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dominique:
I just watched a Gyökeres interview where he spoke his native language, the English interview was posted yesterday. Between Friday night that he arrived in London and Saturday night that he flew to Singapore, he carried out medicals, signed necessary documents, did photoshoot wearing home and away kits, did a video shoot for his unveiling video, answered quick fire questions and had interviews in more than one language YET some people were expecting him to play today. He was not even supposed to show up! He's a super striker not a super human

who expected him to play today?.

iamoyindamola:
Forget agent rice will do it he will request for transfer

Abeg make he dey help my Milan back up. If Martinelli can get his mojo back with this preseason and Eze signs, I think that left side will be ok. Ismeal can even join the first team this season too. He's as explosive as Martinelli too.

I think Jesus and Trossard might leave this summer, Nelson is already heading to Fulham. Lokonga, wetin we wan do with that one sef. I don't think there's a concrete offer coming for him yet.

Our 2nd xl can beat even a strong epl team if properly managed

iamoyindamola:
Roland17 let's do swap plus cash for leao(trossard) and 30m

I love Arsenal but Leao isn't for sale. Allegri don even talk am.

mostob:
Yea.. His reluctance to come was a put off.

Gyokeres on the other habd fought for this move.

let's see how it outs out for us at the end of the season.

Spy360:
Are we now going to pretend that the current squad isn't 5 times better than what we have before?

Off course his confidence has increased and it's not out of place.

Don't give Arteta haters room to misunderstand you

It's not about giving anyone chance to do anything. Regardless of what you say, u can't change the mind of who doesn't want to change his mind. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't state the obvious

iamoyindamola:
Now you just wake up
When odegaard got injured last season it took saka injury for this man to play Ethan even forcing trossard to play midfield and we know how that end

Good morning by the way

baba, e be like u just started following my comments without sentiments, I've saying the same thing since last season. I don't know where the Good morning is coming from.

iamoyindamola:
He just need to believe in his team first

let's see how he can effectively rotate the squad without loosing quality. Na dat one be my concern, cus the same xl can't be playing 70-90 minutes every match and won't be affected by injuries and fatigue

mostob:
I know right... The issue with him is mentality and the fact that he is still raw. He can't decide game on his own yet. Compared to Gyokeres wey be like those Vikings.

initially I didn't have an issue with Sesko had we signed him, but seeing how he wasn't interested in us, I think it's a good choice we signed who have his mind on winning with us. I don't need Gyokeres to be the highest score scorer, I just need him to turn up each match day regardless of the opponent and deliver.

This season go long ooo. Arteta don dey talk about how this season will be different from last season where 5 players were always assured a place in the xl because they can play 90mins. This season we have more depth and rotations without loosing quality is expected. If we're not in fa cup and carabao cup finals, pushing for epl title, they should sack him. No more excuses. I've never been of the opinion that we lost our first two title push because of Pep, no. But seeing Liverpool win the league last season and how they did it, made me realise that Arsenal have been shooting themselves in the leg most times. Arteta not trusting the right players when he should affected us well, I just hope he have realised his own mistakes too with what he said about rotations. Let's watch and see.

iamoyindamola:
Lol
Season never start oo, na beg I they beg oo
Anyways xavi they stand by

baba era of who will replace him?, is gone. By December if we dey fall behind, make dem sack am.
But that one no mean say, he dey give excuses for that article wey I read.

Roland17:
Awon Arteta gang, una master don add new lyrics to him litany of excuses. Make add this one to him master list.

Werey talk say 6,7,8 clubs.... If you like no feel..

Baba wan use style tell us say this squad is only good for the usual top 4.

We will be here Sir!

your level of twisting words are so admirable, you do it in a way that makes your argument so strong that few can see beneath your real intentions even though you clearly understand what is being said but choose to add criticism. Tell me how choosing to respect other clubs and talking good about them while clearly stating your opinion and thoughts as it is in your mind is the same as saying we won't win the league and we're only open to top 4. You're so good at this nwanne.

Spy360:
Bertha does not scout. So this is where you're wrong. Bertha only negotiates.

Any player we sign for the first team is scouted by Arteta.

What he does is to give the Sporting Director a list of targets and allows him get them according to priority.

Sesko was his first choice. Not because of his ability but because of his age and Arteta considers him as a player with high potentials.

Indeed one cannot deny Sesko has potentials.

The problem with the Sesko deal is not the talent, but those managing him. By asking for impossible wages and a release clause as low as 20% of the signing fee is madness. Hence Bertha pulled away and started going for the second choice.

this is just it. Saying he doesn't have the eye to identify talents is a just too exaggerated, Gabriel, jesus, zinny, timber, Ben white, Calafiori, Trossard, kai and Odegaard were all his scouting eyes. Eze that we're talking about too. The fact that some didn't make it doesn't mean he's bad, every coach have a player that didn't live up to the reason he was signed.

MEND001:
London is red? Arsenal fans and dreaming. Don't worry continue to sleep. For ur eye Tottenham go first una win champions league.

sarcasm bro, understand one when you see it. Daalu

iamoyindamola:
Okay that was an exaggerating statement
Before the January transfer some fans met Edu and video him asking what his plans was for January which he responded they are planning something
Arteta also made it clear he prefers seskô which was why during the tw we didn't bid for any player until deadline there were news about Watkins
Is that not seskô or nothing

your earlier statement was directed to this current window, why us your explanation all about last winter window?

fredoooooo:
What a Gargantuan make I borrow honorable obaihagbon eeengrish today

Chelsea na pride of London, but London is red. akuko n'egwu.

mostob:
Spy.. Come and add more fire abeg

As per fire lord Ozai. Be like spy na leader of the opposition.

With jesus coming back from injury and kai being a monster in the later part of the season before last, Saka replacement was much more needed than a CF. I believe everyone talked about it here. But now the story is that some fans mentioned Nelson when the talk of replacement came back. Nelson wey him loan matter don the buzz since transfer began last summer.

ObaIgwe1:
With Harvertz moved from midfield into playing as CF and a fit and in-form Jesus also available to play the position, the pressure to get another CF not better than Nketia last Summer was minimal. So I don't blame the club for last summer business. Cala and Merino are needed for squad depth.

The grouse was the inactivity during January window when it has become obvious that Jesus will not be available for the rest of the season.

But then on a 2nd thought, good CF are hardly available during January window, and getting just any CF might not improve the team as much or better than converting Merino to a CF. Also getting just any CF in January might discourage the board from releasing another money to get a decent CF this summer. Just thinking loud.

na business side of the club, you dey talk about oo. Dat one no concern me as fan wey wan see trophy. After jesus injury and knowing that kai is the only striker and Saka being out too. They all should have been proactive.

Last time Arteta said kai is a starter was in January after we lost to man utd in fact cup. So i don't understand how a statement that was made before kai got injured and before our pursuit of expensive strikers is still being quoted when talking about next season

iamoyindamola:
He made it clear it's seskô or nothing
Berta job is to work with him and find solution to what we lack
He also said Kai is a starter so we are waiting for him how he will play them
At least we have all agreed he doesn't have excuse

show me where he said sesko or nothing?. I don't do that evidence stiff, but I wan do am this time.

Arteta said he prefers sesko, he led down reason and stats why sesko should be a better option for his system but didn't cancel the idea of Gyokeres at all, and everyone agreed with that. It's out in the open, no be me talk am. Now when the sesko deal was becoming more and more stressed and the player wasn't really interested, he optioned for Gyokeres and even gave a time frame for the deal to be completed so work can start with our new frontman from day one of training. All of dem board members saw the need to go for the two strikers simultaneously and it paid off exactly how they wanted it to play out. But somehow Arteta was OUTSMARTED by Berta

Spy go hold una for blockus with enough cap, then go and be chilling.

toluxe0075:
At least, Maresca competed in those tournaments and won. What has Arteta done in the ones he competed in? Same Arteta competed in lesser Europa league for 3 seasons and couldn’t beat the likes of Olympiacos. It became a lesser trophy to you guys, something the almighty Arteta could not win o.

I’m sure if Arsenal had qualified for this club world cup tournament and crash out as usual, you guys will still come up with excuses or call it a worthless tournament. Premier league we cannot win, champions league will cannot win, but we have the guts to undermine other tournaments we have ourself have competed in the past and couldn’t win.

Trust the process, trust the process, people taking jobs at other clubs are achieving things in less than 3 years. It would be a thing of eyesore if Amorim get something tangible before Arteta. I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens sha.

calm down... trust the process . Spy don turn one man squad for here. Any comment by lord spy turns to this fanbase that fanbase. Even if na fa cup, make we first win am, carabao cup na still something. No be Newcastle use us do training for semi final, still win Liverpool for finals and celebrated like they won the league?. Make the trophy cabinet dey fill up fess.

Enzo5:
Even atm made it to the cwc while Barcelona could not. That's what happens when your coefficient is lower than others

no be team wey dey participate in ucl dey get chance?, when last did arsenal qualify for ucl before last 3 season?

Enzo5:
did dortmund win ucl? To participate in it

dortmund inclusion is because of their league, they are the best ranking aside from bayern.

MEND001:
Arteta had 6 years too qualify for the same tournament, yet he couldn't. It clear Maresca > Arteta

Arsenal qualified for ucl the same period Chelsea qualified for conference, Arsenal only have 2 ucl season experience prior to this cwc, and couldn't win it last season. So how is that 6 years of qualifying for the same tournament?.