OH MY WORD CAN SOMEONE STOP THE LEAKAGE.
You spend 10 years saying off-the-cuff things like, ARSENAL SHOULD JUST BIN THE DEADWOOD, then someone gets the keys to Arsenal and just does it, and it is TERRIFYING.
Edu has lost his damn mind this month, he’s handing out P45s like the club is going into liquidation.
Cal Chambers was sent packing to Aston Villa. No rumours, no ITK links, just BOOM, see yah later Cal.
There was talk that we let him go for nothing, but apparently, that’s not true, we landed a fee for him and obviously, they are paying his wages. He’s a top human, everyone likes him, but he never clicked at Arsenal. Mad to think he’s 27. He’ll forever be 22 in my mind.
This morning, there’s talk that Eddie is going to Newcastle. This is a crafty move from him. The player is looking for £90k a week. Arsenal were probably squirming at the number because it’d make him hard to sell if he didn’t improve… Newcastle won’t give a shit. They need goals, they are the richest club in the world, Eddie could be the difference between relegation and staying up.
You do have to say it’s a weird move for him outside money. He hasn’t been able to make an impact in our side, how is he going to deal with Mbappe in a couple of seasons?
Who cares, if there’s a fee, we’re laughing.
Well, laughing until you look at the state of our squad.
Now, you can’t call Arsenal a circus. You can’t call this window shambolic. The club cannot be accused of anything incompetence… until we see where we land.
As it stands, we’re moving on players that don’t play. They are bodies, sure, but don’t confuse the situation… not one of the players moving on is good enough or fits the system.
Ainsley is a body, not the difference between a win and a loss against Liverpool.
Eddie blew his chance and cost us points at Everton and the next round in the FA Cup missing 6-yard opportunities.
Cal Chambers just isn’t at the level we need. Ben White gets the nod ahead of him at right-back and he’s not good enough at centre back.
We have shifted on bench security, not players that could help in the run for top 4.
That said, we are very, very thin right now.
I’m struggling to see where the internal promotions come from. Bierith, Patino, Hutchinson, and Salah all look like fantastic talents, but it’s a huge ask to expect them to deliver right now. Rekik has never played in the Premier League.
Matteo G is no-go because of his previous with the coaching staff and backroom team in general.
William Saliba should absolutely, 110%, without doubt, be recalled this instant. We spent £28m on him, he’s been in 8 Ligue 1 team of the weeks, he absolutely fits our system, and we need him. I don’t give a shit if he plays 5 games, he is a better option off the bench than Rob Holding right now.
… but if Marseille made sure he was there all season, then we are screwed. If we’re screwed, that feels like a lack of foresight from the club.
How much business can we do in three days?
How far along are we with deals?
What is the plan?
We are playing a very high-risk game right now. I don’t disagree with any of the exits, but I think I speak for everyone: If we don’t sign anyone, we have done some damage to our chances this season. Even psychologically you have to wonder what the players are thinking right now.
Still, there has always been action with Edu. There has always been a plan with Arteta. The two of them haven’t ever exited a window without the goods. Even if the goods are not that good.
… and remember, Mikel Arteta is extremely ambitious. He wants to win the Champions League with Arsenal. He wants to manage at the highest level. I’m not sure he flew out to America to tell Stan to bin half the squad to save pennies.
We have to trust the process right now. Put the THIS IS RIDICULOUS tweets in draft mode. Save the doom for 4 days time. The players are on holiday right now, we have 2 weeks until our next game, there’s plenty of time to do deals.
… I am calm. Honestly. Totally ok and stuff.
Right, before we go, let’s talk about Spurs. Look at this tweet.
That’s why you don’t hire Conte. He’s not a team player. Imagine spending £15m a year on a manager and having to worry he’ll throw a hissy fit if he doesn’t get exactly what he wants. He’s only worried about himself. What a child. I mean, I like it, but more fool Daniel Levy for signing a manager that basically laughed off Spurs in the summer.
It’s also amusing that some of the fan base spent last season saying, ‘if Arteta is so generational, why does he need to recruit to make Arsenal work?’ Conte is literally one of the greats of a generation and he is threatening to walk if he doesn’t get some players.
Honestly, I couldn’t think of a worse combination in football than Daniel Levy and Anotonio Conte. MAD that they hired a chequebook man child.
Right, see you in the comments.
“I love this “you don’t understand modern game” argument by Arteta cultists. Fair play to you lot, constantly shifting goalposts and excelling at vague statements and meaningless stats.”
Or more like your type telling us Arteta would be dacked before December, the players signed don’t move the needle and the team would struggle to make 8th in yeh league because Aston villa is a more better place to be for players than Arsenal, then now crying about top 4.
If they are shifting the goalposts then you and your ilk are uprooting the goalposts and acting like; t wasn’t there
“Well he certainly learnt how to buy players even if there’s a better alternative locally.”
Care tell us these buyable better local alternative?
Yeah, sure. Saliba White. Lokonga Guen.
Tee
I’ll tell you who understands modern football, basketball playing Josh Kroenke.
I’ve compared previously football managers to various dictators and tyrants, but I’ve never compared any of them to Stalin, until MA arrived on the scene.
“I’ve compared previously football managers to various dictators and tyrants, but I’ve never compared any of them to Stalin, until MA arrived on the scene”
Go on with it – who knows it could be what the doctor prescribed
What we’re lacking is GOALS, it would be a crime to relay on Laca or Eddie the clown for goals to take us to the CL.
Midfield is not urgent for the next summer, we’ve 4 CM we can mange with them for 17 games.
With no striker, no hope for top 4, would be 6th at best.
Just when you think Arteta has turned things round he reverts to type and makes head shaking decisions that are detrimental to Arsenal football club.. How good was it before Christmas to look forward to watching the Arsenal again, open expansive football that produced goals and excitement.. We took that form into the City game, and what that result showed us is the importance of momentum in sport. We had the momentum at the start of january, the defeat to city was anything but catastrophic , but after a defeat it is important to bounce back quickly to maintain the… Read more »
Time out “With no striker, no hope for top 4, would be 6th at best” Personally, i wouldn’t blame Lacazette or Aubamayang for our lack of goals as it is obvious that the team under Arteta is not set up for the strikers …they have been living off scraps for the past 18 months.. So what happens if we bring in another striker, he will be asked to run around chasing lost causes , wasting energy and be lauded for his tremendous work rate , in the way Odegaard is lauded for his work rate.. Give me a striker and… Read more »
Pierre I also hate this dependence on wide play and it does nullify Øde (also doesn’t help him when he’s drafted into cm).. and its worse with no functioning cf.
When we get a striker, I hope we’ll fix that.
Pedro
This has very little to do with “the modern game” this is a life observation.
Arteta is not fit for purpose.
Period.
Give me a striker and CAM who use their intelligence and conserve their energy for when the team need it most…creating and scoring goals . _______ Sure Pierre.. if your living in the past of 10 or 15 years ago. Bring back Mesut. and keep whining about it. The game has changed whether you want it to or not. https://totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theory/tactical-theory-the-death-of-the-number-10-tactical-analysis-tactics This article pretty well explains it for you.. Combo 10/8’s is what pretty much everyone is using these days.. because as the article explains very well.. Over reliance in a creative 10 puts your team at risk because if they… Read more »
Off topic here
Can we ask Aaron Ramsey take a pay cut and join us?. Teams like Barcelona have done transfers like this before. Every time I see him play for Wales he looks fit, he’s got goals in him, knows how to tackle. Take out Xhaka and put Ramsey in that match v Man City and we win.
Assuming the rumours of Barca and Juve are interested in Auba are true
1. Those 2 clubs are clueless because Auba is past it.
2. Diet Pep and his fanboys are clueless
Midwest As you know, my comment was more to do with our lack of goals from our strikers and the reason why they have been struggling Of course i can see that the no 10 is out of fashion ….for now.. My question to you is , let’s say we have Bergkamp and Henry in the present Arsenal side , would you be happy to see Bergkamp away from the area where he does the most damage , and would you want Henry wasting his energy chasing lost causes. My guess is the answer would be no for most football… Read more »
.Midwest
It’s somewhat telling that our best football this season has been when Odegaard was playing as a bona fide no 10 just before christmas, creating and scoring from the centre of the pitch .
Pierre – well what I want and what Football does is a different deal.. I love the old number 10 type players. but unfortunately the advent of game long pressing… structured JDP formations… 5 midfielder formations.. etc… The days of having a cam who can just flit about in space and try to thread passes.. as you put it.. and not pay any attention to defensive duties are pretty much over. Include in that rotational fouling and specific man marking and playing out of the back and I just don’t see a return to the type of football you yearn… Read more »
“””Combo 10/8’s is what pretty much everyone is using these days.. “”””
This is exactly what Wenger had with Santi at CM and Ozil at #10. Before Xhakalson…..
We lack world class between lines creators. ESR is the only one that comes close.
I would say the reason Odegaard started looking better is because of Martinelli’s rise in form.. allowing him to find more space. as Marti drew more defenders into wide areas and Saka drew them to the other side. And also Odegaard started showing for the ball more.
Also I don’t know how you can say you wouldnt blame Laca or Auba for lack of goals… Have you been paying attention to some of their misses? I know some beer league dudes I play for that wouldn’t have missed Laca’s second half shot at goal last match.
Pierre doesn’t even belive himself. It is just a ploy to want to sound smart amongst the obssesives
Aubas goals are more than his xG this season, the difference is that the xG has deteriorated which has to do with tactics.
Sid the article is talking about hybrid 8/10 combo players in the same player not a combination of 2 players .. Player like KDB. Your correct though that ESR is the closest we have to that. But also it talks about why Pool is successful in not having that rare player and how all the teams are emulating them.
Pierre,
You don’t get it. Modern football is not about momentum, seizing opportunities when they come your way, or any of that “stuck in the past” bollicks. Modern Football is creating illusions about glorious next season. Remember MA’s mantra from 20/21 about needing 6 players to seriously challenge? Well, 6 new players later, goalposts have been shifted once again to suit the narrative (the project is not about this season).That’s what modern football is about.
Great post btw.
So everyone in the world now knows that Arsenal dont have midfielders and Strikers , what a way to position yourself in the negotiations . Foolishness .
Nigel You really are a pompous arsehole Mr important terraloon, we didn’t buy Saliba for 20+ million and loan him out giving any other team an option to buy him. So tell me what has happened to date ? Been out on loan for his entire playing time at Arsenal. The reports indeed do state that there is some sort of agreement in place but if you bothered even trying to read what I said I pointed out that contract agreements in France differ to elsewhere so as to what sort of option there is I don’t have a clue.… Read more »
Trolling through the transfer rumors.. on inbounds.. things looking pretty bleak.. Hope something breaks off the radar.. . Oh well .. that’s what I was really doing before I saw Pierre was making another veiled Mesut complaint.. hahaha You do you Pierre. Maybe someday the game will return to a more open free flowing game where you can have creative midfielders who play one way mostly. Think there will have to be some sort of rule change though about accumulated fouls. Anyhow. another discussion for another day.. Sleep time for me.. Guess I’ll tag back in later and see if… Read more »
So what’s the news?
Who are we getting?
Who wants to come?
Who wants to leave?
I wonder🤔
How are we perceived from afar?
How attractive are we under this present regime?
Answers on a postcard please.
Because I’m anti-Arteta, “I know nothing about the modern game”
The ammunition keeps coming.
By the way, giving direct and honest opinions is not “doom mongering”.
Try it sometimes, you know, rather than keep beating around the bush.
You’re clutching at very thin straws.
Tell me, why do you think we always struggle to attract players.
It’s been this way for a decade + .
Do you think image has anything to do with it?
Professional players watch our games and they see what we mere mortals see.
You know, dysfunctional, generally negative modes of play, overseen by someone that is quite clearly out of his depth.
How sad is your life Graham?
When Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, and Chelsea haven’t signed anyone yet…
Why do they struggle to attract players too?
Karsa
In the January window it’s particularly hard to sign players in truth it’s only clubs that appear to be either looking forward to next season, worried about relegation or pushing for European football that don’t make major changes at this point of a season.
In other words plan, panic or hope
When Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, and Chelsea haven’t signed anyone yet…
Why do they struggle to attract players too?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Is that the Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd(?) and Chelsea that compete for and win trophies?
🏆🏆 🏆
Unlike the gloomy on here, my feeling is that Arteta met with Josh and Stan to greenlight two major signings. Who? My pick would be Isak plus a top midfielder. Arsenal will bite the bullet and pay the asking prices – as they did last summer.
Hence the current major clear-out.
Plus a right back
How can someone compare us to Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, and Chelsea. They can field two starting 11, while we were fielding our sub bench with U23 players.
The simple facts are these:- 1.Arsenal managed to lose all momentum going in to January as a result of a lack of forward planning. 2.Forward planning which has again been conspicuous in it’s absence during the course of the Transfer Window. 3.Arsenal have a good young team and with the right management and direction should be capable of making it into a Champions League position. 4.If you can’t score goals you won’t win games and Arsenal currently have one CF who links play well and gives his all but has struggled to convert chances…another one who believes that he is… Read more »
Left Testicle
Man United have not won a EPL league title since 2012-13 and their last domestic trophy was
the FA Cup in 2015-16.
They have a much larger budget than us but have not exactly set the house on fire with it.
It took Liverpool almost 30 years to win a league title and they have managed it just once under Klopp.
Correction Man Utd won last domestic trophy League Cup in 2016-17. That was almost 5 years
ago.
Terraloon
There only Villa who have made any signings of note.Guess everyone else isn’t playing for anything.
Englandbest
Thought we were getting Halaand. 🤣
How can someone compare us to Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, and Chelsea.
These are the teams you expect us to compete for top 4 against.
So if Arsenal do fall back in the league and don’t finish 4th or make a strong challenge for 4th the narrative by some is already being drawn up.
Arteta wasn’t backed in January. It’s not his fault.
You plan for your season your whole season in the prior summer. You don’t scramble around mid-season. If you do it means your building, planning and management of the squad from the summer has failed. And that will fall squarely on Arteta that failure.
ES ””’Correction Man Utd won last domestic trophy League Cup in 2016-17. That was almost 5 years ago.”””” No doubt ,Man United will be back.They were garbage for most of OGS reign but they still finished 2nd last season .And they are still in this seasons Champions League, The reality is Arsenal/Spurs are a complete irrelevance in the modern game. An after thought. (Although to be fair to Spurs- at least they attempt to employ world class managers and sack a few on the way, rightly for failing) The top players do want to join these clubs these days- and… Read more »
Samesong
“Englandbest Thought we were getting Halaand.”
lol he is predicting not just one but two “major” signings in January.
“Major”
As likely as Arteta winning the CL in that time frame he mentioned previously.
By the time we finish ridding ourselves of all the deadwood, we would be able to afford Haaland wages x 4 !
Very few top talents are available in the Jan transfer window, get rid of Auba and one or two more this window if possible and go with what we have.
Finish the job in the summer of the clearout and bring in 4 or 5 new players for next season.
No need to panic.
Karsa
There only Villa who have made any signings of note.Guess everyone else isn’t playing for anything.
It’s not just Villa.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/january-transfer-window-2022-done-deals-premier-league-transfers-full-list-deadline-day-1380164
Terraloon
Significant…
Terraloon
And how many players on that in list so far would be worth having for Arsenal or really needed and absolutely required?
Beating a few mediocre teams and 10 man Westham is Not evidence of improvement.
Consistency is everything, something that has lacked since Diet Pep took over.
Diet Pep is consistently inconsistent
The only player in the entire transfer window so far worth having was Vlahovic which we were in for but he wanted to stay in Italy, don’t blame him for that either.
The rest are no better than we are already offloading.
I don’t feel sorry for Pedro.
He’s played a big hand in growing and nurturing misery in a lot of these folks.
I do wonder wherever the online whining seeps into their real personas though.
The misery was already in the whiners, the more sad the life, the more Whiney !
It’s like watching someone self flagellate in public.
Graham on one again I see. Thing is you aren’t objective as you’ve clearly made your mind up. Arteta is neither the worst manager in the world as you paint him nor the next messiah.
Auba and some money for DCL being touted
Steg,
They all suffer from confirmation bias !
EmiratesstrollerJanuary 29, 2022 10:40:28 It took Liverpool almost 30 years to win a league title and they have managed it just once under Klopp. ———— Conveniently forgetting to overlook the fact that in the last 22 years Liverpool have reached six European Cup finals-four of those finals being European CL finals of which they won two of those CL finals..The other two European cup finals being a Uefa and Europa cup final.Winning one and losing one final. -2000/01 vs Alaves (Uefa Cup Winners-managed by Houllier). -2004/05 vs AC Milan (CL Winners-managed by Rafa). -2006/07 vs AC Milan (Runners-up CL Finalists-managed… Read more »
Silly season isn’t it.
Everton are not going to sell one of their better strikers mid-season when they are so near the relegation areas.
I
Hillarious how some of you loose your absolute shit on here on a regular basis
You must be a joy to live with lololol
Steg
Yes, I know and yes I have “made up my mind”.
PhD 2020
I was referring to Liverpool’s performance in EPL.
My life is very good thank you.
Bloody hell, this is a football blog.
It’s based on opinions.
There’s a whole army of bloggers out there who’d love to come on this blog I’m sure to discuss Arsenal.But it’s not for nothing that the blog is notoriously known as “ Le Moan” on other blogs.The Bedwetters obsession with oosting Arteta knows no bounds.Despite what they say it’s obvious their quite happy to see Arsenal fail so long as their proven right.No matter what.Even a successful result or performance is acknowledged through gritted teeth & a yes followed by the inevitable BUT……when he does go whether it be sooner or later.Lets us know who the saviour will be ?… Read more »
Raulishuss
Previous post directed at yourself.
Despite what they say it’s obvious their quite happy to see Arsenal fail so long as their proven right.
Who? Is this factual? Or just opinion?
Is Arteta the worst Arsenal manager ever? Probably not, but to put it into perspective Bruce Rioch took Arsenal from 12th to 5th and back into European football in his single season before being fired. Emery was fired when the Kroenke’s realised he wasn’t going to make the CL places. Arteta took us from 5th to two consecutive eight places while spending around £230m. So hardly surprising after being sold a ‘generational’ manager by the esteemed owner of this blog that there are still a great many sceptics. I’m happy to hear any logical counter arguments but when the best… Read more »
PP
I have seen names on here that include Mourinho, Benitez, Santo, Hasenhüttl and countless others including Rodgers !
Fergy failed in his first 3 years and was one game away from the sack, Klopp got relegated in his 6th season and resigned after failing to regain promotion in his 7th season with Mainz 05,
Success isn’t linear, and none of them had 30 players to offload in the meantime.
Fergy also flushed a fortune away in poor signings down the years so even he was prone to making mistakes and he wasn’t even a rookie.
Try to keep it balanced.
andy 1886
We are competing today with clubs who have been able to spend significantly more than us
over the last 15 years.
When we discuss domestic trophies Manchester City and Chelsea have dominated both
league and cup competitions. Between them they have won 10 league titles and 18 cups.
For all their success Manchester City have yet to win a European Trophy since the current
owners have taken over club.
There is today a lot more competition than in the Rioch era.
Andy1886, I don’t think you can compare eras though. Rioch inherited arguably the best ever EPL defensive unit and added Bergkamp to possibly our best ever striker! This was at a time when the opposition wasn’t exactly smashing it up. My opinion is to give managers time. Arteta gets to finish 6th and above this season. Next top 4. Next challenge for the title
Some of you are contradicting yourselves. You tell us Arteta is all good but then scream for reinforcements mid-season. If he is as good as some think he can make a go of a challenge for top four with what he currently has at his disposal. Look we were never favourites for 4th place and even less so now that our main striker from previous seasons has been ostracised for whatever reasons. But the rest of the season is probably not going to be mostly about Arteta anyway. It’s going to be more about some individual players that we currently… Read more »
The style of football is mediocre, more red cards than goals, more crosses than a thai kings harem
The number of goals this January is equal to Diet Peps testicles.
Andy1886 ”””’Is Arteta the worst Arsenal manager ever? Probably not, but to put it into perspective Bruce Rioch took Arsenal from 12th to 5th and back into European football in his single season before being fired.””” Yes in every category, no probably nots about it. And especially with regards to money spent category. Rioch was basically the Scottish Emery – a good jobbing manager but only at an underdog club- never a club of Arsenals stature. Think Bolton or Villarreal. To think KSE have given us Emery , Arteta and Edu post the peerless A, Wenger. What chance have you… Read more »
“The only player in the entire transfer window so far worth having was Vlahovic which we were in for but he wanted to stay in Italy, don’t blame him for that either.” Apparently his agents never even picked up Arsenal calls……..which is a weird approach when using Arsenal interests to negotiate best terms with Juve. All speculation, I suppose, but the funny thing was Pedro and quite a few others were getting super excited Torreira going the other way was advantage Arsenal over Juve. I can just imagine what a great ambassador LT would’ve been for us when Vlahovis asked… Read more »
It still confuses the heck out of me why there exists such a thing as an Arteta fanboy. It really does. Are they from when he was a footballer? Surely not he was as bland as they came. Is it from the evidence of his managerial ability? Surely not the football is inconsistent and horrible and there’s no real philosophy to speak of.
Maybe they just lack independent thought and just go off what Pedro writes. Only explanation I can think of
Ishola 70 I made the case at the start of the transfer window that we had spent our budget for current season last summer The only possibilities of spending money in January was if we were buying an exceptional player eg Vukovic in which case it would almost certainly impact on our budget next summer. It is clear to me that Arsenal are struggling to recruit in this window as is the case with many of our competitors, because we are attempting to recruit players on loan and not buy them. Apart from Vukovic the only other player where we… Read more »
The number of goals this January is equal to Diet Peps testicles.
👆 Loool
Who is Vukovic?
Therr goes Van de Beek , another midfielder , on loan, cheap , talented , young . What other metric did we need again ?
Tottenham Tom- apparent with vlahovic it was widely reported that terms had already been sorted between Juve & vlahovic way back in October.For a Summer move.Wherby the player runs his contract down & gets an enormous sighning on fee.Similarly his agent.So they had no interest whatsoever in who else was interested in his services.The issue was forced by Fiorentina who used Arsenal ( willingly or otherwise) into forcing Juves hand now for a much larger fee. As for Fiorentina they HATE Juve with a vengeance not only for losing some of their star players to them over the years but… Read more »
Marko
There is no logical explanation.
All they do is argue for something that is clearly not visible to the vast majority.
It’s all PR spin.
Because some of us are clearly anti-Arteta they think we’re anti-Arsenal.
There’s nothing to suggest that Arteta really knows what he’s doing but they don’t see that or want to admit it.
Yeah, but it’s all part of the process.
Van Beek is BF to Bergkemp daughter. Bergkemp surely is aware of tumultuous inconsistency at Arsenal. He spoke to Vieira to take Van Beek on Board.
As for Bergkemp , his offers to help out when Arteta was appointed , were ignored. No smarty to point out the gaping holes in the Emperor’s undergarments
Ishola So if Arsenal do fall back in the league and don’t finish 4th or make a strong challenge for 4th the narrative by some is already being drawn up. Arteta wasn’t backed in January. It’s not his fault. You plan for your season your whole season in the prior summer. You don’t scramble around mid-season. If you do it means your building, planning and management of the squad from the summer has failed. And that will fall squarely on Arteta that failure. —————————- Unless Arsenal make 2-3 key signings in the next 2 days, 4th place will become much… Read more »
S Asoa
Exactly what happened ,. wish we had him though . Palace looks tasty with Gallagher and Van de Beek in midfield.
Well I doubt Man Utd are going to willingly strengthen a top 4 rival by loaning us Van der Beek. It’s still extremely surprising to see he hasn’t had any significant opportunity there, even with Ragnick. Someone said it earlier in the comments, far more articulately than I probably can, but it’s basically this right now. We are clearing out many players who are unlikely useful to us moving forwards. We have a big need for a centre mid and a striker. Add that up and it points to us seeing incomings in the next few days, even if it’s… Read more »
Marco, graham et al. Clearly you’re on an Arsenal fan site so unless you’re the ultimate sleeper spud plant I’d have to take it that you support Arsenal. Like us all. I’m all for debate here, I just think managers deserve more time (and that goes for other teams) whereas i assume you want them changed when…I’m not sure what your criteria is. Finishing 8th? If so can’t fault your logic. Just a touch short-termy and trigger happy. Doesn’t really work unless your team has super deep pockets.
englandsbest -like your positivity- hope you’re right. I think if we’d beaten Burnley the mood on here would have been much brighter. January was a shit month of results but there were mitigating circumstances. Excuses, excuses I hear you say. We didn’t have a functioning midfield- when we play next, we will. Odegaard etc will start creating lots of chances again. AMN will be irrelevant by the time we played our next game – it’s not as those he was that great an influence in CM, ever. Xhaka should have been upgraded by now – that is this biggest error… Read more »
Pedro Life these days is all about saying the right thing, so as to not offend others. Poppycock! It’s far more insulting to highlight things that are utter bullshit, just to prove a point and, dare I say, prove how knowledgeable and intelligent you are. If I offend anyone because I come on here to highlight obvious problems, then so be it. If Arteta miraculously changes his ways, then I will eat humble pie but I’ve seen no evidence to date that Arteta is this fantastic all conquering manager who can lead us forward. That, ladies and gentlemen, is my… Read more »
Bob N16. Right on. I just zone out most of the time on the comments. I feel I need to give some balance though otherwise this place just turns into some kind of morbid anti Arteta wankfest. One thing that is blindingly obvious though is that his man management skills seem off. I mean how can you ostracise that many players! Surely there was a workaround. Plus the Xhaka love in is just bizarre. I think Pedro said he’ll die on that Xhaka hill and he probably will. He’ll probably give away a penalty on the last day that’ll cost… Read more »
“ He’ll probably give away a penalty on the last day that’ll cost us 4th place.”
He has kind of already done that before!
I’m not sure what your criteria is. Finishing 8th? If so can’t fault your logic. Just a touch short-termy and trigger happy. Doesn’t really work unless your team has super deep pockets. I assume you were this opinionated when Emery was being called for the sack a mere 6 months into being arsenal manager. No? Surely the goalposts haven’t moved. Look it’s plainly simple he could/should have been sacked about a dozen times in the last 12-18 months but he wasn’t and it’s not just the worse league finishes or the poor make up of the squad or the falling… Read more »
DivineSherlock “Therr goes Van de Beek , another midfielder , on loan, cheap , talented , young . What other metric did we need again ?” Again a bit of reality here. Man United are not going to loan us Van de Beek when we are currently so close to them in the league. They loan him to a club that is no threat at all to their own league position. There would be murders in Manchester if Van de Beek came to Arsenal on loan and was instrumental in us getting 4th place ahead of them. It just doesn’t… Read more »
You have to admit though that the club has a plan now. The players we bought last summer were all with purpose. Then after the bad start, we have been playing good football. We didn’t win that Burnley game but i would take that game over some games we won three nil under previous circumstances. We balled against Burnley, and it was a delight to watch that game again. So i wouldn’t throw this new groove away for another unknown. Arsenal are evidently ambitious now and Edu/Arteta seem to to know what they are doing since last summer. I feel… Read more »
It reminds me of when Wenger seemingly finally lost his patience with Eboue, when he gave away that penalty against Liverpool in 2011 I think, in the 100th minute or something, after we had finally just scored to barely keep us alive in the title race. I don’t think we saw much of him, if anything, again in an Arsenal shirt after that.
Not wanting to start another Xhaka debate because quite frankly it’s been done to death but I really will be far happier with our midfield once he has been adequately replaced.
I remember Wenger always going on about 72 point mark that guarantees you CL. Even if we cut it to 69 say, I can’t see Arsenal getting 34 points from remaining 17 games.
Divine Man United won’t let us loan him when we are competing with them for top 4. The one I am pissed about is Bruno G. But it is done now. He is a Newcastle player. There is no point crying over spilt milk. The regret will be when he performs for Newcastle. Juve are targeting Zakaria. So one of of Bentancur or Arthur will leave. Lyon and Villa are in the running for Bentancur. If both of them don’t get him, then Arthur will come here for 6 months. But I suspect it is going to be wilshere. And… Read more »
Graham, for me the issue is not that you don’t believe in Arteta, I think that is a perfectly understandable position to take, but it’s the number of comments that you and others post making the same point, over and over again. If you find Pedro’s viewpoint so unpalatable I would take your own advice and give it a break. I suspect, like myself it would be difficult to wean yourself off this site as it has a great mixture of posters, from all around the world who all share an Arsenal obsession. If you are able to take Pedro’s… Read more »
Under Emery Klopp taking over midseason at Liverpool was mentioned a lot around these parts when it came to being given more time in the face of results and league finishes cause the first 6 months he had some poor results and they finished kinda poorly in the league but there was an upturn in performances on the pitch and you could see a clear strategy and philosophy in the football and he was afforded time and he was backed and the rest is history. Now think of Arteta and it’s the polar opposite the football didn’t improve it got… Read more »
Habesha, I don’t accept that AMN will be a big miss. You could argue that he wasn’t given enough of a chance in CM but it’s a major stretch to say he’ll be a big miss when he barely ever played for us there and when he did I can’t say I ever felt that he particularly shined.
Partey and Lokonga would be my choice as starting CM partnership, the fewer the minutes Xhaka gets the better as far as I’m concerned!