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iamoyindamola:
No one said he's a bad keeper, you claimed he was paired with clowns as defenders.
Did Martinez not play with those clowns yes or no

I didn't claim He was paired with clown defenders, I stated it clearly that Leno played in front of defenders we collectively agreed were terrible and a midfield that was a perfect market(free entry and free exit things ). I can dig our posts in matches against dem Crystal palace, Chelsea , etc and show you where we individually and collectively acknowledged our midfield and defence were really not up to their tasks.

Martinez best days were in the cup matches in the run-up to our FA cup victory and few league matches. Martinez showed he was equally as good as Leno. We've had this argument over and over again. I hate revisionism!

Jodera:
While you have a great point concerning Leno especially the personnel in front of Leno then is valid but I feel where Spy360 is coming from is that Ramsdale is good at passing out from the back. Not just good at it, but he knows when to pass and when not to do so. When Leno was keeping, we all thought it was a must our Gk must pass from the back cos of the robotic way he was going about it thus increasing the pressure in our defenders and the mistakes our defenders will now make due to his passes. This season Ramsdale proved it's not so, cos on numerous times he's budeyed the ball, went long and even sometimes taken the ball out of play. This one difference between him and Leno will definitely increase the confidence and trust from the defenders in him knowing that they have a Gk who knows what to do and when to do it at a particular time.

Secondly, the issue of aerial dominance. Ramsdale is far better than Leno in commanding his area and knowing wen to come out for aerial ball or not. This also reduces the pressure on the defenders knowing fully well that once a Gk catches a cross, that's the end of attack from the opposition. Brentford's second goal was Leno's fault cos of lack of aerial dominance. Burnley did exact same thing to Ramsdale(during a corner) and the way he went about it made me realize that Leno wasn't all that innocent the way I first thought he was. I believe Ramsdale wouldn't have conceded that 2nd goal against Brentford

Now while Leno is a good shot stopper than Ramsdale and have good reflexes than him also, but if all these other attributes Ramsdale had over Leno, then it's no coincidence why people think Ramsdale is the better Gk for us. After all, he's not too bad in shot stopping even tho he's probably not as good as Leno in that area.

As regards your first point, no keeper or player is infallible...I've seen at least instances Ramsadale almost gave the ball away in two different matches but was lucky enough to wriggle his way out. In fact, our second goal yesterday he almost gave the ball to the onrushing Hojberg before Xhaka bailed him out with what looks like a foul on Hojberg. The fact that Ramsadale's mistakes haven't led to goals does not mean he doesn't make them. I choose to dwell on the players' strength hence why you don't see me talking about these things......

For now, my position still remains seeing how much of a shot-stopper Ramsdale is and I will pass my judmenet. Presently he's having the time of his life, I hope to see him play this well against superior opponents like Loserpool and dem City.

iamoyindamola:
Same way the team played well when martinez was here, think about it this way what went wrong
Why the coincidence not once but twice
Those you called clowns were the one playing with martinez before he left, stop using defenders as yardstick for leno cos we all know afc keepers have been paired with all of them

Nothing u’ve said here counters my point in the post above. My point was very clear; Leno is not some Kepa Arrizabalaga or Vincente Guaita that drinks goal gives away goals like y’all trying to paint him.I understand u are still pained that he was retained while Martinez was cashed-in on ( It’s normal for one to feel that way especially knowing they are both good players )

However, this does not in any way make him a bad keeper at all. You may choose to argue otherwise but I Will say things the way I see them. I’ve acknowledged his weakness to be lack of aerial dominance and ball distribution from the back .....However I’m not one to throw the baby away with bath water.

Leno played in front of our weak midfield and a defence that exposed him almost every week yet he kept us in a lot of matches with his astonishing saves. I will be unfair as a far to overlook those things and start binding him to the Philistines claiming he was never good enough for us. No I won’t.

Ramsdale is here , playing well for now and I’m happy to see that play out..... If u will not agree that our improved defence has contributed to Ramsdale good showing thus far, I don’t think there’s need for further debate on this Leno-Ramsdale matter.

Make the team sha do well irrespective of which player is getting playing time and we will all be happy as fans

Jencejyde:
Honestly I feel they need to help Pepe personally, he has some scary attributes but they need to help him discipline those raw attributes and turn them into outstanding and consistent performance. I notice how Saka pressed compared to how Pepe presses. Huge difference in understanding not to to talk of quick decision making.

Honestly I feel Pepe can make us an even greater threat but time is running out and he either needs to ask for help to remove deficiencies in his game or coaching staff needs to personally help him.

If we have him and Saka performing at optimal levels we should be doing very well

Nobody can help pepe, he's the one who needs to help himself. He should sit on the bench and watch the Hale End products how they run things in the final third.

A case point is Saka's play in build to the first goal; Saka had his man right in front of him with the option of either trying a body feint and cutting the ball back or making a nonthreatening pass to anybody around him....... Saka in that instant took on his man, when the presure to get the ball off was much he passed right back into the box having spotted an unmarked Smith-Rowe.

The second goal also had Smith-Rowe combining as quickly as possible with Auba on the counter; He didn't hesitate to make the pass available to Auba once he was standing unmarked in a good goal scoring position.

Those are the little things we expect from Pepe in addition to having a good first touch/ball control.

Is that too hard for a 72million rated player to do ? How the best coach in the world wan take help am if he will not help himself do these little things?

Spy360:
It's not about the saves or even the ball distribution. It's the vocalisation, the command. If you have played defense you will appreciate a keeper that tells you where to go and who to mark. That is priceless. No matter how good you are as a goalkeeper, if you can't command your box18, you're average.

I see all these things as agenda!

Yes a good keeper communicates with defence.....My question to you is; Is Leno a dumb that doesn't talk to his defenders? The answer is NO!

I've watched Leno play since the moment Cech made way for him and I can say it categorically he is far from an average goalkeeper, in fact he's a very good goalkeeper who has saved our asses countless times even when we had clowns manning our defence. The fact that the team is playing well overall in his absence doesn't make him a bad keeper. Na agenda dey make una single out Ramsadale as if he's the Bruno man utd signed that year.

If our defence and midfield goes back to what dem Chambers, Holding, Xhaka et al were serving us late last season and early this season, you will see that this "vocalization" you keep singing to high heaven will mean absolutely nothing.

I am a fan who gives credit to performing players and I rightly commended Ramsdale for his shwoing yesterday; same with Partey,Tomiyasu, my ever dependable Gabriel and even the Xhaka I am a lifetime critic of.

Sir Thomas Teye Partey!

Roland17:
There is a reason I am careful not to write off Auba just yet. He made that goal look easy but that was a difficult chance he converted. An attacking Arsenal with fluidity favors Auba while a cautious and defensive Arsenal leaves him frustrated.

No be lie bro! Everyone here knows my stand here concerning Auba, I've always favored him ahead of Laca simply because he does his main job - scoring.....Yes he was out of form for a while but like u said ; an Arsenal with more attacking intent will see him scoring those goals once again.

I honestly hope Arteta doesn't go back to his ultra defensive set up shortly after this derby win.

Auba making some legendary moves today

sammymarvin:
When he came in they called him a relegation keeper...but today he is d best ...Just what we need apart from his passes saves etc, he z very vocal ..after d drop shot save he was yelling at his defenders and that's a keeper there ...he encourages his defenders and also command them ...

Calm down, everyone is playing well presently....It's not just About Ramsdale. There's the rock solid Gabriel, the Japanese machine Tomiyasu and the always bubbly Tierney on the left.

I give it to Ramsdale for his ball distribution which he use to obviously edge Leno, but if na that save dey make u hyper I can bring out videos of Leno making more of such saves in Arsenal goal.

Let's just credit the whole team and hope they get better.

Jodera:
I've always advocated this.
Pepe on the left, Saka on the right Always!!!

Unfortunately I don't see a future for Pepe in this team. The precision, purposefulness and sharp transit from defence to attack to seems like something that will be difficult for the team with Pepe coming into this team I just finished watching.

Even when the players upfront make wrong judgement, their play was precise and sharp....they made up their mind in an instant and took decisions. Personally I feel Pepe in this game would've been a clog in our at a king wheel with his questionable decision making process...

I like the team the way it is presently.More like ; no pepe no trouble

The way Tomiyasu take lock down Son ehn, e no get part two

iamoyindamola:
Blueraydick you better find better seat belt for Leno
See save na

Apart from the save, I'm impressed by Ramsdale overall performance today.He did really well.

The whole team played well; more like everyone knew there was a job to be done and they executed it well

iamoyindamola:
Is that not foul to xhaka in the build up to the goal

Not really....Partey fouled Moura who crashed into Xhaka's path...most ref's won't judge it to be a foul on Xhaka

Can somebody knight the Ghanaian please! Sir Thomas 4cking Partey!

That's my kinda midfielder!

Tomiyasu my 4cking nigggga!

Action por bi ogogo

Make we no lie, thus far Xhaka dey play like LANS. He just dey everywhere dey point hands, dey do the dirty work. If we win this match, I won't be surprised if he gets 8/10 rating sef

Spy360:
Odegaard has shown why we ignored Maddison the moment he became available. Man bossing the midfield.

U no go wait till season end again?

Roland17:
I don talk am before and I go talk am again… A healthy Thomas Teye Partey will walk into the first 11 of any of the traditional top team in the EPL..

No cap bro!

Na better u talk, anybody wey no get withlow for eyes go see am too.

Oh my God!

Partey is a beauty to behold in midfield when fit.

We are 4cking these 4cking spurs! Shege banza!

In case u aren't watching, it's 2-0 in favor of arsenal. The first goal was scored b Smith-Rowe and the second goal scored by Auba off an assisted pass from Smith-Rowe

God bless Smith-Rowe for me!

AubaMaiGoal!

The way dem take hide Kane thus far dey sweet my Belle

Goal boooooolu!

Princeadebayo11:
Breakfast of a Corper serving currently. Please don't abuse me o, na economy cause am. As money for eggs no dey I just garnished it with Plenty Onion. Lol. Rice and Beans

If u are serving in the north, bar the insecurity problem ; u are in for a swell time.....I remember when I was serving in the north,offals were the cheapest part of cow meat u can afford.

I would buy 200 naira worth of offals that includes shaki, roundabout, fuku, ẹ̀dọ̀...and it last me for over a week....Beast doesn't last that long. Ironically, down here in the south offals is much more expensive Than normal beef sef.

Jodera:
Hmmm...

Is xhaka mobile in this formation?

Hey God!

Xhaka Don come again! I guess Xhaka will be drifting to LB anytime Tierney overlaps to do his normal spamming crosses and insha Allah.

Hopefully we get good result sha at the end of the day.

Akposy:
Breakfast
Ewa agoyin, dodo and freshly baked bread.

The comments on that egg invasion picture is funny EFCC are on their way.

Happy Sunday

Hey God! See ponmo in Ẹwà agoyin sauce na! Akposy comman adopt me na....

amorprincesa:
Pasta with shrimp and fried beef

I love this....I always like this kinda meal until I prepare it and after eating a spoonful I grow tired already.

What I do is I cook it when I will be having friends around and they always seem to enjoy it more than me sef

daveP:
Chelsea and Man U Fans can't even banter themselves sha. Never knee a day like that would come.


Plus the "Wenger has done it again" posts!!


Are Messi and CR7 done and about to be dusted?


Oh, Anthony Joshua lost cos he went to give his titles to Tottenham earlier today.

I've had a wonderful weekend partying here and there....couldn't even get to see man utd and Chelsea lose yesterday and loserpool draw....

Hoping Arteta will not drop the bar and mess this North London derby up for us....

iamoyindamola:
But you know city fans have issue with pep
He recently urged them to be coming to stadium too

Do u know they call their stadium "emptyard" for a reason? Guardiola is only stating the obvious and maybe hoping the reality will change.

I guess the management of the club don't appreciate his honesty.

kokanepyramid:
Sheybi someone was saying is it our money?
Let them keep playing drab. As it stands the number of people tuning in to Arsenal matches have reduced and I’m one of them. The transmitters have noticed this, those who pay for adverts requests for reports on viewership before paying for advert slots. Less interest in your matches means less viewership=less attractive to advertisers. In case you don’t know TV rights is shared according to matches shown live. Less TV rights for Arsenal, less revenue.
Keep playing drab and buying defenders in the name of rebuilding.

I don't think the match not showing has anything to do with reduction in number of those watching arsenal / how low arsenal has sunk.

If figures flying around online is to be believed, Arsenal sold more tickets for the league cup match against wimbledon than man city sold for their UCL match against Leipzig..... That's man city that has won the league 3 times in the last 4 years, last year's UCL finalist....

There might be more reason to why the match was not aired live, but it's definitely not because Arsenal as a club is losing fans as a result of recent poor performance. There's no how Arsenal will lose fans that will make man city have more fans than Arsenal. So it will be a poor business decision for the media not to air arsenal matches beacuse of peeceived reduction in number of arsenal fans