BACK TO BORING + MOVERS AND SHAKERS

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Arsenal winning games makes life better. It’s as simple as that. In a complicated and stressful world, football is the antidote. Mikel Arteta has not made life easy over the past year, but it’s clear, if things get better over the next two months, fans will get back on side… because it’s hard to be angry when your team is winning games with style.

That won’t happen this weekend.

We’re probably going to get pasted.

BUT, I would like to see a concerted effort to show up and play some pragmatic football.

The Chelsea game was naive, probably on purpose. I don’t want to see that against City. The moron brigade demanding we go up North and put on a show are painfully deluded about where we are with this project. I want to see a shithousing. 3 at the back, everyone dying for the cause… Auba with a 78th-minute chance that could decide the game. This squad can defend, we’ve seen it against good teams, I’d like to see a boring starting 11 with a street-fighting attitude.

That might involve a really boring performance from Mo Elneny in midfield, but if it’s what we need to get the job done, let’s have it. It certainly can’t involved Kola as centre back or any other galaxy brain move.

The WBA outing might have been against meek opposition, but it was with our first team, and it was beyond a conventional win. If you are a striker, you don’t say after a hat-trick, ‘well, that didn’t feel great because it was against kids’, confidence doesn’t work like that. All the players will be feeling like some ideas clicked that they can take into the next game.

Auba has the confidence that he can score with limited chances, but more importantly, he will feel confident that if he makes a run, there are players in the starting 11 that can find them with accurate balls over the top.

Everyone is going to feel a little sexier having Odegaard in the starting 11, because he will make that tough first time pass someone like Granit will shy away from.

Saka looked on fire in the week, that’ll give him confidence he can make something happen.

I don’t need to see an evolution of style in a game we have almost zero chance of winning. I want to see spoiler tactics and ruthless discipline.

The transfer deadline is fast approaching, here’s what we ‘think’ we know:

  • Torreira will move to Fiorentina for the season and get games
  • Eddie will move out of the club, probably to Palace for £11m
  • Kola will have his deal terminated and likely head to Besiktas
  • Willian has scrubbed his feeds of the Arsenal name, Corinthians looks a real possibility
  • Reiss will have to find a club, he cannot possibly think it wise to spend another season rotting away
  • I’m not sure what the deal is on Ainsley, I’d love him to stay, but only if he’s considered a serious squad player
  • There’s talk Lacazette will be exited, but I’m not sure about this. We are SO late in the window. Lacazette moving only works if there’s a deal coming the other way.

There’s talk of Jovic moving if Mbappe goes to Madrid.

There’s talk of Calvert Lewin, though this feels very fanciful

I’m just not sure what to make of it all.

All I know is this… I really hope Trippier ends up at United. Arsenal shelling out on a 31-year-old really doesn’t sit well with me. Trippier would basically be the Lichtsteiner move this summer. He’s a good player, way better than what we have, he’d also be the only senior defender we’d have… but it’d be expensive and our funds really should be going on a player with more long-term in the tank.

This is Arsenal though… every time we right an expensive wrong, we jump right back in and do it again.

Ok, quick one today, I’ll see you in the comments… watch my damn video or listen to the podcast.

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Spanishdave

Has anybody been sacked at half time

JOEL

Given a contract extension because Arteta and Edu don’t know the difference between a good Premier League midfielder and an ordinary one… At least he won’t be starting the next few games.

gunnernet

Mics, Emery deserved much better. We have been rather unfair to him. A successful coacjmh struggling with us. He went back to Sapain and worked wonders again. I am not ecen mention Arsene even at his late days.

Another miserable weekend

Foxy

3-0 training ground tap in

TitsMcGee

3-0

Bankz

Won’t be surprised if we lose the next 4 EPL games.
Taking zero points out of 21.
Funny as it sounds, it’s very possible

GunnerWomble

Embarrassing. Are we bottom of the league yet.

Danish Gooner

We are Milan of the english PL.Once a giant now a total laughing stock !! We used to have fighting spirit in us and never give in now we look bereft of ideas after only 20 minutes that is not worthy of a once proud football club.

Elmo

Hahahahahahahahhahauaha. What a joke.

Manu Petit was right when he talked about it being impossible to feel anything for Arsenal anymore.

Jim Lahey

“Mikel Arteta has not made life easy over the past year, but it’s clear, if things get better over the next two months, fans will get back on side…”

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

At what point does the delusion stop?!

Guns of Hackney

GOH is on a roll.

Come on 7-0.

Nelson

Do we have a defend at all?

TitsMcGee

Lol

Man when was the last time we were respectable in the EPL?

2008?

MidwestGun

This was never gonna work from the first minute.. you could tell..
Xhaka covering the whole midfield.. that’s insane.. and then he feels the need to tackle when he cant tackle.

Kola adds nothing in a back 3.. Cedric is lost as a wingback… *sigh* train wreck basically.

Ugh…. like watching a suicide in slow motion.

IQ

I don’t know why people are complaining about Xhaka’s new contract. If his red card gets Arteta sacked in the morning it’ll be worth every penny.

Gooner Grant

Trust in the process! 0 goal 0 points 0 fight 0 clue, please please please get this fraud out of my club Arteta is a complete shambles. And please don’t give me well its Man City excuses, this team is staring down the barrel of a relegation fight if Arteta keeps his job.

Mics

Didnt Hertha Berlin offer around 20 mil for Xhaka before Arteta persuaded him to stay?

Good thing we got Arteta in, we might have lost Xhaka.

We could be in twentieth by the end of the weekend.

S Asoa

3-0
Easy piezie.
Actually it is hard and painful for me to say. Just being flippant to counter the sick feeling inside of Arsenal being bent over like this

gunnerman

Kola in central defense is Arteta taking the piss on us

Le Sauce

Can’t watch this utter shitfest no more. This project is an unmitigated disaster

Lacaqualidie

Child’s play. Man City have a choice now; either coast and win 4 or 5 nil or up the pace and score 8.

Danish Gooner

This could be 7 or 8,if it is Arteta must walk or be thrown out.

How can anyone reckon Arteta deserves more time is absolutely fucking beyond me. Without a shadow of doubt the worst manager in the premier league

Moray

Arteta should walk. If he had any self-respect

Valentin

Dissenter,

Pedro, CC, Englandbest, MrSerge, Stroller will explain that Xhaka is worth a lot to this team.
He is worth a lot of mistakes and red cards, that’s for sure.

TheLegendaryDB10

There is litterally 0 fight in this team.

The pressing is half arsed.

Only ESR is trying.

And City score a 3rd. 😧

Peckobill

Pedro
I’m only saying this to help you but your going to become a bit of a laughing stock backing this imbecile

Leftside

Clock is ticking Arteta…..

gunnernet

Can we score at least one goal?? 0-5 in three games.

Tony

Look on the bright side Xhaka can’t play in Arteta’s last 3 games.

Just Another Customer

SACK HIM NOW

gunnernet

0-7

underrated Coq

Norwich will beat this sorry lot.

Mics

What the fuck. This has been worse than I expected. Good thing Arteta has made us more competitive with the big clubs.

Doublethink

And remember you’re not a proper fan if you weren’t excited by us beating West Brom.

S Asoa

Auba is fed up. Time to proactively out the turd Fraud sticking on AFC backside

raptora

#Artetaout

Not even his mentor has any sympathy towards him.

Spanishdave

Pep will ease offload save his best pal.

Leftside

We could have got rid of Xhaka but Arteta has twice kept him, he gets sent off and receives a pat on the back yet look at how Arteta treats many other players. I detest them both.

into the red

That 3rd goal went from the City half to the back of the net without a single Arsenal touch or challenge. Why don’t we roll out a red carpet from the centre circle to the goal and give them a guard of honour?

James wood.

SPONSORS SPONSORS
WE WILL BE CROWD FUNDING SOON
DIRECTLY Xhaka disrespected the fans
he should have been gone.

Sid

So predictable

Foxy

aah but Kola did look good against the West brom reserves!

Jim Lahey

Where are all the lads telling us we just aren’t capable of seeing what Arteta brings to the teams? You know, the “post-christmas” crowd!

Nelson

Pierre is right. You don’t keep changing the defenders. The defense is one big mess. WTF is Arteta doing????

Dissenter

3 games played
0 points
0 goals scored
-7 goal difference

Rival clubs don’t even mock Arsenal anymore, now it’s just pity snd disbelief.

Muppetman

I think now is the time to bring on those two extra keepers

TeeCee

Just a reminder of what Arteta said about Xhaka….

He has it all, he is very valued at the club.

Incompetent, negligent, brain dead, useless cunt…..that applies to Xhaka and Arteta.

ARTETA OUT!!!!!!!!

Mics

Two serious questions:

Would any other team in the league swap managers with us?

And is Arteta the worst permanent manager we have ever had?

Graham62

Waiting for the excuses Pedro.

Sorry but your reputation will have gone if you keep supporting this chump.

Guns of Hackney

If you think we’re too good to go down…we are not.

No goals. Can’t defend. Spent £80m on defence.

Tony

Auba looks tired. He can’t press

G8

man city players and fans already bored!

Bankz

Even before Wenger left, I have been banging on a total change of ownership.
No ambitious/serious minded owner would have Arteta managing his team for 2 years now.
Even if Arteta gets sacked today, I still don’t trust those fuckers to make the right appointment.
We are fucked as a club.
Arsenal died a long time ago, it’s been rotting ever since.

S Asoa

Pep instructing to lay off?
All teams likely want Arteta to stay

Spanishdave

Arteta continues to shout orders at the players.A bit late now dickhead

GunnerWomble

Already looking forward to the 6 pointer against Norwich.

Jim Lahey

“And is Arteta the worst permanent manager we have ever had?”

There is no debate about this, easily the worst manager Arsenal have ever had. The question is, is he the worst Premier League manager of all time?

Radio Raheem

We’ll beat Norwich no problem.

Stop with the dumb shit.

That’s not the bar to judge arsenal by.

gunnernet

Do not call for Pedro, he knows what he is doing.

he was commenting two days straight after we thrashed west brom kids, expect him to disappear for the next few days coming up.

Foxy

Keown banging on about Artete keep changing the team and picking wrong formations

Goona

…no words.

Le Sauce

With Xhakas Red card we now have a midfield pairing of Lokonga and Elneny whereas some complete mugs on here supported the thoughts behind our recent transfer outlay … we’re in a perpetual shower of shit with Arteta and Edu

Guns of Hackney

Players have stopped playing which in itself is sad but part of the modern world.

Arsenal have to sack Arteta now.

Mr Serge

This is why I hate xhaka so much the worst piece of business was signing him up
He actually wanted to leave to Hertha and Roma fuck him

Ash79

What are we doing in training? No euro distractions, wtf are we doing in training? ABSOLUTE SHAMBLES OF A CLUB TOP TO BOTTOM EVERYBODY SAW THE DECLINE AND ROT SET IN AND JUST LET IT HAPPEN. EVERYONE HAD THEIR NOSES IN THE TROUGH AND GOT PAID WHILE THIS CLUB FUCKIN DIED. CRIMINAL STUFF PROBABLY IM SURE. WE NEVER OWNED OUR SIZE AND NOW WE ARE A COMPLETE LAUGHING STOCK. WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. FUCK OFF EVERYONE CONNECTED TO AFC THERE SHOULD BE RIOTS AT THE EMIRATES RIGHT NOW…BUT PUSSY FANS WONT DO SHIT SICK OF THIS CLUB, CUNTS THE… Read more »

Spanishdave

Oh well back to gardening can’t be bothered to watch us anymore

ADKB

Arteta won’t jump. The club won’t push him. Arsenal are in a relegation battle. And Arteta succeeds at one thing – taking us down.

Does anyone think this is unrealistic?

Tony

Will Pep tell city to go easy on his protégé

TitsMcGee

I’ll be disappointed if this doesn’t end up 5-0.

Sometimes you need a sacrifice for the greater good.

Olumide

Why are we waiting for 10 games? Arteta should be sacked after this game.

peanuts&monkeys

What ‘no words’?

You say no words when team plays and fights but loses unfortunately

peanuts&monkeys

A manager who sells Torreira but keeps Xhaka is sack worthy anyways

Soham

Boys..there will be another spankingg when we meet Man U…ronaldo..sancho..fernandes..pogba..greenwood..cavani

Jim Lahey

Lets Torreria and Guendouzi go, keeps Xhaka and Elneny – Generational

Peckobill

It isn’t even up for debate arteta is Arsenal’s worst ever manager . Just look at his negative records that’s he breaking .

JOEL

Any self respect or common decency and he’d walk…
But we know that’s not going to happen…The Owners must bring this disastrous experiment to a close and bring in a Manager and Coach who knows what he’s doing…Every effort must be made to persuade Conte to take over…But…as we know …even if they do remove Arteta there won’t be any succession plan in place…There wasn’t for Wenger…nor for Emery…and there won’t be one for this clown either!

Danny

Felt like crying after that half but the Missus just walked in and asked why am I still watching?She said I should go do some gardening, practise my bass, read a book, anything rather than continue with this.

Elmo

“We’ll beat Norwich no problem.Stop with the dumb shit.”

Weren’t people making such arrogant statements before Brentford? We haven’t scored a single goal in the PL this season, and have conceded at least 2 in every match. Just scoring and winning a game would be a BIG step at this point.

peanuts&monkeys

Hahahaaa

Arsenal are targeting ti get relegated?

Champagne Charlie

Val: “Pedro, CC, Englandbest, MrSerge, Stroller will explain that Xhaka is worth a lot to this team.
He is worth a lot of mistakes and red cards, that’s for sure.“

“Mr SergeAugust 28, 2021 13:20:48
This is why I hate xhaka so much the worst piece of business was signing him up
He actually wanted to leave to Hertha and Roma fuck him”

Cannot go a day without lying, go check your inside sources once again you thick cunt.

Dissenter

I hope everyone saw Arteta go pat Xhaka on the back on the way out after the red card

Non-negotiables?
Non-negotiables ??
Non-negotiables ???

What an empty-headed manager we have
Xhaka went in two footed with both feet off the ground and he gets clapped off by the manager? Everybody knew the ref was itching to send someone off and the “leader’ didn’t see that?

underrated Coq

“Pedro,You need to be careful with your support of Arteta, otherwise many people will stop reading the post. It’s already happening. People just jump to the comment”

I have stopped reading his blog. Does anyone else? The flip flopping is an embarrassment.

Only think keeping this alive is the Comments and the good folks here. Now that Peter Wood is resorting to deleting comments, control the flow of conversation and block people that don’t type what he wants…. how long before people stop visiting

Gbat

Our backline is abysmal. First two goals were just so poor. You expect your defenders to at least do the basics.

Olumide

Dissenter
In the Super Sports studio, Shawn Wright Philips had to pat his dad on the back. I’m sure Ian Wright can’t believe it.

Muppetman

Peanuts Torreria isn’t the answer either. He was another shit purchase

S23

I am struggling to think of a worse team performance than this,only ESR is really trying.
Chambers outjumped by someone 5 feet 6.
Even the 8-2 mauling wasnt as gutless as this.
It is acceptable to be outthought but never outfought.
He should do the decent thing and resign after this,he can take Edu and Vinai with him.
Disgraceful.

Foxy

Chambers was more or less punched in the face – first goal should have been disallowed

Mr Serge

SpanishdaveAugust 28, 2021 13:21:34
Oh well back to gardening can’t be bothered to watch us anymore

I am watching it as punishment so I can remember when we are shit

peanuts&monkeys

I am frightful of August’s. And, now I know why

Peckobill

Danny
“ Felt like crying after that half but the Missus just walked in and asked why am I still watching?She said I should go do some gardening, practise my bass, read a book, anything rather than continue with this.”

My missus exactly the same , she says “why do you do this to yourself and continue watching it’s just getting worse each week”

Foxy

or was it the 2nd goal?

Paul Mc Daid

COMPLETE REGIME CHANGE, NOTHING LESS.

salparadisenyc

Real elephant in room is club this size and historic sitting in a transfer window and likely sounding out new managers is about as bad as it gets.

peanuts&monkeys

Saka , auba doesn’t give a damn. They are simply strolling. Can’t believe Lokonga is not playing and Xhaka was

Arsnil

Xhaka did what he did because he has zero pace and terrible attitude. A seriously bad combo.

Nelson

You don’t throw in Cedric, Chambers, Holding and Kola and expect them to do a job against MC.

TR7

How many red cards has Xhaka received in his Arsenal career ? Must be a dozen. Anyway at least we “protected his value” by extending his contract, so nothing to worry.

Carts

When I speak to people, they’re quick to blame SK. Fair.

But there comes a pint where the blame can’t be placed at their feet. The performances have been nothing short of embarrassing.

TheLegendaryDB10

RR

We’ll beat Norwich no problem

I can only agree with you as we should be beating them easily, no questions asked.

But what if we don’t? What next?

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