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Spy360:
My hypothesis is that Arteta needs midfielders with some level of creativity in them, even if they have to sit in front of the defense. Torriera lacks that compared to the other midfielders we have. That's the only logic I can deduced on why Arteta refused to use him. Else I can't see any reason.

That his goal against Spurs is one of the best feelings I have watching Arsenal.

But torreira doesn't gives back pass na. Infact he gives more forward passes than elneny and xhaka sef (my eye test oo). I just feel maybe, it's because of his height and nothing more

Akinbahm:

Just admit he is only good for squad and we are cool, I guess it's not Xhaka affecting him (Elneny) with playing backside football...

I sha hope Arteta come to his sense by dropping him to bench and never rule out any possible move if offer comes...

Lol, I didn't feel we weren't cool before. I've always insisted on xhaka been a sub player esp if a good DM comes. I admitted he's improved but he's still a squad player at best.

And in terms of sideway passes, elneny trump xhaka and not otherwise. In fact, I never liked elneny b4 cos of his sideways passes

Eawwal:
Just a game out of how many......

Both of them are too short, I'm not saying they're bad players, I just feel their combination won't be that good. we need height in the midfield, how do you want them to contest for aerial balls for midfield.

Not a game, that's just an example. But like I said, you've a point in terms of height, but he was always good for us in that DM role till emery decided to tinker his position

iskoki:
They should kuku just seek for relegation to championship where we can afford. Can you imagine, how much does this guy earn ?

Lol.. Even people wey dey clean office and sell ticket, dem go soon cost-cut dem

Na kroenke and him son go dey clean the stadium and office with time.

Stingy set of people

Akinbahm:
Thought you said Xhaka is bossing the midfield back then what happen now again?

I said he's improved.
And I said that with respect to us not having elneny and possibly losing ceballos.
But with these two in play, I would want to see xhaka on the bench oo.

Eawwal:
I feel Torreira and Ceballos are too light weighted, opponents go just dey bully them. what I don't understand is why we're loaning both Torreira and Guendouzi when there are no replacement in sight for them.
That willock no be footballer, I can't pick point what he adds to our game.

I feel they're loaning them cos we need to bring someone in? I'll see how today ends sha.

But I don't believe ceballos and torreira can be bullied in midfield. I mean, it's not every time we'll be playing Liverpool na. And most times, those two can stand toe to toe with other midfielders.

It seems you've forgotten torreira best match in an arsenal shirt was against Tottenham (4-2) wen he played DM, that had sissoko and dier. If dey cant bully him then, why do you think he'll be easily bullied now?

iamoyindamola:
Torreira is short and can be bullied
Well even tall xhaka can be bully by any one
Na Arteta understand o

The Tor I know isn't easily bullied most times I watched him in DM position. Height issue yes, but bully? No way. (He has good jump sef)
All these bully started wen stupid Emery started converting him to Am

kokaneprodigy:
Same thought about Tor/Ceb just confused my man

I swear

daveP:
If nothing enters, then its best if Willian plays the 10 o. And let Auba be more central than win. Seems Saka and Tierney hage better understanding than With Auba-Tierney. Its evident in the one sided attack we employ in games these days. And Mehn, are we stuck with Elneny? He barely makes a risky run to open up things, the backpass is an eyesore. The centre is empty.



Then we need to grad from this level of just being satisfied with getting 3points pls. See the rampage that happened yesternight? They all smell blood and boom, the goals starting coming. We smell blood to but decided on keeping possesion, when we should have been ruthless after 2-0 and make it 4, 5, 6-0.


They sensed our lack of wanting more, brought on a 10 and McGoldrick gets a sweet left footed goal. Smh.


Lets expand our GD whenever we see the chance. Forget, SHU weren't all closed up that we now decided on waiting for an opening. They were tired.

I feel he can be taught that, tho not defence-splitting passes, but forward passes.
I prefer him and ceballos in that midfielder over xhaka and ceballos.
At least he helps the defence and he's not easily dispossessed compared to xhaka.

Why Arteta doesn't like torreira is what I cannot wrap my head around. U feel torreira and ceballos would have made our midfield more formidable than as it is presently

iamoyindamola:
Look at yesterday's match we should be out of sight, it took us 25mins to get a shot at goal with nketiah tame header.
Na thunder go fire kronke

I swear, this season just make me hate kroenke. If he can't bring out money to help, even wen we have a good coach,...
Mehn!!!.. It's just annoying.
At least, let him help for once na

iamoyindamola:
We need AM badly as we struggle to create chances.
Saka should take over the LW, nketiah is not ready too many on and off he doesn't know how to position.
I think ozil should be recalled, this team and Arteta should not be suffering for the useless board incompetence to buy players.

If we can't get our signings, we should just stick with the 433 we did in the 2nd half wen pepe came on. Willian or saka should play the Am role. Tho I won't expect much this season again tho, esp with no signings.

Arteta needs a hard worker attacking midfielder and ozil will become -1 if he's deployed back into the team.
Sha anyhow dey wan do am, but it'll be difficult for us to get top4 this season if I'm been honest

Nikiballer:
Na so.....SEASON JUST START

Omo, everybody go collect las las diz season.
Done deal

Liverpool
Man city
Man u



Leicester

Nikiballer:
Ehen,ok...season just start,trolling go reach everybody

E really reach everybody!!!
Hello Aston Villa!!!!

Oya!!!!

iamoyindamola:
Pepe that will fvck up later

iamoyindamola:
Sakadinho Omo ologo

Shey you no go say pepedinho

Nice interplay by auba and bellerin for saka goal

iamoyindamola:
I keep telling you guys he's the weak link
He doesn't have any business in that midfield unless we are playing catching up against the big teams by that I mean parking bus, he's good at bude or managing long passes apart from that, this dude is useless jare

lol. . fair point.
Seems elneny is better than him sef

Nice line up tho.

Surprising seeing xhaka in the bench. Not bad tho.

But I feel it isn't good seeing laca on the bench. I hope it doesn't dampens his confidence

Sulele04:
fraudteta.
park the bus and inshallah specialist.
he inherited a
75m pepe
35m tierney
30m gabriel
20m salliba
17m cedric
aubameyang and willian
only to finish 8th and park the bus in all games against all top teams.
PATHETIC.

Sometimes you need to used simple English like "have" instead of "inherited" so as not to display your ignorance.

EarlRagnar2:
lol I'm not asking him to go toe to toe with the likes of city or Liverpool,I just feel against weaker teams we should be seeing more of attacking football from you guys.

But against weaker teams we're playing expansive football na
West ham(this season) game is just an anomaly, else other teams (aside Liverpool and Manchester city) we do play expansive football

mostob:
Be like we broke the Anfield curse abi this match no matter?

it's only for epl their record stands.
Even if we won this match under 90min, e for still no stand

kodded:
out of every kante we have bakoyoko, gervinho, chamak, givinho, giroud, falcao, ndombele and our very own pepe


them still many wey i never call

Falcao?
Did falcao really come from ligue1?

Na wa oo...
We still dey park bus against an underst0rength Liverpool??

realestate99:
you are very wrong!! this is a very big low from you, replying someone in this manner is not cool, you must be able to tolerate other people's point of view, beating a 26 year old guy is not the wisest of decision, it is even dangerous to the old man, there are other ways of putting children on the right path, our parent's obsession with beating every time still did not absolve Nigeria from the moral decadence ravaging the country.

Lol... He's just a religious fanatic and nothing more. All he knows is how to throw Bible quotes up and down then have a condemnation speech to people about hell fire. Anything aside these, he's as uncouth as an unbeliever

Roland17:
You are right but its the coach that is in charge right?
When a player displays that level of disrespect to the team and the coach, he has to go. It's like what Kepa did when he refused to come out when the coach tried to substitute him!!! If I was the coach, that would be the last time he was particpated in 1st team activities..

More importantly, you have to remember that Arteta and Lampard are young coaches in comparison to Wenger, Mou or Fergie. Lampard did it in the dressing room, in front of the other players which is the right thing to do because the other players are watching to see if it will be addressed but the media brought it to limelight.

The bolded is exactly what I wanted to tell mostob sef..
It's not bad cautioning an erring player in front of his colleagues. It'll be if he had done it in the press

Roland17:
Alonso pouted his way to the team bus after he was substituted at half time..that is a no! no!! I will not start him again if I was a coach..

You can imagine? After playing nonsense.
If I'm lampard, I'll give him the ozil treatment

mostob:
I know Alonso may be at fault but but Arsene will never handle the situation like that so also is Arteta....Lolz. Have you ever seen Arteta publicly reprimanding Guen or Ozil? He will just say 'the issue is an internal matter'

As for Ole, Na the officiating part coincide. Na them dey play penalty after FT....Lolz

Did he publicly reprimanded Alonso? I've never read it o.

As for the bolded, you're funny sha
Tho, it wasn't against the rule book. I read a similar thing happened in German league.. Tho this was half time sha. The players were called back from the room to take the pk, then go back to the dressing room again.
So man u didn't do any wrong there

iamoyindamola:
He has been doing so since wengay got him

sha it's true. I remembered that one

mostob:
And I trust Arteta to start him next match.
You know, Is it just coincidence that Arteta, Lampard and Ole share some managerial resemblance with their then coach. ?
Heard lampard was blasting Alonso after their match on Sunday ,he did same to Abraham months ago. That is just Mourinho-esque

Lol.. True sha.
But lampard-alonso rift, I heard it's all Alonso's fault. So I won't blame him if he becomes ruthless to Alonso.
Ole is less ruthless than fergie sha...
But I know, Arteta will start laca in next EPL match, at least for confidence sake

BlueRayDick:
That was why I didn't join in calling for Laca's head yesterday. His reaction showed he regretted those misses badly.

There's no need flogging a dead horse

Exactly, I could see the regret on his face, both when he missed and when he was subbed. It happens to most strikers sha sometimes, unluckily, ystdy was his

iamoyindamola:
He can't score pass 13-15 goals
His fault because he will be dragging DM position with xhaka and co

And you think him coming to midfield is not Arteta idea??