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mostob:
He got injured early in the Aston Villa match but had to play on because there's no replacement.

You mean Fulham?
If he did continue then I think that's the reason it was aggravated.

But then, if Arteta insists for him to complete the match instead of subbing in Lokonga, it means even Arteta was wary of Lokonga physicality and how he'll fare in that match be that.

Ellexy:
Na smokescreen jare, Arteta want to deceive us but God will catch him.

Lol... You see where your mind dey go??

Shegzdave:
Thats the most suprising thing cause they didn’t show any form of Injury on the pitch asides Odegaard and Ramsdale...
I just hope what happened last season as a result of Partey injury won’t happen again considering that the key players in the midfield are out.

The only person I'm afraid in that DM role is Lokonga else I wouldn't be too afraid with that lineup. So yeah, what happened last season because of injury and how it derailed from there won't happen I believe. We're more mature and more compact than last season. And if you notice most of my post match analysis these season, you'll notice arsenal isn't really centred around Partey unlike last season. This season we're more of the collective and that's just the advantage and belief I have going into Sunday's match

Spy360:
Did they know when we bidded for Vieira?

Of course they did. Everything happened quickly and swiftly but they did.

Shegzdave:
The way the players are just packing injuries like freebies is sad and alarming...

After I don banter My man united friends.. omo, lemme just lay low till after Sunday cause I’ll not be confident watching the match on Sunday.

Lol, the worst part is that these guys will play 90mins finish, clap with the fans after a win, hug themselves after match and you'll think all is well, then boom, you'll wake up the next morning to the news that this guy is injured. You'll be wondering how.

Aside Odegaard and Ramsdale, the others no even show any signs say dem get injury during the match.
Surprised about Partey own, Zinchenko own, Elneny own and now a White.

I'm just keeping open mind about Sunday game as I dey like this. Good thing be say Attack and defence (aside Turner) they give me hope for that formation. Na just Midfield I dey fear small

FirstbornWds:
Smiles. This is directly opposite of what this present Arsenal team is.

E be like say na only arsenal Vs Palace him watch to make this conclusion

WhoDeyHause:
Even if we sign lewadoski or benzema you will still say this rubbish because of your broiler that is finding it hard to lay eggs. He will learn how to put in chances from the bench and if he does not learn he will carry himself and his girlfriend to germany next year.

mostob:
As it is now, Rammy,Zinky,White,Partey,Mo and Ode are out.

Turner

Tomi
Saliba
Gabriel
Tierney

Xhaka
Pastor Sambi
ESR

Martinelli
Jesus
Saka

All is well....

I'm still waiting for White, Odegaard and Ramsdale confirmation. But if it turns out like this, then Omooorrr


Midfield is giving me jitters

Ellexy:
Yasu is a baller, always rated that guy.

Not talking about Tomi, Infact I'll be glad to see him play.

I'm talking about White in injury. Which kain injury we just dey pack like this?

neztar:
mtcheww so you take arsenal serious. Early season gragra. They will soon return to where they belong. Enyimba will beat bournemouth, fulham, leicester, palace in their current form

Yet Liverpool could not beat these two in their current form shebi?

ObaIgwe1:
Injury Update from Arteta:

‘[Aaron] Ramsdale and [Martin] Odegaard have been assessed and we will see more tomorrow.

‘Hopefully they’ll be available to train with the team. Alex [Zinchenko] missed two games and has not been able to train with team yet.

‘For Mo [Elneny], we are talking months. With Thomas [Partey], we are hopefully talking weeks and even shorter than that. We have tried to manage him. A lot has happened since he’s joined.

‘We are trying the possible way to find reasons for that. Unfortunately his body and mind are too difficult to und to put finger on to identify one factor. Attitude is there. He’s really disappointed and wants to get back.’

Pressed on whether he felt he had a squad able to cope with the demands of challenging on four fronts, he added: ‘We had a lot of things still to do with squad. Look at the departures compared to what we’ve recruited.

Naahhh... This news isn't looking good one bit

BlackAIIDay:
It won't be well with OLE I swear to God, all his male children will bring nothing but pains to him just like how he brought pains upon all Manchester United fans with signing Magwaya

Chai.... Haba na!!!

This wan too much

daveP:
No White in Training today.


Yasu vs Man u niyen

Wetin be this na??

It's even funny thinking about it sef.

1.. Arsenal went with 20m in June, when Partey and Elneny was available.
2.. Aston Villa rejected it and asked for nothing less than 40m
3.. Arsenal now desperate in August due to Partey and Elneny injury still placed an opening bid of 20m AGAIN that was initially rejected

I mean, let's make it make sense. If this is true, arsenal fans suppose lynch Edu for playing with our head

Spy360:
It's not everything that is open to public consumption. Even me self doubted the rumours seriously.

Do you know that most transfer are initiated with bids from agents and not the club's themselves which causes some of those rumours we hear.

As in, someone would go to a club and place a bid for a player on behalf of any club, if the bid is accepted they take it to the club they wish to represent for activation.

Tbh, all these ones you're saying it's just you trying to wriggle your way out.

No how arsenal will bid an official bid of 20m for Luiz, Aston Villa will reject it and request for at least 40m, and one of Fabrizio Romano, David Orstein or Kayak Kayna would not have any idea of it or report it even if na secret cult.

No way!!!!! Never!!!

iamoyindamola:
Even me sef shock
Na skysports spysports report am

Na real Spy-sports news!!

Spy360:
Remember Coquelin? Guy went on loan as a John Ogu and came back six months later as Mikel Obi

Most of us were even tired of Arteta playing DM then sef. The kind of performance Coquelin even showed was 10x impactful what Arteta was dishing that time.

Sambi would have to do 10x impact of what Partey brings. No be say Partey even dey off- form sef

Spy360:
I saw the Douglas Luiz rumour around June.

I believe it's rumor — a false news

Arsenal can't submit 20m and most of us here were crying about how arsenal was slow without making any moves in the transfer window around that time in June (before Viera signing). Nobody even reported ths news here especially with the way we were all hoping for a DM. Even no tier1 news/journalist carried the 20million bid by Arsenal? It's funny na

iamoyindamola:

Omo, e shock me oo

Arsenal submit official 20m bid for D.Luiz and I don't know. I mean, even nobody reported it here??

Spy360:
Exactly. Thanks.

I hope something similar will happen and Sambi will bench Partey for good.

He'll have to do more than Aston Villa performances times 10 before he'll think of benching Partey for good

Spy360:
My mind tells me Arteta will use Marquinhos and Nelson as the wingers in Europa and cup games, while Nketiah will be a general backup for the entire frontline as he can play across. If Saka focuses on PL he won't burn out. Nketiah can be a sub in PL but start Europa and cup games. We can only hope injuries won't scatter plans.

Nelson is injured and will be available around Oct, hope say you know?

Na DM I wan know him go wan use for Europa sha

mostob:
Manchester United are really pumped up right now and our perfect start to the season is at risk. With Partey, Mo and Ode probably out, I can only suggest two different options.

Xhaka partnering Sambi with Zinch doing the inverted midfield role. Xhaka will be free to join ESR up top.

OR

White, Xhaka and ESR in Midfield. White dropping to defence while Zinch and Tomi overlap. XHAKA will drop back to Midfield.

One thing is sure, our attack should be able to trouble their defence.

As for their Midfield, they may likely go with Casemiro,Eriksen and Bruno which I think will work in our favor as the latter two are not press resistant.

Is Zinchenko available sef??
I didn't even see him either in the squad or at the stands. Hope say him never get setback

FirstbornWds:
Na lie ooo. Make una use una strongest lineup. We expect an interesting match.

Omo, we somehow get injuries oo.
I wan listen to Arteta's press conference today to see who go dey available or not

Spy360:
Arsenal actually went for him weeks earlier with £20m but Aston Villa refused to deal less than £40m. But Edu felt after our match with them he may force their hands on deadline day feeling they wouldn't want to lose him for free next year. But it seems Aston Villa chose to gamble between losing him and finding themselves in relegation battle by January.

Earlier this window?? And no tier1 news carried it?

iamoyindamola:
My own is top4 finish or arteta and edu should fvck off

This one is non-negotiable na.
Dem no dey talk that one twice.

ObaIgwe1:
I might be wrong but something tells me the plan before hand is to get Luiz for free from next season. Luiz refused to sign an extension with Villa, while Arsenal extended Elneny contract by a year.... I suspect the combined injury of Partey and Elneny at the same time forced them to wanna bring Luiz early but it didn't work.

If my thinking is right, Arsenal will let Elneny go at the end of this season and get Luiz on the free and then shake their ass on Villa.

It will be tough, but I pray we survive the season.... I really want us beat Man U or at least get a draw.

My wish: make Top 4 and win The Europa thing once and for all, cos I don't want us play it again.

I don't think Douglas Luiz was the plan if not we would have gone for him immediately we heard of Elneny long term injury instead of the deadline day scramble we were doing for him. I feel it's Danilo of Palmeiras cos immediately we heard the unfortunate injury news, he was the first point of call. In fact, we only went back for Luiz when it dawned on us Palmeiras weren't open to releasing him till at least January. If we had went for Luis immediately, maybe by now he'll have been a gooner. And yes, while he will be free next season, Juventus and Athletico Madrid are even in the fore front before arsenal, so it's not as if we even had advantage over him sef.

I just hope we scale through and that Sambi really improves in that role. And hopefully most of our players with slight injuries come back quickly. And yes we need to win that Europa. Europa and top4 is the goal

mostob:
Yea Elneny is Partey's deputy but his contract is up at the end of the season so getting his replacement earlier is not bad.

As for Saka's deputy, I'm not worried about that especially with Nelson staying and Marquinho in the squad though another option would have been better.

I feel we planned to get Danilo of Palmeiras at either Jan or next summer but injury to Elneny scuppered the plan. Moreover I thought Elneny's contract is up next season as he signed a 1-year extension


As for Saka deputy, we don't know how Marquinhos will play yet. I can't use the u-21 to judge him at all. Except if he shines in Europa will I confidently say Marquinhos is his deputy. As for Nelson, Una wey still dey keep hope for that guy dey try sha. He hasn't impressed me yet one bit, so I dunno how he'll be a viable Saka replacement. Is he even Left footed sef?. Maybe if Jesus can play there, but he himself isn't even left footed

iamoyindamola:
That's a million naira question
He will over work these guys to stupor

Lol, my own be say make we better finish first for that group oo.

E no go make sense to add two extra matches wey no suppose dey compulsory

iamoyindamola:
Arteta and Edu repeated the same mistake they made in January
Releasing players without replacement and we badly need squad depth
We have Europa and domestic cup competitions these our line up can't be playing all games plus our midfield is currently limited

This is not fair at all they like taking stupid risk playing with our emotions

My question is who'll play DM for us in Europa?
Obviously it can't be Sambi or Xhaka cos of their EPL engagements. Well, make I see wetin Arteta get on his sleeves

You see this our team, e just be like say na... (I no wan use the word curse sha)

But it's just annoying. Anytime we're close, we'll always lack that one department or depth that will always always make us fall short

During last years of Henry and post Henry time it was defence and GK.
Then it was striker
Then it was Am
Now it's dmf

Worst part is that I thought we'll have a very complete squad this season but mehn, e just dey crumble

Roland17:
After last season, I think we all agreed we needed another midfielder; an experienced one with quality at that. I kept harping on the need for that 2nd midfielder. It is quite disappointing, especially when you consider Partey's absence and a lack of another quality midfielder cost us top 4 last season. Now, we are without Partey, Elneny is also out and I am hearing Ramsdale is fighting to stay up.

The thing with Partey and his injuries is that they are usually muscular and he requires a lot of time and patience to fully recover. Whenever we rush Partey back, it has always back fired with serious consequences...If he recovers fully he typically returns like he was not gone. I feel like many are getting carried away by Xhaka. Personally, I feel like we are being short changed of a better CM when he plays that role. I am careful not be sound pessimistic because the guys have started very well and Arteta has managed our last 3 games very very well.

All in all, my focus is on United.

I don't know how they intended to manage Partey this season so that he won't go to injury and how effective Elneny will be for us as Partey's cover when he's being managed.

Whatever plan they had, safe to say it has backfired and backfired spectacularly. The hope is now on Sambi to give us 3 points.

Xhaka have improved but this coming weeks will be a huge test for Xhaka and Sambi. .

Unto Man u tho

iamoyindamola:
Ofcourse we weren't interested if not because of injuries
But why allow a good prospect leave for free when you can get 25m and have a replacement already
Both villa and leicester are mad they just don't know it yet

Lol, I think Villa just wanted to pass a message that they're not a supermarket else I no see anything for their madness.

We never showed interest since, immediately we have injury, then there's a "supermarket" available for us where we can just refill

Na when money choke all these club dey do this kain nonsense

iamoyindamola:
There's nothing in that man u team
Our full squad will flog them scatter
But the midfield is the issue if we are going to play lonkonga and if odegaard is injured
I wish xhaka and zinny combine with odegaard upfront
Deadline transfer pain me I won't lie, we are on the right path bar these recent injuries
I hope it won't be a major set back

But honestly edu and arteta always fvck up at the wrong timing

Tbh, I wouldn't have flinched if our squad was full but with the kind of injury here and there, Omo I'm less optimistic. No Partey, no Elneny. Doubts are Zinchenko, Ramsdale and Odegaard.
So, who wan come play for us.
There's a reason I was saying Midfield is key cos any team that finally dominate the other Will have more chances of winning. With probably Odegaard and Zinchenko a doubt, how we wan take hold Midfield especially if Casemiro starts and initiates attack from deep(he did that effortlessly ystdy during his 2nd half introduction). Omo, if Ramsdale no dey, na Turner wey no dey inspire confidence go keep?

The only thing going for us is our strong attack and defence but even the defence will crack without a good confident keeper and a dominated Midfield while the attack will crack if our Midfield isn't pushing.

Wetin I dey wait for na Arteta's press conference on our injury update today. Surprisingly, missing out on Luiz no even too dey vex me cos I expected it with the way dem dash Elneny one year contract plus the way they were using him in preseason. I just knew no hope of us getting any more DM and I zeroed my mind