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Jodera:
. Lol.
You sef see am na

kokaneprodigy:
But u said he should let midfield slide and talk about strikers.

Akinbahm wetin u dey smoke these days. stay one place now.

Jodera:
to be sincere, we need 2 wingers. And an attacking/scoring midfielder.
A good left winger as a starter and a competitive right winger to compete with Pepe. So just 2 wingers (a starter and a sub)

Jodera:
. You know you've been saying this since. Athletico has 2 strikers already, with their pattern of play, they hardly accommodate 2 strikers, plus a Felix who plays behind striker. So how do you think it'll work out?

Jodera:
I think you're getting me wrong. I did not say xhaka is what we need to become competitive again, but as a squad player. Both xhaka and guen are good as sub players, and in terms of who's better between the two, then it's clearly xhaka.
Guen seeing first team shirt is due to sentiment not because he's good.
Most people here acknowledged that

kokaneprodigy:
Reason is we sold a lot during Emery and bought less in terms of numbers and quality.

As it stands we are lean on player hence we need to do some retention. I don’t think we can afford to buy better quality in replacement of all those we want out. To accomplish such is to budget like 200M which I doubt this club will fork out.

kokaneprodigy:
Reason I said squad player and this choice is not about my love for Xhaka I’ve once advocated for his sale here but we just have to be realistic. I don’t know why Akinbahm is trying to make it a Guen argument which I’m done with.

If we are to go by the players y’all want out how many would be left and how much can we spend to replace them with better players in one window.
You want Mustafi,Ozil,Laca,Xhaka,Guen,Luiz, Torreira all out in one window?

kokaneprodigy:
Look if u have better ideas state it, don’t stop at just antagonising.
My inputs are based on situation on ground which include funds and how I’ve seen some of these guys play. I’m being realistic here knowing how limited we are when it comes to spending and how inflated the market is today.

Realistically how many ‘A’ class midfielders can we get in one window. What I’m saying is we should go all out to get a 10 and a solid DM that can both walk into our starting line up which won’t come cheap. Ceb has the potential to rotate a number 10 position with the new guy if need be and the DM too. Torreira can partner the new DM while we retain Xhaka as a squad player.

There are lots of games to play, EFL, EPL, FA cup and the possibility of Europe, fatigue and injury will happen. Xhaka is not the best out there but times have shown that with right partnership he pulls his weight.

Just take a look at city’s bench.

Jodera:
lol... I guess you're talking about pashun("passion" as they call it).

With all the attributes you mentioned, we saw how our team was getting decimated wen he was a regular 11 unlike now. With all his pashun, he hardly gives key passes, he slows down attack and draws fouls unnecessarily, thereby allowing opposition team to regroup, he's always out of position which mostly affects the team structure.

He's best as squad player presently, and arsenal ought not to have such a player as first team, wen he's not fabregas

Jodera:
I don't quite get this. Maybe you can rephrase it

Jodera:
Lol... Who upped his game? Guen? This season or when? Come on bro?

Jodera:
Lol, even me sef, I wouldn't want it. Before I know I needed him in arsenal as a squad player and depth, but seeing his attitude against Brighton and even refusing to apologize, I feel he'll be better off of this club

Jodera:
he killed everything when he called Guendouzi

kokaneprodigy:
Leave akinbahm to be whining himself. I’m done with that debate.

Xhaka will be good as a squad player, we can’t sell everybody as we also need a robust bench unlike what we have under Emery. Players will get injured from time to time.

Robust bench is one of the strengths of Manchester City.

kokaneprodigy:
Left to me emphasis should be on midfield [a 10 and one potent DM) we can still work with what we have in attack and defence if funds is not a luxury.

Shipping out Ozil and Guen can sort this, I still consider keeping Xhaka as a squad player.

Fkhalifa:
I laughter ,r see how you're packaging bad ball control from a professional footballer in his 30s, His ability and everything footwork on the ball is next to poor, it hurts and turns my belly, buh I'm afraid I'll be tagged.
I fail to see why Arterta and the previous mangers can't see he is CF, Even his blood brother attested to this, just give it to his feet or space and he'll score 50. Play to his strength for God sake.

The entire attack from the left is damn dull and far from what a team looking for UCL football to look like.A proper LW threatening from that flank could have pinned them backm

Again take Saka out and there'll be Zero creativity in this team, and we'll have to rely on cut backs and cross from full backs like in the Emery days.

BlueRayDick:
We started well, but got undone with Nketiah's reckless challenge. I know the boy was just being passionate so he won't be getting knocks fron me for that.

1. I don't know if this is possible at age 31 for a professional footballer, but Auba needs to work on his ball control abilities. He has the speed, skill and drive to go toe-to-toe with most world class strikers, he just needs to work on that ball control. While we were under pressure and the ball was getting ballooned in the air, there were few instances Auba just needed to contest and win the ball in midfield and pass it on to oncoming players so we can either recycle possession or start an attack, but he just can't win any of those balls. I know he is heads and heels above Giroud when it comes to goal scoring ability, but Giroud would win those balls and have the game settled.

2. Arteta should learn to make the right substitutions. Willock was a wrong sub that shouldn't have happened. He posed little attacking threats and was practically a defensive liability towards the end of the match. Pepe coming in at that time would've been a better option because he will prevent the Leicester left back busy and prevent him from joining attack.

3. Nketiah needs to learn how to keep his head high. He shouldn't allow his spirit to dampen with the red card. Just keep.his head up when going into a challenge.

4. Martinez is really showing he can display Leno any day Leno decides to turn out woeful performance. I think this is good for the team.

5. No current Arsenal player brings what Saka brings to the team. The young talent is a gem that needs to be treasured and not over-used. I fear for Martinelli with the way Saka is owning both sides of the wings any day he's called upon. I hope the young Brazilian's development will not be restricted to cup games alone.

All in all, it was a nice game which we didn't win because we were unlucky. I hope Arteta can fully get it right next season having more quality additions to the team.

kokaneprodigy:
Why didn’t Willock pass to Xhaka there?

egopersonified:
Ok so my myopic brain is telling me why disinfect schools that have being shut for over four months when it has being said that covid cannot stay for more than 3 days depending on the surface

kokaneprodigy:
MOU will park 2 buses that day, that’s the only upgrade I’m expecting.

Spy360:
He may be a fine player. But I won't trust any body from Chelsea again.

Spy360:
Is Nketiah ready to replace Lacazette? And why Willian? I am becoming weary of these mercenaries from Stamford Bridge. It has never worked. Since Gallas till date.

Spy360:

I enjoy getting behind his skin.

Meanwhile, Guendouzi has been training alone for two weeks after refusing to apologize for the Brighton incident. The lad most likely will be offloaded basically for indiscipline.

Good one by Arteta for me. There should be zero tolerance for indiscipline. We must destroy this bad atmosphere.

kokaneprodigy:
I saw their game against Everton from start to finish and they weren’t spectacular. They won by an own goal. They were so frustrated Lloris wanted to beat Son at halftime.

The game is winnable if u ask me.

Spy360:
Whenever intelligence is questioned you easily relate.
May it be your portion.

iamoyindamola:
Exactly but not against mourinho team

kokaneprodigy:
I was never against transitioning him into the team. Afterall he featured in some games and even started some in his first season and I never complained.

Emery had scores to settle with some senior players for reasons best known to him in his second season and did that at the detriment of results which was highly unprofessional reason I started shouting. Yes they are scrappy but Willlock and Guen ain’t putting better performance at that moment neither were we getting good results with them yet Emery kept starting him. I had same ish with Wenger and Giroud relationship.

All I asked was for Emery give other partnerships a chance which he didn’t until he got sacked then things changed.

If Emery had stayed, forcing his methods and lineup we could be battling relegation today, after all we didn’t sign new midfielders in January Arteta still uses same squad Emery had at his disposal.

kokaneprodigy:
This talent argument is generic at best, Wilshere had talents, Walcott had talent, Giroud had talent. The fact remains every footballer has talent whether such potential will turn up in future is speculative at best unless you are God u don’t know how he would peak, at 21 Elneny also had talents.

That’s how we endured with em Wilshere and Ramsey at the detriment of results. Wilshere even showed better signs at 21 las las what happened? Even the Ramsey that managed to blow hot at certain point then went to Juve is already a bench warmer there. When last did he start a game at Juve?

Guen from his countenance and what I read he said to Maupay sees himself as the finished product. Someone that will be pointing to his team mates while he is out of position and adding nothing significant is who will be humble to learn?

kokaneprodigy:
Saka is 18 who did he look upto while playing on the LW and LB, who did Martinelli-19 look upto?

In one breath they blame Xhaka and Ozil for his inadequacy, in another breath they say he’s a talented player. Ooya highlight the talents, they go back to blaming Xhaka and Ozil.

advocatejare:
So Sahih Bukhari 6:61:510 is no longer an authentic source?