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typicalgamer:
You heard me !!!

I didn't even see any hate speech there. What's different in that chat to what most guys are talking about Jones here too?
Or will you say guys here are talking hate speech too about Jones?

typicalgamer:
You heard me !!!

How is cavani no7 Sancho's own.
I mean cavani was instrumental in man u Europa and league challenge last season and easily one of the top 5 players.
How is it comparable to Jones who hasn't played at man u for god knows when?

typicalgamer:
If that’s not hate I don’t know what is.

Because that’s picking sides.

I never saw same hate thrown at cavani for wearing sancho number.

Wait! Whaaaat??!!!??

odizeey:
Una never still find new club?

You wey never carry trophy going to 5yrs now, you been find new club?

sammymarvin:
U all don't seem to c d big picture I guess u remember the 8:2 debacle/shame it was on an august day like this ....
This one is Brentford ...it's d same shit we find our self since Stan Korenke took over....
1- he has no passion for soccer
2-AFC is not a soccer club but a business to him
3-The Man is bad luck(I remember the season leceister won d trophy we should have been top but injuries etc messed us up)...this has continued
4-Stans effect on our coaches ...- b4 SK took over Wenger was a dleligt to watch but after he just looked a confused figure - same goes to Emery- who is now doing well in Villareal, lunberg started well but got confused . and same thing is happening to Arteta who was even tipped at a time to replace Pep....

Now let's take a look at d Leceister owner...Liverpool Chelsea etc u always catch there figures at games ...but this our man .. I don't even think he knows the color of our jersey
A

Stan out

While I agree Stan is really badluck for arsenal and our decline started during his takeover. But if we look critically, our decline didn't start in 2011(during his takeover) but between 2007-2009(I'll say 2008 tho). And the main reason for arsenal decline to me was David Dein. Yes David Dein, he was so instrumental to arsenal and Wenger's success. From signing players necessary for the team, to tying players down before their contract expires, to selling players at very good price. That's Dein for you. There are good deals Wenger would have scuttled, if not for Dein and there are deals Wenger would have kept(instead of sell) or sold for cheap if not for Dein again. No wonder our squad of golden era years stayed long together and our squad post-dein never last too long together and even if they did, they're either sold for cheap or free. No wonder after Dein departure, we're no longer that club that signs unknown talented players for a cheap. I think the only two we bought post-dein are nasri and Eduardo (if I'm correct) compared to the many dross we bought in yaya sanogo, Silvester and so on. If Dein was in arsenal, I'm sure at least Suarez would have donned arsenal Jersey instead of the embarrassment we did to ourselves.

Dein was really a big miss and Even Arsene Wenger knows that, no Wonder arsenal players down the years were inferior compared to the superior players arsenal keeps getting year on year from when arsene was appointed

mostob:
Good day fellow gooners..

Despite the volume, I went through the argument. I must also commend you all for been civil.

IMO, defence will win you a cup maybe but attack will win you a league. The more your attacking threats, the more your opponents will be scared of you. But if a team build the defence while the attack (and midfield-as applicable to arsenal) is blunt, sooner or later, the defence will crack. Having a balanced team is good but attack is the first line of defence.

Lol... I love this twist

Defence wins you cup(maybe)
Attack wins you league

And it's very very valid seeing what Greece did in 2004 and maybe lucky Portugal (2016). Esp Greece of 2004, that's the first time I knew and saw what parking of bus really is. Great keeper, great bus parking, not so sharp attack.
Yet dey lost only one match to Russia while winning Portugal and drawing Spain thereby coming 2nd.
It's noteworthy they didn't draw any match throughout knockout to finals where they still won Portugal again

Meanwhile, if we're to look objectively, we never wanted Mustafi and Sokratis again. We only had David Luiz as the only senior experienced Cb. Holding was still untested, Chambers still not convincing enough, and Mari was perpetually injured to lay a claim, buying Gabriel then who was one of the young best defenders in French league at such a good price is a no brainer. I think the mistake I made when Blueray wanted to make me see it like this was, I saw Holding as someone who was ready(forgetting before Gabriel capture he wasn't). Also defenders like Mari and Chambers came later into the season, so the signing of Gabriel was very important in order to prevent us going back to sokrastis or Mustafi.
The frustration of me saying we don't need Gabriel was because of our failed move of getting any proper Am or winger (esp Am), and it showed glaringly in our campaign last season.

Not saying I support the defence wins you league argument or sort, but I now certainly get where Blueray is coming from

iamoyindamola:
Arghhhhhhhhh
Did I ever call him a bad player
All these digging ko necessary, we needed Gabriel now tell me how many matches the much needed guy played
Simple

Errrm... But if you were happy for his signing, it means you approved of it, which is exactly what blueray was saying. Whether he played much minutes or not is irrelevant in this case. What really mattered is that when he was bought, we were happy.

iamoyindamola:
I read Arteta was really angry at the board for not signing Abraham
Finally, e be like this guy is trying to be unfortunate

I don dey reason diz Arteta like one bartomeu wey won deal with arsenal scarra b4 him go.

I don dey reason am like one agent wey Tottenham and Everton put hand together send

BlueRayDick:
This is why Mustafi should not be mentioned along with Koscienly or BFG. Dem no be mate

Lol... Maybe he went overboard saying 2 mustafis, but at least you get his point

Fkhalifa:
Mertasacker had Coquelin doing dirty job for him in midfield, Carzola controlling the midfield and attack, Sanchez pinning the entire opposition back, Ramsey always running and arriving at opposition box to score alongside Oxlade running endlessly with power and pace... Don't forget Iwobi and Welbeck coming from bench to press and physically disturb defenders.

Mertasacka was basically winning aireal duels and using his long legs to intercept and clearing the balls.

Arsenal was not winning the league, but was far up and competitive.

Exactly.. Mertesacker was just doing the basics but the midfield and attack we had then will make sure we possess and hold the ball while still having bite in attack. When playing all these average to small teams, how many shots do we receive per game?. But now even teams that are in championship will be nacking us shots anyhow and we'll all think that won't expose our defence weaknesses?

iamoyindamola:
That is exactly what we are explaining to these guys, no matter how good your defense is if xhaka and our useless midfielders are the one just forget it.
If sczeny can win golden glove with slow mertasacker and brain fart koscieny that shows the midfield did great work
If we buy defender from now till forever thinking defense win you league, the only league we will win is choping goals league

Lol... I tell you.
Even Sczeneny was another inconsistent keeper.
I just brought up all these stuff cos of the way people are saying Mari isn't good and all that. And I'm seeing Mari as another version of Mertesacker who thrived here well

iamoyindamola:
No one is saying mustafi was better
We said those 2 ain't the best but they got the job done cos of good midfield pair(carzola and coquelin)
We also said if you put prime maldini and baresi in this present arsenal team they will drink goals like kunu.
So where is the defence win you league

I'm just imagining Kos and Mertsacker in this our present team. Na insult we go dey insult mertesacker esp 24/7.

See as Mari dey receive insult now, I bet he wouldn't be bad like this when arsenal had coq, Caz and ozil in midfield, while attack of Sanchez Walcott and giroud.

This present arsenal na shirime

NB... Sczeneny won golden glove with koscienly and Mertesacker as our 2 major cb.
But we know the main departments that ensured that to happen

Jencejyde:
Indeed it may seem like we are on different sides of the same coin here and yes you are right to say we do not have a well drilled midfield neither do we have a sharp attack. My opinion was just to simply state where i beilive we need to get it right first and that's from the defense as a matter of priority.
I am absolutely with any manager who decides to invest enough into the defense and ensure its solidity with quality before moving unto the midfield and attack. We are just a case of penny pinching here and if the board is serious , about 200 million spent wisely can solve these cogent issues albeit the tactics of the manager should also align with the quality of the signings.

Well, I understand your point tho

odizeey:
E dey sweet. By week five when he's at 250 position, we will begin to ask for updates.

CapitalCee:
My team.

Hope you'll consistently be updating us like this weekly sha?

I no want after week 4 alert go stop


Nice points accumulation by the way, make sense. Hope it continues

iamoyindamola:
On a bright side guys
City lost

Lol, wetin concern us with city na

Two of us no be mate o, if kasala burst their rich dad fit bail them while we na kirikiri station we go enter so

FirstbornWds:
Lol. JP and agenda na 5 and 6. I'm glad others clearly understand IKON and I's point

Lol... The agenda no be here. I just hope he's trolling with that rest of a stuff sha, cos he sounded too serious

iamoyindamola:
You see this Mendy na saw dust full him head
He's just the defender version of bakayoko

I wonder how Monaco take scam man city and Chelsea with those 2 bakayokos

airmark:
He must win, nothing ages there.

Lol, I meant if Nuno wins, that pix go dope

airmark:
Raumdeuter's Fraudiola must win o.

Mehn, if he wins, this thing will age well oo

Mrviktor:
Na see finish cause am.

If it was Chelsea dey will be begging with 40+m

But bks it's manutd dey will be pricing like crayfish..

GloryIsaac:
He’s the reason they decided not to go for JLingz. Decided to give him a chance.

Well, the guy isn't bad too sha

Spy360:
What's your brand?

Trophy

jpmoriarti:
7pm WAT

My issue with you people clamouring for Pedri to rest. Its not because you care about Pedri. Its because you want your darling Puig to play.
For your information, Sergi Roberto or Gavi or Puig all have equal opportunities to play if Pedri didn't start. Absence of Pedri won't automatically mean presence of Puig.

The person who even brought up this rest talk (Ikon) says he doesn't mind puig goes to the bench as long as Gavi, demir and others should start the match but not Pedri (who needs proper rest).

How you twist it as they don't care about pedri instead are clamouring for puig start is something I don't just get

Spy360:
With the way things are right now I will.
On a 1year deal while I take the time to source for a long term replacement.

Bayern did it with Jupp Heynckes whenever they are collapsing, Jupp is there to revive them until they get a proper replacement. In one of those times, he won the CL.

Hmm... You may be right tho.

GloryIsaac:
Benrahma

Benhrama was always there last season. Lingard understands their play esp if benrahma have injuries.

jpmoriarti:
What is your definition of rest? Taking a vacation? Do you know a professional footballer or athlete has to train hard everyday in order to stay fit? So even though they're in vacation, they still train, meaning they're not really resting as you might think.

If Pedri didn't participate in Olympic games, he would definitely have participated in the preseason. So how is playing at the olympics any different from taking part in preseason, apart from maybe flying halfway across the world to Toyko. Yes, preseason could be like 45-60mins of play but it still boils down to fitness. In each, you have to train hard and be fit to play it.

Lets not over-flog this Pedri resting or not resting issues.

Resting consist of sleeping well each day and generally taking good care of yourself. No late night parties etc. If Pedri sleeps well and dont party like dt, he will be fine.

Who told you the bolded?? They just do light training to keep fit and not intense training. More so you can't compare rest where you have the leisure of hanging out with your family and friends to playing competitive football every 3-4 days.
Please there are different categories of rest and Pedri needs proper rest. That guy have one of the highest minutes in barca squad, Spain's euro squad and Spain's Olympic squad at such a young age and you're comparing him with people who have at least 2weeks rest?

This is mane talking about how rest is important and keeps him refreshed entering this season. I'm surprised your underestimating the power of rest, esp for the young lad Pedri

This west ham team Is ready made for Lingard. Why they didn't bid for him is what I don't understand sha

Roland17:
Baba, you are not wrong, Na why I call am the 2nd coming of JJ.. With that being said, he has been their most dangerous and important player.
I Dey watch both teams and I Dey ask my self, shey Na say West Ham or Newcastle get better players pass us? Because Na the standard be that now oh!

E just dey annoying sha

SCOOPERJEF:
The wailing for this place don dey freeze my phone

For naim be say your phone go soon hang be dat cos we never start

Akinbahm:
It's stupid clowngate that make them look spectacular that day.

This would have been valid if England was the only big country they met on their road to glory