You gotta love beating Spurs. Nothing feels better. It’s the only thing outside a trophy that has such a sensual afterglow.
But let’s get back to business, we gotta talk turkey about what we’re seeing and why it matters.
There are two ways to build a football system. You can structure one by throwing money at it, or you can be smart, and build out a sustainable football system.
Spending lots of money on an unsustainable system can work. Lio Messi at Barca is a case in point. But longterm, it’s killed them. Madrid created an unsustainable model with the Galacticos, a very expensive model that wasn’t really that successful.
Spurs are not building a sustainable football approach, after years of being pretty decent at it. Jose Mourinho, now a glamour coach, has one plan. They are working on an anti-football system that can kill opposition with the brilliance of two players on limited chances. That is not a sustainable system of football. One of those two players picks up an injury and it’s back to bang average. Jose constantly cries about the lack of money because his coaching is dated and it can’t outsmart the best like it could when he was at Inter Milan. He needs worldies in every position to make up for his coaching deficiencies.
United are very similar, they chuck a lot of money at players, but there’s nothing particularly interesting about what they do. They are second in a shit league season and bumming about in the Europa with us. There’s not another level under OGS except them spending more money on better players in the hope something might click. It won’t.
Clubs like Liverpool (prior to this season at least) and Manchester City have sustainable models. They are incredibly hard to create chances against, they run teams ragged, and they are deadly with their creativity. Their systems are strong even when they are bad, which is generally not for very long (because they rich). Big clubs like Bayern have sustainable football. They have great infrastructure, a certain style, so when Hansi Flick gets the job, he can tweak the football and make it electric.
What you’re seeing (or trying hard not to see) is that Arteta has spent the last 14months trying to build a sustainable model at Arsenal after years of the club shortcutting the hard work. Teams do not like playing against us now. We control games, we restrict opposition chances, and we’ve now added creativity in attack with two players with #10 like features that can hold a 97% pass completion rate against a deep block of a top 6 side. Our rolling xG since Christmas is going the way of Liverpool’s way back when Klopp started showing promising signs… we are conceding less xG and creating a lot more. Players roll in and roll out of the system and the output is pretty similar.
A lot of the press yesterday was about how bad Spurs were. Wrong. Arsenal were brilliant. They rattled Spurs. Their players hated that game. Jose knew he was in trouble because the system Arteta has can’t be bullied by ‘aggressive pressing.’ Spurs were limited to 6 attempts at our goal. They spent most of the game uncomfortably chasing shadows… but that wasn’t new from Arsenal, we’ve controlled every game since Chelsea like that.
A sustainable football system is what makes all of our centre backs look elite at the moment. Under Emery, the back four were under attack 50% of the game because he had a shit system. Now they’re only activated 20% of the game because of the way we set up. The system is making Gabriel and Luiz look like rockstars because it protects them.
The football is more cognitive now. Players understand the patterns of the game, they move with ease and fluidity, space opens up all over the pitch, and now we have killers to find those pockets and pass around corners. Look at the football, look at the intelligence of our movement, look at how protected we are all the time. That’s no accident, that’s what progressive coaching gets you. Lee Dixon, George Graham, and Tony Adams all saying they’ve heard the coaching is excellent… because it is.
Now, the great thing about this sustainable football approach is that it’s very clear what needs to be improved upon. Before Liverpool banged, they were consistently a really difficult team to play against. The criticism was Klopp couldn’t coach a defence, he always said that was nonsense, then he brought in the best centre back and keeper in a single summer and the rest is history. Before they could afford those mega players, they sold and bought smartly on a low net spend like we’re going to have to do. City, when Arteta joined them, were knocked out of the FA Cup by us and they bumbled into 4th. They had a bad season on paper, they were making defensive errors, and they weren’t finishing enough chances… but everything else was the best in the league. One summer and BANG. The best team the league had seen. Arsenal can’t afford to move that fast, but we can upgrade this summer, improve, rinse repeat in the next window until we get to the levels needed.
City, Bayern and Liverpool has the benefit of a world-class backroom to feed off. Arsenal hasn’t really had that and it’s still debatable if we do heading into the summer. My views on Edu haven’t changed. We have wasted so much money that could be helping us right now. However, what is exciting is the gaps are fairly clear. Add some elite quality and mobility to central midfield, build some support around key positions (full-backs in particular), and sell the dross and we could be cooking. Can Edu fuck that up? Who knows. No one had Willian in transfer bingo last season, the hope is Odegaard is more reflective of where we’re heading.
The point is, we can now go into the summer with a clear idea of what needs to happen for us to move forward next season. The reality is, we’ve been playing like a top 4 side since the Chelsea game. The results haven’t always followed performances, but let’s be true to ourselves, we’d rather be performing well, than shithousing wins on a road to nowhere… it’s dominant performances that’ll show us whether Arteta is the right man for the job and now we’re getting them.
What I don’t think is in doubt now is that Arteta is the right man for the job. You aren’t getting this sort of progressive football from any of the managers that were in our price range, I can assure you. Who is talking about Jose, Carlo, Hassenhutl, and Nuno now? Not many.
Arteta has been rebuilding the club from a very low ebb. He’s made plenty of mistakes, some absolute howlers, but that was priced into the move. Alex Ferguson wasn’t exactly in great shape in 1990, many United fans thought he was going to lose his job that season, but an FA Cup run saved his bacon. He was in his 3rd full season with the club, United lost 16 games in the league, conceded 47 goals and scored 46, finishing in 13th position. The fans were calling for his head from December onwards. The FA Cup win against Palace saved him. He never looked back, becoming their greatest ever manager.
Arteta’s ‘cup win’ wasn’t the actual FA Cup from last season, it was ESR hitting the ground running and raising the bar for everyone. His electric partnership with the other Hale Enders brought new energy to Arsenal. His performances shamed the slacking seniors. His progressive skillset opened up our entire style. That was a stroke of luck because most teenagers can’t do that, and 3 more games of losses might have seen the Spaniard with a P45 in his hand.
Things are different now. Fans seem behind the coach. The Auba move yesterday has been lauded by the media, ex-players, and fans. Gunnerblog reported the missed covid test I’d heard about earlier in the season, apparently he ‘missed’ it near an ugly away game in the Europa. That sort of sloppy behaviour has been all over the club this season. Even with some of the Hale-Enders that aren’t in contention at the moment. Simply put, you can’t tolerate dickheads, especially if they are your most important players. For Arteta, the most important thing is the decision was correct… as Merson said, he’ll have gained a lot of respect from the players after that.
There’s still a lot of games to go this season. No doubt there are more bad results to come, but the reality now is that we’re a very good side going places. If we sell off the remaining dross this summer and buy well, we’ll be extremely competitive for top 4 next season. If we have a good summer the year after, there’s a very good chance we’ll be competing for the Premier League title.
Football is a game of faith, no doubt, but if your faith in an idea is underpinned by a good hypothesis, it has a chance of being successful. I think we made a sharp move hiring an innovative young coach, with City IP, that knew the club. The major problems have been structural at Arsenal. Julian Nagelsmann is the German equivalent, except he’s always had great systems built around him. Hoffenheim were an elite budget outfit run by the guy who owns SAP. He moved back to Leipzig who has one of the best structures in the world. Arteta hasn’t had that sort of leadership around him which is why we’ve seen some pretty big errors. The hope is the club has learned from them and this summer will not be a repeat. Fingers crossed. We get the next window right and next season will be very sexy. x
Buying a cb would truly be mad oif you have saliba there, a new cb could only mean saliba leaveing.
If he stays and you buy basically it says he’s shit and you have loaded our very limited resources in a position we look to have well filled.
Holding
Mari
Gabriel.
Saliba
Chambers Luiz
Even if you lst the last 2, is suspect Luiz will stay on a reduced contract you are fairly stacked
Mourinhos brand of football is heavily defensive, relying mainly on one offensive player for attack, Drogba at chelsea, Etoo at inter, christiano at Real, son at spurs
Diet Pep seems to prefer that brand of football, seems to prefer ESR as his attacking player which is the reason he kept playing Saka as LB.
Dream10
I actually agree.
I don’t think Grealis is Arteta’s type a player. Nor Pep’s for that matter.
He thrives on freedom to do his thing and at Villa he’s afforded that in spades.
Get Gabriel English language tutoring and then the captain’s armband.
Pampering overpaid journeymen and ostracising young players is ‘building a sustainable model’ now.
Sure, why not
Sid
I can see Spurs trying to sign Dybala. Gives them another forward they can leave high and keep men behind the ball
Tom
“If the Zagreb coach deserved four years in prison for embezzlement then Jose deserves four years in football prison for parking the bus with Kane, Son, Bale, and Lucas in line up against the error prone Arsenal defenders.”
Actually he deserves the guillotine for not reviewing the recent games Arsenal have played.
Any manager worth his salt would have noticed out proneness to shoot ourselves on the foot when pressured.
They didn’t come out to play until the 79th minute.
Great post Pedro. Excellent tactical piece in the Athletic about what Arteta has been doing and did again against Spuds. Odegaard and ESR, in particular, are following the coaches instructions almost to the letter; what they do defensively is so important but hardly being noticed. Odegaard is top of the pressing numbers. Arteta said: “His work rate is incredible. He has got real stamina and he is so talented. The timing of his runs, when he presses, his body shape. He is giving us something different and it is making us better”. Against Spuds it was Odegaards angled run from… Read more »
Hopefully we can find a striker either within (gabi, balogun) or somewhere else who has a huge ceiling- can’t say ive watched much scottish or german football but edouard is getting touted as well the acmilab portuguese on loan at frankfurt. I feel like laca and auba are not suited to where we’re going. Hopefully we can find someone tonraise the bar and normalize scoring good chances the way ESR has normalized keeping the ball and passing well. Still feeling good about busting up a good sours run, theyd won 5 in a row before that. Agree the narrative about… Read more »
I agree, Grealish might be considered too much of a Maverick to fit into a highly disciplined and cohesive structure
Dissenter
I didn’t want to say it out of respect for Pedro but basically Jose spotted Arteta 75 minutes and then told his players go and rescue the point, which they almost did.
What a clown.
Forever
Good points as always. Think we’re hotting wilshere territory w saka and the boy needs a rest. Time for pepe/willian to prove their worth in the system…
https://arseblog.com/2021/03/martin-odegaard-artetas-perfect-player/
Arseblog on Odegaard this morning
Hard to disagree with any of this
Signing an elite and hungry young talent on his way up, to add to Saka + Smith-Rowe, is a really exciting prospect
Particularly if Willock + Saliba kick on from their loans, and Martinelli breaks through soon as well
We could have the making of one of Europe’s most exciting young teams
No guillotine for Jose, keep him around long enough and he’ll do some more damage to the fighting chickens.
Prvhc
Thats a pretty odd comment after he ostracized a well pampered journeyman at the weekend. You must be spending a good amount of time in those training sessions to hVe such solid insider info
Good blog this morning. When you add the ten points we shuttered away with red cards and brain farts……you see a system rounding to form, even with the pauses. The youth, has elevated the whole platform. The board still vitally needs football vision; and the spine to hold to a system that rewards the foundation Arteta is bringing. Mistakes of course. It’s football. But you’re blog today is spot on. Hopefully we can withstand another Europa week and be ready on the weekend since were at home. Thanks
Tom
I don’t agree with you regarding KT being quiet when xhaka got sent off against leeds he went up to the player that got him sent off and gave him an earful, while the others where shaking his hand he was having none of it, also at the end of the match on sunday Sanchez was complaining to the ref about the pen and i lip read Thierney who said don’t be so clumsy and it would not have happened its your fault, and gave him a you idiot look,
A captain leads by example as well.
Mr Serge
Happy to be proven wrong. Missed that episode you are talking about, but I’d like my captain to have a bit of a nasty streak in him ( kinda like Cesc) and I don’t t think Tierney has it in him.
The Tactic:
Majority of our attack is through the left, this time ESR is the main man there instead of Auba.
Once managers figure this out we might be in trouble once again.
Hi Tom,
More to the point it suggests the Croatian judicial system is far superior to the English one. It still amazes me how one of Mourinho’s predecessors, twitchin Arry Redknapp, managed to avoid chokey for embezzlement himself.
Smith-Rowe has got a bit more to his game than cutting inside onto his right foot, his movement is superb Tierney + Smith-Rowe tormented Spurs I got a lot of stick for suggesting we should sell Aubameyang last summer, that at some point he was going to dip physically, and he isn’t really a No9 Moving Aubameyang on would be extremely difficult with the size of the contract we’ve given him But if he can’t get out of bed on time, and lead by example I’d move him on this summer, even if it was for a fee as low… Read more »
Sid – you seriously think managers can’t see that Tierney / ESR is an attacking threat? If they do too much about it then Saka has a field day supported by Ode down the right. There are only so many places you can go on a football pitch
btw until the last game all the wise owls on here were proclaiming ESR needed to be the no 10 and no room for him and Ode. Now we’re worrying managers will think ESR is too good on the left
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8616k3Gczg
This is what Tierney gives you.
And then, he’ll deep fry you!
And take you home in his Tesco carrier bag
“The one negative, Aubamayangs behaviour. The more I read the more I wonder how this guy was ever given the arm band in the first place, let alone how has he managed to keep it.” Matt In short , his goals and wages were two reasons for getting it. Not upsetting him, especially when his goals dried up, was the reason for letting him keep it. Anyone who drives a £2m car deserves to be consider for captaincy I’d say, so that’s another reason I guess. Although maybe that’s at the root of his tardiness, I don’t know how it… Read more »
Kroenkephobe
Didn’t he say in court he couldn’t read?
Talking about the Zagreb coach, we should make sure that the Olympiakos coach doesn’t have COV-19 before letting him enter the country.
Evening, Good post Pedro, although I’m not quite with you on the playing like a top four side since the Chelsea game. A few games in spells yes, but some performances have been quite average. Not creating much, and not testing the opposition keepers. That’s why results haven’t been there. I know fatigue played a part in the last ten minutes against the spuds, it looked like we were the team down to ten men, not them. You can see we’ve improved though because usually we would cave and concede. The problem for me is yes we’re improving, but so… Read more »
@Northbanker – when the tactict is attack from the left, Saka on the right is asked to be conservative going forward.
Saka was used to attack when Willian was on the opposite side
There are so many places to go on a football field for Wenger, Klopp, Pep,
for Diet pep things a rigid not fluid.
Tom,
Not quite with you on Tierney,
Did you not see him a few games back when he lost it and had to be held back?
Would think he would definitely be in people’s faces.
The guy rolls his sleeves up in freezing conditions, I’m sure he would come out in just a pair of Budgie smugglers if he could, saying his trying to get a tan!
Definitely strong enough for captain material.
Sid,
Funny how such a hopeless, repetitive tactic continues to bring results against so much ‘better’ coaches. It never ceases to amaze me how naive and dumb some of the comments on here are, not sure if they are honest misunderstandings or not. I mean, we even had you saying Auba being late wasn’t a bad thing and Arteta shouldn’t have dropped him for it. If you honestly believe the things you say, you need to start reading some books. You heard it here for free.
Tom
Seeing the scandalous things that Aubamayang does with his cars should be reason enough to NOT give him the captaincy! He is not alone of course in that respect and it seems that footballers have the most ludicrous idea of what looks good when it comes to cars.
Up4grabs
Did you watch the Tierney interview? What a grounded bloke with incredible desire. One of the first you want in the trenches with you that’s for sure. He can play a bit too – another brilliant signing.
If he follows the example set by who I think was our last Scottish Captain – the wonderful Frank McLintock – we’d certainly be in good hands.
AFC,
The guy is a different breed, people turn there noses up about players from Scotland because it’s not the strongest league.
But there are a few diamonds up there, and when you think we only paid 25 million for him, United paid 50 million plus for wan bissaka I think we got the better deal by a mile.
Tom KT captained Celtic before he was 20. He’s got more than enough to be a good captain. You don’t have to be in peoples faces to be effective as a captain he’d lead by example but make no mistake he isn’t a shrinking violet.
Stripping Auba of the captaincy would not be the correct decision at this moment in time. That would go against ‘a line being drawn under the disciplinary issue’
Up4grabs
Totally agree. Wan Bissaka isn’t a footballer with the ball he’s better without it. Imagine paying £50m for him.
Great post up Pedro
Sustainable approach from Spurs right here:
https://twitter.com/Barca_Peak/status/1335967443622252546?s=20
Sid
“The Tactic:
Majority of our attack is through the left, this time ESR is the main man there instead of Auba.”
When smith Rowe was in the middle, our right side was the majority attacking threat, he and saka were lethal.
Maybe the common denominator is Smith Rowe and teams need to stop him to stop Arsenal…
I wonder if Arteta has considered playing Odegaard as striker in a rvp role, with Smith Rowe behind.
This would open up a position on the left for either Aubameyang/Pepe/Willian/Martinelli.
I don’t think us or 99% of teams will have much to spend in the summer window.
More likely will be about tying players down to contracts and swap deals for players in there last year.
I still think there’s a good player in torriera and guendouuzi and both are an upgrade on xhaka and elneney.
Alongside partey will improve them as well as players.
Cazorla
“Stripping Auba of the captaincy would not be the correct decision at this moment in time. That would go against ‘a line being drawn under the disciplinary issue”
Yes, Arteta won’t do that. He’s already punished him and sent a firm message it won’t be tolerated, which is enough. Aubamayang knows he let both his teammates and himself down, so there will be a lot of private apologies doing the rounds. Took balls for Arteta to do that, fair play to him for the way he handled it.
Tom I’d tend to avoid anyone driving a brightly coloured sports car like the plague When you give success or money to stupid people, it usually just makes them more stupid Aubameyang should be stripped of the captaincy, he should be leading by example, not showing up when he feels like Then leaving early, and revving his Lamborghini outside the stadium like a petulant, bratty 6yr old If he continues to sulk and becomes a negative influence, we should send him to train on his own If following the rules, and simple time keeping is too complicated for our captain… Read more »
Sal
Those videos prove beyond doubt what I was saying about Kane being a cheat. When he backs in like that, he should be sent off because that is definitely endangering an opponent. Someone will break their necks soon if the referees don’t pick up on it. He has been doing it for years. He wins so many free-kicks and penalties by the various ways he cheats. The one against Partey which he nearly scored from, was a blatant dive.
You just need to admire his love and commitment to the club.
Open Mic kieran tierny’s passion in the North London Derby
https://youtu.be/jka8IRY57KU
All right, you guys have changed my mind.
Tierney for captain it is then.
Rich
100% agree with that.
AFC,
The thing that got me with the Kane barge was that it was checked by var and was deemed acceptable, not even a yellow?
He’s a filthy player that gets away with it because he’s and England striker.
Reminds me of all those years ago with shearer kicking Neil Lennon I think in the head.
AFC
Little doubt in my mind Kane is a massive cunt, there I said it.
Tom you’ve seen the light!
PierreMarch 16, 2021 17:25:39
‘When smith Rowe was in the middle, our right side was the majority attacking threat, he and saka were lethal.Maybe the common denominator is Smith Rowe and teams need to stop him to stop Arsenal…’
Now this is an intelligent observation about tactical setup.
Sal I am in agreement
Tom I glad we changed your mind about KT he is immense
Kane is beyond reproach in the PL for obvious reasons, and the only way he might get his dues is on the international stage from neutral refs.
Still remember the dumbfounded look on Rooney’s face when he started getting red cards for England, while getting off scot-free ,or just a warning for blatant elbows in league play like the one on James McCarthy.
Artera has definitely improved the squad and I’m of those that thought he was out of his depth. Glad to see some Arsenal of oak play with the young lads. We really should have killed the game in the first half and this was with a half fit Partey. Special mention also to Soares. I think the RB position is his to lose. As for dropping Auba, whatever it was, no player is bigger than the club. I believe our summer should be focused on a physical CF who can link play like Laca but with pace. We can then… Read more »
Just seen we’ve been linked with Auba’s Gabonese strike partner, Boupendza. I don’t take these rumours seriously at all but I did have a look on YouTube just out of curiosity and blimey, he’s scored some crackers this season! Worth watching (regardless of the arsenal connection).
https://youtu.be/0_I_Uhbmv7s
Don’t underestimate the improvement Odegaard and Partey have made. As I mentioned earlier, Odegaard averages more presses than any other member of the team, so he’s not just providing creativity. ESR too is excellent defensively; what players do off the ball or out of possession is often overlooked. Ability aside, you need desire and commitment to be successful and an indomitable team spirit. We have seen this develop over the season and Arteta deserves a lot of credit for that. I personally would break the bank to keep hold of Odegaard, I think he is a top player and with… Read more »
Auba has spoken and these were his exact words: North London is red, as is my 217mph , £2m Ferrari Laferrari underneath its chrome wrap, bitches. Ok maybe these weren’t his exact words but sometimes like that. I actually don’t mind the super wealthy athletes spend their money on ridiculous things like wrapping their hyper cars, even if it’s an ugly ass gold or chrome wrap more suitable for a modded out Honda Civic than a Ferrari. Better than keeping their money in some off shore account away from the taxman. Wrapping his car couldn’t be cheap and that’s jobs… Read more »
https://youtu.be/jka8IRY57KU
KT open mic is something else. “Boys how many chances, We need to fucking score!”.
I would say he would be the most vocal and leading by example Captain in the squad. I say give him the armband.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMfFDnojPnu/?igshid=nnm1cghsq7zt
Who said he wouldn’t speak up?
Tom If I could reduce the size of the state by 70% and give everyone a huge tax cut, I’d be delighted to do so It’s better people choose how they spend and donate their own money, rather than the state choosing how to spend and donate their money for them Like you say, there needs to be money in the economy, for the economy to function Trying to tax your population into prosperity, is like standing in a bucket, and then trying to lift that bucket up by the handle I’m happy for people to waste their money on… Read more »
Fantastic 4 and a half minutes, Pete.
“Zidane” starring Kieran Tierney (future Arsenal captain)
“Who said he wouldn’t speak up?“
Pedro, apparently I was wrong about that and have since changed my mind.
Not exactly Cesc levels of leadership though but he’s still relatively new and the Cesc bar is high to begin with.
I’d like to hear more on what’s going on with Aubameyang behind the scenes
Is he being a bit of a Dick head? Is he undermining the coach? What’s going on? This can’t be just one late appearance. Not with Mikel making it plain to the press just why aubameyang was omitted.
I think Mikel has had enough quite frankly
Hopefully they’ve put that video out, ahead of an announcement of our new captain Kieran Tierney
It’s ridiculous that our captain can’t be bothered to show up on time, and thinks he’s too good to warm down with the other subs
Arteta needs to be ruthless
One of the great things about the last game is that hopefully it has completely destroyed the theory (built by nutters from just 2 or 3 games) that Ode and ESR cannot play in the same team.
Rich
Or we could grow the state, tax richer people a bit more, improve lives for low income families and outlaw casino capitalism thus tackling inequality, injustice and crippling monetarism which is slowly fucking the west.
You on the other hand advocate austerity for everyone except you right?
You’re obviously not short of a few bob (otherwise you wouldn’t spout this shite every few days). But amidst your relentless market led dogma, one thing steadfastly shines through – you’re a pretty unhappy, insecure snob.
You sound like fucking Margaret Thatcher mate.
Rich
you really have to let MA manage. We have no idea how this has been dealt with and if hes apologised to Arteta and the team then that should be the end of it. I hope thats the case as prolonging this does no one any good.
Auba was rightly benched. I don’t know if he is a great choice as a Captain. But he is still our best hit man. He is a match winner. In an effective system he will score a ridiculous amount of goals. And now we should move on. I am sure he has worked things out with Arteta by now.
Northbanker
It also destroyed the strong narrative on this forum before kick off, that Smith-Rowe couldn’t play on the left
He was electric, particularly in that first half, they couldn’t get near him, I was surprised how quick he is
He’s like a Pires + Bergkamp hybrid
Smith-Rowe looks like some player, hopefully we can pull some more off the Hale End production line over the next few years
I still wouldn’t be surprised to see both Willock + Nelson end up in the first team, Willock definitely looks like he has something about him, Newcastle fans love him
I think they will be squad fillers Rich at best. I expect at least one of those to be sold this summer. The ultimate forward line for us will be ESR-Martinelli-Saka playing in front of Ode.
Your usual thoughtful, positive article Pedro and I agree with most of your points . The problem when you are owned by KSE is you have to generate your own money whilst competing with several clubs who don’t . This means if revenue drops as it has this season you become Dortmund and have to sell your best players . Wenger operated that model in 1999- 2002 We sold Overmars and bought Pires, sold Anelka and bought Henry , sold Petit and bought Gilberto . Can Edu do that ? I very much doubt it . If we had a… Read more »
I meant top coach apologies
Rich Yeah , Willock was the best player on the pitch 2nd half v villa.. The problem he has is that Newcastle are not really a passing side and jonjo shelvey looks reluctant to pass to Willock.. The good thing is that he has a manager that rates and trusts him and that will only bode well for willock as his main obstacle is not ability, it’s more about belief in himself.. Willock does suffer from a lack of awareness on the pitch defensively but hopefully getting more game time will help in that respect. I wouldn’t write off any… Read more »
Gundagoal
KroenkePhobe Lower taxes can yield higher revenues, it’s better to have 2 companies paying 15%, rather than one paying 30% When we lowered corporation tax from 30% down to 20%, our overall tax take went up by 37%, and we produced the lowest unemployment rates on over 50 years You get twice the amount of business rates, twice the amount of jobs, twice the amount PAYE, twice the amount of GDP, twice the amount of corporation tax, twice the amount of VAT Tax rises only get passed onto the consumer, which means lower standards of living, and it makes your… Read more »
“I wouldn’t write off any of Martinelli, eddie, willock, Balogun or nelson , as none have been given a decent run in the side this season…”
Pretty sure Eddie has…
Atalanta doing a full Arsenal.
Never go FULL Arsenal.
Atalanta’s keeper is as bad as Leno. He passed to a Real’s player.
Rich is never far from a rant about how disenfranchised he feels by the system.
Well this is boring. Going out of the champions league on the basis of that mistake is horrible. Atalanta were the most fun team to watch. Now it’s over.
Rich Your prolix when it comes to economics knows no bounds. You show no understanding of the many counterpoint to your arguments, just a scary faith in yourself and your business friends to look after number one. It’s especially crass at a time when capitalism has clearly failed working people but that won’t stop you will it? Following your small state ideology would have meant no furlough scheme and people getting treated in a privatised health system. The US hasn’t done that well in tackling covid and unemployment has it? Obliterating state structures and taxation may work for you but… Read more »
That ball from Foden…. ✌🏽
Nasty.
Kroenkephobe
Economics is an exact science, the same as mathematics
There’s only one version
Nortbanker
“One of the great things about the last game is that hopefully it has completely destroyed the theory (built by nutters from just 2 or 3 games) that Ode and ESR cannot play in the same team”
Yes, I found those comments really weird they can’t possibly have meant that. Some bizarre shit gets spouted, they either don’t understand the game or are trying to gain entry into the Adrian Durham school of “fuckwhatery”.
… everyone, we have enough to talk about without going into politics and economics.
We know where this film ends.
Rich,
As it happens I have a phD in economics.
Fat good it has done me.
But one thing I will say is that one thing you learn very very early on in economics is that it is not a science and it is not exact.
Just like football commentary- which you are are much better at than politics or economics.
The Arsenal is my footie club, but Rangers is my religion, there I’ve said it.
Tom, who would your choice be?
Lifeline… Atalanta.
Forza baby.
Life comes at you fast in Europe.
Words on a blog
If you were stupid enough to pay for a degree, and then a doctorate, then I’m not surprised you’ve not been able to see any benefits from that investment
At least you can put pretend you’re a doctor, as long as you don’t ever get asked to operate, or save anybodies life…..
Every cloud…..
The ironic thing with ESR is that he is everything that we were paying Ozil £350k per week to be, and he wasn’t, in particular ESR’s very effective out of possession work. You don’t have to “go home and “watch the game again” (as we were told to by MO supporters) to see what ESR does in a game!
Been thinking about Ivan Toney joining us and I think he’d be a great addition! Seems inevitable we will go for a striker in the summer.. who’s everyone else got their eye on?
Rich – had agreed with you up to that point but economics is most certainly not an exact science. It uses mathematical models but the variables that go into those models cannot be properly measured.
Its a wannabe science but it will never get there (disclosure – my degree was in economics)
Would love Watkins. Has everything in his locker tbh.
A budget haaland if you will.
Tierney with his crosses & him would be best buddies.
Pedro, you mean for a captain ? Someone who gives a 100% every time and doesn’t go missing in games. Forget Auba’s taste in car wraps or even his tardiness, and of course no striker bangs them in all the time………that said, I don’t think he’d go to war for the club or his teammates. Tierney has the potential to be one for sure, Gabriel might be another one too. I’m old school on this, a captain is someone who’s name is always first on the starting sheet bar injury or red zone. Normally that would be your keeper but… Read more »
Rich
PhD was fully funded – sorry.
I just looked at an aerial of White Elephant Lane, it’s shaped like a chook egg, or maybe the architects were commissioned to create the image of a dinosaur egg, to embrace the fact that dinosaurs roamed Tottenham the last time they won the League.
You’d think we are ripping the league apart based on this post.
10th, 30 points off 1st waxing poetic because we beat a team in 8th place 2-1 and barely hung on for that result as well.