Well kids, how are we doing on this fine day? I’m in Miami making deals happen. Well, ok, maybe not doing that. But that’s beside the point… the point being is that you are in the rain and I am not. So I am bragging about it.
Let’s move onto the latest in Arsenal opinion.
Gareth Southgate is back on the shit list after he passed on Ben White and Emile Smith Rowe. Aaron Ramsdale did get a call-up, but you know he won’t start.
Now, on the one hand, we can take solace in the fact that two of our star performers don’t have to travel. On the other, you have to respect that they’ve both been better than some of the dross in the England setup and it’s a bit unfair. Still, that is international football. Reputation quite often beats out the hard facts of performances. There are a few in the current squad that are dining out heavy on the past. I’ve no doubt there are starting places in the future of all three players. They are young enough not to need to worry.
KT is back training with the Arsenal squad. It doesn’t sound like he’s ready for action, but I suspect he’ll be well in contention after the international break. I wonder if they’re going to line-up another friendly for the players that stayed at home? I do think KT will go back into the starting 11, though you’d be hard pushed to give a justification outside him being a top, top player. Nuno has done an excellent job in his absence, I hope some of the things he’s been doing will inspire the Scot.
Don Unai has passed on the Newcastle job. I think that’s probably for the best. Let’s be honest, the Spaniard travels extremely badly, and I have my doubts he’d get the control he has at Villareal under a megalomaniac at Newcastle. Eddie Howe is the frontrunner. It’s not as sexy as some had hoped, but I think it’s a sharp move. Eddie suffers from the English name tax. If his name was Ediano Howistzer and he’d taken a small Spanish team up 4 leagues, he’d be a hipster wet dream. But he’s not. He looks like he could paint your garage door in another life, so he’s written off. I struggled with the same thing, Peter Wood is a boring name, so I went to America where I can create endless hours of joy by just saying words like ‘Tally-ho’ and ‘blimey guvnor’… always go where you can be an object of joy, life is so much easier.
We play Watford at the weekend. We’ve been good against them over the years, we smashed them in preseason, but this is the Premier League, and Arsenal are that box of those chocolates Forest Gump was banging on about. If we show up, play with focus and energy, we’ll come away with the desired result and phase 3 of the season will have been a rip-roaring success. If we draw or lose, it’s a setback, but hopefully Arteta and the players will have done enough not to set the ball in motion for the whiners to get on the front foot for the international break.
It is fun to have a better flavor of conversation right now. All the things people complained about are slowly but surely being addressed.
The biggest win of the last phase was the senior players for me. Auba, Lacazette, and Partey have all decided that they are going to give us fitness, form, and leadership. Art De Roché had a great piece in The Athletic where he mapped out the numbers, Auba is pressuring more than ever, so those lying eyes of yours might be telling the truth for once. Lacazette has found the zone, he looks connected to the squad, he looks at ease with the beautiful game, and he’s playing a stunning role no one else in this squad can play. That one touch movement in the false 10 position allows our build-up to go faster, his aggression sets the tone for the team, and he’s showing up in pivotal moments. Thomas Partey looks like a £50m player right now, that’s all we need to say there.
The young players haven’t ever let us down really. Saka and ESR have moved their games up a level, of that there can be no doubt. Smith Rowe is offering end product. Saka has been a little quieter on that front, but he’s still been good. Both of those players will grow in stature this season, they’ll become more reliable on off days, and the numbers will improve.
But how about the new signings? Talent ID was a big issue for the fans and rightly so. From what I understand, some of the cheaper signings with certain agents arrived at the club because that was all that was on offer from a certain operations guy that doesn’t work in the game these days. Since he exited the building, we’ve been laser-focused on getting the deals right. This Project should have started a year prior, we’d be so much better for it if we had, but there we are. What we have now is very exciting. We’ve aged down the squad, each of our 6 signings has offered something fresh to the side, the entire squad feels bigger in character for it.
We’re also offering performances now. Actual good football. Can we make the good football last longer? Yes. But that’s not the point, these players have been together 7 games, performances will get better, that’s a given. What we needed to see was that there is in fact a promised land and a clear identity. Well, we’ve seen it. We cannot unsee it now. We know the potential and we want to see more of it. There are going to be more rough moments. I’ve read and heard people doubling down on Brighton and Palace performances, like those 90s were moments of shame. Brighton should have beaten Liverpool. Palace beat Manchester City. Shake the idea from your mind that this is 2003 and there are whipping boy teams. It’s not the case. Every game has the potential to be tough. The league is so much stronger than it was even 6 years ago. We are going to suffer at times this season, as will every side. We’re 5 points off 2nd. Why? Because the league is tough this year.
The final part of the equation isn’t Arteta. It’s the fans. I don’t know what the pivotal moment was, but I do think the accusation that we were cheering City goals really stuck with a lot of people. It was not true and since then, it’s like the fans have gone out of their way to go all-in on the squad. The Emirates is loud. You can hear it through the TV. There’s very little groaning. The young players need that. Anyone can offer their energy when things are going well, but that’s not when they need it… they need it when there’s a disaster class brewing. Our fans are there for kids and it’s fucking beautiful to see/hear because our summer was radioactive online and there was a big fear that’d be in the ground.
The internet is not real my friends. I am glad about that.
We had our best week ever for podcast numbers. We broke the top 50 for UK sports podcasts again. The most interesting twist for the podcast is MORE people tune in for winning podcasts. That trend happens on the site as well. It wasn’t that way in the old days. Are we… the place for positivity? Did we move from the darkness to the light? Did someone just drop the keys to the hashtag #TeamPosiGooners through the letterbox? What turnaround. Anyway, thanks for listening (and watching), it means a lot. X
1st
Glad he passed up Emile we need him fit and fighting in the premier league.
It’s Friday slow day on the office…….
Tr4phy?
top 4!
I will rest with fond hope for Europa football , but hopefully with mature and competent coach, instead of the incendiary moose we have
ha ha not quite…..
Nice positive post, can’t argue with any of it.
I’d just say considering the run of games we have after the international break, we really need 3 points against Watford
Morning
Afternoon…even..
Xhaka out for at least 2 more months, hopefully 3.
First one for me! The positives keep piling up. Let’s hope we don’t slip on that banana skin that is Watford’s shirt… Those are the games we often miss out on.
Read the post.Nice pep talk Peter Wood.
Tomorrow let us win it .
YesssSir
Ediano Howistzer is an anagram of Mikel Arteta.
ES – not sure I’ll bother to read your posts if you’re so closed minded when it comes to someone questioning them. They then comes across as a bit of a ‘lecture’ and I don’t need those thanks!
Can’t believe we got lakonga for unde 20 mill, if we sell him in the future sure it won’t b for under 50
We have Rambosdale now on our side. We are getting difficult to beat
Raptora
Case made empirically and persuasively. Good job mate.
Kroenke – mystifying post – too much time on your hands?
No complaints. All I ask for is three points to start. Clean sheet if possible and if I was being greedy four or five in the opposition net to help us improve our goal difference.
With Claudio R on the other bench they will set up like Leicester and look to counter attack. We need to play Leicester lite like we played against Leicester heavy, but not take our foot off the accelerator.
Thomas Partey looks like a £50m player right now,
Pump your breaks Pedro. Maybe I missed it but Partey is yet give us an Athletico type of performance. I’d say he looks like a £30M at the moment
Ramsdale will be England #1 soon enough. It’s funny that a country that produces so many good players always seems to produce dodgy GKs. I’m struggling to remember a single great English keeper since Seaman. But Pickford is dodgy even by English standards so Rambo will take over that spot soon. White has been great for us with the ball at his feet but he’s still suspect defensively. I can see why a conservative coach like Southgate wouldn’t want to take a chance. I hoped The Smith would get a call up. It’s a risk for us but it would… Read more »
Watford just wants to be like us Adam, leave them alone. ;p
Hi Bob
Which one? But either way you’re right. 😊
If you mean the anagram one, it’s just a quarter arsed attempt to raise a smile. Give it a go – what could possibly go wrong? It’s joke Friday after all.
Come on matey, regale us with some wit and repartee.
A joyous post, Pedro. Thank you – and enjoy the sunshine.
If I come up with something Kroenke, I’ll surely share!
Pedro, it’s a cliche but the real magic happens on the training pitch, so complaining young Arsenal players didn’t get the call up in the same breath with saying they’ve only been together for seven games sounds shortsighted, considering the likes of White should get 8-10 additional training sessions with Arsenal under his belt, instead of bench warming he’d be doing for Southgate.
Not to mention Arsenal play Liverpool right after the break, and everyone of their starters will most likely be on international duty……………advantage Arsenal.
Bob N16
I was not critical of your point of view.
However, we have far too often recruited an oversupply of players in particular positions and that has proven counterproductive.
Do we really want to repeat recent events of having on our books 10-11 Centre Backs?
It was not long ago that Arsenal Supporters wanted to see Bielcyk promoted to first team.
We landed up selling him to Derby for £6-7 million.
Ballard may well turn out to be an excellent player, but I don’t think that it will be at Arsenal.
Pedro
“Now, on the one hand, we can take solace in the fact that two of our star performers don’t have to travel”
ESR has been called up to the Englander under 21s so will be away
Likewise Tierney has been called up for the Scottish squad
Tom, it’s a human point. Nice for young player to get minutes on the big stage.
The only one in our squad who has a chance against Mohamed Salah is AMN. Unfortunately, he doesn’t want to play there.
Tom
“Not to mention Arsenal play Liverpool right after the break, and everyone of their starters will most likely be on international duty……………advantage Arsenal.”
Arsenal
Ramsdale away with the English squad
Tomi away with Japan
Gabriel ( Not sure )
Tierney away with Scotland
Partey away with Ghana
Lookonga away with Belgium
ESR away with England under 21
Saka away with England
PEA away with Gabon.
Ok white and Lacazette ain’t off on their travels but the vast bulk of the “ starting 11” are away post Saturday
Eddie Howe is an underwhelming appointment for Newcastle. Many people think Howe is underrated but I think he is quite overrated.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Leicester will be missing many critical players due to AFCON.
United, City and Spurs are going to be largely unaffected.
Chelsea will be without Mendy who has been absolutely brilliant. Don’t think they will miss Ziyech that much.
Ballard has done well on every loan he has gone on. In fact you could argue that he is following a trajectory very similar to Benny Blancos at the same stage in his career plus …he is even a regular Northern Ireland international.
He deserves a shot in the first team to see if he can fight for a spot in the squad with Saliba.
Mari and Chambers should go before Ballard
Vote for Ramsdale for PL player of the month
https://www.arsenal.com/news/ramsdale-pl-player-month
Tom “Pedro, it’s a cliche but the real magic happens on the training pitch, so complaining young Arsenal players didn’t get the call up in the same breath with saying they’ve only been together for seven games sounds shortsighted, considering the likes of White should get 8-10 additional training sessions with Arsenal under his belt, instead of bench warming he’d be doing for Southgate” Sound comment. We used to look at training sessions as the real work, that was when we could really work with players and improve them or familiarise them with team patterns of play or set-pieces. This… Read more »
Pedro
“Tom, it’s a human point. Nice for young player to get minutes on the big stage>
True but we can’t help but be selfish!! They’re young enough, their time will come. It’s a killer when a player comes back injured or has his confidence knocked after International borefests Pedro. Last thing we need is that right now!!
AFC
True but we can’t help but be selfish!! They’re young enough, their time will come.
I agree
He has plenty of time to get better and improve where he is.
Pedro, interesting that you should mention Don Raul as I was just reading about him yesterday. 10 days before his ‘departure’ the scouting department was removed. WTF was that about? We were never told his reasons for leaving. Was Arsenal on the hook for something he did? That was August 2020. The difference to where we are now is huge. It frightening to think of what Arsenal would be like if he had remained.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1517095/Arsenal-transfer-news-Fiorentina-Dusan-Vlahovic-London-meeting
I know, I know – in all likelihood it is just clickbait but think about it… what if it were true?
Brilliant for two reasons:
1. We need a young proven goal scorer with Lacazette and Nketiah most likely leaving at the end of the season.
2. We keep him away from Spurs. More than one source saying yesterday that Vlahovic is Conte’s top target.
So whether it be Jovic, Belotti and now Vlahovic it seems like we’re pushing hard for a striker in anticipation of Alex and Eddie leaving…
I wonder if Lucas Torreira will be thrown in there to lower the price…. after all he’s on loan in Fiorentina…
Is Tierney fit? Why don’t we pull for these Scotland games in light of the fact that he’s just recovering from an ankle injury?
The last thing we need is for Tierney to get injured again needlessly playing for Scotland.
We all know how Tierney will play… he’ll throw himself into those games 100%… with everything he’s got.
If anyone needs a two week rest period more than ever, just to recover and to regain his football vibe it’s him.
*pull him from these Scotland games…
Spudnik, in all honesty, because they weren’t very good.
Good Ebening…. Tally Ho… Guv’nor! Hahaha I’m always soaking up the sunny rays of the Gulf Coast of the great Nation of Texas. So can’t say as I’m jealous Peds.. But Miami is nice too. This Watford match for me .. is hugely important because nobody wants to go into a 2 week break… on a huge downer then have to play Pool straight away when we get back to business. . So.. For me.. I hope we play the same exact lineup we have been. Ode and Tierney on the bench next to Pepe in their warmup kits. .… Read more »
Tavares can feel very hard done by if he is dropped straight away for Tierney. He has done nothing wrong in the two EPL matches he has played and has been good in a winning side. Really should be the case that Tavares is dropped when he has an under par match and then when Tierney gets his chance then he should show himself that there is no reason to revert to Tavares again for any real length of time. There has been a vibrancy about Tavares which we haven’t seen from Tierrney in a long time. Regarding the internet… Read more »
Good post Pieter Would! Southgate has done Arsenal a favour by being his usual uninspired self. The kids will get their opportunities simply because they are that good. If Southgate wants to hedge his bets on a poor and out of form Hurry Kane, thats on him. In time the right players will be on the squad, but I suspect after Southgate is gone. Rest will do many good over the break because the return sees Liverpool on the slate – all hands on deck! I will keep saying it, if the boys put in a solid 90 minute effort… Read more »
Middy, I loooooove Texas. Austin is my fave place to hang in America.
Peds-
Ohhh Nice.. Austin is ultra cool for an Old Cowboy town.. Mexican cuties everwhere and the music scene is top notch. They have a football (MLS) team now, too. Unfortunately for me it’s about a 4 hour drive if I drive fast. So don’t make it up there as much as I would like. I have to have an ocean view to make my life complete is what I have learned over my lifetime.
The new club is a proper party. They are doing things right there. Light, music, food and booze.
The next step for Arsenal under Arteta in regards the real belief stakes is to win a match in a hard fought game where we have been held by the opposition in the first half not scoring but go on to win the game in the second half or even come back from a goal down. We have been comfortably in front by half time in our last two EPL matches and may that long continue these fast starts to matches but there will be occasions where we don’t break through in the first half and then we can see… Read more »
They played an International match there at the new stadium last break. US v Jamaica.. it looked like an amazingly good time. I was jealous of that.
Maybe Arsenal will do a preseason tour and make the Texas swing across the country .. at some point.
Watford should be disposed of.
They have only beaten a drab Everton side and Norwich in recent times.
If anyone watched Everton being outplayed by West Ham at home in their previous game before the Watford match then they would not have been massively surprised that Watford won there although the dramatic final scoreline may not have been expected.
And then of course Everton went on to lose against Wolves as well.
Everton are not in a good state at present.
“The only one in our squad who has a chance against Mohamed Salah is AMN. Unfortunately, he doesn’t want to play there.”
In your dream.
Salah is in the form of his life
“The next step for Arsenal under Arteta in regards the real belief stakes is to win a match in a hard fought game where we have been held by the opposition in the first half not scoring but go on to win the game in the second half or even come back from a goal down.”
What difference does this make?
3 points is all that matter be it comfortable, hard fought, come from behind or dropping from the sky.
The more points we accrue the more the confidence and belief developed.
Tee
It’s about seeing how the team reacts in different situations.
If you don’t think this has any meaning at all then so be it.
By the time AFCON comes , Xhaka would be fit and raring to go . Hopefully we get the one who plays well for the Swiss and not the caricature at Arsenal. I also want Mikel Arteta to go all in for Carabao and FA cups . We should be winning some silverware this season.
Tee
Crossing my fingers for Salah sitting out against Arsenal because he got injured in the international matches 😉 That’d be swell
The team is good now. The X, Y and Z factors now are strategy, leadership and match tactics. We are close to 100 on strategy (owners and board must become more profiled in getting behind it). Leadership is 90. Aruba, Laca and Party are the ones to show it. They are getting there, but needs to prove the pudding when we are down innabtough game. Ramsdale, EMS and Saka are doing more than can be expected. Match tactics is not there yet. You cannot see us varying a solid idea slightly across games. This is where we can improve the… Read more »
Divine Sherlock
I’ know where you are coming from but I’m not much of a fan of the Carabao Cup to be honest. Never have been even when it was the Rumbelows Cup, The Milk Cup etc. For me it gives us a chance to play extra games and give the fringe lads minutes just in case they’re needed in the PL games. Anyway it was the last trophy the Spuds won so I. have to trash it….!!
First, we needed to beat the spuds to show our mettle, next it was villa, then Leicester away. I wonder what the next metric would be. Perhaps we would need to be losing by four goals in the first half then go on to score eight goals in the 2nd half to show we’re making progress.
No game or circumstance is the ultimate test, the league is a a marathon!
Chika “First, we needed to beat the spuds to show our mettle, next it was villa, then Leicester away. I wonder what the next metric would be. Perhaps we would need to be losing by four goals in the first half then go on to score eight goals in the 2nd half to show we’re making progress.No game or circumstance is the ultimate test, the league is a a marathon!” Boom….!! No team ever wins every game. When we lose, as we will, the Sky will have fallen in. As you correctly and sensibly say, the PL is a marathon.… Read more »
When Lokonga was asked to play igxactly like Xhaka,he was confused….. but dovetailing with Partey,we now seeing the real Lokonga… wish Xhaka swift recovery,his absence is forcing Tets to see that we need to move away from his particular specificity….top of the agenda for Jan should be a top striker, convince Saliba of our love for him,a RB in the mode of Tavares(don’t have to break bank for that) and a CM who can play 6 n 8,same as Partey n Lokonga, that way a cover comes in for Partey while at African nation’s cup. Yes,we can see the direction… Read more »
AFC Forever
Indeed the signs are certainly good. We’re making steady progress and I like the harmony within the team.
Last season, losing Tierney would have adversely affected the team, but today most fans can confidently say he shouldn’t return to the starting eleven yet. That’s another instance of the underrated growth a lot of fans are reluctant to acknowledge.
Speaking of England and substandard keepers, one of the greatest ever football quotes was capellini admitting he asked the players if he should pick ‘joe hart or calamity James’
Can you imagine your own manager calling you ‘calamity’? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Mulerise14
“A CM who can play 6 n 8,same as Partey n Lokonga, that way a cover comes in for Partey while at African nation’s cup.”
Very crucial for us in January. I wonder if we could still get Bruno Guimares from Lyon or a similar player. Want us to really make a push for a strong finish.
Dusan Vlahovic reminds me a lot of RVP. Left footed with high technical skills, which is unusual with big guys. 6ft 2″ and Serbians are tough cookies too, so he’s made for the Premier League. Only 21 too. Exciting signing if it’s true, which you never know nowadays with our media.
Mulerise yeah asking lokonga to mimic xhaka makes no sense. Xhaka has to play in that very specific way because he’s a really limited player who needs to be saved from his own glaring weaknesses. If you have a CM who is less one dimensional you should be playing to their strengths.
We built an entire system around protecting xhaka from himself lol. Sambi is not yet consistent but in terms of what he can bring to the table he has so much more to offer
AFC Forever
I dont wanna trash any competition but if we are in it , we should be looking to win it . Considering we have got the luck of draw as well . Silverware in Feb would be a massive boost for the run in till May. Good optics for All or Nothing too.
Chika “Last season, losing Tierney would have adversely affected the team, but today most fans can confidently say he shouldn’t return to the starting eleven yet. That’s another instance of the underrated growth a lot of fans are reluctant to acknowledge.” Absolutely. Tierney was the first name on the team sheet for most fans. He was even touted to be the next captain. He misses a few games and the lad Tavares is now everyone’s favourite. I have to say, the Summer signings were really good. Most of them were surprises and criticised by fans at the time, so to… Read more »
Divine Sherlock
Yep, you’ve made the point well and that’s a good way of looking at it.
Just heard Conte took the Spurs team and backroom staff to a local orphanage. They spent several hours there. talking to the kids. “It was heart breaking to see their sad little faces with no hope. I did my best to try to cheer them up.” said Tyrone aged 8.
AFC Forever
Classic 😀
Conte must’ve been promised signings in January , otherwise I dont see how they can compete with Sanchez and Dier as CBs . Only Romero is decent ( even though most dont rate him here ) . 3 at the back is already looking suicidal with those slowpokes in the line up.
Ole gunnar solskjaer meets with Klopp. He asks him, “Your team wiped the floor with us 5 – 0. I cant get over it, how do you run such an efficient team? Are there any tips you can give to me?” “Well,” says Klopp, “the most important thing is to sign intelligent players.” Solskjaer frowns. “But how do I know the players in my team are really intelligent?” Klopp says. “Oh, that’s easy. You just ask them to answer an intelligence riddle.” Then Klopp phones Mo Salah. “Please Join me and Solskjaer in here, would you?” Salah walks into the… Read more »
Spudnik, 😂 👏
I guess Peter Wood is a bit of a dull name…
But we still love you Pedro!
And thanks for the great blog
James, thank you for empathising with my plight: 😂
Spudnik!!!
.thanks for making me to laugh out loud.
OMG
I’m still laughing….I gave lost control of myself.
😂🤣😂😂😂😂
Pedro, you can always go by Pietro Di Legnio, or Pedro Madera.
Piotr Drewno though, would kill your advertising career for sure.
Spudnik nice one.
Pete, don’t worry about your name mate. Guy I used to work with was called Richard Fitzwell, We sent out a flyer called Meet the Team and the lad doing it put his name down as Dick Fitzwell. He didn’t find it particularly funny but we did & so did some of our customers.
AFC
Made me chuckle
Many many years the football team I was playing for had a manager called Michael Hunt.
About our presentation end of season do the secretary, a lady aged about 45 was organising matters and the manager was no where to be seen.
She grabbed the mic and blurted out “ Has any one seen Mike Hunt”
The building erupted!
The Vlahović story from Di Marzio is bonkers
Don’t know anything about him, but surely there’s zero chance we’ll pay £70 million for a player with 18 months left on his deal?
The vast majority of the clubs are skint, the player is reportedly refusing to sign a new deal, and we already have a surplus of strikers
Di Marzio was first to report our interest in Tomiyasu though….
Pedro,
Before you gloat to much about being on the beach in Miami, I just wanted to point out:
1. I just walked down 5th Avenue in Midtown. It is a gloriously sunny Autumn day here, the type I never saw growing up in England. Straight out of a good film.
2. If you are on a work trip then you are probably stuck in an office that is so air conditioned that it probably feels like a fridge. No flip-flops there.
3. And good luck finding a good football bar in South Beach where you can watch Sunday’s game!
I’m too old and happily married for that lark any more, but I can testify that dating is a dream when you have any old English accent in the US. They even think that a Geordie or a Brummie sounds intelligent and sexy!
As Sting sang, “An Englishman in NY………….”
No real surprise that Villa continue to flounder. Did they honestly believe that by selling their talisman star that he would make no difference and it really was the rest of them that brought on their previous success?
Great example of poor management and vision. And for the record, is it just me or does Emi seem very “ordinary” these days?
Someone’s going to pay the price for someone else’s decision to sell Grealish and replace him with unremarkable talent. Serious relegation candidates if they don’t turn things around soon enough.
Boutrous Wood is a boring name?
Friday joke.. Man comes back from Dr really down. His Mrs says whats the matter? He says I’ve been diagnosed with yellow 24. His Mrs says whats that? He says an incurable illness and I’ve only got 2 days to live. Mrs thinks how am I gonna cheer him up and says lets go play bingo (housey in USA?) So they go. Guy wins on 4 corners (20£) then gets a line (50£) tgen on same card gets FULL house(300£) then he wins the national (50,000£) fuck me says the bingo caller your lucky. Lucky? Says the guy I’ve got… Read more »
Went bonkers today, like any Gooner would, and decided that I would buy a ticket to the Watford game after all as I booked this Monday off (had annual leave left). Spent most of the day refreshing the online Arsenal ticket store until I finally got lucky later this evening. Got a lower tier tix in row 8 in West Stand. I am going to have be sitting down (I prefer standing which is why I like going to the North Bank) but I’ll be singing as much as I can. Looking forward to another game where we have a… Read more »
Joke Friday After a series of disappointing Spurs performances, Conte decides to take the Spurs squad on a mini winter break to a bijou little hotel on Lake Como for a bonding and recharging session. There are rumblings amongst the Spurs players about Conte. They hate his extended training hours, his insistence on hours of conditioning training, and his rigid tactics. Most of all they hate his disciplinarian ways and how he shouts at them in unintelligible English and Italian all the time. Kane and Son are sharing a room, and Kane has had enough. “Tomorrow morning, I’m gonna swear… Read more »
Express reporting weve agreed a deal
On vlashovic ahead of jan. Turned down a final extension offer. 68m
Thats dough.
Aiming for 3rd place
Zaharse, ‘
if’ it’s true its massive but don’t trust any of these liars.
Xavi is the new Barca boss didn’t see that coming. How quickly football can change. Brilliant player though
Someone said to me the other day that maybe the Emirates is louder because we have less tourists watching the games due to covid. Which kind of makes sense, more locals are getting to the games as tickets are available.
Maybe, who knows but I certainly notice the difference. From seeing clapping in previous years. To now Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal ringing around the stadium. COYG!
Afc
Im going to try and keep faith that the kroenkes know they gotta buy, also that their net wealth has prob doubled over the last 2 -4 yrs doesnt conflict here
Im certain arteta/edu wont be buying anymore dross, esp in january, so the only kind of purchase is going to be a fire sale or a big boi purchaee
Purchase*
Auba was a jan purchase
Jdawg
I mentioned that the other day. I’ve been to two games and the atmosphere seems so much better. There was none of the groaning you used to get. Fans aren’t silly they know there is a plan in place & support the process. It will help the team too.
Zaharse.
I think they know they owe the fans after the European Super League fiasco. Also, to increase the value of an asset you have to invest. If we do get someone big in January we can’t really ask for much more. That would be a massive statement. However, I am always cautious about media stuff because there’s so much click bait today.
Express story? And you believe that?
Every week I love the delicious bonus of watching Emi the villain get closer to relegation.
He made a big miscalculation, even though Arteta gave him the #1 job with us, and everybody here was blaming our club and manager, creaming over Martinez and Villa.
Peter wood? The long lost illegitimate child of Peter hillwood