One of the big improvements Mikel Arteta needs to make in 2022 centres around how we tackle the top 2 sides. We show far too much respect to City and Liverpool. It wasn’t like that during his first season, but lately, those games have felt like a loss before we’ve kicked a ball.
Well, guess what, it seems like the first two fixtures of next year are likely going to be: Manchester City and Liverpool.
We drew them in the League Cup. Brendan Rodgers team gave up a decent lead last night and lost on penalties. Our semi-final with them is slated for Jan 4th.
Liverpool might be the best semi-final. They played second-string against Leicester. I’m not sure Jurgen Klopp really cares too much about winning that trophy because he has a genuine chance at CL and the League this season. Not the same for Arsenal. I’d be surprised if Arteta took it as lightly. He knows that a League Cup is massive for a young side. It’s an opp to galvanise the fan base, the players, and the club around a fat new contract for himself.
Still, it’s a lot to ask in the new year. City and Liverpool twice. Two losses there and everyone starts to get a little bit shaky going into a very tough Phase 5 of the season.
PHASE 5:
Spurs (A)
Burnley (H)
Wolves (A)
Brentford (H)
Liverpool (H)
Watford (A)
Leicester (H)
Villa (A)
I’m getting ahead of myself here, we’re still in Phase 4 and we have 3 games left of the 10. I think we were aiming for 20 and we’ve been a bit all over the place. Painful losses to Liverpool, United, and Everton have made it tough. Below is where we are compared to everyone else.
We’re sitting 3rd over this period, which is great, until you realise that there are quite a few teams that have had games cancelled. So those three losses could weigh quite heavily on us if everyone around us wins their games.
The team I’m worried about is Spurs. They’ve dropped out of Europe, Conte is a top manager, they are team that has tasted the top 4 in recent history. There will be tough days for them. Their Italian super manager is a brat though, if he starts losing, he will point the players, demand money, and not worry if things go off the rails. So I wouldn’t count on them being elite just because he’s there.
The job is quite simple for us, we’ll drop short of our 20 point title because the last game of our run is Manchester City, but if we can win our next two, we’ll finish the session with 18 points. Could we nick a draw against City? Doubtful, but we can dream.
Overall, we have to look at the bigger picture and the mission. Be within spitting distance of top 4 by the January 2nd. Win our next two games against Norwich and Wolves and we’ll be there. Then we can start thinking about goals for Phase 5 of the season, which will be tougher, but you’d have to be more confident with a team that knows who they are and where their level is.
The sub-plot is how we deal with the fitness of the squad through this current period. Our injury list has been shy of names this December, thankfully.
Will Arteta use Norwich and Wolves to rotate? Did Pepe or Eddie do enough to merit first-team action?
We shall see.
Arteta’s press conference didn’t really give much insight into how he’s thinking.
It doesn’t seem like Patino is an option to replace Thomas Partey.
I think it’s unlikely Jack Wilshere is going to step into the fold, despite the .com giving him a lot of camera love lately.
Arteta has said there could be forgiveness in the system for Auba. I’d take it with a grain of salt. He has to say that. If players think there’s never forgiveness for mistakes, it can be demotivating.
It also feels unlikely we’re going to spend big money on anyone… but who knows there.
The most action might happen with players leaving the club.
There are lots of clubs in Europe that need goalscorers to push close to their objectives. We have Eddie and Lacazette with 6 months on their deals and we also have Auba who could be pushed out on loan to get him out the hair of the training staff. That is quite a lot of uncertainty… but there could be movement on all of them. Lacazette, oddly, seems like the least likely to be moved on at this stage.
Bernd Leno can’t possibly stay on for the rest of the season. He’s an international keeper and he has World Cup ambitions. If he leaves, that leaves us with a very inexperienced back-up keeper, so we’d have to move on a replacement.
Then you have the tantalizing prospect of Newcastle in the market. They need defenders, midfielders, and attackers if they’re going to stay up. Will they come knocking?
OMG I HAVE NO IDEA BUT I’M EXCITED.
Patino has been linked with Barcelona. What, they think because he has Spanish parents, that makes his DNA anything other than red&white? Bitch please. Charlie is ours. He already has a song. There’s no better club in the world he could be at right now for his development.
Right, short one today, I’m still testing positive…but that line is getting lighter. Will there be a Christmas Eve miracle? Pray to the gods of football my friend.
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Bankz is here for the tr4phy again
Looking like it will be another easy top 4 clearance for me again.
Groovey?
DM?
Tr4phy
Too easy Bankz, eh? 😉
((((BOOOOM))))
Tr4phy secured
lol.
Smart one DM.
I knew you were lurking in the shadows
Been a while since we battled properly Bankz, good times
Pedro, you start by saying that we pay too much respect to City and Liverpool and then go on to say if we can get a draw against City it will be a miracle??
‘ Wolves going to be fresh for our game on 28th, now their Boxing Day called off
‘That’s is what I feared.
Once you cancel one match in that chain of two matches on Dec 26 and 28, cancel ALL the other games on that day.
There’s such a thing as anti-competition
Surely they re going to make this moose cup a one leg semifinal
All four managers left in the semis are calling for that.
For once I disagree with several points in the post.
Points on the board rather than games in hand for me.
18 points and 4th place after this phase will be a good return.
Never worry about the Spuds.
The players will know the Auba situation inside out.
I expect one decent money incoming in January, together with a couple of loans.
We can’t be expected to play a fully rested Wolves on Tuesday.
I don’t understand the phases of the season in pedro’s writing 😂😂😂. I see it as “next game, get three points” type of thing. Just kidding. Anyway, Newcastle aren’t coming in for anyone other than may be AMN. Wolves, Leicester are rumored to be still interested. If he leaves I am certain we will bring in a CM. Arthur has been linked with us. Wijnaldum, Kessie and Zakaria also have had rumors. Eddie and Chambers will also be targets for teams on a cheap deal. Auba is staying because of his wages, Lacazette isn’t leaving because he is neccessary now.… Read more »
Matt, I hear you my man… I noticed it when I wrote it, then embraced it. I think we’ll lose all of them. That’s on Arteta to change that defeatist attitude of mine.
Karsa, I agree with you… points in hand is better. I just meant that Spurs can catch us.
I really hope the Prem fucks them with the run of games.
Diss, sponsors might have something to say on that.
Not that I know what a Carabao is
Bankz a new man these days. Up bright and early.
Get wijnaldum and we’ll be rocking !!
Hopemthe club does some serious business in jan. We need squad players bad
Kjelli, I had the same thought.
If we move in January, I think we’ll do it early
A central midfielder on loan, maybe Wjnaldum, Ramsey, or Arthur,
Kulusevski’s name keeps coming up, if we can dispose of Aubameyang/Pepe, then a loan with obligation wouldn’t surprise me
Never seen him play, but from snippets I’ve heard, he’s another model professional, speaks fluent English, but numerically we’d need departures to make this 1 happen
Last season we were shithousing the top teams, three at the back and counter, which is why we did pretty well against them. This season the expectation is that we try to go toe-to-toe, playing our own pressing-game. It worked against City for about 10 minutes, until they got that fluke goal on the first attack they looked in trouble. I also felt the Pool game was closer than the scoreline would suggest, a lot of fine margins in that game. But as everyone knows, it’s very very dangerous to go out and play progressive football against Pool and City… Read more »
The Pools won’t have Salah and Mané in January. The team that they fielded yesterday will be the best they can come up with.
The defeatist attitude hasn’t left us yet. We just roll over whenever we face someone better than us or a team we should be expected to beat. Man United away this season should have been a different result. We just gave them the game. It is very annoying and we need to cut it out. We need to smash liverpool if they come out with youngsters. Especially as we will probably be go strong to win a trophy.
I’d expect we rotate , play Tavares , Cedric Holding against Norwich . White Ramsdale Saka Laca play both games from the start . ESR plays Wolves , Odegaard plays Norwich . Something like this would help.
Quite frankly, who give a sh*t about the carrier bag cup ? I hope they don’t risk anyone’s fitness on this and concentrate on the main target of European football, Europa League at minimum and top 4 as main priority.
Anything else doesn’t really matter if we want to attract top talent.
Top 4 obviously should be our main target. For a big club it is absolutely unacceptable to be out of CL for more than half a decade. I am still frustrated by points dropped against United and Everton. Those 6 points could possibly cost us a top 4 finish.
*frustrated about dropped points
Not that we are strongly linked with him but Zakaria is a very poor midfielder. Should not be on our radar at all.
I agree with TR7
The dropped points against really shit ManU and Everton hurt the most, and could be the reason we miss top 4.
We lost not because we were the lesser team, they were both there for the taking. We lost because we had less experience of managing the game, froze and the manager inability to use his subs correctly.
We should play City with no fear, the supporter must make the place like hell, we feel with this generation of players there’s something happening at the club and against City it must be THE BANG time we’ve been waiting for,
A midfield of Partey, Xhaka and Odegaard should be good enough to complete at home.
Also, I think we should play ESR, Martinelli and Saka up top to counter their false9 AKA extra midfielder with ESR dropping to help the midfield.
Not that I know what a Carabao is
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Strange freakin world we live in these days.
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Pedro, We are hearing all kinds of rumors about a swap between Auba and several Juventus players (Arthur, Ramsey, Kulusevski). It certainly makes sense for both teams, depending on which one we most need and which one Juve is willing to let go. I’m not crazy about Ramsey, if only that we have that position covered. But the other two make sense, possibly for a permanent swap. Of course, if it isn’t Ramsey then we may have to subsidize Auba’s contract. But Juve need goals at the moment and he is an enticing option. My wild card is Holding to… Read more »
Haahaa, great post Pedro, love this: Their Italian super manager is a brat
Hope you test negative in time for Christmas…
Let’s not get too snooty about the League Cup. Obviously top four now is priority number one but I don’t see how we can’t take both on at this moment in time. Klopp will likely roll out the same side as last night so there is a good chance we can contest a final against one of our London rivals. That’s the excitement we crave as fans. Let’s not forget our love of the game and the r point of it all, winning things. Plus imagine us standing my between Spurs and the or first trophy in 15 years. How… Read more »
I read a lot of nonsense written about Eddie , including he can’t play in the premier league. I say it’s nonsense because he has only started 4 games in 18 months in the league and the only time he had a run of 5 games back in feb /march 2020 the team won all 5 games I also read that he can’t hold the ball or link the play…more nonsense. I read that he has no pace and no power…nonsense. Next they’ll be saying that his movement in the box is poor… What i will say is that it… Read more »
You were doing the same to ode pierre. You’re such a hypocrite
So you admit you got it wrong with ode? Lol
When it comes to Arsenal. I’ve always been an optimist – but my view is tempered with grains of commonsense. The current first pick is capable (almost) of beating any side in PL. The two exceptions are Man C and Liverpool. But Liverpool won’t be a problem in Carabao, because we’ll be desperate to win, and they won’t care much. What is likely to happen in Jan transfer window is anybody’s guess – even for Arteta (as Pedro points out) everything is preceded with an ‘if’ or ‘unless’ – the ‘if’ dependent on who goes and who is available. Assuming… Read more »
Bankz a new man these days. Up bright and early.
Lol.
Pedro, it’s the holidays plus you never know what a run of good performances plus 3 points does to your mood.
We should fancy our chances over Liverpool in the carabo cup semis.
With them trying to catch City at the top of the table, no way will they play their full strength team over 2 legs
Pierre
I’m with you 100% in respect to Eddie.
I think Eddie could be our trump card this season.
Raul, Pierre was quite positive on Ødegaard recently. Even if it’s a change of view, it’s a good thing….also, admitting mistakes is a very healthy trait, rather than secretly, stubbornly, wishing for failure to get rid of Arteta, as some do here. There are some people here that you can feel that from. Also Pierre, Good description of Eddie’s game. Last season Arteta used him all wrong trying to have him drop deep. You could see he wasn’t comfortable doing that, disrupting his rhythm. He’s going to do well if he gets on a decent team and gets a lot… Read more »
Eddie is levels below Martinelli if you are being honest with yourself Pierre.
Anybody will tell you that who watches both play. Your weird obsession with Eddie and Willock is just that- weird.
£25m was excellent business for Willock who is playing like a Lee Cattermole regen for Newcastle. The kid went on a purple patch scoring patch and we cashed in for a top fee given his limitations.
Just like £35m was daylight robbery for Iwobi on our part. Willock is definitely better than Iwobi mind.
Pierre is a true believer, I’ve grown to respect him for his convictions, however I may disagree with him.
Weagle
Pierre has a fantasy view on Willock, thinks he’s not scoring a goal a game because he’s playing DM. Hope nobody mentions to him that Newcastle have the worst defence in the league by some 7 goals. Could do with a decent DM….
Willock was good business, Iwobi was good business, Eddie should’ve been sold for more good business, AMN the same, Bellerin and Chambers too. Unfortunately our sales record is abysmal and we cling onto these players until nobody wants to pay more than a score.
Pierre at his obsessive best after the departure for f Ozil and Wenger 😂
I can kind of understand being an Eddie obssessive… But a Willock obssessive? That one is hard to fathom. Le Grove fanclub numbering 1 .. I’d imagine.
Pierre
I’m with you on Eddie, he has a special talent, one that will flourish given the opportunity. He is a reminder to me of Andy Cole. I felt the same way about him leaving as I am now about Eddie leaving.
And It’s pretty clear that Arteta shares our misgivings.
Weagle & chumpagne charlie “Eddie is levels below Martinelli if you are being honest with yourself Pierre.Anybody will tell you that who watches both play. Your weird obsession with Eddie and Willock is just that- weird” Not at all …is it weird for an Arsenal supporter to support one of your own players that have come through the Arsenal academy… Anyway , I think willock’s 8 goals in 8 games to single handedly save Newcastle from relegation says more about him than I or you will ever do… So far Eddie 5 goals in the 3 games he’s started this… Read more »
It is noticeable that Martinelli’s game is now more about making good runs without the ball rather than with the ball. His pace is lethal and by making intelligent runs from deep without the ball , he is able to find himself in some very dangerous positions. Previously, Martinelli believed he had to attack the defender when on the ball, not now, it’s more about laying the ball off and then running behind and he is certainly learning to time his runs to perfection as it can be so easy to be impatient when making the runs and drift into… Read more »
So yoy really are not going to walk on further there Pierre and admit that you were wrong that Eddie > Martinelli?
Very wrong in fact. Anyone ever called Eddie a generational talent eh?
And there is nothing derogatory in saying that Eddie is a good ST for a certain level but that level is not the PL or Arsenal more to the point.
‘2 years of doing very little’ LOL, even now you cannot quite let it go that you were hilariously wrong on Martinelli and have to get in that little dig.
He had shown a hell of a lot more at senior level than Eddie even prior to this season and is x2 years younger and an import from the Brazil lower leagues.
I’ve been critical of Arteta’s decision making over the past 18 months but I have always been 50/50 on whether he is the right man for the club. Also, nothing wrong in giving credit where it’s due and I’m beginning to see improvement in many of our young players coming through the system. Of course , our recent games have been against easier opposition with most at home, so the away form has still to be tested to see if we actually have turned the corner. As good as leeds performance was and as good as Arteta’s tactics were ,… Read more »
Charlie
Yep or we nuke their value by messing them around here and sending them out disgruntled on loan spells.
Has happened with Mavropanos who is killing it at Stuttgart and is now a serious target for Dortmund for actual money instead of the loose couch change we got from Stuttgart for him.
Watch it happen with Guendouzi, Torreira and Saliba who are all also having good loan spells abroad. We will let the three go for peanuts and meanwhile hoard and reject real offers for fodder like AMN. Laughable.
Weagle “So you really are not going to walk on further there Pierre and admit that you were wrong that Eddie > Martinelli?” The comparisons were made by others not me , you and the other le groaners got the hump because i said Martinelli was a bit of a head down merchant , which he was , but not anymore though and i think Arteta should take a lot of credit for improving his understanding of the game.. As for Eddie , I’ve never said he was some elite talent, i just think and always have thought that he… Read more »
Eagle torreira is going for 15m€ You really think after a season or 2 at fiorentina hes gonna be a 40m mf?
We sold willock for 25, pretty good deal for us… ode certainly an upgrade on that money roughly
Torreira I predict we’ll only get 10-12m for
What was a very promising career for him has petered out into complete irrelevance
Not sure if he’s done much during this loan spell but safe to say unless he’s been pulling up trees, he won’t fetch a large fee
Weagle “He had shown a hell of a lot more at senior level than Eddie even prior to this season and is x2 years younger and an import from the Brazil lower leagues.” I don’t wish to get into comparisons as i like both players equally , I would say that neither have ripped up trees in the last 2 years for one reason or another . But anyway I’ll play your silly little game to prove how ridiculous you sound. From dec 2019 until now (2 years) Eddie has scored 15 goals for Arsenal and Martinelli has scored 9.… Read more »
Zacharse
“We sold willock for 25, pretty good deal for us… ode certainly an upgrade on that money roughly”
I wouldn’t disagree with that.
“From dec 2019 until now (2 years) Eddie has scored 15 goals for Arsenal and Martinelli has scored 9. Both played a similar amount of games , not sure how many starts as both have been used as subs often.It just emphasisis how there has been little difference between them and that for you to say that one is levels above the other and has shown a hell of a lot more than the other simply isn’t true.“ Ripped from the same nonsense argument you made about Auba, Laca, and Pepe being in the same league as Mane, Firmino, Salah… Read more »
Zacharse
Fees of 2m-5m max were being bandied about with Torreira, where did you heat 15m?
Hear*
Martinelli has much more to his game than Eddie, goals is the only legitimate argument that can be made for an actual comparison between the two and in 20 total PL starts Martinelli has 9 goals compared to Eddie’s 11 starts and 5 goals. It is blindingly obvious to anybody through the eye test (except you seemingly) that Martinelli is superior in every other aspect than finishing to Eddie. He also does that just as well and has more of a variety of goal types to his game than a 6 yard tap in merchant like Eddie. He is x2… Read more »
Chumpagne “Ripped from the same nonsense argument you made about Auba, Laca, and Pepe being in the same league as Mane, Firmino, Salah because their G/A were comparable over a two year period.” We all know why our creativity fell off a cliff , I’ll leave you to work out why the 2 years prior to lockdown our forwards goal statistics were comparable to liverpool’s. And after lockdiwn there was a chasm between them Funnily enough, i never remember anything you say other than selling willock and iwobi was good business and xhaka is our best option in midfield ..… Read more »
Weagle “It is blindingly obvious to anybody through the eye test (except you seemingly) that Martinelli is superior in every other aspect than finishing to Eddie” It is blindingly obvious to me that to compare the 2 is ridiculous in the extrene as they are 2 completely different players, but if it makes you happy carry on. Try educating yourself and read my comment on how Martinelli’s game has evolved over the past 2 years instead of thinking your clever by repeating the same thing over and over . Ask Charlie again if selling iwobi and willock was good business… Read more »
Pierre 2 years of martinelli doing very little? Your agenda is way too obvious when you say this lol 2 years ago he broke into the team and was getting described as a generational talent by people like klopp and ronaldinho as he was banging in goal after goal. Arteta came in and dropped him like a stone shortly after, effectively ending his season. Last season after his injury he came back and along with ESR was a catalyst for the uptick in form that saved us and arteta from the sack. Shortly after he got dropped to ‘teach him… Read more »
Arteta in the news this morning claiming he’s not a dictator – absolutely biggest lie yet from the man. Non-negotiables don’t exist then from the spiteful one.? Apparently is about to do a U-turn on Auba – shocker!!!!!! Said he picked Pepe because of him training well – Pepe is still not happy with 13 minutes game time prior to the Sunderland game. Training always Arteta’s go to excuse. Arteta has said he’d rather walk away the compromise his principles – He’s too narcissistic to leave – just lip service from Arteta. The man is in denial and I’d be… Read more »
I like Eddie and want him to stay, but Pierre serious question –
If martinelli has done very little in the last two years, what exactly has Eddie done in that time?
… less than nothing by comparison.
“Funnily enough, i never remember anything you say other than selling willock and iwobi was good business and xhaka is our best option in midfield”
All of which were spot on. Unlike your Martinelli and Odegaard claims, and your Eddie and Willock propaganda.
Ask anyone in world football which front three they’d rather have between Auba/Laca/Pepe and Mane/Firmino/Salah. You’re alone thinking they’re comparable.
It is understandable that Arsenal and the Manager want Nketiah to sign a new contract, because as matters stand he will be leaving the club this summer on a Bosman or in January for a fraction of his transfer valuation. When you see also what is going on with both Aubameyang and Lacazette it has to be of concern that the club could be losing all three for peanuts. However, the idea that Nketiah is or should be our first string striker is not realistic. His all-round game apart from his box finishing is very limited. He is at best… Read more »
Can’t we just agree that Martinelli and Eddie are 2 very different types of players. They really shouldn’t be compared. Not just for the recent results, but I kind of like Marti coming in from the left. Could be deadly with a decent striker and creating as well as scoring. A striker who can hold up the ball for Saka, Emile, and get fed by Ødegaard seems best for us to be shopping for…… But please more pace than Giroud. You know, we often wonder why we can handle lower teams, but struggle with the top clubs. Normally I don’t… Read more »
Phillip Billing, Bournemouth’s midfield general is having a great season down at the Championship… Still only 25, but also with plenty of EPL experience with Bournemouth and Huddersfield he could be a cheaper but battle hardened alternative for a Partey. Oh, he is also 6’6 giving us plenty of height and strength in the middle of the park… and he has strong late runs into the opponent’s box also in his locker. I reckon £18m could tempt Bournemouth to sell, leaving us plenty in the kitty to spend big in a striker this summer. If we can find a good… Read more »
Nigel I like both – my point is that it’s patently ridiculous that Pierre can spend the last few years bogging up Eddie and say martinelli has done almost nothing in the last 2 years – a player who has been far more useful than Eddie over the same period.
*for a Partey partner not replacement
Is there any point in a 2 leg semi for the league cup? Please just do 1 leg and get on with it.
We’re getting linked to a 22 year old Swedish CM from bologna for around 12m.
No idea if he’s really up to much but the YouTube reel looks like a better version of xhaka in terms of play style but with added technical ability on the ball
No opinion on the player so far but tomi came from there and has been great so maybe he’s another bargain waiting to get picked up?
Rangnick is already proposing PL teams no longer take part in the league cup because of the fixture pile ups I’m sorry but he can fuck right off. 1) he’s been in England five minutes and already thinks he knows how to make our football better. What a bell 2) nobody forces you to pick a strong team. If you can’t work out how to rest players in the league cup then it means you are simply thick. Let the fringe players and kids play it. Let the assistant manager run the prematch planning for fucks sake. How complicated is… Read more »
Same thing for those who moan about EL fixture pile up. The group stages normally only has 2 vaguely challenging games and the rest are against part time farmers. If managers of big teams with huge squads can’t understand how to navigate easy fixtures with their squad and beat youth players the problem rests entirely with them, not the competition As well we all know the fixtures before they happen. Besides the odd rescheduled game we know it well in advance. Managers can’t be arsed/too thick to plan for it and get hurt. Zero sympathy from me. That’s exactly what… Read more »
Doesn’t winning the League Cup give us an opportunity into Europe, as into the qualifying rounds for the Europa League?
If so, it’s worth trying to win it… not at any cost but still worth putting in an effort.
Did not know that Messi not only holds the record of most goals in a calendar year (91 goals) but also of most assists in a year (36). Also he has the most assists in footballing history.
By the time he ends his career he will have the most no of goals, assists, dribbles, goals from outside the box and solo goals. What a player !!
I don’t think we will ever see such a magical player again. The Picasso of football, the greatest ever !!!
As far as I know, England is the only country who has three domestic competition. Maybe that’s why that German finds it strange. I think it is good to have the league cup. It give the minor league teams a chance to play against teams from a different level and youngsters from the big teams to play against grown up.
You didn’t know tr7? Or you’re looking for a goat argument? Anyways saka remains my favourite ever player. Fvck messi
Rangnick sounds like a German Wenger. An idea a week to boost their aura of sage like wisdom. None will be enacted I suspect
Nelson yep it makes sense that it’s unfamiliar and he doesn’t like it but few things are more tiresome than when someone goes to another country and immediately thinks they know better and start telling the locals
The English football calendar is different from other countries. Get used to it if you’re going to manage here.
Especially consider it’s not even hard to circumvent the issue if you play your fringe players and kids. For someone supposedly so clever you’d have thought he’d have such basic common sense sussed
I used to love a trip to London with my Mum, to meet my dad from work there and head to highbury for a league cup game
Carlos vela and the u12s terrorising seasoned PL teams like it was nobodies business
Some of my fondest childhood memories
Rangnick has been here 5 mins and has already concluded that he can’t be arsed to manage his squad properly so screw the rest
One thing Auba does not do, is to take and realise the responsibility that comes with being
the captain and highest earner in the team . This comes down to carachter.. where he is probably lacking. Sell the silly happy go lucky pleb ..as soon as possible
Pierre back again with the Eddie rant. Eddie wouldn’t even be here if Crystal Palace thought he was worth more than the 10 mil they offered in the summer. Instead they went for a better player in Edouard for the same asking price of Eddie. And unlike some people here I do see value in Eddie. But he will never be the top dog striker at a top 6 club. That has been clear for a while now. He can be a great option on the bench and a rotation option for a top 6 club like Ole at United.… Read more »
Let’s not forget that wenger even picked a very young team in the league cup final v Chelsea
: Almunia, Hoyte, Toure, Senderos, Traore (Eboue 66), Walcott, Fabregas, Denilson, Diaby (Hleb 68), Aliadiere (Adebayor 80), Julio Baptista.
Compare that to the Chelsea line up
: Cech, Diarra, Terry (Mikel 63), Carvalho, Bridge, Makelele (Robben 46), Lampard, Ballack, Essien, Shevchenko (Kalou 90), Drogba.
I think it’s fair to say that the Arsenal kids were the better team for a large part of the game.
Willock haters are clueless about football
Eddie should change his name to Edourdo for le grovers to rate him. He will be as good as his namesake.
Pierre
They were the better team.
I was there with my then 12 year old son.
If Arsenal were to sell Eddie and I really hope they don’t, it would have to be for far more than £10m.
Habesha
Edouard has yet to prove himself.
Graham Not in the premier league. But he has proven it in Scotland. And he hasn’t been getting minutes yet so the jury is still out in the premier league. I like Eddie. He is perfect as an alternative. I dont want him to leave for free, but he isn’t starting for any top 6 club. Chelsea have Lukaku, City are playing striker less eventhough they have a much better player than Eddie in Jesus, Liverpool have Jota and Firminho, Tottenham have kane, United have Ronaldo and Cavani, Leicester have vardy Even Westham have Antonio. So where is he starting… Read more »
Wenger wasn’t forced to field a young team. He cost us that trophy. Walcott was absolutely on fire that day tho
China “I like Eddie and want him to stay, but Pierre serious question –If martinelli has done very little in the last two years, what exactly has Eddie done in that time?” My comment from earlier ” , I would say that neither have ripped up trees in the last 2 years for one reason or another .”, And they haven’t. Which obviously means that Eddie hasn’t done a lot either . Have a little read back and you’ll see that i have never compared the 2 or said Eddie was better than Martinelli, unlike weagle who stupidly said that… Read more »
Habesha
” Instead they went for a better player in Edouard for the same asking price of Eddie.”
Probably just better to say that every attacking player in the premier league is better than Eddie and be done with it.
The only problem with that is Eddie will probably have the best goals per minute in all comps by the end of the season…
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Re-Torreira
He’s been having a very very good season for Florentina over here, basically starts every game, got a goal the other day too. His career hasn’t pettered out in the slightest and there’s buzz Milan and even Juve may be interested. Each time I’ve watched Florentina he has been very impressive, he’s no Kante but he’s a very good player and maybe more suited to the league here
Goals per minute should take into consideration which competition the goals are scored in – Eddie gets most of his goals(and appearances) in the cups.
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