I don’t need a POWER MAC 7000 built for the elite designers of the world when I’m at work, but I ask for one because I’m at that stage in my career where that is my god-given right. I use two programs, e-mail and notes to write things. How can I have a machine of this power and it cannot run those two items concurrently? Who is building the Apple Mac that can handle an e-mail program? I would buy that machine.
That does not segue me into any sort of Arsenal content. So let’s get cracking.
BIG MO has signed another extension at Arsenal. I think most people that have watched him this last month can concur a few things:
- The guy has improved his game, he takes more risks with his passing, he executes tactics really well, he can do a job (99th percentile for pass completion).
- Our collapse this season wasn’t anything to do with him.
- If he’d played Palace, Southampton, and Brighton we might have exited with more than zero points
Arsenal fans are going to need a bit of maturity this summer when it comes to assessing our squad needs.
- There are finite funds
- Not every player in your squad can be competing for a first-team place
- We need some experience
Mo Elneny played 800 minutes this season. Of the last 7 games in which he clocked pure 90s, we won 5 of 7. Those wins included West Ham, Chelsea, and United. Out of the other two games, one was against Spurs in which we went down to 10 men. The other was the Newcastle game, in which he made 35% of all our progressive passes that day.
This is his radar.
Mohamed Elneny is the definition of fine backup.
I do wish Arsenal didn’t spend as much time signing our backups to extensions. pic.twitter.com/QpcA1fJt5O
— Scott Willis (@oh_that_crab) May 25, 2022
He is good enough. Europa League is not the Champions League. The Egyptian Pirlo in that competition will be absolutely fine.
Bigger picture here is what do people want from that position? What level of player do people see us signing that will be happy with 800 minutes? Someone said to me the other day ‘GUNDOGAN’… like, come on man, you think he’s coming to Arsenal to take over from Big Mo?
We need to save pennies where we can.
Eddie signing on for us could be absolutely huge and another penny saver. This is how League One Eddie stacks up against players in the top 5 leagues in Europe.
This is who his numbers compare to in Europe.
I still have people in our Youtube videos saying ‘HE’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH’ and that my friends is addiction to the new. They’d rather us sign someone from the Austrian League that has a nice comp than the kid in our starting 11 dropping numbers like that at 22 years old. It is BAFFLING. There are definite benefits to unearthing gems in faraway leagues, but always remember the Brendan Rodgers Fan Club telling us all last summer that Bertrand, Soumare and Patson Daka were the next level and clearly showed that Arsenal had fallen off.
Eddie scored the same number of PL goals as Patson. Where are those Brenda fans today?
Tying Eddie down gives us another Hale-Ender in the squad and it keeps £25m safe. If I were Eddie’s agent, I’d tell Arsenal that I want an exit clause in my deal that says I can go for £10m next summer if I don’t get 20 starts next season. It’s win-win that way.
Our focus needs to be on adding first-team quality to the midfield so we can deal with Thomas Partey injury issues and it needs to deliver us some goals to the forward line in the shape of a near world-class forward and possibly a winger that can replace the sure-to-be-exited Nico Pepe this summer.
Everything else from there looks like bonus signings.
Competition for Gabriel feels like it’s going to depend on moving someone out, but it’d be great if we could land a Tomiyasu like talent there, or even a loan for a season for a seasoned vet like Umtiti.
Our left side needs something to happen to it quite urgently. We don’t have a reliable 50-game-a-season player there and we don’t have an experienced enough deputy. You’d imagine there’s a chance we totally rebuild the left side of our defence because Tierney exiting the first team correlates very nicely with our demise as a team.
Right, short post today because that is every piece of content I have.
Hello
Again
For the third time
And close but no cigar !
Natural home here in EL place
Arsenal’s new position
For all the stats presented on this forum almost daily the one I’ve yet to see is the personal wealth comparison for the PL club owners.
A cursory google check might tell us Kroenke is the richest of the bunch and by a large amount, outside of the two oil country sovereign funds of City and Newcastle.
How is it then that we have to pinch pennies instead of supporting our generational manager to the max, considering the view expressed by Pedro has been we are extremely ambitious as a club?
Pedro
I thought we were close to agreeing Hickey deal?
Dissenter
From previous post.
Cheers!🍺
The Eddie Nketiah saga is an interesting one.
Do I think he can be a major asset for Arsenal……Yes, I do.
Do I think, given the right system and back up, he can consistently get us 20+ goals a season? Most definitely.
My problem though is this. Why did it take our generational coach so long to act? When Aubameyang was clearly switching off, why didn’t Arteta bring Eddie into the fray?
It was pretty obvious to me that Eddie will get you goals.
It’s in his DNA.
Tom, the Kroenkes want to make money from the club, hence all the mentions of making the club self sustaining. They are not like the other owners who variously want their spending to generate positive PR, or garner success that helps to massage their egos.
We were told the Emirates would mean we could compete with Europe’s elite. The goalposts have been moved a long way since then.
My biggest wish, factoring all incomings and outgoings, is that Arteta will learn to utilize the whole flipping squad. Those 3 games we lost on the trot.. especially against Southampton, was a real kick in the teeth. With better rotation and squad management, we’d definitely have eked out 3rd and had Partey, Tierney and Tomiyasu to see us over the line. Nketiah would definitely have at least 10 league goals by now had he been bled in in January.
Osimhen or Jesus?
I am still reeling from the effects of our inability to make the Top 4. However, I am not going to drown myself in that negativity. I feel the club is steadily going on the right trajectory. How many predicted doom this time last year and are we relegated now? How many thought the Kroenke’s would provide as much money as they did last year? For a long period here the topic was: “how has that signing moved the needle for us? I still laugh at the ridiculous comments about how terrible Ramsdale was at his previous clubs or how… Read more »
Mo Elneny hitting a purple patch at the end of the season that luckily for him coincided with any potential new contract offer, hmm ok, well played! Personally I don’t see any real growth in his game, just the play of someone that new they were playing for their future and so had to change it up a little. Lokonga’s confidence was shot so it wasn’t too hard for an experience international like Mo to displace him. A one year deal with an option of another, fine as long as he is aware he’s competing with Lokonga for the 3rd/4th… Read more »
I just can’t see how we can persuade Eddie to stay as a ‘number 2’ striker…..clearly he can only be a number 2 at best but surely he wants first team football, not 10-20 games a season? We could soften the blow of course by giving him 120k a week but I hope to God we don’t blow that sort of money on Eddie!!
The question is does Eddie want to return? And if so, at what price? Someone is in the drivers seat for this one and it’s clearly not AFC. I’m going to go back to it again and again because it remains a very real concern….exactly when does Arteta begin to trust his players, all his players? And is he honestly willing to rotate his squad rather than red zone his “trusted’ players? If Eddie had been given legitimate opportunity to prove his worth then this discussion is never necessary. That still sits with one person only and his track record… Read more »
Eddie compares to Christopher Nkunku? Pedro I want to believe that was an error. Nkunku had 34goals and 20 assists in 51 games this season. The guy scored the equalizer in the DFB-Pokal final after his team went down to 10 men at the 57 minute helping his steam to win a trophy. Eddie signing is good but don’t let us reinvent what he has done this season. In the game against spurs I didn’t see Eddie doing that for us (even though it is unfair to demand this). Funny, that Emery wanted Nkunku at the time and many turned… Read more »
https://theathletic.com/news/eddie-nketiah-arsenal-transfer/vNz5jLj6jRYf/
Looks like Eddie is staying!
Great news.
Think there’s plenty of questions to be answered over the summer ( when is there not tbf) What do we think our level will be this window ? Can we convince players to skip a year of UCL with the vision that we’re progressing to be there next year or do we have to dine at the second table. How much bigger do we need our squad to be with Europe & hopefully longer cup runs next year ? & on top do you opt for quantity or quality, can we build out genuine depth in just one window. Is… Read more »
Pedro, I thought that we were looking for a strong, athletic striker who was good in the air? Don’t get me wrong, I like Eddie, but the stats you published show that he’s the polar opposite of good in the air. So are we going to change style when he plays or are we going to take an entirely different approach (i.e. stop lobbing in crosses when we don’t have a target to aim for)? Interesting to see reports that amongst others Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle and United will all be spending £150m plus this summer. It’s going to be a… Read more »
It’s time we recognised and welcomed the sea-change in Stan Kroenke’s thinking. Whether it was Josh, or complete ownership of Arsenal, his intention now is to ensure the Club rejoins the elite. Josh has stated this loud and clear. For Josh it’s become a way of proving himself to the sports world. For Arsenal is a global brand. Not any club, but THE Club.
To get to the point, it’s become a personal ambition. And when something is personal, money is less of an issue. Which is why Arteta/Edu will be given the cash to get the players they need
I am perfectly fine with Elneny staying. If Lokonga improves and he shows the first half of the season form then Elneny will be there to guarantee that. 4th/5th choice will be between Sambi and Elneny. And knowing our luck some injuries will happen. I am really happy with Eddie staying though. He has proven me wrong on the capabilities he has. Realistically we were never going to bring in two forwards plus a winger. Even if we did, the 2nd CF would never be as good as Eddie. Plus he will cost money. Holtek from Czech apparently was our… Read more »
Yes Akinzo – absolutely nailed it mate. Perfectly put.
Hopefully killjoy and friends will read it and sort their shit out.
Thank you.
I’m with Pierre on Eddie.
I personally feel he’ll grab you a hatful of goals if he’s given the chances and opportunities.
I like the way he tries things. Against WHU he was trying to bend them in from 25 yards. Even against Spuds he tried to chip Lloris.
He has great reactions, anticipation and natural instinct BUT, he needs to be shown love and that he’s valued.
Those that remember Ian Wright Wright Wright can see similarities in his abilities. If he’s 50% as good as Wrighty, I’ll be more than happy.
Delighted Eddie is staying now let’s get him a proper partner
shadMay 25, 2022 17:14:23
Osimhen or Jesus?
That’s a tough one we know Jesus can do it in the prem and Victor has been injured a lot
I would add Tammy to that mix
Our of the three Tammy for me then Jesus
Hoping for a Reiss Nelson goal tonight. It would be sweet if an Arsenal player ruined his European finals record.
Graham I loved Ian my favourite Arsenal player
Knew him well he lived near me when he was at arsenal and palace.
Knew I was a gunner and would stop in his Aston and have a chat
Shame be moved away. always remember when my mate was with me on my drive and Ian stopped with Paul Ince in his car and said what’s happening serge
My friend was open mouthed for about twenty mins lol
So under Arteta we’ve offered fresh terms to Xhaka, Elneny and now apparently Nketiah is set to sign up for around 100,000 a week. Holy fuck and people wonder why we are where we are.
You would like to think Eddie will go into the new season confidence high , knowing he is wanted by the club and fans, that must be a big surge through him. I agree that with a run of games he will score and be a new Ian WWW
Marko
I agree 100% with your views on GX and, to a degree, Elneny, but, for me, Eddie is a natural talent who could become a major asset.
100,000 grand a week for a guy who if we had our shit squared away he would have been sold already. No I think it’s a poor expensive investment
Marko
thank you for ripping off the wrapper of this shit sandwich…talk about lowering the bar
Eddie has a mini purple patch of a handful of goals and suddenly he’s handed a new 100k a week deal, the 14 shirt and the answer to our ST problems.
Unless he is our back-up ST option but even at that, 100k a week is hefty for that kind of role I would have thought.
Sounds about right for the way we have been run in recent years, yep.
Roma and Mourinho very jammy on their way to win this Tinpot trophy.
Feyenoord played them off the park, just a shame that they have Troy Deeney’s younger brother up top that has two left feet as it happens.
WE,
Was watching it. He doesn’t half play anti football does he? He gets the wins,but my god he ruins football matches for neutrals.
@WEagke – Two Left Feet??? Mikel will be on the phone to see if he can play CB!
I waited till the end of the season before opining on the “project” progress…. I will wait till the this TW is closed before I get too upset about our transfer business but not the best start to it this far.
I’d give so far as to say that Joe Kinnear had Wimbledon playing more attractive football and that’s not hyperbole. Yet I love the winner in Mourinho, every top coach needs a bit of that win at all costs mentality.
Eddie 100k a week plus 5m signing on fee
Still worth it it would cost 20m and the same salary
He did well and we need a second striker
WengerEagle What the actually fuck is going on at the Emirates…if this was any other team, we would be laughing our arses off at the way this organization conducts itself…the fact remains, if nevergoals Laca had actually potted even one goal in his last handful of starts, we likely wouldn’t have even seen Eddie on the pitch, except as a late-game sub…all I know is if this team doesn’t make some serious splashes in the upcoming window, which includes a number 1 Striker and a proper Xhaka replacement, I think my GD head will explode…fingers-crossed that these early day re-ups… Read more »
TRVL THE BOARD allows mediocrity they have done for years the Walton family Stan is married into is worth billions he is worth billions he should invest properly or sell up, we will never improve under their stewardship
Almunia
Long time pal, keeping well I hope?
Yeah this wasn’t even a classical Mourinho performance tbh, thought Roma were sloppy defensively throughout an a team with even a little more ruthlessness than Feyenoord would have put them to the sword. That LF Sinisterra for them looked handy I thought.
Mourinho celebrations were pretty muted and to be fair to him he has won the CL twice and even the EL with Utd so this Cup is small potatoes to him, probably means more given he has declined to such an extent and Roma don’t win trophies mind.
Amen Mr Serge, 100k a week for a 22 year old English goal scorer is absolutely fine business.
Good for Eddie as well, a true testament of his character to get treated badly, then come into the side and perform.
Better than Patson Daka, that’s for sure.
100k for Eddie is crazy based off of what I’ve seen. I only hope he is a monster in training and the coaching staff is convinced he can really kick on. Because on the other side of the madness that is paying him 100k a week is the fact that he is young, English, and if he has a solid season and bags 10-15 goals his market value will be absolutely insane.
Fingers crossed this isn’t just the latest iteration of Wenger putting the dross on gigantic contracts (Chambers, Jenkinson, etc etc).
“Feyenoord played them off the park, just a shame that they have Troy Deeney’s younger brother up top that has two left feet as it happens”
LMAO
Interestingly, that guy is the top scorer in the Conference League. He didn’t look it tonight. Congrats to Roma, they’re a very admirable club, manager aside.
If Eddie doesn’t kick on, we’ll be stuck in another situation where we will have to pay someone off to leave. Kolasinac, Mustafi, Ozil, Auba, etc etc etc
Haha Andy good thing last summer we didn’t send our gifted young CB with two right feet on loan for another season? Oh, hold on… TRVL I really don’t get the blind optimism that somehow Conte and the Spuds will implode next season either and finish with 60 points as Pedro has predicted. Kane and Son are in their absolute prime, Kulusevski and Bentancur have both made a massive improvement and have been brilliant signings. The Spuds have looked scary since the turn of the year if we are being honest for a minute and Conte is a top manager.… Read more »
Pedro he took his chance well, that’s all you ask in business and sport well done to the Lad he has a high ceiling as well, putting the ball at the back of the net is the hardest job, he has that talent naturally, all we need is a top striker now and we have two good goal scorers. Oh and he is English
Matteta and Eduardo cost 30m between them Eddie pisses on them
Not to say we cannot/won’t improve ourselves but it’s bold to predict a steep Spud decline is all I am saying based on little evidence.
And I expect Utd to improve with Ten Hag who is a proper manager. Chelsea only need to rectify their ST position to get up and running again to compete.
Serge, exactly, would much rather have Eddie at the club the us go speculating on some Austrian sensation because Patson Daka Twitter rates their comps.
Venga eddie has scored 10 in 12 starts he hassles the defenders, presses like a demon and is 22 he is going to improve
WE,
All good thanks,hope all’s good in the big smoke. City did us a huge favour at the weekend,the quad would have made life unbearable here for me,I’d imagine you’d be the same. ’99 was tough enough.
Did you see who’s record Mourinho equalled tonight? Trap. I never realised he had that much success in fairness. Years of watching his turgid Irish teams blinded me, how can you win 5 European trophies and then build a team around Keith Andrews and Glen Whelan? Football is a crazy game.
WE, it was bold to predict Ronaldo would be a shocking signing for them and I did that and where did we land?
Kane and Son will not drop 35/37 epl games next season
they won’t get 13 own goals
teams won’t pick up red cards against them at the clip they did this year
Conte is unlikely to get what he needs out of the summer
It’s bold to look at what they’ve done this season and feel like the trajectory is going to sustain
All of Mourinho’s final have been park the bus affairs. If it’s not broken, why fix it?🤷♂️
Agreed Serge – I am a huge Eddie fan! I just think 100k/week is a pretty gigantic contract for such a small sample size is all. Especially given our recent history with contracts.
On the other hand, I am sympathetic to the argument that we don’t want to lose him for free. I actually have huge hopes for Eddie as he has that one characteristic that you can’t teach: being in the right place at the right time. Think he has a high ceiling considering some of the late bloomer strikers (Giroud, Vardy, etc).
Venga the way to look at it is how much would he cost to replace a second striker that’s at least 15 to 20m fee plus sign upon plus wages keeping a known entity that’s got a high ceiling is a no brainier
Read in the athletic that Arsenal are the
3rd most innovative sports franchise in the
World behind Barca and Real. Impressive.
Pedro would know more on this stuff.
Hard to disagree with that Serge. For that reason I am pretty happy with this piece of business.
Pedro In the 18 PL games since Kulusevski and Bentancur were signed Spurs have scored 43 goals. Just 26 in the 20 games prior to that. It’s clear to see they significantly improved from February to the end of the season. Your predictions do not take any of this into account. When it suited you and the club you were quick to present the post Christmas PL table last season let’s not forget. Kane had a down year by his standards, only 17 PL goals in a full season of apps. What makes you think he won’t revert back to… Read more »
Plus he hits our homegrown quota!
”it was bold to predict Ronaldo would be a shocking signing for them and I did that and where did we land?”
I’m not sure how much of this season you can pin the blame on Ronaldo. Yes overall he hasn’t been a great signing but a shocking one? 17 PL goals and 24 overall qualifies that statement to be massively over the top.
Utd’s dressing room is cancerous and most of their group have downed tools on multiple managers now. It’s short-sighted to equate this season’s implosion to Ronaldo’s arrival alone.
Venga double bonus
So Tammy or osihmen ?
“I just think 100k/week is a pretty gigantic contract for such a small sample size is all”
It is, His agent probably used Ben White as a reference point. Ben is being paid close to that figure despite having only one EPL season of experience before his transfer.
Dont know enough about Osimhen TBH but Tammy seems to have gone from strength to strength. Cant imagine we’d pry him away after just one year though.
Can’t understand the moaning about Eddie and Mo. We need a bigger squad and both have performed well for us this season. Renewing Eddie with the signing bonus is the equivalent of signing a young, talented strker for 17m and paying him 50k a week on a 5 year deal. Very reasonable. As for Mo, it sounds like a short-term deal and he’s a squad player who can come in cold and do a solid job for us. He’s our James Milner except much younger. Now we just need to renew Saka, Saliba and Martinelli who are all entering the… Read more »
I hope we get some Aerial ability up front though. That’s why Gabi Jesus worries me.
Almunia Good to hear man, same here. Yes tried to explain that at the weekend, over here in Dublin it’s basically 45% United fans, 40% Liverpool fans, 5% Gooners. 5% Chelsea fans and then the last 5% of the rest and random types like Spurs, Newcastle, Everton,. At least this is in my age group (late 20s) and older, kids today love Man City and Chelsea has grown a lot too for obvious reasons. There is a huge difference however that I am sure you have seen too which would have made a Pool Quadruple unbearable. Even though they are… Read more »
WE, Both my brothers are liverpool fans as are virtually 50% of all the football fans I know around here. It’s still bad enough but a quad would have ended all banter forever. Like you I’ve had to ditch a few pool fans,they’re like a dig with a bone. They’ve been holding grudges since 1990 it seems. I’ll give them credit for one thing though,no matter how low the club’s on field standards sunk they continued to demand that liverpool be recognised and run as an elite club. They didn’t want to hide behind excuses. That’s what we need because… Read more »
Bacary Mo was a 1 year deal with an option for 1 more if we want
Almunia most of my mates are plastic scousers I could not take them doing the quadruple they still bring up instanbul like it was yesterday
I am firmly in the Real camp
Only time I ever wanted the scousers win was when they played spurs 3 years ago in Europe,
Serge,
I hear you,I don’t like either of the la liga giants but I’ll be shouting for Real on Saturday. It probably smacks of jealousy but ,like Wenger Eagle was saying,we’re bloody surrounded over here!
Almuniasaynomore
I’ll give them credit for one thing though,no matter how low the club’s on field standards sunk they continued to demand that liverpool be recognised and run as an elite club.
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Unlike Arsenal fans who manufacture excuses for why Arsenal can’t make top 4 but that Spurs had better chances than us. Then these same fans think Kroenke is the only problem.
I love how just before Super Mick was given new contract (in January) there were rumours about City being interested in his services, same thing happened with Eddie and interest from Liverpool,
According to today’s papers Chavs will have £200m to spend this Summer and even Spuds will have £150+m to strengthen their squad. Newcastle will probably spend more than those two. Newcastlle is 3rd, behind Liverpool and City in “Since New Year” table.
Where does that leave Arsenal? In Europa League for next few seasons, if we’re lucky.
Serge
That’s what I heard too but neither Mo nor the club have confirmed this.
So if Eddie is worth 100k a week, how much is Saka worth then? 300k seems reasonable.
Once again, my comments regarding Eddie aren’t meant to slag off this rather industrious young player, who just happened to put in his most productive performances when he needed it most, but to think that his re-upping constitutes a show of intent is both disingenuous and exceedingly problematic, especially if assurances were given…for me personally, once we lost the leverage play game, I would have let him dip his toe into the open market, so I could better assess his true market value…if he signed elsewhere for more money, no biggie, but if there was lukewarm interest in him, due… Read more »
100k a week for a 22 year old English goal scorer is absolutely fine business.
He’ll be on more than Richarlison, Calvert Lewin and Ollie Watkins to name but a few and he’ll be a back up and if he goes back to be subpar we’ll be stuck with him because of the massive wages. It’s a shocking deal
It’s funny how an inexperienced English striker with an extremely short purple patch is absolutely worth 100k a week, but the most sought after winger in Europe that went for 72m and got 140k a week is a crime against humanity.
Just saying
I’m fine with the pirlo contract extension It’s 1 year for a player who is fine with being 4th choice competing for 2 spots in the team. He’s calm and dependable and adds experience and maturity to the overall squad. He’s not signing up to be a weekly starter – he’s there for occasional rotation and for emergencies as well as for small competitions like the league cup. He’s also not on high wages. Dunno why he would be controversial. If Arteta gave him a 200k a week 3 year deal and said he’s the answer to our CM starting… Read more »
Ed
Spot on
one of the stories making the rounds today involved an intimate discussion with Nuno, who spoke incredibly highly about Xhaka’s leadership qualities and positive locker room presence, which likely means this sad-sack will be wearing the kit for yet another season, and a regular starter no less…wouldn’t even be surprised if he was wearing the real armband next year, unlike the invisible one he’s been brandishing behind the scenes
Keep piling on the facts Marko!!
Also it usually happens to this club I guarantee you that this summer you’ll see better strikers in Europe move for less than what we’ll pay Eddie. Look if it was between 40-60k a week okay there wouldn’t be an issue but 100k is far too much
Does not matter if Eddie or any other top cf signs with us if they do not get service or we continue to cough up goals with our young injury plagued defense.
Big chances created has us at 17th as many other have stated before, either fix that, the injury plagued defense and obtain a scorer (Jesus aint’t that) or it will be kaput for our season and Mikel.
There are people here, the miserables, that no matter what moves Arsenal make, they will sh1t all over it.
They did it with Ramsdale, White, and others.
Nothing ever makes them feel good about the club.
If most of the haters here had a blog…. How many readers do you think they’d have?
Who would show up to read their misery?
I’d lean towards trying to retain Eddie. It could be a spot filled with less expenditure than having to buy. I know we’ll get someone else up front that hopefully Arteta can integrate.
We really need to do something with that midfield. I liked the Tielemans rumours but if I were him I’d want champions league ball.
“ If most of the haters here had a blog…. How many readers do you think they’d have?‘
Dunno, but Pedro had a hate on for Wenger from day one and a pure hatred for Emery. How many readers do you think he had and has Nigel?
Hey Nigel, Ever think it might be because of the plague who own’s us? The inept managment, whom hired the Raul, and put a total novice in charge?? Our futbol has been dreadful for the last 4.5+ years, more often than not, that has many of us pissed off to no end. Some of the Wenger years were absolutely amazing, and the teams played sublime futbol, win,lose or draw, and Arsene won a hell of a lot of the time too on a restricted budget from the walmarT owner! I just ain’t betting the farm that our Ming the Merciless… Read more »
OMG! 100k plus 5m signing bonus. LMAO, same old arsenal.
Why do we always give extensions when a player hits a purple patch? Up until the run of games that Eddie had, the club and arteta was thinking of letting him go.
I would think a manager would have seen enough from the time he is here to know which player he wants and he doesn’t. Not take a u turn at the last hour and have to overpay someone to stay. Another great arteta moment.
Pedro
Please stop these pathetic excuses for arteta. You said the same thing last season. Kane and Son won’t have another injury free season. They won’t have the same scoring form.
Guess what? They did. And now you want to bring the same excuse for next season? Lmao
Son has been making 30+ pl appearances for the past 5 years. He’s not an arsenal crock. He and Kane are physically in the xhaka department because they don’t over exert themselves in every attack. They are intelligent players who know when to push down on the gas pedal.
Nigel you don’t seem to get it…if you think those whom are critical of our organization and the present manager wake up each and every day with the sole purpose of propagating negative sentiments about our club, you’re sadly mistaken…I would like nothing more than to have this club finally put on it’s big boy pants and do whatever is necessary in order to return us to some level of prominence, but seemingly without fail this club continually proves that they’re incapable of meeting this once achievable standard…now if they did all the right things and worked relentlessly in the… Read more »
Gonsterous
I think Arsenal and Arteta has always been clear that they wanted him to sign for us , its not some last minute U Turn . Him not playing was down to several factors including Eddie who wasnt willing to sign . There was never any indication that Arsenal didnt want to re sign him .
Aaron, Ernest, Vieira Lynn, I don’t have any special faith or love for our American owners. Chelsea fans will find out that there are only petrodollar, sovereign wealth funds or state supported owners that are set apart. Even Liverpool, when Klopps time is over, will be mere mortals again. Even United spending loads of money does not ensure success. But to be constantly negative when we’re early in a new cycle, gets tiresome. I’m critical of Arteta and the club sometimes, but I’m hopeful from our position right now, because that’s how I choose to live. The tone of some… Read more »
DivineSherlock Absolutely correct. Eddie’s agent ran down his contract to the last minute for maximum leverage. It was a gamble but thanks to Laca’s drop-off and Eddie’s rise, it paid off to the maximum with the increased offer from us. Don’t be shocked if Eddie’s agent repeats the strategy with Bayuko as he waited late on the most recent deals for him and for Balogun. The dream scenario for Arteta is if Eddie comes out firing on all cylinders next season and keeps playing like he did in the last 7 games of this one. Many fans were calling to… Read more »
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“when we’re early in a new cycle”
now that gets tiresome…this suggests to me that you think this past season, as Pedro suggests, was year 1 of the process…how apropos considering my earlier comments
I don’t understand the negativity with Eddie. Why can’t he kick on? He was brave, and publicly asked for a chance to play and demonstrate what he can do — when he was given that chance and guess what? He popped up with five EPL goals… four of them against Chelsea and Man Utd. Am I saying he’s the second coming of Thierry Henry? No. However, if our finances are as tight as everyone says it is… I can’t see what the bad is in this deal… he has literally saved us £20-£30m. £20m to £30m that we can plough… Read more »
I wonder when Pedro will apologize to Conte for talking shit about him all season long only for him to snatch away top 4 from us in the end.
**Ooops I thought the second brace was Man Utd, looking back it was Leeds. Although he should have got a goal against Man Utd… it was narrowly chalked off side.
A brace is a brace!