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kokaneprodigy:
The difference here is that not until results started going against us a lot of peeps said he’s doing excellently well, the manager kept playing him and hardly subs him. Aside Leno Guen has played most minutes for us, that further reinforces him to keep doing what he does. You now think the senior players telling him to correct it won’t be seen as bad belle.

At a point this season Guen was even dishing out instructions to other players on the pitch.That’s what overhyping a below par performance does to the psyche of a kid.

There’s nothing exceptional in Guen’s play to warrant the hype, his passes hardly threaten the opposition, he can’t tackle, he lacks pace what exactly does he do that Emery is building the team around him.

For all I know Emery could have been bribed by Guen’s agent. Another anguu

patrickmuf:
I like Guendouzi but he delays attack by holding on to the ball longer than necessary however that has a lot to do with his age. Ozil, Auba, David Luiz, Lacazette, Sokratis etc should be in a position to correct him.

At United, I remember when Ronaldo came and was fixated on entertaining the fans and drawing plaudits from fans, men like Keane, Giggs, Neville had to scold him. They demanded that release the ball earlier and it payed off. Arsenal need leaders and not what is on show...

But did you notice that the players wanted to lose the game desperately yesterday that at 1 vs 2 and with 7 mins added, Ozil was more comfortable passing backwards than going forward. Martinelli probably didn't get the script and Lacazette looked disappointed in himself after scoring. I have never seen fans of a club so oissed off after their club scored a goal except last season when Evertaons celebrated every goal Man City scored just so Liverpool don't win the league...Football is funny.

kokaneprodigy:
The fact that he caresses the ball in an effort to always be at the centre of the camera and the manager keeps him for 90mins and features him in every PL game tells you the manager likes it. So is the senior players that will tell him not to listen to a manager that already loathes them(senior players)?

He’s been playing same shii since last season and keeps getting playing time And you think he won’t be encouraged to do more of it.

This thing is simple logic!

You see why I said u and Solo watch games with emotions.

Both of em should fu.ćk off!!!

afrodoc2:
Hmmm well you talk am true true.
You guys have no good CB and no leader in central midfield. It is lack of leadership that makes that Guendouzi caress the ball a million times before passing it.

iamoyindamola:
I repeat if we sell all these oloriburuku they can't use it to buy just one player

obainojazz:
Lacasera busy doing beautiful touches
Arsenal wishing they bought obafemi instead of Pepe

Kbs468:
You are very correct about Torreira and I would only prefers he go while we bring in WILFRED NDIDI in place most especially now that XHAKA too is being eyed by NEWCASTLE UNITED

afrodoc2:
A great achievement, but that is not the only point to consider.
1 good season can’t replace years of good seasons.

What is Wenger’s record in Europe? How many continental titles does he have?

What is their head to head record?
Which of them flogged the other scoring 6 goals, 8 goals etc while fielding cheaply bought defenders in midfield?

Which of them delivered the TREBLE?
Which of them won a European title with a small club like Aberdeen, beating Madrid and Bayern along the way?

Spy360:
As good as your suggestion is, it's still looks like what we have done already with Emery. Like I pointed out, it is not a 1+1=2 matter. If not United would be top of the league by now after they got LvG, then Mourinho. We too got Emery but here we are still whining.

We are still in our trial process and any managerial change should not come as a surprise. We keep trying until we land the desired manager.

Meanwhile, Allegri is out of job.

Spy360:
You singled out the good buys and avoided the bad ones. Klopp spent a lot of money to get here. It was money well spent though because of their last season's achievement. But it's also because they fortunate to have a very good manager overseeing it. A bad manager would make the club go into admin. Is this a risk Arsenal is willing to take? I guess not.

We are still in our trial process for a new manager. Even if we want to use Ljunberg or any manager, it will be for max two years until we are sure to hand him the club for long term.

iamoyindamola:
if we sell the whole arsenal they won't produce the amount Suarez and coutinho produced

iamoyindamola:
klopp sent almost half a billion to get here, we can't spend up to that. I was mentioning Freddie cos he must have learnt from wengay and emery plus he was the youths coach the youngsters know him very well.
Bringing in expensive new coach is another trouble, if man utd can be patience with ole he will deliver and he's also unlucky with injuries

Spy360:
Your first paragraph justifies your point. The second especially the emboldened justifies mine and is a big reason why he is the wrong choice for Spurs. They won't be able to afford his extravagance.

iamoyindamola:
Bros If we wan start again let's leave Freddie and give him like 3 years to build around the youngsters with strict transfer not to sell the young guns.
Getting Simone to clear out the squad is waste of money IMO,if lampard can keep his squad with addition next season they will be competing for EPL and UCL

iamoyindamola:
Simone will have to start again and he spent alot too, none of this present arsenal players will remain if Simone comes maybe lacazette,luiz and Leno [b]because you need to be at your feet always e[/b]ven João Felix they mark like werey.

Spy360:
How do you relate this to his Man United debacle?

Warning : I don't like Jose

Spy360:
I will be a little bit surprised if Mou manages to win anything with the squad Pochentino had. Unless he buys this January, how he will make use of those players will interest me. We all know he has zero tolerance for average Joe's. He wouldn't mind castigating them publicly like he did at United.

iamoyindamola:
That's why I said he must have learnt his lesson. He improved spurs in defence and against big clubs even khalifa was encouraged. Arsenal problem have been the defence and big clubs.
1+1= pochettino or a better coach
I would have loved Simone but that will be playing away from arsenal style

Spy360:
Mourinho to Spurs: My thoughts


Mourinho hasn't won a trophy since his second stint at Chelsea. After being spoilt in his first stint, he has been known to play with big money signings, something he doesn't seems to do without. Mourinho will guarantee you trophies but that is if you have money. This credit itself is becoming questionable after spending heavily at Man Utd his previous club with nothing to show for it. His joining Tottenham will either be the last nail that will seal his managerial coffin, or the one to start the rebuild of his managerial tower. This means he needs to have enough funds available to achieve it, and also satisfy the trophy desire of Spurs fans. Enough money to dough out and capture big players. Enough money, enough to break transfer records if that is what it takes. Something I am sure Daniel Levy, will not be willing to afford.

Spy360:
Let's get Arteta before someone else does and we come here to winge about how close we were. He has under studied the best.

Another is Vieira. He too was at City.

Jodera:
yes na. E better make I no get any fc club or I switch sports than to support anoda club. I don try am b4, I no wetin I dey talk...e no easy to easily like anoda club esp wen you dey dat club from birth

At bolded. I know we need a change, but be careful what you wish for.
Pity us na, you wan port go Liverpool and you wan still give us Nuno

Spy360:
Cup is cup?



So UCL and my tea cup na the same thing?



Stop typing bro. It's getting out of hand.

Jodera:
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Me wey be wan join man city 2011, wen dey buy nasri Silva balotelli and others. Even tho they carried league that season (2011/2012), I still no follow dem cos my heart no just dey there...I'll be watching their match, but body no go dey sweet me. Lol. I just have to go back to arsenal after match day 3.
E con be Liverpool?
No oo...just dey there only you o.
It's either arsenal or no other club for me o

Jodera:
Klopp not special? If klopp isn't special, then I don't know who is tbh. Var have been inconsistent this season in EPL. Yes there are some games var favored dem, but also against Aston Villa, var was against them... yet dey still won.
And if it's about winning the ucl, you can't write him off cos it's a cup.. That's a special type of cup, and that's why nobody have won it back to back aside Zidane.
Now let's see how special klopp is..
1..Liverpool were so down finishing 7th or 8th wen he met dem. Their title winning run the previous year was an anomaly just like Leicester of 2015 (abi 2016), he turned average joes to great Stars.
2...in this crazy world of spending, he just spent highly on 2 people (gk and df) who not only improve d team, but massively improved the team. That tells you d kind of special coach he is.
3.. You talk of him bottling the league with 96points. I wouldn't tag that as bottling of league but of how good man city were. And I mean, very good. And that's why he's going for it again. Only special coaches do such. Most coach would have fizzled off after the height of last season, but he's even going a step further by doing a 100% winning streak.
4..Injuries are part of game and maintaining and guiding a player against injury is not all what most clubs have. If you notice, most of their players hardly go to injury... That tells you the kind of strong medical system they have, which is very needed in football. I mean, since d introduction of their front 3, how many times have dey not played together.
5...talk about the work ethic and d team spirit of Liverpool and his Dortmund days, and you'll see how great d manager was. Both teams was also ran b4 his arrival, now, both teams are/were conquerors.

Mehn, no talk this thing about klopp not been special outside o...even rival fans go beat you sef

Jodera:
Me too, personally, I would want him o, esp since he plays attractive football and intensive football as you said.

So if I may ask, who's your first choice?

Jodera:
Would appointing Pochettino be a wise choice?
Preferably, I feel I'll accept him.
What's your opinion guys?

Spy360:
Bros using snide remarks is cowardly. I remember when Fkahalifa was doing so and was called out by Roland17 and others but since two weeks now you have been doing same and everybody just kept quiet. If we want decorum on this thread rule of law should apply o...

Make your own point or be bold enough to mention anyone if you wish to refer to any of their posts. Everyone is entitled to the opinions and everyone is subject to criticism

You self, you hardly initiate any topic or thought process, na to dey counter what others have said. Bring Your Own point make all of us follow analyse am.

Spy360:
My own is that I don tire.

pazienza:
None of Arsenal current midfielders have quick feet. None of them can dribble their way out of crowded midfield of small teams or out of the press of the top teams without losing possession.

Xhaka is sluggish and can't run to save his life, he also lacks close ball control. Put press on him or crowd him out and he concedes possession in dangerous areas of the field. Xhaka can only do long passes when he is allowed space, which doesn't happen against top level opposition.
I usually tell people that Arsenal died the day Carzola got injured against Ludogerets in UCL and Xhaka became the main stay of our midfield.

Guendouzi is young, and still learning. I wouldn't be too harsh on him.

Torreira has lost his way a bit with constant change of role by confused Emery. He stagnated and now regressing.

Ceballos. Well, I wouldn't be too quick to make his deal permanent, if it were up to me, I haven't seen anything special about his game yet.

Watch Kovacic of Chelsea, he has very quick feet and very mobile. You can't crowd him out or use the press to dispossess him. He will either draw fouls from you, dribble his way out, or run away from your trap with the ball glued to his foot.
We need such ball carrier in our midfield. It's sad seeing that Carzola still has it in him while we let him go for free.

When people talk about losing the Arsenal DNA under Emery, it's basically the dearth of such ball playing midfielders. They allow you dominate possession and dictate the tempo of a game. Arsenal game look disjointed at the center these days. Too many misplaced passes, lack of creativity all over the pitch.
Our midfielders losing possession often expose our fragile alot. Imagine that Leno has the most shot saves in EPL. While it speaks volumes of how good a shot stopper he is, it also highlights how easy it is for opponents to have a go at our goal keeper, and this tend to happen often because our midfielders lose possession in dangerous areas of the final third.

While I agree we need an Ndidi/Doucoure/Partey type of midfielders, we also need the ball playing midfielders as well, if we still care for our beautiful football
I heard Carzola still long to play for Arsenal again. If he can play for Spanish national team, then he certainly can play for us. Can we do business with Villarreal this January, I reckon we can do a job for us in our top four chase, if we are still in it by then.

Xhaka should go.

Spy360:
I agree that most top managers use the 4-3-3 these days but really bro, no pattern is better than the other. It's who uses it that matters. Conte came to EPL with the 3-5-2 and won the league at second attempt.
Again no formation is best, it's who uses it that matters.