Well, sometimes you go big for an idea… and you get absolutely spanked for it.
I went big for Arteta this season (week), excited by the things he’d learned at City, happy he’d dealt with some of our major issues, hoping that he’d be a fast learner.
The faith was absolutely rocked last night.
We drew 1-1 against Slavia Prague. Not the worst result we’ll ever have, but it was a very, very bad game for Arteta. It’s all about performances now for our rookie manager. Every game is an opportunity to make good with the fans, show them the trend is linnear in the right direction, a chance to earn back some of the cratered capital he lost in the winter.
He botched his chance again.
That performance was absolutely disgusting and it was all made by Arteta.
In advertising, there are three jobs you have a creative. Come up with ideas, sell them, and get them produced to the highest level. The same is true of football managers. The best managers have an idea, they sell it to the fans, and they produce it.
Arteta has great ideas, he’s done an ok job selling them… but he can’t produce.
What’s worse for Arsenal fans is that maybe… just maybe, you could forgive a creative director failing to produce an ad once. Everyone makes mistakes, we work with bad directors, we pick bland models or actors, we work with the wrong partners. What cannot be forgiven and what will not be tolerated, is picking the same cast again and getting the same results.
Arteta nearly lost his job at Christmas picking bums. He’s doing the exact same thing now and shock/horror… he’s getting the same results.
That’s a sackable offence.
He made a bold decision a few weeks ago to drop Auba for lateness. He then tried to get him back on track, it didn’t work. Not through the middle. Not by hiding him out wide. So he dropped him again. The BIGGEST statement he could have made, one that the fans would have adored, would have been to put Gabi in his place.
What did he do? He started Willian. The player he hyped pre-game as one of great ‘potential’… can you imagine saying that of a player that killed the Chelsea careers of KDB and Salah?
This was disastrous. Arteta dropped a lifeless 31 year old for a lifeless 32 year old. He did exactly what he did in the bad month of 2020 and got the exact same results.
Here’s the thing, the word is that Gabi is on FIRE in training. There’s nothing untoward going on. The only issue is Arteta is more invested in his personal rep as a transfer savant than he is as a coach in need of results.
It’s disgraceful.
What’s worse is this actually a pattern of bad behaviour now. He doesn’t like the kids. We have so many players that stink out our starting 11, but there’s always a way back for them if they’re 28+ or someone Edu shipped in courtesy of his own personal super agent. Gabi had one bad 50 minutes and he’s out for 8 weeks (can you believe the punishment?!).
David Luiz drops a disaster class? He’s right back in.
William Saliba has two rough games at Colney? Moved out to Nice on loan.
Mo Elneney drops countless 5/10s in midfield, who is moved on? The player man-marking big big names in cup semi-finals.
Under pressure, Mikel Arteta falls back on the bums Edu loves.
The Slavia Prague performance was problematic for so many reasons, the main one, he now has senior player issues that are all of his own making.
If Arteta bums his way to a Europa League win, it’ll start to feel like we’re basically in the same situation we were under Emery. A manager that is scared of making tough decisions, unless they are against young players that have a future with us.
This weekend is going to be a disaster. The squad has no confidence and no one will be focused for the game. It’ll be another shite performance ‘that is not to the standards of this club.’ I am already NOT looking foward to it.
Arteta is now burning fan capital the same way Emery did. His principles only hold true if you’re a small name. There’s no leadership around him to course correct the shitty inclinations. His coaching staff is kids and the assistant that worked with Moyes when he cratered United. He has surrounded himself with people that think Willian is a better choice than Martinelli. He has a team of ‘innovators’ that think David Luiz makes us play better, despite the league table indicating the opposite. He has a team that’ll let him hide Auba on the wing against Liverpool, rather than dish out some meritocratic justice. If everyone surrounding Arteta thinks this way, who is there to lead him into the light? Edu. Who has a vested interest in all the problematic names.
First rule of hiring a young person into a position of authority… surround them with elite experience. Give them a defined box to play. Be ruthless about what they can and cannot do. What did Vinai do with Arteta? Promoted him to an even bigger role he was nowhere near experienced enough to do. Unbelievable.
That is Arsenal.
Arteta is back to failing again. This is round two of a deadly disease. I’m not sure how he survives it, because his solves are the oppposite of what saved him last time.
I am deeply, deeply disappointed.
Now listen to my fucking podcast. x
Top 4
or is it top 8?
1st
Trophy
2nd
First
Boom
anyone else think subbing an Ceballos instead of Mari was odd?
and 4th?
Pedro,
Good and honest read. It is gut wrenching that we do not have a single proper professional in the position of power at the club. CEO, DoF and the manager are all rookies.
There is not a single EPL club that has not one, not two, but three clowns at the top. Out with the the lot of them.
First eleven? Please, are we sure Pedro’s pc hasn’t been stolen or am I day dreaming?
…by the way, I wonder if arse-kisser Arteta has bought Vinai a watch yet.
The saddest thing about last night match was the realization at how bad we are now. The way we’ve collapsed as a great team is terrible to see. Of course it’s easy to blame Kroenke, Gazidis and Wenger (+ maybe Fitzman for firing Dein), I mean Wenger left us in such a bloody mess but since he was sacked we’ve signed 16 players plus 3 loaned players but last night proved how badly we’ve fallen.
Some say now we’ll come out fighting on Thursday but this squad with this manager can’t fight there way out of a paper bloody bag.
Arteta is a curse, a destroyer. Fate gave him a winning eleven which went on 5 games winning streak shutting out Auba, willian, Gab, Luiz but as soon as they were ready, despite being on winning runs with the kids, arteta felt he needed to show us himself as “Canon the destroyer”, he started fixing what ain’t broken, shoehorned the big players and we reverted to being shitty. Arteta is such a mess
The problem with Arteta: Ive mentioned this before, Artetas value as a coach is directly linked to him finding effective partnerships on the field. However because of his stubborness or ego he tends to use all the players that CANNOT form effective partnerships within the same team, or allow them enough playing time to forge partnerships. Hence we have ridiculous combinations that falter on paper talk less of the pitch such as Ceballos/Elneny (will not retain posession or initiate forward play) Bellerin/Pepe (totally weakened right side, a dream opportunity for opposition managers to exploit) Aubameyang/Cedric, Tierney/Willian Luiz/Mari etc etc the… Read more »
Stupid team selections, shit squad management, zero in-game management skills. If these are not reasons to hand Arteta his P45 today, then I don’t know what is.
Fuck me, we had FIVE subs to use, yet Mr Saucy McSauce does fuck all for 73 minutes. Not like we were pulling up any trees for the pre-substitutions game time, no?
Now this is content I can get behind.
Pedros Stockholm Syndrome is over.
Most AFC fans were behind Arteta. It was a risk, but the right risk to take. It is almost impossible to point to anything that has worked.
His vision and his values are spot on. Beyond that there is nothing.
These players are far far better than what they are showing, player poverty is a nonsense. We’re a rudderless ship under a novice, hardly surprising that we’re struggling to rise above the mediocre.
The worst thing is that I knew full well we were going to concede, because Mr Sauce can’t get right the basics any Sunday League manager can. Shut the shop, boot the ball out, take it to the corner flag, pull a foul. It is really not that fucking hard.
Henley – my thoughts exactly
Also notice during the build up to Slavias goal how ineffective Ceballos was in doubling up to prevent the initial cross that led to the corner?
Mari was the CORRECT sub to be made.
gambon,
The world is full of losers with great vision and values, but no application of them whatsoever. Take his laughable ‘non-negotiables’ for example: Willian should have been benched and docked wages for his little jolly in Dubai, if he wants to take this to court, let him.
Again not to single out Ceballos, but Miguel Azeez couldnt have done any worse than Ceballos and IMO is a better option that neeeds time to progress his game.
Yet Arteta left him on the bench !
It’s so disgusting and infuriating talking about what arteta should be doing, he’s simply not being himself, he’s trying to be a pep’s copycat. We have very good horde of young players that his stupid project should have been based on ala Dortmund but he just detests the young guns, he’s not a big brother figure talk less of being a father figure. He handed power to the senior players and he’s going to pay for it. Which is less problematic to shape, set of senior players or the upcoming stars? Not sure a side full of eleven young guns… Read more »
Andy I beleive a good manager will take this group of players into the top 4
Easily.
Arteta is NOT that coach.
Player poverty is a weak excuse.
Any manager with iron consequence, discipline and a plan would whip these ponces into shape. Easy as 1-2-3.
But oh no, Arteta is in awe of the senior players who did more in their careers that he would if he played for another 20 years. There is a word for this, he is a fucking nebbish.
Did anyone notice the amount of times we could have played an incisive forward ball yet opted to play a ‘safe’ square ball or backward pass?
That highlighted the deficiency of ideas in the coaching instructions given by Arteta.
Bear in mind this was Slavia Prague, not Man City or Liverpool
this is a downward spiral, quoting an ex-S*urs manager
———————-Leno————————
–Bellerin—Gabriel——-Mari———Saka—
———————-Xhaka———————–
——–Partey———————ESR———–
Pepe—————Martinelli————–Auba
This team would have wiped the floor with Slavia in the first half.
SUGA3
April 9, 2021 09:41:49
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nebbish
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First time I’ve seen Yiddish on Le Grove!
I hope Arteta didn’t notice that just before the shot that Leno saved for the corner that SP scored from, Martinelli “clears” the ball with a massive hoik as the bloke who took the shot advances – but it rebounds straight back to him. Should see Martinelli dropped for a few weeks, that.
Fucking disgraceful and its all on the manager. What I dont get is after every disasterclass performance he says its unacceptable for a club like us , then proceeds to play the same fucking bunch of players all over again . Sadly I dont have any hope that we can beat Prague , even if we do Emery’s Villareal look so much more like a team than we do ( hate to bring him up but its true).
Perfect selection Suga
I would put Auba in the middle so the left would create the main attack through combination play
Auba would score at least 2 goals from their creativity
Danny,
I like the word, it is just very accurate for Senor Salsa: he never did anything of note throughout his career and he won’t do anything as a manager either.
Dolomite, top four would be a push but a great or even very good manager could do it. Sixth to eighth would be a very average performance but we can’t even achieve that. Bottom line is that I genuinely believe that a competent manager could get much more from the resources we have.
When did football stop being about the players and all about the manager?
Where I do have hope is the current crop of young players that we have , I do feel they are a special bunch . Just dont want Arteta around them now . I think I am peddling a conspiracy theory but It feels like Edu is letting Arteta do what he wants just because he was undermined earlier when Arteta was made the manager. Once Arteta gets the kick , he would then bring a Manager of his choice.
Dolomite,
I would simply tell the front three to interchange the fuck out of the opposition defence, pull them out of positions, create gaps.
Then there is the defence: I would zap every fucker that does not close down the opposition player just outside the box. Would love that proverbial dime for every goal we conceded by not doing such basics right and giving the attackers enough time to wind their watch and check the winds.
This weekend is going to be a disaster.
———————–
Pedro
It really doesn’t matter does it. I mean playing Tierney against Liverpool was a complete brain fart after he’d played 3 full international matches (fuck Scotland the cunts, Faroe Islands? now hopefully they wont have him in the Euros), might as well play as many reserves as possible against one of the worst ever Premier league teams.
Eradicate such basic mistakes first, if it does not work, cry player poverty then.
If he starts Willian again in the second leg that is a sackable offence in itself. We saw how the Arsenal goal was scored. Pace troubling them. For all his inconsistency and suspect overall character Pepe must start the second leg. He took his goal very well last night. Arteta must fill his frontline in the second leg with genuine pace. Arteta needs to start the second leg quickly. He must test out and attack Slavia from the off. Any thoughts of playing it cagey and seeing how the game develops will most likely fall into Slavia’s hands and we… Read more »
Gbat
April 9, 2021 09:50:53
When did football stop being about the players and all about the manager?
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Don’t get your point.
Who picks the team?
Who tells them what to do – TACTICS
Who makes the subs and when?
etc etc
Ishola,
Please remind me of the time when Arteta was ‘brave’ as a player, rather than the non-entity I have always remebered him to be.
Danny
Who missed 3 great chances?
SUGA3
“Please remind me of the time when Arteta was ‘brave’ as a player, rather than the non-entity I have always remebered him to be.”
This is why I don’t think he is the man for the job. Bland as a player and this Arsenal team overall under him have been bland as a team. A reflection.
If we did get through this second leg the chances are high that Arteta will go very big on safety first tactics again in the semi-final. He was after all lauded for winning the FA Cup with such tactics.
FUCKING FINALLY you have seen the light Pedro. Arteta is a over hyped fraud, shocking team sections baffling tactics late subs and picking his favourites regardless of form. Arteta in body’s all the bad point of Wenger Emery and Mourinho he has to go! No FUCKING way I’d trust him this summer, mark my words there will be more 30+ washouts or bums looking for a fat retirement package.
Fair play Pedro The tie isn’t over yet, but a grand total of nobody is impressed by what’s been happening recently We haven’t been getting performances or results on the regular for a little while now. Aside from a few really good matches, there’s been a lot of crap in there in terms of performances as well as all the dropped results The west ham one was rubbish. Liverpool was rubbish, Slavia was rubbish. If we are to believe he’s making us better there shouldn’t be so many crap performances and results in the last few weeks alone. We only… Read more »
Arteta blindness will be his downfall..not making a sub last night until after 70 mins shambolic, when it was needed at HT or 60 mins at the latest ..he is Wenger in disguise !
I don’t think Arteta is the right guy for Arsenal at all.
However, I don’t think he did a lot wrong last night. That was purely down to the players.
Ishola,
it actually takes a lot of nous to get such safety first approach right, so IF we get to the semi, any of the teams we might play will exploit it ruthlessly, especially that there are hours of video reels showing what we are ‘capable’ of.
A terrible night for Arteta.
Shows his true colours once again. Diabolical tactical set up.
Yes we should have won comfortably and, to be honest, if we can’t score two goals or more in Prague next week, Arteta will only have himself to blame.
Still think we’ll go through.
Gbat – Managers have always carried the can, it’s been that way for at least the last fifty years that I watched the game. If it wasn’t the case we would have stuck with Terry Neill or Don Howe and never had success under George Graham, and we would have stuck with Bruce Rioch and never had success with Arsene Wenger (Rioch finished fifth don’t forget and got us back into Europe). If managers are powerless and it’s all about players why bother with a manager at all? And the clubs with the biggest budget and the best players would… Read more »
Arsenal need to rid themselves of stupid mistakes. Ridding themselves of Arteta would be a good start.
Pedro, a tough read as i know that it must be very difficult to write this with the realization of a reality truly of Arteta’s own making. Its never easy watching someone in a free fall, and they didn’t bring a parachute – that is Arteta now.
Kaz,
There were plenty of wrongs on his part last night: poor team selection, late subs, not being able to get a group of professional players to shithouse the win for a few minutes, or even get a defensive player on, rather than Ceballos?
Come the fuck on.
The reality is for some reason arteta doesn’t like the kids and only picks them when not picking them is entirely out of the question (Saka and esr undroppable tho esr still has to play out of position) The Martinelli thing is just downright odd. He shat on Saliba. He shat on Guen (guen is a problem child but what caused him to get dropped was a storm in a teacup incident that arteta overreacted to). Then there’s poor AMN. He is one of the strangest ones because arteta loves him last year and he was a proper little project… Read more »
A surprising post Pedro. I thought you had more staying power. It wasn’t great but as I posted its only half time. This knee jerk every time we have a duff game is ridiculous.
The arguments about who should play are speculative because we don’t see them day in day put on the training field. There isn’t a quick fix.
Poor poor performance. 50/50 if we qualify now, its certainly not a guarantee that we outscore them next week and I for one can see us easily going a couple of goals behind while we chase an away goal. Laca and Saka could and should have had us 2-0 up in the first half. Pepe or Martinelli should have started over Willian(as Pedro has alluded to this is clearly favouritism of the highest order). Mari should have come on and maybe we revert to 5 at the back but again Arteta is found short when it comes to in game… Read more »
Saka and Laca both had significant chances to score or square it to a man in a much better position.
That’s not on Arteta.
As soon as we scored the goal the team completely surrendered the ball instead of going for another goal.
I don’t think that’s on Arteta either.
Partey played poorly. That’s not on Arteta.
@The Bard
It is still Wenger’s fault isn’t it
Suga
Nah, Cebellos is wank.
Partey was having a horrendous game and was rightly taken off, need one defensive mid able to move in the team so that’s why El Neny was on.
Saka and Laca had opportunities and didn’t take them. I want Arteta gone but that’s not on him. The players fucked up.
China,
pandering to stars he played in the shade of, taking it out on upcoming youngsters who remind him of the times when he was second best. Screams small peepee beta energy to me.
SUGA3
“it actually takes a lot of nous to get such safety first approach right”
Such tactics doesn’t get you to the top of the football tree though does it in this day and age.
It might get you a secondary cup such as the FA Cup or even Europa League but it isn’t going to lead to the real top end.
Mourinho had real success with such tactics but that was in the distant past.
Kaz,
should have put Mari on, he’d most likely have headed that corner out with his height advantage. Instead, he put a midget ponce on, knowing full well that he is weak as a baby. What was the point, getting him to draw a foul and waste time? No ref falls for that.
Arteta wasn’t a bad player. He was a 7/10. A 7/10 in every match. That’s ok at arsenal if you’re a squaddies but he was the captain of a club that had had phenomenal CMs for ages. I always resented him being the captain because whilst he honestly was a good player he really wasn’t good enough
Suga
I wanted Mari to start too. But it cannot be denied we should have been 4 goals up by the time we conceded.
Lol Matt on podcast saying it makes you rethink the saliba situation, well you don’t think
Pedro should do a revision piece mea culpa, it was the canary down the mine
Ishola,
I am not saying this is the way forward, I am saying it takes a lot to get it right effectively.
andy1886
Yes the manager picks the team etc but a manager can only do so much. The team he picked last night had 4 great chances. Is it his fault they missed 3 of them? Do they score them with another manager on the touchline?
I find all most fans can do nowadays is scream about the manager.
Arsenal will need to score at least two goals in Prague to go through. We all see how the side has failed to keep a clean sheet now for many matches. This is why any thoughts of playing a cagey game in Prague is folly. Arteta has to take the game by the scruff of the neck in the second leg. He should want a match that is not controlled. This will suit Slavia. He should want a match that is the opposite. Uncontrolled. If it comes down to end to end attacking Arsenal should have enough in offense to… Read more »
LOL Pete. Where’s your X.G, Under lying metrics, Chances created analysis now??? Mate football is on the eye. These statistics don’t tell the full story. They are subjective.
I’m happy you’re seeing the light. BIG UP THE “LOOK AT THE TABLE” merchants. We were right. This process is rubbish. If you’re behind this you’re just an Arteta fan boy simple.
This manager has wasted enough money & made enough big mistakes. Paid off the German crew and now everyone else we want to get rid off will be asking for similar packages.
“Yes the manager picks the team etc but a manager can only do so much”
And on that it seems more and more obvious that these particular players do want to play for said Manager. That in itself only exacerbates the problems.
Quite honestly, I never liked him as a player when he played for Everton, and I like them, tbh.
Did not like how he was a part of Wenger’s mad trolley dash, effectively jumping ship on the last day of the window at the first sign of a ‘big’ club calling.
Hated the cringeworthy act of buying Gazidis a watch. No one likes a suckup.
SP play a high line are slow at the back and injuries to 2 centre halfs, we had to play pace up top as soon as Pepe and Auba come on they didn’t like it. How the fuck has Willian got 72mins in our most important game of the season? Hard one to take last night especially the blind panic in injury time.
We need to be a bit careful about always highlighting Moyes tanking Utd when he’s about to fuck us hard in the league come May. If they get top 4 or even 5th it would be his finest ever season as a manager. Also while he did do badly at Utd I honestly don’t know how you follow on from Fergie. That’s the most poisoned chalice you’ll ever get. Not saying he’s a great manager but his early years with Everton were good. He struggled in recent years and now he’s having a great season. Make of that what you… Read more »
SUGA3
” I am saying it takes a lot to get it right effectively.”
In comparision to playing more expansive adventurous football?
I don’t think so.
I said on the other post that the tactics Arteta employed to win the FA Cup were the easiest for a rookie to apply.
Ishola,
I think it is easier to get results playing expansive football in a way, as there are more chances to score, thus offsetting any goals one may concede in the process. Whereas the safety approach requires a lot of ‘just in time’ management, as the chances are few and far between.
‘Arteta has great ideas, he’s done an ok job selling them…’
Elaborate on this Pedro. What are his great ideas?
Your unwavering support in a manager that has performed worse than Unai Emery with better personnel at his disposal is astounding.
we were awful last night if we were in the stadium the boos would have been ringing, I have advocated Arteta all this time, but he is not learning from his mistakes, he is not giving the young talent a proper go, (Martinelli, Balogan) He is constantly playing the players that fail him. I cannot advocate that. The Kronkes need to decide quickly they want us to head and sort this out, inaction is not good enough. Vinai, Edu need to go , go all in for Naglesmann or Rose bring in ex players that know the club Like Overmars… Read more »
Gbat spot on mate. Saka puts that one away and a different game. When confidence is low you need to score to release the pressure, we didn’t. On another day we might have scored 3 and then the manager is a genius.
Is Pedro starting to down tools on Diet Mourinho?
Arteta wasnt that good at Arsenal. Scored a few decent free kicks and penalties. Vrab footballer at best.
Was much better player at Everton with his late runs into box. Didn’t he used to play on the left of midfield?
7/10 having a larf
I don’t wanna undermine the good work arteta did last season. I don’t think it’s necessary to be overly critical of how we won the cup He walked into an absolute shit show when emery left and he got us playing tighter, a bit better, far more efficiently and consistently winning games all the way up to and including the cup and charity shield (lol still nice to win) So I don’t think there’s a case to criticize him last season. But this season is just bad. It’s genuinely just bad. I know people keep referring to this or that… Read more »
‘On another day we might have scored 3 and then the manager is a genius.’
How about assessing his performance over the entire season?
Sitting in joint 10/11th in the table with promoted Leeds with a +5 GD with as many defeats as wins.
Out of all of the domestic cups.
On the cliff edge in the Europa League to Slavia Prague.
Still a genius?
If anyone is still in the arteta in brigade please justify why on the most important game of the season he plays the worst player of the season- Willian, that is a big call when he knows what the fanbase think of him.He neglects to play Gabi, Pepe or Auba in favour of him, the front line needed pace against a slow injury hit back four.
To the Arteta supporters. Could someone explain to me
What is he doing/ has he done to convince you that he’s so great?
A good manager would love to build this team around the young guns we have. An early Wenger would have revelled in putting them together and giving them freedom. Which begs the question why an inordinately stubborn Arteta can’t relish the potential we have, but smothers it instead. His forward selections are a revolving doors of players without discernible pattern or combination, despite having glimpsed the best ones in previous matches and in the last ten minutes last night. He may be. a ‘good coach’, though I am not aware of the evidence, but it is clear management is a… Read more »
Arteta has killed our youth.
Due to mismanagement and his big ego, He has tanked the Value of players like AMN, Nketiah, Nelson, Willock, Guendouzi, Saliba, and slowly doing the same to Maritnelli.
Diet Peps red flags were always there
Lovely post Pedro, all spot on.
Artetas job is hanging by a thread here. He’s such a stubborn guy, can’t see him lasting long term.
If you were the likes of Martinelli, would you want to hang around, in the hope that you get established in the first team, despite showing you’re better than the current incumbents? Or would you think you’d get better opportunities in Germany where there a few teams who would love to nurture you and give you your chance, with like-minded others and solid management?
No brainer.
Sadly I think that Arteta’s management career at Arsenal is time limited. We are not going to win the Europa Cup with this team and tactical game and we will also fail to qualify for Europe. Where we finish this season in EPL is now open to conjecture. Yesterday’s performance level was abject both in attack and defence. Our defence plays like “automatons” with their constant square and back passing and they are also poor at set pieces and corners as well. You know that sooner or later they are going to make a critical error. On this occasion it… Read more »
Lacazette was doing a sabotage job last night. He needs to get out quick
But aren’t we top 4 post Xmas? I thought that was the big trophy nowadays. Its a shit show from top to bottom really. So much money has been pissed away on dreadful transfers.
Great hair looks and talks the business I want MA to be the man but times up, shocking treatment of Saliba, no left back cover, stopping the progress of GM and last night the last nail in the coffin being so stubborn to pick Willian- it is over me. Next
Great hair? Maybe if you like LEGO 😄
The worst thing with that Arteta’s regime is that we are going to lose most of the youngsters including some who under good coaching could have a great career for Arsenal. Just this summer: Balogun, Azeez are gone. Saliba, Mavrapanos will make transfer request. Martinelli may wait further six month, before requesting a loan away with a view to leave. AMN, Willock, Nelson, Nkethia will be sold this summer and replaced by more expensive experienced but inferior players at Arteta’s behest. Saka might be sold to raise funds. Arteta is turning into the ice Queen, freezing the land around him,… Read more »
What odds on two out of three of laca auba and Willian starting in the next league game?
Stroller,
Who can replace Arteta 😆 do me a favour, not like he is Wenger od Fergie, is it?
As it is, I would take Sam fucking Allardyce.
Yeah balogun
I really hope he’s shit because we’re losing him for free. I will be PISSED if he goes on to be quality in the near future for another team
Just shows what one result can do or a couple on the spin. I don’t understand those that were previously backing Arteta have now decided to abandon him when this Europa League tie is only at the halfway stage. What it shows is that the backing and supporting of him previously from some was very weak. And if Arsenal grab three goals in Prague and go through to the semis and they get a few wins in the EPL then of course we will have the flip flopping again. All it shows is that this backing of Arteta is on… Read more »
Won’t be surprised one bit when Pedders does a flip-flop tomorrow
Arteta out asap!
Not only he started Willian, I suspect that he has assigned ESR to help him. That has killed our structure completely. Saka had to fight alone. The only good offensive plays in the 1st half were long passes from Holding to Saka. Partey had a bad game. Before, the system functioned very well when Ødegaard kept offering himself as an outlet to Partey. Ødegaard then distributed the ball to our attackers. We heard him talking to Laca and Saka repeatly. ESR didn’t support Partey at all. He and Willian produced shit on the left side. When Saka first arrived into… Read more »