Well, here we are, the last blog post of 2020. A really, really, really shitty year for everyone.
From a football perspective, we’ve had it all.
We picked up a young coach who arrested the rot that had set in under Unai.
That new coach changed a lot of things. We looked better structured on and off the ball. The players fought like dogs. We binned the melts. Arsenal were far more competitive against big clubs. We won another FA Cup, beating City and Chelsea on the way.
Off the pitch, we had a huge win. The disgusting leadership of Raul S, which a few of us relentlessly pursued, came to a very satisfying conclusion. He was binned after about a month of Tim Lewis joining the board. Good riddance.
That didn’t exactly make our summer, but at least it meant the incompetence could be blamed on actual bad judgment versus something more insidious.
Our transfer window was a bit of a mess because we had to work on compact timelines because of covid. Still, we managed to sign two really great players in Gabriel and Thomas Partey. We also managed to stay true to form by signing Willian on an outrageous deal from a grim super-agent. We did some good business on renewals, tying down Saka and Martinelli. We did some bad business, giving Luiz another deal. We did some ‘errrr… not sure’ work by keeping Auba tied to us until he’s 34.
Arteta the ‘rookie coach lucky to land the job’ at Arsenal was given a big promotion to rockstar manager. Edu was sat down in a fancy garden and told to tell the world he was happy that his relationship with him had gone from subordinate to equal.
Everything went to shit from there.
Arteta had a big hand in every shit decision we made over the summer. His non-negotiables became negotiable. The stars that promised to be with him ditched the project fast and hard. Form plummetted. The football became incoherent. All the discipline went in a storm of redcards. We went coach > manager > politician. It looked like the same end scene from the Emery era.
… but then Christmas brought a special gift: Light at the end of the tunnel.
We beat Chelsea by shifting some things around.
David Luiz and Willian were dropped for ‘sickness’ that wasn’t covid related.
Emile Smith Rowe was introduced with Gabriel and Saka to the front 4.
Lacazette finally found a role that suited his ailing physical traits.
The football sped up as the coaching handbrake loosened.
We moved to mid-table.
Now, the story is far from over. We could easily lose 2-0 to WBA on Jan 2. The blip could be the moment of serenity before a big Arteta induced football heart attack.
… but football is about hope.
January is a big opportunity for the club to right some wrongs.
Dani Ceballos might be moved on by Madrid. They don’t like that he’s not playing. Italy is seen as an option for him to land some game time. Good. He started a fight with Eddie and he was at fault for getting his nose smacked by David Luiz in a training ground ruck. He’s been shit. Cut him loose.
Kola might be finally heading back to Schalke. They hired in Christian Gross and want to kill the fans by subjecting them to the Bosnian knife fighter. Good luck to them.
I suspect Ben Knapper will be busy with other loan moves. Mustafi and Sokratis are both internationals of pedigree that could do a 5-month job at most places. Their wages are high, but not disgustingly so if you are club plugging a gap. Both need game time if they want the next move to be sexy. What will he do with Cal Chambers? Joe Willock? Reiss Nelson? Eddie Nkeitiah? William Saliba? Can any of them be used as bargaining chips for players we need?
No doubt there will be a lot of fumbling around to bring in a creative player. No one seems to like Isco. 95% of fans telling me he’s a fat ponce. A bit mean if I’m honest. The club want a piece of Julian Brandt, but I’d be shocked to see Dortmund move him in January. Jack Grealish has been all up in the Arsenal players gramz over the last week, clearly he is DESPERATE for the big move the North London, but be real people, the £75m we spent on Pepe is not coming back. A player like Jack is not going to end up in our squad, so stop dreaming. There’s talk about Sabitzer of RB. I really like the player, he always impresses me. He hit double figures for goals and assists last season, but my worry is that at 26, he’s a finished product. Shouldn’t we be looking for the next big thing after the learnings of this summer? Buendia has great numbers, but according to Tim Stillman, his attitude stinks, not sure we should be going there if that’s the case.
The good news is that we’re heading into the window a little calmer than we might have been. We’re not going to make a shocking error by panic signing Eriksen on a 5-year deal. I also think Arteta has gone to a very dark place over the decisions he made this summer… he has to know he fucked up very badly. I am sure he’ll not be begging Edu to sign anymore Kia bums, because he knows that at any other club, he’d be on the bonfire right now, looking at the next job at Bournemouth if he were lucky.
On a me, me, me note. The year was rough as a blogger! Traffic nose-dived. I had nothing to write about. BUT, I want to thank the loyalists who checked in regardless. You are the real heroes.
I also want to send my love to all the readers that were impacted by covid. The Arsenal should be escapist, I try and keep it upbeat here (or REALLY FUCKING INTENSE), but I am fully aware of the heartache this virus has caused. I know many of you have lost loved ones or suffered health problems personally. I truly wish you and your families all the best and hope to see you back to full fitness in the new year!
So we end the year on hope.
Hope that Arteta has grown up and can see what he needs to do to make it at the top with this basketcase club.
Hope that the club has finally seen the error of its ways and has the guts to pivot towards a better path.
Hope that we have some exceptional young players that will play out the rest of the season with passion and pride. #HaleEnders
Hope we’ll all be having a pint together at the start of next season as the vaccine is rolled out.
Thank you for reading and listening for another year. This site brings me so much joy. I cannot tell you how lucky I am to have such a rabid community of lunatics that come to chat football every day. It means the world that you spend your valuable time here and occasionally take the time out to call me a c*nt in the comments.
On that note, I’ll raise a glass to you, thanks for being awesome.
Stay safe tonight, be merry, and let’s have a much better 2021! xxx
P.S. I want to say a huge thanks to the heroes that have helped me create elite content this year. Matt, Alex, Aash, Johnny, Dom, Jonathan, Mike McDonald, Janan, Lee… THANK YOU.
Now listen to the podcast.
“He hit double figures for goals and assists last season, but my worry is that at 26, he’s a finished product”
At 26? U wanted Isco who’s 28 until the fans told you how bad he plays. But how did you get to that conclusion, that he’s finished at 26?
Peckobill,
So true. It shows the hypocrisy of said fans. Shows how much a pretty face and a few memorized lines can affect people with sheep mentality.
James Wood
Made up story about Kyle Walker.
Danny
Fun fact. Riqui Puig is Spanish for Richie Powling.
Happy New Year to all my fellow miserable wankers on here. Pedro, huge well done on another year of providing this elite space for us to vent, laugh till we cry, cry till we laugh (the past couple of months) and get to bond over our love for this great club. Shoutout to the many posters (forgetting some great ones of course) that have made the comments worth hanging around for again this year with Sal, Midwest, Marc, TR7, gambon, mystic, Dan Ahern, Ishola, Luteo Guenreira, Champagne Charlie, Raptora, Paulinho, London Gunner, Karim, Marko, Jamie, Batistuta, Freddie Ljungberg, Tom, Rich,… Read more »
Happy New Year to all my fellow miserable wankers on here. Pedro, huge well done on another year of providing this elite space for us to vent, laugh till we cry, cry till we laugh (the past couple of months) and get to bond over our love for this great club. Shoutout to the many posters (forgetting some great ones of course) that have made the comments worth hanging around for again this year with Sal, Midwest, Marc, TR7, gambon, mystic, Dan Ahern, Ishola, Luteo Guenreira, Champagne Charlie, Raptora, Paulinho, London Gunner, Karim, Marko, Jamie, Batistuta, Freddie Ljungberg, Tom, Rich,… Read more »
Samir 16.25
Exactly what I heard.
But sometimes no smoke without fire.?
Was thinking about Raul’s comment about making a decision with two years left. I also remembered Arsene’s prediction that there would be a lot of more players running their contracts as free agents.
Now look at Messi, Ramos, Pogba and Aguero all in the last year of their deals. Bayern with Boateng, Aliba and Javi Martinez in their final year too. We have Luis, Mustafi and Luiz.
This is not just an Arsenal problem. However, what is inexcusable is failing to renew the deal of a young talent like analog in who the manager has claimed wants to stay.
Pedro,
Thank you for your prolific and curious work!
To everyone, have a much safer, happier, and more enjoyable 2021!
For those that have lost, my condolences to your family and you.
Even if you do not believe in vaccines, please take it when your turn arises as it will make the earth a safer place to be.
Cheers and bring on 2021..
grealish coming to arsenal can’t see it. The boy has the world as his oyster could easily go to City, Liverpool I even think Chelsea is a step down he is that good.
Happy new year Pedro and thanks for keeping going through the year long pandemic and the more recent pandemic of shire football.
Here’s hoping 2021 sees the recent recovery continue.
Happy New Year, all. Thanks for your sympathy, Pedro. Lost my great uncle two weeks ago. No one should have to live one minute less due to this pestilence. Wish I didn’t live in a country where a good portion of the people still think COVID is a hoax, but alas.
Hoping we’ve turned the corner with the squad. The kids are alright.
Happy new year to all you Grovers.
Branding players toxic to shift the blame when things turned sour for a clueless noob manager is as obvious as it gets. David Luiz wasn’t toxic when he was named MotM in our Semi Final vs City regardless of Auba scoring 2 goals. “Not only did he win 100 per cent of his aerial duels, he made 11 clearances as City peppered his box but were met by a colossus performance.” The “toxic” Luiz probably saw through the bs of a dubious person, who throws under the bus players he can abuse and defends others he needs. A person who… Read more »
Former United manager Tommy Docherty dies. Seems like a lot of ex-footballers and managers have passed on this year.
guys we should back the manager we are on a winning run and of we take the next three games we shoot up the table and are on the mixer for europa league places.
To me 7th place finish is a success.
raptora
You’re on a walloping roll today
Save the best for 2021.
also
wishing all the arsenal mandem and fandem safe and prosperous times.
London
You backed him when he was 15th so no surprise that you’ve reframed the definition of success.
dissenter
my expectations ar the start of the season was 8th place and that that was acceptable as long as we showed better free flowing football and a strong run in the europa competition.
So far arteta is falling on all counts but also still has the possibility of achieving on all fronts
failing*
Not a penny for arteta in the transfer window , If I was kronke I’d tell him I want to see a vast improvement in wins , performance , style and direction first . Actually scrap that I’d sack him immediately.
I wouldn’t trust him with loose change going to the ice van for the kids , they’d want ice cream and lollies and he’d come back with gone off chocolate bars when we already had chocolate in the cupboards.
Absolute dunce of a manager
Pedro-here’s my request for 2021.
You and Arseblog should merge. Sounds stupid but then look at it this way.
-Le-Grove brings a superior comments section.
-Arseblog brings frequent match day reports, player ratings etc
-Podcasts will double and they don’t typically conflict in timing
-Arseblog is a little gentler and you are a little more combative. Good combination.
-Will allow you to increase video content to ultimately cut down AFTV down to size.
This would be a great single destination for true Arsenal fans. Yes, I know you have a day job but this could actually work.
Happy New Year!
Happy new year Pedro and “les grovers.”
Les Miserables!
Here’s hoping for a better and healthier 2021🍾🥂
Happy New Year to Pedro and LeGrove, thanks for another year of providing this platform for all of us to release our Arsenal related aggressions at each other.
Where’d everyone go though? Namely the Charko pair, they’ve been absent for awhile. Cheers to all the commenters though, and blessings to you and your loved ones.
Good start to the window with offloading a couple players, hopefully that’s a harbinger of things to come in 2021.
barcary +1 I have often felt that arseblog and le grove are the best arsenal content creators/blogs out there. Both very good but in different ways and if they had a partnership of some kind or just colobarted on each others podcasts it would be massive. In summary Le grove has a much better comment section and fan base imo. Regarding articles its a tie but because of the fan base zo find myself consistently checking in on grove over arseblog. Have to say arseblogs podcasts are really good and very funny love. Need to check out le grove podcast… Read more »
using my phone so excuse the litany of typos
Raptora That’s a great comment on Luiz. He was great during the F.A Cup run but not so great before then. I actually think bringing him back for a year was fine with Gabriel and Salina settling in. The problem was we kept Mustafi and Sokratis on the books too when we knew selling an injured Chambers might be tough. I also agree that the theory about Luis being dropped instead of being sick seems a little sketchy. It’s quite possible he was sick and not sure why either he or Willian would go to war over Ozil who neither… Read more »
London Gunner
Glad we’re aligned on this. As a bonus it would allow Pedro to take the occasional hangover day off without getting blasted by blog addicts.
Bacary: “Pedro-here’s my request for 2021.You and Arseblog should merge. ”
To paraphrase Gandalf, ‘there is only one Dark Lord of Le Grove and he does not share power!’
Be careful he doesn’t toss you in the crack of doom together with Bamford.
andy1886
There is that risk-would love to be a fly on the wall as they discuss the name of the combined entity!
All the best to all Gooners everywhere!
Thanks Pedro.
Wishing everyone well.
Cheers for all you work Pedro.
Where i think many of our fans go wrong is looking at our kids coming throigh as individuals rather than the collctive , and we often get comparisons , like yesterday saka and Sancho i think it was. If you take .Martinelli , Saka ; Smith Rowe , Willock , Nelson , Eddie and Balogun ss individuals, then i think it’s fair to say that at this present tine , none are world class .. If you take those players as a collective , then what you see is the making of a very good offensive line up that is… Read more »
Happy New Year everyone.
Sack 3 stuges. Release all useless players. Get real CEO and manager. Bring back LT and Guen.
Happy New Year Brothers and sisters.
Thanks to Pedro for a place to vent,regarding our beloved team.
I would still thank Arteta and usher him out of the door.
Even though we are on a 2 match winning run,I feel we are one performance from it all crashing down.
I still think the way he has handled Saliba and Maitland Niles has been atrocious,they are the future,not geriatrics like Willian,Xhaka and Mustafi-all that really couldnt care less about our team.
The best of health and luck to all of the Gooners world wide.
Cheers Pedro and all the guys.
Blog of lube and that.
WE happy to be in that list.
Top ten battles le grove not in order
1.Pierre vs the world
2. Champagne Charlie vs Marko
3. WengerEagle vs Bamford
4. Bamford vs Champagne Charlie
5. Receding vs Champagne Charlie
6. PhD vs Bamford
7.Redtruth vs The world
8. Joe vs Don
9.Ishola v Champage Charle
10.Pitbull come wanker v The world
Have. a good one peoplessss.
Happy new year everybody. Thanks to Pedro for providing wonderful commentary and for hang ing in through some pretty testing times!!
Happy new year Pedro, thanks for all you do and the enormous work you put in running this place. Happy new year all Le Grovers. Have a prosperous year ahead y’all
why would we want to have le Grove and Arseblog merge? I follow both and want to keep both with their different aspects. That is le saying having Amazon only is better than also having John :Lewis, Next, Debenhams, House of Fraser. (yes – deliberate choices) it just isn’t and competition is the very essence of life.
So its a terrible idea.
Kola off to Schalke on loan – has been confirmed on BBC.
Just want to say thanks right back. For all the tremendous content. Unmissable read. The only Arsenal thing I read daily without fail. Tremendous. Here’s to a better 2021. For the world AND FOR THE ARSENAL.
Happy New Year Pedro. Thanks for blogging 2020. Keep up the good work 2021. Shame my Arteta predictions didn’t come true…oh well, only up from here!!
@Pedro
https://www.givemesport.com/1633442-arsenal-news-mesut-ozil-slated-by-liam-brady-as-club-legend-defends-mikel-arteta
Looks like a fair reason…
Also with Kola gone – who should get that place? My Choice would be to Saliba.
“There is that risk-would love to be a fly on the wall as they discuss the name of the combined entity!”
I’d assume after much negotiation they’d settle on something like ‘J’adore Arse.’
Happy New Year Peds! !!! Thanks for another year .. and letting us all vent like madmen.
Never wanted to see an end to a year so bad as 2020.. Come on 2021 Hope springs eternal. And I hope every one has a great and safe New Year celebration. I know I’m gonna get my drink on a little later.
Up the Arsenal!!!
Pedro thanks for your great work. I love coming to le grove. I haven’t missed an article in years. Maybe my work will allow me to comment more in 2021.
Happy New Year, you bunch of cunts!!
New year is amateur night.
I don’t know any of you so I won’t bother insulting your intelligence with good will messages.
Good will is not about knowing someone personally, it’s about wishing good for anyone regardless of their situation. A lot of people have had a shit year for one reason or another, it’s about wishing for better than this pseudo police state we are currently living in. If you can’t wish that to stangers, you truly are a cunt.
GoH
Appreciate that, well wishes from the likes of you would have made me feel unsettled about what tomorrow might bring anyway. Best of luck to you then 😉
WE,
Impressive work to type all these names.
LeGrove has by far the best comment section thanks to posters like you. Stay healthy mate.
A new year, hopefully that means a new manager as well. Can’t wait until this fraud Arteta is gone.
Willian and Luiz back in full training after their illness, let’s see how quickly they’re back in the team.
Gabriel and Partey available next game or the one after hopefully, back in full training next week. Can we try and not breaking Partey now by playing him next to Pointy Swiss cunt so he has to do the work of 2? That would be great.
Happy New Year 2021 to all of you fellow Gooners and Grovers!! It has been a very tough year btw this crap virus and the shit that MA has pulled off so far. I really hope to see us improve. I have no trust in MA as for someone who is supposedly intelligent to not be able to see the crap players that we have and to then persist with them at the expense of the youth who are going to be naturally more willing to fight. This should have been the plan all along. Not surprised that this was… Read more »
DaveB666December 31, 2020 19:12:39
Kola off to Schalke on loan – has been confirmed on BBC
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This club really is hopeless. You’re supposed to get rid of him permanently. Always these useless loan deals.
“On a me, me, me note. The year was rough as a blogger! Traffic nose-dived. I had nothing to write about. BUT, I want to thank the loyalists who checked in regardless.”
I thought traffic was supposed to be up when in crisis, was told that repeatedly.
As for who’s the real hero on here……..there can be no doubt Pedro, no other blogger would take this much abuse and brush it off like a speck of lint on one of Arteta’s black jackets.
Happy New Year everyone !
Happy new year everyone. “Buendia has great numbers, but according to Tim Stillman, his attitude stinks, not sure we should be going there if that’s the case.” Well from what I have seen his attitude is spot on. he tracks back and he fights for his team. I read he was in the top 10 for defensive actions of a forward last season. What I would actually question is his temperament. He has seen some red cards in the past. he is a bit of a hot head. Other than that he is the perfect player for us. What would… Read more »
Raptora,
Serious question, if Rodgers and Pott each got 3+ years with their respective clubs and won f*ck all, both of their records were around 51-54% winning percentages, why does Arteta, who has won 1 FA cup and another piece of silver, get 1 year in covid era, with a 53.7% winning percentage?
Aaron, Poch’s Tottenham overtook us with on a smaller budget and in a smaller club. Say what you want, they did overtake us and we are going to finish behind them for yet another season many, many points behind them. Is that Arteta’s good work? Leicester same thing. Rodgers has them playing entertaining football. Their club, stadium, wages, everything is in a much smaller scale. The whole situation of us finishing behind a team like Leicester is pathetic. Courtesy of Arteta again. If you think that FA Cups are enough to count us for a big club, it isn’t. Manure,… Read more »
I dont know about all this Buendia news Pedro is dropping…
I guess if you are with Norwich you are irritated most everyday.
He is probably wanting to leave that sinking ship, hence his attitude? LOL
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE LG GROVERS!!!
I wish everyone a great year of happiness and health and $$$
Also, a wish that Mike leaves and we get back into the top 6 fight this year!
Happy New Year
The blog of Love
No Relegation year!
Wing nut, Kola’s got 6 months left of his contract- do the maths!
Thank you Pedro for the best arsenal blog and content out there.
Happy new year to all the grovers! Stay safe and see you in 2021!
Happy new year Gooners
Thanks Pedro for your great effort with the blog
Here’s to smashing brom on Saturday and a spanking great new coach in January !
Edu said that he had an open discussion with Ozil and his team and has made a few suggestions to correct the situation. I would like the reporters to ask Edu to detail what has been proposed to the Ozil’s team. I would think that the club should make it clear that Ozil will not be playing for Arsenal again but the club is willing to cover a percentage of his wages when he plays for another team. If Ozil still doesn’t want to listen and insists to cash in until the 30th of June, then he becomes an enemy… Read more »
Happy New Year, chums!
Best wishes for 2021, cheers to Pedro for keeping this corner of the internet going for all these years!
Happy new year to Pedro and all at LG.
”People that are willing to support him after every decision he managed to fuck up, cannot be fans of the club. End of.”
Dipstick!
People disagreeing with you is not a criteria for being a fan or otherwise. Wishing Arsenal lose a game is certainly one of them though.
Good post, but blaming Emery for all our woes is wrong, the rot started under Le fraud
Etienne Capoue was available on 2~3 years deal for £7 millions last summer and we dithered…
He is now available for £4.5 millions for 2 years. If we really are skint, that the kind of no brainer deal that give time to the head coach to improve on Xhaka/Elneny while still giving an opportunity to Azeez and other youngster to showcase what they can do.
He went to villareal it saying
Sal would be my commenter of the year at LG. He’s always fair minded, often humorous and gives intelligent responses (most of the time.)
WE has a good knowledge of players, in Europe in particular. Don’t always agree with him but his take on players is worth listening to.
CC is the most intelligent poster here with the best take downs. Again didn’t always agree with him but his absence from the blog is missed.
Thanks for for the blog Pedro, and for keeping going at times when it’ must be painful to write about this club, hope you , and Arsenal have a happy 2021
It’s going to be better Next year …..isn’t it?
Happy new year all. Looks like Kola to Schalke is on the dot com so thats good
Bob N16
December 31, 2020 23:32:38
Wing nut, Kola’s got 6 months left of his contract- do the maths!
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Wing Nut is correct. Kola’s contract lasts until Jun 2022.
Arsenal, specialists in wasting money. Leicester, Wolves, Villa, Spurs all operate with much smaller budgets. Gunners buy rejects , and expect results.
The kids are showing up the so called stars keep it up.
Happy New Year Pedro and the LG community!
Happy New Year all from the ATL. Started watching The Arsenal in 2004. Get the fuck in.
Come on Arteta
Come on You Gunners
Pedro thanks for the blog it’s my fave cheers fella
Happy New Year Pedro.
Your hard work is much appreciated even if not agreed with much at this time.
Happy New Year grovers – wishing you all Health, Wealth and Happiness for 2021
Happy New Year 2021 Pedro!!! You can be challenging with your blog and that’s what I like about it. This club is a total basket case. And this annoys me. As much as I want Arteta out, who is a total novice of the kind you never put at Senior level company, he is a High Potential. And that kinda of person, if put in a structure intelligently set up, could thrive. And that’s why I advocate we sack Edu. We need someone with a vision to guide him. And Ralf Rangnick is the man for this. The reason I… Read more »
Xhaka getting loads of praise from Arteta.
“Buendia has great numbers, but according to Tim Stillman, his attitude stinks, not sure we should be going there if that’s the case.”
Ditto ; Thierry Henry, Alex Sanchez, and Tony Adams had a drinking problem
In some ways, Arteta and Edu stink the place too with their collective poor judgment, decision making and (still) lack of player strategy …
Media is reporting Arteta being challenged during a squad meeting AFTER the last two wins about his playing favorites. I say about time, not that disharmony is good. It’s way too obvious and concerns integrity.
Unless and until Arsenal rights the wrong with Saliba, wouldn’t trust these bums with player transfers, both in and out, and the precious funds. Doing it the same ways by the same people wouldn’t give different results……
Not that Balogun will become the next whoever, losing him on a free to any PL rivals is a stackable offense.
Balogun is Arsenal asset and , charitiable donations aside, when do you hear organizations give away their assets for free?? Vinai should look for a challenge elsewhere. Arsenal is way over his head.
*sackable*
Happy new year Pedro and everyone else
At least we’ve won the last 2 games and kola is out
More of this (winning and binning off the dross) please
China 😂
Winning and binning is the name of this January for arsenal. Hopefully we can do both to the required standard
Yep goober
Get out dat big biffa bin
Chuck in:
Mustafi, ozil, xhaka, bellerin, sokratis, Willian, Laca, Ceballos
Load biffa bin onto a Falcon Heavy rocket
Set coordinates for the sun
Launch
Am I asking for too much?
I’ m the wing nut….whoops. Shouldn’t post when drunk!
The good thing is the rocket will either successfully launch them into the sun or almost as likely something will go wrong and it will blow up on the launch pad/ 20 seconds after takeoff
Either way arsenal wins
Hahaha that sounds reasonable enough for me.
Though chuck in Gazidis and the crew who gave them the chance to steal a living for Jack shit output too!
China
Add Chambers to that. He actually can generate money for us to help with the attacking midfielder search. A minimum of 15 mil. He has had his chance and we won’t regret selling him. And articles like this one are music to my ears.
https://www.hammers.news/transfer-news/opinion-west-ham-united-should-sign-arsenal-ace-calum-chambers-with-mikel-arteta-allegedly-keen-to-move-him-on/
Winning and binning, yes please. My Xmas wish, cut Mikel some slack and see if he really has learned his lessons and can move the squad forward from here. Why take the pain and bin off the gain? Sure there have been some shockingly bad decisions but there have also been some real reasons for optimism, like Partey and Gabriel. Lets get shot of Musti and Sok, Luiz if he is open to it. No need to jettison Chambers yet, I feel there is a good player there if he gets opportunities again. Willian ( and Auba) should be available… Read more »
If we didn’t have a hoarder as manager we would certainly have been better off at this point of the season though. Rejecting offers for players who haven’t had much play time or been properly effective has had such a negative effect on building this squad properly. Imagine getting out Laca and Amn, and buying Aouar (or the 2nd option we had for creativity) as well as Partey. Our fortunes surely couldn’t have been as bad by actually utilising Soares and promoting balogun into lacas spot. This isn’t hindsight either. So many people were calling for us to take the… Read more »
Happy New Year Pedro and to all fellow bloggers.
The time and effort you put into making this blog such a success is greatly appreciated.
Let’s hope for a progressive and healthy 2021.
Both in life and at AFC.
The money for xhaka would have been enough to get a younger up and comer to replace him.
I cannot for the life of me see why managers love him.
Wishing everyone a great 2021… and a way out of the quagmire for Arsenal.
Happy new year!
Happy new year, Boyz!
Piss off 2020. You’re in the history.