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While this may limit players in a few ways, it's a system that works quite well, giving players some sort of guide while enhancing stats.

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In some ways, having fewer players is actually a good thing, says Greg Dean, a portfolio manager with Cambridge Global Asset Management.
Ad tech firms are out of favor these days - too many players, too many unmet promises, too little transparency, too few successes, and too much money for nothing much to talk about in the way of results.
One example of this process, confusingly, might even be the United States in the 1920s, as Marriner Eccles (the brilliant Federal Reserve chairman under then - president Franklin D. Roosevelt) explained endlessly to an uncomprehending elite: if all the chips at the poker table are held by the same few players, the only way the rest can keep playing with them is to borrow chips, even though in the end they will not be able to repay the loans.
A good example: I've been playing a videogame of late with a combination Greek / fantasy pantheon in which the player - character is a very faithful servant of a particular goddess, knows other gods exist (because killing them / beating them up is the main plot of the game), and winds up with an ally who can clearly see that the gods exist but only cares about following himself — so there's a mix there of misotheism with a few of the gods (they are there, but they're evil), faithful worship (serving a good goddess), and nay theism («You gods are selfish jerks, I'm going my own way!»).
Finally, the average amount given falsely implies that the average person gives that much — a few rich people who make large donations to commemorate themselves skew the results, like the average wage in the NBA is way above what most NBA players receive.
There's very few players who could score from Ozil's cross in the way that Giroud did.
(he was monaco's stand out player for me in both legs the way he just single handedly had a grip on our midfield he is a man mountain like toure / veiera he has really impressed me every time we have played monaco in last few years should be diaby replacement.
Not only because of the way he plays and the way he brings an excitement to the league that so few players can, but because he just might be the player that can help revive a franchise that has been the sorriest in the league for an entire decade.
After the break we'll hopefully have some players coming back fresh and with fewer tournaments in our way, we can focus on the league.
Either we showed interest in quite a few players (even allowing for the usual kite flying) in which case we have been snubbed big way.
This is simple a very intelligent child can solve this problem.Firstly today our keeper was very poor however i know he will come good.By the way why is Paulista no getting his chance.What i have observed about arsenal since we signed Mertesacker from day one and since he started playing is that Mertesacker hardly gets involved you will usually see him a few times because he does not want to get caught out.e has always been a weak link in the defence even in his greatest performances here.When i see us playing with a high line and he is there i always laugh.It is just a mistake waiting to happen and i can tell u that it will happen again this season.Secondly why is Ramsey Cazorla and Ozil playing in the same line - up in a 4 -5-1 formation.That is just not right though it will win you some matches due to individual brilliance.It wont work at all.Lastly the least i say about Giroud the better i am not judging him on one game.One would imagine if he was not french and like chinese will he be getting these chances under Wenger.To me he will always be an average player and i will stand by my word even if he has good games.
The contractual amateurism displayed by our management team, the planting of seeds in the press to negatively sway fan opinion regarding our best players, the glaring lack of tactical nuance displayed by our manager, the continued failure to address the most obvious of deficiencies and the utterly disrespectful way this manager has treated the fan - base, especially when it came to the child - like manner in which he handled his own contractual situation, are but a few of the legitimate reasons for his immediate dismissal.
The fact is that we have not been so well set for the start of a Premier League campaign in years and until we have almost a full team of players in the treatment room as we have in the last few seasons, I for one am happy to assume that the Gunners have fixed the underlying problems and will have a strong enough squad to cope with the unlucky but inevitable knocks that come our way.
«We're a lot younger than we were a few years ago, and our younger players have the ability to impact a game in a lot of different ways
Olson, an amateur hockey player who later toiled in the Winnipeg Jets» farm system for a few years, was looking for a way to skate outdoors in good weather sans ice.
The Polish international had been strongly linked with a loan move to the Italian giants in the last few days, with manager Arsene Wenger more or less confirming to the Guardian that the player was on his way out of the club.
Arsenal failed to agree a fee with Monaco for his signature previously, but are now expected to come in with a much larger bid in order to tempt them to part ways with one of their few remaining key players of last season.
4) We need players this summer as simple as that and across the pitch, ready made WC caliber player: CB, DM, ST we can't continue that way and it showed (Coquelin has done fantastic but as I said a few times on other articles a few good games is not enough and this is he's 1st mediocre game - inexperience) 5) Misfiring: chances we get but we fail to convert and put ourselves in a commanding position and that has happen so many times it seems we never learn: Welbeck and Giroud should've done better can't expect Özil, Cazorla and Sanchez even thought he can score to do it (Aguero or Suarez would've put that game to bed with all the chances in the 1st half)
Wenger does seem to be launching a charm offensive to try and get the fans back on his side before the new season, and to get a few top - class players in early will go a long way to achieving that goal.
I can taste the overwhelming wisdom about Walcott on the way in April when he returns just in time to get the usual few games before a major tournament and undeservedly gets picked for England — blocking the inclusion of a deserving player.
Just a few of years ago, after the «homegrown» rules were tightened up in the European Leagues, Arsene Wenger promised to build an «English core» of players, educated in the Arsenal academy and taught to play the Arsenal way.
Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off
Bale is awesome ruining with the ball but Aaron is the conductor of the welsh team without him they fall short on making real chances, we at arsenal not so dependent on the Creative player because we have a few like him infarct these days Aaron is some way back in the pecking order for that position.
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.
New manager play our players in there right positions and u will see the difference if not we have Man U in a few weeks and they will find a way to over come the arsenal
3) Rabiot: for this to even happen verratti has to stay at PSG and they would still need to be silly enough to go for another CM, but it's PSG you never know in the transfer market they are like a kid in a candy store.this is the only way we could lure him with a guaranteed starting position, he will be WC soon he's got it all height, passing ability, strength, I got to say France are spoiled in mid, what a talent pool they have so with WC on the way the young players would need an opportunity to shine, we were interested in him a few years back so we never know.
The Gunners are not the only team affected, as a report in The Mirror explains that no fewer than 18 players could be unavailable for the Premier League opening games, but the way the South American tournament has gone has not been kind to us.
Joel Embiid might not be around for the first round, but the way Ben Simmons is playing, very few players can stand in his way.
1) Ten years without a significant trophy yet the Manager is never questioned 2) Selling off key «World beater» Players season after season and replacing them with mediocre at best replacements 3) Keeping a 33 % shareholder who is one of the world's richest men AND a true football fan as far away from the board as possible 4) Charging possibly the highest prices in Europe but NOT reinvesting within the team in any really significant way 5) Classing 4th place in the EPL as a trophy 6) Boasting of a # 100 million war chest for transfers then quibbling over a few hundred thousand on deals.
please spare me that.Every manager has a good side and a bad side.I'm not trying to insult him in away.That's a plain truth about Wenger.Wilshere, Szcz and Giroud are all players who wouldn't have been given as much chances in another top team.That's the way he always from when he first came till this day.Everybody knows this.He seems to love some players too much and even refuses to drop them from the squad or even sell them.You can argue all you want but it's a plain truth.In fact Wenger is known to be one of the few managers who give players chances constantly to prove themselves.Some pay off some don't.
Alexis Sanchez is one of the few, if not the only one, among Arsenal's players who remember that shooting at goal is one of the many ways to score a goal in a match.
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
The forward really came back with a bang after his frustrating spell on the sidelines and Coquelin was quick to point out that Giroud has always proven his many doubters wrong since coming to the club and the English Premier League a few years ago, but in a way these comments could be taken as a proof that perhaps the big man is the perfect player to have on the bench as he will want to come on and prove himself once again.
By the way anyone else thinks Iwobi will be a better player than Ozil in that number 10 role in the next few years?
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The things that killed us in our last match were obvious, why was mertsacker running into the box when hes a defender and knowing that hes the only qualified cb in the team surely he should have left the roaming for monreal, too many team members try and instill the responsibility of a WHOLE team onto themselves especially when we go down, now that works in a case where your team is packed with stars ala chelsea and man city but when you have players like ours our best way to win is patience and everybody playing THEIR role and playing it f-ing well and only few are doing that at the moment and that is the main spine of our problems when it comes to the team!
Hey SoOpa AeoN you got a cool but yoy don't talk cool at all along with rkw.I didn't like the way Chicarito's name was rubbed in the mad and what pains me is that you all think Giroud is better.The fact that you are a team reject does not mean you aren't good enough or can't be world class.Do you want me to name a few rejects who have become world class or have come back to haunt their teams.If I was to choose between sticking with Giroud or Chicarito for thousand years we all know who people would go for.The over hyped average players in our club is unbelievable and it's just sad.The club is also over hyped at times and we feel like we are so so big.It's a shame.The mentality of this club is so so bad and trust me with this characters success will be far away for centuries to come.
Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste
Of course, this will not mean much to Pellegrini and his beaten players, but I would remind them of a few things that went their way in the same fixture last season.
In terms of signings: GK - in: either Pickford / Lafont out: Ospina (don't want him to leave but it seems inevitable) RB: in: Mario Gaspar / Hugo Mallo / Karsdorp / Pereira / Cancelo, out: Debuchy and Jenkinson CB: in: Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / Keane, out: Mertesacker, Gabriel (keep if we play a back 3), bring back Chambers LB: in: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice SIn terms of signings: GK - in: either Pickford / Lafont out: Ospina (don't want him to leave but it seems inevitable) RB: in: Mario Gaspar / Hugo Mallo / Karsdorp / Pereira / Cancelo, out: Debuchy and Jenkinson CB: in: Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / Keane, out: Mertesacker, Gabriel (keep if we play a back 3), bring back Chambers LB: in: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: either Pickford / Lafont out: Ospina (don't want him to leave but it seems inevitable) RB: in: Mario Gaspar / Hugo Mallo / Karsdorp / Pereira / Cancelo, out: Debuchy and Jenkinson CB: in: Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / Keane, out: Mertesacker, Gabriel (keep if we play a back 3), bring back Chambers LB: in: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Mario Gaspar / Hugo Mallo / Karsdorp / Pereira / Cancelo, out: Debuchy and Jenkinson CB: in: Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / Keane, out: Mertesacker, Gabriel (keep if we play a back 3), bring back Chambers LB: in: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / Keane, out: Mertesacker, Gabriel (keep if we play a back 3), bring back Chambers LB: in: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice Sin: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice ST)
(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
Reynard is close with a number of players on the varsity squad, having coached a few in other sports, but he keeps a keen eye on his son, Isaiah Rutherford — a two - way talent at defensive back and his dad's position, running back.
But Charlie... Based on our previous few seasons spending, our budget, Jack's wage and position in the squad would not get in the way of those hypothetically, incoming players.
Now I think there is still reasons to be cheerful, I agree Man C & Chelski have spent & bought some good players, we all understand that 5 of those teams might be in the CL proper which is a huge distraction for those 4 - 5 teams.Chelsea will not be able to field the same 13 - 14 players all season, as for Man C they were very frail at the back last season, add to that 2 flying wing backs and I'm not sure they will be any better this coming season.LFC will most probably have CL as well if they qualify and haven't exactly bought great players apart from Salah who could be a good aquasistion for them.Spuds have sold a good player & strengthened a rival & still not bought a single player yet, Man U have bought 2 good players & in Lukaku have a proven goal scorer in the PL but if they play the same dour way they did last season & with the added games the CL brings will they perform week in week out in the league??? As for Everton yes they have released a lot of players and also brought in a lot too to give better quality in the squad as they have Europa league the same as US the big difference is I think we will play squad players & youngsters maybe with a few senior players all the way up to the QF This tells me most of our rivals will pave the way for us to field pretty much the same side every weekend in the PL thus giving us an advantage over all the other 5 teams playing in the CL & Europa, just remember the League has been won in the last 2 seasons by teams NOT in Europe YES we are this season but I think Wenger will put all his eggs in the League basket and field an under strength side in all comps hence focusing on the League until we are no longer in the race.
There were a few notable performances from Arsenal players as the Gunners got back to winning ways in Bournemouth yesterday, with our keeper Petr Cech, the goal scorers Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny all impressing.
Even the players who have essentially no shot at ever making it to The Show — the career minor league guys, the ones who will retire to focus on their families after only a few years — deserve to be paid a fair wage during their time in small cities paying their way through season after season of minor league ball.
The way things are going particularly in the last few weeks, it looks like wenger is totaly fed up with he's players and the players look fed up with him.Time for change
I will say he should be sold out of the premier league and if Alexis even loves Arsenal in any ways or respect the fans, he won't even consider playing for any other rival club... I have not seen Arsenal show the ambition we are showing in this transfer window in a very long time and if i as a fan can be convinced with few more signing to come in i don't know why $ anchez can't be, he should just get the EFF out our club and lives if he's not willing to stay and i hope he wins the champions league with city... was he not even one of the players who didn't push us to the champions league?
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...
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