He said: «Badou was
a player in great demand but from talking to him it's clear he always wanted to play in the Premier League and we are delighted he has chosen to fulfil that ambition with Stoke City.
Not exact matches
Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new...
in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the
players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain
players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best
player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who
demand that it's
players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «
in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people...
great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions
As squad
players they are massively important members; both English, both versatile, both young, both with
great potential, both not
demanding or expecting 1st team football every week, both amenable and non-disruptive
in a squad environment etc etc etc..
To be honest i do nt want Rabiot
in, another teenage French midfielder, thinks hes the
greatest player to walk the earth and deserves a place
in the france national sde, his mums his agent and makes the
demands on behalf of her little boy!
We came second to Leicester mainly because of the much
greater demands on the squad from our competing intensely on 3 fronts, playing 2 tough games every week without any respite — whilst Leicester had only the League to focus on, with only one game a week and crucially were given 2 weeks off to rest and recover their energy levels — over a period
in which we were handicapped by many injuries, loss of form and confidence to key
players whilst Leicester had no such handicaps.
Problem with some on here is, they
DEMAND we buy THE
player, NOW, no matter how much they cost, no matter how high their wage
demands, whether they are a
great fit, or not, whether Wenger believes they would prosper
in our team, or, the EPL.
If Barca make a cash + Rafinha bid for Bellerin we should sell him.We should also
demand a satisfying amount.
In the future if Rafinha wants to go too we can let the cycle continue.All we have to do is make sure we benefit from their talents.I still imagine what if Wenger had accepted the Thiago Alcantara and Bojan + cash bid for Fabregas.They could've have been far better than they are today under Wenger had he accepted the offer years back.Let's not make the same mistake with Bellerin.I don't know if he'll even be staying beyond next season.Bellerin is very expensive as of now and to me we should cash
in.A
player like Rafinha will definitely become a
great player in Arsenal.He just needs his chances and can do that.At times you need to have foresight
in business.It's not just about keeping the
player you want to keep but also about doing everything possible to make sure you're always profiting.
With the
demands of being a Barcelona
player in mind, Paulinho isn't going to be given a
great deal of time, but with key games coming up, it remains to be seen if Valverde even keeps faith
in him.
instead its the same smoke and mirrors policy every season and he always adopts the attitude that everybody else
in the world including fans, ex
players and pundits are all stupid and could NEVER understand the complexities of the game and team management and transfers and that HE is the
great genius father who is guiding us through dangerous and uncertain times despite our childish rantings and precocious
demands.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is
in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis...
in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but
in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest
in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie
in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base...
in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that
player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special
players and certainly can't help make the
player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)...
in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did
in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this
in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper
players in the final third... he was never a good defensive
player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely
in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)...
in their places we need to bring
in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a
player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would
demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model
in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish
great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically
in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking
in... so don't blame those
players who
demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
Tweeting a picture of yourself from what looks to be a penthouse at the Cosmopolitan
in Las Vegas holding bricks of cash, seems like a
great way to get the NHL owners to back down from their
demands that the
players make less money.
We do not have world star
players in every position, but neither did Leicester,
in fact we have a good team that could be a
great contender even against the big spenders, just look at Ramsey, he was key for Wales magnificent performance (just see what happened when he did not play), the point is that is not necessary to splash the cash, what we need is a new Manager with a different vision that understand and
demand from his
players not indulge them....
«PROJECT CARS On
Demand is our commitment to keeping Project CARS up - to - date with the
greatest, freshest, and most critical content whilst also allowing
players to pick and choose the cars & tracks they want - without being locked
in to a pre-paid scheme,» says publisher Bandai Namco.
Hearthstone's new card packs and Adventures are always
in a constant flux between
players who
demand change and those who think the game is
great in its current state.
But
in football,
in order to fuel the ever -
greater demand for revenue, clubs looked overseas for their talent, paying extraordinary amounts of money to
players used to beaches and palm trees to attract them to live
in the wet and windy north of England.