Ornstein is rarely wrong. If Berta's great plan is to bring Gyokeres as our defining striker transfer, in what would be, an era defining summer before the most important season in a long while for Arsenal, I'm seriously worried.
I hope he listens to other opinions and changes his mind. There's no way we go for that player. If our sporting director decides to focus our resources, over £60m is the touted fee, this sporting director hiring could turn into a disaster for our club.
I hope Arteta and co tell him right away that we are Arsenal and we can do better than that.
He's got some shockers at Atleti like Felix and Lemar for combined €200m, as well as a washed up Diego Costa for €60m, Jackson Martinez as well, so the fella's big transfers can be a huge miss.
I pray we stay away from Gyokeres. Surely we can do better.
Yes, cause while you were declaring how "we've found our midfielder" about Kai and making long posts how he's our LM, I was sure he's coming here to be our CF. You totally had a clue back then, just like now.
I said Arteta was signing Havertz to be our CM. Not that I agreed with it. I wanted a baller there. And he used him there till he figured out he wasnt a CM.
You wanted Darwin fucking Nunez last summer. You said Kai was top 5 CF in world football. You write long posts that undermines Isak's quality despite it being obvious. You kept championing Eddie when all of us knew he was midtable at best.
That is the depth of your knowledge when it comes to strikers. So yeah, if you say Gyokeres is crap then he is much better than that.
You know so much you drop about 20 names where 17 fail, 3 make it and you're like - I told you all how good that guy is but Arteta is clueless yet again.
🚨 Arsenal developing strong interest in Viktor Gyokeres as possible striker signing. Andrea Berta firm admirer of 26yo #SportingCP forward - expected to figure prominently among #AFC options + may be more realistic than Isak. W/
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Well. well. I like it. It is to win next season. He is a stone cold killer infront of goal and we need that.
Sesko is better in the air younger and with a lot better ceiling. But Gyokeres is better at dribbling and looks more lethal. He will be signed to win next season. I can get behind that considering next season is make or break for Arteta.
Can anyone remember teeth gnashing and the Internet wailing when Smith-Rowe was sold? Well if you have any Fulham friends ask ‘em what they think of The Smith. Returns have not been good.
Strange he has been relatively healthy but can’t find his groove. Sad, but sometimes people have to realize the grass ain’t always greener in other pastures
He was loved by Arsenal fans but it was the right time to sell. He wasn't getting game time. If he wasn't an academy graduate people wouldn't complain so much.
I don't know how it is related to Gyokeres though. I was just sarcastic about Rap's Gyokeres previous comments.
I think especially with young players they are almost like planes on a flight path for lack of a better analogy . Once their progression gets detailed either via long term injuries, bad behavior or a lack of playing time from a new coach or even old coach who don’t fancy them, it just seems hard for some to recapture that glory
Yeah, cause me liking Eddie had anything to do with thinking he's good enough to lead the line for Arsenal and if you can find somewhere I've said that, I promise I'll buy you a house.
Vieira is better creatively than Odegaard, and has a cracking long shot. We would have had more points with him playing in the position of Ode than with Ode. Both aren't what's needed and can be upgraded on. But of the two, Vieira, yes. A player who knows and does the job of an AM.
Darwin and Havertz are both top players. Darwin apparently has some mentality and discipline issues and that's a big issue. Havertz is our 2nd best offensive player after Saka and more than has the quality to play for a title-winning team. Not sure how my opinion on Havertz is any wrong. Unbelievable player.
Vieira is better creatively than Odegaard, and has a cracking long shot.
Havertz is our 2nd best offensive player after Saka and more than has the quality to play for a title-winning team. Not sure how my opinion on Havertz is any wrong. Unbelievable player.
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you said Havertz is top 5 CF not this. Viera is crap and would be lucky to be sold for 20m
lol. I honestly think you have very bad taste in players.
So something I noticed with the announcement of Andrea Berta which absolutely excites me and I hope was done purposely was no photo op with Arteta. To me if done intentionally the message is this guy is his own man his own boss whereas if it was done with Arteta like that of a new signing it would have been an awful message to send. Good stuff
This Doue kid at PSG is box office. He has shades of Neymar.
Real Madrid here conceding twice and being led by 17th place Leganes. We just have to play with no fear. They have a ridiculous attack but they are open everytime I watch them.
That Joan Garcia is way too good to be a second choice GK btw. I don't know what our plan with him was/is but if we're going back for him like it's been said, then I wonder what our thinking is.
Raya is 29. He's got 6, 7 top years left. What's the deal? We're going to pull another Ramsdale v Raya but this time move on an actually solid af GK to bring in a potential superstar GK? I'm not totally against it but that's ruthless af and quite risky when we already have a GK good enough to win with.
Raya is not a problematic position in this team and I don't even want to talk about money but surely we should put all of our efforts into other positions. There might be a slight upside on Garcia but putting Raya in such position after he's committed himself to our team, he's one of our best performing players and looks like a top bloke... I wonder.
GK is a position where you're either #1 or you barely get to play all season. If Joan Garcia joins, it won't be just to sit on the bench.
I'm reading he's the best young keeper in Europe. You want that guy as a back up keeper?
He's Espanyol's highest valued player by a 2.5x margin to the 2nd. He's 23 yo and a giga prospect. You don't want a GK like him as your 2nd cause he's way too good for that. You bring him, there will be drama. They will be competing for the 1st choice and will probably make mistakes playing under severe pressure. Either way, if we're going there, it's not to put him on the bench. Again, he's way too good for that.
You mean responding to a guy whining like a child all season about Pool’s good fortunes after he’s asked why we need a decent back up keeper when theirs stepped in for 8 league games without missing a beat wasn’t good timing?
We saw ours in action , I believe Pedro nearly shit himself watching his performance , if memory serves.
No doubt. They are 'miraculous' players so they could repeat this season's contribution. Most players these days are really professional and conscientious about their health but here's hoping age catches up with them!
Gyokeres for £58m? I would be happy with that. Add £60m Williams and we would be cooking.
Are the stars finally aligning for us this window?
Apparently Cunha has now dropped a Bombshell at Wolves.Hes angling for a move.Were linked as you’d expect.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rcEf4LVAULI
We were better then
Had more chance of winning then
Have less chance of losing now
goosebumps
Tend to agree.But footballs a funny old game.You never know……
Imagine having rvp bendtner Theo vela cesc prime whilshere rosicky and hleb as your attacking unit now
We have merino as our starting no9
Ornstein is rarely wrong. If Berta's great plan is to bring Gyokeres as our defining striker transfer, in what would be, an era defining summer before the most important season in a long while for Arsenal, I'm seriously worried.
I hope he listens to other opinions and changes his mind. There's no way we go for that player. If our sporting director decides to focus our resources, over £60m is the touted fee, this sporting director hiring could turn into a disaster for our club.
I hope Arteta and co tell him right away that we are Arsenal and we can do better than that.
He's got some shockers at Atleti like Felix and Lemar for combined €200m, as well as a washed up Diego Costa for €60m, Jackson Martinez as well, so the fella's big transfers can be a huge miss.
I pray we stay away from Gyokeres. Surely we can do better.
Lol, if Rap hates Gyokeres, it means he is the guy.
Yes, cause while you were declaring how "we've found our midfielder" about Kai and making long posts how he's our LM, I was sure he's coming here to be our CF. You totally had a clue back then, just like now.
I said Arteta was signing Havertz to be our CM. Not that I agreed with it. I wanted a baller there. And he used him there till he figured out he wasnt a CM.
You wanted Darwin fucking Nunez last summer. You said Kai was top 5 CF in world football. You write long posts that undermines Isak's quality despite it being obvious. You kept championing Eddie when all of us knew he was midtable at best.
That is the depth of your knowledge when it comes to strikers. So yeah, if you say Gyokeres is crap then he is much better than that.
Rap you know absolutely fuck all when it comes to strikers...among other things.
You know so much you drop about 20 names where 17 fail, 3 make it and you're like - I told you all how good that guy is but Arteta is clueless yet again.
That sounds like more something you'd do but it's like 20 names and they're all shite but you haven't a clue and are a child.
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🚨 Arsenal developing strong interest in Viktor Gyokeres as possible striker signing. Andrea Berta firm admirer of 26yo #SportingCP forward - expected to figure prominently among #AFC options + may be more realistic than Isak. W/
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Well. well. I like it. It is to win next season. He is a stone cold killer infront of goal and we need that.
Habesha.Think I prefer Sesko.However,AFC are also linked with Liam Delap.Coukd it be BOTH Gyokores with Delap as a back up? Unlikely,but?
Sesko is better in the air younger and with a lot better ceiling. But Gyokeres is better at dribbling and looks more lethal. He will be signed to win next season. I can get behind that considering next season is make or break for Arteta.
If that's Berta's big transfer...
what? is he westham level? And Berta is stupid?
Can anyone remember teeth gnashing and the Internet wailing when Smith-Rowe was sold? Well if you have any Fulham friends ask ‘em what they think of The Smith. Returns have not been good.
Strange he has been relatively healthy but can’t find his groove. Sad, but sometimes people have to realize the grass ain’t always greener in other pastures
He was loved by Arsenal fans but it was the right time to sell. He wasn't getting game time. If he wasn't an academy graduate people wouldn't complain so much.
I don't know how it is related to Gyokeres though. I was just sarcastic about Rap's Gyokeres previous comments.
Love ESR but think he’s back on the ‘ pies’.
That or maybe he wasn't that good to begin with
I think especially with young players they are almost like planes on a flight path for lack of a better analogy . Once their progression gets detailed either via long term injuries, bad behavior or a lack of playing time from a new coach or even old coach who don’t fancy them, it just seems hard for some to recapture that glory
At no point in time did he have any glory. He barely kicked on anywhere.
Possibly, yes.
That is really good. Considering your opinions on players like Viera, Nketiah, Darwin Nunez, Havertz in the past, I can only see it as a positive.
Yeah, cause me liking Eddie had anything to do with thinking he's good enough to lead the line for Arsenal and if you can find somewhere I've said that, I promise I'll buy you a house.
Vieira is better creatively than Odegaard, and has a cracking long shot. We would have had more points with him playing in the position of Ode than with Ode. Both aren't what's needed and can be upgraded on. But of the two, Vieira, yes. A player who knows and does the job of an AM.
Darwin and Havertz are both top players. Darwin apparently has some mentality and discipline issues and that's a big issue. Havertz is our 2nd best offensive player after Saka and more than has the quality to play for a title-winning team. Not sure how my opinion on Havertz is any wrong. Unbelievable player.
Vieira is better creatively than Odegaard, and has a cracking long shot.
Havertz is our 2nd best offensive player after Saka and more than has the quality to play for a title-winning team. Not sure how my opinion on Havertz is any wrong. Unbelievable player.
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you said Havertz is top 5 CF not this. Viera is crap and would be lucky to be sold for 20m
lol. I honestly think you have very bad taste in players.
So something I noticed with the announcement of Andrea Berta which absolutely excites me and I hope was done purposely was no photo op with Arteta. To me if done intentionally the message is this guy is his own man his own boss whereas if it was done with Arteta like that of a new signing it would have been an awful message to send. Good stuff
Yea, I too noticed that
They are setting up a counter balance. They went as far as releasing Josh Kroenke’s comments too.
I like that honestly. Maybe there's clear parameters now.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/PYJZwakMz3s
This is an unbelievable admission and yet Im not shocked
English refs are a disgusting joke but nobody is laughing
Action must be taken to prevent peoole like this having so much say over huge sporting events
After beating RM it will be unacveptable Not to beat Emerys Villa.
RM are mediocre defensively. In attack Bellingham is overrated and Vinicius is nothing special. Have 2 players marking Mbappe(anyone except Odegaard).
This is the worst Madrid side you are ever likely to see, and yet they are still light years clear of Arsenal.
Dismiss them at your peril, but the Champions League knockout stages are their bread and butter.
Joan Garcia as number two makes all the sense in the world
Raya will stagnate over time if there’s no credible back to keep him honest
Also we will make easy money off Garcia when we sell him
He really is good
We’ve been lucky all season because Raya has been healthy for the entirety of the season ✊on 🪵🪵
When was the last time we made any profit on players we bought under this regime? Making profit on Garcia or anyone is a wishful thinking.
This Doue kid at PSG is box office. He has shades of Neymar.
Real Madrid here conceding twice and being led by 17th place Leganes. We just have to play with no fear. They have a ridiculous attack but they are open everytime I watch them.
Ivory coast has produced great talents like Doue, Drogba, Toure.
But ‘ Doue’ we have a chance of getting him😉
Less than Zero chance of getting any of Barcola, Doue or Dembele. Kvara just moved there.
We can beat Madrid if Arteta sets us up properly
We can beat them if we are brave
I’m watching Leganes (18th place) play them Mano a Mano , with no fear
That Joan Garcia is way too good to be a second choice GK btw. I don't know what our plan with him was/is but if we're going back for him like it's been said, then I wonder what our thinking is.
Raya is 29. He's got 6, 7 top years left. What's the deal? We're going to pull another Ramsdale v Raya but this time move on an actually solid af GK to bring in a potential superstar GK? I'm not totally against it but that's ruthless af and quite risky when we already have a GK good enough to win with.
Raya is not a problematic position in this team and I don't even want to talk about money but surely we should put all of our efforts into other positions. There might be a slight upside on Garcia but putting Raya in such position after he's committed himself to our team, he's one of our best performing players and looks like a top bloke... I wonder.
GK is a position where you're either #1 or you barely get to play all season. If Joan Garcia joins, it won't be just to sit on the bench.
Liverpool has Alisson, and Kelleher, and Just bought Giorgo last season.
Garcia is young, football fans usually wouldn't want young immense talents to regress.
Team fans, want the best for their teams.
Clubs want to win with the best players available in their books.
I see no reason why we cannot buy Garcia.
‘I'm reading he's the best young keeper in Europe. You want that guy as a back up keeper?’
Depends what we pay for him but yes, if we are going to win next season I want a crucial position like the back up keeper ready and able.
Wait, we are going for a back up keeper with €20m market value and you’re wondering what the plan is?
Maybe it’s having a back up who can step in if need be to secure the title challenge , while also playing in both domestic cups?
You know, kinda like Pool did it this year when Alison got hurt.
Also known as being lucky.
Spot on with the ‘ lucky’ Tom.
I'm reading he's the best young keeper in Europe. You want that guy as a back up keeper?
He's Espanyol's highest valued player by a 2.5x margin to the 2nd. He's 23 yo and a giga prospect. You don't want a GK like him as your 2nd cause he's way too good for that. You bring him, there will be drama. They will be competing for the 1st choice and will probably make mistakes playing under severe pressure. Either way, if we're going there, it's not to put him on the bench. Again, he's way too good for that.
Keeping banging the ‘lucky’ drum Tom. You might eventually find your rhythm!
You mean responding to a guy whining like a child all season about Pool’s good fortunes after he’s asked why we need a decent back up keeper when theirs stepped in for 8 league games without missing a beat wasn’t good timing?
We saw ours in action , I believe Pedro nearly shit himself watching his performance , if memory serves.
Correct me if I’m wrong.But did we not used to have “ safe hands Seaman & “ lucky Lukic”.Top drawer pairing.
You have given up the T word association and now you’re going in to bat against the ‘Liverpool have been lucky’ position.
kelleher cost them 2 points agai st ncastle and should have cost them 2/3 against soton with a normal ref
Yeah, it's sensible to have a first class back up keeper.
Imagine the outrage if we miss out on the title nety year if Raya gets injured early doors.
No back up for Saka or Ode is outrageous. Any old duffer for Raya is ok? No, not at all.
Transactional has to stop the pusillanimous tactics
I’d put money on VVD and Salah staying fit next season, Pedro.
Virgil’s game is 70% anticipation while Salah has better abs than peak Ronaldo, and that’s saying something.
The idea all players over 30 are in the same shaky boat fitness wise is ridiculous.
Kane, Lewandowski, Ronaldo just to name a few.
Auba and Willian didn’t work out for us for different reasons even if some wrongly claimed their legs had gone.
So before you claim a win win maybe wait for details of their would be extensions.
Just a thought.
Saka back is huge, hopefully he’s been fit for a few weeks now so he can hit the ground running.
Well need him vs Real.
The league is gone.
There is a reasonable possibility at 33 and 34 they both play equally well as this season and they are available for more than 80% of games.
On the other hand they will be very expensive and their form could drop as they age and either may be unavailable for a significant amount of games.
Either way, we'll steam the league next season!
I’d like to speculate as much as the next guy but no one is giving them long term extensions, two years max.
And if so, both are young enough to plan on playing past that, which means they’ll do their best to stay fit.
No doubt. They are 'miraculous' players so they could repeat this season's contribution. Most players these days are really professional and conscientious about their health but here's hoping age catches up with them!
You wouldn’t have the cajones to say that to Ronaldo’s face
I certainly would.
I reckon Bamford would emasculate you
Years on, the myth is still alive.
Why, was he a Ronny fan?
No, despite his girly persona, I’d back him to win in a duel of fusty cuffs against you
fusty cuffs, Un?
I’d look it up to see what that is but I’m currently busy listening in on Greenland takeover with Vance and Hegseth on signal.
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