You can pinpoint the moment everything went to shit for Mikel Arteta. It was a couple of summers back when Vinai put Edu out on his lawn to tell the world he was over the moon that Arteta had been given a promotion after 6 months and that they had both been put on the same level.
Yep, only months after Vinai and Don Raul had been flagged internally for having a not-so-great power-sharing dynamic… Vinai demoted his technical director to power share with Arteta.
Why doesn’t powersharing work? It’s very simple. We’re not programmed to share. Shared leadership is usually built on the absurd notion of ‘we basically agree on everything’ or ‘we’re adults, we’re more than capable of hashing things out.’
No. No. No.
Power-sharing goes one of two ways. There’s an alpha and a beta in all but name or there is a massive fight to the death and nothing gets done. Power-sharing is the worst on many levels. It’s confusing for staff because no one knows who makes the decisions. It slows down decision making and reduces efficiency. It creates toxic cliques because the loudest voices usually win. It’s generally very ugly. When there are two cooks in the leadership kitchen, everyone thinks they are accountable, or no one does. Every good decision everyone wants to own, anything bad can be blamed on the other. Just look at the mess of Willian, has Arteta owned it? No. It’s better to let everyone blame Edu, who could just as easily have pushed it through with his agent.
The Story
News seeped out of the club yesterday that Edu’s job is under threat. Tony Banks at the Express say he could be on the chopping block and The Mirror are running hit pieces, a paper which John Cross looks after.
Now, I’ve told you from the start that Edu likely isn’t up to snuff. We’ve seen horrendous wastage under his ‘leadership,’ he was at the table for some of our worst deals under Raul, and his closeness with super-agents went from ‘Pete, you’re going overboard here’ to ‘OMFG he’s on a yacht with Kia and a disgraced exArsenal exec’ this summer. People keep on joking about the BBQ outrage, but the people doing that don’t work in jobs with leaders that care about optics. If your club is on fire, you don’t want your main man posting holiday pictures on his public IG stories all summer. It’s a small detail, but when you are being paid a million+ a year, those things matter.
Back to the leak
It’s going to very difficult to work out where the truth is on this matter because there is clearly a power struggle unfolding at Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s opening press conference wasn’t aimed at you and I, it was aimed at Vinai and Josh K. Arteta didn’t have what he wanted for the start of the season and that was the fault of Edu. No two ways about it, that was a shot fired.
It is clear as day that Edu and Arteta have fallen out. I mean, let’s be real, who hasn’t Arteta fallen out with? Our manager is transactional, he’s the Donald Trump of football, if you do not serve a purpose for him, he’s not interested.
The challenge for Josh is that both of them are underperforming.
If I were to run the numbers on this sort of scenario, I would conclude that the weaker party is likely Edu.
Josh K is about to sign off a contract termination for Willian that will likely involve paying a hefty fee to the worst signing of all time. Arteta was no doubt there, hounding the club to do it, but so was Edu’s and his smug super agent.
Our right-back situation is shocking. Soares is sitting on 90k a week. He’s awful. Arteta is begging for a proper right back. Who suggested that player? Kia. Arteta put that player on the pitch against Chelsea, was he our best right back? Nope. Did the decision stick it to Edu? Maybe.
Who brought David Luiz to the club on £200k a week when we could have signed a 21 year old?
Pablo Mari, another super-agent recommendation, has been at the heart of our problems this season. Where did he come from? The same super-agent that recommended Unai Emery.
Arteta is costing us points at the moment, but they have seen what he is capable of… and they have experience of a young coach at The Rams who has good people around him. Edu has cost the club money. After watching KSE operate over the years, which do you think is of more concern, lost money or 6 points at the start of a season?
If I were Josh K, and I was seriously considering the future of Edu (not my view, just hypotheticalling on the paper), then I would be thinking this way.
- Arsenal made a shocking error promoting Mikel Arteta, it needs to be rectified
- Edu was not the level of leadership needed to drive us from a Technical perspective, which is why he was demoted
- Any new Technical Director will absolutely need to be positioned above Arteta so we can gain some control a maturity in the backroom
- If we move fast, this new Technical Director will have 3 months to assess what the fuck is going on behind the scenes, so if the worst happens, they can install a new coach that is tailored to the profile of the players we currently have
If, if, if we are going to make a leadership change, we cannot do it based on a name. We have to bring in a Technical Director that suits the squad of players we have just signed.
- We need a Technical Director we expertise in youth development, because we don’t have the money to compete at the highest level right now
- We need someone that has worked in Europe, a huge miss with Edu
- We need someone that can demonstrate a certain style of football that is pleasing to the fans. No point in hiring someone that doesn’t like the play posession based football, it won’t cut it with the fans
- We need someone that can make a little go a long way. No point in hiring someone from Barcelona or Manchester City, because the remit is different. We need someone that buys low and sells high consistently.
- We need someone with experience because there’s very little of that elsewhere in our football setup.
- We need someone that is connected with deal making experience. Marina at Chelsea moves players on. Zorc at Dortmund always sells. Edu is shocking at this part of the job.
- We need to find someone that isn’t drenched in dodgy stories of backroom deals and super agent boat trips
A battle between the Technical Director and a manager should only end one way, that’s with the manager exiting the club. The fact that there’s even a question over which struggling staffer should be exited is a massive red flag.
Arsenal shouldn’t waste the opportunity. Get someone in fast, get someone that can build around Arteta (or sack him), bring some control back to the club, shift out the dross that’s holding us back.
Now, all of the above is a bit of a guess, but I don’t think it’s far from the truth. We knew the Arteta/Edu story would end in tears, and we know the one things you don’t ever do with KSE is embarrass them, or waste there money. I think Edu has done both and I wouldn’t be shocked to see him shown the door.
The problem for Arteta is he might see that as a victory, but for me, he’s let a trojan horse in the back door… because no decent Technical Director will sit at the same level as Arteta, and if KSE have a single clue, they’ll make sure the wings of Arteta are well and truly clipped.
Interesting times ahead.
West Brom later. Must win. No excuses today. Let’s see what we have.
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We suck ass
Where’s everyone?
Fine – trophy
I have arsenal finishing 9th this season.
The big 4
Leicester
Spurs
West Ham
Villa or Leeds or Everton
Arsenal
Evening all
Interesting post
So thats Wenger in as DOF……. flame suit on
How dare you compare Trump and arteta, Trump was a great leader and arteta is not
Pedro
Valentin said something about Arteta and Edu falling out either last season or during the summer. This post would have been complete with an apology.
By the end of the transfer window, Edu should be gone and the new TD should decide the fate of Arteta.
Why haven’t we signed Auoar ?
WTF is going on man
This is an opportunistic buy in the mold of Cazorla
This is a no brainer. They are offering a loan with obligation to buy
If it makes sense then Arsenal wont do it.
Love the technical director analysis. Campos and Rangnick are the most qualified to take on this dire project and turn it around.
Rangnick took a 4th division RB Leipzig team and turned them into one of the best-run clubs in world football, regularly challenging Bayern ad Dortmund for the league title. Campos’s resume at Monaco and Lille speak for itself. Not sure we can go wrong with either.
Haven’t even read what you wrote Pedro, because I feel it is biased and I don’t want to get frustrated. Truth is Edu and Arteta have been collaborating closely on the selection of players. Yes, Cedric and Pablo Mari have been Edu choices, however, Willian, AMN staying, Auba on that deal, White and Rsmsdale for 80m combined were Arteta’s choices. BOTH need to walk away. Otherwise Edu will be just a scapegoat for Arteta’s spoiled actions. And what has Arteta done so far to deserve such lenience?? Honestly not enough.
BOTH OUT
I would fire Arteta before I consider sacking Edu.
Both are just as culpable as one another, and both aren’t fit for purpose.
the sooner edu is gone the better.
ragnick for me.
And, both probably will be seeking new employment within the next six to twelve months.
Another good post Pedro. Thank you.
Arteta vs Trump. Lolzzz
Why hasn’t anyone signed Auoar?
Very odd.
You continually praise Arteta, but what has he done? He won a FA cup against an awful Chelsea, then finished 8th. Numerous players have regressed under his leadership. He has NO in-game management skills, he cannot pick a team. He never EVER makes tactical tweaks in a game to turn it around like Emery did and he substitutes are pathetic. Our team doesn’t seem to have a style. Are we possession based? Are we defensive? Who does what? There is no concentration on work between the lines, it’s all very short passes to the side that doesn’t progres play. This… Read more »
That’s a fantastic look into this Edu business. You make great points about the skill set a new Technical Director would need. Unfortunately, we’d need an experienced TD to figure out how to hire a new TD. There’s no one at the club that can be trusted to make that appointment.
You might have a look at Miguel Delaney’s piece in the Independent today to get an idea of how Arteta is viewed inside the club – definitely a mixed set of opinions and some dislike of his arrogant attitude. It certainly seems like he makes enemies, and who is surprised when he is so ready to blame players he himself has courted and signed. It appears his ‘vision’ is of a fast, pressing, fluid side, and he is prone to blaming the club for not getting the players to implement this. How very handy for him. It does explain his… Read more »
Rangnick!!!!!
His name has only been mentioned about 789,567 times on here. Also, he’s available isn’t he?
Edu gave Arteta what he wanted. Edu is implementing the young strategy as stated. Arteta needs to state what players he needs for now. Edu to balance strategy and Arteta now demands. Arteta has failed to integrate his team and talks about implementing his vision. No manager has vision. He should be worried about his next two matches.
Also, Diet Pep can follow Edu straight out the door
Cedric is on 90k? Says who?
Thought this was a very good point Pedro « We need someone that has worked in Europe, a huge miss with Edu » Edu was meant to be bringing us South American diamonds when he joined, which would have balanced out the lack of European nous. Gabi can be marked down as a win (TBC) but Mari / Luiz (already in the Prem) / Willian (likewise) makes for a horrendous record. Regarding Arteta, feel like getting a TD in above him would be abit like tricking your drunk mate into having some water. Need him to think he’s in on… Read more »
A beautifully and elegantly decorated room. Leather chairs,rich carpets, polished oak table. The room speaks of wealth…and masculinity. A glass decanter containing an expensive scotch stands on a sideboard but the crystal cut glasses remain untouched. Business is being discussed. A tall confident man is seated with a cat on his lap. He is wearing a black suit and bowtie, in his lapel is a red rose. He is flanked on either side by two men,standing,also in suits though their roses are white. Facing him ,seated, is a wealthy man, obvious from his attire,but for all his wealth it is… Read more »
“ Our manager is transactional, he’s the Donald Trump of football, if you do not serve a purpose for him, he’s not interested.” If Arteta were successful then not many would care about this dynamic. However, he is stinking the joint out and by many reported accounts is making enemies of others along the way. So the obvious is upon Josh, why put up with the BS that is Arteta? He’s not winning and he’s spending a boatload of your money on marginal talent. Something about all of this just makes little sense. Either Josh is an imbecile or Arteta… Read more »
KarsaAugust 25, 2021 17:57:26
Why hasn’t anyone signed Auoar?Very odd.
I’ve read from multiple sources (which means random articles online) that Aour is a troublemaker in the locker room and surrounds himself with an “entourage” that acts as a buffer between the player and the club, which would certainly have to be a “non-negotiable” with Arteta, who has to have absolute control.
Remember fergie was one match from the sack…
Mark Robbins turned it around for him…
Who is arteta robins
“We need someone that is connected with deal making experience. Marina at Chelsea moves players on.”
Just had a text from my brother kindly pointing out in this window Chelsea have made a nett profit, to this point, of £15 million whereas Arsenal have spent £110 nett
Some of the names he tells me they have shifted on for not vast sums but they have got a fee for make me shake my head because at Arsenal they have a far more cunning plan
“and they have experience of a young coach at The Rams who has good people around him”
In case you haven’t noticed Pedro, the Rams currently are a lousy football team. Sean M. overachieved with that bunch. Arteta overachieved in a far smaller window and now is laid bare for all to see his total ineptitude.
Just to add to Campos and Rangnick, two great options. – Overmars (Ajax) – Sartori (Atalanta) – Monchi (Sevilla) Since Overmars was made DOF at Ajax in 2012 he has brought in: – El Ghazi on a free (sold for €8m) – Milik for €2.8m (sold for €35m) – Onana for €200k (selling for €8-10m) – Dohlberg for €270k (sold for €21m) -De Jong on a free (sold for €75m) – Ziyech for €11m (sold for €40m) – Davinson Sanchez for €5m (sold for €40m) – David Neres for €12m – Tagliafico for €4.5m – Lisandro Martinez for €7m –… Read more »
Thanks Northbanker.
I’m not sure where we go from here. Who suggested Edu was the man for the job? Are they still in a position of authority? Who in a position of influence is capable of getting a quality DoF?
P “””We knew the Arteta/Edu story would end in tears,””” Indeed we did. And thats why they are suitably named A&E. And they both are on life support. I just hope someone would pull the bloody plug on the pair of them. We have Mrs Edu giving the supporters the middle finger on Sunday and Mr Edu giving it all summer via his facebook page. Even if Arsenal were sitting pretty at the top of the table- I would still have sacked them over the Willam contract. What multi million pound org. allows x 2 dopey ex soccer players to… Read more »
“Arteta is costing us points at the moment, but they have seen what he is capable of…”
Yes 20 loses in 60 premier league games, bet they are salivating for more of those mid-table numbers
Winning the FA cup with Arsenal isn’t the Miracle you think it is Pedro, it should not buy a coach time again and again when he is clearly failing in the league
“””We knew the Arteta/Edu story would end in tears,”””
Indeed we did.And thats why they are suitably named A&E.
Is this your best work CG? I think so. Bravo.
Just to further rub salt in he added that Zouma has passed his medical at WHU and agreed personal terms so another £25 million it seems in the bank just waiting it seems to b3 spent on Kounde
Very good post Pedro
I always enjoy your posts Pedro when they are more balanced instead of Mike propogandas
Zouma for £25m is very good business. Not technically brilliant but guy is a beast and can really defend.
West Ham will be thereabouts once again this season, legit top 6 threat.
A new tech director over Tets? I doubt he’ll accept that given he’s referred to as mini Arsene at the club for his power grab. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-mikel-arteta-premier-league-b1908393.html.
Excellent Trump comparison Pedro. Mike not interested in anyone who does not serve a purpose for him…
Truth
Pedro As inthered points out, Miguel Delaney of The Independent goes further than suggesting Tets is on an equal footing with Edu; he says his sources have implied that Tets is omnipotent at Arsenal, having dominion over all club decisions as Wenger did. “Arteta has had one full season where he enjoyed almost limitless patience. That won’t be the same this time, even if there is obviously a desire to back him. Sources within the club insist Arteta is going nowhere for the moment. They even talk about how he calls the shots with a lot of the hierarchy, and… Read more »
Question:
Did Edu set us up tactically against Chelski, Brentford, Villarreal etc.
Does Edu get us to play in such a slow, regressive, dysfunctional manner?
“West Ham will be thereabouts once again this season, legit top 6 threat.”
Funny how many were laughing at the circus side show that was West Ham, not all that long ago. They have really turned it around, both off and on the pitch.
Edu is clearly a fraud. Vast sums shifted to super agents and old players. Ostensibly a South American link to unearth gems but hasn’t produced anything there. (Martinelli was a Cagigao spot, and he was shown the door.) Posting pictures with disgraced former employees.
Arteta is liable as well of course. You don’t get Willian without the manager saying, “Yes, I can use him.” And the football has been bad.
But Edu is the weakest link at the moment.
Graham, no and no! Surprised you needed to ask.
My latest and greatest prediction:
We smash the Brom.
Arteta winks and says “told you”.
Arsenal fans rejoice. We’ve turned a corner.
City take us for seven.
Arsenal fans go cray cray.
A&E is right. Who would have thought that anything could possibly go wrong by giving 2 ex footballers with no financial skill or expertise responsibility over £100s millions of pounds in transfers?
In all honesty, I called this a while back when Mike was promoted. It was after the FA cup and not sure what they were smoking and drinking that night, but it must have been damn good, as he was promoted quickly after that cup victory. He and Edu should never have been on the same footing. It made no sense. that is on KSE Josh Vinai or anyone else who had a little too much that night. We all can see this fella is power crazy and a authoritarian. Its his persona. 2 years in, and not sure how… Read more »
Good luck Lucas in Fiorentina. I hope this does him good.
Just need them to purchase him at the end of the season
Ten Hag + Overmars is as good as we can do. Both experienced, both around 50 yo which is the right age imo – not that young, not too old. Both will be super, extremely excited to take on a project that they can shape and develop to something far bigger than Ajax can ever be. But will also be given some leeway on winning titles right away. I think they will jump on the project if they are asked to do it. And the chance of them doing a very good job is pretty high. I would be really,… Read more »
GOH – geez that sounds so ominous and yet more likely than not to happen!
I can role with Ten Hag and Overmars
Profile fits with what Pedro wrote. Buy low sell high, experienced in Europe and with coaching experience.
Good team…
Arsenal will handle West Brom with ease, because thats what better teams are supposed to do. Its what happens on Saturday that is of greater importance and no one should take any comfort from beating a team you are supposed to beat.
The Circus continues
Fired multiple Director(s), Manager(s), Coach(es)…yet the Club continues to flounder. Why? because there is no Vision, no direction.
Never underestimate the power of a CEO in business
For most Clubs, the Owners are passionate about the Sport, they are proud, they see the Club as ‘their’ Club, they see any Success achieved by Club as ‘their’ success. For most Clubs, the Owners act like the CEO.
Do we have it at Arsenal…
Diet Pepnis a beta male
Nobody knows why Raul was let go so can we just stop calling them “disgraced former employees”
*oops typo, but its a funny one
“I think they will jump on the project if they are asked to do it.”
You make it sound so inviting Raptora. Problem is, they wont be asked and at that, not even sure either would be all that interested. Arsenal are a mess.
Moyes is the UK Emery. He has shown now at 2 different very good, not top, clubs, that he can shape a team and turn them into a vastly better version of themselves. Everton under him were a class club, now the story is repeating with West Ham. He was #1 on the bookies list to get sacked first in season 20/21 with the Hammers nailed on to get relegated under him, to now after a 6th position and 2 rounds in the new season, he looks like the manager doing the best work in the whole league. It’s quite… Read more »
Our problem is that our owner does not have a 10% intricate knowledge of how football works.
Stan Kroenke is oblivious to the reality on the ground.
It’s like trying to win a war from 45,000 ft above the ground. He’s clueless.
Hey Guns of SF, I assume you’re in San Francisco?
I’m moving there in just two weeks, was wondering if you have a tip on where to watch Arsenal games? Even though it’s embarrassing to be a fan these days, I still show up for every match in my Arsenal gear 🙂
Interesting bit from the Independent. “Sources within the club insist Arteta is going nowhere for the moment. They even talk about how he calls the shots with a lot of the hierarchy, and strong-armed the board into some transfers.This is one thing that may surprise those outside the club who have visions of everything falling apart. It might also be a reason things are going badly, mind. Arteta has almost total authority. That’s with the squad, and with the staff. Some have even taken to calling him “mini Arsene”, such is the extent of his control.” Shows how weak our… Read more »
Dissenter
He is staring at the cows and chickens running around outside his ranch. No clue about anything.
Its Josh, who needs to grow a pair and simply do what needs to be done. This is Josh’s play thing. Not Stan’s
Diet Pep will exit Arsenal before Edu
You can take this to the bank!
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Pedro was right originally with the modern structure, that the DoF/Tekdek was the hire that Arsenal absolutely had to match perfectly, and I like that he’s circling back to it now. Gazidis bottled it by bringing in Raul, because Gazidis himself didn’t understand the culture of Arsenal (conservative, risk-averse club that would clash sooner rather than later with a sleight-of-hand spiv whose most famous work at Barca was outrageous bungs to Neymar’s parents in Brazil). The replacement then was Edu, a guy with no experience in top level football administration. I remember Tim Vickery’s (BBC South American football correspondent) reaction… Read more »
Guns of SF
Well…Josh doesn’t get it too.
I think an act of near-thuggery may have helped change the way the Kroenkes see Arteta.
They over-estimated his support amongst the fans until the simpletons surrounded his car last week.
Next time Diet Pep leaves the building the Arsenal ultras will be more aggressive than the last time.
Edu was the football administrator/travel agent of the Brazilian national team
There was nothing about him that indicated he could do that job. They brought him to assist Raul and then elevated him to tasks he had never done before.
He ought to have walked away as soon as Arteta did that power grab but he had uprooted his family to Europe and may have just wanted the comfort of a cushy job.
WengerEagle, re:Monchi Have a look at his time at Roma (my other club), still trying to rectify his mess several seasons later. Only seems to be able to do it for Sevilla strangely… otherwise a strong list of candidates. Question is would any of them want to swap what they’ve got for what amounts to basically a complete remake with us ??
Emenalo did a herculean job at Chelsea
A lot of the success they continue to have with youth players came from him.
The loaning system they used to beat up FFP was his idea.
He has American roots, did college in the states and has lots of connections in American footie.
The Kroenke’s may very well prefer him.
Got to be honest, I’m far from convinced we will beat west brom tonight – where are the goals? Could be another Brentford.
Nice piece Almunia
Arsenal will handle West Brom with ease, because thats what better teams are supposed to do
Ernest if the players go into the game thinking like this we are in for a long night. Lol
West Brom may have youngsters in the team tonight but they will be up for it.
Emenalo had been trying to sign Neymar as far back as in 2010 ““In August 2010 Neymar made his debut for Brazil in a friendly against the USA. On the same day, Chelsea made an offer to sign him. ‘We had a meeting in the Hilton Hotel on Lexington Avenue in New York,’ Motta (a football lawyer) said. “Seated in the lobby were Neymar’s father, Ribeiro, Pini Zahavi, the Israeli dealmaker who knew Abramovich, a delegation from Chelsea and Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro, the newly elected Santos president. Luis Álvaro ended the conversation quickly. He rejected the €35m being… Read more »
***He didn’t succeed
Neymar is a big fanny. Although seeing him play against Shawcross would have been priceless.
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tavares, Chambers, Holding, Kolasinac, Elneny, Xhaka, Odegaard, Pepe, Saka, Aubameyang.
I think we all agree Edu is an idiot, but what’s happening out on the pitch is all Arteta and we are awful to watch. Let’s be honest, outside the top 6 or 7 , most managers don’t get what they want and are probably unhappy with the squad going into their opening few games. But this is the thing, they adapt and do the best with what they have , not sulk like a little baby and trying to push his failings on others. Ffs grow up.
Subs: Leno, Mari, Maitland-Niles, Sambi, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Lacazette
With Edu gone, that seems to leave only Arteta plus a yet-to-be-hired helping hand. As someone with near total faith in Arteta, that suits me fine. As a matter of fact, it is what I have been hoping for. Which in a sense brings me back to a comment I made (a 500 to one shot, someone said) that the Club might ask Arsene Wenger to guide him. My guess is that would make both parties happy. The role of a Technical Director superior to the manager confuses me. What does he bring to the table. Business sense? Tactical knowledge?… Read more »
I echo the thoughts of others with Ten Haag and Marcy Overmars. Overmars has the proven track record of quality business, which translated onto the pitch with Ajax’s title victories and run to the CL semi final (and we all know it should have been at least the final!) Ten Haag also obviously a huge part of that but I also suspect is far more tactically adept than Arteta. I recall watching Chelsea vs Ajax in the CL a couple of years ago, Ajax were reduced to 9 men and whilst that obviously isn’t great, they still stayed competitive in… Read more »
Oh dear elnenny kola and xhara…
I ain’t watching ..
If it’s true about Arteta having power of veto over every factor at the club, that’s a place we don’t want to be, a place we were trying to move away from in latter era Wenger.
No surprise KSE have allowed this to happen under their broken watch.
Is that Tavares at right back?
Confusing lineup unless he’s shortshifting Auba and Saka. AMN on the bench in favor of Kola? OMFG
“Someone like Arsene.”
Knew as soon as i started to read your post EB that you would conclude this way. Minutes of my life that i will never get back…
Pedro will soon write that Arteta is deliberately sabotaging himself to make a point.
That’s a strong team Arteta’s put out. You reckon he knows his job is on the line
Very true Jim, Monchi was more of a package deal with Lopetegui who I like but you are right in that he bombed at Roma with money to spend. Ajax are of course a bigger European club historically than we are [Bigger than pretty much anyone else in Europe barring a select few like Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Bayern Munich and Liverpool] but in terms of worldwide following, finances, ability to compete at the highest level [definitely looking to the future here, lol] and career progression it would be a step-up for them. Add to that Overmars is a… Read more »
Why does Kola get chosen over AMN?
The guy we refused to sell is 2nd choice to Kola in the league cup? FFS
Why is Kola playing. What if he gets injured? ffs
If Kola is on the way out, why are we playing him?
How the fuck is Kolasinac still involved? Arteta is a real head scratcher.
Woah. Kola, Elneny, Xhaka and Auba in the same side.
That’s trolling.
I’d be really pissed if I lost this match as a West Brom fan.
We all see the limitation of Arteta. I am sure that KSE must have realized it themselves. As usual, they are working on a cheapest solution to change the current situation. In any case, it is bad for Arsenal and the fans.
Guns lol
I’m looking foward to seeing our new keeper in action.