I don’t want to say it but I will. Kids, I think we’re rocking and rolling.
Joe Willock looks set to leave the club for £22m.
This is good business. I mean, finally, Edu, on holiday 9 of the summer, has managed to slip in a sale between kayaking and ziplining. What a baller.
I’m going to have to take some time away from the internet this week, because I could swear I’ve been reading about our inability to sell players all summer… now we’ve sold a player who has had a total of 14 solid games on loan, and people are whining.
Joe Willock has made 78 appearances for Arsenal, he scored 11 goals and made 4 assists. Most don’t realise this, because he was mostly incredibly anonymous. He moved to Newcastle, dropped 14 appearances and scored 8 goals. That’s outrageous output, it added £15m to his pricetag and now makes him one of the most successful exits from the Hale End Academy. But always remember… Reiss Nelson scored 7 goals from 12 shots, we thought we had the next Jadon, we didn’t sell… and we are where we are with him.
I think Tim Stillman made an excellent point, sometimes you have to take a chance on a sale. Deep down, we all know he’s likely not at the level, but if we wait a season to qualify those thoughts, guess what, everyone else will know and there won’t be a premium. It’s really hard to sell players everyone knows are rubbish (look at the dross we can’t move). Also, massive shout to all the fans that were calling Joe a bum when he was in our first team under Emery, now pivoting their narrative.
The good news? If we’re letting Willock go, that means we’re feeling frisky about the chances of bringing in someone to replace him as a #10 or a dynamic #8. 100%, bet your bottom dollar, there will be incomings and outgoings by the end of the window. Will you like them? Who cares, just give me bodies, that’s where I’m at.
There’s an ITK thread doing the rounds at the moment that states Arsenal are £10m short of what Leicester want for James Maddison. The price is £60m, we have £50m, negotiations are positive and ongoing. Who knows what’s going on here, but if this were a smokey fire, you’d see the yellow flames licking the Twitter feed.
The biggest move for me this summer, beyond a CAM, is a striker. We’re woefully short in that department and it’d verge on gross negligence for us to head into this season with a broken Auba, a teenager, and a striker that is painfully short of what we need physically (and in the last year of his deal). People keep reeling off that our chance creation is shocking, and whilst it’s not 2015 Ozil levels of ‘on a plate’, it’s not that bad.
- Hibs 19 chances
- Rangers 19 chances
- Watford (don’t have the number, but we scored 14 and ripped them apart)
- Millwall (don’t have the number but we cored 4 and ripped them apart)
- Chelsea 14 chances
- Spurs 11 chances
Look at the spaces we move the ball into, the system produces good crosses, great opportunities. Imagine replacing Pepe’s STOP/THINK FOR 5 SECOND/MOVE approach to wide play for Saka or Smith Rowe’s direct running. But more than that, think about how much better everything would be with a striker. Imagine Tierney crossing to someone that didn’t sit at the back post and hide? Imagine Lokonga or Xhaka knocking balls over the top to someone that could control high balls and bully centre backs? Imagine having someone truly aggressive in the box?
Maddison makes a big difference, no doubt, but I think we’re kidding ourselves if we think Auba and Lacazette are suddenly going to turn the taps on the way we’re playing.
Part of me is desperately hoping Gabriel can be a difference-maker, but again, our eyes are bigger than our bellies when we talk about young players. Martinelli didn’t start a single game in an Olympic team. This is a tournament Serge G, off no Arsenal games, dominated 4 years ago. Are we really going to expect him to come in and be our saviour as a #9?
As for the backup keeper. I still cannot fathom the flapping around we’re doing on Ramsdale at the prices being spoken about. Here’s what I would do, as a total amateur: I would get a list of keepers with a St Georges flag next to their name with one year left to go on their deal and I would go to the poorest of the clubs and wave a fee at them. Just get me someone that can catch a ball and kick.
Fraser Forster would be an excellent back-up keeper and I’m sure he’d jump at the move. Then you can keep your pennies dry and move for Onana on a free transfer in January, not fearful you are one slip away from a 19-year-old keeper taking over as your keeper.
With the monstrous savings I’ve just found you, I’d hire a branding agency, then go to work on a really nice deck that showcased all the things you’re getting with Hector Bellerin as your brand new right back. It is devastating that we have 4 players that can drop in as right-backs and none of them hit the level we need. The Spaniard doesn’t want to be here, I’d be shocked if he signed a new deal even if offered, we need to ship him out, we need to find a loan for Soares, and we need to get someone that can do a Tierney on that side.
My word, we have a lot to do by the end of the month, but that’s the job of Edu and we can’t be hearing excuses like, ‘oh, I was on the slip ‘n slide in a Mallorca waterpark and missed all the calls this summer.’
Ok, that’s your lot. Podcast tomorrow combined with a Twitch Stream. We’ll be going LIVE at a slightly later time because I am moving house this week.
See you in the comments. x
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Power rankings on the pod this week?
Le Tr4phy
Ouch. Elmo with the accidental tr4phy
Lol, DM. Definitely not by design!
Where we are likely to finish with this squad
Thank you for these level-headed takes!
Wait what, those chance creation stats are most clearly BS
How many of those ‘chances’ were just half chances or floaty balls that crossed into the box and landed vaguely near someone?
11 chances against spurs? I’d love to see someone list what all those chances were. There were a few genuine chances and a handful of half chances. Anyone who says we created 11 real chances against spurs is so high on crack meth and heroine they cannot be taken seriously
I agree with all that, Pedro. Is there anyone willing to do part exchange of a CF for Pepe + cash (e.g. like Spuds got that Gil guy from Sevilla for Lamela The Rat and £21m). People here have rated Isak at Sociedad. Are they feeling a little Pepe action? It’s kind of late in the window to start suggesting those kinds of deals for high profile players. Re cheap English keepers as a reliable stop-gap, if we were going that way we could have picked up Joe Hart before he went to Celtic. Wouldn’t say no to Fraser Forster… Read more »
Yes,the club has a shed load to do. & where’s Edu ? You guessed it.Brushing up his f*** ng tan on holiday.4 days to go b4 kick off.That is seriously taking the piss.Leicester are holding out for the full £60 mill.Doing a Brighton.Arsenal are f** ng about & wasting time with player offerings which nobody wants.They need to sort this out pronto.As pointed out by others.For that stash they could fill almost 3 positions including the one their f*** ng about at.The likes of Aouar,gravenbach,Bissouma,margolaes etc etc.RB & GZ.seriously it’s like the Marx brothers running the club.
Sitting on the bench.
I hate how long we take to negotiate transfers. So much haggling which in the end either costs is the transfer, or delays the deal so the players aren’t with us for a decent preseason
So bored of our negotiating tactics
Reiss Nelson would be looking a capable player if Willian was never signed to steal a living btw.
We are losing good players and keeping dross.
By the looks of it. Arteta is waiting for Odegaard to become available. And leave it till the last minute to see if Real Madrid will sell.
Freddie woodman would be my shout for back up keeper.
Crimson, read Kroos has sporting hernia/groin injury which puts him out for minimum of 6 weeks. Don’t think we’ll be seeing Ø back here based on that.
If he is not going to play them, sell them.
Willock for £22m to £25m is a great deal… considering Newcastle very rarely pay over £20m for anyone.
We need to achieve the same type of results for AMN, Nketiah and Reiss Nelson.
Roma wants Lacazette? I would take £15m for him now.
We should see if any of the promoted sides want to take Elneny and Kolasianc for £1m each…
Torriera should be sellable for £10m.
Sell, sell, sell.
Then with the funds we need to focus on a creative midfielder, goal keeper and a right back.
I made the same point as you that spending more than £10 million on a second string goalkeeper makes no sense. Leno is unlikely to leave this summer and buying Ramsdale at such an inflated price is not worth the money. We do need a quality creative midfielder and I think that there have been no shortage of such players potentially available this summer. BUENDIA was originally discussed but then sold to AV. I think that they paid a full price for a player whose potential and reputation is based on his performance in Championship. AOUAR was the main contender… Read more »
Stroller
disagree w your take on odegaard. think theres plenty of goals and assists there but the issue to me is the same its always been, are we developing a player for the benefit of RM? his deal hinged on a buy back clause if i remember right
Pedro brutal but accurate summary of the deficiencies in our front line that needs to be fixed ASAP, plus sensible goalie fix and need to get Bellerin out the door before he turn white into Mustafi. The reason we are questioning the wisdom of Willock going is not his all round ability in MF which is not yet there, but simply Goals, Goals, Goals. If we had a load of player banging them in there would not be the outcry but we haven’t and Willock seems to bang them in for fun with his eyes shut. Auba cant score at… Read more »
It still irks me that we couldn’t appoint anyone better than Edu as DoF
The spuds guy seems to know what he’s trying to do, that swap of Lamela was good business
Reiss Nelson isn’t all that. Come on guys, this guy has been bang average when ever I see him our colours. Sell him and upgrade. Arsenal fans are too fickle and have too much nostalgia on players who showed promise but barely moved a needle on their careers. Great that Willock is sold. This should have happened to AMN last season but we dithered and he’s more or less a liability now.
Maybe some of our Hale enders think they’ve arrived to the point of being too big for other teams
None of the Hale end grads are worse than what we have playing regularly right now. That’s just the truth of it.
Pedro
I can see what you are doing… Setting up Edu to take the fall if we don’t achieve top 4 this season.
ES “BUENDIA was originally discussed but then sold to AV. I think that they paid a full price for a player whose potential and reputation is based on his performance in Championship” Played exactly the same number of games in the PL as Ben White. One very interesting stat about him is this During December 2019, Buendía created 29 chances for his teammates. This is the most chances created by a player in a single month in the Premier League since the stat began to be recorded in 2003–04 Would have been a v good signing at a v good… Read more »
We continue to be the biggest joke in football. Fans need to push for kroenke and his yes men to leave. Endless pressure and demonstrations against them are the only thing that will work. Ffs enough is enough
jesus christ we’re linked w jesse lingard now
EMO phase of transfer window has officially begun
Azed, there’s only one person responsible for putting the calls in for players and getting them into the club. That’s Edu. Let’s get the squad sorted before we start worrying about what will happen in 9 months time.
azed
wouldnt that be happening regardless of this blog?
Just remember guys, everyone was trying to talk down the sale of emi Martinez when people cried foul about that one. It’s all good to say that not all academy grads are going to become the best things since sliced bread, but the actual barometer being used is what currently exists at the club. Nothing more, nothing less. Was emi better than Leno? Yes he was Is willock better than xhaka? Yes he is Is Nelson better than Willian? Yes he is Is amn better than bellerin and elneny? Yes he is Is saliba better than holding and Mari? Yes… Read more »
Terraloon
I am sure that Buendia is a good footballer but his stats when he played in EPL were not
exceptional. He scored 1 goal in 36 games.
Arsenal do need to improve our goalscoring and assist potential in midfield. This has been a
problem for at least 3 years.
If I was choosing one of the players which I listed I would opt for Madison and hope also
that both Saka and Pepe will increase their goal scoring stats as well. 25-30 goals from these
outlets would make a huge difference.
Weagle “Not acknowledging that Kezman howler no?“ No, just wasn’t going to bother responded to shite baiting, but I will now. I said “Could just as easily return the fire for talent out of Holland.”, and rattled off a bunch of names that were highly touted and delivered nothing close to their expected billing following moves from Holland. Unless PSV are suddenly not considered Dutch I think it’s you that’s dropping howlers. “And convenient how you don’t tell the whole truth with that Abraham stat that he fell out of favour under Lampard to a 34 year old Giroud.” Where’s… Read more »
who fn cares if guebndozi is better than elneny. dont want either near our first xi
Pedro
But Edu isn’t Arteta’s boss, for all we know Arteta is big on Odeegard and waiting to see what still happen.
think its widely acknowledged that edu’s in charge of transfers
Guendozi is frankly better than xhaka, all our creative numbers dried up when he was binned out the squad.
Just a coincidence though I’m sure.
Further fuel to the chances created argument. I’d argue a number of the chances we’ve created to date haven’t been big enough chances to encourage satisfaction in the nature of our play. If you could rank each chance 1-10 then I’d say visually it’s as if we make a dozen 4/5 out of 10 level chances per game vs a dozen 6/7 out of 10’s. Speculative, but you can probably catch my drift. We threaten to threaten in many an instance, that creative cutting edge sorely lacking. Below illustrates how blunt we are in that department with the Auba-Laca-Pepe trio… Read more »
Azed, do you think that being on the same rung of the leadership ladder means Arteta is making calls to club chairman and negotiating deals in and out?
AC, Matteo G isn’t better than Xhaka, hence the fact he’s in Marseille.
Arsenal is not good developing young players. If you look at Reiss Nelson, Eddie and Willcck. All can be developed to be good players. Instead we just labelled them as not good enough for Arsenal. Willock is lucky to have a chance to show what he can do. Any young player will think twice to join Arsenal unless that have no choice.
When guendozi left thats really when we went downhill, got it
surely he’ll have a killer season in marseille if he’s what you think
Chances created has to be the most dubious stat.
Hell you could take a throw in or corner kick into the box and I wonder if that constitutes a chance created
No Pedro, that’s not how it works.
You might as well say that buendia isn’t better than xhaka, that’s why he’s at villa now.
It’s very broken logic, don’t try run that by me, it’s pathetic.
CC
it’s nice to put together the stats and that but this situation to me has to do with the very basic shit we all witnesses last season. That being laca and auuba missing sitters on the regular. It’s really that simple in my mind and don’t need any evidence to back it up. If they stay I expect more of the same
guendozi is still under contract as far as i know. if he has a stellar season as your take implies he should, we can then bring him back when arteta is gone? Or just sell him for more than a measly 8m
Pedro
It doesn’t matter who makes the call if the person the manager want’s isn’t available.
Last season, rumour said we wanted Aouar but he’s been available all summer and cheaper than last season but we haven’t made a move which tells me either our interest in him last season was a lie or the manager no longer fancies him.
If Maddison is the target, your sources told you earlier in the summer that money wasn’t a problem, so something is holding the deal up.
Auba and laca always needed an abundance of chances to score, they aren’t getting those now.
The chances created stat is more telling than anyone wants to admit.
I’m sorry auba did not always need an abundance of chances to score. That is not correct
now he does
I think we had to sell Willock because we can’t get rid of the likes of xhaka and torreira. Reckon he could turn into a pretty good player
Zacharse
Arteta has a stick up his arse when it comes to dealing with actual creatives, not that difficult to diagnose.
If arteta was running a record label he would get rid of his most prominent hit maker’s.
That’s what he’s doing with us, in some circles we can that asset stripping.
Call*
thats like your opinion maaaaaaaaan
I’m not seeing willock or guendozi quite in the ‘creative’role you’re seeing i suppose. I’m thinking more about saka and ESR, a few good months of ode. Pepe w measured improvements
Odegaard is massively overrated, will never be close to as good as anyone thought he would be.
Zacharse I dont disagree to a point, but all strikers miss chances and sitters. I think a big reason why the ones they miss irk us so much is because of how infrequent they are game to game. Auba misses a sitter and many of us think that’s his lot for a match, and worth reason. Now, shot conversion is a clear influence as you point out. But Laca had the 6th best conversion rate in the league last season, whereas Auba (46th) lagged way behind. In support Pepe was very good (16th), ESR good (45th), Saka not so much… Read more »
Laca or auba has to go ….
Only way for it
Willock was a goner regardless of who we could/couldn’t get out of the club. As long as someone offered over £20m we were always going to accept. It’s a logical move for all parties involved. STYLE Willock’s style of play is not suited to a possession based team as he lacks technically and avoids getting involved in the build up play. He is much better suited to a counter attacking team where he has space to run into. TACTICS Arteta’s main tactic has been the 4-2-3-1. Willock can’t be depended on as one of the midfield two due to his… Read more »
Evening, It’s good money for willock, but……….. They should put a buy back clause just in case. It doesn’t cost anything, and it covers our arse this time. Cough cough gnabry! It’s easy to say willock has played 78 games for arsenal, but only about 40 of them were league games over 4 seasons. And about 25 of those were substitutions. Cup games your usually playing in a weakened team as well. If the guy had played 78 league games from the start and didn’t look great then fair enough. But with no consistent run in the side, and playing… Read more »
Charlie I’m the one dropping howlers? Point them out in that case. We were talking specifically about Ajax players and you mentioned former PSV star Kezman as an Ajax flop over here. You got caught out, it’s all good happens to the best of us 😉 If we are casting the net wider afield then we can stick in Feyenoord lads like Van Persie, De Vrij, Kalou, Kuyt and the numerous PSV export success stories like Robben, Memphis Depay (woefully mismanaged at United) Park Ji Sung, Wijnaldum, Strootman, Mertens, Farfan, etc anyway. Holland are pony but England are a top… Read more »
Definitely off topic with that shite TR7. Get vaccinated or don’t who cares
If Edu/Arteta/Garlick or anyone at Arsenal has even a niggling thought of offering Bellerin a new deal he/she should be kicked out of the club right now.
Man has forgotten how to play football.
I would rather we play some unknown from the academy over Bellerin honestly. I can’t complement how can a player fall so far below his average baseline.
Comprehend*
We have really good players on the books whom the manager doesn’t fancy.
We’re going to be swimming against the current for as long as that is the case.
It’s sad some fans are celebrating the loss of useful players like Willock.
First, Willock is young and evolving and is obviously adding to his game.
Second, he has goals in him which is the chief challenge of the current team. Arsenal just can’t find goals.
Third, Alex Ferguson’s teams was always a blend of stars and useful squad players.
I’d rather have useful players who can step up when needed than absolute dross like Bellerin or Willalian taking squad places
Arsenal will be lucky to be within 8 points of 4th place. It’s about getting back into Europa League this year. We’re squarely a EL club at the moment. If you enter this season with hopes of top 4, you’re going to have a miserable season. I’m setting my expectations accordingly.
AC, just because you think players are good, doesn’t mean they are. Citing Reiss, who can’t get a sniff of a move, is an example. Matteo? Fucked up a loan move to Hertha Berlin and couldn’t get a move to any decent developmental club.
Capt t
Bellerin has downed tools . He is bored over here now ..
Take a fee and lodge him off
Guendouzi is a mediocre player with an attitude problem.
We need to stop pretending that we made a mistake in offloading him. If that was the case
why did PSG and Hertha Berlin do likewise?
The idea that he is a superior player to Xhaka is laughable.
CC to me it’s as simple as this. laca scored 13 goals last season, 3 from the penalty spot. That’s not good enough. To say he’s got the 6ht best conversion rate w 10 goals from open play doesn’t say enough for me regarding a first choice striker on a theoretical CL team. As I remember a lot of laca’s play being not good enough was him being too slow to get on crosses and rebounds, a lot of meek on target shots youd expect someone w the 6th best conversion rate to sink blindfolded. Perhaps I’m biased, but this… Read more »
Pedro guendouzi is better than xhaka and elneney.
And perhaps could have redeemed himself given the chance.
Rather him in midfield this friday against Brentford than those two.
Pedro
All being well but if players are not wanted by the club why don’t we just get rid of them..
Take a nominal fee.
Pay their contract up …
Up 4
Agree
up 4 grabs
shoulda woulda coulda as they say
I wonder what it’s going to be like getting into Emirates with us all having to show double vaccine
Up 4 grabs I beg to differ I watched guen play live for us many times he is not better than xhaka
He is a headless chicken that chasses the ball xhaka issue is lack of pace not technique
Mr Serge
I have just received notification that my membership cards should arrive this week. I will be
contacting Arsenal for update on CV Vaccination Card process. The fact that we are playing
Chelsea may add to the problem.
So we have a strike force consisting of a broken PEA shooter and a Lack-a-zest ……….both everyone apparently wants gone or upgraded upon, but who’s to sayAbraham ( if we got him) wouldn’t be tasked with floating hopeful crosses with his weaker foot into the area ? How do you give Auba the extension Arteta did and only now realize he’s not your type of a player? Ok, so Arteta isn’t a great manager , but he’s is a fantastic coach ( allegedly) ……… how can a fantastic coach look at Auba’s game at 30 and think he can mold… Read more »
Rumours are Rumours and only believe it when I see it but Kolasninac is interesting Fenerbache and joining Ozil. Sadly we will be paying half his wages. Ouch
I’m sorry, I don’t understand the obsession with Maddison. He has averaged 5 league assists per season in this three seasons at Leicester. WILLIAN had 5 league assists for Arsenal last season. Despite the fact that ESR wasn’t involved in league play until Boxing Day he had 4 assists, one short of Maddison’s contribution to Leicester last season. I’d back ESR to have more assists than Maddison this season, but if Arsenal pay £60m for Maddison, he’s the starter and ESR doesn’t get a chance. For those of you suggesting that ESR can play on the wing, he’d be competing… Read more »
Mr serge,
Xhakas problem is he contributes nothing.
Except consistent fouling, giving away penalties and mouthing off to the fans.
No creativity can’t defend, too slow the list goes on. But if you like him and think he’s good enough for our midfield who am I to argue .
Guendouzi can learn and change, after 4 years xhaka is still xhaka.
Up for grabs I dislike both of them
Mr serge,
If you don’t like xhaka your ok in my book mate.
Pedro I can only tell you what my eyes see. If you genuinely believe that xhaka and elneny are better than guendozi then say so. Let’s see what the reaction will be. I’ve seen enough of our players who have been around for longer than a season to know and believe what I’m saying. I will not contradict my understanding of things to suit some narrative regarding our young players whom we could be fetching greater sums of money for in the current market if arteta bothered to develop them. No one has ever said that we have the next… Read more »
“We were talking specifically about Ajax players and you mentioned former PSV star Kezman as an Ajax flop over here. You got caught out, it’s all good happens to the best of us“ Don’t define terms after the fact at your convenience. You were talking up a 19 year old doing well at Ajax, in Holland. I simply don’t consider that a good profile for our current CM needs, and I sure as shit don’t think a good season in Holland means a player would walk into our side and be ‘2nd best CM’ as you put it. So no… Read more »
Freddie Woodman’s Dad was pushed out in nasty circumstances by our current GK coach who we admire so much. His son won’t come to Arsenal for that reason .
I’d go for Johnstone or McCarthy
Nwm
Agreed
He’s to flashy outside football
Not an arsenal man.
Potentially we have 40 games only this season if we get knocked out of the league cup and fa cup at the first time of asking. We don’t need a huge squad, but every year is the same, we’ll get rid of the dead wood, then strengthen the side. And every year we don’t and it’s last minute balls up central at the Emirates. Brendan talking about not letting Madison go for less than 100 million because that’s what freakish went for. He won’t get that but do you think he’s letting him go for 40million less? This will drag… Read more »
Grealish
You were right first time up 4
The chances created stat reminds me of the scene from the “Dumb and Dumber “, in which the girl tells Lloyd his chances of ending up with her are like one in a million , to which he replies ecstatically: “ so you’re telling me there’s a chance!!!!!”
Wasn’t Willian’s assist to Tierney for his Benfica goal hailed by some on here as some tremendous piece of skill and a chance created? …….which, I suppose, technically it was.
Except in real time no one thought Tierney was in a scoring situation after that Willian pass.
Champagne Charlie,
“Minutes per chance created open play 2020-21
54 Smith Rowe
54 Odegaard
64 Willian
65 Ceballos
65 Martinelli
77 Tierney
88 Lacazette
88 Saka
105 Bellerin
106 Aubameyang
128 Partey
148 Xhaka
202 Pepe”
The chance creation numbers for Pepe may be an aberration. He averaged 1.61 key passes per 90 minutes in two seasons at Lille and 1.75;key passes per 90 in his first season at Arsenal. I think the fact that Willian was preferred to him early in the season, seriously affected his confidence and probably made him more cautious in his play.
Anonymous Commentator
Do you go to matches or are you basing your opinion on what you see on a screen?
You need to watch Guendouzi off the ball particularly when his energy levels decline. His
energy level declines dramatically, he is easily dispossessed and his recovery is zero.
There was an occasion 2 seasons ago when he was disposessed by an opponent and collapsed to the ground like a drama queen as though poleaxed. It cost us a goal.
Almunia, matteo is not at the level of Xhaka, and in terms of attitude, it’s so bad he couldn’t muster a single bid this summer despite 50 odd games of experience. Football isn’t just about talent I’m afraid.
Guendouzi isn’t the first petulant sulking French man in the league. Cantona was arrogant, good player but overrated compared to bergkamp. The mancs actually thought he was Better. Anelka was another. Hell even thierry was as arrogant as they come. Guendouzi isn’t as good as any of those players, but he’s better than Elneney. He’s better than xhaka in my book. He doesn’t need to be as good as cesc or Vieira he just needed to be an improvement on what we had. He was. Just like saliba is better than Mari, chambers, and maybe Ben white? Who knows since… Read more »
Thanks, Pedro, for applying a huge dollop of commonsense for the gloom merchants to swallow.
These are exciting times.
Why as a club do we have to have all good lads in the team? Spice it up with some attitude. Too many yes players at Arsenal = boring.
Pedro
If guendouzi didn’t get any bids this summer,
After you saying no one has money to spend and almost no one is buying or selling does that mean everyone who hasn’t received a bid is rubbish with a poor attitude.
All we hear are these rumours that he’s a bad influence,.well.I thought arteta was supposed to be down with the kids and can improve anyone?
Wasn’t that one of the reasons he got the job?
Grabs, Matteo ain’t Cantona my friend, if he were, he’d not be slimming it on a second loan.