Arsenal head into deadline day evening with quite a lot of things moving in the transfer window.
The biggest story yesterday was the botched PR of Ainsley Maitland-Niles. This is another superb example of what a lack of leadership does at a club.
Long and short. Mikel Arteta and Edu have fallen out, so there’s no clarity in the system. Ainsley complained last summer that no one talked to him, clearly, once again, he didn’t have a clue what was going on with his future… then he exploded the situation by telling the world he wasn’t wanted at Arsenal.
David Ornstein piled on by stating that Ainsley had told the club he was willing to fight for a full back position.
Arsenal fans blew a gasket, rightly so…
- Lack of communication
- Poor treatment of a young player we all like
- A young player not ‘developed’ because something isn’t perfect in his make-up
- An older, far worse player, given minutes over a player that won an FA Cup at right-back
- A player showing remorse and committing to full back, a coach not having it in him to forgive.
Arse&Nose, a longtime Grover, commented yesterday that Arteta is the type of character that is abundant in technical jobs. Supremely talented, but totally lacking in social EQ. Transactional people don’t last in business. All that bullshit you see on The Apprentice doesn’t fly IRL, unless you are really, really at the top of your game. If you are not liked, it’s hard to rally teams. If you can’t rally teams, it doesn’t matter how good you are, you are doomed to fail at leadership.
Ainsley will likely leave later today because we have totally botched how we treated him… and now he’s crossed a manager digitally and we know Arteta doesn’t have the maturity to let that fly.
Hector Bellerin did leave the club, he’s going to Real Betis. Good luck to him. He’s wanted an exit all summer. The player didn’t really kick on over the last few years. Injuries and maybe a lack of focus on his football led to a summer where no one really wanted him. I love him, I think he’s an incredible role model, but this is good for all parties.
The strongest likelihood is that we’re going to sign Takehiro Tomiyasu. Adam Voge, Head of Analytics at Le Grove, has this thread on him.
Takehiro Tomiyasu is a Gunner! Here’s what you need to know about the 22-year-old fullback/center back hybrid. (1/x) pic.twitter.com/TPMewavwcN
— Adam Rae Voge (@adamvoge) August 31, 2021
It reads like the choice of this right back is fully on Arteta, so we’ll see how that goes.
Topline, he’s very tall at 6ft 2. Suspect that’s strategic with Ben White lacking height. The player doesn’t really get beaten on one vs one’s. He’s a good passer of the ball, though his attacking numbers are bland, but that is probably more driven by the system he plays in. He’s good a pressing, he’s safe on the ball, he’s there to play that inverted RB position.
Who knows if he’ll be any good, but at 22, we’ve made a big bet… and can it be any worse than Soares? Hard to imagine that.
Willian also exited the club. This is another fascinating story. Mikel Arteta drove that transfer through and Kia is on the radio making sure everyone knows that. Why? He’s protecting Edu because he knows his client has his job being scrutinised. Also, he knows Arteta isn’t going to own that error because that’s not who he is.
We hoped the Kia commentary was going to stop this summer. Edu spent time with him on a yacht, now he’s letting him flame a manager he hired in the press. Very poor. I don’t expect Vinai to have any control over anything, but I hoped Tim Lewis was going to have some ability to influence the shambles at Arsenal. What have we seen for him? Where is the ruthlessness shown to Don Raul from last summer?
- There have been zero consequences for last season
- There have been no significant changes in the backroom, bar Arteta being afforded more power
- There have been no technical changes
Tim Lewis is supposed to be eyes and ears at the training ground… is he just watching and listening, because I see very little action?
You can’t imagine that KSE, with their hands-off approach, can allow this summer to pass without some sort of staffing implication. Everyone at Arsenal knows this is dire, they’re all leaking to sources based on which faction they are part of. It’s so shoddy.
We lack experience at every level. It’s time to change things up. There has to be some fresh ideas and we have to have people in the organisation that can reduce the factions and cliques and get a grip of the club.
That brings me to the final topic.
Michael Edwards, the brains behind the Liverpool rebirth, has handed in his resignation at Liverpool and will be leaving at the end of the season.
He is a top 5 Technical Director in the world. He’s from the south coast of England. He is likely a free agent, because if he had taken a job elsewhere, there’s just no way Liverpool would make him spend 8 months on notice.
If there is a chance, Arsenal should do absolutely everything in their power to bring him into the fold.
This is the guy that ran numbers on Klopp’s last season at Dortmund and ascertained he was the unluckiest manager in football that season, so Fenway hired him.
He sanctioned the Coutinho sale and all the signings that followed.
He’s the guy that sold Rhian Brewster for £18m.
He’s a data genius. He’s still pretty young. He absolutely tops anything we have internally. We should be making moves for him.
People are telling me he’s going to Real Madrid. I have no idea about that. But what I would say is this: why?
Florentino Perez is the Sporting Director and always will be.
You will NEVER how power when you work with a King, and if you start to accrue too much sway, you will lose your head.
How can you truly have an impact at Madrid? They’ve done it all.
Spain is a dead league. There’s no money there. All their superstars have left.
Arsenal, now there’s a project for an ambitious leader.
We are at rock bottom, literally, and metaphorically.
… but that’s only to the emotional eye.
We have a young vibrant squad of players that are far, far better than people give credit to.
We have an elite academy producing a steady flow of gems.
We are a sleeping GIANT of a club.
Our owners, love them or hate them, spray money at their biggest portfolio problem.
The leadership group is the youngest in the league and they are all tanking.
Imagine the power someone who could actually do things could amass in this system.
Michael Edwards is exiting Liverpool because there’s a king there now and he wants control over Liverpool’s impending rebuild. Edwards is ducking out at a perceived peak, just like Fergie did at United.
Arsenal should move on him. There’s nowhere else for him to go in London. We are the club with the lowest bar and the biggest opportunity. This is the biggest staffing opp since we passed on Klopp back in 2014. We cannot let this pass.
Put him above Edu. It’s clear he’s not ready to be the face of our Technical side, just search #BBQinstagram if need a proof point on that, but he has some qualities, because he’s pulled off deals this summer.
Put him above Arteta. Let him see what is going on at the training ground. Let him understand our problems, identify the strengths, then make a decision on what to do about the future direction of the club.
… because I repeat. Changing the manager does not change the systemic problems at Arsenal.
Southampton sacked Nigel Adkins for Pochettino because they recognised elite talent. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions because a huge opportunity comes your way. If we had proper leadership, we would have been having conversations about our Technical issues way before we started to leak stories to the press. Arsenal should be ruthless and fix the mess of this summer. There needs to be a change, because things are out of control at Arsenal and there is no experience that can be relied on. Edu has no power, Arteta has too much, Vinai is absent… this can’t go on forever.
Anyway, podcast later. See you in the comments.
Rui Costa, Karim Benzema
Don’t remember the Costa one but benzema yes!
Remember when the guardian broke that we were close to signing Ribery!?
Cedric White Gabriel Tierney
Chambers Holding Mari Tavares
Tomiyasu Kolasinac
442
That’s top4 easy there, come on Galaxy brain Tets.
Ash
Thomas Lemar
Nabil Fekir
Atletico now getting Griezman back too.
Ash
Ronaldo !
Benjamin, you’ve had enough I see 😂
a month ago I would of argued against that but he keeps acting like a weirdo. on and off the pitch.
not knowing he needs better mids reminds me of Wenger always buying 10s when dm screamed in his face for 5 years.
As I think Ramsdale will complete his relegation trifecta,
Here’s Big Sam’s mobile number just in case Arsenal Central don’t have it…
+44 7255 273923
TR7
“”””Atletico now getting Griezman back too.””””
Another team, spending their scant resources on an attacking player who score GOALS.
What are they?
Simione has a hard on for Griezmann, very wierd sruff
The Benz
Szolobaszi
Well if we corner the World market on every single ball playing cb everyone will have to come to us… no? Brilliant strategy.
Reserve Keepers next.
A season too soon
Who make your short-list of players that left a season too soon
For me…
RvP
tops the list
Pedro – you’ve made most of the links mentally but you still can’t seem to accept that whatever option behind the scenes is selected, sacking Arteta is an absolute priority.
How many second strikers do Atletico Madrid need?
Griezmann
Felix
Cunha
Correa
Saul Niguez joining the Chavs. Had a shaky season last year but he is a top drawer player.
Atletico have the best squad in Europe behind PSG and City.
Eagle you could ask the same of Chelski.. Saul, Jorginho, Kante… how many defensive mids they need? Course all of them are better then … Xhaka. which is depressing.
TR7
For me strongest squads are City, PSG (better XI than City mind), Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea is better than city, clearly … and proven head to head. Better all around manager,, more versatile squad, even depth..
PSG is everything that’s wrong with this sport. Real Madrid just proved it if anyone had any doubts.
WE
Chelsea too have a great squad. In fact you are right, they have more depth in their squad than Atletico. They can field two quality starting 11.
Where the fck is our new CM?!
How is Xhaka still an absolute starter for this club? Jesus what a shocking window.
we sure added a lot of fire power to our team this window. wow.
impressive
“Arteta is the type of character that is abundant in technical jobs. Supremely talented, but totally lacking in social EQ.”
………….. what?
What exactly has this guy done in the past two years that would suggest he is merely competent not to talk about “supremely talented”! Christ! 🤣🤣
Prediction for the season now that transfer window is drawing to a close ?
Citi, Chelsea and Pool to fight for the league title. United and Spurs to fight for 4th and 5th. Arsenal to finish outside top 6 if Arteta stays till Christmas.
Inaki Cana.
Mikel Arteta.
Edu Gaspar.
Vinai Venkatesham.
This club deserves better or not, considering what the WoB did to Wenger?
Some will will argue the club is getting exactly what they deserve.
Fenerbahce president Ali Koc:
🗣️ “Sead Kolasinac’s side contacted us. They asked for a 3-year contract and 3 million euros per year with a 3 million signing on fee. We didn’t.” @yagosabuncuoglu
Kolasinac won’t be joining Fenerbahce ❌ #AFC
Still time to get in another CB!
Come on EdTeta
Alex Runarsson leaves Arsenal to join OH Leuven on loan with buy option. Arsenal are only working on Tomiyasu paperworks and outgoings like Bellerin to Real Betis – NO Aouar or new signings. ⚪️🔴 #AFC #DeadlineDay
That’s it I guess.
I would have loved another CB though…or 3.
Ash,
We forgot the ever-present….
Etienne Capoue
At least one of Arteta or Edu, if not both, must get sacked soon.
We have spent so much money, but you feel the best we could do now is 7th…Stan can’t be happy with that.
Runarsson done (one)………
RUNARSSON LEAVES ON LOAN
Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Runarsson has joined Belgian Pro League side OH Leuven on loan for the 2021/22 season.
As much as I wanted to see Wenger gone, give him these many young and promising 22-25 years old and he would qualify for Champions League every fc*uking year.
It’s sad knowing we can’t even make top 6 with just 3 match in the season.
wouldnt surprise me if we got another CB
Seems like mike has some repressed resentment at not being one himself. hoarding as many as possible now
Had to Google wtf is OH Leuven. Found out it’s a mid-table Belgian club owned by the Leicester owner with a 10000 stadium capacity. Runarsson’s actual level.
Guns
We are way past surprises now in Arteta ERA.
I’m sure Mikel will bin me for typing that in capitals, since my name is not Xhaka.
As much as I wanted to see Wenger gone, give him these many young and promising 22-25 years old and he would qualify for Champions League every fc*uking year.”
Spot on! You just feel Wenger would have loved this squad though no doubt Saliba would be purring under him too
With Wenger, we would be pumping in goals…
maybe leaking goals too, but still, we could outscore the opponent more often than not
Also the huge money we paid for a lot of unknown quality which would be fine if you are known to unveil top class talents and not fine if you are Arteta/Edu or Arsenal in the last 10 years or so.“ That’s pretty much it. Nothing wrong with taken a chance on an unproven player but when almost all of your signings fall into this category AND our track record of these “diamond in the rough” players the last 10+ years isn’t exactly stellar it’s pretty frustrating because we “probably “ will be wishing we could get them off the… Read more »
wenger with this team would get top 6, that I have no doubt.
Lol at the Wenger love-in.
Wenger’s refusal to leave is part of the reason we are in this mess. He delayed Arsenal’s rebuilding job by at least 5-7 seasons..
The seriousness of our predicament seems to have been missed. We have dysfunctional and disinterested owners, a failing manager and the alarm bells are still silent. Wake the fuck up. I suspect from the posts that most on here don’t go to games. If you don’t then you need to start protesting via social media.
Well according to some just challenging for the top six now is seen as a positive.
This is how low we have sunk in such a short space of time,
But like TR7 I think we will fail in this new heady challenge we have. Top six that is.
MB
“”””Alex Runarsson leaves Arsenal to join OH Leuven on loan with buy option””””
So he is coming back then.
How can the person who decided he was a worthy replacement to Martinez , still be employed by the club?
one of my local teams in Joburg has a 6ft 7 stopper-he is miles and miles better than this muppet.
He dont want £40k a week either .He would do it for £400.00 a week.
Farcical.
Taking*
Unless we get a shot in the arm with a new manager double quick.
Arteta is just following Pep’s playbook at Man City. Below is what both managers did the summer after their first full season in charge and you’ll see eery similarities in the age profile, positions and types of players. Pep had a bigger budget than Diet Pep but it’s a concern that Arteta can only fall back on what he saw his former boss do. After all, no two clubs are alike. Laporte (23): CB for 59m-Arteta equivalent Ben White (23) CB for 52.6m Mendy (23) LB for 52m-Arteta equivalent Nuno Tavares (21) LB for 7m Walker (27) RB for 47m-Arteta… Read more »
Kolasinac thinks Fernabache is the Arsenal Franchise in Turkey
They shouldn’t register him. He’s surplus to requirements.
His mate, Mustafi is still out of a club because of outrageous wage demands.
Arsenal’s midfield is so bad, engine room of the side and ours isn’t even top ten in the league.
Should have spent £100m on it and kept Saliba and Ryan.
Saul Niguez to Chelsea
Looool
Have to laugh or u cry
We r so fucked
Partey can’t stay fit. As it stands that £45m on him was a waste. Likely to play a Lokonga/Xhaka pairing most of the season ffs.
Arsenal’s midfield will be second best in majority of matches this season, will get absolutely battered I mean
Right-o. I’ve a Bowmore 12, suggested by my fellow le-grovers in one of those days of killing boredom.
All I need is go get some ice for my pre- birthday evening.
Hopefully I wake up with notification of us buying a CM and a striker…and Arteta is gone.
“”49, 49 undefeated,
49, 49 I say,
49, 49 undefeated,
Playing football the Arsenal way.””
Let’s be fuckin clear
Nome of these players will ever play to their best if Arteta is here. End of.
Partey could be a monster but he won’t. Already a flop and largely not his fault
So with Partey injured, Xhaka suspended we will have Elneny and Lokonga as our main partnership?
What happens if either of those gets injured?
Avi
Xhaka will stay around as first choice when he isn’t actually banned from games as long as Arteta is around.
He has already labelled him a “key” player.
if Edu is smart he should consult with the physios about TP.
They likely would say that this fella is gonna be in here often…
His body seems to be already breaking down… got to have lots of miles on it and now the factory warranty is expired. Gonna have all sorts of niggles and soft tissue stuff
Buy another CM…. it makes total sense to most everyone
Sanches would be a beast- seems to also recovered from his own injury as well.
Strong and good with the ball at the feet
Ishola
Exactly, Don’t think strengthening CM was ever an intention this window. We where being linked to players to replace Xhaka after he wanted to leave but I think Arteta’s priority was always to keep him.
Xhaka getting another manager the sack? Couldn’t have seen that from a mile.
You play with £160m outlay its pretty mental the names this club could of bought in this window.
Chavs midfield..
Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic and Saul
Ours is league 2 quality in comparison.
Just astonishing incompetence that Ainsley had to post on instagram to get a meeting with the boss…I don’t care that he’s not a top player but he’s been here since he was 6. What an utter incompetent arsehole Mikel must be.
Sal
That is PTSD inducing…. trying not to think of it.
Antoine Griezmann to Atlético Madrid, done deal
Top managers don’t get bogged down in pettiness Simeone just wants to win.
Arteta needs to take a lesson and no let his ego rule his brain.
It’s kinda hard not to look at top 6 when u look at your opposition….Chelsea, united, city, pool, spurs, Leicester. Then u have the likes of villa and westham putting in good shifts.
Ah to be fair we haven’t spent as much as City, United ot Chelsea have this window, the doping cunts.
Oh wait…
We are going to pay severely for the decisions made by the club during this transfer window for many years to come. At least they are rectifying some of the mistakes (Willian and Runarsson are two of the worst transfers in Arsenal History). Hopefully Cedric, Mari go next. Can someone tell Josh Kroenke to also fire Arteta. Dumbest coach in the league right now and edu is horrible at what he does. Ladies and Gentlemen we have one sale out of all our outgoing this summer, ONE sale. The rest pay offs or loans. How much worse can this club… Read more »
Dont think any coach worth his salt would want to come to arsenal under current management. No structure in place to succeed. Ripe for grifters just looking to milk Kroenke’s for all their worth while underdelivering and throwing kickbacks to agents and other friends.
Bacary, I think you are right. He is copying the city blueprint of fixing the defense and then other areas. The issue is that we dont have the $$ We also need a proper midfield and attack- unlike City. This is going to take ages. We will continue to be mid table, and not able to attract the talent like winners do Its the wrong idea, to copy City. HE can fuck off back to city for all I care. Perhaps he is feeding this BS to Josh and Stan and Edu… as to keep his job safe…. ” I… Read more »
We are basically buried as a top club for the forseeable barring a miracle making water into look like child’s play.
I honesty believe that if Emery could have outlasted Xhaka at the club just by even a short period then we would be in a better position now.
We would have already been down the path for a long period of transforming that midfield.
Remember that Emery even though it took him too long was by the end of his tenure seeing Xhaka out of the door.
But unfortunately Xhaka outlasted Emery and then Arteta came in to secure Xhaka at Arsenal.
We are basically buried as a top club for the forseeable barring a miracle making water into look like child’s play.” Exactly, Arteta is fcking so pendatic and predictable you know what’s happening next! 1. Arteta would play Lokonga with Partey until Xhaka returns. 2. He’d start Xhaka and bench Lokonga for absolutely no reason other than he doesn’t select players on merit AND he doesn’t trust young players. 3. Lokonga is gonna wonder why he isn’t playing and his confidence is going to be shattered. 4. All this is going to happen while Xhaka is costing us games by… Read more »
Well at least Don Simeone doesn’t let us down, said this morning when Berta and the Don sees an opportunity they roll in studs up and look who they’ve added to the roster this evening.
Not for me to make sense of but fucking hell gotta love the efforts.
Below is the list of what we’ve almost certainly done right as a team in this summer transfer window: -Lokonga looks like a prospect at around 16m -We kept Balogun at the club (although he proceeded to struggle in the games he’s played) -Willian left the club with some dignity intact. -We found loan moves for Reiss Nelson and Runarsson That’s really about it. Odegaard is probably fine at his 30m cost but not a cno-brainer move on our part. We overpaid for White and Ramsdale-maybe they’ll prove the majority wrong but there’s a sesne that even if they are… Read more »
Forgot extending ESR too-that’s a clear positive.
Guns of SF
Correct-it’s not going to work.
Did we really need to spend a combined 97 mil on Tavarez, Tomiyasu, White and Ramsdale? We still have Elneny and Xhaka in midfield, ESR, Saka and Odegaard are the real leaders of our attack. They are too young for that much responsibility. I don’t want to see any more money spent on the defense after Tomiyasu. If it is it better be a backup like we signed Tavarez. We need midfielders and attackers, starting January. We should have fixed the midfield this summer too. Anguissa going for a loan with an option to buy of 15 mil euros to… Read more »
“So with Partey injured, Xhaka suspended we will have Elneny and Lokonga as our main partnership?What happens if either of those gets injured?” Lego head is not going to play them at the same time lol……….lol
BIG
The 80 million spend on Ramsdale and White was unnecessary give n that we had Saliba never got a chance and Matt Ryan wwho could have been retained without drama.
Lets call a spade a spade
Whatever White does, there will be reels of Saliba beasting ligue un like he did last year
Whatever Ramsdale does, there will the knowledge that couldn’t Matt Ryan have provided this on a free transfer.
That 80 million spent on two midfielders [along with Xhaka exit] could have transformed us to serious top-4 contenders.
@Dissenter – Spot on. Part of the managers job is to inspire the fans! White for 50 when Saliba is crushing it in Ligue1 – and taking into consideration how much excitement and hope the arsenal fanbase minus Pedro had for Saliba. Then the GK: 30 for Ramsdale after the blunder of epic proportions of letting Emi go, keeping Leno, and signing Runarsson. It’s these kind of decisions that HAVE to work to preserve good feelings in the fanbase. The GK didnt. I doubt White will either. Reeks of amateur decisionmaking, refusal to acknowledge mistakes, and repeatedly doubling down on… Read more »
Emery would do better with this team than mike.
When you consider that the £80m could of been used to temp a player teetering towards the shop window like Sterling… its really makes zero sense. And gone with Saliba and Ryan or Onana as backup.
Honestly, lets cool off on the Lokonga kool aid
Everyone agrees we bought this lad for future. He’s only being rushed in because of the craziness that followed Xhaka’s recall.
He’s they type pf player that needed to learn the game watching two more experienced players ahead of him in the squad.
We made that error with Guendouzi, lets not repeat it with Sambi.
Sal Very un-Simeone like to buy so many forward players isn’t it? I think that he smells blood in the water in La Liga to be honest and a chance to assert dominance in light of Barcelona being on their knees and Real Madrid old and declining. How do you see him shoe-horning in Suarez, Griezmann, Correa, Cunha and Felix into the XI? Obviously impossible to fit them all but even 3 of them is a stretch imo as Carrasco was brilliant out wide for them last season. Correa was also key along with Suarez so the two boys he… Read more »
Is Eddie really staying?????
That sounds like another fiasco. Auba, Laca, Balo, Eddie, Martinelli… Who is going to get enough playing time to develop when we’re not in Europe???
Madness.
Also the RB position of course – Chambers, Cedric, AMN, the new Japanese dude. Way too many players.
Ok-just as an academic exercise, you are only allowed to have Wenger or Arteta manage us for the rest of the season.
Who do you pick?
The recall of Xhaka is probably one of the worst strategic transfer blunders of all time for this club.
I was never a Xhaka basher [Ishola will bear that out] but even I can see that it’s probably worse than Wenger not buying any outfield player in 2015.
At least Wenger kept the barrel dry by not buying anyone whereas with Xhaka’s recall, they filled the barrel with toxic industrial waste.
@Bacary- Wenger 100%. The players look like they are playing within themselves with Arteta. The system (whatever the fvck it is) hinders players instead of helping them.
Say what you will about Wenger but players were permitted to express themselves on the pitch with him. With a savvy assistant and less power, I’d take that any day of the week over Arteta.
Old Weng for sure
Weagle,
Griezmann is probably the best forward worldwide when it comes to his defensive contributions. He’s perfect for Atletico’s glorified Tony Pulis style.
I think if Suarez is fit and they play 4-4-2, it will be Suarez + Griezmann just like it used to be Costa + Griezmann.
But do Atleti still use 4-4-2 or is it 4-3-3 now?
@Dissenter – which one? LMAO. He should have gone to Hertha for 26 – Im sympathetic to the decision to keep him because the ship was well and truly sinking and we needed steadiness and security.
He HAD to go this summer. No two ways about it.
the suggestion of Edu and Arteta falling out is *very* juicy
i’d be all good with Edu being punted and Arteta being put on notice by a new DoF:
‘grow the fuck up and sort yourself out Mikel, or you’re done’
LOL:
Betis confirmation of Hector
https://twitter.com/RealBetis_en/status/1432814201379168259
Lots of latin American footballers want to play for Atletico as much as they used to yearn for Barca or Madrid
Simeone has transformed Madrid’s other club to that mythical status
The power of vision from the Atletico owners.
AMN/Arteta air clear talks:
AMN: I want to leave.
Arteta: No.
AMN: Please let me play football.
Arteta: No.
Edu: You can’t have a central midfielder Mikel.
Arteta: Ainsley mate, you can play CM for us over, I don’t know, let’s say 9th Jan 2022 to 6th Feb 2022. Great! The air is now clear
Venga
It feels like a dream sometimes, I still think it’s a nightmare I’ll wake up from
If there’s proof that the club is disconnected from the fans, that’s it. You’ll have to search with an electron microscope to fund people that think recalling Xhaka and then extending his deal was a good idea.
The player was openly courting another club, was desperate to move and then we used the pretext of a difference in valuation to CONVINCE him to come back and be the mentor.
@Diss
I love that the justification for extending was to “protect his value.” LMAO what value!? We couldnt get more than 10-13 million after a stellar euros. What value exactly are we protecting?
PSG team is fcking unreal, if they don’t win UCL, Poch gets sacked
They just signed a very good LB to complete their team and were able to keep Mbappe too
Who’d Paris get at LB?
Atletico XI:
Oblak/Lecomte
Trippier/Vrsaljko Gimenez/Felipe Savic/Hermoso Lodi/Lemar
Koke/Hector Herrera Kondogbia
Llorente/Felix
Correa/De Paul Carrasco/Cunha
Suarez/Griezmann
Pretty insane quality there although they have a surprisingly thin squad on actual numbers, just 21 players when Griezmann joins. Serious quality in each position though with only midfield being light on solid depth.
Their 2nd string XI comfortably beat us, think about that. This isn’t some Qatari-powered super club we are talking about.