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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 11:15pm On Aug 23, 2021
BlueRayDick:
Nobody is even talking about our Jerry Curl Guendouzi was nearly beaten up alongside with dem Payet in the match between Marseille and Nice..... cry

Comman see the way the boy dey form Rambo grin
Hoodlum ni bobo yen...
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 11:14pm On Aug 23, 2021
iamoyindamola:
Na fkhalifa boy na
That boy needs a Simeone, He can channel his spirit positively not this youth corper Khadiri Ikhana.

Anyways he sha don get assist this season, none of the midfielders at the Emirates is yet to manage half assist lipsrsealed
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 10:19am On Aug 23, 2021
pamcode:
where is torrreira now sef? I thought the guy balled in his first season.
We have to ask Arterta o, Torreira just needed a strong Partey beside him and see how they both will balance the midfield..
They both can defend,attack and are mobile. With lokonga and Guen coming off the bench.

Those pair just need a Madison/Fekir/ESR upfront.

But Arterta came and destroy everything by preferring Xhaka over them all.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 10:18am On Aug 23, 2021
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 8:01pm On Aug 22, 2021
Akinbahm:
@fkhalifah come and see your players... cool
Below is a fan's quote on Xhaka few years ago.


[b]For me, the main reason everything went downhill was when we brought in Xhaka. This was the moment we started to lose more games, lose CL spots etc. Not because he is so bad, but because he totally doesn’t fit our philosophy. At first, the biggest mistake Wenger made was playing him as a defensive mid. When we had Coquelin als a defensive mid, with Santi as a linking player we used to dominate most teams, played beautiful, attacking football with short passes. When we lost Santi to injury, we played Xhaka as a defensive mid and played Coq in a more offensive role, sort of a box-to-box role. We then made the mistake of letting our only real defensive mid leave. Now with Torreira, we finally have a defensive mid back.

All we have to do now is to replace Xhaka. IMO the linking player is the most important position in a dominating, attacking playstyle. The problem with Xhaka is, he isn’t suited to a short passing style. He is too slow and his strength is to play longer passes, not short passes. That’s why I think we really should do everything we can do sell Xhaka[/b]
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 7:55pm On Aug 22, 2021
iamoyindamola:
What about defence na grin
It wins you the league lipsrsealed
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 7:40pm On Aug 22, 2021
kodded:
I went back to arsenal archives to see how arteta was compared to xhaka...

....guess what, they were basically the same player only that arteta was surrounded with high technical players like carzola and rosicky meanwhile xhaka is surrounded with young kids with little experience and experience players that are not good at all.
You is just speaking what I've always had in my mind. cool
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 7:38pm On Aug 22, 2021
kodded:
the biggest culprits in our midfield is Granit Xhaka. His speed means that he is a liability when defending counter attack.
His frequent back passess means we can't kill any team in counter attack.
He has zero presence in the midfield, which means his midfield partner will be doing all the work in the midfield against 3 to 5 opposition players in that midfield.

No wonder partey keep getting injured everytime, partey will be doing all the work while xhaka will do notting all match. Same thing happened today, lokonja was the only arsenal player that ran the midfield meanwhile his partner was no where to be found


No wonder wenger struggled to qualify for top4 as soon as xhaka came to the team
This here summarizes it all. When you have Xhaka in the heart of your team, then forget flowing football.
Virtually, everyone who plays alongside him does all the runnings and works, his is just to sit, stroll, spray long passes and long range shots.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 6:38pm On Aug 22, 2021
Spurs won 2 in a row with Nuno Esperito ...
More salt to the injuries. embarassed
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 6:19pm On Aug 22, 2021
Roland17:
@iamoyindamola no kee yourself oh! Don't do it!! Jodera abeg na only lose we lose, we no kee pesin..
Ina lilahi wa INA ilehi rajiun.
From him we come, unto him we return. cry
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 4:19pm On Aug 22, 2021
Roland17:
Two players I see as dark horses on our roster that can offer us better than we have if they change their mindset.

AMN: He believes he is a midfielder and does not want to be used as a RB. At this time and based on what we have seen, he is a better option in comparison to Chambers and Bellerin.

Torreira: I am a firm believer in Torreira's ability under the right coaching and system. If he puts his mind to it, Torreira can fight for a place in that midfield and boy would he be a combination with T. Partey! Sadly, he has struggled to adapt and shouldn't have left Italy in the first place. He desperately wants to leave England.
AMN is better than Chambers at RB, maybe Bellerin also.
I've always wanted Torriera- Partey in midfield with Guen coming off the bench.
But Youth coper Khadiri knows best.
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by Fkhalifa(m): 1:24am On Aug 21, 2021
Tranquility2345:
You want make NBC ban them and make their investment go down the drain because una wan see nacking abi? Why not enter pornhub if to watch nacking dey hungry una so much? undecided angry
We're not talking about open nacking, atlesst we saw Erica and Kidd, Ka3na and praise and Bamteddy amongst many others.
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by Fkhalifa(m): 1:13am On Aug 21, 2021
Beorn:
This season is the worst BBN. A lot of stuff has happened and Kayode refused to show any. Even kiss between Jaypaul and Angel, he refused to show it. Treating us like kids. It boils my piss!!
To think Kayode was showing it during them Bisola set...
I think Nigeria's holier than thou negative remarks about the show is the reason for no adult coverage.
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by Fkhalifa(m): 12:31am On Aug 21, 2021
Dannyxy:
Sammie don jump up from his lacklustre state, vibe don come...

Are you guys not seeing sammie plays a big part In the balance of vibes in that house, he deserves more fans undecided
I'm a fan
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by Fkhalifa(m): 12:12am On Aug 21, 2021
Cross looking like he came already...

Who saw Emanuel's Deeeek shocked shocked
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 1:24pm On Aug 20, 2021
Jodera:
Lol, but according to that lineup, Spy specifically says "if there's no more signings" na. grin

As for Pepe, he hasn't impressed me, nor given me hint of impressing me sef. More so, Saka is 19, there are many 19 yr olds firmly holding first team shirt and they didn't become mediocre. The mistake arsenal will do is building the team around him at such a young age, but there's absolutely nothing wrong for Saka to have that LW on a lockdown due to his age. Let Pepe get his own first team by merit and not through age factor
I just assumed Coutinho comes ni, I don't want ESR on the flanks.
As for Pepe, I'm still interested in what he can do if surrounded with quality players upfront, yes, he may not be world class and inconsistent, but I will still as a coach not relegate him on the bench.

I'm also not relegating Saka to the bench for his age or something. Rather to still ease it for him.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 11:27am On Aug 20, 2021
Spy360:
You're assuming that the Auba/Coutinho swap will happen.

As per the bolded, common man!

You want to bench our StarBoy and future Messi?

In 15years time, I want Saka to be joining PSG and crying for me... grin

I want to know that feeling. cool
Not that kind benching, for a super sub at least.
Hmmm, if you throw xhaka to the deep end in English football, I'm afraid, he'll fade out like Martinelli is.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 11:24am On Aug 20, 2021
Jodera:
Have we bought coutinho yet? Why counting him?

Pepe replacing Saka?? Tell me another joke I've not heard grin
That's if Coutinho comes.
Hmmm, I feel Pepe will get better if he has good AM and LW around him, As for Saka, I'll ease him like utd are doing with Greenwood, I have a feeling Saka will turn mediocre if saddled with huge responsibilities.
I'll rotate Saka with Coutinho and Pepe.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 7:16am On Aug 20, 2021
Spy360:
...................... Auba......................
ESR........... Odegaard......... Saka
......... Xhaka............. Partey.........
Tierney.. Gabriel.... White... Bellerin
....................... Leno........................

This will be our first team if everyone is fit, barring any further transfers.

Not bad.
Not bad, but IMO,
Lokoja in Xhaka's position
Coutinho in ESR's flank
Pepe in for Saka
Martinelli/Laca to compete for CF, then try bring in another CF and RB in January.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 10:47pm On Aug 18, 2021
BlueRayDick:
That is the annoying part....Na bench warmer wey dey surplus to requirement we dey Happy say we carry when other clubs dey break bank to get their preferred player in any department they are lacking. sad
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cheesy grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 10:45pm On Aug 18, 2021
Spy360:
Pardon me, LW to say. We have been using Aubameyang on the side and he isn't good enough. So we need someone strong enough with the pace and skill and can equally score goals. I hope the Coutinho on sale is the one we know because this way you dey sound nor follow o.
Brilliant!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 10:40pm On Aug 18, 2021
BlueRayDick:
lol....Smith-Rowe outshine Maddison? How?

That guy is a good set piece taker, good dribbler and can shoot really well; especially those R2-whining-shots.

If Smith-Rowe learning is the focus of getting AM/ 10, then Maddison should be the one to be signed. The only metric Bernardo Silva is at par with Maddison is dribbling.
Madison explained in details!
Those curling R2 shots.
For me, He is world class and would be explosive for Leicester this year again.

I only fear his injuries and physical look.
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija 2021 Live Updates Thread by Fkhalifa(m): 10:12pm On Aug 17, 2021
Me like Sammie too.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 7:51pm On Aug 17, 2021
Jodera:
Lol... Na 30 sha.

Na just make dem get head for that deal Auba-cout swap abeg
I used to think he's in his early 20s
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 7:50pm On Aug 17, 2021
Silentgroper:
Wetin barca wan use auba do sef. That guy don finish oo.
Keeping laca go mke sense for una. That one still dey score. Him no just dey consistent or mke una offer laca for braithewait, he is keen to leave barca as him dey find fresh contract terms, probably an increase in his wage, which barca wouldnt give him.
I feel Auba will thrive at barca, lots of creativity, his style suits them, easy football, No stress, just give me the ball in space to run at/with and finish or tap ins.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 11:11am On Aug 17, 2021
Spy360:
Looking average is as good as being average to anyone who won't value someone. It's what is implied.

Hope you didn't ignore the picture presentation?
Smh.... Looking average= Being Average? OK Sir.

The picture, at some point, it was Senderos, Cygan, Eboue and Clichy deputising due to injuries, yet they sailed because? They had a Gilberto/Viera...IGWE up front, workaholic Ljumberg.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 9:59am On Aug 17, 2021
mostob:
Good day fellow gooners..

Despite the volume, I went through the argument. I must also commend you all for been civil.

IMO, defence will win you a cup maybe but attack will win you a league. The more your attacking threats, the more your opponents will be scared of you. But if a team build the defence while the attack (and midfield-as applicable to arsenal) is blunt, sooner or later, the defence will crack. Having a balanced team is good but attack is the first line of defence.
Good point, I think defense won Arterta the cup, sit back and hit on counter or score 1 and block your defense.

Also, The more you attack and your midfield keep possession the lesser your opposition will have the time to come at you.

Teams hardly attack Barca,City and Bayern not because they've great defense, rather they have a midfield who constantly keep possession and an attack who are never going to stop coming at you with full threats.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 8:18pm On Aug 16, 2021
kokaneprodigy:
Arteta will buy you another CB e go shock you
grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 8:13pm On Aug 16, 2021
kokaneprodigy:
Our priorities in order of signing right now should be AM, LWF then CB.
We couldn’t score against a newly promoted Brentford, you think other teams will be weary of us with such display.
I pray we escape bottom half this season
For me AM,LW and CM

Saliba and Mavro can still patch things up.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 8:09pm On Aug 16, 2021
Spy360:
May God forgive you for calling Campbell and Toure average.
Did you know that Arsenal didn't not concede a goal through out the knockout stages of that CL run and just two goals in total (first two games)? These were games against Real Madrid, Juventus and Villareal. Even in that finals, we were down to 10men few minutes after kickof, yet Campbell rose to head us into a 1-0 lead which was held by the defense till few minutes to the end of the match?

Check the scorelines in pic below.

Attack win games. Defense win titles.
Well, you may have to reread, there was nowhere I referred to Campbell and You're as average, I said "will look average with this present forward".
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 5:47pm On Aug 16, 2021
kokaneprodigy:
This was my argument, when i said sorting midfield and attack will run off on the defense positively. But some felt Arteta knows best.
We had Mustaffi and Luiz but we mad Europa, after splashing on DM and CB we finished 8th.

Last season they were claiming Arteta didn’t prioritize defense, what has his actions this current TW shown.

I keep saying the difference is maybe I predict too soon what others are yet to see. It was visible to the blind sef.
We need more CBs.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by Fkhalifa(m): 5:45pm On Aug 16, 2021
Spy360:
Your mind just wouldn't come to terms with 'winning the league'.

FYI

The defense wins you league' argument is not for Arsenal. Whenever that gets into you lots' head, the matter settles.

If you want to argue with Arsenal, use any of our title winning teams. Simple.
My point is for Arsenal to at least get back up, the attack should be priotised,(I'm not playing down defense).

On your last paragraph..
The invicibles had Henri banging goals, assisting goals, creating chances and dropping deep to help midfield and start attack... That's Henri alone o.
Not to talk of Pires, Reyes,Ljumberg,Bergkamp, KANU.

If you set up Toure and Campbell with these present Arsenal forward who only wants to pass the ball sideways, The invincible defense will look so average.

The UCL final loss in 2006 was largely blamed on Henri for wasting chances he scores normally. Had Henri scored just a goal, I'm quite confident Barca won't come back.

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