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mostob:
Photo of the day...

Caption: "When giving up is an option"

FirstbornWds:
Face Oshimen abeg, na we get Darwin

I no understand understand, wetin do una Auba, fati and Torres??

Make una free our striker abeg

Leyqute:
My comment wasn’t even about Xavi and Barca. It’s a general comment. And it applies to all top teams.

Man City, Liverpool, Bayern, etc.

If the players are not putting in the efforts…

If one player feels too big to do what’s asked of him…

… the system will not work.

Look at PSG and the wahala they are currently battling.
If Messi goes back to this Barcelona, is undroppable, and can’t be arsed to make an effort, they’ll crumble in no time.

This is apart from having the right players who, after putting in the effort, have the quality to play their positions well and execute their instructions correctly.

Quality has let Man Utd down too many times this season. See all the rubbish crosses they’ve been giving to Ronaldo? Ronaldo himself get for hand sef.

So, apart from having players who can’t be arsed to do their job, they also don’t have the quality to do their job well.

Oh ... Okayy
I get you now

Spy360:
He also has eye on the goal....


Unlike one Mr Alex Lacazette.

But he will be very expensive to get, over 100m. I think the new target for Arteta after Vlahovic jilted us is Darwin Nunez. That guy is also very good but will need good handling.

I trust you na. That bolded must comot from your ends

Yeah.. I know he'll be expensive plus that their president wey dey act like Levy (Tottenham chairman)
I just hope we sign a very very good striker.

LostMyZeal:
Mehnn...I legit prefer to take my chances on that guy than any other manager


As for Chelsea fans, las las dem go use the receipts clean their dirty nyash when Ten Haag disappoint them

.

Na so bro

Ellexy:
You noticed wrong then.

Lol....
Individually, you guys can be improved with very good coach. Just a little tweak here and there.

We saw how tuchel improved Chelsea (esp rudiger) even when they all looked structureless before lampard sack

afrodoc:
ten Hag will struggle with these players. Poch will struggle even more. We have players with PSG players level of laziness and entitlement but with West Ham/ Spurs level of ability. Poch will shed bloody tears.

The culture of man u is gone. It's so sad how Man u players who was the epitome of hard workers is now full of social media freaks/sensations.

Ole do una strong thing sha

Roland17:
Ehhhwayyy!!!

The emboldened is what happens when you use iPhone to type Yeye too much, it autocorrects “Teye” to “Yeye”…The guys are playing motivated and inspired football and boy would I like to watch Partey in the UCL.

.. Hahahaha. That your bolded funny


No be only you wan watch partey for Cl ooo.
Another person who really deserves to be in Cl too is Saka. I really love all these guys spirit and togetherness

afrodoc:
Forget that thing. It is difficult for a manager to succeed without a structured midfield. Xavi inherited Busquets, De Jong, and potentially the most gifted set of Spanish midfielders since Xavi and his set.

Also in modern football you will get no where with players with low work rate and who refuse to play in any way that is inconvenient to them. No manager will succeed with our structureless midfield and dysfunctional set of players. The structureless midfield might have had a slim chance of being overcome but the lazy and overpaid players makes it mission impossible.

Even if Pep or Klopp come in the first thing they will do is offload 1/3 to 1/2 of the team over 2 transfer windows.

One thing I noticed about Man utd is that you guys are not are bad as y'all think.,

For the back, they just need to integrate Lindelof with varane. The few matches those few started together it's been great and less mistake.

In midfield (the key area), you've always been talking about Hannibal Mejbri. In fact mejbri name have been here before Elanga. Yet till now I haven't seen him in bench. Don't you think Hannibal can replace Mctom in that midfield.
If he has the work rate(plus passing) plus Fred who have the work rate and energy, then Bruno Fernandez game tweaked(we all know Bruno have the work rate cos he showed it in his first season)

Attack of Sancho Ronaldo and Elanga(,with the two wingers having work rate too).
To me I think that a good coach can still make use of this squad before improving on it with his own players.

Moreover it's surprising that you guys haven't promoted anyone from academy for the midfield since mctom

LostMyZeal:
You sabi ball!


...And that's where Ten Haag come in

Una and this Ten Haag ehh.

The way Chelsea fans dey gather receipts in case the guy come and disappoints, even here go shutdown

kodded:
I'm glad that we have finnaly found our veira regen. Long may it continue

Abi oo.. Long may it continue

andrewbaba44:
Naaa ,we just wan remind una day auba good and that’s all ,and yes arsenal are also doing well without him

From what I have seen about auba,he doesn’t look like someone who cause problems in his team ,he may not be a captain material but I think he is not what the English Media and arteta portrayed him to be

Lol. Nobody here been doubt your first paragraph na

Auba is a jovial, likeable and cheerful guy and he can lift the room up. But then he's someone who isn't disciplined and since that's one of Arteta's non-negotiables(i.e discipline), then that's something that can't work out between him and Arteta. Auba isn't someone that's troublesome or sort but he's someone who needs to be cheerful to give his best. Unfortunately he wasn't cheerful in his last days at arsenal and that really showed on the pitch.

The good thing about this thing is that arsenal is coping well without him while auba is happy where he is. Arteta's head might be on a chopper now if auba is banging this hotly at barca while we're struggling


Well this is Auba early days, it'll be interesting to see how Xavi handles auba indiscipline when it shows up since Xavi is another strict disciplinarian

afrodoc2:
Most of the midfielders grew up with a similar system.

I don’t know much about Setien but I know that Koeman one of my all time favourite defenders is not a very good manager.

With Busquets, De Jong, Gavi, Pedri the players were already in place in midfield to implement the appropriate system. In addition it is a system that they all grew up playing.
Kudos to Xavi for being able to implement it though. I have no doubt that Koeman could not have done it even if given more time with these players.

I understand your point esp that midfield example you gave but the bolded was my Main point which even dey my mind to talk.
The way Ley.qute inferred about the system, one will think if any coach just come, it'll just be easy to implement it.

I even believe Man utd have the system but you guys just need the right coach to implement it. A system is almost useless if the right coach isn't there to implement it

kodded:
The day I feared Partey was that our match against mancity on new years day. That guy singlehandedly shut down man city entire midfield on his own.


Funny some football pundits claimed that his signing was one of the worst signing in the league last season. I'm glad that those football pundits are no where to be found today

Lol.. I begin respect partey well well against man city but you know wen I confirm am? Against Liverpool.

Not only are Liverpool the king of pressers but klopp specifically stationed jota to shadow mark partey anytime our Cb wants to pass the ball from back, so that partey won't be the one doing the transition. While also telling fabinho to man mark partey anytime ball is in midfield.

How partey still shows up for the ball, beats the press with one touch pass, dribbles, body feinting and intelligent movements while making the best decisions still surprises me till this very minute. Na there I know say we don get king for midfield.

andrewbaba44:
If arsenal buy osimhen I go too happy

I am just praying arsenal make it to the champions league ,too bad you missed out on vlahovic ,but trust me osimhen Na complete package

I tell you bro. Na just correct striker we need now
Few of osimhen match wey I dey watch, the guy legit.
Him sabi make runs, good in the air and he's Strong on the ball too. Also the guy is good at interplay and he isn't so selfish

andrewbaba44:
Arsenal Na the only fan base wey no hate Barca for that England

So e take auba scoring Madrid brace una take remember shey

kodded:
I dey tèll you.

Imagine Saka, Osimeh and Martinellin as our front 3 with odeegard behind them.

Edit: too much pace and power in that attack, Even Liverpool no fit stop this attack

Lol... Mehn I just dey imagine am.
Striker good in air, good at the feet and good at interplay too while making the off the ball runs.

Na die oo.
Na the main reason why I dey pray we get this top 4.


but you see that bolded..hmm Hmmm..
Make you calm down fest

Roland17:
I have said it before and I will repeat it...

A healthy T. Partey walks into the 1st 11 of any team, if you disagree argue with the wall near you! This man has been magical and impossible to play against. I watch opposing players show frustration as they struggle to close or press him. Baba is too skillful with the ball and his movement is gracious. Without the ball he breaks passing lanes, positions for tackles without the foul...My mind just keeps reminiscing his performance yesterday!

Thomas Yeye Partey, this one's for you!

#COYG!

Teye you meant right?


I've said it before, I will never trade partey for any DM in the world. This wan na premium package we get so.

I remember some rival fans laughing at partey cos of his injury struggles.

kodded:
I pray we get Osimeh....that guy na low key beast o

Na osimhen and Darwin Nunez I dey eye small small.

I don dey follow dem bit by bit.

We need correct beastly striker next summer I swear

Leyqute:
They have a good system and everyone is willing to put in the work.

That’s why the system is working.

You can’t find that at Utd.

Xavi created the system. The system was already getting nonexistent with setien and koeman in charge.

Don't make it look as if it was already in place before xavi took over

Neimar:
Make Saka start to dy misbehave
Make e comot

in your dreams na.

This wan wey auba don make barca fans remember this thread las las..

FirstbornWds:
Who knows how to relate a message to the Emirate stadium here?

We'll like to thank Arteta for releasing a goal-scoring beast to us for free.... I hope you guys come to the UCL and face us to get a taste of this XaviBall...

Make una come, e go reach everybody!!!

Cc:
Jodera, Mostob, Roland17

Make una enjoy!!

We hope una go face artetaball next season wen we don get our own correct striker

Spy360:
You are almost spot on.

In truth, I have said Arteta out on certain occasions but in frustration when we lose a game. But I have always insisted he should be given time.

At least I get some commendation that I have been hungry for.

Thanks for keeping the memories.

Lol.. I'm not almost spot on. I'm spot on


Me I like Arteta for the reason he worked under pep, in fact during the time that the news was making waves that he'll take over, I was hopeful that he will. That still didn't make me to call for his sack wen we play boringly or lose a game because of his boring football. No be only you frustrate, all of us wey dey here join oo

You're welcome about the commendations and memories, I still dey wait you for balogun and nketiah case tho
If both no work out within the timeframe you gave, na stone I go take wait you for this thread

Spy360:

I have never said ArtetaOut or meant it at least.

What I said was to give him till October to change our fortunes which was the right thing. He did and I have supported him all through.

The only other person is ObaIgwe

I'm not so sure of obalgwe tho, but I know you've insinuated for the sack of Arteta either directly or indirectly. It will be difficult for any
arsenal regular poster who posts here frequently not to call for Arteta sack. Except of course that person is not a regular poster at all(maybe just post here or give opinion once in a while)

If you notice, I acknowledged and praised you for saying we needed an Am for our team to be an attacking side and that Arteta hands were tied even when people were calling Arteta names for being defensive and playing boring game. I also commended you for how you insisted our transfer window wasn't in shambles even when most of us here were already crying on how we wasted money on backup keeper and defender when we should have strengthened other area.

...But I was mute about our recent positive momentum in results and how Arteta have transformed the team greatly. You know why??

Cos you've once insinuated that you want Arteta out

Roland17:
You too like Ogu and Mgba!

One day all these people go gather beat shege comot your body

Spy360:

I have never said ArtetaOut or meant it at least.

What I said was to give him till October to change our fortunes which was the right thing. He did and I have supported him all through.

Are you sure of the bolded??

mostob:


Jodera come and collect your beating o

Lol... You na my guy na.

Spy360:
Just beat Jodera for me

ha ha ha ha ha ha

johnjunior39:
Hahahahahahaha, Omo everyone attacked that gut, me for.ome was mot.happy with Ramsdale and White purchase, I love the way the proof us wrong jare.


I love the team spirit and cohesion even from the bench, Leno was quite emotional yesterday honestly.

Teams always get confuse the way we celebrate after match but I love it, it is something the lads look forward to after every match so let them win and celebrate!!!

Lol.. I tell you Bro. I love the way all the players shut us up. None was a flop. But what I'm happy about is how Arteta is shutting all of us up. Na that Kain LLs I dey love to swallow


You saw Ashley Young comment ba?
Those club never get the memo. Dem no know say every game from now on is a final and each final win deserve a jubilation . They don't know that such jubilation brings togetherness in the squad which fosters the momentum we're seeing presently.

First Neves, now Young.... Who's next?
Dem never cry finish.

I'm glad with the improvements these guys have made these past few months. kudos to guys and especially to Arteta for the work he's done on them.

I'm just really happy for the future

Spy360:
At this stage people like me should be highly commended for sticking with the manager going through all those patches.

.

I'll rather commend you for sticking with our signings when everybody was angry at them, esp The money on White and ramsdale . Arteta wey don receive gbas gbos for everybody here even this season sef

You stuck with Arteta during his early days but when the heat became too much you fled
Have you never for once typed here that Arteta should be sacked?

No be you first call Arteta say he's more of a marketer than a tactician?

Roland17:
You have to be proud of the continuous improvement in my boy's shooting and scoring. He has come a very long way and he showed it again today.

Mehn, I'm really happy and proud for your boy. Not only has his shooting improved but it's become even effective.

Joint highest goal scorer for arsenal isn't easy and I'm really happy for his improvement. I'm just optimistic that it'll get even better.