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If yes, prove it

daveP:
That was under Emery sef. That's the point. Chai. He turn from Boi to starboi. Palace for don cash out by now.

Ironically, this same zaha fumbled epl greatness. He for just comot since and be balling than whatever sterling and Rashford dey currently do in a top 6 team. Well well.

Are you serious?
Na under Emery era. I deh see Jenkinson and I was thinking it's really under Wenger era. Ahh!! Thank goodness oo.

Yeah, Zaha fvcked up oo, him for don comot since. But also, he's also unlucky cos Emery really wanted him only for our hierarchy to go for Pepe

mostob:
Normally, women are good with negotiation.

BTW, We might complete this Merino deal within the next 48 hours. Also, Arsenal are monitoring Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord. Forest are monitoring him too. But I think we can give Forest Nketiah and sign Gimenez. Openda is another striker Arsenal is monitoring.

That Merino deal don too tey abeg. Ahn ahn!!

Thank goodness we are finally seeing suitors for Nketiah. I read arsenal rejected 25m plus add ons from N.forest for Nketiah though talk is still progressing. I don't know how true.

This Gimenez, hope say the guy better pass Nketiah sha

raumdeuter:
All of them that attacked me when I told them Enzo is a weakling and worse than Jorginho where dem dey today

Dem say na Caicedo he needs, later na Lavia he need

quarter of a billion midfield na him be this?

Lol...
All the things Jorginho was criticized for, Enzo did times 10.

I watched Kovacic goal ystdy and I so cringe wondering how both Caicedo and Enzo(esp) behaved like that. Enzo own was even worse cos he just pretended as if he wanted to duel Kova. That was shameful defending from both.

But if it was Jorginho, I'm certain by now dem for don dey torchlight that nonsense Enzo did shamelessly

Saka's Improvement season by season is growing in leap and bounds. Man has been improving steadily. When he started, I knew I was one of who wanted him to improve on his goalscoring and efficiency and I'm so glad he's improved on it as well as other technical abilities. He is really come a long way!!!

I just hope Martinelli same will be for him

daveP:
New revelation

Lol..
Omorr, that was years ago oo.

I'm sure even Palace would have forgotten they had such a deal sef

mostob:


Eva Carneiro! How did I forget eh. The second woman kinda have something to do with administration right? I forgot her name too.

I swear, coincidentally I forgot the doctor name but remembered the administration woman name.

Her name is Marina Granoskavia (abi wetin be her second name sef).

I swear, if we get Marina ehh, we for don sell am Nketiah and Nelson for 50m each. That woman deh use jazz I swear

Caneiro own be say you go see all their players play Carabao cup, fa cup, ucl, epl yet no major injuries.

Those two sha, dem suppose build statue for them

hensben:
Enzo is good but he doesn’t fit this team or the league. He needs to go to seria A or la liga where he will have time on the ball.

Lol...
Had it been dem no buy Enzo and later by Caicedo, you for no allow anybody hear word about it.
Less than a year after, you now realize he's not fit for the league or Chelsea

mostob:
He was a regular for Southampton before moving to Chelsea. I remember how he bossed the midfield when we played them.
Something is really wrong at Chelsea medical-wise.

Yeah, he really balled at Southampton and was very very good from City academy (alongside dem Palmer).
Perhaps, something is wrong with Chelsea medical team now cos they weren't like this before.

Since that their woman doctor leave dem, their medical records haven't been the same.

In fact na two strong women been hold Chelsea then and made Abrahamovic money look worthwhile

hensben:
I have to be vulgar about this, na ogun go kee anybody wey criticize Enzo if we don’t sign Caicedo or a solid CDM beside him. I[b]f we get Caicedo and Enzo perform below par hold me responsible[/b].

We never hold you responsible finish for Enzo oo..

...and you wan sell am

BlueRayDick:
How did u go from this :

To this in the space of 2 years?

Hen.sben stay one place make u allow the thunder do it's work

If hen.sben na scout, dem for don sack am for this.
The way he hyped Enzo, someone will think is the hybrid version of Iniesta, Xavi and lampard in one

In just a year plus, him don say make dem sell am after all these vote of confidence and conviction

mostob:
Enzo Masresca actually started Lavia, Caicedo and Enzo in midfield against his oga today. E be like he never finish internship under Pep.


Meanwhile that Romeo Lavia is someone I really wanted Arsenal to sign as Partey's successor then. He has the physicality and the technique inferior but similar to that of Partey

.... But e be like say him take the doctor attributes of Partey too.
But normally, that guy na real baller

mostob:
The same way you dey read my posts and chose to drop shades without quoting me. You need to grow up and be a man. That's all!
You fit still continue your nonsense behavior and nobody go mind you for here.

Wish I fit like this 100 times

mostob:
Arteta's method is the best so far. I mean we all watched these guys during pre season now. The work they all put in behind the scene while training with the first team players really helped them.
A certain United fan came here and said something about playing them and if they fail, they fail. I just laugh.
Such decision can destroy their confidence and even diminish their chances.

Valid points. And we all love how they instantly gelled with the team play like duck to water.

Good thing is that we'll get to see the blooding in of more youngsters into the team going forward hopefully.

Roland17:
Though not an academy product, add Rolls Royce Saliba to that list abeg!

It has really backfired, worse still, they end up not even gaining the physicality we need. Our players return with regression and new deficits in the technical aspect of their play.

The benefit in the past was the ease of monitoring them since they are remain in England but that benefit has been erased because of the quality of the EFL. How many promoted teams from the EFL have successfully remained in the EPL long term over the last 5 seasons? From Luton to Burnley to Sheffield to Leeds to Cardiff.

Yess.... I even forgot Saliba sef. Thank goodness his two loans was in France. I'm just imagining if it's England esp his 2nd stint

Nice Observation so far. One of the biggest casualties of this loan system so far is Patino. It was as if boy just fell off after his loan to Swansea. So so sad to see

mostob:
Na Jod.era get time sha.
if the matter too pepper you, enter plane go protest for Emirate stadium.
No be to siddon behind one big wall dey throw shade anyhow. That's cowardice.

Lol...
I believe there are different ways to blood team Sha and like I said I understand Arteta's initial way cos we were settling into as a team and/or immediately competing for top honours. I understand here is diverse hence we all will have diverse and different opinions and I respect it even though we might banter and argue/debate different opinions according to our understanding and perspective as humans....

... but when e come dey enter insults and disrespect, mehn, sometimes I don't just understand sha

It's well sha

Roland17:
I get you baba, no wayo!

While we are on it, I think we need to stop loaning players, especially academy players to the EFL Championship because it hasn’t yielded the expected benefit for us.

We have gotten better results from Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Eredivisie and they suit our style of play better than the EFL.

This is true oo. Smith Rowe, Nelson, Balogun are success in recent years.
Maybe they thought they'll need to be epl ready in terms of physicality but it's just backfiring on us. Even Nketiah wasn't really a success at Leeds sef.

I just hope we start loaning players to all these recommended leagues, it'll help us cos we're really losing money on that front and no be today e really start

iamoyindamola:
Lol
Coward and shameless liar like this
Btw shove your stupid respect off your ass

Lmaoo...
You've finally got the guts to quote me after the second time after months of doing coward service.

That's great Sir

iamoyindamola:
Now you thought no be we say he will start for Brighton
Typical liar not surprised

Coward like you na to dey shout liar for back.

You can so throw insulting words my way but I just dey look you dey respect you because na Arsenal arsenal we be..

... And I don't intend to stop any time soon


Carry on Sir

How can we be hoping for a kid to fail when no one literally drops a post about Chido not scoring against arsenal nor Man u not winning Arsenal?

The one who even dropped the post about Chido knows the side he's on and na out of abundance of his heart his hands typeth.

Same person that wants Chelsea to sooo flog arsenal and let Omari be at the center of it because of Arteta. Same arsenal he claims to support.


It's all good Sha

Roland17:
See ehn, you would have been 100% correct if Arteta is the opposite of what you are arguing. If in 5 years, he transitioned academy players and they failed, then you would be absolutely right in your takes.

But that isn’t the case, if anything this is the first time in 5 years that there is a ray of hope that one or maybe 2 have a chance this season and it is because ownership stepped in to change the direction.

Spend more time wishing these kids well, not hoping they fail so you can be right about Arteta not transitioning them. Their careers are bigger than any issue I have with Arteta.

Geezzz... Come on boss. You still don't get it?

You think all these my talk today is about hating or not wishing well to some kids I barely watch?
You think all these talk or trolling today is because I don't wish Duberry well and I want him to fail?
What for, when I have arsenal on my plate to look forward to?

The only reason I'm even bringing up this matter is because you guys (esp oyindamola) is making it seem as if we're against arsenal making money off these kids hence want to use Brighton cashing out on him later(if need be) to troll us, just like the way Chelsea did with Omari.

The only reason Germ.aphobe brought that news is that most of us all thought that he's ripe enough (as well as him I believe) to start play In a PL side, so we were surprised seeing him being loaned to another championship club. Something we believe we want to do here too. No more, no less.

What concerns us with hating on a kid or not wishing him well?

Haaa!!

Roland17:
You are exaggerating this situation and allowing your emotions get the best of you in analyzing it. This season, there is a conscious effort (I posted several articles during the offseason) from the leadership is changing how things are done at the academy especially when it comes to player sales and transition to the first team.

Wish these kids well and stop pretending like Arteta has been the greatest at giving young academy players opportunities.

Just my thoughts, more than welcome to overlook.

Arteta have his fault into transitioning this kids to first team and that has been the debate here in this thread for seasons. I'm not pretending he's giving the academy players opportunities and I'm not denying I'm one of those defended Arteta for such

But Let's stop claiming that the other issue of contention in this thread is cashing out on these kids as if any one of us here opposed to it from onset.

This is something that you guys just raised up and hammered on it, if I'm not mistaken, post season, so let you guys stop dragging us who defended Arteta for not transitioning this kids into the team now means that we're against cashing out on these kids when the opportunity arises.

As for wishing the kids well, I wish them well always but not against Arsenal.


It's a simple sturv boss..

mostob:
I think he would have stayed. If Ethan and Myles could still be with the squad till now, Dubbery would not be loaned out. The three of them were given the same path. Dubbery opted not to sign a contract and chose to leave.

I remembered before Nwaneri signed contract was it beginning of last season, clubs were circulating over his signature not to sign for us and all but he still stuck around signed. Same thing with Chido Obi, this one didn't.

Let's pretend that las las, it doesn't comes down to these players, their parents and their agents but let's all blame Arteta.

Like you said, duberry might have seen squad shirt this season like dem Nwaneri or perhaps next season (pending if he does well on loan).

germaphobe:
Was just surprised because this is the same route Arsenal wanted him to take but he disagreed and everyone blamed not just Arteta but the whole management team(I myself inclusive). Now Brighton have just done the same with him, and someone is giving excuse that Brighton have a lot of players for his position as if Arsenal don't have other options to choose ahead of him too. If one choose to constantly see 6 as six alone forgetting that it can also be 9 from another view point, then I have no business engaging such person. After all what do I know, I'm just a stoner who loves Arsenal more than any individual in the team.

Lol...
My brother, exactly the same route oo. Exactly same issues he had at Arsenal is what is seeing at Brighton now. Exactly same thing he criticized Arteta for but suddenly it's not about us giving duberry a chance but Brighton selling him in future for money.

Lol... It's just funny

....I am sure majority of this lots will be trolling Chido Obi for losing 4-2 against arsenal...


He must have really raced here to check and see if anyone trolled him(Chido Obi) but nobody even send him sef. I can imagine the disappointment on your face behind that keyboard!

Pele oo. Omni troller!!

ObaIgwe1:
Lol 😂

Jod.era and Oyin make una no kill me with laugh jor.

I dey enjoy una iyale and iyawo (co housewives) banter sa

Lol...
All of us know wetin we dey do

afrodoc2:
Loaning him out does not mean they don’t rate him. Brighton have a very good development program. Much better than most clubs in England.

He is still 19 and is playing in the one position where Brighton are loaded. They are loaning him out to give him minutes as part of his development, rather than leaving him to rot on the bench. What he needs now at 19-20 is regular senior minutes.

I remember after we lost out to them for Caicedo’s signature and some United fans were lamenting, other United fans started mocking those ones when Brighton loaned him out to the Belgian league of all places (thinking that meant he was not good).
Only for Brighton to sell him for 100m pounds 18 months later.

Lol, Dem know wetin I mean. And I mean very very clearly

This matter long pass the Chido Obi own you think say e be.

Na in-house family issue be this

BlueMann:
All I ask is for us not to be disgraced today.

If you're not disgraced last season by Man City, then I don't think you'll be disgraced this season.

Meanwhile, I Welcome back this Moniker.

E be like say that other one na preseason moniker

All of us go explain tire...

Afterall, too much shalaye no deh full basket

Throughout last season and prior, it was "Arteta is not giving these guys chance like under Wenger which is arsenal's way"

That has always been the argument and Contention here

But

Just under a month, it's now "Arsenal are now allowing our youths players to go for free and we're not gaining anything"

And some resident fans are making it seem as if the latter have been the major debate here concerning our youth system policy

When have we even turned a youth selling club that brings money like Chelsea which is even popular for that?
But then, not like most it would even have debated it if it came to bringing money to the club. But people must just wan feel say Dem must dey right sha

But don't worry I won't broach this matter further cos like a famous nairaland moniker always say "we all know what we're doing".

germaphobe:
What a shame, Duberry can’t even make Brighton’s bench yesterday, and now he's been linked to a loan move to Championship sides. Another one that left and is now back on the exact path he could’ve had at Arsenal

The thing even shock me when I saw it now.

Some Resident fans were saying he'll start for Brighton after he scored in their preseason and we're taking digs at Arteta.

Now same Brighton didn't even see him as a squad player in their team. It's so sad

BlueRayDick:
A page on FB says that’s not a yellow, but person sentence

I believe this is the only logical thing that happened in the second picture that's why they didn't call to review the situation back.

Cos my head can't just can't