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Spy360:
It will be better to get someone who can not just be a direct replacement for Partey when he suffers his recurring injuries but also be able to compete with him.

Lokonga can at best be a backup (unless he improves magically), someone to keep things tidy late in the second half after the main man has done the main job. The moment he starts getting responsibility to do the main job he will begin to mess up. This is not ruling out the possibility of a big performance turnover.

I'm not against trading Lokonga for locatelli or getting a decent DM/Cm to compete with Partey. Far from it, Infact if they want to sell him for someone better it'll be very good as our Midfield for double 8s are getting choked up with better quality than him.

Why I quoted Sod with that bolded is that it's not his fault that Elneny went to injury and Sambi is now then played in Partey position in Europa Which wasn't originally the plan heading into this season

iamoyindamola:
If we can grow our own moller to something close he possess all these features too but not ball sense

E go dey difficult oo.
Moreover, I'm hardly even hearing about this guy sef. Are you sure this guy dey really terrorise for academy so?

iamoyindamola:
So it's arteta's fault abi

It's nobody's fault.

The DM position suppose to be Partey and Elneny but unfortunately Elneny is sidelined for a long term. It's not Arteta's fault now that he's forced to now use Sambi as a deputy to Partey pending January.

Spy360:
What makes Harland so spectacular?

Height, stamina, athleticism, power all coupled together with good ball sense in terms of movement and positioning.

It's hard to find someone so naturally blessed with all these features put together.

it's very very difficult for one person to have all these things. And his game is even getting more refined. This guy will just shatter records like say dem be nothing.

Just when we thought we're seeing the end of Ronaldo and Messi era

iamoyindamola:
That's to show no team is carry over again
Look at conference league the first winner was Roma
We were expecting team like otelu galactic, Bodo, glimt
Now all European cups are becoming difficult

I swear. Truly, no European cup is a walkover again

iamoyindamola:
With kdb beside him anything is possible
Look at that his second goal against scummy kdb literally gave him a tap in
Those kind of vision I wish for odegaard too

True, but then even Haaland movements and positioning in the box is outta this world. Even with vision not upto Kdb, you can easily spot him. You see the pass cancelo gave him against Dortmund this season? Na wetin Sancho dey enjoy for Dortmund be that wey him use dey statpad assists deceive scummies

Odegaard have vision, though not as Kdb but I've seen him on countless occasions giving visionary passes. Another person is Viera, that guy get vision too

iamoyindamola:
I read edu want to use awilo as a lightweight deal for locatelli
Good news IMO, if you are good you are good we don't need to do fasting and prayer for you like the way Pepe lule
The guy is in ligue 1 same as fo balo and the youngster is outshining him.
Viera took and embrace his opportunity same with marquinho but awilo is looking for perfect way to shine
No time jare this a new arsenal

Lol, but no be Lokonga fault na.

One thing I'm even happy is that Lokonga have improved from last season. As at last season with him in that position, we dey collect left, right and centre but this season e be like say na only big team dey beat us with him.

As long as Partey is fit, then make Lokonga dey learn the trade small small with Europa pending when we buy a good DM in January

daveP:
Seeing how the Stats table looks right now in the UEL, I'm expecting our boys to statpad and get into the top 5 of both goals and Assists table.


I'm also sending some teams that already look Europa-bound after ucl MD3

Barca
Juve
Sevilla
Leverkusen
Ajax

I doubt they can change the tide around after the 2legged affair with the clubs they played this week in UCL.

I don't just know whether they want to turn the Europa to the new champions league.

I mean what is team like Arsenal, Man u, Barca, Ajax and Juventus looking for in Europa?

Lush100:
Person go need to break person leg b4 e reach our turn.

They are suggesting halaand should start playing blindfolded.
Halaand with another 2 goals already in first half tonight

it'll be ridiculous and scary to see if he'll keep this form till next year.

The guy's turning to one kinda beast and it's no longer funny

iamoyindamola:
Bodo next lfc after

Yeah, that's why I put that in bracket

donstan18:
Yea me too, Dzeko with Negredo upfront, then put Hazard behind them.

UCL here we come.

Then Buffon as GK

popizaino:
I am with you on this Aubameyang. Not really sold on his signing. I would have even preferred Edin dzeko.

Dzeko of 36yrs??

CAPdan21:
Xhaka never collect him normal red card this season Sha...Sunday go be perfect place to start am

E be like say you never hear the latest news.

XHAKA NA BORN AGAIN.

He's now an Am. And lest I forget, no more Laca or Auba to bully

Players with the most Shot-Creating Actions in the Premier League:

� Kevin De Bruyne: 42
� Gabriel Martinelli: 34
� Bukayo Saka: 32
� Gabriel Jesus: 31
� Granit Xhaka: 30

4 of our attacking players in top5 in this list.

It's showing us how potent we are attackwise

Liverpool next(after Bodo/Glimt)

Unlimited22:
My concern is whether he actually knows how to play football, ie, can trap ball, turn, beat a man, and won't fall down at the slightest wind that rushes past him.

Werner, Havertz and Pulisic have shown me a whole lot of shege.

Plus we NEED A DM.

All these ones no be problem for nkunku except beating a man. He's not too elite at that but it's far better than Havertz and Werner when it comes to beating a man

CAPdan21:
U fvck up sef...what of the semi wey him score 2 goals take comot city, Abi Pep na novice too..

Ps: I hear say una dey make noise, e be like say una don forget una seasonal collection for our hand... Saturday nor far

Lol, my mind no even go that one sef. Hav.ertz10 na wahala with this him Havertz fandom.


Lol, no worries na Sunday. I hear say Una see say Una wan play us on Sunday naim make Una change formation come use Rangers test run am. No worry, after we win Una, Una go go back to Una 4-3-3 again

Ennyjay69:
you really have time aswear
You are seriously comparing ekuke havertz with aubameyang??

Havertz10:
an average arsenal team vs a lampard coached Chelsea isn’t a big game in my book

Obviously, it's not a big game because Auba showed you what a striker is

If Chelsea had won it with Havertz been the main goalscorer, e for don turn big game for your eyes

Havertz10:
i get you, but what I meant is that auba’s career hasn’t been remarkable, a singular moment like that is greater than his career

I don’t think that the World Cup is the pinnacle, the variables favor players of certain countries over others.

Auba with multiple golden boot award, multiple domestic cups and team of the season nominee, CAF best player is not remarkable but Havertz with perennial single digit goals and carry-along trophies is remarkable shebi?

Tell me when Havertz remarkable career have ever made him be nominated for anything?

Havertz10:
Fa cup final against a lampard coached Chelsea a big game?

You don’t have case here

Na big game abi no be big game?

Havertz10:
can’t think of a single big game that I have seen and auba stood out, it took a desperate Barcelona to give him a chance at a top club and he didn’t last a year before they kicked him out


Thinking of taking havertz serious? Havertz’s champions League final goal alone is greater than auba’s career

When you're always thinking of Havertz, why will you have time to think about other correct players

Fa cup final against you guys in which he port you guys 2 goals, I guess that's not a big game shebi?
The only big goal Havertz had have Mount inch perfect assist written all over it.


Auba showed Chelsea that Havertz have just been wasting you guys time in that CF position with that sublime goal. A goal that needs on the ball hit and not a useless off the ball runs

Spy360:
If we finish top 4 then he will deserve his wages. Again, such situations happen when your best young players gets poached. The main thing is to always get ready replacements.

You see clubs like Ajax, Dortmund, RB Leipzig etc that have perfected that structure and still remain competitive.

You can't become competitive like that in EPL or la Liga. Never!!

There's a reason why we weren't competitive during Wenger years in the Emirates era

Havertz10:
Can auba score his goal against Liverpool or the one against Newcastle

Abi is it big games and winning finals, such blasphemy putting havertz’s name next to that trash

Auba is beneath havertz, a player that Bayern got rid of and plan to replace with havertz, sent him packing from Barcelona

Lol, which goal against Liverpool? Header? Don't make me laugh

The one Against Newcastle that had Jorginho pass written all over it is what you're crediting to Havertz like one big screamer ;

The day Havertz score the type of goal Auba scored you guys in fa cup final will I start thinking of taking him serious

BlueRayDick:
My Home Screen at 5.53 am Nigerian time . Give dem boys dem contract 2022 …..
Make e for no turn quarrel

johnjunior39:
Raphael Onyedika is not bad as Party assistant

The same Onyedika I watched in Nigeria game against Algeria and Ystdy didn't particularly impress me to be a Partey deputy. Moreover, even if he excels in those two games, it'll still be too small to grade him as a Partey deputy except of course if you're watching him at brugge consistently

BlueRayDick:
I don’t think u understand the effect of having disgruntled employees who feel underpaid in an organization.

Let me tell u, the moment an employee sees his contemporaries who aren’t as important as he his in his work place at theirs earning way higher salaries ; such employee will be looking for ways to change jobs .

You can’t even blame the employee for not being loyal at that point cos he has a right to seek for higher pay elsewhere .

Saka has earned the right to get an improved contract in that region of 200k in this inflated market ; when the time comes for Jesus to get an improved contract it will be the work of his agent to negotiate whatever his services are worth at that time .

Well, I understand now. I just hope we tie Saka to this deal. We need a squad that we can enjoy for years

Roland17:
We don’t have to punish Saka for meeting criteria for such contract. That is why I asked, has Saka done everything for Arsenal to deserve such contract conversations? You are talking about a contract that will make him lose focus, I mean no one goes into contract negotiations with that mindset in professional sports. If the player has earned such demands and possesses the value, then he should get it. It’s not up to me and you or Arsenal to determine if such amount will affect his performance, he is an adult. Would you rather under pay him and have a disgruntled player who happens to be your most valuable player?

Martinelli of which day? Martinelli has absolutely no moral or performance right to ask for anything close to what Saka has asked for. If I am not mistaken, this is Martinelli’s brightest start to a season. Arteta and Edu have shown that they are going to be shrewd when it comes to contract situations and only players who have earned it should get it. Tomi/ my boy Saliba and others have not done half of what Saka has done consistently since he transitioned to the first team.

We are talking about an England regular and first 11, finalist in the Euros with numerous individual accolades to go with his skill set, play making abilities, versatility and availability. This isn’t the time to rob Peter to pay pay Paul. There is absolutely no cause for concern when it comes to rebound because every player will be graded based off performance and value.

The last thing we want to do is drag this contract and make Saka disgruntled because the other players in the locker room know this is the most valuable player on the roster and are keenly monitoring how you are treating him. If you decide to treat your most valuable player's contract situation with levity, be rest assured that the other young players will listen to the noise outside and you would have successfully sabotaged our season. Arteta knows Saka almost single handedly saved his job despite running him to the ground.

Well, Valid and fair reasons which I understand now. I just hope Saka signs that contract. It'll be so sad to go back to Wenger years where our best players are being poached by our rivals or top teams during their prime

A very very interesting and insightful piece. You can do well to read it at your leisure time


https://gunnerstown.com/arsenal/2022/10/04/a-deeper-dive-into-how-arteta-tactically-outwitted-and-outfought-conte-in-the-nld/

Roland17:
My questions for you are simple..

Has Saka done enough with Arsenal to command that sort of contract? Does he have international notoriety and respect amongst his peers to command that kind of contract?

Has Martinelli or any other player for that matter done anything remotely close to what Saka has done for us since he transitioned to the first team? We are talking about our most valuable player here not a one hit wonder!

I believe the man has earned his contract, reward him accordingly.

He's done a lot for arsenal but it's not just about giving him a contract that might make him lose focus or be a platform on how others would want their own wages to be like(rebound effect). We know how the Ozil and Auba saga panned out and these aren't one hit wonders either.

I'm not against him earning the 200k, what I'm wary about is the effect it might have on him and on the squad too.

I was thinking it'll even be 150k from his 30k(5x what he's earning) for the 3-4yrs, then if he wants to extend again, well be talking about 200-260k or thereabout depending on how in-form he is. The 200k as base wage for such short duration doesn't feel too right.

And just to add, the Martinellis, Tomi, Saliba and others are all earning less than or slightly above 100k if I'm not wrong. How their increment will be might surely have an impact on how they see the jump of Saka own, especially if they continue such exceptional performances. We all know how agents can act

youngZee23:
off the ball run..the only thing he knows how to do..

BlueRayDick:
If Saka's contemporaries like Halland, Sancho are rumored to be earning 375k and 350k respectively ( being very important players for their respective clubs like saka is for Arsenal) ; tell why u think Saka's agent would not be out to.get something huge for his principal in this contract negotiations.

I wouldn't mind us giving him the 200k if it will include add-ons like u rightly said o. Afterall the pepe wey we carry big money sign and big money salary no just dey Enjoy proceeds of his fraud at the club

Halaand is the most sought after striker in the world so it's really understandable for him to command such a wage. His numbers are so damn unreal and ridiculous prior to man city so him going into any big club, it's expected of him to command such wage. He's an anomaly in this case not the norm.

As for Sancho, Man u are acting like magas giving ridiculous contracts to people not deserving of it and this is due to their desperation or sort. Imagine Antony of ystdy wey no dey even command shirt for Brazil neither is he posting unreal numbers earning 200k. This is having a rebound effect on that team and it's one of the reasons why it might be long before they get it right. It's one of the main reasons we're getting it right too(shedding off unnecessary high earners)

Let's take a look at G.Jesus. We need him, he's 25, he's got experience and talent yet he's earning 194k(less than 200k). That's how it should be. If to say Saka dey sign 6yrs contract, I wouldn't be too disturbed but for just a reported 3-4yrs contract(especially if it's 3yrs), I'm surprised especially the rebound effect it might happen if he wants to extend again or others wants to extend.

Ballzproblemm:
nothing is guaranteed,he is taking a huge gamble , wish him luck ,so far the odds are not in his fabours.

Yeah... Fair enough