This weekend was good for Arsenal.
City dropped points in a dramatic game at Newcastle, let’s be real here, Newcastle are going to be a problem this season. They showed no fear, but the did run out of gas a little bit in the second half.
Chelsea were beaten by Jesse Marsch United States of Leeds by 3 goals. He looks like he’s course correcting over there and his ideas are a nice evolution of what Leeds were before.
West Ham are in the mud, David Moyes is a bit of a dinosaur, and I’m not sure he’s going to be able to take them to the next level.
Spurs were pretty bland, they won, but it was all about the stars using a predictable system.
What were Arsenal? The best of the bunch really. Our football is stunning, the tactical unpredictability is right up there in the Premier League, our players are young, powerful, full of character, and really intelligent.
When I wrote about the reasons for Arsenal signing Arteta all those years ago, the basic premise was you are buying in Manchester City IP, with one of their most innovative coaches, and there was no ceiling if he made it work.
Mikel Arteta is an innovator, he’s part of a new breed of coaches, let’s call them 3-dimensional thinkers, who are starting to do exciting things below the top-level clubs. Arsenal are thinking about tactical structures like an NFL coach would. Arteta is coaching patterns, systems, and triggers into his system so his players can make footballing decisions faster than everyone else, but at the same time, can change up how they’re playing 3, 4, or 5 times in a game without missing a beat. These coaches lift every stone, consider every option, and they’ll try some weird stuff to gain an advantage like you saw in the documentary.
This approach tends to work better with younger players. Kids that have a sole focus of being the best in the business. They’ve grown up playing football manager or building out FUT teams. They have a natural interest in details older players didn’t have access to. They’re more likely to tune into video analysis because they’ve grown up watching Youtube.
These 3-dimensional coaches are starting to pop up all over the league.
Graham Potter is one of them, he can lose two of his best players and still smash Manchester United, West Ham, and reduce Newcastle to one shot on target. The Potterball system is flexible, intelligent, and extremely hard to play against. Graham Potter signs extremely intelligent players that work hard and can do his bidding. He chokes out space so you struggle to get shots off against his defence and he opens you up with extremely clever strategies that allow his sides to punch above their weight.
The best thing that didn’t happen to Arsenal last season was Manchester United or Spurs paying his £15m buyout clause, because he would have both sides seriously threatening in the longterm if he was picked up. We just have to hope he’s the next England manager.
Jesse Marsch would also count as a 3-dimensional manager. He’s settled into Leeds, has the players bought into his ways, and they are executing strategies that allow them to punch well above their weight without busting hamstrings. Smashing Chelsea 3-0 is outrageous for a team that was nearly relegated last season.
Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel are right up there, but those two get to execute their visions at a much higher price point.
So what am I driving at here?
Arsenal are in a much better position in the long-run than Spurs and Manchester United. Antionio Conte is very one-dimensional. He’s had a lot of success doing the exact same thing wherever he goes. His trump card this season isn’t really his system, football, or elite tactical thinking… it’s Harry Kane and Son. Spurs have rolled the dice on a celebrity manager getting the most out of the last dregs of two superstars who might depart next summer. Harry Kane is will have 12 months to go on his deal next summer, Bayern Munich will offer him £400k a week and Spurs will have to decide whether to take £40m or let him leave on a free the season after.
EtH came with a massive reputation for what he did at Ajax. What were the ingredient? A single-minded idea, young players, loads of time to coach, and a league that is weak. Why am I not worried about him? Well, he seems to have binned the single-mindedness. Ronaldo is going to stay at United for another season, they invested in Eriksen for a pressing system, they’ve spent big on 30 yr old Casemiro who isn’t great when pressed, and everyone else looks a bit meh. They don’t have an idea on the pitch for the pieces they are assembling, so they aren’t a worry until they get that clarity. Great players will win games, no doubt, they still have that in them, but when the best teams in the league have a 3-dimensional manager and 3-dimensional players, you have to be able to match that to succeed. United aren’t going to do that the way they are going about their business this summer. They haven’;t accept the new reality, they still think the badge carries weight on the pitch – it does not.
Both clubs are playing for the short term. What next? Spurs don’t have United money to fix their mess once Kane and Conte leave. United have the money, but they are still 5 years away from a viable fix.
Arsenal have invested in an idea. We have a 3-dimensional coach who is categorically one of the best thinkers in world football. We now have a group of extremely young players who are 3-dimensional thinkers who can execute any sort of plan, at any moment in a game, with the highest levels of speed, power, and precision. We ditched the fatty foods and booze 18 months, we got a Peloton, we started hanging out with vegan yogi’s, now we’re on the path to righteousness.
William Saliba has just turned 21 years old and he already looks like one of the best young talents in the Premier League, he’ll have rough patches, but the talent is clear, he is going right to the top in world football.
Bukayo Saka is still 20 years old, he’s one of the best talents in the Premier League already, he’s barely even started.
Emile Smith Rowe has been forgotten, a 22 year old who hit double digits for goals and assists in his first full season.
Martinelli looks like an absolute powerhouse this season, now he’s playing with his mate, he’s learnt how to control his power, and he’s delivering.
Ben White looks great, Gabriel looks like he’s moving his game forward, Ramsdale could be #1 for England in November, Zinchenko and Jesus have added winnertivity to training and on the pitch.
We had the youngest starting 11 on the pitch again this weekend, there’s simply no weakness in the squad at the moment, and there is only upside.
Arsenal are playing the future football we’ve always wanted to see at the club.
People talking about title pushes this year have lost their minds, youth always comes with a cost, there will be down moments, the moaners and standards merchants will come back with vengeance, but make no mistake, Arteta is driving at a title win in two seasons time.
The biggest threat to our progress is if Pep quits City at the end of the season and they come knocking, which they are absolutely going to do. I sat in a Miami soccer conference and one of their top operations guys basically said ‘we like to keep it in the family’ with regards to moving coaches around. No one in world football matches closer to Pep G than Mikel Arteta. He is continuity. The main hope is that Arteta will say no to the money and deliver on the thing he’s trying to build at Arsenal. You can’t jabber on about the journey being more fun than the destination, then go to a club that is pure destination maintenance. That’s a worry for another day.
For the moment, we have to hope Arsenal can exit this phase of the season with a collection of points that sees us as high up the table as possible. You can’t take form for granted, nor the fitness of key players, so we’ll see how this next batch of games goes.
Arsenal aren’t done with transfer business. The mystery winger is Neto of Wolves. David Ornstein has said that the players is going to cost between £30-50m… but Arsenal aren’t very rich right now. The good news is the 22 year old is a big Arsenal fan, so Todd B and United can’t come in and enter a bidding war. My guess is that if the news has leaked, it’s likely something is going to happen. I actually like this deal better than Raphinha. The player is younger, I actually like what he offers a little bit more, and I’m always a little keener on players that want to join the club. Talent-wise, he’s very direct, can play on the left or the right, he’s from Portugal so he’s extremely technical. The injury that kept him out for a long time was a broken bone, so we’ll not be bringing in a crock, just someone that has been unlucky.
If we added Tielemans as well, well, we really are cooking this season and Arteta has all that he needs.
It’s worth reiterating, there are going to be down moments this season, there will be grim performances, times when you doubt what is going on… but the season is long and every team is going to have those moments. Smashing everyone over 38 games isn’t realistic these days. The Premier League is the Super League. BUT, I think it’s categoric now, we have the most exciting squad in Europe, we play some of the best football, we have one of the top young coaches in the world, the team is ready to move things to the next level.
Right, that’s me done.
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Nah Yeremy, Neto or Mudryk over Zaha for me
My list of Neto, Podence, Trossard, .. I forgot Jarrod Bowen. I know, not going to happen.
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who????
😂😂😂
diss? wasn’t webb basically the king of fergie time?
Always liked Howard Webb.
China
Just watched the Mc Guire vid, thanks for the laughs !
CG
Talk of a title challenge is moot until we get a Partey backup/replacement + A CM to replace Xhaka and another winger who could do some actual damage like Sane . Without this I feel Arsenal are good enough for 3rd. Ramsdale is good enough GK for me.
Zach
Howard Webb was the best referee in the world for several seasons, before he retired.
Fergie was a colossus, a generational phenomenon of a manager , no one could stand in his path. Every ref did “fergie time”, same way they were terrified of Wenger at the height of his reign. Our invincible season would never have happened if refs weren’t afraid of Wenger.
Howard Webb did very good things in the MLS, the PGMOL needs that same forward thinking approach now.
wonder what this team will ACTUALLY look like without partey.
of course we know how it looked without partey, saliba, zinchecnko and jesus, but i think losing saliba/jesus is actually bigger than partey. i thought mo was quite good the end of last season. mo has his limitations but its not like partey is knocking in goals
“ GD4 Xhaka is Arteta’s prerogative player. He’;s the one you give the manager latitude to do as he wishes. The one that you shrug at and then walk away because this manager fancies him, respects him and sees him as a consummate professional. There’s nothing you and all the Xhaka- hating gooners can do about it. Nothing I [in the middle ground] can do about it- I wanted him to leave twice…Artea made him stay twice.” Diss, Top Man as usual. Wish we had more posters here that will engage in respectful discourse even though we have opposing views!… Read more »
fair enough diss. my memories of him are old trafford related
Did someone just compare Xhaka to Roy Keane???
Okay I’m done!!!!
LMAO😭😭😭😭😭😭
I’d save any more money this year and put it towards Bellingham next year.. though it seems Liverpool are favourites
We (me included) have talked ourselves into believing that a defensive midfielder is an absolute necessity. But isn’t this where the versatility of the squad comes into play? I’d say White or Zinchenko could do the job, and maybe others. Creatively,we have Odegaard, ESR, Vieira. And Saka can perform anyway.
‘anywhere’
Diss, “ Right now he’s playing very well in that advanced position. His ability to pass between the lines is helping us closer to the opposition goal and his defensive mistakes are mitigated because Zinch and Partey can clean up better.” So, In other words, he is a damn passenger! Any player can ping a pass when given time and space. He literally almost brought Bournemouth back into the game when he coughed a pass and gave it away under minimal pressure: a Xhaka special! Again the point is that what does he bring that is so special ( aside… Read more »
White has benefitted imensely by having Saliba beside him and Partey ahead, he is Maguires brother from another mother.
I have been as much of a Xhaka out advocate as anyone. But, Arteta clearly sees him as one of his generals and the AON documentary has highlighted this even more. Take Xhaka out of the team and where are the leaders? The rest of the team are like a bunch of mutes!
Love him or hate him, Xhaka has has had 3 goal involvements in 3 games so is clearly contributing to the great start to the season.
Where next Sid for your barbs?
Karsa
The goal contributions by Xhaka are due to the his positional change , nothing to do with him . He still cant press for shit and is terrible when pressed . I’d rather have someone like Tielemans who can do both . Top teams will exploit his weakness and then he will get a silly yellow card or two and give away fouls where you dont need to.
Divine
Nothing to do with him?
Eh?
Xhaka twin
“So, In other words, he is a damn passenger!
Any player can ping a pass when given time and space. He literally almost brought Bournemouth “
GD4, it depends on your definition of “pinging a pass”.
Xhaka always has a brain fart in him or two, but he’s about as pure a striker of the ball as I’ve seen.
That’s his biggest quality. Any player can pass the ball, but “pinging “ it …..that’s another thing entirely.
Kinda amazing how you can dump freely on Xhaka around here and not a single push back from the super fan faction what a terrible supporter you are.
Try doing that with an Arteta signing and better run for cover lol.
Glad to see Webb trying to sort this mess at PGMOL and I am sure he will do a better job then Riley and the rest that have settled at the bottom of the barrel, incompetent clowns.
Even Nigel, the purveyor of all things Arsenal are sacred starts his Xhaka defense with a “I too wanted him gone but”.
Cmon Nigel, stand your Xhaka ground, there’ll be two of us then lol
Karsa
You put Tielemans or Neves or any other capable CM there and they would do what he did and more , hope that helps .
Sherlock that’s some factual criticism of Xhaka. He can be upgraded. I just try to keep it positive and appreciate the guy since the effort is clearly there, and he does help the team overall, especially since second half of last season. Nobody can say that Arteta doesn’t make players better. There was very good talk from Man City players about him as a teacher in the past. Eddie is a better player now, and I can see the difference in his game. Xhaka obviously,, Martinelli is a much more complete player now. Ødegaard, Saka… he certainly hasn’t hurt their… Read more »
Divine,
It’s funny how they throw out these terms, “he contributed” to three goals lol. What did he do? Against Palace he made a two yard pass and the lads did the rest lol … a pregnant woman could make that pass … Jeez.
Against Bournemouth he made a simple Square pass to Saliba who scored a worldly. Is that Special? Or are we counting the gift that Leicesters goalie handed him a major achievement?
Lord have mercy.
Ok I give up, forget about Viera and Santi, Chaka is the shyt lol!!
The biggest quality a manager can have is the ability to put players in positions they are most likely to succeed.
TAA is a terrible defender but Klopp rarely depends on him to make a difference at the back, if ever.
Xhaka has many qualities but my asshole puckers up when I see him defending one v one deep in the box.
Tom,
Do you remember Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone?
I remember Spurs fans raging in division over what he brought to the team. It’s so similar to the arguments that always rage over Chaka.
It was only when they upgraded to Dembele and the big African dude they got from Southampton who’s name eludes me … Yes Wanyama that they all unanimously agreed that he was holding the team back …
What some people don’t get is that we are all fans of the team and only want what’s best for Arsenal . Closing your eyes and acting like peasants on Animal farm and only singing Kumbaya saying Comrade Mikel knows best doesn’t make you a fan … Just a bleating sheep!
Wanting the best doesn’t mean you’re being negative but rather desiring your team becomes the best it can possibly be!
Period end of !!
Tom, No buts… clear room for upgrade in Xhaka’s position. I thought it was the obvious place for upgrade beside striker going into the window. I like the guy though. No shame in that. Like I said, lots of prominent pundits and podcasters haven’t been ashamed to say they appreciate him much more now. It feels really nice to acknowledge something good happening at the club, and Xhaka is a real part of it. Feels even better to enjoy a little bright personal turnaround for the a human being. Seeing his family on the show only adds to that feeling.… Read more »
We would all like an upgrade on Xhaka.
However, saying he’s shit is just as far from the mark as saying he’s a world beater.
GD4 I do remember both of them.
Huddlestone was shit but Wanayama wasn’t great either..
I’d imagine Spurs fans are like any other fans bigging up their own players, or denigrating them if things don’t work out.
I’m not a huge Xhaka fan but Arsenal had waaaay more pressing issues than upgrading his position.
And now that they have he doesn’t seem such a liability does he.
Karsa, nicely summed up!
Pepe to Nice on loan
Bob N69, its hard to direct “barbs” at Saliba, Saka, Martinelli, Magalhaes, Jesus, ESR (his injuries are a result of mismanagement) because they are quality.
BobN16 ‘Third equal favourites to win PL at 10-1.Agree with you Rich we had 0.1% chance of winning in previous seasons, now at least we have a 10% chance of winning using the bookies odds’. Point of order! If you are getting 10-1 odds it means the bookies probably think we have somewhere between a 15-1 to 25-1 chance of winning the title, maybe even less likely than that. They are preying on Arsenal fans who are on a high right now. Nobody realistically thinks we have a 10% chance of winning the title. If I’m betting with a friend,… Read more »
Paqueta to West Ham goes to show that the level between midtable teams and the Top 4/6 are closing .
Alexander Isak to Newcastle is interesting.
Xhaka is why we won’t be buying Paqueta, Tielemans, Bruno G.
GD4 Arteta certainly won’t get everything right, he might not even be the best guy for Arsenal, we’re yet to see much proof of any 3D, generational coaching…. Unless I’ve missed something?… But I’d probably trust his judgement on most things football related, after 17 years as a professional footballer, 3.5 years coaching next to Pep on the inside of an elite performance culture, and 2.5 seasons in the hot seat as Arsenal manager. More than I’d trust most fans opinions. Wenger repeatedly selected Xhaka, so did Emery, there’s obviously something there that coaches like. Brain farts aside, he’s a… Read more »
“Pepe to Nice on loan“
Good luck to him. I hope he can revive his career.
The PL hasn’t been a good fit for him.
The only sad thing about it though Un might follow him more closely now which would limit his time commenting on Legrove.
That would be a tragic loss.
Guendouzi I think would have thrived in this team. With better professionals around him and not melts like Ozil and co, I think he could have matured better.
Tom you are a top man.
No worries
Danny
I do agree that if he’d had ace models he might have stayed a bit more humble and we could have harnessed his potential better,. It’s actually a perfect example of why Arteta needed to root out every toxic element within the squad, and sadly, that included Guendouzi by the time he arrived.
Hopefully the next set of young talents will stay committed and professional in this new, more positive environment.
Rich, We are kinda saying the same thing ya know. As for Emery and Wenger all selecting Xhaka, well, everyone bitched about why they were picking him and look how it ended for them. I still remember that home game against Brighton where he grabbed a player in the box for no reason and gave away a PK that ended Emery’s champions s league quest. I can never forget that … do I even need to bri g jobs City game from last season where we played them off the field until he struck .:. I could go on and… Read more »
Just saw Man U vs Liverpool highlights. If the final score line is 2-1, then Bournemouth vs Arsenal we won 4-0 as far as I m concerned.
Why does VAR look like a serial killer video footage from 1971.
Look we should be fine if we don’t get a BACKUP for Partey or Xhaka. We have Saliba at the back he carries that whole defense on his back. Its night and day compared to last season with the White and Gabriel partnership that had a lot of mistakes. I don’t think the loss of Partey (He doesn’t look likely to miss a huge chunk ) will be bad this season given what we have already brought into the side. You can mention drop in quality sure but that’s what happens when you buy backup players who already know they… Read more »
Guendo would be amazing on this team … sucks he couldn’t vibe with Mikel but he is a true baller.
I’ll never forget that Villa game when that kid played with so much heart that he was in tears trying so damn hard and brought us back to win.
If his biggest crime was that he was a prick to Brighton players then so be it. That’s the guy I’d love on my team any day… no surprise he is a cult hero at Marseille already
Danny S
“Guendouzi I think would have thrived in this team. With better professionals around him and not melts like Ozil and co, I think he could have matured better.”
He would have succeeded under the Arteta of 2022, not the Arteta of early 2020.
Managers grow up and mature, same as players
GD4 I can deal with technical mistakes from our players, we want our players to be brave on the ball in deeper areas, there’s always an element of risk vs reward when we do that, even the very best teams get caught a few times a season playing that way. The type of brain farts that infuriate me are the ones with a lack of discipline, he got send off against Burnley back in 2020/21, granted most players get away with a yellow for what he did, but we were just getting on top of the game, it was beyond… Read more »
Xhaka isn’t being replaced. Let’s stop beating a dead horse.
DS “””CG Talk of a title challenge is moot until we get a Partey backup/replacement + A CM to replace Xhaka and another winger who could do some actual damage like Sane . Without this I feel Arsenal are good enough for 3rd. Ramsdale is good enough GK for me.””” We have back up for Partey. ( AMN & Lokonga). Artetas job is to improve these type of players. We have/had a winger. ( Pepe). See above. As for Ramsdale. I do not think he performs well under pressure ( note his relegations) and his performance at the Newcastle CL… Read more »
Rich
Xhaka has been given a different role this season and will therefore be less vulnerable to
making reckless tackles and subject to red cards.
He has been playing well in the first three games. The only concern comes if Partey is injured and Arteta were to give Xhaka a more defensive role.
However, Arsenal’s defence appears to be more mobile and defensively solid with the arrival
of Saliba and Zinchenko. So I don’t think that Xhaka will be under the same pressure as
previously.
https://youtu.be/bI4vEeGqWK8
I still remember this game like it was yesterday.
Poor Unai Emery.
How could he be expected to compete with this
band of misfits.
90 percent of who are no longer with the team
Rich, Like you said he is 30 and still hasn’t learnt. He is a donkey at the Kentucky derby and all i get are excuses for him and it’s so tiring. It’s all good the thing with him and to an extent, Ozil, (sorry Pierre😭😭) is that they will always be a self fulfilling prophecy. When his tenure is Up and we upgrade many will realize how bad we had it with him. His pathetic dive to get a yellow and coughing up the ball against Bournemouth because he lacks basic football technical skills and IQ shows he’s so much… Read more »
Ramsdale is a good young goalkeeper who suits the system we’re trying to implement. He’s got things he needs to improve, mainly his composure, concentration, and covering the near post. But there’s also plenty of things to like out his game, he’s got great reflexes, and some of his distribution is straight out of the very top draw. Emi Martinez was still floating around on unsuccessful loans at 26, Ramsdale has just turned 24, theres time to iron out the creases in his game. He’s come from clubs fighting relegation, he’s not been asked to play this style before, let’s… Read more »
R
“”He’s got things he needs to improve, mainly his composure, concentration, and covering the near post””.
Hardly a ringing endorsement
That’s the basics.
He’s got things he needs to improve, mainly his composure, concentration, and covering the near post.
All hugely important to a goalkeeper. I mean that last part is basic keeping 101.
CG
It’s hardly time to assign him to the scrap heap at 24, the things he can improve on, are when measured against the very best.
He’s obviously not there yet, the question is can he still develop + improve? And if so, how quickly?
Ramsdale has plenty of character + personality, he looks to have the hunger, let’s get behind him, and see how he develops.
It’s not like there’s an abundance of world class goalkeepers with excellent distribution, growing on trees.
Pepe gone to Nice. We’re definitely getting a new winger.
Nice
R
“”He’s obviously not there yet, the question is can he still develop + improve? And if so, how quickly”””
No. He is not improving. Going backwards.
I prefer goalkeepers like Allison , Courteous, Neuer Seaman, Jennings , Lehmann, Schmeichel.
Ones who fill the goal and who can do the basics, like concentrate for 90 minutes.
Seaman was 27 when he came to Arsenal. Jen’s was 34.
Mendy was 28 when he went to Chelsea. Schmiechel was 27 when he went to Man Utd. Van de Sar was 35. Allison 26.
The only one who was killing it at 24 was Ederson.
Why don’t we wait and see how Ramsdale develops because he showed for first six months of last season that he has world class capability.
See what you did there Serge!
I might be playing soccer but I can join later
Oops I just blew my cover.
I’m out 🏃🏃🏃🏃
Pepe will do well for Favre, like Guend and Sampaoli were a match made in heaven
CG -those keepers very different age compared with Ramsdale. We get you want the finished product but AFC should be a club that is prepare to develop its players. Most of us are fortunately more understanding than you are
I read that Ten Haag sent the United players on a 13km punishment run at they shot the bed at Brentford
Isn’t that a dated and shitty way to motivate professional footballer, like it’s some military boot camp.
Pepe off to Nice, time to make a cuppa and enjoy a couple of fig rolls.
Dissenter, it seemed to work though!
“””Isn’t that a dated and shitty way to motivate professional footballer, like it’s some military boot camp”””
No its Not, top management. Works wonders
Man u team apart from Maguire are good enough for top 4, their problem is laziness.
Christiano too old for the EPL
Is 13k much of a punishment run for professional athletes in their late teens, twenties + early 30s?
I’m a long way off peak fitness, or peak physical age, and still get a 5 mile run in 3-4 times a week.
I’d be surprised if they broke a sweat, would have been better if he gave them a 90 second head start, then had Olympic runners chasing them with tasers.
Players that Re on the bench actually run the amount they would have run in game if they were not used or only played for 10 mins
If you stay in the stadium and have a drink after game you see them. They do not look like it’s a struggle lol
Pepe going loan. We need clubs to actually start paying us some money for our players. No wonder FFP is on our asses
FFS what’s the constant moaning on Ramsdale. 3 wins on the trot with some flakiness at times but still showing top stopping capability.
Liverpool won European titles with Grobbelar ( spelling)
Ramsdale still young and is also excellent for his age
Pepe loan deal agreed apparently. West Ham going for Paqueta?? 33 million sounds cheap for him
Fabrizio Romano
Southampton are pushing to sign Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Talks now in progress with Arsenal on loan with buy option, as current AFC deal also included an option to extend until 2024. #SaintsFC Saints, insisting to beat competition from two more clubs. #AFC
The only benefit Pepe gave Arsenal was the tax saving from the Amortization of his contract (that too not counted in the Covid year). Good riddance!
Steveyg87August 24, 2022 19:35:56
Pepe going loan. We need clubs to actually start paying us some money for our players. No wonder FFP is on our asses
Ffp is not up our arse at all our wage bill is half what it was 2 seasons ago
We make amazing revenue on march day it’s not an issue
Plus we got 10 m from nice for the loan of Pepe
Amn seems to be going too
We should be able to spend another 50m without issue
Great news Soham!! Ains has to go
Lyon have refused € 50 m from the Hammers apparently. They want 10 more
Karim
“Lyon have refused € 50 m from the Hammers apparently. They want 10 more”
The crazy owner of Lyon can smell Westham’s desperation
He’ll squeeze them from now till deadline day.
Pacqueta to Hammers is pretty much a done deal
Jonko
“Pacqueta to Hammers is pretty much a done deal”
Not so sure about that, unless you know Monsieur Aulas personally
Diss
Agree he’s always been a tough negotiator but this time, it sounds fair given the player’s quality. Plus he could probably sell him for more after he shines for Brazil in Qatar.
New post, ladies.
Naija,
I just need to understand the “such an intelligent player” comment.
Geez m late