I’m am SO thrilled to be out the backend of this transfer window.
Now the only pain you’ll be feeling is when Tierney picks up a knock on international duty.
This will be a short post today because I am FLYING WOO YES.
According to those in the know, Palace and Eddie did NOT happen because the player asked for too much money. Eddie can smell a free transfer. I don’t know how I feel about this. He did absolutely nothing last season, one would assume that Folarin Balogun is ahead of him this season, so he’s passed for a year of doing nothing.
Where is his agent on this? Shouldn’t you be telling your client to get some game time? What is his free transfer going to be worth after another year of bumming around on the bench?
One player I was excited to see take a loan was Reiss Nelson. He needs confidence and he needs to deliver a BIG season. I cannot wait to get obsessed with Feyenoord this year.
Keeping on the topic of young players, it was interesting to hear Balogun talk about how he bought into whatever Arteta has been saying. He spoke well of what it means to be an Arsenal players and he stated that he was very close to Emile and Bukayo. Balogun just looks good, he’s going to the top, I really like him.
Vinai dropped some words after our extremely messy summer, asking us to come together and be nice. Here’s what he said about the summer.
“Our approach for this window was framed by fully recognising that we are not where we want to be on the pitch — finishing eighth last season, with no European football for the first time in many years,”
“Whilst we would love to jump from where we are to where we want to be in an instant, we need to be realistic that the gap is too large to do that. As such, our activity this window has been focused on youth.
“Our strategy is to fill our squad with some of Europe’s most exciting young talent, with players from both our academy and further afield, that can grow and develop together under Mikel to take us where we want to get to.
“Whilst this will not be overnight, we can make positive progress, and it gives us the best route to future success in a sustainable way.”
Listen, say what you want about all the other bullshit, now the window is closed, we delivered on a new vision. Are the players good enough? Jury is out. But we did what was needed.
- We binned a lot of players, about £700k a week
- We lowered the age profile of the squad, average age of our signings is about 22
- Each player mapped to a very specific profile and most looked well scouted
- We filled the voids
The ‘move the needle’ merchants really need to give it a rest. If you look at the players we’ve signed and can’t see an improvement, I cannot help you. The problem with a lot of fans is they have a very specific view of what a good signing is, that’s usually a popular Youtube sensation, someone with good football manager numbers, someone with a fancy name. A Grover asked me yesterday if I was worried that I don’t know much about the players… not really, if Arsenal did things properly, the team working those deals should know what’s going on better than you or I.
We’re also not in the market for ‘move the needle’ players. Grealish, Sancho, Locatelli, and Varane are not moving to us. The way we’ve worked the market is best suited to our needs. We’ve signed young players who might take a year to bed in, but when they settle, they’ll be ready to compete at the highest level.
Well, that’s the hope.
There are still justified doubts. We haven’t been good at recruiting, fans don’t trust the process, and we still have no idea what Arteta is trying to do with his squad.
There’s also a lot of grim PR around the club. Unhappy squad players. Factions within the club. Power grabs. Those issues won’t go away with a 10 game run of wins I’m afraid.
Arteta’s career fate might have already been decided, but he can prolong it if he gets his shit together. As I suspected yesterday, Arsenal played a friendly against Brentford and absolutely spanked them 4-0.
People don’t want to hear it, but Arsenal are not a bad team. We have a lot of good players and you’ll see that after the break. If you don’t, Arteta will lose his job and someone else will bring them up to their level which is higher than you think.
Ramsdale
Tomi White Gabriel Tierney
Lokonga Partey
Odegaard
Saka Auba ESR
Cut and paste the names around, but don’t tell me that’s not a sexy team that could do some damage after the break.
On that note, take in my stint on the Latte Firm OR the Arsenal Opinion OR both.
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If this is true I’m out
Keep the faith!
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Pedro When people say we didn’t move the needle forward, what they mean is that this is largely the same team that finished 8th last season. Sure we may have bought young players, but this is project youth version 3. What happened to version 1 and 2? As for the team you put out, the team would finish 8th. Last season, our problem was scoring goals and the team you put out, has only one legit goal threat and that’s Aubameyang so how are you doing to score when teams put 2 defenders on him while defending deep with no… Read more »
“He did absolutely nothing last season, one would assume that Folarin Balogun is ahead of him this season,”
Eddie is miles ahead of Balogun at the moment, no comparison. Judge players based on what they show on the pitch, not on their reputation.
Even with my limited football knowledge, I know defending in a 4-4-2 would severely limit this team as Unai showed in Europa.
Play a deep block so no over the top balls.
Block the centre so our players are forced wide. There’s no header of the ball in the team so the crosses would be on the floor.
No one in that team has the Ramsey instinct of arriving late in the box so you do not need to worry about that. Plus we are also blocking the middle so enough bodies when the cross arrives.
I can get behind the odegaard and lakonga signing the rest are very meh.
We used to shop at cl level, we are now shopping at el level or lower. You better hope the scouting is good.
Stacking lots of 15 to 30 m players feels very spurs post the bale money.
Some will pop, (eriksen) most will turn out average . Very monkey at a a dartboard vibes
Vinai with the usual propaganda, Wenger would be proud. He forgets one thing though, Arteta is not a likable character, ignoring the fact that he is also a piss poor manager.
Kia 100%
Under Arteta every transfer has been a disaster.
So how can anyone can get excited about the players we’ve bought??
Sack Arteta and that’ll move the fucking needle!
Starting 11
Just caught up with the pod… Couple points: (1) really agree that didn’t feel like a Edu transfer market. Looking at it on paper would have thought Per was masterminding it. Reality being that Arteta is probably Julias Caesar-ing decisions proposed by data scouts who are following his profile limits. (2) the question of structure is almost as though the only way the club understands how to function is through the single dictator approach as was the case under Wenger. Arteta through a combination of intent and accident is filling that void and Edu is left with a redundant position… Read more »
“Where is his agent on this? Shouldn’t you be telling your client to get some game time?“ The same agent was heavily rumoured to be asking for a big fee in the Palace move. Do you think he would lower his demands, or ask for that big agent fee in 9 months when he walks to a new club? “The ‘move the needle’ merchants really need to give it a rest. If you look at the players we’ve signed and can’t see an improvement, I cannot help you.” Straw man stuff Pedro. The argument isn’t that we haven’t “improved” the… Read more »
Fair post today Pedro. Hopefully Reiss reignites himself and becomes the animal he was always meant to be. Could see him coming back next year and displacing Pepe in his role as ‘first back up wide forward’ (ie behind saka/esr) Eddie is a weird one, lots of these things appear as though their spiting their careers to get back at the club? By the same token do believe Balogun is/will be clear of Eddie by a distance. He just seems to have *it* … Agreed that’s the go to side to play. Peak for AMN – asks to leave, denied,… Read more »
Pedro
I just heard was that interview with Latte Firm
That was top-notch stuff, like the Pedro of old before you inhaled the Arteta-gas.
Good job
*I just heard saw that interview with Latte Firm
Eddie is staying put – he knows he will stand a better chance of game time with a new manager.
ESR, Saka and Balogun are all in constant touch with KFL.
Yeah, I’m relieved that the window is over. What a cauldron of Satan’s piss it was, but, I’d love to see the new signings work out. As for Arteta, he can never be trusted, loved or believed.
I wouldn’t mind Eddie being frozen out for that lack of ambition
Is he even injured, a young player that pulls of that greedy move is capable of feigning injuries to last the transfer window.
Play Balogun ahead of him. He plays only when injuries of other strikers permits.
Nelson displacing Pepe LOL
One is EPL level, the other League 1, next year possibly Championship level after playing in the farmer’s league for a year and gaining confidence.
BTW, if what Pedro says is true and Eddie wants to leave on a free, bin him to rot in the reserves. That’ll improve his bargaining chips.
On another note: “Cedric has been linked with a move to Turkey, with their transfer window remaining open until September 8.”
Yes, please, Elneny and him both.
Deeds not words required and Spivinai has no role in the former thankfully. This is just meaningless amateurish corporate meh written on fish and chip paper – he had to seem be honest-ish but it’s all fluff. After all, he’s played a part in creating this mess and he knows that. But what is lacking is a sense of personal accountability. Just elements of that insane grinning optimism that we’re all supposed to adopt (cheers Pedro and EB) so that dumb, dumber and dumbest (choose whichever twat you want in each designation) can continue in their sinecures and pull the… Read more »
I read that Arteta was told about the new direction the club was taking with transfers
He didn’t have any leverage to change it after the Auba, Cedric and Willian signings that he pushed for last summer bombed.
This is why he was looking mopey at the start of the season. He wanted Tammy and the club told him …not until strikers leave.
Pedro ” If you look at the players we’ve signed and can’t see an improvement..”
Sorry mate, I don’t do improvements on paper. Needs to happen on pitch. Time will tell but I’m happy to be a ‘needle’ merchant for now. So far I’ve never been wrong about arsenal even when we had better players, tactics and management, I have zero cause to have any optimism right now after 3 abject defeats
I hope you’re right cos I hate being right about Arsenal.
I find it funny that as soon as AMN says he’s ready to play RB, Arteta plays him in midfield (vs Brentford). Should have accepted the RB spot earlier.
I think we have too many hybrid players in the squad and maybe we should have gone for a specialty RB
That said, I’m glad someone overruled Arteta regarding Trippier.
Arsenal as an organization has been cursed for awhile now. The ‘trust the process, we’re doing this for the future’ curse. It started around when Wenger dismantled our 2006 CL final squad. At first it was ‘we’re building a stadium that will increase our matchday revenue and allow us to compete with the big clubs in the future’. That was then followed by ‘FFP is coming in a few years, we’re the only club being smart with our finances in the bank. We’ll be able to spend big in the future’. Then Wenger’s decline happened and he was all about… Read more »
Essentially, Eddie wants to use the club as a shop window and leave for nothing?
That’s why he club’s interests ought to come first; Martinelli has to get ahead of him and Balogun should get those crumbs that fall off the table.
“Essentially, Eddie wants to use the club as a shop window and leave for nothing?
That’s why he club’s interests ought to come first; Martinelli has to get ahead of him and Balogun should get those crumbs that fall off the table.”
Well Laca is also not signing a contract and will leave on a free next year. Should Balogun play ahead of Laca too ? Weird logic.
Why is Arsenal publicizing a closed door win over Brentford?
It’s like they want to work the fanbase into a frenzied mess, knowing fully well the question of why didn’t they turn up for the opening game of the season has to be asked.
Who cares if you beat them in the game that doesn’t matter?
The Xhaka ‘s red card is like a slap in the face for Arteta. Reading how proud Stan K announced the new contract for Xhaka, he must have heard a lot of BS from Arteta. Two games later, the team was destroyed by Chelsea and MC. Xhaka has also shown his ugly side. That’s the biggest mistake of this TW not to accept Roma’s offer.
TR7
Did the club receive an offer for Laca this season ?
Did Laca refuse to leave when an offer was on the table?
You’re conflating two separate issues without thinking it out properly.
I’ can’t imagine Arsenal offered Laca an extension because everyone knows he’s not worth the 185k weekly we pay him.
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Arsenal xG 0.5 position 17 EPL
xGA 1.46 position which means its easier to score against us than against Norwich 1.37
Dissenter, I don’t understand why people got so worked up by Balogun. Most have not even seen him play in the U23 reserve games. The kid is raw and is at least two years away from being able to regularly start at Arsenal. He was not even the best player at U23 level. Azeez was. The problem is that Azeez like Patino despite being ahead in terms of vision and techniques are not physically ready for senior football. Eddie is ahead of Falogun. Despite his diminutive frame, Eddie link-up and hold-up play is quite decent. Now that he has bulked… Read more »
Great post gunnerman
Dissenter
I am not conflating anything. If Eddie is better than Balogun which he surely is he should get more opportunities to play. Contract and transfer matters should have no bearing on who gets minutes and who doesn’t. Balogun is miles off the level required to lead the line for Arsenal. Ideally should have been sent on loan.
Now we know where goal of the month will be coming from
“From behind closed doors”
My belief is that Eddie stayed with Arsenal because he sees his future here. I certainly hope so, because he is a p;layer with a gift for scoring goals. Sooner or later he will come good. Vinai’s comments on the overall strategy merely verify what many of us – the ‘patient’ ones, if you like – have seen and applauded since Arteta was hired. The future lies with the young and vigorous – and that takes time. To be honest I find the many on here agitating for Arteta’s dismissal tiresome and repetitive. When will they realize they are wasting… Read more »
TR7 and Valentin
I said Balogun should get crumbs that fall off the table, not expecting him to play much. He’ll probably get sent out on loan in January
If there was an offer for Laca and he turned it down then the same fate should befall him, but we all know that there was no offer on the table.
This plonker Vinny actually sat down next to The Fat Spiv ( Raul) on an inhouse TV interview a while back and in full agreement with tubby , stated that any AFC player within 24 months of their contracts would be sold.
So thats Laca, Elneny, Eddie, Chambers, AMN, PEA then.
Whatever this pillock states, I suggest ignore him.
So all AMN had to do was scream on social media to get Arteta’s attention get minutes right? Well if you ask me, it does look like the question was never if he fitted into Arteta’s plan but if there was even any plans in the first place.
I thought more highly of Eddie, thought he would take the first firm offer to play football in the premier league, instead he’s happy to be 3rd/4th striker in a team with a poor midfield.
Palace have some talented wing play and he can get goals offs Zaha’s dribbling runs.
A hungrier player would have jumped at the chance to define hic career.
Imagine if Iwobi had turned down the chance to go to Everton because of wages, when Raul called him up?
Currently, Crystal Palace FC has the worst xG (Expected Goals For) in the Premier League with 0.18 xG per game.
“Zahas dribbling runs” looooool
So ive read that xhaka hasnt gotten vaxxed… i cant say i’m surprised. Wild times
“Currently, Crystal Palace FC has the worst xG (Expected Goals For) in the Premier League with 0.18 xG per game.”
Sid, you don’t think that’s an opportunity for a young player who wants to play?
Kris, ok perhaps I was getting ahead of myself sorry hahaha but all the same Nelson was meant to be the mutts nuts. Always the one tipped for the top through the age groups then just hit an absolute wall. Point being would be nice for a loan spell to really make one of our own come good !
Pedro
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
Getting excited about a behind closed doors friendly win against an under strength/ young Brentford side.
My goodness, what’s going on?
You want him? you don’t want him? you want him?……you don’t want him?
Flip, flop, flip, flop!
Yes we have some very good players but do you seriously think that Arteta can get the best out of them?
A good manager can move this team forward.
Arteta is not a good manager.
lol “The new vision” from Vinai eh? That new vision is to throw the towel in and hope against hope with continuing with a manager that is destined to fail. It’s disgraceful that certain previous targets for this club have been abandoned in such a short space of time. We only just failed to make top four by a whisker in Emery’s first season. A disgrace to put the white flag up. Vinai can prattle on all he wants. The club made an error in appointing Arteta along with a plethora of other mistakes and Arteta will go when his… Read more »
We may have just signed a gem in Tomiyasu
All the Italian football journalists that have been interviewed are speaking very highly of him. He was invited to Le Massia when he was 11 years old but his family declined.
This lad may be a staple at Arsenal for the next 6-8 years if all goes well.
How low is this narrative though.
We had to sack the so-called bum Emery because he was incapable apparently of ever getting top four.
Just a few seasons later we are meant to get behind a surrender of any previous standards the club had and give in.
How embarrassing that Vinai has thrown it in and given up. I tell you what has happened here. All these people at the club who are currently not good enough including the manager have looked at each other and thought well we must lower the expectations by far from not so long ago because we even realise we are not good enough. How convenient and cosy for them to lower expectations because they themselves know they are not good enough. All that money spent over the last few seasons and we have to hear shit like this from Vinai. Don’t… Read more »
Let’s hope if there is any sanity left in the club
then AMAZON are talking to just those people.
Clearly things are not right at all levels.
Perhaps once aired and not cut ???
things will become slightly clearer.?
Dissenter
If he’s that good, we’ll sell him for peanuts to City Chelsea at a discount in 3 years
Or
6 year 350k pw
Sterling scored!!!!
Grealish has replaced Hazard as the most fouled player. I wonder how long he can stay healthy.
Kane scores. 2 – 0 England
Horrible to look at. Raheem scores a good goal for England and bottles are thrown right, left and centre on Raheem.
Will racism ever end?? You just wonder how when not enough is done to stop it.
And just like that, we score a second!!!!! Nice header Harry!!!
Sterling’s better twin plays for England, the shit one for City, clearly.
3 – 0 Game over.
And just like that, we score a 3rd!!!
Poor goalkeeping by the Hungarian.
T
TLDB10
Interesting to see what FIFA do .
50p fine maybe.
If at Wembley and England fans reacted like this, we’d be banned or deducted points.
Anyway, we know it will never change.
Apparently the BB is scouting both Hungarian CB’s with a view to signing them in Jan.
Graham62 did you watch the Euros? I’m not sure we are in any place to take the moral high ground when it comes to racism or crowd trouble
And that, is really that.
Nice to see Saka on.
Tony,
How are things? Sorry to hear you’re suffering health wise, I always knew you weren’t 100% physically but I guess things are harder for you than I imagined. I tend to agree with Sid that it’s not necessarily in the interest of the pharmaceutical companies to find long lasting treatments, but that’s only a worry for younger people who have to worry about the cost,physically and financially of long term use. One of the advantages of being older is that the long term doesn’t come in to it! Take what brings relief and enjoy it. Mind yourself.
G62
Well that is not will happen either with England fans misdeameaners at Wembley. A fine has been set, and a ban of fans for a number of games is being mooted.
Regardless, shameful all round.
Words,
I gave an age trying to think of a song for Tommy, I’d say David Bowie is still turning in his grave over what I was doing to Space Oddity ( Major Tom). Had to give up out of embarrassment. That holding out for a ‘hiro was brilliant, inspired stuff. Well done.
misdemeanors. Yikes autocorrect!!!
Is it me or has the title of this piece been tweaked slightly – the original one didn’t scan properly so maybe it was. VINAI TEMPERS ‘NOW’ EXPECTATIONS, BUT SPEAKS TO STRATEGY The ‘strategy’, such as it is, goes as follows. Do not under any circumstances admit that any of us are fucking useless because our jobs are interconnected and any fool can join the dots. Ignore the realities and keep talking shit to fans while making sure merkin man and his idiotic offspring keep labouring under the delusion that we’re in control and know what we’re doing. With lashings… Read more »
Kroenkephobe, Just catching up,this is it for me now, trying to find some time just to read the comments. You have me right on the job front, punishment for something I did in a previous life I’d say.Arsenal aid was a great idea, really liked it. You’re pulling them out of thin air now. Had an apoplectic fit last night watching the Irish game. Normally Arsenal bring relief to my Irish woes, this year I had to hope those roles would be reversed. Deluded! Hard to know what football I can watch now that doesn’t put my tv at immediate… Read more »
To the tune of American pie….Don Mclean A long long time ago i can still remember how The Arsenal made me smile. And i knew if Auba took his chance That he could make the gooners dance And maybe they’d be happy for a while. But February made us shiver Covid came it was a killer They closed down the Emirate(s) And Arteta started talking bullshit I can’t remember if i cried When i heard that Ozil was out of the side But something touched me deep inside The day The Arsenal died. Chorus.. Why aren’t we singing Bye Bye… Read more »
Do we think/know if Partey will likely be back for the relegation 6 pointer with Norwich on Saturday week? I’ll feel a lot calmer an hour before the game if he’s on the team sheet with Lokonga rather than MO, AMN or Chambers.
Doggie
You are right of course but these countries are just racist in culture.
We have our idiots and numb skulls but in places like Hungary and Bulgaria it is the acceptance that they can do this without any consequences.
Go to these countries and you’ll see and feel it yourself.
“I don’t understand why people got so worked up by Balogun. Most have not even seen him play in the U23 reserve games. The kid is raw and is at least two years away from being able to regularly start at Arsenal. He was not even the best player at U23 level. Azeez was. The problem is that Azeez like Patino despite being ahead in terms of vision and techniques are not physically ready for senior football.” Lol before he signed you were here yelling and attacking Arteta who you believed was responsible for Balogun refusing to sign a new… Read more »
Almunia Hope its not too stressful. I’m imagining you in a Dead Poets Society leafy, preppy college where all the kids are wearing matching tank tops and ties and are mad keen on classical literature, but I suspect the reality might be something different. Good luck for the forthcoming year mate and be safe. Looking forward to some green baize discussions (if only as a counterpoint to what might be coming our way footballistically – yes that’s a made up word) when the season starts. You asked Hard to know what football I can watch now that doesn’t put my… Read more »
Pierre,
Hats off to you. That ranks as an all time great on here as far as I’m concerned, absolutely fantastic. Funny and sad at the same time, that’s when you know you’ve nailed it, fair play to you.
Kroenkephobe,
Pierre and Words are raising the bar so bloody high it’s almost out of sight for me. Get that album together quick before people realise you and I are blaggers!
gunnermanSeptember 2, 2021 18:49:00 Arsenal as an organization has been cursed for awhile now. The ‘trust the process, we’re doing this for the future’ curse.It started around when Wenger dismantled our 2006 CL final squad. At first it was ‘we’re building a stadium that will increase our matchday revenue and allow us to compete with the big clubs in the future’.That was then followed by ‘FFP is coming in a few years, we’re the only club being smart with our finances in the bank. We’ll be able to spend big in the future’.Then Wenger’s decline happened and he was all… Read more »
Kroenkephobe,
Trouble with the gaelic is there’s just the one game left this year and if mayo don’t win……I can’t take much more. As for the Dead Poets image, think the opposite…..there I am.
Pierre
Chapeau mon ami. 🎩 Doubly so for getting some of your antedeluvian views about that bug eyed German footballer who retired in about 2010,and the chihuahua-headed idiot who signed him. With us four and more to come I’m sure we’ve got a quorum for a boy band. Almunia – you’ve got Louis Walsh’s number I’m sure.
I was hoping this would be the summer that we’d see real change due to contracts running out and the obvious necessity. then covid happened. given the circumstances I’m still optimistic and can’t wait to see this group grow together. they all have a good athletic profile and want to be here. still think he’s crazy to not buy a starting cm but perhaps he saw enough of Niles at West brom to give him elneenay’s spot. I’m excited about finally having a right back that can do a job front to back as opposed to a liability. can’t wait… Read more »
Almunia
Im going to knit myself a County Mayo prayer mat and give it the full genuflection routine before the game. I may even kiss Ms Kroenkephobe’s ring in a (rare) show of devotion.
Pierre,
Hidden talent, man…you rock!
Kroenkephobe
Fair play. Pedro won’t be able to accuse you of being one of those’ don’t move the needle’ merchants!
Hitting the hay, good night to you.
P.S Nobody ever admits to having Louis Walsh’s number btw! ( He’s from Mayo, so the curse is real!)
Maybe Weagle will put up again how much Arsenal have spent on transfers over the last few seasons and put to absolute shame Vinai’s we can’t compete line.
We can’t compete because of incompetents like you Vinai.
Barcelona is extremely short on experienced strikers… we’re going to regret not being able to sell Lacazette to them. Had we acted quickly we could have sold him for around £17m to £20m… but we sit on our hands and we repeat the mistake we made with Ramsey. There was a deal to be done with Brighton and Crystal Palace but Nketiah and his agent got greedy with arrangement fees and wages respectively. In this Nketiah has been badly advised and it’s not the club’s fault. Unless we suffer injuries I can see him spending his time on the bench.… Read more »
*we sat on our hands…
So what was the point of the last few transfer windows under tets then? Let’s all just be honest here. The clowns in charge see a rebuild in 5+ years not 3. And why was it so hard to bring in at least 1 player that fits the youth rebuild but could also be for the right now?!?!?! They may think odergaard but he didn’t move the needle where we needed it last season. I don’t expect him to this season either because we are still soooo shit behind him. Yayay another 5 years of tets and the worst arsenal… Read more »
Almost trumpian narrative from Vinai et al
Alternative facts
“Tw was amazing etc”
We have now moved from great expectations with a new manager (MA) expecting us to be competitive to lowering expectations
We can’t compete
Trust the process
Pierre stepping up and it took 11 lines before Ozil got mentioned. That’s disciplined songwriting -I was sure he would appear in the first verse.
4 nil to the Arsenal against Brentford and we think this team has made some progress. Complete hog wash. Just saw the Brentford line up. An entirely different team from the one we played about three weeks ago. Not a single player in their line up today started in the league match. And we are happy to beat them? Come on Arsenal. When we lose in pre-season, we are told to not dwell on the results. Why then be so happy beating a second string Brentford team in a friendly? Sometimes, it is better to shut up.
Leeds
Barca would have taken Laca on loan because that’s all their shopping list consisted of. They didn’t buy a single player this season other than exercising a weird buyout clause with Real Beria for Emerson Royal who they promptly shipped to Spurs for a profit
No way do Barca pay us anything for Laca.
*Betis
Leeds
“Barcelona is extremely short on experienced strikers… we’re going to regret not being able to sell Lacazette to them.”
How can they be short of experienced strikers when they let Griezmann leave at the 11th to clear their wage bill?
They have Aguero, Brathwaite and Depay. They didn’t and do not need Lacazette.
*How can they be short of experienced strikers when they let Griezmann leave at the 11th hour to clear their wage bill?
If you ignore Premier League games we’re 10-0 in two matches. All strong evidence that after the Super League disappointment our heads are no longer in the Premier League. Don’t give me that nonsense about Chelsea and Man City also missing out, because we lost way more than then after the ESL blew up.
How’s that for an excuse to add to all the others?
“The Arsenal boys will be drinking whisky and rye singing”
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I thought that rye with ginger is only popular in north America.
Tee, You got me confused with somebody else, because I have NEVER been a supporter of Balogun. I know people rate him above Eddie, but I never did. I think that his physical attributes made him look better at U23 than he actually is. I thought that when faced with defenders who are stronger, and more experienced than him, he would struggle. And so far against Brentford, he did not shine as people expected him to. There is a player in him, but like I wrote, he is IMHO two years away from regular Arsenal first team. The player I… Read more »
Wtf is Vinay going on about? The league is not for developing young players “to grow together” that’s what the under 23/ reserves are for along with loaning out young players. We didn’t buy anything exciting or the best young players in Europe. Arsenal FC deserve to be relegated and we are not ever getting out of the championship when that happens. Why the fuck should i feel sorry for this club when they keep doing batshit crazy things normal football clubs don’t. The law of averages have to apply for order to be restored. Its gonna take that for… Read more »
Arteta should not sent Balogun out without giving him proper support and preparation. He was franked by Martinelli and Pepe. They had no chemistry between them at all. To blood a new comer, you need a functional system and let him only substitute one role. The way Arteta did, he could destroy the confidence of a player.