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Spy360:
Kai signing was as a direct replacement for Xhaka. Tell me which other options you have

Options dey..
If Kai gets injured, he won't be missed. That's to tell you options dey

Moreover, he shouldn't have been here in the first place

iamoyindamola:
Jodera
There's one Santiago gimenez in feyenoord
He looks tidy too, good ball control and a finisher
I doubt feyenoord will release him without a fight

I read arteta rejected around 30m from palace for nketiah

Yeah.. I've watched that guy's highlights and reviews and it all points that he's a good player but like you rightly said, feyenoord won't agree to his sale this winter reason why I no even bring him matter up.


Uhhmmm, if Arteta rejected 30m for Nketiah, I won't really fault him. If there's no hope of getting a better striker then it's better he holds onto Nketiah at least till summer.

But Arsenal really needs to sell Nketiah by summer

daveP:
You go add that Villa game o. They gave Fulham the pattern to use and it worked. That says a lot. Sometimes, it is knowing what to do when plans aren't working as expected that is the Major decider, not if one is better or not. We lacked that in all the losses.

Naaaahhhh, I won't add the Villa game. After their first goal, they hardly threatened and all their whole gameplay didn't work out at all. We had loads and loads of chances to score but we didn't. I mean, on several occasions we cut them open for a direct shot at goal but we fluffed it very well.

Fulham was the game in which we deserved to lose. They bodied us, their game plan was on point and we didn't have any chances at all. If we were clinical, the only match we would have dropped points going by the way we played is Fulham and possibly Liverpool(which to me was a fair draw)

mostob:
Technically, we should have a fully fit squad in Dubai if not for all these medical jargons. Vieira, Timber and Partey all partook in drills. Nairaland no let me upload pictures

Na why I no dey post pics again.

The thing deh taya me

mostob:
It is not sentiment. He needed somebody to provide a physical presence up front for the long balls. Xhaka used to be our tallest among the front five before he left. None of Vieira, ESR and Trossard would have offered this. Raya is also better with long balls too. Perfect match! But are both doing the job as expected?

Left to me, he should have just gone for a pure striker instead.

Gbammm!
I remember last season, it was Partey and Xhaka winning aerial balls for us.
This season it ought to be Partey and Rice but he shifted Partey away from the Midfield.

Kai was really an unnecessary signing Tbh. Cos aside winning aerial balls, there's hardly anything exceptional he does in helping that attack in a "possession based attacking team". The signing might probably make sense if we're some Burnley/Stoke kinda team that plays route one football.

Either a striker or Saka deputy was what we really needed. How I needed Kudus. I know how beginning of season I was championing for his signature here

mostob:
You're talking as if Pep has never played Benardo as a LB before. Benardo o...that short man as LB? Akanji sef has been inverting into Midfield from defence this season whenever Stone is absent.
About the personnel, I already mentioned that before. He probably felt Partey would hold the field better (as the '1' in 3-1-6) that is why he opted for him. Remember none of our RBs are good midfielders (like Zinny in Midfield)

He never played Bernardo consistently as an Lb. It's just a match or two and that's just because of tactical stuff for that intended match only(against us, it's to nullify Saka alongside Ake). He didn't use it as the norm.

Stones playing DM is not weird cos CB playing DM or DM playing CB isn't weird either. On many occasions, I've suggested White play as DM cos that's even one of his position cos it's easy for CB/DM to seamlessly interchange esp if it's a good ball playing CB. So Akanji replacing Stones is just direct replacement and nothing else.

Partey in RB was just all shades of wrong. And heaven knows it wasn't this season I started shouting about it. He started that nonsense against Nottingham forest when they beat us 1-0 last season. We could see how it was very very difficult for Partey to influence things

mostob:
He also has injury issues too. Moreso, Trossard is deputising for Martinelli.

Well, you should know why Arteta is playing Havertz every matches.

Yes... I know.

Because of Sentiments. Same thing with Raya!!

mostob:
City were able to cope with KDB and Haaland's absence. As a coach, I would want to build a system where the unavailability of my best players won't hurt the team too much. You need to have a variety of tactics that will compensate for your key player's absence. I still repeat the motives for both decisions are good. But I will fault him for two things.

1. Benching Ramsdale outrightly. The motive was to have two good goalkeepers pushing each other. Benching Ramsdale already gave Raya a head start.

2. Using Partey as inverted RB instead of Timber. (Partey ain't a stranger to RB sha)

The reasons you gave up there is what most of us want. We want unpredictability but the personnel used was Wrong and that's exactly what made most of us here aggrieved..

If Partey is playing RB because ALL our RBs and possible RBs are injured, nobody will be angry but benching a RB and putting Partey? Haba!!
The few times Partey played there in athletico, it was for emergency same way Xhaka once played LB here for us. That doesn't mean we should keep on using him there once everyone is fit

Coaches are known to play the best of their teams. Weakening two areas purposely is never right all in the name of unpredictability.

Another thing is that City were able to cope with Kdb and Haaland absence Is because of quality depth. Alvarez for Haaland is the dream of any club.
Kdb for Alvarez (with a switch in 442) isn't bad at all.

It would have been crazy if Pep used Akanji to replace Haaland all in the name of unpredictability

mostob:
The last time he played as 8, the field swallow am

Moreso, as Martinelli dey gba rubbish, only Trossard can come in for him.

The rubbish Havertz is playing is not as painful as the frustrating injuries in our squad.

Lol.. I think it was just once and field swallow him. We know what he can do in 8 and if given proper run of games like Havertz, he'll become very useful there.

I know how many times field swallow Havertz yet but still it didn't deter Arteta from still starting him

mostob:
New tactic. He wanted to be unpredictable. On the long run, it would have been beneficial.

You think it would have been beneficial if Gabu was mostly on the bench while Partey(RB) and White (Rcb) dey play defence barring Injuries?

Wawwuuu!!

mostob:
Why you go dey vex for me? Na me be the coach? I merely told you people the exact reason Gabriel was benched. Arteta had a good motive for benching Gabu and Ramsdale. However, the issue is the implementation.

I no wan go Ramsdale own because we all know the only motive is sentiments.

As for Gabu, I once asked a question. What is the motive of benching your best CB pairing and putting a weaker one?. Not that, you have issues with this CB o (discipline-wise or otherwise) nor that this CB was very below par in performances.

Then Partey at RB. This one naim even vex me pass.

I've never seen where a coach benches his best player because of unpredictability. In fact, he "centers" the unpredictability on that player

daveP:
A striker incoming will automatically help our goals and forward rotations. Jesus doesn't need to be benched. He can play either wings and work well with the actual 9 like Laca and Auba did seasons ago.

One funny thing is Laca made that central attack region from centre circle to pk spot, his own. Since he left, dominating that exact region left with him.🤣

If we can get a goal scorer ONLY, the attacking wahala will reduce from a 88 to a 39. We will just need to change transition style and if it works, it becomes the tweak of the season. Infact a fit Partey and a 9 will be enough goal threat combo from long balls. I really hope we beat this ffp limit. I hate the timing. But Kai arrival was part.


As for Rams, he's still himself. I like that so much. Nelson no just get sense that night.

Kai kai spoilt a lot of things Tbh.

What this season just lacks so far is finishers.

I've watched our games again starting from Aston Villa and I noticed that we're not as bad as the way we're made to look(bar the Fulham match). What we just lack was finishing and if we'd done that, all these meltdown wouldn't really have been much.

We need that Spark for goals and we need CF. Especially as you said, to change transition

Unlimited22:
That guy is the weapon fashioned against whatever team he plays for

No lies. Na just to hope say him turn out good no matter how.

But then, it's looking like "if it didn't dey, then it didn't dey"

KingAlabi:

My people

My guy!!

BlueRayDick:
Now go back to ur prayer room and pray Havertz into injury.

Please do this for us all.

Lmaoooo....

Havertz JuJu strong. Omorr, him chi no be here . You know how many prayers I don pray for am, yet him fitness strong like dangote cement.

I wanted to employ Pastor Skimple join but I know say dat wan no go work because during him time and during his own prayers, nothing workout either for or against Havertz

iamoyindamola:
If we even keep the money and get tielemans for free is it not good
My mind was zinny will move to midfield then we look for another LB until arteta got kai and scatter everything
That deal alone ruined a lot of position and players
Because we don't know where he fit in
At one point partey have to play rb to accommodate him in the line
Even gabu collect too

That Partey to RB and Gabriel to bench really vex me ehn. I come really too vex for Mos.tob and Spy join. Just because of that ish, I was praying let Partey go small injury for that nonsense to stop. Now see where my "prayers" don land Partey

Imagine playing your best DM as RB and benching one half of your best CB. Is that not madness.

And then, seeing the excuse been given for such madness made it even more painful.

All because Havertz must play in the midfield!!

iamoyindamola:
White own started this season, the other player i am suspecting is saliba
I don't think his back injury fully heal

Yea, White own started this season and it's mostly due to Timber and Tomi absence he's been forced to play which I understand (even though it's painful to see that Arteta never ever trusts youth).

Na that Saka own dey pain me pass. See small boy garnacho and Mainoo don dey see shirt small small for Man u yet for our ends nobody fit deputy Saka even though we get them for academy. It's so bad!!

I'll be surprised if Saliba is still playing through his back injury cos he doesn't play like one

iamoyindamola:
If you ask me na who i go ask
But i think it's because of FFP that is why i propose vlahovic for nketiah with cash
He's our only option for close to world class cf any other is a nobody

That vlahovic truly is the closest thing.
But would Juve agree to collect Nketiah? I doubt

Except na Partey cos their eye they there.
Maybe we should do Partey and Vla.

daveP:
Either we get a striker on loan(UCL football go sweet any 9 if they arent in it currently) or just get someone to make Saka chill.

Let's get a good striker. Cos I believe that will boost or light up our attack. They need a spark.

But which good striker can we get?
That's the big issue.

As for Toney, Tbh, I'm not too a fan

BlueRayDick:
I thought everyone knew, I knew before the match that he's been battling achilles injury. I read it sometimes last week, himself and one other player I can't remember now.

If we can sell Nelson, buy someone else and maybe recall Maquinos if he has improved(Although I didn't follow his progress while on loan sha )

The other player is White. Almost all blogs and arsenal sites are carrying it that those two are playing through injuries for a long time this season. Na why I no too dey criticize them laidat.

Arteta needs to manage these guys well and stop thinking short-termism. I wonder why till now he hasn't gotten Saka's able deputy. To even promote sef dey hard am. If he kills these guys prime like dem Owen, e no go gel.

To really defend Arteta nowadays is a very hard task

iamoyindamola:
Those werey rejected the 22 they are holding out for 40m
Make una go buy osinmeh na make FFP hol arsenal for blokos
If mayoral is 40 and vlahovic is 50 make una buy mayoral na as cheap option

Dem even reject the 22?
Lol... We don turn maga sha

I no blame dem sha, if we fit drop 65m for mediocre Havertz, then dem fit get hope

But then what's the need of buying Mayoral when you have Nketiah. We need Quality oo

daveP:
Borja Mayoral of Getafe



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22m bid made? Must it be Spain?

Lol... Ex Madrid academy player.

Omorr, this guy is mid. How the hell are we looking at him?

mostob:
Gbam! Off mic abeg. Your last paragraph is what some are not realizing.

Lol... Na facts be that

See Emery at what he's doing at Aston Villa. Most of the players are from Dean(the coach before Gerrard sef) yet see what he's doing with them

Now, imagine most of these players are what he bought, we'll start hearing how the signings are hits not knowing say na the coach dem dey lack. Same players almost relegated Aston Villa oo

mostob:
Oh... You sef dey follow the transfers? Thank God. At least they won't say I'm defending Arteta.

My opinion is no matter what, you still need the coach's input before signing a player so all these 'board should sign player for him' talk na emotional talk.

Lol... There's a reason why he's called "manager" and not head coach

I doubt he'll be the one to point out all these Tomi, Viera et al even though after intensive review he'll agree to the player purchase.

The way he treats Tomi, Viera and all, it's different from the way he treats his hand-picked players(like Havertz, Raya)

mostob:
I'm not disputing this one jare. Just saying their recent transfers has been making sense.
They just signed Werner sef.

Yea, this season transfer have been hits for them. More hits than misses.

Another thing about all these transfers sef na coach. Most of these boys wey deh shine now for Tottenham fit no even shine under Conte

iamoyindamola:
They play you hear
They play

iamoyindamola:
That is edu and willian

It's alright.
So at least, no be only Arteta we go blame for this one then

iamoyindamola:
Bros Edu have been signed since 21 summer he was in pipeline because of his contract with Brazil he came in officially in January 22
Person way they pipe line no know or agree about willian signing

But Willian signed for arsenal summer of 2020 na, so we're saying the same thing

mostob:
That their keeper, Vicario na better keeper o. Van de Ven is a good defender too. I wonder who cut soap for them.

So is Ramsdale and Saliba too.
Even Gabriel too

If we do Man to Man, the +/- difference no go much compared to Liverpool recruitment of the last 10yrs

mostob:
Thank you. Runarrson was recommended by one of the coaching staff. Marquinhos is actually from Edu's connections. Lokonga was recommended.

Not making case for Arteta but if some of his transfers are miss, then should future transfers be delegated to the board members with Arteta excluded? Isn't that like jumping from frying pan to fire?

Even Trossard is from our assistant coach Stuivenberg sef.

Most of this signings go be scout, who'll bring it to edu then him and Arteta go see whether they'll come to the conclusion according to how this team is for improvement except some handpicking like Havertz, Raya (Arteta) and Marquinhos(possibly Edu)

This one no be Man u wey everything deh under coach

iamoyindamola:
Lies go check am bros

Edu was appointed head of transfer 2021/22 season. And that's where the upheaval about signing young players at certain age came into light (evidence is in all or nothing)

Willian came 2020/21 season. Am I wrong?

iamoyindamola:
Including willian and jourghinho abi

Btw why will a coach buy players and still mismanage them

Willian is before Edu and the "back to basics".

Jorginho was just a quick fix since we couldn't get Caicedo and time was running out. His contract expires this summer and I doubt it'll be renewed.

As for most, it's been a good signing, just mismanagement Tbh.

I remember last season when I was saying we have one of the strongest quality depth.

Now, it's looking as if we don't have depth cos Arteta really finished the depth.