Soooooo… #ArtetaOut?
Lololololl… it’s preseason people, take a walk outside if you are upset over a run out in the park on July 13th. This season really is going to be a painful one if we’re dropping big tears this early on.
The negatives? No one wants to see Willian and Kola in our starting 11. Kola is gone. Bin him. Give him a free. Willian? Well, we’re stuck with him, let’s be clear, Fabrizio Romano and the ITK crowd have his exit very wrong. No one will pay his monster salary and I doubt he’s taking a pay cut… I just hope Arteta doesn’t spend 4 months realizing he’s probably a dead player.
The positives? We saw a whole bunch of debuts happen and some of the kids look pretty decent. None of them will be with the first team squad come the opening day of the season, but it’s great to see them considered. I felt for Okonkwo, he hashed up a back pass that led to an early goal, but that’s being young in a vital position… mistakes happen.
ESR looked good, Arteta said he’s 100% staying. He’s not often wrong on who is staying.
Pepe missed a penalty, but he was dangerous all game despite not scoring.
PARTEY WAS CLOSE FROM LONG RANGE.
Our next game is at the weekend and we’ll have a chance to see what Stevie G is all about. More fitness in the legs, hopefully at least 11 sales, Tavares will join and we’ll get to see him for the first time. Imagine that, a good back-up left-back?!
My bigger worry is the lack of big-name signings. It feels like we might want to see Ben White as soon as possible. I think most England players will get 4 weeks off, so I’m not sure we can speed that reality up. Also, are we moving on a creative player? If it’s Maddison, make it happen. If it’s Aouar, do the damn deal. Messing around trying to save wages won’t be an excuse mid-September if we have 3 points on the board.
Glad to see that Bukayo Saka is still winning fans on the internet. I was sent this quote from Theodore Roosevelt, hated myself because I am a critic, but then thought about Bukayo.
‘It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit deserves to the man who is actually in the arena.’
Amen to that Teddy. A man of great privilege who did some pretty awesome things. When he was the NYC police commissioner, he’d go out at night undercover and bust crooked cops. The legend of this behavior helped correct the department. I love that sort of principled approach to life.
Anyway, Declan, single, working real estate in Manchester can keep his mouth shut about Bukayo. Sorry, ex-estate agent, no one cares or backs your views.
So a pretty short one today… but… Johnny and I did a podcast that ALSO comes in video format so you can see our faces. This week, we talk about Saka (and the climate of racism around our heroes), ESR, and giving chances to kids. Tune in with your eyes or ears and 5* rating as always.
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Whatever the result or performance last night, Arteta or Arsenal would receive no credit., that is obvious. Win , lose or draw , in the scheme of things this result or performance makes no difference…it’s all about getting match fit .Any reports about players leaving is 95% speculation so we don’t know if Bellerin, Xhaka , Lacazette, nketiah, willian etc are on the market so of course Arteta will play them in a pre season friendly to get them match fit. The pre season games v chelsea and Tottenham in August will tell us more. Probably the only thing i… Read more »
So the received wisdom is Arteta’s reign (re) starts from now is it? That’s a double edged sword because it also means we can no longer refer back to our form since 26 December (as well as the shit shows that preceded it on the other hand). Last night’s display was abject, technically and in terms of preparation and fight. The vast majority of the players were going through the motions – it was embarrassing. Don’t get me wrong, Hibs are my favourite team in Scotland, but even they will be thinking that they hardly got a game from our… Read more »
Win , lose or draw , in the scheme of things this result or performance makes no difference…it’s all about getting match fit
Pierre
I respectfully disagree. If the bar for these games is as low as you suggest, they may as well have inter squad games. Why go all the way to Edinburgh and play a physical hardworking team running the risk of injuries and viral infections if it was just about match fitness? We must not make excuses for Arteta’s reign of bullshit any longer. They guy is a dud.
Worst news from yesterday’s game? Willian is back in the reckoning for 21/22. Curse those ITK’s who predicted his departure.
Not fussed about yesterdays result. The players were clearly running off the summers drink and drugs out of their systems.
When Arteta said that everyone under contract will be here come next season during a press conference in May i thought he was just being diplomatic.
And then i saw Kolasanic in the starting line up…
And Willian
Thought that Laca looked a little chubby, looks like he’s been enjoying his time off.
I saw Partey’s thunderbolt that hit the bar. Hope that’s a sign he’s working on his shooting. I couldn’t care less about these games.
Blimey Brocco, didn’t think that you’d be one for ‘cancel culture’ – trying to expel someone because they have a different view to yours.
Brocco
“Pierre’s bang on. Pre season is about fitness and preparation for the first game”
These are glorified training sessions and an opportunity to give the younger players some minutes. If you lose your shit over this, you are just proving what you are all about. Pathetic.
Kronk “””””We must not make excuses for Arteta’s reign of bullshit any longer. They guy is a dud.”””” Well said. Man City, Man Utd , Chelsea can loose their pre season friendly fixtures BUT when you are Arsenal and you finish 8th and you are out of Europe you need to come out the following season all guns blazing. Gobsmacking that Willian, Elneny , Cedric, Mari Sead K all started. Those players should have been left in London and been looking for clubs elsewhere. If inducements have to be found, thats what you have to do. There is no clarity… Read more »
Arsenal is supposed to be oozing class. What’s so class about not giving a single senior game to one of the top CB talents in the world when he desperately needed something to hold on to and look forward to during the most challenging personal moments of his life – the loss of both of his parents? Surely the class act would have been to give him games, the happiness, the excitement of doing what he loves. Instead, someone decided to add misery to his life and have his troubled mind stuck in the reserve team for 6 months. It… Read more »
Roma seem to have to money to give Wolves what they want for Patrico…
Cant believe that some people actually paid 7.99 to watch that crap yesterday. At least you got the bonus feature with it, an out of shape pudgy Willian wheezing up and down the pitch trying to convince Arteta that he gives a shit.
Aside from that, good exercise for all that played! Bring on the season!
Kroenkephobe , that’s probably a bit strong and to be honest it defo looks to be more about match fitness against real opposition . that said first half was awful seeing Kolasinac try and run off his beer belly was at least amusing and wilian (if he could look less interested it would be a scientific breakthrough of a generation) this guy is gonna be worse than the Ozil show that’s for sure as we are not even going to get a “go gunners go) tweet from this mofo he just can’t be arsed .Must be pretty embarrassing for Arteta… Read more »
Andy
Yep, Laca looked as if he needs a decent pre-season!!
I saw a football documentary once. This older player was talking about how he had been watching his eating, how much running he had been doing at home and generally how hard he had worked to get into shape for the start of the season. The Manager looked at him and said, “It’s a shame the fucking shape you chose was a circle.”
Brocco
“It’d be superb to boot him through some closed fire doors head first”.
…..that made me laugh out loud. Closed Fire Doors……!
Hang on. Arteta spent last season banging on about how vital preseason is but now we’ve lost it doesn’t matter? The guy does himself absolutely no favours when he picks kola and Willian. Just sack them off. And the transfer business is awful. Taveres and lokonga weren’t at the euros so what’s the hold up? Aoeur wasn’t at the euros. Nothing has changed at this shower
Results in pre-season games count for nothing. You can be Man C in those and start the season like Fulham.
Why the need for big-name signings? Who are we trying to impress? Ourselves? All that’s needed are the final pieces of the jigsaw. If they fit, who cares if we’ve never heard of them. Better to move on than over-pay for a ‘name’.
Lewis
“Arteta spent last season banging on about how vital preseason is but now we’ve lost it doesn’t matter?”
If you knew anything at all about football you would know why your comment above is pretty moronic.
Pre-season is important for fitness and tactical work. 95% of which will be done on the training field to get players up to match fitness for the start of the season. As well as fitness, bleep tests etc, they will work on team play, combinations, set-pieces – that’s why it’s important.
I couldn’t care less that we lost. But my problem with it is a lot of players that played aren’t or shouldn’t be part of next season. So why are they playing. They can train with us till we get rid of them but playing them is stupid. AMN, Nketiah, Kolasinac, Willian and bellerin all played when we are about to sell them or are leaving for free. What if they get injured? What is even the point when we know they won’t play when the season Starts? At this point, I am reserving anger and judgment till the season… Read more »
“and the sparkle he once had long gone.” another gem lol……………………lol that’s not old teddy Roosevelt as well is it ?
AFCF – that did make me laugh. As all us slightly older (cough) contributors well know weight management gets harder as you get older. Not that 30 is ‘old’ as such but it’s not 21 either. Laca seems to have the sort of body shape that needs a lot of hard work to keep the weight off (i.e. stocky). It also suggests that he may not age well in that regard and a contract extension would be ill advised. I’d be inclined to either sell (preferred) if we can get a reasonable offer with his wages or let him see… Read more »
Habesha, that was my concern yesterday – Willian picks up a knock and any remote chance we had of offloading him is gone.
With the crowds coming back Arteta will have to face up to their anger. He hasn’t been told by the fans for a whole season, what they feel about his management.
The only reason to play players who might be leaving is the shop window, the downside is that the youngsters don’t get games
Brocco: “Raptora what do you do when your boss asks you to do a project or job that wasn’t your preferred choice?Does it add misery to your life and affect your troubled mind? Does it leave you feeling depressed and suicidal?”
Saliba had recently lost both his parents, he was in a new club, in a foreign country with a foreign culture and language, and Arteta decided to not give him any senior minutes for 6 months straight.
Your example is right on the money.
There is a method to this shop window madness . If you have all your shinny new funky modern stuff in the window then you deicide to put a pair of old shit stained y fronts from the 70’s that you used to clean the car with in the window as well .You will get those who go what the fuck , but then you will get those who will think that is the greatest piece of modern art they have ever seen and they will purchase the y fronts . Kinda hope this approach works with willian
Brocco: “You haven’t got a clue on how the club has helped the player through his bereavement so it’s best you don’t say anything as you’re just plucking it out of your arse.”
Someone decided to not give him a single senior minute of football. Afterwards Saliba referred to it as being “locked up”. Sounds like a person thankful for not being allowed to do his job I guess.
Brocco
You were on here last week advocating booing national anthems. Chutzpah for coming back on but aren’t you a bit ashamed of yourself? Get back on your Millwall supporters group site.
Andy
Lacazette is the oldest 30yr old I’ve ever seen
Only 1yr extensions for outfield players over 30 from now on, young players usually take at least a couple of seasons to develop, and start finding consistency
But when older players dip physically, it’s usually a sudden and rapid decline
I could eat and drink anything I wanted before I hit 25, and didn’t have an ounce of fat on me
Now I can’t even look at cheeseburger without putting on a couple of pounds, let alone eat one
Instead of Kola and Willian, he should have given Mustafinovs game time
These are glorified training sessions and an opportunity to give the younger players some minutes. If you lose your shit over this, you are just proving what you are all about. Pathetic
AFC is 100 percent right here
I said this yesterday as well
Andy
Yep, that one made me giggle for a while.
Agree with you on that. As for the body shape thing, spot on.
The result yesterday is irrelevant and the match is about fitness but that doesn’t mean fans can’t have concerns about Arteta’s approach.
Putting AMN, Nketiah and Nelson in the line up so they’re in the shop window is debatable but there is some logic behind it. Putting Kolas in? There really is no excuse.
Ultimately what this comes down to is some of us who can see clearly are seeing the exact same bullshit and mistakes being taken into the new season as what we saw last.
And we’re not going to put up with it.
“”These are glorified training sessions and an opportunity to give the younger players some minutes.”””
Unless you are called Saliba.
If Arteta was as determined to make sure Saliba does not play for Arsenal, as he is doing his job and getting Arsenal into the top 4, he might be on to something.
ps. That team was not young.
It was old, stale, slow and not fit for purpose.
Willian , Cedric, Sead K , Eleneny, Mari all started.
Fail to Prepare.
Prepare to Fail, Mr. Serge.
Pedro, Great work on the podcast! Enjoyed it thoroughly. Johnny: “Pedro, you have a wonderful talent, I would say, for being able to take like a football season and choose which point you’re starting from of where it counts.” Pedro: (laughing) “This is true.” Johnny: “If you make the right edit point, Arteta is actually doing a sensational job got us up there in top 3. And if you use the same technique for say the last 8 games of the season, Joe Willock is actually the best player in the league. So De Bruyne is old news, that’s done.… Read more »
Think it’s fairly apparent by now that the club has failed to offload most of the deadwood this summer & we’re now stuck with the over rated,overpaid,lightweights.That’s at least 7/8 we’ve failed to shift.Who will linger about with the odd game here & there till their contract is bought out,runs down.A mess.The Italian clubs who’ve been linked with a no of our players are lowballing us & taking the piss with loans proposed.Asking us to subsidise wages.Yet Will pay the fees reqd to other clubs.As we speak we’re still supposedly faffing about with Brighton on Ben white ffs! Still as… Read more »
Soares is another what the fuck’s going on player. Signed permanently by Arteta last summer as back up when we need back he’s dropped, we’ve just signed another LB back up and are supposed to be in the market for a first choice RB when Chamber’s was being used last season.
Arteta doesn’t seem to know his arse from his elbow when it comes to what players he wants in the squad and which ones he doesn’t.
Serge
“These are glorified training sessions and an opportunity to give the younger players some minutes. If you lose your shit over this, you are just proving what you are all about. Pathetic”
Fake Outrage is part of life now along with all this horrible virtue signalling and the “you’re an ist” method of debate. I’m not sure where it will end up but it’s almost impossible to have or find sensible conversation anymore. Ricky Gervais nailed it at the Oscars. There is a lot of dishonesty in the way people behave today, not just from within celebrity circles.
Hendon should read heading .bloody typos.
Pete
Yeah I’m getting the feeling there’ll be a trolley dash in late August to try and placate fans after a poor start to the season.
I cant quite fathom what the strategy is. Does anyone really think it will all be hunky dory in the stadium if we don’t start with a bang ? The frustration goes deeper than sending Saliba out on loan. It has the feel of a catastrophe waiting to happen. Its strange
Looking like Arteta is already playing Russian Roulette even with the friendlies
I know it’s old but what reason has Arteta really have for not having Saliba and Mavropanos in this squad is really really strange no matter how the Arteta brigade try an explain it , to not even have a look at them .these guys are playing top level already but apparently not ready to compete at arsenal.I don’t actually get the treatment of Saliba but that aside what the fuck has Mavropanos done not to even get a look in
To over criticise players and the manager for yesterday’s result is pointless. Save your ammunition for when it really matters otherwise any criticism is agenda driven.. If you analyse the last 2 thirds of the season , points wise we were the 2nd best team in the league, that is not an assumption, it is fact. Taking that into account then why the need for wholesale changes . Saka and smith rowe will be another year older meaning more experienced and physically stronger, Willock has already shown that he has the ability and mental strength to make a difference in… Read more »
It’s also fact that in that last two thirds of the season run when it came to crunch time the team and manager failed in both legs against Villarreal and surrendered meekly to Liverpool at home.
So despite the run there remains question marks over whether this manager and team can deliver consistently when it really matters.
Pierre
When you have a dead duck on your doorstep you ditch, despatch, bury it. Might have been a friendly but considering who we wwere playing the signs are omminois. For the dake of salvaging the year, we have to despatch the causative hombre Arteta pronto.
Can hazard a guess we will be doing much better even with a caretaker and same squad
“Roma seem to have to money to give Wolves what they want for Patrico…“
Exactly.
We’ve got to stop being such a soft touch. Even at £20m, considering Xhaka had an excellent tournament Roma is still getting a bargain.
The game was pretty meaningless yesterday.
On another day Arsenal win that match 4-2 and nothing is really said about it.
They had chances and opportunities to win by at least that scoreline and overall the team as a whole showed pretty good attacking intent throughout.
And winning 4-2 would have meant nothing as losing 2-1 meant nothing.
Ishola
The semi finals are part Arteta’s poor decision making that put doubts in my mind.
Hibs are not Boreham Wood or Barnet.
They are of a higher standard than that so losing to them in a first game pre-season friendly away from home is not a disaster.
Hibs were clearly the third best team in Scotland season just gone.
People have the right to boo whatever they want but can’t be negative about their manager on a football blog …………..that’s some solid logic there worthy of someone putting people through fire doors head first. From the highlights alone it looked like a fairly typical preseason game you play against lower teams to make sure it’s competitive enough but with a low risk of injuries. Pretty standard stuff fellas. Where’s Rich when you need him with his small margins routine? We gave away an own goal( kinda), another from an offside position, hit the woodwork a bunch, , missed a… Read more »
We should focus on what makes us better Streamline our squad, clear out the deadwood who look like they couldn’t care any less I understand why Arteta played some deadwood yesterday, he can’t alienate his whole squad, keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer, at least until you get a clear opportunity to shoot them in the back of the head We need genuine competition for Leno, to keep him on his toes We needed genuine competition and cover for Tierney, the drop off down our left side without him is massive, hopefully Tavares fills that void Sell… Read more »
If Arsenal had the Hibs goalkeeper in their goal they win that match yesterday.
Shame for the kiddie Arsenal goalkeeper.
Although I can definitely see why someone might feel aggrieved about the level of play if they paid £8 to watch this kick about.
Marc, It all goes to Arteta not knowing his best 11 and his squad. He probably started at least 5 times every single variation of CB pairing there is. His starting RB changed from Bellerin, to Soares, to Chambers. His reserve LB changed from AMN, to Soares, to Xhaka. His starting LW changed from Auba, to Saka, to Willian, to Pepe, to ESR. His starting RW changed from Willian, to Saka, to Pepe. His starting CF changed from Laca, to Auba, to Laca, to Auba, to Laca, to Auba. He brought another winger in Willian to give him more games… Read more »
With Willian here Diet Pep will win the CL as he promised, its important he stays
Laughable how the anti-Arteta brigade use the Hibs defeat as a way of getting at him. It says a lot about them, how desperate they are to be proven right. Ludicrous how many assumptions they make, as if written in stone. Loopy, their presumption that most Arsenal fans agree with their slanted view of him.
Arsenal are not budging on their 20m wanted for Xhaka.
Roma are likely in the end to pay that amount including bonuses.
But if Roma did walk away how silly of Arsenal to refuse a chance to re-shape a failing midfield because of a 2 million difference between the two clubs. Roma offering 18m by last reports.
Xhakalsons value has appreciated by 2m after his perfomance vs France,
le groves Economist-in-chief can confirm
Ishola
It’s being reported in Rompress that Roma’s current offer is currently €15 million and are willing to go up to €18 million which is a little over £15 million
https://romapress.net/roma-willing-to-increase-offer-for-granit-xhaka/
Thought we had money to spend though? I mean that was what has been precahed here for about two months now. Blimey if Ben White is our Star signing of the window. Idea of pre season i think in my limited knowledge was to get the new guys in early enough to train with their new team mates and get a lay of the land if you will and considering maybe just one of the players we’ve been strongly linked to has been at the Euros, what exactly has stopped us from making further purchases especially in midfield? Anyway….back to… Read more »
Brocco
If the cap fits…
You should re read some of your stuff. I know you’re trying to sound hard but it’s laughable really. You’re an apologist for a point of view that is really quite repugnant. Why don’t you take bojo’s advice and crawl back under your nearest stone, preferably a very heavy one.
Kroenke
Guy’s not worth bothering with – he’s not even an interesting troll.
Bati
I was attacked by Pedro for daring to suggest that money would be tight and out net spending would be circa £20 – £30 million plus sales because it was negative.
It’s not negative it’s a reasonable expectation. That doesn’t mean I don’t want us to spend more but what I want and what I think will happen are not the same thing.
Right now my major worry is our (Edu’s?) failure to move on any of what should be the easier deadwood to shift.
Terraloon
Would you foresake a chance to rebuild a failing midfield because of 5 million?
EPL ready guys like White do Not need pre season, thats for guys for Saliba,
“If you analyse the last 2 thirds of the season , points wise we were the 2nd best team in the league, that is not an assumption, it is fact.”
Pierre, probably best to check before you state something as a ‘fact’.
Last two thirds of the season, i.e. 25 games, points tallies are as follows:
ManC 66 points
ManU 49 points
Arse 47 points.
Even Pedro only claimed third best, and he was correct.
Your not going to rebuild much with 15million unless we’re talking real estate.
It seems we are about to splurge 55 million on a central defender that we don’t desperately need and then resume the “selling to buy” stance for other transfers.
Can easily see us missing out on a key midfield transfer or puling it off too late in the window because we had to raise money by selling other players first.
That assertion that the sequence of the transfers doesn’t matter is proving to be very wrong.
5m is hardly going to make a big difference in regards a midfield rebuild.
A rebuild is required so the club should be looking at all avenues to rebuild that midfield.
Dissenter
What odds right now that Xhaka is in the starting lineup for Brentford?
Arteta continuing with Arsenal for season 21/22 is like England continuing with Southgate for Qatar.
Both doomed to failure.
The obvious moves are Conte for Arsenal and Wenger for England.
Arsenal will then start beating Hibs and England will start winning some cup finals.
This logic is 100% accurate.
Ishola, I expect if you called 6′ 6″ 19 year old Okwonkwo a ‘kiddie’ to his face you might be exiting through the fire doors pretty rapidly too.
No-one is blaming him anyway.
Also White 15 played league one games for Peterborough 3 seasons ago, an excellent championship season for Leeds and a middling premier league season for Brighton
No European experience; No EL or CL
Why are we paying so much for him?
Why didn’t we walk away when they started jacking up the price ?
andy
Nobody is blaming him?
No I don’t blame him.
He obviously wasn’t ready for that match
Not only did he make a huge error for the goal he also made a massive gaffe with an attempted take of the ball prior to that as well.
Boy not ready.
Played like a kiddie for sure.
Brocco
I was talking about you not to you. If I wanted a conversation with a racist moron I’d at least find an interesting one.
Marc
It just goes to show that we don’t have the type pf money Pedro has been bragging about.
Xhaka appears to have only an audience of one possible buyer so there’s no way we get what we desire.
I fear we are making Xhaka-type errors already this window with the Ben White signing. Even if he was a target but once they started jacking up the price, we should have walked away and never came back. Instead, we latched on and are set to go over 50 million for a defender with only one year premier league experience.
Gotta love eggplant
He may not be ready yet, but he’s not a ‘boy’ or a ‘kiddie’ is he? No need for that.
No need for that.
He played like a kiddie yesterday.
Why so protective about him.
Ishola,
I thought okwonkwo was just very nervy, especially dealing with the back pass. Claimed a few high balls and a couple of saves in there too. But that missed catch could have looked a lot worse for sure. Definitely a backup keeper needed.
I only caught the highlights of the 2nd half, Runarsson hasn’t really been mentioned on here, mustn’t have had too much to do.
Ishola
‘Why single out the academic graduate making his first senior appearance for petty insults.
How many players were “ready” yesterday? many of them came back chubby.
Okonkwo’s error is exactly what you expect in the preseason. This is the time to iron out those wrinkles.
Dissenter
He made huge errors in the match.
He played green like a kid.
Since when has the term played like a kiddie caused such huge offense.
Still, is he better than Runarrson?
Marc I think we’ll spend £200million+ , providing we can get the players out What we can’t have is a first team squad of 30+ with no European football, with a wage to turnover ratio that’s unsustainable It’s one thing to invest into your business, it’s another thing entirely to operationally be running budget deficits, into the tens of millions Without getting players out, it’ll impossible to bring some in We need the market to start moving, clear some space in the squad, and to get players off the wage bill Everyone knows there’s certain players we’re desperate to move… Read more »
Ishola Arsenal it seems alongside quite a few on here haven’t grasped just how strapped for cash the majority of clubs are. It’s all well and good saying a player is worth this or worth that but unless there is a buyer then there is no value. The issue becomes even more complicated when the player has expressed a desire to leave and even that goes up a level when the selling club are desperate for cash Roma lost €204 million in their last set of accounts so it’s unlikely that they will be in a position to go close… Read more »
Dissenter
What I don’t understand is why Pedro would push levels of spending that will just increase expectations on Arteta.
Unless of course he’s already positioning the first excuse of the season – “Arteta’s not shit – the Kroenke’s didn’t back him in the market”
Ishola
Was his error any less than Pepe’s penalties miss?
As of now, the expected transfer fees will be consisting of £8m Tavares, £17m Lokonga and £55m White. A total of £80m.
I could imagine us selling Xhaka, Maitland-Niles and Nketiah for £12-15m each or a total of £40m. With the £40m we’ll buy Neves.
It’s reminiscent of the Summer we bought Xhaka (40m), Mustafi (37m), Perez (18m). The worst way to spend £95m.
This Summer, the way it’s shaping up imo, £80m NET spend and we’ll get White, Neves, Lokonga and Tavares. Terrible!