What sort of a week am I having? Well, I hadn’t eaten all day yesterday because I was under some extreme pressure at work. At about 8pm I thought, you know what, I’ll treat myself to something exciting. I ordered a really shameful local burger thing… I was excited. It was basically a FUCK YOU HEART burger monstrosity only America can nail. Jeff was delivering to me. I tracked him all the way. Walked out to greet him like a fat kid greets the Ice Cream van. I could not see Jeff. I called. The address was right. He was in Miami. The same exact address. Except he was in Oklahoma. There’s a Miami in Oklahoma? Are you fucking kidding me? A $100billion app can’t say ‘DON’T CLICK YES TO THIS IT IS WRONG.’ No good times for me last night. I ate a pot of ice cubes instead.
Arsenal feels a little like that at the moment. We clicked ‘YES PLEASE’ to the delivery of progressive football to The Arsenal, but the guy who welcomed us at the door didn’t come with the right ingredients, and it’s unclear if his home chef-ing transfers into the restaurant game
I’m being harsh there of course, but not really. Currently, Arsenal is living off the joy fumes of a trophy that outside the main prize (Champions League football), is a fucking waste of ‘sitting on my arse’ time. The Premier League has been grim all year. The games we’ve won, outside United, have been very drossy. When the drossy football looked like a strategy, I could accept it, but increasingly, it just looks like we’ve been getting lucky in football purgatory. Even the United game, which was our best performance, was won by a penalty… and the manager said we played better against Spurs when we were cleanly taught a Jose lesson.
Well, it’s time for Arteta to show something new. We can’t perform badly all year and tomorrow, a home game against a pretty bad Burnley side, is where he has to do some catching up. I keep on saying it, but, we need a performance.
How he gets there, I’m not sure. Even the Dundalk game was quite a way off ‘performance’ levels and they were a pub team. Arteta needs to work out what his basics are again, because we’ve gone on a bit of a wild ride as to what he’s looking for. It’s generally the sign of a young manager, that when a crisis hits, you try 10 things instead of focusing on one. Different tactics, players, in game strategies… it’s a mess.
The shift from 11 at the back, to something more interesting, has been a painful journey. The top-level overview is this squad can shithouse 1-0s when we are ultra-cautious and in form, but when the senior players dip, that’s not possible.
Also, it’s not possible to shift up to an attacking offering when the senior players are giving us 70%. We have no creative outlets and by going for something sexier, we open ourselves up like the bad old days.
So the mega challenge is this: How does Arteta give some attacking juice to a depressed team without completely botching the defensive principles?
Now, we’ve all seen the Vinnai V Interview with Henry Winter in The Times.
‘You’ve got a guy who is absolutely driven to succeed and be successful on the pitch, but doing it in a way that respects our history and traditions. So I think with him we have got a really, really powerful individual.’
Vinnai speaks like the Deloitte consultant he was, but it’s clear, they are backing him because they can’t not do that right now.
This interview, for me, gives cover for Mikel to reconsider how he tackles this season. If the fans are told the manager is going nowhere and the manager tells the fans he’s going to do something different that speaks to the betterment of Arsenal over the long-term, then you have yourself a platform to build, which gives you time.
Arteta obviously can’t put out 11 kids against a very rough and experienced Burnley side. But he can restart the process of rewarding good performances with games. He should start prioritising his future vision for Arsenal by giving players minutes who fit the system, even if that fit is far from perfect… because the alternative, which has been to put unsuitable senior players, who can’t be arsed, into a system they don’t like, has us 15th.
Jurgen Klopp said a good gegenpress is better than a good #10. The whole idea of pressing, which originated in basketball (I think) as a full court press, is the notion that aggression and relentless closing down of opposition can overpower technique and talent if you do it well enough. Well, what has our system lacked with the seniors at 70%? Pressing. What do young kids that want careers do? Run. Do what they are told. Never stop.
Despite Arteta claiming otherwise, there are certain players that are likely undroppable. Leno, Gabriel, Tierney, Saka, and Auba. You have to play Auba out of his funk because his form will return. The rest of the positions are up for grabs.
What do the stats say? Well, Mo Elneny is the most efficient midfielder in the league for line breaking passes. He’s also the player with the best ball retention under pressure in the league (players with over 450mins). I don’t care that he’s not perfection, in the system we need to play, he has legs, he does the basics right, we are better with him in the side.
AMN isn’t perfect, but he is young, he has a lot of talent, and he has the athletic profile we need in our midfield. Arteta needs to coach him. Give him a very specific role and tell him to activate against it with all his concentration. A base of midfield with those two gives you a strong platform to build from. You have energy, doggedness, and some pretty decent locomotion. There’s no room for Xhaka, I’m sorry, but regardless of his passing numbers, the eye test fails every single time. His balls into the final third mean very little because we create nothing. His passing is accurate because he is painfully slow at releasing. He is seen as a tactical weakness by other managers because he’s slow. We have to let him drop into right back to protect him from pressure. This madness cannot go on.
How we build ahead of the midfield base is debatable and we’ve got nowhere near an answer this season. For me, it’s Auba on the left. He refuses to press through the middle and he gets eaten alive when he’s asked to hold the ball up. If he plays left, Reiss takes up the right, and you go with Eddie through the middle to set the tempo, you might be in interesting shape. Then the big move… who do you put in that hole? Do you opt to give Saka a go in that position because of his pace and potential ability through the middle? Or do you give Lacazette a run there? I would be inclined to try Saka as a roaming 10 because he is good defensively, and he can stretch teams with his pace. Maybe it’s not a ten and he’s a left sided 8 with AMN taking on the right.
It’s clear I’m not a coach, but I think we really need to start moving in a direction that is about the future, not one that is focused on reengineering the past. Arteta was asked about whether youth was key to his plans. He said this:
“When I feel it is the right moment to do that, I have to bring the players that I have the feeling — or we have the feeling as a coaching staff — that have the best chance for us to win the game,” he said. “So [the answer] has to be a yes.”
That feels like the PC way of saying ‘my senior players aren’t it, right?’
Key point though:
“What I can tell you is that the team will be prepared to battle with a real desire, because we know how important that game [against Burnley] is going to be for us.”
The battle hasn’t been there over the last month. The biggest shift in attitude under Arteta was the fighting spirit. The football might have been pony, but the nasty streak we had, and leaving it all on the battlefield was a joyous spectacle. Mikel needs to get the team back to that. The shortcut to that is to play the guys you don’t need to rally. Play the people who have a future invested in being great at football now. Stop giving game time to the players more interested in planning retirement to Miami, Oklahoma.
So once again I’ll end a post with… over to you Mikel, good luck.
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Its so so sad , Arteta held a lot of promise but ultimately turned out to be Spanish Gary Neville. Atleast for the next 3 matches we wont see Xhaka anymore . And since Pepe is back , Willian also gets dropped . Plus Bellerin has 5 yellow cards so suspended for Southampton . Maybe he just stumbles on the solutions .
Guns has been told on here numerous times that Edu wasn’t the man responsible for Martinelli but continues to cite him in connection with Martinelli.
Come on Guns take it on board.
I understand you have a hope that Edu is going to get us some gems from Brazil but he isn’t going to get any undiscovered gems or players under the radar from Brazil unless a scout working on behalf of Arsenal nudges him and informs him of the player.
Edu would be aware of Dani Alves now playing in Brazil lol
I agree with the pettiness theory , Arteta isnt playing any Emery signings . Very vindictive thing to do as a manager
The Godfather
“That’s exactly why I’m not advocating for Arteta’s firing. Arsenals issues are deeper than any coach.”
The issues with the club are that they keep making the wrong appointments which include Arteta.
We don’t have a very good manager at present as well as not having a good squad.
It’s not either or. It’s both.
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WingdingsDecember 14, 2020 00:29:18
The Arsenal fanbase deserve everything that’s happening right now. Most arrogant fanbase in the world.”
This
Fans are pretty lousy too judging by the Godfathet’s comments.
#Classenal
Godfather.
So because you don’t have an artificial tooth lined up means you won’t remove a rotten tooth that’s costing you sleepless nights? Maybe Arsenal fans actually deserve what they get. Smdh!
Ok if cagigao was responsible for martinelli then fair play. Great call on him
Calypso.
Exactly.
The ‘Process’ = The next level is the next level
Say where is the Champagne charlie? Mr Big bully bollocks.
Like any bullies, goes to hiding when going gets tough.
You lot need another hobby.
So what if Granddad took you to a game back in the (insert decade)…he’s dead now so move the fuck on.
Arsenal are dead as a club. The only way up is for another crazed billionaire to take over and plough £600m into the playing staff…for about three seasons.
Then we will be fine.
Edu would be aware of Dani Alves now playing in Brazil lol
I would take Dani over Bellerin… still better than he is
Still cannot get how we fired our entire scouting network.
Its like we thought Mike was the coming of Jesus?
Baffling and completely idiotic
Maybe firing the scouting department was a sign of the future of Arsenal. A Titanic sinking.
Who were the people on here that said David Luiz was and is going to be a good influence for Arsenal behind the scenes? I know Pedro was one and I think Weagle was another but there were others as well. I always smelt bullshit with that view because Luiz had a history of being a trouble maker at other clubs but it was thought that this trait would magically disappear from him when he joins Arsenal. Well we get stories of leaks and around the same time we get the story of Arteta and Luiz not talking now. Don’t… Read more »
The way this club is being run don’t be surprised to see Arsenal after Arteta is sacked to pitch up David Luiz as a bit part player/manager.
Anything is possible with the decision makers at Arsenal. Anything.
We are actually in a false position, we have four points we have no business having. West Ham and Leeds will still be kicking themselves
Simple ,as an owner if your ambitions are high-(translation) you want to be the best then you hire the best. No half measures,or cutting corners. You’ve tried a manager with UEFA Cup Trophy credentials and League titles-it didn’t work. You’ve tried the hipster coffee making,cone setting manager approach-well not currently looking like the best route to take. Since we have the money,,but is being spent unwisely or being misappropriated. Then,you find the real deal-they are out there if you do your due diligence. It’s whether the club’s ambition matches the top coaches ambitions.. And I’m sure every manager has a… Read more »
“The way this club is being run don’t be surprised to see Arsenal after Arteta is sacked to pitch up David Luiz as a bit part player/manager.”
Weird I thought of this before bed
Champions league winner, premier league winner….if the powers that be at Arsenal were charmed by a nobody like Arteta, they are babies to Luiz
Arteta is not learning. On the contrary, he’s digging in deeper and deeper with the same failing players, the same failing tactics and the same loser mentality can be seen on the pitch. I’ve supported him until now, but yesterday was one game too much. He’s obviously not learning. Seeing Xhaka in the lineup, as well as Bellerin, Lacazette…what the fuck ? Of course we were going to lose. Of course knocking balls into the box which rarely pass the first defender. It’s awful and embarrassing. Xhaka stays in the pitch or walks; it makes no difference anyway. It’s just… Read more »
Receding
Arsenal would not of won against Man Utsd without the aide of a penalty.
And he would be a fucking disaster Receding.
I wonder if this is the reason why AMN isnt playing:
https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/arsenal-players-behind-mesut-ozil-claims-ainsley-maitland/am6gtzpagtea1qcd1pwxzs95t
I dont expect Arteta to give fair chance to Martinelli as well.
Southampton and Everton in one week
Not feeling great about either team… SH is really on a tear…. despite the manure loss.
Everton is capable to tearing us up as well.
Walcott and Iwobi will be relishing their chances
SP
The majority of Arsenal players are air heads.
No-one should care about their views.
These same players have been pushing Granit Xhaka on us for years because they like him as a person.
If we drop the next 2 games then what?
Seems like nothing will happen.
Arteta will still be there. Shouting orders, pushing players, looking like he knows what he is doing,
I cannot tell if I am coming or going at this rate
“Arsenal would not of won against Man Utsd without the aide of a penalty.”
Yea and that was our best performed this season right… Lol
As Burnley’s level isn’t much above Dondalk’s or Rapid’s and the fact that we were in the ascendancy early in the 2nd half, we may have just nicked a win until Xhaka commits a foul and then compounds it by wanting to have afters with the guy he fouled resulting in the melee of handbags (not a PC word I know). Xhaka being such a hard man-child grabs a Burnley player by the throat knowing full well the guy won’t hit back and gets a red. Shortly after Elneny clearly for all the world to see pushes a different ply… Read more »
Anybody thinks that Xhaka has any love for Arsenal and the fans. He has already told the fans to “Fuck Off”. He had a contract with Berlin. It was Arteta who begged him to stay. Now he is paying back what the Arsenal fans have done to him.
The astonishing part is we have Arsenal fans that are willing to wait it out than say sack Arteta. They believe he is destined to be great and don’t want to miss out. I saw him for the pretender he was from the off, zero charisma and one of the poorest in game managers I have ever seen. Carry’s himself like he has won it all in football as a player and coach, like he knows the winning formular and the process. We can’t score a goal to save our lives, we have two players on the pitch who have… Read more »
Whoever wanted Arteta as manager doesn’t understand football. Sad.
The hype around Mike was that he was with Pep. Imagine if he was with some other random coach somewhere else? Would we have been so bamboozled by him? nah Its the idea that he would be Pep Mark 2 that had Pedro and a lot of folks dancing on the ceiling…. Now the argument is that City has better players. yes that is true but he is doing worse than his predecessor, so where is this great genius ? His hiring was all about Pep. Nothing else…. Look how great Pep is doing now? I think his days are… Read more »
Pep was a money manager. Always had the best club and the best talent and the biggest funds.
Nought to see there.
We must remember how the Xhaka red card materialised. It originated because yet again a player bypassed him with ease and Xhaka yet again had to resort to pulling the player down. Xhaka gets very angry when he keeps getting so easily bypassed by opposing players. Who wouldn’t. And his anger started from there. Xhaka gets done like this numerous times by opposing players in every match. He simply can’t play again because he is a grenade waiting to go off in every match. He can’t play in any match of real importance so that’s every EPL match and any… Read more »
Coaching Sane is different than Pepe.
But Pepe has not improved one iota since arriving….
Its just hard to see the improvements. Even our vaunted defense is shit again…
He has the Leeds game to turn it around
He has the Wolves game to turn it around
He has the Tottenham game to turn it around
He has the Burnley game to turn it around
He has the Southampton game to turn it around …..
Let me ask if he wins against Southampton has he turned it around?
This article perfectly sums up the mood of many here:
Xhaka and Arsenal hit the self-destruct button as Arteta’s Gunners project goes into meltdown
https://www.goal.com/en/news/xhaka-and-arsenal-hit-the-self-destruct-button-as-artetas/crfm2emmwa551diwynle3lqzs
Hasenhüttl is no stranger to beating us and and Ancelotti is no mug/bum as some here suggest who out thought Lampard yesterday and facing a much easier job against us.
Pep will enjoy ripping Arteta a new one.
Who needs expensive alcohol or mind numbing recreational and prescription drugs when watching Arteta’s Arsenal does the job for free?
I was happy seeing Vinai pledge support for Arteta as usually such a statement often means it’s the kiss of death for a manager.
Up 4 grabs now December 13, 2020 12:26:45 Arsenal have won each of their last nine home games with Burnley. no pressure then. Arsenal have lost each of their last three Premier League home games – they last lost four consecutive home league games back in December 1959, a run which included a 2-4 defeat against Burnley on the 12th December. a sixty year record to break, if anyone can do it we can! *********** I saw it coming a mile off, and that was before i knew xhaka and the usual suspects were in the side. arteta had other… Read more »
So Arteta in a team meeting vowed to ‘destroy’ one member of the team?
What an amateur! Probably the team later got together and decided to destroy this clown instead.
RH
‘I saw him for the pretender he was from the off, zero charisma and one of the poorest in game managers I have ever seen. Carry’s himself like he has won it all in football as a player and coach, like he knows the winning formula and the process.’
Me too, I never wanted him anywhere near the club.
underrated CoqDecember 14, 2020 05:20:26 Say where is the Champagne charlie? Mr Big bully bollocks. Like any bullies, goes to hiding when going gets tough. ———- To be fair to Champagne Charlie,he’s pretty cordial with posters that are cordial with him. I think,it’s when you get a bit arsey with him, then he replies in kind and treats you as such. I would say,he’s reflecting on the moment and possibly readjusting his position given current events. Why would he walk into a shit storm right now,knowing he would be having to field off a lot of vitriol from his so-called… Read more »
Pedro oh Pedro wherefore art though – it’s Arteta calling
Mike is going to get hammered at SH if he does not drop certain players
Bell
Willian
Laca
Xhaka- took care of this himself
Even Mo had a stinker
AMN and Dani as CM?
Soares in
ESR needs to see time as does Martinelli…small minutes building up….
Mixing it up might be the best and easisest way … cant be harder than it is now.
I think Pepe is back… I guess he will see him play.
I would go with China’s 442 line up
PhD
Ozil can’t even master the basics like shooting with purpose and accuracy.
If the Arsenal fans here are hurting than Pedro is devastated. So please take it easy on him. This blog serves as an outlet of frustration, and as a whipping post. Pedro deserves respect because if he shuts this down than were would we go to vent our frustrations about Shit show Arsenal.
PhD2020December 14, 2020 06:08:35 underrated CoqDecember 14, 2020 05:20:2 Say where is the Champagne charlie? Mr Big bully bollocks. Like any bullies, goes to hiding when going gets tough. ——————————————– Similarly we have Pedro going to bat for Arteta,even two years before he was awarded the managerial position..And look at where we are now with Arteta. Ishola also had his favourite,for the l;ife of me,can’t remember who..lol In the same breath we had Bumford(Hal) singing Benteke’s talents as the next coming of CR7 or whoever insanely compared him to at the time.. Point being,we can all get it wrong,we can… Read more »
CalypsoDecember 14, 2020 06:16:05 PhDOzil can’t even master the basics like shooting with purpose and accuracy. —– But he can slide a pass.Cut through a defence with a slide rule pass. Open up a defence,deal with a low block defence.. What the heck do we have at the moment with that kind of vision and creativity. Thought Willian would come close.. Seems we are a retirement graveyard for Chelsea players seeking a top up on their pensions. Don’t blame him to be honest..If you’re offered £200,000 per week to stay in London,with no need to uproot your family, have no… Read more »
‘I like ozil from as aesthetic appeal’
The guy has bug eyes man!!!
Sorry that bants was free. The rest of your post was solid anywa 😁
How more wrong can you get than Champagne Charlie who supported Wenger, to the bitter end, hailed Xhaka as a talent and now has unbridled passion for Arteta.
PhD
Agree CC likes nothing more than verbal jousting/in an affectation manner.
Unusual to see his absence for a long period, so hope it’s nothing more than pressing work matters keeping him away and not Covid.
That said CC’s measured words are often wrong in grandiose style, such as his defense of Ozil, which tbf he held his hands up at being wrong in the end.
A measure of a person can be to admit when they’re wrong.
You listening Pedro?
As much as I want Arteta out yesterday this is all on the board and chump owner. As people have noted their are no football people at Arsenal, you just have to look at the football path which is littered with unsuccessful failed coaches stepping up to manage.
Charlie has taken the apparent demise of xhaka and arteta hard!
Don’t worry Charlie, xhaka’s going nowhere any time soon. Arteta gets fired. New guy comes in and is impressed by his attitude. Back to square 1 and the spare key master keeps on playing. We all know it’s true!
Now ES flip flopper extroadinaire is a different matter.
Thank you
You can’t blame the board unless you yourself never backed Arteta from.the off
Charlie that way you feel now is the same way I felt when Torreira was getting binned off on loan 😁
If emery and arteta had shown more faith in torreira and kept him as a starter throughout the last 2 years he’d have been a great partner for Partey in a 4-2-3-1
Never mind…
And by the way,I think Saka is really an exciting player, whose potential is not being fully utilised.
I think this guy can go on to be a lightning rod for not only the team,but the EPL,if his talent is harnessed and honed in a right fashion, under the tutelage of a great or talented manager.
Under this current manager, I can start to see doubt and him being dispirited, slowly creeping in..
It would be a travesty to lose him in the long run due to the dereliction of duty by AFC management.
Ruling by fear generally depreciates performances in all industries
TonyDecember 14, 2020 06:44:38
Now ES flip flopper extroadinaire is a different matter.
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Tell me about it.. 🙂
Get’s tiresome doesn’t it.
With all due respect to him,I just skip his long winded posts.
One minute he’s done.Then the next minute all is dandy..
Interspersed with the name dropping, and his association with AFC Directors at resorts/member’s clubs /golf clubs and you’re not a fan because you disagree with his viewpoint,,blah,blah..
Comical really..
What was Xhaka even doing bringing down McNeil on the sequence that led to the sending off? That was so stupid and unnecessary. No other team in the prem has players that would be so idiotic as to think “right, this is a dangerous moment I need to tactical foul here to stop this danger. Yellow card is fine.” Just so silly and unnecessary, even before you get to the hands going to his neck part…
@Calypso
I’m not just blaming board for picking Arteta, I’m blaming them for being the catalyst to what we’re seeing now. When kroenke took over we were a top 3 team who’d just missed out on winning CL. Since they took over it’s been disaster over disaster
Good morning, What a shit show it was last night. All I saw was the end of Arteta as a manager of Arsenal. When we fired Wenger, I thought it might take a few managers to find the right one. It took a while for liverpool to land on Klopp. Same for spurs on Pochettino. We need to start over. And some one needs to see that we need a clear out in midfield. The kids need a loan. And all the senior players need to be sold. Sokratis, Ozil, Mustafi, Luiz, Lacazette, Torreira (need the funds), Xhaka, Elneny (… Read more »
Also even if we as fans supported arteta it doesn’t mean the board get off. It’s literally the boards, owners and senior managements responsibility to ensure the club is well run. We fans have no actual say and no meaningful role in the way it’s run except for arsenal fans being too quiet and tolerating BS for far too long But in terms of actual recruitment and hiring, we are completely irrelevant. Whether or not Billy from Livingston likes the idea of hiring Arteta has no baring on the fact the board and co need to be accountable for the… Read more »
This is what the first team would look like if we did the right transfers. The front three would be Saka/Willian Auba/Martinelli Pepe/Nelson Central midfield would be funny Guendouzi/New CM, New CM/ Willock, Partey/ New CM. Defense Tierney/ AMN , Gabriel/Mari, Saliba/ Holding, Bellerin/ Cedric Leno/ Runarsson I think we are 3 new central midfielders away from unlocking the real potential of this team. We would need to sell, Kolasinac, Chambers, Torreira, Xhaka, Lacazette and Elneny for some money though. Give them away in a fire sale and get good yping players for up to 30 mil. We also have… Read more »
The Burnley players targeted Xhaka in two instances with that red card. The first instance was getting Xhaka to foul the player in the first place which isn’t difficult. The second more telling instance with this red card was that Burnley and McNeil then targeted Xhaka’s temperament. After the foul McNeil gives Xhaka verbals which Xhaka responds to. Likely something along the lines of you fucking donkey to Xhaka. Lacazette is the player first on the scene to try to get Xhaka away from the melee. It is actually a Lacazette push on Xhaka that sees him fall to the… Read more »
young*
TonyDecember 14, 2020 07:07:43 Ruling by fear generally depreciates performances in all industries ——- For sure,I agree wholeheartedly with this.. And if you’re a rookie,with no conceivable track record behind your belt.The end game is literally around the corner, awaiting you with a glee and a loud cheer, when you’re ceremoniously guillotined.. I’ve seen that crap at an investment bank I worked at many moons ago. One young guy was somehow fast tracked to senior management. And was on some serious power trip.Began to treat his subjects(subordinates) as turds you find floating in the toilet. Eventually it all came to… Read more »
PhD ‘Get’s tiresome doesn’t it.’ It does and made worse by his pomposity were he seems to consider us his underlings. I do the same these days unless he has directed a post to me. No need for his serial, lengthy, dogmatic posts really, as he sounds as if he has an interesting family background and done very well for himself and his family. He would be more respected – certainly by me, if he toned down the arrogance and stood by his words without constant repetitions. As I always said to my sales people or sales people of companies… Read more »
I’m waiting for ES protective stance that Arteta is not to be blamed.
Nice bit of diving by the 2 Burnley players . The backward flip by the 6ft plus Tarkowski when Elneny touched his face was embarrassing.. Sean Dyche must be proud of his players? I suppose it’s just rewards for xhaka .after he faked injury to get kovacic sent off in the cup final .. The Arteta out bandwagon is certainly rolling now, i thought we were a little unlucky last night in that we were dominating the 2nd half and yes , even creating chances, however the sending off destroyed the momentum and it was no surprise that they scores… Read more »
China1December 14, 2020 07:19:20 Also even if we as fans supported arteta it doesn’t mean the board get off. It’s literally the boards, owners and senior managements responsibility to ensure the club is well run. We fans have no actual say and no meaningful role in the way it’s run except for arsenal fans being too quiet and tolerating BS for far too longBut in terms of actual recruitment and hiring, we are completely irrelevant. Whether or not Billy from Livingston likes the idea of hiring Arteta has no baring on the fact the board and co need to be… Read more »
People forget that the second time Xhaka been sent off against Burnley.
I was looking at some news articles on the run up to signing Xhaka and the were Arsenal fans saying he was better than Kante 😂😂😂
Pierre
“It wouldn’t surprise me to see Arsene Wenger receiving a phone call from the Arsenal hierarchy if this run continues.”
Well it would surprise the old windbag himself that’s for sure.
“If the Arsenal fans here are hurting than Pedro is devastated. So please take it easy on him. This blog serves as an outlet of frustration, and as a whipping post. Pedro deserves respect because if he shuts this down than were would we go to vent our frustrations about Shit show Arsenal.” …..
Very true. Respect to Pedro in general but hoping no more Arteta support blogs
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/13464105/arsenal-saliba-locked-up-guendouzi-arteta/
Not a happy camp!
‘I was looking at some news articles on the run up to signing Xhaka and the were Arsenal fans saying he was better than Kante 😂😂😂‘
Unreal right.
The worst player I’ve seen get so much trust and playing time from what, 4 managers in one club now.
Hopefully that was the end of Xhaka at Arsenal and we send him packing in January.
PHD I already skip half the games because of the awful time zone differences. 2am kick offs and the like are not something I will entertain apart from very occasionally (the spurs one was regretful)
You also underestimate the therapeutic power of venting.
Lastly I’m at work, not ignoring my family. Relax dude, lol
Left, Somebody on twitter stated that the out of favours players refer to Arsenal as Alcatraz. That tell you the mood inside the camp. Pepe interjecting in the conversation to tell Saliba not to comment publicly is really a warning that this post will come back to haunt him. BTW the carplar is a slang term to say placard. “Placard” in French is a term to describe being ostracised by your boss for no good reason. There was a clear the air meeting between Arteta, coaching staff and the players during which Arteta vowed to destroy the mole who leaked… Read more »
Keep Arteta
A different has to deal with the same player issues.
Let him clear them out , that’s when he can be judged
“Nice bit of diving by the 2 Burnley players .
The backward flip by the 6ft plus Tarkowski when Elneny touched his face was embarrassing.”
Not as embarrassing as Elneny’s holding his leg in the same incident.
He must’ve forgotten there are cameras everywhere round the stadium.
Are you for real Pierre?
https://www.hitc.com/?p=773814
Valentin
Arteta might be overdoing it with authority but these players at the same time need a bit of authority.
They have been taking the piss for years.
Arteta is not good enough, his footballing decisions are not good enough but he isn’t wrong to try to install some authority over them.
Don’t always back the players Valentin. More than enough of them are not worthy of support.
What they have shown in recent years is that they are more adept at bringing down managers in comparison to anyting they do on the actual pitch.
Emery came in as a manager that had worked wonders at a club like Sevilla and then went on to manage PSG who had far more world class players than at Arsenal.
After iniitially responding to Emery what did more than enough of these players do? They pissed on him.
Ishola man management more of a requirement at Arsenal than Authority. Agreed that Being a strong character is needed but most of these players like interaction. Arm over the shoulder. Etc. When they get out of line you burn them behind closed doors not in front of the media.
Guendozi looks like he has bulked up abit
Samesong
“Ishola man management more of a requirement at Arsenal than Authority. ”
And where did Emery’s efforts at man management get him? He actually tried group management.
It got him having these fool players pushing Granit Xhaka to him as one of their leaders in the group.
When players make decisions like these own their own them fuck them. Keep them in order and make them dance to your tune not the other way around.
” Not as embarrassing as Elneny’s holding his leg in the same incident.
He must’ve forgotten there are cameras everywhere round the stadium.”
It was funny watching live. Thought the broadcast had a second or two delay when Elneny kinda falling in slow mo!
Lol when seeing the replay. Poor acting really…
PhD2020
December 14, 2020 05:05:20
It is pretty obvious what needs to be done:
We need to hound out Kroenke out if The Arsenal. He has no clue as to how to run a football club.
It starts there as to why there are so many issues at the club.
The polar opposite of Kroenke is FSG with John Henry.
He knew whst he wanted and put in place people at Liverpool that could deliver that dream of winning the PL and CL.
you know Arteta is totally done when he picks Xhaka, Willian and Bellerin after their display against spurs. Shocking and arrogant from a jumped up little tosser who has managed to wreck everything since the cup win in August. You have to go some to do that, unfortunately the club will drift as there is no leadership, we are in a terrible mess and those who laugh at talk of relegation need to wake up.
Has he been sacked yet?
Pedro will be happy. The poor result and the Arteta slagging off of is generating a lot of traffic.
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Left TesticleDecember 14, 2020 08:41:51
Pedro will be happy. The poor result and the Arteta slagging off of is generating a lot of traffic.
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Of course..
All traffic is better than no traffic(bloggers dream).
Or as they say all publicity, albeit good or bad is better than no publicity(celebrities/actors/musicians/youtubers/wanabees,etc).
Bottom line is supreme leaders judgement should never be taken seriously