YOUNGEST STARTING TEAM IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

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Are you still riding high off the fumes of that win at the weekend? I am. It’s such a great feeling.

You know what is also great? ‘Too small for football’ ‘game 1 failure’… Ben White, is in line for an England call-up. Inject that right into my veins. There’s a video clip of Arteta talking about the benefits of having a defender like VVD being able to pick out a pass from deep. It was almost a year ago today.

I honestly can’t believe we spent a summer questioning the need to sign a defender that could do all the things David Luiz could, but at speed, without the doughnut behaviours that were part of his baggage. Ben White is going to be a very good signing for us this season and I suspect no one will be questioning whether he was £15m too expensive for us by the end of the season.

You know how you know things are going right? The people licking their wounds for their premature write-off of all the players we signed this summer are talking about… William Saliba. Quite something, wouldn’t you say? Donald Trump was the master of deflections like that, but I won’t have it here, I see you. Those people that said all our summer signings were terrible must face the consequences of their actions.

Arteta has a long way to go towards vindication, but the players we’ve signed don’t. They’re sharp buys.

The best thing about the resurgence of a whopping three games is that Gabriel has come back a total machine. There’s a lot of complaining about some of the terrible moves that we did with super-agents last year, but no one gives credit to the snip of a deal we landed with our Brazilian monster. He’s found his footing in year two and it’s been a pleasure. Could he be the Sol Campbell of the revolution? Maybe. He’s imposing, aggressive, his passing has moved on leaps, and he gives everyone the feeling of security. I have been so impressed with him.

Gunnerblog made an interesting point about the weekend. Players we didn’t see on the bench.

  •  Chambers
  •  Mari
  •  Elneny
  •  Kolasinac
  •  Balogun
  •  Nketiah

Those are some statement bench moves that for me, signify that whatever went on during those magical 15 days, really did mean something to how Arteta is approaching this season.

In fact, it’s why I don’t concern myself about William Saliba. The starting 11 we rolled out at the weekend was the youngest to have ever won a NLD. I don’t think there’s a world in which the Frenchman isn’t brought back into the mixer next season, at a better time, when we have European football.

Also, worth noting… I’ve heard that Eddie is on fire. He’s got that ‘I NEED A NEW DEAL’ vibe about him. A lot of people write off players too fast, myself included. We forget that sometimes, in life, shit just clicks. Think there might be some concerns that if he’s left to leave, we might have an Emi moment. Remember, Emi was nowhere until he turned 27.

Saka and Ramsdale HAVE been called up to England.

Ramsdale revealed his favourite dish is… Jamaican.

It’s official.

‘Arsenal’s reputation for blooding young players is upheld by the CIES data, with the Gunners boasting the lowest average-age team (25.01 years) in the Premier League.’

If we’re losing Granit Xhaka and replacing him with Lokonga, that’d take our starting 11 average down to 23 I think (is that bad maths?). That’s a statement about the future, right?

This is a number to be proud of if we can continue to play well moving forward. The new strategy is now public, the media is starting to clock that we’re pretty decent, now we just have to keep winning hearts and minds with good performances.

This weekend, we play Brighton, a team that has really made some strides on last year. They aren’t quite the same without Bissouma, but obviously, he’s looking good to get back into their starting 11 for the game.

We absolutely tanked them at The Emirates when fans were allowed back into the ground, but this time, at home, it will likely be a little tougher. Both clubs play the same style of football, so we’ll have to be at our best. I’m pretty sure Graham Potter will have a decent plan for Martin Odegaard, who he cited as controlling things last time around.

I’ll have more on that tomorrow, see you in the comments, where SALIBA VIOLATIONS will be cited and punished.

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englandsbest

China1 Fan Club

Always on the ball

Tom

Ben White has had an average start to his Arsenal career and nothing exemplifies it more than people eagerly pointing out that he’s won some headers. His defending on Brentford’s Mbeumo on 30 minutes was shocking. His back pass to Ramsdale at Burnley under no pressure was a poor option and execution. His lazy flick of the leg at Kane for what should been a pen for Tottenham, and failure to mark him from a corner for a near miss are just a handful of examples of how not to defend. With less luck he could be topping the errors… Read more »

InsideRight

“Who are your clubs 10 most exciting players of all time, the players who got you off your seat?”

For me these are the players that got me bouncing at Highbury and out of my seat at the Emirates….

1. Bergkamp
2. Henry
3. Pires
4. Van Persie
5. Brady
6. Rocastle
7. Wright
8. Limpar
9. Anelka
10. Rix

Raulishuss

Seriously rap you should just give up. The extent you’ll go to discredit ur club and defend anythn outside it is hilarious. You’re so anti arsenal or is it arteta? Either it’s making you sound so miserable.

bacaryisgod

Hey Pedro

Just to be clear, the word project still annoys me even though I said at the time it was probably unfair to get irritatated by it. It just reminded me of AVB when he kept droning on about ‘the project’ when he was at Chelsea and then Spurs. Arteta has fewer accomplishments than AVB did when he took the Chelsea job but he’s more grounded in British football and culture and that certainly helps.

Another word I get irrationally annoyed by is ‘bang’ as in ‘getting ready to bang’. Can’t explain it but it just aggravates me. Sorry.

englandsbest

kroenkephobe

We’ll miss you. How about staying on as ‘kroenkephobesaynomore’ if you want to be fairminded about Arteta? And then chnge your nameto ‘kroenkephobesaiditall’ if you turn out to be right about him.

Rich

Odegaard is a game changer, brilliant footballer, who moves the needle at Arsenal

His ceiling is massive, can’t believe we got him for £30-£35 million

Can’t understand why some don’t like him, or didn’t want him back, absolutely baffling

AFC Forever

Rich, yep Odegaard is class.

Raulishuss

look at how shameless you are tom. You literally threw your toy outta the pran and was one of the ones who said he wasn’t moving the needle but because you’re edgy about ben white been praised youre using ode to deflect. Why are you so desperate to be right? Afraid you already look stupid for concluding too soon about someone you hadn’t seen play because you were too lazy to hate properly

bacaryisgod

Some good Top 10 exciting player lists. I would add Kanu and Hleb as they could both pull off the unexpected.

Upstate Gooner

Kroenkephobe
7amkickoff is one of the best Arsenal blogs I’ve come across. Tim (blog owner) doesn’t post as often as Pedro does but the quality is top notch. He also talks about other various topics so it’s not just Arsenal all the time. The posters are also an interesting mix. Give it a try.

Leedsgunner

The talk is that Koeman is on the chopping block… anybody from there we could tempt away in the subsequent period of uncertainty?

Before he was sold to RB Leipzig I would have loved to have brought in Iliax Moriba but they grabbed him on a great deal.

What about Puig, any La Liga watchers here want to comment?

SurferX

“Who are your clubs 10 most exciting players of all time, the players who got you off your seat?”

1. Henry
2. Bergkamp
3. WWW
4. Bobby
5. Rocky
6. Overmars
7. Merse
8. Cesc
9. Limpar
10 Santi

RVP would be in there.. but she said no, so no.

zacharse

bout time guen got threatened w a wig slap

AFC Forever

Surfer X

Nice one. Santi seems to be on everyone’s lists, what a player! I left Overmars off because he only had one season. Perhaps we should have found room for Reyes RIP.

Tom

I’m not sure I follow, Raulishuss.
Maybe if you skipped the dramatics the stupid me could have an easier time responding to your half coherent ramblings.

raptora

Raul, Lol, I’m fuming at how good other clubs and managers are doing compared to Arsenal because I’m anti-Arsenal? Lol! Truth is that Klopp got Liverpool at the exact same situation Arteta got Arsenal. Leaky defence – Mignolet, Clyne, Sakho, Toure, Skrtel, Moreno An average midfield – Henderson, Joe Allen, Lallana, Lucas Leiva, Can, Milner A good attacking potential – Coutinho, Firmino, Benteke, Origi, Sturridge, Ibe A lot of average players brought for sizeable money – 42m Benteke, 28m Lallana, 23m Lovren, 23m Markovic, 17m Allen, 17m Sakho, 16m Clyne. Exciting youth potential knocking on the front door – Gomez,… Read more »

AFC Forever

Zacharse

“bout time guen got threatened w a big slap”

Yep, horrible bloke. Imagine him around Saka, ESR and the rest – no thanks.

zacharse

years ago I lived at the far end of a block in SF where the main transgender bar/karaoke club was, DIVAS. i’d regularly be awakened btwn 3-5am by a group of latina trans folk dancing in the middle of post st. w all car doors open and a car radio blasting. The hookers would regularly sit on my stoop and after 3 years of me saying hi their response was always ‘wanna party’ and never ‘hi how are you sorry i’m on your doorstep again high as fuck on oxy.’ Guendozi has the soul of a San Francisco latina transgender… Read more »

raptora

AFC: “Yep, horrible bloke. Imagine him around Saka, ESR and the rest – no thanks.”

He’s around Mbappe, Benzema, Griezmann, Rabiot, Pogba, Varane and the rest. Hideous stuff.

zacharse

raptora

yea france really proved themselves this summer. what a coach they have. he’s clearly visionary to call up guen. i’m sure it’ll work out well and pogba and mbappe will want him back

Leedsgunner

Guendouzi is a stupid kid, given too much money too fast and told he’s all this and all that when he hasn’t really done anything.

Oh well, pretty soon he won’t be our mess, when he looks back I suspect he’s regret his actions… if grows up that is.

AFC Forever

Leeds

When you compare Guendouzi to Saka and ESR, for example, the contrast is frightening. I’m not sure it’s the money, I think he just has an arrogant, cocky character flaw. You do not want him anywhere near our players and I’m sure they don’t want him either.

AFC Forever

Leeds

PS: it’s a shame because he has talent.

Rich

Guendouzi is 22, he’s got a decent amount of experience

We were all young once, he’ll mature

Wouldn’t be surprised to see him pop up at a top PL club in 2-3 years time

At which point he’ll still only be 24/25, and have his best days still ahead of him

Samesong

SurferX

Glad you put Rocky in he would deffo be in my list.
RIP Rocky

AFC Forever

Anyone see the Harry Kane interview: Interviewer: Harry that was an awful performance to lose 3-1 in the North London Derby, you must be gutted? Harry: Yeah, I was buzzing after the game to be honest. I’ve got a release clause in my contract that if Spurs are relegated I can leave. Why do you think I set up the third goal for Arsenal, it was a great ball for Saka. Interviewer: Do you think Nuno could get sacked? Kane: No I don’t think that would be fair, yeah that wouldn’t be fair. You know why should he get to… Read more »

Raulishuss

Henry
Kanu
rosicky
cesc
pires
rvp
bergkamp
caz
rvp
viera

SurferX

@AFC Forever You’re right about Overmars of course.. but what a season it was! He was electric.. everytime he got the ball it looked like something was going to happen. Reyes never quite fulfilled it did he- and the boy defintely had talent. That would be a good list too.. the greatest talents that never quite made it. eg we had 6 months of sublime AA- until the takeaways caught up with him. @Samesong Rocky was never in doubt. I think he is a player that fits into any Arsenal team, in any era.He could run, pass, tackle, shoot, dribble,… Read more »

Leedsgunner

Rocky would have been an inspirational coach working with our youth players or as a part of the back room staff.

What a fighter he was.

I loved the little tribute to Rocky they did when they launched the shirt last season, did anyone catch that?

Leedsgunner

In the tv ad I mean…

AFC Forever

Raulishuss, you can’t have RVP twice mate! Kanu was a good shout.

Surfer X that Overmars season was ridiculous. As you say, they couldn’t live with his pace it seemed everytime he got the ball he scored.

Leeds, yes I feel bad leaving Rocky out. I saw that tribute with the shirt, it was a lovely touch. So very sad. RIP.

I watched something on Reyes the other day. I really hope that nasty Man Utd team, especially the Nevilles, feel ashamed of how they treated him in that 50th game, shocking. RIP.

LoveSausage

Henry
Bergkamp
Pires
Cazorla
Cesc
Alexis
JW
Viera
ESR
Freddie

Graham62

Reyes was such a talent. That beautiful left foot strike against Chelski in the Cup in 2004 will long be remembered, as will the assault on him by the MU scum( the Neville brothers) at OT.

That game was a travesty.

AFC Forever

SurferX

Yep different game in those eras. Those pitches were awful, look at them now how can you not play on these? I have so many memories of games that were like warfare in mud, some of the games at the Baseball Ground were unbelievable. But I will never forget that dirty Leeds team, elbows everywhere – todays snowflakes wouldn’t last five minutes. I’m not sure if it was Atheletic Bilbao but there was a European game where there was almost no attempt to play the ball, just kicking lumps out of each other.

Graham62

If my memory serves me right MU should have got at least two red cards that day.

Who was the referee again?

Oh yeah, Mike frigging Riley.

AFC Forever

Graham62 “as will the assault on him by the MU scum ( the Neville brothers) at OT. That game was a travesty” Reyes was targetted from the first minute. The Nevilles went for him, they didn’t care because they knew Riley was on their side. That game was bent. In fact, they re-refereed that game, might have been Keith Hackett. They decided Ferdinand was a red card when he took Freddie out when clean through and Nistelrooy was a red on Cole, when he raked his studs down his shin. Gary Neville would have been booked with that first assault… Read more »

Bob N16

Brady
Rocastle
Merson
Limpar
Bergkamp
Overmars
Vieira
Henry
Pires
ESR (early days but..)

Subs: Rosicky, Van Persie, Saka, Fabregas

Bob N16

Late sub: MacDonald

BacaryisGod

I guess Michael Thomas should be an honourable mention for the list just for the miracle goal.

Raulishuss

Oops.Had rvp twice. Loved that guy tho. I’ll replace one rvp with ozil.

TheLegendaryDB10

My top 10 would be:

DB10
Henry (joint 1st)
Cazorla
Rosicky (it’s a shame we never saw more of him, loved his directness.)
Pires
Cesc
RvP
JW
Freddie (I don’t why but I always loved it when he scored)
Alexis

Thorough

My best 10 since I began watching Arsenal:
1. Bergkamp
2. Cazorla
3. Arshavin
4. Rosicky
5. Alexander Hleb
6. Robbie Pires
7. Henry
8. Kanu
9. Ljunberg
10. Jose Antonio Reyes

Havyn

Graham62

I agree with you. It was a corrupt setup with Alex Ferguson as the conductor. Riley’s promotion was a thank you gesture by the corrupt group.

This corrupt system was responsible for at least 10 of Man U titles. Still, we have referees like Dean involved.

AFC Forever

Brilliant suggestions…!

We’ll have to try to agree on the LeGrove 10.

Those of us older ones have put in players like Brady and Rix but it’s a bit unfair on the younger Grovers. So I will take Brady and Armstrong out and add Rocky and Anelka. I can’t take Sanchez out, there was a period when he was unbelievable.

Blooody hell, we’ve been blessed with some ballers……..!!

Dream10

Henry
Vieira
Bergkamp
RVP
Pires
Fabregas
Ozil
Alexis
Hleb
Aubameyang

Can’t.wait to add ESR to the list above. Love a right footer on the left

bacaryisgod

The Exciting List was a good idea. Now how about a Top 10 Exiting List? These are the players you think should be permanently leaving the club next.. 1. Kolasinac 2. Runarsson 3. Torreira 4. Bellerin 5. Torreira 6. Mari 7. Chambers 8. Nelson 9. Leno 10. Holding *For the purpose of this list, Guendouzi and Mavrapanos are essentially gone. The conditions that the Guendouzi loan becomes permanent are reportedly so easily achievable that he’s almost certainly not our player any more. Looks like Stuttgart would be insane not to activate the 3m clause to buy him at the end… Read more »

bacaryisgod

*Looks like Stuttgart would be insane not to activate the 3m clause to buy Mavrapanos.

Dream10

Sorry take my guy Hleb out. Forgot about Anelka. There was a time where R9 was only under 23 player who was better than him. Anelka was really a phenom. A better finisher than Henry

bacaryisgod

AFC

Agree on Alexis. Other than TH14, not sure over a 2 year period there was any Arsenal player more thrilling and uplifting than him.

raptora

Top 10 Exiting List

1. Arteta
2. Arteta
3. Arteta
4. Arteta
5. Arteta
6. Arteta
7. Arteta
8. Arteta
9. Arteta
10. Arteta

Easy.

Dream10

bacaryisgod

Still think it is a mistake at not keeping Mavropanos at the football club. Would not be surprised if he is at Dortmund next season. If he can stay healthy, I think he is better than Gabriel and White

Vintage Gun

Glad to see Cazorla getting so much love on peoples top 10 lists. Absolutely loved his style and character. Always wanted him and Isco from that Malaga team and was buzzing when we signed him.

Hope he can come back in a coaching capacity sometime soon. Would be great for our young squad.

AFC Forever

Havyn That 50th game was when the suspicions became facts. I challenge anyone to watch that youtube video and say otherwise. No question Riley had been got at, intimidated or offered ‘something’. Fixed. Fergie had real power. Graham Poll said referees knew that if they upset Fergie he would create such a noise that they would get taken off Man Utd games. That would mean missing many high perofile games because Man Utd tended to play more of them. According to poll, as soon as a referee arrived at OT they would be subjected to harassment & intimidation which he… Read more »

AFC Forever

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Vintage Gun

“That 50th game was when the suspicions became facts.”

Yep, for me also. Was almost in tears of rage after witnessing that match

AFC Forever

Vintage, yes surprised there was never a formal investigation. Even Andy Gray couldn’t believe it in the commentary. Our players should have walked off the pitch and created a real problem for the FA and PGMOL.

Habesha Gooner

My top 10 list who got me off my seat in order would be 1. Henry 2. Bergkamp 3. Pires 4. Fabregas 5. Santi 6. Ljungberg 7. Viera 8 9 10 can be any one from the cunt section, Van Persie, Nasri, Alexis Or the injured most of the time but would have been legends section Rosicky, Diaby Or the likes of Hleb or Arshavin, Ozil who didn’t stay long in enough or on the basis of consistent form but still were sublime in moments. I only saw Arsenal properly post 2000 so those are the players that come to… Read more »

Dream10

My best offensive individual players for Arsenal in the PL era are Henry, RVP, and probably Ian Wright. The quality of the team around them didn’t matter as much. Any one of those in today’s team and we would have a great chance of comfortably finishing 3rd after City and Liverpool. Individual ability to consistently make the difference every week and affect the result.

Raulishuss

Loved watching diaby,vela and vermaelen too. Koss was a boss too. Dream10 you think mavro is that good? Watch him and get back to me. You’re looking at his stat a bit too much. He’s terrible with the ball and needs to work on positioning

AFC Forever

Bacaryisgod

“Agree on Alexis. Other than TH14, not sure over a 2 year period there was any Arsenal player more thrilling and uplifting than him”

Cheers. Yes, he was almost unplayable for a period. Scored almost a goal every other game (80 in 166 games). Man Utd broke him, 5 goals in 45 games, that is a ridiculous drop.

TheLegendaryDB10

Although I didn’t add Saka and ESR, they are 2 players that, I feel, are very close to being able get in that top 10, given time.

Dream10

Raulishuss

Mavropanos physical skill set is very good for a CB. You’re right that his on the ball ability was a weakness. Have not watched him this season, so let’s see. But, Gabriel is a bit average when he has to mark space and not a physical target. White is limited in duels. I would be happy if they both develop into top players

Chris

Is it harsh to say Overmars had one season? Yeah the double season was obviously his finest hour but he still played for us for another couple of years. I know his heart wasn’t in it anymore toward the end of his last season with us though. Apparently the old guard read him the riot act after he wasn’t tracking back when we lost to Coventry. I’ll defend him as growing up he was one of my favourite players and as a kid I was so sad when he left. I always think about the home game against Leeds where… Read more »

Samesong

Interesting selection

What about top 5 keepers?

Chris

My 10 is:

Bergkamp
Henry
Wright
Fabregas
Cazorla
Rosicky
van Persie
Overmars
Anelka (I know)
Kanu

Radio Raheem

Tomorrow will be our first decent challenge since City, really looking forward to this one.

Dream10

Really hope Nketiah starts getting regular 20-30 minutes as a sub. Desperate for him to bang in the goals

Zacharse

Glad we got the headline billing tmrw

Have a feeling about the man utd everton match….Ole gone by november?

Tom

Fergie was a brilliant manager but his relationship with PGMO refs and the media’s takes on his conduct especially at OT was a complete joke. Having refs personal numbers and speaking to them outside of official channels should’ve been reason enough to raise stink about the leagues bias. “Fergie time” is still being referred to by media with almost nostalgic admiration as something special when for me it was a red nosed despot berating the match and the fourth official pointing frantically to his watch and asking for more time when behind , or demanding the final whistle when ahead.… Read more »

Raulishuss

Dream10. He isn’t as impossing but he’ll grow into his body. I think your statement earlier about him been better than gab and white was just baseless and unfair. He isn’t doing anything ballard on loan isn’t doing and aside pace i think ballard is better

Rich

Zacharse

We need Ole to do just enough not to get fired, at least until we go to Old Trafford at the end of November

United vs Everton draw would be a good result for us, but if Richarlison + Calvert Lewin are still out

Then it should be a easy United win

Upstate Gooner

I am shocked and appalled that no one has Arteta in their top 10 list. Shame on you!

Pierre

“. Yes, he(sanchez) was almost unplayable for a period. Scored almost a goal every other game (80 in 166 games). Man Utd broke him, 5 goals in 45 games, that is a ridiculous drop.”

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DmVgbyNiJAU8&ved=2ahUKEwis3Jyk56nzAhVxolwKHeQtA0gQwqsBegQIChAF&usg=AOvVaw2qp-zBX8-vnDPMTCB1W7OF.

Thorough

Can’t believe I left Alexis out. He was an absolute favorite.

AFC Forever

Pierre

Well done posting that. That’s why he was on my list!

AFC Forever

Thorough, there have been so many ballers it’s easy to miss someone out!!

raptora

Alexis is the last player we had that had a real go at being the best player in the EPL. Absolutely carried our sorry asses for couple of years. Top class player. After everything said and done, I don’t feel an ounce of hate towards him. He played his best football here. Probs to Wenger for unleashing that powerhouse of electric football.

Spudnik

AFC Forever, that youtube clip has put me in a right bad mood. I watched that game in an English bar in Barcelona and have never seen any of it since. Couldn’t bear to. I never realised the extent of the injustice. I couldn’t even finish the clip.

bacaryisgod

AFC

Not sure whether United broke him or his punishing schedule for the previous 3-4 years and his style of play broke him. It didn’t know how to take care of his body and give it rest but he also won back to back Copa Americas when he was with us. I think he burned himself out but what a fireball he was!

Pierre

AFC
Sanchez/Ozil were a match made in heaven and neither were the same player when Sanchez left….

Major_Jeneral

‘Tomiyasu has a mentality like Ronaldo’ – Inside the new Arsenal hero’s remarkable rise

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/mentality-ronaldo-arsenal-new-hero-tomiyasu-rise/f09ju0j3o4x910ecflo8cp2wl

Very great read from Charles watts

Tom

“Tomorrow will be our first decent challenge since City, really looking forward to this one.“

Radio Raheem, Brighton table position is flattering a bit. Easy schedule and some luck with decisions going their way more to do with them sitting 6th than strength of performances.

If Bissouma is still out, I think they would be nuts to risk him until fully fit and training, Arsenal should have a clear advantage.

bacaryisgod

Very true, Pierre.

I guess last season took Auba down a lot in fan opinion but let’s not forget he was pretty brilliant until last season. 70 goals in 109 games and some of those goals were superb. Auba in full flight is a beautiful sight.

Tom

Sanchez/Ozil under Wenger were a match made in heaven

There I fixed it for you, Pierre.

Tom

Bacary, so much for Auba’s signing the huge retirement contract to blame for his poor play then, or is that still on?

AFC Forever

Spudnik, sorry about that! Absolutely disgraceful con job.

Pierre, Bacary yep when Ozil was on his game he was a superb baller. The way he linked with Sanchez was something else. We’ve been lucky to have so many ballers to look back on.

AFC Forever

Auba suffered a lot last season. He had some personal issues, a lot of lateness, contracted Malaria & COVID and lost form. Probably not helped by the fact that he didn’t have a crowd to play in front of because he feeds off that energy. Missed his goals big time. Great player.

Bob N16

Watching the U23, 3-0 up against Brighton. Balogun and Patino a class above.

bacaryisgod

Tom I don’t know what is to blame for the Auba slump but he did have a brutal year. He was on such tremendous form at the time of extending his deal with us that there were barely any posters complaining. It was largely praised from inside and outside the club. It also comes down to that old issue of retention being a lot cheaper than recruitment. His 3 year deal is estimated to be just shy of 40m. Signing a quality center forward plus 3 years of salary wasn’t going to be cheap although there would likely be a… Read more »

Zacharse

Fair enough Rich
But it is the early game and it is benitez. Weve all seen utd look pitiful facing less. Hope iwobi and richarlison score before they’re stretchered off.

bacaryisgod

AFC Forever

I tend to agree that Auba feeds off live crowds but the counter argument is that he was spectacular in the F.A Cup winning run last year without them.

Emiratesstroller

The combination of the Neville brothers ended Reyes career at Arsenal. He was never the same
player after their hatchet job.

Riley was in my view the worst referee in the Premiership and having watched again the
9 minutes of that game it was evident that he was in the pocket of Man Utd.

G8

NLD win was great
Still Arteta is a shit manager
We won the NLD at home last season and he still managed to fuck up the season
Hope tomorrow we dont come crashing
Up the Arsenal

Dream10

Alexis is a superb talent. He was a bit greedy, but he was so fucking exciting. I have him below comfortably Henry/RVP because in his most productive spells for the club, beginning of his first season and 16/17, we really weren’t a CL side.

He’s not the best player of the last decade, but he might be the one I want to watch most.

Nigel Tufnel

Watching the NLD again. First half Ben White was all over Kane like a cheap suit.

Some great passing from him too. Not typical defender passes at all. It’s like another midfielder in the build up.

Also one sublime pass through to Auba from Gabriel. He has that ability himself sometimes. Maybe it’ll become competitive in attempting more adventurous passes.

Dream10

Aubameyang looked great in the NLD. So happy for our #1 player

DivineSherlock

Quick question for you guys , Since we lose Partey and Elneny to AFCON . How about a permanent acquisition of Van De Beek from Utd to our midfield ?

zacharse

just listened thru the pod, best one yet. hb Jonny