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Smith-Rowe is a gem that must be protected at all cost.... pepe on the other hand na dirty abeg!

Mitland-Niles still losing concentration like he used to

I'm enjoying this Tomiyasu...

Pepe is trying....but he needs to really work on his ball control and learn to take fast decisions

OJURONGBE1:
This can never be me.
My younger brother & i are best of friends. If you see us arguing about football or Policy or Life issues, you'd think we are age mates. Not like we don't have our shortcomings & petty fights but we always have our back no matter what.
When i was going through financial tailspin, that i could barely feed. He spoke with his wife to allow me move in with them. Throughout my stay with them, he told me to feel free & never let my past situation cloud my hope. Always praying for me in his routine morning prayers.
I guess it stems from how we were raised to always have our back in Public even when we are wrong.
I know what Jerome did was terrible but as an elder brother, scrutinise him & beat him up when the two of you are together but never come online to wash his dirty linen. He could have kept quiet.

Read afrodoc's post again; this time slowly.

He said typical "African half brothers". He was specific. They share the same father but not the same mother.

It's not the same as two brothers of the same mother and father. Just look around u and u will see so many polygamous families where u have children of different mothers always at logger heads.

daveP:
Let's not also forget the painful inability for the guy behind him to sense opportunities, plus the lack of technical support the nearest Midfielder is giving. That Chelsea game showed why Pepe will continue to get the stick all cos his teammates don't take advantage of the fact that he drags defenders to himself. Even if Pepe is foolish, can't the manager try something to take advantage of such? Can't he?

Most goals he scored, we see the spaces he was given. Intact not all were enough but he still curved it in. For me, something needs be done for that aspect, especially someone that understands his game in that RB position.

Every footballer, swift at foot and always closed down have one or two players that help unlock spaces.


Until then, that RW will continue to be fruitless when it comes to chances created/goals.


Should i add that Chambers understand Saka more too?

No, you don't get to do that. You don't get to pin pepe's inability to trap the ball, lack of close control, indecision right in the middle of a dribble, etc....all on RB's. He needs to work on himself first, get his confidence back before u can make RB excuse for him.
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By the way he's played with at least 2 other RB's except chambers and still he's still been the same ol pepe. Even if they sign Alxander-Arnold to play behind him, if he doesn't sort himself out he will still be the same ol Pepe.

To those people asking for mother's maiden name, father's surname and pishure to prove juju is real ; challenge Don land for una o....

@iamoyindamola please help me tag them

patrickmuf:
............... ................... Partey..................................

.............Odegaard................Smith-Rowe.............

I'd love to see this midfield for Arsenal tomorrow...Norwich shouldn't pose so many problems...

This would make sense , but we already agreed our coach is too defence conscious to even give it a trial.

daveP:
Which means Smith go siddon and Auba will play Left and Laca 9. I said so cos that's the only way this stubborn plan of TopCrosser will flourish, and not cos i believe Auba and Laca will gel well.

Besides, i dunno if Martinelli will eventually start tomorrow.

You are definitely right. That AM to winger Conversion is not sweet to behold. I'd prefer that Arteta works on making the Wingers and Fullbacks gel better in attack and defending than this cross and nod style. The last time i saw it at Emirates was Kolasinac and Iwobi. At least for The chemistry.

Pepe gets to much stick to me. Too too much. He's yet to be unlocked and so I'd not really blame him when we have three others there that always play crap.

Pepe deserves the amount of stick he's getting because he fails at the basic things he ought to be doing as a footballer. It's agreed he's a good set piece taker, can curl the ball if he's given enough space to think and take action......but downside of his game being his inability to trap the ball , dribbling while leaving the ball behind him....etc makes it difficult to cut him some slack.

daveP:
Roland17 I think this solves the line up? Only Mikel no go reason use Auba the right way plus overdependence on TopCrosser.


There was a time i remember (hums)


Memories bring back memories bring back Who?



Patino 87..... Calls for him to hit the gym already increasing from Arsenal fans in London. They can't wait.


Overall, i won't lie, if Wishere got advicers to make him go la Liga,by now....

I don't like the idea of playing Smith Rowe on the wings ; I think he's best suited for the AM role. I believe signing Odegaard shouldn't necessarily mean both Odegaard and Smith Rowe must be on the pitch.

I prefer the normal traditional way of doing things; have two natural wingers on both wings. I know Saka's got the right wing locked down deservedly... If not for pepe's inconsistencies I wouldve preferred he takes the other wing. I don't like the idea of using AM's or CM's as wingers.

Amoto94:
I think Kante should have released Lukaku when he broke free instead of the pass to Havertz, when Kante got the ball Lukaku was the best option and there was yards of space for him to play the pass into but his poor judgement break the whole move, Havertz only completed what Kante started.

Kante didn't do wrong by refusing to lay the pass to Lukaku in the build-up to that match situation. He's not the best of passers so it's understandable he didn't overplay his luck by not forcing a pass, so he took the safer and more reasonable option of laying the pass to an AM whose major instinct is supposed to make.

Contrary to Ur opinion, Kante’s pass to Havertz even placed the whole Liverpool team at a great disadvantage. It’s the kind of pass that leaves the opponents defence widely open and that was exactly what happened. Havertz was supposed to put the icing on the cake but he didn’t. He chose to go one on one from the moment he got the ball, he wasn’t thinking of playing as AM at that point but taking it upon himself to be the point man.

That was a wrong decision but that doesn’t make him a bad player . Even GOATS have their bad days .

Please watch the video again and see for urself

afrodoc2:
The reason the pass was not made is that Havertz did not raise his head immediately he received the ball. As he got the ball the only thing on his mind was go 1v1 and try to get a shot off. By the time he looked up the opportunity for the pass was gone.

He made the wrong decision there. Does not make him a bad player.

Simple!

Shukusheka:
Look at that video again without bias and explain how it is easy to hit that pass one-time with his left foot without skewing the pass. The success rate chance for Ozil given this same scenario is very slim. As if Fabregas and Ozil don't misplace one-time passes.

I'm not even saying he took the right option, but thinking that pass is easy to make is laughable.

I watched the match live On TV, I watched the replays on TV and I still believe he chose to hold on to the ball when he shouldn't. It's not rocket science.

Havertz playing a through pass with the inside of his foot is what is the most reasonable thing to do there. The risk of misplacing or over hitting the ball is minimal here.....The Havertz decided to play the ball all by himself doesn't mean there's anything hard in making that simple pass that was required.

Any decent AM will lay that through pass without much effort ; that was why I point out Ozil and Fabrepass who have given such passes in the past without stress. I know if I take the time to look for video of ozil or Fabrepass in such situations, Ur bias will still not allow u agree ; rather u will still find another point go harp on.

Shukusheka:
The way people use mouth to analyse football eh, you will think they are playing PlayStation.

This pass is hard to make especially if Havertz plays it first time, with the outside of the boot, while decelerating. Getting the right weight and placement on an outside of the foot, short range pass without setting the ball up first is very hard. It will look easy for those who don't understand the physics of football or those who judge football by watching replays.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYaGL3QbvA

The pass is not hard to make, Havertz took the wrong option of not passing; Simple ! .

There’s nothing to analyze in that scene. Football is not rocket science. Fabregas would hit that through pass one time , Ozil will do same .... No be today people don dey one time through pass everybody would applaud.

Mount also took the wrong decision not have passed his own ball too.

Players do make wrong choices in such situations, it’s normal. Even Messi the GOAT has made wrong choices in such situations in the last, it doesn’t make him or any player that does a bad player.

Roland17:
Genetics is the simple answer. I think it has been researched before..Not sure but I have read something like that before. Genetics determine a lot in the human body and that includes ability to recover from certain injuries/ sickness. The tackle by Dan Smith of Sunderland in 2005 season, I think started his journey. He never fully recovered from that anyways because he reinjured it several times afterwards. Also, the type of treatment offered is a huge determinant. Diaby was one of my favorite players I had followed religiously because I believed in his prospect and ability to give us a semblance of what the great Viera offered us. I think I have written several posts about Diaby in the past.

Wow! Thanks for the education.
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That means it's a case of one's talent not agreeing with with his body architecture..... Guess nature dis such players wrong

I also do like Diaby in hey days at Arsenal, his frequent injuries just made me frustrated and made us forget how good he could've been. Almost the same thing is happening to Pulisic and our fellow Londoners are already bemoaning his ill-luck

armyofone:
You will my brother trust me. The salmon is very filling. Protein can fill you up. Just that we done sabi overfed

I know fish can be filling at least from my experience with catfish and croaker dem.....it's the stuffed pepper, stir fry brocolli and other pieces of vegetable as food I don't know if I will get used to.

I be proper ajepako, so I no know if those things go go for my mouth

macjireh:
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izzou:
[color=royalblue] Arsenal just qualified for the group stage of the champions League, and nobody is talking about it.

Blueraydick

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Shey Arsenal WFC wá kere ni?

You no hear say the future is female? Abeg put some respek on the most successful club in female football club in England.

BlueAngel444:
Kante is a very good passer, him problem na simple final pass, that AM instinct or his unwillingless to play that through ball

U are right, gé just hesitates most times to make those decent lay by pass after making a successful run into the opponent's half

BlueAngel444:
that guy played so many games at a stretch from a very young age. That kind thing go tell

Na Pedri I dey pity, him body go soon nack am

That was how Alexis burn out; he will play full season for arsenal, play FA cup till final, go for Copa America, won't play pre-season and start the new season all over again .

If Pedri can be rested for few weeks maybe he won't end that way

Roland17:
His work permit has been approved and now in contention to start against Norwich.

That's good news then

Spy360:
Good idea. He is a CM and used to be quite a good one too. I wonder how life just finish the guy like that.

He had his own demons, but injury really finished him. He just couldn't stay fit.

I don't know if this is out of place, I'm not a cience student but as a social science person I believ in scientific research. I hope somebody can take it upon himself to write a paper to investigate what may have been responsible for players like Diaby, Wishere etc to be injury prone while their contemporaries aren't...... Is it their lifestyle? feeding process or what exactly?

Liposure:
Kante doesn't run with the ball for too long. He's just a simple player whose aim is to distribute passes to his team mates perfunctorily

False!

Kante's strength lies in his ability to break opposing team's attack and recover the ball safely to his teammates whose job is to distribute the pass. Kante isn't a good passer of the ball from what I've seen thus far.

InTheCloudySky:
Stuffed, baked red pepper; Salmon

Like u stuff red bell pepper with either egg, cheese or or any other protein, bake it and food is ready?

I'm not sure I will survive in the abroad with this kind of food o

Skimpledawg:
Pulisic is just annoying

That guy is just Abou Diaby that plays for United States; number of days injured plenty pass number of days fully fit.

Spy360:
Free agents can still be registered.

Oh....I see. I really do not fancy the club registering him, the guy's got glass legs. If he's registered now and they commit to paying him some wages, he might just get injured after a game or two and we will be paying him for services not rendered.

I will only support registering him of he will be on a "pay as you play" contract. That way we will get value for our Money. Anything apart from that he used be given access to training facilities but not registered abeg.

Spy360:
Jack Wilshere?

It’s no news he’s clubless....

Maybe what Arteta is trying to say is that the club is open to allowing him train with dem Boys to keep in shape pending when he gets a new club. I doubt he can be registered as an arsenal player as of today .

iamoyindamola:
Amn likely to play then

That is if Arteta will still not force chambers to play RB or even play Tavares there. I noticed in the games he’s brought in Tavares he played him on the right side ....... Na only Arteta understand his own tactics o

��Mikel Arteta's press conference ahead of Norwich city.

�Arteta on team news

"We haven't trained yet so we're still waiting for three players back. Almost everybody will be available."

�Xhaka update

"He's still in his country. He needs to stay there until Saturday I believe. As soon as he's okay to travel he'll be here with us."

�Arteta on Arsenal's Premier League form

"We have to reset now. We have to get everybody back on track and start to win football games which is what we have to do."

�Arteta on the Arsenal project

"We have tried to explain the project and the decisions that have been made over the last few months. The amount of changes in the past two years is almost 30 players.

It's a project that we believed in and we all take responsibility. Now we have to make it work."

�Maitland-Niles resolution

"Any private conversation with players, what we believe the role they have in the team, is always resolved privately. I am happy that he has stayed, it was our intention and he's another player in the squad."

�Tomiyasu update

"We need a work permit first. The club is working hard to try and achieve that in the next couple of hours."

Arteta: "Tomiyasu has the ability to play anywhere in a back four. He gives us different qualities in that right back position. He brings qualities that we didn't have in the squad."

�Arteta on the challenges his squad is facing

"We have a completely different squad. It's unheard of. Now we have to make it work, we have to glide it together, build relationships, chemistry and understanding. We have to do that really quickly."

�Arteta on Smith Rowe:

"He's carrying an illness. He's not been feeling good. Let's see how he is in the next couple of days."

�Arteta on Bellerin:

"He's been a really important part of everything that happened at #AFC in the last 10 years. He's an exceptional player and incredible player, & he will be missed. He's loved by everybody at the club. He needed a new challenge so we decided to let him go."

�Arteta on whether Jack Wilshere could train with Arsenal:

"Our doors are always open."

�Arteta on Nelson

"I think it's a club that's going to suit him really good. A manager that really rates him. He's going to get the time to play. It's been a difficult year for him."

[Football London/ Chris Wheatley]

So Tomiyasu cannot play until he gets work permit .

raumdeuter:
He is still a learner compared to John Terry

Who
1. Racially abused a fellow footballer
2 Impregnated a teammates girlfriend
3. Got drunk and pissed inside a cup openly
4. Sending lewd texts to a 17yr old
5. Assaulting a doorman at a nightclub

This is some “ Amalinze the Cat “ shiit u just pull off right here

Spy360:
For those of us wondering what Arteta's tactics will be...
On paper, 4-2-3-1

................. Aubameyang...............
ESR............. Odegaard......... Saka
.......... Lokonga .......... Partey.......
Tierney.. Gabriel... White... Tomiyasu

Attacking, 3-2-4-1
................. Aubameyang...............
Tierney....ESR.... Odegaard... Saka
.......... Lokonga .......... Partey.......
....Gabriel...... White... Tomiyasu....

Or, 3-1-5-1

................. Aubameyang...............
Tierney.ESR.Odegaard.Saka.Tomi
...................... Partey......................
....Gabriel.... Lokonga... White.......

Defending, 4-4-2
...... Aubameyang... Odegaard.....
ESR..... Lokonga ... . Partey... Saka
Tierney.. Gabriel... White... Tomi


What ya say?

This one u are putting Auba in Top 9 in all the formation, match will start now and Arteta will shunt him to the left

BlueAngel444:
more like "survive this boys"

Even the coaches will know they can’t survive it