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mostob:
This coming season, Ethan should observe MLS and Saka (@17).
As talented as he is, there are many rough edges to sharpen. He needs to get himself involved more.

He has not developed the Pausa and intelligence needed to play on the wing and he doesn't get involved much while at AM.

Dowman is just right behind his heels.

I once told someone that I think Arteta trust skelly more than Nwaneri and he argued it. His reason was that ethan is an attacker and is more involved because he got his debut at 15. But check skelly debut both in the league and ucl, and the minutes he got in both, and you will realise boy is far ahead in Artetas book than Nwaneri at the moment. Even if our defense is complete, I feel like he will gain minutes in midfield more than Nwaneri.

mostob:
Lol... Na their problem be that.
I already know how it will play out. Tierney is leaving... Zinchenko might leave for Italy. God forbid we have injury crisis in defence. Guess what the song will be... Why didn't Arteta replace Tierney and Zinchenko?

Guess what the song currently is, Arteta spends too much on defenders

abeg I don run, I no follow you for this one. I no get strength for dragging.

MSGAMBLE9:
Okay ooo, we will see since City only has to play Arsenal that has the defence all season .


Liverpool didn't have to beat us last season before winning the league with point margins never seen in decades.

this your response sweet me. The need for depth can't be over emphasised.

mostob:
Yep
Depth is very important when building a squad. Not just depth but a reliable one. Talking about depth, I hope we get one of Alexsandro or Hato this summer.

the other fan base that think of your kind of ideology as a irrelevant won't like this. We only need attackers, attackers and attackers. If any defender gets Injured, we will play any fan closest to the pitch.

mostob:
I hope he is working on other deals too sha... I wouldn't mind letting Trossard go and getting a new LW.

Trossard that is about to agree new deal?. Both Nelli and Trossard is seen as important, na so their contract talk dey table.

mostob:
Berta playing chess with sporting and Liepzig... A dangerous game IMO
Working on two big deals at the same time is risky especially when both party are aware you're only going to finalize one. It is good for negotiation though but if another club should show interest, that could put an end to the deal.

very risky business model, but let's hope it works out.

mostob:
Cherki, Marmoush and Foden are good... The others are just there TBH output wise... I no sure say Doku and Grealish get 10 goals combined in the last one year.

at least the best xl can be rested and also substituted early.

Omor! See attack. My team can never!!

MSGAMBLE9:
Calm down... They are negotiating "a reduction in release clause" with Leipzig ( Leipzig of all clubs on Earth) for Sesko


This thing takes time....

but seriously, isn't that what our dear club is doing?, trying to negotiate?. That's the sad reality and it's not even a joke. They might end up dragging this till it gets stalled. Gyokeres that is also in the picture, they're saying he's overpriced too. Na where we find ourselves be dis.

Michael fuvking Jackson.
The kind of power and Influence held by that black man made him a target and eventually led to his death.
King of Pop.

Roland17:
Una dey here dey wail, baba wan carry 45M go buy 17 year old Konstantinos Karetsas from Genk. Dem say na mini-Odegaard

The worst part is that if the deal goes through, we will send him back to Genk for the entirety of next season because he is 17 and from overseas.

But! Owners are not backing him!

But!! He is not getting the players he wants.

Make e happen fess

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/konstantinos-karetsas-arsenal-very-close-210000900.html

https://www.transfermarkt.us/linked-with-a-move-to-arsenal-who-is-genks-17-year-old-wonderkid-konstantinos-karetsas-/view/news/454976

e shock me pass you baba. Whoever is leading that signing needs to be checked. We have our priorities, and na dat kind signing with that kind amount dey make headline. Money that should be put into something important. Even if he turns out to be Maradona and Pele combined, they should just rest first.
As a Milan fan, what do you think of Leao rumours, I heard Bertha already spoke to his representatives.

mostob:
Gittens? Oops. I like the guy sha.. I don't really fancy Leao, his ouput is a big question mark. I think the issue with Nico is his wages.
That said, I'm not expecting any LW in this TW. Especially as Trossard is about to sign a new contract. Maybe Leroy Sane sha.

With Jorginho's departure and Partey reluctance to sign a new contract, I think we need to add another midfielder.

I still think partey will sign. Na wide forwards and cf be dey main thing now. Leao is good, but I doubt if he can double back to defend like Arteta wants his wingers to. Sane mhmmm......

Spy360:
I am worried that Arteta is not getting the choice of players he wants.

Can Kepa challenge Raya? We don't want to see the kind of school boy mistakes we saw with Raya this season

honestly, with Arteta, we know there's no challenging Raya as number one, kepa go chop bench tire. Unless he decide to use him in cup games. I know he wanted Garcia but that money is too much for a second choice keeper considering how often we have been changing gk. Don't know if kepa is also his choice, but he gats work with am.

We still dey drag leg for essential signings, other clubs are getting it done faster. Chelsea don collect Gittens too. Leao have indicated he wants to leave(I'm surprised, cus he's important for milan) and bayern is at the front. Even the Nico deal nothing much is being talked about that. Kepa for 5m, not bad shaa but make dem focus on important aspects first.

mostob:
You're quite right.
Heard that's how Berta does his businesses. He would widen the options, work on several deals till the last stage and then tick one that's most suitable.

That's why we're being linked to Retegui, Sesko, Gyokeres...
And at LW - Sane, Rodrigo, Leao, Gittens and Nico.

My own be say make Dem add to that midfield. A ball carrier specifically. Dowman fits the bill but he is young and only comfortable on the right.

Rodrigo and Leao won't be sold this summer by their respective clubs. Nico, nice deal if it can work out, but wages issue dey there. Sane, na old man, make he no turn another willian or sterling. Gittens, well, I have nothing to say on him for now. Let's see Max in preseason first.

A coach was sacked with one year remaining in his contract and he didn't get full payment for the remaining year.
IQ just full for your observation.

Thinking Inzaghi was sacked is just too irrational. The whole thing and how fast it was, plus his fast move to Saudi, the money involved. And you still think he was sacked?. Sacked by Inter and straight to Saudi??, as if it wasn't already in his mind and he already made the decision after the ucl campaign. Well what do I know?..

From what is being played regarding Sesko and Gyokeres issue, it is clear that Arteta have submitted the names he want for the club and most of them have been evaluated. It's now left for transfer decision makers to get the players. If they dull till window closes, we will come back here and lament about how Arteta didn't sign any players

daveP:
Probably. But with all the resting and all he played 2nd leg and still.

Let's assume we have everything else right, the major crux is this empty attacking depth. No game changer like Alexis. We need that even if na 2 per season. Nobody should be feeling indispensable upfront if they're not giving double figure in G and A separately. We need to learn from PSG. But Inter losing treble and getting Inzaghi sacked.....
Arteta is comfortable mehn

no be me and you fault be this na de owners and board members wey dey receive alert.

Shegzdave:
How did anybody bad mouth him, they’re only questioning his competence over the years going trophyless… there’s no attack on his personality, just the job he was appointed to do, how is that bad mouthing?

You expect the legends to bad mouth publicly?

At the end of the day, we love the club and it’s the club first before the manager…

Like I said, we go Dey alright laslas

not taking about bad mouthing Arteta bro, I dey talk about the rate of sarcasm directed to the club all in the name of cruise. Omor!!. We go dey alright shaa.

We signed Marquinhos for £3 and sold for £2.5 with add ons. E be like player sales don the improve from what it used to be. For person wey no even see shirt na better biz shaa.

daveP:
Tgey aren't making fun. They're seeing the decline in quality over the years. In fact they don't even use Henry again. Just Sanchez and Auba is enough to use and for just these two, big decline.

Is recruitment changing that? Big NO
Is tactics changing any of that? Big NO
Is there desperate plans to make a difference? Acquisition of Sterling alone gives an answer

If we queue up better ex-players and legends to soro soke alone, you will hear there's a problem that is still ongoing-the board gets the stick for that.

But if it comes to the current manager, issues yapa.

He had no visible counter plan to PSG. Over 180mins. 1st leg home defeat should be enough to restore factory settings, but he came to play same crap approach and then we came alive in 20mins after coffin don nail. Lol.


To be absolutely sincere, i miss the era of managers that had in game counter plans, especially in UCL campaign.
Inter lost woefully cos they had no counter plan. 5-0 is historically woeful. If we were there, it won't be like that truly. But we need to do what it takes

We can't keep relying on 1st team guys that will dry out and go to Luth again. This season is lesson enough.

I can't deny the fact that Arteta sometimes doesn't get it right, and then there's this his stubbornness of sticking to what works for him even when a change might change events. And you can't also deny the fact that there are games when his in-game management pays off. That psg first leg, I believe that if Partey had started that match the result would have been different, and the second leg is the directly related to the result of the first leg. We had better scoring opportunities over 180minutes especially the second leg. If our attackers were pro-active do you think we would be having this conversation?.

iamoyindamola:
We got ourselves speech renovator and defender of the defenseless

u no fit take am?.

Shegzdave:
Anybody who feels Arteta shouldn’t be criticized after everything is just deceiving himself cause even Guardiola is criticized.

The funny thing is if the team are playing well, we all praise Arteta but after going trophyless after the season, then you feel he shouldn’t be criticized? He who wants to be praised for good works should also accept criticism when it arises so as to do better

If you think after playing well and going trophy-less isn’t enough to be considered a laughing stock, then I don’t know what to tell you, Only the Victors(those who won trophies) are remembered.

Laslas, everybody go Dey alright

na de wahala be dis, laughing stock by by fans, from fans. And who's saying he's above criticism, abi u no wan understand all my posts for here baba?, u no dey see wetin I dey type. Those legends and celebrities wey their names are being mentioned as critics just state the obvious and leave it there, none dey carry bad mouth join.
Last last we go dey alright.

mostob:
Imagine calling your fellow fans delulu fans just because they stated an obvious fact but you couldn't comprehend due to low IQ or whatever. E get why I say make we turn this place to amusement park... All these amusing agenda flying up and down na comic relief to me.

You dey blame coach for not signing players. The same coach that was practically begging (diplomatic) for signings in different interviews. You criticized him for not tweaking things... With which team? A team whose a whole first eleven are almost unavailable due to injury.


I'm sat mehn...

e weak me as I talk my mind, baba change am say na agenda. Wo!!. Arteta dey try, but he gats try better and his stubbornness dey too much sometimes too. We pray for better days shaa.