored

He was not worried in the least about even an equalizer not to talk of a loss

AFC right now is a bit rubbish

Jacko

Decent 1st half.
Woeful 2nd half.
3 defeats in 6.
Moribund

Peckobill

Partey is world class but you can already see he’s getting Artetarised rigid and stuck in his position.
Is Arteta scared of players leaving their positions or does he simply not have the know how to implement an vibrant attack ?

Kaz

Players are downing tools?

WengerEagle

‘Pepe isn’t trusted to start consecutive games’

Because he’s pretty rubbish.

Leftside

Honestly, what has really changed from Unai being in the dugout? Torreira at no.10? Arteta raises you Auba at RW/Willian at CF.

We were cowardly under Unai and for a period that changed under Arteta before reverting back to type.

26 Premier League games for Arteta and he has 8 less points than Unai Emery had at the same stage.

But, if I speak I’m in trouble..:

London gunner

Saka a 19 year old is our most and only true creative player….

Let that synch in….

Dissenter

Too many rebels on this site
All is takes is one loss and the uzis are out.

Trask

Oh Dariano

Champagne charlie

Setbacks are par for the course, even more so with the route we’ve chosen, but there’s a lot more to be said for the reaction from Arteta and the team than a wank second half.

Sucker punched by moonface makes it doubly frustrating. I expect to see a reaction.

Trask

Dissenter

1 game?

TF have u been watching

Valentin

Arteta is not even Moyes Lite, because Noyes’s team attack. He got a draw against ManCity while we were just happy to lose only 1-0 against them. Also 3-0 down against Spurs, his team roused up and fought until the bitter end to get a draw, Arteta would just shrug his shoulder and explain how we tried but we’re unlucky but do trust the process. He is a negative Moyes Lite. I initially believed the excuse that he did not have the player he wanted, but it is now clear that he has no clue how to setup an attacking… Read more »

Guns of SF

Partey was in the middle, called for the ball many times, and when he did get it, he did a nice splitting pass a couple times. He is looking for the runners.

Our wing attack is boring AF

without anything in the middle we are fucked.

Look at Southampton today, They placed with pace and their attacks were really fucking good. They suffocated Everton completely.

We are doing exactly what? This pragmatic football is not going to get us the wins we need.
Without more chances created we can kiss even EL goodbye

Mee

No, don’t call call him Mikel “Allardyce”. A Big Sam team would be a tactical nightmare for Mr. Sauce.

Daniel Altos

I am seeing some of the same shameless people who were abusing bamford for saying that we were a 6-8 team now saying the same.People really have no shame

Dissenter

Leftside
If I wrote that last post you just put up, you’ll be coming after me.
It’s just one loss in October, let’s wait and see how Arteta reacts to it.

WengerEagle

Lmao, I was literally about to ask what are the chances that we see Dariano pop on tonight and here he is.

Marc

Danny

It at least gives me some joy on a crappy night.

Habesha Gooner

I mean we looked a bit in a hurry after we conceded than we did all match. Arteta is sacrificing everything in attack for stability. But you have to have a plan to take more risks to score a goal too. Ceballos and Xhaka were covering Tierney and Bellerin but I didnt see them move infield from the wing back position to provide a passing option when we were 2 vs 2 on the wing with our full back and winger. It would have opened us up a bit but atleast we would have had ways to penetrate their midfield.… Read more »

Buzzy

I’m happy for Ozil ..he must be at peace watching this dismal side struggle to string two passes in the final third

G8

Unsustainable! Winning the FA cup can only take you so far, just ask Roberto Martinez.. I don’t want to hear we were unlucky and all that wenger’s shit.. handbreak was on all 2nd half and only one shot on target, never learned that all it takes for the opposition is one chance and they score Our 3 midfielders stayed deep at the half line all game, and luiz pinged those long balls, obviously that was the game plan and tactics…very genious The players looked like they were bored of it all really!! Arteta has to change this or otherwise we… Read more »

Ashburton

Jesus, there’s a top centre defender in the French league to get your hands on… Leicester get him and we get two duds…. Fuck this club and the wankers that run it.. Shocking

Habesha Gooner

with partey moving ahead of the defense*

Marc Faber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyE3cP27VoY

Watch it. And then see if you can figure out what the fuck is missing.

MidwestGun

Dariano for the icing on top of the shit sandwich. Bamford gleeful as fuck over another loss.

Jamie

Bamford really is an epic twat.

Ishola70

Marc

I would expect at least one other player to actually play centrally with Partey.

But Arteta had his tactics. Xhaka and Ceballos funnel out wide when attacking and on the ball and come back more centrally when defending and off the ball.

We all know why Xhaka is now a left midfielder in this set-up. It’s because he is too wank to play central midfield in traffic. I am getting sick and tired of “tactics” being employed to cover players weaknesses. And it didn’t even fucking cover him did it. He still got caught out defensively with their goal.

Dissenter

Trash’
We lost away at the Etihad and Anfield, hardly the material for riots.

C’mon people let’s get a grip on reality

We had chances in the first half that should have been converted but for Laca
They scored from ONE shot at goal, that’s the standard definition of smash and grab.

Marc Faber

And it ain’t Iwobi.

Daniel Altos

Also where have all the “we are only attacking through kolasinac and ignoring the centre merchants” gone?Because the truth is our fullbacks are still our only attacking avenue…we still cant do shit through the centre.I am so pissed off for that shit show,the one night I convinced my old man to catch an arsenal game with me and they dissapoint me again.For context,he hasnt watched our matches for 2 years because they were really bad for his ulcers.

Trask

People expecting a reaction are so deluded

Bet United win their first home game of the season next week

Funny thing is, by and large, the cautious approach isn’t even working

HighburyLegend

50% Emery, 50% Wenger, 100% Arteta.

Leftside

Dissenter,

You hold on too much to that don’t you?

Its not just one loss though is it? its the series of avoidable mistakes our manager is making that will cost us games.

Marc

Prior to tonight we were told that we’d beaten the teams we were expected to and lost to the teams we were expected to.

Can someone just give me a list of just how far down the table the list of teams we expect to lose to goes?

curse

Nelson can’t get a game as a winger cos art wants auba on the wings. shouldn’t be a surprise the captain looks shot, he spent last season running up and down the wings because we needed that.

not playing him through the middle is becoming absurd.

Countryboy

Blog title: The Arsenal spine needs a performance today.

Typical team spine

GK – CB – DM – AM – CF except you are Liverpool.

Moyes Lite plays a team ostensibly with a spine but removes a vertebrae (AM)

No wonder we had no penetration.

It was all sideways passing, then “cross and insha Allah”

London gunner

Daniel

I said we were about the 7th best squad but possibly 8th.

My remit for arteta is finishing sixth. We will ways be under dogs in this league with city chelsea liverpool and man united resources so we need a coach who can punch above his weight.

If we finish 8th arteta should be sacked off if we get 7th we will have to make a decision based on how we perform in the league how many points off sixth we get, if we played more creative attacking football and if he had a strong run in europa

Guns of SF

Dissenter, come on bro

We should have dusted this game in the first half. They didnt even play vardy the rat!

we lack ideas, we lack offense. How very un Arsenal like.

Gabby needs to play, literally our only power and pace dribbler we have ….

Leftside

What happens when Dariano gets a ban too?

Radio Raheem

It wasn’t that good a first half, the problems were there to see, just got worse in the second half.

It’s been obvious for a long time that the best way to beat arsenal is to let them have the ball. We’ve done little to change that even under Arteta.

Dissenter

…and to think there are some worshiping at the alter of Ozil here.
Cheering him on after we lost, as if Ozil would have done a damn thing. He had only 2 assists in the 14 games he played under Arteta.
Even Saka had more assists than him.

Lots of vaginal juice running though le-grove right now.

AFC Forever

“Who could find pockets of spaces in those positions? The 350k pleb who is not even on the squad list” It’s funny isn’t it. Ozil is marmite to Gooners. The media have done a good job weaponising his wages but the fact remains that our current squad lacks creativity & we’re stil paying him.. I have no idea whether Ozil would give us what we are missing but I know he could, which means surely it was worth the gamble of having him on the bench? It’s no good arguing he is lazy or doesn’t run enough when we’re losing… Read more »

Valentin

Marc, Partey was never the solution to our current problem. He is a decent player but he is a physical player who can run forcefully but that was never our issue. Against low block team, we need more fitness, but finesse also means risky which is something that Arteta absolutely does not want. Arteta deliberately set up his team to concede the central midfield control and move to the side. So even when Partey had possession, his only option is either a long ball over the defense, to pass to a marked wingers or to recycle backward. Unfortunately we don’t… Read more »

Champagne charlie

Between alias profiles and harassing journos slandering Pete I think I’ll agree with Marko on this one. Banford is a genuine fucking loon, deary me

Would be somewhat amusing is there was a lick of irony to it.

Marc

Ishola

I’m with you – Arteta reeks of trying to be too clever for his own good and keeping favourites in the team no matter what.

How long before Mustafi is not only a starter every week but gets a new contract?

Kaz

what reaction? We only managed to turn up the gears against Fulham (who are utter favourites for relegation already)

Football has been shit since the season started. Last season was the grace period, he’s had more than enough time to work out and train different tactics and formations.

He is Emery 2.0, to scared to try and win.

Receding Hairline

Anyone who has been paying attention to performances wouldn’t be so upset tonight.

Let’s practice our attacking game against whoever we are playing on Thursday in readiness for United

We have to attack better than this. Leicesters saw the game out easily.

Guns of SF

the last 30 mins of every game looks like we are going to shit the bed.
60 mins onwards today, it was the back passing and sideways passing once again.

This very conservative approach is not working. Take the damn risks and go for it!

At home no less!

Calypso

Why did the board sack Emery, it couldn’t have been for football reasons because the football being played now is shit.

Dissenter

Chelsea were diabolically average under Conte, we beat them so easily and then Conte made changes
They went on to win the, league by a country mile

If you’re going to be pathetic then this is is time do it. It’s just October, nothing is won or lost yet.
Let’s wait and see how Arteta reacts.
Let’s wait and see how the big characters in the dressing room react.

Le Sauce

Dariano is back!!!

That was a very poor second half and the attack needs to be sorted quickly else we’re in deep sh*t. At this rate Auba would be lucky to have 10 goals this season

izzo

Arteta was a shit midfielder that i hated watching when he played for us. I don’t know how he was supposed to be the second coming of Christ in management. He’s spreading his averageness of his playing days into our club. I will always think this way until he proves me otherwise. I’d take attacking football that gives us 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3 victories over getting beat being ultra defensive and still conceding 1-0, 2-1, 3-1.
WE ARE ARSENAL WE ATTACK WE DON’T SIT BACK AND GET BEAT!!! FUCK THAT!!!

Kaz

And yes, I am absolutely certain half the posters on this site can get a better playing style out of the team.

He won’t be sacked now, but he will be sacked at the end of the season.

Marc

Valentin

Saka was playing well, we got in behind Leicester several times but Laca just looks washed up. In the first half Bellerin was really pushing forward, Pepe comes on and he’s isolated.

It all stinks of too much caution.

Dissenter

Receding
For starters he has to play Auba centrally and play two wingers on either side of him imo.
Arteta is falling into the same trap of trying to play Auba and Laca together.
It hasn’t worked before and it won’t work now.

Marc

Has anyone ever seen Bamford and Dariano at the same time?

prvhc

‘It’s just one loss’
The irony of such rhetoric from fans of a club whose overwhelming claim to fame is going unbeaten in a season.

Marco

Arteta, sokhjar and Lampard, all learning on the job with huge teams. Arteta being the worst of the bunch. These guys should be in championship learning their trade and only if they can get a team promoted, then become premiere league coaches and even then not one of the top 6 teams….in order to win the EPL, you need an Elite coach, we should have hired Allegri, Ancelotti or Conte..just like how LIverpool hired Klopp or Everton hiring Ancelotti …this will be long long learning experience

Mee

Top six was always the stuff of dreams. Dare I say that while we were dire under Emery, we always looked like we know how to score. If ’20 goals a season’ Auba gets ten goals this season he’ll be lucky. I hope the players down tools on and put him out of his misery so he can return to Pep’s tit.

Trask

Dissenter

Does having chances in the first half mean u then play like gash in the second?

U can lose to Citg and lpool no one cares but what matters is the manner of the losses.

whilst other teams give them a run for their money, Arsenal simply defend and hope for the best upfront. Not sustainable

And don’t get me started on how clueless the team is against inferior opponents

It’s not about the results, it’s the fact that the games have been really bad. Wins losses and draws

Leftside

And I feel like we’re having to bend too much and accommodate alot to fit the likes of Xhaka into this side.

Marko

Because he’s pretty rubbish.

Right and Lacazette starts for what reason?

Bertfish

I can’t see how we can drastically improve the creativity with the tools we now have at our disposal. We really fucked up this transfer, even worse than the last one!

Calypso

Champagne charlie
“Setbacks are par for the course”

You didn’t say that when Emery was in charge.

AFC Forever

Dissenter

Phrases like “worship at the alter” are childdish insults straight out of the Dariano book. Just because someone has a different opinion to your own doesn’t make them wrong. Debate mate. I personally would have Ozil on the bench and nothing I saw today has changed my mind. It’s a position Arteta will need to fill in the transfer market in any case.

NwGooner

Lacazzete has to be dropped – so many chances in the first half – play Auba central – also is Ceballos really worth it –

azed

Our defensive solidity has come at the expense of our attacking game.
Everyone has figured out the ball to Aubameyang as our only attacking move. It’s time for Arteta to move to a back 4 and play Aubermeyang through the middle.

raptora

Imagine if Arteta had a Saka playing behind Auba and ahead of Partey and Ceballos. Would give the extra body to be more dangerous through the middle.

He doesn’t want to hear it though. He knows.

London gunner

Dissenter

Difference is conte had pedigree and a track record of success and also had much larger resources to spend on players

Leftside

And Lacazette has genuinely been shit for a calendar year at least. It’s time to cut our losses there.

Champagne charlie

The right hand side of the pitch is a massive problem area, we simply don’t attack from there. Bellerin, Pepe, Ceballos completely bypassed for the majority.

Saka had joy coming left, Auba is Auba, and the majority of the play when Luiz went off came through Xhaka and Tierney which is one-dimensional given neither are ‘cute’ operators.

Santi Cazorla where art thou

Valentin

Ashburton,

Everybody in France considered that Saliba was the most advanced of the two and the one with the most uplift.

However for Reason unknown, Arteta does not believe that Saliba is ready not even for the Europa League or a place on the bench, meanwhile Rodgers immediately throw Fofana in and get good performances.

Between Guendouzi and Saliba’s treatment, Arteta is successfully cutting off any chance of getting U21 French talent. Even he had no other suitor, I doubt that Aouar will still be interested in joining us next summer.

Trask

Receding

Did u watch last Thursdays game

Yea, I would expect any attacking practise in the next Eiropa game

Dissenter

Arteta won’t be sacked provided we dint get relegated. We are going to move a lot of junk off our books at the end of the season and many of the glaring tacking deficits will get addressed by default. We were w.ays going to struggle offensively after chasing an attacking midfielder all summer and ending up with a defensive midfielder Arteta ain’t going anywhere. The FA cup bought him time, at least till next season. He’s a young manager who’s always going to learn on the job. You have to bake in these types of growing pains in any young… Read more »

Nelson

Ishola is right again. Losing today’s game is not important.

Ashburton

We have played 3 decent (but off form) sides and lost to all of them. This academy style football that peps cone picker has us playing won’t get us anywhere. Wake up

raptora

First time Auba hasn’t scored in 5 league games in a row since 2015.
On course to finish the season with 6 goals in the league.

Is this real life?

Marc

“You didn’t say that when Emery was in charge”

That’s the big issue on here. Marko had this with Pedro earlier, anyone pointing out that different standards are being applied to Arteta and Emery just gets called an Emery fan boy. I haven’t heard anyone call for him to still be manager but Emery would have been destroyed for tonight’s performance, team selection and result. Arteta will get a pass – from some anyway.

Mee

Izzo
I completely agree. Arteta being Arsenal manager means the likes of Xhaka, Jenkinson and Frimpong have a chance as well. All they need is a few days next to Klopp or whoever else holds the managerial crown.

Guns of Brixton

We should of got Zaha over pepe.

Calypso

To be fair our defence was all over the place for Vardy’s goal.

HighburyLegend

Pedro tomorrow : “Saucy Mikel’s Arsenal conceded just one goal in a historical defensive performance.”

WengerEagle

You really are a strange dude Bamford.

Be hilarious if Pedro outed him like he did Red.

Ishola70

We have to be clear here.

If Arteta plays the same way going forward regarding the central midfield like he did tonight the team are going nowhere.

Partey will be a lost soul in the centre.

He has to find a way of actually getting the team to play in the centre of the park. If he can’t do that for whatever reasons it doesn’t look too bright.

Guns of SF

Mixing it up is not something Arteta likes to do it seems.
Why not throw Reiss on the right? He true right footed and brings something Pepe does not.
AMN instead of Dani as a sub? More movement, and speed?
Shift the game, the dynamics !

Not feeling confident for this weekend… This anti football stinks

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