What absolutely batshit crazy few weeks it has been.
In the end, ignoring the circus around Arsenal, the transfer window was pretty decent.
We signed 6 players.
- Lokonga > Ceballos
- Odegaard > Ozil
- Ramsdale > Runarsson
- White > Luiz
- Tavares > Xhaka (LB)
- Tomiyasu > Bellerin
It’s weird to sign that many players and not feel on top of the world. Most Arsenal fans are sad. Each signing is an improvement, all of them are young, and we’ve moved on some drossy deadwood. But I think the main issue we all have is… can you trust a system that has so consistently let us down?
The signings certainly aren’t for the next 3 months, they’re for the next three years. The hope is that each one of those players bangs, but we know that rarely happens. Whatever the football scenario is, one thing we do know is that the next coach is NOT inheriting a bag of shite. Yep, I’m sad, but I like the squad, I really do.
You have to look at the players holistically and sprinkle a lot of hope on potential outcomes.
What didn’t we have last season?
Auba dropping 25 goals. Everything needs to be geared around moving the needle there.
We’re still yet to have a decent run of Thomas Partey, easily our best midfielder. Historically, he’s fit, we need him to get back to what he is.
We haven’t had a settled defence, despite having the 3rd best in the league. Logic would say better technicians make the defence better.
We haven’t had an in-form keeper since Emi Martinez left us. Ramsdale after the break could be that guy.
Hope, hope, hope.
Lots of things have to go right in the next 1 month to save this Mikel Arteta shit show. To my mind, he’s dead even if he wins 10 games on the bounce. He has soured his relationship with the base badly this summer. As Matt said on the podcast, don’t treat an Arsenal supporting Hale-Ender like shit, or you’ll feel the full force of the fanbase.
What can’t be denied is that it’s pretty much nailed on we will be better after the break, in spite of Mikel Arteta. We’ll have better players in a system that we know can be decent, and the mood will shift. I’m sure Arsenal will have some behind closed doors games this week to get certain players back to match fitness. Our new right back needs to hit the ground running, Ben White needs to get his bearings with Gabriel, we need Thomas Party in unrusty shape. No way Arsenal roll the dice on a fast Norwich start.
As for the last day of the window? What a mess.
The Ainsley thing is utter madness. We tried to push him out, he blew shit up on social, now there have been clear the air talks with Arteta and he’s part of the plan and valued? Imagine being Ains. What a nightmare.
Willian hated the project so much he passed on £20m. Good for him. But shame on his agent is dragging Arteta in the media. Even worse that he’s dragging the transfer strategy. He’s either saying Arteta is a fraud and has too much power… which makes Edu redundant. Or, he’s suggesting his client has poor taste in players, which we know to be true, based on signing two of Kia’s boys. Either way, this reeks of your mum telling off the kid who bullies you at school. Not a good look for either party. Wouldn’t happen at a club with leadership.
Reiss took a loan to Feyenoord, which is good news for him. He needs a shot of confidence and some love from a coach that sees the potential. He also needs to ground himself. He has the talent, now he needs to shine otherwise it’s League 1 for him.
Eddie didn’t move to Palace, which is a disaster for him personally. I like the player, he’s very talented, but he’s not getting minutes this season… but where is the clarity? Who is 3rd choice striker, Folarin or Eddie? Both share the same agent. Utterly incoherent planning.
‘Flipping burgers and yachting while Colney burned’ would be a fair line of attack if Vinai had any courage.
Kola, now a centre back, asked his Turkish suitors for too much money, so he’ll not be getting a squad number this season.
Mo Elneney dodged the window like Messi dodges tackles. Super performance from a player that offers nothing to our midfield.
We still have all the centre backs.
We still have Soares.
Arsenal sold… 1 player. In an entire summer. Isn’t that staggering? We had a whole season to plan exits and only managed one. Unreal. What a black mark against Edu.
So, not really sure where to go now.
I am excited about the unknown qualities of the players we’ve brought in.
I am hopeful for Arteta’s personal picks. Absolutely praying the right-back, and the keeper, are actually good.
I hope the new strategy and the better-scouted players can deliver sooner rather than later.
I hope the older players pick things up.
I hope the younger players go into their new deals and shine.
I hope there are consequences for our farcical leadership.
While you’re here, we did a deadline day special. Watch or listen to it via a podcast application of your choice.
Again, thank you to all the new listeners, we had quite the summer!
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When Arteta was appointed, Bergkamp and think Adams had offered to help. But guess the FFRAUDTETA was aware he would be exposed, so ignored the offers.
So forget about someone helping Arteta out,. It should be just ArteraOut
S Asoa,
If I were Arteta, I would not want Tony Adams near the coaching staff either. The guy is an Arsenal playing legend, but as a coach he is a walking disaster.
Saladin,
I used to write that we don’t defend better, we just defend in number.
Moreover, a lot of the defending was last ditch tackles, hoof the ball clearances, yet it was hailed as tactical masterclass.
It was obvious that the balance of the team was wrong. We were only trying to nick a goal on the counter attack like we were facing peak Barcelona even against teams that we should have swatted without breaking a sweat.
Amber Heard as a girlfriend is an improvement on Amy Winehouse”
What’s the story on Heard’s reputation?
Is it because she is rumoured to have faked her abuse at the hands of Johnny Depp? If yes how are we so sure that she faked the allegations? It seems widely accepted that she did it seems with people taking Depp’s side.
Was listening to Martin Keown on Saturday during the debacle at MC. We should get him in again.
Didn’t Wenger use him for our 2006 CL run?
To be honest, I’d get Keown and TH14 in together to help out or even run things.
Bonnie Tyler “””If Sean Dyche managed to bring himself to buy an African player, then he’s clearly preparing the ground for the day he fulfills CG’s dream and comes to North London to manage The Arsenal….””” If S. Dyche had been given the £200 000 000 that Arteta has wasted in these journeyman players (with the odd exception) – Arsenal would not be out of Europe and nor would they be bottom of the table without a goal scored. Dyche wears a blazer, is a natutal manager and has a proven track record with x 2 promotions to the prem… Read more »
lol kjelli lives in FM-land
even Haaland is too big for Dortmund
Incredible rain storms in the US.
The Swiss FA have confirmed that Granit Xhaka was not vaccinated against Covid-19 before testing positive for the virus while on international duty………
figures he’s an anti-vaxx lol
CG
“Shit on a stick soccer”
Your way with words has no limits!
Thanks for the kind words on the Bonnie Tyler song lyrics which Mikel whispered in my ears.
“The Swiss FA have confirmed that Granit Xhaka was not vaccinated against Covid-19 before testing positive for the virus while on international duty………”
I bet he’s not insured then.
Is there no discipline at Arsenal? No wonder we seem to have the highest number of COViD cases all the time.
WOAB
I’m loving the song lyrics too mate.. Maybe we can collaborate in the future on a greatest hits album with Almunia. ‘Takehiro’ was genius.
I was getting a little melancholic this morning about the hopelessness of our manager and the league position he has inflicted upon us. But then I read sone of Sid’s phallocentric musings and I thought hey, the world’s still turning. Keep em coming Sid – your tales of various people’s male genitalia are a welcome respite. Sid – I challenge you to adapt some of Fela’s stuff into an Arsenal tune. Chop and Quench?
Moray,
To top it all, Xhaka reveals himself to be an anti-vaxxer!
Kroenkephobe,
Yeah, a collaboration with you and Almunia sounds promising – “one for the future” as Arsenal would say.
Humour is the only thing that thrives when times are bleak……
Depp and Heard are dating for 4 years before they get married in 2015. In 2016 Heard filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order against Depp, saying he physically abused her usually under the influence of alcohol. She said that an incident had recently taken place in which Depp threw his phone at her, leaving her with a bruised face. Police found that no crime had taken place. She showed pictures of her bruises and most people believe that she did that to herself attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse. Heard received $7 million… Read more »
@words, he’s an absolute cunt. I can believe he will ruin a decade of watching Arsenal for me.
Not only Tony and Stroller can post long ass paragraphs of text.
I hope xhaka is fine, has no symptoms, recovers quickly and doesn’t give it to anyone
Regardless why does it not surprise me that captain bonehead thought it was worth running a small risk of badly impacting his physical health…. as someone whose fame and fortune depends entirely on his ability to be healthy
Genius stuff
“””
Not only Tony and Stroller can post long ass paragraphs of text.
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lol thanks for the article
Seems like a raw deal
Words
We have this unacceptable situation and the reason why we are so bloody boring and failing.
The manager simply wants ‘Yes Men’ as his players.
And KSE simply wants ‘Yes Men’ as Executives
And none of them , have got anything of interest to say to the supporters except:
”’Be Excited”
”Trust the Process”
”Ruthless”
”Young players that fit the profile” is the latest pile of codswallop
As if no other club out there has tried buying a posse of young players.
Imo Heard is lying. I cannot believe that she will go to court after an incident with a phone thrown at her face, but she wouldn’t do it after supposedly Depp allegedly threw her through a ping pong table and dragged her through broken glass. She also has a history of being abusive – in 2009 she was on charge of hitting girlfriend Tasya Van Ree. The conversation that is recorded is the only actual proof that I trust and it shows Heard as the abuser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwMLyFExrGY I mean, she’s uber hot, like goddess hot, but I’d hate my life… Read more »
in 2009 she arrested was on charge of hitting girlfriend Tasya Van Ree.***
Not only Xhaka, an article said about 1/3 of footballers don’t want to get vaccinated. Not too unusual, though. In most countries, the number of people who don’t want to get vaccinated is between 20 and 35 percent, I think.
Sid
‘ marks.Having said that, @China1, did you say your cousin is 40 and single? Is she interested in dark strong stallion?’
Sid I’d trust you with my cousin like I’d trust arteta with martinelli
Re Xhaka and football players getting infected with COVID again.
It’s irresponsible and they are putting at risk not only themselves but the people around them, especially in a job where they are surrounded by a lot of people. I know anti-vaxxers exist but they are paid millions a year and they decide to take a gamble of being unavailable for 2 weeks at best, or sustaining long term health problems that could stop them from practicing their job.
Xhaka is lucky he got it during his suspension.
Sid
” your kcoc is her drug, she”ll keep coming for more, despite knowing you are not good for her”
Yes sensei, I will write this down a 100 times in my notebook, never to forget your wise words 😂😂
This explains our transfer strategy 😃
https://youtu.be/vcTMgEFaVoM
But we’re not a banter fc club apparently
As a footballer, your body is your bread winner. With long covid you run the risk of long term lung damage. You also run the risk of brain fogginess and increase response time to stimuli. How good you think you are going to be as a footballer if you need extra time just to process where will the ball go or if you cannot run as much as before because you lost 25% of your log capacity? That’s exactly what happen to one of my colleague. The guy is 47 years, used to run marathon and just qualified for ironmen… Read more »
Tyag,
Great!
You know the club is in deep shit, when an official company like Paddypower can take the Mickey out of the club and most fans agree with the piss take.
I’m not sure these guys see it as a gamble. I think they’re scarcely able to formulate coherent ideas and concept as it is. Understanding what to do in a pandemic was definitely a big ask
That paddy power video would be enraging if it wasn’t so accurate.
The fact that they would put that together without the risk of Arsenal fans boycotting them because the majority agree with it again speaks volumes about the complete state of the club!
These players are so pampered these days they can just about wipe their arse A friend of mine works for crystal palace as player liasson he has had players not know how to online shop, book a service for their car, not knowing how to turn on an oven, change a light bulb, he had a player said the kettle needed replacing and he had just not turned it on at the mains.one could not even open his door to get into his house because he forgot the security code.and we think they can decide whether to be vscinated or… Read more »
Just saw Manure’s goal vs Wolves again. Challenge on Pogba vs Neves that should be a yellow + foul for Wolves, Mike Dean says play on, some seconds later Manure score. VAR says to Mike Dean to have a look at it and Dean the cunt says he has seen it well enough and there isn’t much in it. https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/pdzee2/pogba_tackle_on_neves_leading_up_to_manchester/ VAR, as it is, is a complete joke. PGMOL is a complete joke. Dean has had many, many, many shady decisions and he’s still allowed to ref at the highest level. There is zero accountability, zero risk. He can do… Read more »
WOAB How about an Arse-Aid concert where we all get together and bang one out (!) for charidee? Matching jumpers and everything! I’m sure Almunia could swing it with his extensive contacts book to entice Bob Geldof and Bono out of hibernation and have one last go at being rude to everyone. ‘Give us your fuckin money and your manager’. It’s relegation time It’s time to be afraid Tet’s rep on the line He and Stan K should be flayed And in a club, that’s full of wankers There’s no room for football cheer Spread the word around the Emirates… Read more »
@Kroenkephobe
Hahahaha very good. Like the idea of arse-aid concert 🤣
“””””””Sid – I challenge you to adapt some of Fela’s stuff into an Arsenal tune””””””
I understand a little of Fela’s pidgin, so it will be tough coming up with something,
Y’all ought to read Vinai’s statement
‘Trust da process”
That’s what the club gets when they let a rookie manager be 50% of the footballing brain trust’” of the club
So we might be getting an offer to sell Elneny.
Due to our poor transfer dealing this summer, it’s going to put us at risk to let him go, no? What with Partey seemingly Injured for half the time.
That Vinai email is a joke of the highest order. Pedro would have written something more coherent… As it is, too many gaps to fans’ liking. Perhaps he doesn’t /they don’t really care …
Shit
The Paddypower u tube video is absolutely horrible
WTF the Kroenkes waiting for ?
A prod up to kick the Shiterta out ?
The Granit Xhaka saga: Sackable offence. So we now know that GX is one of the 30% of footballers who did not take the vaccine. His choice, his rights but still, imo, a brain dead decision. A friend of my son, who is 28 and is a competitive runner, contracted Covid 4 weeks back. As fit as a fiddle, with no underlying health conditions, he is now in ICU and it doesn’t look good for him. The fact that Xhaka took no responsibility for himself, his family, his friends and his teammates doesn’t surprise me. This guy is easier to… Read more »
Thought they would sack the fraudster during the interlull. Now we will get beaten by Norwich. At this point, Arsenal cannot turn its nose up at Sean Dyche. And the so called “young players that fit the profile” is an insult to the fans. Unless the profile is relegated players (Ramsdale), unsuited to the role (White), weak as a twig (Odegaard.) Arsenal are careless, unimaginative and mediocre – the perfect recipe for relegation.
“ Avoid added sugars, vegetable oils, refined flour,
Get Plenty of physical activities
Eat alot of superherbs like garlic, turmeric, gooseberries, simsim, ginseng
Get a pet or live in a large family.
The city is Not healthy for anyone more so older people.”
Yep, also a tablespoon of flaxseed per day. And the obvious, avoid all animal produce.
Xhaka not the only footballer, or pro athlete, to be an anti vaxxer but it’s just another string to his brain dead bow.
He could at least have had the decency to catch it a couple of weeks later so he would miss more games for us!
Nah, animal produce is good, free range chicken & grass feed beef.
Industrial livestock production is toxic.
If Arteta stays for the ten games that Pedro highlights, we will be in serious serious shite. Am I talking relegation? Probably not but, if anyone on here seriously thinks we can sustain a progressive upturn in fortunes under Arteta, you are seriously mistaken.
Man Utd, Spuds, Leeds, Chelski, MC, have all been in the championship over the past fifty years. Who’s to say we aren’t next?
If Arteta goes, we finish 10th or higher.
Arteta stays it’s going to be a massive struggle.
Just an opinion.
Besiktas have made an official offer for Elneny. Apparently he was subbed in 33th min in a friendly against Brentford by Patino. Quite possible he is allowed to leave with AMN all set to take his place in midfield.
Before we put Xhaka in the anti-vaxx box, we need confirmation that he deliberatedly refused the vaccine. It also be just pure laziness, stupidity on his part. A friend of one of my siblings did not take the vaccine, because he thought that will interfere with his holidays. He is not an ago vaxxers, but He decided to wait after the holidays in case he had an adverse reaction. He was afraid of ruining his holidays. The result the idiot caught COVID during his holidays and is now in hospital. Like my brother says, sometimes people are not malicious or… Read more »
Leno won’t catch Covid, he’ll punch that shit right out.
That YT video of Depp and Heard is precisely why every case needs to be examined individually on it’s own rather than assume the man is automatically guilty.
Applies to other “social justice warrior” causes as well.
That YT video on PaddyPower is very funny/sad.
When everyone can see the fault and supposedly nobody at Arsenal can it’s pretty damning.
Unless of course, we are only doing it for the bantzz.
There were one or two windows under Wenger where he very clearly did “the opposite” of what everyone was expecting him to do and I have no doubt it was a big eff you to all the fans that were critical of his “genius”.
Kroenkephobe
Love the new song
Love the idea of Arse-aid even more!
You me and Alminia – all we need is for Pedro to get on board and do the marketing
Oh and we also need Cg to do the compering….
The problem with Depp is to much alcohol and substances in his system he cannot use his longstuff properly.
A real cowboy knows how to bust any bronco
Remember that Xhaka’s contract extension was done partly to make him the mentor of the youngsters
Talk about leading by example.
Did you are a funny fucker
Yeah dissenter
Xhaka got a new contract and a pay rise not because he’s an excellent player but because he’s a great leader
Seen all that leadership these last 7 days I guess…
Arteta on Tomiyasu:
”””We followed him for a while. We needed a full back who could be very versatile, can play as a centre back, can play in a back three. He is 22 but he has some really good experience in Serie A & at international level & with the qualities we are looking for”””
The B Blagger at it again.
they bought him on the last day of the bloody window, 3 games into the season
Like B. White. TT neither a center back , nor right back.
Typical confusion.
theres more……
Arteta on signing young players with experience:
”””'”Yes, different experiences, some had experience in the league, so abroad & some have been coached in other ways, but they are players we have followed for a long time that we knew could fit in the model we are trying to implement”””””
Sid
Not so good for the chicken and cows though.
China
‘Xhaka got a new contract and a pay rise not because he’s an excellent player but because he’s a great leaderSeen all that leadership these last 7 days I guess…’
Exactly. Again, only at Arsenal would Xhaka be considered a good role model for the younger players. Hey kids, this is how you repeatedly get sent off, score own goals/gift goals to the other team, reject a vaccine and contract Covid and the final lesson, here is how you give the finger to your own fans!!
Matt the real value added is in pointing
CG
It also looks like we considered Lamptey and Aaron’s bet felt they were too small and would be targeted in the air.
After seeing Holding and Chambers schooled by Sterling and Holding, height might not be such a big issue. A good but smaller defender who gets his positioning right is more valuable than a taller one that has no clue where his opponent is.
I am all for having AMN to replace Elneny. AMN has much more up side than Elneny, even playing as a CM. Maybe that is Arteta’s reason to stop AMN’s transfer to Everton.
Dear Mr Arteta
What “model” would that be exactly?
Sid 12.33
Zombie would be a good one to start with.
Now we won’t get rid of Elneny because we might miss him in a season without Europe?
Madness.
For the 2 CM positions we have Partey, Xhaka, Lokonga, Niles, and we had earlier been told that White can also play as a DM, while in an emergency consisting of 3 injuries even Odegaard could drop to central midfield.
Partey’s Afcon doesn’t matter here because Elneny will be off, too.
BIG
“”.After seeing Holding and Chambers schooled by Sterling and Holding, height might not be such a big issue””””
Chambers is also in the mould of White and TT.
Neither one thing or the other.Hybrid don’t work in the prem. (All this ‘speciificty’ nonsense again)
Maguire, Ruidger, VVD, Dunk are proper defenders
Holding is too, but of much lower calibre.
“After seeing Holding and Chambers schooled by Sterling and Holding, height might not be such a big issue.”
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They are just bad defenders. You have to decide whether to defend the space or the person when a cross comes in. When there is a chance you may miss the header, then tackle the opponent and disturb him. Don’t just ball watching.
Arsenal went ahead and did an August goal of the month vote didn’t they? Needless to say it is the ladies team
Putting the gents team to shame again!
NORG, yeah zombie is straightforward
I don’t understand why Pedro is sad: the project “Hope” is quite under way.
The sad thing is , if we had kept Martinez we wouldn’t be talking about our defenders being schooled in the air by the 2 city players as Martinez would have taken both crosses with ease as they were less than 5 yards from the goal.
Leno has poor positioning , poor anticipation and poor decision making when it comes to crosses into the box..
Probably stems from the Chelsea game when he totally mis judged the flight of the ball for jorginho to score and cost us the game.
Since then he has remained rooted to his line ..
Sid
After watching a game of Arteta ball at the Emirates they should play this song to the departing attendee’s – they of course will be zombies (or asleep)
There’s something fundamentally broken at Arsenal
Arsenal PR running with pictures and tidbits about how we beat Brentford in a closed door friendly
If it’s closed door, let it stay closed doors.
Raptora you need to expand your horizons mate. Who gives shit about Depp or Heard ? Will either of them strengthen our midfield ? No.
There’s something fundamentally broken at Arsenal
Arsenal PR running with pictures and tidbits about how we beat Brentford in a closed door friendly
Diss
We probably played their under 16’s
Saucy Write up from Pedro incoming!
Bard,
Either depp or herd would improve on xhaka and elneny
Sid,
My comment was said with love. You’re one of my favourite posters but just thought that if you visited Tony in Thailand, he might end up thinking he was starring in the sequel of ‘The Beach’