WELL GOOD MORNING TO YOU!
It’s FriYAY and we’re having a pretty decent week as far as Arsenal goes.
We signed Fabio Vieira. We’ve tied down Eddie. Matt Turner left New England Revs. But there are still things to do but I think it’s becoming a lot clearer where this window is trying to land.
Raphinha now reads like a priority, it doesn’t seem like Barca are coming with the cash, and it seems likely it’ll be a straight shootout between Arsenal and Spurs.
Gabriel Jesus wants Arsenal, Arsenal want Jesus, a deal is going to be struck there. He’ll be our striker. We’re gonna make him top boy and in return, he’s going to score at least 35 goals next season.
Youri Tielemans talk is dying down a little bit, but don’t fear, I really don’t think we’ll be letting the window pass without going hard for the player. He’s been on the agenda for a while, I suspect there’s been some backchannelling, and I do wonder if the player has stated he just wants Arsenal and that COULD be a hard pill for the Leicester board to swallow.
There are likely going to be a few exits but it’s still not very clear where they are coming from. Leno, Torreira, Bellerin, maybe Holding, maybe Xhaka, certainly Pablo Mari, and hopefully Nico Pepe for an actual fee.
Then the big one, that no one is talking about… Bukayo Saka needs to sign a big fat new deal with Arsenal. His deal is up in 2 years. The beastly vultures of Europe will be circling. He needs to be earning the fat dollars because he is 100% our main man.
Was I a little worried about our obsession with Raphinha because he plays in the same space as Bukayo? Maybe.
My hope here is that Saka is young, he’s grounded, he’s the king at Arsenal, and he might peak at what is going on at City with 27-year-old Jack Grealish and not fancy that level of competition this early in his rocket ship career.
Needless to say, it doesn’t matter how much good work you do transfer-wise, it could all taste a little salty if the chips aren’t sauced with a Bukayo 17 year deal.
There’s also a very, very big backroom signing we need to take care of… we need a new head of performance to replace Shad Forsythe.
For the OG Le Grovers, one of my first iconic campaigns against Wenger’s regressive behaviors was tackling his complete blindness to how injuries in sports worked.
Here’s the topline gist: Every November and February, Arsenal would have a massive pile-up of injuries.
Wenger would blame the weather, he’d blame luck, he’d blame hair pills, he even had some weird chiropractor witch doctor like guy head down to the training ground to help with the problems.
What was really going on was this: Wenger had a PE teacher looking after the fitness of the players, totally unqualified to look after the strength and conditioning needs of the team, but he was also working off a busted theory. Wenger would train players to match level during the week so they’d be extra fit in games, ready to kill off teams in the last 10 minutes. That worked in 1998 when half the league were pub teams. When everyone developed the same fitness standards, the benefits of overtraining started to collapse in on themselves because players would fatigue and pick up soft tissue injuries.
Once Wenger understood he was causing injuries because of the lack of technical nous at the club, they hired Shad Forsythe. His job, in a nutshell, is to keep players on the pitch, and make sure when they get to game day, they’re not under cooked, or overcooked. At a club like Arsenal, where fitness is so key at every level, the position is arguably one of the most important. No one notices when everyone is fit, but when things go off the rails, like they did at Leeds under Bielsa, everyone pays attention.
Who will Arsenal hire?
Will Arteta hire more 14 year olds to cover off the vast experience of Shad? Or will they go out and find the best possible man/woman for the job and ensure his good work is continued?
I do not know. But we will find out soon enough. That position needs to be filled by June 28th.
Ok, short post today. I’m off to come to terms with the reality that I live in a place that loosens gun laws after kids get massacred in schools, and my baby is coming into a world where she’ll have less rights than her mum. Sad times.
Jesus has the 3rd best goal contribution per 90, not including penalties, in PL history
He’s just behind Henry + Aguero
That’s not to be sniffed at, hopefully he can offer the good aspects of Lacazette game, alongside more dynamism in and around the penalty box.
We’ve got much more creativity in the squad now, young players maturing, and if we can add Raphinha as well, then Jesus + Nketiah will be well fed,
Fair point Karsa. But his stats still don’t make me warm and fuzzy about $45 Mil.
Naija that’s what sticks with me as well. The number of times we all complained last season of crosses into the box with no one capable of finishing still rings true
Don’t get me wrong, I’m really stoked for next season. I just would have preferred a different striker profile.
The people who called Aubameyang shit are now saying Jesus, a striker who has never scored more than 14 league goals, is the answer to Arsenal’s attacking problems.
Use that information however you like.
I know I’ll be labelled a negative ninny, but, going into the season with Jesus and Nketiah as our striker options doesn’t excite me. Especially with European football back.
Rich
Jesus has the 3rd best goal contribution per 90, not including penalties, in PL history
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Source?
Who were realistic CF buys instead of Jesus?
DCL not for me injuries and one good scoring season in front of no fans.
Richarlison works hard but too temperamental and dives way too much for my liking.
The likes of Haaland, Lewandowski no chance we would/could get them,
BrOwnie I don’t need to keep doing this, I’ve rebutted the whiners enough times on Jesus. Today there is an obsession with stats which are used to slant opinion. You can’t use stats without weighting. Jesus has been asked to play a role for the team, usually our wide, occasionally as a false mine. Rarely as a striker. His games numbers does not reflect minutes played. You could play a striker in 10 gamesout wide and give him 15 minutes away n each and then call him a poor finished because he’s stats show 1 goal in 20 games. If… Read more »
*Pep. Apologies for Apples autocorrect & my funny fingers!
Tammy would have been a good option. I asked for him last season and now his price has doubled. He should still be an option even with Jesus but someone like Scamacca, although untested in EPL, is also the right profile.
Rp7 lol good one
Sky sports saying the deal with city is agreed for Jesus. Have to assume the deal will be completed in the coming few days at this rate My feelings are – 45m is the agreed price. We’ve overpaid considering the context of his situation but it’s 5m less then I was expecting at least – waiting for confirmation about his wages but seems like we will be greatly overpaying there. We’ll see – he’s not my choice of signing – BUT he’s a very good player who makes our squad visibly better. For that reason I’m happy in spite of… Read more »
AFC Forever we aren’t debating his quality as a player, even though his recent scoring has been mediocre, He will be a fine addition but I’m not sure he is what we need up front unless we buy a Tammy or Scamacca as well.
Olumide
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gabriel-jesus/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/363205
Gabriel Jesus 9,304 PL minutes
56 goals
32 Assists
Non penalty contribution every 105 minutes
https://www.givemesport.com/1565113-the-10-players-with-the-best-minutes-per-goal-or-assist-ratio-in-premier-league-history
This link is 2 years old, but doesn’t exclude penalties, can’t find the link I seen the other day
But still gives an idea of the company he’s keeping
I’m curious to see if arteta is going to widen up next season and have an attack that doesn’t just assist of floaty form crosses aimed at a single small CF in the box surrounded by 3 big CBs
We should be focusing far more on cut backs, low fast crosses near the 6 yard box and driving narrow and central to overload players in the box.
If we’ve signed Jesus and renewed Eddie but the plan is infinite floaty form crosses then arteta is not paying attention. Here’s to hoping…
Floaty gorm* crosses
Rich, Auba is 6th on that list. Just sayin
Brownie
That list was 2020, I couldn’t find the one I read the other day, and it doesn’t exclude penalties
Aubameyang is 33, on the slide, and averaged a non penalty goal contribution every 211 minutes in his last 18 months at Arsenal
BroOwnie You seem to request information but then can’t move from your original position. Courtesy Sky and any stat site if you can be bothered:- In his 99 Premier League starts for City, Jesus has scored 53 goals and provided 23 assists which are very impressive numbers.In the Champions League he has a better than 1 goal in 2 games record. However, in his 60 substitute appearances, he has only netted five goals and set up another six, – his productivity rate much lower as a sub which slants his numbers. That’s because he’s used by Pep in many ways,… Read more »
AFCF,
“Amateur Football Manager’s and youtube scouts think you just sign a load of players and off you go.”
Nope. Not at all.
We were sold this vision of a COACH, who didn’t need to spend millions to take us back to the top.
Hasn’t quite worked out like that just yet has it?
Papa Pedro!!!!!!! That is fantastic news.
And here I was thinking you were still a virgin with that haircut (😂I totally jest, mine is somewhat similar haha)
Congratulations mate.
(Sorry about US politics though)
Goober
“We were sold this vision of a COACH, who didn’t need to spend millions to take us back to the top.”
What on earth are you talking about?? Please tell me you really aren’t that stupid? Although it does explain why every time you comment it’s to cry about something.
The club was a major rebuild job, for years it had been badly managed. But you wanted a coach to repair that but not spend any money? Off to the funny farm for you mate.
Hahaha AFC.
Good take.
No, I expected money to be put towards a rebuild.
But Arteta hasn’t exactly shone in the coaching department that was meant to be his speciality is what I’m saying.
Spending all that money so far and still has a fuck load to do.
A better coach would have made better strides
And we were sold his absolute heroic coaching ability by Pedro before he even signed for us.
And AFC, you said it yourself…
“Amateur Football Manager’s and youtube scouts think you just sign a load of players and off you go. ”
That is artetas reign so far. Sign heaps of players and just go for it. No coaching necessary
AFC Forever. Why do you insist on implying dishonesty or agenda?I’ve stated he is a good player but because you’re argument is so full of holes I’ll provide you with another stat. https://fbref.com/en/players/b66315ae/Gabriel-Jesus
https://fbref.com/en/players/9dbb75ca/Alexandre-Lacazette
Look at his pressures, tackles and interception stats.. They are worse than Lacazette.
Plus his scoring is anaemic. The reason he doesn’t take penalties is because is isn’t capable enough.
I am honestly only continuing this because you are insufferbly funny
Looks like I’m not the only one that finds you funny. Off to funny farm with you
Congrats on the girl Pete! As a father .of 4 girls I. Can say thaut you are in for a treat. When playing is all about doing your hair for an hour or two you just get to know, understand and realise that the world is a beautiful place. Irrelevant of today’s political landscape.. The kids will do fine!
Arsenal is doing okay also 😉
Amazing news on Gabriel
I think he’ll be a great player for us
We’re definitely showing a lot of ambition in the TW. A CM, LB and RW will put us in strong frame for next season
Congrats on the baby Pedro, life changing experience for sure
I feel like for what was attainable this summer, based on value, Jesus is probably the best option. We’ve seen how much Osimhen I allegedly priced at. Players like DCL and Toney lack cutting edge and would cost a few quid more. Haaland, Nunez and Mbappe have made their minds up (hehe). And that leaves a couple of outliers like Lewandowski and Cavani who are easily the wrong side of 30 but, imho, still capable. With Jesus playing as a #9 as opposed to some auxiliary RW I expect him to get chance from the like of Saka, Odegard (and… Read more »
No offense to the dissenting voices on Jesus, but you’re all out of your minds and hypocrites as well. I will put this question to Pedro, Rich, Willy, Un, AFC forever : Imagine if it was the spurs who were buying Jesús right now…. The applause for them here would be deafening. Not only for the brilliant move, the strong statement of intent, winning mentality, splashing the necessary cash, convincing a big player to join over Arsenal, giving Conte another piece to work with, etc, etc, …. blah blah blah Even worse, nobody here would be questioning Jesus value or… Read more »
China,
Liverpool are deadly using those same low hard crosses that you describe. I always want us to do that more. That and copy Man City’s techniques on throw ins.
Congrats on the baby girl Pedro.
Well the politics of any country is up for debate. The spate of conservatives and illeberal govts are increasing by the day. Always are made only for common people while the elite will go their merry way. To see that a supreme court of a country can be filled with bais based on the nominees of a president is unbelievable
Jesus is a type of player that is in the middle between Lacazette and Aubameyang. He isn’t as deadly as Auba but he is deadlier than Lacazette. He isn’t as good as Aubameyang running behind but he is much better than Lacazette. He isn’t as good as Lacazette dropping deep but he is much better than Aubameyang. And he is better at both at pressing, harassing and winning the ball high up the pitch. Aubameyang presses half hearted like he isn’t trying to get an injury. And Lacazette is so slow to press, it makes our whole press irrelevant at… Read more »
Love that the daily mail has a story about marseille making a “HUGE BID” of 25m for saliba. What will they think of next!
Agree habesha but you left out the mental side. Hes used to working under pep and winning. One more guy like that in the team changes quite a bit seeing as we have precisely zero players of that caliber and experience and auba and laca were definitely not in that category to me. Takes us up a notch even if i findit a bit uninspiring as a marquee signing
Zacharse Prime Auba was better. He wouldn’t link up or anything but he would score goals. Too bad our team was on the upwards trajectory as he was going down hill. I am not saying Jesus is the best. But he is better than any CF we can realistically get. He knows the PL and he is used to winning. Plus he has a decent scoring record. Vlahovic, Mbappe, Haaland are better. Osihmen and Darwin Nunez might be too but they cost double. The rest aren’t better than Jesus. They have similar or worse scoring records than Jesus. And they… Read more »
https://youtu.be/jHPOzQzk9Qo
Nigel Tufnell, England best and AFC forever blindly following their messiah to the bitter end..
Congratulations Pedro – The USA is getting more like the Hand Maids tale every weeks.
Poor backward states like Missouri are going to end up with horrible botched abortions, the woman being blamed even as they are physically ruined or even die as the man will get away Scot free .
So backward and desperate
Habesha
“Prime Auba was better. He wouldn’t link up or anything but he would score goals. Too bad our team was on the upwards trajectory as he was going down hill.”
Upward trajectory…are you sure ?
Nigel Tufnell
“and copy Man City’s techniques on throw ins.”
And here endeth Nigel Tufnell’s lesson on how to become league champions…..copy city’s throw ins..
Pierre – I see nothing in the 4 you mention and their postings to suggest they are blind. Indeed positive reinforcement of Arsenal’s more recent attempts to act more like a football club with a strategy is a tonic compared to the constant negative darts thrown out here. I rarely ever see a positive view held on any Arsenal player ( bizarre considering the site ). Yet a 33 year joins the Spuds, (the guy hasn’t even kicked a ball) and we have posters acting like he’s a worlds top 3 player or a Wig Wearing strop merchant with a… Read more »
Senile one is out with doom I see
Pierre wants arsenal to fail so bad so it’ll vindicate his ozil wankfest. How sad
Isn’t that woman from Chelsea who oversaw $$$$$$$ in sales over the market rate leaving them this summer? Arsenal should be all over her. She could be as valuable a signing as any player right now considering how much we suck at sales
Congrats Pedro
Sorry USA but you do it to yourself
Yay Arsenal, feel the most excited I have for a long time. I’ve had expectation over the last few years but always felt more hope than realistic. Tide has turned. What I love is the youth are good but can improve and then over the next 2 windows add more class then the whole team can grow and push each other. If we can land the rumours then a very good tw, just hope they all get a preseason.
Nice to be doing business early for a change.
Congratulations to Pedro and his better half. Trust me, having children is like entering completely different dimension, which I have no doubt you’ll be great at.
Terrible news from USA. I know it’s not going to make you feel much better, but even if your family comes back to UK, your daughter would still have less rights than you’ve had, because of idiotic Brexit vote.
Pierre We literally did better in the league for the past 3 years. And we are proactive in the market too. And our young players all improved. Most of our attacking players had their best seasons except for Pepe who is leaving. And our defense was better when our starters were available. And we are rectifying a lot of squad positions too. That is the definition of an upward trajectory. China I called for that too. If Marina was there she would smash it. She sells players so well. I don’t know if she buys well. But if a player… Read more »
Habesha if she can’t buy well then let her focus on sales. God knows she proved herself ten times over
The amount of wonga that woman brought in to Chelsea for average/random/unknown youth players in particular was crazy. A massive, massive asset.
We are so so bad at sales. We need someone to come in and set the record straight and focus on pumping our unwanted players values the same way she was managing it at Chelsea. I dunno what her trick was but she could sell sand to the Arabs she’s that good at sales lol
Pierre
Although you know my thoughts in respect to Wenger Mark 2 and Ozil, I’m also having a good chuckle at the continued love fest for Arteta.
Oh shite! I forgot, I have to be positive.
This “upwards trajectory” that some speak of is based on what exactly?
Arteta has to do a hell of a lot more to convince me.
Pedro
Many congratulations to you and your wife l
Let’s assume that Jesus is really coming to Arsenal. Is £90m over four years a good deal? How much money does that leave us for other transfers?
Congratulations on the baby Pedro
They grow up so quickly so really try to savour those early years as they will be gone and a blink and you will miss them. Get as many videos and photos as pasoibke and remember, work isn’t everything, try to prioritise quality time with your little ones above all else
When you’re on your death bed you won’t remember that day you went to work but you will remember the special days with your children and so will they.
In a blink*
Habesha “We literally did better in the league for the past 3 years” 3 years ago we finished 5th Followed by a couple of 8th place finishes and now we are back to 5th. We are proactive in the market but then we have been in the last 3 summers and we still went into the 2nd half of this season with a threadbare squad. Our young players for me are the real positives but Saka, smith rowe , Martinelli and Eddie were already at the xlub when Arteta arrived. Our defence conceded more last season and in the last… Read more »
See Sid, this is what I don’t get… Do you have your life completely figured out?? If yes great, but fixing an entire society is not as simple as listing a few things and putting a period at the end of it. Don’t get me wrong, I find you quite amusing at times, but you are dead wrong about the war in Ukraine amd you are dead wrong about abortion and gun control, no pun(s) intended. You claim to be a god(s) fearing man, yet are fixated on genitalia and sex. Not very godly. That is the problem with backwards… Read more »
Ed
If he’s scoring 15-20 league goals per season then definitely worth it just to get us into and keep us in the top 4. Citrus highest league goal scorers for last few seasons have been low yet they won 3/4 titles
They share the goals around
Milo
This is not a political blog. No politics
Just when I finally convinced myself that Tielemans is the near perfect Partey backup + partner to Partry, noise around him dries up. How dramatic !!!
Me thinks YT and LM are more important additions right now than Rafinha who seems more of a luxury.
Also, if you’re spending 50+ on a 25 yr old Brazilian then why now 30+ on 27 yr old ex German gooner ? I doubt the salaries will be much different ….
Pierre “Arteta does have his favourite” Well you can talk!!! Fuck me Pierre, you get hard eveery time you mention Ozil…..!!!!!!.You’re one of those obsessive types, who either hate or love people. Something you need to understand is why EVERY manager has their ‘favourites’ These are what they consider to be their best players. Ask yourself why all the best players are being picked for almost every game. There is a reason Van Dijk, Rice, Kane, Hoijbjerg, Cancelo Ward-Prowse etc play 35 plus PL games. In fact the players above who played Europe were selected 48-50 times. They are in… Read more »
Yes – fuck you Pierre. You and your cunting outdated “Arsene knows best” and “Ozil the silkiest footballer to grace an Arsenal shirt” bullshit. I mean sure at one time they both could fuck like no one’s business. But now, nothing less than a 100mg vag does it for them. And for you. You bastard.
Pedro many congrats to you and the other half, great times ahead and we get to welcome a new Goonerette to the Arsenal family !
Jesus all but in the bag, Vieira in, Leno replacement, Raphinha looking pretty damn concrete and clear intent on signing Lisandro Martinez.
If we can just add another CM on top of that it’s about as great a summer as a Gooner could have hoped for a month ago. Kudos to Edu and the recruitment team but there is still plenty of work to do.
Aasim
Someone obviously got out of bed on the wrong side.
Why so aggressive?
Cut out the bad language, as it’s not necessary and totally inappropriate.
Pierre
Yes and we all know who that favourite is.
Just seen Man Utd have had to bring in a consultant lawyer just for the summer to negotiate their proposed transfers. They’re saying it stopped them being active. Hard to believe they were once the biggest club in the world, it just shows what happens if you fail to plan.
AFC forever
“Something you need to understand is why EVERY manager has their ‘favourites’ These are what they consider to be their best players.”
Xhaka ?…as i said Arteta’s favourites will hold us back.
AasimJune 25, 2022 09:27:09
Yes – fuck you Pierre. You and your cunting outdated “Arsene knows best” and “Ozil the silkiest footballer to grace an Arsenal shirt” bullshit. I mean sure at one time they both could fuck like no one’s business. But now, nothing less than a 100mg vag does it for them. And for you. You bastard.
Wtf 😳
Who’s outdated Aasim? A jokes a joke but Jesus
Pedro and his wife are bringing a new life into this world and yet we still have some who spoil it for everyone.
Markymark 0703, what a terrifying but probably accurate prediction.
Firstly, Congrats Pedro! Happy for you my guy! I remember hearing it on the pod but forgetting to mention it during your birthday post. Now onto Jesus, and I am buzzing about it, so we now have two hungry strikers upfront(G.Jesus and Eddie) supported by three hungry attacking forwards behind them (Saka, ESR and Martinelli), with Ode and Vieira providing further creativity from the midfield, I mean well done Edu, I love it. If we sign Raphinha, Lisandro and most importantly Tielemens, it would be a A++ transfer window. Of course, we still can’t sell to save our lives but… Read more »
Assim you on the crack pipe this morning
Un, says the one who has been binned repeatedly for his political musings…
Next.
Jesus is a genuinely exciting signing and I think he is still low-key underrated on here a bit. I have seen people compare him to Lacazette. He is a much better player than the Laca of recent years, maybe the Laca we got for his first 2-3 years is comparable but even then I am taking Jesus all day. He scores in the big games too. Has a decent record in that respect and his CL record is outstanding, averages close to a goal a game started over 20+ matches. £45m is steep but that extra £10-15m we are probably… Read more »
Plus he’s costing less then what Liverpool paid for Keita.. going to b a great signing
Weagle
“Jesus is a genuinely exciting signing and I think he is still low-key underrated on here a bit.”
Yes, great signing.
“Truth”- and republicans/conservatives/nutcases go hand in hand these days, Sid.
News flash:Jesus goings to spurs
Legroan: that’s the definition of showing ambition
News flash: Jesus going to Arsenal
Legroan: shows the stats to show we are buying a shit player.
News flash: a 33 year old player going to spurs
Legroan: that’s a solid player in the bag for spurs
News flash: Arsenal buys a 30 year old player
Legroan: that’s it, I’m done with the fucking club
It won’t surprise me if Pierre starts to demonize Jesus because because of nkethia just like he did for martinelli and Odegaard because of nkethia/Ozil
Disappointed by the pile of unreadable, right-on drivel on these pages just now.
Plus he’s premier league proven. That’s worth an extra £10m every day of the week and twice a n Sundays. Also worth pointing out that he’s familiar with our style and is described by Oep as “the best in the world” at pressing. . Imagine the tears if Spurs had signed him the banter would have been unbearable. They sign a 33 year old & we’ve had people like Tom spending the best part of a day eulogising about wig man’s signings.
Milo
I get binned because little girls such as yourself go crying to Pedro because you can’t stomach any opposing opinions. I’m not getting drawn into political debate but if the blog is non political then it’s non political. So quit your whining and stick to sports
What i like about the Jesus signing asides the fact that he’s a multiple league winner is the fact that he’s already quite experienced and knows the league very well and will hopefully hit the ground running.
Hope whoever comes after him is also experienced, the building a team full of youngsters soundbites sound cool and all but we desperately need this to be the season we get back in the champions league and more seasoned pros can help with that
Not sure which fantasy world you live in Tee but literally no-one said those things. Don’t give a toss about any of Sp*rs signings, I’m more interested in us getting the best striker we can and as an absolute must a CM replacement for Xhaka. Raphinha is likely to hold out for Barca and I don’t care about that either because we don’t need him, we have other more pressing needs.
Also quite surprised that City have bought Phillips who has always looked pretty ordinary to me.
Pep obviously sees something in him so maybe he will work his magic with him.
De Jong even if he goes to United clearly doesn’t want to leave Barcelona. Doesn’t exactly bode great for them long-term that their soon to be best player would rather be somewhere else.
United are now becoming the fat girl at the dance and I am all for it.
Batistuta
Well said, that’s on point.
Andy
” as an absolute must a CM replacement for Xhaka. Raphinha is likely to hold out for Barca and I don’t care about that either because we don’t need him, we have other more pressing needs.”
Exactly
Lisandro Martinez imo is a more important signing than Raphinha so I hope that is where the focus will be after the Jesus deal is complete.
Wenger Eagle
Yep. Last season they bought in a ‘consultant’ as temporary manager, the people running that club haven’t got a clue. How was that ever going to work? Imagine going into a summer transfer window and having to bring in a ‘consultant’ lawyer to handle negotiations. Your analogy is right.
Lisandro Martinez imo is a more important signing than Raphinha so I hope that is where the focus will be after the Jesus deal is complete 1000% Everyone who’s footballing opinion I value seems to agree on this. Lisandro and tielemans now and next summer can add that winger and maybe even that cherry on top no8 playmaker we all want. That’s if vieira ESR and Odegaard don’t make those no8 spots their own before hand. Bring Lisandro and Tielemans into this squad and we have a great amount variety, pace, power, vision and technical excellence for the upcoming season.… Read more »
AFC
Yea cab’t imagine many would be very happy with another season ending outside the top 4. We’ve got a relatively young but reasonably good crop of young players but now we need more experienced heads. It would be very very horrible if we don’t somehow get back into the champions league next season
AFC I rate Ten hag as a gaffer but I think that the Utd rebuild is beyond him. It will be nothing like Ajax where they basically had the pick of the talent and Overmars to scope it all out for him. The fact that their first order of business is to splash £75m+ on FDJ (top player do not get me wrong but as I said he has publicly said he does not want to leave Barca) shows that there doesn’t seem to be much of a differing strategy from the previous 9 years where they have splashed £1.2… Read more »
Maguire and AWB for £130m the same summer is about the worst transfer business outside of Lukaku we have seen in the PL.
AWB wouldn’t start for a midtable PL club. Offers literally nothing past the halfway line and he is quite dense defensively despite being good in 1 vs 1s which seemed to mask this until recently.
Weagle
Can’t disagree. They’ve accumulated players but not built a squad. Too many different managers signing players they fancy so they’re a mismatch. We also know the problems egos cause and they’re dressing room unrest is no surprise. That’s not a quick fix a FDJ resolves. But as for these consultants,, amateur hour.
* their
As for Maguire.
£80m for a thick as pig-shit oaf that cannot pass, dribble or turn in a circle smoother than a Ferry.
Personality of a brick to boot and captain? Roy Keane’s palpable digust is understandable.
Is like that story of Evra watching Arsenal with TH14 and Henry not being able to bear watching Xhaka.
Congratulations Pedro……may she be one of the winners in her generation….hope she takes after your better half though lookwise!……😎
AFC
Not keeping hold of Rangnick was stupid given his likely dissertation on each Utd player and basically who to keep and get rid of as well as knowing the rotten core in the dressing room.
Ten Hag has already been afforded more power than is wise imo by getting to call that shot.
Let’s hope that Jesus has changed his mind about his favoured position.
Congratulations Pedro to you and your family.
Weagle, why would Ten Hag need a consultant to consult with regarding anything player related?
Tom He is coming in from the outside so he could have picked Rangnick’s brain about the squad. He also had Overmars overseeing the recruitment at Ajax so this is a job that Rangnick could have offered a to given how successful he has been at building teams in a DOF role before. I get that Ten Hag didn’t want to work with RR but they need a football man as their DOF instead of corporate cabbages like Woodward and his new fella chopping it up with Manc pondlife at a pub on a weekday. Overmars is out of the… Read more »