No one does a disaster start to the season quite like Arsenal.
Auba and Lacazette are out ‘ill’… two healthy young men out at the same time in August means one of two things. They got the thing that’s going around or they are being sold. My money is they have the bad thing, which is alarming for a number of reasons… the most notable, they could be out for the Chelsea and City games.
Let’s hope they shared a yellow sticker Tesco Sushi, that’d be a better scenario.
However, out of adversity, springs of hope may spray… that sounded more poetic in my head. I have had about 20 people in my DMs today saying they are more excited about the game now than they were before. I’m in that boat as well, Arteta is going to be forced into playing a young and dynamic line-up.
My money would be on Martinelli filling that role. He’s fit, more experienced, and he’s an absolute beast of a player. They might have Saka and Pepe flanking him. If the manager was bold, he’d drop Balogun into the team and see what he’s all about. The sexy reality is there is no bland choice here… all he has is the kids, who time and time again, show they are hungry and have a better profile for what we need.
My bigger worry is that press conference from yesterday. I watched Thomas Frank do one at Brentford, he was charismatic, evocative, positive, and inspirational. Mikel Arteta looked like a child who’d been told he couldn’t play with his toys.
This is unacceptable behaviour for an Arsenal FC ‘manager.’ When you are a player, you can be that way, when you are a manager… your job is to inspire the fans and the players. I can’t imagine many watching that will have felt that way.
He could have set a bar for the season.
He could have told the miserable fans not to underestimate the Arsenal.
He could have given us a blueprint of what to expect this season.
Instead, he sat on that chair and made sure the whole world knew he was unhappy. That’s selfish behaviour and I’m pissed that he’s behaving that way. If he has the audacity to do that before the season opener, what is going on behind the scenes?
Arteta has a massive job on his hands this season. It’s delivery time. We need to find the next level. The football needs to be better, the energy levels need to be consistent, and there can be no excuses. That press conference felt like he was defeated before we’ve kicked a ball, like he’d been reading Barry from Basildon slagging him off on Twitter. I can’t have it, you have to be bigger than that if you want to be an Arsenal manager, and the show starts tonight… a win and nothing else is acceptable.
What do I want to see on the pitch tonight?
Ben White and Sambi Lokonga. No excuses. Mo Elneny shouldn’t be anywhere near the team.
I want to see a fun and vibrant front three, I do not want to see Willian invited to the party.
I want to see an intense level of football. I want total control. I want a reassuring win.
Nothing less.
If the kids shine against Brentford and beat them, it actually makes the Chelsea and City games easier. Our chances in both games were low, but if he loses them with an inexperienced side that plays hard and fast, there will be more forgiveness from the fans. Hey, we might even surprise a few.
One things is for sure, it seems Willian is getting the cold shoulder from Arteta, he’s on ESPN explaining that he hasn’t hit the right level, and basically saying he’d be open to him exiting. NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. Nothing shows the lack of leadership at Arsenal quite like Arsenal bombing off Mesut Ozil, only to jump right back into signing another deadweight on mega money. Still, at least we’re not going to spend 6 months watching him fail.
Joe Willock finally exited the club to Newcastle. Good luck to him.
Martin Odegaard will likely move to Arsenal when Madrid accept that we’re not going to pay £50m for him.
I’ve no idea what’s going on with the goalkeeper, Neto is now being linked because Sheffield United don’t want to deal with us on Aaron Ramsdale. I honestly can’t suss this Ramsdale obsession, considering the lack of funds we have for more important roles like the right-back position, this seems like peak opulence. Ramsdale is either the most moneyball move of all time and someone in the data team is landing a promotion out of this for being a genius or it’s going to be Richard Wright MKII. The idea that we’d take any keeper and give him to the same guy that recco’d Runarsson, crashed Leno’s form, and was involved in some sort of weird machiavellian coup against the other keeping coaches is quite the black mark on our ‘ruthless’ summer. But there we go, let’s see if Sheffield United save us from ourselves, or someone shows the scouts Onana for half the price.
Anyway…
This is the start of a new season. I’m excited even if the coach isn’t. Let’s see what the boys have for us this evening.
LOL, taking off all your strikers when you’re losing the game. I’ve never seen a more incapable manager at Arsenal, in 50 years. Throw in the fact that he has the poorest judgement with regards to players and you can see that Arteta is a fucking charlatan. Fuck off Arteta.
they’ve got to hit the radical button. the kids ain’t gonna cut it unfortunately.
Toney has bullied our players.
Can’t expect to compete when signing average players to add to an already below average squad
Any of the other 19 managers in the league would do a better job than this absolute bum.
Bring back
Mattie
Torriera
Get some back bone In midfldle
Saladin
The confusion must be from the crowd singing Hey Jude.
$78 m wasted in the window .. we should have instead gotten one great technical midfielder !
Fuck fuck fuck the Arsenal process
WE (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOPEFULS) are playing a team that have never had a game in the PL before. Absolutely dreadful, dismal new season no change…..
I am FUCKING DONE with this season already.
Complete fucking bollocks
ElmoAugust 13, 2021 21:45:09
And this game proves the whole “we’re having 15 shots on goal per game” narrative is meaningless.16 shots today, but we’ve never looked like threatening, while anyone who watched would say they hardly remember us creating a good chance.
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Arteta fans will believe anything and push anyone under the bus. Our ‘attractive’ style of play and having plenty of shots on target, but Aubameyang apparently is a bad apple
If non negotiables are true then arteta should be man enough to resign after this game . Not just for losing but the performance and considering the opposition. I can’t emphasise how fucking embarrassing this is
Guys, let’s poll some “reasons” to help out our generational one in the presser !
BRE last beat us in 1938…
At least it’s only once a week…
From the starting 11 + the subs just two players for me would get close to being part of last seasons top 4 that’s ESR and Tierney.
White has been bullied and without the three big Brighton defenders to wipe his arse he has looked like an academy player
As for the players that every one crewed for well they are way out of their depth
RedbearerAugust 13, 2021 21:49:51
With respect we should not be losing to Brentford. They have lead by example but there is something very wrong at AFC. The vibes are negative, something must change, soon hopefully
Exactly this
Thinking back Arteta has mad a series of horrible decisions that have wound up costing us.
-Saliba
-Emi
-Willian
-KEEPING Xhaka
-Dropping 50 on a CB
Like someone said earlier. It’s been so easy for a newly promoted team to just take us to the cleaners.
Why? Because they’re just better coached, better drilled..
We have a solid team but haven’t been decisive addressing the issues we have. Nothing tactically or structurally has really changed.
And why the fuck is Reiss Nelson playing a game for us at all?!
It’s like the cherry on the shit cake.
Martinez was the biggest blunder since Decca turned down the Beatles
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Well done beach bum … Cunt
Oh well, Arsenal have a habit of ruining August
Sissies. No desire to win
ESR cannot run the middle himself. This kid will break in 10 games.
WE need another CAM,
Aouar pls…….
Chelsea next , and Man City await…
Arteta the mother9/
Where are all the “positive” champions now
People come in here to criticize the shit management they see unfolding and we are told to shut up and support the club.
We put the cart before the horse this summer
We’re definitely playing 3 at the back next match lol
This isn’t about one player fixing the it, at the start of window we needed a new spine and a right back.
50 m on white …. I would have gone black…
Craved
Arteta looks dejected
Wenger would have smashed Brentford
Guendozi wasn’t the problem he tried to run himself silly and save the club. His rage from midfield assisted in such situations. Don’t defend his attacks though.
Bedwetters gone quiet
The much maligned Runarson would be better in goal than Leno at the moment. At least he can distribute the ball. Leno’s nerves are shot. Get a new keeper asap.
Mari not in the races.
Midfield was ok.
Pepe is still shit unless we are cruising, And we could have done with Eddie. Cant see what all the hype is about regarding Balagun.
Im still waiting to “be excited” like Kroenke said
Crossing balls from the left has been Arteta’s master plan for the last 3 seasons
We are clueless in attack and embarrassing at the back
Ben white had a shocking debut…
We are not going anywhere with Xhaka, Mari and chambers
And of course Arteta
Long season ahead
Do you remember when the news about Arteta becoming manager was doing the rounds and all other managers were praising Arsenal for hiring him and predicting he was going to do so well and laying it so thick – including Wenger? I was thinking to myself, you virtue-signalling wank pots. Never once thought Arteta would be a good manager and I can confidently predict he never will. Why? Because he doesn’t have the brains. He didn’t have it when he was a player either.
Sambi looked good and I don’t know what it means.
either he’s really really good or our standards have dropped so far a new recruit from the Belgian league is where the bar is.
At least Wrighty looks fucked off
Oh Pedro…. where are you?
Ian Wright doesn’t look happy in the stand??
Weighty seems crushed by the performance and the result.
How fucking embarrassing.
Arteta out-thought by Thomas Frank.
Arsenal out-fought by fucking Brentford. 11 players making their EPL debuts worked harder and made Arsenal look like the newly promoted side that is out of its depth.
Enough already. Arteta and Edu have fucked up the summer. No lessons learned and problems fixed since last season. Transfer business all over the place. Coaching fucking abysmal. It’s time for lego hair to fuck off.
OK so who is the next manager?
We could not finish our dinner
Fucking lolz Pedro.
Keep on supporting that fucking cunt Arteta.
This is the manager to take us to the next level that is the next level. The level you berrated under Wenger, and that we are operating under now. Which is below 8th.
I love reading a die hard Gooner who thinks a manager with no experience is above the club and think it is alright to keep on downing us with shite tactics and with shite player selections.
Next two league games are guaranteed losses. Norwich seems winnable I guess but then Burnley and Spurs? Relegation battle, here we come.
How is Nelson even playing.
How much if a difference does Partey make tonight ? . …… … some, to be certain
How much does either of, or both of Laca and Auba make tonight? . none at all.
Don’t worry Arteta and Edu will work on the January transfer window, this ones almost over and been too hard
Our supposedly great coach doesn’t seem to have done any coaching this summer. Same turgid cowardly football as last season. As much as this squad needs improving, it would be a waste as long as this amateur is running the show. But he’ll get until Christmas to continue shitting the bed, at which point the season will be long over.
Well, it can only get better from 0 point. Be positive.
we lost the game in the awesome third kit.
Ugh…..
Can’t be affording to lose relegation battles like that
Pedro, for all the 20 times you have called me as a spud, it’s YOU actually who is a fake Arsenal fan. You you you
We have 3 players. Get rid of the rest.
To be fair lokonga was not bad for his first game in epl. Looks promising. ESR was immense and tierney was his usual self bar the perfect crosses. The rest unfortunately was absolute crap. We had no finishing at all. Team looks very rusty and uninterested. Ah well, another season of pain it seems.
Pedro completely lost it when Wenger left.
If only had a player like my hero wrighty8
This loss really stings…
Getting players in before the league starts is a good thing, who would have thought.
Terrible result, toothless performance.
Day 1 of the season the exact same as day 1 of the transfer window. Attacking players needed.
Please don’t call yourself an arsenal fan if you want arteta to stay . Fucking jokers
To of the table to bottom of the table 😭😭😭
I could see this coming and I am not surprised. Thomas Frank is a good manager. His team play good football.
Cue the excuses from Pedro
Wow did we really pay 50 million for white, that’s incredible
We need Arteta & Edu out.
It’s you Pedro because you kept feeding the English Arsenal fans your false propaganda
After we lose to Norwich at home and then away at Burnley we’ll have zero points after 5 games, Arteta will be sacked and forever remembered as Arsenal’s biggest mistake never to be so stupidly repeated.
I’d sack Arteta and bring in Thomas Frank lol
Wow. Was looking forward to this season. That came to a halt quickly. Will arsenal score a goal for the remainder of August?
Wrighty look like killing someone
Another one for the record-smashing Arteta:
Arsenal haven’t lost an away game on match week 1 since 2000.
This used to be a revoloutionary blog., Pedro could see Wengers faults before many of us, but now he is as infatuated in Arteta as Tony Attwood was with Wenger. How anyone can defend Arteta is beyond me. Maybe Pedro should let his father write the blog again!
Sorry to state the bleeding obvious but we are in a fucking mess.
Relegation anybody?
Trusting the process yet?
Why keep crossing when arteta takes of both strikers?
peanuts&monkeysAugust 13, 2021 21:55:08
Pedro, for all the 20 times you have called me as a spud, it’s YOU actually who is a fake Arsenal fan. You you you
Why are you calling me Pedro you spanner
I am a season ticket holder for 25 years you are a spud let’s leave it there donkey sperm
As everyone is saying this is the first game,but there has been absolutely no progression since last season,White looked weak,Lokonga looks ok,but Arteta is so out of his depth.
Eddie Howe will be in charge by December,I am sure.
The Arteta experiment has failed massively,also Leno is a disgrace.
Pedro, Johnny & Matt going live on YouTube now for ‘on the whistle’ pod I think.
Ruthless would have been binning off the likes of Elneny, Xhaka and Chambers
Instead, we did the Arteta thing
No more panic buys!
good that im not in Europe anymore fuck all this
Get that cunt out of our club
Nagelsmann with another uninspiring outing.
Are Bayern just about winless under this guy so far counting the preseason.
Shame Pedro sham shame shame shame
If Arteta is being fired keenly read the interview on arsenal.com.
Stan could rebrand Arsenal as the Washington Generals, coz that’s all they were @ Brentford’s big occasion!
Benjamin absolutely spot on but Tony Atwood supported Wenger way past his peak as he was still influenced by his past record – performance supports Arteta for entirely unknown reasons.
We won’t be seeing Belo and Reiss Nelson for awhile. ESR is the only player who doesn’t disappoint. Looks like we’ll be in the bottom 3 until Christmas.
Lokonga looked like a player. White looks like the biggest waste of money since Pepe. Good passing but it doesn’t matter when your positioning, defensive work and physical presence are shit.
The thing is, there’s nothing to like about Arteta. He speaks nonsense, makes a catalogue of errors and then stands in his area looking bewildered when we continually fail on the pitch. He is too dim to manage full stop, let alone be in charge of Arsenal football club.
Arteta’s offense is centered around going down the flanks and whipping a cross in over and over again when everyone and their grandmama knows we don’t have the strikers to capitalize on those crosses. Shambolic, pathetic, predictable with no element of surprise. Get him out please.
As bad as spending 50 mill on Ben White is what makes it ten times worse is that Arteta let Saliba and Mavro go.. I watched a lot of the Bundesliga games last week and no way Mavro would have been bullied like that. Mari absolutely pants also.
Leno was brought in because he was playing from the back. Something smells fishy at Arsenal.
100 excuses loading from a guy who made a point to say “I hate excuses” Now were gonna hear how we lost because Auba’s situation made the player’s nervous or Laca is about to die and the players are traumatized. I just now its gonna be a string of bullshit with the occasional “clarity” and “process” so he can dupe a few Arteta extremists.
Last year
We spent over £50m on marquee signing Ben White by the way. Lol this club belongs in hell.
Artita out now !
Donkey, what are you smoking?