Well here we are. The day after. I’ve been doing some thinking. Ignoring the ‘haters’ as American’s would say, and I have some thoughts. Some people say ‘the best thoughts.’
Enjoy.
FRESH IDEAS FOR AN OLD PROBLEM
I bought into a hipster vision of a manager that would play exciting football that was so expressive, they’d put it in the Louvre. We haven’t seen that yet. There have been improvements, we’ve been more effective, and we’re solid… but, the football has paid the price.
We’re now into the Emeryzone when it comes to tipping points. We’ve lost 50% of our Premier League games, we’re averaging the lowest number of shots per game in about 50 years, and the football looks badly lacking in sauce.
Arteta needs to find a solve. If you’re going to bin of Mest Ozil, you have to have something up your sleeve that is more interesting than David Luiz playing Hollywood passes from deep. We need better ideas and we need them fast. Lose against United, and things are going to look very dire.
GIVE THE KIDS A SHOT
Arsenal Wenger is on a press tour, have you noticed? Of course you have. Well, one thing I liked that he said was about giving kids a chance, even if they cost you some points. Wenger gave Cesc a chance and he thrived. He overplayed Jack Wilshere when he was 18, giving him 56 appearances. Now, I’m not asking for that, but if we have kids that can break the lines with a pass, is there not a squad we could line up with that could protect the player? Is some creativity better than 8 attempts at goal for the rest of the season? ESR, where are you? Willock? Saka? Patino? THERE MUST BE ONE KID THAT CAN CREATE. We are not City where it takes 10 years to break as a youth players. We’re Arsenal. We could be Dortmund. Is there REALLY a difference between watching kids with high ceilings make mistakes… versus watching senior players make mistakes?
MOVE ON FROM THE SPINE OF DOOM
I know it was one bad game, but let’s be honest, it’s been coming for a while. Mustafi always has a switch-off moment, we know what he’s about, why is he being offered a new deal? Granit Xhaka can do many things well, but we are now at a stage where the experiment can end. Thomas Partey can do all the things he can +++. It’s time to move on from player that have failed us for years. It’s time to give our new players a chance. It’s time to make Arsenal better again.
GET GABI MARTINELLI FIT
Look, I know we over-rank players that are broken… but imagine Gabriel as a focal point in attack? Powerful, aggressive, great in the air, and HUNGRY. Surely he’ll at the very least get into that front 3? I really cannot wait to get him back in the squad. Anything is more interesting than having to watch Nicolas Pepe fall over himself.
SIGN JACK WILSHERE
Ok, I’m sorry, but he’s on a free. Would a pay as you play be so bad? He’s 28, not 39. Am I dreaming? Could he help out? Just for one game? Give him a shot? Ok… maybe I took this blog down an incorrect path.
That’s me done, listen to the podcast, it perks up after we get over our depression.
Rich has drank the Kool aid and gone back for seconds. Good for you pal
Rich
You’re politically psycho but I find myself nodding with you in agreement every time you post football comments.
Attaboy.
Mesut Ozil charity stuff getting forwarded on here? Have some self respect ffs. He’s doing it to remain relevant and to protect brand Ozil for his post-Arsenal career.
He needs to be seen as a victim in all this so he can still command a big contract where he ends up. He’ll be hoping we tank so his disciples talk absolute shit online and stir the pot, the rest is PR fluff – charity moves getting exposure, saving mascots, becoming head of comms for Arsenal during matches.
Amateurish to get hooked by it. He’s a wank stain as point.
We all know Ozil isn’t gonna tear his 350k contract up just to play football, he seems demotivated since the Germany debacle and he’s focusing more on life after football ….social media One can’t argue that he has a strong social media presence which will come in handy for endorsement and more business deals in the turkish and Muslim community as a whole. Arsenal should have simply paid him off as he’s enjoying the huge PR battle even as our creative play is non existent. It’s a win win of some sort for someone who doesn’t look interested in playing… Read more »
Nelson
What do you mean by “protect their rights” regarding Mustafi.
He’s been stinking out the place for 4 years, refused to leave even on loan in 2019 and now they are offering him an extension when he has 8 months left.
The only reason why they would have offered him that extension is because Arteta wanted it for footballing reasons. Arteta fancies Mustafi so much that he was willing to not register Saliba for him.
Lets not sugar coat it
Pedro
Have you heard much about Edu pushing for Partey ahead of Aouar when Arteta favoured the latter? Thought that was a slimy rumour myself.
I’m more and more of the view Lacazette has been the key we’ve fumbled this past summer. Contract running out, square pegs our most potent attacker, makes the attack lopsided. He needs dealing with. Hopefully Lyon can accommodate in Jan and we could oust Aouar finally, pushing Auba central.
Im actually very happy Mustafi has rejected the deal and hopefully he leaves next summer.
Marko
So supplying 1400+ meals a day since March everyday and now increasing it is a PR stunt?
Wow.
Ozil has revved up his PR ground game and many gooners are suckers for him.
You would think he’s the only footballer who does charity work.
Arteta blaming refs this early into the process is a worrying sign.
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When did he do that?
He said regarding the penalty decision: “it’s okay, they made that decision and we cannot change it”.
Leon Osman and Tim Cahill adamant Arsenal were robbed and the goal was not offside. Also very complimentary about how Arteta is playing: Leon Osman: “I think it’s a goal, it should be a goal, that may have changed the game for Arsenal with the way they played, the way Arteta wanted the team on the front foot and if they get that goal the game is different.” Tim Cahill: “Yes I think that’s a goal. Mikel is really clever. The way he played in the first half, no Vardy so not able to run in behind us, so let’s… Read more »
Anyone finds that Arteta’s offensive system too rigid. During last game, Laca and Auba stayed most of the time stationary along their defensive line while our midfielders and defenders were detached from them. If you look at how Mane and Sterling play, they are allowed to run around and do a lot of things. Pepe should not be kept just on the sideline. He should be allowed to play like Mane. Before we are crying out for an ACM in the next TW, for now, our attackers should try to create chances also.
Thought that was a slimy rumour myself.
And you would be correct. Talk was always us trying for both not one or the other and reportedly Aouar isn’t an Arsenal player now because of late demands by his brother. So not Edu overruling the manager. Though in retrospect he should have done that more in the summer.
‘Arteta blaming refs this early into the process is a worrying sign.
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When did he do that?
He said regarding the penalty decision: “it’s okay, they made that decision and we cannot change it”.‘
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‘They said they checked it, and I said” how the hell have you checked it if you took two seconds to check that action?” Obviously there’s is something there’ …..end quote by Arteta after City game.
Champagne
“Have you heard much about Edu pushing for Partey ahead of Aouar when Arteta favoured the latter? Thought that was a slimy rumour myself.”
It’s a slimy lie not a rumour; it’s typical of how the despicable media work for clicks. This was a L’equip article that used the word “obviously” to imply it was edu’s decision, there was no source just inventing a story for clicks.
CT
I can donate 50k to my local hospice and that’s that, or I can donate 50k, get my pic taken, and provide some words for a local newspaper piece.
Weird how you can’t spot the difference. The deed is always good, but the intention is varied.
So supplying 1400+ meals a day since March everyday and now increasing it is a PR stunt?
Wow.
I dunno how factual all that is but yes it is a PR stunt clearly. Everything he does these days is a PR stunt for brand Ozil
Dis
“What do you mean by “protect their rights” regarding Mustafi.”
You can get a transfer fee if Mustafi is under contract.
Glad to hear Arteta wanted Aouar over Partey. Shows he at least recognize we are not creative enough.
Pepe needs help. Been obvious for over a year. He’s been shunted to the wing and asked to beat 2-3 guys everytime he gets the ball with no one to combine or play 1-2 with. Watch his best games and moment, he had Bellerin or someone else that was always close to him when he had the ball.
You can get a transfer fee if Mustafi is under contract.
We have had absolutely no takers for him the last few windows despite him being available. The idea that we’re offering him a new deal so we can get a fee for him is beyond stupid and doesn’t represent reality
Dissenter Politics shouldn’t be a popularity contest, it should be a common sense + pragmatism contest. Classic liberalism combined with fiscal conservatism, is what all the best countries in the world are built upon, The bigger the government, the small the citizen, Left wing politics teaches people to look to the state to solve their problems, and encourages civilisations to fall into the trap of believing governments are omnipotent Classical liberalism is a concept of believing in the power of the individual over the power of the state. Fiscal conservatism, teaches people to do things for themselves, rather than to… Read more »
Marko
The Arsenal board is not as stupid as you thought. That’s why they are making a lot of money . They have information that we don’t have.
CC, the club wanted a creative player… the Aouar deal fell through. Think the Lquipe story is nonsense.
If you look at Leicester’s goal, there were 2 players running in behind. If it was just Vardy,it would be much easier for arsenal to deal with. You consistently need 2 runners in behind. It’s compulsory. At arsenal, only Auba,Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli can constantly run in behind. 2 of the above mentioned players should always be in the team. Willian/laca/Pepe don’t do it enough. Now, against Leicester, what happened? Leicester were defending in a 541. So they had 3 defensive lines- 1 forward, the midfield 4 and the back 5. Arsenal were 433 in possession. We had the ball in… Read more »
The Arsenal board is not as stupid as you thought. That’s why they are making a lot of money . They have information that we don’t have.
Making a lot of money? Are you sure? Doesn’t sound like what you said and what you’re saying is a sound point
Marko
Mustafi was injured last transfer window.He has value but not to us.
Problem is we have Holding injured now (we had a great record with Holding in the team) and he was Arteta’s first choice CB. Like Holding, Luiz is also injured, so we’re left with Mustafi. Sending Saliba back out on loan looks a very bad decision in hindsight.
Marko
According to you, Mustafi must be even more stupid to reject the offer. LOL!
PR stunt would be feeding 100 people for one day and making sure it reaches headlines everywhere.
Pedro
“CC, the club wanted a creative player… the Aouar deal fell through. Think the Lquipe story is nonsense”
Yep it was a poor attempt at clickbait.
“And higher taxed countries, have lower living standards, because there needs to be money in the economy, for the economy to function,“
Jesus, Rich just stop ffs.
Pedro
What do you think about Laca? Where do we go from here with a guy that has 18 months left on his deal?
Lyon have Aouar and Depay who both instantly improve us on a different way. Though the latter is surely a pre-contract fave for Barcelona.
Where’s our young La liga talent? Teams like Valencia having a mare financially and you’ve got Carlos Soler still doing his thing.
Going out on a limb here, not really, but going to zag when most are zigging. Close margins those games. Could have easily got 2 goals each against $h*tTy and leicster. If AFC had got 6 points would this place be descending into utter madness 5 games into the season? If Mikel gets the meter to edge the other way into squeeky wins with the players he has, and a run of 4-6 wins, the discussion might change. It won’t change for anyone who is always glass half full here, but for many others it just might. By the way,… Read more »
Rich would enjoy Atlas Shrugged. Libertarians love Ayn Rand.
Sending Saliba back out on loan looks a very bad decision in hindsight
Eh?
Pep Guardiola played Henry on the left wing/forward position at Barca and he did well there. Think Arteta is trying the same with Auba, except Auba is no Henry and Laca aint no Messi/Ibrahimovic/Etoo. Play the guy in the middle already!
According to you, Mustafi must be even more stupid to reject the offer. LOL! Em not necessarily. It depends on what was on offer. And to be fair to Mustafi as shite as he is there’s probably still a big desire there to actually play football and not be content with just getting paid like certain players. He probably feels even on less money going somewhere else and playing football on a 3 or 4 year contract and getting a signing fee is better than the offer from Arsenal. Question then becomes do Arsenal come back in with a new… Read more »
Jamie
I feel sorry for those poor, over taxed Germans and their floundering economy
“The Arsenal board is not as stupid as you thought. That’s why they are making a lot of money .” Who the fuck said that? We were losing £22 – £23 million a year prior to COVID and that’s seen us lose matchday income that adds up to £90 million a season. I can’t see fans back in the ground till the spring so it’ll be more or less a year since match day fans have been missing. Add all that up and you’re looking at accumulated losses of £150 million and that’s just numbers on a back of a… Read more »
Where’s our young La liga talent?
Did you not just get into an argument with me last night over targeting established here and now talent over young prospective talent. Dr Jekyll today I suppose
Marcus Rashford must be king of the PR stunts …there are some pretty bitter people on here.
This is how it works .
Ozil is not playing.
The team are playing shit without Ozil and are so lacking in creativity that it was 70 minutes before we had our first chance v rapid ..
We cant blame him for what’s happening on the pitch, so let’s find another stick to beat Ozil with and yes , let’s use Ozil feeding school children for the last 8 months…..perfect..
And that’s how it works on Le Grove
Nelson
“The Arsenal board is not as stupid as you thought. That’s why they are making a lot of money . They have information that we don’t have.”
You really think the Arsenal board are making a lot of money?…from what exactly?
….renting out the empty stadium seats to pigeons to shit on?
Everyone is going into panic mode way too soon.
Yes the football is shit
Yes we have no creativity.
Looking at league positions is pointless, 3 or 4 wins on the bounce changes everything…
Arteta has proven in the short time he has managed Arsenal that he can get results when it matters and i fully expect him to do a wenger and pull things around
It won’t be pretty , and i would be surprised if any of our games will be goal fest , expect low scoring wins draws or losses for the next month or 2.
The moment I saw arteta appoints round I had my doubts about him now we know he is really bland saved by the fa cup
Marcus Rashford must be king of the PR stunts … I mean the difference also between the two is (and they’re both really obvious btw) one is actually playing football at the same time as trying to do good unlike the other and I think for Rashford it’s a cause that hits a little close to home growing up. Ozil’s attempt at charity much like the gunnersaurus stuff is really transparent and false. I would also argue the whole paying for Syrian children’s operations while having Erdogan who’s responsible for bombing along the Syrian border attend your wedding is some… Read more »
“Did you not just get into an argument with me last night over targeting established here and now talent over young prospective talent. Dr Jekyll today I suppose“
Carlos Soler is 23 with 3.5 years football in the Spanish top flight. There’s young players, and there’s young talents, why are you always so obtuse when it comes to these kind of things?
Big difference between showing what you can do in La Liga to the Austrian League, Marko.
La Liga is pretty dry on attacking talent now anyway, much more of it in Serie A/Bundesliga.
Ozil getting pelters by the vindictive while the future Sir Marcus Rashford MBE is lauded as the new Mother Teresa. Great idea to feed kids, wish I had thought of that when I was bringing up my kids, skinny little Gooners. But some people don’t get it. Last year we had record numbers of obese children which, ironically, was linked to ‘poverty’. The great unemployed with their fat kids, scoffing on burgers, chips crisps and coca cola. Isn’t that why they bought in the sugar tax? It’s not enough to give them FREE houses & FREE cash, which they use… Read more »
It seems Calum Chamber is back in full training.
Dissenter , did you really have to poke that bear?
With results so mixed overall its given Arteta a cushion of sorts to figure out a better method going forward, lets hope he’s able to. Think most agree strip it down and put Auba in the middle flanked by Saka and Willian or Nelson. I’m optimistic this weekend as we can soak it up and counter, its when given the ball we look like were on Mars.
Mental were 4 points from top, the war of attrition has begun.
AFC
The BBC has recently had a serious “Manctopia – the Billion pound property boom in Manchester”
If they’re making so much money and are so successful why do they need to be subsidised?
LFC “Now unfortunately we removed Ozil, Ramsey,mkhi, iwobi from our squad who all have the ability to play in these pockets of space and didn’t replace them,as long as they are not replaced,the struggles against low blocks will continue.” I wouldnt call it unfortunate i would call it rank bad decision making. LFC “No need for Auba to defend deep when our opposition have the ball. You can defend with eight or nine players but let Auba be on the shoulder of the opposition’s defensive line all the time. He is our biggest goal threat,we need to maximize his ability,even… Read more »
I’m going to do it again….
But Draxler is free to negotiate with foreign clubs in Jan and maybe he’d be willing to come here sooner for a tenner. We could send Laca back to France, and get Draxler operating left side.
Yep, think that’s it done in my head now. Welcome Draxler, finally you’ve landed.
“Higher taxed countries per percentage of GDP have lower standards of living, than lower taxed countries per percentage of GDP”
Denmark. One of the highest tax rates as a % of GDP and currently one of the highest standards of living in the world. Finland same thing. There are plenty of other countries to debunk your statement, but it probably won’t matter to you.
“Because it’s better to have 2 companies paying 20% than one paying 30%”
Not if the latter company has higher earnings than the former 2 combined..
Your football chat is far better than your political ramblings.
There’s young players, and there’s young talents Clearly. My mistake fuck protegous talents aged 18-22 we should wait until they’re more established at 23-26 I suppose? Is that it? So we need to wait until the likes of Szoboszlai goes to Leipzig or Dortmund and does well before we take a chance on a player? This right here is why we’re always playing catch up. Wondering why clubs like Dortmund have it so good while we have it so bad. Well at least I agree with you more on Soler than I do on Isco though I would prefer Guedes… Read more »
Draxler again… Oboi oboi…
I follow Stuart McFarlane on Instagram (club photographer) and he just posted a picture from 2001 of Vieira, Pires, and Henry gathered on the pitch talking shop.
I might have to unfollow him..
Watching Bernardo Silva get wasted by Pep is so painful. Exactly the type of player we’ve been crying for since Cazorla left and Cesc before that. It’s no wonder Cesc failed to leave his mark in Barcelona same as Bernardo Silva is at City. If we could only bargain a deal with City for him…
CT – You know that zakat, or charity, is the Third Pillar of Islam? Good Muslims are expected to give a proportion of their wealth to charity, it’s a religious obligation. I couldn’t say if Ozil is meeting the required obligation but I’m also pretty sure that if every good Muslim was briefing the media about their charitable activities there wouldn’t be enough print space available to report it.
Jamie
“Your football chat is far better than your political ramblings”
And your political ramblings are far better than your football chat ….
Draxlers return in THAT league with THAT team isn’t great if I’m honest. And giving that he’s regularly on the bench and he hasn’t tried to force a move away from PSG is a bit concerning. I suppose it’s a free transfer though but is it a James Rodriguez free transfer or a Willian free transfer? Hmmmm? Huh???
Marko Idk why you’re so unbearable when it comes to transfers I really don’t. Myself and Weagle have repeatedly said we totally understand the value in young prospects, it’s not a hard one to grasp btw. But for some reason you’re completely immune to the value of the here and now. We just extended Auba’s contract. He’s 31. What are you expecting of him if when Mesut Ozil finally fucks off we have an attacking midfield centre piece of some 19 year old from Austria? Or 18 year old from Belgium? Do you not appreciate the difference between a 19… Read more »
Rich, remind me again what the total debt burden in the US is? Most Americans I know (and I work for a big US company) tell me that the US now a partly owned subsidiary of China.
Never mind the ECB, arch-capitalist America has the largest external debt burden of the entire world.
I mean the difference also between the two is (and they’re both really obvious btw) one is actually playing football at the same time as trying to do good unlike the other and I think for Rashford it’s a cause that hits a little close to home growing up.Ozil’s attempt at charity much like the gunnersaurus stuff is really transparent and false. I would also argue the whole paying for Syrian children’s operations while having Erdogan who’s responsible for bombing along the Syrian border attend your wedding is some next level Ozil thinking as well. Marko sorry but you are… Read more »
Watching Bernardo Silva get wasted by Pep is so painful
What are you talking about he’s generally considered one of their best players. Outstanding he is. To the point where when there was rumours of City offering him and a couple other players and 100 million this past summer for Messi I thought they should have considered it. That Barcelona midfield is crying out for a Bernardo Silva in there
People should stop seeing everything Özil as a PR stunt attack on the club. After the massive blunder that The Dun made with that fake story about Pogba quitting the French National Team, they needed another feel good story to eclipse that. Özil has been providing meals to kids since March. It is now big news because Marcus Rashford is showing up the government. So the story that footballers are replacing heartless government is just appealing to newspaper. Wet dream for an editor of they could also slip in a picture of WAGA of a popular/controversial player, then we have… Read more »
Pierre
You actually read my entire essay?
I thought it was too long for anyone to bother reading it,lol
Pedro
I’m still getting that “down for scheduled maintenance” message on occasions – just letting you know.
Dis
You misunderstood me. Are you telling me that you are making more than Edu and Arteta per week?
Leftfootcurler
That was a dissertation. Flipping ell.
Are we witnessing the beginning of a Pedro pivot ?
Rich and forever still flying the Arteta Knows Best flag. Hilariously, the two jokers keep complimenting each other on their inane arguments.
Though I wouldn’t bet against it being the same guy
Highbury
I hadn’t thought of that.
Fucker get’s everywhere!
When an English lad does it he deserves an OBE.
When Ozil does it ( and has been doing it for many years) its a PR stunt to stay relevant.
Hate knows no bounds.
Wasi
I always thought Danny Mills was a cunt of epic proportions – really disliked him. A few years ago I found out he does loads of work for spina bifida charities – no fuss no attention seeking just gets on with it.
Maybe I’m too cynical.
Marc,
Feed the children , feed the little bastards.
Rich
‘The ECB is broke, it has over €1 trillion owed by the bailed out countries, and if they default its Armageddon”
America is dead broke too. We’ve spent about 5 trillion trying in vain to deal with covid-19 and the bipartisan morons led by Trump wont stop spending.
At some point the Chinese and others will squeeze the dollar out as the “reserve currency”. It’s an unfair advantage for one country to have.
down for scheduled maintenance is just Pedro sifting through comments with a fine tooth comb looking for any new Bamford aliases
Well-being trumps financial gain every time. The parasite sector can’t be happy with self-reliant folk in places like Bhutan, Fiji, Comoros, Liechtenstein, Moldova measuring success with a happiness index instead of GDP.
Rich
“The question isn’t whether we should feed the kids.”
Wrong the question it’s what do you feed the kids to? I favour bull sharks personally.
AFC forever Comedy at it’s best . Sad but true. “The great unemployed with their fat kids, scoffing on burgers, chips crisps and coca cola. Isn’t that why they bought in the sugar tax?It’s not enough to give them FREE houses & FREE cash, which they use to proudly display their Sky Satellite dishes. The Lacoste polo shirts and the latest £100 quid trainers is still not enough for the scroungers. The Facebook obsessed can usually be found outside the school gates chain smoking, while flashing their latest Iphone, screaming after their lovely little children; Chardonnay, Brooklyn-Harvard, as they try… Read more »
Marc
You know there aren’t left-leaning or right-leaning children in the middle of a public emergency.
It’s just starving kids.
Keep your pseudo-conservativism locked away. I bet you don’t call your NHS or generous national laws on vacation leftist ?
In these difficult times, it is nice to know that Arsenal financial ineptitude continues. Pepe and Saliva cost around a total of around £100M. Yes one hundred million! The first is extraordinarily left footed, and would struggle in schools football. The second is the invisible man. The sooner we kick the football management structure into the long grass and get an autocrat like George Graham back the better.
Nelson I am with you on this. Arteta has established a fresh style. A rigid style with no scope for individuality. The flaw is that it has become totally predictable. I am hopeful that this is only his first step, to lick the squad into shape and get them committed. Wenger was the polar opposite, he encouraged players to express themselves, to do what they do best. But he was fortunate, the hard rigidity had been established by GG. And he was blessed with truly outstanding players. The moment has come for a more flexible approach. Players like Pepe and… Read more »
Dissenter
” I bet you don’t call your NHS or generous national laws on vacation leftist ?”
Firstly what are “generous national laws on vacation ” can’t really call something leftist when you don’t know what it is. Secondly the NHS is run on far too a leftist leaning basis, having a national health service is a good idea but just one that’s run badly over here and because it’s become a political football no ones allowed to voice any negative comments about it that could lead to improvements.
Marko
How many timed have you actually watched this Szobzalai chap? Be honest.
Thought the reason ozil didnt make the squad was lack of room… wilshere?
“If I have a young central-defender of 20-years-old, I know he will cost me points in the season, and I have to stand up from that,” Wenger said, at a Football Writers’ Association talk.. “If I play a 28-year-old centre-back, maybe less talented, he will cost me less points, But I will not give a chance to a young player and at some stage I must say as a manager sometimes you feel lonely to stand up there and say, ‘No, I want this boy to play because he deserves it.’ Djourou, Senderos, Stepanovs……think I’ll go with Arteta’s judgement on… Read more »
Rich, You are disguising selfishness as political aspirations. It is perfectly acceptable to make benefit conditional to some behaviour, but human decency dictate that kids should not be the victim. Meals for kids is a great idea, because it goes directly to the right people. Parent can’t divert money for their own benefit. Anybody who had helped in charities, church will have seen cases where parents squanders public money given to them on booze, cigarette, drugs, unnecessary luxury. You would be surprised the number of kids from poor background with no books, hand me down clothes but huge TV in… Read more »
Always remember Paulinho on here calling that Wilshere would retire by age 25/26.
Wasnt even that far off with his prediction. 28 and hes all but done.
‘The measure of wealth in a civilized nation is not the currency accumulated by the lucky few, but rather the strength and resonance of social relations and the bonds of reciprocity that connect all people in common purpose.’
Marc
If Ozil wanted good media attention and earn plaudits like Rashford ( well deserved) he would have made a big deal of the free meals he was donating since March during the lockdown when unemployment and hunger were peaking.
And I’m sure he does tons more of charitable work than what is shown to is.
I personally believe Arteta is in some way over-coaching players. You plan a should-be, not a must-have.
It creates the panic we see for Leno, Defenders, Pepe. Chances of 11 players being at exact defined places, doing exact things demonstrated in a meeting room is highly unlikely. You get a goal with 27 beautiful passes but just only some times.
And ffs, put Auba in center, not because he prefers ot or score more goals but because Laca is shite and we need someone there. Left can be covered be Saka easily.
Marc You want to see ‘right” leaning employment laws, go to republican controlled stats and go work in a right to work state where you only have leave that is “earned”, no more than 10 days a year in most cases. Go work in an environment where one significant health crises will leave you bankrupt even if you have “insurance’ Until then, use the terms left or right very carefully. What you call leftist is just people advocating for basic vacation laws- about 25% of American employees receive NO vacation time r paid holidays. They just want something half of… Read more »
Dissenter
Where have I called paid vacation time leftist? It’s not it’s good capitalism.
The concept of the NHS is fantastic it’s just incredibly inefficient and it’s become something you’re not allowed to criticise so making improvements is nigh on impossible.
You’re chucking things at me that I haven’t commented on. I don’t look at the American system as being good – as far as I’m concerned America is stark raving bonkers.
Ozil and wenger should start their own club. Bullshit City
Apparently they are going to review the £15 cost of PPV matches – any change would come in after the next interlull.
Look’s like no one would pay £15 – the PL should’ve asked the comments section here they would’ve got better info.
Marc
Is OBE an higher honor or “Sir”? Wenger is awarded the “OBE”.
The 15 PPV fee was never going to last, its 2020 and people as well as being tighter on money due to the circumstances are all pretty savvy now on sourcing free streams.
If it was £5 I could see people begrudgingly paying it out of convenience but 15 for 90 mins of football is a joke when if you can be bothered, you can find a decent stream for nothing.
Shots Bukayo Saka: 2.78 Nicolas Pepe: 2.17 Alexandre Lacazette: 2.11 Eddie Nketiah: 1.67 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 1.35 Willian: 0.5 Expected goals Eddie Nketiah: 0.75 Alexandre Lacazette: 0.55 Bukayo Saka: 0.28 Nicolas Pepe: 0.17 Willian: 0.15 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 0.13 I don’t know what changed since last season, but this statistic is a sad sight. Dark times are coming if Arteta can’t find a way for Aubameyang to be effective again. As things stand, clearly our CFs get the good chances in front of them. However, they are not as good as Auba. Our manager needs to make it so PEA is at… Read more »
£15 to watch diet Pep vs OGS should be prosecutable as an economic crime
Sid
The ManU Arsenal match is already on Sky – it’s the other matches that have gone to PPV that have caused issues.