Sentences with word «gazidis»

Chief executive Ivan Gazidis says Arsenal had not begun sounding out replacements before Friday and while that is broadly true, they would have been discreetly surveying and discussing their options.

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis says Arsene Wenger is a managerial «giant» and replacing him will be their «biggest challenge».

And that would have been a discussion with Gazidis with Wenger nowhere nearby.

Watzke told German newspaper Bild that he has had no contact at this point from from Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis in regards to this situation.

Equally, despite plans being made by chief executive Ivan Gazidis for structural changes around Wenger and the first team, that process can not all be completed within the coming days.

did nt gazidis say arsenal want to play beautiful football and only need top 4?

Where do you think Gazidis came from?

According to Bild, with their report accompanied by images of Gazidis as seen below, it's claimed that the Gunners chief has travelled to Germany in an attempt to get the deal over the line.

A panic buy by Gazidis in Wengers abscence.

FB are you talking about Gazidis mention of 250 million pounds in the kitty AW had transfer money for the past three years and didn't use,

I do feel Wenger has wanted CFs but not had the support from Gazidis in getting who he has wanted throughout the years.

That would be a dream, I can not imagine it happening with Gazidis as CEO though He doesn't have the ambition that Dein had:» -LRB-

Think about this people... If Gazidis wants Wenger gone then how does screwing up this transfer window hurt HIM?

I'm hoping Raul Sallehi will allow the next manager to get the players he wants, not the same old BS that Wenger has had to put up with since Gazidis arrived (check the dates and AFC transfers).

as EVERYBODY could see this happening a mile off, Secondly he gets paid very well to run the TEAM not the club, if he's running the club then what does Gazidis get paid for??

Part of the reason I get frustrated when people blindly blame Wenger for all of Arsenals transfer failings, when he 1st joined he had the exceptional David Dein to get that done and now he has to rely on Ivan Gazidis who is Silent Stans employee, not Wengers.

In fact, there jeers for the Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick as well as for Gazidis at one point, while our owner or major shareholder Stan Kroenke lived up to his silent Stan nickname by not even bothering to speak.

Have a look at when Dein left the role of CEO at AFC and have a look at when Gazidis took the role of CEO at AFC.

Wenger hasn't had the same power in transfers since Gazidis came to Arsenal, have a look at when we broker our own transfer records.

Before Gazidis arrived did we hear about missing out on Nasri because he signed a new contract to boost his value or did Arsenal just spend the extra needed to get him?

I do not believe Wenger pulled out of it, I think Gazidis pulled out of it, we all read the comments about if Alexis is sold then it is the boards choice as his decision is sporting and that Alexis will stay.

I don't believe Gazidis told him he could not spend.

This site reported on Gazidis saying that so you can search the archives for that article if you wish.

Before I can even think of Wenger, the most crucial changes i think we need are, Kroenke OUT Gazidis OUT Deadwood..

After what gazidis said today about Wenger.

It's this uncertainty that Arsenal currently reeks off, and when you have people like Ivan Gazidis making the type of comments he made the other day that drains your confidence of Arsenal being able to mount a serious challenge for any silverware.

The majority owner and board clearly to everyone don't get football so they look to Wenger to give them the answers but he doesn't know them anymore, I'm sure that's why Gazidis wanted a director of football and we all know what happened to that idea.

The quality of players bought in dropped when Gazidis took his role, how do you explain that if it is Wengers fault?

To be fair to Silent Stan, this happened before he took over, this happened when the old board hired Gazidis for their payday and Silent Stan has been happy with his asset increasing in value year after year so why would he change that?

Wenger can spot talent, AFC can not get that talent, not like when David Dein was with us or before Gazidis joined.

What I find pisses me off too is how Gazidis came out two seasons ago and says that AFC can rival any team, for any player, besides Messi and Ronaldo.

Here's my take — Wenger was getting the minimum top four every season so Gazidis let Wenger have his way but once we lost out of top four it looks like his eyes had opened.

Wenger has made errors as a manager but let us also blame Gazidis for failing his end, for failing to back the manager after the owner gave the manager his backing.

It is why Gazidis replaced his man with Sven for recruitment?

Ivan Gazidis needs to take some blame here too.

But we end up with danny when Wenger is out the country because gazidis panick bought him to appease wanting fans and to try to make up for an ineffective and inactive manager.

A guy who has scored almost every time he has been on the field for us, and is now out for god knows how long with a «thigh» injury... must be the longest thigh injury in history, but then it DOES make sense if Gazidis bought Perez, Wenger sensing he's been undermined and of course it will spill out into the team and they will be affected.

At last someone else also believe Gazidis is the cancer that has killed this clubs ambition.

gazidis talking about W's successor gives me hope they're looking now.

Ivan Gazidis also told a fans meeting that the club never intended to cash in so why all the rumours?