Wigan will need him to get back to his scoring form earlier in the season, as they have no Emile Heskey, who misses this game with a hamstring injury, leaving Antonio Valencia
the only other player in the team who has scored this season going into this game.
Not exact matches
For some
teams, ETH's short time
in existence played a bigger role than
others, while some saw the potential for Ethereum to become a major
player not
only as a currency, but also
in part because of its unique ecosystem.
We should be
in for the likes of Griezmann AND every
other world class
player that fits our method of playing, Ive said it time and time again our squad is
only half world class the rest are mediocre at best (yes I know Ill get thumbed down ect by all the AKB's on site) but the results over the last ten years are proof alone that we are NOT good enough to compete with the
other Elite
teams.
I can nitpick on each of our 14
players performance
in this game if i want, but I happen to think that overall, obtaining a draw against a title contender playing away, especially playing with 10 men for almost 45 minutes, was not such a bad result after all, not
only if the standard is applied to a fragile
team such as AFC, but also if it were to be applied to some
other «fantastic»
team such as for example, Leicester... I can imagine that if we were to loose the game the way Leicester did at the Emirates, many (visitors to this site) would be condemning our
players bottlers, chokers instead of hailing them for defending bravely for 20 minutes with 10 men... LOL..
That is
only one
player and look at
other teams for example chelsea have signed 4 big
players in one window.
Out of the
players they named
in the squad,
only 1
player from La Liga play for a
team other than the three.
I've always maintained my stance that Arsene Wenger loves French
players in his
team than any
other players.No matter how average you are once you're French and once you're
in the first
team he tends to give you so many chances to prove yourself.I can start mentioning them if you want me to but I know you know them.If Lucas Perez was French he wouldn't have been out so early believe me.I just don't know where to begin.Was Giroud bought to become a super sub or to be the leading striker?Having giving us many sesons of failure people are now content with him being a so called super sub.A
player like Giroud is not built for that kind of role.He ws a super sub
in 99 % of those matches because he was not played when he was supposed to and we needed presence
in the air.The funny thing is people are using
only this season to label him as a super sub.There were so many matched that Wenger should have started Giroud but for some reason didn't start him.I
only see Arsenal as the top club who'd be crying over Giroud.If a good offer comes we should sell.
we have at most 4 real quality outfielders i.e.
players that
other top european
teams would take... ozil sanchez santi and kos...
in my books you need 6... we are two short but worse the quality of
others is lower than needed...
only bellerin coq and wilshere have that potential... and there are problems with each still... we should have put
in bids
in june for griezman kondogbia and the Burussia striker as all could have been prized away with right bid plus
players thrown
in IMO... now its too late and wenger is
in some weird gallic world of existential hope and denial and fans are just praying we do nt lose opening 2 matches for first time
in over two decades... but no one is really confident against a
team which is sure to finish around mid table...
For that kind of money you'll be getting far more talented
players.If you watch a lot of football you'll know this.He has age mates that are better than him but their not yet being talked about because some are
in average
teams and
others are yet to be given a proper stage.Also, Monaco never wanted to sell Mbappe and Lemar this season.If Arsenal were interested
in any
other players we would have gotten them long ago.They might have even demanded more than # 80 if many clubs were interested and honestly speaking can you blame them?Is he the
only talented winger that Arsenal are looking at?We have to spend money wisely and this ain't wise business.
Come the
other year when Arsenal went the whole season without a defeat
in the Premier League, Barcelona were attracted by Marc Overmas and Emmanue Petti, the two joined Barcelona, they played few games, and sometime on the bench, as a result Emmanue Petti decided to go back to England and joined New - Castle and always regret leaving Arsenal, then the
other year it was Alexander Hleb, he was the best dribller
in Arsenal
team, he went again to Barcelona, he was never given some games, I think he
only played few games as a sub, and his carrier was destroyed by Barcelona, then come Henry, he again went to Barcelona, he played some games but not like he used to do at Arsenal, he was not looking like a star
player anymore, he decided to go to America, then there was Fabrigas, he joined Barcelona again, since he was one of their juniors, I think he played for two seasons, and supporter used to booing him, he decided to come back to Arsenal, by then Arsenal had already resplaced him with Ozil, and he joined Chelsea, then come Alexander Song, he pushed to go to Barcelona, he was always on the banch, and never been on first eleven, then he ended up regreting joing Barcelona, and wanted to go back to Arsenal, but normally Wenger do not take
players who pushed themselves to be out of Arsenal, lastly there was Vermuleen, he went to Barcelona and ended up not playing at all but when playing for Arsenal they used to be star
players.
There are NO
other teams in the league that have accomplished anything close to what the Sixers did this year who had their best
players be a rookie and a 2nd year
player, some of the
teams that Philly is most often compared to
in regards to young talent are Minnesota (they won less games than Philly, Wiggins sucks, and they were buoyed by Jimmy Butler as a veteran star) and the Lakers (most people don't view anybody on the Lakers on the same level as Embiid or Simmons and they
only won 35 games this year).
thats the
only thing you need to have a good
team (football intelligence) very good example is Barcelona you do nt need any individual
player to shout out at
others and tell them what to do or how to play there is no such a thing
in football.
It's a shame really how people are so plastic over here.We seem to change our views so easily.Why can't people just make up their minds?It's like people don't have stance.As I've been saying and will keep saying we have many good
players but as good as they are they're overrated.We've just compromised as a club.There are problems
in every single role
in the
team, from defence to attack.Yet these problems will constantly be ignored.Some
players are cleary not good enough but say it and the stats lovers will come out.The main problem wrong with the
team is the centre.The
other problem is Wenger and his misuse of
players.I for one don't really rate Ramsey - Xhaka partnership
in a sense that it's defensively weak with Xhaka not good enough defensively and Ramsey very inconsistent.The
only player excellent defensively
in the centre
in Arsenal's
team is Coquelin and I think he should be playing though many won'tsee why.Look how easily the balls went through the midfield.Coquelin should be partnered with another CM
in our current
team.People shouldn't deceive themselves Xhaka that Xhaka isn't a DM.He's just not good defensively admit it.We need a DM more than a CM
in my opinion or a hybrid like Sanches or Jankto.
He is good enough a backup
player in my opinion, if
only every
other team player could step up to their defensive duties as much as they do offensively.
the
only way arsenal can win the league with this
team is for all the
players on the
other teams drop dead i said if before even if the so call big
team is not there some
other team will win the league every day you here me say sell ozil Wolcott Chamberlain ramsey jack Wilshire make sanchez play
in the number ten position by lw rw center forward.
Mertz should never have been our captain
in the first place... who has ever heard of a
team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the
players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class
players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating
in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some
players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played
in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced
other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former
player of any real consequence has any important role
in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest
in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is
only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!
Besides several
teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two
players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous
players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling
in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no
team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this
team holds over all
others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes,
in light of our current dilemma, but this
team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the
only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current
team
I think
only barca real or Bayern can tempt those
players away from leicester, they would give at least a year to the club, but season after that they will move onto
other club depending on their form next season.As for arsenal transfer i wouldn't want to listen to rumours as most of the times these rumours are just utter garbage.i want a certain rumour about Wolfsburg signing giroud to be true.Anyways if our idiotic manager has some sense left
in him after an embarrassing season he should get a premium striker which the club needed for past 4 years.He need to put his ego aside and his old philosophy of waiting for
players to develop.We need already established
players in every department of our
team.Penny pinching has cost us just pay the damn money get the
players.I get the feeling next season is going to be harder and we have less chance of winning cause man city have had 2 seasons without premier league and guardiola is gonna bring more quality and hunger to that
team.
Sunderland were the most eye - catchingly poor
team of the weekend, somehow contriving to lose 8 - 0 at Southampton, so it is
only right that their
players dominate this
team — but Liverpool and Arsenal, amongst
others, also put
in shaky displays.
i am not too bothered by the manner we won today the most important thing is the 3 pts remember burnley beat liverpool not so long ago, also for the people who thought the title was already lost after just a few games (which by the way was stupid to think) well not
only man city got beaten but their
team looked jaded / tired and even though they have a very good squad they missed de bruyne terribly, it is not the same
team without him they couldn, t create any chances which is good news, it can, t be good for a
team to depend so much on one
player (we should know a thing or two about this)
in case he gets injured hopefully we have moved on from this and can deal with injuries to our
players in case it happens to us, we had our fair share and it is time for us and to watch
other teams getting depleted, COYG.
I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves
in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no
other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club
in England, Spain, France and Germany
in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class
players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any
team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those
in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our
players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours...
only then can we purge this club and start anew
I am an Ozil hater and I will say why I hate Ozil, Ozil is not a goal threat which would allow
other attackers more space, Ozil job is not
only to assist but also to score goals, he drops out of sight when placed under pressure, does not provide the
team with a lift
in dire moments (for our so called big
player) and
only concentrate on
team defence for a few minutes.
The
only thing which makes our
team unbalanced is playing the luxury item we bought called ozil.I thought he would need time to adjust to physicality of premier league so i supported him, but the guy hasn't improved he tries to dribble past ppl but runs into them somehow, tries to do showboating at unnecessary time which he fails to do miserably.And i see him giving too many back passes when he should drive forward.And the biggest reason i stopped liking him as a
player is bcoz of his sulky attitude.No passion or drive for the club, as if he wanted to be at some
other club and is just doing the job without his heart
in it.He neeeds to be placed on the bench and make him work hard to retain his place.Ramsey and coq
in middle with ox and sanchez on both wing and cazorla as cam will make us a more balanced midfield.
But now he has not
only just gone on loan to Bournemouth this season, but Jack has also admitted that he may not return to the Emirates, and just to put the icing on the cake, he now is telling
other English
players that they should use his loan, and Joe Hart's, as an «inspiration» for
others to go out and leave top clubs to get regular playing time, and help get them a place
in the England
team.
What you mean the same
player that AW didn't deem worthy of a place
in his
team until recently and who he loaned out to Charlton
only to call him back because he had no
other option?
All three
players also already have significant experience working with each
other in the U.S. U-17's and U-20's, and that familiarity coupled with their early strides taken at high levels will
only make them a more complete and valuable unit for the national
team in the future should their development continue apace.
I'm surprised the
other players not
in the first
team were not up for it, because this is most likely the
only cup beside maybe some fa cup matches where they will get games to prove themselves.
The excuse of there weren't any
players will certainly not hold any water, big
players have made moves to clubs willing to spend money Ibra, Sanches, Higuain, Kante, Pogba and
other players like Draxler and Mahrez are still available
only if a
teams makes an offer the selling
team will agree to by not under bidding and then claiming to have tried
in the media!
All of Wenger's disastrous plans when it comes to transfers, both incoming and outgoing, are coming home to roost... why would anyone pay a significant fee for a
player that was hardly used, is overpaid and has a spotty injury record; not to mention the fact that Wenger nickels & dimes everyone when it comes to transfers so it
only makes sense that
other teams would do likewise when dealing with us... the fact is I wouldn't be surprised if Wenger does this so that
players won't be moved thereby giving him a ready - made excuse not to spend more money on transfers; there's a reason why the latest headlines regarding Arsenal transfers seem to suggest that we aren't bringing anyone
in until some
players are sold or moved elsewhere on loan... we know this club knows how to utilize press coverage to further their questionable agendas, it's the very reason why the Sanchez situation has become such a nightmare
I can
only see two solutions to this problem, One is to have less international friendlys and the
other logical way around this would be to up the squad numbers of the top
teams in Europe, From 24 to 34 giving more room to rotating and resting
players.
of course it wasnt right... this was a big game today and much bigger than wednesday night... you play your best
players in big games but more than that football is a
team sport which depends on
players learning to interact with each
other they can
only do that if they play together
in familiar roles... our real qualities
players do nt play enough together....
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self,
only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where
players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current
players, very few would make sense
in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes
in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have
only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess
in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself
in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these
players possess the skill - set required
in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling
in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national
team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points
in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis
in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself
in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him
in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive
players can remain aggressive
in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a
player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the
players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence
in Real or the space and protection he receives
in the German National
team's midfield, where
teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this
player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived
in North London, so
only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components...
in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them
in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion
in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3
players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin
in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation...
in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill
players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often
in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and
in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this
team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a
player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6
players that truly deserve a place
in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the
other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this
team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
Maybe he was just having a little dig at hs own
players that were lacking
in the
team spirit department, but that doesn't change the fact that this weeken's result was
only the third time Chelsea had drawn this season, and have won every single
other game.
every
team that finshed above us last year as really gone for there transfers and they look good, we on the
other hand have decide that we
only needed 2
players and then deicde to that we are going to sell everyone off
in the last week of the transfer window.
By selecting the best
players which excludes the likes of Czech and Mustafi.They are the common denominators
in virtually all the away defeats to sides below Arsenal
in the league.I am not a lover of stats but these are the facts which Wenger chooses to ignore.There is absolutely no point
in strengthening
other parts of the
team for example by replacing Wilsh ere and continuing to play Czech and Mustafi.A
team is
only as good as it's poorest
player and
in Czech and Mustafi we have two of the poorest exponents
in their positions
in the Premier League.
The
only thing that might thwart those ideals would be injuries and suspension etc but all the
other qualities despite having
players missing, should always be
in existence no matter who's
in the
team and regardless of who we're playing.
You
only named mediocre
players, decent at best.Exactly «the Arsenal calibre»... sad days... we can
only dream about the recent past when crowds of world class
players lined up to play for us.Can you imagine
players of the stature of Henry, Bergkamp, Pires, Ljundberg, Reyes, Vieira, Overmars, Kanu, Anelka, Gilberto, Petit... joining Arsenal
in today days?The Europe and world's cream of the cream was playing for our beloved
team.Half of the
team was world champion, the
other half was European champion... so many stars, it was hard to chose a favorite player.Us... beating the mighty Real Madrid at Bernabeu with easy... try that today.Winning the title with a victory at Old Trafford - easy task... compare that with the 8 - 2 shame.So, when the recent memories bring an army of stars
in front of your eyes... you are talking about... Willian, Sturridge and... Solanke?What a laughing stock we are, how embarrassing everything is!
Jack Wilshere received a staggering 22 offers.Maybe he chose Palace because he wanted to stay
in England because Inter Milan, Valencia, Juventus, Roma and a lot of
other teams are
in for him.Wow then they must be average.Haven't they checked his stats?Don't they know he's injury prone?Do they think he's anything special?He should take the opportunity and leave to fulfill his potential.Isn't he tired of being undervalued?After all it is claimed he is not going to be a starter for Arsenal again.Doesn't he know potential can never be taken away from a
player it's
only form which is altered.Why does he persist when he has clubs begging to sign him and give him the chance?
Any swap involving existing
players on
other teams will
only bring
in a
player similarly mediocre as WCS.
Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our
players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of
players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all
players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for
other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented
player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for
other talented
players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented
player who needed
only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better
player than this.Theo walcott - Another
player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it
in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another
player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary
players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for
players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same
player for the next many years.That is why each and every
player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same
player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger
only organises and prepares tge
team while the rest is
in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own
players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility
Honestly, paulinho is a disgrace to a midfield that once boasted of xavi deco etc As for the
others I don't think details are necessary, the bottom line is that for a board with a sporting director Barca made a huge mistake
in allowing lucho sign such
players (he wasn't responsible for paulinho but he gave them such ideas), from now on we should keep a group of world class
players (like RM), coaches who Believe
in our PHILOSOPHY
only should come and use these
players to give us our football back, valverde is not successful because of messi
only, he is successful because the core of this
team is a group of the most technically gifted and intelligent
players in the world, the board knows this and so do RM, that's why we are chasing
players like fdj, deligt, and even alaba, because once this core of la masia talent is gone we would be useless if there are no adequate replacements, this board must continue signing replacements for our core and for once!
Im not sure your comment is correct... everyone starts somewhere at a reasonable price Cesc was free and turned into a valuable
player Bellerin — similar and valued at # 50mn now apparently Kante — bought for nothing and won 2 premier leagues
in a row Vardy from non-league to England and prem league title Mahrez — 400k Holding — looks good and
only # 2mn Mbappe — last year was # 230k now # 100mn
Teams like Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd plus eg Monaco and
others just pay silly money which inflates the price and then «fans» feel their clubs have to spend the same....
Mustaphi is world class and needs to bed
in, Kos is world class but needs a partner who is of equal measure, Ramsey is a pri Madonna who turns it on for country but NOT for club, Giroud just ai nt good enough and more importantly CONSISTANT enough to win the league, Walcott was rubbish and lazy and has improved but again is just not really consistent or good enough, Cazorla is world class but getting old and injury prone, coquelin is just not good enough, Bellerin is good but not world class just yet (though he will be), Monreal is ok but not world class Elneny is ok but not world class, and so on and on... the
ONLY two
players that any
other team are consistently looking at are Sanchez and Ozil.
Well im not
in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great
teams find a way to win good
teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive
team most the time although were terrible
in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the
other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads
in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and
in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality
in front goal a
player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one
in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still
only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing
Well your righ with met spend but
in amount paid out for
players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the
other leagues
in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head
in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus
in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break
in to the first
team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not
only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our
players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play
in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were
in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline
Um pesonal experiments sorry nobody gave him 150million pounds to sign eonaldo or messi or 100 million pounds to sign a
player oh plus another 400million to fill out the
other ten sorry he was given ants and has still won our record signing 55million i mean
other teams are able to spend more on bench sore pine slivered second strings than hes been on starters over the years and hes still won
only manager invincible oh and then when the
other clubs new we were low on cash and winning started injuring our star
players and do nt say it does nt happen cause it does um he still won whole given ants to spend hes done amazing extend please one or to bad seasons compared to twenty great seasons and had our strikers finished their chances this year
in 5 or six key matches we'd be sitting pretty reall
only 3 or two and a draw or saw and we'd be sittingin the thick of itextend now that the board an owner are willing to spend snails for him finally atleast a little more than ants cause of inflation
Mr Fox, that shows how utterly stupid wenger has been sanchez should have gone
in summer right at the beginning of the transfer window, that gives arsenal enough time to get someone else
in but stupid wenger keeping too much faith
in certain
players to the annoyance of
other players and on top of that wenger can
only play one style of football and that has allowed
other teams to nullify our
players and sanchez gave the ball away almost 30 times against Southampton I believe that alone warrants you being benched under ferguson
if the inflation of
players from abroad and English
players are being sold to
other teams in there respective leagues at a premium rate or even loaned Is probably the
only reason AW and the board have had to spend, I know it seems obvious but money is something that is spoke about at arsenal and rarely ever spent, they have had to turn the pressure valve.
Of the 11
players to join a third
team after gaining 1,000 - plus yards with two
others only those listed above have gone on to top even 200 yards
in a season.
(1) this squad has way too many moving parts and very few of our
players are good enough at their preferred position let alone relying on them
in whatever position Wenger and his magic eight ball decide
in the tunnel prior to the game... when
teams do this it generally signals issues within the club, much like Jose last year and Van Gael before him... no one gets settled, the chemistry is almost non-existent and if provides a built -
in excuse when the
team comes up short... these issues fall squarely on Wenger, both for his decisions regarding
players coming
in and for his inability to rid the
team of those
players who aren't cutting it...
in actually fact we have
only 6 real starters on this current squad and that's being generous (Sanchez, Ozil, Lacazette, Sead, Kos & Cazorla)... which is discouraging because Cazorla is injured and might never play again, Sanchez is wanting out and the club is lying to us about his injury status, Lacazette receives no service, Ozil is relatively disinterested out there, Kos is getting up there and Sead is just trying to settle
in... there isn't a single
other player that would start regularly on any of the
other top 3
teams, which should be the standard... imagine this
team moving forward if Wenger
only sells before the window closes