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daveP:
That Brighton defence is shaky. Saw what Troussard played against Crystal? If he plays like that against Pepe or Saka, there'll be a pk and/or red card. I don't think BA will be a problem. But vs Edouard and Zaha, i expect a big and real test for our two new defenders.

Aston may be shocked. Leicester? Not as tough as Aston IMO.

Lol, you sha still dey rate dis our Pepe .
In that their attack na only zaha I fear but since we have Tomi, I'm not too afraid like that. The Gallagher is another player to look out for not really Eduard sef.
Any how sha, I feel our first big test will be Aston Villa, we'll not be serious if we drop points against Brighton or crystal palace

iamoyindamola:
This bould was given a chance he almost took the u23 to relegation.
The same players per is balling with

Lol... Na dat one be fully bould fault

iamoyindamola:
Steve bould useless sha, after he was sacked last season
Per took over and everything changed, when he was with baba wengay he did nothing

Wenger no even allow anybody do anything sef. All him assistants na mannequin.

Na so Pat Rice then go just dey watch match free of charge too, no discussion with Wenger, no nothing

daveP:
Tomiyasu loves Emirates. He knows what he's come to.

I love how he's thinking of the box 18 that just that side of his.

Mehn, this Tomi double leg play dey sweet me. I remember vividly that his pass to smith Rowe, I was already confused who is he going to pass to without making mistake since I felt he was already pressed(esp his right leg) and Tottenham seemed to have covered everywhere only to be surprised seeing him switch to his left foot and make that pass thereby beating the press.

Las las, we don sign better right back.
Long may his great performances continue

daveP:
Arsenal’s next six fixtures:

Brighton A
Crystal Palace H
Aston Villa H
Leeds H
Leicester A
Watford H



Can take 14points minimum.

Palace may be tough. The rest..... Dem go hearam.

You mean from all the clubs that's up there, na crystal palace you think say go tough pass??

My opinion : Brighton, Aston Villa and Leicester will give us tough work than crystal palace

Oasis007:


Una still dey concede nau. I didn't even bin am only, I cremate am join.

Bants aside, Its so sweet seeing you Guys happy. It has been so long Bro. The Thread is filled with Grin Emojis since Saturday..... excitement and positive vibes on every page.

Lol... But I tell you say arsenal season starts after Intl break na, say by then all our players go don come back. Chai. So you no profit from Tierney CS wey arsenal keep

Omo, it's good to be happy again o, even tho it's for the time being. At least make we cherish am small and get hope for next matches. The good thing is that no one is getting carried away yet.

rooftops:
...you don't say... A whole generational talent

Ebukacute:
Good morning everyone.
I'm plus 1 today

Wishing you prosperity and many more years bro

BlueMann:
U no see the pesin wey you dey quote?

Why you dey bother yourself?

No mind me jarey, I bin just get him time

popizaino:
The weight of this your comment no be hear ooo

Lol.. But na facts I drop na.
I read ystdy how tuchel said he dropped havertz and ziyech because "they were not in form". That's a coach being honest here and even havertz will certainly agree with him and work better to be back in form.

But ha.vertz10 will tell you it's because lukaku is drifting wide and tuchel is playing him left .

thorrvik55:
Trash as usual..
I pity those that believe one day u'll be able to come up with a sensible post

The guy na Copy and paste reddit merchant

Trevor012:
[s]Continue with your Oversabi on every thread[/s]

It's called opinion not oversabi.
That's what this forum is created for

BlueRayDick:
This will give me nothing but joy especially if the rest of the team consolidates on it and we finish strong at the end of the season.

I tell you, if we finish this season strongly, no greater joy especially wen rival fans have written us off completely

Barryseal:
Absolutely. Ramsdale could become a legend. Scary to think he is just #23.Having come from the school of hard knocks, being relegated twice in his early 20s, has helped his desperation to succeed which has been infectious to the defenders. His high fives, and bigging up good defensive plays makes the defenders want to protect him, you can see a bromance building between him and all the 4 defenders. I shudder to think how good this team could have been if Pepe played like a 72M player.

I tell you. He gives that confidence and doggedness in that defence. Good aerially all, that coupled with how our ALL our defenders are good in air and good at passing out from the back, I think our defence issues is over for now with those back 5, I just pray and hope they keep up the good work.

It's up to the midfield and attack to step up. I'm glad other people have started scoring asides Auba cos that was really my fear entering this season. I've not given up hope on Pepe totally sha, I'm just waiting to see him have a run of games on the left wing then see if there's hope. If he can just nick it there, then our attack bromance will be interesting.

I just pray and hope ystdy game is the beginning of something new and not an impressive show for Henry and Ek

BlueRayDick:
As regards your first point, no keeper or player is infallible...I've seen at least instances Ramsadale almost gave the ball away in two different matches but was lucky enough to wriggle his way out. In fact, our second goal yesterday he almost gave the ball to the onrushing Hojberg before Xhaka bailed him out with what looks like a foul on Hojberg. The fact that Ramsadale's mistakes haven't led to goals does not mean he doesn't make them. I choose to dwell on the players' strength hence why you don't see me talking about these things......

For now, my position still remains seeing how much of a shot-stopper Ramsdale is and I will pass my judmenet. Presently he's having the time of his life, I hope to see him play this well against superior opponents like Loserpool and dem City.

Yeah, he made mistakes that nearly led to goals but I get your point, esp your 2nd paragraph. Fair enough.
I also hope that have the kind of impact for us same way Allison had for Liverpool and Mendy had for Chelsea.

Havertz10:
he is a closet Chelsea fan.

Lol..
Closet ke, Water closet ni?

Trevor012:
This aproko Arsenal fan is always everywhere

Lol... Abi na.

At least I'm not like you who your fellow man u fans doesn't regard as a man u fan at all. When your own fans see you as a troll, you should know what's up

iamoyindamola:
Same way the team played well when martinez was here, think about it this way what went wrong
Why the coincidence not once but twice
Those you called clowns were the one playing with martinez before he left, stop using defenders as yardstick for leno cos we all know afc keepers have been paired with all of them

Lol...

Barryseal:
thanks TT for not shaming me. My complete faith in him when he first signed is being justified. Shout out to Gabriel who was the man of the match for me. He cleared, tackled and out fought every player he came against. Played like a throwback Sol Campbell, absolute monster of a defender.
Ramsdale was on another level entirely. I critisized his signing but had to stop when I heard he took his grandfather's ash to his Arsenal unvealing. That was a clear signal he was for business. He has shown why he has been player of the year for his 3 previous clubs. You all owe him an apology

Spot on. I remember vividly that your quoted post and I thank God he's changed most guys mind about him. Most people weren't even excited about his signing cos he was largely unknown here and also the doom and gloom around arsenal atmosphere with all those losses we had, so we seeing another defender again, no one was motivated to even look out deeply to know the kind of player he is. Glad we got him and Ramsdale, esp Ramsdale. I criticised his signing earlier on thinking he's a back up keeper but wen spy(I think) told me he's to rival Leno for the no 1 spot I toned down a bit. Glad he's also becoming a fan's favorite.

All in all, those two are shrewd business so far considering their impact and how much we bought them. Excellent deals if you ask me

BlueRayDick:
I see all these things as agenda!

Yes a good keeper communicates with defence.....My question to you is; Is Leno a dumb that doesn't talk to his defenders? The answer is NO!

I've watched Leno play since the moment Cech made way for him and I can say it categorically he is far from an average goalkeeper, in fact he's a very good goalkeeper who has saved our asses countless times even when we had clowns manning our defence. The fact that the team is playing well overall in his absence doesn't make him a bad keeper. Na agenda dey make una single out Ramsadale as if he's the Bruno man utd signed that year.

If our defence and midfield goes back to what dem Chambers, Holding, Xhaka et al were serving us late last season and early this season, you will see that this "vocalization" you keep singing to high heaven will mean absolutely nothing.

I am a fan who gives credit to performing players and I rightly commended Ramsdale for his shwoing yesterday; same with Partey,Tomiyasu, my ever dependable Gabriel and even the Xhaka I am a lifetime critic of.

While you have a great point concerning Leno especially the personnel in front of Leno then is valid but I feel where Spy360 is coming from is that Ramsdale is good at passing out from the back. Not just good at it, but he knows when to pass and when not to do so. When Leno was keeping, we all thought it was a must our Gk must pass from the back cos of the robotic way he was going about it thus increasing the pressure in our defenders and the mistakes our defenders will now make due to his passes. This season Ramsdale proved it's not so, cos on numerous times he's budeyed the ball, went long and even sometimes taken the ball out of play. This one difference between him and Leno will definitely increase the confidence and trust from the defenders in him knowing that they have a Gk who knows what to do and when to do it at a particular time.

Secondly, the issue of aerial dominance. Ramsdale is far better than Leno in commanding his area and knowing wen to come out for aerial ball or not. This also reduces the pressure on the defenders knowing fully well that once a Gk catches a cross, that's the end of attack from the opposition. Brentford's second goal was Leno's fault cos of lack of aerial dominance. Burnley did exact same thing to Ramsdale(during a corner) and the way he went about it made me realize that Leno wasn't all that innocent the way I first thought he was. I believe Ramsdale wouldn't have conceded that 2nd goal against Brentford

Now while Leno is a good shot stopper than Ramsdale and have good reflexes than him also, but if all these other attributes Ramsdale had over Leno, then it's no coincidence why people think Ramsdale is the better Gk for us. After all, he's not too bad in shot stopping even tho he's probably not as good as Leno in that area.

Spy360:
Pepe cannot boss any position. He can either manage being backup to Saka on the RW or seek first team football elsewhere. The only other option is try to replace Aubameyang as top striker. He has the finish and movement in the box, but he cannot transition from midfield to attack. Pepe will be a good option if we choose to play two strikers. Otherwise, na bench.

Lol... Na only you I dey see say option dey for Pepe in that striking role. Someone that doesn't make runs behind the defence, slow in making decision, not so fast, and he isn't even that quick at linking up play is who you want us to play as striker in this fast paced league? Make him just become squad player jeje fight for him shirt, hopefully from the left wing.

Like I've always said, pepe is consistently inconsistent, he'll disappoint then shine in one or two odd games, then wait till the end of season where he'll turn into salah again thereby giving us hope towards next season.

Moreso, I think I should chip this in. Even tho saka tries on the left wing, but I his best performances have always been on the right wing. Even this season most of us were saying he's losing some form, it's no surprise it was on the left wing. He's our best and most dangerous attacker, let Arteta just let him have that right wing to maximise his strength

Android17:
I agree with you completely even though I agree with him about Harvertz' potential. Harvertz has the talent to be worldclass. He is just not there yet.

Exactly!
Reason why it's so wrong for a big club like Chelsea to build or structure the team around havertz. I mean which big club does that??
Ha.vertz10 should worry about the so called generational talent having influence on the team and providing goals and assists(which was what he was bought for anyways), instead of castigating Lukaku for drifting to the right or castigating tuchel for playing him on the left.

Other talents have been shunted away from their primary position and yet they still shone and shone well (one example is Mason Greenwood of Man u who's a natural striker but shunted to the wings). We no hear excuses upon excuses from their fans, how much more a player touted as a "generational" talent who even doubles as a player who is versatile across all attacking positions.
To be honest, the least issue havertz fan(s) should be worried about is building a team around someone like him, that's downright sentimental if you ask me

iamoyindamola:
That's the spirit, let him argue with his soul

Lol... I tell you

iamoyindamola:
Who let the dog out

Lol... The guy dey look for attention.
Na person wey get am go give am, but as for me, I don run out of attention to give

daveP:
I get. Just that Whether na Squad player or not (more of the former no doubt), he's going to get as much minutes as Odegaard this season.

Something tells me Arteta is preparing for the upcoming Afcon next year. Nice move. But if he's coming back from Afcon, expect him and Partey to play a very pivotal role post-Afcon.

Either way, Saka is still burning out. Do you smell some January Incoming?

Cos i do.

He's going to get as much minutes as odegaard?? Lol.
Except if odegaard cops an injury.

If Arteta is preparing for upcoming afcon yet he plays Partey and auba week in week out while pepe doesn't start every game, doesn't that tell you that the "something" telling you such is probably wrong? The thing is Pepe needs to work on himself and the faster he does so, the better for arsenal as a club. He's no longer new to the league oo.

As for Jan signings, I don't know oo, I think around December we'll know if this club will delve into the transfer window

daveP:
No be one match we go use discard Pepe na? You no even talk Elneny or those loanees, na Pepe?! Easy na, Manager wey get 7months of matches no go reason like that na. Shuu.

Lol.. I hope to see pepe as squad player for now and hopes wen called upon he'll play on the left side.

But then, no be one match we use discard Pepe. Everyone (almost sha) knows Pepe have been consistently annoying most times

BlueRayDick:
Auba making some legendary moves today

Lol... Nice one

When Auba did the celebration I knew that celebration was familiar somewhere but I couldn't place where, now I know

Fkhalifa:
His wahala is too much... Season sha never reach half

iamoyindamola:
You know me na

Lol... I trust you on dat na

iamoyindamola:
Fkhalifa end of season we will revisit this Nuno espirito guy

Ensure to drag am if things go your way ooo

Oasis how far??
K. Tierney still dey your FPL team?

BlueRayDick:
Unfortunately I don't see a future for Pepe in this team. The precision, purposefulness and sharp transit from defence to attack to seems like something that will be difficult for the team with Pepe coming into this team I just finished watching.

Even when the players upfront make wrong judgement, their play was precise and sharp....they made up their mind in an instant and took decisions. Personally I feel Pepe in this game would've been a clog in our at a king wheel with his questionable decision making process...

I like the team the way it is presently.More like ; no pepe no trouble

I also believe Pepe should be a squad player. But if he's to come in as a sub or start, then he suppose to play on the left. Most of his improved performances have been on the left.

As for now, this setup was great! Saka, odegaard and Smith Rowe doing wonders